Ravenclaw's Blue Gem

"She doesn't act like those professors who deserve to be respected. She doesn't even listen to others, and will only let others follow her own pace..." Zoe's patience is almost at its limit, which is rare. I complained to this person who had only met for less than three minutes, maybe he didn't look like a nonsense person.

But the man interrupted her loudly, half a reminder and half a greeting: "Hey, Meg. You look good."

Zoe turned around angrily. Justin had obviously misunderstood, thinking she would be afraid of being heard by Margaret saying bad things about her, but she held back for so long only because Margaret did not show up to her. By her side, she had a lot of complaints that she wanted to hit Margaret on the head.

"Justin!" Margaret's hand and his hand were tightly squeezed together, and the two of them gave a light hug. She showed a look of "waiting for you for a long time", "I found that our ceremony paid Without a master of ceremonies, what do you do?"

Justin smiled bitterly. Even though he hadn't seen him for a long time, he evoked a vivid memory of the solo girl in the first sentence he exchanged with Margaret: "You can't just say a little polite with an old friend. ?"

"Stop talking nonsense. During this time I was so busy that I wanted to reconcile with my old man and let him help me deal with all these miscellaneous things." Margaret shrugged, "I would not send letters home if I knew it. Tell him what I am going to get married, and now he is madly trying to trouble me. I can't find a few people I can trust."

She focused on Zoe, who was gloomy, and patted her shoulder: "Look, I even turned this little guy over to help us do things early, as well as some of her little elves. It helped us a lot...have you already met?" She didn't care if Zoe wanted to hold her and shook the invitation card on her face and said she would not do it, but she smiled happily when she saw Justin nodding. stand up.

"I heard that you are married, as if you were married to a family in Germany? Isn't your wife coming today?" She couldn't wait for Justin to reply, so she punched him in dissatisfaction. "You are too out of sight. I was not invited at the wedding!"

Zoe swears that she saw Justin roll her eyes, but Margaret didn’t notice it at all: "At that time you were still playing with the team. I didn’t write your name considering you didn’t have time. Of course I knew You will bless me-as for my wife, I just told her to come to your wedding. You didn't invite her. This is a meeting between old friends, isn't it?"

This obviously made Margaret very happy. She grinned and hammered Justin's chest hard, ignoring the painful expression of the other side's barking teeth, turning around and saying to Zoe: "I think Justin should be the last one. Thanks for your hard work, Zoe."

"Oh? Do you finally think of me, a poor student who was abducted to do things, Professor Margaret?" Zoe said in a strange tone, but Margaret didn't care at all. Although Zoe has been Behaving reluctantly, in the past few days, she still tried her best to do every job entrusted to her. Margaret had already seen that she would only complain a few words.

But since she handed her the challenge book first, Margaret definitely didn’t mind fighting with her, let alone she has a killer that can make Zoe shut up immediately: "Since you asked me before, still Let me accept an exclusive interview with an obscure magazine. Wouldn't you just give me the favor if you helped me a little?"

Zoe's face flushed: "Nonsense! You are just trying to show off. I didn't force you to do something."

"But your request has had a big impact on my decision. You have to know that even the most well-known newspapers and magazines I rarely accept exclusive interviews — do we still stand here and continue to argue? You can go and have a drink to ease your emotions." "Professor, I need to remind you that I am underage." "It's all an excuse, Zoe. When I was your age, I had been running home from time to time. In the cellar, go to Xiaoxiao to drink a little." "That only shows that you have insufficient self-control and can't control your mouth..."

"Hey, hey, am I a guest too, Meg?" Justin, who was thrown down again, watched the two people quarrel and walked towards the venue, but could only helplessly follow.

*****

When they came to the back garden as the ceremony site, whether the lawn or the plants, there were obvious traces of trimming. Marguerite also thought about whether to trim all the leaves into a heart shape, which looks very good. The momentum was finally rejected by Barbara.But as an irresistible romantic mood, many heart-shaped balloons floating in the air, as well as gorgeous roses decorated in various places, have become substitutes.

"Drink something?" A familiar voice rang in her ears. Of course she knew who it was, and took a non-alcoholic drink from Draco's tray. "She is going to make you carry the plate silly. How long does it take to spin in this circle?"

"Stupid, stupid?" Draco looked a little shocked. Although he was wearing a formal dress and his hair was neatly tied, he was holding a tray full of glasses. "Meg said my dress looks like today. Very handsome."

Zoe took a look at him. In fact, the clothes are really good, from the fabric to the workmanship. They are all top-notch, but as a temporary waiter, dressed like this, a sense of disharmony blows over his face, "Draco, I need to remind you that things like social rhetoric are basically all lies."

"No way, they are short of staff. Meg said I only have to wait until the ceremony is over to end." Draco didn't seem to mind very much. "My mother chose this for me personally, and there is another set of dances. Dresses will definitely become a topic at this year's Christmas ball." He said proudly.

Zoe talked with Draco, and Draco couldn't stand in one place for a long time, so he hurried to another crowd.Although Margaret said it was just a small banquet, she invited quite a few friends. At least at first glance, she could see several people gathered together to chat happily.

She also noticed that Barbara was surrounded by several people. She was wearing a light yellow dress and long dress, and even rarely, she wore beautiful headdress and jewelry. After careful dressing, her face looked more energetic, at least Covered up those two dark circles that were still staying up late yesterday.

Originally, Margaret wanted to let her rest before the ceremony because she was worried about her body, but she refused.

But Zoe is always easier to perceive the subtle emotions Barbara hides, and she can see that even though she is showing a calm and mature attitude, she is actually about to reach the tipping point of the outbreak, but she is forced to not let herself be bored. The emotions do not destroy the atmosphere.Controlled by an unknown emotion in her heart, her mind went blank for a moment, and she walked over there naturally.

"Professor Barbara, can you come with me? I have something I want to tell you." She intervened-among the talking witches, and said directly to Barbara, her face With a smile, she increased her tone when she saw what the witches wanted to say, but she was still very polite, "It's a very important thing related to the arrangements for a while."

Upon hearing these words, the few people were finally willing to let them go, and they told Barbara that they would continue later.Barbara looked relieved. After saying goodbye, they followed Zoe. The two went directly to a corner that was some distance from the people around, and then stopped.

Chapter Two Weddings and Period (Part Two)

"Did something happen, Siegel?" Barbara took the drink that Zoe took away when she left just now. "Drink a little to calm down. Don't worry, it's non-alcoholic." Zoe is free. He told her that Barbara raised her eyebrows and took a tentative sip. It was indeed the type chosen by Margaret to take care of the non-drinking guests. "Today is such an important day. As a party, I was drunk. Not so good."

"What were you talking about before? You don't seem to have a good mood at all." Before Barbara started asking questions again, Zoe interrupted her, asking in a tone that seemed to be gossip.

"...It's nothing. I probably just talked about recent events. Some of them knew that I was a member of the Black family, and then we talked about Sirius Black, and then they started to take this topic to their own sake. Talking." Barbara sighed, "I don't know if they are nervous, I have been away from the family for so long, what is the point of talking to me about these topics?"

"Sirius, he should have been charged." Barbara took another sip and said, "Yeah, the Ministry of Magic doesn't want to continue making things more troublesome, right? The Daily Prophet also published soon. The ground published a clarification report. According to their practice, it is only natural to transfer Sirius's accusation to Pettigrew while avoiding the dirty water that may be spilled on him."

"Although it will make you feel uncomfortable...how? The family finally feels like someone succeeds? The Black family has declined. The only two males left, one died early, the other became a criminal and was imprisoned in Azkaban. , Even if there are you and your three sisters, the children born will not belong to the Black family, Narcissa belongs to the Malfoy family, Andromeda married Muggles and was delisted, let alone Bellatrix You are still in jail in Azkaban, and you will join Meg..."

A cloud of suspicion rose quietly in her heart, but Barbara still said calmly: "It doesn't feel like, that family is just a group of neuroses gathered together, and the waste of the brain burned by close relatives, even if it is a family member, it is also a strong food. I was always bullied by Bella before, Narcissa just watched indifferently from the sidelines. Even though Andomida would protect me, I had no contact with her for a long time, let alone she had already escaped and got more Happy life."

"Do you think that even if I learn that Sirius will continue to continue that family, or that everything will come to an end after his death, it is completely irrelevant to me. I don't belong there anymore." Zoe listened quietly. As she talked, she waited until Barbara came to an end, then said softly: "Meg, she decided to write a letter home before, even if it is a family that has been severed for a long time, she still wrote a letter home when she got married. Knowing that it’s impossible to be blessed in this way, I still take the initiative to do this kind of self-sufficiency... Even if we leave there, we can’t escape, Barbara. If you really don’t care, why do you do it for them? Talk about shaking?"

"You, sure enough..." Barbara was about to hold her shoulders, her face became very serious, she had realized something.But Zoe avoided Barbara's hand flexibly, pressed his fingers lightly on his lips, and smiled and said, "Hush...Since today is a very important day, don't let the sun shine. Move the place away, don’t pursue the dark and dull abyss, I will watch it all, Barbara. You, Meg, and I, let us put it to an end."

"It's over long ago, isn't it?! Don't you think it's too ugly now? How did you break through my defense line!" Barbara yelled in a low voice, she knows how to scruple the attention of people around, let alone Saying that she can fully understand the meaning of this person, she is not the kind of guy who will worry about the safety of the irrelevant, "You are dead long ago. Then don't occupy other people's bodies like an undead, you still want to What to do!"

"I can't help it. This is what I will decide in the future. Even I can't do it without this body. One of the last two people must die. This is the absolute future." Zoe said helplessly. You said that I was dead, it was too much. I have not experienced this yet, but do you show off the results of my future me?"

"Furthermore, how many times do you think I have seen you cast spells, and how many times have you discussed the theory and application of runes? Didn't you make any progress? Even if you can stop the erosion, you think there is a gap between me and this kid How old? I don't even need to do anything to get the victory." She pressed to Barbara's ear, and then pushed away angrily.

At this time, the small bell hanging under the rose arch rang, and the bell was the signal that the ceremony began.Zoe stepped back slowly, leaving a safer distance from Barbara: "Aren't you going, Meg is waiting for you over there." Half of her face is divided by the shadow, and only the bottom half is left. With her face exposed to the sun, she pointed to the table not far away that had been arranged, and Marguerite, who was thinking about something with her chin, stood straight, her silky blond hair exposed to the sun. sparkling with light.

*****

"Well, hello everyone, I’m Justin Hall. I’m the poor worm who was temporarily arrested by Meg as the emcee, because she held my wand against my waist and threatened that I had to pay, not even a Nat’s pay Here, I suspect that it was not my old friend Meg’s wedding, but a Gringotts goblin who drank the compound decoction. I knew I should take the fortune-teller in the daily Yundao radio show seriously before I went out today. As a result of the divination, she said I was in bad luck today..." Justin’s exaggerated statement won the guests’ applause and laughter, but Margaret, who was standing in the audience, shook his fist in demonstration.

"Just kidding. All of you here are friends of the bride. I believe everyone is attracted by this self-talking bastard named Margaret R. Wellington, and will endure her rudeness. , Restrained the mood of chanting a wicked curse to her, but was fascinated by her forward back figure. Meg is a person who will not lie to her own mood, as long as she makes up her mind, it is difficult to give up , I really hate failure. I still remember how she cried when we lost the game in the first year of joining the team (Margaret almost rushed up)... She always lived seriously and tried her best To do what should be done is an active hard worker..."

"I have thought about it many times, and I can't imagine anyone standing next to her. But when Meg sent an invitation to say that she was going to get married, I was shocked, puzzled and confused, but in the end I still hope She can be happy, and there can be someone to let her breathe. It couldn't be better..."

Does this man treat the job of the master of ceremonies as his own lecture?Zoe thought boredly, wanting to give up but feeling a pity, it is really a poor bug.She is sitting in the first row.

Margaret always provokes all kinds of rotten peach blossoms. Barbara in the audience listened to Justin’s eloquent speech, and at the same time looked in the direction of the guests. Many people were particularly emotional, even Someone cried.Whenever she saw this scene, Barbara felt that her head started to hurt again. Although she didn’t tell anyone, but when she was chatting with other people today, she didn’t feel the faint irony and sarcasm of some people. hostility.

If it wasn't for the fear of Margaret being angry, probably those people would send it over, whether it was a yelling letter, a stink or a curse.It’s so troublesome. How can there be so much idle time and jealousy with these fools? Even if those people think that they are just inconspicuous, withdrawn and have nothing, they are not worthy of Margaret, but this kind of thing is simply unreasonable. .

Of course Barbara knew what she was wary of and who she was wary of.Her eyes always drifted towards Zoe's position unconsciously. She didn't know if Max would do anything on the spot, and how to prevent it.Even though she seems to be sitting on the stool obediently now, as non-aggressive as she has always shown, the timing of the monster's fangs has never been controlled by the prey.

But if she wants to cause trouble, why should she expose her identity to herself? If she doesn't say something, no one will doubt her, Barbara has to think again.Even if according to Max, she can have countless opportunities to screw everything up during this period, instead of keeping the real Zoe working seriously, spending so much effort just for this moment of destruction?Oops, no matter how you think it is too possible, Max can do such a thing.

Should it be the leeway of the strong?This has always been the case since before. Even if it is information that is unfavorable to her position, as long as she can recognize the reason, even if it is only being tempted, she will tell it all without fail.I don’t say what I don’t want to say, but I don’t lie. It’s like always letting myself look at the world from the perspective of a bystander. I’m not obsessed with fairness, but I won’t cut my life.But the opposite of this character is that she was born a big liar. At Hogwarts, it was probably only Margaret who was vaguely aware of her truth, so she naturally approached Margaret, as if I hope that there is a mirror that can compare and reconstitute the facial features that are about to lose their outline.

"Barbara, Barbara!" Margaret's voice made Barbara come back to her senses again, and she saw Margaret who reached out to her and looked at her suspiciously.Want to talk?This question flashed past. She remembered the time she spent with Max. She would tell herself that it was definitely not for Meg to stop this.Instead, she put the chips in her palms, and whether or not she bet depends on her wishes.

"What's the matter?" Barbara showed a slight smile and held Margaret's hand tightly. The provocation only needs to be received directly, "Nothing, just sigh that this day has finally arrived, let's go Come on, Meg."

Chapter 3 Wedding and Period (Part 2)

They walked along the steps to the stage, only a dozen steps away, but it felt as long as more than ten years.Barbara did not consciously think of the bits and pieces buried deep in her heart.Whether it was Meg who was so excited that she almost shed tears when she woke up from a coma, Meg whose face was ashamed after being cruelly rejected by her, or she would emerge from the corner sometime like a stalker. A frightened Meg named Surprise, and a cautious Meg who was flushed when she proposed to her the year before... These are just things from the past. Barbara thought she was used to these times a long time ago. Like everything she was used to, just knowing, accepting, and getting used to it is enough.

She caught a glimpse of Meg’s profile. Although she was still habitually holding her head up and showing a confident attitude in front of everyone, Barbara could still tell at a glance that she was nervous, and the line of her profile seemed It’s very stiff, even the hand she has been holding. Meg’s body temperature was already high, and now she is even a little sweaty. She feels more damp when she holds it, let alone because of long hours of hard training. The cocoon can't be eliminated, and neither of them cares about these small details, let alone the usual care.

Having been with her for so long, Barbara knows very well that although Margaret is well-known for her toughness and ego and is considered by many people to rely on it, she is by no means a mature and stable person. Her emotional richness brings One of the consequences is that she is also easily nervous and injured, even if she is tenacious.This is different from Barbara. Barbara seems to be on the weak side in this emotion. She never takes the initiative to show herself, and she hates showing up, but her resilience and strength cannot be underestimated.

Calm down, sitting down and looking at the two people on the stage, Zoe is still thinking about it, although he is smiling.Originally thought that she would struggle for a while, even though it was only verbal that made people feel shaken, and there was no real danger, but she was able to recover so quickly because she was sure she would not make trouble here?

"I thought she would wear a ceremonial dress today, at least more formal. I didn't expect she would choose the Quidditch uniform." Draco sat beside her and bit her ears. She didn't hate the boy, and Lucius is different, he still carries the stubbornness and simplicity that is unique to young people.

"Because it is the most relaxing outfit. As for other people's opinions, I think Meg has not been concerned about this since she was born." But should Draco be more carefree about the details, he was a little bit more carefree. I didn't realize that something was wrong.

"But she doesn't look very formal like this. This is her wedding ceremony!" "What does it matter? At least the two parties have agreed to dress like this. Meg's suit is also brand new... Even more surprised was the fact that Barbara would change her dress. I thought she would dress very casually." Draco scratched his hair, watching Zoe's eyes still a little confused. "Yeah, I think you are right, although I am not familiar with that Professor Barbara... but you are talking really strange today."