Can HP Diary Help Me Pass NEWTs?

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One question: why do wizards have Christmas?

One more question: why do wizards and Muggles take holidays together?

In the second week of December 1944, the professors began counting the Christmas holiday detention list.

On the last day before the Christmas holidays, the auditorium was filled with Christmas festive atmosphere, and the walls were covered with holly and mistletoe festoons.

"Boline, Tom, please wait a moment," Professor Dumbledore suddenly stopped them after dinner, "Can I chat with you?"

Pauline cast a curious glance at Riddle, but couldn't read anything from Riddle's face.

She smiled and turned around, "Of course," the silver student council president badge was shaking slightly on her chest, and she said, "I'm extremely happy."

"First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Pauline," said Professor Dumbledore. "The Transfiguration paper you handed me last time was excellent, and I think there is every reason to let more wizards know about your new discovery. Due to the current chaotic situation in the European magic world, mainstream academic journals will either cease publication indefinitely, or reduce the number of publications, and only accept contributions from certain groups of people. I will help you submit to two academic journals as a recommender without authorization. I hope you don’t mind. .”

Pauline, obviously interested, asked Dumbledore, "May I ask who you voted for?"

Dumbledore gave the names of the two journals.

"Oh, I've heard of them," said Pauline, briskly. "They've been very rigorously reviewed, but not every one of them is particularly good—on the whole, they're pretty good." She seemed less enthusiastic, but very happy, "It's not a big deal if I get into a journal, Professor, I have decided to go back to the Muggle world after graduation and study Muggle science. It really excites me." The most important thing is your recognition - this is more fulfilling than any other journal."

Dumbledore laughed softly, and he shook his head, "Fortunately, the lights in the Great Hall are orange, Pauline, otherwise you would have noticed my blushing." He said, "Time is our most loyal friend, it brings Take our youth and joy, but also leave behind the precipitation of memories. When you reach my age, maybe you will think that I am nothing."

Pauline smiled slightly.

She didn't refute Dumbledore's words, but it could be seen that she had her own thoughts in mind.

Dumbledore had a deep understanding of the unshakable Ravenclaw-style cognitive judgment, he smiled, and did not delve further into this topic, he looked at Riddle who was standing quietly beside Pauline, "Tom, He gave Riddle a peaceful and friendly smile, "I heard you didn't sign the application form for staying in school this year?"

Pauline glanced quickly at Riddle.

Riddle glanced at Dumbledore expressionlessly.

"Yes, sir," he said.

"So, maybe I may take the liberty to ask you about your plans for Christmas this year?" Dumbledore asked, he looked very kind, his eyes from behind the glasses were clear and penetrating, "If you may, please forgive my inappropriate curiosity."

"Of course," said Riddle coldly, "it's hard for me not to get used to it, considering you've always been..." He paused, and said in a delicate tone, "—enthusiastic."

Dumbledore smiled calmly as if he didn't understand the sarcasm in Riddle's words.

"I'm going to visit Pauline's house this holiday season," Riddle said, and Pauline suddenly looked back at him, but she didn't speak.Riddle didn't explain.He smiled slightly, looked straight at Dumbledore, and said defiantly, "I don't have a family, of course you know that. I don't think that will prevent me from getting one myself." He looked very much looking forward to Dumbledore With a shocked expression.

But Dumbledore only raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Perfect choice," he said, looking back at Pauline and smiling peacefully. "So, what about you? Pauline, it looks like you've agreed to spend this vacation together?"

Pauline gave Riddle a quick look.

"Actually, I just found out about it," she prolonged her tone, and glanced at Riddle with a half-smile. The latter was dismantled by her and gave her an annoyed warning look. "However," she said, "Although it's too far away to start a family, I really wouldn't mind having him over for Christmas."

Riddle's expression brightened a little.

"This is really happy news." Dumbledore said happily, "Young people's love always makes people smile." He said, looking at Riddle, "I have to say, Tom," He laughed, "Although there have been omens since you were in the third grade, it is a very gratifying thing to see that your relationship is so good. I wish you all the best."

He bid them good-bye politely, and before leaving, Dumbledore winked at Riddle, "Perhaps as I said, love is the greatest magic in the world, Tom, what do you think?"

When Dumbledore was happy, it was difficult for Riddle to be happy.

"It's too far away to start a family," he finally couldn't hold back when they were nowhere, and he repeated it coldly, and it sounded like he had tried to calm his words, but it wasn't very Successful, because no matter what Pauline heard, his words sounded sly, "That comes out of your mouth with admirable sense, Pauline."

"The way you showed respect in such an unexpected way to inform me that you were going to my house for Christmas without consulting me was truly touching." Pauline didn't look at him.

Riddle glared at her, but quickly softened his tone, "I admit," he put his hand around Pauline's waist, and the latter slapped his hand lightly, but he still insisted on holding her, Pauline Lin did not refuse.Riddle said tactfully, "It was my fault for not consulting you first, Pauline, but perhaps you will magnanimously forgive my offense after listening to my trepidation?"

Pauline looked at him with a half-smile.

"Okay," she said, "but if you're going to tell me that you've never felt the warmth of home in that cold orphanage, and that you want to come home with me out of envy, it's an exaggerated, sympathetic way reason, let’s skip this topic.”

Riddle seemed to choke hard on her, and he gave her a look, looking annoyed but not that annoyed, "Maybe I just want to make sure my girlfriend doesn't make more noise in my absence." A Muggle fiancé." He said coldly, sneering, "Of course," he said, with a contemptuous smile, "if it does come to that, Pauline, I certainly have my way."

Pauline looked at him oddly.

"You were talking about starting a family," she said, a little unsure. "Of course you know people like us are not bound by marriage, right?"

"Are you telling me that you will betray me in the future?" Riddle looked at her expressionlessly.

Pauline gazed at him delicately for a moment.

"You know I'm not the type to make promises easily." She said softly, putting her arms around him, "At the same time, even if I make a promise, it doesn't mean I won't regret it in the future." Riddle clenched his hands tightly Wrapping her hands around her, Pauline chuckled and rested her chin on the crescent of his neck, "But, based on the fact that we are so...fit in soul and body," she said, smiling imperceptibly. After a while, the warm breath blew against his neck, and she gently kissed his earlobe, "At least so far, I don't think I will."

Riddle stared at her closely, looking like she wanted to say something more, but Pauline rolled her eyes. "Shh," she said, reaching out and pointing to the top of their heads. "Look, mistletoe."

He followed her fingers and lifted his head. The walls were covered with streamers of holly and mistletoe, just above their heads.Riddle didn't speak, just watched her closely with his eyes.

"Do you know the story of mistletoe?" Pauline asked him with a smile, "In Norse mythology, mistletoe is a symbol of love, forgiveness and peace, but for more people, its meaning is only a Christmas tree." Under it, you can freely kiss whoever you want."

Riddle stared at her.

"My friends in the Muggle world usually believe this a lot, they really do believe that refusing a kiss under the mistletoe brings bad luck, so when someone they hate comes asking for a kiss, if they don't run away, Just accept it," said Pauline softly, "but I don't believe it."

She laughed. "I'll blow the heads off of people I hate."

Riddle stared at her with dark eyes.

"However," she said slowly, her eyes resting on his lips, "sometimes, I don't reject love, forgiveness, peace, or mistletoe." She moved closer to him gently.

Riddle pinched her chin violently, forcing her to look up. He kissed and sucked her lips recklessly, roughly squeezed the last bit of space between them, and greedily squeezed every ounce of her enthusiasm.In the endless lingering deep kiss, he whispered in a hoarse voice, "You are mine, Pauline," and Pauline gave a faint chuckle, and Riddle hugged her warningly. , he declared coldly, submerging her with more passionate kisses, "Only belongs to me, forever."

Between intermittent and long upside-down intervals, she lay lazily between the feather cushions, playing with a string of holly and mistletoe ribbons, softly lifted them up and waved them with a half-smile, "Love, forgiveness and peace, ha?"

Riddle leaned down and kissed her earlobe. Pauline shuddered slightly, and he chuckled, engulfing her with more kisses.

"Don't get me wrong, Pauline," he said softly, "I didn't say I'd say no."

【1940-End】

The author has something to say:

This is the end of the story in 1940. In the days to come, whether sugar or knife depends on everyone's interpretation.

The story of Hogwarts, let it end in Hogwarts, I will not write it~

The next chapter starts at 1950, not long, about 2-3 chapters.

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