The Hope ( POV Seamus Finnigan )
Cold...
Weird...
Biting...
Dim…
Desperate...
Seamus, who was trying to hide his inner fear, could feel himself being led into a relatively spacious but uncomfortable space.
Black cloth tightly covered his eyes.
Seamus could only try to think of something else.
He was a half-blood wizard, and he knew very well that he had a half chance of being pardoned.
But as a former member of the D.A. and a close ally of the Order of the Phoenix, he wasn't sure.
Dean Thomas was the first half-blood wizard to be pardoned by Lord Potter simply because he was the biological father of Morag MacDougal's unborn child.
The MacDougal family has a long-term marriage relationship with the ancient pure-blood Crouch family, and managed to maintain a neutral stance in the second and third wars. Coupled with the warning from Barty Crouch Jr., they did not rise up against Potter's army. This A little cleverness allowed them to maintain their status and join the Ministry of Magic after the war.
However, Dean soon failed to live up to this expectation, not long after the birth of his only son.
Dean took the initiative to get in touch with Nymphadora Lupin, Cho Chang, Ginny Weasley, Lee Jordan, Michael Corner and others who led the underground rebellion.
When Potter's hunters captured Nymphadora Lupin's base, Dean was not given the chance to be pardoned again and was immediately sentenced to death.
Even though Dean's wife Morag tried every means to save his life.
He was present when Dean was executed.
However, Dean soon failed to live up to this expectation, not long after the birth of his only son.
Dean took the initiative to get in touch with Nymphadora Lupin, Cho Chang, Ginny Weasley, Lee Jordan, Michael Corner and others who led the underground rebellion.
When Potter's hunters captured Nymphadora Lupin's base, Dean was not given the chance to be pardoned again and was immediately sentenced to death.
Even though Dean's wife Morag tried every means to save his life.
He was present when Dean was executed.
The Dementors were hungrier than ever, and before Dean could even make a sound, he was reduced to a soulless husk, along with Nymphadora Lupin and Hestia Jones, who were ordered to be executed.
Suddenly, he wondered clearly about the ultimate fate of Teddy Lupine, Professor Lupine's only son.
At the height of the Third War, Potter strongly supported the retention of magical children in the wizarding world, and publicly stated that most Muggles would not be able to properly care for children with magical cores.
Although there are Fletchley and Entwhistle with Muggle-born backgrounds among Potter's staff, they are Potter's most loyal minions.
Fletchley used his family's influence in the Muggle world to rationalize the hunter's actions of hunting prisoners in the Muggle world. Entwhistle became St Mungo's only balance with his superiority in healing and conjuration.
Both are already entrenched in the Wizengamot seat.
Seamus thinks that he has nothing outstanding. He can even make it clear that he is not the one who is taken seriously in the D.A., and his suggestions within the D.A. are often regarded as useless and jealous by Granger.
He even established very secret friendships with Pansy Parkinson, Gregory Goyle, and Lilium Moon who belonged to the House of Slytherin.
However, there is no doubt that he is involved in the D.A. and assists the Order of the Phoenix.
He could feel that he had left the dungeon.
He had left Azkaban just two days ago.
Immediately, the hunters who had brought him out of Azkaban took him into a dungeon.
As he left Azkaban, he heard cries from the next cell.
"Justin, it's a courtesy to remove the blindfold for our guest."
It was a beautiful and attractive voice, and Seamus knew exactly who the owner of this voice was.
Harry Potter...no...is Hydrus Black-Potter, the uncrowned King of the Wizarding World.
The black cloth strips were completely removed.
Seamus felt a little dazzling due to not seeing sunlight for a long time.
What was shown before his eyes was a grand and spacious hall, with thick floors paved with black marble, and some sunlight pouring down from the exaggerated skylight. Although it seemed to illuminate the entire black hall, it failed to dispel the hidden dangers in the entire hall. of darkness.
Just like the palaces he had seen before, the halls exuded a sense of majesty.
Huge tapestries were hung on the stone walls on both sides of the hall, and each tapestry shone with silver light.
"Please forgive my rudeness, Mr. Finnigan. I had to show my loyalty to my lord, so I brought you here quickly and in a simple way." The voice from beside him interrupted Seamus' thoughts, and Pull back those eyes that are still observing the surroundings.
Seamus followed the sound and looked to the person next to him.
He has short dark reddish-brown hair, two iconic bunny front teeth, and a seemingly friendly smile.
It was none other than one of Potter's two most dangerous Muggles, Justin Finch-Fletchley.
Justin had been his best friend in the past, not only because they both came from well-to-do Muggle families, but largely because they had several interests in common.
When Justin chose to leave D.A., he never understood it, but he respected it.
"Finigan, I think it's time to release you." An ethereal but majestic tone quickly made Seamus look towards the front of the hall.
It was a towering throne with stairs. On both sides of the throne, there was a lifelike stone sculpture of a giant snake.
The most unforgettable thing is the throne itself. The back of the throne is probably higher than an adult mountain monster. The handle and base of the throne seem to be decorated with human bones.
The man who rules the world is standing above, playing with a magic wand in his hand.
Yes, the man is Hydrus Black-Potter.
"Come forward, Finnigan."
In an instant, Seamus felt his body being enveloped by a mist.
The mist are gray-green.
When Seamus regained consciousness, he was only ten steps away from the throne.
Potter was wearing a black robe, and his whole person was even colder than before. What remained unchanged was his short black hair like a winter night, and his green eyes that seemed to pierce people's hearts directly.
The famous Dark Lord's scar seemed to have gained enough nourishment with Potter's ambition and darkness. The unignorable scar ran diagonally across Potter's nose and extended to the corner of Potter's mouth on the left side of his face.
Potter had taken off his Muggle glasses, hung a locket symbolizing his Slytherin heritage around his neck, and wore a gray-green ring on his finger.
"Finigan, I think with your intelligence, you must understand why I want to release you." Potter smiled, looking somewhat sincere.
Seamus had never seen Potter smile like this before.
"Now, tell me, are you willing to contribute your blood and body to create new hope for the wizarding world?"
"And continue the ancient legacy of Sayre."