Chapter 1495: You are a piece of trash!!

Darren was gone.

Harry and Hermione's lives returned to normal.

Their current thought was to find a way to pull the sword out of the Sorting Hat.

They had asked Phineas and the Sorting Hat, and both had said that only a true Gryffindor could pull out Gryffindor's sword.

But for some reason, Harry and Hermione just couldn't pull out Gryffindor's sword.

Harry later heard Phineas's mocking voice.

It seemed to be saying that Darren, a Slytherin, could pull it out, but he, a Gryffindor, couldn't.

Harry was furious.

But he really couldn't pull it out.

He regretted a bit now that he should have let Darren pull it out for him that day.

But it was too late to say anything now; they could only think of a way themselves.

It wouldn't do for them, two Gryffindors, to rely on Darren, a Slytherin, to find a way.

As for Darren's situation.

Analyzing from the words Phineas brought.

It should be getting worse and worse.

He was no longer allowed near Snape's office.

Besides that, Snape had sent two Slytherin students to monitor him.

And his independent dormitory had also been canceled.

Snape seemed to have canceled all the special treatment for Darren, and Darren couldn't contact Phineas at any time either.

Harry couldn't say anything.

Because Darren didn't care about such punishments.

What Darren should care about most now was whether he had found a Horcrux outside, whether he had destroyed a Horcrux.

As long as he could let everyone return to their previous lives, Darren could even sacrifice his life.

Harry sighed softly.

Perhaps what he could do was to pull out Gryffindor's sword and quickly destroy a Horcrux first.

But until now, he and Hermione still had no clues.

At night, Harry sat at the entrance of the tent, wearing the Sorting Hat, shivering, praying for the hat to hand him the sword quickly.

Of course, this only invited the Sorting Hat's mockery.

Harry was extremely annoyed.

Finally, he decided to take the hat and wear the Invisibility Cloak to go out for a while.

Hermione told him to be careful.

There was no help for it.

Harry still couldn't control that mouth of his.

He would always accidentally say Voldemort's name, and then Death Eaters would come chasing.

So, they had changed locations several times.

Hermione was very worried that he would also say Voldemort's name so recklessly outside.

Then Harry would be caught by those Death Eaters and given a sound thrashing.

Harry was speechless about this.

"I'm wearing the Invisibility Cloak, I won't talk to anyone."

Hermione could only let him be.

Harry walked out with the hat.

He kept thinking about what the Sorting Hat and Phineas told him, that only a true Gryffindor could pull it out, what that meant…

What would a true Gryffindor be like? Courage?

But he had tried thinking about facing Voldemort bravely, but he just couldn't pull out the sword.

If it weren't for the Sorting Hat telling him the sword was inside, he would sometimes even suspect Darren had gotten it wrong!

But what was a true Gryffindor? Harry squatted by the river.

He took off the Invisibility Cloak.

He looked at the clear river reflecting his face.

For a moment, Harry couldn't tell if it was him or his father.

Then he thought of his mother.

Thought of Darren.

Why could Darren pull out the sword? Was it because of his qualities? Because of his kindness? Because of his simplicity? Because of his compassion?

Because of his piety in being willing to destroy himself along with Voldemort? Or all of them?

Harry wore the hat. He thought a lot.

Finally, he understood.

He was willing to draw the sword and swing it at those Death Eaters, at Voldemort, at everyone who had taken his home away.

Courage.

Yes, he had the courage to pull it out!

He felt as if something had hit the top of his head.

His foot slipped.

He fell into the river. The river water was extremely cold. ===== CHAPTER 1497 =====