Hogwarts: I graduated before the system came

"Cough cough!"

This delicate atmosphere was suddenly interrupted by Douglas' coughing due to choking on water.

"Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean it."

Harry guessed why Douglas choked on the water and said with a somewhat embarrassed look:

"Actually, I'm not very smart. Hermione is much smarter than me, and Hermione has been the one who has been leading this matter."

Sirius nodded subconsciously, but then he felt that this was a bit awkward, after all, he had just praised the other person for being smart.

He quickly handed the package in his hand to Harry and said:

"This is my Christmas present to you. Please open it and take a look. I promise you will like it."

Harry was delighted when he first touched the package. With his three years of Quidditch experience, he knew it was definitely a very good broom. He wondered if it was a Nimbus 2001.

Douglas reminded:

"Harry, why don't you thank your godfather?"

Sirius quickly waved his hands and said:

"No, no, just call me Sirius. It sounds more friendly that way."

Harry immediately said happily:

"Thank you, Sirius!"

After saying that, he put down the package and walked forward to give Sirius a big hug.

He knew the man must have suffered a lot, and he still remembered the first time he saw Sirius in his dog form.

You can tell at a glance that it is a miserable stray dog.

He also knew that the reason this man chose to escape from Azkaban was because he was worried that Peter would hurt him. Although he didn't know where Azkaban was, he knew that the other party must have suffered a lot.

"Thank you!"

Chapter 254 A Window to the Past

Just as Harry and Sirius were hugging each other, the melodious sound of recorder and piano came into their ears.

Harry thought back to his experiences over the past few years. Sometimes life is so unpredictable...

Sirius recalled his past twenty years...

Lupin was the same, with a blank expression...

Until Dobby suddenly knelt down and cried bitterly, which immediately pulled everyone out of this mood.

Sirius was the first to come to his senses. He let go of Harry and looked back at Douglas.

I saw that he was holding a pocket radio in his hand, and the music was coming from that radio.

“Doug!”

Sirius's roar also woke Lupin and Harry from the music.

Harry recognized what Douglas was holding; it was the same radio that had recorded Parseltongue.

He had asked Douglas before, wanting to spend money to buy the magic radio and give it to Hermione as a gift, but Douglas said that the radio was taken away by Dumbledore and never returned.

"Uncle, has the principal returned the radio?"

Douglas said dissatisfiedly:

"No, I made this from scratch. Remember, don't let Dumbledore get his hands on anything good in the future. He's notorious for being hard to repay."

Harry suddenly thought of his invisibility cloak, which Dumbledore borrowed from his father and returned to him when he was in school.

Lupin asked curiously:

"Douglas, what was that song just now?"

Douglas said proudly:

"Ain do to the past (the Azkaban episode, the soundtrack when Sirius meets Harry before escaping), I recorded it a long time ago."

This was one of the few songs he had a fragmentary memory of, so he specifically described a scene story and then asked the editor in the Muggle world to help him find some excellent musicians to produce a song that matched his memory.

To this end, he also took the time to update his works in the Muggle world.

Sirius thought about it carefully and said:

"Is there any siren's music mixed in with your music?"

Douglas said disdainfully:

"How is that possible? I used the music of Orpheus as a reference."

Seeing Harry's confused look, Lupin explained with a smile:

"Orpheus was an ancient Greek wizard. Legend has it that he possessed a finely crafted harp. His playing of it became even more enchanting. Legend has it that his music could enchant powerful dark wizards and ordinary people alike, and even the most ferocious magical creatures would instantly become gentle and submissive."

Harry let out a soft "oh" and suddenly felt that this was a very suitable gift for Hermione. She had become very imposing now. If she suddenly played music while she was speaking, wouldn't everyone be even more obedient?

Afterwards, Douglas asked Dobby to prepare a hot pot table, and then several people began to formally celebrate for Sirius.

During the meal, Harry suddenly asked Sirius:

"Will I be able to see you often in the future? Will you still turn into a big black dog and stay at your cousin's house?"

Sirius hesitated and said:

"Actually, I have a house in London. It's the ancestral home of the Black family. I'm the only heir to the Black family. If you want, you can move in and live with me..."

Of course, if you don’t want to, I can also go to Douglas’s house to accompany you, just like before…”

Harry glanced at Douglas, shook his head and said:

"Actually, I'm staying pretty well at my cousin's house, and I have to go back to my aunt's house every summer vacation. I was just wondering if I could see you often at school in the future? I just saw you coming out of that fireplace..."

When Harry said this, Lupin and Sirius froze and looked at Douglas.

Because this fireplace was his biggest secret at Hogwarts. Those who knew about Sirius's existence always thought that he had turned into a big black dog and was kept in Douglas' office.

Just now, because the two of them were very excited, they didn't think of hiding the secret of the fireplace for a moment.

Douglas wiped his hands slowly, then looked at Harry seriously.

The reactions of several people made Harry's heart jump, and he didn't know what he had said wrong.

"Did I say something wrong?"

Douglas shook his head slowly and said:

"Harry, this fireplace is a fixed Floo network channel, and the other end of it is connected to the Surrey family home. This is a secret that even the headmaster doesn't know, so..."

Harry nodded quickly and said seriously:

"Don't worry, cousin. I will keep it a secret."

Douglas shook his head slowly, then casually drew out his wand and said:

"Child, you still don't understand how the wizarding world keeps secrets..."

Harry saw Douglas draw his wand, swallowed his saliva and said:

"I...I can make an unbreakable oath!" Douglas said with a look of surprise on his face.

"It seems you've really made some progress recently, even knowing about the Unbreakable Vow. But this isn't a guarantee, so let me give you two options.

The first option is for me to erase your memory. However, I'm not very familiar with memory magic, so I might end up erasing all your memories, turning you into a fool. But don't worry, your cousin will take care of you..."

When Harry heard this, he was stunned.

Sirius even directly grasped the new wand he had bought at Ollivander's today, but Lupin at the side held his arm tightly and shook his head slowly at him.

Douglas ignored the two's little movements and continued to fiddle with the wand in his hand. He stared at Harry and said seriously:

"There is a second option. Later in this school year, you must learn Occlumency for me. This way, no one using Legilimency can explore the secrets in your mind."

Harry looked a little dazed.

Douglas sighed silently when he saw him like this. He had just praised him but now he was disappointed. He said to Sirius Lupin:

"His godfather and uncle, please explain to the child what Occlumency and Legilimency are."

Lupin said with some concern:

"He's still so young, isn't it a bit difficult for him to learn Occlumency now?"

Douglas looked at Sirius, blinked, and said:

"I forgot to tell you that Professor Snape is a master of Legilimency..."

Before he could finish his words, he heard Sirius and Harry say at the same time:

"study!"

"I learn Occlumency."

Douglas then put away his wand, looked at Harry, and said seriously:

"Very good. Otherwise, if the school knew the secret of this fireplace, I would have no choice but to run away, and I might even be hunted by Headmaster Dumbledore and wanted by the Ministry of Magic.

Even if Voldemort knew this secret, he might sneak into my office through this fireplace and kill me..."

Harry emphasized again:

"Don't worry, cousin. I will definitely learn Occlumency. If possible, I can also learn memory magic and erase this memory myself..."

Douglas suddenly felt that he had used too much force, and quickly interrupted Harry and said:

"It doesn't have to be that extreme. As long as you can master Occlumency before the summer vacation, it will be fine."

Chapter 255 Professor Snape: Points Deducted

Sirius put away his wand, looked at Harry strangely, and then looked at Douglas. He always felt that there was something fishy going on.

Harry asked again:

"Uncle, how can I prevent Snape from performing Legilimency on me before I complete Occlumency?"

"Snapped!"

Sirius slammed the table and shouted:

"He dares!"

Douglas coughed lightly and said:

"It's very simple, just avoid looking into his eyes. Legilimency relies heavily on eye contact. So remember, no matter what happens, avoid Professor Snape's gaze. Don't let him look into your eyes..."

"Look into each other's eyes."

He remembered that many times before, when Snape saw his eyes, his expression was a little strange. Could it be that he was using Legilimency?

......

Everyone was waiting for Harry in the corridor on another floor.

George and Fred speculated:

"Will Harry be asked to write a self-criticism?"

"Will he use our reward to buy his freedom?"

Ron snorted coldly and said confidently:

"Maybe Harry is listening to Professor Holmes preaching a lot of big ideas right now. You know, he is very good at this."

"But Peter finally escaped. Do we still have a reward?"

Hermione shook her head slowly and said:

"The reward should still be there. Our mission is to investigate the truth about Blake. Finding Peter is already a bonus..."

Hermione felt a little embarrassed when she said this. After all, it would be more accurate to say that they had been guided by Professor Holmes rather than investigating the truth.

A Hufflepuff classmate suddenly said, "Why do I smell hot pot? Could it be that the professor asked Harry to stay and eat hot pot?"

"So this time the reward won't be a bunch of delicious food, right? The professor is quite knowledgeable in this area."