HP Midnight Light

- October 1980, 3 - Parkinson Manor

"You two should meet each other at chess." Cornelia's fingers brushed over Batty's neck ambiguously, "Be careful, Batty. Edmund is in danger. I doubt that no one in the world can Bring him down."

Edmund didn't answer her: "So, when can I receive good news?"

Cornelia turned back to Batty and put her hand on his shoulder: "We don't like those false names, Edmund."

"It's enough that my and Leah's names will be linked together forever." Batty rubbed the back of her hand affectionately.After Regulus disappeared without warning, Cornelia seemed to have suddenly figured it out, and no longer kept a close distance from Batty.

Edmund smiled, and changed the subject again: "There is still no news about Regulus?"

Cornelia's smile faded: "It would be best if you knew something." The longer the time dragged on, the more ominous it would be, which Cornelia didn't want to see.

"It's a pity that I haven't been informed recently." Edmund admitted, "You also know that I can't just step out of here, the outside is not friendly to me."

"Who told you to provoke someone you shouldn't?" Cornelia withdrew her hand, "You two continue talking, I'll go see Mrs. Parkinson."

"Why, you seem to be having a bad time."

Hyacinth gave her a cold look: "Of course I am not as good as you. You are good, you have done a lot of evil but you are still safe. As for me, I have nothing."

"You still have him. Edmund just told me that he's already thinking of a name for the baby." The conversation between the long-lost "friends" got off to a weird start.

"That's none of my business."

"The relationship is not something you can deny casually." Cornelia smiled, "You know, my cousin is quite powerful, he broke into the most dangerous place, and ended up dying all over his body." Retire. Even I have to be convinced, you have a good vision, and he will definitely not be an ordinary person in the future."

Hyacinth's fingers were pinched into the bed sheet, she couldn't believe what she heard just now, she tried her best to ask in a flat tone: "What?"

Edmund did tell Cornelia when he borrowed the cufflinks from her that he was going to use them to hold Hyacins hostage, but he didn't say how he was going to do it.And Cornelia logically mistook another possibility——

"He escaped. Your new husband must have told you, too? Now that he's on the Death Eater's hot list, Sirius Black's head is worth a lot more than it used to be. Of course, maybe, After all, Regulus is missing, and he is now the only remaining male heir of the Black family, maybe the Dark Lord would be more willing to keep him..."

Hyacinth didn't listen to what she said later, she only heard the part she cared about - Edmund lied, Sirius was never caught by Death Eaters!

A feeling of sadness and joy suddenly appeared in her long-numb heart, followed by redoubled hatred for Edmund.

"You let him go, didn't you?" she heard her own voice say.

"It's okay to let him go, I accidentally discovered something else." Cornelia couldn't help showing a triumphant smile, she didn't notice Hyacinth's pale face, "If I were you , Hyacinth, I will gradually forget about Sirius. No matter how good he is, no matter how sweet you are, you will never have anything to say in this life."

Hyacinth watched Cornelia's face, how much she hated her now and how much she had liked her before.She was as evil as Edmund, and the two of them joined hands to ruin her life, and now her life was worse than death, and they were more at ease than the other.Half a year at Parkinson's Manor had taught Hyacinth how to poke at people, and now she was able to retort: ​​"Maybe what you said should be said to Olivia, and it applies to her as well."

Cornelia's smile froze on her face.

"That's interesting, do you have real friendship with Regulus and Olivia?" Hyacinth asked, "I thought you had no heart!"

"You're right, this sentence is indeed applicable to Olivia." Cornelia realized, "And Sirius and Regulus are also quite similar, he is also lost forever, but I don't know how much Will he fall in love with someone else a year from now...or will he die first at the hands of the Death Eaters?"

"I'm also curious about how you will end up. You probably won't be 'lost forever', but you definitely won't end well." Hyacinth got her wish and saw Cornelia's face sullen, "Speaking of which, O How is Livia?"

"I don't know how she is." Cornelia sneered angrily, "but obviously you didn't have time to read the newspaper."

"what happened?"

"I'll tell her." The door was pushed open suddenly, and Edmund walked in. He glanced at Cornelia, "You should leave."

Hyacins couldn't argue with Edmund, she had to look away into the void so he wouldn't see her anger.

"Tell me what happened to Olivia," she demanded.

Edmund looked down at her: "Signus was interviewed today, and he expressed his sadness at the disappearance of Regulus." He handed the newspaper to Hyacinth, and the news related to Regulus The news dominates the headlines for many days in a row, and this day is no exception.In the photo, Signus looked sad, and he praised Regulus in the interview, but Hyacinth saw something wrong.

"He didn't mention Olivia at all." In other words, Signus was completely evaluating Regulus from the perspective of a senior, without any personal feelings.

"Signus is very sad. After all, he has lost a backer. But now he plans to deny the relationship between his sister and Regulus, because it is not important to him whether he can maintain contact with the Black family. Olivia deserves a better use."

"What do you mean by that?" Hyacinth finally looked directly at Edmund.

"Bellatrix has started to openly quarrel with Rozier and his daughter, and now it's Signus who is sitting on the sidelines." Edmund said, "Reculus' life and death are uncertain, and Signus Of course Sister's sister doesn't have to be hanged from the same tree as Blake."

"Olivia will never be willing."

"Whether she is willing or not is not important." Edmund said with deep meaning, "There are too many things that cannot be controlled in this world, and none of us can always get what we want."

"You're right," Hyacinth replied calmly, "So can you leave Sirius' cufflinks for me?"

A trace of panic flitted across Edmund's face, and Hyacinth couldn't help raising the corners of her lips.

Sure enough, he refused: "No. You don't need it anymore."

"Just take it as a thought for me." The cufflink has either been returned to Cornelia by Edmund, or has been destroyed by him. No matter what the possibility is, he will definitely not be able to take it out now.Hyacinth stared at Edmund firmly, this anti-customer feeling is really good: "Cornelia said that Sirius and I are no longer possible, don't you think so?"

"I completely agree with what she said, so there's no need for you to keep it!" Edmund threw out a decisive sentence, and then immediately left her bedroom.

The reason he was so nervous was that he had never really been able to threaten Sirius, he was just afraid that his lie would be exposed.

It appears that this is the final truth.Hyacinth thought almost grimly.She felt a dark plant taking root in her heart.

-August 3st - Burstead Manor

"do not bother me."

"An unexpected guest came to you." Signus outside the door looked downstairs with a complicated expression, "It's Rozier, she hopes to come up to see you."

There was silence at the door for a while: "Cornelia?"

"Yes."

Silent for a long time.

"Then let her come up." Olivia's melodious voice had a lingering hoarseness, "Next time you don't have to come and deliver a message for me."

"Ollie—"

"Don't worry about it, Signus," she said coldly. "You're doing a great job."

What Signus said in the interview completely broke down the relationship between the siblings. If it weren't for Olivia's wand being taken away, a duel between brothers and sisters would inevitably break out at the breakfast table of the Burst family .

"Maybe my words are cruel to you, but it's out of consideration for our entire family. Sometimes we need to put personal emotions behind and think about the big picture first."

"You always say that." Olivia leaned her head on the door and laughed softly, "Look back and see how you got to where you are today, Signus, you are not a good chess player !"

Signus' embarrassing situation among the Death Eaters has not faded due to the passage of time or the bipartisan dispute between Rozier and Bellatrix. On the contrary, he still urgently needs a chance to come back.Now that Catherine is just pregnant again, Signus pinned half of his hopes on that unborn child—as the first product of the Source of Life project, he or she had better be a natural Death Eater material, so that To please the Dark Lord.

"And you," Signus countered, "who did you meet a few months ago? And how can you be sure that Regulus' disappearance had nothing to do with it? Why don't you tell me who you went to?" , in that case maybe I can help you find Regulus' whereabouts—"

"I'll never trust you again! Save your energy!" Olivia screamed the moment his voice fell to the ground, "Let Cornelia come up, we have nothing to say between you and me! "She choked up and couldn't continue, Olivia let herself slide to the ground, she buried her head in her knees and cried silently.Olivia's eyes ached from the tears spreading again, she couldn't remember how many times she had cried, and she hated this act of weakness just as much - but how could she stop crying?She would rather see Regulus' body than face such a blank space.

A few minutes later there was a knock on the door.

"it's me."

As soon as Cornelia withdrew her hand, the door was opened. She and Olivia hadn't seen each other for almost a year. This sight surprised her——

"How do you..."

"It's like this?" Olivia smiled sympathetically, "Signus."

She was dressed in a solemn black floor-length robe, but her head was tied with a white gauze, which made her already pale face even more bloodless, and even her smile was extremely sad.

Cornelia almost wanted to rush forward to hug her, but before she could move, Olivia took a step back to make room: "Please come in, Leah. Don't comfort me, I don't need sympathy and pity."

As she stepped back, Cornelia saw something on display in the room, and she almost cried out.

Olivia saw her shock, she silently walked to the gorgeous, unfinished wedding dress, touched the exquisite palace embroidery on the chest: "After Signus took away my wand, I have nothing to do. I started to prepare a wedding dress for myself. It's a pity that there is not enough time..." She gradually broke down in tears, and the tears disappeared into the cumbersome lace cuffs.Cornelia couldn't help feeling a pang in her heart, but she didn't forget the purpose of her visit today. Just as she quietly pulled out her wand to cast a spell, Olivia happened to turn her head, and their eyes met.

"This is something Regulus asked me to do." Cornelia didn't know why she had to explain. She didn't understand Regulus's thoughts before, but now she understands his painstaking efforts, "He came to me once. , please let me cast a forgetting spell on you after he disappears or encounters an accident, so that you can continue your life without any burden."

"I guessed it when I heard that you came to find me." Olivia raised a bleak smile, "Please don't do that, Leah... I can't do it, I can't forget him. Regu has become It is a part of my life, and no one can take it away from my memory, let alone my memory.” She looked at Cornelia through her hazy eyes, “I can feel it , he is gone." She pointed to her heart, "It hurts here."

Cornelia's wand slumped down, and Olivia's appearance reminded her of Hyacinth without warning.She never imagined that their lives would be intertwined in such a pathetic way.Does she sympathize with Hyacinth?Maybe.But in any case, she was sure that she would not fulfill her promise to Regulus. She was no longer the incomprehensible Cornelia. She understood love, and it always hurt people's hearts.

"Is there a reason why Signus treated you like that?" Cornelia asked in a low voice, "Am I an accomplice too, Ollie?"

"You're not." Olivia calmed down a little and wiped away her tears, "Even if you didn't argue with him, I'm just an object in Signus' eyes. His nature won't change because of this." Change."

Cornelia watched her slowly attach a pearl to the wedding dress, and couldn't help but ask, "Why are you doing this, Ollie?"

Olivia took a step back calmly and looked at the wedding dress: "I will neither fall in love nor marry anyone other than Regu, I can swear to Merlin." She repeated it quietly with a devout look .

"Why did Signus take your wand?" Cornelia asked, "I thought he would ease you under Rhaegu's influence..."

"It was my own negligence." Olivia said with a wry smile, "I went to find someone, I thought he could persuade Regu for me, but he refused, and when I came back, I happened to be caught by Signa Si bumped into him——Ria, could Leigu's disappearance have anything to do with him?"

Cornelia was confused: "Who?"

"Siris." Olivia replied unequivocally, "I went to him, because Regu's behavior was very wrong in the past year, and I wondered if Sirius could help, but he rejected me."

Cornelia took a breath, and she asked eagerly, "When did you find him?"

"Last year... November."

"Of course he can't help you." Cornelia muttered to herself, "he can't even help himself."

"What do you mean?" Olivia noticed her words, "Sirius looked...almost as bad as I am now. I thought it had something to do with her—and Hyacinth— .”

"He...she...I don't know." Cornelia was evasive, and she changed the subject clumsily, "Ollie, tell me, is there anything I can do for you?"

Olivia's eyes darkened, she shook her head.

"I'm not afraid of Signus, Ollie."

"I know." Olivia said softly, "I just... don't need anything anymore."

Cornelia stared at her for a while: "This may be my last visit in a short time, Ollie. Promise me, don't do anything stupid."

Olivia avoided her gaze and leaned over to adjust the hem of the wedding dress: "I will wait for the news from Lei Gu."

Although life has no meaning to her.

The author has something to say:

Note:

1. The title comes from a line from "The Hobbit 3".The answer is: because he is real.

2. Cornelia's CP is already very clear: Barty Jr.

3. 【"You still have him"】: This refers to the child instead of Edmund.

4. Cornelia misunderstood that Edmund lied to Hyacinth that Sirius was regarded as the primary target of the Death Eaters, and if she signed it, he could try to get them to let Sirius go.

5. There are a lot of crazy people in this article.

6. The aforementioned tooth and note will soon be revealed.

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