Ravenclaw's Blue Gem

"I didn't tell anyone, except Professor Snape... There's nothing to say, I didn't want to reward it." Draco said, "Brace suspected you, although he didn't know what I was doing. , But he is worried that you have ulterior motives and let me beware of you."

"I noticed it." Zoe said with a headache.After Zabini became vigilant, although he agreed every time he talked to him, he tried to mislead Zoe in other directions, or mixed the truth and lies together, but he was careful and sleek, with almost no omissions.If you change someone who doesn't lie often, you will only be deceived, "Your friend wasted a lot of my time." Thinking about it now, he will agree to chat with her, maybe he wants to listen to the intelligence that Zoe has.

"Brace is very difficult." Draco chuckled lightly. He couldn't help feeling a bit brighter when he thought of Zoe's deflated appearance under Zabini.

Draco continued: "I found a cabinet in Hogwarts, and as long as I put things in it, it will disappear. When Umbridge was in office last year, Monta was locked in this cabinet. Later we found him locked in the toilet on the fourth floor."

Zoe didn't expect Draco to speak out his tricks at this moment, and his spirit was a little dazed."At first everyone thought that Monta was hit by a confusing spell after being attacked by other students-after all, he was a member of Umbridge's special operations investigation team. This is not a likable position." He twitched his mouth, he himself belonged to this organization, but then sneaked up with Dumbledore's Army.

"Monte's delusion lasted for a long time. He often talked nonsense. He still remembers that he was stuffed into the cabinet and said that he could hear the movement in the school for a while, but he seemed to be outside the school for a while. He could actually hear Borgin talking in the store. But he himself was not quite sure. He could not move at the time, so he could barely use the unqualified Apparition to get himself out of danger. No one cared about the stories he told, except I."

"I realized that there was a problem with this broken cabinet. It was not just one, but a set of two. A passage was formed between the two identical cabinets, allowing you to freely travel between Hogwarts' House of Request and the Borking-Bock store. You cannot use Apparition in the castle, but you can use this method to sneak in people outside."

"So you want to bring all your comrades in." Zoe said, "have you never thought that they will hurt the students in the castle?"

"I'm not letting them kill! I just want them to create chaos so that I can attack Dumbledore in the chaos!" Draco shouted, "I can only do this, can't I? There is no other solution. I don't want to die, he will kill my parents!"

"They won't listen to you, Draco." Zoe sighed. "Violence will only succumb to greater violence, so Voldemort is their unique master. You are too young and naive to say nothing. weight."

Draco stared at her blankly, as if the girl in front of him had changed into something else."That's why you want to be a Death Eater? Or should I ask who you are? Is it Zoe I know or someone else? I don't even know you anymore, from the moment my mother told me the truth."

"I can't explain anything to you, Draco." Zoe stepped forward and patted the boy on the shoulder. "I just chose the way I want to go, and you can choose yours."

True·The Seventieth Farewell (1)

"Keep in mind the key to the three'D's -" Waikie Tecross walked around the auditorium unhurriedly. When you move your gaze on him, you will feel that he is no different from the ghost, just compared to those A transparent spirit body, his color should be firmer, he is extremely pale, his limbs are slender and thin, as if he can blow away as long as a gust of wind, even if the user's weight and body will affect the success rate of the apparition, he It's also hard not to surprise people who meet for the first time.

But for more than a month, the students had become accustomed to the peculiar state of their faculty from the Ministry of Magic, but more importantly, they could no longer spare the extra energy to worry about things outside the circle in front of them.Since the Anti-Phantom Shifting barrier placed by Hogwarts Castle will only be removed for one hour every Saturday during class time, and the scope is only the castle auditorium, students usually don't have the opportunity to practice, so they have to be frantic during class time.

"The first is the goal." Tecross's voice seemed to signal the beginning, the commotion in the auditorium subsided, most people stared at the circle in front of them nervously, and the expressions of the few students who had successful experience relaxed much. .

When everyone was staring at the target intently, Zoe was peeking at Hermione, and the girl was staring at the circle in front of her with a tight face, she didn't know what she was saying.She is probably the least nervous among this group of people. What she has to do is not to try to make herself move into this circle, but to make her movements more awkward and inconspicuous. There must be a beginner. Yes, but there is no need to pretend too much.

"The second is determination." She noticed that several nearby students leaned forward slightly, and some people were bending over subconsciously, as if they were preparing for diving, they jumped into the circle as soon as the instruction came.A burning tingling suddenly struck Zoe's wrist, and the light-colored print on the wrist became much darker, and the trace extended upward along the arm.

Zoe pulled his sleeves down without changing his face to avoid being noticed by the hand.The impression on her hand became painful and lasted longer and longer with the passage of time. Zoe knew that this was some kind of silent urging, a warning from Voldemort, asking her to complete the agreement as soon as possible, otherwise the spell on her hand would be Will turn into a poison that eats oneself.

"The third is calmness." Zoe opened his arms and spun on the spot.The first thing that strikes is a strong sense of squeezing, as if to compress a complete person into a small piece, and then force it to the destination.The next second she opened her eyes and found herself standing in the center of the circle.

"Very good, very good." Tecross clapped and walked towards her, with a faint smile on his face, "I have to pay attention to you, boy, this is your fifth success in the past few weeks. And doing it once is better than once."

Zoe greeted him with a few words of greeting.Then Tecross walked over to other students who were equally successful. Hermione was also successful for the third time, more experienced than the others, but still showed a surprised expression after success.

"This kind of feeling is really not easy to grasp." Padma said annoyedly. Her Apparition didn't let her get where she was supposed to be, but almost hit Zoe, knowing the distance between them. At least five feet.

"You're just trying too hard, Padma." Zoe made a throwing motion, "Just tighten up and confirm the target."

After a few minutes, everyone returned to their original positions, and Tecross asked them to repeat the practice several times."I'm very happy that at least half of the students have made great progress in the study of Apparition. This means that my guidance is not nonsense." Near the end of class, Tyrox shouted, "Next Wednesday afternoon, it is already young. Students who have reached the age of seventeen will be able to take the first test. Qualified students can sign up on the announcement. For students who have not yet reached the age of seventeen and those who need to take the next test, we will see you next Saturday-remember The key to live is three'D's." After saying this, he left the auditorium with Professor McGonagall.

"Hermione!" Zoe passed through the crowds who left the auditorium one after another. "The weather is not bad. Let's go for a walk?" Hermione hesitated. After the second semester began, her tuition work became more busy, even on weekends. She also wants to spend time sorting out the knowledge points, not to mention spending some time walking outside, she wants to apply for the time converter to borrow from Professor McGonagall again.

But when she met Zoe's expectant look, the words of refusal choked in her throat, and she couldn't spit it out anyway.Hermione's sense of responsibility prevents her from evading the responsibilities that should be fulfilled, but she also doesn't want to disappoint Zoe.Hermione was thinking about the possibility of working overtime at night to sort out knowledge points, but Zoe misunderstood the meaning of her silence.

Gritting his teeth, Zoe didn't expect a problem with the first step of the plan.Hermione is a deadly person, and if she really decides something, she will follow it through.

After re-planning the plan, Hermione was about to give an affirmative answer, when a shadow passed by, Zoe suddenly leaned his body, his lips only a few inches from his ears."Is your fiancée still not as good as tutoring materials?" This voice is different from Zoe's usual tone. It is lighter, slower, and a bit wronged, making it sound like being coquettish.

Hermione's brain buzzed, like someone lit a lot of strenuously drawn fireworks in it, crackling.She felt hot in her ears, which must have turned red like her face.Hermione had hardly heard Zoe make such a soft sound, which was more stubborn than the person in front of her.

She wanted to push away this guy who was full of fatal attraction, so that she could sort out her thoughts.It's just that she grabbed the collar of Zoe's robe, but didn't have the energy to push Zoe out. On the contrary, the monster that had been hovering in her heart from a moment ago kept pushing herself and holding the girl in her arms.

Repeatedly reminding herself that this is a public place, Hermione took a step back and met those bright blue eyes. She didn't know if it was the effect of that sentence. Hermione found that she actually felt that Zoe looked pitiful.If you want to describe it in any way, it's like a cat with its ears drooping and then shrinking into a ball, conveying feelings of grievance all over the body.

"You are so terrible..." Hermione twitched her mouth, her heart was hit hard in just a few minutes, she almost couldn't breathe, "Go, let's go quickly." She grabbed Zoe's. With his hand, he pulled the opponent hard and walked toward the outdoor field.In Hermione's eyes, the auditorium was crowded with eyesight, and she inexplicably didn't want to let other people see Zoe's appearance.

Zoe blinked in surprise. This was exactly the development she was looking forward to, but she didn't expect it to work so well.When she exchanged letters with Margaret, Margaret jokingly taught her some techniques to "improve the relationship between couples", just to "gaze affectionately at each other for more than ten seconds" and "stick to each other." In terms of the two options of "playing a baby on the ears", she felt that the latter was easier to achieve, although Hermione's eyes became very strange after doing so.

Repressing her shame, Zoe didn't feel the heat on her face until the cold outdoor wind hit her face. After all, she did something that she was not comfortable with."Don't worry, Hermione. I won't slip away." When she finished speaking, the girl walking in front suddenly froze in place, her face becoming flushed again.

Before Hermione could release her hand, Zoe tightened her palm and acted to show that she was unhappy with Hermione.A subtle and comfortable atmosphere flowed between the two. No one spoke first, but they walked towards the lake tacitly.

"I meant to promise." Hermione said softly, looking at the sparkling lake.

"I thought you were going to throw me aside again." Zoe complained half-truth. "If you do this again, I will throw Spiegel and Ferguson into the empty classroom and lock them up."

"Don't bother with them, they are almost taking the exam!" Hermione yelled in a low voice.

"Then you have to promise to spend the Easter holiday with me next week." Zoe said, "Don't you think you are too cold to me this year?"

"The thing hanging around your neck didn't tell you that." Hermione chuckled, obviously not taking Zoe's "threat" to her heart. "Okay, I'll be with you." Zoe was incredulous. Looking at her, she didn't expect Hermione to change her mind so easily.

"Rosa and they took time off from me, and they also want to spend Easter together, so that I will become the one who gets in the way the most." Hermione shook her head helplessly. "Unfortunately, I can't go to Hogsmeade on Easter. ."

"But don't forget Professor Slughorn, he has another private party." Zoe said, "Since I have agreed to give myself a vacation, why don't you go over and have a look? You have already shied away for tuition. Professor Lagerhorn has been several times, and he likes to talk to me every time, trying to convince you through me."

"I'm a little annoyed to hear. So, dear Miss Granger, can I have the honour to invite you to the party?" With a smile, he stretched out his hand to Hermione, and the half of the necklace hanging from her chest was hanging Shining in the sun.

Chapter 71 Farewell (2)

"Welcome, Zoe! You are always on time, but it may be a little early today..." Slughorn greeted Zoe enthusiastically with open arms, but his face was excited when he noticed Hermione standing by. The smile widened, "Oh! Miss Granger! Great! I have always wanted to invite you to join us. Today this wish is finally fulfilled. When I was drinking with Waikie two days ago, he I also praised that your Phantom Shift test scores are perfect-please come in, please come in! Find a place to sit, eat and drink at the table as you like. The party members tonight are all your own, enjoy yourself !" Before leaving, he winked at Zoe, then patted his chubby belly and walked to the other side.

"It seems that Professor Slughorn takes the credit for my head." Zoe rubbed his hands with a smile, and said expectantly, "He also promised to give me a box as long as he brought you here. Honey Duke’s best preserved pineapple."

Unlike the last large-scale Christmas party, the size of this party has indeed been reduced a lot. Even Slughorn’s office seems to have shrunk, but it is still decorated with a special flavor.The ornate ribbons hanging from the ceiling string together the colorfully painted eggs. They act as light sources and render the room lively and weird, as if someone took paint of different colors and splashed them all in spite of it. on the wall.

They did come a bit early, and there were few people in sight. On the long table covered with clean tablecloths, there were chocolate eggs the size of dragon eggs. If they wanted to come, they would just tap them with a small hammer. Not only the melted chocolate shells, but also snacks such as toffee or marshmallows can be harvested from the eggs.The plate on the other side of the table is piled high with ham and hot roast lamb, which has a strong visual impact.

Hermione looked around curiously. It was the first time for her to attend Slughorn's party. Only then did she feel the meaning of Slughorn's "knowing how to enjoy"."I always feel that you invited me here to play, in fact, for the box of candied pineapples." Hermione exclaimed, "It turns out that my charm is not as good as a box of candied pineapples in your heart!"

"Of course it's you the most important thing, but there are candied fruits as a bonus. We can enjoy them together later." Zoe knew that Hermione was joking with herself, and she couldn't really find it for a box of candied fruits. Hermione, "Professor Slughorn's preferences are very good, you will like it very much."

At this time, a silver tray danglingly appeared in the eyes of the two of them. The height of the tray was only about the waist. Two glasses of mead were placed on it. The liquid in the cups shook fearfully, every time. It rushed to the mouth of the cup, but no drop leaked.Although there is no danger, but when you focus on it, you will still sweat.

The two stared at the tray with weird expressions, and Hermione seemed to want to step forward to help."Do you think it wants us to take it?" Zoe had just finished speaking, and the tray was handed to the two of them as if they had heard these words.

"Uh, thanks, thank you?" After the tray was free, the two of them could see the true face of the "waiter"."Is this a doll?" Hermione pointed to the furry rabbit puppet in surprise. Slughorn didn't know what it was based on, and even matched these guys with neat clothes and bow ties.The rabbit opened its black button eyes, bowed respectfully and slowly to the two of them, turned around with the silver tray, and disappeared under the cover of the table and chairs.

"How about it, isn't it? To make this party more interesting, I thought of a lot of ideas." Slughorn quietly appeared beside them, shaking the cup in my hand triumphantly, "I I wanted to continue to use the house elves as the waiters, but those ugly little things didn’t fit the atmosphere this time, so I tried to let the rabbit puppets take on this role. As long as I pay more attention, the magic will not appear. Question...the smaller the party, the more important these small details are, right?" He drank the wine in the glass in one sip, even though the volume of the goblet used for the party was small, but Slughorn His attitude is as if he just drank a glass of water.

Soon Slughorn left to greet other guests.Hermione was not very happy, because she felt that Slughorn's tone was only to treat the house elves as slaves that could be enslaved at will, and this happened to be the concept Hermione was determined to change in the magical world.Zoe didn't care, she wanted to know Slughorn better, knowing that he was always the same for things he didn't like.

"Happy Easter, Hermione." Zoe raised his hand and touched Hermione's cup. "I can assure you that Slughorn didn't say this because he was biased against house elves. In fact He doesn't care about them at all."

Hermione didn't get much comfort from this sentence, but she understood what Zoe meant.Drinking the mead in her hand, Hermione also showed a look of admiration, apparently having a great liking for this wine.She didn't drink as much as Slughorn, but a glass of mead, and her cheeks flew into a light flush.

Zoe looked at her like this, and her heart moved, she subconsciously pinched the neck of the goblet and used the act of drinking to cover up her thoughts.

"Let's go, Hermione." She held Hermione's hand. "Since it's here, then we'll enjoy it."