[HP Comprehensive UK and US] Platinum Stark

Alicia sat in the Slytherin common room until two in the morning, but still didn't receive Tony's Christmas present.

She leaned back sleepily.

Since they met, Tony has always delivered Christmas presents to the girl at around midnight every year. On the one hand, it is because our playboy thinks it is romantic to treat friends in this way, and on the other hand, it is because Tony wants the girl to be the first to open his gift.

What happened this year?

Could it be that Tony was having too much fun at the party and was immersed in it, or was drunk?

After all, Tony occasionally mentioned in his letters to her that he and his father had quarreled about this kind of thing.

Well, he can’t be so unreliable on such an important holiday.

But no matter what, this matter is too much!

She had been waiting for so long!

Alicia snorted softly, expressing her extreme dissatisfaction.

This was reflected in her actions. She stood up quickly, went back to the dormitory with a sullen face, and her high ponytail swung back and forth behind her head, showing how heavy her steps were.

Who cares? He's not on time, and I'm not waiting.

The girl's mood did not improve after a nap.

Pansy and Daphne held Alicia's hands, one on each side, and came to the Christmas tree. They decided to take the gifts back to the dormitory, put them in a suitcase cast with an infinite extension spell, and take them home to open them.

Alicia rubbed her face and tried to pick out a unique gift box from the pile of gift boxes - what if the smart Galleons threw Tony's gift directly here?

This one is from Theodore, and that one is...

and many more!

How did a red and yellow gift box get in here? Who could have given it to her?

The girl quickly stuffed it into her arms before anyone around her noticed - she didn't want the rumor that "Malfoy received a gift from Gryffindor" to spread.

Just then, a familiar-looking owl swooped into the lounge and dropped the package directly into the girl's arms.

Alicia twitched her lips and covered the package with her robe.

They must not know about the Muggle newspapers.

"Alicia, what is that?" Daphne came over with a curious look on her face.

The platinum-blonde girl glanced at her with a half-smile but said nothing.

Greengrass had crossed a line.

Pansy glanced at Alicia's expression without leaving a trace, and said with a smile, "Maybe it's a gift from the dean? Okay Daphne, let me guess if this is a gift from the second year student in Ravenclaw."

Daphne seemed to realize her slip of the tongue, Alicia's actions clearly showed that she didn't want others to notice, and the question she blurted out with that look was indeed inappropriate.

It's just that she...how could she see herself like that...

Although she was aware of Malfoy's powerful background, Daphne, who was also spoiled, was a little unhappy.

Alicia certainly didn't care about Greengrass's opinion. She glanced at Draco who was talking to Goyle from a distance, and turned back to the dormitory after making sure that her brother didn't notice her.

It's a bit inconvenient to carry a Muggle newspaper with me. It would be troublesome if someone saw it.

The girl smiled at Pansy, as if to thank her for diverting Daphne's attention, but it also seemed to contain other meanings.

The latter nodded slightly, indicating that he understood what she meant.

Alicia was probably dealing with the package, and at this critical juncture, she certainly wouldn't go back and join in the fun.

Theodore, who was standing by the curtain, saw the whole process. He finally stopped being silent and chose to come to Draco's side: "Merry Christmas, Draco. By the way, did Potter give you a present? I think I saw the Gryffindor gift box at Thea's place just now, so I came to ask you."

Alicia was of course unaware of this scene. She was quickly reading today's newspaper, intending to burn it immediately after taking a quick glance to destroy the body.

Suddenly, a line of eye-catching large characters filled her eyes.

The Starks were killed in a car accident

The girl shook the newspaper in disbelief, as if she was dazzled.

Merlin, this is a joke...

Alicia read the article word by word, and the malicious speculations between the lines made her extremely uncomfortable.

"After the death of both his parents, can Anthony Stark support the operation of the entire Stark Industries? Will the once famous Stark fall from grace?"

The girl's face turned extremely cold, and the next second, she burned the newspaper to ashes.

Complex emotions filled her mind, including shock, worry, and anger.

She pulled out a two-way mirror from her pocket - it was a pair, and the other side was the Christmas gift she gave to Tony this year.

Alicia tried to speak several times, but no sound came out.

At this time, nothing you say is appropriate.

Although she has always been good at handling things, this is the first time she has encountered such a thing.

The girl would never use those clever tricks on her friends, and she silently put the two-way mirror back into her pocket.

Alicia was feeling a little depressed. She couldn't imagine how devastated Tony must be at this moment after losing his parents the day before Christmas.

She thought of the couple she had met once.

She was nine years old that year. Tony, who was forced to attend a business meeting in London with his parents, wrote her a letter two days in advance, saying that he wanted to meet her at 11 o'clock in the morning two days later and have lunch together.

Alicia readily agreed and thought of a proper reason to answer her mother's questions.

How could I miss out on such fun every time I went out with Tony?

Tony Stark never disappoints.

Two days later, sitting in the reserved restaurant, the girl felt particularly comfortable.

"Why do you suddenly want to come to London?" Alicia asked deliberately after finishing a croissant.

She had long realized that her talented friend might not have wizard blood.

Tony pushed his glasses up and picked up a glass of blueberry juice without changing his expression. "Doing business with my family, you know, I never like to attend those boring meetings."

At this time, none of them expected that this originally relaxing lunch would welcome two "uninvited guests".

Howard Stark and Maria Stark, they are Tony's parents.

Tony was so frightened when he saw who was coming that he nearly broke his plate.

Howard came to the two of them angrily, but he said something that made his father sneer on the spot: "The guests booked the whole restaurant for dinner and let other people in. This restaurant is about to go bankrupt."

"It's mine now." Howard put down the phone in his hand, "I'm the owner of this restaurant."

Maria quietly took her husband's arm, signaling him not to lose his temper in front of her son's friends.

Tony has a habit of walking out of meetings for a long time, and teaching him a lesson in front of his friends will only backfire.

In such an awkward atmosphere, the girl put down the cutlery in her hands and showed a polite and sweet smile to the two adults: "Hello, uncle and aunt, my name is Alicia, and I'm Tony's friend."