Ravenclaw's Sapphire

Both of them restrained themselves from letting the situation worsen: "Mr. Aberforth, I actually came today to ask you something." Zoe's gaze followed the lines on the wooden table, but she just couldn't Looking into the eyes of the old man, she probably realized that this time probably she would not get any good results.

"I am listening."

"I want you to write a letter to Dumbledore home, or meet him on Christmas Day, have a meal together..." Zoe bowed her head towards the old man and said sincerely: "It doesn't matter if you How do you look at your brother, but I can be sure that he really cherishes you, I beg you to give him another chance, at least you should listen to what he said face to face."

"Send a letter? That's a good way, I should send him a roaring letter every year, or add something bad to the letter..." Aberforth snorted, "As for sitting at the same table with him in harmony Eat before? That's impossible! You can only say something like that because you never know what's going on."

"That's right, I really don't know what happened, I don't know why you hate him so much. But isn't such a long period of loneliness already the greatest punishment for a person? You still want to continue to torture him How long, how long will it make him suffer?"

"Until I really forgive him, or I die." Aberforth did not show mercy at all, "Besides, I still won't change my opinion, you say my brother values ​​me, what basis do you have? Did he ever show his pain in front of you, did he cry and confess everything he did? You only glorify him because you were close to him, as far as I know, my brother is just a power-hungry bastard, even if he does Some great things were done, but only for what he wanted, and there is no way to restore everything he sacrificed."

The old man's categorical words made Zoe unable to say anything. She still firmly believed in Dumbledore's personality, but she must know that she did not know anything about what happened in the past. This is why Aberforth's words were so certain. For him, there was enough reliable evidence to support his statement, and what Zoe could use as a weapon were only those small gifts, time spent with her, and a little intuition that Dumbledore bestowed upon her.

But even if he asked Dumbledore, it was impossible to get an answer. How could Dumbledore, who wanted to hide everything closely related to Zoe, reveal all his private affairs?He didn't even talk about why the bridge of the nose was broken.

But she didn't think Aberforth's statement was correct, at least as far as she got along with Dumbledore now, Dumbledore was definitely not the kind of person Aberforth said. "The time we spend together is not a lie" Hermione once yelled at her, became the support for her to maintain her calm in this confrontation.

"I will come again, and I will never give up until you agree to meet him." Zooey said stubbornly, knowing that nothing could be said this time, so she turned around and prepared to leave.

"Wait." Aberforth stopped her and asked calmly under her puzzled gaze, "Who else is there in that photo? Just the two of us?"

Zooey didn't know why he asked this, thought for a while and said honestly: "No, there is also a little girl with blond hair. There are always three people in that photo, it looks like a family member..." She suddenly What came to mind, "Who is that girl?"

"She's not someone, so go away." Aberforth refused her directly, "Don't come here again next time, children run to places like the Pig's Head Bar, be careful that one day they will be abducted by bad guys."

"I'm not a child!" Zooey yelled, and before leaving, Aberforth remembered something and stopped her.

He pointed to a wooden box at the corner of the bed: "Here, your box of butterbeer, pay for it, and take it with you."

*****

Aberforth sat on the bed for a long time until Zoe left angrily with a case of beer in her arms (because she somehow felt that she was blackmailed by Aberforth).He was surprised that someone would be willing to do such a sacrifice for Dumbledore. He didn't dislike Zoe, on the contrary, he admired it.But this and him agreeing to Zooey's request are two different things.

However, Zoe obviously got some things wrong. For example, although he and Dumbledore are almost in a state of severing ties, it is not that they have no intersection. On the contrary, the contact between them is more frequent than most people think. Being the owner of the Pig's Head Bar for ten years was only because of Dumbledore's request at that time.

If it was just mutual business communication, they would never lack, but Aberforth did not lie to Zoe, asking him to cross the line of business, not as a partner but as a family member Dumbledore, he simply couldn't do it.Since Ariana's death, he has completely distanced himself from Dumbledore.

No, more strictly speaking, since the relationship between Dumbledore and Grindelwald, the conflict between the brothers has become more and more irreconcilable, until the death of the sister served as the final tipping point, Aberforth interrupted The bridge of Dumbledore's nose, resolutely severed ties with him.

"'I won't give up...' Huh, that's really nice to say." Aberforth's tone unconsciously brought a hint of a smile, and Zoe's back reminded him of the shadow of the old man by chance. It just so happened that , she also has blue eyes very similar to theirs.

He took out a notebook and wrote and drew on it. If the kid is really that stubborn, then don't blame him for making a fortune in this way. You must know that selling a case of butter beer can make a lot of money plus What about Long's profits?

*****

On Christmas morning, Zoe woke up early. She was careful not to wake Luna and left the bedroom.The lounge was empty. Normally, even at this time, there would never be a shortage of Ravenclaw students who were busy studying in the lounge. It was just that most of them chose to ask for leave to go home during the Christmas holiday, and very few stayed.

Outside the window is a piece of plain white, and there are many snowflakes.She tightened the robe around her body, trying to keep the cold wind from rushing in through the clothes.She walked through the deserted corridor, walked up the stairs, came to the stone statue, said the command to the stone statue, and followed the long ladder to the principal's office.

"Merry Christmas, Dumbledore."

"Merry Christmas, Zoe."

As usual, they exchanged gifts, like a tacit understanding. Usually Zoe would give Dumbledore some fabrics. She was not very good at crafting, and she could only weave small things, and the shapes were usually rough, but Dumbledore would Accepted without exception, and will use them often, which comforts Zoe.

According to what Dumbledore said this year, she gave him a pair of woolen socks, "Is something as simple as this okay?" Zoe asked him when delivering the gift. "Enough is enough. Rather, I hope you will send me a pair of woolen socks every year in the future, because everyone likes to send me difficult books, but no one sends these things." Dumbledore gave Her chocolate frog candy is the most common candy you can find everywhere, but it is also a gift that Zoe insists on asking for every year.

Of course, not all gifts are like this every year, and sometimes the types of gifts will change, but usually they are small things that two people think can be used as gifts. None of them are short of money.

Leaving the principal's office, Zooey felt much refreshed, and the dizziness caused by getting up early had already disappeared due to the blowing of cold air.She went back to the Ravenclaw lounge, and when she entered the dormitory, she saw that Luna was also up and unpacking happily.

"Merry Christmas, Zoe."

"Merry Christmas, Luna."

They exchanged gifts, and Luna's gifts were always weird. You must know that she exchanged Zoe's two hours with a vigilant badge last year, which is quite natural.This year, a piece of light and transparent cloth was sent to her family. "It is woven with fairy wings! It is said that through it, you can see mysterious scenes that are invisible to the naked eye. Dad is really amazing!"

Zoe had to have reservations, because it didn't look like fairy feathers from the feel. Fairy feathers should feel smoother and thinner, but the cloth was a bit too rough.If Mr. Lovegood was not deceived, he was lying.

She and Luna shared some groceries from her home, and happily ate and drank them with the butterbeer Zoe had brought back from the Hog's Head that day.Luna happily talked about the reply letter her father sent her, saying that her father was also very happy that she could meet good friends here, and that she hoped that Zoe could visit her house during the holiday.

After eating (of course they have to save some stomachs to prepare for the big meals that will be very rich all day today), Zoe happily unpacked the gifts sent to her by the Malfoys. It was a lot of money, but he was really thinking about her.

She left the Ravenclaw tower again, and met Draco who was eating in the hall, and there were still Goyle and Crabbe sitting next to him, and a Slytherin girl she didn't know, although Zoe could see her occasionally Walk with Draco.

"Merry Christmas, Zoe."

"Merry Christmas, Draco."

After greeting Draco, because of unfamiliarity, she just nodded to the two tall boys. To the Slytherin girl she didn't know, Draco took the initiative to introduce: "She is Pansy Parkinson .Pansy, she's Zoe, Zoe Siegel."

Pansy didn't take much interest in her, and neither did Zoe, but they both said hello to each other anyway.She declined Draco's invitation to sit down for a bite to eat, chatted with him about the big bag of fudge that Madam Narcissa had sent them, and waved goodbye.

She thought about going to the eighth floor, maybe she could bump into Hermione directly, especially after she saw two senior students kissing each other in the corner, she thought for a moment if it was the two of them standing there What kind of picture would it be, he blushed and walked away quickly.

I almost bumped into a student at the corner of the third floor. After subconsciously taking a step back, I found that it was Padma. She should be looking for someone. After seeing that the person opposite was Zoe, she was obviously a little flustered again.

"Holy, Merry Christmas, Zoe..." She hesitated to speak, looking a little flinched.

"Merry Christmas, Padma." Zooey's attitude was more natural.

They stood in place without saying a word, and the silence lingered between them, "That..." The voices of the two sounded at the same time, and Padma waved her hand in a hurry, motioning for Zoe to speak first.

"You don't have to be so careful, Padma, I don't mean to blame you." Zooey said, "And it's not that I'm not completely responsible for the reason why that incident became so big...We just like this Let it go, can you?"

Padma was silent for a while, finally showed a relieved smile, and nodded.

Zooey also smiled, and stretched out her hand first: "Padma, can you make friends with me?"

"My pleasure, Zoe."

"What are you looking at here furtively?" A majestic female voice sounded from behind, Zooey was so frightened that her heart flew out of her chest. He looked at her jokingly.

"Professor Margaret!" Zooey shouted dissatisfied.

"As I said, call me Meg when no one is around, Zoe." Margaret smiled, feeling a little nostalgic, "Really, is the corner of Gryffindor enchanted? How can it always be Catch Siegel here."

She didn't care about Zooey's confused look: "Come to find Granger?" Zooey looked at her playful expression, feeling ashamed of being spied on for no reason, and nodded after being silent.

"Then keep looking. I still have things to do, but I'm not as busy as you." She waved her hand and was about to leave, but before she left, she said to Zooey, "Do you want sweets?"

"I like it very much." Then Zooey watched Margaret throw a bag of candies, and quickly caught it: "Merry Christmas, Zooey."

Watching Margaret's leaving back, Zoe muttered "Merry Christmas", while still showing the joy of getting candy very honestly.

So as soon as Hermione came out of the fat lady's doorway, she saw Zooey's bulging cheeks like a squirrel holding sugar, squinting her eyes and enjoying it.The corner of her mouth curved into an arc, and she ran over to pat her on the shoulder. This time Zooey was not frightened at least, otherwise she would become ashamed again because of embarrassment.

"Merry Christmas, Zoe!" Hermione was holding the book, and Crookshanks stuck out her head from the corner of her satchel, yawning with her mouth wide open. "Shall we go to the library?"

"Okay, I am very willing." Zooey's heart calmed down instantly. Although she still felt uneasy and uneasy about this emotion, it was of course very exciting to be able to be with Hermione on Christmas Day. Have fun, even if it's just going to the library.

"Merry Christmas, Hermione."