[HP] Magic didn't give up on you

"Don't go, Eli."

"It's a bright trap! Surely you can see it!"

"The Lestrange family is an ancient family with a long heritage in the magic world. Their manor must be full of traps. Forgive me—but you will die if you go there so rashly—"

His teachers, classmates, and friends gathered together not long after, all anxiously trying to persuade him.They surrounded him in the middle, chattering and analyzing this invitation which they knew was a trap in all aspects, and they were very afraid that he would get hotheaded and lose his mind for a while and send him to death.

Eli didn't get hotheaded, he sat silently surrounded by the crowd, watching them quietly.

"Don't say that, Eli's mother is still in their hands." Lily couldn't help but said with caution in her voice.She watched Eli's reaction carefully.The impact of this incident was so great that she completely let go of the matter of breaking up with her friend, and put her mind on Eli, bravely speaking for him, "...and his father's body."

The word "corpse" was too harsh, and the surroundings suddenly fell silent. Everyone looked at each other, and felt that their hearts were tightened by an invisible hand, which made it difficult for everyone to breathe.

"You can't go there either." In the silence, Edgar Burns was the first to break the silence.He looked at Eli seriously, his voice was sonorous, with the determination and sharpness of a reliable adult, "This is not a special case during the war years. Of course we want to bury every hero who died, but if for this goal , If you want to lose more people, then you have to be rational and don’t throw yourself into the trap, you have to turn the grief in your heart into the power of action, don’t make unnecessary sacrifices, you have more important things to do.”

Eli didn't speak, just sat impassive, expressionless.Edgar couldn't help sighing, empathizing with his current mood, so he didn't force him, but patted him heavily on the shoulder.

"I know it's hard to accept, but I can only accept it, cheer up as soon as possible, many people have high hopes for you. Everyone doesn't have much time to immerse themselves in this sad thing-the mob that happened at the gate of Durham University The attack shocked Britain, a professor was killed on the spot, a well-known writer was kidnapped by mobs, more than [-] students were injured, and the Muggle community is also paying attention to this matter."

This also represents the inescapable overtime of the Ministry of Magic and the Reversal of Incidents Team, and the newspapers in the wizarding world are also paying attention to this matter-he can already imagine what will be written in tomorrow's Daily Prophet, and the Wizarding Secrecy Act is being challenged ?Ministry of Magic inaction again?This is roughly the case, he can imagine it with his eyes closed.

Edgar Bones couldn't help but clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and suppressed the anger and powerlessness in his heart.

He can only try his best to do everything he can, and do his best every moment, just to face everything with a clear conscience.

The adults have their own business to do, Edgar came to see, Dumbledore came to see, Arthur hurried over after get off work... The Potters sent James and Sirius over here, they came here After that, he has been surrounded by Eli.James and Sirius had never seen Eli like this before, and they were frightened by him, surrounded him at a loss, unwilling to disperse, and were extremely worried about his situation.

After the incident, Dumbledore rushed to the scene first and brought him back from the gate of Durham University. By the way, he also carried out preliminary aftermath treatment so that the students would not claim to see someone holding a wooden stick and shooting him like a juggler. out beam.James and Sirius received a call from Lily. They were going to find Eli at the Wizarding Weekly magazine in Diagon Alley, but they only saw Petunia there. Mr. Potter, who sent them over, quickly received News from Durham University brought the four teenagers to Eli's home.

It had also been hours since they had seen Eli.Whether facing respected elders, close friends, good classmates, or his own girlfriend, he has always just sat so quietly, as if his soul has been emptied, lacking the necessary reactions to everything around him, Was indifferent to anything anyone said, and hasn't spoken since.

"Cheer up, Eli." James said in a sharp voice, the adults had already left the room, and thoughtfully left Eli with some time alone.But he, Sirius, Lily and Petunia didn't leave, and the four surrounded Eli.

Before speaking, he carefully looked around, met Sirius' eyes as if confirming, and lowered his voice.

"Look, I also don't think you can leave your parents alone - you should at least bring them back, don't you? But of course it wouldn't be wise to go on your own, I think - we can have a plan."

"You guys?" Lily asked suddenly, turning her eyes to him sternly, "Listen, Potter, this is the big time, can you please stop making bloody messes and taking stupid risks like yours—"

"It's not being stupid with blood!" James said firmly. This was his refutation of Lily so firmly after the third grade, which made Lily startled. "Of course we know what is a safer and more rational choice, but People are not machines, and they will not always be able to accurately measure the gains and losses, and there will always be emotions that will overcome reason——Eli’s parents were taken away! Of course he wants to save them! No one else can stop it!"

"Or die with his parents." Sirius said calmly, "If this is his choice, then others should respect it too. But since he is our friend, we will not let him do it alone For one thing, one more person is always more powerful, and it can be more or less effective."

Lily looked at them in astonishment, as if meeting them for the first time.

"It's dangerous..." she said, her voice unconsciously carried a little hesitation, which made her look less confident than before.

"Isn't it dangerous to live in this world?" James shrugged and said nonchalantly, "But nothing can take away the bravery of Gryffindor, not even facing Death Eaters."

James showed a resolute expression, while Sirius looked calmer, but he obviously had the same meaning as James.Lily was tongue-tied, hesitant to speak, reason and emotion were colliding fiercely in her mind.Petunia, on the other hand, did not join any of their discussions at all. Ever since she was brought over by the Potters, she had been looking at Eli, worried and focused on him.

When James had already started to come up with a specific plan to break into the Lestrange family, Eli, who had been silent since he was brought back, finally reacted.His eyes rolled stiffly, and slowly aimed at them.

"No need." He finally spoke, his voice hoarse, and said coldly, "Get out."

His friends froze for a moment, staring at him dumbfounded.

He didn't open his mouth to say it a second time, but still looked at them with a cold and indifferent face.His friends flinched at his gaze, stood up silently, and left the room quietly, leaving only Petunia sitting still, still looking at him.

They looked at each other, and Petunia slightly bent her lips.

"Want to order your girlfriend?" she whispered. "You said you would never do that to me."

Eli lowered his eyes slightly in silence, and did not speak again.

Petunia leaned over, held his cheeks, kissed his forehead,

From forehead to brow, from eyelid to nose tip.She kissed his cheek and his lips delicately, leaving warm marks one by one, and whispered in his ear, repeating it over and over again.

"It's okay, it's okay...it's going to be okay, Eli."

Eli opened his eyes, staring at her out of focus.He was hugged and kissed by her indifferently, and Petunia was not discouraged. The two of them were doing what they wanted to do in such a quiet manner. After a long time, Eli spoke again.

"Before I met my mother, my father was a nice man with a harmonious family and was very popular." He said calmly, but his voice was completely hoarse, as if in the silence just now, his throat was being sharpened by sandpaper all the time.

"Then he met my mother, a witch. At the time my mother was an orphan from the Lestrange family, haughty, cold, and bad-tempered. They passed by chance on the streets of London, near the Leaky Cauldron... I Dad fell in love with my mother at first sight. He insisted on wandering around the Leaky Cauldron for more than a month in order to meet my mother again. He couldn't see the bar, and he didn't know if he would meet my mother again, but maybe God finally got him This sincerity touched me, and this passionate love also touched my mother half a year later. They started dating, and my mother felt for the first time that there is someone in this world who loves her wholeheartedly and will always be with her. She puts her first, what she likes and dislikes is the highest standard. Even though it was just a stupid Muggle, she still fell in love with him."

Petunia held him in her arms, wrapping her arms around his back, their necks intertwined, supporting each other.

"Who can reject a person who walks towards him with his heart in his arms." Penny said softly, "The advent of love never depends on people's willpower. No one can reject their own destiny."

"My mother was kicked out of the Lestrange family to marry my father... My father had some very good family members, but it was too early when he took my mother to meet them. The attitude towards Muggles has not been corrected much, which has made my father's family relationship very tense. My grandparents firmly disagreed with their marriage. My father chose my mother. He felt that he could not let one drop everything. The girl who ran towards him was wronged... Our family lost contact with my grandparents. They died in a car accident not long after. My dad didn't know the news until a long time ago. This made my dad feel very guilty all the time, even though he Never said it, but my mum got it too. She lived in the Muggle world all these years and made herself understand Muggles, to live this life, to be a writer that the Muggle world agrees with, allowing me to adapt at the same time Life on both sides, but it's still too late to make up for the people who want to be made up."

"We won't do that." Petunia said softly, following his back, "My parents know you are a wizard, and still like you very much. Your parents also like me very much, and we are blessed by everyone ..."

"I have also lost some good possibilities forever." Eli said quietly, "My father is no longer here. I am very similar to him in many ways, in appearance, personality, behavior, and sometimes I don’t know right or wrong, but I will still make the choice, and the courage to bear all the corresponding consequences alone.”

Petunia's movements froze for a moment, and she couldn't help but hug him tightly, and she found herself shaking.

Don't go, don't go... She shouted over and over in her heart.But her lips trembled, and nothing came out.

"Go to sleep, Petunia." He said softly, "I'll see you tomorrow morning. If you don't see me tomorrow morning, I will leave everything here to you. I hope you will never come here again, and leave far away. A very different kind of peaceful and secure life."

At 12:30 in the middle of the night, James silently pushed open the door and walked out with Sirius.

He is not a person who will give up lightly when he is sneered at, and he doesn't believe that is what Eli really thinks. He still wants to talk to Eli.He and Sirius walked forward lightly, and there was a sudden sound of light footsteps on the stairs, which made them stop abruptly, frowning and looking at each other.

Hell, didn't bring the invisibility cloak.James frowned, trying desperately to come up with reasonable arguments in his mind for why he and Sirius were still fully dressed and ready to go out late at night...

Half a minute later, his mind suddenly stopped, and he opened his mouth as he looked at the person coming up from downstairs.

Lily also looked at them in astonishment - she was not wearing pajamas either.

The three looked at each other for a while.James finally broke the silence, still staring at her in astonishment.

"We thought--thought you disagreed," he stammered a little.

Lily was silent for a while.

"I'm a Gryffindor too," she whispered. "I think it's dangerous, but if Eli goes by himself... I think you're right, one more person always gives more strength."

James stared at her deeply, his eyes intense and complicated.He looked at her and opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say a lot, but in the end he just said, "Be careful, Evans."

Lily looked at him silently, they exchanged a brief glance, then Lily looked away.

"You too." She said simply, taking a deep breath to relieve the tension in her heart, "Then——let's go to Eli and confirm what he really thinks."

They came to Eli's room and were shocked to find that the door was ajar.This made their hearts sink. James pushed the door open without thinking, and Petunia sat quietly inside alone, holding her hands tightly, tears streaming down her face.

"I can't stop him." She raised her hazy tearful eyes to look at them, said softly, and raised her hand to wipe the unstoppable tears on her face.

"But—if it's possible—I'd still like—someone—"

"Of course." James said firmly, gripping his wand tightly.

"Let's go and bring him back."

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