HP's Adagio Minor

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On the wilderness snow field, a luminous blue light flashed across, and a group of black shadows fell from it, hitting the short tree trunks deformed by the snow, and then rolling down into the thick snowdrifts.

Lola's whole body fell to the ground, and the wing-shaped ring that was originally attached to the palm of the hand like a magnet finally lost its strength.The girl was relieved to escape from the endless rapid flight, but at the same time she also began to worry—during the previous dizziness, she seemed to see the twisted and deformed secret study room, and the portrait of Lardy in shock. face——she should have been brought into the secret room study by the Portkey, but was bounced out again for some reason.

And here, obviously, wasn't anywhere in Durmstrang.

Lola wanted to get up, but the aftereffects of the Cruciatus Curse paralyzed half of her body, and the severe cold coming from all directions made her limbs gradually stiff.She tried to shout, but couldn't make a sound, she could only pant, staring at the white mist in front of her eyes.

Cold, fear, and the melting snow, she was shivering from the cold, and her consciousness gradually became blurred.

She had a dream.

In the dream, she returned to an astronomy class she had taken outdoors in the first grade—in this small tent without fire, the surroundings were so quiet that only the whistling wind was left.Sitting next to her was a boy, shrouded in a faint fluorescent light, who was seriously fiddling with the telescope stand in his hand.

Seeing the girl looking over, the boy bent his mouth subconsciously, then stared again, and said in a serious tone:

[Can't sleep in the snow...you promised me, remember]

Gradually, the pair of blue eyes of the other party blurred together with his face, leaving only the Finnish ditty that kept ringing in his ears——

"He carried his worn-out bag all day

Through the mountains and rivers, through the valleys

But no one knows where he wants to go?

only ice and snow, only ice and snow

This song belongs to the lonely traveler;

He prayed devoutly by the fire

The more I look at the starry sky, the more I feel small,

Memories keep flashing, miss never stops;

only ice and snow, only ice and snow

This song belongs to the weary traveler;

He sings in the wasteland

The night is so long,

Fortunately for you, this wandering aurora,

if you can, if you can,

Let the cold north wind return home with me,

no more wandering..."

……

Lola woke up suddenly. She sat up in a daze, and found that she was covered with a piece of fur, and a small ball of flint was burning not far away. The cave is simple, dry, with a little fishy smell and the fragrance of leaves.

She raised her hand, and this action pulled her shoulders, and she frowned in pain, which was caused by being transported to the wilderness and bumped into a tree trunk—and now, the wound was covered with a sticky black-green concoction, It seems to have an analgesic effect.

[Where is this? ]

Lola tried to stand up, she was still wearing her school uniform, but her leather boots and woolen socks were gone.Stepping barefoot on the icy ground, she shivered from the cold—after groping around on her body, she remembered that her wand had been knocked away by the Death Eaters, so she had to pick up the fur and put it on her body to keep out the cold.

The cold wind blows from outside the cave, and looking out through the crack covered with thick icicles, everything is pitch black.

"You're awake!" Lola was startled, and a giant brown wolf appeared quietly behind her. "It looks like you're in good spirits. How's it going? Does the wound still hurt?"

"A little."

Lola stared at the sharp fangs in the opponent's mouth, and replied in the wild northern elf language.

"This is normal. When we found you, your shoulders were already pierced by a branch, and now there is only a little scar left on it..." The giant brown-haired wolf leaned over, while Lola subconsciously stepped back a few steps.

"You guys saved me?"

"Of course, but that happened two days ago." As if sensing the restraint of the girl, the giant brown-haired wolf stopped and sniffed vigorously with his nose, "I still remember the scent on your body, we used to I've met, oh! Should I introduce myself, Warnimir, and you?"

"Lola Barodis."

"I thought wizards' names were very long - I can pronounce them in your language, but it's easy to bite my tongue that way."

Lola could sense the other party's kindness, and gradually relaxed, "Where is this?"

"The wolf tribe can also be said to be a migration place. We will come to live every few years... By the way, Lola, since you are awake, come with me." ' The giant wolf turned around, revealing the cave passage sunken in the corner.

"Where?"

Lola stared at the dark, imperceptible crevice in the stone.

"Go to the High Priest."

The giant wolf motioned for the girl to follow him, and then one man and one beast got into the crevice of the stone.

There are many forks on this road, and at intervals, there will be a bunch of flickering fluorite lights.After walking through the frozen soil, the passage suddenly became wider, and from the half-open caves on the side, one could hear lively human voices, joyful drumbeats and the shrill laughter of children.

Lola couldn't help but stop and poked inside, only to see a few young wolves rolling into a ball, shouting indistinctly, and not far from them, adult giant wolves were lying on their backs. Talking and joking on the ground, there were even a few creatures standing on two feet mixed in there.

Lola suspects that something is wrong with her eyes, but the shadow cast by the flint on the stone wall clearly reveals the outline of the opponent—is that actually a human being? !

"Is there someone living with you here?" Lola turned her head in surprise, only to find that the giant brown wolf had disappeared at some point, "Where are you?"

"What are you in a daze for, hurry up and follow!" Vonimir's voice spread not far away, and Lola took a few steps forward, almost bumping into him at the corner.

"sorry, I……"

In the middle of speaking, Lola suddenly couldn't make a sound—where there was a wolf in front of her, it was clearly a person—tall physique, dark brown skin, black eyes, and a few strings of strange beads hanging on her chest.

"Do all wizards stop and go like you?"

The voice of the other party was exactly the same as that of the previous 'Vonny Mill'.

"you……"

The girl was astonished. Seeing the other person turn around and walk forward, she also continued to follow behind the person.This corridor is very winding, and the road gets narrower as it goes to the back. Given the size of the giant wolf, it is extremely difficult to enter.

She subconsciously looked at the other person's back, from the dark braids, to the thick, streamlined shoulder blades, and the brown fluff that began to grow around the waist, and then down, the legs were almost no different from those of a wolf, wide and wide. The long feet were covered with long hairs, and the claws were sharply curved. In the end, her eyes unconsciously stopped on the other party's fluffy wolf tail, and she couldn't move away.

Animagus?

Lola was a little confused for a moment. She couldn't figure out whether the creature in front of her was a human, a wolf, or neither.

"Okay, it's here. Do you see that glowing hole? The high priest is waiting for you inside." The 'man' who had the same voice as 'Wonnimir' stopped in his tracks, and he turned slightly , with a smile on his slender face.

"how about you?"

"Me?" Sharp nails popped out between the other's fingers, "Go and find some food, I guess you should be hungry."

"Thanks a lot."

Lola hastily bowed her knees and saluted, looking quite frightened.

Seeing this, Wernimir turned around and was about to leave, but he stopped after walking a few steps.

"Lola, I thought, I must tell you something."

"what?"

"Well, how should I put it, in our place, unless you are interested in a wolf and plan to be with him... Otherwise, it's best not to stare at his tail... This is too much a test of a wolf's self-control. "Vornimir said seriously.

"Hug, sorry!"

Lola's face turned red all of a sudden, and she stuttered when she spoke.

"It's okay," Wernimir flicked his tail, "I'm not yet an adult, and it's not the breeding season."

"..."

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The 'cave' mentioned by Vonimir is different from the previous caves used for living. Firstly, it is larger and more spacious, and it connects three different corridors. Secondly, there are many knots inside the 'cave'. Under the shroud of firelight, these transparent crystals shone with a grease-like luster.

And in the middle of these crystals, on the black and smooth rough stone, sat an old man cross-legged. He was wearing clothes stitched with animal skins, and he looked no different from a real human being.

Lola took a few steps forward hesitantly, and before she could speak, the other party's closed eyes opened—they were a pair of experienced eyes full of wisdom, the gray pupils were calm, but The moment he saw the girl, he revealed a touch of joy.

"I know you have a lot of questions, kid, so don't worry, you can sit down and talk slowly, and I will answer your questions truthfully. But before that, I have a small request, I hope you can listen to our hearts ..."

The high priest's voice was a little hoarse, with an inexplicable magic power that could calm people down quickly.

"As you can see, we are not human beings. Since the beginning of this world, our ancestors have lived in this northern cold region. There is nothing wrong with wizards calling us 'Watchers'."

"You are not human? Then why are you in this form..."

"We are a descendant of the ancient demon wolves, and the talent inherited in our blood can give us the ability to change our shape."

This sounds unbelievable, but if you imagine the demon wolves as Animagus from another angle, everything is much easier to understand.However, it is still very unbelievable for a beast to transform into a human form. This is different from the half-horse half-human appearance of the centaur. The phantom of the wolf seems to be related to its own power. Lola couldn't help thinking that it can also change its body. shaped veela.

"Of course, we never had much contact with outside races until a wizard came here a long, long time ago and built a huge stone castle. He was a capable man of high status, with many followers and 'Black Flame' is the most famous. This group of powerful knights easily defeated the evil monks living in the west, and brought the entire Northern Cold Region back to life. To express my gratitude, my ancestors signed a mutual agreement with this capable man. The contract of non-aggression, this ancient and powerful magic has continued to this day—” The high priest of the wolf looked at the double-headed eagle badge on the girl’s school uniform, and then his tone sank, “However, according to the prophecy left by the ancestors, That evil monk did not really die, it will revive again after the ninth solar eclipse in 170, when the whole world will be swallowed up by darkness, and it will never see the light again."

"This is just a legend..."

"No, this is what really happened." The high priest looked serious, "Just recently, I discovered a strange force that I have never seen before in the sky, it is evil and powerful, wandering around in the Northern Cold Region, even , and entered the realm of the wizard."

"You mean that Durmstrang will be in danger?"

Lola also became nervous, and then she took the stone jar handed over by the high priest—a mass of ice slag was scattered in it, and a wing-shaped hanging ring in the half-dissolved snow water was moving slowly at a speed visible to the naked eye. Slowly corrodes into black ash.

She subconsciously touched her wrist.

"Please forgive me for taking this thing off without authorization. After all, exposure to this cursed power is not good for any living beings."

Lola stared at the high priest, who also looked back kindly.

"Don't be afraid, child." He said, "Although this power is strange, it is not without natural enemies - according to the legend, the beast god cried out of pity for all things, and the tears that fell were frozen by the glaciers of hundreds of millions of years and turned green The precious gem—this is the sacred object of our clan, we call it the 'spirit', and the wolf chosen by the 'spirit' is the real 'leader', who will lead the entire clan through the crisis."

"'Spirit'? Do you mean this?" Lola pulled out the necklace from the high collar of her sweater. Some deformed mithril chains were wrapped around her slender neck, and the emerald green leaf pendant flashed faintly Light, "This is a defense jewelry given by my grandmother, called 'Natural God's Blessing', I think it is 'Spirit'."

The old man of the monster wolf tribe suddenly became excited. He stared at it with wide eyes for a while, then coughed violently a few times, and lay down on the ground. Thank you for protecting your people.

Seeing the other party praying so devoutly, Lola felt that she should return the property to its original owner, but was stopped by the high priest.

"No, no! It's still yours."

"I don't understand." Lola's hand paused, "Since you need the 'spirit', why do you refuse to return it? I don't mean to monopolize it, although it is indeed a rare defensive accessory , and has protected me many times in times of crisis, for which I am very grateful..."

"I can feel that the 'spirit' is protecting you - I believe it has fought against that evil force before, but this alone is not enough, it is too weak now, and it is not time to really return... "

The words of the high priest made Lola fall into silence. She remembered that Anos had appeared in front of her again, and had participated in the vicious invasion of Durmstrang by the Death Eaters. And waving the Killing Curse at her...

Is he still the original Anos?

Why did his eyes show a stranger-like demeanor?

When the girl fell into deep doubt, there was a loud noise from outside the cave, and then a tall figure walked in hurriedly. .

"The High Priest."

"Simon Hess, you're back."

"Yes," came the man's low voice, amber eyes, and the silver thread flashing between the short black hair, making Lola think of the giant wolf leader with a vigorous figure.At the same time, the other party also noticed the girl sitting at the top, and couldn't help frowning.

"I gave her these leathers. After all, she is different from us." The wolf high priest noticed Simon Hess's dissatisfaction, so he explained, and then the two began to discuss the hunting situation in winter.

"The food reserves caught this time are enough to last until we migrate, but I think it's best to hunt another batch. The children need to eat to resist the severe cold, so I have sent people to track down the location of the reindeer herd. In a few days Prepare for the third round of hunting today."

"Seeing you behave like this reminds me of your father." The high priest nodded, "It's good, no wonder he trusts you to give the whole tribe to you."

"You are amazing, I still need to learn a lot." Simon Hess lowered his head slightly, but there was no smile on his face. He glanced at Lola - the girl was staring at those transparent crystals In a daze, although the conversation between the two wolf clansmen did not avoid her, it doesn't mean that she can understand their animal language - in fact, she couldn't even understand a syllable at all.

Simon Hess was obviously aware of this too, so he looked at the high priest and fully expressed his original hesitation, "...Since that time, lonely demon wolves have disappeared from time to time, but this time It is very special, the Huiyan tribe was attacked, and those remaining tribesmen requested to enter our territory, but once they came, they violated the original agreement."

"Alas," the high priest sighed, "Heiyan and Huiyan have lived together peacefully for hundreds of years. If it weren't for...the two sides wouldn't have turned against each other, but no matter what, the situation is bad now, and it has something to do with the wolf. We cannot stand idly by and watch the life and death of the pulse."

"I understand, I will arrange for people to resettle them."

After Simon Hess finished speaking, he got up and left, not paying attention to Lola, a big living person.Of course, Lola didn't care at all, he was no different from a stranger to her anyway, except for the tail of a unique coat - the root was black as night, and slowly solidified to a beautiful silver.

Just after Lola watched the wolf leader's back disappear into the darkness, Vonimir walked in from another passageway, carrying the deer leg that was frozen hard.She quickly looked away, afraid of hearing any embarrassing words again.

"Hey, Lola, do you like raw sliced ​​meat or shredded pork? I specially chose a fresh one, which will still have juicy blood when it melts. It tastes great!"

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The author has something to say:

This chapter changed the name of the previous 'Watcher'

Simons changed to Simon Hess

Vorniemir to Vonemir

Elmer changed to Elrond (not shown in this chapter)

The impact is not big, but the author just wants to dig out their names inexplicably, but there is no special meaning in them (Khan)

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In addition, as mentioned last time, first of all, if there are children who find the plot difficult to understand, the author can chat with you about the outline (spoiler risk)

Secondly, the author please leave a message, short comment, long comment, and hope to discuss the plot with everyone. After all, the current storyline is almost outside the original world. .If everyone thinks it is too magical, the author will try his best to bring back these wild horses that had a good time.

(Lola: Who is the heroine of the wild horse? Hey!!)

Then, the chapters of this article are "soon" to break through a hundred, (cough cough cough), the author has saved a lot of extras, and plans to open a special episode, everyone has a plot character that you want to see, whether it is the protagonist or the supporting role They can all be named - even if there is no manuscript saved, the author is happy to add drama to them.

Finally, I would like to say. .I am very grateful to everyone who came to see my novel. It is my honor to share the fantasy world I wrote with you---looking back at the beginning, my purpose of writing this novel was never to become a V, to become a great writer. .I just simply want to write something, and keep working hard until it's finished. . .Although the people around me don't fully understand it. .Although I am busy all day long and often squeeze out time to write essays in the middle of the night, I really feel very fulfilled inside. .

In the dead of night, I always have a lot of thoughts. May the moonlight bring me infinite inspiration~00