[HP] The Order of the Phoenix Family

"Among us, only James and Lily need a will, right?" Sirius questioned the dean first, "I'm [-]% sure that none of my parents will leave me a single Nat, and neither will Remus and Peter." They're paupers—no offense intended."

"Objective facts," Remus said mildly.

"I've only just started working!" Lily said dissatisfiedly, "You're excluding me again!"

"James's is yours," Sirius said. "You're not about to marry James—"

He paused.

"Oh, he hasn't proposed yet."

"You idiot, Padfoot." James blushed and gritted his teeth, "Now my plans are ruined by you."

"James!" said Lily, half exasperated, half happy, "you—"

"Well, children," said Professor McGonagall indiscriminately, "if your only plan after marriage is to have a lot of little Potters, I promise you can skip the next part—"

"How is that possible!" James yelled angrily, and Lily couldn't seem to decide whether to rage or giggle for a moment.

"It's a pity, I still expected you to change your mind." McGonagall said as if she hadn't been interrupted, "Now, each of you has a piece of parchment, and start writing your suicide notes."

After finishing speaking, she turned into a cat shape and went out unhurriedly, with her tail raised high.

"...as if only she knows how to do it." Sirius murmured.

"Why do I feel like we haven't graduated yet?" James whispered, "She's still giving us homework!"

"Then you should do it quickly, Mr. Potter." Lily touched his elbow with her elbow, "Don't be locked up again!"

"Hurry up and finish writing so you two can get a room." Sirius added, and was punched in the ribs by James and Remus, and remained silent for a long time.

"Writing a suicide note..." Peter whispered, he had been staring at the parchment in fear just now, "I always feel very unlucky..."

"It's just making some arrangements, it's okay, Peter." Remus reassured him, "A piece of parchment won't hurt us."

"Okay, get this done quickly." James scribbled, "After the death of myself, James Harry Potter... all property under my name... will be handed over to my best friend Sirius O'Lion Blake..."

"Is there something wrong with your mind?" Sirius said, "I should leave it to Lily, you idiot."

"They jointly own those properties after they get married," Remus reminded, and Lily blushed.

"I haven't promised yet!" she said angrily.

"We'll talk about this later! Later!" James quickly surrendered, "I'm done writing, it's your turn!"

"Okay, I'll do it." Lily picked up the pen, "I am Lily Elizabeth Evans-Potter..."

"She promised!" Sirius yelled, and slapped James on the back of the head, causing the latter to slam his head on the table.

Lily continued her will as if nothing had happened, only her reddish cheeks revealed her mood at the moment.After writing, she hesitated for a moment.

"...and the custody of the child is vested in Sirius O'Lion Black, with the remainder going to my sister Petunia Margaret Evans-Dursley."

"You can't decide child custody through a will," Remus reminded her.

"But if Sirius is the godfather, it's fine, isn't it?" James said with a smile, there was still a red mark on his forehead, and Lily's tactful agreement obviously made him as happy as heaven.

"Okay, it's my turn." Sirius picked up the pen and paused for a moment, "To be honest, you two made me suddenly very stressed. Now I can't just die casually."

"You can't just die!" James snapped.

"I know," Sirius didn't even refute or made a joke, "I just feel... hey, forget it!"

Frowning, he began to write, leaving all his property to Remus, somewhat unexpectedly.Remus had always been a mild onlooker, but after listening to Sirius' will, his expression became gloomy.

"You guys seem to be engaging in some kind of relay," Lily commented. "Remus, are you going to leave the property to Peter?"

"Are you trying to pity me, Padfoot?" Remus said, "We both know it's almost impossible for me to get a job—"

"You think too much!" Sirius said bluntly, "James and Lily have left me their property, why don't you say that I am a useless son, relying on my brother's inheritance to live ?”

"That's different!" Remus cried. "I'm a werewolf, you know I'm sure—"

"That only makes a difference to you!" Sirius stood up with a bang, "It's you who keep excluding yourself, not us!"

They glared at each other angrily until James and Lily, one on each side, pacified them both back.

"The most common story in the Muggle world is that the heirs kill each other for the ownership of the inheritance. You guys are interesting, because you have the right to inherit and quarrel like this." Lily smoothed things off, "Now these are just hypotheses! We write down here I don’t even know if my will has any legal effect!”

"Believe me, there are many stories like that in the wizarding society." Sirius leaned back in the chair and folded his arms.

Remus left the property to his parents. It was a very traditional choice, and everyone naturally had no objection.Moreover, Lupine and his wife are trustworthy.

"In any case, it's not wise to leave things to me." After signing the name, Remus said, "I have one night every month that I can't take care of myself at all."

"Okay, moon face, are you finished?" Sirius said impatiently.

"Peter, it's your turn," Lily said softly, as Peter began to tear up again.

"Isn't it, writing a will can scare you like this?" Sirius said, Peter acted as if he didn't hear it.

"I... won't die..." he trembled, squeezing the quill tightly. "I won't die! I don't want to die! None of us will die!"

"Of course we won't!" cried James, with such certainty that Peter looked at him as if he had seen the sun.

"We're all going to be fine, as long as we're together, no one can hurt us," Lily said, looking at her future husband in complete trust.

"However, we still have to complete Professor McGonagall's mission." Remus reminded, "This is related to whether we can join the Order of the Phoenix."

"It's not necessary at all! Who do we leave things to when we die, and what does it have to do with our choice to fight?" Sirius still folded his arms, his face completely sinking.

Something thick and heavy had mixed into the air in the room, and the atmosphere had changed quietly before they noticed it.Everyone had a thoughtful look on their faces, as if they didn't realize until this time what choice they were making.Risking one's life is far from a one-and-done thing, nor can it be simply judged by bravery or justice. It is also related to those people and things left behind in this world; any of .

"Peter?" Remus said softly, always remembering what they were up to.

"I...I'm going to leave it to my mother..." Peter's hands trembled violently, and he couldn't help sobbing after barely finishing this.

This time, no one laughed at him.

"That's the right thing to do." Lily put a hand on his shoulder. "Well, I've never been more thankful that my parents have two daughters, and that Petunia is a Muggle and can't be drawn into these things." thing."

Sirius nodded imperceptibly.

"We're here to protect them," James said. "Saving innocent people from Voldemort would cost our lives."

"Great speech, James," Sirius said, not as sarcastic as he sounded.

"And for fairness." Remus said, glanced at Lily, "resist the injustice and system they imposed on everyone."

"I... I'm with you," Peter said quietly.

After a while, Professor McGonagall returned to the room, looked around at the faces of the five young men, nodded in satisfaction, and with a wave of his wand, the parchments rolled up and disappeared.

"Professor, won't you rate us?" James asked, and McGonagall gave him a soft look.

"I am no longer your professor," she said. "Now, have you all learned your last lesson before joining the Order of the Phoenix?"

There was a short period of unexplained silence, and Remus was the first to react.

"You mean, by writing a will, let us understand the value of life?" he asked.

"It's not bad, Mr. Lupine." Professor McGonagall nodded, and a few students thought for a moment that she was going to give Gryffindor points, "I think you have already felt that giving your life is not what you say." Simple things. Since you are here, everyone must have a reason to die for, but the Order of the Phoenix was not formed to die. We gather together to live, and we want to be with everyone, in a bright Live in a dignified and dignified world. People who don’t even know how to cherish their own lives have no meaning in staying in the society!”

"Then, Professor McGonagall, did you write it too?" Lily asked suddenly.

"Of course, not only me, but also Principal Dumbledore." McGonagall replied, "I might as well tell you that I left everything to Hogwarts."

"Ah, that's a good idea," Sirius said, "Why didn't I think of that!"

"Well, enjoy your evening, young ladies and gentlemen." After Professor McGonagall finished speaking, he turned into a cat again and walked out of the room proudly.The newly graduated Gryffindors were still full of shock and confusion, but naturally, no one dared to stop her.

"Lily," James said hesitantly, "I think—"

"Okay." Lily gave him a light hammer, "Is there anything else I don't know about what you want to say?"

"I should really propose to you again," James said, glancing again at the culprit who had sabotaged his plan.

"You told me you were going to propose on the night of graduation." Sirius said bluntly, "Who knew you were so cowardly?"

"I did it to be fully prepared!"

Noisily, several young people walked out of the room.They are so firm in their beliefs and full of passion, in anticipation of a bright future, the shadow left by the ominous words quickly dissipated.

(End of the article)