Published at 9th of September 2019 10:56:00 PM Chapter 437

Chapter 437: The Fireplace Blasted up

In this silent, tense atmosphere, time passed very slowly .

Evan, Harry and Hermione had already drunk up the tea in their cups, but no one refilled them .

Neither Harrys uncle nor aunt seemed to have any intention to do that .

Evan knew a spell that could make wine, but he couldnt use it here .

But it was hard to beat him . The cloth bag he carried with him, which had been expanded with the Undetectable Extension Charm, contained a lot of drinks .

They were the juices he had brought back from France . Under the light, these juices would have colorful dreamy reflections and were very famous in the French wizarding world .

Evan took out the juice and gave himself, Harry, and Hermione a cup, and filled the opposite Dudleys cup .

Sniffing the sweet smell of the juice, Dudley couldnt wait to pick up the cup .

Oh, no, Dudley dear! Harrys Aunt Petunia shouted out loud . Dont touch that thing, put it down .

Dont worry, this juice is fine! said Evan . But what other wizards give you, youd better not put it in your mouth, especially the twins coming soon . Be extra careful . They like to play pranks .

Perhaps it was Evans identity, or his attitude, and Aunt Petunia finally allowed Dudley to drink the juice .

Of course, the awkward atmosphere in the room did not loosen up .

Evan told Harry and Hermione what he had seen in Beauxbatons . On the opposite side, the Dursleys were whispering .

Dudley stared at the half-empty bottle of juice on the table, licking his lips, and his eyes were shining with greed .

In this way, five oclock came and then went .

For some reason, the Weasleys were late .

Because of the sultry weather and the heavy clothes, Mr . Dursley had begun to perspire slightly in his suit .

He stood up impatiently, opened the front door, peered up and down the street, and then withdrew his head quickly .

Theyre late! he snarled at Harry in a gruff voice .

I know! Harry replied . Maybe, erthe traffics bad, that must be it!

Although he said so, he was a bit impatient as well .

Harry turned around and looked anxiously at Evan, who shook his head .

In his view, Mr . Weasley would come through the Floo Network or Apparate . Either way, he would not be stopped just by traffic congestion .

Hold on, Floo Network?!

Evan suddenly thought that if they came here through the Floo Network, they must come out of the fireplace .

The Dursleys fireplace was sealed and there was a fake electric stove burning coal in front of it .

Evan hurriedly stood up and walked over to the fireplace and observed it carefully .

He seemed to hear something . Behind Evan, the Dursleys were still muttering in the living room .

No consideration at all!

We might have had another engagement .

Maybe they think theyll get invited to dinner if theyre late .

Well, dont even think about it! said Mr . Dursley . Theyll take the three children and go . There will be no hanging around .

Then, he shouted to Harry and Hermione sitting on the sofa . I mean, if theyre coming . Theyve probably mistaken the day . I daresay their kind dont set much store by punctuality .

Just then, Evan heard a voice coming from inside the fireplace, someone was inside!

He guessed it, the Weasleys came here through the Floo Network .

Before he even thought about what to do, there was a scream of horror .

Ah ah ah ah ah! Dudley shouted .

Curious about what Evan was doing in front of the fireplace, he had just followed him and was startled by the sound inside the fireplace .

In fact, his screaming also made Evan startled .

Whats the matter? What happened? Harry rushed over at once .

From the corner of the living room came the sounds of the Dursleys scrambling, panic-stricken, across the room .

Dudley kept rubbing the sweat on his forehead, his expression was terrible .

He seemed unable to speak, his hands still clamped over his buttocks .

They seem to be there, just inside the fireplace! said Evan .

At this moment, from behind the Dursleys fireplace came the sounds of heavy knocks and frictions . .

Ouch! Fred, no go back, go back, theres been some kind of mistaketell George not to OUCH! George, no, theres no room, go back and tell Ron not to come over

Dad, I heard Evan and Harry talking, theyre outside . Fred shouted .

I heard that too; maybe theyll be able to let us out!

As soon as Georges voice fell, there was a loud hammering of fists on the boards behind the electric heater .

Evan, Harry, can you hear us?!

Its Mr . Weasley, hes inside! Hermione ran over . They must have come here by Floo powder, but they didnt know that unlike the wizards, Muggles fireplaces are usually blocked .

I heard Hermione, shes also outside! Mr . Weasley said with delight .

Maybe we can

Evan hadnt finished yet and the Dursleys rounded on the three of them like a pair of angry wolverines .

Whats going on? Mr . Dursley growled and asked, What are they doing?

Theyve tried to get here by Floo powder . Harry said, fighting a mad desire to laugh . They can travel by fire, but you have blocked the fireplace, hang on!

At this time, Evan and Hermione were talking to them through the boards .

Mr . Weasley, its Evan! he shouted . The fireplace has been blocked up!

Damn! said Mr . Weasleys voice . What on earth did they want to block up the fireplace for?

Theyve got an electric fire . Hermione explained .

Really? said Mr . Weasleys voice excitedly . Electric, you say? With aplug? Gracious, I must see that, let me think about itouch, Ron!

Rons voice now joined the others .

What are we doing here? Has something gone wrong?

Nothing wrong! Freds voice came out, very sarcastically . No, this is exactly where we wanted to end up .

Yeah, were having the time of our lives here! said George, whose voice sounded muffled, as though he was squashed against the wall .

Boys, boys! said Mr . Weasley vaguely, Im trying to think what to do, okay, the only way, Evan, Harry, Hermione, you three stand back .

They hurried back to the sofa in the living room, and Mr . Dursley made a few steps forward .

Wait! he bellowed at the fire . What exactly are you going to do?

BANG, his fireplace had blasted up before he could say anything else!!