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Another year at Christmas, Anaska received an invitation letter from Mrs. Campbell, hoping that she and Sirius would take their two children to the United States for Christmas.

Although she corresponded regularly, Anaska hadn't seen her parents in a few years, and to be honest, she missed them terribly.

But at this critical juncture of Voldemort's return, Anaska was a little worried that Mrs. Campbell had other letters in it, such as... persuading them to stay in the United States to avoid danger.

Her mother was not unreasonable, though, and her father was always on her side.

After much hesitation, Anaska finally decided to go.

Neither Sarah nor Leonard had ever left the UK, let alone sat on a Muggle plane, so they looked very excited.After taking off, they put their faces on the glass together. If any owl passing by accidentally saw it, it might be frightened.

The plane arrived in Boston on time.

Anaska is not completely unfamiliar with this place. She successfully found the portkey at the airport, and the whole family put their hands on it together, and the world was spinning for a while...

Sirius held the two children in his arms before they fell to the ground.But what was waiting for was that the luggage that was not too much was scattered all over the place.

Anaska looked around and frowned slightly.

They fell in the yard of the small house where the Campbells lived, but something was wrong.No one knows more about Mrs. Campbell's quality of life and perfection than her daughter Anaska.However, at this time, the leaves of the shrubs cultivated in the garden were faintly wilting.

They made a lot of noise, and soon, the door of the house opened.

"Anaska? Come in..."

"Mom..." Anaska said with a dry throat. She immediately recognized the person who opened the door as her mother, but Mrs. Campbell didn't look young at all, and more than half of her hair was covered with dull silver. The light and sound are also accompanied by the tiredness and hoarseness of the elderly.

Mrs. Campbell stepped aside so that they could enter the house one by one.

Mrs. Campbell and Angelina hugged and kissed each other, and Sirius and Sirius nodded to each other neither warmly nor coldly, but the eyes that fell on Sarah and Leonard were much more gentle and earnest.

Both children looked curiously at the grandmother whom they could not remember.

The house-elf served them black tea and refreshments.

"Where's Dad?" Anaska asked, looking around.

"He's upstairs..." Mrs. Campbell replied with her head lowered, her eyes a little dodgy, "You'd better go up and talk to him alone..."

"... What happened to him?"

Anaska's heart seemed to be pinched tightly by someone, and a bad feeling permeated the air.

Mrs. Campbell didn't answer directly, she just said: "Go and see, your father won't want me to tell you too much."

Without a second's hesitation, Anaska ran upstairs and tripped over the edge of the wooden steps, but that didn't slow her down a bit.

She knew which room Mr. Campbell was most likely to be in, and Anaska rushed over, her heart beating so fast that she was about to explode, and no matter how hard she tried to forget all the horrible thoughts in her mind, it was of little avail.

Finally, she stumbled and pushed the door open.

The man half lying on the bed raised his head weakly, and the moment he recognized her, he curled his mouth and smiled.

"Anaska... my precious daughter... For a moment just now, I thought it was Anna from 30 years ago." Mr. Campbell's eyes were full of tenderness, "Come here, let me see you."

But Anaska almost kept her mouth shut. Her father was incredibly old, not as strong as he used to be, but thin and stooped, like an old sun-dried bark, almost not the same as Mrs. Campbell. people of the times.

"Dad..." Anaska knelt down beside the bed, "How could..."

Her first reaction was Voldemort and the Death Eaters... But this is America, and the Dark Lord's power has not yet extended to the other side of the Atlantic...

"Don't be sad, baby, I knew it would be like this from a long time ago, and every day for more than ten years is like stealing from Merlin." Mr. Campbell smiled, using the only skin that was out of shape Patting Anaska's head with one hand, just like when I was a child, "Your mother took the blame for me, making you think that it was because of her weakness that we came to Boston, but in fact it was because of me... The black magic that hit me didn't just cost me my arm and my wand, it had other effects, maybe sped up my life too...we think it would be better not to be like this in front of you, and maybe in a different country A cure can be found."

Anaska took Mr. Campbell's hand, and what she felt was rough, wrinkled skin.

Eye sockets hurt.

Mr. Campbell raised the corners of his mouth with difficulty, and stared at Anaska affectionately, "I was going to wait for my death, and then let your mother tell you...or never let you know. However, I Find out that I still selfishly long to see you one last time, even knowing it will break your heart."

"You should have told me earlier..." Anaska choked out.

She regretted it... She shouldn't be satisfied with just contacting her parents by letter. If she had been more careful, she might have discovered the abnormality earlier, instead of being called to see the weak by a tricky Christmas invitation The last side of the unbearable father.

"Do you know why I acquiesced to that little Blake to be by your side at that time? Then he really became your husband..." Mr. Campbell suddenly changed the subject, his voice was low and nostalgic, "No father would have the courage to try to keep The young man his daughter took away from him has no grudges at all, not to mention Sirius is not the kind of young man I like very much... Sirius Black was still a wanted criminal at that time, a man who secretly lived with you but said nothing. A person who keeps silent and will cause countless troubles. No matter from which point of view, he will not be a good home, but I let him go."

Anaska stared at him blankly.

She always believed that it was Sirius who convinced Mr. Campbell, or maybe they had reached some kind of consensus... Mr. Campbell and Sirius were both Gryffindors, and they had some similarities.

"He made an unbreakable oath with me." Mr. Campbell's eyes became hazy, and he said slowly, "At that time, I didn't know how many days were left in my life, and I didn't have the energy to wait any longer. A person who is willing to protect you instead of me. When a father who will not live long finds another person who is willing to protect his daughter with his life commitment, he loses all the excuses he can use to oppose and can only choose to compromise...you now Are you happy?"

Anaska resisted the sourness rising from the tip of her nose, pursed her lips and nodded desperately.

Mr. Campbell touched her cheek. "That's good. It seems that my risk is right."

This year, the house-elf Christmas festivities couldn't hide the lingering sadness in the air, despite everyone's best efforts to look happy around Mr. Campbell's hospital bed.

When the new year came and the children started school, Anaska did not return to London with her family.She remained in Boston until March, watching Mr. Campbell draw his last breath with a contented smile.

Her father did not return to his hometown, but was buried in a churchyard near Boston, his tombstone magically concealed among a mass of Muggle graves.Mrs Campbell oversaw the small funeral throughout.

Like James and Lily, Mr. Campbell will not pretend to be in the world as a ghost, he chooses to move forward.

"Mom, what are you going to do next?" Anaska asked Mrs. Campbell after the funeral. They all had a pale paper flower pinned to the chest of their dresses. "You can come back to England with me and live with us." Together……"

After Mr. Campbell dies, only Mrs. Campbell and a house-elf will remain in the cottage in Boston.

"No, you have your own family, so don't pay too much attention to me. I don't want to go back to England, and I won't stay here any longer." Mrs. Campbell brushed back her hair hanging from her temples, caressing the wedding ring on her left ring finger seemingly inadvertently, "I'm going on a round-the-world trip. But I won't be as stupid as your father with only a wand. I'll take Bud and a purse."

Before his previous marriage, Mr. Campbell once traveled around the world when he was still a young man. He didn't bring a Galleon, but only a wand.

"...I'll wait for your return anytime." Anaska said softly.

Mrs. Campbell raised her chin and nodded slightly, but did not speak any more.

Anaska took the midnight flight back to England alone, and Sirius picked her up among Muggles in a neat suit.

They hug and kiss naturally, like any normal couple with a deep bond.

"Are you okay?" Sirius asked, holding her by the shoulder.

Anaska nodded sullenly.

After being silent for a while, she suddenly said softly: "I love you."

"I love you too."

Sirius replied with a smile. He paused for a few seconds and added:

"I will always be by your side."

The author has something to say: There are still 2-3 chapters to finish, probably two chapters.

Now I can pat my chest and say that TAT will definitely end in February.