[HP] Once Upon a Time in England

"You responded."

"Yes." Cornelia's face appeared in the mirror. "I want to know if my friend is okay."

She bent her mouth because of this sentence.

"I wonder if the Ministry of Magic is taking good enough care of my friend." After a pause, Cornelia asked. "Who else is involved in the conversation?"

"They're listening," she said. "I'm the only one talking to you."

"Is dear Edmund there?"

"No."

"What a pity. Dumbledore's men are still so careful."

"Where is the messenger now?"

"I've already left England." Cornelia laughed mockingly, "I'm not interested in killing a few runners. They didn't betray me."

The words were full of profound meaning, and her expression remained unchanged: "They want me to betray you, do you think I should agree?"

"That's up to you." Rozier replied cunningly, "I have my own opinion."

She took a deep breath, but Cornelia spoke first:

"I've got what I want, and as for you... sorry, you are no longer the most important thing now."

"Isn't what I know important?"

Cornelia smiled softly on the other side: "You know...about White Castle? You can tell them all, I have countermeasures. About the Ministry of Magic? I just found another shortcut. Before she could speak, Rozier continued, "If you have a chance to meet Edmund, please tell him for me: Unfortunately, all our previous agreements are void."

Her eyes met Cornelia's: "You have already regarded him as an abandoned child."

"It's a complete abandonment now." Cornelia laughed wildly, "By the way, no matter who is listening to our conversation in the Ministry of Magic, I want to say thank you. Your actions this time for Bringing new inspiration and great luck. While I regret the loss of Rozier Estate, it is nothing compared to the greater good."

"What do you mean?" Her face quickly turned pale, and she asked regardless of Edgar's gestures, "What do you want?"

"You'll find out soon," Cornelia said. "Stay tuned. By the way, I guess you haven't told them anything yet?"

"Yes." She said calmly, but the hand holding the double-sided mirror was shaking.

Without giving her a chance to show her loyalty, Cornelia showed a sly smile: "Then... how much did you say to dear Sirius?"

The air in the room seemed to be frozen.

Only Rozier's unhurried voice remained: "Are you used to living at 12 Grimmauld Place?" Edgar, Frank and Marlene were exchanging glances, and Rozier seemed to sense that in the mirror, she His smile became full of malice, "I don't know if Sirius has redecorated it. In any case, revisiting the old place and reuniting with the old people will inevitably touch the scene."

"You're thinking too much." She said coldly, and once again put on the cold mask that belonged to Mrs. Parkinson. "After so many years, I have nothing to say to him."

"Really?" Rozier suggested sincerely, "Then you'd better think about whether to tell him the whole thing first, or if the story is told by me, the direction will not be so suitable for you Heart." She chuckled, "Goodbye, my friend."

The woman didn't have to wait long before Cornelia left and returned.She looked at her uneasily, but Rozier made no explanation.She poured herself a cup of tea and looked at the little black spot outside the window from far to near, until the man arrived at the gate of White Castle, she said coldly: "You better make sure that what you say is serious." She Playing with his wand between his fingers, "Unless you want to die, don't lie to Rozier."

The ring on the finger gleamed green. It belonged to the most devout and fearless followers of the Dark Lord.

"Leah."

Little Barty watched her longingly.Cornelia is a cheetah hiding in the night, different from Bellatrix, she disdains to make her captive suffer physically, she pursues mental torture.As Edmund said, Cornelia was a nightmare, a terrifying vision.

So Batty Jr. was obsessed with her—the more she was like this, the more he couldn't stop looking at her—his father Batty Sr. taught him not to sloppy, and let him know the charm of a strong man.

"Don't be hypocritical." Cornelia looked at the greenhouse in the White Castle garden, where roses were planted all year round, just because of a boy's favorite.

"How did I offend you?" He asked knowingly.

"Offended? I can't take that word." It was a test, and he was tired of waiting endlessly to find out where her forbidden zone was.However, Cornelia would not allow him to cross the threshold half a step.

"I thought you allowed me to do that! She knows too many of our secrets, don't you—"

"I'll let her know so I can make sure she won't say it." Cornelia was still staring out the window, and Barty Jr. was furious, but she quickly went on, "Is there anything you want to tell me? ?”

"They are very strict. I can't be too obvious, otherwise I will expose myself."

Cornelia was silent for a while, but did not hide her dissatisfaction: "Okay."

"In case they lose their pawns and save their cars, how will you continue this game of chess?"

Eggs cannot be put in one basket, and so are secrets.Cornelia didn't say a word, and looked down at the unfinished chess.

"Are you listening to me?" Little Barty asked impatiently.

It doesn't matter how dangerous the process is, Cornelia moves the pieces—

General!

In the evening, while walking by the lake, Regulus saw a terrifying apparition.

A dense bone lying in the boat, wearing a white gauze, surrounded by colorful petals, like a ghost bride from the underworld——

He shivered suddenly, blinked his eyes, it turned out that it was not a phantom.There was indeed a small boat parting from the mist, and there was a woman in her late thirties sitting in the boat.

The lake water in early winter is already very cold, not to mention a case of drowning just happened a few days ago.What kind of person is crazy enough to come here for boating in such an evening?

Regulus stood still, watching the woman unskillfully bring the boat up to the shore, and then cautiously landed.When her feet stepped on solid ground, the woman breathed a sigh of relief and showed a relaxed expression.Immediately, she raised her head and looked at Regulus accurately: "If it wasn't for the prior agreement, I would have thought you were waiting for me, Mr. Regulus Black."

Beautiful ripples appear on the surface of the lake due to the predation of waterfowl, and the fog is getting thicker and thicker in the twilight.

"Who are you?" he asked hesitantly.Be sure you don't know the other person.

"It's a bit cold here." The woman wrapped her coat tightly and looked around, "Is there somewhere I can sit and talk?"

Through the light of dusk and the mist on the lake, he vaguely saw the girl who drowned a few days ago in the water.Her long hair was like water weeds wrapped around her pale arms and floated erratically, and a few strands stuck to her slender neck like a swimming snake.Gradually she sank and was engulfed in the thick silt of the river bed, turning into bones.

He heard the souls of the dead crying mournfully on the lake of sorrow, but they could not return to the mortal world.

"Who are you?" he asked.

"I'm Aurora Smith," the woman held out her hand to him, "the protagonist of the Squib trial seven years ago."

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Regulus Black: 25 years old.Brother of Death Eater and Sirius Black.Under the influence of his family environment, Regulus naturally joined the Death Eaters after graduation. After realizing the cruelty of the Dark Lord and the Death Eaters, Regulus quickly repented but was unable to get away.His relationship with Olivia Burst was once used by the latter's brother as a weapon to contain Regulus.After Olivia disappeared, Regulus broke off relations with everyone including his mother, Walburga, and lived alone in the Windermere Lake District.

Aurora Smith: 28 years old.Abandoned by a pure-blood family, Squib grew up in Wu's Orphanage under the pseudonym "Ann".In his early years, he studied at University College London (excluded).Aurora was one of the two protagonists of the 1979 Squib Trial, which caused a sensation in the wizarding world, and the other was her ambiguous object William (from the Greengrass family, the same age as Ann, who died at the age of 25).Under the influence of public opinion led by Rita Skeeter, the Wizengamot sentenced Aurora and William to return to the family.After returning to the wizarding world, Aurora indulged in pleasure and was deceived by money, while William returned to Muggle society the following year.In order to escape the fate of being dedicated to the Death Eaters, Aurora ran away in 1982 and reunited with William. In 1983, William was killed by the Death Eaters, and Aurora began to plan a revenge plan incognito. In late 1986, she got in touch with Rozier.

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