Alice's Travels

In the outside world, the actions of Death Eaters became more and more rampant, and attacks occurred frequently.

The three of Hermione have been trying to find a time to talk to Alice alone, but found that Malfoy sticks to her almost all the time, and there is not even a little free time.They had no choice but to find Alice directly in front of him.

"We want to talk to you, Alice," said Hermione, ignoring Malfoy's stare. "Going to the library? It's been a while since we sat down and talked—"

"Okay." Alice nodded, squeezed Draco's hand holding her, and naturally tiptoed to kiss him on the cheek, "Draco, can you go back first? "

Hermione frowned slightly.Harry and Ron's eyes widened at the same time.

"Not for too long..." Draco stared at Alice warningly, a blush rose on his fair skin.

"I know," said Alice at once.

Draco glanced triumphantly at the three of Harry, and strode out of the corridor with his head held high.

"Are you serious?" Hermione said to Alice hesitantly, "but you have to know what's going on outside—"

"In fact, I've always suspected that Malfoy has become a Death Eater," Harry said without much hesitation. "He's been plotting something since last term—I think he's working for the Dark Lord." , Alice..."

"It's too dangerous for you," Ron went on, "so stupid to be with someone who might be a Death Eater at a time like this..."

Alice watched their eyes mixed with worry and entanglement, and felt a warm current in her heart.She smiled, looked at them peacefully and said, "Thank you for still thinking about me, I understand."

"But I can't, and I can't let him go." Alice said softly, her tone sounded like a whisper but contained an inexplicable meaning, "Since I came back—it's impossible."

"But, do you really like him?" Hermione said slightly excitedly, "I know Dumbledore believes in you, and we believe in you too, you are not worth doing this for Malfoy—"

"I like him." Alice said firmly, "If I didn't like him, I wouldn't be standing here, let alone be with him—I want to be with him."

"And what would you do if Malfoy became a Death Eater?" said Harry sharply. "His parents are loyal to the Dark Lord—and he will be, so are you going to side with them too?"

"Don't be a fool, Alice," said Ron gravely, "you can't do that."

"He won't," Alice said firmly. "He won't side with the Dark Lord, and I won't let him do that."

"Can you convince him?" said Hermione calmly. "Can you make sure?"

"I'll watch him." Alice said with calm eyes, hiding the uneasiness hidden in her heart, "Draco isn't that important right now, is he?"

"The Dark Lord is not a soft-hearted man!" Ron warned. "There will be no good end for anyone who dares to betray him!"

"The Dark Lord will not end well!" Alice said coldly, clenched her fists violently, pinching her palm with her fingertips, "I dare say he will definitely, absolutely not succeed..."

At the corner of the corridor, Draco leaned his back stiffly against the corner wall, his pale face completely sunk in the shadows.

He felt as if his body was suffering from a double torment of ice and fire at this moment - Alice's admission undoubtedly made his heart burn, but the heavy topic about the Dark Lord poured him completely from the head like a basin of cold water.

Look, she likes you, and she wants to be with you forever!A clear voice said in his heart.

Don't forget the order of the Dark Lord!If you can't finish it, he will be the first to kill you!And your parents, don't you care about them?Another gruff voice snapped a warning.

Why not tell Alice all this?She's always so smart, so calm, and she'll figure it out.The hoarse voice said seductively.

Are you trying to kill her together?You want to drag her into the mud so that she can never be separated from you again, don't you?Qingrun's voice scolded angrily.

Why not?You don't want to be separated from her at all, do you--said the hoarse voice in a low voice, can you bear the last parting?

No!You can't do this to her!Qingrun's voice said solemnly, is your love meant to bring her danger and push her to a desperate situation?

The two voices kept fighting, and Draco raised his hand to cover his chest, feeling extremely painful and tangled.

He couldn't be separated from Alice anymore, Draco thought—even for a moment, it was enough to hurt him.

After Alice and Hermione expressed their determination, they walked away along the two ends of the corridor.She soon found Draco alone in the passage outside the bedroom.

He stood by the window sill with a pale face, half of his thin body was buried in the shadow, as if the whole person was divided into two colors.

Draco's eyes were lowered, and the long eyelashes covered the gray-blue pupil color, which also concealed the emotions he knew well-although loneliness and fragility still seemed to go hand in hand, forming an invisible barrier with his body together with his body. The surrounding world is isolated.

"Why are you in a daze—" Alice called him up, flicked his fingers on his forehead and said, "Why did you become a glass doll after a while?"

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Draco said angrily, and Alice immediately took two steps back.Draco's face recovered some blood, and he stared at her and said, "I'm not a glass doll! You, come here—"

"What are you doing—" Alice pretended to be afraid and said, "You don't want to hit me, do you?" She moved and stood in front of him.

Draco immediately reached out and hugged her, buried his head in Alice's neck, took a deep breath and said, "You once said that you would promise me a request and be willing to do things for me, remember?"

"Which time did you say that?" Alice laughed. "Did I say it so many times? I thought you forgot, and thought you wouldn't have the day—"

"Hmph, I never forgot what I promised you!" Draco snorted twice.

"Okay, I know you are the best, dear..." Alice said, wrapping her arms around his waist, "So, dearest Draco, what wish do you want me to help you achieve?"

"I want you to listen to me—" Draco paused, "don't talk to Potter and Weasley without my permission; don't laugh at other people; don't run around; Also, don't leave me—"

"Do you want Draco to be the only one in my world?" Alice patted him on the back and said sharply on purpose, "But in my eyes, there is only room for little Draco Alone..."

"That's it," Draco said in a satisfied tone, "it's just as good as it gets."

"Did you hear me, it's little Draco—but now you're too big," Alice said regretfully, "I can't fit my eyes anymore—"

"You're lying to me again!" Draco said angrily, straightening up and keeping a little distance from Alice and staring at her, "I knew you would—"

"But you still walked into my trap, right?" Alice said with a smile, "It's okay, I like you now, you are still cute, I want to kiss..."

"Oh, is that so?" Draco raised his eyebrows and looked at her lips meaningfully. "I'll do what you ask, Alice—so, as I ask, you let It's good enough for me to kiss..."

"Not here, not now..." Alice whispered as she watched Draco's face getting closer.She stretched out her hand to push Draco but didn't push it. She looked around from the corner of her eye, and a puff of heat rose from her face.

"Shy?" Draco quickly pecked her lips, and said in a hoarse voice, "But you promised, right—I'll take it as your promise anyway, and don't refuse me again."

"You're going to play tricks," said Alice, staring at him with a half-smile. "Where did you learn these tricks, eh?"

"You don't need to learn, you will know it when you see it." Draco said with the corners of his lips curled up.

"Oh, it's terrible, our Draco can even say compliments," Alice said with a giggle, "Is there any sweet talk? Say it together, I'll listen..."

"I'm not kidding you," Draco said in a drawn-out tone. "What I told you was true. Well, shall we go to the Astronomy Tower tonight, Alice?"

"Okay," Alice said, looking into his eyes for a moment, curling her lips into a smile, "I'll listen to you."

A satisfied smile appeared on Draco's face, and he reached out to hold Alice's face and kissed it lightly, his gray-blue eyes sparkling.

Outside the window sill, the slanting light of the setting sun shines on the two people cuddling each other, pulling out a pair of inseparable silhouettes.The clear wind blows, quiet and serene.

Time moves unhurriedly, hiding all the past and burying each other's emotions.Night is coming.