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With a click, James sat down at the Gryffindor long table and bit into a piece of potato cake. It tasted very delicious. He held half of the cake in one hand and rested his face on the other, looking at the old man next to him in confusion.
"What's wrong with you, Padfoot," James said, "Oh, Merlin, today's potato pancakes are so delicious... Bah, bah... why don't you eat... Bah, bah... I guess the house elf in the kitchen has changed. The recipe... blah blah blah... What are you looking at the Slytherin table for? Is Snotlout doing something wrong?"
"Can you swallow the cake before you talk, Prongs," Lupine, who was sitting across from them, put down his paper and suggested, "I think it will make Evans think you are a rude person - and talk like this. It sounds so weird.”
"But James is right." Wormtail, the short boy sitting next to Lupin, winked, "but I think Sirius may have thought about how to teach Snotlout another lesson today."
The dispute between Snape and them was destined to become a daily occurrence from the first day of school. If they didn't cause trouble to each other, it would be like there was something missing in everyone's lives. Therefore, James, the snot-nosed man, was the first to cause trouble. 's conjecture is very reasonable.
Sirius Black didn't reply to his friend immediately. He just had dark circles under his eyes and a haggard look, staring at the Slytherin table like a wild beast. After a long while, he picked up the spoon and gave himself a spoonful of soup. Belly, he said simply: "No, he doesn't have the ability to attack early in the morning - I'm keeping an eye on the German guy."
"Kraut?" James finished chewing the hash browns and said with a long ooh, "You mean little Francis?"
"Don't call him Kraut," Lupin said. He felt very good about the transfer student personally. "He is very polite to us. You should at least call him by his last name, Padfoot."
"I know why you all have a crush on him," Sirius said with a bad look on his face, "You are all the same as my brother, you can only see his surface, ha, he is gentle, polite, tolerant, and gentle...but trust me , no Slytherin has such power as him and can be so humble. This situation usually only shows that he is deeply scheming and has other agendas."
"Isn't it just a silent spell?" James brought himself a piece of cake nonchalantly. "Maybe he is just gifted, or maybe they are stricter in Germany than here. Little Francis just used a few floating spells."
"That's what you misunderstood about those krauts. Man, can you cast a silent spell in your third year? You can't," Sirius concluded like a ruthless killer. "As far as I know they It is true that he has strict teachings, but he has a soft spot for black magic. He may be gifted, but since he can levitate a plate or a cup without chanting a curse, can't he easily chant a curse on your back? Who would do this? Time to transfer to Hogwarts? He has such strength that even if he is not a pureblood, he can enter Durmstrang. Why does his family insist on having him here? School is not even starting now!"
"In short, what you are saying in this paragraph is that there is something wrong with this person, maybe he is a careerist, right?" James curled his lips and said helplessly, "I don't think he is okay, and Lily likes him quite a lot. You see, He and your brother are together all the time, do you think your brother will hang out with an ambitious man, brother?"
"It's not up to him. Maybe he was deceived, maybe my mother told him to do this." Sirius said firmly, forking a piece of potato pancake and swearing, "Although Regulus is stubborn, he listens to my mother. My mother called me He will do whatever he wants... No, aren't you afraid that he will deceive your lilies? Prongs, he is very familiar with Evans, and he has also communicated with Snotlout. Do you still want to catch her? Already?"
"I do, but I think he might not be who you think he is, Sirius."
James stuffed his mouth full of hash browns nonchalantly. He glanced at the long Slytherin table and saw little Francis and Regulus sitting together and whispering. He felt from the bottom of his heart that Sirius was overthinking. Who would see these two? Why should the little guy be vigilant? At least they look a lot more harmless than Snotlouts.
"He looks like a more cheerful version of your brother. He is also very close to your brother. I think they basically all work together." James really didn't understand where Sirius was so defensive. "He even invited us on the train. Let's have some snacks, you know those purebloods - of course, I'm not talking about you, buddy - he can still chat with Lily very well, doesn't this prove that he is a good person."
"I agree." Lupin said, "He has been here for a month and his reputation is pretty good. No one has had any disputes with him, and we have never heard of him bullying others."
"Yeah, do you think an average Slytherin would be so warm and friendly? He's not like the German guys I've heard of."
Sirius patted the table. After the tall black-haired boy finished speaking, he rolled his eyes, touched his chin and looked James up and down, "What's wrong with you, James, do you still remember your first time?" When you judge Snotlout? You weren't so unwary at that time! Do you think this German guy is not as good as Snotlout? He is handsome, powerful, and you can tell he is rich just by looking at his clothes. What does Snotlout have? "
These words reminded James - he loved Lily so much that she had to be the one to do it, but if Francis Bagshot was so friendly to Lily because he also had admiration... Compared to Snotlout, this Junior students are even more threatening.
James became serious because of this.
"You're right, Sirius," he said thoughtfully, "Maybe we should..."
Investigate it.
His eyes fell on the table opposite again, where Sirius' younger brother gave them a cold look. The blond boy next to him also looked like he was struggling to raise his chin to talk to other students... But after noticing James After looking over his shoulder, James saw him turn slightly to the side, pick up the fork and shake it at him inexplicably.
For some reason, James felt that he knew what the other person meant.
It's a posing 'v', like two fingers raised up. It's not obvious, but it's a bit...
A little cute. James thought.
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The night at Hogwarts was as peaceful and uneventful as ever.
"So, first, plan A."
Lupine announced helplessly, "Guys, I actually hope you don't have plan B and plan C... because I think the goal of this night trip is a bit ridiculous."
Stalking a good junior to try to find out his secret? Anyone would say this is a bit perverted.
"Hush, hush, hope for a better wind, Moony Face," Sirius said "Puff, Puff, Puff" a few times, and he and James put on the invisibility cloak and stared at the cellar door, "I heard that portrait in the third corridor That's what he said - he would sneak out at night from time to time and come back with a basket. The portrait said that he also used a spell to hide himself, so the professor on night watch had no idea he had slipped out."
"The invisibility spell is an advanced spell." Lupin was a little shocked now.
And this behavior sounds quite suspicious.
James interjected curiously: "Then why did you ask the portrait about this in the first place? The third corridor you mentioned is quite remote. Have you asked all the portraits? Didn't you say that you are most annoyed with the portrait? Conversation, is it because your portraits are all nagging? Padfoot, this is a bit weird for you, tell the truth, are you actually quite interested in him?"
Wormtail's expression seemed to agree with James's opinion, because he couldn't imagine someone asking for information about him like Sirius.
"Oh Merlin's socks, can't you just pretend that I don't like him? Can you just pretend that I'm checking out Regulus's friends?" Sirius replied unbearably, "Stop asking, man, look, the door is about to open."
Several people looked at the door of the cellar together. Sure enough, the door with the coiled snake slowly opened, and a hooded figure jumped out neatly, and then trotted briskly on the road, following the wand gently touching his head. At the last point, his already inconspicuous figure disappeared into the darkness.
"He disappeared!" Wormtail let out a small, high-pitched scream. He stared at the place where he disappeared, his eyes filled with envy and a little fear. "He really knows the invisibility spell... He seems to have really good skills. Isn’t it? But what will we do next?”
"That's why I had to come out with you, isn't it?" Lupin said helplessly, and at the same time he calmed down and took a sniff, "Well... this way." He pointed in a direction, and the four of them immediately followed that direction. Walk.
Werewolves have a keener sense of smell than ordinary wizards. Even if it is not a full moon night, Lupine's nose can ensure that he can keep up with a junior student who is only invisible.
"The basket that Francis is holding has a nice smell," Lupin also commented, "It's a bit sweet and smells like baked goods - seriously we can't stop doing this. Maybe he just went to the kitchen to get something to eat. of."
"Why do you also call him Francis? No, maybe he just took a bread basket to put illegal magical items." Sirius said with no regrets, "Do you still remember that time, the Snotlout looked like He just took a coat, but immediately he threw it away, and the potion splashed out, causing each of us to have big spores on our faces.”
"And that guy still looked at us and sneered." James felt sad thinking about that tragic experience, "I didn't dare to go out for three days!"
Wormtail also trembled.
"So we can't jump to conclusions so quickly." Sirius suddenly felt confident and poked everyone with his wand.
"But," Lupine said awkwardly, "I don't know why, but I always feel guilty. I think this is a little different from us giving Snape trouble."
"He snatched Wormtail's wand, remember?" Sirius immediately cited one incident and said firmly, "He is definitely not as kind as he appears, I swear to you."
"To be fair, he and Wormtail were just the victims of your brothers' quarrel that time." James said something fair while continuing to pull on the invisibility cloak.
Hogwarts is not easy to walk around at night. The stairs do not stop for rest, nor do certain portraits. Moreover, the lighting is extremely poor. Some corridors are completely hidden deep in the castle, and even the moonlight has no time to notice.
However, this is not a difficult thing for the four members of the 'Hijackers'. They have been keen on exploring the secrets of this castle since the first day of school. Navigating flexibly in this complex castle has been their biggest challenge to this day. Capital that has not been shut down to death.
"But this is weird." James just followed Sirius around at first, but as he walked he also discovered something was wrong, "How is he so skilled? He never missed the path once. I thought we were going to Let’s take a detour with him for a while.”
You know, Francis Bagshot has only been transferred to another school for half a year. Even if he is no longer an empty-headed little potato in the lower grade, he should not be so familiar at Hogwarts - along the way, this junior has been cutting corners and facing professors. The night watchman was also able to dodge left and right flexibly. Originally, James, Sirius, and Lupine were prepared for the situation where he might go astray, but judging from the remaining smell, this junior's movements were very nimble.
"He may have a photographic memory, and he may have used a magic spell to guide the way." Lupin said, "If the destination does not change, I think it is not difficult to walk a few more times, not to mention that he did not go downstairs."
"Hmm." James thought for a moment and agreed, "So he really wants to go to the kitchen? He doesn't want to go to the Hufflepuff lounge."
On the underground floor, in addition to the Slytherin lounge, which is also the cellar, there are the kitchen, the Potions classroom and its professor's office, and the Hufflepuff lounge.
"Going to the kitchen to steal something to eat?" Wormtail said.
"Oh, maybe he poisoned the kitchen." Sirius snorted.
This was so ridiculous that the other three people looked at him in horror.
"...How much do you hate him, brother?" James said sincerely, clutching his chest, "Does your brother know that you are targeting him like this?"
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Finally they found the kitchen door.
"I told you, he might just be hungry and come here to get something to eat," Lupin said. "If you have the chance, I really want you to apologize to him, Padfoot. You can't doubt others so casually in the future. If your brother finds out, he will be angry."
Having been good buddies with Sirius for several years, they both knew how the brothers got along. Both of them are extremely proud, extremely stubborn, extremely sensitive, and extremely irritable, but they have different styles.
If Sirius is irritable and prone to explosions, Regulus is becoming colder and colder day by day. The relationship between the two is so bad that even the word 'brother' has almost completely disappeared. If Regulus knew, Sirius would speculate on him like this My friend and roommate, maybe the two of them will have a dispute again.
And they knew that Sirius actually cared about his younger brother.
"You won't know until you see if what I suspected is wrong," Sirius scratched the pear on the portrait expressionlessly, and when it turned into a handle, he quietly opened the door a crack, "Shh, please keep your voices down, come and see." Look at this German guy here in the middle of the night..."
His voice faded away.
"What's wrong?" James was shocked, "No, Padfoot, is he really poisoning?"
As he spoke, he also focused his eyes on the crack in the door. At the same time, Lupine and Wormtail also moved their eyes towards it out of curiosity.
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"...Is it my imagination or my misunderstanding," James asked his good friend hesitantly, "A pure-blooded Slytherin would wear an apron and hum a song and beat it with a whisk... What is that, cream? "
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The other two people looked at Sirius together, and their blank faces told them that even if they speculated with the deepest malice, this was not the result Sirius expected.
The four of them just stood at the door, watching this little snake, a German pureblood who had transferred to another school (probably from a noble family), humming a song and finishing making a big pie, a few cupcakes, and... those snacks. It was quite fragrant and steaming. If Lupine hadn't been alert and poked them several times with his wand, when Francis Bagshot came out with the basket, he might have bumped into them and heard their stomachs growling. the sound of.
"Now we know why there is fragrance in his basket," Lupin waited for the figure to disappear happily again and walked away again before sighing, "He is really just hungry, and we often come here to steal food, right? ?”
James and Wormtail nodded, and Sirius broke into the kitchen where only a bunch of house elves were left, grabbed one of them and asked: "That person just now - that Slytherin, does he do this every day? I am You mean, every time you come here at night, you give yourself extra food?"
The house elf he caught answered with his eyes wide open: "Yes, sir, that kind gentleman always discusses recipes with us."
Sirius: "…………???"
"Wow, look at the side!" James cheered, "Did we miss anything? I think today's wasted trip can be considered a harvest. Come on, come on, where is the spoon!"
Sirius squeezed over and took a look, and saw a large crystal plate resting on the table where Francis Bagshot was using up. A mountain of creamy ice cream was exuding an alluring flavor inside, just by stirring them. The raspberry jam, steaming French toast pieces, and chopped nuts all make people feel happy on this empty stomach night.
But the heft and completion caused a cold sweat to run down Sirius's back.
"...Who would leave this here as a leak?" Sirius shouted, "How dare you eat this, Prongs, he might have noticed us following us!"
James put a scoop of ice cream into his mouth without a care in the world and shrugged: "Oh, I don't care about that now - Merlin, this is so delicious! You must come and try it too, Sirius!"
"That's right," Lupin also joined the team to share ice cream. "Although eating ice cream at night is not healthy...but if this is the price of tracking, I am willing to pay with my stomach."
Wormtail had never seen so much ice cream, and his mouth was already stuffed.
Sirius stared at this group of traitors for a long time, and finally gave up his persistence due to the temptation of raspberry jam, and angrily joined in on the way to grab the ice cream.
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Regulus raised his head from the books and glanced at his roommate. The latter was leaning on the window sill, silent but with a peaceful expression, as if he could not take his eyes away from the green grass, sunshine and flowers outside the window. Although the cellar was dark, the golden candlestick next to the window sill It illuminated his face enough to make the slight smile at the corner of his mouth look particularly attractive.
Like a painting. Happy painting.
Even though he had met many pure-blood wizards of his generation, he still had to admit that his roommate was a rare and handsome man. Brilliant blond hair, rare gray-blue eyes, and a facial line that is not very similar to that of an Englishman. It should be made of iron, but it is slightly soft because of the boy's age. This is not a face that looks easy to touch. Anyone who sees such a face with half of its face exposed in the dark may be frightened, because being handsome does not mean that it is not intimidating.
Regulus has a brother-in-law, Lucius Malfoy, who also has gray-blue eyes. His eyes are like steel glowing with blue. The look he looks at him has surface politeness and enthusiasm, not-so-surface cold politeness, and non-surface contempt and contempt. Disgust - he looked down on Sirius and looked down on Regulus. The former was a rebel and the latter was a weakling. This was all he felt about his wife and brother, and Regulus had to admit in his heart that Lucius might be the one his mother wanted to have. A kind of heir - arrogant, extremely arrogant, but capable of being so arrogant. As the new head of the family, he is perfect.
But when this young man from Germany raises his eyes, his eyes look quietly and harmlessly at the distance or someone, the pressure brought by his facial features will be dissolved by a strange temperament, and the two will blend together to create a unique feeling. The taste... Regulus doesn't know how to describe it. It's like you're ready to touch the cold snow, but when you actually take a lick, you realize that it's soft cream.
But every time he sat on the window sill and looked out at the black lake, he felt that the other person was like foam, foam on the sea.
"...You seem to be very happy tonight. Is it because of Professor Slughorn?" Looking at his roommate, Regulus couldn't help but raise the topic softly. He put down the piano, put it back in the case, and sat back. On the bed, "He stared at you deliberately for a long time today, just because you deliberately delayed the mixing time, but I don't understand, why don't you do it better, so that he will like you more."
"No, it's not because of Professor Slughorn. I tell you, he will have someone more interested in him," Regulus heard Francis turn his head and say calmly, winking, "In a few classes. He'll find out it was an accident - he's overthinking it."
"Actually, you can win his favor," Regulus couldn't help but remind him. He was quite sophisticated and discerning in this regard. He could see that this roommate's grades were mediocre, but in fact, his schoolwork was really important to him. With ease, he said, "You have strength. People with strength are always easy to gain a foothold in." He thought about it for a moment, and then gave a deeper reminder, "Don't you want to make some other friends? Professor Slughorn will Hold some private parties and invite the students he values, I think this will be conducive to the development of your family."
This was a very practical suggestion, but Harry thought about it seriously, then smiled and shook his head.
"The elders in my family said that I can do whatever I want, and they have no requirements for me." The other person blinked his eyelashes, and when he lowered his eyes, he didn't know where to look. "I think the current rhythm is pretty good... It’s so lively that I don’t get used to it.”
Regulus couldn't help but think to himself, so am I.
Logically speaking, he shouldn't be so devoted to such an outsider - even enjoying having such a roommate and accomplice. However, getting along with the other person makes him happy and makes him feel peaceful in the deepest part of his heart. Even when he lives alone, he is peaceful enough, but it has to be said that with another person breathing in this room, everything is... It was different, but when he felt that this kind of relationship could go a little further, he tried to remove the soundproofing props for the first time and tried to play a violin. When he found that the other party not only did not feel disturbed, but listened carefully and quietly. At this time, he truly gained a kind of satisfaction that he had almost never experienced since coming to Hogwarts - spiritual satisfaction.
The other person didn't seem to mind these things at all - he meant playing the violin, or telling his troubles, or doing whatever he wanted to do. As long as Regulus wanted to do it, the other person would accompany him to do it without saying a word.
This German roommate obviously has strong strength, but he never shows off. Even though he is a pure-blood, he is not arrogant. He lives like this every day, and seems to want nothing more than that. It wasn't like being a proper Slytherin, but for Regulus, such roommates were fine.
Regulus glanced casually and saw the basket on the table next to him, and the topic couldn't help but change when he spoke.
"...So, you went to the kitchen again just now? Testing your recipe again?"
Unlike all underage wizards, Regulus found that after getting along with him for a long time, he always brought food back secretly. At first, he thought the other person was not full and went to the kitchen to get food, but later he found out that the other person was passionate about food, making food, and sharing food - he should have known it from the time he got on the train.
"Yeah," Harry moved away from the window sill and opened his mouth to smile a little, "I think tonight's dessert tastes very different, but I don't dare to eat too much, you know, so I went to the kitchen to test it out. , Well, I thought they added too much jam at first, but then they changed it in a different way, and the toast was more delicious..."
The topic was rambling, pointless, and tasteless like a Hufflepuff, but Regulus found that he was willing to listen to it, just like he was listening to a spell analysis or a potion guide. No, no, he's not interested in cooking, he just enjoys listening to her.
——Maybe he is not that good after all, but you are too weak and lonely, so you need someone to live with you like this. Regulus would also be like this in his heart, scolding himself when no one was around. But he really liked his new roommate from the bottom of his heart, and inevitably regarded the gringo as... a friend.
Yes, a friend. A friend who doesn't quite meet the Black family's standards.
As my friend, his family should have a rich heritage, or he himself should be able to bring benefits to me. Our goals cannot be too different, and I must at least know all the information he is willing to reveal and what he is unwilling to reveal. After revealing half of the information, let’s look at whether this person keeps his promise, what his bottom line is, whether he makes unsuitable friends, and whether he is willing... In short, I shouldn’t consider a person a friend so easily. I have only known him for two months.
Deep in Regulus's heart, a voice quite similar to his mother often preached to him in this way, but every time he felt a little courage to find out the details of the other person, he would easily disappear after seeing the other person and talking to him for a few words.
He watched Harry take out the hot pies and small cakes from the basket and distribute them to his roommates, and gently put down all the complicated thoughts.
This kind of peace was so rare and rare that he didn't want to destroy it yet.
"Oh, by the way," after talking for a long time, Harry couldn't help but secretly said, "I met your brother outside today, but I didn't take the initiative to talk to him - they were probably hungry, and I left some ice cream for them. Um, do you think James would like raspberry jam? Would he prefer strawberry?"
Regulus: "…………"
The youngest son of the Black family thought for a long time and felt that under normal circumstances, the other party should not react like this, which made him not know what to say.
"...Probably." Finally, Regulus whispered, "At least Sirius likes raspberries."
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This is actually more like a side story, but since there is still a little bit of development, it can still be considered a real drama!
Let’s continue working on my final project~ After this period of time, I have to pay attention to taking care of my hands. There is a lot of pressure on my wrists and elbow joints QAQ
Go to the previous chapter and give you red envelopes, hehe! Seeing that many people still love me gives me the motivation to persevere! I love you all too! kisses!
————My thoughts after half an hour————
...I suddenly want to eat ice cream. What should I do? Why don't I go have a dq tomorrow...
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