Chapter 731 Timing

After Harry swallowed the elixir, he did not answer Fish's question, but closed his eyes and felt something quietly.

After a moment, he opened his eyes, and his whole body had undergone earth-shaking changes. He looked energetic and confident.

"You'll know after you taste it yourself." He smiled and handed the elixir to Fei Xu.

"Meow?"

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Maomao blinked, then shook his head and refused: "I don't want it. Fish should just wait for Severus to prepare it, meow."

Harry didn't force it, because the instructions given to him by the elixir were that if Fish wanted to drink it, he could drink it. If he didn't want to drink it, there was no need to force it.

So he retracted the hand holding the elixir, closed the bottle tightly and put it away, then stood up with a smile, full of confidence.

"The taste of the elixir is nothing special, neither good nor bad." Harry picked up the invisibility cloak at hand and covered himself, "But the feeling after drinking it... is wonderful! Now, I have to hurry up and find Professor Slughorn."

His voice gradually faded away, and then he slipped into the hole in the portrait wall.

"Uh... why don't you follow up and take a look?" After a brief silence, Ron asked Hermione and Fish.

"No, Fish wants to warm himself up by the fire."

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As Fish spoke, he transformed into a tabby cat, swooped up to a chair by the fireplace, and curled up in a comfortable position.

As the weather gradually gets colder, Fish gradually reduces the number of night walks and trips to the Forbidden Forest. Although he is not afraid of the cold, compared to going out to blow the cold wind, it is more comfortable to warm up by the fire in the house.

Just as Fish was warming himself by the fire and falling asleep, Harry had already put on his invisibility cloak and arrived at the door of Professor Slughorn's office.

He took off his invisibility cloak and knocked on the office door.

The door opened, and Professor Slughorn appeared in front of Harry wearing a light purple cotton pajamas. After seeing Harry, he frowned slightly, but soon put on a smile.

However, before he could send Harry away on the grounds of curfew, Harry spoke first: "Professor likes purple very much? This is the third set of pajamas I have seen of yours, and all three sets are purple."

"Light purple and lilac, to be precise." Professor Slughorn seemed happy that Harry could notice his hobby, and immediately forgot about sending him away.

"Want to come in for a drink?" He subconsciously invited in a happy mood.

"Excuse me then." Harry smiled and nodded at him and walked in.

Only then did Professor Slughorn react, and a wry smile suddenly appeared on his face. However, since he had already invited everyone in, he naturally couldn't go back on his word, so he could only plan to deal with it as perfunctory as possible. .

"Feishu is not here today, would you like some wine to warm yourself up?"

After Harry sat down at the table, Professor Slughorn took out a bottle of red wine from the wine cabinet and asked.

Harry's heart moved, and he suddenly understood how to get real memories from Professor Slughorn, but... not today.

He lowered his eyes slightly and whispered: "Thank you for your kindness, Professor, but I am not an adult yet, so I can only drink a little butterbeer with you."

"Really, that's a pity." Professor Slughorn put the red wine back, "Then let's have a cup of hot milk. If you drink coffee or tea at this time, you won't be able to sleep at night. You're old. In the end, people should not stay up late... Of course, the same goes for young people."

After finishing speaking, he seemed to find his witticism very interesting. He held his round belly and smiled like a happy old walrus.

Harry chuckled in agreement, even though he didn't find it very funny.

After Professor Slughorn poured Harry a glass of hot milk, he stopped talking and sipped his own glass of milk while staring at the white liquid in the glass, which seemed to have a beautiful face on it. The same as the painting.

"I'm really sorry to disturb you so late, Professor." Harry said slowly after taking a sip of milk.

"Oh, no, it's nothing." Professor Slughorn waved his hand.

Although he looked indifferent, Harry, with the help of Felixir, was very keenly aware that his body had tensed up subconsciously. As long as he mentioned that topic, the other party would definitely pay attention. About him.

So... today is not the best time.

That's what the Elixir told Harry.

So Harry simply didn't mention a word about the Horcrux, "I came here actually to ask about my mother."

Professor Slughorn immediately relaxed. Harry had asked Lily about Lily in the past, so he didn't have any doubts and just believed Harry's words.

So he moved his buttocks to make his sitting position more comfortable, and asked in a gentle voice: "So what do you want to ask today? Do you need to come to me late at night?"

"It's about the matter between my mother and Professor Snape..." The expression on Harry's face was a little complicated. "You said last time that my mother was angry with Professor Snape, so she..."

"Oh, dear Harry," Professor Slughorn smiled and shook his head, "I didn't explain it clearly to you at the time. Indeed, Lily might have contacted James Potter just to anger him. I'm angry at Severus, but that doesn't mean she doesn't love your father."

Harry suddenly became alert. In fact, he had always been worried about this matter, but he didn't dare to ask further before, fearing that he would get some bad answers.

If it weren't for the reminder of the Efficacy Potion today, Harry would definitely continue to avoid talking about this matter.

"Lily is not the kind of stupid girl who would go against her own wishes just to be angry with others. She chose to marry James Potter, and she must really like him... I said that before, more because I think James Potter is not worthy of her, with a little subjective emotion." Professor Slughorn shrugged, "You know, I always have a special preference for club members."

He said it lightly, but Harry wanted to punch him hard at the pair of walrus-like beards.

You know, it was because of his "subjective emotion" that Harry couldn't sleep well for several days. Until today, when he saw Professor Snape, Harry's mood was still a little complicated.

"Then Professor Snape..." Harry continued to ask.

"Severus..." Professor Slughorn sighed, "Even if there was no James Potter, the two of them probably wouldn't have gotten together in the end..." He shook his head with regret, as if he was lost in memories.

Just when Harry was getting impatient waiting, he spoke again: "Severus was too obsessed with the dark arts at the time, and like most Slytherins, he fanatically worshipped the mysterious man, so although I don't want to admit it, it was inevitable that Lily didn't get together with him in the end. Even if there was no misunderstanding, they would have parted ways sooner or later."

Hearing this, Harry finally completely untied the knot in his heart. At the same time, he also felt that the effect of the Felix Felicis was gradually disappearing.

So Harry drank the milk in the cup, then stood up and said goodbye: "Thank you, professor, I should go back, and tell me more about my mother when I have time." He said this with the last guidance of the Felix Felicis.

"Of course, of course, you and Lily are both good kids..." Professor Slughorn's eyes were filled with tears, "I can talk to you about Lily anytime you need me, anytime."

Harry bowed deeply to him, then left his office, put on his invisibility cloak and walked towards the Gryffindor dormitory.

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