[HP Comprehensive UK and US] Platinum Stark

Rosier and Selwyn's engagement ceremony was held on the third day after the start of school at Hogwarts - that is, today. The invitation was delivered by owl half a month ago.

Alicia was woken up early in the morning to do her makeup. She half-closed her eyes, suppressing the irritability caused by getting up early. The house elf was a little scared, and combed her master's hair carefully and cautiously.

Draco, who was waiting at his sister's door, saw Alicia finish dressing and leave the room, and said carefully: "The Zabini and Nott families will also be here today. We will still dance the first dance after the banquet begins, but Dad wants you and Nott to get to know each other as well."

Alicia nodded slightly and said nothing more.

Children from pure-blood families have always been engaged early, and there are very few who get engaged right after graduation, like Rosier and Selwyn.

There was a Malfoy who married a half-blood wizard before, but that was not the majority after all, so Lucius still hoped that his daughter could marry a pure-blood, and it would be even better if the pure-blood was from Slytherin.

The family structure should be simple, the family background should not be too different from Malfoy, and the temper should be good.

Taking all these miscellaneous requirements into account, the only one who was finally selected was Theodore Nott.

Of course, this was just the best candidate in Lucius's mind, and he would not force his daughter's marriage. If she fell in love with a pure-blood from Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff, Lucius would readily agree - even a half-blood could barely agree.

Not the stupid lion from Gryffindor, and not the Muggle-born wizards either.

Looking at his lovely and well-behaved daughter walking down the stairs, Lucius felt a little sad as an old father.

He secretly decided that even if Alicia's marriage was arranged in the future, she should not get married too early. She should at least stay at home until she was twenty years old, no, twenty-three years old.

"Good day, father. Good day, mother."

The brother and sister greeted their parents at the same time.

Narcissa smiled and patted their heads and said, "Now that you are ready, let's go."

The family soon arrived at the gate of Selwyn Manor. Just as Lucius was exchanging pleasantries with the old master of Selwyn, Alicia attracted much attention as they entered the door. Malfoy, as always, was the most dazzling presence in the crowd.

A boy with brown hair and blue eyes hid in the crowd and looked at the little girl who was as cute as a doll, a Malfoy.

The girl his father wanted him to befriend.

He had met Draco several times, but this was his first time meeting Alicia. Malfoy took good care of the little girl, and this was only her second time attending a large banquet.

Alicia felt the gazes from all sides, but she didn't look around. She stood there straight, with a smile on her face. Her brother Draco stood on her right, standing tall, with a calm look, and occasionally turning his head to say something to his sister.

Theodore's eyes followed them until they entered the hall where the banquet was held.

"Let's go." Old Nott patted his son's shoulder and followed everyone in.

Cold engagement vows, distant kisses, and the same fake smiles. Although Alicia could adapt to such occasions, she was not very happy to participate in them. Draco took his sister's hand with a sense of sympathy and squeezed it gently to comfort her, and did not let go until the ceremony was over and the ball was about to begin.

He bowed to his sister, stretched out his right hand, and asked earnestly and gentlemanly: "Beautiful lady, may I have the honor to ask you to dance with me?"

"I will never refuse your invitation, sir." Alicia's smile became much more genuine, and she winked at Draco cunningly.

They spun gracefully on the dance floor, in perfect harmony as if they had practiced it tens of millions of times. As the music came to an end, Draco lowered his head slightly and asked softly, "Are you ready, Thea?"

"Well, don't worry, brother, it's okay." Alicia answered in the same soft voice.

At the last banquet, her dance partner was only Draco, and after the first dance, she would go aside to rest.

Theodore Nott was Alicia's first dance partner other than Malfoy.

Daphne Greengrass had told her that young witches usually married the first partner they danced with outside their family.

Before she could come back to her senses from her memories, Nott had already come to the two of them: "Sir, may I ask this lady to dance with me?"

After getting Draco's approval, Nott solemnly invited Alicia.

When the second dance began, Alicia's hand was already on Nott's shoulder. The latter's voice came from above - Nott's voice was a little higher than Draco's: "Theodore Nott, my name. It's an honor to meet Miss Malfoy."

"Call me Alicia." The girl always knew how to build closer relationships with friends she met for the first time, but Nott's attitude was a little cold compared to Daphne and the others.

Theodore responded but did not expand on the subject.

fair enough.

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At the same time, in a different place, Tony, who had returned to the United States, touched the owl's head and cheered loudly, "Go, Gold Galleons!"

Howard Stark, who came upon hearing the noise, happened to see his son releasing... an owl?

He looked at his son seriously, and began to scold him under Tony's unsurprised gaze: "It is illegal to keep owls in the United States. Who gave you the courage, Tony? Return it to where you found it!"

Here it comes again. He has heard this kind of commanding sermon countless times since he was a child.

Tony don't do this, Tony don't do that; this is not the place for you; get out, I'm working...

The older boy, who was about to explain, retorted angrily: "Father, are you so old that you can't see clearly? Don't say I don't have anything in my hand. Even if I do, it would just be a butterfly, the kind that flies around and never goes home."

He sneered at Howard sarcastically, turned around and walked out the door. The investigation over the past few days did not allow him to find any information about that world. The only entry point was this owl and the little girl from England.

Hopefully the wizarding owls will remember the way back to the Stark home.

To Tony, everything in that world is new and unknown, and all the answers can only be found through repeated exploration. However, maybe the little girl in Malfoy Manor will like the gift he gave?

The girl Tony was thinking about was very tired, and it was already very late when the wedding ended.

After returning home, Alicia took a shower. She sighed and rubbed her still sore cheeks, feeling a little tired. The girl turned her back to the soft big bed and bent her knees slightly.

"Oh!"

Yay, implantation was successful!

The girl felt the comfort of being completely sunk into the bed. Although she felt a little guilty, she relaxed completely after a while. Anyway, Daddy and Mommy wouldn't know.

Before she could rest properly, a strange owl pecked at the bedroom window. The letters sent by the owls that were allowed to enter Malfoy Manor were harmless. Alicia knew this since she was a child. Perhaps this was one of the magic of the manor.

She pounded the bed helplessly, got up, opened the window and let the owl in. You won't know until you see it. How did this owl fly so far with a book?

She took down both the envelope and the book and began to read the letter.

Alicia first glanced at the signature, her expression a little stiff. Tony Stark! Only rude Americans could do such a thing! She didn't want Tony to not hear the politeness in her words.

Although the girl wanted to crumple the letter and throw it away, she held back and read it from the beginning out of politeness.

"Dear Miss Malfoy:

Good afternoon (or good evening, or good morning)

The name of this owl is Galleon, and I think you will be interested in this name."

Alicia laughed out loud and felt much better. It was indeed an interesting name.

The content of the letter roughly stated that his words at the time did not mean to disrespect her brother, and expressed his interest in the story about Hogwarts she mentioned last time, and finally thanked her for her friendly introduction.

"Forgive me for interrupting you, I look forward to your reply.

P.S.: This book is about Muggle physics. I thought that a smart witch like you would not refuse to learn about physics, which is something that many Muggles avoid. This is also the direction of my recent research. I hope you like it.

——Want to be friends with you

Tony Stark"

A book about Muggle physics.

Alicia put down the letter, frowned subconsciously, and then stared at the book without touching it for a long time.

The one in the family who hates Muggles the most is actually my mother. I heard that the Black family are radicals who pursue pure blood. They even disdain to marry with mixed-bloods. In order to purify their bloodline, they choose to marry close relatives. Anyone who does not respect the family's ideals will be expelled.

There were two people who were expelled from Narcissa's generation, one was her cousin Sirius Black, and the other was her biological sister Andromeda Black.

She would always remember the pride her cousin, the heir of the Black family, showed when he walked towards the Gryffindor table. How could she forget it? Ever since Sirius Black high-fived that Potter, the whispers at the Slytherin table had never stopped. Every mocking, sympathetic, or contemptuous look was like a knife piercing the heart of the always proud Narcissa.

A Gryffindor came out of the Slytherin family.

Her father's instructions were still ringing in her ears: "Cisi, Sirius is a little rebellious, he is used to being wild and unrestrained, I'm afraid he will get into trouble in Slytherin, you should take care of him, Lucius is already the prefect, you can ask him for help if there are things you can't handle, after all, Sirius can't be allowed to suffer in school."

There is a pro-Muggle faction in the Black family.

Narcissa's hand holding the fork was shaking slightly. Seeing this, Lucius' sharp eyes swept around immediately, and the discussions on the long table became quieter.

She had embarrassed herself in front of Lucius, and this realization made Narcissa feel even worse.

Sirius Black. She repeated the name in her mind over and over again.

Sirius, the name given by Walburga himself, the brightest star in the sky, meant that he would bring a bright and dazzling future to the Black family. But at this moment, this name was like a humiliation, deeply engraved in Narcissa Black's heart.

And Andromeda, Narcissa's excommunicated sister, fell in love with a Muggle-born Hufflepuff wizard. Young Narcissa could not understand why her sister would abandon Black and her family for a Muggle-born wizard - she actually eloped with that Muggle.

That damned Mudblood tricked her sister into doing such a shameful thing, and once again pushed the Black family to the top of public opinion.

Initially, she had no opinion when she learned that Andromeda and Hufflepuff were in love. She even found it incredible when she knew that the man was a Muggle-born. She felt disgusted at most and did not tell her eldest sister who hated Muggles. She thought that Andromeda was just in love and would not hesitate when it was time to break up. Telling her eldest sister would only make things worse. Bella might do something crazy.

When things got out of control, Narcissa panicked: "You're actually going to openly date him? Don't tell me you don't plan to break up."

Andromeda looked at her sister who looked extremely bad. The expression in her eyes could only be described as complicated. She said tiredly, "Cissy, not everyone is as lucky as you. The person you fall in love with happens to be a pure-blood wizard."

The two parted unhappily. After this conversation, they seemed to have started an endless cold war. Not long after, Andromeda was expelled.

Shouldn't I have thought of it long ago? People in the Black family are like this. They are crazy and desperate. Once they have made up their minds, they will never give up, no matter how heavy the price or how tragic the consequences.

Walburga, Sirius, Regulus, Bella, Andromeda, and even herself.

Maybe their ideas and goals are different, but they are definitely all Blake - stubborn, or even paranoid and crazy Blake.

Narcissa was not as extreme as Bella, nor did she take the initiative to understand Muggles like Andromeda after falling in love. She was a person walking in the middle of the two sides. But after Andromeda was expelled, her disgust for Muggles almost skyrocketed instantly. The lady who never swore uttered the only swear word in her life: "That damn... Mudblood."

No one knew what Narcissa felt when she stood in front of the window that day. No one would ever see her helplessness and anger that day.

The sister who had played with her since childhood, practiced spells with her, checked each other's homework without telling their parents, chatted with her in the Slytherin common room, and watched the sunset by the Black Lake with her, would never walk with her again.

Narcissa's mind was filled with Andromeda's resolute gaze and Bella's cruel curse. The always dignified blonde girl could not help but expose her most vulnerable side.

Allow her to mourn in the darkness before dawn.

Last words: If you don’t mind, you can open the comments, because I have a lot of explanations there.