Chapter 151: Arc 4: Chapter 38: Becoming A Hero Pt. 2

On the top floor of the apartment, the burning building let out a black fog, looking like a sinister signal.

On the battlefield on the top floor, Harry, who volunteered to come to buy some time against the traitor Peter to save the normal people, had fallen into a most dangerous situation.

"Ah, Harry."

An odd smile appears on Peter's pale and sickly face.

This dark wizard who followed Voldemort wasn't a bastard from the very beginning. When he was studying, he was one of Harry's father's best friends.

He, like Harry, was a student of Hogwarts Gryffindor. 

Unfortunately, a dozen years ago, at Voldemort's most powerful time, Peter chose to succumb to the weakness in his heart, he chose to betray his friends. He leaked the location of where Harry's parents were hiding to Voldemort and caused the death and tragedy of the Potter couple.

This traitor who had committed grave sins looked at the unyielding Harry, saying:

"You look just like your father when you fight, I've been observing you, Harry; you're smart, optimistic, carefree, just like your genius father. Your kindness is the same as your beautiful mother, you are the most perfect treasure that James and Lily had left. You should know, they too were once my best friends."

"You should call me uncle, just like how you called Lupin and Blake."

"No!"

Harry grits his teeth and says:

"I'll never call you that, you shameless traitor, you caused my parents' death!"

"Betray? No!"

Peter screams as if he had been misunderstood:

"You don't get it! Harry, you're still too young, you don't get it at all! You've no idea, his powers are beyond comprehension!"

The Death Eater grits his teeth like he was defending himself, saying:

"I was scared, Harry, I'm not as brave as your father. Trust me, I never meant to do so, Voldemort forced me, his powers then were beyond your imagination!"

"Tell me, Harry, facing someone like that, what good would it be to reject him?"

A sickly smile appears on Peter's face as he looks and says to Harry:

"He will reward me once I bring you back with me."

As he finishes, he raises his right hand and catches Harry with his silver hand, Harry tries to resist, but Peter flicks his wrist and sends his wand flying.

"Bam"

Harry's neck was held by the silver hand, he desperately tries to struggle, but the force coming from the metal fingers of the silver hand was so strong he couldn't resist.

He was dragged back to Peter's side in a mess, the Death-Eater looks at him and a smile appears on his face as he says:

"Apparation from North America into England is a terrible process, Harry, you best grit your teeth and not vomit."

But Harry did not mind Peter's 'mediation', instead, his eyes were set on a white and black kitten looking at him while squatting amongst the rubble

Harry recognizes the kitten, it was Merlin's...no!

That isn't Merlin's kitten!

Oh god, that idiot Ron had misguided him, that cat was Professor McGonagall!

She's here too!

As the boy and kitten looked at each other, Harry immediately understood what Professor McGonagall was implying, he grabs Peter's arm and shouts:

"Uncle Peter! Turn back, it won't end well for you if you follow Voldemort! He doesn't care about anyone! I beg you, turn back, while there's still time."

Harry's 'uncle' stunned Peter who was about to leave North America.

He looks down at Harry as the expression in his eyes changes, there was guilt, pain, despair, fear, and a hint of viciousness.

"No, Harry. There's no turning back for me now."

His attention was completely drawn by Harry, thus he did not notice that in the shadow amongst the rubble behind him, the kitten had swiftly transformed into the vice-principal of Hogwarts, a well-known and powerful witch in England, Minerva McGonagall.

"Stupefy!"

Professor McGonagall was very experienced in casting, just as she transformed back into human form, she immediately waves her wand at Peter; following a clear and concise chanting, an enhanced Stupefy is cast at Peter.

The green glow smashes on Peter's back like an arrow, disrupting his casting magic; Peter immediately feels an insuppressible urge to sleep, but his prolonged dealings in dark magic had granted him fairly high resistance against such harmless magic.

He did not collapse, but he staggered; he looked at Harry and screamed:

"You lied to me! Harry, you lied to me!!"

"Ah!"

The guy who had once betrayed his best friend had now been lied to by a child.

The guilt toward Harry's parents in Peter's heart instantly dissipates, he closes his fingers while resisting the pain of Professor McGonagall's Crucio as he attempts to snap Harry's neck.

Voldemort had gifted him this silver hand, it could release a mountainous force; Harry could feel his neck cracking like it was but a matter of time before his neck was snapped.

Professor McGonagall's expression changes as a green glow appeared on the tip of her wand.

It was the start-up for Avada Kedavra, it would seem that the Professor was moving to kill. But she was not willing to use it like so, because she was afraid of harming Harry due to how close he and Peter were.

"Swish"

At this crucial moment, an arrow-like figure crashes into the burning room, and a cold light flashed on his black combat knife as Merlin flicked his wrist.

As Merlin swung his arm, warm blood splattered on Harry's face.

In front of him, Peter's entire right arm had been chopped off straight from the shoulder.

"Ah!!!"

The dark wizard let out a painful scream as he covers his wound with a face of despair.

"Swish"

Professor McGonagall's magic strikes him from behind, but it was not Avada Kedavra, but an enhanced Stupefy; the heavily wounded Peter could not withstand this spell, so he quickly collapsed to the ground.

"Pa"

Merlin plucks the silver hand that was grabbing Harry's neck and throws it to the ground, the silver hand quickly melted as it left Harry's neck and soon it dissipates like it had never appeared before in the first place.

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"A bit too close, right?"

Merlin smiles at Harry and hands him a handkerchief, the latter was terrified, he wiped the blood on his face and looked at Peter in the pile of blood before finally relaxing.

"You were too rash, Mr. Potter!"

Professor McGonagall's concise Scottish tone resounds behind Harry. The graceful professor waves her wand and extinguishes the fire with Aguamenti, she looks at Harry sternly and says:

"I do not recall any professor teaching you that you should stand up in such a situation, have you forgotten what Dumbledore had warned you?"

"I..."

Harry looked at the stern witch and was at a loss for words.

Merlin steps forward and places his hand on Harry's left shoulder, he looks at the witch and says:

"Harry did the right thing. Ma'am, he deserves to be called a hero for his actions today, it was his bravery that gave us a chance to save 33 lives; you should be praising him right now, and leave the scolding to when school's open."

"You! Merlin!"

Professor McGonagall raises her head and glares at Merlin with a sterner look.

She had not forgotten that this guy had fed him 7 days of cat food, added with his bastard cat Goose, it was an utter disgrace!

"It may be hard for you to understand what Harry means to the British Wizarding World, we'd rather he live his days in peace than live like a hero! He nearly lost his life!"

"We always fantasize about becoming heroes until we've truly become one."

Merlin shrugs, he could not understand the witch's resentment towards him, he only retorts calmly:

"Rather than letting you place a name like 'The Chosen One' onto Harry and wait for him to become a savior passively, why not let him choose to become a hero? The former pushes him to greatness, while the latter actively seeks greatness."

"Don't bewitch this child with your dangerous thinking! He's only 14! Oh Merlin, he should be staying at home at his age!"

"I think that Harry had truly grown today!"

"Why'd you call my name? Plus, Harry's fate has already been..."

"Alright, stop quarreling!"

Harry was helpless towards Merlin and Professor McGonagall's quarreling, the child shouts and points to the ground, saying:

"Let's get outta here first, we'll discuss more when we get back, alright?"

"Hmph."

Professor McGonagall snorts, she turns to the shadow and tells Harry:

"Tomorrow afternoon, I'll be waiting for you at the Magical Congress, I'll bring you all back to London through the Floo Network."

As she finishes, the proud professor transforms into a small kitten in the darkness and quickly disappears into the shadows. Merlin widens his eyes when he sees this, he has a familiar feeling about the kitten professor McGonagall had transformed into.

"Oh, so she's an Animagus, no wonder."

Merlin knows that this spell that transforms people into animals is the highest class spell in transfiguration, Animagus.

It can allow any wizard to freely transform into an unsuspecting animal, and after transformation, all traces of the wizard would be erased, this means that a transformed wizard becomes a true animal.

Not even detection spells can reveal them.

 Merlin glances at Peter by his feet, this Death-Eater was also an Animagus, as Merlin had seen him transform into a gray rat in the warehouse. 

"Come on, Harry."

Merlin carries the unconscious Peter onto his shoulder and waves to Harry.

"Go down, Hermione, Ginny, and Ron are all still waiting for you; also, we'll have to prepare dinner for our hero today. Let me think, since you helped Fury with this mess, so he'll be the one treating this time."

"Mmm."

Harry nods, he picks up his and Peter's wands from the ground, pats the dust off his clothes, and follows Merlin back to the ground by elevator.

The 33 rescued people were currently being 'questioned' by the Aurors.

To be put simply, it's to cast Obliviate on them one by one to let them continue their lives as happy normal people.

Merlin knows that the Magical Congress will get busy for the next few days, nearly 100 thousand people in New York had seen the fire dragon flying above their heads, and every one of them needs to be Obliviated.

"Thank you."

As Merlin walked to the square, the boxer Jack with his son in his arms approached Merlin. He still remembers Merlin and the things he did 3 years ago, but right now, this stubborn boxer gave Merlin his most sincere gratitude.

After all, Merlin had saved both him and his precious son.

"Thank you."

Little Matt in his arms also thanks Merlin, this makes Merlin smile, he reaches out and strokes Matt's head before turning to reveal Harry behind him; he tells Jack and Matt:

"You should be thanking him, I wouldn't be able to accomplish this without his help."

"Thank you, child."

Jack reaches out and pats Harry's shoulder, the boxer with a scar on his face gave Harry his sincere gratitude, which made Harry somewhat helpless.

A few minutes later, Harry bids his farewells to the father and son, then he returns to his friends' side.

Hermione and Ginny repeatedly checked Harry's body to see whether or not he had been hurt, Ron reaches out and softly smacks Harry's chest, he points to the crowd and says exaggeratingly:

"Look at these muggles, Harry, you saved them all! They're calling you a hero! Hahaha."

Ron pats Harry's shoulder and asks:

"So, how does it feel to become a hero?"

Harry looks back at the rescued ordinary people, he then raises his head and looks at the setting sun above their heads; he softly strokes the lightning-shaped scar on his forehead and says softly:

"It feels..."

"Not bad."

 

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