HP Nocturne and Evening Bell

Chapter 15

The room fell silent for a moment.Only the hot steam escaped from the cup, blurring the air and becoming clear again.

"Why?" After a long time, Tom squeezed out a sentence.

Hermione was a little surprised. She never thought of listing reasons one by one for making this decision: "You don't want to?" Maybe Tom has been in the orphanage for so many years because he doesn't want to be adopted.

"No, I just don't understand why you adopted me, you're young and I'm just a liability."

"Do you find it difficult to support you with my ability?" Hermione pretended to be relaxed.

"Will you go back on it?" Tom blurted out before he could control himself.He witnessed with his own eyes a well-to-do middle-class family abandoning their previously adopted child during the Great Depression in [-]. The cute child was happily holding the hem of his adoptive parents in the lobby of the orphanage. Spinning around, he warmly greeted his old friends, took out the candies given by his adoptive parents, and handed them out one by one, completely unaware of what fate he would face next.The little candy, Tom remembered, had a purple wrapper, and it tasted so sweet in his mouth.However, the two years of adoption failed to soften the hearts of the couple, until the child died of the plague, and the couple never appeared in the orphanage again.The smiling face of being adopted at the beginning and the gloomy dilapidation of being sick and dying are like a wonderful caricature, cutting off the hope he should have as an orphan.

"Hand out."

"What?" Tom was a little surprised.

"Hand out."

Tom held out his hand.

Hermione grabbed his hand, took out her wand and tapped it lightly on the place where the two hands were clasped, and countless thin golden threads wound around the arms of the two people: "I, Hermione Granger, will never be the first to throw Tom Riddle." As each word was spoken, the thin golden thread became more tightly wound, and finally sank into the skin, shining a dazzling golden light before disappearing.

"The Unbreakable Vow?" Tom couldn't believe it.

"Basically, the Unbreakable Vow needs witnesses, and the Escue Curse does not require witnesses, but their punishment for breaking the oath is equally cruel. You can read "Mists and Phantoms of the Middle Ages" page 327, pages 3 to 22 Okay, there is an introduction to this spell...."

"Break your oath and you'll die! How can you take an oath like that?" Tom nearly jumped up.

"In this way, you will believe that I will not go back on my word?" Hermione laughed.

Tom froze in place, unable to find a word. He looked at Hermione who was indifferent before him, and finally squeezed out three words: "I believe it."

Seeing that Tom agreed to the proposal, Hermione stood up, picked up the dishes on the table, and walked towards the kitchen.The moment she turned on the tap, Hermione couldn't help but tremble.

From the moment she made the decision to adopt Tom, she had made a choice.Regardless of the reason she came 60 years ago, at the moment she made the decision, she had chosen to give up Harry Ron and give up the hope of taking the initiative to return to her era, although she didn't know if she could She has been staying here, how long she can be with Tom, but in her heart, she has chosen Tom, she doesn't know how the wheel of fate will turn, what kind of person Tom will become in the future, as long as Tom doesn't give up on her first, as long as it's not fate Forced to separate them, she would stay with Tom until he grew up and no longer needed her.Could Harry Ron blame himself?Facing the future enemy, not only did she fail to eradicate him in time, but she went to protect him. Maybe she really has a brain problem as Ron said.Thinking of the scenes of getting to know them and the eternal promise she made to herself, Hermione let the cold water soak her fingers and soak her thoughts.

Once you have made up your mind, all the restlessness and fear will dissipate, leaving only firm goals and constant actions.Hermione Granger would not allow herself to be swayed by messy and trivial sorrows. After experiencing everything that a 17-year-old girl should and should not experience, her hands have long since become solid and strong.Although she will not look for a way to go back to the future, she must figure out why she came here, and she will do her best to prevent Tom from becoming a black wizard who wantonly takes other people's lives, and to prevent him from being so evil in the future. Many tragedies of destruction and death occurred, even if they risked their own lives, they would not hesitate to do so.

Back at the orphanage again, both of them had different moods.The orphanage still had the same simple and dilapidated appearance, and most of the children were still snuggling by the fireplace in the hall to keep warm. When they saw Tom and Hermione appearing at the door, there was a commotion in the crowd, and Lubai, who was sitting on the sofa, immediately jumped up and ran to the orphanage. stairs.Two children led Mrs. Carl into the kitchen, and she was very happy to see the two people standing: "Oh, Hermione, Tom, you are here, it seems that Tom's illness has completely recovered. Hermione, you It's been a real help."

"It's nothing, ma'am, can I talk to you?"

"Okay, let's go over there and talk."

Hermione smiled reassuringly at Tom: "Go back to your room to tidy up first, and see if there is anything you need to take away."

Tom nodded, and he walked slowly through the frolicking children, and the hall was quiet for a while.

After coming to the small side hall next to the kitchen, Mrs. Karl closed the door, sat down, and sighed suddenly.

"What's the matter ma'am?"

"Oh, nothing. Go ahead, Hermione."

"Ma'am, I would like to ask to adopt Tom."

"Are you serious?" Mrs. Carl's voice suddenly doubled.

"Yes."

"Hermione, I know you are very kind. But you are just a single girl with a child in the future, how can you get married?"

"What... what?" Hermione blushed a little.

"Don't be shy, I mean the situation is so turbulent now, I don't know if war will break out in the future, you are alone, with a half-grown child, how will you survive in the future? Besides, Tom is not a sunny child, He is always silent and complicated, sometimes a lot of bad things happen around him, don't you mind?"

"Ma'am, I understand your kindness. You have to believe in me and have the ability to live a good life. As for marriage, I have never thought about it. Tom is different from other children, but which child is the same? I Believe in him, and I believe in myself."

"Since you said that, I can't say anything more. To tell you the truth, I also have such selfishness. I thought about asking you to adopt Tom, so that the orphanage's expenses would be less. But if I am so selfish, I am against you. You are a single girl who can’t speak. Unexpectedly, you proposed it yourself. With you, Tom doesn’t have to suffer from cold and hunger, and he has someone who can communicate with and understand him. It will be better than here. Thank you, Hermione."

Mrs. Carl hugged Hermione tightly, and before leaving the room, she left a sentence: "Nice to meet you, Hermione, from my personal point of view."

Hermione smiled.

She let her thoughts spread and walked to Tom's room on the second floor.The door of the room was wide open, and Tom was standing in front of the wardrobe.

"What's wrong?" Hermione stepped forward.There is a small box in the closet, the lid is open, inside there are several colored glass beads, two red feathers and the toy soldier with a broken leg that I saw that day.

"Are you going to take these?"

"No need, just leave them here." Tom turned and closed the door of the closet, picked up the pearly conch on the windowsill, and stroked it gently with his fingers.

"A beautiful conch, did you find it by the sea?"

"I found it in a dark green aquatic plant on the shore."

"It's very beautiful. Tom, have you packed your luggage? By the way, Mrs. Carl has agreed."

"Well." Tom looked around the small room that had accompanied him for nine years, his chest was filled with the joy and joy of freedom.When he left here, he realized that apart from the things Hermione gave him, the only thing that really belonged to him was this white conch, and he only wanted to take away this only pure and flawless object, which was his The only good memory I would like to leave behind for this period of my life.

"Come on, Tom. Do you need to say goodbye to the other kids?"

"unnecessary."

"Well, it's getting late, you've already missed a whole day of homework."

"Hermione, yesterday I finished previewing today's content."

"Oh, it seems that the content of learning can be added next time."

"Greatful."