Chapter 317 Protection

Uncle Vernon was driving in the front seat, his face had turned purple, and his small eyes used the small mirror in the car to sneak a peek at Harry and Sirius in the back seat.

Harry couldn't believe his good luck. Although it was a bit embarrassing to be caught lying by his godfather, his mind was full of joy. In the few minutes before getting off the train, he still felt depressed about staying at the Dursleys for at least six weeks. He could imagine what kind of day it would be. He would endure the rolling eyes for two days, and then pry open the cupboard downstairs one night to do his summer homework.

After that, he counted the days one by one, hoping that the Weasley family would bring him out of his misery. It would be even better if someone sent him a letter during this period. He was most confident about Ron, Hermione, Dobby and Sirius. At least he would get a birthday card. He even began to think that the Dursleys were in Surrey, the Burrow was in Devon, and Hermione was in London. If the Grangers had no plans to travel, maybe they would meet during the summer vacation...

Sirius interrupted Harry's trance: "I have prepared a birthday present for you. You will definitely like it."

"What is it?"

"I can't say. I have been patient for a long time, but I can tell you that it is perfect. James will definitely like it..."

Uncle Vernon turned a corner, his hands were a little stiff, and all kinds of thoughts were running through his mind: a hippie wizard, who looked not much different from the one he had seen more than ten years ago, or even worse. He would not plan to live in his own house, right?

He did not have the habit of helping poor relatives, and he was also a murderer. Even if he was not, he had been in prison, right!

"Bang!"

The car's tire suddenly burst, making a loud noise, and the people in the car were thrown to the side by inertia, "Be careful, Harry! Ouch! Damn it!"

Uncle Vernon slammed on the brakes, and the remaining three intact tires were tightly locked, grinding a string of sparks on the ground. The car stopped. Uncle Vernon's patience reached the extreme, spitting and spewing a string of swear words. Harry stared at him in amazement. His brain must be spinning so fast at this time, maybe it will be much quieter in the next two days due to excessive use?

Uncle Vernon didn't shut up until Sirius said with a dark face: "If you don't shut up, I'll glue your mouth shut." However, after two or three seconds, he muttered softly: "You are not a murderer, you said it yourself."

"You don't have to remind me! Do you want to see what I learned in Azkaban?" Sirius roared, but his threat did not achieve good results, because Uncle Vernon didn't know where this place was. Harry whispered to him that it was a wizard prison. His little carrot-like fingers trembled and finally calmed down.

Uncle Vernon opened the door and got out of the car with difficulty. He could only lie on the ground because he couldn't squat down, cursing: "The front tire is flat, and we are still halfway to home. It will cost more to call a tow truck... Everything is going wrong..."

Sirius got out of the car. His hippie outfit attracted many curious eyes. Uncle Vernon whispered to him: "Can't you just sit back quietly! I'll call a tow truck, in case someone questions you..."

Sirius took out the magic wand on his jeans and used Uncle Vernon's huge body to block himself: "Please, help me block it." A small light flashed, and the tire immediately became intact.

Uncle Vernon looked at all this in a daze, wiping his eyes in disbelief. He roared: "Magic!" His first two sounds were so loud, like a lit firecracker, but he quickly noticed the abnormality, and his little eyes quickly scanned around and swallowed the sound.

"Do you think I will be grateful to you! Freak, maggot in the gutter! Just like a little monster."

Sirius moved his wand towards Uncle Vernon's triple chin and said coldly: "I can already imagine how you treat Harry."

Everyone was silent for the rest of the journey, until the car was about to enter Privet Drive, Uncle Vernon suddenly thought of a problem, how could he bring this trouble into his home without attracting attention.

Harry thought this was not considered driving, he walked faster than this, the car was just moving forward bit by bit.

Sirius also realized that he was not welcome, perhaps he realized it from the beginning, but he wanted to see how Harry was doing, so he suppressed his temper, but he was now on the verge of exploding.

"Stop." Sirius said. The car stopped immediately.

He handed Harry a mirror: "This is a two-way mirror, with two sides, and I have one in my hand. If you want to find me, just call me into it, you will appear in my mirror, and I can appear in your mirror and talk to you. In the past, when James and I were not together, we used this to communicate."

He looked at Uncle Vernon: "You are not going to stop you?"

"Of course... no."

Harry took the mirror and looked left and right. It was a bit like the Weasley twins' couple's mirror. He bought it secretly and planned to give it to some people he knew, but the twins insisted on not taking any money, and he was embarrassed to take more.

Harry whispered, "Are you leaving?"

"Yes, I know this place, 4 Privet Drive." Sirius said. Uncle Vernon's body trembled, but Sirius ignored him and continued, "Dumbledore told me that your uncle's house was enchanted to protect you from snooping by those who are interested..."

He turned to Uncle Vernon and said coldly, "This is also to protect you, you should know this."

"Enchanted? What did you do to my home!"

Sirius said, "Dumbledore didn't elaborate. I guess it's some kind of powerful protective magic, maybe something like the Fidelius Charm? I don't know..." He hurriedly changed the subject.

Sirius lied. He and Dumbledore had a fierce argument over the custody of Harry. In order to appease him, Dumbledore revealed more inside information to him.

There are two layers of protection on Harry, one from his mother.

It was an ancient magic that took a long time to prepare. Like the powerful curse, it was a magic that mobilized the power of the mind, but the former was more difficult and required the full love to be transformed into the power of protection. That was what Lily Evans prepared for her unborn child.

But this was only the first step of this magic. Using blood connection as a bond for casting spells was not uncommon in the magic world. What was rare was that this ancient magic had a follow-up. The blood relatives who cast the spell voluntarily chose to sacrifice themselves, which could greatly enhance the power of this magic, and any malicious spells would automatically bounce off.

"This magic protected Harry once, and it should have been ineffective. I continued its effect. At that time, I faced a choice: was it for a group of people, or for one person? What was there to hesitate about? Although Voldemort had disappeared at that time, yes, I admit that he was only missing. Five years, ten years, twenty years... He would definitely come back, and I would make a decision at that time. When others were still celebrating their hard-won victory, I had already started to think about what would happen when Voldemort came back.

So I made the choice logically, and this is the most powerful protection I can provide to Harry. As long as he still calls the place with the same blood as his mother home, he will not be harmed by Voldemort. "

"For this reason, he must go back at least once a year and live there for a period of time."

The second layer of protection comes from Dumbledore. He used layers of magic to cover up 4 Privet Drive, but it could not be completely closed. For this reason, he set a condition: anyone from the wizarding world with malicious intent would not find this place. Even if the address was accidentally leaked, they could only lock onto a nearby area at most and try their luck like a headless fly. Long before that, Dumbledore would get the news.

This was to prevent the remnants of the Death Eaters at the time from seeking revenge. It was a protection for Harry and the Dursleys.

"I left this information in Harry's cradle, explaining everything. When I was sure that they accepted Harry, I left with confidence and full of expectations for the future. I know the Dursleys are not friendly, but this is also what I needed at the time. I don't want Harry to grow up in a doting environment, or be blinded by honor because of something he has completely forgotten. "

"Sirius, I hope you can fulfill your godfather's responsibilities and bring more love to Harry, but at the same time, you must be careful in your words and deeds..."

...

Sirius left, and before leaving, he said to the unhappy Harry: "I plan to rent a room nearby, you can come over anytime. Except for not staying overnight, you can do whatever you want!"