Chapter 561: Mr. Potter Running for Love
"Hermione, what's wrong with him?"
In the common room, Ron, who had just come from the dormitory, hurriedly passed by Harry. As soon as he woke up, he found that Harry was no longer in bed, and now, his good buddy was running back in a hurry.
Ron was naturally at a loss.
"How do I know?" Hermione spread her hands, "He just said that he suddenly thought of something to do, and before he could say anything else, he left in a hurry." ”
"Huh?"
With a puzzled look, Ron glanced back in the direction Harry had left, but Harry had apparently run away.
"But it probably has something to do with Valentine's Day," Hermione added triumphantly, "and guess what?" It's done! ”
"Y-you're saying—" Ron suddenly changed his surprised expression, "Harry has made a date with Ginny?" Really? Didn't he ...... yesterday."
"Just now," Hermione said with a smile, "Harry offered to invite Ginny to Hogsmeade with him, oh...... He's going to get ready! ”
"Harry and Ginny...... Well, ...... with my sister," Ron said with mixed feelings, "I think I'll bless them, no, our whole family will bless them both." ”
"Don't bring your whole family in, it's too heavy!" Hermione waved her hand casually, "Alright! Do what you have to do! Don't bother me to review ......"
"Review?" Ron nodded and said perfunctorily, "Okay, that sounds good......"
As he spoke, he wanted to turn back and see what Harry was up to. But he had only taken two or three steps when he saw another person rush out of the door leading to the dormitory—it was Harry who had gone and returned.
"Hey! Wait, Harry-" Ron hurriedly stopped him, "you're in such a hurry, what are you going to do?" ”
"Huh? Oh, Ron? Let me tell you first, and I'll be back to you later......" Harry said casually, "I'll have to go to breakfast in a while, or I'll have to hurry up with the morning class." ”
As he spoke, he quickly rounded Ron, who was in the middle, and trotted out of the common room and into the hallway outside.
Hermione and Ron looked at each other, not knowing what the hell the guy was up to.
……
In fact, while Ron wasn't here yet, Harry asked Ginny a question.
This question does sound a bit silly, because probably no boy will ask a girl directly if she likes her. But Harry just asked, and it was a straightforward question.
He is a boy with a relatively straight temperament, especially in terms of feelings, he is not good at putting his emotions in his heart. So whatever questions he asks are the things he wants to know the most at that moment.
And Ginny didn't happen to be any ordinary girl, she knew what kind of person Harry was.
So, as soon as Harry asked, she knew that the other person had really "noticed" her. Or rather, Harry had really started to see himself as a normal girl.
And before today, he probably always habitually saw himself as a character similar to his sister.
In other words, once Harry had what he was thinking, it wouldn't sound so abrupt about the question he asked.
Ginny knew that at that point, she should give a clear response.
So, it turned out to be exactly as Ginny had imagined, and after confirming the other party's intentions, Harry finally took the initiative to speak. On February 14th, a full day of Hogsmeade for two people will be a great place to go!
To be honest, Harry was certainly looking forward to it, but he hadn't completely recovered yet. He did do that for the initiative, and he didn't feel anything bad. On the contrary, he was quite touched by Ginny's understanding.
However, not long ago, he still regarded Ginny as a sister, and now his sister has suddenly become a girlfriend, which has always made him a little uncomfortable.
But even now he is still entangled in this kind of thing, and that is his fault. So instead of thinking about what he had and didn't have, Harry quickly kept himself busy.
On Valentine's Day, it stands to reason that everyone can go to Hogsmeade Village to relax. However. Whether or not a fifth-grader can go to the LS exam doesn't depend solely on whether the school agrees to it, because there are so many assignments lately!
Ginny is only in the fourth grade, so of course there is no problem, but there may not be no problem on his side.
In this case, Harry immediately thought of Maca. It's a pity that Maca can't help him this time, because that guy is still a guest in Beauxbatons, France!
Because of this, Harry had to find someone who would allow him to do less work that day.
Naturally, he quickly thought of someone who could help him—even if he didn't want to go to that person at all, but for the sake of his rare and important date, he had to be patient.
That's right, he's looking for the current Potions professor, Horace Slughorn.
Harry trotted down the hallway, and after a few stairs he had descended, he was soon in front of the former Defence Against the Dark Arts professor's office. Now, this is the territory of the old man in Slughorn.
Along the way, Harry ran fast. But when he was standing in front of Slughorn's office now, he began to hesitate again.
Originally, this bald old man was always pestering him, and now he took the initiative to find someone, isn't this a self-defeating move? He could even imagine that the old man would be babbling him to join the "slug club" again!
"Alas! In order to...... Well...... For Ginny? ”
Harry tried to give himself a reason to do so, but that didn't seem to make him any more reasonable. After all, no matter what you say, it's never a legitimate thing to do less homework for yourself.
"Tuk-tuk-"
"Oh, who came to me so early? Please come in! ”
There was a knock on the door, and Slughorn's voice was heard from inside. Harry got a response, and finally put his hesitation behind him, unscrewed the doorknob and walked inside.
Slughorn would have set his sights on this office! This is one of the best professorial offices in Hogwarts Castle.
Outside of this office is a general classroom for theoretical knowledge, which was originally chosen to be held when Defence Against the Dark Arts classes required non-practical content. And at the very back of this classroom, up the stairs is the professor's office room.
As soon as Harry opened the door, he saw the morning sun shining in front of him from the towering grille window, illuminating the entire office. Slughorn can be seen decorating his office with a lot of beautiful little things, most of which are labeled indicating that they were all given to him by that person.
Needless to say, those were the best students he had ever taught—and that must have been.
Plus this office also has an interior where the professor can live on a daily basis. Counting the classroom outside, it's three floors of space inside and outside, and it's no wonder that Slughorn has been obsessed with this office since the beginning of his teaching career.
"Oh! Isn't this Mr. Potter? Slughorn sat behind his desk and greeted with a cheerful face, "Good morning!" ”
Harry paused, and nodded reluctantly. After all, when he came over this time, he was still asking for the other party, so he should always be polite, shouldn't he?
"Uh...... Good morning, Professor. He felt that his tone was still a little stiff, but he didn't think he could do better.
"Of course, of course—" Slughorn was delighted, he thought Harry had finally figured it out, "Come on, please take a seat!" I'm sure you've been to this office in the past, because lo and behold—you've always had good grades in your Defence Against the Dark Arts class! ”
"Uh...... Thank you. ”
Harry looked left and right, and at the old man's motion, he sat down on a chair next to him.
He really wanted to say that this year's results must be like a piece of—well, let's save that for a while to talk to Ron!
"Hmm...... Professor," Harry pondered to himself, then looked around again, intending to find a suitable breakthrough from in front of him, "Oh...... Is this Mr. Froome? ”
In the cupboard to Harry's right, there were a large number of magical photographs. Each of them had a Slughorn on it, and another person on it. And when he was trying to find a topic, he found one of the acquaintances at a glance.
"Yes, that's right!" Slughorn smiled and said, "Ambrosius Frum, I taught him for seven years, and he was a likable guy back then. When I graduated, I introduced him to my first job, and every year after that, on my birthday, he gave me a big gift basket. ”
He ...... Well, he's very popular with everyone right now," Harry nodded, "Duke Honey is the student's favorite shop to go to on Hogsmeade Day. But...... Is he a Slytherin? ”
"No, no, he's a Hufflepuff graduate." "I remember mentioning before that I don't just like the students in my house, I like every kid with a personality — in fact, I don't really like prejudice. ”
"Oh, that sounds good." Harry pursed his lips and glanced at the photograph again, and then he saw a beautiful woman who looked familiar.