HP's Adagio Minor

Graham gently pushed open the door of the study, and the bright and spacious room in his memory had been filled with several large bookcases, and many books were even piled directly on the floor, looking messy.When he was young, he often passed the time in the study of his grandfather's house, where he read almost all the books.

"Hahahaha, Pizpitz's castle, come and see!" A wizard's fairy tale book on the desk suddenly laughed, and Graham tapped the cover of the book three times familiarly, and the silly laughter seemed to suddenly It stopped as if someone grabbed the throat.

What a wonderful childhood memory, he thought.

"Oh, so annoying!" A soft voice came from the sofa not far away.

"Lola, it's dinner time." Graham walked over, and saw the little guy with his eyes half-closed, his face rosy, and his light-blond hair messily spread on the sofa.

"Hmm, Brother Graeme?" Lola rubbed her eyes, wondering, "Where are Simone and Janis?"

"They went first." Seeing the little guy's sleepy eyes, Graham had no choice but to carry her to the restaurant.Laura yawned on Graham's shoulder, "You seem to have grown taller, I feel so far from the ground."

Graham smiled, "Lola has also grown taller, and she is heavier to hold than before."

"Really?" Lola straightened up and looked at Graham. "But I'm only six years old. My mother said that I don't need to control my diet for the time being. I can grow taller by eating a lot."

"Obviously, what Aunt Sunderland said is right." Graham couldn't help chuckling because of the serious look of the little guy. Lola pulled his hair, and then whispered in his ear, "I I think Simone and Jaris must have forgotten me, our age difference is too big."

"That's not the case, they just took a step first so that I can carry you over." Graham gently put Lola down at the door of the restaurant, and helped her comb her hair, "Are you ready, little lady?" ?”

Lola nodded obediently, took Graham's hand, and the two walked into the restaurant with smiles.

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The dining room of the Barodis family was brightly lit, and white rose flower arrangements and crystal candlesticks were placed on the table as usual, and the enchanted candles danced between the candles from time to time.A decorative icy-blue flame was burning in the nearby fireplace, and above the fireplace hung the crest of the Barodis family--a lioness guarding the coat of arms with the silver axe, and the sun above the coat of arms emitted seventeen rays. The rays of light represent the seventeen families that once belonged to Barodis. The entire family emblem is surrounded by oak branches and leaves, symbolizing the protection of the natural gods.

The rest of the family have all been seated. The current patriarch Barodis is sitting at the head of the long table, and his adult children and their partners are sitting on both sides.They were chatting about something at the moment, and some people chuckled from time to time, and the family atmosphere was very active.

"Merlin bless! Hope he can be Hogwarts Head Boys next term!"

"There is no doubt about it. Excellent parents will naturally have excellent sons!"

"Oh, my dear sister, you are always so charming! It was an honor for Simone to have chosen him as Beauxbaton's opening dance partner..."

Old Barodis's two daughters, Mrs. Pritchard and Mrs. de Léglis were enthusiastically complimenting each other, while their husbands were exchanging the identification methods of fifteen varieties of magic champagne.On the other side of the table, two young Mr. Barodis were exchanging their views on the new notice issued by the Ministry of Magic, and their wives were also whispering something.

"Honey, have you seen Lola?" Sunderland Barodis asked her husband in a low voice while chatting.

"No," replied Edgar Barodis, "I thought you arranged for her to change."

"After afternoon tea, she went out to play with the children and hasn't come back yet." Sunderland said worriedly.Mr. Barodis looked at the main seat, and saw Janis smiling and saying something to the old Barodis, which caused Simone to laugh too. When he called the house elf to ask, the waiter at the door Sing reports:

"—Master Graham and Miss Lola!"

I saw the boy leading the girl into the restaurant with steady steps and a modest smile on his face.Mr. Barodis and his wife looked at each other, and waved the house-elf away quietly.

"Sorry, Grandpa, we're late," Graham said apologetically.

"Excuse me." Lola followed suit and bowed.

"Oh, it's okay! Graeme, I'm glad you can come." Old Barodis smiled kindly when he saw his outstanding grandson, and then turned his gaze to his young granddaughter, "My little Lola , I made your favorite cheese stew today, so I want to eat more."

"Okay, grandpa." Lola nodded obediently.

After Graham carried Lola to the chair, he sat down in the empty seat next to her, and the house elf set the tableware for them one by one, and laid a napkin on his lap.

"Is everything here, let's start eating!" Old Barodis said as if inquiring but unquestionable.

Under the gesture of the patriarch, all kinds of dishes were brought up one by one.Today is a family gathering, so the dishes on the table are some traditional food, there are butter chicken crisp box, clam seafood bread soup, fried salmon with white cream sauce, grilled lamb chops, pea aspic salad, cheese stew, pickled Cucumbers, fish fingers, apple pie, red berry juice and sour beer to name a few.

The Barodis family is used to exchanging feelings at the dinner table. Family members who haven’t seen each other for a long time are chatting about topics of interest. The men talk about politics and sports, the women talk about the latest clothing and jewelry, and the children talk about various things. All sorts of anecdotes.

"I heard that Durmstrang is going to become an all-boys school? There have been several classes where all boys have been enrolled, and no girls have been enrolled." Janis's mouth was full of lamb chops, but he was still able to speak clearly, "Maybe Should have a social dance with Beauxbatons or something, those guys will go crazy for it."

"Don't talk nonsense, how is this possible? A few years ago, Durmstrang sent student representatives to Hogwarts to exchange and study, and there were two sixth-grade girls among them." Graham cut into small pieces The fried fish sticks were placed on Lola's plate, and seeing that she was eating happily, he helped her to serve some soup.

"Maybe there are only these two girls in the whole school! Besides, it was a few years ago, many people would not choose to go there now, you know, the cold, evil, gloomy and dilapidated school building... In short, it is not pleasant at all." Jia Nice took a bite of the apple pie and said nonchalantly, "Even if the Barodis family graduated from there before, that's all in the past tense. Since Grindelwald, cough, no one goes there anymore, cough cough... "

"But grandpa is a graduate of Durmstrang." Simone wiped her hands with a tissue in disgust. Someone's saliva can be sprayed so far, "And little uncle, Durmstrang is not as bad as you said .”

"Anyway, I won't go! Even if Grandpa wishes, I still don't want to go, um, please pass me the salt."

"Me too," interjected Lola.

"If you can come to Hogwarts, I will cover you! The premise is that you can enter Ravenclaw," Graham picked up the salt shaker and sprinkled some on Lola's plate, then handed it to Janis, "But I don't think the chances are high, so it's a pity!"

"Thanks, but why does it have to be Ravenclaw? Isn't there a Blood Supreme, s, s what? I can go there!"

"You want to go to Slytherin?" Simone was so surprised that she almost couldn't hold the spoon, but she recovered quickly and lightly served some salads for everyone else, "The Barodis family and the British nobles Not many friendships, and your English, uh, I mean your accent... aren't you afraid to go there and be excluded?"

"Oh, damn English! Then I can only go to Livonia School of Magic, which is close to home, and it's my parents' alma mater, and my classmates have known each other for a long time." Unfortunately, there is nothing new, and the school is not well-known. Nice thought helplessly.

At the same time, Barodis Sr. was also talking to his sons about the admission of their grandchildren.

"Janis is very repulsed to go to Durmstrang. I also think that the atmosphere there is not good. Those disasters back then had an impact on the family business, and even the white wizard Dumbledore was hostile to us." Eric? Barodis bluntly said, "Since what happened to Ivas, you have stayed in Latvia and kept out of the world. So many years have passed, and no one has mentioned the name of Silver Ax Barodis!"

"Every Barodis should come from Durmstrang, this is the ancestral motto!"

"Father! The ancestral precepts are also determined by people. Our generation, Anita and I went to Livonia, Marika went to Beauxbaton, isn't it also very good? Edgar obediently went to Durmster Lang, he almost became a Death Eater in the end... Janis is the only male in this generation of Barodis, do you have the heart to risk him?"

"Durmstrang's black arts courses are very systematic and comprehensive."

"Because of this, Durmstrang is notorious now," Eric glared at his younger brother angrily, and continued to talk to his father, "In short, I think Janice's going to Livonia can also strengthen the family's reputation among Eastern European nobles." social circles... Of course, Lola doesn't need to go to Durmstrang, and it's no use for a girl to touch those."

What Eric didn't know was that the reason why the Barodis family set this ancestral motto was because the first generation of the patriarch had left some "special things" in Durmstrang, and every student who attended The descendants of Barodis have the right to use and the obligation of confidentiality.And if there is no one in a certain generation, then these "special things" will be made public because no one has the magic power, and they will no longer belong to the Barodis family.

"Since that's the case, it's up to you." In terms of the ancestor's precepts and the safety of his descendants, the old Barodis finally chose the latter.