Wild child

Of course, the castle that has stood for thousands of years will not change much because of a Christmas holiday, and most of the people and things in the castle are the same.

After the colorful Christmas decorations were taken down and put back in the storage room, everyone's study and life returned to normal.If there is any difference, it is probably that the tension has become stronger.This has nothing to do with things outside the castle, it's just that the two wizarding exams and the final exams of other grades are approaching.

After school started, Parvati was still chasing Firenze, Lavender was still struggling with some kind of standup wrestling with Ron, and Hermione was still pissed off about it - thankfully at the Slughorn party After that disastrous attempt, she'd started ignoring Ron instead of making Ron jealous with other boys - so the mood in the dorm wasn't much better.

However, Fanny no longer pays much attention to such trivial matters. It is one thing to get used to it, and more importantly, the influx of a large amount of new knowledge and the result of the combination of these knowledge occupies a large part of her energy.

Dumbledore's right hand still didn't improve at all, it was scorched black.Fanny read so many books that she lost her concept. At first, she believed that she was doing this activity only out of interest and the need to improve herself, until she found that her reading was seriously biased towards the sex area. She had to admit that she had been trying to figure out how that injury was caused.

When it comes down to it, however, all the clues she knows point to a dire outcome.Perhaps psychologically, every time Dumbledore had been seen since the new term had begun—he was appearing less and less often—Fanny thought he looked worse.

This always made her feel faintly uneasy.

Once in a while, Harry would disappear alone for a night, and the next day Fanny would find him whispering in a corner with Hermione and Ron for a long time.She guessed that a plan to save the world was underway, and the progress was unknown, but after a certain time, she found that Hermione ran more frequently in the first zone, and she was dissatisfied every time she finished her run Demeanor—if there was a problem that Hermione and the colonel's library couldn't solve, Fanny would never want to get involved.

Draco, needless to say.When he was with Fanny, he would obviously use all kinds of spells to make himself smooth and full of energy. Since Fanny had seen his real complexion up close that day when she woke up that day, and Fanny was not completely Not being able to see him, this kind of pretense is just trying to cover up, leading Fanny to think about things in a bad way-who knows what someone who can't say his name did to his family during the holidays?

As for the two family members in the Muggle world - think about it, write a letter back and talk about the situation.

Dear Mrs. Smith/Conwell: I am doing well at school.The fly in the ointment is that my boyfriend who could be killed by Voldemort at any time is planning something unspeakable, and I suspect that Dumbledore will die soon.Good luck and love you guys.

If it had been a prank, she would have been happy to send such a letter back with a watch spell on it to see how the two men reacted.Right now, however, it's not interesting at all.

People around him have their own troubles, and Dumbledore is already out of options—and all signs indicate that his troubles can only be more. In this case, Mark became the only choice.

After the reunion, she and Mark began to correspond, mainly to exchange each other's life and feelings, which is very necessary for both of them.

Fanny also mentioned about the "shield" to Mark, and he didn't mind it very much, jokingly saying that it happened that the two could get married directly if it was convenient in the future.

Although he was always in remote places and his life was busy, Mark still sent a letter or two every month.Fanny had to admit that opening Mark's letter was the most relaxing time of the month for her.

In those poverty-stricken and chaotic places, among the ignorant villagers who may become mobs at any time, they still suffer great trauma. However, there are only plain narrations in the letter, and there is no expression of the psychological state of enduring suffering in the misery.

The person who used to be obsessed with Tchaikovsky's music told her in the last letter that he was learning the folk songs of the local Tuvans, and they still don't know how to deal with their rations for the next month.This group of good people helped the local refugees, and they almost starved themselves.Refilling the spell is not a long-term solution, and conjuring food out of thin air is against the basic rules. At the moment, a few of the most inconspicuous guys headed by Mark are discussing disguises to make a living for the rich. Muggles are dumbfounded.

The reunion with Mark brought some changes to Fanny.

Before she realized that "that age", Draco had already entered her heart, so when people asked her what type of boy she liked, she was always at a loss: she didn't like the type, what she liked was Draco.She liked fair-haired, gray-eyed, pale-skinned Slytherins who were not tall, thin, and pompous.

In the Room of Requirement, she'd always looked up at Draco, who was sitting across the table, intently, after he'd really focused.She liked the soft reflection of his manicured nails under the light of the chandelier when his pale fingertips ran across the side of the paper as he turned the pages of the book, the way his lips were slightly pursed in concentration, and the smooth texture of his robe on his shoulders—this guy He doesn't like to wear normal school gowns, so he has to have someone use good fabrics to make them according to the style. When he reads, his shoulders are always straight and motionless, so the fabric on his shoulders is always flat and smooth, so she wants to touch it. go up.

She wasn't right for Draco, they both knew that.It's not just a matter of economic conditions, behavior, and way of thinking, they are fundamentally different people.Fanny has always found this very interesting, and she doesn't believe that "as long as you love each other enough, nothing is a problem", but the fact that the difference between the two has not brought her any great troubles has led her to always be concerned about this relationship. Emotional development takes a laissez-faire attitude.And now she's starting to really think about it.

She found that she really liked Mark. This guy has a very special temperament, which is both romantic and realistic, and even a bit rascal and cynical.He found something interesting to do wherever he went, and he was playing with gusto and seriousness, just like that.It can be said that Mark is the kind of person who will really attract her.

It wasn't her choice between the two boys, in fact it wasn't necessary to do it again.It's just that after that day, when she was feeling tired, Fanny sometimes really felt that it would be great if the first person she met and fell in love with was Mark.At first it made her feel a little guilty about Draco, but she later forgave herself because she had chosen him long ago.Love is such a thing, there is no reason, and there is no if.

The other party didn't respond to Fanny's psychological changes. Draco was not very happy about the communication between Fanny and Mark, and he didn't know if he had noticed Fanny's thoughts. In short, he seemed too busy to care about this matter. .Things he was planning were not going well, and he looked more haggard and panicked every time they were together, and his mind often wandered even when talking to her.

Every two weeks, Fanny and Draco would meet in the Room of Requirement to read or chat with each other.Fanny never put on those stupid medieval prison uniforms again, Draco didn't respond to that, it seemed to be a consensus to seize the day and night, and the preparations for the unknown future could no longer delay the time they are now touching each other .

The two of them are deluding themselves now, chatting away from the present, reminiscing about the past, and looking forward to the future—and their pasts have a lot of incredible things for each other.

Draco’s childhood was not spent in a so-called aristocratic education in a deep house as Fanny imagined before. Perhaps he believed that “one who is well-informed can be calm.” Before he was 11 years old, he had traveled all over the world. After enrolling in school, I also traveled around during the holidays. I have seen the natural scenery from the aurora to the tropical rainforest, and I have dealt with all kinds of people.

In contrast, Fanny felt that there was nothing to say about her childhood in a small town that could be circled in an hour.She listened to Draco's stories, no matter how strange and strange things she saw, she just heard them, but Draco asked her about her basic necessities of life, how to deal with the big dog that looked after the house, and how to stand up for other children. That little world is bigger than the whole world.

For the convenience of meeting, Draco gave Fanny a magical golden Galleon after the holiday, which could convey the time of the next date and some simple information.When there is a change, the coin will heat up to remind the owner to check it.

Fanny actually prefers the traditional method of meeting secretly in person, but that period has passed, so she readily accepted Draco's proposal.

When nothing happens, the side edge of the coin always says "I love you" where the message is.While teasing Draco about it, Fanny would reach into her pocket from time to time and lightly touch the edge of the coin with her fingertips, and the outlines of the letters were soon familiar to her.

He said he loved her, and she knew it was different from liking.She has been his girlfriend for two years, but it is unknown when she became his sweetheart. They have known each other for a long time, and they have experienced some twists and turns, but this is the first time she has received affirmative words from him. get.

Even if there is no foreseeable darkness and turmoil, the future of this relationship is too slim, and Draco will never say anything about promises to her easily.But now that such a precious and rare promise is engraved in a place that she can always touch, Fanny doesn't know whether she should feel hopeful or desperate about it.

The softest and most ruthless thing is always time. No matter what kind of entanglement between the soul and the flesh that everything in the world experiences, its pace of progress will never change.

The biting cold wind gradually became warmer, because the conversation between the two rarely involved reality. One day in March, Fanny was surprised when Draco asked about Ron's poisoning.

The story of Ron's drinking and poisoning in Slughorn has spread throughout the campus. Because there were few witnesses, there were no consequences, and the sensation was not as great as that of Katie.It stands to reason that at this time, Ron's life should not be within the scope of Draco's concern.

"Since when did you start caring about Ron's life?" Fanny asked.

"My concern is that the board of trustees plans to close the school because of these attacks," Draco said dismissively. "If it weren't for that, I might still regret that the school didn't get rid of those scum."

Draco's expression didn't flicker at all, but Fanny hesitated for a moment before asking, "About this attack, do you know anything?"

"How would I know?" Draco asked sharply.

"It's nothing. It's just that the identity and purpose of the poisoner are still a mystery, and I don't know who that person's target is." Fanny avoided Draco's gaze, "To be honest, I don't want the school to be closed. "

"Did I just hope?" Draco sneered, "You can just say you doubt me, that's fine. But I have to say, thinking I'm going to go to such lengths to get rid of Weasley, and putting me down like that makes me a little bit Angry."

The topic didn't continue, and Draco left the Room of Requirement early that night.Afterwards, Fanny didn't bring up the matter again. Listening to the discussions of people who were close to Ron, most of the guesses about the original target of the poisoner revolved around Slughorn himself, who was also drinking at the time, and Harry, Ginny It is also suggested that since Slughorn originally planned to give the wine to Dumbledore, the target of the poisoner may also be Dumbledore.

However, because the success rate was too low, Ginny's conjecture was rejected.

When she accidentally let her mind return to normal school life, Fanny realized that although it did not cause any sensation, this incident had a series of consequences.

First of all, it contributed to the reconciliation between Hermione and Ron. Compared with Ron's life, Hermione obviously felt that who Ron was dating was not important at all.It was she who told Lavender the news when Ron returned to the dormitory from the school hospital after Ron was out of danger. Others, including Harry and Ginny, completely ignored the identity of Lavender's girlfriend, and no one thought to inform she.

Second, it indirectly contributed to Gryffindor's disastrous defeat against Hufflepuff.Back-up goalkeeper Cormac McLaggen - Hermione's soiree companion who boasted about 100 saves - not only missed almost all the balls, but also knocked captain Harry off the broom.In the days following the match he was pissed off by the Gryffindors.

The third thing is Harry's hospitalization, he was beaten to a fractured skull.It seems that among other things, McLaggen's strength must be comparable to that of Crabbe and Goyle.

After that game, Fanny followed Ginny to visit Harry. The unfriendly atmosphere between him and Fanny since the beginning of school this year has improved recently because of Sirius, or this is another flawless Be considerate of other people.Fanny feels like everyone around her is busy with secret plans this year, and no one seems to be getting their way.

Harry also asked when Vanessa Lughorn was having the party, which was also a bit of a rarity.He had been avoiding Slughorn's parties before, but now he seemed eager to attend.

Naturally, Fanny will not have any news. After the Christmas party, she told Slughorn that she would not touch a leaf of Mrs. Sprout's plant. Slughorn seemed very disappointed, but still said that Fanny is welcome to attend the party at any time, probably because she thinks she can be used in the future—then there is no news about holding a party after that.

But that's good too. After Mark left, Fanny didn't have much interest in those parties.

"Do you know what was the most difficult problem to solve at that time?" Fanny leaned lazily on Draco in the room of Response.

"Nothing to eat?" Draco looked at the book distractedly.

"It's wrong. The problem of food is easy to deal with, but the problem of living is troublesome."

"why?"

"No matter how it came about, if you eat it, no one will be able to hold it accountable. The quilt must be covered every day. Everyone tends to suspect that orphans are stealing things, and if they are found, it is an ironclad proof." Fanny put the quill in the The fingertips turned around, "So if you want not to be frozen to death in winter, you have to get the bedding in a way that won't be investigated by outsiders."

"Outsiders?" Draco glanced at Fanny.

"Hmm. For the children in the orphanage, those who have a family and a house are outsiders, but this word has more than one meaning. For example, if the children of the owner of the cargo ship dare to come down the alley, the children in the alley will The orphanage will beat them all together." Fanny shrugged, "You were one of the most exciting things at the time. Usually we win, they are weak. Just one time, one of those people The guy named Billy, he was black and strong, and he gathered a group of boys from the boat to besiege us."

"There are more than 20 people, right?"

"Almost." Fanny said casually, "Of course, there are many more children in the town than this, but they found a good time. I can't remember exactly what happened, anyway, it's just me and Xiao Ou Lozko with seven or eight—”

"That Orozco who always fights with you?"

"Yeah, 'fighting often' is a polite way of saying it. He stepped on my scar." Fanny pointed to the curved white mark on his chin. Draco's interest was obviously immediately caught by this sentence. The words attracted the past, but Fanny insisted on finishing the story that Draco already knew.

Billy's men and horses came fiercely, and several children headed by Fanny and Olozko couldn't hold on anymore, and fled all the way into an area with the most roadblocks and the most complicated roads.The residents there have already moved almost, and the people who hang around are not good citizens. In winter, the police come to visit every two mornings, and they can often pick up the frozen dead bodies of drunks and drug addicts on street corners.

Fanny made a mistake that day. She thought that Billy and the others would not dare to enter such a place that outsiders could not enter or exit as usual, but the group of people who were usually bullied had already become popular. With a quick glance, if you still want to get it, you will stop as soon as you see it, and chase after a few people at an unprecedented speed.The old district is a great place for people who want to have a melee, but as a no-nonsense area, it is not a good place for a group of people who want to get out of a melee.

Except for one or two children who ran away due to exhaustion, all the children in the town were driven up to the roof of the tallest building in the area.Coupled with a group of gangsters who were afraid of chaos, several circles of people quickly surrounded the small and dilapidated roof where Fanny and the others lived, yelling and clamoring to kill them all.Fortunately, although there were not many people here, they were more or less elite soldiers, and the most timid one honestly stopped crying after being slapped by Fanny.

After almost triggering a critical internal strife, Fanny took over the leadership and ordered the biggest little Olozko to block the door to prevent someone from climbing up from behind, and ordered the others to collect weapons that could be thrown as weapons. something out.Taking advantage of this time, part of the thugs who found that they couldn’t break in found another way, climbed onto the roof of the nearby house, and then stones, empty bottles, tiles, etc. flew around like rain, and all the surrounding houses were destroyed. The glass windows were all broken.

The distance between the buildings here is very narrow, the distance between several adjacent buildings is only three or four feet, and the height difference is about one or two floors.It is necessary to deal with attacks from all directions at the same time, and the side with fewer people is gradually exhausted, so it can only hug its head and shrink back in the corner occasionally to fight back.Fanny and Smith, who were in relatively good condition, rushed up and turned over when they saw a ladder coming up, and they were not exposed to any part of their body. After a while, she couldn't tell where the pain was.

Originally, it would have been fine if the situation had been maintained until the police arrived, but when Fanny rushed out for the first time, she was hit hard on the head.She didn't feel any pain at the time, but felt that the blood had covered her eyes.She just remembers her head buzzing, and Billy's face was a mess by the time the kids on board pulled her away.Later, I heard from Smith that she picked up the rock and rushed out, jumped to the roof over there and shot Billy there.

The distance between the buildings was wider than her height at the time and the height was five or six feet. After thinking about it, Fanny was quite scared.Originally, Fanny's desperation and Billy's tragic situation had already calmed down the group of people on the roof, but when Smith saw that Fanny was confronting a group of people alone, he rushed over without hesitation.Fanny is a witch, but he is not. Fortunately, he did not fall from the gap in the building, but he fell down immediately clutching his legs as soon as he landed.Once Fanny was distracted, the situation here got a little out of control.

That side finally broke through the door blocked by little Orozko, and without Fanny and Smith, the other sides quickly set up ladders and climbed up to the top of the building. No one here would have the guts to say murder, But no one can tell what would have happened if there were too many people.Fortunately, the police from the small town arrived in time, and the situation was brought under control with a mess of sticks.

The few town children who were left behind were horrific when they were found, and of course the rest were not much better.The only one who was worse than them was Billy, and thanks to his strong body, there was nothing serious except that the bridge of his nose was broken into three pieces.A few days later, a group of Torrance children who were eager to fight triggered a fight between the whole Torrance and the people on board. After realizing that she was likely to be trampled to death, she withdrew from the battle in time and found a high place to watch. Apart from the chaos that day, what impressed her most was that the police fired several shots into the sky to stabilize the red-eyed crowd.

For a period of time after the incident, she heard rumors of "someone in so-and-so's family was beaten to death" or "so-and-so's eye was broken". Billy never appeared in Torrance again, and the water transportation It took several months to recover.

"You beat him so badly, and his parents didn't come to settle accounts with you?" Draco asked casually.

"Ouch." Fanny shook her head, "You really don't know much about the situation, don't you? I guess Billy got back on the boat and his father slapped him before he heard about it. Most of the children in our group have parents. This kind of thing is handled in this way. Do you think that if you are scratched by a paw like you, there will be a powerful old man to take revenge? Of course, except for little Orozko, but he also knows the rules, only he can’t hide it We will be settled by his father when we are in trouble. If he is a wimp who only relies on his father's power to sue, I don't bother to talk to him."

"Then what's with that scar?" Draco looked a little uncomfortable, his fingers brushing the white marks on her jaw.

"Forgot, we fought too much, who knows why. I remember that I didn't lose anyway. It's okay to have flowers on my face. At most, I have to be careful when eating. His ankle almost gave me It was bitten off, and I had a crutch for a month." Fanny laughed after thinking about it, "He and those gang members insisted that it was bitten by a dog."

Fanny's tone was relaxed, these contents were once as normal to her as eating and drinking—maybe more common than finding something to eat, but the more Draco heard it, the more ugly his expression became.

"Competition" is no longer the main reason for their meeting, which does not mean that this activity has completely stopped.In fact, in order to adapt to the needs of the situation, the two of them continued to make adjustments. A few months ago, Fanny offered to use some black magic in the exchange of ideas, and Draco agreed silently.None of them have any mental cleanliness in this regard, just so that St. Mungo's overly lethal spells will not be used.

Fighting against mental attacks is of course also within the scope of adjustment. The two take turns using Legilimency spells on each other and resisting the spells issued by each other. After a period of time, both sides have memories of each other.Draco has already received formal Occlumency training at home, and his strength in this aspect is much stronger than that of the half-baked Fanny, so he also has more memories of Fanny in his mind.With the help of these memories, Draco was able to ask more targeted questions and understand more details when the two chatted - just still not everything.

Those things that can be called shameful and humiliating, those scars that would make him angry when he thinks about them, she always looks so peaceful when she mentions them.Fanny didn't care, but he couldn't.

"What about the bedding?" Draco collected himself and asked, "Didn't you talk about the bedding at first?"

"You're the so-called 'one who doesn't digress anyway'." Fanny had almost forgotten about it, "Let's think about it... oh, Andre a block away is nice, I often Sell ​​him the wine I stole from Mrs. Evan. A bottle or two of wine is enough to buy a quilt. Then only Mrs. Evan will give me trouble-who cares what trouble that old witch wants? ?”

"Do you think this is a good person?" Draco snorted, "According to you, the wine collected by Mrs. Evan is not cheap. No matter where it is, the price of a bottle of expensive wine is no more than that of a quilt low?"

"Knew you would say that. Just to be clear, I said Andre was nice because he was funny, not because I thought he was a nice guy or anything. Haggling with him was one of my favorite pastimes at the time. Also, no matter how expensive the wine is, it is not as useful to us as a half quilt—do you think anyone will exchange things fairly with children?"

"If he's not like this, how can you continue to sell him cheap wine?" Draco disapproved, "It's just that he is smarter. It's one thing to make friends, but another thing to do business. Such a low pressure can't be called a 'fair exchange', it can at best be called getting what you need, and you don't deserve to be so grateful to Dade."

"Can you not use such exaggerated words? It's 'hard-hearted' and 'grateful', but it just didn't say anything bad about him." Fanny rolled her eyes at him, "Although Andre's bid is not the highest, but he Keeping promises, he will not temporarily lower the price or threaten me with force. Even from the perspective of business, he is the first choice, don’t forget that I was just an orphan who knew a little bit of theft.”

"I think being able to chat with him is the real reason?" Draco tapped her forehead, obviously not fully agreeing with her theory, "Talk to someone, and you will save the winter from freezing to death." Forgot about it."

"How can I be so cold, you underestimate me too much." Fanny said dissatisfiedly, "The orphanage is a place where fists are used to speak, if I single-handedly beat all the children there, I can grab as many quilts as I have. Even when I didn’t learn how to fight for the first time, I knew how to hide things and use them for myself. How can people who can’t even take care of themselves survive.”

"Then why do you keep using the exchange money to buy bedding?" Draco asked.

"Because there were none. At that time, quilts were scarce. On average, every two or three children could only share a bed of thin, damp, broken woolen blankets. The older and stronger ones could spend the winter wrapped up tightly, and the others One can only make do with newspaper rags or something."

"So you're going to all that trouble for yourself just to keep other kids covered?"

"Seeing that there are quilts in the room, I also feel warm." Fanny yawned, "Anyway, I occupied a room to put the quilts, and there were dozens of beds at most, and I couldn't sleep all by myself. It doesn’t matter if the bedding people use the extra ones. I don’t care if they break their heads outside, as long as no one touches my things’s crooked brains.”

Draco looked down at Fanny, she still looked nonchalant, this incident seemed to her as normal as being beaten, even taken for granted.

"You give those kids shelter and a place to be grateful, don't they?" he asked.

"They can't even clean their own buttocks of weeds and roots, and they still have the intention to please me." Fanny curled her lips, "I don't have to give them quilts to sleep. If there are too many quilts, a few more people will sleep, and there will be fewer quilts. If there are fewer people to sleep, and if they are gone, I will find my own way. I am often not in the orphanage, and those things are always lost, and I can’t find out who took them for food or what. Anyway, Smith and I can’t freeze , It's none of my business if they want to poach their own corners."

"Since it doesn't matter, why do you keep taking care of them?" Draco felt that he had entered a place in Fanny that he couldn't understand, "You know that those things will definitely be lost, and no one will thank you for it. "

"I'm not taking care of them. I have enough food and clothing, and I don't have anything special to buy. Of course, I have to find a place to spend the rest of the money. There is no point in saving money in that kind of place. Who knows if I can't survive. Survive the next month? It's no honor to be a dead man with a wad of money in his pocket. And he can't save it. Good stuff, it's worrying, it's easy to do things with clean hands."

Draco looked at Fanny deeply, which made her feel uncomfortable.

"What?... Cough, that was at that time. No one thought about the future at all." Fanny stood up straight and waved her hands indiscriminately to disturb the atmosphere, "The new life we ​​are living now requires a change of thinking—"

The second half of the words were blocked by Draco's lips, and a kiss ended. Draco held Fanny in his arms and gently combed her hair.Fanny skillfully found the place she liked in his arms, and gradually fell asleep.

"I won't let you fall into that life again, I promise."

Such a firm voice.

He said that he wanted to build her a castle with just the two of them, he wanted to accompany her to see the fjord where the sun was still hanging at midnight, and he wanted to hold her in his hands and hide her in his heart.

She listened to the boy's heartbeat, listening to him promise all those uncertain futures to her.

And she nodded slightly, straightened up from his arms, and smiled.

Then she looked at Draco and said, "I thought how about we leave before the room changes?"

Draco froze.

It is estimated that Mary Minnie has been hanging on the wall for thousands of years, but it is still too lonely. This room is addicted to making fun of the two of them.As long as the atmosphere is just a little bit right, there will be a rather large bed in this room - and the bedding and curtains are all Gryffindor Slytherin patterns.Sometimes it also comes with a variety of equipment, and then the whole room will be full of ambiguity and embarrassment.

Well, the word ambiguous can be crossed out from the "then".Lonely men and widows are alone in a room, and each other is still harboring suspicions, and the atmosphere is originally based on ambiguity.

However, the two of them refrained from crossing the final boundary, and the reasons were too many to explain. In short, Fanny and Draco reached a consensus on this aspect.So whenever the bed shows up they try not to look at it and get out as soon as possible.

Now they were able to go back to each other before the bed actually appeared.

Gryffindor and Slytherin's dormitory is on the top of the building and the other is underground. When they go out, they have to go in different directions.After walking a few steps, Fanny looked back at Draco's back and smiled again.