HP: I’m working on redemption at Hogwarts

Due to the fright of the Dementors and the two Seekers injured in the match, Professor Dumbledore postponed the match between Ravenclaw and Slytherin until the second half of the semester after Christmas.

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In the last week before the Christmas break, Hogwarts students are all excited because they can go to the fun and charming Hogward Village.

Hogward Village in winter is always covered with a thick layer of white snow, on the roads, on the eaves, and even on everyone's head...

Qiu Zhang was suddenly hit with snow on his head by Luke. He was shocked. He turned his head angrily and looked at Marietta. They both smiled in unison, picked up a few snowballs from the ground and threw them at them. Luke.

"Hey! Mary! Autumn!"

Luke put his hand in front of him, trembling with cold, and patted the thick snow on his shoulder.

The three of them had fun for a long time, then walked into the Three Broomsticks bar and ordered three hot drinks.

"Two butterbeers and...orange soda, thank you!"

While Marietta was ordering her meal, she suddenly remembered that Qiu Zhang's drink was too physical to allow her to order any alcoholic drink.

The waiter wrote down the orders for the three of them, then turned around and left for the bar.

The three of them immediately saw the small table next to the Christmas tree and close to the warm fireplace. They immediately sat down around the table and stayed close to the fireplace to keep warm.

Luke also took off his wet scarf and held it over the fireplace to dry it.

Soon, the drinks ordered by the three people were brought. Qiu Zhang drank the heated soda leisurely, feeling that his whole body was getting warm. He squinted his eyes and shrugged comfortably.

While Marietta and Luke were casually chatting about interesting things and the gifts they were going to buy for Christmas, Professor McGonagall and a middle-aged man in formal attire suddenly appeared in the room. The two looked serious and went up to the second floor under the guidance of the bar owner.

Qiu Zhang just frowned in confusion, and then suddenly a sharp female voice came from the door.

"Harry!"

Qiu Zhang immediately turned around and saw Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley locked out of the door due to age restrictions. The two of them patted the door hard and followed Hermione's anxious and nervous gaze outside the transparent glass door. I saw some regular wet footprints on the floor of the Three Broomsticks bar, running upstairs in a panic step by step.

【Harry! 】

Qiu Zhang guessed the identity of the visitor almost instantly. He stared closely at the dimly lit and dark second floor with hesitant eyes. After talking to Mary, he found an excuse to get up and leave.

Carefully stepping up the stairs, Qiu Zhang finally saw the doorway of a room where the wet footprints stayed in the dim light.

"Sirius and Peter Pettigrew are Harry's godfather and James' guarantor. Who would have thought that they are both Voldemort's lackeys!"

The exchange between Professor McGonagall and a man slowly came out in the room. Qiu Zhang looked at the blank space in front of her with worried eyes. She knew that Harry was listening to this unacceptable news.

In less than a moment, Qiu Zhang saw that the footprints finally moved. A sudden force knocked Qiu Zhang's shoulder hard, and then he quickly ran down the stairs with wet footprints.

"Sorry!"

Qiu Zhang heard the gentle and timid voice from Harry, and finally confirmed his guess, and immediately followed the footprints.

The door of the Three Broomsticks bar was opened by itself for no reason. Qiu Zhang immediately ran out and followed the panicked footprints in the snow to the foot of a tree stump.

Hermione and Ron were a little stunned, looking at Qiu Zhang who suddenly appeared, and followed him after hesitating for a moment.

Qiu Zhang slowly approached the tree stump and squatted down, his eyes flashing slightly as he looked worriedly at the blank space in front of him. Then he hesitantly reached out his hand and carefully and tentatively opened the blank space in front of him. Sure enough, he grabbed some cloth and lifted it open, revealing the person inside.

Harry was staring at the snow with his head lowered and his eyes in a daze, his whole body enveloped in a low and depressed atmosphere.

"Harry..."

Qiu Zhang's tone was concerned, and his expression was gentle and hesitant. He carefully held Harry's hand that was digging into his palm, trying to comfort him.

Hermione and Ron, who hurried up from behind, saw Harry, who was suffering from low pressure, and Qiu Zhang, who was squatting aside with a soft expression and trying to comfort him.

Just as Ron was about to approach, Hermione grabbed her clothes tightly and pulled her back.

"Hey!?"

"Give them some space!"

Hermione didn't know why, but it was probably a woman's intuition. She subconsciously felt that Senior Qiu Zhang was a very good person and trusted her immensely. After looking at the harmonious atmosphere between the two of them, Ron turned around and left.

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"Senior Qiu, they are friends, very good friends...but they betrayed my father! Why!"

Harry was a little emotional, with inexplicable tears in his eyes, and his whole face was roaring ferociously, with an aggrieved and angry expression.

The snow was falling heavily and the cold wind was howling, as if echoing Harry's angry and ferocious mood.

Qiu Zhang looked at him with some distress, then cautiously approached and hugged Harry, gently patting Harry's back as he was breathing heavily, silently soothing his emotions.

Harry's warm embrace seemed to have melted away the cold air and frozen body around him. His expression suddenly became dull, and tears slowly fell from his eyes. He took the initiative to hug Qiu Zhang tightly, buried his head in her shoulder, and cried muffledly.

The surrounding environment was bitterly cold and windy, and the weather of rain and snow was biting and freezing, but Harry, who was hugging Qiu Zhang tightly, felt his heart gradually warm and felt endless comfort.

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After a long time, when Harry's mood calmed down, Qiu Zhang gently stretched out his hand to wipe away the shining tears on Harry's cheeks, winked at Harry, and spoke in Harry's ear like a riddle.

"Harry, see you in the castle hall tonight!"

Harry was stunned for a moment, realizing that Qiu Zhang might have something more understanding in his heart that he wanted to talk to or explore, so he nodded solemnly and agreed.