[HP] Alchemy and Love

Christmas is coming soon.Even in an atmosphere of panic, the arrival of this festival still enveloped the whole Diagon Alley in an atmosphere of joy and joy.Both Newt, Tina, and Lorenthia were happy—Newt and Tina because their two kids who were married and moved out were coming home to spend Christmas together, and Lorenthia was going to find Parents who temporarily moved to the US spent the holidays together.

"So, the business will be closed for ten days starting tomorrow, and I only came back from Los Angeles on January 1th." Lorenthia said, "Oh, and Merry Christmas, Remus!"

"Thanks, and Merry Christmas," Remus said with a smile.

The night of the 23rd has already shrouded, but there are still more people on the street than usual. The festival is just around the corner. Every face has a relaxed and joyful expression. Remus and Lorenthia are standing at the door of the store , Both of them were infected by the atmosphere, and they didn't wave goodbye for a long time.

Should I hug him?Lorenthia thought.Hugs between friends are common, but has our relationship gotten to this point where my hugs will feel awkward?Remus is gentle, and he will accept it.But I've been acting shy, might he secretly wonder?

While she was biting her lower lip and hesitating, Remus suddenly took a step forward.Before Lorencia could react, she was suddenly hugged by him.Somewhat unexpected, but more of an inexplicable surprise, she hastily stretched out her arms and hugged him eagerly—for fear of missing this opportunity initiated by him.After a brief hug, the two soon parted ways. Lorenzia looked away and stared at his shoulder: "Then, Merry Christmas."

"Merry Christmas." There was a smile in Remus' voice. "See you next year."

Lorenthia has never been to America.But she had heard Tina talk about the wizarding world in this country, so she didn't feel very strange when she walked out of the port.She herself didn't actually arrive by ferry - that was too slow.Nowadays, most wizards who travel internationally will apply for the use of cross-border door keys, and Lorencia is no exception this time. It is only because of avoiding the attention of foreigners who suddenly appear that the arrival point of the door keys is set at the port.

After going through some inspections and being briefed on the science, Lorencia finally walked out of the office with the suitcase.After walking a few steps, she saw a woman in a long pink coat waving at her by the side of the road.Her eyes lit up, and she walked over in three steps at a time: "Mom!"

Her mother, Cassandra Field, was smiling, and hurried forward, holding her and hugging her tightly: "Loren! My dear, you are finally here, I miss you so much." She put Opening his hand, he held Lorencia to look at her: "I lost weight. How is it going in England? Is everything going well?"

"It's all right, Mom," Lorenthia said.Cassandra has reached middle age, but wizards generally live longer. She still looks young and beautiful. Wearing colorful clothes is not out of place like ordinary wizards, but will become the focus of everyone's amazing eyes.The introverted Lorenthia was still not used to such attention, so she hugged her mother hurriedly and dragged her out.Knowing her character, her mother explained to her as she walked quickly out of the port, "Your father really wanted to come, but unfortunately, he ran into a very important alchemy project for him. You know, some processes need to be done in one go. Finish, there can’t be a break in the middle, if you have to wait for him to finish before coming, the time is too tight, so I told him not to come..."

Lorenthia shrugged indifferently. Of course, she could hear her mother telling a white lie, but she just didn't want to expose it.Her father, Gray Field, has always loved alchemy more than his daughter, and the relationship between father and daughter is quite estranged.Of course, he has fulfilled his basic responsibilities as a father, and he never beat or scolded her, and Lorenzia can't ask for more from him—after all, facing such a cold father, she may also love alchemy more than him. love father.Since Lorenthia went to school, the two spent less time together, and their relationship became weaker. Now both of them basically pretended to be intimate tacitly, so as to make their mother happy.

"Actually, I think you may or may not come, Mom, I know the way, if not, you can ask." She said, "Didn't you just get pregnant?"

"It's only been two months! It doesn't matter, of course I'm coming to pick you up, my dear." Cassandra said.

"Have you decided on a name?" Lorenthia asked with a smile.

"Where is it so early?"

"Why not? You always think about everything first." Lorenzia shook her arm coquettishly, "Well, you must have made plans."

"Well, you still know your mother." Cassandra also smiled, "If it's a girl, it's called Olivia. If it's a boy, it's named after your grandfather, okay?"

Gossiping all the way, they walked into an empty alley, and Cassandra apparated Lorenthia to their residence in the United States.After all, wizards can easily apparate, and Gray Field's alchemy experiment will make some noise from time to time. They did not choose to live in the city, but lived in the suburbs, next to Lorenthia's grandparents.

Cassandra is American.After she got married, she followed her husband to live in the UK. It wasn't until half a year ago that the situation in the UK was unstable. In addition, she got a promotion and transferred to the US, so the couple moved to the US again. Loren, who was stubborn and unwilling to leave Sia stayed in the UK to take care of the family business.Likewise, due to the separation of the two countries, she did not see much of her grandparents as a child.Every year, Christmas is warm, but for Lorenthia, it is always a little uncomfortable.

"How was life in England?" Unsurprisingly, the topic came up again and again, and my grandmother asked, "You mentioned in your letter last time that the store has hired a new employee?"

"Yeah, the previous one has resigned." Lorenthia said, "The new one is called Remus Lupine. He's a nice guy and a good job."

She intentionally used a nonchalant tone, and dismissed it lightly, and then talked about the fake locket and some novel magic items she received.The tactic worked, tried and tested, and her father's attention was immediately drawn to her.Father and daughter chatted eagerly about alchemy, while mother and grandparents chatted about other topics, and the question of new hires was never mentioned until after dinner, when Lorenthia directed the dishes into the When he reached the pool, he breathed a sigh of relief.She didn't know how to slowly bring this up to her parents—for Newt and Tina, she was sure they wouldn't have preconceived prejudices against Remus because of their identity as a werewolf, but for her own parents, she didn't. Such confidence.

Apart from such small discomforts, Lorenthia was quite happy here.Now she has achieved considerable attainments in alchemy. Although she is not yet on par with her father, she is very close, which makes the father and daughter have a lot of topics to talk about.The next day was Christmas. When Lorenthia opened her eyes in the morning, she saw a small pile of presents piled up beside the bed.

She doesn't have many friends, and she gets a lot of gifts every year, but this year's pile seems to be even bigger.With a little excitement that she hadn't seen for a long time, she jumped out of bed and started to unwrap the presents.Her parents jointly gave her a set of magical pearl jewelry. From the necklace to the hair accessories, each piece was equipped with defensive magic. Lorenthia looked at it for a while and pinned the two pearl hairpins on her on the hair.Then there was a box of candy from my grandparents.The Scamander family gave her a large box of materials: the box was divided into small compartments, and neatly arranged were thunderbird feathers, unicorn tail hairs, bird snake scales, etc. in alchemy and potions. There are very precious materials in the box, and there is even a small bottle of phoenix tears - some materials that she really wants sometimes, but she won't open her mouth. Although the quantity is not many, the value of this box can reach an astonishing amount.Surprised and moved, she studied the materials for a while before carefully putting the box aside.Then her friends at school, Deanna gave her a new travel book, and Kathy gave her a very cute little potted plant with red and white flowers.

These are the numbers she expected to receive in previous years, and she also made gifts for each of them herself.But this year there were two more small boxes. With a little expectation, she first opened the one wrapped in red paper.When the box was opened, a ball of fireworks suddenly exploded, which made Lorenthia cry out in fright, and then laughed again.Inside was a beautiful set of stationery, from notebooks to quills, with a note: Merry Christmas!James and Lily Potter.

On the back of the note was added in bright letters: I warned James not to play any tricks on the package, and if he manages to do it anyway, I'm so sorry! — Lily

Lorenthia giggled and put this set of gifts aside. She prepared a small gift for James and Lily, but she didn't expect to receive their gifts, which was a surprise.

There was only one package left beside the bed, and Lorenthia had already guessed where this package came from.She picked it up carefully and was about to take it apart when she suddenly heard someone knock on the door.