[HP] Magic didn't give up on you

Petunia looked directly at Snape, using such behavior to give herself courage and support.Snape's face was full of unconcealable surprise, as if he saw a gorilla suddenly speak out and start arguing with him.

She was actually arguing with a wizard.Half a year ago, this was something she would never have dared to think about—at that time, she knew too little about magic, and she was yearning for it and fearing it, and she was often a little afraid that Snape, who was impatient, would suddenly attack and turn her into a magical creature. into a frog.

It was also just now that she suddenly realized that the fear she felt when facing wizards had completely disappeared—it wasn't because Lily told her that underage wizards couldn't perform magic outside of school.This kind of fear stems from the unknown and speculation. When someone patiently lifted the veil of magic and explained it to her, the restlessness and fear in her heart gradually disappeared. Not aware of anything.

It's not because she finds that magic is not dangerous... Petunia looked at magic from an objective perspective, and still felt that it was difficult for ordinary people to resist.If a wizard wants to cast a curse on her, she has no way to resist it. After all, even body armor cannot resist the curse. When ordinary people face superhuman powers like magic, it is impossible to fight back. Power.

But she still didn't feel scared, she was even afraid of being turned into a frog in her imagination before.Petunia understood that it wasn't because she was suddenly brave, but because... she knew someone who she trusted and felt safe with.

Petunia felt a flame suddenly sprout in her heart, burning vigorously in her chest, making her warm and full of strength.She bravely looked at the unfriendly wizard in front of her who had made her feel fearful, expressing her firmness.

"You can laugh at me all you want, with the worst taunts you can think of, just because I'm a Muggle." She puffed out her chest, a strangely haughty look on her face, "but it wasn't my fault, it just Proof of your antics - taunting a Muggle with whom you have nothing to do with? Surely you really have nothing more important to do?"

Enraged, Snape finally spoke, with a mixture of contempt and offended anger on his face, "No one cares what you think, you—"

"Severus!"

His words were suddenly interrupted by Lily's voice, Snape froze for a few seconds as if he had been punched suddenly by someone, then hurriedly turned to Lily, keenly noticing that she just called him by his name more unfamiliar than usual many.

"I'm sorry, I'm not—I was just…"

Petunia didn't want to hear any more, she tore her sister's hand away from her arm, and said hurriedly: "Go shopping by yourself, Lily, I have something to do...I want to go home first...you can With this—friend—of yours.”

She walked away without looking back, and ran towards home, getting farther and farther away from the two people standing there.Petunia could hear the two of them arguing behind them, and Lily was throwing a fit at Snape.

"What are you talking about? What are you talking about my sister?!" Lily's voice was sharp and angry, "How did she offend you? Just because she is a Muggle, she appeared in front of you? Then do I also Should stay away, I'm part of this Muggle family!"

"I'm sorry! Lily! I'm sorry!" Snape hurriedly explained, his voice hurried and embarrassed, "I didn't mean to! I just... just remembered some unpleasant disputes... She hated me before, you know!"

"But she didn't say anything this time!" Lily's voice covered him, her tone was full of disbelief, "She has changed! Sif, what about you? Are you going to live your life with your ridiculous prejudices?" ?”

"It's not prejudice." There was unconscious pain in Snape's voice, "It's not for nothing, I..."

As Petunia ran farther and farther away, the quarrels that reached her ears gradually became smaller and soon disappeared.

She was still running towards home, but not at all as Lily thought, because she couldn't stand Snape's harsh taunts and felt hurt.No, she is a strong person. If she feels hurt, she will only go back regardless of the hurt, regardless of the consequences, regardless of the cost, instead of leaving without saying a word like today, making people feel that she Unbearable……

She just needs a pen and paper, and wants to record the intense burning emotion in her chest at the moment, and tell it to a person far away, believing that the other person will feel it seriously and understand her feelings for no reason.She couldn't even wait to run home. Petunia stopped panting when passing by the post office in the town, went in to get a pen and paper, and wrote her letter on the counter of the post office.

She wrote very quickly, using two sheets of paper, and finished writing in one breath, so smooth that she was surprised.She stuffed the letter into an envelope, took it to the counter to post, and asked the staff: "How long will it take to deliver to Durham County?"

"The day after tomorrow, probably." The staff replied, "Tomorrow is Christmas. You know, the postman also has his own holiday."

"What if I overpay?" Petunia asked eagerly. "I want this letter to arrive as quickly as possible."

"If you are willing to register, you can arrive tomorrow." The staff said happily, "The cost is three times that of ordinary mail."

OKPetunia paid the money neatly, watched the letter be taken away, and felt a burst of genuine relief when she walked out of the post office.

I just did a beautiful thing.She said to herself that Eli must also think that she did a good job, which made her feel a kind of inexplicable pride just thinking about it.

The next day, Christmas came as scheduled. Petunia went downstairs fully dressed. Lily was sitting by the Christmas tree unwrapping presents. Seeing her coming down, she first looked at her carefully to see that she didn't seem to be angry with her. Only then did he smile with confidence.

"I'm sorry about yesterday, Petunia," she said carefully. "Severus was just impulsive yesterday, and he's sorry for the angry words he blurted out, so…"

Penny shrugged.

"He's your friend, not mine." Penny said, not wanting to talk about this person any more, "Forget about him, are you satisfied with this year's gift?"

Lily rolled her eyes at her with a bright smile.

"I'm so satisfied!" She touched the new hat on top of her head, and signaled happily to Petunia that she had already put on the gift she gave her, "Why did you think of giving me a wizard hat, Petunia? The purple is so pretty!"

"I saw someone wearing it on Halloween, and at that time I thought that my witch sister must have it too." Penny said, receiving her sister's warm hug, and then pushed the gifts that belonged to her over.

"These are yours, Petunia! It's great that there are no magical creations in them. I just got my finger caught in a book Mary gave me, and it still hurts..."

Petunia began to unwrap her present amidst her grinning grumble.Dad and mom gave her a beautiful windbreaker, and she knew it would be very good to wear; Lily gave her a bedside lamp in the shape of a star, which was the style that Petunia praised when they went shopping together. Lily had clearly made a mental note.

There are also some gifts from relatives at home, friends from school, and acquaintances who have crossed paths... Petunia opened them one by one, deliberately putting Eli's one at the end, and only looked at it after unwrapping all the other gifts. A package belonging to Eli.

It's not very big, and it's wrapped in red with gold ribbons.Petunia took it apart carefully, being careful not to add any new folds, and after opening the package, she gave a little breath for the contents.

Inside the round crystal ball is a castle with a steeple. The sky above is covered with fine snowflakes. The buildings in the light snow are ancient and mysterious, revealing a distant tranquility.

Lily was saying that her school's gifts were said to be automatically placed on everyone's bedside, and she accidentally glanced at Petunia, and suddenly let out an exclamation.

"Hogwarts!" she said in amazement, leaning over to take a closer look, "Yes, this is the castle of our school... Eli gave it to you, isn't it? I have never seen this kind of crystal ball, otherwise I would I want to take home a…”

Mr. Evans and Mrs. Evans also surrounded them curiously.Together they looked at the snowy Hogwarts Castle in the crystal ball, full of curiosity and longing.

Petunia was completely unaware of what Lily's lips were saying. She stared fixedly at her gift, barely able to move her eyes away, just staring greedily, lost in thought for a long time.

What is contained here is her dream that will never be realized.

Petunia couldn't tell how to describe the emotion flowing in her heart at this moment, why it was so hot, she sat under the Christmas tree, holding her own crystal ball, suddenly raised her head inexplicably, and looked at the spire of the Christmas tree.

She looked there as if the gift had been delivered from the star on top of the tree.She is no longer a little girl of several years old, and it is clear that there is no Santa Claus in the world.But maybe wizards actually can?Hearing the wishes in people's hearts, and then generously fulfilling them, she suddenly thought so, and felt that she really believed.

Otherwise, how could it be, how could it be so... hit her heart with precision.

Petunia didn't know how long she had been sitting under the Christmas tree, the topic of her family had turned away from Hogwarts, Lily went out to meet a friend, probably that Snape; Mr. Evans was outside talking to a neighbor, Ivan Mrs. Si was cooking in the kitchen, and there was a sweet smell of baking cakes.

The phone rang at this moment.

The Evans family's phone was in the living room, and Petunia was the only one here at the moment.Petunia regained her senses, stood up to answer, sat on the sofa and picked up the phone on the table, with the crystal ball still in her arms.

"Hello, the Evans family," she said.

"Hello, I'm..." The other party had just said two words, and Petunia shivered, and suddenly sat up straight.

"Eli!" she blurted out and lost her voice, "Is that you?"

Eli laughed on the other end of the phone, his voice rustling through the receiver, a little distorted, but it was the first time he was so close.

"It's me, Petunia," he said, "Merry Christmas - I got your letter, it was an urgent letter, and thought maybe you wanted to hear from me sooner, so I just called ,hope I did not disturb you."

"No, of course not..." Petunia said tongue-tiedly, knowing that she must be blushing, "I just didn't expect..."

She didn't expect to be able to make a phone call at all yesterday!She is obviously a person who has used the phone for so many years!She's a Muggle—Petunia felt terribly embarrassed, a blush running uncontrollably across her cheeks.

"The owl is of course very convenient." Eli said reassuringly, "And I think paper letters are more convenient to keep, and I prefer that way...I read your letter, Petunia."

Petunia held her breath unconsciously, and heard Eli pause and say softly: "I think that's brave and correct, if you want to know what I think - yes, I think you Well done. There is nothing to be ashamed of if you don’t know magic, what kind of person everyone will become has nothing to do with whether she knows magic, even if you don’t have the aura of magic, you can still shine.”

Petunia lowered her eyelids slightly when she heard this, and suddenly there was a sudden burst of astringency without warning at the tip of her nose.

She knew, of course she knew—it's just that it was great to have his approval.

"Did you get my Christmas present?" she asked suddenly.

"Of course," Eli said, "thank you for the wizard hat—it's the same style as the one I wore at school, but it doesn't have my name on it. Did you embroider it yourself? I haven't heard of it." Your handwork is also so good."

"I just started learning it recently." Petunia said dryly, thankful that the other party couldn't see the tension on her face. "Reciprocity, isn't it?"

"Then my use of magic seems a bit cheating." Eli said with a smile.

"I like the crystal ball you gave me very much." Petunia heard her own voice say, her tone trying to appear casual and calm, "I lost this year's gift, next year... I will definitely prepare a better one for you."

"I'm the one who lost." Eli said on the phone, sincerely, "I also like that song very much. You sing it beautifully. This is the best gift."

Petunia opened her mouth, but didn't know what to answer.There was a moment of silence between them, Petunia hugged her own crystal ball, her fingers wrapped around the telephone line of the landline, feeling that she had nothing to respond to, and she slowly pressed her hot cheek against the place where he could not see. Inside the slightly rough cloth sofa backrest.

"Merry Christmas," she whispered into the microphone, like she was telling a terrible secret.

"Thank you, Eli, I... like everything you brought me."

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