HP's Adagio Minor

A letter landed on the window sill beside the desk with the sound of fluttering wings. The owner of the desk put down the pen after writing the last line. The letter paper was opened and read, which was elegant and exuded a faint fragrance of ink. The delicate handwriting on it read: "Dear Ann Mr North von Stillland..."

The boy quickly read the letter, and the smile on the corner of his mouth faded. The content of the letter was very short. Compared with the two full sheets before, it can be said to be too short, and the content was empty, as polite as a stranger.

Anos couldn't help wondering, could it be that he neglected to communicate with his friends because he focused on studying?The Barodis family has a cooperative relationship with the von Stilland family, Mr. Barodis and his father have a schoolmate friendship, and Lola is still his friend—especially after she awakened her magical talent, many pure-blood families They have included her in the consideration of future marriage... Anyway, maintaining a friendship with her is a pleasant and correct thing to do.

What has alienated this normally gentle friend?

The boy thought for a long time and remembered one thing. A few weeks ago, the elf in the family crashed the fireplace connected to the international Floo network because of an inexplicable injury to the owl.During the few days of renovation, my father had to travel back and forth in a flying horse carriage. The flying horses were exhausting, and because of the delay of his travel plan, he devoted his energy to studying—before that, he was always I write letters to my friends every week.

Thinking of this, he felt that something was wrong. He wrote letters but rarely received a reply, and the owl was frequently injured. Someone seemed to be monitoring his letters?He frowned, and felt more and more that his guess was correct. He had heard a little about the recent events in the family. Although his father said that he should ignore it, as a member of the von Stillland family, who could be alone?What's more, the troubles caused by the little inheritance rights that fell on his head are getting worse with age.

The boy spread out the letter paper, dipped the quill pen into the ink, and answered the letter.

In the past, Lola didn't awaken her magic power, so she only talked about things other than magic, but now she doesn't need to avoid it. Anos wrote a lot of basic magic manipulation skills, densely packed into three sheets of letter paper.After he finished writing, he thought about it, crossed out a few paragraphs of overly complicated theories, copied it again, and called the house-elf.

A few days later, Lola got the letter from her father—it was left outside the gate of Mr. Barodis's office in Riga.Lola recognized the familiar handwriting on the envelope, and opened it to see that it was indeed Anos's usual straightforward style.

[Dear Lola:

First of all, I am happy for your awakening of magic power. Although people often say that talent is important, you should not slack off in practice. I believe you will work hard to catch up with your learning progress. I will copy some simple spell usage skills for you. I summed it up myself, I hope it can help you...]

Afterwards, there were two long summaries of spelling skills, and Lola was confused. These "simple" spelling skills were not easy for Lola.She decided to study it later, so she skipped it and read on:

[...Your letter puzzles me, my friend, if you have misunderstood me, please allow me to explain to you.

I last saw you at Ferreira (forgive what I said at the time, it seems so absurd now), and I came to see you after you were wounded and admitted to St. Mungo's (you were sleeping soundly), Then hurried back to Stuttgart (a German city), and it has been several months since we parted.I wrote you a few letters during the period, but I never got a response. I didn’t realize something was wrong until just now... On the way to Jelgava, there was a small problem with the Pegasus, although my father and I were not injured , but missed the opportunity to meet you, I am sorry for that... If you are angry with me, I beg your understanding, and if necessary, I will personally apologize to you after a while! 】

The seriousness and pragmatism of the letter writer was revealed between the lines, and Lola couldn't help but think of what the boy said after leaving the banquet hall in Ferreira that day:

"Wizards have a sense of superiority. They think that possessing magic is the real way of nature. They scoff at Muggles and are extremely unfriendly to Squibs. They call them inferior blood. This is true. If you can't hold a wand, you don't say 'no' ' power."

These words stabbed Lola's sensitive heart severely, and there was no contact between the two for several months. She felt resentful in her heart, thinking that this friendship seemed to have come to an end... But after seeing Anos' explanation, she He chose to forgive without hesitation—at least he firmly fulfilled his duty as a friend, and those few words were just his advice. Only by staying away from wizards could he ensure that he, who had no magic power at the time, would not be humiliated by pranks.

Today, the righteous friend seems to be in trouble?Regarding his daughter's doubts, Mr. Barodis didn't take it seriously, "Although there are conflicts within the von Stilland family, your friend is the heir of the family, and he will not be in any danger."

"What on earth happened?"

"Lola, although you and Anos are very good friends, this is not what you should care about," Mr. Barodis was reluctant to say, "His family has close contacts with Muggles, and the Muggle regime is interfering Their judgment, that's not a good thing."

"Then can we help him?" Lola couldn't help asking, but saw her father shaking her head and said, "We can't help. If they survive the crisis smoothly, the situation can be effectively controlled."

Fortunately, Anos's letters were delivered to Lola one after another through various means, which made Lola feel relieved.

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July 1991, 7 London, United Kingdom

"Lola, I'm so glad you can come with me!" Sally Ann and Lola both walked out of the international teleportation fireplace in bright Muggle costumes, "It seems that you are coming to England for the first time? There are more Muggles here than we have ...Although Muggle clothes are quite chic, don't you think the trousers are a bit stiff?"

"It's called jeans. I often wear them. You know, it's a little distance from Riga to Jelgava. I can't always wear wizard robes."

"Well, for the sake of our coming from afar, we have to take a good look around today!" Sally Ann patted the tinkling coins in her pocket, and the two girls walked into Diagon Alley talking and laughing.Along the cobblestone street, bypassing a snow-white building towering above the surrounding shops, with white stone steps, and a bronze gate, a goblin in a scarlet gold uniform stood at the door.

"This is Gringotts, our family has accounts in it... Let me see, I have to buy a lot of things, let's go buy a robe first!" Sally Ann took out the green parchment and looked it over carefully before deciding.

As soon as I walked into the 'Mrs. Malkin's Robe Store', a short and fat witch dressed in purple greeted me with a smile, "My dear lady, you must be here to order school uniforms, come on, stand here !"

Sally Ann stood on the footstool, and another witch began to record the size for her. Lola walked around the store, and the scissors that cut quickly and the ribbon that tied the knot automatically became things that caught her attention.

"It's all black. Hogwarts is more traditional than I imagined." Sally Ann chose a good black cloth, the price is slightly more expensive - in Lola's eyes, this cloth is the same as ten other cloths. A few bucks don't make much difference.

At this time, someone walked into the store, his face was pale, he spoke slowly, and drew a long voice, "Good day, Mrs. Malkin, I need some robes." The witch who received Lola and the others just now looked even more Enthusiastically, "Oh, it's Master Malfoy, come on, please stand on this footstool!"

When he saw Lola and Sally Ann, the boy raised his eyebrows, "Miss Toning Poxon, what a coincidence, you came to order school uniforms with your cousin?" After finishing speaking, he scanned the He glanced at Lola.

"No, it's just me," Sally Ann jumped off the footstool lightly, "I've already ordered it."

"Okay," Little Malfoy seemed in a good mood, as if he wanted to make up for the previous unhappiness, he took the initiative to say to Lola, "Miss Barodis, Draco Malfoy, greetings to you!"

Lola showed a social smile, and was pulled out of the robe shop by Sally Ann.

"I guess neither of us likes this little Mr. Malfoy."

"Yes, of course! Besides Malfoy's dependent family, who else would like him like that... Come on, we have to go shopping."

After selecting textbooks at the nearby 'Lihen Bookstore', they bought medicine powders, crucibles and other odds and ends, and finally came to the place where they bought wands.Completely different from Lola's imagination, this 'Ollivander's Wand Shop' huddled in the corner of Diagon Alley, looked small and dilapidated, even the signboard on the door was peeling off in a mess.

Pushing the door open, the shop is small and dark, with only a single bench by the door, and there are black shelves everywhere, which are filled with long and narrow cardboard boxes that are almost stacked to the ceiling.But what is certain is that there seems to be a mysterious magical atmosphere hidden in the dust and silence here.

"Good afternoon." Mr. Ollivander stuck his head out from behind the shelf. "Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Hello, Mr. Ollivander, I need a wand."

"you are?"

"I'm from the Toning Poxen family in Denmark, and my name is Sally Ann."

"Oh, I remember, I remember, your father Finn once bought his first wand from me, oak, unicorn hair, twelve and two-thirds inches, and the flexibility is not bad." See Sarah Lian nodded, and he smiled happily, "Stretch out your usual arm."

Sally Ann stretched out her right hand, and saw a long measuring tape with silver scales flying out of Mr. Ollivander's pocket, from shoulder to fingertips, from wrist to elbow. .

Mr. Ollivander was walking around the shelves, busy picking out some long boxes and moving them down, and let Sally Ann try them one by one. Finally, after trying more than a dozen boxes, she was sure that one was made of hazel wood and unicorn hair. core, eleven and a quarter inches long.

"Oh Merlin, I have to say it's a good wand, but it's sensitive and fragile, and it needs to be handled with care." Mr. Ollivander put the wand lightly into the box and wrapped it in brown paper. "I can see you It is well handled, my boy, a wand capable of great skill and skill, and devoted to its master with all its heart."

Mr. Ollivander babbled about the unique ability of this hazel wand - "Passing through hidden springs and fire wells, silvery tear-shaped smoke will be released, which is a kind of ability to find water sources. .”

It sounded fantastic, Lola watched enviously from the sidelines.

"Oh, boy, what shall I call you?" Mr. Ollivander turned his eyes to Lola.

"Lola Barodis." Seeing Mr. Ollivander's puzzled face, Lola explained, "I'm not British either, Mr. Ollivander. I'm from the Baltic Sea."

"Baltic Sea, oh, Barodis!" Mr. Ollivander suddenly yelled, with a look of enlightenment on his face, "It's a rare visitor, lady who came from afar, which hand do you use, the right hand?" The tape measure that was lying on the ground Suddenly regaining energy, he climbed onto Lola and started measuring again, and Mr. Ollivander also started a new round of rummaging.

"Mr. Ollivander?" Lola and Sally Ann looked at each other suspiciously, trying to dissuade them, "I have no plans to buy a wand. I'm not yet old enough to go to school, and I won't be until next year."

"Don't worry, Miss Barodis, soon, soon..." Mr. Ollivander didn't seem to hear, he found a dirty box from the corner of the shelf, and smoothed off the thick Hui, "Oh, it's her? Is it her? It's for her after so long, this is your master, isn't it?" Then he said to Lola with full expectation, "This wand is from the far away Black Forest. From here—ash, phoenix-belly, ten and three quarters, with a little bit of toughness—come, try, Miss Barodis.”

Looking at the light brown wand, Lola suddenly felt her mind go blank. When her fingertips touched the body of the wand, a gust of breeze rushed to her face, as if someone was whispering, with strong and full feelings, which made people feel extremely kind.Lola held the wand, and waved it lightly as she had imagined tens of thousands of times in her mind. The tip of the wand shone with a soft silver light, and the light foam spread out in the air, very soft and beautiful.

"Oh, that's great! After so many years, I finally found it. Look, you two have a tacit understanding." Mr. Ollivander happily took away the wand and packed it up. "This is a good and loyal wand, and it has nothing to do with its true owner." Separation, other people can't touch it at all, otherwise they will lose their power, and its owner should be a man who is tenacious, brave and not arrogant, look, the character of the two of you is perfectly matched... Okay, child, seven Galleons!"

"..."

Mr. Ollivander, who had done another deal, bowed them out of the shop.

"I have to say, Lola, you are really a windfall this time." Seeing Lola staring blankly at the wand case, Sally Ann couldn't help chuckling.

"Oh, I just don't know how to say no." Lola was a little annoyed.

"It's actually not bad. You know, Mr. Ollivander's wand is very famous throughout Europe. Maybe this is the fate between you and this wand."

"Alright, at least next year I won't have to run around for the wand," Lola reluctantly compromised, "but I spent all the money I had on me, and I still owe you two Galleons."

"Don't worry, I brought enough money today, we can eat ice cream and go to the magic joke store later."

"Crucible, binoculars, magic wand...all bought!" Lola looked at the shopping list in her hand, "By the way, you can still bring pets, don't you want to buy one?" At this time, they happened to pass by A black-haired boy was holding a big birdcage in his hand, and the snow owl inside was burying his head under the wings, so pure white without a trace of variegation.

"Look, how beautiful!" Lola admired, and couldn't help but take a few more glances.

"No, I don't like keeping pets. There are owls at home, and there is an owl shed in the school."

"Oh, Sally Ann, I can't bear to part with you!"

"I will write to you often, and tell you all the fun things!" Sally Ann said with a smile, "And now, we should go eat something, let's go, I treat you!"

Two girls with a sweet tooth went straight to the crowded ice cream shop. They didn't have so many worries at this age.