[HP] Magic didn't give up on you

The weight on her shoulders and the body temperature in front of her were so real, Petunia stayed in place stupidly, completely lost the ability to react, she knew that her face must be very red right now.

This might be a bit inappropriate, the little bit of reason she had left was desperately telling herself.This is not a... a hug where she should blush and react with a heartbeat, it is an expression of gratitude, trust, and seeking comfort-what she should do now is not just stand here stupidly, but lift up Pat him on the back, tell him everything will be fine, give him some support and encouragement among friends...

But she couldn't control herself.She was completely red from the base of her ears to her neck, as if frightened, she patted him lightly with trembling hands, her voice was a little unstable when she spoke, and she tried her best to sound normal.

"It will be fine." She whispered, feeling that she was extremely poor at words, "Well, that... my mother said that being in a bad mood can also affect patients, so you should be active when you visit the doctor. Your father must also hope so of."

"I think so too." Eli buried his head on her shoulder, chuckled twice, and said softly, "It would be great if he could really tell me that right away."

Petunia felt that she might have said the wrong thing, but this time she didn't feel embarrassed, because her heart was filled with the sadness she felt from Eli's tone.She didn't know what to say next, and turned her eyes to her sister for help.

Lily was looking at the two of them with wide eyes, very surprised.She has been classmates with Eli for a year and a half, and she knows that although he is a very kind person, he has always followed the principle of a very gentleman when it comes to social distance, except for someone who is extremely familiar with James, who can hug him without any scruples. His neck, never seen anyone else have such close contact with him.

And he was active.Lily's eyes were wide open, looking at her sister and then at Eli, vacillating between what she seemed to have discovered and what she must have thought too much.

Before she finished hesitating, Eli let go of Petunia and stood up straight again.He smiled apologetically at Petunia, then turned to greet Lily: "I'm sorry, I lost my composure... My dad was injured so suddenly, I may not be able to accept it all the time, sorry. I'll take you up, now in the ward No one, I'm a little worried."

He was still gentle and calm, appropriate and decent, and he didn't really seem to need comfort.Both the Evans sisters felt that this was normal in their hearts, but when they followed him upstairs, they both felt a bit of inexplicable regret. is bad.

Mr. Smith in the ward fell asleep quietly, no matter who came in, he didn't respond.Petunia and Lily followed Eli in lightly. Lily asked curiously, "Where's your mother, Eli? Is she okay now?"

"She has gone to the Ministry of Magic. The attack at home by Death Eaters requires cooperation with the Ministry of Magic to conduct a registration investigation, especially since our family lives in the Muggle community, and there are still some matters related to the secrecy law to be dealt with," Eli said briefly. .

"Death Eaters?" the Evans sisters asked together, Petunia was puzzled, Lily was frightened.

"Your family has been attacked by Death Eaters!" Lily said incredulously, her face turned pale. "My God, they attacked Muggles - this is outrageous!"

There are still many unspeakable things, Eli shook his head, didn't say much, came to the hospital bed silently, checked his father's condition - everything was normal, his breathing was calm, and the expression between his brows was also calmer, but Still haven't woken up.

Lily frowned suspiciously.

"Why didn't they send someone to investigate in the ward?" She asked confusedly, "People's family members have just suffered a terrible attack, and no one can stay in the ward except the underage son who is on vacation... The Ministry of Magic should do more Be considerate of your family."

"This situation is considered mild in the Death Eater attack. No one was killed in the attack, and no irreversible permanent damage was caused. The therapists said that the Death Eaters still had a little mercy on their relatives." Eli explained to her, "Death Eater attacks usually kill people. This kind of thing is a big deal. It's lucky enough not to kill people. You can't ask too much for other things."

"They're the Ministry of Magic! They're the government of the wizarding world!" Lily said in amazement, feeling incomprehensible. "It's their responsibility to catch the Death Eaters! There's nothing to be grateful for if they weren't killed—they should have killed those Death Eaters." Just arrest them all!"

"It's always like this, isn't it?" Eli said in a very light tone, "People who are designated as evil can kill and set fire without restraint, while those who claim to be righteous are subject to various conditions. An Avada Kedavra was launched, and the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic had to remember not to accidentally injure the Death Eaters during the capture. With their time to think, the Death Eaters probably decided who to kill with their next spell. "

His voice was still calm, but Petunia gave him a look—she heard an indescribably negative irony in it, which worried her immensely.

"Eli?" she called him in a low voice, her eyes full of worry.Eli turned his face to meet her gaze, they looked at each other for a while, Eli lowered his head, and suppressed the deliberately indifferent expression on his face.

"I think it's best to ignore me now." He sighed, and raised his hand to pinch his brows vigorously. "I know the Ministry of Magic is doing the right thing—I'm just talking angrily."

"It's inevitable." Someone said at the door, "We can't ask second-graders to remain 100% objective and calm after their loved ones are attacked. That's too much to do."

The voice startled Eli for a moment, and he immediately turned to look at the door. Lily followed the voice and cast it there, seeing the person standing at the door clearly, and was also surprised.

"Professor Dumbledore!" She revealed the identity of the visitor in surprise.

Penny, who was still out of the situation, was suddenly hit. She gasped, and now she became the most frightened person in the room.She hurriedly backed away, staggering a little behind her sister, trying to hide herself completely behind her, pretending that she was not in this ward at the moment.

It's Dumbledore.There was a strange feeling in her heart, as if she wanted to shrink into a speck of dust, but also wanted to be heard by everyone and show herself.She may have longed for a mature, serious conversation with Dumbledore, but she was literally speechless right now, as if her vocal chords had been suddenly taken away.

Dumbledore turned back and closed the door of the ward, walking towards them.He came to Mr. Smith's hospital bed, bent down, and carefully examined Mr. Smith's condition. His twisted long nose almost touched Mr. Smith's sleeping face.

"How's my dad doing, Professor?" Eli looked at him intently, waiting earnestly for his answer.

"I can't be more professional than St. Mungo's healer, Eli," said Dumbledore gently.He stroked Mr. Smith's face with his hand holding the wand, and everyone noticed that Mr. Smith's slightly frowned brows relaxed silently, and he seemed to be sleeping more peacefully.

"But I'm glad I can tell you that Hobert should be waking up soon." He said with a smile, straightened up, and looked at Eli, "His body's functions are repairing themselves. Although the process is not easy, it's okay. It was delivered in time, so I think it should be fine. When the human body is severely injured, the soul will often fall into a deep sleep in order to protect itself, which is the coma in Muggle mouth. When the soul feels that the body can afford it, it will It should wake up, this is a kind of proof that human beings are alive."

That's good, Eli nodded reassuringly.Although St. Mungo's therapists also stated that Mr. Smith was not seriously injured beyond repair, their claim was far less convincing than that of the Headmaster of Hogwarts.

"Great." He said sincerely, heaved a sigh of relief, and finally showed a real smile, "Thank you, I am much more relieved to hear you say that--sorry for making you take time to worry about my family thing."

"It's me who apologizes to you, Eli," said Dumbledore. "The Ministry of Magic and the Wizengamot are having a meeting together to discuss matters related to the Death Eaters. Visit in time, this must make you more uneasy and difficult to calm down."

"No, I didn't..." Eli wanted to deny immediately without thinking, but after saying that, he paused, and after a few seconds of silence, he just said, "I don't blame you."

After he finished speaking, he paused again, and then decided to change the subject immediately.He asked: "What was the outcome of the discussions? Has the Ministry of Magic decided to take a tougher approach to Death Eaters? Like relaxing the nature of the spells used in capturing Death Eaters?"

"Ah, that's a long story," said Dumbledore kindly. "I thought it would be a good idea for us to have a good talk for a while - I guess you'd like to bring your friends along, too?"

"Is it okay?" Eli asked a little surprised, and turned to look at the two Evans sisters in the corner.

"Of course, I believe the two Miss Evans also have some curiosity and worry in their hearts." Dumbledore nodded affirmatively, and also looked at the two sisters, "Friends are everyone's most solid backing, I think most things There is no need to keep it secret from friends, whether it is Miss Lily Evans as a wizard or Miss Petunia Evans as a Muggle, they are all great friends."

"You...you know me?" Petunia said in surprise.Her shock overwhelmed her nervousness, and she was able to speak, albeit with a trill. She asked the question uncomfortably, watching Dumbledore's reaction carefully.

"Of course, Miss Petunia Evans who lives in the Evans house in the small town of Cokeworth, the first bedroom on the corner of the second floor." Dumbledore said gently, "I treasure your letter in my office Here, reminding me what a courageous student Hogwarts regrettably missed. But I will say that even if you didn't study at Hogwarts, you still haven't deserved your excellence, there is no doubt about it."

Petunia flushed, and again she couldn't speak—this time from embarrassment.Standing behind Lily, she gave Dumbledore a brave smile, then quickly lowered her head.

Dumbledore said he wanted to talk, and of course the others were only too happy.After Mrs. Smith returned to the ward, Dumbledore explained the request to her, and she immediately agreed without asking the children where they were going next, and she was completely relieved of Dumbledore.

Dumbledore didn't take the three of them far. They walked through the corridor of the Spell Injury Department on the fifth floor of St. Mungo's. They are full of tense and depressing atmosphere.

"The attitude of the Ministry of Magic towards the Death Eaters is changing," Dumbledore told them. "In the past, they were more inclined to think that the Death Eaters were representatives of extreme pure-blood supremacy - most of these participants had prominent family backgrounds and outstanding They always go to great lengths to maintain their superior status, and this time seems to be no different. Most people have always thought so, and they insist on using this glorified illusion to deceive themselves and immerse themselves in it. In the wishful dream of peace in the world."

"What made these people change their minds and finally open their eyes to see the world?" Eli couldn't help but said sarcastically, "Why, could it be that someone rushed into the Ministry of Magic and took pictures of each of their heads? Come on? Well I'd say he's doing a good job."

"It's because we paid a terrible price." Dumbledore said calmly, "Perhaps, as you said, it belongs to the so-called price of justice."

Eli snapped his mouth shut and fell silent.The two girls leaned closer to each other in fear. It was the first time for them to have this kind of dialogue, which was far beyond their expectations. It is difficult for students who only have problems with schoolwork and friendship in their lives to have a concrete concept of these things.

"Look this way." Dumbledore pointed to the nameplate in the room in front of them, which read "Sander Bruce, the Cruciatus Curse hurts."

"Sang De is an Auror of the Ministry of Magic. He just finished his training last year and took up his post. He is 21 years old this year. Of course, he graduated from Hogwarts with very good grades. He entered the Ministry of Magic as soon as he graduated. He became an Auror early in his school days. The dream he established, he also got his wish because of his outstanding success." Dumbledore introduced in detail, obviously having a full understanding of his students, "He was singled out in the process of catching Death Eaters three months ago—— The colleague who had taken the Imperius Curse tricked him, where he was tortured by six or seven Death Eaters, and the number of Cruciatus Curse that could be detected on his body was as many as nineteen."

Lily exclaimed, and Petunia tightly covered her mouth, covering her mouth to scream, her face turned pale.

"Nineteen times!" Lily asked in horror. "Is he—is he still alive?"

"Alive." Dumbledore said in a low voice, "but the severe torture permanently destroyed his will, his soul was irreversibly damaged, and he became insane. He will never be able to leave St. Mungo in this life."

Eli opened his mouth, then closed it again.But he couldn't hold back in the end, and said in a low voice: "My dad got two Cruciatus Curse, and I already felt that the situation couldn't be worse... Sorry, Professor, I didn't really realize the seriousness of the situation."

"You are the last person to apologize, Eli. The ones who should apologize are Voldemort and his Death Eaters." Dumbledore looked serious, and he raised his hand, pointing to them the entire row of rooms ahead.

"Originally, the Spell Injury Department on the fifth floor of St. Mungo's basically received the injured in the curse accident, but now, almost all of them are victims of the Unforgivable Curse. Among them are wizards and numbs. Muggle-Muggle hospitals will not know what kind of injuries they have suffered, and their common diagnosis is that patients have been electrocuted. So Muggle victims also stay in St. Mungo, and the healers will try their best to treat them and strive for Let them suffer less pain. It is the accumulation of bloody examples of these people that finally smashed the wishful dreams of some people, and made them realize that they are in the middle of a cruel war and the situation has changed. Do not allow people to optimistically imagine a peaceful resolution."

"That Vol... Voldemort, and the Death Eaters, why did they attack the Muggles?" Petunia asked in shock and fear, she couldn't help but look at Dumbledore, even though this man had brought her some time The loss and embarrassment, but she still found out at the first meeting that this is a reliable person who can bring people a sense of security.

"They regard Muggles and opponents as playthings that can be humiliated at will." Dumbledore said calmly, his blue eyes looked at her through half-moon glasses, and she unconsciously held her breath,

"Magic is a magical gift, but not everyone uses it for good deeds. People with greater abilities decide to do evil, and they will cause greater evil. This is why I regret that I cannot make an exception to allow children without magic to enter Hogg One of the reasons for Watts to learn - if you don't master magic yourself, life in the wizarding world is more difficult than imagined, especially in such a situation."

"How could this be!" Petunia stammered, shocked and terrified, "but the wizards I know... I mean, like Eli...he's friendly! He's not evil! I don't think my thoughts It's prejudice, and I sincerely apologize..."

"That's the difference between us and those people," said Dumbledore calmly. "We don't point our wands at innocent people anyway, don't you think, Eli?"

Eli didn't hesitate.

"Of course." He said, "I will never do that. I have the ability to distinguish between good and evil, and I will never betray my own soul."

"I think that's definitely the case." Dumbledore smiled mildly, "We will not agree with what Voldemort and the Death Eaters are doing, we must stop and fight against their actions... This is what we are destined to do, because That's who we are, so the way is here."

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