HP Midnight Light

- 1977 December 12 - Ward 24, St. Mungo's Magical Hospital for Injuries and Sickness

"Recovering well." Dennis Wallis jotted down a few notes. "I think you'll be out of the hospital after Christmas."

"Will there be problems with my memory?" Hyacinth asked uncertainly.

Wallis smiled encouragingly: "Don't worry, it will basically have no effect. I will explain the specific situation to you when you are discharged from the hospital. Merry Christmas!"

He packed up his things and went out of the ward, and Dorcas jumped to his feet and followed him.

After reaching a place where there were few people, Dennis Wallis sighed heavily, turned around and said to Dorcas: "Hyase's recovery is indeed good. The only problem is that she needs a calm and happy environment, but —Anyway, could you please send a letter to Dumbledore? I think it's best to tell him face to face."

Dorcas nodded apprehensively. "You mean, Hyacinth is not well?"

"It's not bad, it's just tricky." Wallis lowered his voice, "Especially for this kid, where is the place to be peaceful and happy?"

Pandora got off work early because she had an appointment, and Hyacinth lay on the bed bored thinking about some problems.Five minutes after Wallis the healer left, Dorcas returned with good news: "Hyacings, Dumbledore said he will come to see you later."

These words hit Hyacinth's heart, but she was a little restless about what she was about to talk about.Dorcas walked up and down the ward whistling, looking at the Christmas decorations.She has been with Hyacinth for three months in St. Mungo's, and anyone would be embarrassed: "Dorcas, you are going home tonight too?"

"Don't worry about me." She said lightly, "My parents are all working abroad, and Christmas is just when they are short of manpower. Anyway, I am alone when I go home, so I might as well be here Stay with you." As she spoke, her eyes suddenly lit up, "Later we can ask Dumbledore if he can let you stay at the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix for one night!"

"What?" Hyacinth didn't react for a while, "Is this also okay?"

"The Order of the Phoenix also has people who need to be on duty on Christmas night or who don't go home like me." Dorcas happily introduced, "You haven't seen Emmeline Vance yet, have you? She is my good friend." Friend, also my former classmate. Her maple bacon cake with wine mix is ​​delicious—"

"What cake? I always thought Lemon Sherbet was the best dessert in the world."

"Albus!" Dorcas exclaimed, "your robes are so cool!"

Hyacinth got up hastily, and who was it, Dumbledore, who was bending over the door carefully so that the point of her hat wouldn't touch the door frame?Today he was wearing a beaming maroon robe with many golden stars and moons embroidered on it.

"Thank you, dear Dorcas. I was not suitable for wearing bay red when I was young, but I feel much better when I am older." Dumbledore replied with a smile.

"Professor Dumbledore." Hyacinth was very happy to see Dumbledore, but there was a sense of tension that followed.

"Good afternoon, Hyacinth, Dorcas. I'm sorry I'm a little early, but it's always difficult for people to grasp the time on Christmas Eve." Dumbledore blinked playfully, "I just now Hear someone say Emmeline's name?"

"Yes. Albus, I was wondering why not invite Hyacinth to the Order of the Phoenix to spend Christmas Eve with us tonight?" Dorcas suggested enthusiastically, "No one wants to spend the holidays in a hospital." !"

"Oh, this is really a kind proposal. But the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix is ​​not the Three Broomsticks, where you can come and go as you please. There are many secrets there." Dumbledore turned down his face and rejected Dorcas' proposal , "But I remember that your house happened to be empty today? Don't you mind a small number of us visiting?" Dumbledore slowly burst into a smile on his face.

Dorcas froze for a moment, then was overjoyed: "Of course it's okay! Is there anything I need to prepare, do I need to arrange protective spells? I should also buy some decorations to go back!"

Dumbledore nodded with a smile: "As the master, you can arrange whatever you want. I believe that other people who are free will be happy to help." He took out his pocket watch and looked, "If you rush over now There should be plenty of time...but don't forget to come back and pick up Hyacinth."

"Of course." Dorcas disappeared outside the door almost in a blink of an eye, and Hyacinth found that the thing she wanted to ask her for help seemed impossible.

"Okay, now we can talk about more serious things." Dumbledore became a little more serious, "I didn't mean to spoil the scenery, but, Hyacinth - from what you said earlier , you originally wanted to drop out of school? So have you changed your mind now?"

"Professor Dumbledore, I..." The feeling of being directly guessed made Hyacinth hesitate, "It's not that I don't like Hogwarts, it's just—"

"—It's just that Hogwarts makes you feel uncomfortable, doesn't it?" Dumbledore's blue eyes became more and more unfathomable behind the glasses, "not to mention that your friends have also chosen to alienate you, this feeling Must be bad."

Hyacinth was stunned: "You know everything?"

"There are students like you in every generation. Hyacinth, who gets bullied for some reason. Well... I'd say since I've been teaching at Hogwarts, every few years someone has left for the same reason students. Of course—” Dumbledore mentioned seemingly casually, “more people chose to stay.”

"You're right, professor, but I think you've also seen that the environment in Slytherin is no longer suitable for me to go back—not to mention that note." She quietly raised her eyes to look at the headmaster, emphasizing her tone , "I shouldn't live up to your expectations, but... I prefer to stay in a place that won't make me so tired."

Dumbledore's bright blue eyes looked from behind their lenses.

"You seem to have made up your mind, Miss White?" said Dumbledore in a tone that disturbed her. "I respect your opinion and choice. However, allow me to give you one last piece of advice from an old man's point of view: you might as well Wait another night and let yourself think it through. People change their minds at the last minute, after all..."

Hyacinth wanted to refuse, but swallowed the words again.Finally she nodded.Dumbledore smiled briskly again. "Well, if you change your mind, just ask Dorcas to send me a message. See you later, Miss White."

Dorcas's Christmas Eve dinner was mostly filled with people Hyacins had already met.There's also Emmeline Vance in her green robes, and a very easy-going Auror couple: Alice and Frank Longbottom.

Hyacinth sat on a soft leather sofa, surrounded by a group of the most outstanding wizards of the time.In her left hand she held the cherry pie that Emmeline had just made, and in her right hand was the rainbow bubble gum that Alice handed her. The two of them were constantly talking about their old school days.Dorcas was pouring drinks one by one, Diggle and Carradoc were singing Celestina Warbeck's "You Magically Took My Heart Away" to the radio, and even the most serious-looking Edgar is also playing games with Frank with his young sons and daughters.Hyacinth blinked, unable to imagine that she was having the most lively Christmas in her life.

"Here, Hyacinth, here's your butterbeer." Dorcas divided the circle, and Edgar's children naturally got hot chocolate and milk, while the rest of the wizards were enjoying the fire whiskey , "You can't drink real wine until you're an adult, so don't forget to visit the Three Broomsticks a few more times. Rosmerta's mead is always the best."

Hyacinth held up the steaming glass, her mood bursting with golden bubbles like butterbeer.At this time, Alice leaned over and taught her how to fold the bubble gum paper into a thousand origami cranes: "Fold it in half like this, and then fold it back... This is a little Muggle game, oh - I forgot you should be familiar with this? ' She blushed.

"That's not true, I'm not ingenious at all." Hyacinth smiled, "Can you teach me again?"

Edgar's voice came from afar: "...there are more and more people who want to join the Order of the Phoenix. I met Gideon a few days ago, and he said that the son of the Potter family and his friend have been Keep asking him about the Order of the Phoenix."

"James Potter and Sirius Black, right? I remember they played very well when they first entered school, but they seem to be very naughty too?" Frank turned around and asked his wife, "You still Remember those two little troublemakers?"

A thousand paper cranes appeared in Alice's hands: "Of course. The two of them gave Frank such a headache back then. He always chased after them and nagged helplessly... They will graduate in a blink of an eye. The time is so real." quick!"

Hyacinth put down her glass and yawned, realizing that the conversation seemed to be turning around someone she didn't want to hear.This scene happened to be noticed by Dorcas and Emmeline who were chatting: "Do you want to rest, Hyacinth?"

"I'm sorry, but I'm really a little tired." After a brief greeting with the others, Hyacinth followed Dorcas upstairs as she wished, naturally avoiding conversations that would make her feel uncomfortable.

"Good night," Dorcas reminded her. "We'll have breakfast in the morning before returning to St. Mungo's."

"Ok."

Although being sleepy was just an excuse, when Hyacinth actually lay down and closed her eyes, she fell asleep almost immediately.And of course she wouldn't know about a conversation in the living room after she left—

"Dorcas, are you taking too much care of this Slytherin girl?"

"Dumbledore took good care of her," Dorcas responded, going down the stairs.

"He takes great care of every student."

"It's not that I discriminate, it's just that we invite a Slytherin into the house again and again. Is there really no problem? I mean, Dumbledore always likes to trust others, but our past experience has proved that Slytherin does not Unbelievable!"

"She's not like the other Slytherins, don't forget who her parents are. We all know John and Shelley, they're good people."

"I just wonder why she suddenly showed up at the Leaky Cauldron? Is it by chance? Or - sorry, maybe I shouldn't be so paranoid - a conspiracy?"

"Dumbledore revealed to me one thing...that this student is not doing well at Hogwarts," Dorcas sighed, "it was not by accident that she appeared in the Leaky Cauldron that day, but because she wanted to quit school .”

No one speaks anymore.

After a hearty breakfast the next day, Dorcas took Hyacins back to St. Mungo's.When they walked through a Muggle neighborhood, Hyacinth found that the atmosphere on the street was actually quite good: "Are the Muggles safe recently?"

"The Death Eaters haven't been doing anything lately, probably because they were taken aback by the last raid." Dorcas replied in a low voice, "But Dumbledore said we can't let our guard down."

Hyacinth nodded thoughtfully, she had also seen a few "Death Eaters" in Hogwarts.They have already shown enough cold-bloodedness and paranoia, the more cunning the opponent is, the harder it is to deal with. No wonder Dumbledore arranged people on duty as usual even though it was Christmas.

St. Mungo's also seems to be a little quieter over the Christmas period.

"I've got a little business to attend to later, but I'll be back as soon as I can. If you need anything, see Wallis Therapist, okay? What's that—" Dorcas stopped abruptly in the fifth-floor corridor He drew out his wand vigilantly and pointed to a ball of cloth huddled in the corner, "Except you—"

"Don't do it, don't do it," the ball of "cloth" suddenly moved, and one person struggled to get up on the ground, "I'm not a Death Eater!"

Hyacinth was dumbfounded: "Sissy——" Dorcas finally took up the conversation: "Cirius Black? Why are you here?"

"It's me!" Sirius ignored the gloomy Dorcas, and came forward with a smile on his own, "I'm here to find Hyacinth."

"Stand back." Dorcas ordered unceremoniously, she used to be a Gryffindor prefect, and Sirius and James had caused her troubles a lot in the past, "Dumbledore ordered not to let others and Hire Sins to talk to, and you're not her friend."

"Who says I'm not friends with Hyacinth? Is it Hyacinth?" Sirius quickly caught the loophole in her words, "Oh, if it weren't for such a strong friendship, why should I wait for someone at the door of the ward?" Evening. See how my robes have become, and I want to save face." He opened his hands so that Dorcas and Hyacinth could see the rumpled robes, although they were wrinkled. The clothes didn't damage Sirius' appearance, but the situation seemed weird no matter how you looked at it.

Hyacinth couldn't figure out how and why Sirius found this place, but because of his eager gaze, Hyacinth still defended him uncomfortably:

"Dorcas, I actually know Sirius pretty well." She explained to Dorcas in a low voice, "Hi, Sirius, I didn't expect you to come." In front of Dorcas, Hyasine Si had to force a smile.

Seeing that they really knew each other, Dorcas had no doubts about him, and asked Pandora to check on Hyacinth before leaving in a hurry.Now only Hyacinth and Sirius were left in the ward, and the atmosphere fell into embarrassment.

"So why did you come to St. Mungo's?" Hyacinth climbed onto the hospital bed on her own, "I'm weak and need more rest—"

"You have been resting for three months! It seems that you spent a Christmas Eve happily with Dorcas last night." Sirius said very aggrieved, "And I came here to see you, but I was suffering outside the door." Wait overnight—I think you haven't come for so long, and after asking around, I managed to get the news out of Slughorn that you're in the hospital." He didn't tell Hyacinth that he had also heard from St. Mungo's The clerk on the sixth floor found out that she was hospitalized because of the Cruciatus Curse.

"I'm really sorry to trouble you so hard." Hyacinth sank into the pillow, "Thank you for taking the trouble to come and see me, but now I'm going to rest." She felt that Sirius' tone of voice was suddenly different from James's. very similar.

"Don't do that! You shouldn't have treated me like this even because I slept in a cloak all night in the corridor!" Sirius stared at her without blinking. Haven't eaten anything till this day, and was so weak that I nearly died just to see you. But you're going to drive me away now? I'm afraid I'm going to pass out before I get out of St. Mungo's."

A look of guilt and suspicion appeared on Hyacinth's face: "Well... I should have come back earlier."

At the same time, Sirius secretly glanced at the note in his hand, it was the "Guide to Victory" that James had instructed him to fortify: "It's okay, it's okay, it's my fault that I didn't notify you in advance—oh, yes , I brought you something."

Sirius handed her a very familiar paper box:

"Richard's bread?" She bounced from the pillow, "How... did you buy it?" Hyacinth didn't remember that she and Sirius had mentioned Richard's bakery, so she couldn't help asking puzzled road.

Sirius watched Hyacinth's expression and realized that he had chosen the right one.Margaret's information is indeed reliable, he thought triumphantly. "Probably because of a mutual understanding... Actually, I just guessed that you would like red bean bread." Sirius said casually, "It was still hot last night, but it probably won't taste so good after the night? Oh, I'm so sorry—— "

"No, it's still delicious. It's too much trouble for you." Hyacinth really became more sincere, and she pointed to the box left by Dorcas on the bedside table, "You haven't had breakfast yet, have you? I've got some waffles here from Dorcas' house."

The atmosphere immediately became harmonious.Sirius glanced at the note again: "So, I can see you after Christmas?"

The red beans choked into the trachea.Hyacinth coughed, "Uh...I'm afraid that's not the case."

"What's the matter? Are you still going to be hospitalized? What's the matter with you? Is it serious?" Sirius immediately asked intimately.Hyacinth's eyes flickered: "Well, it means literally. Well, I'm leaving Hogwarts."

"Don't you want to be a spellbreaker?"

"Unfortunately, I have several courses below E. No professor will let me enter the improvement class." Hyacinth smiled bitterly, "And, I think you also know why I plan to drop out of school."

"I think it's really not worth it for you to find your interest in school with great difficulty, but in the end you have to give up your ideals because of a few Slytherins. If you let those Slytherin girls know their Isn’t that what they want?” Sirius said unexpectedly, “What’s more, even if you can’t be a spell interpreter, you can still be a translator or a columnist. Writer."

"How do you know everything?" Hyacinth looked over suspiciously.Sirius replied without thinking: "Slughorn told me everything. You see, if you go, Slughorn will be very happy. You must not want to do what he wants."

"I don't want to see them anyway." Hyacinth was indifferent.

"Don't do this, I will miss you after you leave." Sirius quickly scanned the note for the last time, his palms sweating, "How about this, hang out with me when you come back, I— Me, the few of us will take you to play together. Oh, and Lemmy, Lemmy can also help you make up lessons."

Hyacinth looked suspiciously at Sirius who suddenly stuttered, she temporarily put down the red bean bread.Sirius secretly crushed the note.After a while, Hyacinth suddenly asked, "What do you mean by 'take you to play with'?"

"That is to say, you don't have to deal with Slytherins anymore, we invite you to join Bosworth's army."

"What is the Bosworth Corps?"

"An organization with the purpose of anti-Slytherin black magic group." Sirius observed the situation and immediately added fire, "Of course, our current preliminary list already includes Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuffs, and weeds and half-bloods too. We're missing a Slytherin now, lo and behold, if you come, we'll just prove to others that Slytherins have people. And if you drop out now , there is no way to protect yourself, let alone protect your Muggle friends, so you might as well find a way to make yourself stronger, right?"

"What you said is very attractive." Hyacinth nodded deeply, "But if I really stay with you, those Slytherins will only cause me more trouble."

Sirius didn't take it seriously: "Don't worry, they are not as good as us together. And you were recruited by me personally. As the team leader, of course I have to be responsible to you."

Hyacinth was keenly aware of the loophole in his words, but she didn't point it out: "I will think about it." Sirius' eyes lit up, and before he could speak, Hyacinth continued, "But can you Do me a favor?"

"Of course no problem." Sirius agreed without thinking.

Hyacinth took out a letter from the bedside table, and a list: "I want to send Christmas cards to my Muggle friends, so can you help me go to the post office to deliver the letter? And my box... ...Uh, I accidentally lost it, so I need to repurchase what I want back to Hogwarts." Hyacinth handed the letter and the list to Sirius, "Can you help with the errands?"

"We can go together." Sirius looked at her eagerly.

"No." Hyacinth fell back into the pillow and pulled the quilt up to her chin. "I can't carry so many things, and I can't walk so many ways."

"I can take you to apparate." Sirius warmly invited, "Really, I guarantee that there will be no mistakes."

Hyacinth continued to sink into the quilt: "No, no, I'm going to take a shower and wash my hair."

"I know a charm that can make your hair smooth and nice—"

Hyacinth suddenly remembered that she still needed a wand, and she pulled off the quilt slowly: "Okay, okay, I'll go with you. I also need to buy a new wand."

"You want a new wand again?" Sirius gave her a strange look. "Do you get a new wand every year?"

Hyacinth faltered: "I like the new and dislike the old." She dug out new clothes from the bedside cabinet, "You wait for me in the ward for a while."

"Where are you going? I'll go with you—"

"The bathroom!" cried Hyacinth, unable to bear it any longer. "Would you like to take a shower with me?"

- December 1977, 12 - Hogwarts

After the Christmas vacation, Cornelia returned to Hogwarts with great ambitions.Olivia was also delighted that the marriage was finalized.When they pushed open the bedroom door with their suitcases, they found that there was an unexpected guest in the room——

"Long time no see." Hyacinth slowly put down the Muggle novel she was reading, and showed them a very familiar but completely unfamiliar smile.

"Gone is the old days of heart-to-heart talk, where complicity and communication have turned into hostility and silence."

The author has something to say:

Note:

1. [Mixed wine and maple syrup bacon cake]: Pay tribute to the spring break cake made by Max in "Bankrupt Girls".

2. The main reason Dumbledore didn't want Hyacons to drop out was that Hogwarts was still safer than outside.

3. 【Emeline Vance】: In the original book, she participated in escorting Harry in the fifth part, and the sixth Chapter 1 mentioned that she was killed during the summer vacation.

4. 【Cetina Warbeck】: Mrs. Weasley's favorite singer in the original book, let's assume that she is a popular star of this era.

5. [Bubble Gum Wrap]: A tribute to the candy wrapper that Alice gave to Neville in the original book.

6. Personally, the Longbottoms are about five years older than the Potters.

7. Members of the Order of the Phoenix doubted Hyacinth: Snape seemed to be the only Slytherin in the Order of the Phoenix, and he was still suspected by many people after several years.So I think it shouldn't be too abrupt for members of the Order of the Phoenix to reject Slytherin during Voldemort's heyday.

8. The letter to Ann is what Hyacinth originally wanted to ask Dorcas to do.

9: Olivia and Regulus aren't engaged yet, presumably they've officially met each other's parents over winter break.

10. The last sentence comes from "One Hundred Years of Solitude", which is the book Ann gave to Hyacinth.

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