HP solves the mystery

Lily's little face was red, her forehead was sweating, and she was fanning herself with her hands.

"Lily, what do you want to see me for?" Severus blocked the door without leaving a trace, but had no intention of letting anyone into the house. He actually admired Lily quite a lot. Spider End Alley was so dangerous. Dare to come to high places.

Lily didn't notice the boy's little movements, and happily waved the parchment in her hand, "Severus, let's go to the music festival! It's not far from the city center, and it's only half an hour away by subway! Look! "

As she spoke, she handed the parchment to Severus. The music festival she was talking about was the broomstick ride that Potter and Sirius had arranged to do together. On the parchment was a message inviting her to go with them.

Severus took the letter and read it at a glance. His mind was racing. It said that he and Sirius would go together and they would pay for the expenses. As an invitee, he only had to enjoy it.

Combined with the information that Regulus wrote to him before telling him that his brother has run away from home, it can be judged that Sirius Black has now reached the point in the plot that he betrays the family and lives alone.

He thought about the heavy burden on Regulus's shoulders, and couldn't help but mourn for three seconds. Having such a rebellious brother could only be said to be a misfortune for the family.

"Lily, I don't want to go. I recently saw a magic potion in a book. I bought the ingredients and am going to try it." Severus looked at the beautiful girl in front of him and refused. Would he like to play with Potter? He's not out of his mind!

"And, ahem, it's sixth grade when school starts, and I want to preview..." He coughed and returned the parchment. This was not an excuse. He really needed to preview. As a wizard who became a monk halfway, there were some problems in the magic world. He really didn't understand the matter. "I wish you a happy time, Lily. Maybe you can bring Penny with you. Isn't the lead singer of the music festival her favorite PL..."

Lily was extremely embarrassed. She didn't know her sister's preferences and had never thought of taking her to meet her wizard friends. Coupled with the previous conflicts, she came to see Severus as soon as she received the letter.

"Oh, okay, okay, I'll go back and ask her, but it would be a pity if you don't go. They haven't been there before..." Lily didn't know whether it was because of his rejection or because of her guilt for her sister, she felt a little sad. , biting his lip and speaking quickly.

Then without waiting for Severus to react, he quickly ran towards the intersection.

Severus looked at the burgundy hair in confusion for a moment, then touched the wand on his waist and followed. The Spider End Alley in the slums was not safe, especially for single women.

It wasn't until Lily walked into the house safely that he breathed a sigh of relief. Next time he met her, he must tell her not to go to the house to look for him again. If anything happened, he would contact her by owl.

Severus kicked the unconscious homeless man whom he hid in the alley, pointed his wand at the man's face, hesitated for a while, and then slowly recited the spell.

"Everything is forgotten."

Before the homeless man woke up, he hurried away and returned to his home on Spider End Lane.

The potion brewing was going very smoothly, and he had one more potion for consignment in Diagon Alley.

The owls came and went more frequently, and they were all looking to buy and make customized potions. There were still many rich people in the magic world.

He accepted a few orders that were short-term, but rejected the others that were similar to elixirs and palliatives.

When Lily returned home, she saw her sister coming back from carrying water. She remembered what Severus had said and leaned over to ask, "Penny, do you want to go to the music festival with me? Potter said they will cover the expenses. I My little sisters Mary and Jenny are all going! I heard that in addition to hearing a lot of different styles of music there, there are also a lot of delicious food!”

Petunia wiped the sweat from her chin with her sleeves. She looked as gray as a duck because of the long drought and the need to carry water. Compared with the clean and beautiful Lily, she looked like an ugly duckling.

Petunia poured water into the water tank and said, "Your parents will not allow you to go alone, Lily. Things can easily happen when there are many people. Have you forgotten the riot in the square before? So many people were killed and injured... Moreover, your wizard friend Is it reliable..."

Lily frowned unhappily. Penny's preachy words made her very impatient. Why did she always worry so much about things in vain? Isn't it just to be happy?

"Okay, okay, Petunia, you are one year older than me, not ten years older. My wizard friends are much more reliable than your classmates! At least they didn't break the appointment and dance with me!" Lily interrupted Petunia. , telling another incident that made her and Mary laugh for days while telling it.

Penny didn't look good. It was the school dance, and her male dance partner had canceled the appointment because he had a stomachache. Instead, he went to dance with others at the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), leaving her alone at the dance. A person did something ugly.

Although the male dance partner apologized later, Penny did not forgive him. She even went to the girl from the college to explain the situation. It was not so easy to find a horse by riding a donkey.

"Forget it, it's up to you. You can do whatever you want. Your parents will agree to it anyway..." Petunia waved her hands tiredly. Her younger sister was always rebellious towards her, and she made her own decisions about her own life.

Lily raised her chin proudly as if she had won a battle, stepped hard on the wooden floor with her small leather shoes, making a rattling sound, shook her red hair and left.

Petunia shook her head helplessly. Lily was like a child who would never grow up. She only cared about her own happiness and couldn't care about other people's affairs.

She looked at the water that was half full in the water tank, exhaled, and picked up the bucket again. She had to fill the water tank before cooking in the afternoon.

The water level of the Thames dropped so alarmingly that even though it rained a few days ago, she was still afraid that the river would dry up, so she couldn't help but fill up the water tank.

As for why it is not connected at the water pipes and water trucks, the government control is very strict now, and the water supply is only four hours, and how many people are there in London?

Not to mention the water sold by unscrupulous merchants, there are special trucks transporting high-quality water every day, and I don’t know where it goes.

When Penny prepared dinner in the evening, the Evans couple, who had worked hard all day, only had time to say hello to their daughters, then sat down and wolfed down the food.

In order to save money, the capitalists do not include meals, so the workers can only work hungry at noon.

Lily saw them finish their meal and told them about going to the music festival, emphasizing that she was going with her wizard friend Mary.

"You can go, Lily. When can you go? Do you have enough money?" Mrs. Evans thought about it and agreed. The place where the festival can be held will not be bad. She turned to look at Penny and opened her mouth to ask.

Penny shook her head silently, picked up the empty plates on the table and went to the kitchen.

Mr. Evans touched his painful shoulder, and when his wife agreed, he swallowed her refusal. It was just a music festival.

The day before the music festival, the Evanses sent Lily to the subway before hurriedly going to work.

Penny was mending her parents' torn clothes at home, thinking about her sister who was going to the music festival, and sighed deeply, with envy and jealousy intertwined deep in her heart.

Severus didn't know that the relationship between the two sisters was in jeopardy again. Now he had met a good thing, and there was a way to make extra money.