Ravenclaw's Blue Gem

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"Remember something?" Aberforth's voice pulled Zoe back from the memory, and she looked at the Pig Head Bar in a daze, as if Dumbledore was by her side.

He shook his head: "Sorry, I'm lost... You mentioned Grindelwald earlier, he and Dumbledore..."

"The two of them are like finding the right combination of keys and locks. With a click, they can push open the heavy door." Aberforth recalled that painful summer, his face turned ugly, "but This is extremely unfortunate for our family. I can see that Albus hates being tied down by the family. He doesn't want to let all his intelligence and talents be wasted on feeding chickens, raising goats and preventing Ariane from losing control. It was too boring for him, no one would praise him, no one made his little head work... But since the boy named Grindelwald arrived, my brother finally found the most important thing in his life My confidant, he walks around the boy, and the two exchange a dozen letters every day, discussing the so-called new order plans-all crazy ideas for using magic to rule Muggles."

"Of course, Ariana was left out in the cold again. Of course he would prefer to be with smart people, rather than his sister, whom he has to take care of carefully. I was still at home because it was summer vacation, so I could do what he didn’t want to do. I do, but I hate Grindelwald, especially Ariane is nervous because of Grindelwald’s existence. I have mentioned it to him countless times, but Albus doesn’t care at all. I see what he has to do. Funny that little bastard, the most annoying thing is that my addicted brother, a good student, insists on talking about his responsibility as the head of the family. He thinks he is considerate, but in fact treats Ariana at will, regardless of the client’s wishes. ."

"When I was about to return to Hogwarts, he started talking crazy again-he was going to take Ariane away, because his'responsibility' prevented him from letting go of his crazy sister, but he was He would never give up his ambitions with Grindelwald, so he came up with such a faint move." Aberforth let out a loud "Bah", "If I go back to Hogwarts, only Ariane will be left. People, she really can only let Albus play around. I can’t leave her. I found Albus and Grindelwald was there. I told him that Ariana couldn’t stand the toss of them. She was very weak. Let him not regard Ariana as a living medal to prove his merits."

"I know Albus is very upset. He doesn't like me being so blunt. I think it is only the two of them who sincerely regard the so-called rule as justice. Grindelwald despises me and Ali. Anna, I think we are dragging Albus. The more we noisy, the more intense we are. I drew out my wand a bit faster than Grindelwald, but his spell hit me first. It was a heartbreaking spell. Then Albus stepped in and thought To stop his friend... the three of us were all holding magic wands, at that time I..."

He suddenly choked up when he said that, and covered his eyes with his hands regrettably, the frame was pushed near his forehead, and there was a layer of mist on it.

"I was also dazzled by anger. I didn't notice what was wrong with Ariana. She was stimulated, and maybe she wanted to help. She, she just rushed to the center of the melee—dead." Foss kept mumbling "dead", slumped in a chair, choked in grief, "For so many years, I dare not think or imagine if the spell that killed her was shot out of my wand. of……"

"The funeral was very deserted." Aberfors spoke quickly, as if trying to cover up his breakdown, "I hate him! If it weren't for him, Ariane would not die, and I would still be able to watch her grow up. I beat Albus at the funeral and vowed that he would never forgive him!"

The old man's nose sniffing caught the attention of the new student. She looked over curiously, and hesitated whether to sit here in a few places to facilitate eavesdropping-just sitting idly at the counter was really boring.

The creak of the door accompanied the sudden increase of rain into the pig’s head bar. A long-haired man in a black robe walked in with a stinky face. Behind him were two students with dripping robes-it was Ernie and Hannah, it's just that the faces of both of them are very bad, and the source is obviously the big bat walking in the front.

Snape glanced at the stunned freshman. The girl had just touched his icy gaze and lowered her head quickly like an ostrich.It just frightened a timid new student, and Snape's cold face showed no signs of relaxation.

"Siegel." He looked at Aberforth inadvertently, paused for a moment and then moved away, "Don't waste time, get ready to go."

Chapter 33 Snape Wish Wish

Zoe looked at Aberforth hesitantly. Is it okay for him to leave like this, who caused the other's sadness?

"...You go back, kids don't want to run around at night." Aberforth took a deep breath as if to ease his sadness, and wiped his face. "You should know that it is not a time of peace. Even the Ministry of Magic arranged for the Auror nearby in order to protect the safety of minor wizards."

"I'm sixteen years old!" Zoe whispered that he didn't escape Aberforth's ears.

"I'm over a hundred years old, little guy." He patted Zoe on the shoulder. "Hurry up and go home with your teacher. Don't cause others trouble."

"Then I'll come again next time..." The girl looked at the old man cautiously, "You... still welcome me?"

"Why refuse to get the money? I'm a business man." Aberforth chuckled lightly. Although sadness still remained on his face, he looked like someone who had just walked out of a deep tunnel. "Don't you I always look tremblingly at other people's faces. I have a bad temper, but it's not unreasonable. Besides, if I want to be really angry with you, I drove you away a few years ago."

"Since you say that..." Zoe said with a sigh of relief, "I will convince you and Dumbledore to make peace next time."

Aberforth waved his hand, thinking about the possibility of officially banning girls from entering the store.

Snape saw that they had finished speaking, turned around and walked out the door.Zoe called the freshman, and the four followed Snape forward in the night.It should be Snape's previous attitude that scared the freshman. She followed Zoe closely, her face tense.

"Don't be so nervous, Professor Snape is very nice..." As soon as Zoe finished speaking, he heard Ernie's exaggerated cough and gave him a blank look. "You don't think it's a big deal to treat other people's mentors as the devil. Is it rude?"

"For us, he is the devil." In the dimly lit environment, Ernie naturally didn't see Zoe's eyes, but he could understand the dissatisfaction in the girl's tone. Nep as an angel, you are called partiality."

"I didn't treat him as an angel, but he should always be our professor, and we should respect him." Zoe was helpless, especially when she noticed that the freshman’s attitude towards Snape had not eased at all, and she still deliberately followed While he was keeping a considerable distance, the plan that he had contrived to reverse the students' impression of Professor Snape was greatly questioned.

"I'm exhausted tonight, I don't know if I can make it to dinner." Ernie glanced at the well-behaved freshman curiously. "I bet she will enter Gryffindor and dare to run out of the line. She is brave."

"She might have left the team accidentally," Hannah said. "I hope she can enter Hufflepuff so we can have one more freshman." Ernie nodded in agreement.

"Don't listen to the two of them, you just have to follow your own heart to make a choice." Zoe said.

"What should I do?" the girl asked.

"They will let you wear a hat called the Sorting Hat. This hat has been magically used to test which college you are suitable for. Its choice is usually not wrong, but it is not absolute. You can try to follow It communicates and it will consider your opinions."

"Ditch, communication?" the new student cried out incredulously, "and a hat!"

"You will see more novel and good things. This is just a sorting hat. Although the situation has been bad recently, everything will be fine... I hope you can find your own future in this school." Zoe smiled and said, "By the way, I strongly suggest you come to Ravenclaw if you have the opportunity, where you can find the treasure of wisdom."

"It's despicable to grab a newcomer at this critical moment!" Ernie shouted, and Zoe shrugged, ignoring the words.

"I always feel that this is the first time you have had a conversation with Siegel with this attitude." Hannah said, "I always thought you hated us. Even if you have the courage to talk to you, you can end the conversation in two or three sentences. There is no way to have a smooth conversation. Even if you had the opportunity to be together last year, you just stayed with Hermione and the others, and the occasion where you talk the most is actually teaching us the patron saint.

Zoe pulled the corners of her mouth uncomfortably. That's correct. She always subconsciously erected a wall for herself, neither actively stepping out nor letting others approach, but there is no way to be really alone. A door opened on the wall, silently looking forward to someone who would take the initiative to open the door and stand in front of her behind the wall.

The door does not need to be locked, because most people will move away automatically under their own courtesy and alienation."Should I say that I have become kind, or the distance has been shortened. Now it is natural to talk to you, and I don't feel uncomfortable at all."

"Hmm..." Zoe thought for a while, "I used to hate you very much, let alone make a good relationship, and don't even want to see it. Isn't it the same as hating each other? And I, as long as If you don’t have extravagant hopes and pursuits, you won’t be disappointed. People who have nothing from the beginning will not lose anything.

"You're right, I hated you at first, and I was both suspicious and annoying." Before Hannah could speak, Ernie spoke his heart directly.

"Ernie!" Hannah gave him a condemning look."What's the matter? Shouldn't it be said now?" Ernie said seriously, "If we still want to make friends with her, I think so."

"Your existence makes everyone very nervous. Even Slytherin, who is born the most Death Eater, would not be happy to get involved with you. After the mysterious man collapses, you are like a bomb, and no one holds it. It's hot, what if you go the same way as your parents? If you are as cruel and prejudiced towards Muggles like them, you just keep disguising in front of people and pretending to be an ordinary person... There are a lot of students from background, and they are all my classmates and my friends.

"At the time when the basilisk appeared, I also doubted you and spread your rumors. I felt that as long as I could drop you out of school, things would definitely end. I am not a wizard from Muggle. With the basilisk, as long as you don’t stop it, many people will be in danger.” Ernie paused and lowered his head. “But it turns out that I misunderstood. Whether you accept it or not, I want to apologize to you.”

"It's all over, I accept your apology." Zoe said.She suddenly remembered that when Dumbledore was a boy, his father had been in jail for assaulting Muggles not long before he enrolled in school. What kind of mood did he use to face those doubts and prejudices?

"I can't believe that you will risk offending Umbridge and the Ministry of Magic to mess around."

"No matter how you look at it, the newspapers are just nonsense. Of course our family will support Professor Dumbledore. And you saved Cedric, didn't you? That alone, you are in the eyes of our Hufflepuff students I'm already my own." Ernie said with a smile, "not to mention that the old witch is too annoying. I hope that this year's new professor can be like Professor Lupin, or Professor Moody can also... Of course don't Here comes another Death Eater!"

"When we go back, I don't know if the opening ceremony is over," Hannah said. "If only we can catch up."

"Actually... I kind of guessed about our new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor." Zoe's words caught the attention of the two of them, but she did not immediately answer their questions, but faced Snee, who was walking in front. Pu said, "Congratulations on your fulfillment, Professor Snape."

Snape snorted softly. After Zoe could hear the topic, Snape's mood was much better: "Dumbledore told you in advance?"

"I asked Professor Slughorn. He invited me to sit in his carriage earlier."

"That same old trick again? Let a group of so-called geniuses tout each other." Snape said in an ironic tone. "He liked it when I was a student, just like an experienced hunter. I like to make specimens and hang them on the wall."

"Wait, don't you mean—" Ernie stared at Hannah in a daze, and Hannah stared at him blankly. "No! This is absolutely impossible! Where is that Slughorn?"

"Professor Slughorn will be the professor of potions." Zoe broke their last hope.

Ernie pressed his forehead with a miserable cry, and the freshman who had finally become more relaxed was taken aback by his strange attitude and backed away several steps.

Chapter 34 Busy Course (Part 1)

After walking for a while, the rain stopped unconsciously.The outline of the castle finally appeared in the night. Zoe noticed a wizard patrolling nearby, and the man noticed their group and approached here.When the man got closer, Zoe recognized her as a frustrated adult witch who had met in the hut, named Tonks.

Her attitude was much more serious than when she first met, perhaps because she was on duty.She knew Snape, too, and she just scanned the students and stepped aside.Snape ignored her and knocked on the door lock with his wand. The thick chain fell to the ground and the door creaked open.

"You go back, Nifadora." Snape finished. "I will take them to the castle."

There was nothing to say between them. The door that was closed again blocked Tonks’s back. Snape locked the door and led them into the castle, but he didn’t lead them towards the auditorium, but Turned to another corridor and opened the door of the cubicle. On the night when the Warriors quota was decided during the Triwizard Tournament, this small room was also used to gather the warriors from various schools.

"It's not early." He said briefly, "When I came out, the sorting ceremony was almost halfway through. Don't even think about going back to the auditorium. Just eat some sandwiches and go back to the lounge." He looked at the freshman coldly. "As for you (the girl shakes), come with me."