HP Midnight Light

- April 1980, 10 - The Greengrass House

"I don't understand more and more about you wizards." Gavin rushed open the study door and pressed a page of newspaper onto Sean's desk. The latter paused to take a look:

"It's not a pity. I heard that she was not a good person in the first place."

It was a report about Catherine's death.She was accidentally involved in a battle between Aurors and Death Eaters while traveling through a forest, and was knocked off a cliff by a spell.People don't know which side killed her, but after the war, the Aurors first discovered a suitcase that appeared strangely at the scene of the fight, which was full of various jewelry, jewels and gold Galleons, and then they found Catherine His corpse—falling under the cliff, was beyond recognition.

So it's clear: Catherine wants to take possession and flee across the border to Ireland.The incident immediately transformed from an unfortunate man who was killed by mistake to a laughable gossip.

"She's on the Source of Life project, isn't she?" Gavin asked persistently, "So part of the reason she ran away was because she was afraid that the Death Eaters would take her back as..." He didn't finish his sentence.

"Catherine Shafik is just a woman who is greedy for fame and fortune, even if she is captured by Death Eaters, as long as she can be given to a rich man, she will not mind at all." Sean smiled, "Believe it or not. I guess most of the reason she ran away was because old Mrs. Bulstrode was going to lose her fortune to save her son, and Catherine wasn't willing to send money to the Ministry for nothing."

"Is the wizarding justice system so corrupt?"

"Muggle ones might not be any better."

"You look calm." Gavin closed the newspaper and stared at Sean. "You already have Daphne, but they certainly won't be satisfied with that, will they?"

"The source of life project has been put on hold for the time being, Gavin." Sean picked up the letter and read it again before signing his name seriously, "Now the Death Eaters have their own things to attend to, and they can't take care of it Leave me alone."

"You think it's over?"

"if not?"

Gavin's eyebrows were furrowed together: "You should at least be responsible for your daughter and that woman, right?"

"My responsibility is to let her have a daughter, that's all." Sean said with a playful smile, "Come on, Gavin, don't hold me to such high moral standards. In the end, I'm just a woman who sleeps with me." It’s only been a few times, should I marry her because of this? Of course not!” He slowly and carefully dried the ink stains on the letter, then sprinkled a few drops of perfume on the letter paper, and then he folded it carefully Letter paper, put it in the envelope.

Gavin watched his series of actions with cold eyes: "Who is this writing for?"

"A charming lady," Sean replied casually.He took the seal and stamped the Greengrass arms on the seal.

A muscle on Gavin's cheek twitched, he resisted the urge to beat Sean, and asked coldly, "What about Aurora?"

"There's nothing between us."

However, Gavin misunderstood his words, and he asked the next thing without thinking: "Then do you know that Smith intends to marry her to Labastan Lestrange?"

"Oh, yes... I've heard of it." Sean paused, "It's understandable, after all, these days, everyone should show some kindness to the Death Eaters, otherwise their lives will be in danger... But it is said that The Lestrange brothers just angered the Dark Lord not long ago, why would the Smith family still choose him..." He seemed to be lost in thought, and Gavin's heart was full of anger:

"Don't you know the relationship between the Lestrange brothers?"

Sean was startled by his snarl, and the wax fell on the table.He looked up at Gavin in surprise.

"Don't you know what kind of life she will live in the future if they get married?" Gavin thumped the table hard, "I thought you would at least consider her, I thought you would at least care about her—"

"Gavin!" Sean raised his voice and interrupted him, "You may not be aware of these things in pure-blood families. For second-rate pure-blood families, love almost doesn't exist, and marriage is just an exchange of interests Mistresses, consanguineous marriages, marriages, etc., which seem unimaginable to you, are not too outrageous in our eyes. Aurora and Rabastan's marriage is not yet done, but, to be honest, it is already very good It worked out. Knowing that Aurora is as incapable of magic as you are - no offense meant - this is not a good thing in most people's eyes."

Gavin calmed down after listening to his tirade. He felt that he now had reasons to completely hate Sean: "In other words, these disgusting things are normal to you? Do you think Aurora can marry Lestrange is considered lucky because she's a Squib?"

"You know Rodolphus's wife is the eldest of the Blakes—"

Gavin grabbed the letter Sean had just written, tore it in half, and smashed it in his face: "Then you should also be aware of the deformed relationship between Rodolphs and Rabastan, right? But you still think it's 'Good result'?"

"Listen, that's not what I meant, but—" Sean suddenly thought of another question, "Where the hell do you know this?"

"Newspaper. I'm not as knowledgeable as you to read English literature of the [-]th century, but I can find what I'm looking for from the third-rate gossip magazines that you don't like."

"You can only look for gossip news from there." Sean was stung by the contempt in Gavin's tone, "No wonder Aurora doesn't like you, Gavin, your style is just like this, You have no spiritual resonance at all. Aren't you curious why Aurora is avoiding you but willing to get close to me? Because we are the same kind of people, we can talk and go together!"

Gavin took a step back and adjusted his clothes. For a moment, Sean thought he was going to do something, but Gavin just gave him a look full of disgust: "Thank you for your reminder, I understand what you mean."

-December 10th - Potter Manor in Godric's Hollow

"Good morning." When James yawned and went downstairs to start preparing breakfast, he was startled by the old man sitting by the fireplace. Dumbledore simply greeted him, "I noticed that you have a A guest?" He looked at two identical men's coats hanging on a coat rack in the hall.

"It's Sirius." James immediately woke up. "Because of what happened outside the house that day, he insisted on staying with us."

"Obviously." Dumbledore nodded calmly, "I'm sorry to disturb you so early, but can I trouble you to call Lily down? Please bring Harry along."

James couldn't understand how Dumbledore broke through their protective spell and entered the house. He went upstairs and returned to the bedroom with a heavy heart. Lily was changing clothes. When she heard the door open, she quickly grabbed the robe and turned around: "Jane M!"

"Honey, I like to see your hair loose on your back-it's so sexy!" James restrained his teasing as Lily raised her eyebrows higher and higher, "Dumbledore is here, he's waiting downstairs you."

"Dumbledore?" Lily's eyes widened, she clutched the robe tightly in her hand, "Oh... yes... I'll be right here."

"Don't be afraid." James stepped forward and hugged her. He buried his face in his wife's long crimson hair, as if comforting her and himself, "We have escaped from Voldemort three times. At most, it was just asking us to move."

The robe in Lily's hand fell to the floor, and she hugged her husband tightly. After about a minute, they let go of each other.Lily bent down and picked up the clothes.

"Dumbledore wants to see Harry, too," James told her, and Lily showed an unsurprising look of surprise, and then the last trace of relief faded from her face:

"why?"

"I don't know." James shook his head. "He'll explain. I'll see if Harry's awake…"

Harry was already awake, writhing restlessly in the crib when James went into the nursery next door.However, James' eyes were attracted by the black dog curled up next to the cradle, and he felt a funny and touched emotion in his heart.

"You little villain." James said softly, and he suddenly understood why Harry never cried at night. James stepped forward and took Harry's stuffed deer as a play, and used the antlers on the big dog. Scratching the tip of his nose, within a few seconds, the black dog sneezed a little, and then Sirius, who had turned into a human, angrily pushed the stuffed deer away and protested:

"Have you decided to wake me up this way? At six o'clock?"

"It's time for you to get up, buddy." James stuffed the fawn into his arms and lifted Harry from the cradle. "Dumbledore is here."

Harry giggled at Dad, not knowing what James had just said.Sirius lost all sleepiness immediately: "He's here?"

"I don't know when he will arrive. But he wants to see Lily and Harry." James looked down at his son, tentatively expressing his concerns, "Will this matter have anything to do with Harry?"

Rarely, Sirius didn't immediately deny it. He frowned and stared at Harry who was hunched over in James' arms: "Harry is only less than a hundred days old, what trouble can he get into?"

"He's literally been causing trouble since day one."

"This joke is so close to exploding, Prong." Sirius thumped James on the shoulder heavily, "Give me five minutes to change, and Dumbledore must give me an explanation."

When James, Lily, and Harry came to the living room, Dumbledore had already moved to the sofa, and there was a steaming pot of tea on the coffee table.Dumbledore's eyes fell on Harry first: "He is exactly like you, James."

"He's got his mother's eyes, though," James pointed out.

Dumbledore smiled: "I hope Peeves will not feel that he has found a confidant in 11 years. Please sit down, Lily, James." He waved his wand and filled the teacups with tea to everyone's hands, "If I am afraid that the purpose of my visit today will not be pleasant, as you may surmise."

"How did you get in here, Dumbledore?" James couldn't help asking.

"An old man who has lived for more than 100 years has always found a way to pass through various barriers." Dumbledore explained. It is also what I want to remind you, I am afraid that from today onwards, you must use the highest standard of protection spells to protect your home, yourself, and your son."

"What's going on, Dumbledore?" Lily hugged Harry tightly. "Is this related to...Is this related to Harry?"

Dumbledore didn't answer right away, instead he made an unusual request: "Can I hug Harry?"

"Of course." Lily whispered back, fear in her green almond eyes.Dumbledore took Harry and looked at the green-eyed, black-haired baby in the swaddle. No one could believe that he would be the opponent chosen by Voldemort himself.How easy was it to kill a baby, and how could he defeat Voldemort?Dumbledore thought to himself.This kid can't be born to be a master of fighting, at least he can't fight against Voldemort until he has the ability to control his own magic, and during the ten years or more, how should they train him, protect him, and guide him? What about him?Thinking in a negative direction, can they still resist Voldemort for more than ten years?

"Dumbledore?" Seeing that he was lost in thought, James couldn't help but look at Lily anxiously, but Dumbledore didn't seem to hear his call, "Professor Dumbledore?"

"Dumbledore!" A new voice overwhelmed James's, and Sirius almost rushed into the living room, his eyes flicked across the faces of the Potters, and finally he strode closer to them and asked, "What's going on, Dumbledore? Why are there Death Eaters around here watching James and Lily?"

"Hello, Sirius." Dumbledore recovered from his meditation, he smiled apologetically, and handed Harry back to the worried Lily, "I must be frank: I am not sure whether to The matter will tell you."

"I trust Sirius, Dumbledore," James said immediately.

"Me too," Lily agreed. "He's James' best friend and Harry's godfather."

"I understand what you mean, but this is unusual—"

"I don't want to stay out of it, Dumbledore." Sirius insisted, interrupting him offensively. "Don't forget that I discovered the Watcher, and I need an explanation as well."

"Siris..." Lily reminded him feebly that he was talking to Dumbledore, but Sirius folded his arms and looked like he would not budge in Voldemort's presence.James knew him so well that he couldn't help smiling.And Dumbledore shook his head with a wry smile:

"You're still so impulsive, Sirius."

"My good friend is in immediate danger of life, I can't calmly withdraw and leave room for you to talk." Sirius replied in a bad tone.Dumbledore frowned slightly, his expression did not seem to be angry:

"Sirius, you should know: Sometimes knowing less is a good thing for you and others."

Sirius raised his eyebrows noncommittally.

"Please sit down, Sirius." Dumbledore sighed and made concessions, "At least I can tell you part of it—"

James shot Sirius a look before he could protest.

"Please tell me," Lily begged.

"I hope you won't tell anyone else what we've talked about." After receiving a positive look, Dumbledore continued unhurriedly, "Voldemort believes he is being threatened, and for some reason he is sure A child born to a White Wizard family at the end of July would be his destined rival."

The faces of James, Lily and Sirius became extremely solemn.

"So...he thinks Harry might be?" James asked softly.

"He thinks Harry is that person." Dumbledore seemed to be reading out the verdict, "That's why I asked you to hide temporarily, and that's why there will be Death Eaters near your house."

Sirius gripped the arm of the sofa tightly to keep himself from jumping up.The only sound in the living room was Harry's moaning and whimpering, and James was the first to calm down, shaking Lily slightly to keep her from holding Harry too tightly.

"But—but—why does he think Harry is his match?" Lily stumbled. "I mean...Harry is so young...why does he..."

"None of us can understand the logic of the Dark Lord. In fact, I am also waiting for further news." Dumbledore watched as James took Lily into his arms and began to comfort her. Reese, "There is no doubt that once Voldemort has his eyes on someone, he will do whatever it takes to kill him or her, so you can see Harry's situation clearly."

"We can hide Harry, we can hide James and Lily somewhere safe." Sirius couldn't help raising his voice, "No, Dumbledore, you mean: Voldemort will definitely want to find Harry?"

"I'm afraid so, Sirius." Dumbledore turned his gaze back to the Potters, "I'm still waiting for the latest developments. I dare not predict when Voldemort plans to attack, but I already have a preliminary plan : I intend to announce to everyone in the Order of the Phoenix that the two of you have been listed as the number one opponents of the Death Eaters, and use this as a reason to arrange for members of the Order of the Phoenix to secretly protect the Potter Manor—we must not let anyone know about Harry The real target - but I also intended that James and Lily could alternate somewhere else, so that the Death Eaters would have the illusion that you had moved Harry away."

"'Somewhere else'?" Lily repeated, shaking her son mechanically in her arms, and Harry was already yawning sleepily. "Are you saying we're going out on a mission as usual, or—?"

"It's obviously not a good idea for you to continue your mission now." Dumbledore shook his head, "I have prepared a hut near Fertile Fields, and I hope you two will show up near there from time to time, so that the Death Eaters will I mistakenly thought that you had heard the news and left Godric's Hollow in time-your safety will be guaranteed. The Ministry of Magic promised to send Aurors to patrol there. At the same time, I will personally strengthen the protective spell of Potter Manor for you, to ensure that even if it is under severe attack, it will last long enough for you to escape. Besides, you have to keep this—” Dumbledore said from He took out a small comb from the pocket of his robe, and he handed it to James, "Be sure to keep it within reach, if something happens, if you can't escape, it will be your last escape means."

"Portkey?" James looked at the comb repeatedly, "Dumbledore, have you told the Ministry of Magic about this?"

"No. This is an illegal Portkey, which I made myself, for use only in the most urgent cases. It will take you to a place of absolute safety." Dumbledore said, "I will only tell the Ministry of Magic that I am going to Set a trap to trap some Death Eaters, so they agreed to help. This is where I want to remind you: Externally, we must speak with one voice, claiming that all this protection is only to protect you and Lily. And about Harry Things, apart from the four people present today, you must swear that no fifth person will know."

"When do you think Voldemort will start to act, Dumbledore?" Lily asked with some trepidation, "If it wasn't for Sirius, we might not even know that someone is watching us outside."

"I'm not sure how much he thinks of Harry as an opponent, so it will take some time before I can give you a clear answer... But what is certain is that, no matter what, at least in the short term, Voldemort will not rush to the door First, he knows that Godric's Hollow is a difficult landmark; second, our actions will temporarily deter him from acting rashly. But even so, you must always be vigilant, after all, Voldemort is likely to do it himself. If that's the case, you'll be dealing with someone who is determined to kill Harry."

"Then I will remain here, Dumbledore," Sirius declared.

"For the sake of James and Lily, you'd better not, Sirius." Dumbledore persuaded, "You should know that Voldemort is also very interested in you, so staying here may turn Potter Manor into a bigger goals."

"According to your plan, what if Voldemort strikes when there is only James or Lily in the house? We can't put all our hopes on a portkey!" Sirius retorted fiercely. , at least I can draw some of the Death Eaters' fire-"

"Listen, Sirius," said Dumbledore gently, "maybe things aren't that bad yet, maybe Voldemort doesn't intend to do anything serious..."

"We're talking about Voldemort! The world's most terrifying dark wizard!"

"We should spread the word that Sirius is Harry's godfather," James suggested suddenly, "and let Sirius frequent that hut in the Fertile Fields, so the Death Eaters will be sure we've left Godric's Hollow."

"But what on earth is that hut for, Dumbledore?" Lily asked. "What if the Death Eaters don't believe our plan to turn the tiger away?"

"You are indeed Professor Slughorn's favorite student, Lily." Dumbledore smiled at her, "I probably haven't mentioned it. But when the Order of the Phoenix was founded, that hut was its headquarters , until a few years later we found this safer place.” He paused briefly, “Its other identity is the house my parents left me—I was born there.”

The room was silent for a few seconds after his words fell to the ground.Sirius, who was still furious just now, also calmed down out of surprise: "So you are very sure that the Death Eaters will believe it?"

"Yes. Maybe others don't know, but Voldemort and those older Death Eaters know where it is." Dumbledore's eyes slid across the faces of the three people in turn, "If there are no other questions, I plan to Announce our plan at the assembly in a few days. Now—" He drew out his wand, "I will strengthen the protective spell here for you." He pointed his wand lightly out of the window, "Super armor protection, Expel the enemy..."

After a few minutes Dumbledore took his leave and motioned for Sirius to come out with him.

"I understand your feelings, Sirius," said Dumbledore, "but sometimes we have to stay away from the people we care about. If you value something, don't get too close. After all, you have You might miss it and break it, or you might see the blemishes on it."

Sirius was silent for a few seconds: "What are you referring to?"

"You know what I mean." Dumbledore looked at the bushes in the courtyard that had almost lost their leaves. "It's another year."

-October-10-

"Peter?" Mrs. Pedilou, who was busy with dinner, noticed that Peter had been busy all afternoon, and he was running back and forth between the study, bedroom and storage room at three o'clock, "What are you looking for?" ?”

Peter jumped up as if startled: "It's nothing. I'm... I'm packing," he stammered, while he couldn't help but glance nervously out the window, as if There seemed to be an eye staring at him.

"Okay." Mrs. Pedilou didn't think much, "Dinner will be in 10 minutes."

Peter nodded and ran back to his room as if forgiven.Biting his nails nervously, he knelt down and looked at the things he had collected all afternoon—they were all photos and group photos during school, all of which were taken with the looters without exception.Peter thought for a while, and began to sort them into categories.He put the ones that he laughed with a separate stack, and the rest of the ones that he looked unhappy were hastily piled aside.

A few minutes later he lit the fireplace in the house and threw the second stack of photos into the flames one by one.He watched as the flames licked the corners of the photo, burning any smile or laugh of the person on it to ashes.And in the rest of the photos, he's got the same big smile on his face, like he fits in nicely with the team.

When the last photo was engulfed in flames, Peter got up and spread out a blank diary that had been prepared on the desk.He picked up the quill, went through the draft silently in his mind, and then wrote——

"Today, James taught me how to catch moving objects in the air with a golf ball, and he said that next practice he could steal the Snitch and give me a real simulation..."

The author has something to say:

Note:

1. The thoughts of Sean and Gavin are not on the same line at all.Sean's own thinking is closer to Walburga's old-fashioned thinking.

2. There is no romance between Aurora and Sean.

3. Assuming that Dumbledore and Snape meet again in winter, then now Dumbledore should know that "Voldemort chose Harry" but not "what Voldemort is going to do".

4. It doesn’t seem to be mentioned in the original book, but I think besides Dumbledore and Snape, Lily probably also knew about the prophecy (James, he will definitely tell Sirius...)

5. Peter burned the photo to create the illusion that he was equal to the other three predators, similarly he forged his diary to prove James and his friendship.This is purely an abnormal behavior under the mentality of betrayal. Peter thought that such "evidence" would help clear him of suspicion when other people noticed the existence of a traitor, but anyone who knew a little bit about their relationship would know that it was all fake.All in all, Peter was just consoling himself.

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