Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor - Quirrell

Ten minutes after Augusta Longbottom left the Longbottom house, Algie Longbottom, Frank Longbottom's cousin and Neville's cousin, brought his wife, Anne Longbottom, to the ring The gate of the group house.

"Hello, Alice." Ani looked worried, and hugged Alice affectionately.

"Welcome, Alji, Ani." Alice pulled a smile on her face and accepted Aini's hug.

"I still have work to do," Algie said to the two ladies, "but Ani has been worried about you, so I brought her with me as soon as I knew the outcome of the final trial. We all thought that at this time, you I need someone to be by my side, and Ani is obviously more suitable than me." After that, Algie hurriedly left the ancestral house without even taking off his scarf.

And Anne stayed with Alice at the ancestral home all afternoon. She was a very caring woman, and she only talked to Alice about the knack of baking bread, the naughtiness of children and the greed of Ministry of Magic officials.And over the husband, property and other sensitive topics for Alice now.In the evening, they baked the beef pie together, had a delicious meal, and then Annie flooed away with the packed pie.

Watching the floo flame go out in the fireplace, the smile on Alice's face disappeared instantly. She ran into the kitchen almost frantically, broke all the tableware that Annie had touched and threw them into the trash can!She will never forget what Augusta said to her privately after Dumbledore asked them to testify——

"Algie once pushed Neville off the Black Lake pier, and Neville almost drowned."

"What?" Alice was stunned for a moment. She had heard of this before. In fact, not long after she and Frank woke up, Algie said it in a joking tone when he was visiting them.So Alice also smiled and said, "Yes, I know that Algie also hung Neville's ankle up from the upstairs window, but he just kindly hoped to inspire Neville's magic power."

"What would have happened if I hadn't heard Neville's cries pulling him up from the freezing lake, or if Neville hadn't been activated by magic when he fell from the window?"

Alice froze for a moment, no longer relaxed and happy, replaced by deep terror.

"If something happens to Neville, then Algie will be the heir to the Longbottom family."

"But, Augusta, Algie doesn't want to inherit the family business, he just wants to keep his grocery store open."

"You 'slept' with Frank for 12 years, Alice. Algee did think so when you were healthy, but he stopped when the Longbottoms were left with an old woman and a small child. Think about it this way. With the right soil and environment, the seeds of desire will germinate. If you two are still living in ignorance at St. Mungo's, then when Neville graduates, I will let him give up his inheritance. Because Long Now there is only an empty shell left in the Barton family. Abandoning all this, the kind child will live better. But now that you are awake, my 'ambition' has also been revived. Leave the Order of the Phoenix, Alice. I'm already old, and I don't know when Merlin will call me, but Neville needs someone to help him if he wants to become a qualified head of the Longbottom family."

"Why didn't you tell Frank about these things?" Alice had obviously made up her mind, but she still didn't understand some things.

"Frank is my son, and I understand him best, but I have taken good care of him." Augusta smiled wryly, "I know what he will do after hearing all this—to seek justice from Algie But it will only make the Longbottom family a laughing stock, and even split the family, which is not good for the Longbottom family. I have to say that Gryffindor is really not suitable to be the leader of a family."

"You're right, Augusta." The original Alice didn't like her mother-in-law because the old woman was always so serious and sensible, but now she's always proud of being a Gryffindor Alice, but she had to agree with her mother-in-law that Gryffindor's bravery was indeed not suitable for being the leader of a family.So... "I'll learn to be a Slytherin for Neville's sake."

So, Alice refuses to help Dumbledore.For this reason, she even had a big fight with her husband, but for the sake of her son, Alice only said that she was tired and wanted to be a housewife, and it didn't seem like she was getting involved in any messy things.But this time, Augusta sided with Alice.

Frank could only feel guilty—to Dumbledore—to testify alone. As a result, he fell on the witness stand and sent himself to St. Mungo's for the second time!

Alice, who was alone, covered her face and cried in the kitchen. She felt that she was not strong enough, and she still couldn't bear the loneliness, loneliness and hatred.But as she said to Augusta, no matter what she faces, she will work hard for Neville.

Quirrell had already returned to Hogwarts with Draco, and Lucius' business affairs suddenly decreased these days.After all, he already had few arrangements that should be arranged, and the next thing would depend on the ability of others to fan the flames.However, this does not mean that he will be able to spend his days leisurely, because there is an extra little master in Malfoy Manor.

When Drake was young, because Voldemort suddenly disappeared, Lucius had to run for the future of the Malfoy family, so he could only hire a nanny, and let the nanny and the elf take care of Drake together.As for missing the first time to wrap Drake's diaper, the first time to turn around, the first time to sit upright, the first time to stand up, and so on, Lucius has always had a heart, and this time he vowed not to Missed on Mikael!Therefore, recently Lucius has been indulging in the happy life of his dad.

Today, when Lucius conjured up a room full of golden bubbles to play games with his son, the elf suddenly jumped out.

"Master, Mrs. Longbottom please see me."

Lucius immediately stood in front of his son to prevent him from being frightened by the elf's face: "Mrs. Augusta Longbottom?"

"No, it's Lady Alice Longbottom."

"Little Mrs. Longbottom, who just took back the inheritance from the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix, what are you doing here? Hiss!" Lucius suddenly yelled in pain, and it turned out that Mikael happily grabbed his hair , and brought the fleshy little mouth full of crystal saliva to bite.Lucius, who had a calculating face just now, immediately transformed into the most loving father, skillfully took out a huge golden lollipop and shook it twice, Mikael's saliva suddenly became more vigorous, and he opened his mouth Father's hair, two little hands kept waving towards the lollipop.

Lucius stuffed the lollipop to his son, thought for a while and said to the elf, "Please invite Mrs. Longbottom to the living room."

"Yes, master." The elf bowed deeply and disappeared with a snap.

Lucius tidied up his appearance as quickly as possible, and at the same time dressed up for Mikael who licked the lollipop drool all over, and walked to the living room with the child in his arms.

"I didn't expect you to come, Mrs Longbottom."

"I received a letter from Neville. He talked several times about the help little Mr. Malfoy gave him at school. As a mother, I..." Alice smiled, only talking about Neville and Draco from the beginning to the end, Talking about school, leaving behind a basket of her homemade apple pie at the end, getting up and leaving felt like a normal parent visit.

Lucius opened the basket, and the golden and crispy apple pie exuded a strong aroma. It was obvious that Alice's craftsmanship was really good.

"Ah~ah~" Mikael, who had already eaten the lollipop, immediately became energetic, and waved his limbs, including the little tail.

"Okay, okay, wait a minute." Lucius was helpless. Mikael's powerful digestive system once again showed the difference between him and ordinary babies.In fact, he eats more than Lucius, and of course the amount of poop every morning is also considerable...

Waving the magic spell to cut the apple pie into small pieces that Mikael could just grab, Lucius began to think about the real purpose of Mrs. Longbottom's visit today.

In fact, the act of the old lady Longbottom donating all her property was a common tactic used by nobles to protect their families. Lucius also used this tactic back then, but few people donated all their property at once.And Algie Longbottom's actions weren't too hidden. When the Longbottoms became regular visitors to St. Mungo's, this guy immediately jumped out and started activities.

Although the Longbottoms were tortured into madness by Death Eaters, when they were really mad, they lost their due value—at that time they could neither mobilize family funds to support the Order of the Phoenix, nor act as Warriors fought for the Order of the Phoenix.Then it doesn't matter who will succeed them, and the old lady showed her wealth, on the one hand, she thought it could reduce Alji's greed, and on the other hand, it was to buy asylum from the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix.

Afterwards, Augusta deliberately raised her grandson to be timid, cowardly, and indecisive. Even if she showed weakness, it was to keep Neville away from danger.

"So now that another hostess is back, the Longbottoms don't want to continue to shrink their heads?" Lucius knew that Alice didn't know Quirrell's true identity, and she came to him just to show all the nobles as much as possible. bona fide.After a little hesitation, Lucius decided to take this brave woman with him the next time he attended other people's parties.

"Ah!" Mikael suddenly yelled, and at the same time, slapped a piece of apple pie on Lucius' mouth.Suddenly, Lucius slapped his lips sorely, "Are you letting me eat, Mikael?" Lucius asked curiously, catching the falling apple pie.

"Ahhh!" Mikael, who could only speak baby language, hummed anxiously.

"You are really my baby, Mikael. Of course, so is your brother." Lucius smiled happily, stuffed the apple pie into his mouth, and kissed his precious son's face and neck hard, little guy She giggled after being kissed by him, and didn't her little hand slap her father's face...

At the same time, Quirrell, who had just finished a class, was stopped by Patsy, the chairman of the Gryffindor seventh-year student union who was waiting outside: "Professor Quirrell, Madam Pomfrey in the medical wing needs your help. Neville Longbottom's cauldron exploded in Potions, and she needs your and Professor Snape's help."

"How long have you been waiting for me?" Quirrell's face darkened instantly.

"One hour."

"Why didn't you come into the classroom and tell me?!" Of course, Quirrell didn't wait there to listen to Percy's answer, he was already on his way to the medical wing.