[HP] Raven

Episode 19

As the weather started to turn cold, Alex rubbed her hands and went to eat when she saw Regulus, accompanied by two players from the Quidditch team, and two other Slytherin boys she couldn't name. , but she was sure she'd seen them a few times at the Slug Club.

Alex knew that she was not suitable for this occasion, and wanted to leave with her head down, but Regulus Black stopped her.

"Evely." He pushed the boy beside him who was laughing maliciously, and stood up from his bench.

"...Black." Alex had no choice but to lower his head and straighten the collar of his wizard robe before stopping.

Regulus Black no longer cared about the booing from the boys around him, walked towards her and asked. "Are you free?"

"It depends on what to do, Blake." She pointed to the book and notes in her hand.

Regulus looked at her.Did not speak.

Alex watched his silence. "I guess you're for the OWLs?"

"Yes," he nodded, "for the OWLs."

Not surprisingly.Alex frowned. "But I don't have much time lately... Saturday?"

"That's Saturday," he promised quickly. "We'll have Quidditch practice during the day, and I'll be free after dinner."

"Okay, see you then." Alex nodded.

She returned to her seat.

As soon as she sat down, Louise Goyle looked at her in surprise. "Why does Blake think so much of you? Of all the girls in sixth grade, he only talks to you."

"Don't be kidding," Alex picked up the cup, took a sip of the pumpkin juice in it, and rubbed the center of his brows wearily, "He needs a cheap labor to help him with his homework...free labor."

"You sound like a house elf," Louise Goyle herself thought the statement was quite interesting, and laughed to herself, "If there is a house elf who can help with homework, then I say Want one of everything."

Alex didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but after Headmaster Dumbledore announced the opening of the meal, Louise Goyle quickly let go of the topic, and everyone could finally eat quietly.

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"I thought I could integrate into Slytherin, but I can't." Alex said softly, staring at the bonfire in front of him, "The distinct classes within them have always been scary... Are pure bloods really that noble?"

The huge black dog sat beside her too obediently, listening quietly, without even moving its tail.The black dog didn't know when it would appear. Alex finished her homework at night and went to the Forbidden Forest to take a breather. After walking a few steps, she found the huge black dog following behind her, its non-hostile eyes meekly look at her.

After the sun set, the temperature plummeted, and she felt the piercing damp chill coming from all directions, and she had to get closer to the bonfire. The fire light reflected a blood-red color on her pale face, and she was silent for a while. , then continued to speak softly. "I miss being a kid...and I miss my mom. I don't miss her a day goes by."

She looked up, and found that the woods began to drizzle, and the cold early winter began to devour Hogwarts. Winter is coming, and the time of darkness keeps advancing. As she knows, it will soon be dark. It will cover the entire Forbidden Forest.

"I should go, black dog, while I can still see the road with a wand." Alex stood up and patted the wizard robe on his body.

The black dog also stood up and circled around her step by step.She reached out her hand hesitantly, and finally touched its head lightly.Unexpectedly, the black dog lowered his head and took the initiative to rub her palm.

Alex raised an eyebrow in surprise. "I thought you didn't like being treated like this."

The black dog let out a suspiciously gentle whine.Alex smiled softly, turned and left, and the rampant night engulfed her silently.

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When Alex saw Regulus in the common room with a book between her arms, it was obviously not long after his training ended. She could even find that he had just come out of the bathroom not long ago, and his washed hair was not completely dry. through.

"I thought you wouldn't come so early." He pulled out the chair and sat down opposite her.

Alex closed a book related to ancient runes and smiled. "It's time to start."

"Pain relief ointment needs to soak one ounce of dragon's blood and one ounce of golden beetle shell in late autumn into half a liter of almond oil, heat at low temperature until it turns orange, then add five ounces of dried fir root, continue to heat at low temperature until the liquid is transparent, cool Then add the same weight of saffron," he began to read his notes, and then spread the book in front of Alex, pointing to the four pictures above, "What is the golden beetle shell in late autumn?"

Alex looked at the four illustrations in the book and had goosebumps. For the first time, he felt that there was nothing wrong with the illustrations in Muggle books not moving.

"This one." She pointed to the one that was somewhere between golden and khaki.

"why?"

"Golden beetles will shed their old shells in autumn, and the beetles involved in potions textbooks will have similar physiological phenomena... because the pigments that need to be reacted during the production process will disappear with the aging of the shells." Alex simply said explained.

Regulus took a quill and scribbled in his notebook.

"Evely." An unexpected voice stopped her.

Regulus looked up. "Snape?"

Severus Snape entered the sixth grade, still a pale young man with greasy hair, and his oversized nose made his face look a little weird.

He came over and stood between her and Regulus, Regulus frowned visibly. "Evely... if you have something to do, forget it."

"Excuse me, what's the matter?" Alex stood up.

She hadn't spoken to Severus Snape since the "Mudblood" incident, and certainly not to Potter or Sirius Black.That day was like a subtle dividing line, and the contradiction between the lion and the snake was brought to a new level.Apart from Lily, the other Gryffindors were somewhat hostile to her, perhaps because she made a move on Potter, but perhaps just because she was a Slytherin.

If it's about Lily... definitely don't help him.That's what he deserves.What's more, she should never have her own position in her friend's private affairs.

Regulus stopped writing, and looked at Snape coldly, as if waiting for him to finish quickly.

Snape looked at him, lowered his head gloomily, and left quickly, leaving a hasty sentence. "Forget it, I won't tell you, just pretend I haven't been here."

"Then please go ahead, Mr. Snape," Regulus scolded him with overly haughty eyes, as if he was watching a reckless audience who suddenly broke in in the middle of a concert, "I wish you a wonderful night."

Alex glanced at Snape's back and shook his head.I don't know what happened to him.

"So, do you have any other questions?"

Regulus lowered his head and continued to flip through the book.

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Alex returned to the bedroom, she thought of Snape's actions, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt wrong.What the hell is he going to say?Alex didn't know what to say between them, he certainly didn't come to thank her, Snape wasn't that kind of person, and she didn't help him much - he and Evans still had a relationship between him and Evans. screwed up myself.

She was upset, and found that she had dropped her notebook in the common room, so she had to go back to get it from the dormitory. It was already curfew time, and there was no sound in the common room, and the sound of the door opening was particularly obvious.

It was Snape, who stole the door and slipped out.

Alex didn't want to be nosy, but eventually followed.In case it's that group of pure-bloods again, at least she is an Animagus, so she can turn into a raven and escape, right?

She carefully bypassed the prefects and professors who were watching the night, followed Snape quietly out of the castle from a distance, and actually got into a hole directly under the Whomping Willow, where he was caught by a branch of the Whomping Willow Sweeping a stagger, the whole person rolled in a circle in the hole, she only heard a muffled sound, it seemed that the fall was very painful.

Alex hesitated for a moment, turned into a raven and flew in flexibly.Snape was already sprinting towards the other end in the only direction.The black shadow expanded bit by bit, and Alex changed back into a human form, following Snape step by step.

The cave under the Whomping Willow... Where does it lead?She tried to draw a topographical map of Hogwarts in her head, but failed in the end, she didn't know the place as well as she thought.So she walked quickly towards the opening on the other side, and saw an old attic.

Where the hell is this?She looked up and saw that the royal blue roof had turned an eerie navy blue from dust and discoloration.

Screaming Shack?

It was at this moment that she heard the screams of animals and Snape's screams.not good.Alex just remembered that today is a full moon.That call was Lupine.

At the end of Alex's consciousness, a dark brown giant wolf rushed towards her, her head hit the ground heavily, a burst of tearing pain made her eyes black, and she quickly passed out.

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When she woke up, there was only Snape sitting on the ground and James Potter with bleeding hands in front of her. The back of her head hurt so badly that she had to hiss, frown and rubbed her head, and it was indeed bleeding .

"Evely, how are you?" James Potter asked.

"Alive." She looked at him, then at Snape who was sitting on the ground, "So that's what you were trying to tell me in the common room? Give me a 'surprise', Snape ?”

"It was Sirius Black who told me," said Snape, wrinkling his oversized nose when he said the name, "that they were going to invent something funny at the Shrieking Shack tonight." thing."

"So you want to ask Everly to watch it together?" Potter knew he was wrong, but still gave him an angry look.

Snape looked grimly at Potter, then at Alex, and fled quickly.

Potter growled menacingly at Snape, "I saved you—"

"Forget it, Potter." Alex stood up from the ground. "Lupine is a werewolf, isn't he?"

"You know." Potter looked at Alex with a little surprise, using a declarative sentence.

"Always ask for leave when the moon is full, someone will always guess it." She avoided the part she saw when she transformed into a raven.

"Yes." Potter sighed and nodded.

"You saved me and Snape?" All she knew was that she had smashed her head, and she couldn't remember anything else.

"You could say that," said Potter vaguely.

Alex nodded and turned to leave. "Thank you, Potter."

"Wait, Everly—you go to Madam Pomfrey's, you're bleeding." Potter pointed to a pool of blood on the ground not far away.

"I will." The back of her head was really hurting. It was cold at night, and the dried blood stuck to her hair. There was even a hint of coolness coming from her scalp. She touched the back of her head, and her hands were sticky. Muddy blood.

"Also, on the day of OWLs, I'm sorry," Potter paused, and continued, "I know I was wrong, I shouldn't have treated you like that, Evans...nor the snotling."

"I thought you hated Snape very much." Alex gave him a look like a Fantastic Beast.

Potter was silent for a long time before muttering in a low voice. "He's not a good guy...but he shouldn't be dead, is he?"

Alex and James Potter walked out of the Shrieking Shack without speaking, and it was very quiet between the two of them.Before entering the hospital wing, Potter stopped her suddenly.

"Is there anything else you want to say to me?" Alex turned back with a frown.

"Evely, please don't let Sirius be fired. It's his fault. I'll tell him it's wrong, but..." James Potter's golden brown eyes were very conflicted, "He's my Best friend, Everly, I can't just sit back and watch him get fired. He's got nothing but Hogwarts."

Alex had never seen such a humble James Potter.In her heart, he has always been a big boy spoiled by life, relying on his talent and family background to do whatever he wants, no matter how big trouble he caused, he would just laugh it off, because he always has a way to solve it.

"I won't say it, Potter," Alex paused and sighed, "but I think I should make it clear that this is for Lupine, not Black."

James Potter looked visibly relieved, and he smiled forcedly. "Thank you, Everly, anyway."

"No need."

Alex turned and opened the door to the medical wing.Madam Pomfrey was fiddling with her medicine cabinet and started yelling at the sight of the blood on her head.

"Merlin's beard! What did you do? Did you get into a fight? Or some daredevil smashed the planetarium on your forehead while practicing the Flying Curse?"

Alex blinked and said without changing his face. "I read while walking and fell down the stairs."

"Why do you want to read on the way? There are not enough seats in the library and common room?" Madam Pomfrey found wound medicine and bandages in an unknown corner of the medicine cabinet, "Lie down, hurry up, I'm going to To help you disinfect."

"Okay, Madam Pomfrey." Alex lay down obediently on the spot pointed by Madam Pomfrey.

"Merlin, where did you fall? How much is it?" Madam Pomfrey waved a finger in front of her eyes.

"Um... on the cellar stairs. Well, this is one."

"Fortunately, there is no concussion." Madam Pomfrey quickly helped her clean up the place where she fell, and layers of liquid medicine were wiped on the back of her head, feeling a tingling sensation of coolness.

Yes, I didn't fall like a fool.Alex lay on his side on the bed, thinking to himself mockingly.

"Okay, kid, it's curfew, go back quickly," Madam Pomfrey wrapped the back of her head tightly with a magic bandage, and urged, "Also, don't read books on the road anymore, For the sake of your life."

"Thank you, Madam Pomfrey."

Alex stepped out of the medical wing and saw Sirius Black with a pale face. She didn't even look at him, and walked around him directly towards the cellar.

"Evely," he followed directly, regardless of the curfew, "I'm sorry, I was wrong, I don't want you to..."

"Don't worry, Black," she gave him a blank look, "I promised Potter, don't worry, you won't be fired."

"You know that's not what I meant. Sorry, Everly," he repeated over and over, apologetically, "I didn't know you were going."

She stopped and looked at him steadily. "If it's Snape, is it okay? Doesn't his life matter?"

"I didn't mean that, it was just a joke, Everly."

"Siris Black," Alex looked at him calmly, as if looking at a lifeless statue, and after a while, she continued, "When you made this joke, did you think about Lupine? ?"

Sirius Black froze.

Alex sighed. "Lupine is one of the kindest people I've ever met. What if tonight...he took his life, what would you ask him to do?"

"I'm sorry, Everly, I'm sorry, I..."

"Don't apologize to me!" Alex interrupted him impatiently. "If you just want to make your petty conscience feel better, you should go to Lupine now, apologize to him, and beg his forgiveness! Because If I were him, I'd never forgive you in my life, Sirius Black, you pompous, arrogant, empathetic bastard!"

After that, she shook off Sirius, walked through the entire night without looking back, and walked towards the cellar.

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Alex sat on the dry leaves with her knees crossed. She touched the pile of twigs with her wand and started a fire. It was too cold and she needed a source of heat.She heard rustling noises behind her, turned her head and looked, and it was indeed that huge black dog, huddled in a corner full of fallen leaves, and for some reason unknown to her, she was not as direct as the previous few times. Come up and say hello to her.

"Are you coming to play with me again?" She knew that there would be no answer, but she still asked.

The black dog sat far away from her, staring at her with wet gray eyes, looking a little pathetic.

"Aren't you coming?" She waved at it.

The black dog gave a soft "woo", crawled over slowly, and lay docilely beside her.

"Yesterday was the full moon, so you didn't look for...the wolf, didn't you find it?" she asked.

The black dog lay quietly beside her without making any sound.Together they shared the campfire and listened to its crackling.

Alex recently sighed countless times, staring at the dancing flames and talking to herself. "He's gone too far, hasn't he."

"Wow." The black dog made a whimpering sound, and she reached out and touched its warm, fluffy back, feeling that the pain in the back of her head was gone.

"Are you so obedient to everyone who comes to the Forbidden Forest?" She scratched the black dog's chin and whispered, "I thought you were fierce at first."

The black dog lowered his head and gently rubbed against her palm, as if to prove that he was not fierce at all.

"It would be great if Hogwarts could have dogs. I can raise a pup like you. Hagrid will always find a way." Alex planned plausibly.

"Woof!" The black dog raised the volume and barked hastily, as if to express that he didn't like the idea.

"You don't want me to have puppies?" Alex blinked suspiciously.

The black dog ignored her and lay motionless at her feet.

Alex let out a long sigh of relief, combed the thick fur on its back casually with her fingers, and asked casually: "Every time I come to the Forbidden Forest, you will look for me, do you like me?"

"Wow!" The black dog suddenly jumped up as if stepping on a soldering iron, Alex was startled, just when she thought it was about to pounce on her, she saw the black dog whimpering, fled like the wind.

The author has something to say: I have been very busy recently, my health is not good, and I have lost a lot of weight.So it may be too late to reply to the comment, so I apologize.