Vodai Ecstasy

18

Riddle fainted.

In the Transfiguration class on Wednesday morning, when Dumbledore was demonstrating how to turn a mouse into a cup, the boy suddenly fell down on his desk, but it didn't make much noise, if Stian on the side didn't yell , no one would realize that he was passed out and not asleep.

Dumbledore frowned and went forward to check. The boy's face was flushed, but his lips were pale. He touched his forehead and said in a deep voice, "It should be a fever. Send him to the infirmary."

Mrs. Gray diagnosed Riddle's condition. It was indeed a fever, but why did she faint? Either excessive exercise or lack of exercise, even a cold can cause fainting, don't look at it, let him sleep and keep it safe."

Angelik and Stian could only go back to the classroom of the transformation class in resentment.

It's just a trivial episode, the boy is so thin, and he hasn't really been ill until now since he was in school. Speaking of which, if he had a few more illnesses, he might look more normal.

Nord watched Dumbledore turn the cup back into a crawling mouse, bored for no reason.

Since the girl left, he was not interested in most things, only that letter, which he had read countless times, could give him a little comfort.Just after relaxing, there is still endless emptiness.

If he hadn't gone to Hogsmeade according to Riddle's arrangement from the beginning, would things have developed differently?

But don't be silly, he said to himself, that's a ghost, they have no future.

Nord admits to being cowardly.

He will not challenge Riddle over his own strength like Malfoy, he would rather believe Riddle's flirty promise, he obeys, he is silent, he just wants to spend these years safely, and then graduate, change a place, change A piece of heaven and earth.

As for Riddle's growing ambitions, that had nothing to do with him.

Until that ghost appeared.

The moment when the young boy's first love was really strange. When the ghost walked into the classroom, the hustle and bustle suddenly turned into silence, and suddenly only her appearance remained in his world. It was a cloudy day, but he smelled the sunshine. fragrance.

He fell in love with her, didn't know her past, and didn't even talk to her much, which was a bit of wishful thinking, and that was also true.The longest conversation they had was when he took Daiyu to find the Ravenclaw lounge. He searched for all kinds of things to talk about, talking about the story from the East in the book to the story of climbing a tree and falling when he was a child , the girl was so amused that her crooked eyes were full of starlight.

He suddenly looked silly.

It's just that when she called out Riddle's name, Nord knew that he had lost, and he really didn't have the courage to confront Riddle.After all, when she looked at Riddle, she was angry or happy, the intimacy was extremely real, and it really made his heart ache.It doesn't matter if there is no future, as long as he can look at her, he will be satisfied.

It hadn't occurred to Nord that Riddle would drive the ghost away.

Riddle did not break his promise, driving that ghost away was not considered harm, and he didn't even do it himself, it was the ghost's decision to go or stay, Riddle just didn't go after it.

Nord is even less qualified to chase after him. After he rejected Daiyu's invitation, she didn't reply him even a single word.He didn't know if the other party was angry, but when he finished his three-day confinement, the ghost had left completely.

Maybe that's fine too.

He thought to himself that maybe she would be better off without Riddle.

Anglik, who came back from the infirmary, successfully turned the mouse into a big yellow cat, he clapped his hands excitedly, Stian leaned over to look enviously, and then kept looking at him in distress The fidgeting mouse was at a loss.

Nord took a deep breath and concentrated on reciting the spell. The mouse was hit by the spell and successfully turned into a snuff bottle.Dumbledore walked over and patted the boy on the shoulder appreciatively: "Well done, do you want to try turning it into something else?"

Nord smiled a little shyly, trying to change the snuff bottle back, but he just made the box shake and failed.

"Relax, focus and believe in yourself, you're talented."

Dumbledore smiled and turned to instruct the other students.

Nord breathed a sigh of relief, and said the spell again, this time the spell worked, and the snuff bottle turned back into a mouse, but unfortunately, the big yellow cat created by Angric suddenly rushed towards the poor little mouse rushed over.Seeing that the little mouse was about to be slapped down, the two spells hit the yellow cat almost at the same time. The yellow cat let out a pitiful cry and turned into a small cup with a mouse tail.

Nord turned his head and glanced at Angelik, who continued to cast a spell indifferently, and the tail of the cup was perfectly eliminated, which was very successful.The blond boy met Nord's gaze and smiled casually.

"Uh...thank you." For a moment Nord didn't know what to say.

The other party raised his eyebrows, looking quite happy: "You're welcome."

"Is Riddle okay?" Nord didn't know why he suddenly mentioned Riddle, maybe it was out of guilt for not sending the fainted Riddle to the infirmary, or maybe it was just a guilty conscience, when Riddle collapsed , unlike the yelling Stian, he didn't feel the slightest concern, sympathy or anxiety.

"It's so good that I can sleep all day." Angelik winked at him, wondering if it was gloating: "Mrs. Gray's medicine looks terrible."

"... That's good." There seemed to be no topic to continue, but fortunately Dumbledore announced the end of get out of class in time, which liberated him from this embarrassing embarrassment.

Nord breathed a sigh of relief and packed up his things: "Then I'll go see him at noon."

"You don't have to." Angelik whistled: "I personally suggest you stay in the lounge or go to the library..." He smiled: "After all, you see how fast the day is, one more It’s not good for people to faint.”

After saying that, he quickly dragged Stian, who was frustrated because he didn't conjure anything, and slipped out.

Nord frowned, a little strangely.

But it has nothing to do with him.

The boy put away his things and left the classroom in silence.

There are still only a few people in the library in the afternoon, maybe only when the exam is approaching, the number of people in the library can be increased like a tide.

Nord didn't know if he should be thankful for Riddle's sudden illness, the place in the corner should be unoccupied now.It was very secluded there, with only one table and bookshelves all around, forming a small and private space in this small corner by the window. Riddle always liked to sit there, and as time passed, it seemed to become his exclusive space. seat.

Nord was not interested in challenging Riddle's authority. He only knew that the surrounding bookshelves were filled with books that students didn't often read, some research works on Muggles, and some magic studies from other countries. It's not the field that the students like, but the ghost often reads the books here.

He walked slowly through the bookshelves with strong ink fragrance, wondering which books the girl had picked up, maybe she had read them all, and finally the boy just took out a book, ready to pass the boring time of the whole afternoon .

Unexpectedly, there was already a person sitting in Riddle's special seat.

A girl with long brown curly hair was writing a book with her head down. Nord was a little surprised, but just sat across from her.

The boy turned the pages of the book, but was distracted to observe the girl on the opposite side. The silver-blue tie was hidden in the shadow of the fluffy curly hair, making it difficult to see clearly.

But he knew this girl very well, Olivia Schell of Ravenclaw, and it was her that Daiyu and him went looking for that day.

She also seemed to like that ghost quite a bit, and when Malfoy attacked the ghost, she was the first to stand up.In any case, Nord admired her courage, and suddenly he felt so much good in his heart.

Schell seemed to be writing a letter, and he didn't know who it was for. Nord turned his eyes and turned his attention back to the book in his hand.

He appears to have taken a Muggle novel.

I wonder if Daiyu has also read this book.

The novel is not long, but he has been watching the sun go down, and when all the characters leave the scene either brightly or dimly, he raised his head and rubbed his eyes.

"Are you interested in Muggle novels?"

Unexpectedly, the girl opposite spoke first.

"Huh?" Nuode was a little dazed, and said casually, "It's okay."

"...Yes, because of her?"

There was a sudden silence, Nord knew who Shell was referring to, but this topic seemed to cross the line, especially under the premise that they were not familiar with each other.

"Sorry, I'm talking too much." Shell seemed to react belatedly, and hurriedly packed up the things on his table and said, "I've heard something about you before... I won't tell others, but I always feel..." She hesitated for a moment, then shook her head: "Forget it, it's nothing."

"...I saw you writing a letter with someone just now?" Nord turned his face away, not delving into what she meant.

"Well, for my father." Shell blushed a little: "...he is a Muggle, always worried about my situation at school."

"It's human." Nord smiled.

"I still have an appointment with someone else, so I have to go first." Sherlock smiled, and she picked up her things all at once, and seemed to remember something, then turned back and whispered to the boy: "I know it's very easy for her to leave People are uncomfortable...but don't be too sad, you have to cheer up, maybe you can meet again in the future."

After all, the girl ran away in a hurry.

Nord froze for a moment, what is this?He frowned, a blue pen lay quietly on the table.Nord looked at the pen for a long time, then sighed resignedly, picked up the pen and chased it out.

Schell did not return to the Ravenclaw lounge.

After all, there is an appointment with someone, Nord thought helplessly, it is better to return it to her tomorrow.

It's just that what she said before she left, he always felt that there was some meaning, maybe it was just his carelessness.The boy slowly walked down from the attic, and it was almost time to return to the lounge. There was no one in the corridor, and Shell made a strange appointment at this time, as if to avoid others.

I haven't seen her come back until now, and I don't know if points will be deducted for returning late. In Nord's impression, this girl doesn't seem to have any record of deducting points.

It has nothing to do with him anyway, Nord turned his eyes to the tower at the other end. The huge tower is like a silent monster in the twilight. When the clock turns another scale, it will completely merge with the dark sky.Suddenly, the boy narrowed his eyes and ran frantically to the other side.

Running from the corridor took more time than expected. When Nord ran up the stairs of the tower panting, Angric was grinning and about to throw the mouse cage out of the window.

"...Stop!" Nord panted and drew out his wand, aiming at the blond boy.

"What's wrong with you, Nuode?" Stian looked at Nuode who rushed out suddenly with some doubts, not knowing what happened.

"When did you love animals so much?" Angelik still smiled badly. The hand that was stretched out of the window had no intention of taking it back. Under the slightly curled ring finger, several gray mice were shaking. There was a shiver in the cage.

"I said... stop." Nord's trembling fingers were still clutching the wand, his eyes turned to the small cage, and he asked tentatively, "...Olivia?"

A mouse squeezed on the edge suddenly slammed into the door of the cage like crazy, and the whole cage swayed more dangerously under its action.

"Nord, what are you talking about?" Stian became more and more confused, but no one paid any attention to him.

"Yeah," it seemed that the mice in the cage were shaking too much, and the night wind was too harsh, the cage suddenly slipped from Angelik's fingers.

Nord's heart tightened, and he hurriedly wanted to cast a levitation spell to stop the cage that was falling straight.

"Expelliarmus."

Someone's spell is faster than him.

The wand flew out of his hand, and with the echo of the cage falling to the ground outside the window, it knocked feebly on the smooth and cold ground.

On the ground below the tower, a mouse slowly rolled out of the deformed cage. With a soft bang, it suddenly turned into a girl in a black cloak, and her silver-blue tie was soon soaked in hot blood. Get drenched.

Nord stared incredulously at the wand lying aside, seemingly unable to accept the fact.After a long time, he turned his head stiffly, the black-haired boy was still holding his wand, his lips were pale, but his face was flushed sickly.

In the dark, the other party just smiled and did not speak again.