[HP] Butterfly Effect

Back at Hogwarts after Christmas, the reappearance of the golden and gentle winter sun and the latest daily prophet have become the topic darlings of the whole school.The Hufflepuff common room was the busiest. Everyone huddled together, sharing all kinds of candies and snacks bought by the seniors from Hogsmeade, and reading a newspaper in twos and threes.

The thick layer of silent soil above the head seals out the coldness of the surface, and the warmth released from the fireplace in the lounge is well preserved.Aurora had just come in from the outside, and the wide hood almost hid her entire face in shadow.

She stretched out her hand to untie the temperatureless scarf, and the thin frost flowers that condensed along the wool lines shook off and shattered, and the pieces evaporated without a trace in the firelight.She squatted in front of the fireplace, waiting for the heat created by the bright orange to penetrate through the cold coat and drive away all the chill from her body.

She heard students from the same house around them discussing the magical creature disaster that nearly exposed the wizarding community, and the sudden fifty-point bonus for Hufflepuff House.

At this moment, Tonks sharply saw the girl squatting in front of the fireplace warming herself by the fire. A strand of pale golden hair hanging from her hat was almost transparent by the firelight.She jumped off the sofa, and her milk tea-colored curly hair and long ponytail happily flicked behind her, and then she also squatted by the fireplace and patted Aurora on the shoulder: "Have you read the latest Daily Prophet? Although not Your photo, but you did it, right? Dean Sprout came back today to see the scores of our college, and he was very happy. Professor Dumbledore said it was your credit."

Aurora took the newspaper and looked at it. In the photo, Minister Millison, Scrimgeour, and Headmaster Dumbledore were smiling restrainedly and reservedly at the camera. There was only a thin layer of cold fog in the London sky above their heads.

She glanced at the content and saw several places of her own name, and of course several places of Newt Scamander's name, which were very close to her own.

Frankly speaking, Aurora would think it a great honor if they were arranged like this in another place.But when it was published in the Daily Prophet, it made her feel like a catastrophe was imminent.She could almost foresee that for a long time to come, she would be together with Mr. Scamander's name and become the most popular condiment for all wizards' meals.

What did the people at the Department of Magical Creatures say, that Newt had been in other parts of the world this time, checking on the magical creatures he'd been looking at?

If the old man lacks an apprentice who is obedient, willing to work and doesn't eat much, Aurora will definitely be the first to rush forward and beg to take him in.

Is there anything more terrifying than being talked about by the entire wizarding community?

Of course not.

Thinking of this, Aurora handed the newspaper back to Tonks, and replied half-jokingly: "I'd rather the Cloud Whale could concentrate all the blizzards on top of the Daily Prophet building, because if that's the case, I'd definitely Won't let them go."

……

After the extreme cold, the grand hymn of life began to brew under the thick and pure white snow layer, just waiting for a light green spring breeze to wake them all up.Overnight, the spring flowers are brilliant.

In March, Britain failed to warm up again, but the plants were not affected at all, and they emerged from the residual snow that had not been completely cleaned up, casting a layer of smoky green on people's vision.

Three days before Aurora's 14th birthday, she received a birthday present and card from Remus during a lunch break after a Transfiguration class.It was a satchel that could use magic to create an infinitely wide space inside. Aurora had always wanted to have such a satchel, which would not easily attract the attention of others and allow tea rolls and blueberry jam to have enough spacious space to move around.

She originally planned to buy it after working hard to earn money during the summer vacation, because this kind of satchel or suitcase is usually expensive.

The gift was so expensive that Aurora wondered if Remus had spent all his savings on it.But even if it wasn't estimated, it was more than half, and this discovery made her a little uneasy.After all, although he knew that Remus took care of him because of Emond, he was not really Aurora Field.

She quickly returned to the dormitory and wrote a reply, saying that she would come to Hogsmeade with Vaux and the others to visit him this Saturday and celebrate his birthday together.Early in the morning on the weekend, she came to the kitchen and asked Adara the elf to take care of her. She quickly made some snacks that he usually likes in the kitchen, packed them in a satchel, and then came to Hogsmoor with her companions. De's Three Broomsticks Bar.

Oddly enough, Remus wasn't here.

He asked for leave, as if he was sick, and he seemed to be in a bad mood.

That's what the waiter who took the place of Remus, who was holding a slender wand directing the maple syrup to heat himself up before jumping into the freshly brewed coffee, said so.

After hearing the news, Aurora stood in a daze for a while, and then asked: "So, do you know where he went? Is he in St. Mungo?"

"I don't know about that, but I guess he didn't go to St. Mungo's. He just told me that it was an old problem, just go back and lie down for a day or two. Honestly, we're all used to it, and every time he The moon will disappear for a day or two." The waiter said, inserting the pruned plain calla lilies into a deep red patterned glass bottle, and the pure white flowers were clustered on the too bright and eye-catching red, as white as The clean bones were pulled out, and the red ones were the peeled off flesh and blood.

"Go to his place and look for it. He should be there."

"Excuse me, do you know where he lives?"

"Let me write to you."

Twenty minutes later, Aurora and Vaux found the address on the paper—a quiet place far away from Hogsmeade, surrounded by overlapping forests, so quiet that one could hear the snow melting on the leaves. sound.The ubiquitous green is very oppressive. They drive out light and breed shadows.

The wet and sticky mud and dirty snow water have followed them all the way since they stepped into the forest. After leaving the range of Hogsmeade, Bill put away the idea of ​​​​using the cleaning spell, and used his feet to scrape randomly on the thick tree trunks. Drop the dirt: "There are so many vacant houses for rent in Hogsmeade, why did Remus choose to be here?"

"Maybe it's because it's far away, so the price isn't that high, and it's very clean." Aurora replied.But she also understands that this place is more desolate than clean.

After coming to the cabin, Aurora knocked on the door for a while, but no one came to open it.Beverly went to the window and looked in. It was very dark inside. Of course, apart from the cloudy clouds above her head, there was also the relationship between the curtains in the room.She looked back at Aurora: "It doesn't look like there is someone in here, he shouldn't be here."

Vox scratched his hair and said, somewhat distressed, "Remus isn't at the bar or at home, so where's he going?" As soon as he finished speaking, a half-thawed ball of snow fell from the fir trees overhead. down.The icy snow mixed with fir needles penetrated into his neckline, making him jump.

The lengthy silence began to give Aurora an ominous premonition: "Is something wrong with him?" "No way, Remus is a very cautious person." Vox was surprised for a moment, and immediately denied Aurora He guessed, "Maybe he was just on a temporary basis, or... at worst, he went to St. Mungo's. Or... But we can't go to St. Mungo's now."

Beverly asked, "How did he write your reply last time?"

"It's nothing special, and there's no mention of him being uncomfortable." Aurora recalled.

Vox wrapped himself in the ocher-colored coat, his bangs were still damp: "That's weird, the waiter just said that Remus would disappear for a day or two every month, it looks like he's been like this for a long time."

"Did he never tell you about his health?" Bill asked, looking at Aurora.

Aurora shook her head and frowned: "I have to find him." "But you don't know where to look for it now, I think he will be the same as before, and he will come back by himself in two days or one day, you Let's wait a little longer." Beverly analyzed.

She was right, but Aurora was still worried. She waited at the door for a long time, and then went back to the Three Broomsticks bar to wait until the curfew was approaching.It wasn't until Beverly reminded her that it would be too late if she didn't go back, Aurora finally gave up this useless waiting and followed them on the train back to Hogwarts.

Because she got up early in the morning to make snacks, she was already very sleepy at this time, so she simply fell asleep leaning against the window.The moment the train moved, the heavy body and the rails crushed each other, causing a slight shake.She seemed to hear a sharp roar of a beast, like some kind of ferocious wolf, which pulled Aurora out of sleep.

"Did you hear anything?" She lay on the window and looked at Hogsmeade, which was still brightly lit in the middle of the night, like a warm yellow glazed world, and the white mist in her breath smudged on the glass.

Vaux listened intently for a while, except for the sound of hip-hop from each carriage and the sound of various snacks being sold in the driveway, there was nothing special."What did you hear?" he asked.

"Looks like...a wolf?" Aurora murmured contentedly, the scene in her sight became distorted and blurred by the speed of the train.

"I didn't hear that, are you sleepy?" Bill said, rubbing his eyes that couldn't open.Vox said regretfully: "Unfortunately, I wanted to celebrate your birthday, but it didn't work out."

"It's okay, you're all here anyway, and you've been with me all day." As she said, Aurora took out the cakes and other snacks she baked from her satchel, "Let's eat, before today is over. .”

Because of the enthusiastic sponsorship of the elf Adara, there were a lot of desserts and cakes this time, and Aurora picked up some and gave them to people in the next few cars.

The windows in the train corridor were left open, and the cold wind blew in, which made her feel a lot more awake.Still thinking about Remus, she stood motionless by the window with a plate of cheese and oatmeal cakes.

Where will he go?thought Aurora.

There was the sound of pulleys rolling over the rails, but Aurora ignored it, and then heard a very familiar deep and pleasant voice: "Are you waiting for the cake in your hand to dry, or are you waiting for yourself to stand here dry?"

Aurora turned her head reflexively following the voice, and saw Snape sitting in the compartment behind her, flipping through some books in his hand.The vast darkness blended the colors of his body, and his face was as pale as a ghost.

Seriously, compared to Snape, the fat friar was the one who was as warm and kind as a human.

"Professor Snape." Aurora looked at the small cakes in her hand, and then went into the carriage and put them on the table, "This is a small cake I made myself, do you want to taste it?"

Although he knew that he would not touch these little cakes, Aurora still said so.Sure enough, Snape just glanced at them, and replied lazily: "Keep it for yourself."

The carriage fell into silence again. Aurora wanted to say something to the other party, but couldn't find a suitable topic.She suddenly envied those Gryffindors who were always enthusiastic, and there was never a lack of topics with them, while she was just the opposite.

Thinking of this, Aurora took a small cake and took a bite.

At this time, Snape suddenly spoke, and his eyes fell on Aurora's tea-brown leather shoulder bag: "I heard that you received a very interesting item."

Just know there are no secrets at Hogwarts, especially when it comes to picking up packages in the dining room.When would the school have a pick-up office like Muggle society does.

"Uh." She looked at the bag and explained, "It's a birthday present from Remus." Snape then looked up at her, raised his eyebrows, and said something politely and quickly. Words: "Happy Birthday."

In all fairness, this sentence sounds not so much from the heart, but rather perfunctory under the constraints of etiquette, without any softness and warmth.

But Aurora accepted it anyway, at first she thought Snape would pretend not to hear her words: "Thank you. I wanted to come and celebrate Remus's birthday with Remus this time, but..."

Snape paused when he turned the pages of the book: "What day is today?"

"The twelfth of March." Aurora replied, wondering why Snape would ask this question.

He cast his eyes out of the window, and there was a bright full moon hanging in the dark sky.

"Looks like you couldn't find him," said Snape, with a strange certainty in his tone.

"Yes. But, how do you know?" Aurora asked suspiciously.

"Otherwise you wouldn't have to take your cakes to the window to dry, would you?"

The car stopped and Hogwarts arrived.Snape went out first, and quickly disappeared into the night.After returning to the dormitory, Aurora distributed the remaining small cakes and snacks to the students in the lounge, and everyone ate supper and snacks and chatted on the sofa together.

"I just saw you coming out of the same carriage as Professor Snape, are you alright?" a senior Hufflepuff looked at Aurora and asked.

Aurora shook her head, "It just happened to happen. I was holding a small cake in my hand. I asked him to taste it. He refused, and then the train arrived."

"It's unbelievable that someone can refuse such a delicious pastry." Caroline said, taking a big sip of yuzu tea. "You are very brave to ask Professor Snape to eat cake." Another girl said admiringly.

"I had it in my hand at the time, and I didn't know what to say, so I just invited him to eat cake." Aurora shrugged helplessly.The first senior boy who spoke said empathetically: "It is true, but you are already fine. If I see him, I may not even be able to speak."

"That's probably why he's still single," Tonks concluded surprisingly.The scene fell into a mysterious silence, and then Cecilia broke the deadlock: "Do you think Professor Snape doesn't have such things as emotions and desires?"

"Who said that! When he scolds people, he can be fierce. Does this mean that he has no emotions or desires?"

"No, it should be that he may only have this kind of emotion."

"You say, what would it be like if Professor Snape fell in love with someone one day?"

Once again, there was an enigmatic silence.The expressions on the faces of the little badgers were so horrifying that they seemed to have seen a ghost.

"Unless Hagrid really caught up with Professor McGonagall, I can't think of it. When I was in the restaurant last time, I saw the professors drinking some wine, and Hagrid even kissed Professor McGonagall on the face." Carlo Lin said.

"I can probably imagine when Slytherins don't care about blood anymore."

"Why did our topic suddenly jump out of the range of human beings?"

"No, no, I can imagine when our identities no longer need to be kept secret from Muggles."

"I'm more realistic. I think I can imagine when Principal Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall are together."

So it makes sense that Hufflepuff is the epitome of Hogwarts gossip.

Cecilia looked at Aurora who was silently drinking milk tea: "What about you?"

Aurora didn't intend to get involved, but she still had to think about it for a while when she was asked, and then replied calmly: "It's so boring to discuss possibilities, let's discuss which female professor is more likely to make him like it? It’s really not possible, and it’s not impossible for male professors.”

The little badgers all thought it was a good idea.After a heated discussion, the Hufflepuffs agreed that the most likely one was Madam Pomfrey at the school hospital.Because she was also a Slytherin, and she had a good personal relationship with Snape. After all, a large part of the potions in the school hospital came from Snape.One is the youngest potion master in history, and the other is the experienced head of the school hospital, they are a perfect match.

Soon, however, they began to pray that the two would not really be together, because if so, all the sick students at Hogwarts would become the subjects of Snape's new potion experiments.

As a result, a good gossip topic was finally discussed by the Hufflepuffs as if it was a biochemical thriller.

"Stop talking, I'm a little scared to discuss this so late, if this continues, Slytherin will become a devil." Caroline said with a stomachache, her facial features almost wrinkled together.

"At least that's the case for me. I have never really understood why the dormitory of our college is on the same floor as the dormitory of Slytherin. What do you think the founder of our college thought?" A soon-to-be The seventh grade graduate said solemnly.

"Maybe they decided by drawing lots." Cecilia stirred the juice in the glass in her hand.Everyone thought about it and felt that only this answer could convince the public.

"Do you think it's possible?" Tonks turned his head to look at Aurora. "The dormitory arrangement for the Big Four was really decided by lottery? This sounds illogical."

Aurora glanced at her satchel unconsciously, then looked at her half-jokingly and said, "Compared to the speculation that the two founders were together in love with each other and chose to live in the basement together?" ?”

Tonks trembled all over, and nodded solemnly: "I suddenly feel that the logic of drawing lots makes sense."

Sure enough, it was common sense that Slytherin and Hufflepuff would never be together—for some reason, this knowledge suddenly made Aurora a little sad.

……

The Elder Wand led the filament-like silver light to walk on the stone gate carved with the green-eyed giant snake. Gradually, a layer of green ripples spread on the stone gate, swallowing all the silver filaments, and the stone gate remained motionless.

This is not the first time that Dumbledore has tried to discover the secret behind this stone door, but every time he has failed.He was almost certain that behind this door was Salazar Slytherin's chamber of secrets, but obviously he couldn't know the specifics inside.

The only certainty is that there must be something alive inside, a snake.Or, a basilisk.

He turned his gaze back to this room that he had seen countless times, this room that was carefully camouflaged, it looked as if someone would come back at any time.

Dumbledore sat by the coffee table, staring at the dark green snake wood that was inserted obliquely in the crystal vase, and said almost to himself: "You are so stubborn to leave traces of her, are you Do you keep everything here, just like keeping her. "

"What ever happened to make you use this method to disguise everything as if Helga was still there?"

His fingertips ran over the smooth stalk of the snakewood as if he were stroking the scales of a green viper.The giant green-eyed snake perched on the stone gate and stared at him coldly.

"That child reminds you of her, doesn't it?"

"A person does things either for a reason or for a purpose. You made the first complete Horcrux in history, and what is it for, Salazar Slytherin?"

The night became more oppressive.

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