HP Nocturne and Evening Bell

Chapter 28

"Dear Hermione,

Hermione, I was very pleased to receive your previous letter.While I don't quite understand why you'd want to send letters with owls, they do work really well.Jill and I are doing well and Penny is finally getting her job as a secretary and we are all happy for her.

Winston Churchill became prime minister, and he decided to resolutely declare war on Germany.As I expected, watching the fire from the other side in the past few years will eventually catch fire. It seems that this worldwide war is inevitable.Waging war means conscription to fight. British youths are about to enlist in the army to defend their motherland. There are leaflets everywhere on the street. They repeat the mission and destiny of their parents once again.

Jill says he might be enlisting too, but neither Penny nor I want him to go.His father has given his life for the glory of this country, will my child also give his life for the country that gave him hope and humiliation?I don't want to and can't lose him again, I only have this one child.

Hermione, if your boarding school is safe, don't come back.London is sending children to take refuge in the countryside. After all, they are the hope of the country's future. If they die in the flames of war, who can bear the future of Britain?We cannot allow them to be harmed.Tom is not yet an adult. If he comes back, he will probably be sent to the country to be separated from you, and he may never be heard from again.Just take care of yourself there. The main target of the bombing is the big cities, and small towns may be spared. What's more, I can rest assured that you can rely on each other to take care of each other.

The money you sent is completely enough, but please first make sure that your money is enough to protect your own life.Although the price of goods has risen a lot now, I followed your advice and stockpiled some food. At this moment, life is not so difficult.But I think if the war goes on, food is probably going to be rationed, and you have to be prepared.

Hermione, just a few days before I wrote this letter, France surrendered and the Germans took over beautiful Paris without a single soldier.Think of the rumbling tanks and shining guns passing through the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower, and the French were reduced to subjugated slaves.Fortunately, there are no relatives of yours there, so you don't need to worry about anyone.I hope that our prime minister can continue to fight against Germany resolutely until the last drop of blood is exhausted.I'm really worried that one day Britain will be occupied by the Germans too.I heard that Hitler drove the Jews from the occupied areas from their homes and forced them to gather together.On the surface, the living areas are only divided, and they are not allowed to contact other races, but I think things will never be as simple as they appear on the surface.History has given us too many tests, and we would rather fight to the death than be slaughtered by others.

Jill and Penny's wedding probably won't be held. Jill said that if Britain falls one day, he doesn't want to implicate Penny. After all, even being a Jewish wife is a dangerous thing. What a silly child.I believe that Jehovah has His own will. It will be a wonderful thing to hold the wedding when you all return safely after the war. I look forward to this day. Jill and Penny have finally discussed the wedding ceremony.Such problems can be solved, and we will surely survive the war. May God bless, and may His faithful believers overcome difficulties and dangers under His guidance.

Hermione, you must take care of yourself at school and live, Hermione, no matter what you face, try to live, we all have to work hard to live.

love you,

— Jenny Watson

July 23, [-]"

After closing the letter from Mrs. Watson, Hermione continued to organize the scattered items around her.The past three years have been uneventful, and she has gradually gotten used to this kind of life.Dumbledore had already buried his doubts deep in the ground, Tom's excellence made him unable to say anything, and her performance was beyond reproach.Minerva graduated last year. She wrote a letter a while ago saying that she fell in love with a Muggle, but until now she has not told her about her identity as a wizard.Horace entrusts her with more and more classes, and now he has established the "Slug Club", willing to win over outstanding students and powerful figures in the magical world, including Tom and Malfoy.

Seslak, who had been searching for three years, finally had a clue. Just two days ago, she learned that someone saw his mysteriously missing descendant in the south of France through the information channel of Knockturn Alley. According to the rumor description Dressed in shabby clothes and looking haggard, he was looking for someone to sell the legendary notes of his ancestors to make a living.

Wars are burning all over the world, and various forces in the wizarding world are not to be outdone. Under the calm surface, there are undercurrents surging. Hermione has no patience to wait any longer. Who knows whether the war in the Muggle world will affect the collection and relics of the wizarding world? ?She was unwilling to let go of any opportunity, even if it was a trap, she had to find out.

"Aren't you going back this year?" A deep voice sounded from behind.

"You can go to the United States with Professor Horace this year. He will be a visiting scholar this summer to communicate with the Andean School of Magic in the United States. He has agreed to take you with him." Hermione continued to pack her luggage, and suddenly she felt the tattoo on her body. There was a fever.Putting down her clothes, she turned around helplessly and looked at the person behind her, "You're angry again, blame me for making my own decisions."

Tom in front of him was wearing a black wizard robe, with silver and green dark patterns embroidered on the cuffs and shoulders.The jet-like hair is smoother and slightly curled.The youthful youthfulness was gone from him, the corners of the long and narrow eyes showed faint blades, and the high bridge of the nose cast a heavy shadow.He is tall and straight, with slender fingers, a pair of black eyes that are ancient and calm, and the jaw carved by a knife is tightly tense, showing the mood of the master at the moment.

Hermione had to look up at him, and the 14-year-old Tom was already much taller than her.Tom's growth rate is frightening. It only took him four years from the silent child at the beginning to the model student that everyone loves to get close to.She knew how the girls at school talked about his beauty and kindness, and the boys at school about his knowledge and abilities, and they flocked to Tom like stars, with the fanaticism of groupies in the Muggle world.Even Malfoy, who used to make things difficult for him, became an inseparable "friend" with him.Unfortunately, Hermione didn't know if Tom thought so.

"France is at war, and the guerrilla forces in France haven't given up their resistance. It's dangerous there, and you can't go there. Britain is also under air raids. The air defense sirens are sounding every day, and there are bombings and deaths every day. There's plague and famine. So you're safest with Professor Horace."

"I have the ability to determine my own behavior, Hermione." Tom was expressionless.

"You will graduate in a few years, and you won't need me anymore at that time, so you don't need to think too much about me. In the past three years, we haven't communicated often, and you have grown into an outstanding young man."

"How can you say that? I hope to spend Christmas with you every year. You make me look forward to this holiday. Besides..." He looked at Hermione's left hand meaningfully, " Every summer we spend together, you can't deny that."

"Most of the time we just read alone." Hermione tossed her hair.

"You said you wouldn't abandon me first, you promised." Tom's black eyes were rippling.

"Tom, it's really dangerous this time, you can't go, it might be a trap, but I have to try, there is a very powerful dark wizard in France, he..."

"Is it Greenwald?"

"Why..." Hermione's eyes widened.

"Hermione, do you really think I'm hard-hearted? Do you really think I don't investigate what's going on in France? Do you really think I don't know what the Dark Arts are? Do you really think you can Disappear?" Tom suddenly grabbed Hermione's hand, he freed one hand, and stroked Hermione's neck vigorously, the tattoo on the neck became hot for a while, and Hermione couldn't help shivering.

"I'm part of that too." His cold fingers stroked Hermione's neck.

"you?!"

"I have been granted permission to enter and exit the first area of ​​the library since the third grade." Tom smiled triumphantly, and his fair face moved closer, "You just didn't notice me, Hermione, you can't hide anything from me."

Hermione struggled hard, and an invisible pressure enveloped her head. Now she could no longer treat him with the same attitude as before, and she really felt that he had grown up.

"Say you promised to take me there." Tom's voice was almost bewitching, his deep eyes fixed on Hermione's eyes, and the distance between them became closer and closer as Tom's body leaned, and Hermione felt I can't breathe.

"You're still so young, you haven't changed at all. Will one day, when I'm old, you're still so young?" Tom whispered a few words, and then increased the strength of his fingers on his neck.

Feeling the strength of the fingers on the neck and the gradually hot temperature, Hermione's pulse was throbbing.Tom's black eyes were like whirlpools, which lost Hermione's sanity. Their posture was almost embracing, and the ambiguous atmosphere was unusual. Hermione seemed to be able to feel each other's restless heartbeat through the close skin.Indulging in the warmth generated by the intimate contact between body and body, she could not deny her true feelings after all, and made a decision against her will.

"Okay." After struggling for a long time, Hermione finally nodded in agreement.

Tom smiled slightly, tilted his head slightly, his high nose seemed to brush against Hermione's face inadvertently, and his soft black hair made Hermione itch.Danger, Hermione drummed in her heart.

After continuing to maintain this ambiguous posture for a long time, Tom finally let go of Hermione, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a dazzling smile.

"Tom, this is not a joke. Are you ready? Grinwald is a very powerful dark wizard. Even if he is as great as Dumbledore, he may not be able to beat him. Although we may not meet him, but how often It is necessary to prepare some. Black magic is dangerous, full of temptations and taboos. Now I am not against you using black magic, but you must not indulge in it, let alone be proud of it. I know that black magic is very Powerful, but it is called "black magic" because unlike white magic, it consumes blood and life, using it will cause immeasurable backlash and an unbearable price, the price will not be displayed immediately, but One day, you will never imagine how much that cost will be."

Tom nodded irrefutably, without refuting Hermione's words: "When are we going to leave?"

"Tomorrow morning, we need to Apparate three times and go to the village of Vindiseno in Fontaine Springs, France."

"Wizard Village in France?"

"Yes, hopefully it will escape the Muggle wars there."

"Boring Muggles always start self-righteous wars. I thought World War I had taught them a lesson." Tom shrugged.

"Is there no war in the wizarding world? Now the French wizarding world, like the Muggle world, is also shrouded in darkness. The regime and bloody suppression are rampant. Greenwald has many eyes and ears. We have to pretend to be pure-blood wizards, You know, he kills Muggleborns and half-blood wizards."

"Greenwald, I admire his brilliance and ambition, but I don't agree with that. He's a madman, turning everyone against him, who is he going to rule? A small group of stupid and arrogant pure blood? Hermione, I Promise, I will never let him hurt you."

Hermione's heart trembled, Tom wanted to protect himself?She has habitually taken on the role of protecting Tom. She doesn't know how many other elements are involved in it. Unknowingly, Tom has grown into a charming and charming person. She can no longer use the mentality of protecting children. Convince yourself of his alluring concern.Probably because caring has become a habit, Hermione dare not think about what kind of feelings she has for Tom, and Tom has grown to be able to protect himself, which makes her feel both joy and pain, which means that the parting is not far away, right? .One day Tom will be able to live a good life without any help from her, but what about her own life goal?Returning to the era that belonged to her was illusory, not to mention that the Dark Lord might still be living rampantly in the world.And in this era, she no longer has any tasks and goals. The Watson family will definitely be able to live happily after the war, after all, they are such kind people.At that time, she will completely lose the motivation to move forward, and become a real wandering soul, floating alone in the night sky of the 40s, living without aging or dying.

"Hermione?" Seeing that Hermione was lost in thought, the blank expression on her face startled Tom.Hermione, who had been working hard all the time, showed that kind of depression and grayness, which was almost equivalent to losing her fighting spirit to survive.Was she thinking about leaving again?Will she suddenly disappear at any moment?Tom found that this question had been with him since her first appearance, torturing Tom's nerves.No matter what methods and methods are used, Hermione seems to be the one who cannot be controlled.She is the accident and necessity of his life, and now he can't let her go, no matter what the reason is, or even he can't tell the difference.

Looking obsessively at Hermione's left hand, Tom felt a surge of joy from the bottom of his heart, she was his, she must belong to him.