[HP] Once Upon a Time in England

-1976-

The sky was as blue as washing, and a flock of birds passed through the clouds.Summer in London is never too hot. Ann Smith leans on the railing, with the Thames rushing under her feet. Ann stares longingly at the ice cream truck not far away: "I think..."

"No." Hyacinth White flatly refused. "If Mrs. Barmer knew you ate ice cream, she would kill me."

"Then you go and buy one." An was just recovering from a serious illness, and the female director of the orphanage forbade her to eat any stimulating food, "I'll watch you eat it, so that you have a dry addiction, okay?"

"I don't." Hyacinth was thinking about Florin's ice cream in Diagon Alley.

"Tch!" An Hui misunderstood, "When will he come?"

"I told you nine o'clock." Hyacinth comforted, "Don't worry, it's only a few minutes."

"Will he still ride that motorcycle?"

"Sure!" She did not forget to tell Ann, "Remember, we are going to the library when we come out, so don't talk about wearing clothes."

"I will not."

A few nights ago, Ann happened to see a boy on a motorcycle from the window to bring Hyacins back.Although Hyacinth was unfortunately punished by the hostess to lock up the small black room because of her late return, this explosive news still became the reason why Ann was always pestering Hyacinth in the following weeks—who was it?When did it start?Where has it developed?

Under her unrelenting questioning, Hyacinth finally let go and agreed to let her hide in the dark and take a peek today.

"So, is he your boyfriend?" Ann nudged Hyacinth, "Don't be shy!"

"How many times have I said that he is not." Hyacinth was very melancholy, "There are too many girls in our school who like him, and it is not my turn at all."

"But he came to you on his own initiative, more than once."

"That's just a drop in. I'm the only acquaintance he has in London." Hyacinth wanted to share these girls' thoughts with Ann, but the "Secrecy Act" prevented her from explaining things clearly, "Okay , this kind of unrequited love on campus is not uncommon at all, is it?"

"I don't think it's unrequited love." As soon as the words fell, Hyacinth jumped up and pushed her:

"Hurry up!"

"Come?" Ann hurriedly hid behind a mailbox as they agreed, holding a map of London and pretending to be a tourist.Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a flamboyant motorcycle stop in front of Hyacinth, and she got on the car without looking back after talking to that unusually handsome young man.

The boy was indeed handsome and had a great temperament.An angrily closed the map.But Hyacinth is too oblivious to her friends!

Ann's prophecy came true.She saw the boy again in the fall of 1978, when he was with Hyacins as her boyfriend.Ann asked about the details of their relationship, and Hyacinth only vaguely stated that they were from the same school, and he was now engaged in rock and roll.

rock?Ann finds it hard to believe that Hyacinth has a crush on a rocker.

Things turned around again a few months later, when Ann saw Hyacins for the last time in the Ministry of Magic courtroom in 1979, who appeared before her as a witness.Ann notices that she has an engagement ring on her finger, but her cheated anger keeps her from saying congratulations.

— "You never told me you were a witch!"

— "I can't! The Secrecy Act doesn't allow me to..."

--"Excuse!"

After that, it was 1983.She was brought back to the Ministry of Magic by the Aurors the night William was killed.Between panic and fear, someone handed her a cup of hot tea without saying a word.Ann raised her head numbly, and saw a familiar face, and while Black recognized her, she also noticed that he had lost the ring on his left hand.

-Now-

"This is Ms. Burns, deputy director." Alice introduced, but the visitors turned a deaf ear:

"Where's the director? Call him."

"Mr. Crouch is currently on trial, so he can't come here for the time being." Amelia explained patiently.

"Judgment? What's the use of a trial. Seven years ago, you made a big deal of a trial, where is the promised Squib Bill of Rights?" Aurora Smith sneered, "It's just for show." She glanced at the two, "Forget it Well, I won’t tell you that. I’m here today to hope that you can open a department in the legal department to ensure the safety of Squibs.”

Amelia has a headache: at a time when everyone is in danger, even the Squib Bill of Rights has been sidelined, and the idea of ​​opening this new department is out of the question.However, the person in front of her had a special status, and she couldn't refuse directly: "Miss Smith, I understand you. But—"

"Your surname is Burns, right? Isn't your brother a senior member of the Order of the Phoenix? Why didn't you join them?"

Amelia froze in surprise.

"I'm actually here today to discuss something else with you." Aurora nodded apologetically at Alice. "I'm sorry to mess with you for a long time before, but I want to make sure that there are only reliable people in this room."

Alice was also stunned.

"It's a long story, so I'll make it short. Now that I've connected with Rozier and obtained her permission, I can freely enter and leave White Castle." Aurora continued, "Compared to the Ministry of Magic Said that I trust the Order of the Phoenix more, so I hope you are the ones who broke into White Castle. I will contact you and provide information. As a cover-up, you must set up this so-called 'Squib Personal Safety and Security Office'—"

"I'm sorry." Alice finally realized that something was wrong, "We haven't promised you yet, Miss Smith."

"Do you want to refuse?" Aurora smiled and pointed to her neckline, "There is a pinhole camera here, which took pictures of everything I saw along the way. The security check system and security measures, it has sent the video to a computer simultaneously. If you refuse, I will guarantee that Rozier will see this material today."

"Is this a threat?" Amelia's face flushed slightly, "Your behavior is a bit—"

"Shameless?" Aurora smiled nonchalantly, "So, it seems that you have decided to accept my proposal." She Shi Shiran stood up and said goodbye, "My identity cannot be revealed, so please make up a reason to organize This coming attack."

Amelia and Alice were dumbfounded: they had never seen such a strong one-sided negotiation and such a bizarre direction in their lives.

"Oh, I have to give this to you." Aurora took out a black box the size of a key from his pocket, "This is a USB flash drive, do you know it? It doesn't matter if you don't know it. Find someone who knows computers and ask him to operate it for you. That’s fine. There’s a video here, it’s the defense system of White Castle, I also took some pictures of the internal structure, but it’s not complete.”

"But how did you do it?" Alice couldn't help asking, "When we were at Hogwarts, we tried to bring in Muggle gadgets, but they all didn't work."

"Hogwarts' magical magnetic field can disrupt the electromagnetic waves of Muggles, but this defensive spell is extremely complicated, and it cannot be understood by a dark wizard like the Dark Lord who is obsessed with Avada Kedavra, nor is it Rozier. This kind of 'busy person' can study it with patience." Seeing the surprised expressions of the two, Aurora smiled triumphantly, "You wizards have wizards' methods, and we Muggles also have Muggles' methods."