Ravenclaw's Blue Gem

"You are scared, Miss Granger." Hermione was startled, but with her cleverness, she naturally knew what Barbara was talking about.

"You are afraid of losing her, so you do not want to interfere with her forcefully. You don't want to make her feel bound and feel that you are a nasty guy... So you even prefer to compromise with the wrong way of living. Because it was her choice, you are willing to hide your sincerity, and even cover up your anxiety with'maybe I was wrong' to maintain this small, apparent peace, so that you can continue to communicate in harmony."

Hermione was frightened. Although she knew that Barbara must be aware of her inner thoughts, the feeling that seemed to be displayed after being completely analyzed made her feel unusually uneasy. A corner of her heart clamored for her not Go on.

"You like her too much, so you will pay special attention to her opinion. That is because you value it and you are afraid. As long as you are no longer the image in her heart, you are afraid that once you destroy the current balance, the gift will be immediately taken back. , She will leave you." Barbara's eyes were in a daze. Although she was summing up Hermione's emotions, it was also an idea she had had in the past.

"Professor, please..." Hermione's voice was weak.

"But that's not right, Miss Granger." Barbara said suddenly, her tone hard. "The so-called unwillingness to change and compromise is always just an excuse for fear of being hurt, and that might even change what should have been changed. Things are fragmented again, it has nothing to do with kindness, it's just selfish."

"Sometimes, even if it is unreasonable and direct, it is ten thousand times stronger than the so-called'care' and'compromise'..."

"Do you have an 80% success rate?" Barbara asked suddenly.

"That's just my estimate..." Hermione said quickly.

"It's okay, as long as you are more than 50% sure, you can try." Barbara stood still thinking, "What are you doing here? Don't you have to go to class later?"

Hermione blinked, and the power of these words was so powerful that it blew her up.She just went through the timetable in her head: "Oh my God, my arithmetic divination!" She grabbed her bag, hurriedly said hello to Barbara, and ran away quickly.

*****

As the time of Christmas is getting shorter and shorter, the festive atmosphere in Hogwarts Castle is getting stronger every day.Both professors and students (even those who decide to go home for the holidays) have no secret of their joy; colorful, shimmering ribbons can be seen everywhere in the corridor, and holly and mistletoe branches are hanging everywhere. Composition of accessories (you can occasionally see couples flirting under the mistletoe).

The ghosts also appeared more positively than they used to be. Some ghosts even put on new dresses. Peppies always take off their hats to the students in front of him, and then throw a big stink in front of them, "Christmas Happy fool!" Then he laughed and ran away through the wall (and because of this, Filch's temper became worse during this time).

In the last week of the first semester, the students had the opportunity to go to Hogsmeade again. This time out just a few days before Christmas, the students’ ease and joy was almost overflowing.This time Zoe was very satisfied, because Hermione didn't need to spend time with Ron, they could walk around together, which was great for Zoe.

But what made her a little confused was that Hermione suddenly evaded her attitude some time ago. That was not repelling her, because Zoe could see that Hermione didn't mean to be bored or alienated from her, but seemed unconscious... …shy?Although after a few days, Hermione resumed her usual attitude and became more energetic again.

Zoe was still asleep when Hermione and Barbara were talking, so she didn't know the whole story.But of course she was relieved, knowing that when she first noticed the change in Hermione's attitude, she almost thought she was exposed.

Zoe told Hermione that she planned to go to the Pig’s Head Bar this time to catch up with the bar owner; and Hermione also told her that the only scheduled itinerary was to meet with Crocker at Three Broomsticks. , This is the agreement that they made the first time they met.

In order to better liberate the house elves, Hermione naturally needs to be able to have a client to provide ideas and suggestions. She plans to join Crocker when the plan is mature. Of course, she also hopes that Crocker will participate in the construction of the plan. Come, as long as it has this need.

However, the two plans are after the afternoon, which means that they will spend the whole morning shopping for gifts for Christmas.Zoe thought carefully about the number of gifts that need to be given out this year, and felt happy from the heart that he needed to spend more Kanon.

You have to know that even if you have a house of gold coins, you don't even have anyone who can give Christmas gifts (of course you can't receive them), and you can only be alone. It is really a very tragic thing.Since the death of my grandfather Orlando, he was adopted by Dumbledore, met with the Malfoy family, and came to Hogwarts, and met people who were rare but valued.

Although the "Hushen Guard" was completely useless as always, she still felt her heart being overwhelmed by the warm tide. Even though the word "happiness" was still shrouded in a mist, at least her fingertips already had it. Reached in an instant.

Chapter 47 Pig Head Bar

At the moment when the heavy and decadent door of the Pig's Head was opened, at least five or six lines of sight swept secretly. Some lost interest in seeing her student dressing up, while others found it more interesting.Zoe frowned. She was always sensitive to the sight of others, especially when she was looked at by a bunch of unidentified people hiding herself, which made her feel insecure.

In fact, the pig’s head bar is a mixed bag, and it is not suitable for children. The relationship with the three broomsticks is the same as the relationship between Knockoff Alley and Diagon Alley. Although the danger of the pig’s head bar is obviously not as great as that of Knockoff Alley, because There are not so much villains and dark wizards here, but the ratio of rogues and slackers is quite large.

But she decided not to do any disguise, and even changed her school uniform, so she came here directly.This is because considering that the owner of the shop is Dumbledore’s younger brother, although she has never seen him, she is more willing to believe that no matter whether this man has a conflict with his brother, he cannot be a little bit about him for decades. As long as he knew that Dumbledore was the principal of Hogwarts, Zoe would bet he would help himself even if there was an accident.

Of course, it is unrealistic to put all hope on someone who has never met. She holds the magic wand tightly with her hand in her pocket. In order not to be underestimated, she deliberately expresses an indifferent and unkind attitude. Looks like.In the morning, she and Hermione also stopped by the condiment joke shop and bought some magic items that could be used as interference. Even if she was entangled by multiple people, she was confident to get out of here.Not to mention that she refused Hermione to come with her, because the real trouble was that it didn't care whether it was entangled with a little witch or two little witches.

She still cherishes the evaluation of Dumbledore in the past.Zoe knows that her personality is conflicting and contradictory. She appreciates calm and rational actions, but she tends to do some dangerous gambling in her actions. Those decisions will not harm others, because she is almost the only time she is alone. Will not care so much about security issues.

"A Butterbeer."

There was no one on the bar. Dumbledore’s brother was standing behind the bar and was wiping the cup with a dirty veil (the cup was also dirty). The old man looked closer and looked like Dumbledore. He is tall and thin like Dumbledore, has a big nose, and has a long silver beard, but compared to Dumbledore’s beard, his beard looks even more dry, his cheeks are tight, and he looks weird. Old man.The dirty and old torn gown was also covered with a dark bib.This kind of civilian feeling and rudeness made him and Dumbledore's mysterious temperament very different.

At least Zoe can be certain that, apart from her, no one in this world can immediately notice his blood relationship with Dumbledore—even if she could know it, it started from an accident.

Zoe was keenly aware that the old man took a quick look at her, then moved away silently-just like a normal bartender and a guest.He did not ask the student, Zoe, why he came here. Instead, he bent down in silence, took out a bottle of sealed butterbeer from under the counter, and pried open the lid, but instead of putting the beer in the glass, he pushed the bottle directly. To Zoe.

"Drink straight away." He seemed to be angry when he spoke, gruffly, "or you have your own cup."

"Thank you." Zoe was a little surprised by the old man's friendliness. Just looking at the old man's face and the feeling he gave, she had done the worst ending of being bombed away as soon as she showed up.

The gratitude to Zoe The old man just grunted twice, turned sideways and removed a dirty cup, wiped it desperately with a rag, he didn’t look at Zoe, but took the first sip from Zoe. When (obviously bought from three broomsticks, they taste exactly the same) said.

"Students shouldn't come here. If you find it wrong, I can tell you the location of the three broomsticks."

"But doesn't that reduce your business?" Zoe asked, but the old man glared at him.

"I don't welcome little devil heads here. Leave after drinking."

"But I'm here to find you." Zoe said.

The old man's wiped hand paused, his drooping eyelids slightly opened, and his wide eyes could tell that there was a surprise, but perhaps not so surprised, emotion flashed away, and then he resumed the agitation. Look like.

He raised his leg and wanted to enter the inner room. He seemed to want to ignore the person Zoe, but was once again held back by her words.

"You're Dumbledore's younger brother, aren't you?" Zoe lowered her voice. Of course she knew that this was not something that could be said aloud on this occasion.

The old man stood by the door of the inner room for a long time. Those blue eyes that looked exactly like Dumbledore kept observing Zoe. Zoe also stared at him bravely. She knew he must be weighing the need for the next dialogue. Sex.Even though Dumbledore’s younger brother felt like a rude peasant everywhere, his eyes were very bright, with the vicissitudes of seeing through the world similar to Dumbledore, although he usually hid it. well.

Finally, he still spoke: "Are you saying you want to wholesale a case of Butterbeer?" Zoe was shocked and nodded unconsciously.

"A rare big business...Come in, from the small door over the bar...Yes, that's it...I will take you directly to the warehouse to get the goods." The old man said loudly, clapping his hands, and guiding him Yi walked across the bar to his side.He lifted the curtain on the top of the door of the inner room, slightly bent over and walked in, and Zoe quickly followed.

*****

The inner room was also a small, narrow wooden room with a musty smell.Not to mention the warehouse, there are only scattered boxes, a few pieces of furniture, a wooden table, and a bed.The old man lit the lamp, and the originally dim room instantly became much brighter.

"You should know why I let you in." Zoe nodded. "A lively and open place like a tavern is often the easiest place for information to leak."

"Hmph, you are quite clever." The old man snorted coldly, putting the oil lamp on the table, "Who are you?"

"Zoe, Zoe Siegel." Zoe said quickly, but the old man didn't seem to take it seriously.

"You are the little girl that my saint's brother conspicuously snatched from the Ministry of Magic? I think the big men are all nervous, but you don't seem to have more heads or mouths than others. ...Speak up, why are you looking for me?"

"Can you tell me your name first?" Zoe asked. "How should I call you?"

"...You can call me Aberforth." The old man finally sighed under Zoe's gaze, "but don't call me Dumbledore, that usually refers to the other respected person." Zoe He found that whenever he mentioned Dumbledore, he must use a sarcastic and derogatory tone.

It seemed that Aberforth was extremely dissatisfied with Dumbledore, and Zoe felt a little nervous when he thought of his purpose.Aberforth was still looking at her, obviously he must tell her purpose.

"Mr. Aberforth, you are Dumbledore's younger brother and brother, aren't you?"

"Yeah. But since I interrupted that bastard's nose, I broke off with him." Aberforth said angrily, and made a punch, even after decades. , Thinking of that incident, he still couldn't restrain the anger in his heart.

"But... what happened?" Zoe asked cautiously.

Hearing her question, Aberforth calmed down immediately: "It's just some age-old housework that has nothing to do with you, Miss Siegel." He looked at her suspiciously again, "Could it be that Dumbledore made you Come here?"

"No! I only found your picture when I saw it in a travel magazine... Dumbledore had no idea about it." Zoe continued before he could speak, "Actually even me I know you exist only because Dumbledore cherishes the photo between you."

She hoped that these words would arouse the warmth in Aberfors’ heart, but he sneered: "Treasure? This word is simply the biggest joke to my cold-blooded brother. I think he is eager for me. Stain rushed to death so that one of the last few who knew of his ugly past would be one less."