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Chapter 1369 - 1140: The Fall of Sirius_2

Chapter 1369: Chapter 1140: The Fall of Sirius_2

Harry and Cho’s romantic storyline makes a groundbreaking advancement—they start dating.

Yet the process is filled with the bittersweet awkwardness of first love.

For example, Cho is the quintessential little woman, someone who needs comfort and companionship.

But Harry Potter happens to be an utterly clueless blockhead, even managing to ruin their dates with misunderstandings.

"Growing pains, huh."

Pullman mused thoughtfully.

In *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*.

Harry Potter faces the struggles of adolescence during a turbulent phase of growth.

The beautiful ideals in his heart, and his yearning for a wonderful life, are shattered by a series of unforeseen events.

Harry Potter’s innocent, trusting, and dependent childlike mentality is forced to transform into an adult mindset in a very short span of time!

He must rely on his own judgment to handle the complex issues before him!

This creates immense, nearly overwhelming pressure for him!

But Harry Potter does not crumble.

After all, there are still people at school who are willing to believe in Harry Potter.

Chapter Eighteen.

Led by Harry Potter, this group of people secretly forms "Dumbledore’s Army," right under Umbridge’s nose!

Clearly.

Harry Potter is mimicking the model of the "Order of the Phoenix," assembling his classmates to stand against Voldemort!

...

By now, it was already noon.

Pullman’s assistant ordered a takeout burger for him.

Pullman continued reading *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix* while eating his burger.

The themes elevated!

The depth became even richer!

The worldview grew ever more expansive!

This was Pullman’s evaluation of the first eighteen Chapters.

From being doubted by his fellow students to forming and leading Dumbledore’s Army.

The series of encounters shaping Harry Potter, the myriad metaphors for the adult world in this installment, along with the suspense and crises that create the narrative tension—all of it utterly captivated him!

Perhaps this explains why the Harry Potter series, marketed and sold under the guise of children’s literature, still manages to utterly obsess so many adults like Pullman!

Indeed.

The suspense in this installment runs deep.

The story revolves around two ultimate mysteries throughout.

The first mystery: Why were Harry and Dudley attacked by Dementors in Little Whinging?

The second mystery: Why does Harry repeatedly see a door at the end of a corridor in his visions? This is his recurring nightmare.

Because of the scar on his forehead, Harry’s thoughts have somehow become linked with Voldemort’s.

In one such dream.

Harry witnesses Ron’s father, Arthur, being bitten by a snake. He warns the others just in time, saving Arthur’s life.

Then, in Pullman’s afternoon reading session.

The story takes a turn.

Due to a betrayal from within Dumbledore’s Army, Umbridge eventually discovers that Harry has been secretly teaching others defensive magic against the dark arts.

Everyone barely manages to escape with their lives.

But in the end, Harry is caught while covering for the others.

The informant turns out to be none other than Cho’s friend, whom Cho had brought along to join Dumbledore’s Army!

And Dumbledore—taking the blame for Harry—is ousted from Hogwarts by the Ministry of Magic.

At this point.

The two mysteries begin to unravel.

It turns out the Dementor attack on Harry was orchestrated by the Ministry of Magic.

As for the riddle of Harry’s nightmare, it stems from Voldemort’s yearning to obtain the Prophecy Orb that holds clues to his future. Voldemort invades Harry’s mind, discovering that Sirius is the most important person in his life, and uses this knowledge to lure Harry to the Ministry of Magic!

A chaotic battle breaks out at the Ministry!

But Voldemort could not have anticipated:

Though the members of Dumbledore’s Army are merely teenagers, they manage to hold their ground against his Death Eaters until the members of the Order of the Phoenix arrive to reinforce them!

Chu Kuang’s descriptive prowess is incredible!

The whole battle thrilled Pullman to his core!

Especially the moment when the Order of the Phoenix descended like saviors, tipping the scales in favor of Dumbledore’s Army—it made every cell in Pullman’s body come alive!

By now, it was already evening.

Across the continents of Blue Star, countless readers who had purchased *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix* reached this Chapter, feeling an overwhelming sense of exhilaration!

For the story had been unbearably tense for far too long!

Everyone desperately craved this explosive moment of victory!

Moreover.

The battle finally moved beyond the usual one-on-one duels between Harry Potter and Voldemort!

In the earlier installments, it was almost always Harry singlehandedly facing off against Voldemort. Readers had long desired to witness a different kind of battle scene.

Now it came!

Under Dumbledore’s leadership, the members of the Order of the Phoenix stormed the Department of Mysteries at the Ministry of Magic, giving rise to this wizarding war!

During the battle.

Sirius Black, as Harry Potter’s godfather and a member of the Order of the Phoenix, valiantly fought to protect Harry from harm with his considerable strength!

"Well done, Sirius!"

Pullman couldn’t help but cheer like a child for once!

Though Pullman had given glowing praise for the protagonist’s growth arc, the previously oppressive narrative had weighed heavily on him, making him yearn for this climactic eruption!

Besides...

Who wouldn’t love Sirius, the only remaining family Harry Potter has?

In the darkness.

Sirius was the one who had always stayed by Harry’s side!

As a godfather, Sirius’s guidance and support for Harry rivaled even Dumbledore’s!

But.

Just as Pullman’s jubilant cheers died out, his breath hitched, and the sound stopped abruptly in his office!

At that moment.

A deep sorrow filled Pullman’s eyes, as though the surrounding air grew colder in sympathy!

Even colder was Chu Kuang’s writing!

Sirius was struck by a spell from his cousin, the Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange!

Sirius fell.

It felt as though his fall lasted a long time.

[As he fell backward through the ancient veil hanging from the archway, his body curled into an elegant arc.

When Sirius disappeared behind the curtain in the ancient corridor, Harry saw a mixture of fear and surprise on his once-handsome but now careworn face.

The curtain fluttered for a moment, as if stirred by a gust of wind, and then settled back into stillness.

Harry heard Bellatrix’s triumphant laughter, but it meant nothing:

Sirius had merely fallen into the corridor; he would reappear any moment.

But Sirius did not reappear.

"Sirius!"

"Sirius!"

Harry’s breathing grew hot and desperate; Sirius had to be just behind the curtain—he could pull him back out!

However.

When Harry rushed toward the platform, Lupin grabbed him, holding him back.

"There’s nothing you can do, Harry—"

"Help him, save him, he’s just behind the curtain!"

"It’s too late, Harry."

"We can still save him!"

Harry struggled wildly, but Lupin refused to let go: "There’s nothing you can do, Harry, nothing.

He’s gone."]

Sirius Black;

Harry Potter’s godfather;

The Prisoner of Azkaban;

This Phoenix member, who descended to protect Harry and fight against the evil Voldemort, perished at the hands of his cousin’s spell in this cruel battle.

Pupils contracting.

Pullman began flipping through the pages quickly!

He was desperately hoping for a miracle!

He wanted Sirius to rise again, as Harry’s heart-wrenching cries insisted: "He—Isn’t—Dead—!"

But the miracle never came.

Just like Harry’s sudden, painful realization.

Because Sirius had never made Harry wait like this.

To meet Harry, to help Harry, Sirius had always been willing to take any risk.

If Sirius still did not emerge from beyond the veil, despite Harry’s desperate screams, the only plausible explanation was that he wasn’t coming back.

He was truly gone.

Pullman had no choice but to confront this crushing truth:

Harry Potter’s only remaining family, this man who cared for him like a father, had fallen—just like Cedric before him—in the war between Harry and Voldemort.

At this moment.

Tears clouded Pullman’s vision, and two shimmering trails streaked down his cheeks, faintly reddened with emotion. Sirius was one of his favorite characters in the book.

And at this very moment.

All across the continents of Blue Star, readers clutching *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,* who reached this scene in the story, broke down in tears!