HP's Platinum Temptation

After that battle, the Duke and Duchess of Razlan deliberately did not mention what happened in Diagon Alley, because obviously, the two children were in some shadows.

Theodore has become much quieter than before, preferring to spend more time with Terrence or his younger siblings in silence, looking at his wand absently.It wasn't until a week later, when his parents handed him the books and equipment they bought back at some unknown time, that he seemed to be in a better mood.

Clarence was already relatively quiet, so his silence was not obvious.But everyone can find that he is usually very energetic and his eyes seem to be very sensitive. He is often in a daze.Even Mr. Norman noticed this, and asked the Duke of Rezlan about it.

After learning about the situation that day, Terrence went home once, but because the alchemy experiment was going on, he hurried back to the factory.After that, he went to Diagon Alley by himself, and while buying the materials he needed, he also bought all the things he needed for Theodore.In addition, I also specially asked someone to inquire about the battle that day.

By the time he finished his work and returned to the manor with something fruitful, a week had passed.

Facing the abnormality of the two children, the Duke and Duchess' several comforts did not have any obvious effect.So after Terrence came back, he immediately received an important task from his parents to understand his brother's situation and appease them.

"Hey, Hill, Clay." Terrence put on a smiling face, and walked quickly into the study of the two younger brothers in a very cheerful tone, interrupting what they were doing.

"Taylor! Mom said, you bought the book for me, didn't you?" Theodore's depression has dissipated most of the time, and he spent the past few days previewing his new textbooks in the study room, refreshed his continuous stay History of the Den's time.

"Yeah, I'm going to buy alchemy materials for the factory, so I brought you some things that I didn't buy last time. Clay, have you received your copy?" Terrence touched Theodore in front of him noticed Clarence who lowered his head and continued to write seriously.

"Yes, I got it!" Clarence nodded without looking up.

"Oh, well, you stop for a while and sit here. I want to chat with you." Terrence patted the sofa beside him, and at the same time pulled Theodore to sit down.

"Okay, I just have something I want to ask you, let me finish writing these words." After writing a few words quickly, Clarence came to the sofa with a few pieces of paper.

Both Terrence and Theodore craned their necks curiously to read the content of the paper, but Clarence hid it behind his back, and finally didn't see it: "No hurry, let's talk about your business first."

Feeling that the tone of the two younger brothers was obviously more lively than that of more than a week ago, Terrence was slightly relieved from the bottom of his heart.Like his parents, he has been worried about whether the incident will scare his two younger brothers.

"I went to Diagon Alley this time. In addition to shopping, I also tried to find out what happened that day." Terrence paused for a moment, carefully observing the expressions of the two younger brothers.After confirming that neither of the two showed signs of panic or escape, he continued: "The Daily Prophet has reported the truth about that battle in the past few days. It was the Death Eaters. At the peak, the action of attacking mump wizards. The place where you encountered the attack was probably the focus of their attack. But they mistakenly thought that Mom and Dad were Muggles. Then, several Gryffindor students jumped Come out and help. Not only did their operation end up failing, but the Aurors caught a Death Eater because of a couple of Gryffindors' delays."

Seeing that the two children were somewhat happy, Terrence continued to drop the bombshell: "There is another sentence in the report that mentions you!"

"What? Us? Me and Clay?" Theodore bounced off the sofa with a scream, staring closely at Terrence as if it was a newspaper conjured out of thin air.

Terrence spread out the newspaper on the table with a smile, and there was a small paragraph circled on it: "Although no photos were taken, according to the descriptions of the witnesses at the scene, after an accident by the Death Eaters During the attack, the two children who were attacked showed amazing qualities.The author suspects that this should be an excellent young wizard who can only be cultivated by a low-key wizard family. '

"Wow! Clay! We are excellent little wizards!" Theodore hugged Clarence with a huff, jumping up and down excitedly, and the papers that Clarence was holding were also dropped from his hands and scattered on the table.

Terrence picked up one paper curiously, then frowned, quickly picked up the other papers, and read them carefully. The expression on his face gradually changed from puzzlement to strong shock.

"What's the matter, did Clay write something?" Theodore also noticed the change in Terrence, and looked over.But it's a pity that although the words are understood, the meaning is completely incomprehensible: "Uh...basic...factory...employment...investment? What is this? Did Mr. Norman teach you new knowledge?"

Clarence nodded, and said to Terrence, who was still in shock, "This is a forecast of the situation that I have read through the newspapers at home in recent years, and based on the knowledge Mr. Norman taught me. There are strategies and plans. What do you think?"

"Merlin! Clay, how could you? Newspapers from a few years ago? If Mr. Norman taught these, then he is really scary." Terrence shook his head in disbelief: "It's scary! He spread a few pieces of paper on the table, pondered for a while, and tapped the paper: "I don't even know what to say, this... If this thing is sold, it will probably fetch a sky-high price!"

"I didn't mean to scare you, Taylor." Clarence said very sincerely: "I just want to help our family as much as I can." Then his eyes fell on his hands on his lap, and he held them tightly. Fist: "I want to be strong, and I want to protect every one of my family members. So!" The five-year-old child suddenly raised his head and looked at Terrence with the hottest eyes he could realize: "I want to Get more involved in the management of the family business! But don’t tell your parents, okay? I’m afraid of scaring them.”

Terrence stared blankly at the third brother who seemed to be a complete stranger, and nodded numbly.

"Gretchen, before I go to bed, I want to discuss something about Clarence with you." The Duke of Rezlan, who was about to rest after washing up, said before the Duchess turned off the bedside lamp in the bedroom: "About Terrence's arrival just now. Something to show us."

Yes, after Terrence foolishly agreed to Clarence's request to keep it secret, it didn't take long before he regretted it.Terrence, who felt that the matter was too big, turned around and sold his younger brother.

"Well, okay." The Duchess sat up straight and seriously responded to her husband's proposal.

"Although we don't want our children to encounter such things at all, but because of this accident, I think you have noticed that our child, Clarence's performance, exceeded my expectations. "The Duke of Rezlan's tone was a bit heavy.

"He is indeed... smarter." The Duchess hesitated for a long time, but still couldn't find a more suitable adjective.

"It's not just this time. In fact, I had some doubts before, but I always thought it was my own illusion." The Duke of Rezlan sat on the edge of the bed, beside the Duchess: "After his soul stabilized, he behaved very special .Whether it is learning to walk, run, or learn to speak, it is far faster than other children."

"But that's what the doctor said. Clay's physical development has reached sufficient conditions. What limits him is the accumulation of experience, while other children will also be affected by immaturity in their physical development during the learning process." The Duchess immediately Response: "So this is not surprising."

"Afterwards, when Terrence and I had an argument, I was very surprised. He has never been such a persistent child. I later learned that when Terrence asked for advice from his two younger brothers, only Clarence showed Be firm from beginning to end. And that time when Terrence left and even Theodore couldn't answer my question, Clarence, who was only over three years old, could understand the meaning of my question and told us Answer!"

"It's just that Taylor has grown up. Clay may not understand the decision. In the later situation, Clay simply repeated the words that Taylor said before he left. Didn't he still say England? ? I don't think Clay has the ability to make decisions for Taylor."

"It is also very surprising that he became an official student of Mr. Norman. In the process of learning, he is always faster than Mr. Norman's prescribed progress, and his response is very quick. Mr. Norman also said that he Never as naughty as Theodore, and would even stop Theodore from being naughty."

"He's just nicer."

"Don't you think he's too good?" The Duke of Rezlan shook his head helplessly: "Later, Mr. Norman thought he was too quiet, so we let him accompany you when you were pregnant. He didn't resist at all, and he was very serious. Spend most of the time on this. And Terrence, in addition to concentrating on learning from Mr. Norman, whenever Terrence finds him, he will listen very carefully, and even participated in the discussion with the factory field Decision-making. Although he did not do so directly, there is no doubt that Terrence's increasingly purposeful and planned development measures were influenced by him. He made good use of what Mr. Norman taught him. Knowledge and information. Terrence, that stupid kid, didn't notice it himself, he was used to discussing most things with Clarence. I even heard them talking a few times, Terrence said 'we factory'."

"Yes, he will often read books to little Al, all kinds of books. I think it's probably because of this reason, little Al has been very fond of Clay since he was born. And little Al is also very well-behaved, with the same personality as Clay It can be seen that Clay likes little Al very much, and he spends a lot of time with little Al every day, which saves me a lot of worry." The Duchess murmured: "He is really a good boy."

"Indeed, no matter which family he is with, he is a very caring child." The Duke of Rezlan also sighed: "No matter what he is asked to do, he will obey without hesitation."

"And he really cares about everyone in the family." The Duchess's voice suddenly rose: "He almost never has the opportunity to leave the manor. Since he recovered, we have never taken him out. Only him, never Will miss the most formal breakfast at home. Once you are in a bad mood, or I am not happy, he will always be the first to find out. He loves every family member, doesn't he? He has never quarreled with any family member."

"Yes, he did really well."

"He is one of my favorite children, I believe in him, and I firmly believe that he loves everyone in our family. If Merlin bestows on our children the innate wisdom, why can't we accept it with gratitude?"

Facing the Duchess's increasing volume, the Duke of Rezlan bowed his head and said nothing, but heaved a long sigh.

"He is our child." The Duchess repeated the words calmly.

"Well, he is, and he will always be Clarence Lambert." The Duke of Rezland repeated solemnly: "We will always protect him." In response, the Duchess nodded vigorously.The two fell into an endless silence.He didn't say another word all night.

After that day, the days in the Duke of Rezlan's manor continued as usual, with almost no difference, except for one thing, Clarence's little wizard enlightenment started earlier.

Until Clarence became an adult, he took the initiative to tell his parents that he had memories that did not belong to this world.He always thought that he played the role of a child who was not too clever.

It was also at that time that the Duke of Rezlan took out this memory and showed it to him.Only then did Clarence know that the Duke and Duchess of Rezlan had already noticed his abnormality many, many years ago, but, very calmly, they both chose to remain silent and guard, just because, in their minds, he would always be It's their kids, just their kids.

That was the first and only time Clarence cried in front of his parents.He couldn't utter a word but tears.

Until then, he kept telling himself.This time life is a wonderful gift.Having already died once, he has the ability to calmly face everything.It's as if life is like a game, you just join in, go through it, and then drop out completely.And when he didn't know it, the burden and fear had been surrounding him, silently affecting his behavior and thinking.

The memory of his father is like the only salvation he needs.He finally realized that he could not be as calm and calm as he imagined. Life was never a game, and there was no way to treat it as a game.

Sometimes, there is a feeling that doesn't require any conditions.Maybe there are not many moving words, and there are no waves.Perhaps there is never a clear reason.Not necessarily true, but sincere.May never leave any deep traces, only silent, unconditional, slowly flowing in life, lightly, from the beginning of life to the end.