[HP] Magic didn't give up on you

On Christmas Day in 1978, both the Evans sisters decided to go home and spend Christmas with their parents.Lily is going to take her boyfriend home to formally introduce her to her parents, while Penny wants to share the joy of her pregnancy with her parents face to face. Although she has already told her on the phone, facing such an important moment in her life, she certainly wants to be with her parents as soon as possible. celebrate.

Eli didn't quite agree with this. He immediately protected their home in London with the Loyalty Curse, declined all visits from unfamiliar people, and thought it would be safer for them to stay at home.

"Although the situation is very tense now, of course we still have time to go home for the holidays, Eli." Petunia tried to persuade him, "My house is not that far from London—wouldn't it be an apparition? Oh... can a pregnant woman do this?"

"Perhaps it's best not to, Petunia," said Molly, smiling, smiling at her very warmly and kindly.She had just given birth to twins earlier this year—boys again, which took her and Arthur's obsession with their daughter to a new level.Now she was looking at Petunia's belly eagerly, as if hoping to see a lively and lovely girl jumping out of it as soon as possible.

"It turned out to be two children, right? Muggle...that's called, B-ultrasound technology? It's amazing. You can use Floo powder, Petunia, it's safer and less uncomfortable than Apparating Quite a few. Just connect the Floo powder network to your fireplace and it’s not hard to apply.”

"That's not the problem, Molly." Eli said, glancing back at them from the kitchen, frowning.He has become visibly nervous and anxious recently, usually he is rarely like this now, his brows are always frowning unconsciously, "The situation is not peaceful now - go to a house without wizards around for Christmas! Once a Death Eater comes to the door ..."

"Since he got the news, he has been so nervous." Penny whispered to Molly, "He couldn't even sleep well in the first few nights, and he would wake up suddenly from nightmares every day. I was the first It's the first time I've seen him like this."

"It's inevitable that you're pregnant for the first time." Molly nodded understandingly, and said comfortingly, "Well, the situation you're facing is indeed a little troublesome... but having a baby is a wonderful new thing for newlyweds. You will be rewarded with the journey."

"I'm serious." Facing the relaxation that the ladies didn't care about, Eli sighed deeply, and said with restraint, "These two little guys came at the wrong time...it's too dangerous outside, so what to do There are many other things, and I am not sure that I can guarantee the safety of my family."

In fact, they have been taking corresponding measures-but sometimes this is really related to God's will, not controlled by personal will.

"Hey, don't say that, Eli." Henry McKinnon patted him on the shoulder, lowered his voice, and turned his head to check the status of the ladies.They were chatting happily in the living room while he and Eli were preparing dinner in the kitchen. Judging from their expressions, they didn't hear what Eli had just said.

"You will break your wife's heart by saying that," Henry said seriously. "She has worked so hard to carry your child."

"That's what makes me feel more uncomfortable," Eli whispered.He paused, staring at the sizzling frying pan in front of him, with large shadows in his eyes, "To be honest, because of my choice, I have caused enough disasters to the people around me. If If you ask me if I regret taking this path, maybe I will tell you that I don’t regret it. But if you ask me if I feel guilty..."

He was silent, and after a while he said in a low voice: "Yes, I have been, have been, very guilty."

"You have chosen the same career, Eli, as Marlene and I, Frank and Alice, Arthur and Molly." Henry sighed, helped him take the frying pan off the fire, and put the frying pan inside. Eggs and bacon were placed on the plate, "Our official spokesperson of the Order of the Phoenix, the most steadfast banner figure Eli Smith also has such a time of confusion and weakness, if the Death Eaters know that there is a real possibility of serious problems... But I am not It is said that people cannot be weak, Eli, everyone has this time, the difference between man and God is because people have weaknesses."

Eli turned to look at him.

"You don't think now is a good time for a child to come, so when will it be?" Henry said calmly, with a calm expression, "When the Death Eaters stop looking at you? When Voldemort is defeated? When the wizarding world finally resumes." Return to peace? I'm not pessimistic, but seriously, whether we can wait until this day, this is unknown, no one knows. We are all ready to fight and fight for a lifetime, aren't we? Children are the fire that continues , if our generation fails, we need our next generation to continue to work hard. If it’s not your child, it will be someone else’s. Who doesn’t want to protect their children properly? Just like our parents also Don't want us to be in danger. But someone has to do it, someone has to step up and choose a rough but great path."

The husbands of the two families quieted down and stared silently at the frying pan in front of them, as if there were some principles of the universe and mysteries of life contained in it.They stayed a little longer, so long that Marlene poked her head into the kitchen to check the situation strangely.

"Hey, guys," she said, "what are you doing, doing it on the stove? Or have you forgotten how to use the housework magic to clean the pot--surely, Henry, I told you that you should be at home Use a lot of practice..."

I don't, dear!Henry was in a hurry to avenge his grievances, and neatly directed the five plates to the living room.Eli came back to his senses, tapped some used kitchen utensils with his wand, let them line up to jump into the sink to clean themselves, and returned to the living room, sat in his place, and looked at his wife before picking up the knife and fork , staring at her carefully, paying attention to whether she feels uncomfortable.

"How are you feeling today?" He asked with concern, looking her nervously from top to bottom.

"Everything is fine," said Petunia briskly. "I've calculated that the due date is next August—great, it's summer vacation. Molly just told me that witches drink a kind of recuperating medicine after giving birth. Potion, the effect is very good, and it can be restored to the state before pregnancy in half a month, which is really convenient, and it has almost no effect on my academic progress."

"Thank you, dear." Eli whispered, sighing softly, "I don't know how to express my worry, guilt, joy and love, but I..."

"Then smile at me more," Petunia said.

Eli froze for a moment, looking at her a little unresponsively, and Petunia winked at him and smiled.

"Don't let the children think that their father is always frowning—you have already smiled at me the first time you entered my world. I always think that it is possible to be with such a How lucky I am that smiling people live together forever."

After a brief hesitation, Eli raised his hand and pressed the center of his brows, and smiled softly.

"You're right...you're always right, darling," he said, leaning in naturally and giving his wife a tender kiss.

To this, others at the same table: "Hey - what, are we suddenly transparent?"

Despite the tortuous decision process, they returned to the Evans home on Christmas Eve.The Evans couple entertained their eldest daughter and eldest son-in-law very warmly. Lily, who came back a step ahead of them, sat at the dining table and waved eagerly to them with a smile.

"It's great to have you all back!" she said happily. "Mommy baked so many pies! We couldn't finish them all!"

"James is on duty in the Order of the Phoenix tonight, and I'm sorry about that." Eli said, helping Penny pull out the chair, and the couple sat down across from Lily. "He asked for it and was very dedicated." ...it's getting more and more presentable, isn't it?"

Okay.Lily commented critically.Even so, there was a smile on her face.

The family had a sumptuous and delicious Christmas Eve dinner, and tomorrow's Christmas will be even more lively with James' arrival.Before going to bed, Lily imagined the picture of tomorrow, full of longing for the meeting ten hours later.However, she didn't expect that after only five hours, she was awakened by a sound of knocking on the glass.

Who is making the noise, early in the morning... Lily opened her eyes resentfully, and looked menacingly at her bedroom window—then she was stunned to see a figure on a broom outside the window, peeking through the frost Her half-pane-pane beckoned to her, her smile astonishingly bright, brighter than the bleak English winter sun.

"James?!" Lily was taken aback. She hurried out of bed and opened the window—the cold wind at the end of December made her shiver. She hurriedly let James in. The room looked half-frozen.

"What do you need, hot water? A quilt? No, maybe it's a warming spell..." Lily rummaged through the room frantically, and finally took the wand next to the pillow. When she turned around, she saw that James was already casting a spell on herself. Cursed, he obviously hasn't forgotten how to use magic, but the long broom ride across England is a bit of a stretch.

"Why don't you apparate over here? Or the Knight Bus?" Lily asked him worriedly and slightly reproachfully, seeing him sitting on her bed, looking around with great interest, with a lively expression on his face, "You A wizard! Not a Muggle! How did you get yourself in such a mess? You're going to see my parents today—"

"I've never been here before. Apparation needs to go to the destination." James answered questions and answered with a good attitude. While trying to smooth his messy hair, he looked at her with a grin. His smile and reason were simple and pure .

"I want to see you as soon as possible, Lily." He said, just looking at her, his eyes bright.

Lily pretended to give him a stern look, and after a few seconds of staring at him, she laughed.

"It's always so messy." She changed the subject, came over with a brush and combed his hair a few times, and made a serious evaluation.James smiled and put his arms around her waist, and said hopefully, "I'm wearing... this is called a suit, no problem, does it look normal? Sirius and they all said it was weird for me to wear it like this, but Eli told I'm always fine with Muggle suits for formal occasions. But I'm not sure if it's formal enough. I flew in it all night and it doesn't seem to be able to withstand the cold wind at all. Are Muggles so cold? ...Hope I don't mess anything up! Merlin, it's the first time I've made a sincere wish to it that nothing will have interesting accidents."

Lily was amused by his statement, touched the suit material on his body, and concluded: "The style is fine, but it's not a winter style... You should check with Eli before making a final decision, but he has been thinking about it recently. It's all on Petunia, and it's normal not to take care of your business. But I think he can borrow you a formal suit to wear, and there are his clothes in Petunia's room... You wait here, I will now... ...Uh, I'll wait for them to get up and go find him later."

ok ok.James nodded hurriedly, and the young couple in love looked at each other and couldn't help laughing again-it's a good thing that they always want to smile and be happy when they face each other.

Eli, who was mentioned by them just now, is not what they thought, and is falling asleep with his wife.He made an impromptu trip to Hogsmeade last night and met with several professors from Hogwarts, who were not members of the Order of the Phoenix, but were undoubtedly on the opposite side of Voldemort.

When I came back from there, the sky had changed from white to brighter, and it was really early morning.Eli Apparated at the door of the Evans house, stood still, and drew his wand two seconds later.

"Who?" he asked sharply, pointing his wand directly at the place where he felt the wave of magic.After a short period of silence, Severus Snape, who had cast the Disillusionment Charm, appeared there, and Eli's wand was pointed at him steadily, expressionless.

They hadn't seen each other for a while, and now they suddenly reunited in such a place, Eli's pupils constricted suddenly, and his wand was aimed at him without hesitation.

"What's the point of coming here, Lord Death Eater?" Eli asked softly, his eyes narrowed silently, the spell ready to be released.

"I have no malice." Severus Snape whispered, "Don't worry, the proud Dark Lord will not set his sights on Muggles, he can't understand that people like you will appear in Muggles' homes, Even if there are your father-in-law and mother-in-law here. This place is safer than you imagined, I just thought... Forget it, it’s nothing."

He took a deep look at him, looked away, and disappeared into the air with a crisp explosion.Eli stared at the place where he disappeared for a long time, thought over half of what he said for many times, and finally came to a somewhat absurd conclusion.

...He just thought, Come here and say, Merry Christmas?

But he didn't say it after all, no matter who was facing whom.Eli put away his wand, looked back at the bush for the last time, looked away, opened the door and walked into the Evans' house.

"Are you back?" Petunia was reading the newspaper at the dining table, and she smiled when she saw him come back, "Lily is looking for you, and wants to borrow a suit for winter—James flew over on a broom overnight in her room , young man in love, tsk tsk."

What a hot-headed young man.Eli raised his eyebrows, noncommittal, came to his wife, and gave her and the child in her belly a firm hug.

"Merry Christmas, my dears—" he said, "I love you all. I've always thought so, but I don't seem to really say it, and I'm a little embarrassed...but if you want to say it, you have to say it in time, A former friend told me this truth."

"That's great." Petunia laughed and commented casually, "Your friend is really a wise philosopher."

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