[Comprehensive HP colleagues] That year

———August 1931, 8———

"No, father, please, don't drive me away, I'm from the Black family, I have the blood of the Black family on my body, I can't be a Squib, no, Hogwarts must have made a mistake, Father, please, don't drive me away, they must have made a mistake!"

11-year-old Doria Black looked at her brother who was crying hoarsely, and threw the admission notice that had been crumpled by her hand down at her feet.

Marius Black, his elder brother who was born only half an hour earlier, is now facing the danger of being kicked out of the house.Because her younger sister had already received a Hogwarts acceptance letter, but her older brother hadn't.

She saw her mother wiping her tears silently with a handkerchief, she saw her brothers and sisters terrified, she saw her eldest brother's daughter, her little niece Walburga, who was five years younger than her, wrinkled in disgust brow.

No one, no one, but Doria herself, tried to intercede for Marius.Everyone seemed to think that, if he couldn't bear it, Marius, as a Squib, had to leave the Black house.

Marius is their relatives, relatives connected by blood, why, they can be so cold-blooded?Doria did not understand, and had not been able to in all her life.

They were taught to be proud of the Black family since they were young, but is such a cold-blooded family worthy of her pride?

To her mighty father, Signus II, Doria's pleading alone was like a fly shaking a tree.Marius was thrown out of the gate of 12 Grimmauld Place after all.

She will never forget the scene at that time.Her father forcibly pulled Marius' hand away from her, and the door closed slowly, blocking Marius' desperate sight outside the door and the bright sunlight outside the door.In the house, there was a dead silence again.

Afterwards, Doria experienced the first confinement of her life.When she was released, no one felt that she was any different from before.But Doria knew that something deep in her heart was different.

Later, at school, she silently fell in love with a boy named Charles Potter.

———August 1937, 8———

"Catch the thief! He's a thief!" The noise caused Doria to turn around, just in time to see a man in rags being caught by another person and pinned to the ground.

"Charles?" Doria asked.

The thief catcher looked at her and grinned, showing his characteristic white teeth: "Doria, you are here too. This man just stole that girl's purse, but unfortunately he died Well, it happened to meet me."

The thief trembled when Charles said these words.

Doria returned the wallet to the first-year girl who had been stolen, and together with Charles, sent the thief to the Ministry of Magic.

The official of the Ministry of Magic who received them complained as soon as he saw the thief: "Why are you again! You were caught again less than a month after you were released, you are so stupid that you can't even be a thief. "

Doria frowned and asked, "Is he a habitual offender?"

"That's right," the Ministry of Magic official said impatiently. "The group of young pickpockets who have been wandering around Knockturn Alley for a long time. He was arrested and imprisoned with his boss for three months before, and was only released last month."

"How long is he going to be locked up this time?" Charles asked.

"The second time you are arrested, the sentence will be heavier than the first time. I think it will take at least four months. It's okay, it's okay, the sentencing is not something you two young students should get involved in."

This remark made Charles very unhappy, and the thief was caught, and the Ministry of Magic didn't even thank him, and scolded him like this!He curled his lips, pulled Doria and wanted to leave.

But Doria refused to leave. She walked up to the thief as if possessed, and suddenly rolled up the sleeve of the thief's left arm.The arm was slightly green, and the purple pimples gave off a bad smell.Seeing this, the official of the Ministry of Magic immediately stepped back a few steps, his face turned pale, while Charles rushed forward and pulled Doria away.

"Damn it, that's dragon pox! It's contagious," said Charles, livid.

But Doria didn't seem to be scared at all, she just looked at the thief with a sad face, and repeated a name in a murmur: "Marius..."

What others noticed was the pimple on the thief's arm, but what Doria cared about was the familiar birthmark.

In fact, Doria and Marius have been keeping in touch secretly. Marius told her that he was adopted by a kind French wizard couple. 17th birthday.She actually believed it, why did she believe it? !

———August 1937, 11———

The autumn wind was rustling, blowing down the last leaf on the tree.Doria, Charles, his brother Fremont, and the old Potters stood before a black marble tombstone, seeing Marius off for the last time.

After the siblings met that day, Charles invited his parents.With the Potters as sureties, the Ministry official happily let Charlus and Doria take Marius away.Everyone sent Marius to St. Mungo's. For three months, the Potters took turns watching him during the day, and Doria and Charles took at least two nights off each week to go to St. Mungo's to be with him. .Marius wanted to refuse, he was afraid that he would infect them, but he hadn't felt such genuine care for a long time, and he couldn't bear to refuse the last warmth in his life.

Just let him be selfish for a while before he dies.

However, everyone's efforts failed to save Marius' life. On the eve of Halloween this year, Marius finally closed his eyes forever.Under the pillow, Charles found Marius' suicide note, which contained only one request, that after his death, his tombstone should be named Potter, or not at all. In short, he should not be named Black after death. .

Before the tombstone, the Potters left first, leaving room for the children.

Looking at Doria, who was leaning on the tombstone and weeping silently, he felt very uncomfortable, not only because of Marius' death, but also because of Doria's current fragility.Doria has always been like a little pepper who will never admit defeat in front of him. When has he seen her so fragile?

"I thought you wouldn't agree to give Marius the name Potter," he said carefully.

"That was his wish, why didn't I agree? The Black family has expelled him from the house. If it were me, I wouldn't be named Black again." Doria said lightly, "During the last days of his life , the person who accompanied him the most was not any one of the Black family, not even me, but your parents. Seriously, I don't know how to thank them. We met by chance, not relatives, but they cared so much for Marius .”

"It's nothing, my mother is the therapist of St. Mungo's, and taking care of patients is only natural, and my father is just helping my mother." Charles said, "But don't you feel sorry? Starting today, you and Marius will not have the same surname."

"How much don't you think of me as a woman? I'm going to get married sooner or later. Even if he doesn't change his surname, I can't keep the same surname with him. "

"Then change your name to Potter," Charles murmured.

"What did you say?" Doria looked at Charles with wide eyes.The latter cleared his throat nervously and said: "I... I like you, I don't know when I started to like you. You also know that I have always been emotionally insensitive. If Marius hadn't reminded me, I might I haven't found my mind yet. I have promised Marius that I will take good care of you for the rest of my life, you...will you give me this chance?"

Doria's tears flowed even more violently, because her crush for many years finally had a response, and because her brother did not forget to care about her happiness in the last days of his life.

"I would," she said softly.

Charles smiled, she had never seen him smile so softly.Charles's face moved closer to hers, and she closed her eyes.

That kiss was very light, but it represented the promise of two people to each other.

———August 1942, 12———

"I said I won't marry, and I won't marry a scum like Abraxas Malfoy. He has dated too many girls to count!" Doria said loudly, She had never spoken to her father so loudly in her life.

"Doria Black, all the education you have received since you were a child has been eaten into the dog's stomach? You don't know what is going on with the Black family now. If we don't marry the Malfoy family, we will go bankrupt this year. The Black family You gave birth to you and raised you, and now you are asked to save the Black family, you have such an attitude?! Besides, you are 22 years old, and if you don’t get married, are you really going to turn yourself into an old girl?" Signus II roared with.

"Even if I don't marry for the rest of my life, I won't lend it to Malfoy! There are many ways to rescue the Black family, but you chose the worst way. Abraxas Malfoy's private life is well known. Whoever marries him will be unlucky. What is the difference between you and selling your daughter? Besides, if you hadn’t allowed your elder brother to mess around outside and was caught by others, how could the Black family have become like this? The elder brother committed the crime. Wrong, why should I use my life's happiness to..."

"Slap!" Doria couldn't finish her sentence, because Signus II slapped her across the face, making her stagger.

"The Malfoy family is old and rich, what's wrong with you marrying? How dare you say that I'm selling my daughter?! I warn you, as long as your surname is Black, you can't decide this matter yourself!"

"Then I would rather not be named Black! From the day Marius died, I would rather not be named Black!" Doria shouted hoarsely.

Signus II was stunned, he didn't expect his daughter to suddenly mention the name that had been dusted for more than ten years.

"You... what did you say?"

"You never thought about how your son was doing outside, did you? Now let me tell you, he's not doing well, very badly. He has no money, is about to starve to death, and is killed by a fellow Saved the old lady who was a Squib, he and that old lady lived a hungry and full life. After a year, the old lady fell ill. The pickpocket in Knockturn Alley. As you know, most of the people who go in and out of Knockturn Alley are not good people. He was caught and beaten from time to time, but even this failed to save the life of the old lady. The sanitary conditions of Knockturn Alley are not good. Well, people often die there, and when I met him, he was already infected with dragon pox. If I hadn't found him, he would have died silently in Azkaban, or Knockturn Alley You know how much I hated you when I found out, how much I hated the ruthlessness of the Black family? If Marius knew that he was destined to be abandoned by you after he was born, if I knew that I was born In the future, we are destined to be sold to a scum by you to pay off our debts, we all wish we were never born!!!"

Deathly silence.

Signus II was so angry that he pointed at his daughter who had suddenly become rebellious, and was speechless for a long time.

At last Doria said: "If children are destined to be in debt to their parents at birth, well, I will pay the debt. I will have the money within a week!"

"You put it lightly. You, a girl who has just stepped into the society for a few years, how can you make such a large amount of money in such a short period of time? If you can't make money, you're fine, and the Black family is over!"

"Don't worry, my boyfriend's family has plenty of money." Doria said angrily.

"Boyfriend? You got a boyfriend?!" Signus yelled. "No wonder you won't marry Abraxas. Who is that?"

"Charles Potter," said Doria shortly.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the study seemed to freeze.

"Are you trying to piss me off, aren't you happy when you're pissing me off? A Potter! God! They're not even holy 28 pure blood. Are you really going to degenerate yourself?" West Gnass simply felt that he had heard it wrong.

Doria said disdainfully: "Holy 28 pure blood? That thing is just old Mr. Nott's work of sowing dissension, do you really take it seriously? The Potter family is not on the list, purely because Uncle Potter and old Mr. There was a conflict between Notts. And you hate the Potters only because they have always advocated peaceful coexistence with Muggles. Besides, in terms of the family's antiquity and wealth, and the achievements of the family members, how can the Potters Not better than the Malfoys at all? It’s just that the Potters never show it off. Besides, Abraxas Malfoy doesn’t love me, so if you really marry me to the Malfoys, you will be able to exchange them for nothing. Donate such a large sum of money to rescue us? Wake up, father, Malfoy has always been unprofitable, and he has not given them enough benefits. Don’t try to get benefits from them. Daughter, I have self-knowledge. Ask yourself It's no good in Malfoy's eyes."

Doria's words made Signus slump on the seat like a deflated ball.Deep down, he didn't know what Doria said about the Malfoy family, but he didn't want to admit it, because admitting it would mean that the Black family was really desperate.What's more, asking him to bow his head to the Potter family who has always been at odds...

"The Malfoy family can't do it. Is the Potter family really willing to spend such a large sum of money to help us? I think you have to wake up. God knows if he seduced you to humiliate us?"

Doria genuinely felt that her patience was running out. "Father, I am very aware of my relationship with Charles, so you don't have to worry about it. Let me tell you frankly, before I came to see you, at the Potter's house, Charles' eldest brother heard Things have already offered to help us out, on the premise that you agree to my marriage with Charles."

When Signus heard this, his veins bulged: "If I agree to this, I will really prostitute myself! I will never do this kind of thing."

"Hehe," Doria sneered, "so in your opinion, forcing me to marry someone I don't love is for my own sake, and promising me to marry someone I love is a prostitution. If you really If you think about it this way, then it’s fine, you can pretend that you didn’t sell me, but I sold myself, and I will use the money to repay your kindness of giving birth to you all these years. From then on, I don’t owe you any more, and I owe nothing to the Black family! "

The father and daughter finally broke up like that.Ten days later, Signus, unable to withstand the pressure, finally gave in and accepted the Potter family's funding.The day before the funds were deposited into the Gringotts account of the Black family, Doria and Charles were married in a low-key but intimate ceremony in Godric's Hollow.Of the entire Black family, only the nephew who was seven years younger than Doria attended the wedding: Alphard Black.

From that day on, although Doria was not expelled from the family, it became a taboo in the heart of Signus II.

Later, she and Charles had a child, whom they named Harry.

———August 1976, 12———

Death is more painful than imagined, but it is worth it.It doesn't matter if she dies, she must protect the children, Harry and Charles are dead, there is no point in her living, but she must protect James and Lily.James is the son of Fremont, Charles' elder brother.Back then, it was Fremont who sold his newly invented potion formula and gave it to the Black family as a bride price, so that she could marry Charles.

"James, Lily, if you have a child in the future, call him Harry. Keep your cousin's name going."

These were the last words of Doria's life.

After saying this, her eyes began to loosen, but her body was still firmly in front of the children together with her dead husband.The joys, sorrows, joys, joys, sorrows, and ignorances of this life began to replay in front of my eyes one after another, and finally, it was frozen in front of the tomb of Marius that year, that young and beautiful kiss.

Doria died, with a calm smile on her face that puzzled the Aurors. She held a wand in one hand, and tightly held her husband's hand in the other. hands apart.