mystery lover

"Charles!"

In the corridor on the first floor, Lucas saw the boy who appeared at the door, and trotted over quickly.After making sure that there was no one else behind Charles, the boy let out a small sigh of relief.

Charles looked at his friend's expression and was speechless for a while.

"Lucas, you run so fast..."

"Ahaha..." Lucas shook his head in embarrassment, "I'm not scared by you..."

Charles had just interacted with that adult, so no one would ask for boredom and stay here, okay?

And Lucas is also very strange, Charl's performance... It doesn't seem like he has no feeling for that adult at all.And my friend can still watch that adult have a nosebleed...

Why do you think that these two people are in love with each other? !

Walking towards the dormitory with Charles, Lucas expressed his doubts as he walked, "Charles, do you really dislike that minister...?" He was suspicious, and with Charles' character, Have you never found out who you really like?

Although I am a little sorry for the Mr. Tom Riddle who has never met, Lucas still feels that if Charles hadn't met that Tom Riddle...

Maybe friends don't have these entanglements at all?

After not getting a reply for a long time, Lucas turned his head and looked around, only then did he notice the boy behind him who had stopped in place with a flushed face.

The boy seemed to be thinking about something, but his eyes did not fall on Lucas in front of him.

"Char?" Lucas took two steps back, and finally said hesitantly, "...Are you sure you like Tom Riddle?"

Hearing the question in front of him, Charles pulled out of the memory of crossing the lake that he had just fallen into, and said without a moment of hesitation, "Lucas, I'm sure I like Tom."

"Then... what about the minister?"

The embarrassing memories stopped. After hesitating for a moment, the boy said with some confusion, "...I'm just afraid of him."

Seeing the emotion in his friend's eyes, Lucas blinked helplessly, and Char was probably more than just afraid.

*****

On the morning of February 24, as the second match of the Triwizard Tournament began, the campus of Hogwarts once again fell into a state of excitement.

Almost all the students gathered at the scene of the competition. In the second project, the warriors will face greater dangers. They need to find and rescue a loved one at the bottom of the Black Lake. There is only one hour to complete this challenge.

On the eve of the competition, not only the four contestants were nervous, but also the students watching by the Black Lake were also excited about this exciting challenge. Students from different schools cheered for their own schools.

Charles is also standing among the watching crowd at the moment. Besides Lucas, there are a lot of Hufflepuff students who are cheering for Senior Cedric beside him. Everyone has a very high enthusiasm for this game. .

And the boy's eyes almost stopped at the moment when he saw a latecomer on the judges' bench.

Because of what Voldemort said last Thursday, Charles thought he would wait until Saturday at least to face it again... This lord, the boy whose head has been in a state of shutdown since he was kissed that day saw the judges When he saw the black-haired man at the table, he froze almost immediately.

And the other party slowly raised his head after feeling his gaze, looking through the crowd at the boy in the yellow school uniform.

The moment he met Voldemort's eyes, Charles felt that his face was burning strangely again. The boy hurriedly turned his head away, and looked at those by the Black Lake who were waiting for the game to start with some embarrassment. warriors.

Even though it was just a quick glance, the interaction between the boy and the minister caught the attention of many people who were secretly paying attention to them.

After a while, with a whistle, the four players jumped into the water one after another.But the competition had just started, and there was a sudden burst of laughter and cheers from the shore. Charles also focused his attention on the edge of the Black Lake at this time, and found that they seemed to be laughing. Harry was not like the other contestants. Also use magic before entering the water.

A simple waterproof, moisture-proof and warmth charm for the warrior who forgot to add to himself.

"Hahaha, speaking of it, Potter is the one who was predicted to have the power to rival that lord, this is really..."

"Is that adult still watching over there?"

"Such a weak opponent... No wonder that lord has always ignored this legendary savior..."

……

"Huh...but I heard that the lord once sent people to attack the Potter family?"

"Stop talking about such rumors..."

……

The intermittent teasing and discussion finally stopped when someone noticed Charles behind them.Lucas also turned his head at this time, looking at his friend beside him.

At this moment, Charles' eyes were unconsciously looking in Voldemort's direction because of the content of those conversations.

"Hey, it's all because our seniors are too good to compare with!"

Lucas' voice came from next to his ear, and Charles quickly looked away, afraid of being discovered by the red-eyed man over there.

"Harry was probably too anxious to save people, so he forgot to cast a spell." Charles couldn't help frowning as he said.

After all, it was his most important person who was trapped at the bottom of the water, if it was him...

Probably drowned directly ==

But Tom shouldn't fall into the water, right?

Forget it...it's more realistic that he got stuck underwater and Tom came to save him.

tom...

After so long, there is still no reply from that man.And the letter he sent seemed to have disappeared, which made the young man feel a little restless and irritable.

"I don't know if senior Cedric can get the highest score this time." Lucas changed the topic and said that Viktor Krum's transformation just now was perfect.

"I hope so..." Charles replied, and the boy realized in a trance that the senior who used to make him run away in panic just when he saw him had already faded out of his heart.

It seems that after that man appeared, all his misses began to be taken over by the other party.

Thinking of the past, every time I saw Senior Cedric, I would run away in fear...

Charles froze suddenly.

Scared?

……

47 minutes later, Senior Cedric was indeed the first to rescue the hostages. No.2 is Viktor Krum, apart from Beauxbaton's warrior Fleur who was out shortly after the start of the game, Harry was the third contestant to rescue the hostage.

But when the final score came out, the Gryffindor boy got the top score for being the first to reach the place where the hostages were being held and eventually rescued two hostages.

Such a result stunned the contestants and students who were waiting for the scoring, and the students who watched the competition even exploded.

"I can't believe it..." Lucas muttered to himself, "Ah, I finally believe that the lord really doesn't care about the legendary Potter who can defeat him..."

He actually gave Potter the highest score...

……

Charles listened to the exclamations from around him, and the buzzing in his ears made the boy's face pale.

A strange feeling overflowed from the bottom of my heart.

Just as Charles clutched his chest impatiently, the crowd seemed to quiet down again.

When the boy raised his head again, he saw Voldemort who had walked in front of him at some point.

Although many students saw McAvoy and the Minister in Hogwarts last week... on a date?Not to mention those who have seen it all on the Quidditch pitch.

Almost everyone already knew how much the Minister loved the Hufflepuff boy.Whether it's an invitation to dance at Christmas, a confession on Valentine's Day, or rushing into the Quidditch pitch to hold McAvoy in his arms...

But on an occasion like today, where almost all the teachers and students in the school are present, this lord actually doesn't shy away from suspicion at all.

This made the crowd who were still eagerly discussing the game silent, and automatically made way for the minister.

Charles looked at the black-haired man in front of him, his vision gradually blurred.

The moment before he lost consciousness, the boy felt himself being embraced by a familiar embrace.

"Tom..."

*****

February 26

In the Hufflepuff dormitory, Lucas glanced at the boy reading under the light, and just as he was about to go to bed, Charles suddenly put down the book in his hand.

"Luka." The boy raised his head and looked at Lucas not far away.

"There is one thing... I haven't told you. You know, it's my birthday this Saturday...Actually...my father is ready to hold a birthday party for me at home, because...the lord, I figured there would be quite a few people coming. I should have told you earlier, but... the people who were there that day must have been Slytherin-born, and I don't know if you'd like to... spend my 15th birthday with me. "

Charles said with some embarrassment. His father had sent him the list of people who would visit McAvoy Manor on his birthday a week ago. The familiar name in Gewarzli was probably invited by his father, and what surprised him was that Draco would also attend his birthday party.

Charles looked at his friend sitting on the opposite bed who was rarely silent. Lucas was his best and only friend in Hogwarts who knew Tom existed, but he had never been able to confirm whether the other party was willing to attend such an occasion.

"Charle," Lucas didn't return to Charles' question, but said with a sigh, "there's still no news about Tom Riddle, right?"

It was no surprise to see the changing expression of the boy under the light, although this was almost a predictable ending.

"Tom will be back, he still owes me a bunch of presents." Charles said, as if thinking of something, his eyes fell on the broomstick he had placed by the corner, "And, that guy also said , as long as I can become an official Quidditch team player, he will sneak into Hogwarts to watch me play."

After the boy's voice fell, the room fell into a brief silence.

"Charles, I'm glad you invited me."

Although Lucas didn't know if he began to hope that the man whom Charles cared about would show up and fulfill his promise, but no matter what, he would be by Charles' side on his friend's birthday.

At least not to make Charles feel that he is alone and helpless...