[HP] Magic didn't give up on you

Since James didn't think of avoiding other people when he invited Lily, so that afternoon, this incident spread in the college. Staring at them, gossiping so unscrupulously and blatantly, and felt that he was not noticeable, just secretly observing the parties involved in the incident, and did not cause trouble to others.

For such a thing to appear out of thin air, Lily was in a terrible mood.

"That—stupid, conceited—idiot—" she said angrily, forking the sausage on her plate with too much force and misalignment, and it popped the sausage far away.She gave up the difficult operation of forking sausages and went to spread jam on the slices of bread.Eli leaned on the jam jar to eat and read the book, but now the book lost its support and fell backwards. He had to put the book away to calm Lily's emotions.

"James isn't always like this, he's always going to get a little emotional, don't mind it," he said, taking a sausage with her fork and passing it to her. "Didn't you reject him harshly on the spot? I must say , Your attitude is fierce and even a little scary, I think James was taken aback by what you said, and he was really disheartened when he left."

"So can the people pointing at me calm down?" Lily asked angrily, raised her head suddenly, and stared around—her green eyes were full of anger, and in her stare, Some of the furtive glances at her flinched.She snorted heavily, picked up Eli to fork the sausage for her, and took a big bite.

"James is popular after all," said Eli fairly. "Come to think of it, he's the Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, and he's generally considered the best of the four houses." That. Maybe the only one who is as famous as him is Regulus Black, but he is still too young, just in the second grade, and his older brother is more conspicuous in all aspects, so he can't overwhelm James. It is natural to be in the limelight. Now that James has asked you out, there must be some admirers of James who are not convinced, there is no way."

"You know it well, Eli, you're right." Lily gave him a sideways look, then raised her eyebrows suddenly, "But that's not always the case, they stare at me not only because Potter is asking me out—but also because You, Eli."

Eli turned to look at her suspiciously.

"What's the matter with me?" He asked inexplicably.

"We always stay together, don't we?" Lily shrugged.Her bad mood seemed to be relieved suddenly, she cleared her throat decently, pointed to Eli and then to herself.

"I was with you all the time at school—not that often, of course, because you were always in the library, whether I went or not. But your admirers apparently felt that I It's annoying to be around you all the time, and now adding Potter is just too much."

When she said this, she curled her lips and snorted disdainfully.

"Potter just let him go, no one paid any attention to him. I don't care what people say about my friend. I have my own judgment, and no one should try to influence me, whether it's you or..."

She paused for a moment and didn't say the last name. Obviously, Snape still made her feel complicated.

"There are still such rumors?" Eli asked unexpectedly, and after thinking for a while, he said, "No, there are such people? Why don't I feel it."

Lily shrugged and waved her fork at him.

"Have you noticed that you're not very approachable," she said. "Of course, you're actually kind and good-natured, but how? A sense of polite distance makes people less dare to joke or say something out of line with you, those girls must think so, when they feel unsure, they won’t talk nonsense in front of you.”

"But to be honest, I'm a little curious." She coughed, and stared at him with interest, as if expecting some answer, "Eli, do you have a girl you like? Very It’s okay to have a good feeling.”

Eli was stunned for a moment, feeling rather dumbfounded: "Why did the topic suddenly shift to me..."

"Oh, don't put it off, just say it," Lily urged him vigorously.

Someone I like... Eli thought for a while: "If you mean love, there shouldn't be one. I never thought about what kind of person I would fall in love with, it seems a bit too far away. Maybe some people feel that they are constantly trying Trial and error is also very good, but I think it is too unnecessary. If you start trial and error when there is no answer, it will become numb and endless; People who are together work with each other, transform and grow, and together become the correct answer in each other's mind."

"I can't say that this answer is not good..." Lily muttered, she seemed somewhat disappointed, but after thinking about it, she shrugged her shoulders without making her words clearer, "Well, if one day you find If you know that person, you must share it with me, I must say, that person must be very lucky."

Eli was noncommittal to her words, and he really didn't think that much when she asked the question.But then, he was a little surprised to find that after entering the third grade, everyone seemed to have suddenly awakened to some kind of switch, began to pay attention to the opposite sex around them, and quietly developed some vague affections.

Some of them are like James, who behave with great fanfare, wanting to let the whole world know who they like, and bring a lot of trouble to the person involved and the people around them——Eli must say that those who are immersed in their own wishful thinking love James is really annoying, he can't read Lily's bad face at all, he always thinks he's pretty good, and he's proud of all the stupid things he's done - Eli thinks that if he goes on like this, no matter what No matter how long it takes him, he won't be able to catch up with Lily. Lily won't take his tricks at all. He can definitely use his tricks on his admirers, and there's no need to fight Lily.

Thanks to his poor courtship, Lily and Snape have recently reconciled - Lily had a unilateral cold war with Snape for a while, but recently complaining about James has caused their common language to increase sharply. After James' pain and criticism, their relationship immediately eased up.

The opportunity for a formal reconciliation was of course Snape's formal apology.Lily forgave him, but re-addressed him several times, unhappily, to stop fooling around with his lousy friends.After Lily ignored him for a while, Snape obviously became more obedient, and this time he agreed to whatever Lily said.But when Eli went back from the library alone at night, he still saw Snape coming out of an empty classroom with the senior Slytherins, his face flushed slightly from excitement, his eyes surprisingly bright , obviously, no one forced him, and he was happy to stay with these people.

Holding the book in his arms, Eli stood in the shadows, raising his eyebrows silently.

After James made a comparison, he also began to see Snape's feelings for Lily more clearly. Perhaps as everyone grew up, the original hazy emotions were indeed gradually becoming clearer.Wonderful love can make people become like peacocks, showing off their beautiful feathers all day long, and also can make people hide all edges and corners willingly, leaving only silent gaze and gentle smile.

He himself also began to receive overt and secret advances from girls. Even though he was not a social person, he could still feel the ambiguous atmosphere in the grade, covering the students of this age like a veil.

So why on earth do people have such special feelings for another person?Eli waited for the group of Slytherin students to disappear, and when he returned to the Gryffindor common room with the book in his arms, he thought about this question inadvertently.Today is an unremarkable Tuesday, the new batch of homework has not been fully assigned, the homework is not in a hurry, there is no one in the common room, the fire in the fireplace is burning loudly, everything looks very good comfortable.

Eli sat down by the armchair next to the magic phone, looked at the time, picked up the phone habitually, and automatically dialed a familiar number—after he dialed, he suddenly remembered that he I didn't make an appointment with Penny to call today, but I just saw that the time was not too late, and the atmosphere seemed to be suitable for a few words with the distant friend on the other end of the phone, so I called directly without thinking at all.

He was about to hang up the phone, but the other side had already picked it up, and Petunia's voice sounded over there.

"Eli?" she asked, her voice slightly breathless.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I called you suddenly." Eli said apologetically, "I just came back from the library, and I didn't realize that I didn't make an appointment with you today... What were you doing just now, did I bother you?" is you?"

"No, I'm just reading," said Petunia. "You know, I'm going to A-levels after junior high school—preparation for university. The entrance exams are next summer, only six years away from now." It's been more than a month, I'm pressed for time, and I feel like I haven't read anything yet. But the phone rang in the hallway just now, and I don't know why, but I feel like it's you-so I put down the book and ran over to answer it , It really is you."

She said this in a slightly smug tone, and Eli smiled silently.

"You still have to go to Durham University, don't you?" he said gently. "I'll ask my dad to see if he has any materials students need for A-level. for you."

"Is it possible?" Petunia asked a little nervously, "It would be great if there were, not too many people in our school decide to continue their studies—you know, we will graduate from middle school next year, and those who choose not to continue their studies There are also many classmates."

Yes, there are always only a few of them who continue to study.Eli knew a lot about the Muggle education system. They chatted a few more words, Petunia suddenly cleared her throat, and paused for a few seconds before speaking again. Her voice suddenly became a little dry.

"Eli, I think you know... When you graduate from high school, there is always a prom in school?"

"Ah, yes, I know." Eli affirmed her statement and recalled, "Is it in July? After the A-level entrance examination."

"Yes, it will be next July." Penny said, and paused on the phone for a while, "Our school is an all-girls school, but we also need to invite male dance partners to participate in the prom... I asked After the approximate time of the teacher, you Hogwarts had already been on summer vacation at that time, so I thought...if you have time...can you..."

Eli saw what she meant.

"Of course." He agreed without any hesitation at all, with a slight smile, "I need to wear formal clothes, right? I must dress formally then. But your invitation came a bit early—how can anyone Invited half a year in advance? There are always many changes in the planned things."

"I'm afraid it will be too late. After all, you should be very popular." Penny on the other side of the phone seemed to be relieved, her voice immediately became lighter, and she said with a little lively, "Then I look forward to your arrival." It's time to dress up, and I will definitely meet you with the A-level acceptance letter—no, I'm going to continue studying, goodbye! See you then!"

See you then, that's it.Eli nodded in agreement, hung up the phone with a smile, stared at the phone for a while, and was suddenly startled slightly.

You're making a promise to a girl who has no family or family, he said to himself.They all said that you are alienated and polite, and you have a sense of distance, but it doesn't seem to be completely like this, at least when you and Penny are in a relationship, it is very natural, and the invisible boundary seems to be very obvious suddenly.

He suddenly realized this, stared closely at the magic phone in front of him, and was in a daze for a while in doubt.

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Thanks to Siyue, Yu Qiqi, who is good at being a father and eating children, stewed squab with yam and wolfberry, and mine from the cat downstairs~

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