[Comprehensive HP colleagues] That year

The person who changed Lynn's mind was Barty Crouch Jr.

That day, Lynn returned to the dormitory after taking the ancient runes class, and happened to meet little Crouch who was hit by Peeves with a big dung bomb.So she stepped forward to help him, drove Peeves away, and gave him a "clean up" that she just learned a few days ago.

Lynn thought it might be his own illusion, and Crouch's eyes seemed to light up when he saw him.He kept thanking Lynn, looking very attentive.

Lynn couldn't help thinking at the time that Sirius told her a few days ago that when he and James went out at night, they saw on the Marauder's Map that more than a dozen Slytherin students did not sleep in the middle of the night, but gathered in a certain place. I don't know what is going on in the classroom.Although no one was there when they arrived in that room, Sirius still remembered several familiar names, including Snape, Selwyn, Carrow, Mulciber, Avery, and even There was Regulus and Crouch Jr., a second-year student.

Sirius suspected it was a gathering of "Dark Wings".

"But as I told you, they only recruit students above the third grade." When Sirius came to inquire about the situation with Lynn, Lynn answered him like this, "If Crouch was there at the time, it shouldn't be 'Dark Wings'."

"Maybe they changed their mind. You know, the Death Eaters outside are so arrogant now. Maybe they think that the training of Death Eater reserve should start at a younger age. Anyway, you can help me pay attention to this matter recently. .”

Lynn couldn't tell what mood he was in at the time.It's true that she didn't have the slightest liking for that so-called 'Dark Wing', but she was also a Slytherin after all, helping Gryffindor find out Slytherin's faults made her feel guilty of betraying Slytherin.

She didn't speak out what was in her mind, she thought she was hiding it well, but Sirius was like a roundworm in her stomach, guessing her mind right away.He said to her, "I know it's difficult for you, but this matter is very important. If they are really... You told me how terrible it is to practice black magic blindly. This is no longer a matter of college disputes." .What's more, Regulus is among them... I beg you, help me. I promise you, if they didn't do anything beyond my limit, I don't have to report it to the professor. I I also don't want the relationship with Regulus to deteriorate further."

Lynn was thinking about what Sirius said at that time, when he suddenly heard Little Crouch calling her.

"What? Sorry, I was distracted just now. What did you just say?" Lynn asked apologetically.

Little Crouch's face turned a little red, he stammered and said, "Well... I want to ask you, do you have a dance partner, can I invite you?"

Lynn's face immediately became very strange.At this time, a senior Hufflepuff girl who was familiar to Lynn walked past them, and when she was far away, Lynn said to Little Crouch, "Let me think about it."

The next day, Lynn ran to Sirius and told him about it.

"I didn't reject him right away, I wanted to come and discuss with you." Lynn said to Sirius, "You said you wanted to find out about the 'Dark Wings', if I accept his invitation, maybe in the environment of the ball I can set him up. Not only may he have joined the 'Dark Wings', but he is roommate with your brother, so he should know something."

Sirius hesitated, and Lynn put the choice in his hands.If he wanted to get news about "Dark Wing" and Regulus, he had to give up Lynn as a dance partner.He went back and thought about it all night, and finally agreed to Lynn's proposal, because Regulus had been unwilling to talk to him for a long time since the brothers argued in the auditorium last time.He really wanted to know how deep Regulus was in now.

So, not long after, gossip spread from Hufflepuff, saying that Crouch Jr., the son of the famous Mr. Crouch, had invited Bruce to be his dance partner.At this time, Lynn belatedly remembered that the Hufflepuff girl she met when she was invited by Little Crouch was the one who concocted the scandal between Lily and Sirius in the first grade ?

However, because Lynn and Crouch Jr. are not high-profile people, not many people actually care about and discuss this gossip.

"Who's that girl?" Lynn asked Croy about the Hufflepuff girl after another Avalon party.Croy answered her with a look of unbearable: "Her, her name is Bertha Jorkins, she is two grades higher than us. She is a recognized gossip spreader in our courtyard, and there is no one in the school who does not know her." There is no news that she doesn't know. The matter about me and Anthony also came from her. We didn't want to make it public so early. "

After hearing Croy's words, Lynn clicked his tongue unconsciously.

The most incredible thing about Lynn being invited by Crouch Jr. is Lynn's roommate Marceline.She said extremely angrily: "How can you accept his invitation? Don't you know that both Regulus and I hate him?"

"I know, but he was the only one who invited me. I don't want to go to the ball alone." Lynn lied and didn't make a draft.

Marceline, a heartthrob, couldn't understand the sadness of a girl like Lynn who had no ties to men, and was still very angry.

"Don't talk about me, what about you? Is it with Regulus?" Lynn quickly diverted the topic.In her opinion, the boy who walked closest to Marceline was Regulus.

"No." Marceline's complexion was not very good, "I promised Selwyn."

"What? Selwyn?!" Lynn was so surprised that he almost knocked over the water glass in his hand, "Aren't you kidding? Haven't you always...haven't liked Selwyn very much?"

"It's my family's intention." Marceline's eyes showed sadness, "They are going to get engaged to Selwyn for me."

"Engagement?!" Lynn's voice almost broke, "But you...do you like him?"

Marceline has put away the fleeting sadness at this time, and her expression has become numb: "It doesn't matter if you like it or not? People from families like ours have never been able to control their marriage."

Lynn didn't ask any more questions.Anyway, having been roommates for so many years, Lynn understood that Marceline's expression meant that she didn't want to ask her any more questions.But she still couldn't let go of this matter in her heart.She thought that such things as "marriage is a matter of parents' orders" only existed in the memory of her previous life.But she didn't expect that in this era of free marriage, she would meet people around her who had no right to choose marriage, which was really frustrating.

The Yule Ball comes amid such tangles as Lynn.That day, the auditorium was full of colorful colors, and there were more than a dozen Christmas trees covered with silver frost standing beside the wall, and Professor Flitwick even used shimmering fairies to decorate the ceiling like a dream.

After the prefects of all grades danced, Lynn followed Little Crouch onto the dance floor.When they danced, though, Lynn looked a little embarrassed.There is no other reason, but little Crouch is too short compared to Lynn, and this combination of tall women and low boys has been a lot of jokes.In fact, Little Crouch's stature is quite normal for his age, but Lynn is two years older than him, and is the tallest among girls of the same age, so even though she doesn't even wear high heels, she is tall The gap is still obvious.

Little Crouch seemed to be very annoyed by this, so he and Lynn only had one dance, and then they had a rest.

"Do you want juice? I'll get it for you." In order to break the embarrassment, little Crouch asked for something to say.

"No need, I'm not thirsty." Lynn said with a smile. She saw that there was no one around (everyone was still dancing on the stage), and whispered something that startled little Crouch: "You Do you know 'Dark Wings'?"

"You... how do you know this?" This is the default.

"I heard about it by accident. I'm curious about it. It seems that there are many Slytherin students there. Are there any members around you who joined it?" Lynn began to speak cautiously.

Little Crouch hesitated, but finally made up his mind and said generally: "Do you also want to join? I can be your referrer. I joined this organization as soon as the semester started."

"This... I'm afraid I'm not capable enough. Who else is there? If they are all powerful people, I'm afraid I..."

"It doesn't matter. We have many classmates from your class, such as Carlo and Selwyn. I don't think they are better than you. No matter what you say, you are also in the top ten of your grade, which is much better than them. "

Lin En was surprised in his heart that she and Crouch were two grades behind, and he would pay attention to her grades, while continuing to say: "It's a comprehensive grade, I just study hard, and my practical level is not high. And I I heard that in this organization, black magic is mainly practiced, my black magic..."

"Black magic is indeed the most important practice item, but it's not all. There are also potions. By the way, don't you learn potions pretty well?"

"Potions? I heard that Snape and Regulus Black are good at potions? Are they also members of this organization?"

Hearing Regulus' name, Little Crouch's voice seemed unnatural, and he said, "Yes, they all are. But I think Regulus' potions are far worse than Senior Snape's." .But members of the fourth grade and below regard Blake as the 'chief'. Huh, not all of them are honored by that surname."

Hearing that Regulus was regarded as the "chief", Lynn's heart skipped a beat.

"How often do you get together? Where do you get together?" Lynn kept his mind steady and continued to ask.She knew that her cliché skills were not good at all, but it seemed that little Crouch was not on her guard. "We used to get together a lot," he said, "but the rumors have been getting tighter these days. You know, the rules announced by the headmaster last year, and the professors have stepped up patrols recently, so we haven't been here for more than half a month. Gathered. As for the location of the meeting, it is not fixed every time, and the 'Chief' will notify it temporarily. Alas, the professors are really meddling. I learned 'separation of flesh and blood' at the meeting last time, but I haven't fully learned it yet. If you don't practice for a long time, you will become rusty again."

After hearing these words, Lynn's heart became heavier and heavier. "Separation of flesh and blood", that is the real "black magic".

That night, Lynn wrote to Sirius with the news, and Sirius went to find Regulus the next day.Lynn didn't know what they talked about, only that Sirius was so angry when he came back that he even said such angry words as "I don't have such a brother".

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After the Christmas break, three big things happened around Lynn:

The first one, one night in March, Sirius and James discovered the meeting place of "Dark Wings" again through the Marauder's Map, and informed Principal Dumbledore.So, that night, Slytherin was deducted a full three hundred points (this really made Lynn not know whether to cry or be thankful).According to Sirius, when they arrived in the classroom where the Dark Wings were meeting, dozens of rats that had been cut in half were twitching and screaming silently on the table.The scene was so bloody that he and James nearly threw up.

The second thing is that one night in April, Lynn finally managed to become an Animagus with the help of James and Sirius, turning into a golden retriever.She excitedly ran a dozen laps in the Room of Requirement, and was so excited that she didn't fall asleep for several nights.This means that without Sirius' help, she can also communicate with her family's cold!However, because she and Sirius' Animagus are both large dogs, James laughed and said, "You two are really a natural pair."Lynn blushed while scolding James for being immodest.

However, contrary to Lynn's success, Peter encountered a major crisis during the practice: his upper body turned into an animal, but he couldn't change back.This made Peter scream in fright.Fortunately, James, Sirius and Lynn were all there at the time, working together to transform him back.

"Is that... a kangaroo?" Lynn asked uncertainly.

"It seems to be." James said while patting Peter on the back to calm him down, while he was still in shock.

After this incident, Peter was so scared that he didn't try to change shape for a whole month, and James and Sirius were also scared enough.James even advised Peter to give up.But this time, Peter, who has always seemed weak and inexperienced, unexpectedly broke out with amazing courage. The more they thought he was not good enough, the more he wanted to prove himself by succeeding in training.So a month later, he started practicing hard again.This kind of courage and perseverance made Lin En stand in awe.

The third one is related to Marceline.She and Andrew, the eldest son of the Selwyn family, finally got engaged in June of this year.

Slytherin boys are generally jealous of Selwyn in private. You know, since Narcissa graduated, Marceline has become a well-deserved Slytherin courtyard flower, and Marceline's brother Evan is said to have joined The Dark Lord's team undoubtedly made the Rozier family a good match for marriage.But jealousy is jealousy, and no one publicly provokes Selwyn. After all, Selwyn's 28 pure-blood families are ranked in the top ten family backgrounds, and he is not weak.

After Avril and Selwyn got engaged, the unmarried couple gradually got closer and closer in front of people, but Lynn clearly felt that Avril did not have the feeling of being in love.

The author has something to say: the end of the fourth grade