36 End and New Beginning

The next few months were no different from a vacation for Avada.

Normal classes, normal homework, normal review and exams. Apart from a portion of the time spent learning knowledge and analyzing the crown, the rest was spent chatting with friends, relaxing, having picnics, and having tea parties...

There was no devil lurking on the back of his head, no basilisk in the sewer staring at people everywhere, no Dementors wandering around, and no one locked their bodies in a Horcrux to seek help... If there was any life that could be more comfortable than now, it would probably be if I didn't go to work after graduation and just stayed at home and got 20 Galleons from the Ministry of Magic every month to live a carefree life, right?

As for the things given by Professor Baker, Avada and Baron studied them for a while and then left them aside. They didn't plan to touch them for the time being. The crystal ball was still cooling down, and the notes on the "Confession" magic were completely incomprehensible. Even the 500 Galleons were nowhere to be spent in school, and they couldn't go to Hogsmeade yet...

But Avada carefully observed the sealed giant book, and estimated that he would be able to manually break the seal on it next year.

I don't know what is recorded on it, so that Professor Baker called it "the most basic and essential mystery"?

Then, it was the turn of the final exam of the first academic year.

Avada, who was originally confident in his own level and thought that only Baron could pose a threat to him in the whole grade, had already set his sights on the throne of the first place in the grade. But after he made Pear dance Swan Lake, mixed a perfect potion of forgetfulness, turned a mouse into a snuffbox that Disney might sue, accurately identified the Devil's Snare hidden in the vines, and recalled that the wizard who invented the automatic stirring crucible was called Gespard Singleton... he got a question wrong in astronomy.

So, Baron and another smart and hardworking Ravenclaw girl tied for the top spot in the grade, with full marks in all subjects. However,

except for astronomy, Avada also got full marks in the other six exams, so she barely got second place. She is one of the more admired figures in the Hufflepuff common room - but still not as good as Cedric, who has been the top of their grade for two consecutive years. In addition,

Hufflepuff's eldest sister Tonks returned to take the NEWT exam at the end of the term, and successfully obtained five certificates, and was officially hired by the Auror Office of the Ministry of Magic. For this reason, the Hufflepuffs set aside a whole day to hold a grand celebration for Tonks by the Black Lake. During the celebration, various delicacies and drinks were continuously available, and students from other colleges came to eat for free. Even at the invitation of Professor Sprout, many other professors participated in the banquet.

It is worth mentioning that Baron finally accepted the invitation to attend the banquet, which made Avada very pleased.

In the end, at the final year-end banquet, due to Professor Snape's extreme operation, Slytherin once again won the House Cup with an overwhelming advantage, achieving six consecutive championships. The entire hall was decorated with silver and green, and the cheers of Slytherin students resounded throughout the school - mainly from junior students, and the seniors had already won.

However, Hufflepuff did not come last this time, because Senior Sister Tonks officially became the first Auror in four years, and Dumbledore specially added a considerable amount of points as a commendation. So the bottom became Hufflepuff's fellow sufferer, Gryffindor... Gryffindor.

Anyway, the savior will start to exert his power next year, so Gryffindor will not lose out.

Speaking of this, with the return of Tonks and the gossip among the students, the whole school basically knows that the famous savior Harry Potter will enter Hogwarts next year. So everyone's chat topics inevitably turn to him: for example, where is he living now, which house will he be assigned to, whether his magic level has surpassed Dumbledore, etc.

Avada originally did not intend to participate in these discussions, at most he would listen to other people's ideas for fun, but what he did not expect was that as this topic spread, the professors of the school began to look at him with strange and amusing eyes.

At first he was confused, but then he realized it after thinking about it: Harry Potter was the first person in history to survive the Avada Kedavra curse, so he was also called the "Boy Who Lived"...

The moment he figured it out, Avada was amused by the professors' bad taste - why, did they want him to perform a literal "Avada Kedavra" to justify the killing curse?

Or was it because there would be big things next year and there would be too many melons to eat, so he had to "eat big melons"?

In addition to Harry Potter's matter, there was another thing that surprised the teachers and students of Hogwarts - Professor Benjamin Baker, who had been working diligently, strong, knowledgeable, kind, and lively and humorous in class except for the few months after Christmas, resigned voluntarily

The reason for the announcement was that Professor Baker had an accident when he was trying to break through the bottleneck and complete the magic transformation, which seriously injured him, and this was also the reason why he had been sluggish in January and February. So he needs to quit his job and concentrate on healing his wounds, trying to recover without any sequelae.

However, Avada and Baron know that Professor Baker is probably going to deal with the problem of his soul (consciousness) fragments. But they don't know how he will deal with it in the end? Will he make another container, or find a way to complete himself?   

"Oh, by the way, do you want to come to my house this summer?"

On the Hogwarts Express speeding towards King's Cross Station, Baron, who had just discussed the whereabouts of Professor Baker with Avada, clapped his hands and looked at Avada with some anticipation.

"Of course, as long as your parents have no objection!"

"Don't worry, my family doesn't believe in bloodline theory, and no one will have any prejudice against you just because you are of Muggle origin. Especially if my father knew that you were second in the grade, he would definitely welcome you to visit."

"Then I would be honored - but before that, I still want to go back to the orphanage to live for a while. My friends there haven't heard from me for a year, and I must go back to report my safety."

"Of course no problem. What's the address of your orphanage? I'll pick you up then."

"It's called Muller Orphanage, and the address is... By the way, how are you going to pick me up? My place is not a magical world, be careful not to violate the confidentiality of law."

"We also have a car at home, and as long as the magic inside is not activated, it is no different from an ordinary Muggle vehicle. The person in charge of driving is a house-elf, who can disguise himself exactly like a human..."

"That's good, so when is the date set?"

"Around mid-August, um... How about August 10th?"

"No problem, thanks for the invitation!"

With a long whistle, the train finally stopped slowly at Kingdom Cross Station. The platform was already crowded with adult wizards who came to pick up their children. They were standing on tiptoe and looking up, trying to find their children in the crowd.

"Next semester, everything will start..."

"Harry Potter, the trio, the Philosopher's Stone, Quirrell, Voldemort..."

After saying goodbye to Baron and leaving the crowded platform, Avada stood on the street, took a deep breath, and then hailed a taxi.

 "To the Mueller Orphanage."

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