[HP] Once Upon a Time in England

Standing next to Aurora, a couple of high school students embraced and kissed passionately, turning a deaf ear to some strange eyes.

But do they really know what love is?thought Aurora.Her 29th birthday is coming up in a few weeks, and then her 30th... There are times when Aurora feels hesitant, she's drifting into middle age, she's done nothing, she doesn't know what the future holds.

She successfully founded the Squib Rights Protection Office, creating an image as a pioneer of Squib Equality.It looks beautiful on the surface, but she knows that the pain that torments her day and night cannot be healed by this small victory.Her fear comes from within, her loneliness comes from her soul, and she is powerless to change.

She used to be a high-spirited young student walking on the university campus, participated in debate competitions, won awards, and appeared in newspapers. Now, recalling those glorious years, it seems like a lifetime away.

"...five pounds and sixteenpence."

"I have three quid."

The young couple were whispering.

"Buying two ice creams is definitely enough." The boy said, "What else...French fries? Drinks?"

"Forget it." The girl shook her head, "If we save some money, we can have ice cream again in two days."

"Fool, did you forget that I will pay next Monday?"

"Come on, keep your salary for yourself. By the way, do you think I should also find a part-time job?"

"But your club—"

"Don't mention it! I really don't know why I joined such a boring club in the first place, and now that the withdrawal deadline has passed, they probably won't let people go. However, I can still find a part-time job on weekends."

They chattered about how to save pocket money.Aurora was stunned, and unconsciously remembered her first meeting with William—he knocked over the lemonade stand she set up at the entrance of the orphanage by bicycle, and she asked him to compensate for the lemonade that was spilled on the floor, and he accused her Set up a stall in violation of the regulations and made her responsible for the newspapers that were wet with water.

At that time, Aurora was only 15 years old, not yet old enough to go out to work part-time. The lemonade stand was the only way for her to accumulate pocket money, and William's reckless behavior undoubtedly brought her to the brink of "bankruptcy".

In the end, Aurora went door-to-door to apologize to those who ordered the newspaper, and William followed her closely to help distribute the "soda coupons" she had hurriedly made, and persuaded those people to support Aurora's business.

The next day when he was riding by, Aurora stopped him and handed him a glass of soda: "I made more money yesterday, half of the credit is yours."

"Oh—" He looked a little surprised, "You're quite reasonable."

"One yard owned by a yard."

So the postman falls in love with the orphan girl, which is the beginning of a romantic story, and this kind of story usually has only two endings: a happy reunion after hardships and a fated farewell.

Unfortunately, they fall into the latter category.

The first thing she did after waking up in St Mungo's was to ask how William was doing, and the Auror just shook his head and told her "sorrows."

In fact, she knew this earlier - after all, he had lost so much blood.She couldn't do anything, she could only watch his face grow paler while weeping.He was lying in the crook of her arms, his eyes could still move, his lips moved but he couldn't speak a word.She held his hand, holding it firmly, wanting to let him know all the unspoken words.

Strictly speaking, she and William never reached the point of love to madness.But they have experienced so many ups and downs, this feeling has already been deeply rooted and indelible.

After she was discharged from the hospital, she flipped through the "Daily Prophet" for those few days, not letting go of any corner.She had seen the obituary for the Auror who died in the line of duty, but she couldn't find William's name in every line.

This is the fairness that wizards promise, and this is what the Ministry of Magic calls respect.

The subway door opened, and Aurora got out of the car calmly.The couple of high school students are still talking about each other, and they don't know how much their words have shocked this strange woman.

"I want to buy a thermometer." She walked into a drugstore and said, "The most common one will do."

"Do you have any plans tonight?" She insisted not to look back at "Carl" who was sitting four rows behind her during class, but she stopped him after class, "Can you come to my house for dinner? "

Carl looked very surprised: "I..."

"It's okay if you reject me," she smiled generously, "it's just a little bit sad."

"What's the matter with you?" Carl asked evasively, "Could it be that you decided to agree to my pursuit?"

"Guess." Hyacinth smiled, "Well, I actually want to tell you something."

"what?"

"Didn't you always want to know about me and my ex-boyfriend?" She said slowly, "If you really want to develop a relationship with me, I think you should let you know exactly."

Karl seemed unable to accept such a rapid development for a while, he was stunned, and unconsciously glanced at the clock on the wall: "Okay. But..."

"Are you busy now? It's okay, we'll see you tonight." Hyacinth didn't give him the room to refuse, "06:30, okay?"

Carl knocked on her door on time, and Hyacinth welcomed him in. She served food and chatted as usual, first talking about Hogwarts, then talking about the Ministry of Magic, and reprimanding the food by the way. Dead Apostle, expressing her admiration for the Aurors, the topic was circled around by her, but she didn't mention what she claimed to say to him at all.

"Hyase," Carl finally couldn't help interrupting her softly, "you don't want to tell me..."

"Oh, yes, I forgot." She laughed dumbfounded, "Drink some more wine? A story must be told with wine to be fascinating."

"Okay." Carl nodded.She picked up the bottle and shook it: "I have to open a new bottle. Would you mind drinking something stronger?"

"I do not mind."

"Will Fire Whiskey work?"

"it is good."

She poured a glass for him and herself, returned to her seat and sat down: "He's a year older than me, and I'm not from the same academy as me, but guess where we met?"

"where?"

"On the Hogwarts Express." She rested her chin on one hand, and slowly started the official meeting between her and Sirius, "A friend of mine had a conflict with a friend of his outside the box, and then he came out Check—you know what my first impression of him was?"

Carl shook his head and took a sip from his glass.

Hyacinth watched him swallow the wine: "I think he is so arrogant, every word he speaks is full of arrogance..."

When he woke up, he was dizzy and weak, but he realized sooner that he was tied to the bed with his hands behind his back.

With a snap, the light suddenly turned on.

"Did you enjoy the transformation game?" Hyacinth looked down at him with a blank expression.