[HP] Raven

Episode 38

It was already dark, and the silvery moonlight shone on the two copulating snakes. In the deep bushes, the snakes slowly rubbed on the ground, spitting out red letters with their mouths half-opened and touching each other's scales.

The surroundings are quiet, only the rustling sound of rubbing and the hissing of snakes can be heard. It was a clear summer night just now, but now it seems that it is about to rain, and the damp water vapor is sprayed on the bay window. As if the glass can also sweat, the water vapor slowly condenses into water droplets, dripping down the ivory window frame.The sweltering summer wind silently caresses the cotton-like mist in the sky, pouring in through the narrow window cracks one after another, continuously.

The first drop of rain fell, and after a while, a drizzle of rain slowly fell from the other side of the world. The rain grew silently and crazily, and the rain slapped on the window making a sound, rushing. The sound of rain is endless, and the rain connects the two ends of the world like a thread, and the strong wind and heavy rain occupy the whole night.Rainwater slid down the eaves and slowly climbed up the steps.

With a flash of white lightning, the sky fell apart and everything returned to calm.

Alex clasped a bracelet on her wrist. The bracelet was studded with diamonds, twisted into the shape of a snake, and wrapped around her wrist three times. The snake's head was made of two green emeralds. Eyes, and with rubies and garnets vividly imitated the letter of the snake.

Draco Malfoy was born in the summer of 1980. Narcissa and Lucius invited them to his birth. At their request, Regulus and Alex will become Draco Malfoy godfather and godmother.

The charming smell of flowers and fruits filled every corner of this extremely sultry summer day. Alex chose a wine-red skirt, and the breathable satin fabric shone white in the sun.

She said dryly while putting on the earrings. "If you bite my neck next time, I'll add babo tuber pus to your tea."

Regulus paused for a moment with the hand holding the teacup. "A very strong threat, Mrs. Black."

She checked in the mirror to make sure she had applied her foundation carefully enough that no one could see the mark on the back of her neck.

It was still in the morning when they arrived at the venue, and most of the guests attended in the afternoon.This is not surprising, godparents always need to be a little earlier.As soon as Narcissa saw them, she said that Draco was still sleeping and that they could go to the upstairs room and rest for a while.Lucius stood beside Narcissa with his hands behind his back, his eyes were about to overflow with joy.

The room is not small, and the layout is very sparse. There are only a few sofas, a coffee table, and a cabinet displaying antiques. There is a brick-red fireplace on the wall, and there are many antique vases and ornaments on it.Alex noticed that Regulus had been standing in front of the cabinet, lingering, but staring at a vase in a corner.

"What's wrong?" She walked over and asked.

"So it's still here...for so many years." Regulus motioned Alex to look.It was a small ceramic vase, the upper part was carved with a bust of the wizard Merlin in blue and gold relief, and the round belly of the vase was covered with a spotless white porcelain surface.

Alex couldn't see anything unusual about it, and looked at Regulus curiously, waiting for his explanation.

Regulus turned the vase around and pointed to the middle of the vase for Alex to take a closer look, only then did she notice that there was a thin crack in the middle of the vase.It's a defective product, which doesn't fit the general mood of Malfoy Manor.

Regulus seemed to have guessed what she was thinking, and said. "This vase was broken by Bellatrix when we visited here as children. Sirius and Andromeda don't like it here. They both stay out in the garden to bask in the sun. Bellatrix and Narcissa took me to this reception room to sit and drink tea. At that time, Bellatrix was already studying black magic, and she was going to try it out when she was excited. broken."

"and then?"

Regulus' eyes fell on the vase, recalling. "This vase is very expensive. It is said that old Malfoy bought it from the Vikings with a lot of money. He once showed it off to many guests. We all know it. Bellatrix found out that she had gotten into big trouble. She was afraid Old Malfoy told Uncle—my Uncle was a curmudgeon. But Narcissa found Lucius and told him she had accidentally broken the vase."

Alex never knew that there was another side to the selfish and shrewd Narcissa.

Regulus continued. "At that time, Lucius had already started to like Narcissa, so he secretly found the most exquisite craftsman, and repaired the vase to the maximum extent... But it still left an irreparable mark," he paused , fingers brushed over the crack that was so slender that it was almost impossible to see with the naked eye, "It's been ten years, so it's still here."

They looked at the vase together and were silent for a while.

"Alex, in fact, I have always been confused, why did it become like this," Regulus paused for a moment, his eyes fixed on the vase, as if he could see the distant and beautiful from the unrecognizable present. Childhood life, a trace of despair and helplessness leaked from the calm voice, and he sighed deeply, "I, Sirius, Bellatrix, Narcissa and Andromeda...why did it become like this. I'm even on the verge of dying Can't remember what Andromeda looked like."

Alex sighed slightly and hugged him from behind.

In the afternoon, under the witness of all the guests, Regulus and Alex became Draco Malfoy's godfather and godmother.Draco was held in the arms of Narcissa, a very small baby, Lucius' eyebrows were also softened, and his tone of voice changed when he spoke. He was just an ordinary newborn father, always pale with a thin layer of proud blush.

In the days to come, Regulus and Alex were quietly waiting for the next opportunity to eradicate the Death Eaters. Regulus wanted to deal with Dolohov, who was very proficient in black magic. But they never found an opportunity, so they could only suspend their plans for the time being.

As usual, she turned into a raven and flew at low altitude that day, and landed on the window sill of the bar.She saw Dumbledore, sitting next to him was a very thin witch with huge glasses and countless beads hanging around his neck.

She spoke intermittently in a hoarse and deep voice: "The one with the power to conquer the Dark Lord is approaching... born into a family that has defeated the Dark Lord three times... born at the end of the seventh month... the Dark Lord Heads mark him as his rival, but he has powers that the Dark Lord doesn't understand...one must die at the hands of the other, because both can't live, only one survives...the one who has the power of the Dark Lord To be born at the end of the seventh month..."

Alex froze.For the first time, she only thought of Lily.

Lily said her baby was due at the end of July, and she wrote in her Christmas card that she thought it was a boy...what if?What if it's really a boy?She kind of wanted to fly over there, but she didn't know where Lily lived.

Before Alex could figure out whether it could be Lily, she found a greasy black figure hiding in a corner, with a bad secret path, and flew back quickly with flapping wings.

—

Alex heard Severus Snape's voice outside the door as he asked for an audience. "Master, I did hear you."

Voldemort said something in a low voice, which Alex could not hear standing outside the door, and then she was ushered in, waiting respectfully.

Voldemort turned, and his scarlet eyes scanned her face. "Any important news for me, Alex?"

"Yes, master," she took a deep breath and knelt at his feet, "a very important message."

Voldemort will definitely not show mercy to babies in order to obtain eternal life for himself. Regardless of whether the prophecy is Lily's child or not, she must find a way to make the prophecy lose its authenticity, and if the prophecy is not true, there will be nothing." The boy who could defeat the Dark Lord".There are so many Aurors in the Ministry of Magic, as well as Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix led by him, can't these people do it, and need to rely on an unarmed child?

The existence of the prophecy is just to find a new way for Voldemort to increase the killing.

Voldemort raised his thin, pale hand slightly. "Tell me, Alex."

"I heard a prophecy, master," Alex knelt on the ground, took a deep breath calmly, and kept himself calm, "The content of the prophecy is that a boy was born at the end of July. Fought off the Dark Lord, 'boys have no parents'...one must die at the hands of the other, because both cannot live, only one survives."

She was sure that both James and Lily were still alive, they were core members of the Order of the Phoenix, and if something happened to them, the Death Eaters would know.

"It seems that you heard one more than Severus did?" Voldemort paced in front of her.

Alex raised his head and glanced at Snape not far away, and they looked at each other. "It turns out that we reported the same news... What a coincidence."

Voldemort turned to Snape. "Severus, did you hear that? 'Boys don't have parents'."

Snape said respectfully. "Master, I have already told you everything I have heard. I can only ensure that the information I provided is true...I don't know about the rest."

Voldemort sneered and waved his wand at her. "Alex, do you mind? No offense intended, you and Regulus have always been my very reliable subordinates...but I want a more conclusive proof."

"Of course I don't mind, Master," she took a step forward respectfully, her eyes calm, "I am willing to use everything I have to prove my loyalty."

Voldemort pointed his wand at her.Legilimency.

Alex only felt a force rushing into her mind.She kept breathing calmly, not thinking about him.

—

A thin woman sat in front of Dumbledore with a low and hoarse voice. "He who possesses the power to conquer the Dark Lord draws near...born into a family who defeated the Dark Lord three times...born at the end of the seventh month...without parents...the Dark Lord marks him as his archenemy, But he has powers that the Dark Lord doesn't understand...one must die at the hands of the other, because both cannot live, only one survives...the one who has the power of the Dark Lord will end the seventh month born when..."

—

A force pulled out of her mind, and Alex gave a soft hiss.Seeing Voldemort's satisfied expression.

"Thank you for your efforts, Severus, and Alex." He waved his sleeves and left.

Snape stood not far from Alex, staring at her with dark eyes, with a mocking tone of suspicion. "'Boys without parents'? Your hearing is really impressive... Everly, oh no, it's time to call you Blake."

Alex looked around to see that no one was watching them, and quickly put his wand to his jaw, glaring at him angrily. "How dare you... how dare you..." She blurted out in desperation, "That's Lily's child!"

In fact, Alex didn't know if it was Lily's child, she was just too anxious, and directly expressed her inner concerns.But when she thought about it, maybe she could take a gamble.She still remembers the night when she and Regulus finished the OWLs exam in fifth grade, she and Regulus saw Snape stumbled into the Slytherin common room in despair, looking as if his heart had been sliced ​​off a corner.

She could only use Lily to suppress him.Just like she did years ago.But she didn't know if it was still useful, people would change.

Snape's face turned pale in an instant. "impossible!"

"Do you want to kill her?" Alex was very flustered in her heart, but she had no choice but to continue to act logically, holding on to the corner of the wall with her wand aggressively, "Yeah, Sne Pu, I think you probably really wanted to kill her, after all, you were the one who called her 'Mudblood' back then, weren't you, a dutiful Death Eater?"

"Impossible...I don't want to kill her." Snape didn't seem to hear what she was saying, and was immersed in his own world.

"Severus Snape, you are the one with the hearing problem," she let go of her hand resentfully, "don't let me hear your other opinions on this prophecy, otherwise I won't guarantee how long you will live .”

"Impossible...impossible..." Snape fled in despair.In a daze, Alex saw the Slytherin boy who regretted his unscrupulous words again.When Regulus asked her at Malfoy Manor why their five Black children had become like that, she was speechless.In fact, she didn't know why Snape, Lily and she ended up the way they were now.The memory of them concocting potions at the Potions Interest Group was still so clear, but it was seven years ago after careful calculation.Lily had told Alex that Snape and her were good childhood friends and they lived very close, but now it seems that no one knows about it.

Time separates the past from the present like flowing water, and it is impossible to find out where all the great changes happened.Instead of thinking about what brought them to where they are now, she even began to wonder if those pasts really existed.

Alex sighed imperceptibly, watching Snape's staggering figure disappear from sight.

The author has something to say: the stalk of godparents... De Ha lock (bushi

Alex’s logic is not that she only wants to protect Harry, but that a child cannot kill the Dark Lord anyway, but Voldemort is suspicious by nature and will definitely kill innocent babies, so she lied←