HP Midnight Light

- November 1980, 11 - Lihen Bookstore in Diagon Alley

Agnes and Betty just wanted to take their children for a stroll in Diagon Alley, but they were definitely not the only ones who came to shop today.In fact, when they passed by the door of the bookstore, Agnes and Betty were surprised to find that the Lihen Bookstore was surrounded by three floors inside and outside, including reporters and ordinary people. Squeeze in.

"Is there any activity here?" Agnes asked in surprise.

Betty looked up at the giant advertisement taped to the glass window, which explained the crowds well: "'Gaving Greenglass is launching his memoir today'—wait a minute, he's not Was that Squib in the newspaper?"

"The Squib trial!" Agnes snapped, screaming and grabbing Betty's wrist to join the sardine-like crowd. "He shouldn't be here! Make way!" she yelled. , "There are children here!"

"Get out of the way! Do you know how much this blanket is worth?" Betty forced her way out of the crowd with her favorite bossy attitude at Hogwarts.The two women pushed each other and led their sons to the front row, where a tired-looking wizard was standing there, trying feebly to order the excited crowd:

"Be quiet, ladies and gentlemen...don't squeeze...don't get your books dirty..."

Agnes reached out and took a book from beside him to look at it with Betty. There was no pattern on the hard cover, only two lines of gold letters:

Twenty Years in London - The First Half of an Orphan's Life

Gavin Greenglass/William Miller

Agnes frowned and stared at the second name on the cover: "Who is Miller?"

"Isn't that his Muggle name? Hey, hold him for me!" Before the hapless clerk could react, Betty forced Vincent into his arms, and she grabbed him from Agnes. He grabbed the book in his hand and turned to the title page, "'I dedicate this book to my parents who are in prison. May you enjoy your retirement life in Azkaban'. What are you talking about? Is he crazy?" She flicked to the catalog page again, and read the catalog aloud: "Rebirth on a Snowy Night; Elephant Castle District; Journalists and Trials; Birds in Cages..."

"Here he comes!" Agnes poked Betty hard.The two women raised their heads. Gavin Greenglass was slowly walking onto the stage from the side door. The crowd below gradually quieted down, leaving only the constant crackling sound and gradually drifting smoke.

"Damn it!" Betty cursed under her breath.Agnes's face was also pale: Gavin was wearing a full Muggle suit, which was a complete challenge to the traditional wizarding society - or, in Agnes and Betty's view, his behavior was an insult to all innocent people. The blood family—and he seemed to be in good spirits, obviously well-groomed.This annoyed Betty very much.

However, unlike their anger, the rest of the people seemed extremely excited and excited.After all, the society is turbulent now, and ordinary people can only rely on this little gossip for fun.

"The book was officially published last night, and today we are honored to have Mr. Greengrass come to the scene to communicate with you." A short and handsome wizard jumped onto the podium and chattered, "Facts In fact, the publication of Greenglass' memoir is also inseparable from another person, that is, the unique Rita Skeeter in the world!"

"Why is it her?"

"how could I know!"

Amidst particularly warm applause, Rita, who is now famous, walked onto the podium unhurriedly.She was wearing a dazzling sapphire blue suit, with a smug smile on her face: "Thank you, thank you... Well, I have been trying to persuade Mr. Greenglass since my friendly meeting in London. He published a biography to give us a little more insight into his early life. I could of course write for him, but Mr. Greengrass seemed to prefer to do it himself, and after some deliberation it was decided that he should write the memoirs... …No doubt this book would have been more compelling if it had come from my pen, but it's clear that Mr. Greengrass did his best for it, and there's pretty much everything you want to know in this book There are many people who have tried their best to prevent the publication of this book, and I bet some of them will be ashamed and annoyed after reading it..." She rolled her eyes, "Then, next I will Leave it to Mr Greengrass."

At the same moment, a reporter couldn't wait to ask: "Mr. Greengrass, did your family approve the publication of this book?"

Before Gavin could answer, Rita, who just claimed to hand over the right to speak, immediately took the lead: "Oh, of course not. Sigh... Maybe I shouldn't say this, but I have to say that the publication of this book has been criticized. Be less obstructive. I mean, well... as you might imagine... Obviously, not everyone wants to see porn about their home in the newspaper, does they?"

"You mean the Greengrass family complained about this?" The reporter wrote in his notebook like a dog smelling prey.Rita fiddled with her fingers happily:

"Oh no, no, your words are too light. Maybe it should be more serious, otherwise Gavin wouldn't come to me."

"I don't think Sean knows about this." Agnes stared down at Rita, who was on the stage, "could he go to Sean after writing his memoir and say, 'Hi, I'm going to publish a book. Memoir, might it have done you some ill? I don't think so."

"Skeeter just wants to hype himself up." Bella glared at Rita viciously, as if she was going to eat her alive, "This shameless bitch!"

"Then Mr. Greenglass has now moved out of the Greenglass household?"

"In theory, yes." Rita said pompously, as if she were Gavin's spokesman, "After all, the Greengrass house is not suitable for him to live in."

"What does your brother think about this?"

"It doesn't matter what he thinks, Mr. Reporter." Rita skirted the subject lightly. "This is Gavin's memoir, not Sean's."

"So, this book also mentions those gossips that people are very curious about?" No.3 reporter raised the memoir and asked.

"Gossip?"

"It's about Mr. Greengrass and Miss Smith." The reporter replied, "Some say they were old lovers in the Muggle world, and some say they still have a relationship..."

"Those are—"

"Unreliable rumors." Gavin interrupted Rita suddenly. This was the first time he spoke today. "I am not familiar with Miss Smith. If you have read my memoirs, you will find that I am the poorest in London." Having grown up in the most chaotic neighborhoods, people like me don't have access to educated people like Miss Smith."

"So, you did have some dishonorable occupations before?" The reporter's attention was drawn away, "I mean delivering newspapers."

"Yes." Gavin admitted, "Whether it's in the Muggle world or the wizarding world, I've been a failure."

There were a few awkward smirks here and there in the bookstore.

Betty couldn't take it anymore, she snatched Vincent from the clerk, dragged Agnes out of the bookstore.

"Their interview isn't over yet!" Agnes protested.

"I can't stand it!" cried Betty, rather angrily. "He's going to do anything to get famous, and he hit it off with Skeeter! I'll bet there's not much he's saying here today that's going to be true!"

"I'd really like to see if anyone will continue to ask him about the past with Smith."

"What's there to say about that Squib woman? You're also interested in this kind of gossip?"

"Have you seen Smith?"

"No."

"I've seen it." Agnes looked back at the dark crowd in the bookstore, and took a few steps outside, "It was at a party at Smith's house, and Mrs. Smith proudly showed off to everyone how she got along with Shaw. Keep in touch."

"Sean?" Betty raised her eyebrows higher and higher, "I thought he and Vera..."

"Yeah, so I'm curious what's going on between them," Agnes said. For someone who has no opinion, I don't really believe that she has the courage to hook up with Xiao En."

Betty's eyebrows twisted into a strange arc: "You mean Sean took the initiative to find her?"

"Maybe." Agnes sighed, "Uh...Vera said in the letter that Sean has been cold to her recently, I mean...this kind of thing..."

"Why did the Smith family and the Lestrange brothers suddenly get so close before? They seem to have cooled down again during this time."

"Who knows..." Agnes murmured softly, "I can't even figure out why he would make such a big deal out of nowhere—a memoir? Who would believe it! I bet 90.00% of that book is About how miserable and pathetic he is."

"Couldn't this be a clichéd drama where two men compete for one woman?"

Agnes smiled. "Smith isn't that attractive, trust me, Betty."

- July 11 - Greengrass House

"I will marry you as soon as possible." Without waiting for her to show a happy expression, Sean continued coldly, "He is demonstrating to me. If I don't fight back, he will probably think that he has published this memoir. He became an amazing person."

Vera's smile froze at the corner of her lips before she could spread it out.

"So you know what I mean? Don't expect me to have any love for you. The only reason I married you is to let other people who are ready to see the show know that Gavin is nothing to our family. Just like that Squib His presence and absence make no difference to us any more than the passage of the Bill of Rights."

Although it had been expected, Vera still couldn't help but feel a little pain for her one-way relationship.She bit her lips tightly, trying her best not to sound so humble: "But Daphne is your daughter."

"Yes. I've recognized her, haven't I?"

"Please be nice to her."

"I will."

Vera nodded silently.Finally, she got Xiao En's clear promise, but the ripples in her heart that had just appeared were immediately frozen to ice by his subsequent cold statements.She knew that her submissive look looked cheap, but she couldn't be cruel enough to leave Sean.

"Then, let's meet at the Ministry of Magic at this time tomorrow." Sean glanced outside the window, "See you later."

Vera walked to the door, but finally stopped.She thought of the letter that was placed on the coffee table just now, and the anecdotes about Xiao En's sensual life, and she couldn't help turning her head: "Are those scandals true?"

Sean couldn't wait to open the letter, and when he heard her words, he looked up a little funny: "What's wrong?"

Vera turned around without confidence: "Then after we get married, can you—"

"Vera." Sean suddenly smiled, "Don't forget that the beginning of our relationship was just a Death Eater's plan."

"Yes, but..." Vera found that she was no longer as energetic as she was with Agnes and Betty before, and she couldn't even find a strong reason other than boring statements, which made her extremely frustrated , "But...you can't do that..."

"You should be very familiar with this marriage model, Vera." Sean shook his head repeatedly as if he couldn't understand, "You will be Mrs. Greengrass, but you will not be my only woman."

Vera's eyes widened in disbelief.

"There are so many flowers in my life, how can I pick just one?" Sean said honestly, "However, I can guarantee that I will not have illegitimate children."

She was indeed familiar with such marriages.But when it came to her, Vera felt an unprecedented distaste for this prevalent marriage model among pure-blood families.

But she couldn't do without Sean.she thinks.Maybe one day, he will realize how good she is, and the prodigal son will turn around.And the worst thing could be, no matter how many affairs he had, he still belonged to her.

"Can you guarantee that our marriage will never break up?" Vera asked uncertainly, "I will always be Mrs. Greengrass, and you will always be my husband?"

Sean promised without hesitation: "I can."

She watched him take out the letter paper and read it. She was very familiar with that smug smile: this is the smile full of meaning that every self-proclaimed romantic will show after another successful sex hunt.

-June 11rd -Smith Manor

"Keep a distance from the Lestrange brothers," said Mr. Smith. "It seems that the Dark Lord is not going to change his mind anytime soon."

"If that's the case, wouldn't it be good for Lestrange to keep him out?" Mrs. Smith asked in a low voice.

"Then find a reason. Say that Aurora is sick." Mr. Smith lit a cigarette in a irritated mood. "Don't rush to find a new partner for now. The wind outside is not good during this time."

"You mean the moth that Gavin made?"

Gavin's memoir press conference topped all the headlines for three days in a row.While most of the pure-blood families and Death Eater families cursed him in a low voice, the pro-Muggle wizards regarded this as a milestone progress. Wen is regarded as a model.

"It's not just that. Sean also officially announced the news of their marriage. Now that Gavin hasn't made any further moves, no one knows whether the brothers will part ways or get back together."

Gavin takes aim at the parents who abandoned him rather than Sean in his memoir, and he even pays Sean a little credit in later chapters.However, at the same time, he moved away from the Greengrass family and lived alone in a wizarding town on the outskirts of London.The memoir brought money and attention to Gavin, and he seemed determined to develop in the direction of literature and art.Gavin set up a "salon" in imitation of Muggles, and invited some "artists" to his house for parties from time to time.Sean, on the other hand, continues his life of feasting and feasting. The two brothers are in completely different social circles and have no connection at all.This made everyone unclear for a while whether the relationship between the Greengrass brothers was good or bad.

"What do you think Gavin's purpose is for doing this?"

Mr. Smith took a deep breath on his cigarette: "I don't know."

"In any case, I will prohibit Aurora from going out during this time." Mrs. Smith said after a moment of silence, "Do you think the two of them have anything to do with her?"

"It's hard to say." Mr. Smith is also puzzled by this, "Maybe Sean just wants to play with her, and Gavin's current behavior is a bit revenge... But this is our guess , if she doesn't say the specific situation, no one will know."

"She is really troublesome." Mrs. Smith couldn't help complaining, "There is no one around her who is fuel-efficient!"

"Don't let her get in touch with anyone before." Mr. Smith flicked the cigarette ash and emphasized again, "Whether it's the Greengrass brothers or that Mrs. Parkinson. They are more likely to cause trouble than one."

-January 12th - Order of the Phoenix Headquarters in Godric's Hollow

"Come on!" A hoarse scream sounded, "Come on!"

"Let go of him, he's dead!"

"Someone come and save him! Hurry up!"

"What's going on here?" Remus hurriedly rushed from the restaurant after hearing the shout.

Diggle tried desperately to pull Fenwick up from the ground, who was wailing and hugging a human body tightly.Dorcas stood aside, her face still stained with tears: "Edgar is dead, Remus." The words seemed to have exhausted all her strength, and Dorcas stumbled around him towards the bathroom. go.Remus heard her cries faintly.

"How could it be..." He gasped and stepped forward to work with Diggle to pull away the almost crazy Fenwick. Diggle cast a stun spell, and Fenwick fell down.Only then did Remus have time to see Edgar's body—scarred, disfigured, and bloodstained.Remus couldn't bear to look any further, he quickly tore off his cloak and covered it with Edgar.

"Death Eaters shouldn't be there, this is a secret operation." Diggle sat on the ground and watched Remus wrap Edgar's body in a cloak, half of his face was covered with blood, "We had just Apparated and they showed up... so fast, so fast... I'm not even sure what happened, Edgar was trying to get in front of us and let us escape - as we retreated Edgar seemed He just passed out... but he seemed to be out of order during the apparition..."

"Are you hurt?"

"I'm... okay." Diggle pointed to Fenwick, "He needs medical treatment, he was hit by a spell."

Remus saw that Fenwick's entire left leg was dripping with blood, and his left knee was covered with bones.Immediately realizing something was wrong, Remus raised his voice and shouted, "Peter! Peter! Come and help!"

The flustered Peter walked into the foyer after Remus yelled several times, his eyes fixed on Edgar's body without blinking, with barely concealed fear on his face, just It seemed that Edgar would jump up and get rid of this traitor in the next second.

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Note:

1. In the previous article, Sean ridiculed Gavin for reading gossip tabloids at best, but Gavin wrote a book.

2. Gavin's memoir was apparently written with Rita's help.

3. There is no special friendship between Fenwick and Edgar, but with the matter of Caradoc, the sadness of losing a teammate is magnified a lot.

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