[HP] Astringent

Continuous long-distance apparitions are too exhausting, and Vanessa temporarily stays at the Leaky Cauldron for convenience.

Early the next morning, she was holding a flower basket, which contained two bouquets of flowers bought from the flower shop in Diagon Alley.The twilight of the sun shone through the hazy morning mist on the stone floor of Godric's Valley, and the surroundings were quiet, only a few wild cats were chasing along the ridge of the roof.

In the center of the cemetery, there are statues of Lily Potter and James Potter. They are like immortal monuments, guarding the peace of the wizarding world.Vanessa sighed as she looked at their vivid faces on the sculpture.

Although she hadn't been back for many years, she quickly found her mother's tombstone, and her fingertips caressed the epitaph: "Good dreams." That was the last sentence she left for her mother.

Tears swirled in Vanessa's eyes. She took out a handkerchief and wiped the tombstone carefully. Finally, she placed a bouquet of white chrysanthemums squarely in front of the tombstone, and then wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes while bowing.She didn't want her mother to see that she was the same as before, only crying.She stood silently for a while, telling her heavy thoughts in her heart.

The sun rose higher, and the sound of neighbors pushing open windows could be heard.Vanessa didn't want to stay for a long time. She shuttled among the tombstones, found the tombstone of the Potter family, and put down two bouquets of white lilies.

A sudden barking of dogs disturbed the tranquility of the cemetery, and Vanessa reflexively drew out her wand to aim at the source of the sound.In the dense bushes on the side of the cemetery, a big black dog poked its head out.It was scrawny and bad-looking, with matted, matted hair and no luster.

Vanessa breathed a sigh of relief and tucked her wand back into her waist.Spreading her hands, she approached slowly, lowered her voice and said, "It's okay, it's okay, I won't hurt you." It should be a stray dog, Vanessa thought a little distressed.

The black dog looked at her vigilantly, its sharp teeth clenched together, and a low bark came from its throat.

Vanessa knelt down and said more gently: "Come here, it's okay. Poor girl, you need something to eat, don't you? Come home with me, okay?"

The person and the dog looked at each other for a while, and Vanessa took a few steps forward tentatively, but this time the black dog didn't dodge.She smiled softly: "Aren't you hungry? Come here, I'll take you to eat."

She stretched out her hand, and the black dog tentatively took two steps forward, sniffing her hand.She tentatively put her hand on the black dog's head and touched it: "I'm going to take you to apparate, it may be a little uncomfortable, don't move around." The black dog seemed to understand what she was saying, a The paw rested on her hand.

Vanessa walked into the Leaky Cauldron with the black dog, ordered him a large steak without salt and pepper, and ordered a cup of coffee herself.It was only then that she noticed that on the wall behind the bar, several wanted posters were pasted. In the photos, Black was yelling hysterically.

She frowned suspiciously. Isn't Black Potter's best friend? How could he be in Azkaban?

Tom, the owner of the small bar, brought her the meal, followed her gaze, and said to her: "It's not peaceful recently. Black has escaped from prison. It's a disaster. I say this Ministry of Magic is not good."

"Why was Black imprisoned in Azkaban?"

Tom raised his voice in surprise: "Are you from a foreign country?"

"I went to the US many years ago and don't know much about the situation in the UK."

"No wonder. Black is really a madman. He not only betrayed his friend—that is, the father of the savior—Mr. Potter, but also brutally killed their other friend Peter Pediru..."

The black dog suddenly barked, which startled Tom.Vanessa stroked its head and comforted it: "Aren't you hungry? There will be something to eat in a while. Be obedient."

Tom went to greet other guests, the big black dog buried his head in the steak and devoured it, and Vanessa fell into deep thought.

After the war, Vanessa did not stay in England for long.Snape was the first Death Eater to be interrogated, and she had been anxiously awaiting the outcome.She couldn't believe that he would actually stand against Lily.Sure enough, he was acquitted on Dumbledore's surety.

This incident was a sensation, and after seeing the Daily Prophet that day, she left her homeland with peace of mind.

After that, she never heard about the Death Eaters, and she still didn't know that Black was arrested and imprisoned. She couldn't believe it.

The bell hanging on the lintel of the bar made a series of crisp sounds, and the big black dog suddenly rushed out as alertly as if it had smelled prey.Vanessa was startled, and before she could stop, a boy was thrown on the stairs.

With Vanessa's help, the boy managed to escape from the dog's claws. The round glasses hung crookedly on his ears, and there was still some saliva on his face.

The big black dog looked more lively after eating, and was wagging its tail happily, ready to pounce on it again at any time.Vanessa bent over and put her arm around the dog's head, and pulled the boy up with the other: "Sorry, it's a bit naughty. Are you okay?"

The boy straightened his glasses, scratched his messy hair, and said somewhat stiffly, "I'm fine, thank you."

Vanessa looked at the boy in surprise. He had exactly the same face as Potter, except for a lightning-shaped scar on his forehead.She stared at him abruptly, and the boy became even more nervous, fiddling with the broken hair on his forehead to hide the scar.

Vanessa noticed that he had a pair of green eyes exactly like Lily's, and there seemed to be infinite power in his eyes.It's hard to believe that one can see the innocence of ignorance of the world and the vicissitudes of the world from the eyes of a boy.

"Ma'am, are you all right?"

She resumed proper etiquette and replied with a smile: "Please forgive me for being rude, but you look very similar to my former classmates."

"Are you a Hogwarts graduate too?"

"That is the common home of every wizard in England."

Harry nodded in agreement, and said in a more friendly tone, "Hi, my name is Harry Potter."

"Of course, of course, looking at your face, no one will suspect that you are not a Potter," Vanessa shook his hand, "but you have your mother's eyes."

Harry had already heard countless people's comments on his appearance, but the lady in front of him didn't exaggerately call him the savior, but treated him as the son of an old classmate, which made him a lot happier: "Then Are you a Weasley?"

Vanessa deliberately made a surprised expression, stroked the dazzling red hair: "Smart judgment, my name is Vanessa Weasley."

Harry was taken aback: "I was just joking...do you know Ron, Ron Weasley?"

Vanessa had a hard time recalling it, and finally found something useful from her memory: "The youngest son of Arthur's family? I only saw him once when he was born, and he looks really like a little one." Monkey. You know there are too many relatives in the Weasley family, and I have to carefully recall who is who."

The big black dog moved restlessly, rubbing its head against Harry's leg.Harry overcame his distaste for such animals because of Aunt Marge's dog, and fell in love with the overzealous big black dog.He patted its head cautiously, and it in turn rubbed its large head affectionately against Harry's palm.

"Is this your dog?"

"I just picked it up. I don't know what to do yet. But it seems to like you very much."

Vanessa was sullen to find that the boy was not doing well, with baggy old clothes and crooked eyes, and she couldn't imagine how his Muggle relatives would dare to look after a child like that.

After she knew that Harry had defeated You-Know-Who, she exchanged the family's only savings into pounds and placed them on the doorstep of Lily's house in the Muggle world—her sister's house.She didn't know what else to do to thank this little hero for avenging herself.

But she didn't expect that family to dare to treat him like this!

"Did your family treat you well?" She looked at Harry worriedly.

Harry tugged at the hem of his coat again, trying to hide where the thread had opened. "It's not too bad... My uncle's family hates magic." He shrugged. "Fortunately, I only have to go back there every summer vacation now."

He really looks like Lily, Vanessa patted him on the head, if she married like the people around her, maybe she would have an equally well-behaved and lovely child.

"Do you know where the pet store in Diagon Alley is?"

"I'd be happy to take you there, Ms Weasley."

Vanessa put the cloak back into the room, and changed into a printed half-sleeve shirt and a skirt of the same color, revealing her slender and fair legs. She wore a straw hat on her head, with the big brim naturally bent into a wave. A fluffy head of slightly curly red hair hung down his back.She turned her silk scarf into a dog leash and tied it around his neck forcibly under the resistance of the big black dog. Harry walked on the other side of her, and she used spells to help him make his clothes new and fit.People who don't know them will definitely think that it is a mother and son who come to purchase.

Harry had finished telling his story about blowing up Aunt Marge.Vanessa also tried her best to tell some stories about Potter and Lily. She didn't have a close relationship with them, and it was a miracle that she could make up so many, but she couldn't bear to see Harry disappointed.

Harry gradually let go of his defenses, and he couldn't help but start to fantasize that if his parents were still alive, maybe they would also have a dog, and they could go to Diagon Alley together during the summer vacation.But being able to hear the stories of so many parents at once filled him with satisfaction.

There were several circles of little wizards around the entrance of the Quidditch boutique store, and they scrambled to squeeze in, in order to see the flames more clearly.

"Is there another new broom interview? Is it still the Comet series?"

"It's not anymore, the Comet series has been eliminated by the Nimbus series long ago. What's in the window now is Firefly." Harry's eyes lit up, and he spoke incessantly.

"You like Quidditch? I guess you're as good a player as your father."

Although Vanessa doesn't understand what fun it is to fly and bump around in the sky.

A somewhat smug expression appeared on Harry's face, but he didn't make it too obvious, and scratched his messy hair embarrassingly.

They squeezed their way through the crowd to a pet store with owls hanging over the door.Vanessa was quickly attracted by the assortment of pet supplies, handed the chain to Harry, and purchased a full set of supplies.

Perhaps this big black dog will become her first family member back here, and she began to look forward to her future life.