Snape, the Sunshine of Hogwarts.

Chapter 74 Signs of Magic

Harry and Hermione felt their way along the stone wall, slowly moving in the direction the wind was blowing.

Throughout the journey, whether Hermione was trying to distract herself from her fear or was genuinely interested in everything about wizards, she kept asking Harry questions about the wizarding world.

But Harry didn't know that Hermione would definitely go to Hogwarts and become a young wizard.

He quickly regretted revealing his knowledge of wizards and magic to the girl. Harry wasn't sure if his actions, like those of Bloodny, violated the International Wizarding Secrets Act.

Therefore, when Hermione pressed him for answers, he remained evasive and spoke vaguely.

Just when Harry felt he was losing his grip and Hermione's questions were becoming increasingly pointed.

Finally, a faint orange light shone in from the top of a stone wall in front of them!

"Hey! Wait a minute! Hermione, look at this!"

Harry shouted excitedly, interrupting Hermione's question about whether "wizarding" was a natural profession or something that could be learned, a question that even she herself didn't fully understand.

Hermione noticed the light too, and she exclaimed happily.

"We haven't gone to the wrong place! This is the exit!"

Using the light, she looked around and saw their current surroundings.

It resembled a stone cave in the mountains, with uneven stone walls showing no signs of human excavation. However, on the ground in front of the light-transmitting stone walls, there were some discarded items, such as baseball bats and jackets, clearly indicating human activity!

Harry was carefully examining the stone wall that seemed to be blocking the exit.

He soon discovered that the rock was not originally in the cave, but rather that someone had deliberately placed it there, blocking two-thirds of the cave's exit, leaving only the top third open!

But the boulder in front of us is six or seven meters high, and it's hard to imagine what kind of person could block it without the help of machinery.

Staring at the boulder and confirming that there were no other exits besides the gap on top, Harry took a deep breath and made his decision!

"We have to find a way to climb out of this rock!" he said, as he moved closer to the boulder, preparing to climb.

Hermione turned pale after realizing what had happened.

"No! Dudley! It's too high! What if you fall from it?"

But even as she spoke, Harry was already searching for protrusions on the boulder and began trying to climb up.

"Don't be afraid." Even at this moment, he didn't forget to comfort Hermione. "We can't just rely on our teacher; we have our own hands and feet too."

He struggled to climb up from the bottom of the boulder.

The protruding parts on the rock were not sturdy, and Harry nearly slipped and fell off several times, which made Hermione cover her mouth in fright.

Harry was also soaked in sweat!

He was still a child, his body still developing, and he hadn't received any professional training. When he was less than half a meter away from the top of the boulder, he felt his arms trembling. Even though he had grabbed a foothold with his right hand, he couldn't muster any strength. He swallowed hard and couldn't help but look down.

It was only then that he realized just how high he had climbed!
His head spun, and his throat felt like it had been burned, incredibly dry!
But he knew there was no turning back; he had no choice but to keep going upwards.

Harry forced his arms to continue exerting force, and he lifted his left foot, which felt like it was filled with lead. However, before he could place his raised foot on the suitable landing spot that he had already found in advance, he was still struggling.

He suddenly felt the protruding rock that he was holding in his right hand loosen!
"Dali!!"

He felt his body arching backward uncontrollably, and heard Hermione's terrified screams from below.

In that instant, Harry suddenly felt as if he had gained some kind of special ability!
This ability appeared when Aunt Penny angrily tried to cut his hair short, only for it to grow back overnight, and also when he suddenly teleported to the roof of the school kitchen while his real cousin Dudley and his gang were chasing him around as usual.

There was even an instance where Aunt Petunia insisted he wear an old pullover sweater, and the more she tried to put it over Harry's head, the smaller it shrunk, until it was so small that it could only fit a hand puppet!
He blinked instinctively, and when his closed eyelids reopened, Harry was surprised to find himself standing on top of the boulder!

The orange glow of the setting sun shone on his face, and he saw the view outside the cave.

It was an endless ocean.

The enormous, orange-yellow sun, resembling an orange, had only a tiny edge remaining on the horizon. The brilliant sunset inexplicably reminded Harry of the orange juice he drank with his teacher, Sherney, and Wolpe at noon.
The salty sea breeze rushed towards him, but Harry couldn't help but smile and take a deep, enjoyable breath.

When his teacher took him away from the Dursleys' house, he had always doubted whether he was a wizard or not.

Compared to the amazing magic that Severus had shown him, his perpetually uncut hair, being bullied by his cousin and running off in a panic, and his increasingly shrunken and ugly sweater made it impossible for him to associate them with magic.

But now, Harry is absolutely certain: he is a wizard!
Severus had told him that such miracles could only happen to true wizards!
"Dali! Dudley!! Where are you! Where did you fall?!"

Just as Harry was experiencing an unprecedented and overwhelming joy, Hermione's tearful voice brought him back to his senses.

He responded instinctively.

"I'm okay! I'm up there, I'm up there! Hermione!"

Just as he was about to turn around and wave to Hermione below, his gaze suddenly met that of two pairs of eyes peeking out from the stone steps outside the cave!
Harry felt like he had fallen into an ice cave!

"Two more have arrived?" one of the eyes belonged to, a young man with brown curly hair and a face full of freckles, who said excitedly.

"It must be thanks to Pierre and his team. I heard that they gave away one key a couple of days ago, but it was really unexpected that they brought back two."

Another older man with dark hair also looked at Harry, who was frozen in place, with great interest.

"Moreover, this boy is actually a wizard who didn't make it into Hogwarts!"

"Aha! We'll be rewarded for bringing them back to Greyback!"

Hearing their conversation, Harry felt no joy whatsoever.

His once vibrant heart, like the sun at the horizon, has completely sunk to the bottom!
(End of this chapter)