Parents of Hogwarts

This year's Christmas is destined to be an extremely special day. It was the day when Callan was finally cursed by the crown, and it was also the time when the Yule Ball was held.

Dumbledore didn't reveal much to Callan, and he only told Callan this sentence - he would officially retire as soon as Christmas passed.

Callan didn't know why it had to be Christmas, but he still remembered the blood pact that Dumbledore took out, and he nodded without any hesitation.

Dumbledore was clearly planning on doing something for Christmas, but Callan just had to wait.

Karan didn't care about his own grades, which was meaningless.As for the golden egg obtained at the bottom of the lake, unexpectedly, it was difficult to open. There was no scream and no clues could be obtained. Karan even considered using violent means to open the golden egg, but he was afraid of breaking the golden egg. The egg is destroyed, but the hidden enemy is aware of it.

He finally put the golden egg in his suitcase as a souvenir.

Lily was very excited. She beat Vivian and her score was No. 2, which was a good result.

Until the news of the Yule Ball pushed her into a trough.

"Prom?" Lily asked confusedly, "What dance?"

"Yule Ball." Professor McGonagall looked at Lily with a smile, but she rarely smiled on her face.

"This is a traditional practice. The dance is started by warriors and their partners."

The moment she heard these words, Lily did not immediately think of herself. Instead, the image of Karan dancing with her arms around the ash wand appeared in her mind.

When she finally discovered that she was also a warrior, Lily finally started to panic.

"Prom?! Mate?!"

"Keep your voice down." Karan said with disdain: "You don't need to worry about this. Boys usually invite girls. You just need to wait for the invitation."

He looked back at the students who were secretly glancing at them, including some senior boys: "I guess there are quite a few invitations."

Lily felt a little flustered for no reason, but she quickly recalled her purpose of coming to Karan.

"Who are you going to invite?" Lily's face was full of curiosity.

"Why do everyone ask me this question?" Karan said with a strange look: "First Meadows, and then you guys, Steve has to ask me this question every night, and I have beaten him several times. .”

Ignoring the threat of beating in Karan's words, Lily insisted, "Who are you going to invite?"

"Of course it's the girls in the castle." Karan said casually: "Don't you really think that I will use the wand as a dance partner? Dean Sprout will definitely not agree."

"Whoah! Whoah! Whoah!"

Lily exclaimed three times in surprise, as if she had heard something terrible.

"So who is it?" Lily asked for the third time.

Karan glanced at her, then suddenly turned and walked away.

Just a little further behind them, Callan accidentally spotted Snape.

"Hey, Severus." Karan said deliberately happily: "What a coincidence, why are you here? You want to invite Lily - uh uh."

His mouth was immediately covered by Snape.

Snape stared at him angrily, and the two made eye contact for a while, before Callan motioned to Snape to take his palm away.

Then he lowered his voice and asked, "Are you secretly following us? Ah, to be precise, you are following Lily. When do you plan to invite her?"

Karan didn't even ask Snape if he really wanted to invite Lily to be his dance partner. Snape didn't deny it either. He said with a gloomy face: "Wait until the bunch of boys around her move away."

In just a moment, they saw that many people had extended invitations to Lily, but all of them were driven away by Marin beside her.

"Hey." Karan patted Snape on the shoulder and said, "It's not her fault that Lily is popular. Besides, do you think all boys are blind? They are good-looking and have good grades, but they are still in Hogwart." The warriors of Ci—"

"Are you talking about yourself?" Snape asked coldly.

Karan shrugged indifferently: "I'll just take this as a compliment."

The two were silent for a while, and Snape suddenly asked: "By the way, who are you planning to invite?"

Karan walked slowly to the window and looked at the black lake in the distance. He said to himself: "Am I dreaming? How come everyone I meet is a repeater."

Karan's dance partner has simply become the deepest curiosity in the hearts of those who know him. Although Karan is indeed quite popular, and there are many girls who take the initiative to invite him, he politely refuses them one by one. It is unclear. What exactly was on his mind.

But before Karan could beat Steve for the 13th time, Lily faced her own crisis.

On the school grounds, James appeared in front of Lily with a solemn look on his face, and next to him was Snape, who was unyielding.

"Wow." Ma Lin screamed strangely, and quickly and quietly walked away with Mary.

Callan, Guspard, and Steve were hiding behind a goalpost.

"It's begun! It's begun!" Steve's face was full of joy: "It's finally their turn!"

Behind the other goalpost were Sirius, Peter, and Remus. They were all looking at the three people on the field from a distance without speaking.

This was almost like a signal agreed in advance, and Snape and James miraculously reached a tacit understanding.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that tomorrow is the Yule Ball.

Almost everyone knew that the two of them liked Lily, but they just refused to express it. Lily herself also understood this, but she didn't reveal it.

"What are you going to do?" Lily said in a deliberately unconcerned tone: "Don't stop me from going... to the library!"

She came up with a random excuse.

"Li...Lily."

James was so nervous that he stuttered, which was really rare for him. Sirius, who was watching this scene from a distance, clicked his tongue and looked a little disappointed.

"Will you go to the dance with me?"

James blushed and said these words. He no longer had the jumpiness of the past, but it made him appear more sincere.

Lily's eyes were a little panicked, but she still forced herself to look at Snape and said in an angry tone: "What about you? Are you here to invite me to the ball too? Until now, you haven't even apologized. I told you."

Snape couldn't say a word. He didn't know what happened to him today. It was as if there was a weight stuck in his throat - he couldn't speak, but he refused to swallow it.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Karan in the distance looked as disappointed as Sirius, with an expression of hatred on his face.

"It's over." Steve was dumbfounded: "Severus definitely has no chance."

"Look again." Gaspard said calmly.

Lily stared at Snape angrily, but Snape did not dare to look into Lily's eyes. He lowered his head slightly and said in an inaudible voice: "Can you go to the ball with me, Lily?"

Lily seemed to want to taunt Snape, but after hearing Snape's invitation, she couldn't say anything.

The panic in her eyes suddenly became deeper.

The three of them were in a stalemate for a while, and those who didn't know better thought they were pretending to be wizard chess pieces, as they all remained motionless.

James slowly calmed down the tension in his heart. When he met Lily's gaze, it was as if the brave James from before was back, the invincible batter who always had the temperament to gather eyes.

He did not look at his arch-enemy Snape, but kept his eyes on Lily, and the sincerity and love in his eyes seemed to flow out.

"Go to the dance with me."

James used all his courage and said: "I will use my life to protect you in the future, believe me, Lily."

He had already done it, saving Lily in the body of a stag in the Black Sun World.

The expression on Lily's face was stunned, or maybe she was moved.

Snape couldn't figure out what that meant. At this moment, he was extremely anxious. He knew he had to say something, but he couldn't say anything.The weight in my throat returned, filled with a bitter taste.

[Originally, I thought you understood me. 】

Snape still remembered Lily's words, and a voice seemed to appear in his ear: "Yes, you don't understand Lily at all. At first it was the damn black magic, and then it was the incomplete trust. Don’t you understand what Lily really needs?”

"Of course I know! Willow wand, sense of security, I remember all these! What Lily lacks most is sense of security, but how on earth should I give her sense of security? Even I don't know what it feels like? Do you think I am? Where did I grow up - it's Spider End Alley! It's a waste ditch where low-class people live! Do you think I understand what a sense of security is? I don't, I don't have a sense of security, that's why I do it Study black magic, because it is powerful enough, otherwise how can I protect Lily!"

"Stop making excuses. You only like black magic because of the darkness in your heart. It has nothing to do with Lily. You should give up black magic for her. Now think about it carefully, what does Lily need? Figure it out quickly. Ah, otherwise how will you face Lily in the future? A loser? A dark wizard? Or a cowardly stranger? She will forget you, and from now on, she will completely forget you. James Potter He can give her everything she wants, whether it's love or security. You can see how much James Potter has changed. He has changed, but what about you? Do you want to continue like this?! Even Don’t you dare to speak in front of Lily?!”

"Just die a glorious death as a poor bastard?!"

Snape raised his head stiffly, and Lily subconsciously looked at his thin face.

Lily finally saw Snape speak, and he said in a slow but firm tone:

"I am willing to live for you."

"Even if you reject me this time, even if you are no longer in the world, I will continue to live for you, Lily."

Lily's lips trembled, and she suddenly stopped looking at anyone. She turned around and ran away immediately, like a person running away.

Snape and James stared at her back blankly, neither of them pursued her.The two people seemed to have lost all their strength in an instant, and they no longer even had the intention to ridicule each other.

They dispersed and went in different directions.

Karan, who was watching this scene from a distance, smacked his mouth twice, as if he was reminiscing.

Gaspard pushed up his glasses without knowing why, and a light flashed on them.

Steve looked around blankly: "What does this mean? Why didn't Lily choose anyone?"

"What's the rush?" Karan raised his eyebrows and said, "Tomorrow is the official Christmas ball, and we'll know the result then."

"Oh..." Steve sighed in disappointment: "I thought it would end today, but I have been looking forward to it for so long - by the way, what about you? The dance is tomorrow. , who did you invite?"

Unusually, Karan stopped playing Steve's forehead. Instead, he smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? Even if I don't have a dance partner, won't you two be with me?"

After he finished speaking, the atmosphere between the three of them became strangely silent.

Karan's eyes suddenly became extremely serious. He stared at the two of them and asked, "Have you invited your dance partners?"

"Saoirse." Gaspard pushed up his glasses and said, looking unfazed: "Saoirse Greengrass, she has agreed to my invitation."

"Why her?"

"Because she has Hufflepuff's golden cup, and she is a wizard affected by the blood curse. I am interested in both of these things."

"You want to study her?"

"It's her blood curse and the golden cup."

Karan's face was full of disbelief, and Gespard just looked at him calmly: "So you really don't plan to invite a dance partner?"

Karan didn't answer the question. He turned to look at Steve. Steve said before he could ask the question: "Greta Kachlov, you all know her. She used to help us memorize the history of magic class." A girl who works. Her cooking skills are really good. I have tasted it many times and often meet her in the kitchen. The last time was just a few days ago, she told me that she was very interested in magical animals. I was also interested in food magic, so she invited me and I said yes.”

"Did she invite you first?" Karan's eyes opened wider and wider.

Steve stared at him angrily: "What do you mean?"

"Nothing, nothing." Karan waved his hand and said, then fell into deep thought.

So it seems that he is the only one without a dance partner?

Steve looked at Karan's strange appearance and couldn't help but ask: "You...don't you really have no dance partner? You are one of the warriors."

"Yes." Karan said with a heavy face: "Of course there is."

The door of Beauxbatons' carriage opened, and Ariana walked up to Karan with a proud look on her face.

"Why did you come to me?" She glanced at Karan's pocket: "Why, your ash wand rejected your invitation?"

"Alas." Karan sighed rarely: "Can you be my dance partner? At the cost of being a savior?"

Ariana frowned at him and said, "That doesn't sound romantic at all."

"Anyway, you don't plan to find anyone else." Karan said helplessly: "What if others see something is wrong? I am your safest choice."

Ariana narrowed her eyes: "Okay, but I have to warn you in advance not to mess around. I don't know how many years older than you are."

"It sounds like you are so charming." Karan curled his lips and said, "You don't even obey my ash wand."

The two of them complained about each other for a long time, and their tone of voice was as disgusting as possible, and they both looked down on each other.

Finally, they shook hands solemnly, giving the invitation a bit more of a duel atmosphere, as if they would take out their wands and attack each other if they turned around.

Finally, the dance started in a not so good atmosphere.

But it seems that only Karan feels bad about it. Even Ariana has become a lot more cheerful. If it weren’t for Karan’s dance partner, Ariana would not have attended such a public event. Her identity is still a secret. , you need someone who knows the basics to cover at any time.

And Snape, he couldn't be happier.

Although he didn't look happy, he would always accidentally step on Lily's skirt, and his limbs looked like they were rusty.But fortunately, Lily knew how to induce Snape to avoid having the hem of her skirt trampled to pieces.

Sirius walked past them with Vivian on his back. The two of them danced very gracefully, as if they were planning to win back James' breath at the ball.

It is said that Sirius did not intend to accept Vivian's invitation at first, but Vivian threw out the word challenge, which aroused Sirius's desire to win and felt that he could not back down in front of the warriors from other schools.

After the dance began, Dumbledore quietly left the stage and returned to the principal's office.

There was already a person standing there, Credence.

"I thought you had to wait a little longer."

Credence said calmly, not like an Obscurus who could lose control at any moment.

"Can't wait any longer."

Dumbledore solemnly took out the blood pact, cast several extremely complex spells, and then asked Fawkes to swallow a drop of blood.

"Catch Grindelwald first, and we'll deal with the rest later."

"Is it just a matter of catching it?"

"Just catch it."

Fox flew to the shoulders of the two people standing side by side, emitting balls of warm flames, covering them all, and disappeared from the office.

When they reappeared, they found tombstones and mausoleums everywhere.

"Père Lachaise Cemetery."

Credence looked at the familiar scene and recalled: "This is where Grindelwald gave his speech."

Dumbledore didn't speak. He was staring at the back in front of him with complicated emotions.

Grindelwald slowly turned around. He completely ignored Credence and only fixed his gaze on Dumbledore.

"I knew it."

He said with a smile, an expression completely different from Dumbledore's.

"You won't be able to wait to get me back. Christmas is indeed a good choice, and it will also have a sense of family reunion."

"But if there are only these people, it won't be enough."

At the same time, the dance floor was already filled with dancers. Karan and Ariana separated naturally. He walked outside the dance floor alone, intending to find a glass of strawberry juice to drink.

"I don't know if we have prepared strawberry-flavored drinks in advance."

He muttered quietly, walking past table after table.

At this time, a figure appeared in front of Karan, it was Adam.

He unexpectedly thrust something into Karan's arms.

"Mr. Grindelwald greets you."

He said.

In an instant, the strange thing turned into a door key, but Karan didn't care about the changes at this moment at all. Instead, he stared at the thing in his arms.

It was a dagger that almost killed Karan.

"This is impossible......"

He murmured alone, and his figure appeared in Père Lachaise Cemetery.

Karan stood on the snow, saw Dumbledore and Credence not far away, and saw Voldemort who didn't know when he appeared on the other side, and finally turned his attention to another old man.

He had seen the other party's photo - Gellert Grindelwald - in the Daily Prophet many times.

"Long time no see, Karan."

Grindelwald said in a voice that could drive Callan crazy: "I hope you still remember me."

His face slowly changed and turned into another person, with a smile in the corner of his eyes.

Karan murmured in disbelief: "Mr. Anthony..."

"it's me."

A smile appeared on Mr. Anthony's face. He pointed his wand at Karan and comforted him in his usual tone:

"Then go to hell, Karan."