[HP] Companion

I got a school grade of twelve in my final exams, which is a pretty good number for a Hufflepuff.Most of the top ranks are Ravenclaws and Slytherins.The first was Tom, and the second was Abraxas Malfoy whom he had talked about earlier.

I'm not good enough.Compared with them, I am not good enough.

I'm going to be at Hogwarts for seven years, I have enough time to improve myself and surpass them.I want to be better than them.

This competitive personality is not Hufflepuff at all, but it has been with me since I was a child.Otherwise, I wouldn't study like crazy around Tom.

The first school year is over quickly.Stuck at school for a few days after finals, everyone packed their bags as quickly as possible and boarded the train home.That meant I had to go back to that depressing orphanage and share a room with Tom.

After saying goodbye to the Hufflepuffs, I sat down in an empty box at random.Not long after the train started, someone knocked on the door. Tom stood at the door and sat directly opposite me without asking for my opinion.

After Christmas, we had almost no contact. Occasionally he would give me some small things, but we never said anything face to face.At this moment, of course, I was pleasantly surprised and surprised, but I didn't want to express my emotions too much, and in the end I just uttered a tone of insincere words:

"……Wow."

Unsurprisingly, there was a look of disgust on Tom's face, his lips moved but he didn't say anything, so I also chose to remain silent.After a while I got bored, so I asked Tom what his plans were for the summer.Two months of vacation can't be spent in the orphanage all the time. I hope to find a place to make some money. I have made some money this year by selling some small things made of magic, mostly for girls. decorations.And Tom, presumably earned some.

"What are your plans?"

Tom didn't answer, but asked me back.To be honest, I don’t have any plans, maybe I will go to Diagon Alley to see if there is a place suitable for me to work, and learn some new knowledge, that’s all I can do.

"Abraxas invited me to stay at Malfoy Manor for a while."

Tom said so.This is unexpected and reasonable.Almost every time I saw Tom this school year, Malfoy was by his side.That's not enough time for Abraxas Malfoy to be Tom's future follower, but enough for the two to be good friends.Come to think of it, Tom would have liked to be out of the orphanage.

After losing the topic, we fell into silence again.Occasionally, I could hear noises coming from the corridor. The witch selling snacks smiled kindly and asked if I wanted to buy something. Two Slytherin girls came to the carriage to look for Tom. They were very surprised when they saw me, and immediately turned their heads to look at me. To Tom: "Tom, we've been looking for you, why don't you come and sit with us? Abu is there too. Why stay with this Hufflepuff?"

Oh look, "this Hufflepuff", what a rude term.I almost laughed, and Tom turned them back with a fake smile on his face: "No, I'll just stay here, Alice is my friend, Alice Hunter."

The faces of the two Slytherin girls quickly became ugly. They said a few polite words to Tom and left in a hurry. After I confirmed that they couldn't hear them, they laughed wantonly.

"You Slytherins have a lot of idiots."

Tom ignored me, but indulged in my offensive remarks.I followed his example and looked out of the window with my head tilted. The scene at this time was no different from when I came here.The old trees try their best to stretch out, and there is lush green everywhere in sight.The sky was a clear blue, and occasionally there were owls or other creatures flying in the air.In fact, I have a lot of things I want to talk to Tom, but when I have the opportunity to meet him face to face, I can't say a word.

So until the train arrived at the station, I only said one word to him: "I wish you a happy stay at Malfoy Manor, Riddle."

I got off the train before him.At this time, the station is full of people, children and parents hug each other, friends say goodbye to each other, couples hug and kiss each other, and there is a lot of noise everywhere.It's just me, feeling sore from hours on the train and feeling sleepy at the same time.

At this time, Nagini suddenly got out of my pocket, and she startled me. Before I could speak, she had tearfully accused Tom: "Tom will not want Nagini if ​​he has Malfoy." !” Nagini was wrapped around my arm, only her head was exposed.I have seen her several times more than Tom this school year.She is a wayward little girl who often loses her temper, and will live with me for a while every time she is unhappy.

So there were rumors in Hogwarts that Hufflepuff's Alice Hunter raised a little snake, maybe she should be assigned to Slytherin.The Sorting Hat is confused.

It's not unreasonable to think about it.But I'm more concerned about whether this kind of rumor has reached Dumbledore's ears. After all, I told him that I can't speak Parseltongue, but now I have a snake. Maybe he will feel suspicious because of this.

"Maybe he'll come back with a new snake when he gets back from Malfoy."

Nagini got even angrier now, and spit out the letter angrily.But why is Nagini here with me?I don't think Tom should be willing to be separated from her for so long.I looked around for Tom's back, and finally found him in the crowd through Malfoy's dazzling blond hair.

As if sensing something, Tom also turned his head at this moment.I really couldn't see what he was thinking, so I turned and left.On the way, I was bumped by a senior boy. He was reckless and left in a hurry without even finishing his apology. This was probably a Gryffindor. I speculated and didn't care.

Nagini and I experienced a Knight bus, and the journey from the station to the orphanage took only a few minutes. He returned to the orphanage alive.

No doubt Mrs. Cole was very surprised to see me, and I explained to her that school was over for the summer, and that Tom was staying with friends for a while, and would not be back until some time.

"That monster can make friends...I can't believe what kind of school this is. But that's fine, I hope he never comes back."

Mrs. Cole did not shy away from saying this in front of me. Perhaps it was because she had forgotten my monster-like ability after not seeing him for a year, or maybe it was because the fear of Tom overwhelmed everything: "Alice, you are much stronger than him." .”

"I'd get out of here, too, if I could find somewhere—my parents, for example."

Mrs. Cole was stunned for a few seconds. She walked in front of me, so I couldn't see her expression: "...your father was covered in blood when he handed you over to me, and he died not long after."

Yes, Mrs. Cole is just the head of the orphanage. She is only responsible for taking in and raising us orphans, and she doesn't know where our parents and relatives are.

When I was the most lovable kid in the orphanage, even after being isolated, I kept asking her about my parents, just like the other kids in the orphanage.But that's all she can tell me every time.

My father, covered in blood, handed me to Mrs Cole as a baby, and my body was found near the orphanage shortly after.Maybe my mother was one of those big families that only allowed purebloods to marry, and my father was a Muggle, so he got killed.Or maybe my father was a wizard and offended someone.

All in all, with Mrs. Cole, I have no way of knowing my identity.

I went back to the room which hadn't been cleaned in a year and was full of choking dust.Hogwarts rules against magic outside of school, but who cares about a cleaning spell, I waved my wand, threw myself on the bed, and sent Nagini to get himself something to eat.

Lying on the bed I fell asleep quickly.Then came the dream that never changes.They came to the gate of the orphanage again, this time they didn't hug me, they just said they would take me away.

"You always say you want to take me away, but you never come."

I question them like this.There was a look of guilt on their faces. The blond woman squatted halfway and looked at me. She apologized to me, and I saw her tears streaming down.

"Forgive us, Alice. We are really sorry... someday..."

Before she finished speaking, the scene around her suddenly twisted and turned, and I suddenly came to a forest, the sky was overcast, the cold wind roared in the forest, wizards were fighting each other, and the wizards standing opposite me were all dressed in the same clothes of.They wore black robes and silver masks.The mask is in the shape of a skull, and there is a lavender flower in the corner of the right eye, but in the dream, I can't see what species it is.

There were magic lights of different colors everywhere, and my ears were filled with the sound of chanting, crying, screaming, begging for mercy and wild laughter, followed by a sentence of Avada Kedavra, and the green magic spell exploded around me, I turned my head to look, and it was the woman who apologized to me just now.

A new round of bombing followed, and the sound became even harsher.Her death seemed to enrage someone, and those wearing masks were almost all killed, and a few reacted quickly and escaped.In the end, the forest was red with blood, and everywhere I looked was red, red, red, and I couldn't even see anything else.

I shook off the dream in a panic, and when I awoke I found myself in tears.