HP Midnight Light

Peter walked cautiously along the base of the wall, and the figure in front disappeared from his sight in a flash.Peter felt anxious for a while, and quickly ran forward——

"All petrochemical!"

A red light passed through the corridor and hit the wall, and Peter didn't dare to move.Cornelia Rozier slowly came out from behind a pair of armor with her wand in hand, with a smug smile: "Come out, I know you have been following me for a while." She spoke loudly to the air Said the empty corridor, while looking around.Peter shivered and huddled in the corner: the mouse form ensured that he could follow Cornelia in relative safety, but it could not guarantee that she would not be aware of her presence.

"The Invisibility Cloak is coming!" she yelled, but there was no response from the void.Peter's heart is frozen: how did she know Jaime has an invisibility cloak?

Cornelia recited a series of spells in a low voice without giving up, and Peter, who was close to her, could even clearly feel the slight vibration of the air, as if a powerful force was being released from her fingertips.Instinctively, Peter curled up into a small ball, and he was horrified to see the candles on the wall flickering in a disturbing way, which must be some kind of dark magic that shouldn't be in Hogwarts.

However, when Cornelia lowered her wand, still nothing happened.Her eyes narrowed, her lips tightened.

Peter didn't dare to act rashly, and Cornelia's expression was extremely serious. She looked at her wand and turned away after a while.But this time she didn't go any further, but went back the same way.An invisible stalker tonight caused Cornelia to abandon her original plan.

"It's still them." Cornelia's eyes were burning, "They must know some kind of magic that I don't know..."

"Who?" Olivia asked casually.Cornelia was startled only to realize that she had almost slipped her mouth inadvertently: "It's nothing." She brushed it off.At this time, Hyacinth walked into the lounge, and Olivia nodded to her from a distance.This scene was naturally seen by Cornelia, and she remained calm: "When did your relationship start to ease?"

"It's this time." Olivia glanced at her, "I don't hate Hyacinth, although we have many different ideas."

Cornelia was noncommittal: "You don't think her relationship with Muggles and Gryffindors is important?"

"We have discussed this topic countless times, Leah." Olivia disagreed, "Don't forget that she is a pure blood witch from Slytherin."

"Her mom is a Squib!"

"This does not hinder the purity of her blood. Hyacinth is neither a blood stainer nor has the ability to steal magic. She should not be classified as being targeted." Olivia said with reason, "and, she She didn't reveal any of Slytherin's secrets to Gryffindors, so we should forgive her and show you our magnanimity."

"No, she—" Cornelia stopped abruptly, and Olivia's bright eyes narrowed: "What's wrong with her, Leah?"

"Nothing." Cornelia's eyes flickered.Olivia looked at her fixedly: "You are always hesitant to speak today, Leah, what happened?"

Cornelia ignored her question: "Did Signus tell you those words just now?"

"Yes."

"You really listen to him." She sneered.

Olivia completely put down the book in her hand, and her tone became serious: "Signus is my brother, of course I trust him. Does this hinder you in any way?"

"Ha...Of course not." Cornelia quickly regained her composure after a brief emotional outpouring, "I'm just surprised you changed your mind."

"You're weird today, Leah." Olivia looked at her suspiciously, "Are you sure you don't have anything to say to me?"

"I'm fine, thank you for your concern." Cornelia smiled at Olivia, determined to change the topic, "By the way, your engagement with Leigu—"

"I told you a few days ago: we decided to postpone it until a year later." Another slip of the tongue caused Olivia to stand up directly, "I don't understand what's wrong with you, but I can see You hide a lot of things in your heart. Of course, I have no position and no reason to ask you to confess to me, but I thought we were friends, and you would tell me the truth." For the first time, she looked at him with a disappointed look. Looking at Cornelia, "Now, if you don't mind, I'm sorry, but I want to go take a break."

"Ollie—" Cornelia reacted regretfully, realizing that she had hit her heart, she hurriedly got up and grabbed her sleeve, "I..."

Olivia gently but firmly opened Cornelia's fingers: "Maybe we all need to give each other a little space."

Cornelia froze in place, cold all over her body.She finally made a fatal move on the chessboard.She took a quick breath and forced herself to sit down again as if nothing had happened. There were too many people in the lounge, and her every move would be watched by them.It wasn't that bad, it was just a small mistake she could make up for.Cornelia collected herself, took out a new piece of parchment, and wrote a letter with a pen:

"Dear Father: I beg you to help me..."

"I noticed you screwed things up."

"We all know that this day will come sooner or later." Cornelia sneered, and carefully sealed the letter she just wrote, "It's just a little earlier."

"You'd better get her heart back quickly," Edmund said, crossing his legs. "I guess you don't know the whole story--Hyases went to Signus' fiancée and borrowed her Hand and Olivia reconciled. Do you understand what that means?"

"You and I have been drawn out of the circle." Cornelia's nails dug into the flesh, "How do you know?"

"You are the only one outside the circle, my dear Rozier. Actually, that's exactly what Signus told me." Edmund tapped the armrest of the chair lightly, "You think it's so simple? Oliver At the same time that Ya and Hyacinth reconciled, Signus once again offered me an olive branch, can you see his purpose? It’s hard not to be tempted by such a promise!”

"Don't forget that Gryffindor still has Sirius Black, I'm afraid Hyacinth's thoughts are not on you." Cornelia cast a sideways glance at Edmund, and induced, "Think about it... Could it be that Black instructed her to do this behind this?"

Edmund smiled: "This is not the correct attitude towards allies, dear Rozier. Put aside those hypocritical politeness, what do you need?"

"I need new help. Who else do you think Slytherins could use?"

"You really are a lion, Rozier." Edmund sneered, he glanced casually at the lounge, and then raised his hand, "They." Vera, Agnes, and Betty were sitting together chatting .

"I want people who are really available." Cornelia almost laughed out loud, "Them? Then I might as well—"

"Hush! This is your shortcoming, Rozier, you always despise others." Edmund accused, "They are simple-minded and vain and competitive, but they are just easy to buy. Besides, you have never heard of One sentence: 'Men conquer the world, but women conquer men'."

Cornelia suddenly turned her head, and Edmund looked frank.

"I understand what you mean," Cornelia smiled suddenly, "You are indeed my good ally, Edmund."

"Don't forget what you promised me." Edmund lazily stretched out his hand to caress his neck, where the scar had already faded away.However, this does not mean that the desire-fire in his heart is also extinguished at the same time.In many cases, resistance is also a particularly tempting invitation.

"...But Rozier has already discovered us, Wormtail, why are you so stupid!"

"It's not Peter's fault, Prongs, Rozier mentioned the 'Invisibility Cloak', she probably spotted us early on."

There was a heated discussion about Cornelia, Peter, who was criticized by James, didn't even dare to refute, and in the end it was Remus who spoke for him.

After translating the last sentence, Hyacinth pushed the letter to Sirius: "Is this the last letter?"

"Yes." He carefully put away the letter.

"Are you ready for your exams?" Hyacins asked.

"Of course there is no problem." Sirius said slightly proudly, "I can write a whole test paper in just 10 minutes."

"Don't listen to his nonsense, Hyacinth, look at me, I only need 5 minutes." James screamed, and Lily laughed: "I clearly remember that you almost made a big mistake in the OWLs potion practice test! "

"That's because you're very close to him, Lily!" Sirius said on the spot. "I've been staring at the prong, and he almost cut off his finger with the knife."

"Padfoot!"

"Okay, okay, I can't laugh at James like this, after all, I have to live in his house for a while. It will be bad if he poisons me." Sirius said slyly.

"a period of time?"

"Yes. James and I, and of course Lily, Remus and Peter, are set to embark on a grand undertaking, but we'll all have a little vacation until then."

"I want to tell you," said Hyacinth suddenly, "that I'm afraid I won't be going back to Hogwarts again."

All five of them fell silent.

"Well—you said that, it's actually quite expected." Sirius broke the silence amidst the silence, "After all, that's what you wanted to do last year...then, tell me what you think."

"I'm going outside of Hogwarts to see what I can do, I can't stay at school with peace of mind," said Hyacons. More than I can learn from books, and, besides, I want to make myself a useful person."

"I already guessed that you might choose to leave," Lily continued, "then where are you going?"

Hyacinth hesitated for a moment, carefully looking at the others: "Aren't you going to persuade me to stay? After all, this is the safest place."

"The people in front of you are the ones who violated the most school rules in Hogwarts—except Lily." Remus said honestly, "We are not qualified lobbyists."

"Of course, if you're ready for an adventure, you should start now. Isn't that a bit too 'Gryffindor'?"

"Slytherin also taught us to judge the situation." Hyacinth breathed a sigh of relief, "Then, I..."

"You're not planning to go back to the Muggle Orphanage, are you?" Sirius asked.

"No, I have a friend who is studying at university in London and I think I can move in with her."

"Don't be stupid," Sirius interrupted her sternly, "you should come with me, after all, I was the one who lured you back to Hogwarts, and I promised to protect you."

Everyone else decided not to take his word for it.

"From what you're saying, I'm going to have a new visitor again?" James said enthusiastically, "Welcome! Very welcome!"

Hyacinth was taken aback, deeply touched but at the same time hesitant: "But the Potters..."

"My parents are not old-fashioned, and you are my friend and Sirius." James immediately dispelled her anxiety, "We can still prepare for the celebration together—"

Sirius accepted the words with a smile: "Yes, this is the last thing we need to do before starting our great career: James and Lily's engagement ceremony!"

Hyacinth was taken aback, Lily had already stretched out her hand graciously, and she already had an engagement ring on her left hand: "Yesterday James suddenly ran over to me with this... Although the time is a bit rushed, but We decided to simply invite the family and a few close friends over for a meal and treat it like an engagement."

"Lily agreed to James' proposal after only two seconds of consideration," Sirius added.

"Congratulations!" Hyacinth couldn't help screaming: the whole of Hogwarts witnessed how it took James Potter six full years to chase the goddess of dreams, Lily Evans. I got it, I didn't expect them to think about the wedding in a blink of an eye!

"That ring wasn't handmade, and the prongs took a whole bunch of enchantments to make it look better," Remus told Hyacinth.

"Shut up, Moonface—our wedding will be next summer or fall." James smiled. "We'll spend a whole year planning every detail, no doubt."

"It was a bit fast, but we made a joint decision without any obstacles." Lily and James looked at each other sweetly, and Sirius was the first to applaud.This is also the first time that no one thinks that the two of them are too tired and crooked.

Remus sighed sincerely: "I really didn't expect that time would pass so quickly. It seems like it was yesterday that we entered school."

How nice it is.thought Hyacins, both surprised and delighted.There are such trivial but beautiful things as engagements and weddings in the world, and not even the Dark Lord and his followers can cast a shadow over these happinesses.

When she returned late this time, Hyacinth met Regulus in the common room, and he took the initiative to stop her: "Are you looking for Sirius again?"

"Yes." Hyacinth found that she couldn't put on a sarcastic attitude towards a face that looked like Sirius.

"You... I mean, are you having a good time with the Marauders?"

"not bad."

Regulus showed a complicated expression, as if he was fighting fiercely with his own heart: "Sirius... I actually... Forget it, it's nothing."

"What do you want to say?" Hyacinth asked softly, only then did she realize that Regulus looked haggard.

"My engagement with Ollie has been delayed, do you know?" He suddenly said without thinking.Hyacinth shook her head, of course no one would tell her this.

"We originally planned to get engaged during the summer vacation, and both parents also agreed to this." Regulus' face flashed a trace of resentment, "But Signus insisted on delaying it until after graduation, because he had to see me Only by performing well among the Death Eaters can you rest assured that my sister will be handed over to me... My parents thought he was right, so they agreed."

"So—what did Ollie say?"

"She... She, like me, cannot understand Signus' actions, but he has made up his mind and does not allow any objections. What's more, this reason is completely reasonable to our parents." Regulus shook his head , "I don't understand why he—"

Hyacins didn't know what to say from her standpoint, but she thought of the letters she had written to Signus: "Maybe he was worried about himself...you know," she said vaguely, "Ko Nelia seems to have some conflicts with him."

"Even you know?" Regulus lowered his head thoughtfully, "Yes, anyone can see..." Hyacinth didn't know what he thought, but Regulus suddenly With her face buried in her hands, she had to stand there in a dilemma.After a few minutes, he finally raised his head again: "Thank you."

"Oh—it's nothing." Hyacinth waved her hands inexplicably, "If it's nothing, I'll leave first."

"How is Sirius doing?" Regulus suddenly stopped her again.

"Not bad." Hyacinth said perfunctorily, but when she saw Regulus' eyes, she couldn't help but say more, "He's fine, he's having a good time."

- June 1978, 6 - Slytherin girls' dormitory at Hogwarts Castle

Hyacins entered the bedroom, determined to do one last thing before leaving the place for good.

"Ollie," she called.

"What's the matter?" Olivia was sitting on the bed in a daze. When she saw Hyacinth coming, she quickly straightened her expression and smiled at her: After so many things happened, there is no relationship between them anymore. It was impossible to restore the old intimacy.

"I have something to tell you." Hyacinth said in a breath, "A few months ago at midnight, I was woken up by Cornelia and saw her leave the bedroom alone. Out of curiosity, I I followed, but she suddenly disappeared on the second floor, and I don't know where she hid."

Olivia's eyes slowly widened.

"I swear I'm not lying, and I don't know if she did it just for one day or all the time." Hyacins knew Olivia was not stupid, "I don't know much about your brother and Cornelia What's going on between Ya, but the decision is in your hands. You can tell anyone about this, and I don't mind if you tell them that they listened to me."

"Why did you tell me?"

Hyacinth looked at Olivia, she thought she should have guessed the answer.

She stood up, seemingly hesitating to speak, and after the pair of former friends looked at each other in the room for a few minutes, Olivia asked, "You won't be coming back, will you?"

"You are actually much smarter than others, Ollie." Hyacinth looked at her, feeling a little sad suddenly, "But why did you become like this?"

"I have my expectations and plans." Olivia replied, "I am no longer the ignorant Olivia, and you are no longer the quiet and docile Hyacinth."

They looked at the empty bed at the same time, its owner didn't know where and who was planning something.

"We have all changed a lot." Hyacinth hid her nasal voice. "I used to think that although she was flamboyant, stubborn, and proud, she would not...be ambitious and ruthless. You may not know," she said Looking at Olivia again, "The reason for my absence for half a year is that I was attacked by Death Eaters, and Bellatrix used two Cruciatus Curses on me—when I was not sober, I was thinking , Will Cornelia also become like her in the future: laugh when the victim screams in pain, and regard killing as a kind of enjoyment..."

Olivia was silent, and she asked after a long time: "Is this the reason why you and Gryffindor are getting closer? Then you should know that those members of the Bosworth Legion did not really accept you. In their It appears that you're a Slytherin, an old friend of the Death Eaters, and no matter what you say, do, or go through, you can't prove your innocence. Have you been to any of their meetings? You've said to every member Have you ever talked? You—"

"Thank you for your reminder. I don't expect everyone's approval. I just want to find a direction. This is my choice." Hyacinth said, "Even at the bottom of the lake, there will be a vision that longs for the sun."

Olivia finally had nothing to say.

"You and I used to talk about everything, and I want to remind you again." Hyacinth continued, "You are in the middle of the battlefield. When their swords are facing each other, how do you deal with yourself?"

"I can return this question to you: if one day they no longer trust you, what should you do?" Olivia said, and suddenly stepped forward to reach out to Hyacinth, her lips lightly Trembling slightly, "Goodbye."

Hyacinth thought about it, and she held her hand instead: "Oli, did you or Regu ever send me a note on platform [-] and [-]?"

She stared closely at Olivia's eyes, but only saw blankness from them: "What note?"

"It's just a prank note, don't mind it, I'm just curious." Hyacinth couldn't help but feel a burst of disappointment, "Goodbye."

The common room was empty, and Hyacons took one last look at the Slytherin's opulent common room.When she first stepped here, she was deeply amazed at the superior attitude revealed in the decoration, but when she stood in the same position again, Hyacinth could only smell the conspiracy buried under these luxurious decorations and the smell of decay.

She saw the couch, where the three of them used to sit side by side to review exams together; she saw the carved armchair, where the senior students used to gather and talk; she saw the dark green wall, where her paintings used to be It had been plastered all over the wall; she saw exquisite tapestries, but no one would retrace the adventures of their ancestors; she saw the bulletin board, the note on it had made her flinch, and now they were going on a journey together.

Finally, her gaze settled on the fireplace.Many Slytherin students were there to worship the great Salazar, but Hyacinth would never forget that Christmas Eve, Salazar's warning to her.

The stone wall slowly closed in front of him.

When Hyacinth arrived in the foyer, the other five people were already waiting there, and the excitement and joy were obvious on everyone's faces, and even she couldn't help being infected.

"Sirius just told me that you are very familiar with London," Lily pleaded, "Please take a few days to play with me."

"Of course, yes." Hyacinth agreed repeatedly.

"I can give you a list of books, all of which are good-looking Muggle novels." Remus said enthusiastically. Ever since he found out that Hyacinth had a copy of "One Hundred Years of Solitude", Remus was very interested in She looked at it with admiration.

"What? Is it the affair between the lady and the knight?" Sirius asked loudly, and Remus shrugged:

"I lied to you, there is no such novel, Padfoot!"

"Is that what you made it up yourself? I can't tell you've been thinking about these nonsense things all day long." Sirius sighed, and Remus wanted to cover his mouth.

Hyacinth also laughed heartily, she never imagined that one day she would be able to chat and laugh with such a group of the coolest people, and even join them in the fight against the Dark Lord.This was something she never dared to think about in the past.

"The carriage is here," greeted James who stood at the front.

"I've always thought thestrals were scary." Peter complained tremblingly when the carriage stopped in front of them.Hyacinth was stunned: "Can you see thestrals?"

Peter nodded: "My brother. When I was very young... an accident..."

Hyacinth froze, trying to say something comforting.But at this time Sirius turned around and picked up Hyacinth's suitcase: "Come on, we still have a lot of time to chat on the train." Peter also hurriedly picked up his luggage and followed, the topic just now seemed like No one ever mentioned mediocre.

However, when the carriage began to drive slowly towards the school gate, Hyacinth saw a man standing in the hall through the curtain of the floated carriage. He was dressed in Slytherin robes and looked very similar to Sirius.

Regulus Black stood there, silently watching the carriage drift away.

The author has something to say:

Note:

1. Invisibility cloak: In "Goblet of Fire", the fake Moody mentioned that he also had an invisibility cloak, and said it was not as good as Harry's.It can be seen that there are other invisibility cloaks in the wizarding world. It is mentioned in "Death Hallows" that Harry's Invisibility Cloak can block the Death Eaters' Flying Curse.

2. [In the past, her paintings were pasted all over the wall]: see Chapter 18

3. 【The note on it made her flinch】: See Chapter 28, after which Hyacinth broke up with Sirius.

4. 【Salazar's warning to her】: Chapter 27.

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Routine list of characters:

【Slytherin】

Hyacinth White (dropped out)

Cornelia Rosier (quasi-Death Eater)

Olivia Burst

Regulus Black (quasi-Death Eater)

Severus Snape (quasi-Death Eater)

Barty Crouch Jr. (future Death Eater)

Vera, Betty, Agnes

Crabbe, Goyle, Nott (future Death Eaters)

【Gryffindor All Graduated】

sirius black

james potter

Remus Lupine

pettigrew peter

lily evans

Marlene McKinnon

mary mcdonald

【Order of the Phoenix】

Benji Fenwick

Dorcas Meadows

Edgar Burns

Caradoc Dearborn

Dedalus Diggle

【Death Eaters】

Bellatrix Lestrange

Lucius Malfoy

Evan Rozier

Signus Burst

Avery

Dolokhov

【Black Family】

walburga black

Druella Rozier

Kreacher

【other】

Dennis Wallis (therapist)

Pandora Wallis (Trainee Therapist)

Harold Minchan (Minister for Magic)

Narcissa Malfoy

Antares Selwyn (Narcissa's bridesmaid)

Margaret Watson

Edmund Parkinson

Berent Aubrey, Avery Jr., Mulciber (same level as Signus, quasi-Death Eater)

【Muggle】

Ann Smith

Mrs Hopes

Mrs Barmer

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