young man returning home

Chapter 46 Breaking the Ice in Winter

"Malfoy went to work at the Ministry of Magic," she said after a pause, "he's almost promoted to the position of Deputy Minister of Magic." Hermione stopped what she was doing—she was giving Andromeda Make the bed, winter is here, and Mrs. Tonks, who pays attention to quality, is very happy to have a warm and sweet sleeping environment.

Mrs. Tonks brought up the exquisite snacks that had just been baked. She looked very good: "Hermione, my child, remember to pack desserts for Hugo and Ruth when you leave-I know they are very fond of pancake pies. There are many complaints." Andromeda smiled, then suddenly changed the subject, and asked, "Hermione, do you still think that Draco's promotion is due to Malfoy's wealth?"

She tossed the quilt up heavily, and caught it deftly when it happened to fall.Then, carefully fold the quilt, every fold is so detailed. "Perhaps," said Mrs. Weasley, "I have to admit, though, that Malfoy does have leadership qualities - just like Ron always has the talent to make a mess of the family, each of us has a role to play. "

Andromeda handed the snack to Hermione: "Try a piece, Hermione," she said, like a loving elder chattering with the children in the family, "It's just a little compensation-the Minister of Magic intends to promote him." , in fact Malfoy Manor played a vital role in that war for the Order of the Phoenix. Do you remember Mrs. Nott, Hermione?"

Hermione scratched her head and said with a smile: "My memory is not bad, good lady, you mentioned last time that when we visited her, she was in good spirits, Pansy Parkinson, a brave Slytherin!"

Parkinson is a typical example of turning against each other in that nightmarish battle many years ago. Because she betrayed the Dark Lord and stole information for the Order of the Phoenix for a long time, she was cast by Voldemort with the Unforgivable Curse and almost died.After the war, the Ministry of Magic awarded him the Medal of Honor. Fu Zuo took care of the Parkinson family who had an ambiguous relationship with the Death Eaters during the war, and Parkinson was thus exonerated.

"Pansy has suffered a lot," Mrs. Tonks said after a pause, "It is worthy of admiration." Her eyes were slightly red, as if she was about to cry: "But, my child, who can understand Draco?" pain of?"

"Madam, your condition is not very good." Mrs. Weasley put down the dessert in her hand.

Andromeda shook her hand excitedly, and said, "The brave Miss Parkinson protected Draco, she——she is the one to blame..."

"Oh, ma'am, I understand that you and Malfoy are relatives..." Hermione turned her head and looked at Andromeda in surprise, "But... you, what are you talking about...?"

Mrs. Tonks sighed a long time: "Parkinson is the one to blame—for Draco. As a spy, he has been lying beside the Death Eaters for a long time, risking his life to provide information to the Order of the Phoenix continuously. It is Draco Coe's deeds. Do you remember the accusations made by the captured Death Eaters against Malfoy in the trial seat? That's right, he betrayed the Dark Lord."

Hermione's eyes widened in surprise, as if in disbelief. "Then, ma'am, Parkinson did it to protect Draco..." Mrs. Weasley paused for a while before she could sort out her thoughts.

Andromeda nodded, and her soft voice brought people into the story many years ago:

"Later, Voldemort discovered that the servants around him were unfaithful. He became vigilant, and finally suspected Malfoy. When the situation was in dire straits, Pansy stole the information, deliberately exposed his whereabouts, and handed it over to the Order of the Phoenix. Death Eaters along the way were attracted After opening his attention, Pansy was tied up under the Dark Lord's throne and suffered an unfair trial. Everything was expected by Pansy, and Voldemort believed that Parkinson was the one in the Order of the Phoenix who was ambushing him. His own wisdom saved Draco."

Hermione lay on the table, trembling slightly: "Ah, Domeda, I have a headache, it really hurts."

Mrs. Tonks sighed: "Hermione, under these circumstances, there are some things I can't tell you yet. If you remember meeting Draco at the End of the Spider - ah, I mean, you I must not remember now, did Draco show up at Snape's house for no reason? He must have something very important."

Hermione didn't speak, she lay on the table and sobbed softly, her shoulder blades constantly rising and falling with the fluctuations of her emotions.Andromeda finally noticed her strangeness, walked up to her, and asked softly: "Ah, child, what are you doing? What makes you so sad?"

Mrs. Weasley raised her head slowly, the freckles from her youth were still jumping on her nose, her curly brown hair was casually scattered on her shoulders, and her eyelashes were gleaming with tears.The tip of her nose was slightly red from crying, which made her look funny.

"The time I hid under the bed? - Spinner's End?" She choked up, and managed to utter a complete sentence.

Andromeda was startled: "You? Hermione, you...?"

"It's me, Domeda." Hermione wiped her tears gently: "I'm back."

"Oh! Merlin!" Mrs. Tonks held her forehead, unable to close her mouth in surprise.

Intermittent memory recovery happened to Mrs. Weasley again.Although extremely unlikely, in the many years after she became Mrs. Weasley, she occasionally recalled memories of being lost under the wand of the youth at Malfoy Manor.

"Hermione, I'm so glad to meet you." Mrs. Tonks smiled, as if Mrs. Weasley in front of her was the little girl from many years ago: "It's been so many years, and the interval between you being able to recover your memories is getting longer and longer, Herr Min, I thought it would never come back...you would never come back..."

"Good lady," she stepped forward and hugged Mrs. Tonks tightly, "I miss you so much, I miss you so much."

They sat down, like old friends they haven't seen for many years, and had a good time of afternoon tea together.The topic finally cannot avoid the memories that have not been cherished for many years.They talked about him anyway.

"Hermione, when you met Draco in the hut at the End of the Spider, he was going to find Snape—before that, he agreed to Sever, turned to the light, and became the ambush to succeed Severus." The secret sentry in the Dark Lord's camp, because at that time Sif already had a premonition that he would be exposed, and he urgently needed to find the next suitable successor to continue to provide information for the Order of the Phoenix. And Malfoy's identity fully fits."

"Draco was already..." Hermione couldn't believe it.

Andromeda nodded, and continued: "Severus has been using his identity to cover Draco. Draco is the last pawn, the last hope of the Order of the Phoenix. ——Son, isn't the cunning Malfoy right?" Would have sacrificed his interests for the ever-hostile Gryffindor. Yet Draco literally did that, and we don't have to know what changed him, but he did."

Hermione's mood was very complicated, and her mind kept replaying the scene in Spider's End alley many years ago. The blond boy leaned lazily against the wall, slowly stretched out his hand to "Snape" in front of him, and lazily said: "Snape Professor Pu, I have thought very clearly, and it is a pleasure to cooperate."

Sixteen-year-old Hermione hid under the bed, shivering.

Happy cooperation.Such an understatement cost Malfoy his life.Perhaps it also bears the glory of the manor for thousands of years.But he couldn't care less.

"Good boy, what's the matter with you?" Mrs. Tonks gently pushed Hermione who was in a trance.

She raised her head and faced Andromeda, tears clotted on her eyelashes, and the whole face was glistening with tears.The next story, as she knew it.

When Pansy discovered the secret of Draco's betrayal of the Dark Lord, she was more surprised than frightened. When she returned from the Forbidden Forest, she calmly planned a plan for Draco's crime and went to the execution ground.

"Probably I will never understand what the sunshine of Gryffindor Tower means to Draco, but I think I know what honor and dignity means to each of us Slytherins who are prostrate under faith, Hermione There is no need to hate followers of the Dark Lord. In the world of Slytherin, that is just a way to keep honor alive. Once Slytherin thinks that the car of the Devil King has collapsed, it is another way to turn around and follow the worldly justice. A meaning of eternal life, honor is on the other side, and Slytherin will defend it with his life. Like Draco, like, me."

She remembered that Pansy had told her this with tears when he had an appointment for afternoon tea for the last time.At that time, Hermione didn't delve into its meaning.She never imagined that Pansy would be arrested by Death Eaters on the charge of betrayal soon after, and put on an unfair trial.He was released after the war, and with his rotten bones, he greeted the sunshine from outside the world.

She's right, Slytherins will always die to defend what they consider honor.until death.

In the bleak winter, Mrs. Weasley spent the warmest night in Andromeda's cabin.

When the sun came up the next day, she returned to the Burrow peacefully, as if nothing had happened.

In fact, nothing happened.

The author has something to say: "Probably I will never understand the significance of the sunshine of Gryffindor Tower to Draco, but I think I know the significance of glory and dignity to every one of us Slater who is kneeling under faith The meaning of Lin, Hermione, you don't have to hate followers who follow the Dark Lord. In the world of Slytherin, that's just a way to make honor live forever. And once Slytherin thinks that the car of the Devil King is crumbling, turn around and follow Worldly justice is another meaning of eternal life, honor is on the other side, and Slytherin will defend it with his life. Like Draco, like me."