[Comprehensive HP colleagues] That year

"James, what happened? What happened to Sirius?" Lynn asked anxiously by the Black Lake.After Christmas, she began to practice Animagus with Sirius and the others, and gradually became acquainted with the members of the foursome, and had already begun to call each other by their Christian names.

James scratched his already disheveled black hair, and said with an ugly face: "You know, Oscar's youngest daughter is a seventh-grade student in our school. She just came back from the funeral. When she saw Sirius, she was in a bit of a mood. Excited. She... She scolded Sirius, said that Sirius was a spy sent by Black to Gryffindor, and said that the Black family would pay blood, and then she would fight Sirius. Oscar's level is not low, and Sirius We are not allowed to help, the seventh grade is against the third grade, no matter how powerful Sirius is, he will definitely suffer. Oscar scolded Sirius while beating him. Sirius chanted a black magic spell in a hurry. Although he missed the hit, Oscar heard him Yes, Oscar said, Sirius really deserves to be a dark wizard from a family of dark wizards, even if he goes to Gryffindor, he will not be cleansed, and then... and then it is what you see."

Xia Kelin couldn't control it when she heard it: "What happened to Bellatrix, what happened to Guan Sirius? You just watched him being bullied like this? It's because you still call yourself his good buddies!"

James immediately shouted unconvinced: "Who said I watched him being bullied? Of course I spoke up for Sirius, but Sirius didn't let me interfere in his duel with Oscar, didn't you hear what I just said?" ? I'm worried about him too!"

"Are you worried about him? If you were really good for him, you shouldn't have encouraged him to go to Gryffindor in the first place! The Black family has been Slytherin for generations, just because you encouraged him to go to Gryffindor and let him eat at home How much trouble?!" Xia Kelin also shouted excitedly, and then turned to Sirius: "Sirius, have you seen it? This is the Gryffindor you wanted to stay in the first place, and this is the one who advertised himself as the teacher of justice." Gryffindor! What did I say? It is impossible for Gryffindor to really accept you and trust you! You betrayed the Black family, and now what do you get?!"

"Shakleen Black, what are you talking about?!" James said anxiously.

"Okay! Are you here to comfort others or to quarrel?" Lynn roared in disbelief.

Remus also stepped forward to hold James, and said in a low voice, "Lynn is right, if you want to quarrel, don't quarrel in front of Sirius, Sirius is already annoying enough."

Looking at Sirius' lonely back, James felt remorse and throbbing pain in his heart.This buddy who has played and laughed with me since he entered the first grade is his best friend, even Remus and Peter can't compare, but he is under pressure from all sides, but he is a little busy. Can't help either.He looked at Sirius and said in a low voice: "Siris, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have quarreled with your cousin in front of you, I just want you to know that no matter what others say, I understand you and I will always stand by your side side."

Xia Kelin smiled coldly from the side: "You don't need to be hypocritical here."

James wanted to fight back when he heard the words, but his mouth moved and he held back. After a while, he whispered, "I won't argue with you in front of Sirius."

For a moment no one spoke.The evening wind in May mixed with the water vapor from the Black Lake made everyone feel damp.

I don't know how long the silence lasted, but Lynn opened his mouth: "Why don't we all leave here and let Sirius be quiet for a while. Some things are useless no matter how much others try to persuade you. You have to decide on your own. None of us are Sirius, we can support him, but we cannot make decisions for him.” Then he turned to Sirius who was sitting on the ground with his knees hugged not far away, and said, “Sirius, I just have one thing to say to you, no matter what , don't doubt yourself, you are the bravest Gryffindor I have ever seen."

Everyone saw that Sirius still turned his back to everyone and said nothing, and they were all ready to leave.He had just walked two steps, but he heard Sirius shout from behind: "Lyn, can you stay with me for a while?"

Everyone immediately looked at Lynn, especially James and Xia Kelin's eyes were the most complicated.Lynn was also very surprised. She thought that even if Sirius wanted someone to stay with him, that person should be James.But she didn't hesitate, but nodded to everyone: "Everyone go back first, I'll stay with him here." Then she turned and walked towards Sirius.

And at this moment, in a girls' dormitory in Gryffindor——

"Ebony, you are too restless." Sitting beside Ebony Oscar, Dorcas Meadows said with a sigh.Like Ebony, she was wearing a black mourning dress, her eyes were red, and she had obviously just cried.

"Dorcas, I can't help it, I really can't help it... the thought of all my family lying in the ground while they Blacks are sitting there talking and laughing and even gloating about our family , I can't control myself...they...they didn't even leave my dad with a whole body, and Ryan, he's only two years old, two years old..." Ebony collapsed and knelt on the ground The ground seemed to be drained of all strength.

Dorcas knelt on the ground with her, feeling pain in the corners of her eyes, she mechanically patted Ebony's back with her hands, but her heart was empty.Her father, David Meadows, was one of the first Aurors to arrive when the Oscar family had an accident, and was killed in a duel with Bellatrix Lestrange.

Ebony asked her, sobbing, "Dorcas, don't you hate? You grew up with Uncle David, don't you hate that they took him away?"

"How could it be possible not to hate?" Dorcas clenched his fists tightly, and there was another layer of water vapor in his eyes, but she forcibly endured it. "But Ebony, it was Bellatrix Lestrange that woman did it, and I hate nothing but her, and the other Death Eaters of that time, and maybe all the attempts to Killing innocent people indiscriminately in the name of restoring pure blood glory. But I don't blame Sirius Black. I've never seen him discriminate against witches. On the contrary, I've seen him help them. If we just because of his last name Blake denies him, so what is the difference between us and those who discriminate against us?"

Ebony stared blankly at Dorcas, speechless.

"I know, you and I are still different after all. As the daughter of an Auror, I have long been prepared to lose him at any time. Therefore, losing him, I will be sad, but I will not lose control. But you, but Losing all of your family suddenly and without warning. It's only natural that you need an outlet to vent your grief. But you picked the wrong person, and you're not doing Sirius Black justice. .”

"Fair...fair..." Ebony murmured, "Maybe it is true, but who has ever given my father and brother and sister-in-law fairness?"

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The moonlight was like water, beside the black lake, Lynn and Sirius sat side by side, they had sat here without speaking for half an hour.

Sirius finally spoke: "Why don't you talk to persuade me?"

Lynn turned to look at Sirius: "Because I can't comfort people at all, I'm worried that if I talk to you, it will make you feel that I won't hurt my back when I stand and talk."

Sirius lowered his head and said quietly, "It's okay, just tell me, I won't be angry."

Lynn stared at Sirius in a daze, before speaking for a long time: "Okay, I advise you. Sirius, I know that what Oscar said to you is too much, but I also understand her. The hatred of destroying the family has never been so It's easy to forgive. I think, if it were me, if someone dared to harm my family, even if that person's children did not participate, I would definitely not treat them generously. In some countries, there are even 'fathers The word "debt repayment". People who don't know you will be hostile to you and alienate you because of your surname. This is actually a very normal thing. The accusation you encountered today is the first time, but it will never be The last time. After you walk out of the campus, you will encounter more similar and even more serious unreasonable accusations. I know that you are innocent, but your background and your own choice are destined to make you not Ordinary. As I said, I envy your bravery. You have the courage to walk the path you want to go and make the friends you want to make. But I also said that in this world, if you gain something, you will lose it. If you lose something, you will gain it. I have read an ancient oriental motto in a book: When the sky is about to send a great mission to the people, you must first work hard and work hard. The reputation of the Black family is created by every member of the Black family. If you want to Convince people that it's just their prejudice, you have to prove it to them. In my eyes, Sirius Black is brave and responsible. I believe that you will come out and not let the Black family become your shackles for life. "

When Lynn said these words, Sirius looked at her intently. When Lynn finished speaking, Sirius suddenly smiled wryly: "Lynne, you really know what I need most."

"Huh?" Lynn was a little puzzled.She didn't know what he meant by "Sure enough, you know what I need most".

"From childhood to adulthood, there have always been all kinds of people," Sirius said bitterly, looking into the distance, "They have been denying me, denying my ideas, denying my college, denying my ideals, denying me My friend, negate everything about me. Only you, you have always affirmed me. James, I know, as they say, will always stand by me, but James' family harmony is doomed, something, He doesn't understand. He doesn't understand, my need for validation."

Lynn looked at Sirius, but he bet even harder in his heart.Who would have thought that it would be so difficult for Sirius, who seemed to be the favorite of heaven, to even get a word of affirmation.

"I'm very happy to be the one who affirms you." Lynn tried hard to hide his emotions and said with a smile.

Sirius stood up, remained silent for a while, and then slowly said: "I understand everything you said. In fact, I ran out not because I hated Oscar's humiliation to me."

"Then you are..." Something flashed in Lin En's mind suddenly, "Is it because you cast black magic?"

Sirius nodded, acquiescing to Lynn's guess: "In the Black family's mansion, there are many black magic books. I have read a lot secretly with Shaklin since I was a child. The magic I cast today is what I accidentally read back then. I have been there, today is the first time I cast it. I, when I cast that magic, I felt a sudden surge of hatred and pleasure in my heart. That pleasure was like a sudden hurricane, I can't control it. I... I'm scared. I know that magic will work. If Oscar hadn't dodged in time, maybe she would have been seriously injured. I don't know, I don't know why I did that, I'm afraid I will As she said, she is a born black wizard, and she can't become white no matter what..."

"Sirius, you're not!" Lynn interrupted anxiously, "If you were, you wouldn't be able to control yourself and run out."

"But, I don't know if I can control myself every time..." Sirius' voice trembled a little.

"Actually...not all dark wizards are evil." Lin En said hesitantly

"But a dark wizard who can't control his desire to hurt others is evil."

Lynn didn't know how to answer the question for a moment, but after a long time, she asked softly, "Sirius, tell me, what do you think of black magic?"

"When I was a child, reading magic books, I felt that many black magics were very evil. However, there was a person at that time, she told me that magic is not good or bad, it is just a tool that people use to protect themselves or attack each other. Use. If it is used to save people, it is good magic. If it is used to harm people, it is bad magic. At that time, although I felt that what she said had some truth, but there was something wrong with it, but I couldn’t tell what was wrong. .” Sirius recalled what Shaklin had said to him when he was a child.

Lynn thought about what Sirius said, and then said: "Actually, the reason is very simple. Let me use an analogy. Lying is a derogatory term, but people sometimes lie to save their lives, or tell some white lies. Do you think it's because of this?" , can we say that lying is not a pejorative term, or encourages lying?"

"You mean, black magic is used for evil in most cases, and for self-defense in a few cases, so the entire attribute of black magic cannot be defined because of these few cases?"

"That's right," Lynn replied seriously, "You know, I like to study history. I don't know much about the truth, but I can tell you about the evolution of black magic. In the current wizarding world, black magic is generally defined as 'Magic that mainly hurts people', so it can be called black magic in a broad sense, ranging from death curses to small jinxes to tease people. But it was not like this a thousand years ago. In the era, for a magic to be called black magic, three conditions must be met at the same time: [-]. If it is successfully cast, it must be extremely lethal; , After being successfully cast, it is extremely easy to expand the negative psychology. Therefore, black magic was clearly defined as evil magic in that era, and few people would be willing to try it. Up to now, the living environment of wizards has become worse than in ancient times. It is much more peaceful, and many such black arts have lost their need for existence, and this kind of definition of black arts is gradually not being mentioned by everyone."

"Then why did you say that dark wizards are not all evil?" Sirius asked while Lynn was resting.

Lin En's expression was a little helpless, and she said: "In ancient times, there were no such words as 'black magic' and 'black wizard'. Even the despicable Hai Erbo in ancient Greece was only called 'black magic' at that time." Evil wizards. The word "dark wizard" only appeared during the period of the Big Four. At that time, a wizard appeared. He invented a lot of magic and traveled around the wizarding world since he was young. Everywhere he went, They all voluntarily and consciously acted as protectors of the local wizarding tribes, preventing many wizarding tribes from being slaughtered by large groups of magical creatures. Gradually, this man established his prestige in the wizarding world. Because he always wore dark clothes, people respected him as 'Dark wizard', the first and only dark wizard in the wizarding world."

"Who is this person? If he is the first dark wizard, shouldn't he be famous?" Sirius asked.

"Of course, we all know this person's name," Lynn smiled shallowly, her eyes became very bright, as if adoring someone, and then she said softly: "His name is Salazar Slytherin .”

Sirius opened his mouth in surprise.

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