【Yo Deng】Badger and Snake

Tring asked, "I haven't heard of your surname. Is it a separation?"

At that time, he blushed blushingly, causing the other party to slap his legs and laugh loudly: "Why can't you answer? You must be a mudblood!"

— Mudblood?what is that?

Rudolph's inner doubts were quickly overwhelmed by the laughter of the people around him: "How is that possible!" "Yes, how could there be mudbloods in Slytherin—"

"—no, no!" he yelled, "I'm not a Mudblood—"

He denied the word before he knew what it meant, as if he had struggled through a life of being denied.

"I've had enough of this, Nanami—"

He looked at the defensive brunette with pity, as if seeing himself through her.

"—So I agreed to Aldrich without hesitation, because he can give me something you can't give."

——Even if it's just a fake identity, a distant cousin in name, it's better than he has no connection with this world at all.

"Really," Qihai's expression gradually turned to sarcasm, "so you are the one who betrayed Slytherin?"

"I'm not betraying Slytherin, Seven Seas," Rudolf Goldstein took out a black object from his arms, "On the contrary, I'm practicing the principles of Salazar Slytherin—"

"—recorder?" Yuu Koito recognized the black device and exclaimed.Qihai Dengzi's expression froze, and the ominous premonition in his heart gradually came true: "What are you going to do?"

"Submit the evidence to the Reticent Man," Rudolf Goldstein whispered, "You use the Time-Turner evidence."

"——!?" Qihai's face turned pale: "You can't—"

She subconsciously pounced forward, trying to grab the black device, but she couldn't be faster than the black-haired man's words——

"submit."

—the tape recorder disappeared from his grasp.

"Rudolf Goldstein!" Nanami yelled in a loss of composure, "Samixiang and I are sorry for you? You—"

A series of explosions interrupted her words. Amidst the screams of the surrounding students, two wizards wrapped in black robes appeared inside the Hogwarts auditorium where apparition was supposed to be impossible. The child pressed to the ground.You subconsciously pulled out his wand, but one of them disarmed him without looking at it: "Disarm you!"

"Dengzi Qihai, I'm arresting you on the grounds that you are suspected of creating the '2 Timing Chaos Incident'," the black-clothed wizard restraining the woman said calmly, "The number of the silent man is No. 14."

"Your wand will be confiscated in accordance with the law and will be kept by the Department of Mysteries," another person continued very quickly, "The Silent Man is number 21."

"You can't—" Qihai struggled twice, in exchange for further restraint, "Let me go!"

"Escort the suspect to the Department of Mysteries, and leave immediately." No. 16 of the Unspeakable handed her wand to her companion formulaically, "Leave whatever you have to say to the interrogation room, Miss Nanami."

"Senior!" Koito picked up the wand, pointed it at the two of them again, and shouted: "Let her go!"

"You don't want to cast a spell on me, miss," said No. 21 of the Unspeakable Man, raising his wand, "unless you want to be arrested for obstructing official duties."

"I—" You just said a word, but was interrupted by Qihai: "Enough!"

The girl looked down at her.The woman's well-manicured hair was messily scattered on the shoulders and nape of the neck, covering most of her face, and no sadness or joy could be seen.

"Put down your wand, Yuu."

Koito Yu slowly, slowly put down his hand.

"Thank you," Qihai looked at her calmly, "There is a sentence I didn't have time to say before, Yu——you are beautiful today, really."

The syllable of the last word fell, and she disappeared into the air with the Reticent.

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"Ha ha--"

Koito Yu ran in the underground lobby of the Ministry of Magic.She knocked a document out of a witch's hand, stepped on a wizard's foot, tripped over two paper airplanes delivering messages—she didn't have time to stop, apologize, or straighten her skirt, just knowing Blindly run forward.

"I want to see Miss Nanami Mio, please—"

Finally, she stopped at the visitor registration desk and demanded out of breath, "I want to see Ms. Nanami Mio—"

"—your job number?" the woman with curly hair behind the counter asked without looking up.

"I'm not an employee of the Ministry of Magic, I'm—" Yu was speechless for a moment, "I have an urgent message for her about her family—"

"—It's evening shift time, miss," the woman glanced suspiciously at the evening dress she was wearing, "please register the visitor first, and then explain the content of the message, we will end at Miss Nanami Mio After the task at hand, notify her to come and pick up the message."

Yu wiped away the sweaty hair, with an anxious face: "Can't I meet her face to face? Please, it's really urgent——"

The woman with curly hair interrupted her coldly: "I'm sorry, but you must follow the procedure. Miss Nanami belongs to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, and not everyone can meet casually."

Yu bit her lower lip anxiously.She recalled what Saeki Samika said to her a moment ago:

"Koito-san, go to the Ministry of Magic right now and find Toko's sister. You must meet her face-to-face before explaining the specific situation! I'll go back and find my father—how could she have something to do with 'chaotic timing'?! This is felony!"

— because of me —

- all because of me -

Koito Yu lowered his head in a piercing sense of shame, tears almost bursting out of his eyes.

It's fine if I didn't agree to Dojima Takumi at the beginning.Just don't follow her.Just don't get to the bottom of it, just drink that drop of forgetting potion obediently.

--Really?

There was a small voice in her heart reminding: In this way you will not know her.

That's better than ruining her studies and career path——

——No, even if you do it all over again, you will still do it the same way.Because you can't bear to let go.

Koito Yu wanted to cry in disappointment.

That does not work……

She fought back the sobs welling up in her mouth.

I want to save her!

Thinking of how Qihai Dengzi might be being treated, she felt her heart aching like it was about to burst.

--what can I do?What else can I do?Think about it, Koito Yu, think about it quickly!

She opened her closed eyes, turned and ran towards the elevator, drawing her wand as she ran, and cast a Disillusionment Charm behind the pillar.After making sure that no one saw her, she squeezed into the elevator with a fat middle-aged wizard, and whispered in his ear: "Excuse me, sir—what floor is the Department of Legal Enforcement?"

"The second floor." The wizard replied subconsciously.

After answering, he frowned and turned back: "You're new here? Why don't you even know this?"

The other three people in the elevator looked at him as if they had seen a ghost.

"Huh?" The wizard glanced at the three men suspiciously, "Just now... who asked me?"

"No one asked you," a bearded man looked at him wonderingly, "I still want to ask who you are talking to."

"Huh?" The fat wizard opened his mouth ridiculously, "I'm hallucinating?"

"Maybe, can you let me go, I'm here." Another wizard in a purple robe said impatiently, crossing his arms.

"... Oh." The fat wizard stepped aside in confusion—it was not until the last person left the elevator that Koito pressed the button for the second floor.

— Hurry up, hurry up...

She bit her lip anxiously, and rushed out when the elevator door opened to the width of one person.

And then—a familiar feeling, like passing through a curtain of water, spread through her body, and she looked down, and found that she had revealed her original form: the Department of Legal Enforcement had set some kind of counter-curse at the exit of this floor.

Yu's heart skipped a beat, and when he looked up again, he was already staring at a man who just came out of the office door.

"Uh...you, hello?" Yu tentatively said, "Excuse me...is Miss Nanami Mio here? I have something to do with her."

"Are you looking for Mio?" This is a handsome Asian wizard, he looked the girl from head to toe, "Who are you?"

"I'm her sister's friend." Seeing that the other party seemed to be familiar with Mio, Yu simply said, "I have an urgent message for her."

The wizard hesitated.Taking this opportunity, Yu saw clearly the name on the nameplate on his chest: Tomoyuki Ichigani.

--Um?

She felt as if she had heard the name somewhere.

—Where is it?It must be related to Qihai Dengzi.Seems like a long time ago...

The young wizard looked at her hesitantly and suspiciously, his eyes full of distrust.Koito Yu glanced out of the corner of his eye that he was slowly stretching his hand into the robe, and couldn't help shaking his head irritably, and then saw the dress on his body——

"—Ah!" Yu suddenly realized, "Did you borrow a Muggle tuxedo from Senior Qihai?"

"Eh?!" Ichigaya Tomoyuki was taken aback, and stopped her hands, "How do you know?"

"She borrowed it before the Easter holiday, right?" Yu asked eagerly, "She said she wanted to attend a formal event, and she borrowed it from you through Miss Nanami Mio! I know this because I was the one who invited you." She went to play!"

"...Oh," Ichigaya looked at her in surprise, "Are you really Toko's friend? Then come with me—what's wrong with her?"

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"No comment, eh?"

A blond man with a ponytail brushed back paced the interrogation room repeatedly, playing with a yew wand with his hands behind his back.

"Miss Qihai, if this continues, I will have to consider the possibility of group crimes and sue you based on this. At that time, what you will face will no longer be simple expulsion and imprisonment, and you will be sent to Azka Ben—I mean Azkaban, do you understand?"

Qihai Dengzi stared at the shadow on the ground expressionlessly.The wizard's ponytail reminded her of her beloved girl—even though her girl didn't have braids today, she was still as fresh and beautiful as ever.

As if reading through her thoughts, the wizard sneered: "It seems that you are very good at dealing with Legilimency, Miss Qihai."

"You are far behind my grandfather," Qihai raised the corner of her mouth, "Let's study for a few more years."

The blond man laughed back angrily: "Do you think I can't do anything about you? Your crime applies to Section 32 of the Secrecy Act, and the veritaserum is already on its way."

Hearing this, the brunette woman's face finally fluctuated: "Article 32 of the Secrecy Act is a clause that seriously threatens the safety of society, you can't—"

"——Your behavior is completely in line with the content of this article in my opinion, Miss Nanami," the man put his hands on the edge of the table, pressing down on her aggressively, "the time-turner of unknown origin and whereabouts, the reason Unidentified Chronological Chaos - We've been looking for you and possible witnesses since February 2th of this year. Do you know what kind of harm the entire magical society might be brought to by using a time-turner without permission and causing timing chaos? Huh? Cooperate well and explain the matter clearly from beginning to end, and you still have a chance to see the sunshine outside in this life."

"I refuse." Qihai looked at him coldly, "I only caused 12 hours of chronological turmoil, and the scope was limited, and did not endanger social security. If you dare to use veritaserum, that is torture, and I reserve the appeal against you s right."

The man narrowed his eyes dangerously: "It seems that you don't cry when you see the coffin, Miss Qihai. Once this door is closed, no one cares what method I use. You say I' tortured to extract a confession"? Then I will let you Know what a real 'torture confession' is like. Crucio-"

"—Stop, Alex!" A black-clothed wizard suddenly appeared in the room, "You're using the Unforgivable Curse again! Do you want to be suspended for the second time?!"

"I just want to let this girl suffer a little, so that I can use my Legilimency better," Alex looked at the passerby ferociously, "If you don't tell me, if I don't tell you, no one will know—all this time Isn't that what it is all about?"

"Things are different," the man in black glanced at Qihai Dengzi who was tied to the chair, "I don't know where this girl came from, but the Department of Magical Law Enforcement intervened, and they asked the Department of Mysteries to hand over the prisoner. "

"—Damn Zoe!" Alex spat on the ground, and angrily opened the door, "Then why are you still standing here? Our mission is over! The rest is left to the Legal Enforcement Division Let's go, those moths!"

After all, he gave Qi Hai a vicious look: "You are lucky!"

After the footsteps of the two interrogators disappeared at the end of the corridor, a snow-white owl flapped its wings and flew into the room through the vent.Qihai Dengzi thought she was dazzled; but the snowy owl flew around her, landed firmly on the ground, and then began to deform with a slight whistle—its body became bigger and longer, gradually A tall figure appeared——

"—Toko!" Nanami Mio threw herself into her arms, "Are you okay? Did that bastard Williams torture you?!"

"Sister!" Qihai shouted in surprise, "Why do you—"

"I didn't tell you before, I'm an unregistered Animagus," Nanami Mio let go of her sister, her face pale, "I heard Koito Yu said, you can say that this matter is big or small -"

"—Did you hear what Yu said?" Qihai interrupted her anxiously, "She was caught in? How come, I obviously didn't confess her—"

"—Why didn't you confess to her?" Nanami Mio raised her voice, "You should know that the only way to go is to cooperate with the investigation! Her testimony can prove that you did not intend to cause the chronological disturbance!"

"I can't!" Nanami struggled forward in pain, "I can't—I love her, sister!"

Nanami Mio took a deep breath.

The room fell into dead silence.

Qihai Dengzi lowered her head, closed her eyes tightly, and said in a weak but firm voice: "I love her, and I will never let her bear the stain of her life."

"...even if it will bring you a lifetime of stains?" Mio Nanami took a trembling step back.

"Yes," Qihai clenched her hands, "I am willing."

"you……"

Mio lost her words for a moment.She looked at her sister in shock, with mixed feelings in her heart: "You do this for her, does she know? Is she worth it? It wasn't her fault that caused the turmoil in time and space?"

"—Even so," Qihai raised her head, with tears in her eyes, "I won't regret meeting her—sister, this is the happiest time in my life."

Nanami Mio looked at her and fell silent again.

"I won't allow this to happen," she said softly at last, "if you really love her, don't keep the matter behind your back—do you think she would like to see you get severely sentenced for her? "

Qihai also seemed to have regained her composure, and said softly, "I'll be fine, sister. Hestin Rutherford owes me a favor, go find her, she must have a way to solve this matter."

"When did you deal with the young lady?" Nanami Mio was taken aback, and her expression softened immediately, "If she is willing to help! I'll go back to my house right now, Toko, wait for me to come back—"

After thinking for a while, she said again: "Besides, Koito Yu was not arrested, she came to find me by herself—if this can make you feel at ease."

Qihai was startled, and then let out a long breath: "That's great..."

She showed her first smile since she was arrested: "Thank you, sister."

Masquerade (4)

This is Nanami Dengzi's eighth day in the underground prison of the Ministry of Magic.During these eight days, all she visited was three meals a day and seemingly endless thoughts, so when the window panel on the iron door was opened at a time that was not a meal, she was surprised—a pair of gray Eyes flashed through the narrow window, and then a greeting sounded:

"Miss Qihai Dengzi?"

"Yes," Qihai got off the bed slowly, and came to the door without moving a few steps, "What's the matter?"

"Stand back a little, please," said the gray eyes with a hint of a smile, "or the door will hit you."

It took a few seconds for Qihai to realize the hidden meaning in the other party's words.She blinked, stepped back to the bed, and watched the iron door unscrew from the outside to the inside.

A black-robed wizard stood in the doorway, gray eyes wrinkled around them.

"Nice to meet, Miss Nanami," he bowed slightly, "The Silent Man number 7, Garrison Rutherford."

"Uncle Garrison," Qihai said with a smile on his face, "I have known you for a long time."

Garrison Rutherford looked at her for a moment, then raised the corners of his mouth: "To each other, I have also heard a lot about you from the eldest lady—as a place for conversation, this place is really too rudimentary , let's change places."

"It's just what I want." Qihai raised her hands obediently, so that the other party could release the shackles.When the metal hit the ground, Garrison pointed his wand at her red-stained wrist and whispered a healing spell.

"Thank you, I'm not very good at healing spells." Qihai rubbed her wrists to thank, Garrison smiled wordlessly, and motioned for her to follow behind him: "Your wand is still in storage, do you want to get the wand first?" Go through the formalities of leaving?"

"Get the wand first. For a girl, not having a bath for eight days is really bad." Qi Hai closed her eyes slightly, and sifted out the cleansing spell in her mind.

"I've heard the whole story," Garrison said, looking sideways at her as he led the way. "You're very calm, which is very rare, especially for a child your age."

"I have to calm down," Qihai lowered her voice, "because I know someone is still waiting for me outside."

Garrison gave her a meaningful look: "Indeed."

"Willow wand, eleven and a quarter inches, dragon heartstring...is this one right? Please confirm."

The female employee at the wand storage office opened the box, Qihai stretched out her hand, and before she could touch the wand, it bounced lightly into her palm, and at the same time, a small cluster of silver sparks spewed out from the tip of the wand, as if she was also Happy to meet again.

Holding tightly to her partner who had been with her for seven years, Qihai let out a long sigh of relief: "Yes, thank you."

"Then the next step is the procedure of leaving, which won't take a lot of time," Garrison watched as Qihai waved his wand and put on a brand new robe for himself, "Let's go."

Garrison Rutherford was right, the formalities were completed almost in the blink of an eye.

"Go up, your sister and friends are waiting for you."

With his pockets in his pockets, the wizard stood still at the elevator door.When Qihai walked into the elevator room, he suddenly said again: "By the way, Miss Xisting also asked me to send you a message: 'Now we owe nothing to each other, so don't come to me again.'"

"It's still necessary to come to thank you," Qihai raised the corner of her mouth, "I'm afraid I have to make things difficult for her to see me again."

Garrison also smiled: "Then, I look forward to seeing you again at home."

"Goodbye, Uncle Garrison." Qihai nodded and pressed the button to go directly to the first floor.

Accompanied by the creaking sound of the elevator going up, she took a deep breath.Before the ladder came to a stop, she saw several familiar figures in the hall through the fence—the orange-haired girl was the first to notice her stepping out of the elevator; she saw the girl stand up abruptly and yell something this way Then her elder sister ran over in three steps at a time and hugged her tightly: "Dengzi!"

The hug was fleeting.Nanami Mio quickly let go of her, and checked her up and down: "Are you okay? Haven't you been wronged? Merlin, I'm so worried!"

"I'm sorry, sister," Qihai held her sister's hand, "I'm fine—they assigned me a single cell, and the conditions are okay."

After that, she turned slightly sideways, smiled at Saeki Samixiang who was walking slowly: "I will trouble you this time, Samixiang."

"It's good if you have self-awareness." Zuobo folded his arms, pretending to be arrogant and smiling and raised his head: "When you climb high enough, I will let you return the capital with interest."

Hearing this, the smile on Qi Hai's face grew stronger: "Thank you——I will remember it well."

Over Saeki Samika's shoulder, she found the orange-haired girl standing a few steps away, not coming forward.After thinking for a moment, she gently broke away from Mio's hand, passed beside Saeki, and walked towards the girl——

"—Yu." She called out softly, hugging him into her arms.The girl trembled as if frightened, hesitated, and did not make any response.

Qihai didn't let go of her, but intensified the strength of her hug.It wasn't until the hug was so deep that it couldn't be any deeper, the girl said with obvious trembling: "Senior..."

"I'm here," she lovingly rubbed the girl's loose hair, "I know what you're thinking, Yuu. But I want to say—don't blame yourself, and don't regret it, because no matter what, I'm glad our meet."

"Thank you, me too..." Koito Yuu tightened the fabric on her back, and buried her head deeply in the woman's embrace.The longing and worries of the past eight days exploded at this moment, and melted into a silent embrace—her senior was back, back in a good way—until this moment, she had no real feeling.

After a long time, the two slowly separated.Yu Koito quickly wiped the red eye sockets with his sleeve, then put on a smile and said, "By the way, there is one thing I haven't said—congratulations, senior, for becoming the new chairwoman of the female student council!"

"Huh?" Qihai was taken aback, "What did you say?"

"She's saying that you won the election, President of the Female Student Council," Saeki said a little sourly, "You beat Mia by a narrow margin, but you still won."

"I...?" Qihai pointed at herself incredulously, "How could it be? I thought that after I was arrested, my approval rating would be completely at the bottom."

"Your approval ratings in Gryffindor and Ravenclaw have plummeted," Zobo leaned against the pillar, "but Slytherin and Hufflepuff haven't given up on you."

In the narration of Saeki Samika and Koito Yu, Nanami Toko roughly pieced together what happened:

When the ball was terminated due to her arrest, Rudolf Goldstein summoned the leaderless Slytherin in an attempt to concentrate the votes of the House on himself; but Moritz Aldrich did not keep his promise , his Muggle origin was exposed in the school newspaper the next day, causing a moment of chaos within Slytherin.Landon Knott and Saeki Samika stood up at the critical moment and made a fuss about "Pure Blood Glory". While reassuring people, they carried out an "internal execution" on Rudolph-he was defeated in the duel with Langdon Knott. It was a mess-and finally led Slytherin to the conclusion of trying to protect Qihai Lantern.

"That's how it happened - Hufflepuffs kept their promises, Slytherins were pure blooded, you and Lupine narrowly beat Mia Campbell and Moritz O Derich," Zueber concluded, "it's a pity you didn't see Aldridge's face when the results were announced—tsk tsk, it's amazing."

"...Aldrich thought that exposing Rudolph's identity would make all Slytherins abstain, but he didn't expect to give me a chance instead." Qihai shook her head, "It's better to be a man than a man."

"The 'Pure Blood Theory' you despised saved your life in the end," Zobo joked, "How about it, have you changed your mind about Slytherin?"

Qihai smiled and said, "Since I've been elected, as long as the bottom line is not touched, Slytherin will receive no less benefits."

"With your words, I am relieved."

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The fifth floor of St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Wounds is much higher than the fifth floor of a typical Muggle building.

How tall is it in comparison?Seven floors, eight floors...or ten floors?No matter which number, it is a height at which you will die if you fall.

Rudolf Goldstein was thinking aimlessly, his left leg dangling on the suspended window sill.His right leg was still unable to move, and he climbed up to the window sill step by step.He also couldn't explain why he did this, and why he looked down at the colorful streets below—maybe there was always such a secret desire in his heart: just jump off like this.

--so tired.

He closed his eyes and leaned against the window frame.Is he destined to belong to that piece of vanity and prosperity?It belongs to the neon lights intertwined with technology, to those hard reinforced concrete floors, and to the loud noise of cold equipment colliding with each other; he came unwelcome, and he should also leave unwelcome.

--so tired……

He moved a little to the side, and then a little.

Now, half of his body is already suspended in the air.

He was not surprised to hear a rapid knock on the door; the majestic St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries would be too unreasonable without monitoring measures for patients.

"Come in, the door is unlocked," he said.

The door was pushed open.The first one was indeed a nurse wearing a dark green robe, but the one following the nurse was a figure he was quite familiar with——

"Seven seas..."

His eyes widened.

"Rudolph," Qihai Dengzi looked at him calmly, "Is the night wind easy to blow?"

"What are you here for?" Rudolf Goldstein narrowed his eyes. "Are you laughing at me? Laughing at a foolish and hateful loser?"

"No," Qihai stepped forward, "I'm here to tell you something."

"..." Rudolph closed his eyes wearily, "What's the matter? I know that you have been elected as the chairman, and I also know that you haven't even left a criminal record."

"It's not about me, it's about you." Qihai looked at him quietly.

"About me?" There was a wave of fluctuation on the man's face.

"Rudolph, magical ability is passed down through blood, so theoretically speaking, it is impossible for a real Muggle-born wizard to appear. Any Muggle-born wizard must have at least one Squib among their ancestors; The magical blood in the Squib has been passed down from generation to generation, and then quietly awakened at some point—this is how Muggle-born wizards are born."

Rudolf Goldstein opened his mouth blankly: "You mean, among my ancestors... there are people from this world?"

"Yes," Qihai took out a roll of parchment from his arms, "This is all the information I have found from the surname Goldstein by all means; you take this kinship ring and spend some time, presumably It can be traced back to the source.”

She held the scroll in one hand, and the little ring in the other.

"May I come over, Rudolph?"

Rudolf Goldstein wobbled and looked greatly shaken.He struggled to move into the room, and retracted his dangling legs: "You...why do you help me?"

"Because you helped me, Rudolph, whether it was true or not."

After a long silence, the man climbed down the window sill step by step.Leaning on crutches, he jumped in front of the black-haired woman in embarrassment, and looked at her face carefully for a while.

"Thank you," Rudolph pressed his throat, "and, I'm sorry."

Qihai stuffed the information and the ring into his hands.

"I won't say it's okay, and I won't trust you like before; but if you want to come back, I still welcome it."

Rudolph lowered his head.

"No, I don't have the face to stay in Slytherin anymore, let's just get over it."

Qihai let out a long sigh.

"I respect your decision."

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"Hogwarts School Newspaper

"Today's Headlines: The Appointment Ceremony of the President of the Student Union Held Successfully

"...Qihai Dengzi, who was publicly arrested by the Silencer of the Department of Mysteries, returned to campus yesterday and successfully attended the appointment ceremony. It is reported that her charges have been withdrawn..."

"Today's headlines: The first student to withdraw voluntarily in the past 20 years!

"...the former Slytherin seventh-grade male prefect Rudolph Goldstein recently submitted an application to withdraw from the school. This incident is widely considered to be related to his previous report on the current female student council president Nanami Dengzi, which triggered Slytherin 'Civil unrest' related to..."

"Tiny story: 'Political marriage' or real thing?

"...As far as the results are concerned, the alliance between Hufflepuff and Slytherin has become the biggest winner in this student council election. Then, the relationship between Nanami Dengko and Koito Yu, who are the communication bridge between the two chambers, is "political" "Marriage" or is it true? The reporter of this newspaper will continue to follow up and report..."

Putting away the school newspaper, Qihai Dengzi, who was sitting at the mixed long table, smiled: "The manuscript level of the school newspaper is getting worse and worse—when will Student Ye save them?"

Ye Li, who was named, almost squirted out the onion soup: "What do you want me to write about, the daily love between you and Yu?"

"Li!" Koito patted the table, blushing; Nanami Dengzi approached her indifferently, and kissed her next to her ear: "That's not bad."

"Look at them!" Ye Li grieved and grabbed Maki Shengsi's robe, "It's too much!"

"No," Maki Seiji said seriously, "I'm very happy now, really."

"..." Hyuga Shuri rolled his eyes: "Maki-kun, wipe the drool from the corner of your mouth."

"Eh?! Did it flow down?"

"No, I lied to you, but it's time to stop your hobby..."

The joyful atmosphere surrounds this small corner of the mixed long table and lingers for a long time.

For Hogwarts, this is an ordinary day, but it is also an extraordinary starting point.

Chapter9·Masquerade·End

Inter-chapter July 12st

Scotland ushered in 2014 Christmas Eve in a fine snow.Hogwarts Castle stands on the snow-covered hillside, and the pointed towers one after another are mixed with flickering windows, adding a bit of mystery and warmth to this land.

The interior of Hogwarts Castle is warm as spring without heating, thanks to the weather magic that operates under the turnaround of the house-elves.The auditorium is filled with all the Christmas decorations, a Christmas tree that cannot be embraced by four or five people stands in the center, and there are towering gifts underneath, or gold or silver packaging reflects the brilliance above the auditorium, quietly let people choose .

"It's so heavy, so there must be something good inside." Hinata Akari shook a dull silver-rimmed gift box, determined to put it in her arms; Koito Yu was in an oval gift box with golden patterns and a snowflake-decorated gift box. Hesitating between square gift boxes, he couldn't make up his mind.

"Calendar," she said at last, "help me choose one."

"If I were you, I wouldn't choose either." Ye Li looked at her teasingly.

The orange-haired girl seemed to realize something and couldn't help turning her head.A black-haired woman in a silver-green dress was pushing through the crowd and walking towards her slowly, with a slightly drunken blush on her face.

"Yo, I finally found you." She pinched the girl's hand coquettishly, regardless of the presence of the other two, and casually hugged the girl into her arms, "You don't even come to see me—"

"Didn't you dance with Aaron!" Koito Yu struggled hard to get out of the other party's arms, and said in a low voice, "Be careful in public places."

"I finished dancing." Qihai hiccupped slightly, and Yu smiled helplessly: "Not only finished dancing, but also finished drinking, right?"

"Yo—really, I'm not drunk." Qihai muttered as if complaining, and led her to turn outside while talking.The girl couldn't resist her, so she said goodbye to her two friends and followed her to the outside of the auditorium.

"You just come out like this, is it okay?" Yu was looking at her fair neck in a daze, but Qihai untied her hair as if feeling hot, and replied casually: "It's okay, Aaron will host the next dance for me. "

"You seem to have decided that he will be your successor,"