[HP] Astringent

"You haven't told me yet, where is my husband?"

Molly scolded like an old mother: "I always advised you to find a partner earlier, but you just didn't listen."

Vanessa was completely dumbfounded, and raised her left hand in confusion: "But I wear a ring, at least I have a fiance?"

Molly opened her mouth in surprise, "I...Merlin, you never told me about your engagement."

Blake deliberately handed her a glass of water: "Drink some water first." His eyes flickered a few times, "You once had a fiancé, who was a Muggle, but unfortunately he passed away long ago. We have never met .”

Vanessa secretly felt that something was wrong, but Molly also affirmed Black's words: "That's right, your story was published in the newspaper."

"Okay, let's stop here today. No matter what you do, do it step by step." Black pulled her up, "I'll show you your bedroom, you don't mind sharing a room with Tonks, do you?"

Blake was an Auror, and he went to work during the day, but he would tell her about the past when he came back every night.Molly, Arthur, Tonks and Lupine would find time to practice magic with her. She slowly regained some memory, but the more she knew, the more gaps in her memory felt.She also understands that, after all, they don't live by her side 24 hours a day, and they can't always know everything.

Blake was off on Saturday, and together they helped Molly clean up the house.Because Moody and Kinlace are coming to live recently, they will temporarily move the bookshelf and sofa into the storage room.Vanessa used a little spell, and the books were automatically arranged according to size, and they were obediently placed in the box.

"Did Molly teach you?" Blake asked in surprise.

"No... I don't know what's going on, but I tried this spell because I felt familiar, and it really worked."

"You've always used spells I've never seen before."

"Really?" Vanessa became interested, "Did I study well before?"

Black said softly, "It's not too bad...Maybe you have a special talent for charms."

"Oh, stop complimenting me. I just lost my memory and it's not a personality change. I guess I'm not a good student. Look at the books in this bookcase. Which good student's home is like this."

Blake laughed too: "My bedroom wall is full of motorcycles and Quidditch posters, but I've always had good grades."

"Are you showing off to me now?"

"Don't dare, I'm just seeking truth from facts."

"You are so immodest."

The two were talking and laughing, and the bookcase was emptied after a while, and Vanessa noticed that there was still a dusty cardboard box on it.

"what is that?"

"I don't know, we haven't touched your things." Black said and used the Flying Charm to remove the box, "It's quite heavy."

Vanessa leaned forward, pointed to the label on it and asked, "Half-Blood Prince... Who is the Half-Blood Prince?"

Blake's expression twisted for a moment. Before Vanessa noticed, he suppressed his hatred and said calmly, "Let's move the things into the storage room. We'll help Molly cook later."

"Wait a minute, I want to see." She opened the box regardless of Black's obstruction, "Why are they all strange gadgets? Could it be... I have a crush on this half-blood prince?" Black's expression changed again and again, and he heard Vanessa continued, "Didn't you say that many people chased me, so I wouldn't go after others?"

"Of course not, you even refused my marriage proposal."

"Stop joking, Sirius, go and look in the mirror, you have such a face, how could I refuse?" Vanessa smiled and patted his arm, "I'm not blind."

"You're blind." He muttered softly.

"What did you say?"

"If you agree, I will propose to you now."

Vanessa laughed again, shaking her left hand: "It's a pity that I'm already engaged. When I find my fiancé's photo, if I'm not as handsome as you, I'll marry you."

Vanessa turned out a newspaper, picked it up and compared it to Blake, read it again and again, then pointed to the headline on the front page and said to Blake, "Isn't this you? Are you really not a half-blood prince?"

"I'm not." He curled his lips in disgust, "but why did you accept that year's newspaper?"

"I don't know." Vanessa read the news carefully, and read a report on the interrogation of Severus Snape in the lower right corner of the innermost page, "Snape, does this name match yours?" I mentioned it?"

"That traitor!" said Black petulantly. "Voldemort's lackey, who betrayed Albus's trust!"

Vanessa silently said the name, feeling more and more familiar: "What is his relationship with me?"

"Colleague," Blake added, "we don't like him, he's just a sinister, oily Slytherin. You'll know when you meet him. No, you'd better not see him."

"why?"

"He is Voldemort's most loyal servant, the most reliable right-hand man. He will not show mercy to any enemy."

Vanessa raised her eyebrows, she was not interested in Death Eaters, so she changed the question: "Then do you know the Half-Blood Prince?"

Blake's tongue seemed to be tied, and he couldn't speak for a long time. Vanessa looked at him persistently, and he shook his head: "I don't know, what a stupid nickname. A wizard calling himself a prince? It's ridiculous."

"Hey, Sirius, maybe you're scolding my crush, I'm going to shut you up."

"Tongue lock?" Blake asked back.

Vanessa's brain went blank again, and she tapped her head feebly: "I just said it."

Blake seemed determined to put an end to questions about the past, stuffing stuff into boxes, pulling Vanessa up, and throwing things into storage with a Levitation Charm.

Vanessa drank the conditioning potion that Black brought back from St. Mungo's. Her magic level recovered quickly, and she was already on par with Black, and she always cast some difficult little curses.However, she has no good way to restore the memory. The only suggestion of St. Mungo's therapist is to find a master of insanity to help him recall the past memory.But Black said that the most powerful person they knew was Dumbledore, but unfortunately he passed away.

Another thing that frustrates her is that both Lupine and Molly don't approve of her joining the Order of the Phoenix missions, or even letting her go out.Blake was on her side, but he couldn't get enough of Molly.

"The outside world thinks you're dead, Vanessa." Seeing that she couldn't persuade Vanessa, Molly called Arthur. Vanessa would always listen to her cousin more.

"That's why I'm going on missions, or being a spy! Because no one will believe I'm me, so I'm a secret weapon."

None of them could convince anyone, and in the end this matter had to be left alone.

They don't understand Vanessa's pain, that kind of memory is clearly in their minds, but they can't think clearly.

Vanessa is confined at home every day, terribly bored, and the only thing she does is to find objects related to the past at home.If it is true that I went to the United States as they said, and brought everything back with me when I moved back to the UK at the age of 34, then I must have concealed the truth from them, because there is no trace of the 16 years in this family.And all she could guess was that those things were in her office at Hogwarts, and she wanted to go back and have a look.

After a week of observation, Vanessa had a bright idea.While Black was at the headquarters on Saturday, she made him a hearty breakfast early, and graciously made him black tea without milk or sugar—although Black said it was not his favorite taste, and then added two spoonfuls of it herself granulated sugar.This didn't hinder anything, and he patiently listened to Vanessa's flattery.

"Remus said your Animagus is a big dog, and I've kept you for a year. Can I have a look?" Lupine seemed to be trying to match her and Black, so he told her a lot about Black. It is here that she finds her inspiration.When she looked at Black adoringly, Black shyly refused.

He stood up, shaking his hair like a dog, and waved his wand. His black hair grew longer, covering his entire face, his nose became longer, and his eyes became bigger and rounder. The change seemed to happen in an instant. When Vanessa blinked, he had completely turned into a big black dog.Vanessa squatted in front of him excitedly, stroking his head: "You are amazing. How did you change? Can you teach me?"

Blake rubbed his head against her palm, chased his tail around like a dog, and then returned to normal.He tosses his head proudly, and Vanessa immediately compliments him.

"Why are you learning this?"

"I'm bored, I have nothing to do."

Vanessa's casual appearance really blinded Blake, and he enthusiastically agreed to Vanessa's request.

Animagus is not a simple magic, but Vanessa has learned it very carefully - she must learn it quickly before she can find a way to slip out of here.In less than a month, with the help of Black, she has already conjured butterfly wings, but the butterfly wings match the size of Ren Xing, she is like a ostentatious flower fairy.And the wings that got in the way tore through her clothes.

At this time, there was a sound of unlocking the door, and Molly was about to come in. Vanessa hurriedly pulled Blake back to the bedroom.Her learning about Animagus was kept secret, otherwise Molly would make a fuss again, not to mention that not everyone was as easy to deceive as Blake.

Her bedroom was small, and the wings seemed even more in the way.The sound of Molly's footsteps was getting closer, and Vanessa turned her back to Blake, urging: "Help me put this thing away!" Black chanted the spell silently, his wings retracted, and his back returned to its previous appearance. Almost at the same time the door was pushed open.

Molly froze, as did Vanessa and Blake.It was Vanessa who greeted awkwardly first: "Hi, Molly."

Molly obviously misunderstood the situation in front of her. Vanessa's clothes were torn in two big holes, and Blake put one hand on her shoulder.

"You...you continue..." Suddenly she caught a glimpse of Vanessa's back, and her tone suddenly rose, "Wait! What is that? You have a tattoo?"

"What tattoo?" Vanessa walked to the mirror and struggled to open the cracks in her clothes, "I can't remember..."

Maybe her tone was too aggrieved, and Molly couldn't blame her: "Honey, do you want to change your clothes?"

Vanessa was immersed in the tattoo and didn't hear her words. Her fingers stroked the pattern, and each line was slightly raised.At the same time, a warmth spread along the veins and spread to the entire back, which was the temperature she was familiar with—but this time she didn't hear the vague voice.

"It's hot! Molly, touch it."

Molly was as surprised as she was: "Yeah, it's like someone is calling you, like..."

Black added where she left off: "Like the Dark Mark."

"But you told me that the Dark Mark will make people feel a burning pain, and I think it feels very comfortable."

Black and Molly looked at each other and shook their heads, neither of them could tell what was going on.

Vanessa also comprehended the essentials of Animagus after she transformed her wings, and the subsequent steps went much smoother.In just two months, she was able to turn into a normal-sized butterfly with Blake's help.She happily flew around the big dog that Black turned into several times.

Although she couldn't transform back into human form easily, she didn't want to wait any longer - she wanted to go back to Hogwarts to have a look.