[HP]Blue Soul

After that Quidditch game, the bitter cold and windy weather continued into December, but no trace of dementors were seen on the campus. Dumbledore's negotiations failed to drive them away, but only restricted them. At the post at the school entrance, because Sirius came and was not caught.

Two weeks before the end of Christmas, the sky suddenly cleared and the muddy ground was covered with a shiny frost in the morning.The rare fine weather put Qiubai in a good mood, and she took the finished crown to Professor Sprout's office during the lunch break.Professor Sprout was baking biscuits in the right mood.

"Pomona? Can I come in?" Qiubai said.

"Charles!" Professor Sprout dimpled with a smile, "Come in, come in, I just baked some biscuits, do you want some?"

"Although I have eaten lunch." Qiubai said, "I can't refuse the deliciousness of your biscuits."

Sitting face to face with Professor Sprout, Qiubai took two biscuits and put them in his mouth.The freshly made biscuits are a little hot, but the crispy taste is better than the last time.Qiubai gave a thumbs up in praise.

After another sip of tea, Qiubai took out a crown from the storage bracelet, which was similar to the one she had made in Cokeworth, but because of the magic, it took a lot less time. "This is what I promised you before."

"Oh!" Professor Sprout took the crown in surprise and looked at it carefully, "It's so beautiful!" Then he touched the details of the crown with his fingertips, "It's amazing, Charles, your handwork is really good, next time This time I dare not say in front of you that my handwork is okay."

"I can't make such delicious biscuits." Qiubai said with a smile.

"You can take some home with you if you like," said Professor Sprout.

"What to bring?" Professor McGonagall's voice came from the door.

"Minerva, why are you here free?" Professor Sprout went to the door and ushered Professor McGonagall in.

Professor McGonagall laughed, "Miss Shire is here too, that's just right, I can talk together. Next week is Hogsmeade Week, shall we go to the Three Broomsticks for a drink together? I've already had a drink with Felius Having said that, he agreed."

Filius Flitwick, head of Ravenclaw, small but mighty Charms professor?When Qiubai passed by his classroom before, he saw that he was decorating the classroom with fairies.

"I'm afraid I can't," Professor Sprout said regretfully. "I had to repot the Mandrake that day. I applauded all the students who came to help, Minerva, it's Neville Longbottom of your house, He is gifted in herbalism."

"Neville is indeed a nice kid." Professor McGonagall nodded and said, "They're all a bunch of nice kids, but they're a little irritating occasionally." Thinking of this, Professor McGonagall felt a little headache, "Since Pomona doesn't have time, then How about you, Miss Charles?"

"Ah, sorry, I have other arrangements that day." Qiu Bai said apologetically.She had planned to take advantage of that time to go to Diagon Alley with Severus, and it was time to buy some things that she had wanted to buy for a long time.

"That's really unfortunate. We can only wait for the next appointment." Professor McGonagall shrugged and said, "Then I'll go first, and I'll talk to Hagrid about it."

This little episode is over, and Hogsmeade Week will come soon.But because she was too busy the night before, she finally got up in the middle of the morning the next day.After stomping on Severus angrily, they finally reached Diagon Alley together.

The Diagon Alley at Christmas is particularly atmospheric, with Christmas decorations at the entrances of all shops, and lovely "MerryChristmas" stickers on the glass windows.The blizzard was still going on, and the streets were freshly swept and sprinkled with snow.

Qiubai and Severus strolled down the street, letting the snow fall on their heads.When passing Florin Fusco ice cream shop, Qiubai stopped, "I remember that there was that kind of hot ice cream that you could eat in winter more than ten years ago, I want to see if there is still there."

She dragged Severus into the shop. Fusco, the owner of the ice cream shop, hadn't changed much except his age from ten years ago.However, there are many more types of ice cream sold. There are also hot ice creams, but the styles are obviously different. Qiubai bought two big cups.A cup was stuffed into Severus's hand, and he could hold it in his hand to warm his hands.

"I thought Miss Shire was no longer a child." Severus held the ice cream in disgust, wondering whether to throw it away.

"I think eating doesn't depend on age." The delicious ice cream satisfied Qiubai's taste buds, and she smiled with satisfaction, "This tastes really good."

It was water that melted in the mouth, but Qiubai ate it up in two or three strokes.Seeing that Severus didn't move at all, she stretched out her hand again, "Let me taste what you taste like." I didn't expect it to be a slightly bitter taste, and the bitter taste after eating the sweet one made Qiubai puff Poofing, "I want to drink water..."

Severus said helplessly, "No water."

Qiubai glanced sideways at Severus, suddenly thinking about it.She dragged Severus to an empty corner, pinned him against the wall, grabbed him by the collar and kissed him.

A few minutes later, Qiubai gasped and said, "Okay, no more bitterness."

Severus wiped the water from Qiubai's lips and sighed helplessly.Why did he think she was a cold bright moon before, she is clearly a flame, as long as there is a little introduction, it will burn vigorously.

When walking out of the corner, Qiubai looked around guiltily, and found that there was no one there, so she finally felt relieved.Qiubai probably didn't even think that after returning to this era, she would suddenly become very courageous in a certain way.

"Let's go, let's go shopping for clothes."

Severus was dragged into the Outfitters again.This ready-to-wear shop Qiubai is no stranger to it, when she was Charlotte, she bought two clothes for Severus here as Christmas presents.

"Buy some robes that he can wear." Qiubai pointed to Severus as soon as he saw Mrs. Madeleine, the owner of the tailor shop.She had long been dissatisfied with Severus's over-buttoned clothes, especially after being duped to button them for so many days.

Madame Madeleine's hands and feet were nimble, and she pulled out a long hanger, on which was a row of black robes, all of which were in a very low-key style.It seems that people who sell clothes are very good at watching people. Obviously, the appearance of these clothes made Severus greatly relieved.He was a little afraid that Chomo would buy him bright robes like Dumbledore's.

Qiubai chose two robes embroidered with dark patterns, and compared them on Severus.It's the right size and fits Severus well.Compared to his chin-buttoned suit, these two allow him to show his neck.It looks a lot more comfortable.

After letting Madame Madeleine wrap them up, she herself bought two black robes of a similar style.After going out, Qiu Bai stuffed all the clothes into the bracelet.Severus stared intently at the tiny bracelet, which he had been interested in for a long time.Once he has time, he will definitely bring it over and study it carefully.

The important matter in Diagon Alley has been settled, and Qiubai started thinking about buying Christmas presents again.Counting the gold Galleons in the bracelet, some people's gifts are fine, but the money is definitely not enough for the magic broom that Harry wants to buy.

Standing outside the Quidditch boutique, Qiubai coughed twice before whispering, "Have you brought enough money?"

"If it's money for Potter's presents, it may not be enough." Severus spit out the words expressionlessly.

"Oh, Severus!" Qiubai grabbed Severus' arm.Severus sighed, and took out a key from his pocket, "If it's your own money, it's certainly enough."

This key was the Gringotts vault key she had left behind, and according to her previous will, this key had been inherited to Severus.Tears welled up in Qiubai's eyes, and she heard Severus say, "It's still yours, because you're still here."

"At that time, I thought that if I died, you could live a better life with these things." Qiubai said with a choked voice.

Severus sighed, and took the initiative to hold Qiubai's hand, "How can I live well when you are dead... I saw the letters you wrote, one every year? But for me at that time It's ridiculous, because I don't know what you said in your letter, and I can't do what you expect of me. It brought me nothing but pain."

"I'm sorry, Sever..." Qiubai squeezed Severus' hand tightly, she didn't know what to say except to apologize.She hadn't been with Severus when she wrote those suicide notes, and she'd hoped that Severus would live with her share.

"It's over," Severus said, "I just hope you won't hide anything from me in the future."

"Absolutely not!" Qiubai immediately swore.

The two of "After the rain" entered the Quidditch boutique together.There were quite a lot of people inside, and they all gathered in front of a plinth, and there was a broom on it, which was so beautiful that Qiubai had never seen it before.

Next to the broom, there is a description: The fire crossbow (harmony) arrow and other flying brooms represent the highest level of craftsmanship at present. And there is a registration number engraved by hand.Every broom twig at the end of this product has been screened for its streamlined perfection, so this product is unmatched in balance and precision.It can accelerate to 150 miles per hour in under ten seconds, and its brakes are charming.Price negotiable.

"I just heard from the boss that someone ordered a handful through the owl post office." A man with a Chinese character face said to his companion next to him.

"Wouldn't it be that the other party can afford it no matter how much it is? It's really too..." His companion replied in surprise.

It seems that the price of this broom is definitely not cheap, Qiubai touched his chin, "Let's ask how much it is too?" Qiubai nudged Severus with his elbow.

But she didn't wait for Severus to answer before walking over to the boss.The boss is packing a set of Chudley Cannon team uniforms for someone. The gift box is very delicate, and it looks like a gift.After the guest left, Qiu Bai stepped forward, "How much is that Fire Crossbow (harmony) arrow?"

"Buy it now, 2000 Galleons." The boss whispered, "It's not a loss if you buy it. I have bought several Quidditch national teams from me, and now they are the darlings of the World Cup."

It's a sales pitch that never changes.Qiubai thought about the money in her vault. As a rich woman again, she could still afford the money, but she not only wanted to buy it, but also wanted to do some small operations on it.

"Is it in stock? I want to make a little change to the broom." Qiubai said.

"Ah... this is not impossible, but I'm afraid it's a bit difficult. This broom is already very precise." The boss said.

"It's okay, it's not a big change." Qiubai took out a jade ring from the storage bracelet. She had already engraved "Harry Potter" on the jade ring. It was at the summit 500 years later that Qiu Yun Buy a jade ring to put on the hilt of the sword.Qiubai didn't plan to put anything on Qiumaluo, so she made the best use of it, and she wanted to put this on the broom handle for Harry.

"Of course it depends on your needs." The boss said with a smile, "The one on display now is my new one, and someone just bought one earlier."

"It seems that the sales are pretty good." Qiubai said, "Then bring that one over."

"Ok, Ok."

The proprietor went and fetched the broom from the podium and put it on the counter.The onlookers by the plinth all focused their eyes on Qiubai this time.Severus frowned and ducked into a corner, out of sight.Qiubai looked at Severus helplessly, and continued to talk to the boss, "I remember that there was a door-to-door delivery service before, do you still have it?"

"Oh, of course." The boss pulled out a piece of parchment from under the counter.

The entries on the parchment are no different from the previous ones.Qiubai ticked the gift box, and filled in "Christmas day" in the appointment time, the address is still Hogwarts, but the recipient has changed from Lily Evans to Harry Potter , from mother to son.

Qiubai sighed and handed the form back to the boss.She picked up the end of the broom handle, and brought the jade ring closer. Qiu Bai chanted a spell silently, and the jade ring suddenly grew bigger, and then shrunk after being put on the broom handle, and was firmly stuck on the broom handle.The jade ring is transparent, and it doesn't look obtrusive on the broom handle, but the golden writing on it cannot be ignored at all.

"Are you sure you wrote it correctly?" the boss asked after reading the form several times.

"Of course." Qiubai said, "Is there any problem?"

The boss looked a bit embarrassed, but he quickly patted his head again, as if he had figured it out, "It's fine as long as there is no problem." He said, "There is also this transfer letter, please sign it too."

"Okay." Qiubai pulled Severus out from the corner, "It's up to you..."

Severus signed his name on the parchment angrily, the point of the quill nearly tore through the parchment.Putting the quill aside, he retreated into his corner again.When the gold coin transfer document disappeared in the golden light, the boss said to Qiubai with deep compassion, "Don't worry, we will definitely deliver it on time."

After leaving the Quidditch boutique with Severus, Qiubai took the initiative to hold Severus' hand, "Are you worried about money?"

"It's yours, and you can do what you want with it," Severus said, "but I think you might be coddling it."

"I don't think so." Qiubai stopped, grabbed Severus and said solemnly, "My soul has watched him grow, Sev, he deserves the best favor in the world."

Chomber was sad that Harry hadn't grown up as she had imagined.Severus' childhood, her childhood as Charlotte, that was something she didn't want Harry to have.As a person who witnessed how Harry grew up, even Lily and James didn't know the torment in Qiubai's heart.

Severus took a deep look at Qiu Bai, and then pulled her up again, "This is your right as a godmother." This was his greatest tolerance for this matter, and the annoying Potter still It was Potter he hated.

Later, Qiubai and Severus bought some potion materials and the like, and returned to Hogwarts with a full storage bracelet.The students who had gone to Hogsmeade hadn't come back yet, and the corridor was still quiet. The sound of the owl flapping its wings was particularly loud, and it brought Qiubai a note.

On the note was the familiar Hagrid's handwriting, which was even more distorted than before, and the messy autumn clothes were almost unreadable. It said: "Come on!" There were still traces of tears on the paper.

Qiubai frowned and stuffed the note into the pocket of her robe. She turned to Severus and said, "Hagrid seems to have encountered something. I have to go find him."

"Well, you go, I'll go back to the cellar," Severus said.

Parting from Severus, Qiubai hurried to Hagrid's cabin immediately.The lawn has been covered with snow, but there is a shallow trench that has been dug in between.As a half-elf, Qiubai did not inherit the elves' ability to walk on snow, so she could only walk alone in the shallow ditch, the edge of her cloak was already wet and frozen.

The roof of the Forbidden Forest was also draped in silver, and Hagrid's hut looked like a sorbet next to the silver.Qiu Bai knocked heavily on the door twice, and it took a long time before the sound of heavy footsteps came from inside the house, and the door creaked open.Hagrid's eyes were red and swollen, and tears fell uncontrollably on the front of his leather vest.

"Oh, Charles!" he cried, "I can't believe that such a thing happened."

Qiubai frowned and brought Hegrid into the hut, and she asked Hagrid to sit on the chair.Hagrid threw himself on the table, sobbing uncontrollably, the tears falling into his bushy beard and disappearing in an instant.

Seeing Qiubai in the corner of the room, Bain rushed over excitedly and rubbed her soft head.Qiubai hugged Bain's neck and rubbed his soft neck, which was tied by a long iron chain.Qiubai continued to turn his head to Hagrid and said, "Is it... about Buckbeak?"

Hagrid didn't speak. He pushed an open official letter on the table to Qiubai. Qiubai took it and read it. It read:

Dear Mr. Hagrid: We have further investigated the incident of the hippogriff attacking the pupils in your class, and we accept Professor Dumbledore's assurance that you are not responsible for this regrettable incident .

However, we must express our concern for this problematic hippogriff.We have decided to uphold Mr. Lucius Malfoy's formal complaint and the matter will therefore be referred to the Dangerous Creatures Committee.You and your hippogriff will be asked to attend a hearing at the Commission's London offices on April [-]th.Hippogriffs should be tethered and isolated during this period.Your colleagues, below is a long list of school boards.

"Hearing?" Qiubai put the letter back on the table, "That means there is still room for it, as long as we make a reasonable defense and prove that Buckbeak is harmless."

"You don't know those weirdos from the Hazardous Creatures Committee!" cried Hagrid. "There's no way they'd let Buckbeak go. They're all in Lucius Malfoy's hands."

"Lucius Malfoy..." Qiubai was no stranger to this name.She wondered if she could get in touch with him through Severus, as long as he let it go, the Dangerous Creatures Committee would handle it. She knew a lot about hippogriffs.

Qiubai was about to comfort Hagrid, when suddenly there was a strong knock on the door, "Hagrid! Hagrid, are you home?" It was Harry's voice. Qiubai went to open the door, and was frozen red in the snowstorm. The small-faced Harry, Hermione, and Ron were looking at her in unison.

"Come in first," Qiubai said.

The three entered the door, Qiu Bai shut Feng Xue outside.It was still warm in Hagrid's hut, and his loud cries quickly attracted the attention of the three children.The sad Hagrid noticed Harry, and immediately threw himself on Harry, wrapped his arms around Harry's neck, and burst into tears.

Hagrid was at least twice the size of a normal human being, and that was no joke.Qiubai hurried up to rescue Harry, and pushed Hagrid back on the chair.

"What's the matter?" Harry said with lingering fear.

Hermione sharp-eyed saw the open letter on the table, picked it up and looked at it, said "Oh my God", and handed it to Harry.Harry and Ron looked together, head to head.

"Oh..." said Ron, after reading the letter, "but you said Buckbeak wasn't a bad hippogriff, Hagrid. I bet he'll be all right..."

"You don't know those weirdos from the Hazardous Creatures Committee!" sobbed Hagrid, wiping his tears with his sleeve. "They fucked these funny animals!"

Qiubai sat down beside Hagrid, and handed him a handkerchief, "There must be a way." Bain uttered a cry, which caused the three children to exclaim, and put his head on Qiubai's lap comfortably. .

"Oh, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like it's going to hurt people." Hermione swallowed, she couldn't believe the scene in front of her, Buckbeak in the protection of magical animals class was not as obedient as he is now .

"You've got to prepare a strong defense, Hagrid," continued Hermione, taking a seat on Hagrid's other side and putting her hand on Hagrid's thick forearm, "as long as you can prove that Buckbeak doesn't As long as it hurts people, you can see that Miss Shire is here, which is the best proof."

"That's right, I think so too." Qiubai stroked Bain's head, "I will help you prepare your defense and go to the hearing with you as a witness."

Harry also said seriously: "You can't give up. Hermione and Miss Shire are right, you have to prepare your defense. Besides Miss Shire, you can also ask us to be witnesses, as long as you need."

Ron nodded in agreement.

"I must have read about a hippogriff baiting case," said Hermione thoughtfully. "In that case, the hippogriff was fine. I'll look for it for you, Hagrid, and if I find it, it'll be fine." Take a good look at what's going on."

"I know about that case." Qiu Bai sighed, "The Hippogriff was sentenced."

Hagrid howled louder.

"Oh... don't cry, let me make you tea, okay?" Ron ran to the fireplace to pick up the kettle and made a cup of tea for Hagrid. Harry and Hermione stared at him, and he muttered Say, "That's what my mom does when someone is in a bad mood."

The cup of hot tea really eased Hagrid's mood, and he blew his nose on the handkerchief, "I've been having trouble lately," he said, and his pet dog Tooth came out timidly from under the table and leaned his head against the sea. Ginger's lap, he touched Fang Fang's head, "Those dementors make me upset, every time I want to go to the Three Broomsticks for a drink, I have to walk in front of them, it's like I'm back in Azka Classy..."

He fell silent, gulping down his tea.

After a short silence, Hermione asked cautiously, "Is it scary in there, Hagrid?"

"You can't imagine it," said Hagrid quietly, "it's nothing like it. I thought I was going crazy. My mind kept thinking about horrible things. The day I was expelled from Hogwarts, my dad The day I died, the day I had to let Norbert go..." His eyes filled with tears, "After a while you don't know who you are. And you don't know what it's like to be alive. I often wish I fell asleep as soon as I fell asleep, and when they let me out, I felt like I was alive again, remembering everything, and it was the best feeling in the world. Remember, the dementors didn't want to let me go. "

"But you're not guilty!" said Hermione.

Hagrid snorted angrily, "Do you think they care about that? They don't care. They've already got two hundred people with them, and they can suck all the happiness out of them, so they don't care who Who is guilty and not guilty?"

Qiubai suddenly thought of Sirius. He may not be guilty, but he is a fugitive before the Ministry of Magic or the Dementors.

"Dementors aren't that useful either," Harry said suddenly darkly. "How else would Black escape?"

Qiubai was surprised to hear the hatred in Harry's tone.

"Oh, that's not what you're thinking about." Hagrid said nervously, "The dementors can always find Black. As long as you stay at Hogwarts well, you're safe."

Harry stood up suddenly, "You always say that, but I have my own decision." After speaking, he pushed the door and left without looking back.Shocked, Hermione and Ron followed quickly, and Hermione turned her head to Hagrid who opened her mouth and said, "I'll help you find information!"

"What's wrong with him...he?" Hagrid forgot to cry.

Qiubai shook his head, "I don't know...he's been at Hogwarts today, right?" Harry definitely couldn't leave Hogwarts without his guardian's signature, so something must have happened. disturbed.

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