mystery lover

On Monday morning, when Charles was sitting at the Hufflepuff table, he was surprised to see the owl messenger of the McAvoy family flying by his side again.

It is indeed rare for Charles, who has always been ignored, to receive letters from home so frequently.

Opening the letter with the family crest on it, the young man rarely showed a strange look on his face.Different from the serious reminder from my father in the previous letter, this one is a little more humane, but...

What did you say that I am already a fourth grade student, and I am old enough to start thinking about my future partner, and the names of some girls who are attached to the letter that my father and maybe my mother also fancy... These are all... what.

Although Dixon's brother was indeed engaged to another girl from a pure-blood family in the fourth grade, compared to the strict education his brother received, his father's attitude towards him was not always very easy-going (surely not because he was too weak to be ignored huh...), why did he suddenly receive a letter asking him to develop a future wife among pure-blood girls in the same grade?

With some headaches, Charles folded the white letter paper back to its original shape and put it in the side pocket of his robe.Although he was not assigned to Slytherin, and he was not able to feel the ties between various big and small families at such a close distance, it is not that he is completely ignorant of some of the combinations of interests. After all, he was also a child who grew up in a pure-blood family. There will always be some thoughts that will inevitably be poured into the mind and asked to be remembered repeatedly.

Although he has no outstanding abilities, Charles has felt disappointed about this... But now it seems that even if he is a Hufflepuff who has always been despised by the proud Slytherin students, he cannot escape Do you want to strengthen your family's strength through marriage, even if it is only an insignificant strength.

Looking at the mountain of food in front of him, the boy's appetite had already lost most of his appetite after reading the contents of the letter.Blinking his eyes helplessly, didn't my father consider that his Hufflepuff status is really not easy to attract the attention of Slytherin girls... Well, although the letter seems to have mentioned The minimum requirements for him to choose a mate... as long as she is a girl born of pure blood, he can consider pursuing him.

But this……

Therefore, because of the sudden concern from the family, Charles added a short paragraph to the letter that was originally intended to be sent to Tom at the end of the week, and then sent it quickly.

And this directly led to the core Death Eaters meeting that day, when all the Death Eaters saw a certain creature that should never appear in their master's manor briskly falling in front of the Dark Lord, they were all because of the creature jumping in front of their eyes. They sat stiffly because of the giant owl, but their great master didn't care, just opened the... letter sent by this ordinary owl who couldn't be more ordinary in front of him?

The Death Eaters said that they had never seen the shadow of a creature like an owl in the Dark Lord's manor, and although there were countless ways for them to convey information to their masters, they definitely did not include this low-end, not at all gorgeous An owl messenger with an extremely low safety factor.

So, who on earth would send a message to the Dark Lord in this way... and the master seemed to be in a good mood when he received the letter?

The next morning, when Charles saw his snowy owl bring Tom's reply, he almost couldn't wait to open it.

Looking at the content of the reply on the letter... the boy was still stunned, so, Tom really graduated from Slytherin College?

After receiving his father's letter yesterday, Charles found out that he still doesn't know which college his nominal lover graduated from.That man's personality was so... changeable, Charles couldn't tell for a while.

However, a wizard living in the Muggle world... It is unlikely to be a pure-blooded nobleman with eyes above the top, but Tom's somewhat bad personality just thinking about it is definitely not due to his strong sense of justice and enthusiasm. Ryffindor, the erudition that showed up on the date that day looked a lot like Ravenclaw... Could it be Hufflepuff?Young Charles tickled the corners of his mouth amused by what he was thinking.

So when he saw that Tom was actually a Slytherin, the young man felt stunned and relaxed at the same time when he learned that Tom was a wizard.

Is it mixed blood?Charles thought of Tom's familiarity with the Muggle world, as if he had lived there since he was a child. It had to be said that Charles had inadvertently approached the truth on this issue.

Considering that Tom himself also said that he works in the Muggle world, then the possibility of him being a half-blood wizard is really very high... Oops, I don’t know if I will be permanently cleaned up by my father if I bring Tom home Out of the family, but then again, even if Tom is a pure-blood wizard who meets his father's requirements... the man he loves should not be accepted by the family.

The pressure of finding a partner finally made it difficult for Charles to ignore it when the third letter arrived.

'Charle:

You don't have to go home for Christmas, the school dance, I hope you can find a suitable female partner.

Signed: Thomas McAvoy'

Father is definitely serious this time... Charles found that the letters he had received from home recently was almost equivalent to the amount in the past year, and he could imagine the emphasis on the word 'suitable' in his father's tone.

Obviously, I was forced to stay in school... Although the tradition of Hogwarts is that students above the fourth grade can stay in school to participate in the dance held by the school. In addition to this year's Triwizard Tournament, the dance should be very exciting. It's right to be lively.

But he originally planned to go home during Christmas, so there would be many chances to sneak out to find Tom... Oh, damn, if this continues, his father may really give him a suitable marriage partner at the end , this is not what Charles wants to happen.

This matter...absolutely not.

Thinking of this, that overly handsome face flashed in Charles' mind again.

Thus, the young Snowy Owl began frequent journeys in and out of a certain mysterious manor.

'Dear Tom,

I have to say that your status as a Slytherin graduate is very surprising, after all, the Slytherins around me never pay attention to Hufflepuff students like me.

PS When replying, please be sure to include your real feelings after learning that I belong to the Hufflepuff house

Signed: Thinking, Charles'

This is nervous Charles wondering what Slytherin Tom thinks of Hufflepuff.

'Dear Charl,

My first feeling for you, I think I should have expressed it in the most straightforward way on the first day we met?

Lovely Charle, undeniably a Hufflepuff.

PS Don't doubt the sincerity from Slytherin

Signed: Tom Riddle'

When he saw the first sentence, he instantly turned into a blushing Charles.

So, did Tom already know that he was a Hufflepuff student, or did he ask for a relationship?

Every move of the other party seems to be a bit contrary to the Slytherin in Charles' eyes, as a Hufflepuff Charles whose whole family comes from Slytherin.

'Dear Tom,

To be honest, I am still full of curiosity about you so far. I am sorry that this word should not appear between lovers, but I have to say that you have to bear half of the responsibility for this, because you are too mysterious.

Well, keep the last question.

My dear Tom, can you tell the poor man who knows little about him why a Slytherin has such deep communication with the Muggle world?

PS Temporarily believe in Slytherin's true Hufflepuff

Signed: Questionable, Charles'

When sending this letter, Charles, who already had a general idea, just wanted to confirm his conjecture.

Originally, when he thought Tom was a Muggle, he had already accepted this man, so whether he was a mixed blood or a pure blood, the boy only needed an accurate answer, so that he could make corresponding decisions to deal with his family... At most, when he first met Tom For a moment, he really thought that if he really got together with a Muggle, the worst case would be to stay in the Muggle world and never come back.

However, after Charles sent the letter this time, he did not receive a reply as quickly as the previous one, and as the temperature gradually dropped, the first game of the Triwizard Tournament also arrived.

On the early morning of the competition day, Charles, who walked into the auditorium as usual, was distracted from time to time because he hadn't received Tom's reply for a long time, and he finally sensed some kind of strange atmosphere...

Looking up at Hufflepuff's long table, the empty seat next to Lucas is obviously reserved for him, but Lucas should have seen himself?It's strange that the other party didn't wave at him as usual, but sat there quietly with an unnatural expression?

It seems that the long table of Gryffindor next to it is also a little weird?Why is Gryffindor College, which is usually the busiest, so quiet today?Charles thought as he walked towards the empty seat next to Lucas.

Hmm... The Slytherins were quite energetic today. As soon as the boy sat down and raised his head, he was shaken by the gleaming Slytherins opposite him.

"Lucas, do you feel the atmosphere is weird?"

In this weird atmosphere, Charles unnaturally asked his friends around him.

"Look at the professor's seat...beside the principal."

In order to let Charles, who was still at a loss, understand the reason for this phenomenon, Lucas did not forget to narrow the scope.

So when Charles looked up at the teacher's seat, he met those red eyes.