[HP] Immortality

The dance that lasted until midnight finally came to an end amidst laughter and laughter. The disturbed portraits could sleep well, and the whole castle really fell into a deep sleep that should have started earlier. The holly wreaths and The bouquet of mistletoe seems to have lost the vitality of the day in the dark, and everything returns to silence.

In the dead of night, from the basement to the tallest tower of the castle, every classroom and corridor is empty, and students and professors should also be asleep, but there is some movement in the most remote bedroom in the basement .

The hour hand of the clock on the wall swayed between 2 and 3. In the darkness, the girl on the bed suddenly opened her eyes. Her waist was covered with a hand, and her body was wrapped in the warm embrace of the people around her. His inaudible breathing echoed even more clearly in her ears, and she didn't dare to move for fear of waking him up.

Staring at the darkness above, she couldn't help but fell into hesitation. The temperature of her memory warmed up, and the scenes of returning from the dance last night were being played out in her mind.

From the moment he apologized, her heart softened, especially the way he begged her in a low voice.Even though his indifference broke her heart these two days, he still took the initiative to reconcile with her, didn't he?

It's just that if this happened before going to the Forbidden Forest, then she would definitely apologize and explain everything after that without hesitation, but... maybe it was a trick of luck, the more specific prophecy she got from the leader of that person The content forced her to make a choice, and she didn't seem to have a choice, it was just reminding her to go back to the original track.

The story book also told the story of sharing weal and woe. She naturally envied the kind of unbreakable relationship after supporting each other all the way, but it was just ordinary hardships, but it was life-threatening, and there was more than one person. She really didn’t care. Would like to involve him.

Love should not stay at the most superficial and selfish level. For the sake of momentary happiness, many people including him will be involved in a disaster that is likely to happen. Then she would rather disappear by herself. At least he can live well, and he still has himself Her wonderful life and bright future should not be ruined because of her.

But even if she had made a choice, when it was time to implement it, hesitation always followed, like a strong chain wrapped around her leg, making her unable to move forward, and stuck in place.

Who would want to be separated from the one they love?Her selfishness is all in him, if she can, she would like to be with him all the time, just like now, she yearns to indulge in his warm embrace, and is reluctant to part with this lingering love, let alone him...

Carefully turned sideways, she slowly stretched out her hand and gently stroked the outline of his face that was vaguely seen in the darkness, the warmth of the skin and the hard bones under the flesh and blood moved between her fingertips, and she moved towards him again. She moved in the direction of her, although she couldn't see everything clearly, but she could confirm the distance to him only by following the evenly exhaled breath.

Until the hands around her waist tightened without warning, this sudden move really scared her, and then a deep and hoarse voice sounded in the silent air, "...it's me, don't be afraid... sleep peacefully."

After hearing the content clearly, all the reluctance and sadness suppressed in her heart rushed out and blocked her throat. She also reached out to hug him and leaned forward. She opened her lips and wanted to say something but it turned into a cry choking.

Almost at the next moment, she felt that she was hugged even tighter by him, and then there was silence, a wordless silence with unparalleled warmth, which made her already shaken heart even more unable to be firm.

A low sob suddenly sounded in the cold air, and the negative emotions that had been buried for two days completely collapsed at this moment. The tears seemed to burst like a flood, but no one could see them in the dark.

Maybe it was a mistake to say one more word at this moment. From the moment she cried, he became sober, and at the same time, he was covered by a strong guilt.He groped to caress her face, but his fingertips were stained with some kind of warm liquid, which was her tears.

It didn't last long, the crying gradually drowned in the long night, and after waiting for a long time, the girl in his arms didn't move again, she seemed to have fallen asleep again, but it was difficult for him to fall asleep again.

This time, Qingyao fell into a deep sleep, probably because she cried a lot or because he was there, as if she wanted to make up for the grievances she had suffered in the past two days with sleep. Yoyo woke up, but there was no one around her.

Today is Christmas Eve, and almost all the remaining students took the Hogwarts Express to go home in the morning. Except for a few students who submitted applications to stay in the castle, only the teachers were left. staff.

There is no doubt that Riddle must be a member of the staying team, but there is no sign of him in the dormitory. Looking at the empty room, for a moment, Qingyao even had the illusion that everything last night was an illusion, and they were still in a cold war The state, the relationship has not eased at all.

The next moment, she quickly got out of bed, only wearing a thin nightgown, her hair was messed up, and she didn't care about putting on her shoes, so she went out barefoot, looked around, because of the remoteness, the atmosphere of Christmas was not It can spread here, this corridor seems to be sealed, there is an indescribable dead silence.

She had only walked a few feet when suddenly there was another person at the corner at the end of the long corridor. Even though she was far away, she could still confirm that the person wearing an ordinary dark robe was him, especially at the next moment, the person had turned to her. running.

In just a few seconds, he had already arrived in front of her, and carried her back to the dormitory. During this period, the two of them looked at each other silently, and no one spoke, and the atmosphere followed her. After sitting on the side of the bed, she gradually became more subtle.

No one spoke for a long time, so she couldn't help but think wildly, guessing what he was thinking at this time, but the result was self-evident, except that she was suspicious and in a bad mood.

Finally, before the atmosphere started to turn in an anxious direction, he took the initiative to pull her into his arms, and then sighed, "...Don't you have anything to say to me, don't you want to hear my explanation? Yao, today is Christmas Eve, happy holidays."

It's like stepping down the steps specially for her, and then rubbing against his arms, her tight lips loosen, "...No, there are so many things I want to say to you, but I'm afraid...afraid I say the wrong thing again...but... Tom is also happy holidays, I miss you so much these two days...I...I know I was wrong...I have nothing with him, I..."

However, her hasty explanation was interrupted by Wu in the next second, "..I believe in you, don't worry about the past anymore, besides, I should apologize, Yao, it's my fault, my narrow-minded and jealous I made the wrong choice, I regret it, I regret that it took me so long to tell you this, I miss you too, very much..."

It's just that after he said this sincerely, the girl in his arms fell silent again. He moved his gaze down and caught a glimpse of her smiling face with tears in the corners of her eyes, as if relieved, as if she would disappear from here and return to her original world.

Perhaps feeling the tightening of the arms around her, she immediately called out to him, "Tom... I never blamed you, and this matter is indeed my fault. I didn't seriously consider your feelings, thinking If you solve it by yourself, you can act as if nothing happened, I am also avoiding you these two days, I'm sorry... let's have a good holiday, shall we?"

Looking at her frowning again, his eyes dimmed, he lowered his head and kissed her forehead, "..but I did something wrong too, didn't I, I got angry at you and left you alone, I'm sorry... this Christmas, let me make it up."

Such a gentle man is the one she is attached to, but it all came too late, she couldn't change her decision because of it, she could only try to stabilize her emotions and expression and smiled, "Then Tom will accompany me later How about sending a gift? Doesn’t it mean that it’s time to receive the gift, so it’s time to hurry up. But I’m still a little hungry, so I need to wash up first.”

After she finished speaking, he let go of his hand very consciously, got up and went to the closet to find out some newly bought warm clothes, and then came to help her change and said unhurriedly, "Don't worry, there is time, After dinner, I will accompany you to the West Tower. Yao wants to go out? In the afternoon, there will be plays in theaters in London, and there may be fireworks at night. And... the orphanage where I am, Yao seems to have said that she wants to go .”

As soon as she heard that she could go out to play, her eyes seemed to light up, she nodded repeatedly and said, "I'm going! I couldn't watch the entire drama last night. Tom's appearance is so beautiful, but the story is really sad. ..don't like tragedies.."

Then everything became logical, he helped her button up her coat, he reached out and rubbed her little face, and comforted her gently, "Little fool, that's just a story, no one will break us apart, even if there are obstacles, I will Now, I will never let go of your hand in the future..."

After only a pause of two seconds, he changed the topic, "But... Where did Yao go yesterday? I have been looking for you for a long time, but I found nothing at Hogwarts or outside. I thought...you left."

It turns out...he was looking for her...

Even though his tone and smile were as gentle as ever, she still felt a little cautious and tentative. When she thought of yesterday's heavy snow, she felt distressed, and she blurted out, "I didn't leave, I just...just... I'm sorry, Tom... I still have to spend holidays with you and your birthday, I've already made up my mind, even if you and I haven't reconciled, I will follow you with shamelessness today."

"Fool...you don't need to do this kind of thing."

She was embraced by him again. At the moment when his sight was blocked, his expression gradually became weird. He looked at the direction of the door and seemed to be thinking about something. After a few seconds, he said, "I'll accompany you to wash and eat first." Okay? Today's time is really tight."

After knowing she was pregnant, Riddle made a special trip to the kitchen and told the house elves there some special things on the grounds that she was not in good health. She has not yet reached the point where she eats five or six meals a day, but her diet must be different from the past.

What's more, the three daily meals at Hogwarts are not enough for a pregnant woman. In addition, Mrs. Patrick has said hello, so the house elves pay special attention to the diet of this assistant teacher. , her meals are always the most abundant and nutritious.

Also because of the arrival of Christmas, the meals are more delicate and lovely in appearance. The dessert after the meal is a special Christmas pudding for the holiday. Of course, the rum in the raw material was replaced by other, but when she ate some The sweet and greasy taste of the sour plums was instantly neutralized, which gave her the appetite to continue eating.

Riddle, who hadn't watched her eat for the past two days, coaxed her to use it all the time. Some of the vegetables she didn't like were left behind after one bite, and he had to stare at them. Looking at her slender arms, he wanted to Feed her more.

So for this lunch, you come and go as if you want to fight a war, and the time is infinitely stretched, and it is past 1 p.m. by the time the West Tower is ready to send gifts.

In fact, what Qing Yao doubts most about using an owl to give gifts is that an owl is so small, letters or such small things are fine, but if it is a bigger one, like a broomstick, How does it get it?

Then Qingyao's doubts were answered most directly. Under the care of the house elves who raised these owls, she really saw with her own eyes how an owl could fly with something much bigger than herself.

After Riddle's explanation, she realized that this is a magical world after all. An owl may not be able to hold some heavy objects, but magic cannot.

After finally handing over the gift to the elf to help send it, the two set off for London. This was Qing Yao’s first visit to a Muggle city. He said that London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It is very prosperous, but due to the war in recent years and the previous financial crisis, it will be somewhat depressed.

This Christmas, it is also snowing in London, walking on the street, Qing Yao is surprised to see everything.Muggles and wizards dress differently, some of their coats are lighter than wizards' toe-length robes, and due to the festival, the shops are busier than Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade.

This is also Qingyao's first time watching a drama. She had been looking forward to the drama for a long time, but unfortunately she only saw the ending part.I've heard it's a comedy, written by a rather famous Muggle, famous enough that even wizards know about it.

The play is long, and every storyline is vividly presented by the actors. Fortunately, Riddle explained the whole process, so she didn't confuse the plot of the characters. Of course, she used magic, and the Muggles around would not be able to hear it See their conversation.

After she came out, she was still unsatisfied. While lamenting the superb acting skills of the actors, she envied the characters in the story for getting the love they wanted, but it also made her involuntarily substitute herself.

"A Midsummer Night's Dream", a romantic drama, each coincidence makes the final ending satisfactory. Everyone got their own love as they wished, but the development of the story depends on the author's intention. The story is a story after all, and the same is true Being hindered by his family, Liang Zhu was not so lucky, but more real.

Perhaps aware of the change in her mood, Riddle didn't want to startle the snake, so he pointed out, "Even though Hermia faced many obstacles, she never gave up for a moment, didn't she, her lover gave her courage and determination to break through the shackles?" Faith, this is the final happy ending, not just relying on luck."

How could she not know?Just like what she had thought, no matter how difficult the road ahead was, she would never back down and compromise, for herself, for this child, and even more for him... But... this is different after all.

She was walking out of the theater with the crowd, but she stopped suddenly, pursed her lips and asked hesitantly, "...Then...then...what if Hermia's father threatens her with the lives of many people? ? Will she still choose to go her own way?"

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Merry Christmas everyone!