HP's Adagio Minor

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"...I can't believe that ladies need to buy so many things!"

Graham Pritchard stared at the long shopping list, which he wouldn't need to take care of himself if Linda hadn't been so busy in St. Mungo's. "It's a good thing you're here to help, Lola—but is that really all right? I remember you've only just started riding the beast."

"Yeah, last week's group preliminaries." Lola stuffed a few paper bags into his arms, "Moving is a big project-Ireland is not far from London, I just go shopping and relax in my spare time-don't Forget that I have 'privileges'."

"Okay, privilege!" Graham glanced at the snacks in the bag, "Although I also loved the fruit juice sandwiches in this store when I was a child, eating too much candy will make my teeth hurt."

"That's what little Philomena ordered—she said she'd have one if she got homesick."

Now Graham had no choice but to stuff all these 'sweet thoughts' into the storage bag.

The block where the Prizard family was located was attacked by Death Eaters before Christmas. Several Muggles were killed without knowing it, and there were no bones left, but the Muggle police could only identify it as a missing case.In order to ensure the safety of his family, Graham decided to move his family to Latvia for a period of time to avoid man-made disasters after careful consideration and the support of the entire Barodis family.

Old Maris Barodis showed great tolerance for the temporary residence of his grandson's family.The reason why it protects its weaknesses is inseparable from the seemingly peaceful but actually dangerous coup d'état in the UK.Since the new British Minister of Magic took office, there have been constant turmoil in the wizarding world, and several werewolf frenzy broke out across Europe-those Death Eaters are usually ambitious, they are peeping, and they are always ready to meddle in the political situation in Eastern Europe. Among the major families in Eastern Europe, Silver Ax Barodis is also among them.

It's just that such serious and profound political topics rarely appear on siblings with a ten-year age difference.Graham looked at his youngest cousin—he almost watched her grow up. Now the girl is very beautiful, and her speech and behavior often show a different temperament from ordinary ladies.

"If only Janis wasn't so addicted to sweets." He ate all the candy last time, leaving little Philomena morose for days.

"He!" Graham rarely showed a smile, "Such a big man is still childish, not to mention a few marriage partners, and he always thinks about 'establishing a career', I don't know if his internship shop can survive Easter."

"At least he is willing to pay attention now, instead of courting courtesans at social parties all day long-not everyone can hit it off like you and Linda." Lola joked, "Maybe I will have to learn from him and Linda in the future." Like Simone, who swears and swears and refuses to marry."

"I don't think it's necessary. Don't you have a boyfriend?"

"How do you know!" Lola was taken aback, "I didn't tell anyone!"

"On the day of the Christmas seder, I saw you talking in front of the fire in the side hall—there was a boy's voice."

"So it is."

Lola thought of Alexei singing Christmas carols in the flames. The two had made an appointment to meet each other, but because of the other party's work relationship, they didn't make the appointment. However, they still often wrote letters or chatted through the fireplace. , very happy every day.

"...The Barodis family does not need to rely on marriage to consolidate their status. I think Uncle Edgar and Aunt Sunderland will support your free love."

"Have you spoken to them?

"Why should I say that? It's your own business."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

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The two walked along the Muggle commercial street. Although wizards can reach their destination through apparition, it is actually very uncomfortable (especially not suitable for crowded places), so the two decided to take Muggle transportation. Go to the last store.

Lola occasionally came into contact with Muggle society, but there didn't seem to be as many Muggles in Riga as a whole - all kinds of people crowded together, and the whole subway station was filled with an indescribable strange smell.

"Sometimes I come here, you know, some of the family's secret passages are set underground, and the Muggles come from behind."

Graham bought two tickets at the self-service ticket vending machine with ease, and then, one after the other, he and Lola inserted the paper tickets into the ticket gate and passed through the gate.

London's subway facilities are outdated, with dirty walls and damp ceilings. They seem to have been in operation for some years - Muggles always develop silently when wizards are not aware of them. They are not so ignorant. This is Lola's near Thoughts after a period of frequent exposure to Muggle society.

Soon a train slowly entered the underground station, "It's not late today," Graham looked at his pocket watch, "Let's go, we'd better get there before the shop closes..." He was talking, with the top of his head But the light tube on the bed suddenly went out, and a strange and cold feeling came to the bottom of their hearts.

After a few breaths, the iron skin of the entire train suddenly turned upside down, and a group of black shadows came out from the opened carriage door—they were like ghosts floating in the air, with dry and scabbed hands sticking out from the torn cotton wool-like black robe , there is only a black hole left on the face without facial features, which is sucking away the soul and happiness mercilessly - the Muggles have no power to resist, they can only fall to the ground and twitch with gray faces.

"It's a dementor!" Graham drew out his wand vigilantly, "Damn it, why are these guys here!"

No one could answer the question, the surrounding temperature continued to drop, and the remaining Muggles panicked and flocked to another exit, trying to avoid these terrifying creatures.But the loud noise that followed completely destroyed their idea of ​​escaping—the Death Eaters had already made plans. These people took pleasure in killing Muggles, and they always tried their best to make something happen to show their abilities.

Graham protected Lola and ran wildly on the subway platform. There were constant explosions and the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground in the corridor, shaking the ground.But the dementors seem to be particularly sensitive to the wizard's smell, and they chase after him all the way.

"No, Graeme, there is a group ahead!" Lola exclaimed, "They also found us!"

"Call God to protect—!!"

Graham used the Patronus Charm to drive away the dementors that had approached, but there were too many of them, densely packed at the outer edge of the magic circle, "This place is too dangerous, we must leave immediately!"

After finally clearing an open space, Graham immediately cast Apparation, and Lola was followed into a whirlwind. When she was squeezed in the 'pipe' and couldn't breathe, a powerful and unknown force But the force locked her——the severe tingling pain made her lose consciousness in her hand, and in the next moment, she was forcefully pulled out of the teleportation magic.

Before the girl could react, she fell heavily on the crossbar of the railway track, and the pain made her almost lose her breath.At this moment, the entire platform was empty, and it was no longer as cold as before. There were no other people on the ground except for a few unconscious Muggles—the dementors seemed to have left.

After a while, Lola stood up while leaning against the wall. She moved a few steps with difficulty, only feeling her head throbbing inexplicably and dizzy.At this time, there was a faint screaming sound, and not long after, a few figures in very bloated clothes came in from the passage buried by the gravel.

Lola's consciousness has become very fuzzy, she seems to be supported by someone, the other party keeps repeating, 'safe', "leave", while more people around are talking about 'repair', "leak ".

[What is this...]

The girl's eyes darkened and she passed out.

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Lola woke up on a bed in a Muggle hospital. Her left hand was tightly wrapped in gauze, and a strange hose was tied on the back of her right hand—an unknown transparent liquid inside was slowly coming from Glass bottles dripped from iron supports.

Lola had seen this kind of Muggle medical treatment before, so she wasn't too alarmed.Staring at the ceiling, she couldn't figure out what force was stopping her phantom from traveling, and to make matters worse, she had lost her wand and pouch.

During the few days in the hospital, Lola tried her best to look like a Muggle, but when the police compiled the basic information of the injured in this 'accident', her apparently Eastern European appearance and accent still caused trouble: nothing happened. The entry information, no passport and visa, and even her own name were answered with squeaks. The police believed that she was suspected of illegal entry. If the responsible doctor did not try to stop her, she might have to be taken away before the stitches were removed. Go back to the police station for interrogation.

"...please do not obstruct official business, we must investigate the identity of every suspected illegal entry."

"The patient in room 77 is still in the hospital observation period, I have the right to refuse anyone to visit in any form!"

"She's not seriously injured, just need some medicine for her arm injury..."

"Put some medicine? What a stupid idea!" The male doctor snapped, "Open fractures are not as simple as you think, Mr. Police Officer, from a professional point of view, her surgical correction went smoothly, but any interrogation must Wait until the patient has the stitches removed—"

"That's impossible!" the policeman interrupted violently. "She is a foreigner, has entered the country illegally, and is even a major suspect in this gas explosion—I must bring her back to the police station today!"

"Humanitarianism should not be differentiated by nationality. We finally rescued her from death. If you can't produce an arrest warrant, please leave immediately!"

Just when the two refused to give in to each other, the phone at the front desk rang quickly. After the little nurse watching the battle connected, she handed the phone to the sullen male doctor.

At this time, the police officer also received instructions from his superiors, he put down the folder in his hand, frowned reluctantly, and said, "Well, this matter may have turned around—someone has released the foreign lady on bail. "

"Great!" The male doctor hung up the phone, sneered, and then said to the little nurse, "Emma, ​​find out the discharge form for the patient in room 77, and I agree to sign it."

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When Lola walked out of the hospital gate, she was very thankful for the string of numbers she memorized when she and Nata played charades together, or should be called "phone numbers".

"Please get in the car, Miss Barodis."

The middle-aged deputy in a black suit had a serious face. Lola had seen him in that weird laboratory, but the two sides were not friendly at the time—who would have thought that Emory's Muggle ex-husband, Nata's father, Not only does he own a biochemical research company, but he also works as an arms dealer and sells weapons part-time. The origin of the underworld background is considered a well-known figure throughout Europe.

Climbing into the limousine, Lola was surprised to find her missing wand and pouch on the padded seat.She grabbed the wand and wanted to put it in her pocket, but found that her cloak lost its 'storage' function after being washed by Muggles, so she had no choice but to put it on the coffee table.

Fortunately, there was a spell code on the packet, so the inside was safe and sound.Lola took out the outdoor first aid kit (necessary for animal riding competitions) from it, and applied the wound medicine containing white fresh essence on her left wrist. After a burst of pain mixed with coolness, her wound healed completely, leaving only a deep scar trace.

Then, Lola took out an inconspicuous copper button from the small bag. Although she couldn't use magic at will, she could quickly return to the field of the beast riding competition with the help of the Portkey—the girl stared at the button on her hand. After a while, put it back again.

She rang the bell on the coffee table, "Please take me to King's Cross Station."

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Traffic jams during peak hours seem to be common in metropolises, especially after a number of bizarre events, such as gas explosions, house collapses, and ground depressions, have almost blocked major roads throughout London.

In the process of detours and traffic jams, Lola enjoyed a hearty Muggle fast food-hamburger, French fries, fried fish and Coke were not bad together; There was a brief chat on the brick-like 'mobile phone'; after that, she took out a stack of tarot cards from her small bag, looking through them one by one, as if to pass the time.

However, the girl's expression was not relaxed.

She drew out the 22 major arcana cards and shuffled them, then took six cards in order from the top one, placed them on the coffee table with the cards face up, and then placed the next four cards in order The cards are placed face down on the right side.

"1 finds you, 2 affects you, 3 crowns you, 4 is below you, 5 is behind you, 6 is ahead of you, 7 is your hopes and fears, 8 is your house and family, 9 is what you did not expect , 10 is sure to happen..."

The girl recited the rhyme softly, and slowly turned the 'Celtic Cross Card Array' one by one. When her fingertips touched the last card, the dream that had been repeated for the past few days suddenly flashed in her mind—— Huge black clouds enveloped the majestic castle, and lightning struck fiercely on the steeple, shattering all the glass of a stained window, and behind the curtain, Sally Ann's pale face was covered with Terrified, he was staring straight at the mist in the distance... Then, the picture suddenly changed, leaving only the light of the spell explosion and the blood that was so thick that it could not be melted on the beach.

Lola guessed that this should be a dream foretelling disaster, and it should have something to do with Sally Ann—since she didn't come home for the entire Christmas holiday, there was no news from her.Because of this, Uncle Finn and Aunt Melinda were going crazy, but they couldn't get any news from the British Ministry of Magic, and their grandmother fell ill because of it.

Lola took a deep breath, and she turned over the last card. The upside-down [Tower] cut across her heart like a sharp knife—difficulty, internal strife, urgency, separation, crisis—this card heralds destruction, And the location is directly at Hogwarts.

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As soon as Lola stepped onto the cleared King's Cross station, she was anxious to find the three pillars on the ninth platform and the tenth platform, but then, she remembered that today was not the first day of school, and the Hogwarts Express train had no shift.This realization annoyed her, because otherwise, there seemed to be no way for her to get to Hogwarts... Wait, what if you followed the rails?

"—Excuse me, do you Muggles have the kind of transportation that can, uh, drive fast on mountain roads...preferably one that I can drive alone!"

The deputy said coldly, he really didn't know the girl's intentions, but his boss had already ordered that no matter what the other party asked, he would be satisfied unconditionally, so 10 minutes later, a new Bombardier Trailblazer ATV appeared in front of the two of them. before.

Seeing that Lola had learned jet skis and bicycles, Lola quickly drove the all-terrain four-wheel drive around the platform.The deputy leaned against the wall and lit a cigarette, thinking to himself that he might be here as a nanny today.

Just after he comfortably blew out a smoke ring, he suddenly found that the platform was empty—that girl with a weird background was gone, together with the ATV!Before he could finish digesting the news, the girl suddenly leaned out half of her body from the brick wall, as if it was not a wall, but a passage like a door.

"Thank you, sir!" she said, "please express my gratitude to your boss again for me, and if I can bring back the most authentic Zizi honey candies, he must be a part of it!"

After speaking, the girl shrank back again like a ghost, and disappeared completely.

The deputy froze for a while, then stepped forward with a cigarette in his mouth, and tried to touch the wall with his hands - flat and cold stone bricks, and there was no echo when he knocked - he naturally knew that the girl was a 'witch'. I have seen many 'spells' or 'super powers', but even so, I still can't think about the wonders of another world with the world view of normal people.

—For example, what is behind the wall?

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Ahhhhh~~~ It's too cold, hurry up and discuss the plot with me! ! !