[HP] Magic didn't give up on you

Not everyone has received an invitation to Professor Slughorn's Slug Club Yule Ball, but it appears to be some highly contagious virus that has everyone on edge.

Did you get a prom invite from the Slug Club members?This has almost become a hot topic for more than half of the students at Hogwarts to secretly discuss in private.

But unfortunately, there are not many members in the Slug Club, and there are only a few dozen people in the whole school.Professor Slughorn's vision is picky, and those who can receive his invitation must either have an outstanding family background or outstanding talent, which makes him think that this person has the value of making friends; he is a professor with excellent teaching skills, But in a way, he does not regard all the children he has taught as his disciples.

When the number of people is small, there is also the situation that the members of the club form a team-this makes the number of dance partners more tense and scarce. If anyone is invited, it must be something worth showing off for a long time.

Some students who were not so passive began to take action; locked on the target and started to take the initiative.

James' recent moodiness has been going on for some time.

"Evans is going to go with the Snotlite!" he said angrily, bewildered and terribly upset.

He is now sitting on the spectator seat of the Quidditch pitch, staring angrily at the golden snitch dangling in front of him, grabbing it twice from time to time, and letting it fly away, now it is the only one who can take so much trouble Played with him for half a day.

"What's so good about that snot-nosed man?" he asked his friends sullenly.

"Maybe Snotluck won't let his friend freeze with him on the Quidditch pitch at the end of December," Sirius said, rubbing the tip of his reddened nose, "Seriously, James, you If we're not going to continue flying, we might as well go back to the common room and continue this uninspiring conversation by the fire."

All right.James followed his advice, picked up his broom, and walked into the castle with his three friends.

"So who are you going to invite now, James?" Lupine asked him, "since Evans has turned you down."

"If it's not Evans, anyone can do whatever they want." James said listlessly, obviously not thinking about this issue at all.

"You can choose one of your admirers!" Peter said excitedly, thinking for him, "They are all trying to attract your attention-you haven't seen so many girls expressly hinting at you recently ?"

"No." James muttered listlessly, "I only saw Evans rejecting me hard."

That's why you don't have a partner now.Friends all looked at him sympathetically, thinking that love is really a troublesome thing, and seeing other people getting stuck in it makes them feel troubled.

"Maybe you can invite Mary?" Lupine mused. "If you're after someone, it's also important to get her friends to recognize you...Don't even think about it, Snape, and Eli. Work hard, I guess he recognizes that you are not something you can change through hard work... So what about Mary, how is your relationship with her?"

"It doesn't seem to matter." James said blankly, and then looked at his friends hopefully. "Is that so? Should I invite Mary?"

Better than other options.His friends were all chattering to give him advice, and the atmosphere was very lively for a while.Although none of them had any experience in love, James trusted his friends' arrangements, and once he had a plan for the next step, he immediately regained his spirits and put the matter behind him for a while.

"What about you, Sirius?" James asked enthusiastically, hooking Sirius' neck with a smile, "Who are you going with? I noticed that many people are secretly watching you."

"You don't pay attention to what you should pay attention to." Sirius squinted at him, and twitched the corner of his mouth without a smile, "I don't intend to go."

"Huh?" James was stunned for a moment, with doubts on his face, "Why? I think it should be fun and lively."

"I don't think I have any reason to be invited." Sirius said in a flat tone, "My Potions class was not outstanding enough for Professor Slughorn to warmly invite me. I feel ashamed to be invited. gone."

James paused, blinked, and looked at each other with Lupine—they all knew another reason why Professor Slughorn invited Sirius, he was a Black, just like Regulus As if he was invited, he is the youngest member.

Sirius went to the first Slug Club meeting, and after finding out that Regulus was there, he never went again, obviously very concerned about this.James shrugged, dismissively, and said with a smile: "Well, if you don't go, then you can practice more of our wonderful spell-we're making good progress, aren't we?"

certainly.At the mention of this topic, Sirius smiled.Although their Animagus has no teacher's guidance at all, under their unremitting practice, the progress is steadily advancing, and now they can already feel another heartbeat of their own, that feeling is really It's amazing.

They are already considering giving each other nicknames with Animagus characteristics to commemorate their great achievements-it is said that everyone's Animagus form is the same as their own patron saint, and they Intended to call Peter a mouse tail, but Peter protested, thinking it was too ugly, and they are continuing to consider it.

Thinking of their Animagus achievements, Lupine also looked very happy.He smiled, looked at his three friends contentedly, and said relaxedly: "Our Gryffindor girls are pretty heartbreaking, aren't they? Only seeing Ivan James, who no one is interested in watching, and Eli, who no one knows what he thinks, you all break the hearts of girls."

"What happened to Eli?" James asked curiously.

"Isn't he going to the Slug Club's Christmas ball too?" Lupine said. "He, like you, has not invited any girls so far. I think many girls are already planning to take the initiative."

This is indeed the case. Seeing that the Christmas ball is about to begin, Eli still did not invite any girls. The girls completely ignored the current environment that is keeping Eli at a distance, and began to ask Eli if they could join him. go to prom.

The bravest and most confident one took the initiative to go, but to her great disappointment, Eli not only rejected her, but also gave her a very surprising answer.

"Sorry." He said politely and sincerely, "Actually, I already have a partner."

Who is his dance partner?The girls were astonished, not a single girl came forward to claim the incident!The speculation about Eli's partner continued until the day of the Christmas ball, but everyone still didn't see Eli's partner appearing, and the suspicious eyes almost overwhelmed him.

But when he appeared in front of everyone, he was indeed dressed formally: the crimson robe matched the white shirt inside, making him look like a prince from the Middle Ages.His black hair and black eyes are quiet and mysterious. At this moment, there is a slight smile inside, which is more elegant and mature than usual, showing a superior and outstanding charm.

The girls looked at him almost undisguisedly, sighing overtly and secretly: it's a tragedy that good boys belong to other people.

"Very handsome." Lily praised him in amazement, without sparing any compliments; she looked behind him, raised her eyebrows with some questioning and some understanding.

"Where's your partner?" she asked.

"Because of some reasons, I couldn't make it to the scene." Eli said softly, and smiled slightly at her, "Thank you, you are also very beautiful today - your dance partner is waiting for you by the portrait outside the door."

Lily stared at him steadily, and suddenly became very happy visibly.She winked at him, and said with a smile: "Thank you for reminding me, I'm going out-I wish you and your dance partner a good night even though they are thousands of miles apart?"

Thanks, try.Eli smiled lightly, waved to her, and watched as she raised the hem of her skirt and ran out briskly. She also left the common room and came outside the castle.

The dance party is in a classroom that has been cast with the traceless stretching spell, on the first floor. When standing outside the castle, you can hear the light and happy sound coming from inside.Eli stepped aside and picked up the public magic phone placed on the wall—after the phone was placed in the common room, several places in the castle have added such public phones this year, and the students are becoming more and more accustomed to having The life of the magic phone.

He dialed the number he dialed most often, and Petunia's voice came from inside, and she was a little surprised: "Eli? Are you not at the prom?"

Eli raised his eyebrows slightly, and the corners of his lips curled silently: "What? I probably haven't told you about this yet."

"...Oh." Petunia paused on the other end of the phone, her voice suddenly became dry, "It's like this, I think you still remember that I met at Hogwarts and was going to the Christmas ball , you're not alone."

All right.Eli shrugged and leaned casually against one wall, looking at the snow-covered grass in front of him.

The outside of the castle is decorated with Christmas lights, reflecting the dark blue night with a hazy and magnificent color, the snow seems to be shining slightly, and the snowflakes floating in the sky have a halo of light on the outside, like pieces of star light fall.

Pretty Christmassy.He smiled silently, and said in a relaxed tone: "Well, the dance party is about to start, and the first dance song will start in about 5 minutes. I heard that the usual song will be a more soothing one, which is convenient for everyone to enter. state."

"Sounds pretty good," whispered Petunia, the sound of the pages being turned from her side at first, but it's gone now.She paused for a while, and reminded him a little reluctantly, "Then why don't you go and start preparing? Together with your dance partner."

"She has something to do temporarily, so she can't go with me." Eli said.

"What?" Petunia was startled, and immediately became anxious for him, and began to ask again and again, "Then why don't you quickly invite a new partner? I believe that as long as you look for it, you will definitely find it—you are still dawdling here What, even on the phone? The dance is about to start!"

"Yeah, why." Eli said softly, "Why did you call me at the prom when you knew I couldn't come, but you still called me right before the prom? You even knew you couldn't reach me— — I was in St. Mungo's, my dad answered the phone, I went back and checked the time of the call, and asked you when the prom started, I know that by that time, the graduates of your school should have been with their dance partners Let's do the opening dance together."

Penny on the other end of the phone seemed to be strangled, and suddenly lost her voice, completely speechless.Eli lowered his eyes halfway, did not continue to speak, and waited patiently for her answer.

"I—I was—" Petunia stammered, sounding completely bewildered, "I just—I thought...I was probably a little worried about you...and..."

She paused for a while, then whispered: "And you have agreed to be my dance partner, I... I don't think I should go to someone else."

"What will others think of you?" Eli asked softly, "On such an important occasion, you are alone."

"I'll be out soon." Petunia said immediately, as if she wanted to comfort him, her tone was very relaxed, "At that time, everyone was busy dancing, so they didn't notice that a classmate was missing—"

"Dress up, wear a well-prepared gown, and leave alone?" Eli added in a low voice to help her.

Petunia was quiet for a while, and after a while, she sniffed and complained, "If you don't mention it, I've almost forgotten about it."

I almost forgot to hold my fingers and look forward to the prom that came half a year ago; I only ate salad for dinner two months in advance, and I kept shrinking my waistline; I dressed up and entered the prom alone, facing the strange eyes of others The embarrassment; and sneaked out alone, carrying the skirt back to the dormitory, holding the phone alone, wanting to hear the sourness of the other person's voice.

She's pretty much... no, she probably never forgot.

On such an important occasion, she persistently waited for someone who would not show up, even though she knew there would be no result.

Both ends of the phone fell silent for a moment, only Petunia's heavy breathing could be heard.She seemed to be trying to clean up her emotions. After a while, she asked in a nasal voice, "Why did you mention this suddenly..."

"Because I'm also waiting for someone who can't show up." Eli said, "Maybe I'm taking advantage of it. After all, I can call you, hear your voice, and ensure that you are absolutely safe now. There is no So worried... But I think the process still needs to go through, so... Would you like to be my dance partner, Miss Evans? Not just at the Christmas ball, I hope I can really hold your hand next time, I Will be waiting for this day.”

Petunia seemed to be stunned. She was quiet on the other end of the phone for a long time, and then she suddenly took a deep breath.

"I am willing!" she said loudly, with a kind of urgency to run to him bravely, "I am willing, I am very willing! I am looking forward to that day too! I hope I can-- can always-"

She stopped hastily and did not continue speaking.Eli smiled, and said softly to the person on the receiver, "It's definitely possible."

At the Yule Ball across the wall, James took Mary and met Snape and Lily.James' eyes were completely glued to Lily, which made both Mary and Snape look unhappy, and Lily's eyes moved back and forth between Mary and James in surprise, never expecting the two of them to be together, She looked at it suspiciously for a while.

The four of them became unhappy: James provoked Snape again regardless of the occasion. Snape might not have wanted to spend too much time on him tonight, but their dispute aroused Some Slytherin students - it has to be said that since Professor Slughorn is the Head of Slytherin House, there are obviously more Slytherins in the Slug Club than in other houses.

When they heard the movement, they gathered around, first mocking Potter, and then, as if discovering a new world, they found Mary, who was born in a Muggle family beside him.They called her a Mudblood and humiliated her so harshly that neither James nor Lily could take it, and James drew his wand and fought them.

The chaos ended when James, who was weak and weak, was brought down and sent to the school infirmary, but the impact did not end here.Lily rushed out with her dress, chasing after Mary who had fled here, Snape ran after her, trying to explain or apologize to her, but Lily shook his hand hard and had a big fight with him.

"Don't be impulsive, Lily!" said Snape bitterly. "Every Slytherin knows that you are not like Mary—"

"Different? What's the difference between me and Mary?" Lily asked sadly, her eyes filling with tears, "just because I'm your friend and Mary's not--what am I, Severus? It's you I have a pet dog, so it is different from other dogs?"

Outside the chaotic Christmas ball, the sky is still quiet with snowflakes, and all disputes and differences have not broken this warm tranquility.The phone didn't hang up, and there was a faint sound of dance music not far away. Penny put the phone on speakerphone, and listened to the vaguely passed music, tapping her toes lightly, trying to keep up with the song she didn't hear. past song.

Eli tidied up his clothes, walked into the snow, and stretched out his hand to the snowflakes falling from the sky.

A piece of snow fell on his palm, and they spun around gracefully together. There was a huge dance floor between the sky and the earth, and the night and lights witnessed a dance music that was played together thousands of miles away.

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