HP's Chinese Parents

Nick closed his eyes and said in a tired voice, "Tom, I'm sorry for letting you hear this."

Tom turned his head away subconsciously at first, then gritted his teeth and looked directly at Nick after a while, and said, "Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

"Of course." Nick knelt down and looked at him tenderly, "but it's too late now, let's go back to the room and talk slowly."

Half an hour later, after taking a shower, Tom changed into comfortable cotton pajamas, held a glass of milk that Nick gave him in his hand, leaned against the pillow, and sank into the soft bedding.Nick sat on the edge of the bed, playing with a square throw pillow with the looming jewel in the ring.Tom cleared his throat, signaling that someone who was distracted could start.Nick laughed, and pondered: "Why don't you come and ask me, I promise I will have no reservations for you tonight."

Tom grasped the point of Nick's words sensitively: "Is it just tonight?"

"Tom, everyone has some little secrets." Nick said quietly, "Didn't I never ask your little secrets?"

Tom was so angry that he grabbed the cup in his hand: "So you really knew!"

Nick said frankly: "If you mean that you are a wizard, well, I have already guessed. After all, your mother is a wizard, so it is not surprising that you are a wizard."

Tom was distracted by Nick, and he said in a daze, "Wizard? So I'm a wizard? But they all call me the devil."

"Tom, many people are like this. They are full of fear of things they don't understand, or more often, they just want to find an object for themselves to vent. Everyone is habitually hostile to aliens. Usually, it's okay. Most people will restrain themselves. , but the harder life is, the meaner people will be." Speaking of this, Nick felt sorry for the upcoming World War II, "When people are dissatisfied with the status quo but unable to solve it, they hope to find a scapegoat to vent. Anger and resentment. The distant example is that when the Black Death was prevalent in the Middle Ages, they defined disliked girls as witches, saying that they spread the plague so they burned them to death; The economic depression was blamed on the handicapped, the mentally ill and the Jews, and the underfed people in France began to hate the government, the bureaucrats and the city people... Ah, sorry, I seem to be digressing, am I talking too seriously Tom? Well, let's keep it simple, and if I say that wizards also have nicknames for us ordinary non-magical people - call us Muggles - you'll feel better?"

"Just like me... just like that man, because he was controlled by my mother, so he thinks I'm a devil too?"

"Okay, let's talk about your father," Nick resisted the urge to sigh, "I remember I said he was mentally disturbed, and I didn't lie to you. He did have a disease called PTSD-post-traumatic coping. Stress disorder. PTSD refers to a series of long-lasting stress reactions that affect normal life after people experience or witness traumatic events. Simply put, it is a lifelong inability to be left after being injured The psychological scars to get rid of. Your father has this disease. Although he looks like a healthy person, he was raped by your mother... well, the experience of captivity made him feel anxious and self-blaming all the time, which made him neurotic Fragile, very easily frightened and irritable. So be kind to him Tom, although he is now good at messing up all relationships, but it is not his own will. He is just instinctively afraid of anyone who can use magic, he has no power To tell the difference between wizards."

Tom gritted his teeth as if he had made up his mind and asked, "So do you think I'm a devil? Or, if I tell you that I actually find it fun to hurt people, would you think I'm a devil?"

Nick looked at this kid who was pretending to be calm but actually was uneasy, his eyes were very gentle, he said slowly: "No, baby. If you say you can get pleasure from bullying others, it's normal, many children will find pranks very funny, we The biological characteristics of the bully determine that we expect feedback from the interaction of the outside world, and the reaction of the bullied person, whether it is physical or emotional, is a strong feedback signal, so I say this is a very normal thing."

Hearing this, Tom breathed a sigh of relief, as if the invisible shackles on his body were broken.However, at this moment, Nick's expression suddenly became serious, and he continued in a decisive tone: "But, pay attention to Tom, what I just said is that if you can get pleasure from hurting others before, then it's okay." , but if you later deliberately hurt other people for fun, then yes, you are a devil!"

"I don't think all wizards are devils, but I do believe that God has justly distributed the scum evenly among all men and wizards, all men and women, and all poor and rich. So I And don't think all wizards are good people."

Then Nick looked at the frightened Tom and eased his expression: "There are so many interesting things in the world. Isn't music, painting, reading, and traveling all interesting? We can find fun and a sense of accomplishment in other things, right? "

"Now, Tom, I believe you are made more by your choices than by your abilities. You are judged not by what you think but by what you do."

"Okay baby, drink up the milk, get some sleep, and let this damn day go by."

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However, as far as Nick is concerned, although he is exhausted physically and mentally, the damn day is not over-he has to deal with the guy who messed up everything and took over his bedroom crying!

Apparently, the big Tom wasn't crying.In fact, from the fact that he subconsciously occupied the master bedroom where Nick must be living because he was not sure which guest room was unoccupied, it can be seen that he has not lost his mind.

When Nick pushed the door open without courtesy, he was standing by the window watching the night scene.

"Where's your manners? Nick!" The familiar scolding made Nick secretly relieved, God knows how worried he would be to see a self-pitying brother.

"If I didn't go into my bedroom, then I apologize Tom," Nick defiantly said.

Tom responded with a sneer: "Oh, is our family bankrupt? Isn't the pocket money your mother gave you enough? Why did you buy such a small house, and now there are no extra guest rooms?"

It’s true that there are no guest rooms. One of the two rooms on the first floor is for Anna’s permanent residence, and the other is reserved for Uncle Arnold. There are four rooms on the second floor. Except for his and Tom’s bedrooms, he changed the rest to his. and Tom's study, the attic was converted into a drawing room and playroom.If Nick doesn't want to sleep in Anna's boudoir, then he has to choose between Arnold and the two Toms.

But he will not admit defeat: "It seems that our family is bankrupt! Otherwise, Young Master Riddle will leave the main house in London and keep running to snatch my bedroom!"

Tom sneered: "Get out, you can go sleep with that brat or whoever you want, don't bother me."

Nick also imitated him and sneered: "Tom Riddle, let me remind you, the little brat you are talking about is your own son. No matter how much you deny it, you can't change this fact."

So Tom Riddle was completely irritated: "You are dreaming! Even if I don't get married, have no children in my life, and die alone, I will never admit that this little brat belongs to my son!"

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Nick put aside his sarcasm, clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Okay, then he will be my son from today on."

Tom looked at him coldly: "Well, I can't wait to see him go to school. It must be very interesting to see him being asked by teachers and classmates why Mr. Nick can have children at the age of 12."

Nick's response was to put on his nightgown with a smirk and get under the covers with a certain arrogant look in his eyes.

"Nick Riddle! How can you go to bed without a shower!"

Nick murmured, "Oh, spare me bro, I can't wait to get this damn day over."

Then Tom choked on him, and the room gradually quieted down. Half asleep and half awake, he felt someone lying beside him: "Oh, good night, brother."

Hey, did you say it out loud?It doesn't matter, hee!

The author has something to say: Nick has single-handedly (temporarily) managed two Toms!Tang Zai was frightened by him, and completely forgot to ask anything else. Brother Tang was disgusted by the coquettish Dafa, so he probably needs to wait a while.

PS:尼克过了一天我居然更了4章！日更四章！快表扬我！感谢在2020-04-0500:05:04~2020-04-0701:04:35期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel of irrigation nutrient solution: 1 bottle without rain;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!