HP Midnight Light

- October 1981, 3 - Parkinson Manor

"Are you really going?" Edmund finally asked after hesitating for a while leaning against the door.

"Yes. As I said, fulfill your responsibilities as a mother." She glanced in the mirror, just in time to see Edmund's expression, "What are you afraid of, I won't secretly assassinate you."

To celebrate the fact that the Ministry of Magic had withdrawn all punishment from Edmund a few days earlier, Edmund had decided on a whim to take Pansy, who had been ill-fated since birth, to Diagon Alley for a day.

"I……"

"Edmund, I am a man of my word, and I only target the perpetrators." Hyacinth buttoned her cloak calmly and turned around, "I don't know what you think, but to be honest, I think she Really pathetic."

"She will never lack for anything," Edmund said. "She is my only child, and everything in the Parkinson's family is hers."

Hyacinth smiled and shook her head: "Don't you understand, Edmund, there are too many things in this world that money can't buy."

"Nothing in your opinion can wash away my sins, does it?"

She froze for a moment, then laughed loudly: "You don't think that one day I will forgive you, do you? You don't imagine that I will love you one day, do you? No way, Edmund. I have never Smooth sailing, but you're the one who really ruins it - do you fall in love with your nemesis? Sorry, I don't have Stockholm Syndrome!"

"Why don't you let them send me to Azkaban?"

"Of course I could," said Hyacins, "but that would be too easy for you. Besides, the thrill of revenge can only be experienced when you do it yourself, right?" She stopped looking at him, but Turning around and continuing to straighten her hair, Edmund watched as she unwrapped the braided braids without saying a word and started over again. After a moment of hesitation, he took something out of the pocket of his robe and put it in her hand. On the dresser at the elbow.

Hyacinth's movements paused, she bit the ribbon used to tie her hair and laughed: "You finally decided to give it back to me." She picked up her wand and fiddled with it for a while, "I almost I almost forgot how to cast magic." She lowered her head and traced the shallow lines on the wand with her nails full of nostalgia.

"I'm sorry," Edmund whispered.

"That's not what you're really sorry about." She smirked. "You're not going to regret it, are you?"

Edmund answered with silence.

"Answer me a question." Hyacinth approached him, and she gently straightened his cheek so that he could look directly into her eyes, "How much more did you lie to me?"

Edmund shuddered violently, as if a flame had ignited where her fingers touched.Then he took an unnecessary step back and looked away: "No."

"you are lying."

"I didn't," he quickly denied, as he shot her a quick glance, "I didn't."

"That's good." Hyacinth actually laughed easily, "Remember, if I find out that there are more lies lingering around you, things may not be as simple as they are now."

-Diagon Alley-

If there was anyone who had a great time playing today, it would undoubtedly be Pansy.At least she can only see all kinds of new things in her eyes, not the silent parents.

"Would you like ice cream?" Edmund asked flatteringly as they passed Florin's.

"Ice cream!" Pansy exclaimed excitedly before Hyacinth had time to speak. She stared eagerly at the ice cream in a little witch's hand, "Daddy, ice cream!"

"You can't eat ice cream, honey." Edmund coaxed softly, Pansy curled her lips, and began to haggle with her father. Demon replied before asking again:

"Ok."

Edmund went to line up, and Hyacinth was forced to wait for him with Pansy under the umbrella.Although in her first two years of life, Pansy had no more than three chances to step out of Parkinson's Manor, but this did not prevent her from growing into a lively and excessive child under Edmund's connivance—the reason for saying "excessive" is because It's because she seems to want to get closer to Hyacinth, which happens to be the last thing Hyacinth wants to do.

"Mommy," Pansy called. She had a lot to say, and Pansy would yell like any spoiled child if someone didn't immediately respond to her words.

"Wait a little longer." Hyacinth replied uncomfortably.

"Mom, Mom." Pansy grabbed a lock of Hyacinth's hair with great interest, "Hair..."

However, Hyacinth didn't notice what Pansy was saying, and she stood up from her chair in surprise, regardless of Pansy's hand still grabbing her hair——

But the person standing at the door of the store opposite has disappeared.

Hyacinth almost yelled, that was obviously Lupine, Remus Lupine.

He was wearing a shabby robe, and there was no smile on his pale and thin face. He just stood there, looking at her and her daughter across a street.

"Hyatings?"

"Nothing." She reacted quickly, and explained further without need, "I just saw... er... a very beautiful dog - did you get the ice cream?"

Edmund's eyes flickered slightly when he heard "dog", and he lowered his head and handed the ice cream to her: "I don't know if you like chocolate flavored with yogurt and almonds."

Hyacinth froze again.

"I want it!" Pansy cried eagerly.

"Hyase?" Edmund asked nervously, "If you don't like it..."

"No, I don't dislike it." Hyacinth quickly denied, took the ice cream, scooped a spoonful into her mouth under Edmund's watchful eye.This is how familiar and how one wants to escape the taste.She looked across the street again, and there was no one there.

Edmund was feeding Pansy a piece of blueberry pie.Just as she couldn't understand why Margaret would be a mother who allowed her daughter to scatter cookie crumbs on the carpet, she also couldn't understand why Edmund, the best face, would get down on one knee in public His daughter eats blueberry pie.

Perhaps from the moment she found out that she was pregnant, "motherhood" was drained from her body bit by bit by an invisible force, and replaced by "cold blood".

Hyacinth smiled sarcastically: "Let's go to the Leaky Cauldron and get some drinks." She had never known the aftertaste of chocolate to be so bitter, as if it would last forever.

But the Parkinsons aren't the only rare visitors to the Leaky Cauldron today.

Edmund stopped the moment he walked into the bar, he quickly scanned every face, and then he suddenly stopped Hyacinth and whispered in her ear regardless of her surprised expression: "Go, here Something's wrong—"

"Get down!" Someone suddenly screamed at this moment.Edmund instinctively pushed Hyacinth into a blind corner, while he himself lay down on the ground to protect Pansy. A seemingly premeditated explosion occurred in the Leaky Cauldron—tables and chairs were overturned, shelves The wine bottles on the table crackled and shattered, and almost all the guests rushed to the only fireplace in the bar, but the person at the front yelled frantically:

"The fireplace is sealed!"

The chaotic crowd turned screaming and ran to the front door.

Edmund got up quickly and dragged Hyacinth to the hiding place behind the bar. Pansy began to cry, and he covered his daughter's mouth roughly, even ignoring her struggle.

"Why are the Death Eaters here?" Hyacinth asked nervously.But Edmund didn't answer, he put Pansy into her arms, drew out his wand and watched the front and back doors of the bar vigilantly.

As if deliberately teasing the mob, the hanging door at the front door of the bar suddenly fell heavily.Several exclamations erupted from the crowd, and they had no choice but to turn their heads and prepare to run for the back door. However, one person stepped into the Leaky Cauldron before everyone else.

"Long time no see, my old friends." Cornelia smiled faintly.

Crabbe was the first to ask, "How do you—"

"Quiet!" I don't know what spell Cornelia cast, the Leaky Cauldron suddenly became extremely quiet, and she slowly walked towards the group of former Death Eaters, "You wolf-hearted bastards, you betrayed the master It's as easy as throwing away an old robe!" Her razor-sharp eyes flicked across her faces, some of them hung their heads in fear when they met her, and some didn't, "You all know how the Dark Lord will punish traitor--"

"He's gone!" someone cried. "He's failed, down, and not coming back!"

"Shut up!" Cornelia yelled furiously, "Of course, Nott, of course you... As long as you have any brains, you won't make the wrong choice... And you, Malfoy, I should have Guessing that your sweet talk is not reliable at all! You run faster than a rabbit, I don't know how you explained it to that old Crouch! Money?" She sneered loudly.

"What do you want?" Lucius asked.

"It's simple," said Cornelia. "Join me and help our master regain his lost lands."

Silent.

"You're crazy, Rozier."

"I didn't!" Cornelia raged, and a bright spark shot from the tip of her wand. A few gasped in horror, but more drew their wands, "What? ?” Cornelia looked at those people, with a characteristic mocking smile on her lips, “You want to resist me? Do you want to fight me?”

"You're finished, Rozier, your end is here." A trembling person said, it was Agnes, and she raised her hand tremblingly, "We've got her, we've got Rozier! "

At that moment, many things happened at the same time - Cornelia swung her wand violently in anger, an unknown heat wave swept through the air, and the crowd was thrown high and scattered to all corners of the bar.At the same time, green flames burst forth from the fireplace in the Leaky Cauldron, and a few seconds later a small group of Aurors rushed into the Leaky Cauldron.

"You guys are here..." Cornelia whispered, but her expression gradually changed into a joyful smile.

"You are finished, Rozier, surrender quickly!"

"Never!" Cornelia yelled loudly, and she laughed and turned to Agnes, who was half unconscious, "I will deal with you first." With a flick of the wand, a reddish flame shot out from the tip of the wand, heading straight towards Agnes as if alive.In just a few seconds it wrapped around her calves, wrists, torso and neck amidst her screams.Agnes cried and struggled, but it was all to no avail—people could only see a human figure swept by light red flames, and Agnes melted into terrifying gray fragments little by little under everyone’s gaze—

"Avada Kedavra!" While the Aurors were stunned by the terrifying black magic, Cornelia had already started a new round of attacks. One Auror was caught off guard, and the rest reacted quickly. Come here and draw your wand into battle.

"We'll have to find a way to get out," Edmund said softly, his wand hand trembling slightly. "They can't beat her."

As if to confirm his prophecy, Cornelia swung her wand again as vigorously as before, and the remaining four Aurors were suddenly thrown to the opposite wall, slid down limply and did not move.

"You betrayed me, you betrayed the Dark Lord." Cornelia turned back to the group of former Death Eaters, and said softly, "You know what this means..." She raised her hand to hold a Ashes, that was Agnes' "remains".

No one speaks.

"Who's there?" Cornelia turned around as if she had sensed something, and stared at the bar.

"It's me." Edmund suddenly stood up and said.

"Is it just you?" Cornelia narrowed her eyes.

Edmund lowered his eyes and glanced at Hyacinth in warning: "Yes."

Cornelia looked at him with a cruel smile, and she approached Edmond a few steps with interest: "I heard that you were successfully exonerated, Edmund, how did you do it?"

"This is none of your business." Edmund raised his wand and warned, "I have not offended you, Rozier, stay away from me."

"How dare you threaten me, Edmund?" Cornelia smiled, a red light that was extremely similar to the Dark Lord flashed in her eyes, "Avada Kedavra!"

Edmund dodged it, and the green light split a crack in the bar counter.Pansy let out a sharp cry, and Cornelia heard: "Who? You lied! Edmund, who else is hiding there?"

Hyacinth said calmly: "Me."

Cornelia laughed crisply: "My old friend...the three of you are so interested in going out for an outing—"

"Stay away from her."

"You are so bold, Parkinson!" Cornelia's smile froze, she stared at Edmund, but the wand in her hand suddenly turned to point at Hyacinth, "Avada Kedavra!"

boom!

"Damn out!" Lucius Malfoy yelled from a sudden burst of red light behind her, and not far from him, the Aurors were slowly coming to their senses.

"I will never surrender." A trace of panic flashed across Cornelia's beautiful face, and then replaced it with redoubled sternness.

"Then come on, Rozier." An Auror stumbled to his feet, "Disarm you!"

With Cornelia as the center, she was quickly surrounded by five people - not only the four Aurors, but also Lucius Malfoy who was determined to join the battle for some unknown reason, while Crabbe and Goyle were watching. Pace around the outer circle.

This was originally the best time to do meritorious deeds, but Edmund had no intention of fighting: "Hyase, Hye—"

"Don't touch me!" Hyacinth screamed, and violently shook off his hand. Regardless of the fierce fighting crowd three meters away, she carefully took out something from her collar:

locket.

It had been split in two, and the portrait inside could be vaguely seen through the crack in the middle.

It saved her life tens of seconds ago.

Trembling, Hyacinth pointed her wand at it: "It's back to normal."

The locket rattled slightly, it hadn't been fully repaired, a death curse had permanently scarred its lid.

Hyacinth gripped the locket tightly.

"It's all fate, Hyacinth." Cornelia cried, "Of course you won't get him... It was a mistake when you met!"

Laughing, she leaned over to avoid a disarming spell, and at a certain moment, Hyacinth suddenly anticipated what was about to happen——

There was a flash of silver light, and another Auror's flying dagger pierced her chest without any mistakes.

Cornelia's smile froze on her face, she looked down at herself in disbelief, and suddenly staggered and fell to her knees.

"Take her away!"

"It's a good plan." Cornelia laughed, "Scremgeour finally has some brains. But," she changed the subject and looked at the leader Auror and laughed, "You white wizards will also betray you. Rong!"

No one here knew what she was talking about. "Bring her back to the Ministry of Magic!" the Auror yelled furiously. "She deserves a public trial and a Dementor's kiss!"

Cornelia laughed happily, but suddenly raised her head to look at Hyacinth.

"Don't go!" Edmund suddenly guessed her purpose, he turned his head to warn Hyacinth, but she had already stood up and stumbled to Cornelia.

"Do you regret it?" Hyacinth didn't know why she asked.

"No." Cornelia said weakly but clearly, "You won't understand."

"Back off," the Auror threatened.

Hyacinth ignored his warning, grabbed the dagger and pulled it out, blood gushing from the wound, pain flitting across Cornelia's face, but she was still smiling.

"It's settled between us." Hyacinth said softly.Then, before everyone could react, she suddenly raised the dagger high and swung it down with all her strength, and the entire blade pierced Cornelia's heart impartially.

Her body trembled slightly, but she didn't even cry out in pain.The light in those eyes quickly dissipated, and a tear slowly slid down.

"Thank you." Hyacinth heard her whisper softly.

That was Cornelia's last voice left in the world.

Nothing to do with the Dark Lord, Death Eaters, or her crazy past.

The author has something to say:

Note:

1. Edmund is only sorry for taking Hyacinth's wand, but he doesn't think he shouldn't break up Hyacinth and Sirius.

2. In "Night of Dawn", Pansy was petrified in the second grade, which was the first time the Parkinsons appeared, and Edmund still showed obvious concern for his daughter-but Pansy thought that her parents were both to her. Very nonchalant.

3. [Chocolate ice cream with yogurt and almonds]: Hyacinth's favorite flavor. 1979 Chapter 10 Sirius promised to bring ice cream back to Hyacinth before leaving the house.

4. [Blueberry Pie/Cookie]: The person who likes blueberry pie the most is not Pansy but Violet, and Pansy likes cookies very much.

5. [Agnes]: A long time ago, Agnes, Betty and Vera swore an oath when they asked Hyacinth to go to the Screaming Shack.

6. The only reason Lucius stepped up was because he needed to put on a good show in front of Olo.

7. Scrimgeour's so-called plan is to get this group of Death Eaters together to lure Cornelia, who is in desperate need of help, in exchange for a reduced punishment for them.Cornelia knew it was a trap, but she underestimated the enemy.

8. The "vendor for glory" that Cornelia said was Peter, but the Aurors thought it was Sirius.

9. Violet said in "Night of Dawn" that Cornelia was killed by Voldemort himself, and Snape said that she died after the fall of the Dark Lord.This is not a bug, Violet made it up herself, and Snape was talking about the news released by the Ministry of Magic: Cornelia Rozier was killed by an Auror.

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