Together [HP]

This Christmas, it was snowing heavily, and the garden in Graham Castle also had a thick layer of snow. The little fairies who used to like to play in the yard disappeared at this time.The noon sun shines on the snow on the roof of the castle. From a distance, the castle with a history of more than 1000 years seems to be shining with golden light.

However, the large dining room on the first floor of the castle was silent. Yuna, James, and Jacqueline lowered their heads silently, cutting the smoked salmon, grilled chicken, and seafood tower on the plate.Arthur and the others sat upright, staring at the food on the long table in front of them in a daze.The only sounds in the restaurant were knives slicing across plates and food being swallowed.

After more than ten minutes, James finally seemed unable to bear the atmosphere. He pulled the tie around his neck and drank the red wine in front of him in one gulp. Then he whispered as if he mustered up his courage. : "Rufus told me yesterday that he wanted to take advantage of this Christmas holiday to visit the Weasleys with Percy Weasley, the third son of the Weasleys, who now works at the Ministry of Magic. "

"Yeah." Yuna picked up a piece of crab meat with a fork, put it in her mouth, and chewed it carefully.

"Harry Potter spent Christmas with their family." James seemed to be trying to get a few more words out, "Rufus probably wanted to take this opportunity to win over Potter and let people see that the Savior and the Ministry of Magic On the same front, although he doesn't really believe that Potter is the savior, he doesn't believe that the wizarding world needs a child to save. But others do, so he hopes that Potter can, how to say, if every now and then Get in and out of the Ministry of Magic, and that gives hope to others."

"I warned him early on that it wouldn't work." Yuna said briefly, her tone a little cold, "When a minister of the Ministry of Magic depends on a boy to build the trust of others in the Ministry of Magic, he It's over."

"But not many people believe him now." James couldn't help raising his voice, "Even killing a few Death Eaters is not as useful as a Potter entering the Ministry of Magic."

"That's his problem," Yuna said. "I've told him I'll give him all the help he needs."

"But it's not enough!" James retorted firmly, "Before Amelia died, people might still believe that Rufus could make some achievements, because he had participated in the confrontation with the mysterious man many times, but in After Amelia died..." James frowned, "except for you, the other families didn't like him because he had no experience in politics. In your terms, he was a warrior. And Dumbledore Lido, the Order of the Phoenix has concealed a lot of information, and now even Sean is isolated by the Order of the Phoenix, because they think Sean is Rufus' man. The most important thing is that Stan? Wouldn't it be a Death Eater?"

"Because he looks like a small satsuma." Yuna said coldly, "Judging people by their appearance has always been your Gryffindor tradition."

James was choked immediately, the red wine in his mouth was sprayed out before he swallowed it, and landed on the long table.

"Rufus' behavior is very wrong," Yuna continued, "Harry Potter may be the one who is destined to kill You-Know-Who, but he is more a pawn in Dumbledore's hand, A Dumbledorean. He won't see how much the Ministry has done to protect him this year, he'll just take it for granted."

"So, unless he himself or Dumbledore, Lupine, Weasley or whoever from the Order of the Phoenix becomes Minister of Magic, he won't be satisfied, and Rufus won't do what he wants. of."

"Then why didn't you choose Dumbledore to be the Minister of Magic last year?" James asked loudly, "You know how much Rufus has suffered, and now you want to push him out to continue to suffer?"

"We won't choose someone we can't control to be the Minister of Magic." Yuna frowned slightly, "Also, Dumbledore is dying soon."

This sentence caused an uproar at the dinner table, Jacqueline's knife and fork slammed on her plate with a clang, and James' wine glass had been delivered to him, but he forgot to open his mouth in surprise, his eyes were tight Staring at Yuna tightly.

"What did you say?" James' voice became a little strange, "Dumbledore is going to die?"

Yuna glanced at Jacquiline and James very dissatisfied, and was very dissatisfied with their fuss, "He tried to destroy a Horcrux during the summer vacation, which injured him, Snape and I helped him control it. The toxin spread, but he can only live for half a year at most."

"But," James glanced at the other members of the Graham family present, "doesn't your family have that potion?"

"Yes," Yuna replied, "but I wouldn't use it on outsiders."

James did not raise too many objections on this matter, and the dinner table once again returned to its former silence.If it can go on like this, this should be the quietest Christmas lunch Jacqueline has ever had.

"Jacqueline, have we told you about our relationship?" James took a deep breath, and he grabbed Yuna's right hand abruptly, which made the knife in Yuna's hand tremble.Yuna glanced at the hand that James was holding, she wanted to pull it away, but James wouldn't allow her to do so.

"No." Jacqueline said briefly.

"It was our last year at Hogwarts, the last day," James said briskly, "Slytherin won the House Cup, we had our last meal, and Sean and I were sitting in Gryffindor benches, complaining that we couldn't get a girlfriend before we left school."

"And at this time," James looked at Yuna, and he smiled happily. "Your mother and Amelia walked over together. Your mother was the perfect girl in our hearts at the time. Sean and I thought your mother was here to find our male student council president, but she stopped at our door. in front of me. Do you know what she said to me?"

Jacqueline looked at the turkey in front of her that had been eating for ten minutes, and she didn't want to answer.

"That was one of the happiest times in my life." James looked at Jacqueline, "The other two times were your brother and you..."

Jacqueline slammed her knife on the plate suddenly and loudly. "Can we," Jacqueline closed her eyes, angrily suppressing the sudden rush of Hermione's memory in her heart, "can we just have a quiet meal like this?"

James glanced at her, and then he looked at Yuna on his right side who had pulled out his hand, with a cold face as if he hadn't said anything just now, and Yuna, who was eating turkey, suddenly sighed and stood up.Under everyone's puzzled eyes, James went straight to the fireplace in the room. He pulled out his wand and lit it into the fireplace, and the flames in the fireplace immediately burned even higher.

James didn't walk back, he just stood there, cozying up to the fire.

"What are you doing stupid!" Yuna criticized coldly.

"I'm just cold." James said convincingly, "If you haven't noticed, I'm sitting next to two ice cubes, one big and one small."

Jacqueline took a deep breath, put down her knife and fork, and dabbed her lips with a napkin.

"I'm full." Jacqueline stood up. At this time, even the traditional Christmas pudding hadn't been served yet. "I want to say goodbye first, Dad, Mom, take your time."

Jacqueline pulled up her chair and walked straight out.

Yuna turned her head and glanced at Jacqueline's empty seat, she let out a long breath, and looked at James with some complaints, "Do you have to do this?"

"I know you Slytherins don't like to talk about your feelings." James frowned, "But she's going crazy!"

"She knows what she's doing." Yuna frowned, Arthur and the others looked very serious, but they all kept their mouths shut quietly, and did not participate in the quarrel between Yuna and James.

"She's only 17!" James growled loudly, hoping everyone in front of him realized it. "She shouldn't be gloomy like a 50-[-]-year-old old man now! For Merlin's sake, she still has two living parents. She is still a child. Even if she is your heir now, she is still a child." Child! Una Graham!"

Una was slightly shocked that James suddenly called her full name, and she finally looked up and met James' eyes.

"If you thought Jacqueline could do it all by herself, you resigned from Hogwarts early in the morning! You're still there because you worry about her. Merlin! You love her, and you She is anxious, and what about her?" James waved his hands a little emotionally, "She knows how much she loves Hermione? Miss Granger, her decision is so crazy, she is going crazy, but you think She can handle it well. Should she keep all her feelings in her heart like you all?"

"She should." Arthur said heavily, "As the next Patriarch, she should..."

"But father," Yuna said softly, "the next head of the family can't be a lunatic." She said and looked at James again, "I think, yes, maybe like James said, she should talk to someone gone."

Dragging a Christmas pudding in his hand, James tapped lightly on the door of Jacqueline's bedroom on the second floor of the tower. Jacqueline didn't respond at all, which was expected by James.

"Honey, I'm Daddy," James said softly, "I'm coming in, and if you've got any boys or girls hiding in your room, now's a good time to let them go. If there's anything you don't want The little secret that Dad saw, it’s best to hide it now.”

James put his ear on the door. He listened for a while, but there was no sound in Jacqueline's room. He shook his head slightly, opened the door and walked in.Jacqueline's room was quiet, there was no Jacqueline in the room, only a large bed with raised sheets on her bed.

James smiled lightly, he walked over, put the pudding on Jacqueline's desk, sat on the edge of Jacqueline's bed, and patted the quilt on Jacqueline's body, "My little baby, oh, now It must be big baby, I brought you the traditional Christmas pudding, and Norm is crying in the kitchen because you didn't eat a bite."

"I'm not hungry." Jacqueline's muffled voice came from under the quilt.

"Baby." James patted Jacqueline's quilt lightly, and he said softly, "I know you must be very confused now, your mother has written to me about the matter between you and that young lady, and she sternly Warn me not to interfere. But, how can Dad ignore my baby's affairs? Daughter, Dad has no right to say whether the decision you made is right or wrong, it should be decided by you and that lady. But, Dad wants to tell you that Dad has made decisions like this before."

"When I decided to stay with your mother in London and work as a small employee of the Ministry of Magic, your grandfather threatened to throw me out of the Harris family, well, of course he did. I was I thought, what’s the big deal, I still have a younger brother to succeed Harris, so I came to London with nothing.”

"Have I ever regretted my decision? Of course I have. When I had to spend a full week in the Fantastic Beasts Department because I was broke and couldn't afford rent, did I ever think about going back to Harry On the St.'s estate? Of course. Do I miss my big comfy bed when I'm huddled in my small, cold apartment that even the flames can't keep me warm? Of course I did. Did I ever think about going back and complaining to my own father when I sang all night under your mother's window and didn't get seen by your grandpa? Of course I did."

"But baby, whenever I think of your mum and why I stayed in London, I don't regret it. So, my baby, it hurts to give everything for the one you love, but if you want to keep going , just stick to it, Dad just wants you to know that no matter what time, your family and your parents are your backing."

"I know, you can't put aside the responsibilities of the family like me, but baby, you don't need to be so anxious to take all the responsibilities on your shoulders, your mother and me, I will always Be there for your mother, no matter what. And I, I believe, you do the same to Miss Hermione Granger, don't you?"

"But what if she doesn't want me anymore?" Jacqueline poked her head out from under the quilt, her eyes were red and her nose shrugged, "If in the end, she doesn't want me anymore..."

"Then my little one will go and explain everything to Miss Granger." James gently wiped the tears from the corners of Jacqueline's eyes, "Miss Granger is not an unreasonable person."

"But what if?" Jacqueline buried her head in James' arms, she asked sullenly, "If Hermione doesn't want me..."

"We all want the people we love to be safe and happy, don't we?" James put his arms around Jacqueline, and he gently patted Jacqueline's back to comfort him, "If Miss Granger really finds another Whoever can make her happy, we will bless her. But Jacqueline, according to Dad's experience, I don't think anyone can make Miss Granger happy except you. You have to believe this, for this Work hard and survive. Because there is a happy family and future waiting for you to form."

"Will she really forgive me?" Jacqueline looked up from James' arms, her eyes red and swollen.

"I don't know, my baby." James gently kissed Jacqueline's forehead, "You should ask yourself about this matter, how should you get Miss Granger's forgiveness. In this matter , I can give you a little experience, the most direct apology, saying 'I was wrong, I'm sorry' is the most effective."

Jacqueline looked at James, she suddenly broke into a smile, "Is Uncle Rufus really all right?"

"Don't worry about him." James rubbed Jacqueline's head. "The more dangerous the situation is, the more comfortable he will live. A Potter and Dumbledore can't defeat him."

"Norm is really crying in the kitchen?" Jacqueline sniffed, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand.

"Maybe," James shrugged, and he reached out and took the pudding from the desk and handed it to Jacqueline, "but I'm sure, my baby girl must be hungry now, she didn't eat much for lunch today .”

"I've been eating very little recently." Jacqueline picked up the small spoon on the plate, and she took a mouthful of pudding into her mouth. "Hermione always eats nothing in the Great Hall."

"Then the end of this school year, Hogwarts can have two more clubs." James said with a smile, "Baby, you have to remember that only by eating more can you accomplish what you want to accomplish."

"Then maybe, I can go and eat up the mysterious man." Jacqueline showed a smile that was uglier than crying.

"That's a really good idea." James said seriously, and he kissed Jacqueline on the forehead. "Baby, remember, if you're already in hell, take a brave step forward, because heaven It's not far away."

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100 questions (56-60)

56: How did the other party look like at that time?

Jacqueline: Seductive, very tempting, would love to kiss her.

Hermione: Nervous, sweating profusely.

57: On the morning of the first night, what was your first sentence?

Jacqueline: Good morning, girlfriend.

Hermione: Good morning, Jacqueline.

58: What is the frequency of H every week?

Jacqueline + Hermione: Not necessarily, if you feel it, just H.

59: How many times a week do you think ideally?

Jacqueline + Hermione: Either way.

60: What kind of H is that?

Jacqueline + Hermione: Anything goes.