【HP】I don’t want to fall in love, I just want to mess around

After Esther's strong dissuasion, Draco gave up the idea of ​​​​finding trouble with Harry.

They reluctantly parted after dinner.

Not long after the summer vacation began, Esther was living at her grandfather's house.

Not only were the Death Eaters on tenterhooks this summer, but the Ministry of Magic was also having a terrible time.

Although her father David worked in the Ministry of Magic, he believed in Dumbledore more than Fudge, so not long after the summer vacation began, he took the initiative to send Esther to live with her grandfather for a period of time.

Old Mr. Main is very busy, and so is Grandma Hawke. They usually don't spend much time with Esther, which gives her great freedom of time.

Although she was enrolled in a lot of cram schools, there was nothing they could do to her if she didn't want to learn.

Whether it is the Muggle world or the wizarding world, the night is always full of danger. After Esther and Draco parted, they did not stay too long. She walked to the phone booth next to the park. After dialing the number, someone quickly came to pick her up. go back.

When she got home, her grandfather and Grandma Hawke did not come back as expected, so she didn't care much. After returning to the room to wash up, she began to study the magic spell.

She had recently taken a sideways approach and became interested in some dark magic and curses. Although it was not a good idea to learn these things, she thought it would be good to learn them if she could possibly experiment on Umbridge.

I had just been reading for a while when an owl hooted outside the window.

She opened the window and a strange owl delivered a letter.

Esther felt strange. She opened the letter carefully and found that it was sent to her by Dumbledore.

The letter was relatively long. Dumbledore first asked her how her summer vacation was going, and then told her that Mr. Crouch Sr. died two days ago. It was not due to conspiracy or other people's hands, but because his body could not bear it.

Then she told her that Cedric was in stable condition and showing signs of recovery, but for the sake of his safety, his specific condition would not be disclosed to the outside world. Even if he gets better later, he will probably not continue to attend classes at Hogwarts.

After all, the last Harry who survived Voldemort had already been roasted on the fire. Esther felt that Dumbledore's decision was right.

She continued to look down.

The next step is the key point. After all kinds of thinking, Dumbledore believes that only Esther's personal action can change the original fate line.

Just like when she was in second grade, she caught Peter Pettigrew because of her personal participation. Although he still escaped later, it at least ensured that Sirius gained freedom and innocence.

Later, even if Snape personally took action, various accidents would still happen and things would go on the original track. In the end, it was she who really saved Cedric.

Esther thought for a long time after seeing this letter. When she thought about it carefully, what Professor Dumbledore said made sense. Could it be that because she was not from this world, she could change the plot, but even if others knew the original plot, Still can't reverse the outcome?

She didn't know if this guess was correct, but it seemed possible at the moment.

If this is the case, the burden on her will be even heavier.

After reading the letter, she remained silent for a long time. When she came to her senses, she had already made up her mind.

No matter what the truth was, since it was a possibility, she had to give it a try.

Thinking of this, she immediately took out the letter paper, picked up the pen, and Astoria wrote a letter.

There was a feeling in her mind that told her that the bottle of unicorn blood without the curse would be of great use in the future.

In this case, there is nothing wrong with her doing more.

Most of the summer vacation passed peacefully.

Esther took time out to visit Cedric at St. Mungo's with the other Hufflepuff friends.

This wasn't the first time she'd visited Cedric this summer, she'd been there twice before with other people.

But this time the result they got was that Cedric's condition had worsened and no one was allowed to visit.

Esther was confused about this result. Dumbledore had just written to her two days ago saying that Cedric's condition had improved, so how could it suddenly worsen again?

Returning home feeling uneasy, I then received a letter from Cedric.

It turns out that Cedric has woken up and lied about his condition getting worse for his own safety. He first apologized for this and then thanked Esther.

He also explained that the family was preparing to leave the UK temporarily, firstly to avoid the limelight, and secondly, although he woke up, his body had not fully recovered. The Death Curse had serious side effects on him, and the family wanted to go to other countries to find a way to break it.

In the letter, Cedric also said that the first stop they were going to was an ancient eastern country, which was the hometown of Qiu Zhang, and they would go there with Qiu Zhang's family.

After seeing this letter, Esther was completely relieved.

She was extremely happy for Cedric and Cho Chang, and the only one who felt sorry might be Harry.

According to the current situation, it is impossible for him to fall in love with Qiu Zhang.

However, he and Qiu Zhang had a bad relationship to begin with, so there was no need to feel too sorry.

Her mood improved, and she learned things faster. Before she knew it, summer vacation was coming to an end.

Then she realized belatedly that her contact with Draco had become less recent.

The reason wasn't on Esther's side, but because Draco was busy.

Not only is he busy with various social interactions, but his parents have been strict with him recently and do not allow him to go out at will.

He complained about these things to Esther more than once. Even if no one said it explicitly, people with a discerning eye could still clearly detect that something was wrong with the atmosphere at this time.

I don't know how long these peaceful days can last.

Esther was deeply worried.

Of course, this does not mean that there is no connection between them, but they will see each other through the double-sided mirror whenever they have time. Draco even shared with Esther that Harry used magic illegally in the Muggle world and might be expelled. things.

He was always well informed on these matters.

When school was about to start, Esther and Ernie went to Diagon Alley to do some shopping.

She used the excuse that she was no longer a child to refuse her parents' offer to go shopping with her in Diagon Alley.

After not seeing each other for a while, Ernie seemed to have grown taller.

He is now almost a head taller than Esther. Of course, Ernie has become more mature and will no longer be obsessed with his height.

There are still those shops in Diagon Alley, and everyone's purchasing process is still the same as before.

Along the way, they met several Hufflepuff classmates. After everyone said hello, they inevitably talked about Cedric.

As far as everyone knew, Cedric was still unconscious, and although Esther knew the real situation, she didn't tell anyone for Cedric's sake.

Until the end of this summer vacation, she never found a chance to meet Draco again.