HP: Hogwarts, but pro-generation

"You mean..." Anna said hesitantly.

"There is still a tiny possibility that Voldemort did not get what he wanted." Lawrence said, "Everything about what happened there is our pessimistic guess. Of course, my idea may be too optimistic, but we are not Xia and Betty. Unless they tell us what happened, we can't just draw conclusions based on our own guesses, right?"

"The worst that can happen is that our pessimistic guess actually happens," Lawrence said softly.

"You know what this means--" Fiona said seriously, "We need to let them recall that time. It's painful. We need to let them know why all this happened! This is not what they need to know at this age."

Fiona partially confirmed Lawrence's guess, but she didn't want the children to know more.

"Mom, I think Lawrence is right." Anna's eyes revealed her firmness and recognition, "Xia is my daughter. I know she will be scared but she won't fall into it. I mean, think about our self-righteous protection before." Anna said almost begging, "Mom, I know you love Xia as much as you love me, but what if we lose Xia again because of this concealment? She is a Gryffindor, I believe she will choose to face these bravely. I know it's cruel, but... I think we can give the choice to Xia, right, Mom?"

Looking into Anna's eyes, Fiona couldn't say no. She pursed her lips and said, "If this is Xia's choice." She compromised, but she added, "What about Ander? We all know how he will react when he knows this, especially the torture that happened to Xia during this period."

"He will know it eventually. But if it is Xia's choice..." Lawrence chuckled, "Oh, we also know that Xia should be on the same side as us on this matter?"

"It's a good idea to put the responsibility of concealing the truth on the child," Anna commented.

The atmosphere suddenly became relaxed. Dumbledore had been watching the four people chatting. He didn't know when they became quiet. Perhaps it was after he saw that each of them admitted their mistakes?

Dumbledore knew that he was thinking of himself again, shamefully evading his responsibility. It was him... Ariana... had he really faced up to his mistakes over the years? Dumbledore was lost in thought, and he could not help but miss Ariana.

Oswin had participated in the battle between Dumbledore and Grindelwald. In fact, people of his age, Fiona, Joshua, and Caroline, had participated. Although he didn't know what happened to Dumbledore, he knew that Dumbledore had lost his sister. He looked at Dumbledore in a trance with concern and comforted him: "That thing... Albus, we all know that you have been... even if you don't realize it."

Oswin was vague, but Lawrence and Anna began to get curious. They were like Xia and Ander to them. "What is it?"

"That's not something you need to know, kids."

"Oh my god, we have kids again now." Anna grimaced, but she also realized that this was not something she and Lawrence should know.

"You've always been children in my eyes," Fiona said with a smile.

"To be called a child after you have one... well, it's weird." Anna hugged Fiona, "But I know this is your way of saying you love me, mom, I love you too."

Then Anna was pushed out of Fiona's arms, "Yes, this is strange, Anna, you are already a mother of two children, you are already an adult."

Anna was touched. She looked at her mother and looked forward to hearing the next words -

"You are so old, but you still have to hide in your mother's arms, in front of so many people."

"Saying these when it's so touching? Are you serious?" Anna rolled her eyes very impolitely, but the atmosphere was a little more relaxed than before. Lawrence laughed loudly and irresponsibly behind Anna, and his laughter infected others, and they all laughed.

"Strange, very strange." Ander pressed against the door and eavesdropped on the conversation inside. "Have they been possessed by something? Why are they so happy?"

"Level 1 alert." James said, "The manor has been invaded by unknown persons, and the people inside are not people we know at all!"

"It was an enemy attack. They are laughing at their successful invasion and the plans that followed." Sirius said seriously.

The boys' seriousness did not last long. They soon fell to the ground because they were leaning against the door and the door was opened from the inside. The three of them did not seem to realize how funny their posture was. They stood up and looked at the adults in front of them seriously.

“The real little kids are here.”

"We are not children anymore!"

The five adults laughed again.

The joy downstairs did not spread upstairs, and Carl was actually very sad when he was taking care of Xia and Betty. He looked at the wounds on the little master and her friend, which was really... terrible.

"I thought, could you get us some dill?" said Mrs. Abbott.

The elf nodded, and his masters told him to cooperate with the Abbotts, get some potions, and clean the wounds...

After Karl left, Mrs. Abbott looked at her husband and couldn't control her choking voice: "I dare not think about what Betty encountered... She is so brave... I am proud of her, but... I..."

Mr. Ai Bo silently comforted her emotions. Obviously, they only saw the wounds on the children's bodies. They didn't know that their daughter had been so close to death.

Xia and Betty woke up one after the other. In fact, even in a safe environment, they were still sensitive, and Mrs. Abbott's suppressed crying still woke them up. The two girls opened their eyes and saw that each other was also looking at them, and they relaxed a lot. They were a little dizzy now, and they couldn't tell where they were at the moment, but after they saw each other, the uneasiness they felt dissipated a little, knowing that Xia recognized that this was her bed.

Xia sat up and saw two unfamiliar faces beside the bed. She instantly became nervous. Betty and she were still holding hands, and Betty noticed her nervousness.

"Dad! Mom!" Betty turned around and looked in the direction Xia was looking, and she shouted in surprise.

Xia then remembered that the people in front of her were Mr. and Mrs. Abbott, whom she had met once on the platform. Betty's side attracted the attention of Mr. and Mrs. Abbott. Mrs. Abbott screamed and hugged Betty, while her husband looked at his wife and daughter tenderly from behind.

He then noticed Xia's eyes and gave a reassuring smile: "Son, your family is talking about something downstairs, do you need me to call them up?"

Xia shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, I let Betty..." She organized her words. Although she and Betty had talked about this in the cellar and Betty said she didn't care about it, but seeing the girl in front of her and her parents... Xia couldn't help blaming herself, "I'm really sorry, I, I tried to let go of Betty, but... the phantom... the split... God, I made a bad decision..."

Mrs. Abbott did not let go of Betty, but she reached out and held Xia's hand. Her warmth was transmitted to Xia's palm. She was like a mother - she was indeed a mother - she said: "Dear, this is not your fault. We don't need to find reasons on innocent people. The people who caused these are the ones who really need to say sorry."

"See, I told you." Betty gave Xia a smug smile in Mrs. Abbott's arms, "I told you before, it's not your fault, and..." Betty bit her lip. She was not sure whether to say it or not. She knew that once she told this, her parents would be worried and angry and out of control - angry at that group of people.

Lillian only erased Betty's memory of the golden cup, so Betty still remembered that she had "Merlin's blessing."

"What? Dear?" Mrs. Abbott looked at Betty and asked in a low voice.

At this time, Anna and Lawrence also came upstairs. Xia screamed and threw herself from the bed into Anna's arms. After Xia raised her head from Anna's arms, the others turned their eyes to Betty. They all heard what Betty was hesitating about saying.

Betty uttered "Ah", and she met Xia's eyes. Xia knew what Betty was going to say, and she smiled at Betty. Perhaps it was because of this smile that Betty spoke out the distance between her and death.

As expected, the Abbotts cursed Voldemort like fire-breathing dragons - they were careful with their words in front of the children, but they were still sharp - the others were also very angry and annoyed, and they also cursed in a low voice, but they knew in their hearts that it was not the "Merlin's blessing" that Betty mentioned - it came from Sia, her blood - the power of immortality.