[HP] Companion

Three years later, in [-].

There was a heavy rain two days ago, and the Quidditch match was forced to be suspended.After the heavy rain, the weather gradually turned cooler, the green leaves kept fading and falling, the time of waking up in the day became later and later, and the sky was covered with gray clouds.

The course of Conservation of Magical Biology is not so pleasant in autumn and winter, when there is a blustery wind at the edge of the Forbidden Forest, you will be frozen if you stay there for a while, not to mention having to talk to those restless and strange creatures. I have to deal with strange little animals, so this course has become a five-star difficult course.

The last batch of small animals were also taken back into the cages, and the professor happily announced that the get out of class was over.I straightened my Hufflepuff scarf when someone rushed up and took my arm.

"...Myrtle."

Myrtle was my acquaintance when I was in the fourth grade. At that time, we happened to be studying a common topic and cooperated for a period of time.She is a sensitive and weak girl. She often sheds tears because of trivial things, and people often laugh at her because of it.I helped her out a few times because of the partnership, and she's stuck with me ever since.

Although Myrtle likes to gossip about this and that around me, it is not intolerable. Of course, I have tried many times to get rid of her.In the end, out of sympathy for her being ridiculed for having no friends, she couldn't make up her mind to break up with her.

"Alice! You know, on the way to class just now I saw Humbe with Hagrid from Gryffindor, and Humbe was threatening him! Seems like Hagrid kept some dangerous creature. Humbe saw me After that, he yelled a few words before leaving. He is such a nuisance, but Hagrid looks quite scary, and he must have giant blood."

Rubeus Hagrid is Gryffindor's third year student, and he has been in the spotlight since the day he arrived at Hogwarts.Hagrid's body is much larger than the average person, and he is growing taller and fatter at an alarming rate every year. Almost everyone thinks that he has the blood of a giant, and some parents even think that the blood of a giant is quite dangerous. The school wrote to ask for his expulsion.

But in all fairness, apart from Hagrid being a bit bulky, there was nothing annoying about him.He is indeed clumsy, but also very simple and honest.Anyway, I don't particularly dislike him.Of course I didn't particularly like it.

"Alice, how is your preparation for the OWLs exam? I really... have no confidence."

"There is still more than half a year to prepare, don't worry."

In three years, my grades flew from the top ten in the school to the second in the school, taking away Malfoy's original seat.I can already clearly feel the gritted teeth of this young master from a superior family background every time he looks at me.

Not good enough though, my goal is number one.I don't want to be someone's foil for seven years.

We walked into the castle while chatting.Myrtle doesn't look very bright, but she's actually a Ravenclaw.In fact, she is good at studying, but she lacks confidence, her character is really weak.

In the afternoon I went to Ancient Runes, and the professor was babbling on with new material, completely unaware that he had been taking hours of extra time.By the time get out of class was over, it was completely dark.Before I could fill my stomach, a Ravenclaw came forward and pulled me and said that Hombe just taunted Myrtle in the corridor, and she ran away crying and didn't know where.

I'm not someone to her, why come to me for everything.I complained in my heart, ate something casually and walked out of the auditorium, but I didn't intend to look for her.Myrtle would always show up when she was tired from crying, so why bother to find her to coax her every time.

Speaking of which, I am more concerned about another thing.After the beginning of the fifth grade, I can always hear Parseltongue in Hogwarts, and the key point is that I can still understand it. This is the most annoying part.Although I can't hear it clearly, but... what is this person and snake talking about in that kind of place? ? ?

I turned to the women's bathroom on the second floor, and there was a "cleaning" sign at the door, and there was a hissing sound coming from inside.I decided to pass by as if I hadn't heard it, when I suddenly heard screams inside.Having lived with Myrtle for a year, I am too familiar with her surprised voice.I didn't have time to think, I opened the door and rushed in.

Waiting for me was a magic wand.Tom held his wand to my throat. He was visibly taken aback when he saw me, and he didn't speak.I noticed his hands were shaking.

"What are you doing here?" I glanced at the tip of his wand out of the corner of my eye, worried that he would forget me. "I heard Myrtle's voice. What the hell are you doing here?"

Tom removed his wand and let me see for myself.Myrtle fell to the ground with her eyes wide open, unable to breathe.I closed my eyes for her, and Tom said behind my back, "It was an accident—we didn't know anyone was here."

"How did you do it? The snake?"

"Basilisk."

Merlin, it's actually a basilisk.I thought in amazement.I thought Tom had just found a common Hogwarts snake...but it was a basilisk.Anyone who looks at it will die instantly.That's the stuff of legends.

I took a deep breath, trying to calm down.I stood up and faced Tom: "What are you going to do?"

Tom didn't speak.Well, he must have thought of no good countermeasures, so I took another look at the dead Myrtle: "Anyway, we have to inform the professor now. Your... basilisk, let it hide. I don't think anyone would think it was the Basilisk's work."

No one was near the ladies' room, and it was safe to go out at this time.I stood at the door and looked at Tom, who had a weird face. He still stood there without moving: "Tom? Don't worry, I won't tell the professor that you did it."

"No, don't mind the matter," said Tom, "it will involve you."

"Don't you just let her lie here all the time? Although she and I are not very good friends, we can't let her stay like this all the time—Merlin knows when people find her."

Tom still didn't go, so I gave him another rough promise: "The professor won't find a way out of me. I will never betray you. So, what are you worrying about?"

"I thought she was your friend." Tom's expression returned to normal, and he walked out of the bathroom.

"I don't have that kind of thing."

I said blankly.Myrtle is not my friend, I just put up with her being around me all the time.But in this matter, I decided to help Tom hide it.

We haven't seen each other since an argument at the owl shed three years ago.I didn't go back to the orphanage for the summer after that, but stayed in the Leaky Cauldron.Tom Riddle has completely disappeared from my life.If it wasn't for Hogwarts, I would have even forgotten about him.

But even so, Tom holds a much higher place in my heart than Myrtle.

But when I think about it, Tom has been pampering me.Look at the Slytherins around him, which one is not respectful, even fearful of him.Probably no one dared to contradict and ridicule him like I did before.Maybe I'm special, but for me, that's not enough.

I am such a greedy and cruel person.

I walked to the door of the faculty lounge, put on a panicked expression, and slammed on the door vigorously: "Professor! It's not good! It's not good, Myrtle—"

"It's so late, Miss Hunter, what happened?"

The professor of herbal medicine opened the door. She was a gentle woman. Seeing the obvious concern on her face, the guilt for Myrtle flashed in her heart.I tried to bring myself to cry a little: "It's Myrtle, she's in the bathroom on the second floor—"

All the professors present stood up, they ran out in a hurry, I followed behind them, some passing students also followed, several female professors walked into the bathroom, and then screamed in horror .Someone released the God-calling guards and notified Principal Armando Dippet, who was still in the principal's office.Principal Dippet is very old, maybe he has fallen asleep at this time.

Of course the principal still came, and together with the professors dispersed the students who were watching, and carried out Myrtle's body.Headmaster Dippet, Professor Dumbledore, and the Head of Hufflepuff took me to the headmaster's office.Principal Dippet waved his wand and brought a glass of water: "Alice, calm down first, and then tell us what happened, okay?"

"A Ravenclaw girl told me that Myrtle was missing. I heard that she was laughed at by Humbey. I knew she liked to hide in the bathroom and cry, so I went to her. When I found her, she was already... ..."

Both Headmaster Dippet and the Dean are very good at fooling Professor Dumbledore.I think so, I have to make myself appear more sad.In the end, I didn't know whether it was because my acting skills were too good or because I was really sad. In the end, I cried uncontrollably and without image in front of the three professors.

I lost my temper and hiccupped again after the tears stopped.The dean sent me back to the common room. It seemed that all the Hufflepuffs were in it. The dean drove them away and whispered comfort beside me: "She must not want to see you like this, Alice .Take a good rest tonight, and say goodbye to Myrtle tomorrow."

I nodded indiscriminately, wiped away my tears, and staggered back to the dormitory.My roommates came to comfort me one by one. I simply washed up and tossed and turned in bed. I hope I can go to sleep now, and when I wake up, everything will be resolved.

In the dream I was back in the bathroom, just before Myrtle was killed.The sink suddenly opened, and Tom and the huge basilisk were talking about the Chamber of Secrets and Slytherin.I don't know if the basilisk kills people in the dream, but I still avoid its sight.I went to the cubicle where Myrtle was hiding, and raised my hand to knock.

You can't change the past.A familiar voice said so in the dream.