[HP] Raven

Episode 22

That was the sixth year of Alex's crush on Sirius Black.The note that turned into a paper crane flew in from the window because her expression was too stunned, so Lily who came over saw it.Lily yelled "Merlin!" and took back her scattered soul because of the note.

She stuffed the note into her pocket, wondering whether it was just another joke, when she heard Sirius Black's familiar laughter behind her.

"So you promise me, Alex?"

alex.

Merlin.

He was calling her Alex.Everything is so unreal.

"I promise you," she heard her voice trembling uncontrollably, and vines slowly grew in her heart, and a sweet and unreal smell rose from every corner of her body little by little. , "I promise you, Sirius."

—

After the second half of sixth grade started, it didn't take long for Lily-Evans to learn that Alex Everly was in love, no kidding, for real, in love.She thought she was hiding perfectly, but in fact, she was always giggling non-stop, or sitting with him in the library to study by herself, even if she was thrown out by Mrs. Pince for speaking in a low voice, she didn't have the same resentful look as before At most, he just gave Sirius Black a look of reproach, and then followed him to the long table or other places with the book in his arms.

That's right.The opponent was Sirius Black.It was a surprise, but Lily thought it was not too strange after thinking about it carefully, after all, Sirius and Alex had known each other for a long time.Neither of them looked like they'd be in love, Sirius was all about jokes and mischief, and Alex seemed too serious.But the truth is, they dated.

Lily-Evans didn't like them too much at first, because Sirius Black had always been a childish big boy in her eyes, and Alex was very sensitive and sometimes too mature.Moreover, Lily had to say that Alex was extremely passive emotionally, and she never revealed who she liked easily—until Sirius was born like a meteor, and the public was in an uproar.

Although Lily didn't like them at first.But soon, the sentimental red-haired girl realized that her cognition might be biased.When she was about to go to the library with the book in her arms, she saw the figures of Sirius and Alex. They were sitting on a bench, sharing a book that seemed very interesting. Sirius read a page, not sure. Knowing what she said in a low voice, Alex laughed out loud, her eyebrows and eyes curved.

Lily froze.

She had never heard Alex laugh like this before.She looked at Alex, the dark-haired, blue-eyed Slytherin girl who was looking at Sirius Black in a very different way from looking at anyone else, very different.When Alex looked at Sirius, she was as soft and thin as a feather that was about to be blown away by the wind, as if she was going to float away with him in the next second.

Alex always said that she is a difficult person to get along with, but in fact, getting along with the person she likes is a very easy thing, because she is very gentle, will not get angry, and will not ask for others, so ...Even if she really liked Sirius all the time, she probably wouldn't confess it, or hint at it. In Lily's eyes, Alex is emotionally clumsy like a child who can't walk.And it is this kind of love that makes Lily feel worried for her. The desperate feeling is too real, it should not appear in the time when the future is still foggy, especially when the object is still a gust of unruly wind, all this seems even more unpredictable .

Lily thought again, in fact, Sirius Black did have the capital to be liked by Alex.He is indeed very handsome, and there are countless girls in the school who are obsessed with his appearance, and he is extremely talented and very talented.Although sometimes he seemed too fond of joking and telling jokes, a little cynical, but - Lily glanced at Alex who was still giggling - maybe this was another thing she liked about Sirius.

In any case, Lily Evans, as a friend of Alex Everly, wishes her happiness in love and wishes her to enjoy being loved forever.

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"So, you really discovered so many secret passages in Hogwarts?" Alex kicked the gravel under his feet, and walked with Sirius by the lake.

"Of course we found the ones marked on the Marauder's Map," Sirius laughed. "Could it be Filch who told us?" closer to the water.

"I'm not a kid, Sirius," Alex said, smirking. "In fact, you've always been the one of the two of us who was more worried about falling overboard."

As with any crush-turned-relationship start, it took her quite a while to transition from crush to girlfriend role, she started calling him by name, trying to talk and joke with him, Sirius Embrace her sarcastic side and marvel at her occasional dry humor.

She sat down under a huge willow tree, found a suitable angle and started to do her homework.Sirius sat next to her, secretly reading her homework and textbooks.

"If Professor Slughorn had known you took his work so seriously, he would have made a crown of laurel branches and put it on your head."

"Sirius."

He stretched, suddenly remembered something, and handed her a small red gift box, which was neatly tied with a golden ribbon.

"What's this?" Alex asked.

Sirius looked at her expectantly. "For you, a gift."

"Thank you." Alex looked at him, but didn't open it directly.

"Look quickly." Sirius urged, with a tone like a seven-year-old child standing in the middle of the road.

"You have some amazing talent for gift giving."

"I was an asshole that time, do you want me to recite it again? Arrogant arrogant Sirius Black who lacks empathy..."

Alex hurriedly stopped and said, "Okay, stop - I'll take it apart, can't I?"

She untied the golden ribbon, and just about to open the red box, she found that the box in her hand turned into a wisp of white smoke and disappeared from her palm.Just as she was in a daze, thinking about what kind of prank it was, suddenly a large bouquet of roses appeared out of thin air and fell into her arms.

Alex had never seen so many roses.The bright red flowers are like flames, illuminating the entire sky, and the petals of each rose are painted with golden edges, as gorgeous as a skirt in the Rococo period.

She froze in place, staring at such a large bouquet of flowers foolishly, and even forgot how to smile.Sirius smiled smugly, lowered his head and leaned over, and put his lips on hers for the first time in his life.

The only source of light was the setting sun that had already set in the west. Two long and narrow shadows were cast on the sparkling lake. The shadows overlapped because of their intimacy. Sirius clasped her fingers behind her head, Alex trembled slightly because of nervousness, all her senses were focused on the place where her lips touched, her heartbeat was so fast that it seemed to be about to pop out, as if her whole body was divided into two halves, and the warm as hell in front of her Sirius in the scorching sun, with tree roots and the cold, fishy lake behind him.

Maybe after a century, he reluctantly let go of her. "I love you, Alex."

Alex stared at him as if looking into a deep and wonderful dream. "I love you too, Sirius."

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As it turned out, Alex was more kiss-obsessed than she thought she was, only her mother had ever kissed her before, but the soft, dreamy touch was soon forgotten, when she was too young, and now Sleeping beauty is reawakened.Perhaps fundamentally, what she is obsessed with is not kisses, but love.But at the time, she couldn't think of this at all. She was just obsessed with this relationship, and with Sirius, she was obsessed with the love brought by each other.

They went to Hogsmeade together on Saturday and kissed secretly in the corner of the crowded Three Broomsticks, thinking that no one would notice, but in fact everyone soon knew that Sirius was so famous, what did he do There are countless pairs of eyes watching, out of good intentions, or with malicious intentions, there are countless.

There's not only good side to the story, she'll occasionally get some malicious little notes that say "Traitor of Slytherin", "Mongrel", or "Mix of Lions and Snakes", etc. Destroyed by Alex with a spell.

When eating honey, it is inevitable to eat a gravel or two, isn't it?She smiled nonchalantly, and quickly put the matter behind her.

—

When Alex was walking through the Forbidden Forest with the book in his arms, he saw Regulus Black standing alone in the woods, waving his wand, not knowing what he was doing.

Since the incident with the Quidditch Academy Cup, she has never had any contact with the other party. It is expected that he has gained great prestige in the Quidditch team.She didn't know the rest, but she could roughly feel that he was starting to be different among his classmates. Although the boys in the Black family were all outstanding in their respective colleges, the fragments Alex heard The news all pointed to those names—Rookwood, Rozier, and Snape.

She has a very subtle sourness, he shouldn't be like this.But after thinking about it, she actually didn't know much about Regulus, and that was his choice, she couldn't shake him, and she didn't comment on his status and qualifications.

Alex looked at his back and sighed softly, but just as she was about to walk away, Regulus heard her footsteps and turned around.

"Evely."

She nodded. "Blake. Is there anything I can do for you?"

"I'm going to take the OWLs exam, but my Patronus Charm is... a bit difficult." Regulus hesitated for a while, then said.

"The Patronus Charm?" Alex raised his eyebrows.

"I can't summon my Patronus."

Alex pondered for a moment. "Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and think about your happiest moment...like the moment you caught the Snitch."

Regulus tried a few more times, but his wand seemed to be sealed by something, and every time there was only a sporadic silver light from the top of the wand.

He slumped his shoulders a little discouraged, and gave a soft "tsk", but his chin still maintained a slightly haughty but not impolite height. "Can you demonstrate, please?"

Alex took out her wand and closed her eyes.

She thought of the roses Sirius sent and the first kiss under the big tree.

"Call God Guard!"

Thousands of silver rays of light poured down from the tip of her wand, and quickly condensed into the shape of a raven. The raven blinked its eyes, shook its wings, hovered in the woods for a while, and then flew to The distance disappeared from their sight.

"Your patron saint is the raven."

"Try again, Blake," Alex said casually, glancing at him. "Think of the Snitch and Slytherin."

"it is good."

Alex turned to look at the setting sun, just in time to miss Regulus' dark eyes.The afterglow sprinkled on them, a miserable red.

Although she grew up under the shadow of a talented older brother, Alex has to admit that Regulus Black is also a very talented wizard.He succeeded very quickly, a giant silver python spat out its message in the air, and quickly disappeared into the jungle.

"Congratulations on your success," Alex looked at his pocket watch, "I should go, excuse me."

"Evely." Regulus stopped her abruptly.

"What else is there?" She turned around.

His expression was still very indifferent, and he paused for a moment before thinking about it. "No, nothing, I just wanted to thank you."

"You're welcome." She said politely, and then left the woods without looking back. Sirius would be waiting for her on the long table.

The flustered sixth grade exams began. Alex was unwilling to abandon Lily, but Sirius was always pestering her so that she couldn't escape. In this dilemma, Lily raised her hand and surrendered. In order for her friends to reap the sweetness of love, she would rather fight alone and be a lonely top student.

James Potter seemed to have found an opportunity, and went to the library with his thin notebook all day to help occupy a seat, although he was always politely declined at first, but then Lily began to have to sit next to him ——Because the end of the term is approaching, the position of the library has become tight.Although it may not be because of this.

On the other side, Sirius seemed to deliberately lure Alex away. Every time she wanted to find Lily, Sirius would always show up at the most critical moment, and then take her away—to the University. Under the tree, at the long table, or on the stone bench next to the Black Lake, in short, it's right not to be by Lily Evans' side.

The appearance of Sirius left her no time to wander around in the Forbidden Forest at night, and spent every day with him laughing, she spent too much experience, and every night she just wanted to fall asleep and welcome the first Two days - one day with him.

After the exam, the summer vacation of the sixth grade came.The last vacation to enjoy leisurely has finally arrived.A long, beautiful summer, or, in Alex's memory, the best summer of the previous 16 years, is about to begin.

The author has something to say: I really can't write about love...puppylove is very sweet, and I can't deny the present because of the unrecognizable later. As for regulus... emm may end for a while, but he hasn't finished yet, pure Just curious, has anyone bought Regulus shares?

In fact, the 1973-1977 part ended at episode 25, and then a new timeline, timeflies

The reason why it is updated so quickly... is to quickly write about the cruel war period (hey!

And those who like to stay under the tree are not only Sirius and Alex, but also Severus and Lily, Leta and Newt, Gellert and Albus (Wang Tian)