HP Midnight Light

- 1978 September 9 - 21 Govan Street, Camden, London

Hyacinth rang the bell again, and a few minutes later a window on the second floor was pushed open, and a furry head poked out from inside: "Who is it?"

"Is Ann Smith there?"

The girl on the second floor yawned heavily, and looked at her sleepily: "Who are you?"

"Her friend, Hyacinth, Hyacinth White."

"Oh... she mentioned, well, wait a minute." The window was closed.Hyacinth waited downstairs for dozens of seconds before she heard footsteps, and then the door in front of her was opened.

"She should go to morning class. You can come up and wait for her in the living room." The girl led her up the narrow and dark stairs to the second floor. A little bit of mold.

In the small living room, there is an old leather sofa and a coffee table, and some snacks and sundries are stuffed under the coffee table.The girl couldn't wait to go back to the bedroom to catch up on sleep, and Hyacinth sat down on the sofa and began to look at Ann's new house.Clearly, the place bears some resemblance to Hyacinth's childhood home: for people with dreams and no money, and - Hyacinth listens awkwardly to the sound from the other bedroom - There's always someone who loves to burn off those extra hormones in the morning.She stared at the half-eaten pizza left on the coffee table, and a fly circled around it, stopping to taste the taste from time to time.The men and women next door seemed not to finish their work for a while, and Hyacinth began to consider whether to continue to wait, or leave a note and leave.

At this time, there was the sound of a key turning at the door, and Hyacinth stood up impatiently, and it was Ann who entered the door. She was carrying a backpack and looked tired.

"Ann?" Hyacinth called out tentatively.An Zhi stared at her blankly for a few seconds, and then exclaimed:

"Hyase!"

"it's me."

"God, my head is so confused, I didn't recognize you just now! What's the matter with you, why aren't you at school?" Ann threw her bag on the ground, came over and beckoned her to sit down, and asked loudly .

"Uh—" Hyacinth quickly made up a lame excuse, "the current situation is turbulent, and the school is closed."

This is obviously an unreliable reason, but Ann has no doubts: "Indeed, it is too chaotic outside now, and some shops in London have begun to close down. It is said that rich people want to move to the continent." Ossings took a glass of water each, "Then where do you live now? Orphanage?"

"No, I don't want to go back and meet that unlovable new female executive. I found a house outside." Hyacinth took out the letterhead she had already written and handed it to Ann, "This is my current address .”

Ann expressed some concern: "If you live alone, you might as well move in with me. Although the environment here is not good, at least the security is good, and we can take care of each other."

"Thanks. But I have a roommate—to be exact," Hyacinth decided to break the good news to Ann, "my boyfriend."

"Really? Congratulations!" An's eyes widened in surprise, and then she inevitably had to ask, "Tell me. You didn't say anything before, why did you have a boyfriend after a year!"

"Well...he is a student a year higher than me, and they got together for no reason." Hyacinth felt that if Ann kept asking, she would definitely reveal her truth, "Are you still going to class later?"

"No, my next class is at night." An asked persistently, "Keep talking! Is he reliable?"

"It's so reliable." Hyacinth said matter-of-factly, "One of his ancestors was the principal of our school. Although he doesn't agree with his family's ideas, I can assure you that he is a very good person."

"Wait a minute, I remember you asking me about Cinderella before? You're not talking about him, are you?"

"How do you still remember!"

"My memory is very good, let us get to know each other!"

"Of course, you can meet today. He will come to pick me up." Hyacinth reminded, "By the way, I forgot to tell you that I got some inside information about the group of people who are causing trouble in the UK. Belonging to the same organization, characterized by black robes and black hoods. You should be wary of such people."

"I know, don't worry." Ann promised, "Since you are also in London now, maybe we can hang out together on weekends or something. I found a job in a coffee shop near the school, and the financial situation is much better now Yes. By the way, I also want to thank you for the dress you gave me."

"what's wrong?"

"We have an etiquette class, and formal attire is required to attend. Fortunately, there is a dress from you, otherwise I will be in trouble." An said sincerely.

"You're welcome—" At this time, the familiar sound of a motorcycle engine came from downstairs, and Hyacinth jumped up briskly, "here he comes."

Ann was very excited: "Quickly introduce us to each other!"

"He's super perfect," Hyacinth forewarned.

The two of them rushed downstairs like the wind, and Hyacinth saw Sirius immediately. He was more handsome every day than the day before, not to mention that haughty and unruly temperament made him stand out in this Muggle neighborhood.Hyacinth was displeased to find that the girls passing by kept turning their heads and looking around, making chirping laughter.

"Wow." An Xin was convinced. Her roommate's boyfriend also had long hair and a black T-shirt. He liked to play the guitar and party all night, but he was obviously not at the same level as Hyacinth's boyfriend.

"I can come up with a hundred new adjectives every day I see him."

"Well... yes." But An suddenly felt that this person seemed familiar.

"Hey, Sirius! I'm here." Hyacinth happily ran to her big dog, "Are you done?"

"Sure, I'm in a hurry to pick you up." Sirius wanted to get a passionate kiss, but Hyacinth turned around and called Ann:

"Ann, this is Sirius."

Ann took a step closer. When she had a thorough look at the motorcycle and the appearance of the rider, she suddenly remembered that one morning two years ago, when she was taking medicine, Mrs. Bamer came to her with sighs, and And she told an amazing story.And when Hyacins was driven back by a motorcyclist that afternoon, Mrs. Ballmer winked at her.Although Hyacinth claimed that they were just classmates at the time, this did not prevent Ann from remembering the motorcycle rider's unusually handsome appearance and the... twists and turns of the story.

"Hello." Ann squeezed out a few words, "Nice to meet you."

"Hi, you're Ann, right? Hyacinth said you were her best friend in the Muggle world." Sirius desperately wanted to impress Ann.

"Ann!" Hyacinth reminded her, hanging around the motorcyclist's neck, "Sirius came to the orphanage to look for me during the summer vacation two years ago, do you remember?"

"Of course I remember." A strange expression appeared on Ann's face, she looked at Sirius for a while, and then confirmed again, "Are you sure this is your boyfriend?"

"Of course!" Sirius replied, and nodded with great certainty. In order to convince Ann, he added, "Please rest assured, Hyacinth and I really love each other, and I will definitely treat her well—" —”

"Shut up." Ann interrupted him coldly, and she searched for words angrily, "Hyase, do you know that the one he loves is actually his good friend? He even tried to cheat marriage for him?"

"what?"

"what!"

Hyacinth and Sirius were taken aback at the same time.

"This is an unreasonable slander!" Sirius turned his head to look at Hyacinth, "God can learn from it, Hyacinth is my first love!"

"Wait, Ann, why do you say that?"

"Mrs. Barmer told me." Ann ignored Sirius at all, "He is an out-and-out scum!"

Hyacinth suddenly remembered the "big family grievances" she made up for Mrs. Barmer.

"It's a misunderstanding..." she said with a headache.

"There's nothing to misunderstand." Ann looked so aggressive for the first time, "This is a bastard playing with your feelings."

"I'm clean with James and Margaret." Sirius asked, "Who did you listen to, Mrs. Barmer?"

"Me." Hyacinth admitted bravely, "Uh...it's a long story."

Suddenly, the three of them became extremely quiet.

"Now we have something to talk about - so it's not the first time you have slandered me at the Three Broomsticks, no wonder you are so proficient." Sirius smiled very dangerously, "Come on, dear , get in the car, let's go home and talk."

"Hyase..." An sensitively realized that the situation was different from what she thought.

"Then let's get in touch again when we have a chance." Hyacinth climbed into the back seat obediently, and said to Ann sadly, if there is still a chance.

At the same time, Sirius started with the maximum horsepower without hesitation, and with Hyacinth's scream, the motorcycle disappeared from Ann's sight in just a few seconds like an arrow off the string.

"Slow down! Sirius! Slow down!" Hyacinth screamed without grace.

This time Sirius would not listen to her.

"Moonface returned your cat today." After 3 minutes, Sirius finally stopped racing, and Hyacinth stumbled off the motorcycle. He opened the mailbox, fished Brookshaw out of it, and stuffed it in Hyacinth. Hyacinth looked at him in horror, and Sirius looked as if he was on fire.

Brookshaw, who had been imprisoned all morning, stuck out his tongue dazedly, trying to curry favor with his master, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, but Hyacinth ignored it: "Sirius..."

Sirius ignored her and walked upstairs by himself.

Hyacinth followed him back home tremblingly, and Sirius put on airs, asked her to sit in the armchair next to him, and handed her a cup of tea.Then he comfortably picked a suitable posture and leaned on the sofa, motioning for Hyacinth to speak on her own.

This gave Hyacinth the illusion of talking to the professor: "This is a misunderstanding..."

"Misunderstanding?" Sirius looked at her with a half-smile.

"In the beginning, I just wanted to play a prank..."

Sirius crossed his legs in a very elegant gesture: "Prank? I sound like the biggest scum in the world."

"Of course you are not! That was all my nonsense." Hyacinth began to apologize endlessly with a guilty face, "I was too young at that time, and I didn't pay attention to what I said..."

Sirius felt that she was very clueless, so he decided to give some hints: "Then should you do something to show your repentance?"

Hyacinth put on a politely puzzled expression: "You mean—?"

"Stop pretending, okay?"

Hyacinth laughed, and she crawled over and kissed him on the lips: "Stinger."

"Hehe." Sirius sneered.But this happened to give Hyacinth an opportunity, she repeatedly touched the tip of his tongue provocatively, and Sirius finally pressed her head unbearably.

"Yeah!" Hyacinth yelled shortly, her teeth hitting Sirius' lips, and she could taste blood.

"Continue." Sirius demanded vaguely, he felt that every nerve ending in himself was electrified, Sirius interrupted in time before both sides were suffocated, "I have something to tell you."

"What?" she asked panting, rolling off of him.

"Next week, I'm going on a field trip to Scotland." Sirius played with her long flaxen hair and tugged it melancholy, "I won't be back until mid-October."

"So long! Luckily I have Brookshaw with me." Hyacinth didn't ask about the details of the mission, but ticked her fingers at the kitten who had been looking at her eagerly on the ground for a long time. Brookshaw happily jumped onto her lap, "Well, I just happen to have another trip to Bath."

A few days ago Mrs. Figg had written to tell her that there were almost a hundred Squibs scattered all over the UK willing to join her project, and Hyacinth was going to find time to arrange a party.

"I'll put a protective spell on the house." Sirius frowned slightly, "If you're in a hurry...you can find Peter."

"Aren't James, Lily, and Remus here?"

"James and Lily have been sent to the south, and Remus is going to the border." Sirius couldn't help but hug her a little tighter, "I can't contact you for half a month, but I promise you will I'll let you know as soon as possible. Don't forget to think of me."

"Hmm." Hyacinth felt a little depressed, she changed into a comfortable position and curled up in Sirius' arms, "Who are you going with?"

"Caradoc Dearborn, Dorcas, and Marlene." When the last name was mentioned, Sirius hesitated, "She won't come to trouble you again."

"But I don't want her to cause you any trouble. I know her parents are both the founders of the Order of the Phoenix." Hyacinth whispered, "I just want to say...sometimes you don't have to refute what she said of my words."

"I can't stand it. As long as I'm alive, I can't tolerate anyone slandering you." Sirius smiled easily after seeing Hyacinth's eyes, "Okay, I know. I'll give her some Save face, don't worry about me. Then again, you have to take care of yourself when I'm not around."

"I can."

"Don't forget to check the protective spells every day."

"Okay. But we have to remove it after you come back." Hyacinth reminded, "We can't attract the attention of the Death Eaters."

"I know." Sirius took her hand and interlocked her fingers. "Be vigilant and keep your wand with you."

"You have to be safe, too. If I find you injured when you come back, it's over for you."

"I'm a little scared!" Sirius smiled briefly, and quickly became serious again, "If one day the protective spell is inexplicably lifted, then you should leave here."

"I won't!" Hyacinth said fiercely.

"But..." Sirius said wistfully, "If that day really comes, you must know, it means that I will never come back."

"That doesn't mean I'm leaving."

"You are still so young, and your life is still very long."

"No." Hyacinth refused stubbornly.

Sirius didn't speak for a long time, and after a while, he reached out and stroked her hair again and again: "If there is a day, you can give yourself an oblivion spell and forget about me."

"No forgetting spell can make me forget you... When are you leaving?" She raised her head from his arms, and Sirius pretended not to see the tears on her face:

"Midnight tomorrow." He found tears in her eyes, "Okay, my heart can't stand your crying. Do you want me to become a big dog to play with you?"

"No." Hyacinth shook her head, "I want to kiss you again...you miss me every day."

"Of course I will." Sirius slowly touched her lips, "Take care of yourself."

-September 1978, 9 -Burstead Manor

"Are you going out again?"

Margaret paused, and a second later she calmly took off her cloak, and looked back at Mrs. Bulstrode who came out of the lounge.

"Yes, Mrs. Bulstrode," she answered.

"Where are you going?" said Mrs. Burst, very displeased, as she entered the drawing room. "Does Signus know that you are going out?"

"Dear Mrs. Burst," Margaret laughed, "shouldn't I have to report to Signus one by one where I go? Just as I respect his daily itinerary. In fact, I Today I am going to meet my father and have dinner with him." Margaret deepened her smile, "Signus was supposed to accompany me back last weekend, but he was absent. This time I Can't let my father down again. See you soon."

Her statement made Mrs. Bulstrode unable to refute. She stared at Margaret's back angrily: "I really don't understand why Signus would marry such a wife!"

"Stop saying that again."

Mr. Burst came out of the study on the second floor, and he was going down the stairs.

"She's too much!"

"I heard the conversation between you and Margaret." Mr. Bulstrode came to the living room and motioned Mrs. Bulstrode to sit down, "Did she upset you?"

"Yes, she—"

"Do you know what Signus has been up to lately?" Mr. Burst asked abruptly.

Mrs. Bulstrode replied proudly, "Of course she is serving the Dark Lord."

"What about it?"

"I don't know. These most sacred secrets cannot be revealed at will."

"Let me tell you, then: Signus has a mistress—a plan of his own," said Mr. Burst succinctly. "The plan itself is not important to us. But 'mistress,' you know what that means?"

Mrs. Bistro stopped abruptly, she was not stupid, the blood color slowly faded from her face: "Then Margaret..."

"She doesn't know yet, but she will sooner or later," said Mr. Bistrode. "You know what it's like to provoke her father, don't you? Especially if Signus still needs his help. So don't Go and press Margaret every step of the way."

Margaret apparated to the agreed meeting place, and after confirming that there was no follower, she opened the door and walked into this small but bustling wizard bar.

"Currant rum," she said to the bartender, walking straight to the bar.

"I still prefer Flame Whiskey," said the hooded man next to him.

"Avery and his sons, Travers, and the Carrow brothers and sisters—this will be your opponent." Margaret said in a low voice, "Bellatrix and Lestrange brothers have confirmed that they will Operating in the south, I don't know if your friends will encounter more Death Eaters. As for the border... maybe there are only one or two Death Eaters lurking."

"What made the Dark Lord suspend his continued expansion?"

"do not know."

"Maybe he wants to secure his position in the UK first." The man in the hood sneered slightly, "Talk about Parkinson, did Signus still not give up on him?"

"Yes, he still visits regularly. But," Margaret said, taking a swig of her wine, "Signus' attitude towards Parkinson has changed. It's clear...Signus' attitude has become aggressive. , he repeatedly asked Parkinson to give a clear reply, and began to avoid talking about some of his actual plans."

"Isn't it due to my good brother?"

"Maybe. Sirius, I think you may have underestimated Regulus. He is much more powerful than you imagined." Margaret shook her head. I sent you a letter."

"Signus getting suspicious?"

"If Signus' alliance with Edmund falls apart, he'll be eager to find another partner. There's no one better than me, and I'm afraid he'll try to convince me to join the Death Eaters."

"Will you agree?"

Margaret drank the wine in the glass: "I don't know."

"If you want to leave Bulstrode Manor, maybe I can learn about some of Signus's weaknesses or tricks for you. Then you can have a reasonable reason to get out of this marriage." Sirius suggested.

"Don't forget that you are more dangerous than me, Sirius. I can run away at any time, but you can't." Margaret tilted her head and looked at Sirius' expression under the hood, "You and What is Hyacins going to do?"

"Maybe we will get married when the situation is more stable." Sirius smiled unconsciously, "Well... although I haven't told her about it yet." There was obvious shyness in the last sentence, Margaery After thinking for a while, Te suddenly laughed:

"It looks like Hyacinth hasn't used the gift I gave her yet."

"what?"

"It's nothing, dear Sirius." Margaret slid down the bar stool, "During this kind of war, everyone likes to hurry up, and you should hurry up. I hope you come back alive, goodbye!"

- midnight same day - Hogwarts Castle Slytherin common room

"Regu?" Olivia tossed and turned, and when she put on her clothes and came to the lounge, she saw Regulus still wearing his daytime clothes, sitting by the fireplace and watching the green flames.Hearing her call, he quickly got up and walked over:

"Can't you sleep?"

"Don't tell me you happen to be too."

Regulus led Olivia back to the fireplace: "I'm thinking about something."

"What?" Olivia grabbed his hand and rubbed it together, "Why are your hands so cold." She tapped a teacup in front of them with her wand, and the teacup was filled with blue flames, " Take it, it will be much better." She ordered in a reproachful tone.

"I'm wondering... whether the Salazar we saw in the fireplace is real or fake," Regulus said, "is it some kind of trick magic, or is it really Salazar's?" soul."

"Whether it's the spell cast by Salazar himself, or a strand of his soul, it's all Salazar. If that's the case, what difference does it make?" Olivia gently stroked Regulus "What are you thinking? I've noticed that you've been out of your mind for a while."

"You found out?" Regulus didn't deny it.

Olivia smiled.

"Ollie—" Regulus held her hand back impulsively, "I mean, if, if I ask you if you would like to elope with me, will you agree?"

"Yes." Olivia agreed without hesitation, "I can temporarily lose my father, my mother, and Signus. But I can't imagine the day when I lose you."

"You don't care about losing all your money, fame, family and friends, and would rather live a dangerous and homeless life with me?"

"I like you not because 'Black' and 'Bost' match, but because 'Reculus' and 'Olivia' match." Olivia stared at Regulus with insightful eyes. Les, "Signus let you down, didn't he, he delayed our wedding time and time again..."

"Sometimes I hate that I don't have enough ability to make Signus willingly hand you over to me." Regulus' pupils narrowed, "If I can perform better, maybe... maybe he Will agree."

However, both Olivia and Regulus knew very well that Signus would not agree.

"You can't take me away, Regulus. You still have your dreams and aspirations to fulfill." Olivia rested her head on Regulus' shoulder, "We are not children of ordinary wizard families, we were born with carry more stuff.”

"I understand, I was just talking." Regulus' eyes gradually dimmed, "We can't go, and we can't go."

Both he and she were suddenly, somewhat inappropriately, envious of Hyacinth, who at least had the freedom they could only dream of.

The author has something to say:

Note:

1. For "Grandmas and Grievances of Wealthy Families", see Chapter 1976 of Volume 6.

2. Ann met Sirius: Chapter 1976 of Volume 9, Sirius sent Hyacinth back to the orphanage after the racing.

3. Hyacinth has slandered the relationship between Sirius and James more than once.

4. Seeing that there was no one at home, Remus stuffed the cat into the mailbox (alahoo opened)

5. [Warning! ]: Remember the flag of the Forgetting Curse!This is a thread running through the whole text.

5. Signus had privately told his father about Catherine Shafik.But the subsequent plot will be different from Margaret's episode of "Night of Dawn" next door, because Margaret didn't know everything after she left.

6. The document translated by Hyacinth was copied by Margaret and sent to the looters, and the letter written by Margaret in the Burstead Manor was also addressed to Sirius.What James said in the last chapter "Not everyone in Slytherin is a dark wizard", Peter said "You know too little" and Remus said "This is a secret among predators "It all refers to the fact that Margaret is acting as an informant.

7. Olivia has been disappointed with Signus little by little.

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