[HP] Alchemy and Love

"Merry Christmas!" Cassandra pushed the door open and walked in without waiting for her to agree, "Have you finished unwrapping the presents, dear? Oh, I am so touched, your gifts are so thoughtful every year! Look," She reached out and fiddled with the delicate little rose hair ornaments on her head, "Is your mother wearing it beautifully?"

"Beautiful, of course." Lorenthia replied, "Merry Christmas, Mom! The pearl hair ornament you chose for me is also beautiful."

Cassandra's eyes widened in surprise: "How do you know that I chose the style of the hair accessory?"

Do you expect me to believe that Papa can remember that I prefer pearls?Lorencia thought to herself, but she endured this thought and changed to another way of saying: "Of course only you have such a good vision."

Cassandra stepped forward to hug her daughter with a bright smile, and sat affectionately with her. Only then did she see the gift box that Lorenzia was holding in her hand, which she hadn't had time to open yet. "Oh, so you haven't finished unwrapping the present? Can I take a look together?"

Lorenthia was a little bit reluctant, but she had no reason to refuse: "Of course, Mom."

She pulled off the binding ribbon and carefully tore open the wrapping paper.Inside was an old notebook with yellowed pages and a faded cover.There was a card attached to the top, and she picked it up first, which read:

Lorenthia:

Merry Christmas.

I found this notebook by accident in a used bookstore.Although with my knowledge, I can't identify whether it is genuine or not, but the content inside is very interesting, I hope it can be of some help to you.

you are sincere

Remus Lupine

Lorenthia put down the card, and the mother beside her exclaimed: "Oh, isn't this—could it be Master Kavorin's notes?"

Lorenthia picked up the notebook carefully.Scheft Kavorin was a famous alchemist in the 18th century and had many pioneering achievements in alchemy.She gently flipped the page with her fingertips, her eyes became brighter, and a big smile unconsciously appeared on the corners of her mouth: "Oh, this is really... wonderful! Great! How did he come up with the idea of ​​creating the method of combining materials?" He came to stabilize the third alchemy circle, which records his complete conception and experiment process—this is simply unimaginable!"

"He must have put a lot of thought into it," Cassandra said. "It seems that you are already very good friends. Why didn't you mention it in your letter?"

"When I wrote you this letter, we had just met." Lorenzia put down her notebook with a bright smile on her face. "Oh, I can't think of it——I have to write a letter to thank him."

"Of course, I'll tell your dad, he will definitely be very excited." Cassandra kissed her on the cheek, "You sure don't mind sharing the notes with your dad, do you?"

"Of course not." Lorenthia said, watching Cassandra go out, she closed the door with a wave of her wand, then leaned back and rolled excitedly on the bed hugging the quilt.Kavorin's Notes!Alchemist is not a profession that everyone is very interested in. Now that fewer and fewer people are willing to study alchemy, it is indeed possible for notes to end up in second-hand bookstores.But this is still too rare!

She sat up, hurriedly put on her coat, sat down at the desk, grabbed the parchment and quill, and hurriedly wrote on the paper: "Remus:..."

She paused, pondering the words.After the surprise just now faded away, a trace of worry surfaced: Did you really buy this in a second-hand bookstore?How much did he spend?It was easy to see that Remus wasn't well off financially, and she sincerely hoped he didn't spend too much on it, but it would be rude to ask the price directly.

She didn't have much time to think, because the voice of grandma calling for them to eat came from downstairs almost immediately.After breakfast, his father excitedly borrowed the notebook and headed back to his laboratory, before Lorenzia returned to the room to continue her letter:

Remus:

Merry Christmas!

Thanks for the alchemy notes!I can't express how pleasantly surprised I was when I received it.Even my father was very excited. Before I had time to read it, he borrowed it first. When this letter is mailed, I will compete with him for the priority of taking notes.

I hope you also like the suitcase I sent you.Enclosed is a bag of candies from here. The candies in the wizarding world in the United States are quite different from those in the UK. Some of them are very special. You can try them.

Again, Merry Christmas to you.

Yours sincerely,

Lorenzia Field

In order to prepare for Christmas, the family has already stocked up a lot of candy. Lorenzia chose some from the fruit plate in the living room and the candy from her grandparents, put them in a bag, and tied them to her mother's owl Vivi together with the text message. Ann's lap. "To Remus Lupine, in England," she said, and Vivien pecked her finger and flew away.

The notebook brought an unexpected change to the conversation in the family that followed, and suddenly everyone in the family cared about Remus Lupine. "Such a notebook is not something you can come across in a second-hand bookstore casually." Cassandra said, "He must have put a lot of thought into choosing a gift for you."

Lorenthia should not even try to bring up the topic lightly now. On the premise of admitting that they are good friends, avoiding talking about it will cause suspicion, but she hesitated again and again, after all, she did not think that Lupine was a werewolf. The news told them that it was just an excuse that he was not in good health.After all, werewolves were too rare, and no one became suspicious. Her parents were just as curious about Remus as they were with her former school friends, and urged her to bring someone over to their house next time.

"I don't know when I will come to the United States next time. Mom, you don't know that the procedures for applying for a cross-border door key are very troublesome, and you have to apply for a lot of permission to carry wands and the like in the United States." Loren Shia always used the same excuse to go around every time, "If there is a chance next time, I will definitely bring him here."

Ten days may sound like a long time, but it seems like a blink of an eye, and it will soon be the day when Lorenthia returns to England.Cassandra held her by the fireplace and asked worriedly: "Loren, dear, think again—won't you move to America to live with us? The shop can be closed and you stay in England alone." Too risky."

"Mom, this is the 20th time you have asked the same question." Lorenthia sighed, "America is not a safe haven, you forgot that Grindelwald almost exposed the entire American wizarding world half a century ago Is it? If Voldemort's power continues to develop, it will be a matter of time before he comes to mess up the United States."

"Britain has the Ministry of Magic, Aurors, and Dumbledore. It's their job to fight the mysterious man, not yours." Cassandra said with a frown, "You're still a child!"

"Mom, we've had this argument many times." Lorenzia said softly, "Don't quarrel with me before you leave, okay?"

"Okay, okay." The two stalemate for a while, and Cassandra sighed, "But you must pay attention to safety, Loren! If you let me know that you are in any danger-I will also use the Stunning Charm kidnap you."

Lorenzia shrugged, hugged goodbye to her mother and grandparents one by one, and hugged her father unnaturally, and stepped into the fireplace.Mother called from behind, "Oh, don't forget to say hello to Tina for us!"

She had already sprinkled the Floo powder into the fire. Lorenzia didn't dare to speak for fear of affecting the landing point, so she just waved to her parents, and she read: "Department of Magic Teleportation!"

There was an eight-hour time difference between Los Angeles and London. It was in the afternoon when Lorenzia left the United States, but it was already late at night in London.So, the next day, because of jet lag, she who always got up early rarely overslept.

Remus also had the key to the shop, so Lorenthia wasn't worried. She had a leisurely breakfast before entering the studio through the fireplace.As soon as she opened the door of the studio, she heard hurried footsteps ahead, followed by Remus rushing into the aisle.He almost ran towards Lorencia, stretched out his hand as if wanting to grab her arm, and retracted it a second before he touched it, "Loren! Thank you, Merlin, are you okay?"

"I... yes, I'm fine?" Lorenthia was confused by him, "I... what's wrong?"

Remus breathed a long sigh of relief, "Thanks Merlin." He said, "Sorry, it's just... the Death Eaters attacked Diagon Alley at Christmas, and these nights have been uneven. You can arrive today It's late, and I'm a little worried. I hope I didn't scare you just now."

"Death Eaters attacked Diagon Alley?!" Lorenzia asked in shock, "Christmas?! They... this is too arrogant! Have you caught them?"

"It is said that the Auror Operations Division is very busy these days. They did have a few firefights with the Death Eaters, but they were very cunning, and most of the time the Aurors were too late to get there, only to see them Apparate away. They did manage to kill two and capture one, but the area is still not/safe."

"Merlin." Lorenthia shook her head in disbelief.Only then did she understand why Remus was so anxious just now, "I'm really sorry, Remus, I just got up late... because of the jet lag, you know. I'm very sorry, I didn't know that I would make you so worried."

"That's nothing, as long as you're fine." Remus finally showed his usual gentle smile, "Also, thank you for your suitcase."

"That's nothing, I just copied Newt's idea." Lorenthia lowered her head and smiled, "I should thank you for your notes, Remus. Thank you very much. found it there?"

"Oh, that's okay, it's just luck." Remus said with a smile. "Now, let's not stand in the hallway and chat."

He led the way, and the two walked to the store in front.Through the glass window, Lorenthia looked out.Her small shop is located in a somewhat remote alley, and there are not many people, but even so, the desertedness outside is obvious. It seems that the attack of the Death Eaters has indeed had a great impact on the wizards in Diagon Alley. .

"I've inquired around, and their several attacks were concentrated on the main street, especially the section at the entrance, and they haven't reached here yet." Remus stood beside her and explained, "In the most severely attacked area, there are several The store was severely damaged by black magic and had to be closed for renovation. Now there are still traces of black magic on the outer wall of Mrs. Malkin's robe shop, and the repair spell cannot be erased."

Lorencia frowned, looked at the deserted street outside and shook her head: "It's terrible."

There was more sadness than anger in her tone.Half out of curiosity, half out of impulsiveness, Remus blurted out: "Loren, why did you come back to England?"