[HP] Magic didn't give up on you

Sudden disasters in the Muggle world have hardly had any impact on ordinary wizards in the wizarding world.When Eli returned to Hogwarts from the Muggle world, the campus was the same as before, and it was still a kind of calm that was precariously built on duckweed. This is the case with Dumbledore. It can be called a peaceful Garden of Eden.

But even in such a relaxed environment, it doesn't mean that everything will be peaceful, and you can relax and focus on your studies.In the spring semester of the fifth grade, everyone should be immersed in the heavy study and review for the upcoming OWLs exam, but it seems that many students are a little absent-minded. For them, it seems that they are facing There are more important things than studying.

Eli noticed that some of his friends in the dormitory next door seemed to be becoming more and more elusive.Apart from daytime lessons and Quidditch practice, they are rarely seen anywhere else.Especially at night, they don't seem very keen on sleeping in bed, and Eli has seen them slipping out of the Gryffindor common room in the Invisibility Cloak on many a night of studying alone - when will he come back? I don't know, these people don't seem to need to sleep at all.

Especially James, when he was so busy with his friends, he was able to take care of Quidditch training and pursue Lily at the same time.Eli was amazed by his exuberant energy, but at the same time felt a little inexplicable envy. This man seemed to always be so energetic and carefree. It seemed that there was nothing in his life that could bother him for a long time.

Unlike him, everyone else Eli could get acquainted with seemed to be a little preoccupied.In herbal medicine class, Lily was in a group with him, repotting the biting kale.They wore thick dragonskin gloves, watching the biting kale try to bite them but couldn't bite them, waving the leaves violently in impotent rage, Eli picked it up with quick eyes and hands, and stuffed it into another prepared flowerpot, Lily Quickly shovel the soil inside, and the cooperation is very tacit.

They finished so fast that Professor Sprout gave them five points.

"Wonderful plants." Lily commented, "One of the materials for making bone spirits. When they are fully mature, there will be a new batch of bone spirits in stock in the school - Madam Pomfrey and I complained, This potion is always consumed surprisingly quickly, I really don't know where there are so many accidents in the school."

Eli raised his eyebrows subtly, but said nothing.

The staff were of course not aware of the extent of the skirmishes in the school, or had some knowledge of them, but they did not take them seriously--these sorts of skirmishes break out frequently in any school, Not to mention that all the students in Hogwarts have magic.It's just that they don't seem to realize that the current battle is different from the past. The students are not divided into several colleges, but into two different factions.

As for why Lily, who was originally a member of the victim group, was not too affected, it can only be said that as Snape's friend, she did have a little bit of privilege in the eyes of the Slytherins.She apparently didn't realize it herself, and Eli wasn't sure if she'd be moved by the fact that she noticed it, or would be even more angry with Snape.

After several years of observation, Eli has come to his own conclusion about the difference in concept between her and Snape: no matter what the cause of the difference is, it is related to the original family or the growth environment, but it is clear that by now , the ideas of the childhood sweethearts who met early are very different: Lily thinks that as long as a person has not done anything bad, then he is innocent and should be protected; while Snape thinks that as long as a person has not had a positive intersection with him, Then it is irrelevant, life and death have nothing to do with him.

Combining Snape's growth environment and life experience, Eli felt that he couldn't say that his ideas were wrong or extreme.This is how he has come over these years, he has not received enough kindness, and he has no room to be lenient.It's just that after experiencing the things that happened to him, Eli gradually had a clear idea: In fact, fate never really gives people a clueless multiple-choice question. The road, the things you have done, the ideas you have had, every subtle change is a choice itself, and when you finally stand at the fork in your life, what will you choose in the end, in fact, it has already been selected in the past. Doomed.

"Eli." He heard Lily ask him, "What do you plan to do in the future? After the fifth grade, we will choose advanced courses for advanced courses. Various occupations generally require our NEWTs certificate..."

"Have you decided to stay in the wizarding world?" Eli asked her back.

Lily froze for a moment, then raised her eyebrows in disbelief.

"Why not?" she said in amazement, "I'm a witch! I belong here—I know I probably didn't belong, but the moment I got the owl when I was 11, magic chose Me, I'm happy."

"Even in the wizarding world, aren't all good memories?" Eli asked her.

"Of course." Lily said affirmatively, "Maybe I had a different life trajectory. Like Penny, I went to the Irantu Girls' School, then continued to go to school, go to college or directly work, and finally became someone's wife But magic has given me another possibility. I can cast magic, fly in the sky, make small flower seeds grow taller quickly, and brew magical potions with outstanding effects... These wonderful abilities contain In my body, the magic allows me to meet them, and I feel happy."

It was a very positive thought, and Eli listened to her enthusiastic speech with a smile, without interrupting her.

"And I actually think that when you have the gift of magic, you're actually facing so much that it can't be called a multiple-choice question." Lily's voice suddenly softened, she glanced at Eli, and bent the corners of her lips, "You You are a wizard from a mixed-race family. Your mother is an excellent witch. You should not realize this. But in fact, if a Muggle child is chosen by magic and does not come to the wizarding world, then what she faces may not be Instead of continuing to live the original life, but——become a different kind.”

Eli flinched.

"Being too different is not a good thing in many cases." Lily said softly, "With special abilities, to be the special one, what you have to face is not envy or yearning, people will look at you with probing eyes. You will be afraid, terrified, and feel repulsed and panicked by your unknown power. They would rather everyone be mediocre, and they don’t want one person to show special abilities... You know? Before coming to Hogwarts , I can control some of my strength without a teacher, but my parents don’t allow me to show my strength in front of people outside the family, they are for my own good, I understand.”

Eli paused for a while, then said softly: "Yes, I understand what you mean. In fact, everyone is the same everywhere. Even in the wizarding world, it is unwise to show this kind of difference."

That's about it.Lily shrugged and smiled.

"I know that only my family members will not be afraid of me and think that I have become some kind of monster... So before coming to Hogwarts, Petunia said that to me, I was very sad, I knew that if I accidentally exposed, maybe I That's all the evaluations I have to deal with. Although I know that Penny doesn't really think that way, at most she will think that I have been corrupted by another monster, such as Severus or something. But... But I understand , after I have magic, I am destined to belong here."

"I've never considered myself a freak," she said, throwing her head up proudly. "I'm proud to be a witch—whether it's Muggle World War I or World War II, or wizarding world War Wars." In the middle, the more capable you are, the more you can protect your family, isn’t it? If I feel that something in the magic world makes me feel bad, then I will work hard to change it. I will try my best to run, fight, and change. Everything I want to change - I want a day in the future when the wizarding world doesn't look down on Muggle students, and people don't suffer unfairly because of their origins. Equality doesn't just happen, someone has to do it Work hard, Eli, that's what I want to be."

Eli watched her for a moment, then nodded thoughtfully.

"You want to go to the Ministry of Magic?" he said. "That's my first thought."

"What do you think?" Lily asked for his opinion, "I think this matter has been thought about for a long time, but I didn't think of any department that would allow me to achieve this goal faster. The Wizengamot is really a goal. It's a little too far away, so I've been wanting to hear your opinion... You know, you've always been calm and reliable, and I think you've always been more careful about giving solid advice when it comes to your girlfriend's sister. "

She gave Eli a lively wink, and Eli raised his eyebrows calmly, not denying her statement.

"In fact, I've been thinking about it recently." He said, "Before, I thought it would be a good idea to go back to the Muggle world to study at a university and stay away from the disputes in the wizarding world for a while, but recently, my thoughts There have been some changes, and I found that I am not a person who can stand on the sidelines and do nothing... If you want to change something, the government department must be a good choice, but recently I have a new idea. Penny said that she and You talked about what happened to us during the Christmas holidays, and you should have heard the different attitudes of the two newspapers in the wizarding world and the Muggle world... I began to think that the wizarding world needs a more fair newspaper, what do you think?"

"What?" Lily said in astonishment, but then she fell into deep thought.

"Maybe it's not such a bad idea," she said slowly, a little hesitantly, "controlling public opinion is always important, and the Daily Prophet isn't an unbiased paper. But you know, it's huge. , if you want to create another newspaper with the spread and influence, it may be difficult... but nothing important can be easily achieved, I think?"

"I think so too." Eli nodded, and continued her words, "It is difficult to start from scratch, but we are not without a little advantage and convenience. I have been thinking recently, how to make a new newspaper To become well-known quickly, it needs to rely on a carrier with a deep history, and it is best to be able to get involved with many people in a roundabout way. It is well-known, but it is not linked to any official organization, so that the Ministry of Magic cannot find To the reason for meddling..."

Is there such a possibility?Lily looked at him in confusion, and Eli narrowed his eyes slightly.

"We are in the fifth grade, and we can apply to the professors for our own club, and as long as it is not too outrageous, it will generally be approved...In fact, I think Professor Dumbledore might not mind that it is a little sensitive." Eli After briefly mentioning the part that was a little difficult to define, he looked at the dazed Lily and showed a faint smile.

"Hogwarts Newspaper, what do you think of the name of this society?" he said.

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