Shimaier was sure that this was definitely the weirdest scene she had ever seen in all her time and space.

She obeyed Tom's advice and came here wearing only her school robe. She also gave up her plan to bring pure white sheets.

Almost all the ghosts in Hogwarts Castle gathered here, their milky white bodies floating in the air, and Shimael even felt a little dazzled.

Tom stood next to Shimaier, and she squinted at Tom secretly. It must have been the first time for Tom to see such a scene. Shimaier was curious about what kind of expression Tom would have.

Shimaier was obviously disappointed, and Tom's expression still looked like that of an excellent Riddle.

Professor Binns came up to greet them, "Welcome, welcome. To be honest, you all had a dance party last Christmas, which really made us envious. How about this dance?"

Shimael looked around: blue-green candlelight, rotten, moldy, maggot-infested food. Bloody Balor was obviously the star here. Everyone was surrounding him - including Peeves.

She felt that the expression on her face must be very stiff now.

Tom still said calmly, "Of course it's very good, Professor." It was obviously an unintentional flattery, but it didn't make people feel the flattery.

Shimaier also nodded in agreement, and suddenly a voice came from behind, "Excuse me, please give way." Shimaier realized that she had been blocking the entrance, and quickly stepped aside to make way.

What came in was a very tall female ghost with deep sadness in her eyes, "Oh Helena, you are finally here. To be honest, Peeves was making a bet just now as to whether you would come." Professor Binns said. .

She frowned with obvious disgust, "Don't call me Helena, Binns. You know I hate it when people call me this name."

"Okay, okay, Ms. Grey." Professor Binns made a gesture of invitation, and Helena floated into the inner hall.

Seeing Helena drifting away, Professor Binns smiled helplessly at Tom and Shimeier, "She is the ghost of Ravenclaw."

"I haven't seen it before." Shimaier's eyes followed Helena. She liked Helena's melancholy temperament, including the fact that she seemed to be far away from ghosts even in the gathering of ghosts, and stayed quietly in the room alone. looking at the candlelight in the corner.

"She doesn't like to meet people," Professor Binns simply said. "She is a bit timid and always stays in high places, but she is indeed a kind person."

"She seems to have been at Hogwarts longer than you," Tom said.

Shimaier looked at Tom and didn't understand why Tom would ask this question. She was sure that Tom's words were not ordinary conversation.

"Oh, of course," Professor Binns said pretending to be mysterious, "She is the daughter of Ravenclaw, but she is very taboo about this identity. We usually don't mention it if we can."

Shimaier unconsciously shifted her gaze to Helena. She felt from the bottom of her heart that Helena must be a very powerful wizard. After all, she was the daughter of Ravenclaw, one of the founders of Hogwarts.

"You guys had a lot of fun." Professor Binns drifted away after saying this.

Shimaier followed Tom towards the back hall, and she discovered that not only were they invited to this weird party, but there was also a student who was familiar to Shimaier but could not name him and was sitting awkwardly at the table. Relatively speechless while eating rotten steak.

"Riddle" the girl on the other side of the table called to Tom. Tom glanced at Shimaier to confirm that Shimaier was following him before he walked over there.

"Kedila" Tom nodded to the girl, and Shimaier noticed the female student union president.

Cadilla looked past Tom and saw Shimaier. She shouted excitedly and quickly came to Shimaier's side. "Hello, you are Shimaier."

"Yes," Shimaier nodded, wondering why Cadilla was so enthusiastic about him.

"Hello, my name is Cadillarig. I often hear Professor Binns mention you. I love the history of magic very much. Professor Binns told me that you are the most talented student he has ever met. I have always wanted to get to know you alone." She stretched out her hand and held Shimaier's hand tightly. "You must tell me about the paper on the goblin rebellion you wrote last time. Professor Binns quietly showed it to me. It was so amazing!"

Although Shimaier was happy that someone appreciated her talent, she couldn't tell Rigg that she was watching the whole process of the goblin rebellion.

Rige insisted on pulling Shimaier to tell him more interesting history, and Shimaier did not reject it. It happened that she didn't know how to pass the time at such a party.

Unnoticed, Tom quietly walked away.

It was not until the end of the banquet that Rigg said goodbye to Shimaier, and Shimaier began to look for Tom. Shimaier discovered Tom only after passing through layers of milky white ghost bodies.

At this moment, he took Helena's hand and kissed it (although he couldn't hold it, Helena was very cooperative).

"Goodbye, Ms. Grey," Tom said politely.

"Call me Helena, Riddle." A smile appeared on Helena's face. Perhaps she hadn't smiled for a long time, so her smile was stiff. "You are the one who understands me."

"Of course, Helena."

When Shimaier saw this scene, he suddenly felt very embarrassed and hurriedly left before anyone noticed his embarrassed appearance.

The butterfly necklace on her chest was still close to her skin. Shimaier put her hand into the scarf and tried to pull it off, but somehow she couldn't pull it off.

She ran back to the common room door in one breath, gasping for air. When she was about to go in, she heard Avery and Malfoy laughing loudly inside.

If you go in at this time, you will definitely be laughed at by them - Shimaier thought so, and simply squatted at the door of the common room, folded his hands around his knees and buried his face under the scarf.

At this time, there seemed to be a person squatting down next to him. Shimaier thought it was Tom, but he didn't look up because he was angry.

After all, the weather in November was a bit cold. When Shimaier felt that his feet were almost numb from the cold, he raised his head, only to find that it was Ailas squatting next to him.

"Why are you here?" Shimaier said slightly surprised.

"Squat" Ailas just said, staring at the floor numbly.

"" Neither of them spoke for a while.

"Guess why I'm squatting here?" Shimaier said, feeling that the atmosphere was too awkward.

Ailas then looked at Shimaier and shook his head slowly.

"I'm learning about statues," Shimaier said. She wasn't sure whether Ailas could get her own sense of humor.

Obviously Ailas couldn't. He looked at Shimaier with a little doubt, and Shimaier noticed that he seemed to be particularly weak, with both sides of his cheeks sunken deeply.

Thinking of his previous injuries and his appearance in the Albanian forest with Tom, Shimaier only thought that he and Tom were conducting dangerous magic research.

The thought of Tom made him unhappy.

So Shimaier moved from the left side of the common room door to the right side and squatted.

She didn't want to play with someone who was good at playing with Tom.

Ailas didn't say much when he saw Shimaier like this. He lit the fire above Shimaier's head. Shimaier felt the warmth, and Ailas entered the common room.

In the dark and claustrophobic space, Shimaier couldn't help but think about it. Tom would always be a popular Tom anyway, and how many people would remember him if he disappeared? Thinking of this, sadness began to invade his heart, and his heart felt as painful as being squeezed.

Shimaier squatted for a while, his feet were numb from the cold, then he sniffed, stood up and leaned weakly against the wall.

What Tom saw when he came out was such a scene - he saw her standing alone in the dark and dark corridor, her whole person had a sense of ruin, and she seemed to be leaving at any time.

Tom had a bad feeling in his heart. He hated feeling like he was not under his control again.

He squeezed his palms and walked towards Shimaier.

Shimaier felt someone standing next to her. She raised her eyes and found that it was Tom. She immediately looked away and stared at the ground.

"Shimaier" Tom called her softly.

For the first time, Shimael felt disgusted when Tom pronounced her name. She wanted to laugh and wanted Tom to stop pretending. He treats everyone the same, doesn't he? Use whoever is useful. Although he still doesn't know where he can be used, it may not be his first step.

But she didn't. She suppressed all these emotions and said angrily, "Call me Shimaier, Riddle."

Tom smiled, and he adjusted Shimaier's scarf. Shimaier wanted to move away, but Tom said softly, "Don't move."

Tom's eyes saw the butterfly under the scarf, and he touched it gently with his hand. The cold touch made Shimaier shiver.

"The butterfly will be with the snake."

"You are my eternal dance partner, Shimaier. It was the Christmas before, this Christmas will be the same, and it will be in the future." The last few words were said almost against Shimaier's earlobe, and the low voice hit directly. Shimael mind.

Tom simply untied Shimaier's scarf and kissed the butterfly pendant gently.

"I'm not," Shimaier said awkwardly. There was a voice in his heart telling him that such emotions were wrong, and another voice told him that he should face his own heart.

"If you are angry with me because of Helena Ravenclaw, it is a complete waste of our precious time." Tom put the scarf around Shimaier's neck again and said, "She has what I need. .”

"What is it?" Shimaier asked. If it was a better reason, Shimaier could convince himself.

Tom was silent for a while, his eyelashes leaving a shadow on his beautiful face. "You know my purpose."

Shimaier nodded, of course she knew that there could be nothing going on between Tom and Helena, maybe she was too emotionally tense.

Yes, I have this problem.

"What about me?" Shimaier suddenly wanted to know, "Do I have anything you need?"

"Yes." Tom understood that Shimaier had let go of the memory just now. "What I need is you."

I need you to be by my side, so that I can slowly analyze your secrets and let me know that I was not wrong in my bet.

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