Chapter 48 - Level 27 [p1]. Lets be honest here (2/2)

”You had a car?”

”Not just a car, but a flying car!” Harry proudly corrected me.

””Wow!””, mine and Hermione reaction.

Black smirked and said:

”That was one of the sorry gifts from the Ministry.”

More than ten years in Azkaban should bring at least some benefits, right.

”So what other 'gifts' did Ministry give you to close the case peacefully and without unnecessary attention?”

He looked at me surprised.

”What? It's obvious, that it will be impossible for them to openly admit their wrongdoings. They care too much for their image. So, to pacify you they need to give you some nice gifts. Moreover, I bet they will manipulate the news to reveal the rat as secret suspect that they had all along, but couldn't find and then they would tell that in Azkaban you were kept for your own defense. To safe keep you from servants of the dark lord.”

”Wow! That's exactly what they wrote! How could they...” Harry said both surprised and angry.

I only smirked and interrupted him:

”Politics and life, Harry. Truth is subjective and facts can be molded to anything, as long as you have enough power.”

Harry and Hermione were lost in thought after hearing this.

Sirius looked at me and said:

”You are very mȧturė for a 14-year-old boy.”

”Indeed, I am.”

[Indeed, he is.]

'System you became very talkative. You even sneezed recently... What's happening?'

[Nothing...]

Soon we reached the car and settled in. While riding we talked about many things. They told me what happened during summer and which House won, but honestly, I didn't pay much attention.

I was thinking about the system and its suspicious behavior recently. It felt concerned for me and a little bit nervous.

Thankfully, either due to my speech or because the topic was sėnsɨtɨvė, nobody asked about my vacation and how I passed the time. Everyone tacitly agreed to not raise the topic, so there was no need to come up with any more lies.

Harry and Hermione were very talkative during the trip, while I was a listener. In my past life, I was a very big talker until 25, so I know what requirements a good listener should fulfill. Plus, my speech worked not only in the speaking part. It helped me be fluent in any conversation no matter which role I was representing.

Finally, we reached Weasley's home and started exiting the car. I decided to relax my body first, which got very stiff after such a long time. Black and kids followed me in stretching.

Fred and George were the ones who greeted and invited us home.

””Hey, Magnus!””

”Where you've been?”

”What were you doing?”

””And how did you leave Hogwarts, without the train?””

Fred and George have barraged me with questions.

”Wow, wow! Calm down, uncles.” I smirked, ”I am also happy to see you. Everything later.”

We had a nice dinner and decided to play, while I quietly left my room to roam around. This place was magnificent. So much enchanted stuff. Thanks to my bracelets I was practically unnoticeable, therefore nobody bothered me, which was my perfect.

I didn't want to entangle with these world's people more than required.

My goals are to push away Voldy's return as much as possible, then get stronger, then stomp him and turn back to researching stuff. That should be my focus.

'But there is also that promise to Hermione, about being forever friends.'

*Sigh*

I hate hypocrites and breaking promises, yet I feel that I am doing just this now. Being a hypocrite, that breaks promises. However, I simply can't trust them completely.

[Was there anyone you ever trusted completely?]

'System? Now you are being my personal mental advisor?'

[Not really. But you do not need to concern yourself with that. Do what you want.]

'I am doing, but I can't let myself break a promise. I know that I will feel horrible after that.'

[Promise was forever, but she is not immortal and you can't be friends with a corpse. So killing her can be an option.]

'... You are really serious about this? Well, I think that's a bit of an overkill, literally...'

[Returning to the moment before the promise, can be another option.]

'And waste so much experience? I need my magical abilities to properly control magic and remove trace. Plus, I honestly don't have any wish to redo my whole year or even multiple years, because of one promise.'

[Aren't you contradicting yourself here? You are willing to change your whole future because of one promise, yet you are unwilling to change your past few years, saying that one promise is not a big deal?]

I smiled ruefully.

'Hypocrite in the truest sense, he-he.'

I started laughing in sadness.

'What would you advise me?'

[Nothing. The choice is yours, no matter what.]

'Maybe... '

I silently looked at the amulets in my hand and silently contemplated enchantment on it.

'Maybe not...'

*Progress*

『 Alchemy 39 | Sneak 28 | Speech 36 ➔ 37 』

『 Studying 47 | Wand Making 32 』

『 Herbology 39 | Magic Channeling 61 』

『 Magic Chanting 42 | Magic Gesturing 42 』

『 Magic Theory 58 | Astronomy 35 』

『 Riding Expertise 20 | Crafting 32 』

『 Playing Games 15 | Enchanting 40 』

『 Cooking 26 | Training 26 | Physical Activities 18 』

『 Programming 25 | Dancing 0 』

『 Legilimency 29 | Occlumency 34 』

『 Drawing 10 』