[HP]Aluet

I can't sleep.

All night my tears never ceased like a tide.I also hope that the next morning, she will really be awakened by me, and then she will call out my name.But I'm afraid, I'm afraid that all this will not happen as expected.

When it was daylight, I lifted the quilt and sat on the edge of the bed.I looked at Nagini who was sleeping soundly, and felt like a stone was pressing on my heart for a long time, and it even hit my internal organs.

I held on until the sun shone through the window and fell on Nagini, and I shook her body a few times.

"Nagini." I kept my promise and she opened her eyes too.

But what a pair of eyes they were—gray and numbingly hollow, no trace of light could be left in them.

It lost the soul of the human girl.

Oh no……

She slept forever in this boa constrictor's body.

I had to use the Disillusionment Charm to keep it from attacking me.I was still terrified of snakes, and I finally realized that the fear I had overcome wasn't the snake itself—I was just not afraid of Nagini, only Nagini.

I watched it leave my room calmly, I lifted the spell, a sense of emptiness hit my face, I sat on the bed weakly, covered my face but couldn't cry, because my tears had all been lost that night drained.

There is light snow in the sky, and the morning sun is not warm, but makes people feel colder.

Wrapped in a thick coat, I walked to the scratched black-painted door.

I stayed in front of the door for a long time.In this place where no one was seen in the past, a few residents who lived nearby occasionally passed by. They would always turn their heads and take a cold look at this weird, red and swollen eye circle, who had been looking at the gap between NO.11 and NO.13. people.

They are separated from this person in two worlds, they can't see that the broken heart in this body is on the verge of collapse, she stops in the middle of the road, stands in the muddy swamp, in the sun, in the dark void, every day Every inch of skin is hidden in the shadows, eaten away.

I turned around and walked out of the square.

"Aisley!"

I turned around and stared blankly at the figure that was chasing after me.

A cloud of mist formed in front of his nose and mouth, and it made me aware of the life around me.

"I saw you from the window, what's the matter?" The black eyebrows were slightly frowned, and I saw the real worry that would not be concealed from the bottom of Orion's eyes.

I lowered my eyes, took two steps forward, shortened the distance between us, and gave him what seemed like a long hug.

Emotions that had been suppressed for a long time suddenly spewed out.

My eyes quickly blurred, but I didn't make a sound, just held my breath and then opened my mouth to breathe heavily.

His hand tugged at my cheek, trying to wipe away the water stains on my face, which dripped and froze on my collar.

"Aisley."

I can't see his face, I can't hear his words, my senses are all blurred, I don't know where to look, so I look to the distant sky, but the eyes that have not slept all night are too much to bear This fatigue, they are sore and sore, I close my eyes and it is difficult to open them again.

"Aisley, look at me." He put the strands of hair sticking to my face behind my ears one by one, and straightened my face. He wiped my tears tirelessly and made me face him. His eyes, his warm hands have turned cold, "Tell me what happened, okay?"

I shook my head, bitterness flooded my heart with chaotic memories, my ten fingertips felt like twitching pain, I couldn't speak, he held me in his arms again, stroking my hair.

"It's all over, Orion." I heard my weak and hoarse voice, and the mist in front of my eyes disappeared miraculously, "I think it's over, I should leave with my father—maybe in Before then, I should have slept forever in my bad childhood."

"No," I saw the same sadness and despair in his eyes as mine, "you can't say that."

"Aisley." Orion called my name softly.

"Ok?"

"Promise me, Ashley, if you want to end this, you must give up this idea," he said, "because it is not yourself you desire to kill, but your pain."

"But there are other things in your life, isn't there?" His black eyes were filled with unspeakable complex emotions, "And me."

I looked straight into his starry eyes, and in a trance, my body seemed to be floating lightly, drowning in a warm current in the ice and snow, and the tears that had just stopped began to swirl in my eyes again.

"Don't cry," he looked at me in bewilderment, "please, don't cry." He held my hand and smiled with a relaxed look, "I'll take you somewhere."

I nodded.

He didn't use apparition, just holding my hand and running on the road, I can clearly feel the power transmitted from his palm to me.

When we stopped out of breath, I found that in front of me was a familiar but slightly unfamiliar place - because the last time I came here, it was colorful, but this time it was all covered with white snow.

Gold, silver and red balls were hung on the windows of each store, as well as various stickers and colored lights. Two men walked up to each other, carrying a huge Christmas tree on their shoulders, with their feet on the ground. step in the snow.But in this kind of weather, the streets are still overcrowded and extremely lively.

I just found out that December is the Christmas month, and Christmas is coming soon.

"It's different from the last time I came here," I said.

"It's almost Christmas, so it's naturally more lively than usual."

We were walking on the street, and I saw the dress shop, and the beautiful red dress was still hanging there neatly.

I went into the store.

The proprietress came eagerly from the back room—they were packing up the Christmas decorations.

"It's you, little girl." Her eyes were curved, "I still remember you." She took another look at Orion who came in after me.

"Can you show me that?" I asked quietly.

"Of course." She took off the red skirt and pushed me into the fitting room.

I glanced back at Orion and he smiled at me, so I went to the fitting room and changed into the dress.

I came out of it somewhat awkwardly. Orion's eyes just moved away from other places and moved to me, and they froze for a few seconds.

I didn't dare to look up, so I kept my head down until I got to the mirror, and then I raised my eyes and looked at myself.

Red, really bright, I'm not used to it.

I saw a person in the mirror with light blonde curly hair, a pale face, and tired blue eyes that were out of character.

Not like me, but this red dress is very nice.

I took a deep breath and tried to put the awkward feeling behind me.

"I'd like to buy it, ma'am, it fits nicely, doesn't it?" I said.

"Yes, ma'am."

"I'll do it," Orion said.

"No—" I turned my head, "I'll do it myself."

He pressed my hand, with a little request in his tone: "Just treat it as my Christmas present to you."

I froze for a while, but finally didn't stop him.

He took my hand, and we walked on the street with people coming and going, the red color was particularly eye-catching in the snow, and many people's eyes focused on me. I don't know if it seems a bit strange, but in my heart It was a strange feeling that something was slowly taking root deep down, as if I was suddenly free of something heavy.

Just when I was in a trance, I saw the roses handed over in front of me.

I am sure that the buds have already begun to sprout new branches, and have touched spring before the snow outside.I took it with a smile, put it on the tip of my nose and sniffed it gently, the aroma of roses came to my nostrils, rich and flamboyant.Orion used to remind me of that bouquet of fresh and restrained daisies, but now it is completely different.

I stayed with him all day, until it was getting dark, and we sat on the grass by the fountain, and the fine droplets of water from the splash fell on my face and hands, and my pores received them with pleasure.

Not far away, several adults and children lit fireworks together in the open space—different from the kind of hand-throwing fireworks I usually see, they actually ignited the lines on the "box" with a small object, and a A fire burst into the sky, accompanied by laughter blooming in the empty sky, the sound was louder than any fireworks explosion I heard.

Fortunately, I quickly got used to it and fell in love with it all.

I glanced at the time, and Riddle would be back from the Ministry of Magic in an hour.Calmly, I withdrew my hand from Orion's.

The sound of fireworks is still heard.

"do not leave me."

My heart was trembling, I lowered my head and said nothing.

I long to be in this moment too, I don't want it to go away so soon.

"it is good."

……

Before I left, I changed back into a beautiful red dress and folded it neatly in the box, with the rose.

I want to freeze them and the 26-year-old me forever in December 1955, a snowy day in Notting Hill, London, carrying all my hopes.

I tucked the box into the bottom of my closet and know I will cherish and love this memory forever.

Maybe, maybe... there will be a day when they will be unearthed again.

But certainly not now.