[Comprehensive British and American] Robin Girl Potter

Bruce drove the car silently, looking in the rearview mirror from time to time at the old housekeeper who was holding the sleeping Harley in his arms in the rear seat.

It was a wordless journey, he and Ah Fu did not speak in tacit understanding, the old butler may need to digest the unbelievable story he heard just now more than himself.

He thought that Ah Fu could finally have a child who could rest assured.After all, several children brought up by Ah Fu, including myself, take vigilante police as their "hobby" and walk on the verge of life and death at any time.Who would have thought that Harley was not an ordinary child, not even an ordinary wizard, born with a responsibility that was heavier than all of them.

When he arrived at the hotel, he stopped by the side of the road, cleared his throat, and glanced at Ah Fu's calm expression.

"What are the next arrangements? Should we go back to Gotham directly as originally planned, or stay in a hotel for one night first? We can take Harley with us, and we can no longer race against every second like before."

Afu shook his head, and took out the envelope that Dumbledore gave him at the end, "We're going to Godric's Hollow, Harry needs to know about his own background...to see his parents."

Bruce took a deep breath, the conversation was still going to happen.He didn't say much at the bar, but he knew he needed to talk to the old butler sooner or later.

"Although... I am not related to Harley by blood, and I have no position to judge your education methods-but since I have promised that I will treat her as my own daughter, I will not stand by. I actually agree with Dumbledore opinion. We cannot tell Harley too soon."

"Think how Thalia raised Damian? Telling him at age 3 that his duty was to 'tame' the world*? Reviving the League of Assassins? - telling an 8-year-old girl that her mission was To fight a Dark Lord to the death is nothing nobler than what Talia did!"

Bruce pursed his lips and continued, "What are you going to do next? Train Harley like Thalia trained Damian? Create a sharp blade against wizard villains?"

Facing Bruce's accusation, Ah Fu remained calm and kept his usual calm voice.

"I still remember when you were 8 years old, for a whole year, you kept asking me why that tragedy happened to your parents. You said your father said that everything made sense. But you want Don't know what your parents' death means - 'an unknown gangster, on an ordinary night, committed a robbery and murder that is not uncommon in Gotham', this is your wording, you think your parents 'Dying senselessly by the sewer', 'they shouldn't have done this' - it hurts you so much. I see it as much as you. I don't know how to correct your perception. 'Things are impermanent' I myself find that cruel. How I wish I could give the death of Lord Thomas and Mrs. Martha the highest meaning."

Alfred looked into Bruce's eyes quietly, "But I can do it now - despite your struggles and pain, you have grown into the greatest man I have ever known. You have been working hard to build a more Good Gotham, even, a better world. I think this is called 'meaning'. But in order to find this 'meaning', the price is too high - your life and happiness will always be I put First."

The old butler looked at the sleeping little girl in his arms and said softly: "We now have a chance to tell an 8-year-old child immediately that her parents died for a great cause. It was not a car accident, it was nothing 'Everything is impermanent'."

"I didn't lie to you when you were 8, you didn't lie to Dick when he was 8 - and now you're suggesting I lie to a bereaved kid who's also 8?"

"It's different..." Bruce said feebly.

"What's the difference? Gender? Because Halle's a girl? Look at Barbara, look at Diana, I'm sure my Halle won't be intimidated. I can see the same bravery and courage in her eyes as you did back then." strong."

"She's already in the vortex, Master Bruce. The only difference is whether she was prepared to walk in with her head held high, or pushed in ignorantly. Knowing the danger she might encounter in the future, or To keep her in a greenhouse is self-deception."

At this moment, Harry moved in Alfred's arms, and the two adults immediately stopped talking.

Harley didn't show any signs of waking up, she just rolled over, grabbed Ah Fu's sleeve and went back to sleep.

Alfred sighed, "I have a sense of proportion...I will speak within the range she can accept."

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Harry hasn't slept so soundly for a long time, and he doesn't have to worry about Aunt Petunia picking him up to do housework.Even the back seat of the car is much more comfortable than your own cupboard.

She rubbed her eyes, and quickly sat up from Grandpa Afu's arms, a little embarrassed, if it was her aunt, she would have scolded herself for being lazy.

She looked at the receding trees outside the window. They were definitely out of London. Although Harley had never traveled, she also had basic common sense. The United States would never be accessible by car.

"Grandpa Fu, where are we going?"

"Godric's Hollow, there is your home where you lived until you were one and a half years old, and your parents' graves," Grandpa Alfred smiled.

Harry hadn't expected this answer anyway—she froze, not knowing what to say.

She didn't even know what she was thinking right now, it seemed to be blank, and it seemed to be overflowing with all kinds of thoughts-Harry knew very little about her parents.Whenever she asked Aunt Petunia, Aunt Petunia would get very impatient and send her off to work.

After so many years of side-talking, and occasionally eavesdropping on the conversations of her aunt and uncle, she only knew that her parents died in a car accident--Aunt Petunia said so--the aunt also said that her father was a jobless person, and her mother Arrogant and selfish.

At this time, Grandpa Afu took out a photo from the envelope in his hand and handed it to Harley.

"Harry, this is a picture of your parents," Grandpa Afu said softly.

Harry stared at the man and woman with bright smiles on the photo, and felt that his whole body was stiff, the whole world seemed to be condensed into the small yellow photo in his hand, everything around him, even the voice of Grandpa Alfred, was gone. Important—Aunt Petunia never had a picture of her parents at home, so she didn't know what her parents looked like until she was 8 years old.

This is my father and mother, they embraced and danced by the pool, smiling at the camera - my mother has fiery red hair, she is so beautiful, and I really have a pair of mother's eyes; A pair of glasses.Not only the color of Harry's hair, but even the texture of his hair, which is always messy, followed Dad.

Not even the eerie fact that the photo was moving didn't stop Harry from shedding tears.

Hurry up and carefully wipe away the tears that fell onto the photo with the corner of her skirt, Hali raised her head and asked Grandpa Ah Fu, "Why is the photo moving?"

Grandpa Alfred handed Harry a new handkerchief and sighed, "This is related to what I'm going to tell you next—I'm going to tell you some real stories about you and your parents, the first thing you have to do, Just forget everything Aunt Petunia told you, okay?"

Grandpa Afu looked so serious and serious, Harry could only nod silently.

"Harry, have any strange things happened to you that no one can explain? No matter how trivial."

Hali didn't understand why Grandpa Ah Fu suddenly started asking himself questions, didn't he want to tell himself the story of his parents?

She thought about it, "I can talk to the snakes—they talk to me first, and I just reply to them. I know it's weird because the other kids can't hear it."

Harry felt the car, which had been running smoothly and straight, wobble.

"Am I a monster?" Harry was nervous, because Aunt Petunia kept calling herself a monster.

"Of course not, Harley. I know a boy who can transform into various animals. This is a rare talent." Grandpa Afu still smiled and encouraged, "Is there any more?"

"Once, Aunt Petunia thought my hair was too messy and shaved my head bald," said Harry coyly. "I was so sad that I didn't want to go to school anymore, but when I woke up the next morning, my The hair is back in full length."

Grandpa Fu nodded, "Harry, what I want to tell you, I hope you can fully believe me, although there are many questions I can't answer for the time being."

Seeing Grandpa Afu's solemn expression, Hali nodded in confusion.

"You're a wizard - a witch, that's why all sorts of weird things happen to you, but you can't learn magic until you're 11, I know that from your mother, the only one in our family "You are not a monster, your father is a wizard. As far as I know, your father comes from a magical family. You have a whole social structure, but since I am just an ordinary People, so I can’t give you more answers now.”

Harry was too shocked to speak, and all kinds of questions exploded in his head like fireworks.And Grandpa Afu didn't seem like the kind of person who would play tricks on others, and Harry didn't know what to believe.

"When we get to Godric's Hollow, you'll understand—there's supposed to be something in there that only you can see, that neither me nor your Uncle Bruce can see."

Harry nodded lightly, not because she didn't have any questions to ask, but because what Grandpa Afu said just now contained too much information, and she needed time to understand them one by one.

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After a two-and-a-half-hour drive*, the trio arrived in Godric's Hollow, in the southwest of England.

On the surface, this is an ordinary British town.Bruce drove slowly, passing more and more houses along the way.He observed Harley from the rearview mirror, wondering what methods the wizards would use to hide their residences, he and Ah Fu would definitely not be able to identify it, and could only see from Harley's reaction whether there was something unusual hidden in the town inside.

Bruce drove along the alley that was only one car wide to an open square, which must be the center of the town.He saw a war memorial in the middle of the square, and along the perimeter of the square were several shops, a post office, a bar, and a chapel, the stained glass of which glistened like jewels in the afternoon sun. . *

Bruce parked the car at the edge of the square, and Afu also took Harry out of the car.

Alfred opened the note Dumbledore wrote to himself, "There should be a commemorative sculpture of Harry's parents here...".

Bruce looked around, "The only monumental building here is this obelisk full of names."

He pulled Harry up and walked towards the stele, "Did you see anything strange, Harry?"

Harry was about to shake her head, but as she and Uncle Bruce approached the monument, she exclaimed, "Look! It's transforming!"

The author has something to say:

*New52 manga, Damian's name comes from the Greek word "Damiano", which means "to tame". "All you have to do is to tame this chaotic world and let Al Ghul's dynasty take shape" - Talia Al Ghul, leader of the Assassin League Lars Al Ghul Al (Ra'sAlGhul) daughter, Damian mother.

*Darling Rowling did not specify where Godric's Hollow is. It can only be found in the southwest of England. Here, it is an hour and a half drive from London to Bristol in the southwest. Let's assume that London is two kilometers from Godric's Hollow. half an hour~

*The description of Godric's Hollow Square is from Ha7