[HP] A Brief History of Time

Draco stuffed the pretend suitcase under the bed, and tightened the door of the box, blocking Virginia's sight of coming and going in the aisle.It’s okay on the plane, trains and cars are the easiest places to be approached.After two months, Draco, who was wearing Muggle clothes, could only see a little shadow of the wizarding nobles of the past, and Virginia, except for a pretty face, was quite refreshing, and she was no different from any backpacker who was tired of traveling. It's different, she is now wearing a thick braid, sitting cross-legged on the bed, tearing off the paper cover of the cherry yogurt with her teeth, while taking out a bottle of yogurt from her small handbag that never leaves her body, and handing it to her. he.

Draco sighed, took the yogurt, and stuffed a handkerchief into her hand.In the past two months, everything has not been smooth sailing for them.When they first arrived in Paris, they were also very excited. Virginia even got smart and went to the square in front of the Louvre to lock down a British tourist group and followed them to listen to the story.The first negligence was in Montmartre. It happened to be Valentine’s Day, and there were couples under the Paris Love Wall. When there are more tourists, there will be more thieves. After a whole body of work, the backpack Virginia put aside disappeared without a trace.The only lucky thing is that the backpack was not enchanted, and most of the things were properly placed in the small handbag that Virginia had cast the space extension spell, including the wand.Thieves are not the most troublesome thing, the most terrible thing is the local hooligans. One night in Paris, they passed through a block by the Seine River for convenience, and met a few hooligans, whistling About to start a fight with Virginia, one of them boldly extended his claws to Draco. If he didn't use a wand, Draco's fighting level was not as good as Virginia's. In the end, it turned out to be Vigil Nia with the handbag — which had been filled with nothing but a rock since she stole it from her knapsack — beat a gangster to the point of howling, and the two hurried to the shadows of the street a quarter of an hour before the Paris police arrived. Apparate.Afterwards, they found out that the neighborhood had a bad reputation, and it turned out that because of the use of magic, they only realized a little trouble a few days later, a wizard was inquiring about their whereabouts.

So they left Paris, went to Switzerland, then went to Belgium, until they set foot on the soil of Italy again.

Their other box, containing a few souvenirs, went missing when they got off the plane in Rome.Draco had no choice but to sigh, let alone leave his address and identity at the counter.

But these troubles are nothing compared to the troubles in the wizarding world.

There was only the last folded note left in Virginia's pocket—this note was very special, it was thrown to them by Narcissa temporarily, and both Virginia and Draco guessed that the address was Where, they tacitly left it until the end.

Because the chosen destinations are far away from the fighting range of British wizards, Draco has concealed the most prominent symbol of Malfoy's family - he is now a brunette youth, Virginia is even in the famous wizarding fashion street in France. She bought a few beauty manuals, and every morning, with the help of the surrounding plants, she slowly curled his hair with her fingers.That's it, when meeting wizards in France, no one recognized the most wanted figure of the Dark Lord.

Putting down the yogurt, Virginia stuffed three rum cakes in a row to satisfy her empty stomach, "What are you thinking, Draco? You haven't eaten anything since you got off the plane."

Draco tossed her small handbag into his knapsack to hide Virginia's steady stream of plucking from it.He didn't seem to have completely forgotten the plight of the wizarding world in two months like Virginia.In his hand lay a mobile phone, which was used to communicate with Muggle businessmen.

The world of British Muggles was ridiculously messed up, and they didn't know that the low and dense fog caused by the dementors was caused by someone completely beyond their imagination.Mr. Scheitana complained on the phone, "The air quality is already bad to a certain extent. It is reported on TV every day that many people suddenly fainted on the road because of the smog, and a series of car accidents happened inexplicably. In such weather, even the school is closed. Now, who wants to take a vacation? The government just promulgates one law after another that doesn’t work.”

Draco broke free from his thoughts, met Virginia's eyes looking at him, Draco wiped off the cake crumbs from the corner of her mouth, and whispered, "When you get to the place, you should practice it Homework."

They got off at the train station in Naples.

The hiding place of Narcissa and Lucius is very difficult to find. The cliffs of the seaside town are full of small white or yellow houses with red roofs one after another, and there are mountain roads that cars can't go up at all.

Virginia is studying the address in her hand. She knows that this address will never be known without asking. Narcissa is definitely not a woman who can bear to live in harmony with Muggles. In the summer vacation when she and Draco got engaged in Italy , Narcissa never left the house once.

Draco looked up at the rooftops and the seemingly high cliffs hidden by trees, and decided to spend the day at the bottom of the mountain.

***

As night fell, Draco apparated up the hill with Virginia.Passing through a path that is only two people wide between the tall stone walls on both sides, you arrive at the only place where there is no densely packed colorful small houses, and the thick silk tree trees almost form a natural fence.Draco took out his wand and began to test for traces of magical buildings.

When the white light from the tip of his staff passed through the fence, almost immediately, a tall, castle-like building immediately stood in the middle of the trees.The dark building was dark and eerie under the moonlight, Virginia was taken aback, but Draco was relieved.The Castle reacted to the Malfoys' secret spell.

He quickly threw a few more spells, and soon, the surrounding trees gradually receded to both sides, and a stone-paved path appeared in front of them.

"Don't be afraid." Draco squeezed Virginia's fingers and led her inside.The trees closed quickly behind them.

Narcissa was standing on the steps, watching them with a smile.

***

After two months, Draco finally changed into the clothes he was used to, and his hair quickly returned to its original platinum color.Virginia was sensitive to the fact that Narcissa seemed to prefer that Draco drink Polyjuice Potion with a fat man's hair than that he had a strangely colored hair on top of his face.So after dinner, she obediently changed her hair back, and then followed Draco to meet Lucius in the bedroom on the second floor.

Lucius, skinny to the bone, with a rising hairline, seemed to be in good spirits, having just finished his own dinner lying on a huge pillow when they entered.Virginia glanced at his diet, barely moving, before the mute withdrew.

"Dear Miss Crackenthorpe," Lucius still didn't lose his etiquette, he still seemed to want to lift his chin, but the towering pillow could only make him nod with difficulty, "I am in this summer Just eagerly wishing to see you - the light of my son's life, an expectation we had privately discussed - it's rude, but you can understand Narcissa's writing to tell me that the happy ending was finally How happy I was when it became a fact."

Virginia, who has lived in the Muggle world for two months, almost forgot the trembling greetings and compliments from noble wizards. She was stunned for a few seconds, and then quickly recalled how she was treated at the Slug Club. Professor Slughorn thanked him shyly.

"To congratulate you, I have prepared a small gift," he raised a finger with difficulty, "Nacissa, dear, can you take her to have a look?"

It could be seen that Lucius seemed to have something to say to Draco alone.

After the footsteps of Virginia and Narcissa gradually receded, Lucius turned his gaze to his son, whom he had not seen for several months, and said, "The room is a bit dark."

Draco kindly turned on all the lights.

Lucius narrowed his eyes.

It wasn't until this moment that Draco realized what the handsome and suave man had turned into. The tall and fit figure now had no obvious ups and downs under the wide silk quilt, not to mention the horrible red spots on his face.They had barely broken up a few months ago, and Draco hadn't even looked at him closely.

Draco looked at Lucius calmly, and the latter had given up looking in the mirror long ago, and no one had talked about his current appearance first.Lucius pondered for a while, and then started the topic with Virginia, "My favorite future Mrs. Malfoy is not the lady just now."

It's unpleasant to say the least.

Draco didn't answer him.

Lucius has also been lying on the bed for so long, and being in a weak position allows him to ponder people's minds better. He has gradually released from the irritability and gloom, and he sees Draco's unspoken meaning, and he basks in it slightly, " Of course, Malfoy's current status may not be able to pick and choose others." He seemed to want to stand up half of his body, and Draco had no choice but to reach out to support him, but he held his arm tightly, He stared sternly into Draco's eyes, "You've grown up, Draco, but Malfoy's Patriarch is still me!"

Draco didn't panic, his hand could actually break away from Lucius' hand easily, "So here I am, Dad, if I tell you to lie down again, Merlin will be ashamed of you."

In another room, Narcissa was sizing up Virginia. She was sitting on an armchair, looking down at Lucius' so-called gift—a history of the Malfoy family.Narcissa scoffed at the gift. In her words, it was full of rhetoric. Of course, Black's family history was even worse.

"Did you have a good trip?" Narcissa asked.

"It was interesting and informative." Virginia was pleased to be freed from the thick sheepskin hardcover book. "We also took pictures with Muggle film because it was portable and easy to handle. .”

Narcissa saw the immaturity still hidden between her brows, and felt both amused and depressed in her heart.She slowly asked about trivia about the trip, and realized that they lived in the same room most of the time.She recalled that when Lucius was Draco's age, in some respects, he was already like a howling bull.