[HP]Aluet

It took another day for Riddle to leave the school hospital. According to his nature, he would try his best to make up for the courses missed in these two days. Sure enough, he stayed in the library longer than usual.

Soon the Quidditch match between Slytherin and Gryffindor will begin again.

There have also been matches against Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff before, and the Slytherin team won-to be honest, the Slytherin players only seem to value the game against Gryffindor, because almost every time defeated by Minerva.

I didn't have too much expectation for this game, after all, two setbacks are enough to shock people's hearts.

Green and red figures soared into the sky and crossed over the court.The competition was as fierce as ever.The game lasted for a long time, and my eyes were a little bit dry watching it, but I still kept my eyes on the field as much as possible, and still held a glimmer of hope to win.After all, it would be a shame for Slytherin to lose to Gryffindor three times in a row. ——Of course, I still adhere to the concept of friendship first and competition second.

Unsurprisingly, Minerva was the first to spot the Golden Snitch again, and a beautiful dive on the broom was about to catch the Snitch in her hands.Everyone held their breath nervously, and the cheers on the field became smaller.

Before I could react to what happened, there was a muffled sound of impact on the arena, and I saw two figures in green robes flashing by, one of them with a touch of gold was particularly conspicuous, and then a figure slammed It fell to the ground.

My eyes widened in shock, my brain still buzzing.The entire auditorium was silent for a second, and then a deafening noise erupted.

Slytherins were cheering, and many others whistled and jeered at Gryffindor.The Gryffindor students stood up angrily and shouted fouls. There was chaos on the field, and some even fought in the auditorium. The professors used their loud voices to maintain order. Leva helped her up from the ground, and carried her back to the castle in a hurry.

Slytherin wins.

But I can't laugh, I just feel scared.There seemed to be some inconspicuous bloodstains in the place where Minerva fell from the sky.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye, even a little unreal.

For the rest of the day, I couldn't sit still and read a book.Curfew is 2 minutes away.

I struggled uneasily for a while, and finally slipped out with an invisibility cloak.In the dark and quiet corridor, except for my footsteps, there is the sound of water dripping from the pipe.My heart was pounding, and while I regretted running out so late, I was still walking quickly to the school hospital.

"Alahoo is open!" I gently opened the door and poked my head inside.

"Minerva?" I whispered.Minerva turned her head toward me—she wasn't asleep yet.

I went in and quietly closed the door, and put a small bag of food by her bedside.She said thank you and wiped her face with trembling hands.By the bright moonlight, I saw that there seemed to be tears of tears shining on her face.

"How are you doing?"

"It's okay. What are you doing here so late?" Her voice was obviously holding back the pain.

"Come and see you, are you seriously injured?" I asked worriedly.She let out a soft hum from her nose, and lay there quietly.

"Would you mind giving me your hand?" I said.

"what?"

I took her hand, and the white light emitted from the position where my palm touched at night was much more conspicuous than during the day before.

She looked at me in surprise: "What's going on?"

"Hmm..." I pursed my lips and smiled at her, "Don't tell others."

She still nodded in bewilderment.

"So are you feeling better now?" I asked.

"It doesn't hurt that much," she replied, "but I still can't move. Mrs. Lowell says... I have two broken ribs."

"So serious?" I was stunned.

"Hmm. Maybe...maybe I won't be able to play Quidditch again." She sniffed, tears welling up in her eyes again.

"Then I'll try again." I took her hand again, trying to dig and release my abilities.But soon I felt a little dizzy.I withdrew my hand.

"It's much better, thank you," she said.

It seems that my ability is not strong enough to connect bones, so it can only reduce her pain... But I really don't know how to practice my ability to make it improve, and I can't find a way anywhere , and there are no books about it.After all, Alouette's bloodline is said to have been lost, and even I myself can't be sure whether I really belong to Alouette.

"Thank you, Ashley, thank you for coming to see me." She squeezed out an ugly smile, "Go back quickly, isn't there a curfew now? Points will be deducted if you are caught .”

"Well, have a good rest." I said goodbye to her, put on the invisibility cloak and slipped out, and rushed to the lounge.I looked around in a panic, but I bumped into a person when I was approaching the corner of the lounge.

I groaned in pain and rubbed my head. I saw the oil lamp in his hand from the corner of my eye. Immediately, the secret path was in trouble. When I met the senior night patrol, I would definitely have to deduct points and punish him for confinement...

and many more……

Slytherin prefects...

I raised my head abruptly, and met Riddle's face that was close at hand.

"Ah—I'm sorry." I covered my mouth and took two steps back, my cheeks were a little hot.

"Talking into the air will make me look weird, Miss Ashley." He said lightly.That's when I realized my robes were spellbound, and he couldn't see me at all.

and so……

Although he recognized my voice...

But in order to avoid deductions...

Can't I run?

I shut my mouth and tried to sneak back around him, but he grabbed my arm with precision and pulled me back. "Afraid of deducting points?"

I took off my hat helplessly: "So do you really need to deduct points?"

"It's not normal to talk to a dangling head." He looked at me blankly. "Explain why you're still outside after curfew."

I don't know why I feel that way, but he doesn't seem very serious.

I'm not good at lying, and I can't make up any reason, so I can only tell the truth: "I went to the school hospital, and Minerva was seriously injured."

"To see your Gryffindor friends?" He raised his eyebrows, his tone was still calm, but it still felt weird.

I nodded.

"Understood, you go back." He passed by me.

"Huh? No points deducted?" I muttered in confusion.

"If you want to deduct points, the prefect of Gryffindor is going in that direction." He pointed to the corridor on the other side, "but everyone will know that you deducted points from Slytherin tomorrow morning."

"..."

The last weekend before Christmas is about to be my "first" trip to Hogsmeade.

——Naturally, it was the first time that I went as a third-year student as a matter of course.

"Then let's meet tomorrow at Hogsmeade Crossing! Let's go together, as well as Septimus, Ellen and Caroline." Hagrid couldn't hide the excited smile on his face.

"Okay." I slapped Hagrid on the heels, and that was it.

I didn't realize it until I got back to the waiting room, and I seemed to have forgotten about Riddle...but he will probably be with his friends...

"Tomorrow, will you come with me?" He knocked on the table in front of me.

Is he actively inviting me?

I hesitated: "If you don't mind having a few Gryffindors..."

He narrowed his eyes a little, and after a few seconds, he showed a faint and meaningful smile: "I don't mind."

Until the next day, I would never have imagined that they could get along so naturally.

"I never thought that one day I could be friends with two Slytherins." Allen sighed casually.

"Tom Riddle." Weasley said the name again, "I know you - although I'm two years above you. Professor Slughorn mentioned you more than once before us, he said You're the smartest student he's ever had." Weasley held out Riddle's hand for a friendly shake.

"It's a pity that you are a Slytherin, otherwise you might have some questions to ask for advice." Allen said with a smile.

"Professor Slughorn flatters me too much." Riddle smiled politely, his face was calm, as if these compliments were too frivolous for him, "However, if it is within my ability ,anytime."

At the beginning, everyone was very polite, but when we turned around a few places, the atmosphere became more and more relaxed. I don't know who took the lead, and the topics we talked about gradually became routine.

"Did you feed Aragog this morning, Hagrid?" asked Caroline, throwing a bag of bread into the bag.

Speaking of which, I haven't seen Aragog for a while, and I even miss him a little... After all, he still greeted me.

"No—I was in a hurry this morning, so I have to go back early today." Hagrid scratched his hair, "Don't worry, he can find food in the kitchen even by himself, he's very smart."

"Aragok?" Riddle asked casually.

"Oh, Tom, only you haven't seen him. I can take you to see him some other day if you want, it's an eight-eyed spider..." Hagrid introduced Aragog enthusiastically.I subconsciously looked at Riddle's reaction. I still remember very clearly that he emphasized to me years ago that he didn't like being called Tom, but his expression was normal at the moment, and he didn't even show the slightest discomfort.

If you think about it, people will always change, not to mention that this is really not something worth worrying about.The obsessions of childhood may gradually become clearer with the passage of time, so I won't care so much about it.

"I want to buy some socks for Christmas." Caroline pointed to the Fengya wizard clothing store not far away, and we followed her in.There were a lot of people inside, and since it was almost Christmas, the sock column was extremely crowded.Surrounded by weird styles and all kinds of clothes that I have never seen before, I walked around at random and came to the fitting mirror - where a person was trying on a new coat in front of the mirror.

"The bow tie is tied! Sloppy!" The violent reprimand startled me and the people next to me.The image in the mirror distorted with the sound, making it look like it was angry.

"What do you see if you don't try on clothes! Don't block others!"

"Keep your voice down, Miri!" A woman shouted dissatisfiedly from the crowd.

I took a few steps back silently, and someone gently grabbed my arm.I turn my head.

"To Honeydukes?" Riddle asked.

"Okay——" As soon as I finished speaking, he pulled me out of the crowd.

"Too many people, very noisy." He let go of his hand.

After walking in the direction of Honeydukes for a long time, I suddenly thought - "But there are so many people, we won't be able to find Hagrid and the others in a while."

He looked behind him, and said in a calm tone, "It's already separated."

"We'll go back and find them later?"

"Do you remember the way?"

"I don't remember." This place is so big, how can I, a second time visitor, remember the way?What's more, the last time I sneaked here, I didn't visit many places at all.

"I don't remember either." He shrugged innocently and walked into the candy store first.

I opened my mouth and didn't know what to say for a long time, so I simply followed him in.

I wandered around the store for a long time, took some candies and preserves, and when I was about to pay, I found that Riddle had chatted with the store manager at some point, so I waited for him.

"Say hello to the professor for me." The store manager smiled and nodded to Riddle while counting the things in my hand.It looks like the chat is over.

"Okay, Mr. Froome." Riddle picked up his things and walked out of the store with me.

"what are you guys saying?"

"He used to be a student of Hogwarts, and he has a good relationship with Professor Slughorn, and he also introduced this job."

I turned my head and saw a teahouse on the corner, with "Lady Puddiffe's Teahouse" written on it in big pink letters.

"I haven't been there before, do you want to go in and rest?" I said.

"Are you sure?" He glanced at the sign, with a hint of teasing in his eyes.

"What's wrong?" I blinked my eyes inexplicably.

He didn't answer, opened the door and walked in.

The teahouse was small and misty, and everything in it was decorated with lace, even the little round tables.This place seems to be very popular with students, as soon as you enter the door, you will see some young faces.

We sat down in a random corner seat, but I soon realized why Riddle asked that question.

"...you knew this place early on... like this?" I put down the cup that had been in front of my face for a few minutes, rubbed my sore hands in secret, put my arms on the table and covered my face again Dead, only showing a pair of eyes.

"How?" He took a sip of tea as if nothing had happened.

"...Why didn't you say it earlier?" I felt like my whole body was on fire, and I couldn't sit still.

"Does this need to be said earlier?"

I stared at him in disbelief, wondering how he was so composed.

"Merlin..." The hot temperature passed from my cheek to the palm of my hand, I turned my head stiffly, and looked away from the couple who had just kissed together at the table next to me, complaining in my heart.

How can you do this kind of thing like no one else...!The scariest thing is that I have seen this happen three times now.

"Let's go." I squeezed a small voice from my lips.

"I haven't finished drinking." He leaned lazily on the back of the chair and raised his glass to me as a signal.

"Then please drink quickly." I really couldn't sit still. In this strange atmosphere, I even replayed the scene of flipping the table and leaving the door countless times in my mind.

I was thinking that if someone else was sitting across from me, maybe my reaction would not be so big.

"It's so different, I almost thought... there was something wrong with my memory." The corner of his mouth curled up, looking at me and wondering what I was thinking.

"What are you talking about?" I just want him to finish his drink and leave quickly, and stop talking like this slowly.

"I'm saying, don't drink if you can't drink, otherwise..." His voice became softer and softer.

He moved his back away from the armchair and moved my hands aside.The temperature and touch of my fingers from my neck made me tremble all over, and my brain seemed to have turned into a paste and lost the ability to function in an instant.The mysterious and deep galaxy crashed straight into my eyes, with the moist and soft fragrance of scented tea covering my lips, and the bewitching breath lingered in my nasal cavity and lips and teeth, blocking the feeling that I hadn't had time to feel. all emotions.

I froze there like a wooden man for an unknown amount of time, until my thoughts slowly reconnected with everything around me, and I suddenly realized that he had finished the last tea in the cup and was looking at me without hesitation blank stare.

My heart skipped a beat, beating as if I had just recovered, and the heat rushed from my face to the top of my head.I tried my best to shrink myself into the scarf and looked out the window at the snow falling in the sky.

"I don't know if you think of anything?" He smiled and straightened his sleeves, and stood up from his seat. "As far as I know...you won't refuse, right?"

He held out his hand to me.

Everyone was immersed in their own world, and no one noticed that the warm winter sun was shining on a young boy through the frost on the window, and a pair of hands that were gently held together firmly held him. That shimmer.