HP Dawn Night

Signus left early and returned late every day, and most of the time I stayed in the house with the old Mr. and Mrs. Burstead.After a long time, there will inevitably be various problems.The old Mrs. Burst doesn't like me studying potions all day long, she hopes that I can socialize with other ladies more so that I can assist Signus in the future.At the same time, I couldn't help but have a little doubt about Signus's "career". As far as I know, he has not sent his resume to any organization, so what is he busy with every day?

But when I questioned Signus, he politely brushed it off: "I think we have a common understanding of this, Maggie." The ambiguity made me sit on pins and needles.

When my father came to visit, I raised this topic with concern.

Father looked very chagrined: "Maggie—"

"You tell me." I am ready to accept all bad results.

"Signus...he wants to join them," Father said almost in a whisper.My hands clenched the skirt: "He never mentioned it to me."

"Regulus has become a 'knight', so I'm afraid Signus will be more inclined to stand with his future brother-in-law." Father's expression is very serious, I know his position has always tended to be neutral of.

"Is your mind still the same?" I asked.

Father nodded: "I am very worried about you, Maggie." He stood up and walked to the window to look at the garden below, "I used to choose neutral because I wanted to protect you. Now I hesitate, if your husband Wouldn't that put you in a very awkward position by choosing to join them while your father stayed away?"

"Father, I can take care of myself," I said firmly.But my father shook his head. "No, Maggie, I'm afraid you don't understand what it's like to be a parent." He looked at me gently. I can’t watch my only daughter have a bad life.”

I blinked: "So what are you going to do? If Signus decides to follow that man, will you follow suit?"

"So far the lord has not come to contact me, but if he does, I will stand on the same line as Signus." Father said calmly, "But Maggie, I have something to tell you. "

"What?" I asked.

"The marriage between you and Signus is not stable. In a sense, you are close to each other." My father stopped my rebuttal, "I believe you can maintain a good relationship, but..." He paused for a moment, "Always be on your guard, Maggie."

I looked up alertly: "If you mean that Signus will join the Death Eaters—"

"You should be able to imagine what it would be like if Signus joined." Father said pointedly: Young and talented Death Eaters will definitely be reused by the Dark Lord.And everyone understands the truth of being too cold at a high place. "Take care of yourself, Maggie."

As his father had predicted, Signus joined the Death Eaters shortly thereafter.He started bringing special guests to the manor, Lucius was one of them, Regulus was naturally one of them, and Severus... I didn't expect to meet him here again.

Signus had told me the night before that he would be hosting a small dinner at his home today.As his wife, of course, I also want to attend this "glorious" banquet. After all, Signus is now a rising star among the Death Eaters, and he may be able to reach the point of equal shares with Lucius in the near future. , to some extent my husband can be considered a successful career.

"You and Severus should be no strangers, Maggie?" When Signus said that, I couldn't help but wonder what he meant.

"Professor Slughorn likes Mr. Snape very much." I said lightly.My father's warning sounded in my ears again, be vigilant—what should I be vigilant about?

"Potions? No, Maggie, I think Severus has grown into a master of charms. Have you seen any of his clever tricks?" The school days were more gloomy and deep, and when he heard Signus' words, there was no fluctuation on his face.

"The Lord Dark Lord very much hopes that we can have a master of potions, after all, Severus' enthusiasm for potions has waned." Signus continued.

My heart sank gradually.

"Oh?" I smiled slightly and didn't answer.

Seeing that I pretended not to understand, Signus had no choice but to take the subject aside for a while, and continued to praise Severus instead.Grabbing a glass of champagne, I inadvertently remembered that Lily and James were also getting married in the summer.

All right.Cool liquid passed my throat.I can see why he is so unhappy.

While the others were indulging in fine wine, I quietly walked to the terrace, and Severus stayed there alone, looking at the groggy night, wondering what he was thinking.

"Severus." I got his attention.He seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and immediately took a step back defensively: "Mrs. Burst."

I was a little helpless, but I still couldn't help asking: "How are you doing recently?"

"...It's okay." He reluctantly perfunctory, as if he wanted to leave with some concerns, "I think I'd better—"

"You hate me? Otherwise, why don't you even want to talk to me?" I paused, "If it's because of the past, I think... I'm married to Signus, Few people stay in the past forever." I said insincerely.

Severus didn't speak.

I'm probably a little tipsy, because I'm so desperate for a definitive answer: "But, can you tell me what the hell you're thinking?"

"Watson—"

"Or, what's the reason why you rejected me?" I interrupted him, "Am I not good enough?" I wanted to ask him what I was not as good as Lily Evans, but my intuition told me that it was not appropriate at this moment mention her name.

"..."

"I just want an answer." I whispered that maybe I should have mixed Veritaserum with the wine.

"There's nothing wrong with you," he finally replied, "I just don't like you."

The answer is no surprise.In fact, from beginning to end, this was just my one-man show.

"Okay." I felt the long-lost sadness and pain, "Do you mind if I stay here for a while?"

Severus seemed to hesitate, but soon I heard a movement as he left the terrace.I stretched out my hand to hold on to the railing, the coolness of the iron made my brain clearer.

I must be drunk.

By the time I got back to the restaurant, they were already leaving.

"Where have you been?" Signus embraced me and kissed my cheek. There was obviously an element of acting in it, but I was still willing to cooperate:

"Just went upstairs to the living room to rest for a while."

"Come see off the guests with me," he said.

When it was delivered to Severus, he held out his hand to me hesitantly: "Thank you for your hospitality."

"You're welcome." I smirked hypocritically, but was surprised to find that he secretly passed a note into my palm. When I tried to find his eyes, I found that he avoided looking at him again.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of saying goodbye to Signus and Regulus, I hurried back to the living room and unfolded the note:

Watch out for Signus.

This is the only sentence.

Restlessly, I threw the note into the fireplace, and the warm orange flame instantly burned it to ashes. I clenched my hands, and my heart was beating violently.

In the evening, Signus resumed the topic at the banquet: "We need a potions master, Maggie."

I held my breath and pretended not to understand: "So have you found a potential candidate?"

Signus ignored my words: "The Dark Lord would prefer that this man has a close connection with us."

My hand trembled slightly, my father... "No, Signus, my father is old, are you sure you want to make him work like this?" I refused without thinking.

"I'm not talking about your father, Maggie." Signus was lying lazily on the bed, and I saw a paranoid and passionate light in his eyes from the vanity mirror, "I'm talking about you."

The comb in my hand fell silently to the carpet: "Signus?"

"You must have seen the Lestranges?" said Signus, with a sort of ambition. It would be nice to work together, wouldn't it?"

Father's warning and Severus' note.I forced myself to bend down and picked up the comb: "I'll think about it, Signus."

"I thought you would join our team without hesitation." Signus seemed very disappointed.

"Didn't Narcissa follow Lucius too?" I shot back, "Okay, I promise you I'll think about it, isn't that enough?"

I felt a surge of unease, and just as I was debating whether to contact my father, Signus said, "But you'll think about it, won't you?"

"Yes." I hurriedly got up and picked up the bathrobe.Signus kept his eyes glued to my back, and I knew he wouldn't give up so easily.

Father protected me.

He got my pardon in exchange for giving the Death Eaters Felix and Veritaserum, but I know that's no different than being branded with the Dark Mark, sent from the potions by the hand of Signus From the moment the Dark Lord was in front of me, I was no longer part of the war, my hands were stained with the blood of the White Wizard, and I was in league with the Death Eaters.

Signus wasn't entirely happy with the compromise solution, but for various reasons he eventually accepted the deal.

At the end of 1979, Narcissa wrote me the good news that she would be promoted to mother.I set off immediately to pay a visit to Malfoy Manor.

"Lucius thinks it's going to be a boy, so he wants Severus to be the baby's godfather," Narcissa complained to me, "but I'd rather have a daughter, Maggie, so you can be Godmother, isn't she?"

It's a little embarrassing to have my name and Severus's name linked in such a way, I smiled: "Maybe Lucius' guess is wrong, don't forget to use my name as a name for the child." middle name."

Narcissa laughed: "I've already figured it out, if it's a girl, I'll name her 'Hesper Margaret'." She looked at my face, "You and Signus Are you ok?"

"That's it." I shrugged, "Respect each other as guests."

Narcissa reached out and stroked my hair. She seemed to want to say something, but I stopped her: "This is my choice." After thousands of words, there was only this sentence left, and I lowered my head.That's when the therapist came in to check on Narcissa, and I got up and backed out.

"Maggie." Lucius called me, and he motioned for me to follow him into the living room, "I know it's a bit abrupt to ask, but... is everything okay between you and Signus?" He took Asked cautiously a little tentatively.

I glanced at him with some doubts: "Why do you and Sissy both ask that? What happened?" I couldn't help becoming alert.

"No, Sissy and I are just a little curious about when you plan to have a child." Lucius immediately explained, "Has Signus considered this?—I mean, the children of our two families We can grow up together since we were young, can’t we?” He seemed a little nervous, because no matter how you look at it, the last sentence of explanation was superfluous and meant to cover up.

"I personally think that this kind of thing should be left to chance." I was silent for a moment, and replied, "Besides, we are still too young." I don't know why, but I always feel that Lucius and Narcissa know something that I don't know s things.

"Ah—Severus, when did you come back?" Lucius was taken aback by Severus who suddenly appeared by the door, "I was talking to Maggie—"

"Why didn't you just tell her?" Severus suddenly took a step towards the door, his face hidden in the shadows, I glanced at Lucius with some unease:

"tell me what?"

Lucius swallowed, and he looked at Severus nervously: "I think—"

"Signus has a mistress," Severus said bluntly, and Lucius' words caught in his throat.I blinked slowly, looking from Lucius to Severus: "Sorry, what did you say?"

"Her name is Catherine Shafik," Severus continued, "and she's...pregnant."

I turned to look at Lucius: "Lucius?"

"Maggie—" Well, it's all understood now.

I feel like my life is a joke.

I got up off the couch as Signus stepped through the door.

"Maggie?" He seemed taken aback, and threw the cloak he had taken off on the armchair, "Why are you here?"

I carefully looked at my husband's face, yes, I admit that he is a handsome and personable young man, and I am also absolutely sure that everyone around him had a very high opinion of him.

So is it my fault?Impossible, I am also young, beautiful, and extremely popular, not to mention my family background is prominent, there is no reason for him to go out to find a mistress when he is newly married for half a year anyway.

"Maggie?" Seeing that I didn't speak, Signus seemed a little worried.

I smiled, and I thought my expression must be hypocritical and dangerous: "Honey, how is Catherine Shafik?"

At the same time I said the name, Signus's expression changed slightly, and at the same time the door was pushed open again, I was surprised to find my father standing in the doorway, with a very serious expression on his face. deep sulk.

The old couple and Signus' sister heard the noise and came down the stairs. What they saw was such a spectacle of three people confronting each other.

"Father?"

"I know what you did." My father looked at Signus with unprecedented resentment in his eyes, and he strode forward to hold me back, "I want to take my daughter away."

"You know about Shafiq?" I reacted.

"Shafik? No, it's more than that." The father turned his head to look at the old Bester couple who had just walked down the stairs, "Do you know what your son is going to do to my daughter?"

Old Mrs. Burst's face turned pale.

"Please calm down, Mr. Watson." The old Mr. Burst stepped forward, "We can get rid of that woman very well."

"Shut up! I'm not in the mood to talk nonsense with you." The father interrupted the old Mr. Burst with no grace. He glared at Signus, "Is it you or me?"

Signus could still keep smiling: "I think you must have misunderstood—"

"Then let me talk about it." My father looked at me, his eyes were full of guilt and pity, "Maggie, this person proposed a plan to the Dark Lord called 'The Source of Life'. He It is suggested that the Dark Lord let Death Eaters have children with women from pure-blood families, and then raise these children from a young age, and when they grow up, they will become a new generation of loyal Death Eaters, even in large enough numbers Raise an army..."

My mind went blank.

"He went to Catherine Shafik 'by example', but there aren't that many bachelorettes in pure-blood families to offer to the other Death Eaters, so he's going to offer you to them... Maggie, he decided to give You give them a communal plaything! Fertility machine!" roared the father, drawing his wand, "Crucio!"

Signus quickly avoided it.

"Father!" I pulled him back, recalling the situation in Malfoy Manor this afternoon, and there was no need to ask Signus for confirmation.I looked at the man who made me feel sick and scared: "Will you give your sister to them?"

Signus said nothing.

"Let's go." The father's chest heaved violently, "The only reason I let you live is because I still need to take care of my poor daughter, otherwise you think you can escape the Cruciatus Curse alive?" He laughed angrily , "Old couple, do you really know nothing about what your son has done? You will be punished! Merlin will make you pay the price!"

Not long afterward I read a little tidbit in the paper that Signus had married Catherine Shafik.I put down the newspaper indifferently. It only took half a year from summer to winter, but it seemed that a lifetime had been wasted.It wasn't until I woke up from the dream that I realized that this short marriage still left me with some scars.

Later, my father told me that Lucius came to my father himself after I left Malfoy Manor and told him the whole story.Apparently Lucius knew all along.But my father and I didn't hate him. My father even told me that we should be grateful to him. If Lucius hadn't come to confess, I'm afraid we would have been blinded to the last moment.

But what I didn't tell my father was that maybe I should be more grateful to Severus.I could see that Lucius was vacillating at first, and Severus probably talked Lucius out after I left.

Should I go and thank him?

My father also said that, in light of the growing tension, he had decided to set off in March to take me with me to France for a temporary stay—perhaps permanently, assuming the Dark Lord was destined to ravage the British Isles.

Once my father might have voted for the Dark Lord, but after the dissolution of my marriage with Signus, he has completely returned to neutrality, and even leaned more towards Dumbledore.

No matter how chaotic the outside world was, Watson Manor was always peaceful. I started to pack my luggage and wrote a secret letter telling Narcissa that I would be away for a while.I don't know and don't care what those gossips outside think of me, I only know that I am exhausted physically and mentally, and escaping may not be a way to heal my wounds.

I will not get married again, and I should have the idea that I will never fall in love again.Love, I'm afraid it is destined to be too far away from me.

Saw Severus again, at the Leaky Cauldron.

I was just passing by, but I saw a familiar figure at the bar.

"Hello, Severus." I greeted, "Tom, a glass of Firewhiskey, please."

"You—" He frowned, I don't know if he wanted to ask about my recent situation, but he didn't say anything in the end.I looked at my empty left hand, and felt a hint of ridicule.Time has passed, and I am no longer the innocent Margaret at Hogwarts, and he is no longer the gloomy and silent Severus.

"I wanted to find an opportunity to come to thank you, but now that I have met, I can do it now." I took a big gulp of the flame whiskey, raised my hand to wipe away the choked tears, and took it out of my pocket. A glass bottle, "I don't know if you need it...but it's useless for me to keep it, so I'll give it to you."

I have found the fragmented shadow of my lover in it, until I have lost the ability to love.

Severus stared at the glass bottle motionlessly. He must have been as puzzled as I was at the beginning, wondering about the role of this unknown mysterious liquid.

"Signus..." He hesitated to mention a name I didn't want to hear, "He wanted to say sorry to you."

I stared at Whiskey: "I don't hate him, but I won't forgive him either." Of course he didn't have time to implement his plan, but that was enough.Now that Mrs. Burst has changed people, this period of pain may no longer be mentioned after a long time, but the scar has already left. "Has his plan continued?"

"No." Severus shook his head. "His family is against it, and the Dark Lord hasn't shown much interest."

Maybe my questioning played a role, who knows if this increasingly insane Death Eater will sacrifice his own sister?I drank the wine in the glass: "A ridiculous idea... See you later." I turned my head to look at the table, the glass bottle was still in place, "Maybe, maybe you can use it."

You can use it to detect your love, just like I did back then.

I didn't have you, and you didn't have her.No one got out of the siege.

As I stepped out of the Leaky Cauldron into the London rain, a wild idea began to brew in my head.My name is Margaret Watson and I would do anything to get what I want.

I admit that my methods are not aboveboard.

I admit that I am not a good person.

I admit that I have momentary hesitation and retreat.

I admit that I am willful, and I am willing to endure unknown results for the sake of momentary pleasure.

I admit that Severus might hate me, but so what?

When I stood under the eaves of 19 Spider's End and knocked on the door, I was ready to accept all possible endings.

Potion cannot deceive love, but it can deceive people's hearts.Even if it's just a mirror image.

I learned news from England in France one after another. The Dark Lord's minions were raging in England, and the European continent was also in constant panic.

Regulus mysteriously disappeared in June of that year, and as a result, that innocent sister of Signus fell into madness.Signus tried to marry her to another Death Eater, and she went berserk and killed the groom during the wedding.The groom's family then retaliated by assassinating Mr. Burst Sr.Bad luck ensues. Signus is captured by mistake during a battle with the Aurors. His wife - Catherine - tries to escape with a fortune, but is accidentally involved in a fight and is killed by mistake. .

The father's words came true, and the curse fell on the Bulstrode family.

I put down the newspaper, karma loops, no one can escape, and neither do I.

My father kept saying that he wanted to know who the father of my child was, but I chose to remain silent.In the end, he just sighed helplessly.

In June, Narcissa gave birth to a boy whom she named "Draco."She said our kids would definitely be friends, just like me and her.

I'm grateful she didn't mention who Draco's godfather was, or ask who the father of my child was.You probably already know the answer, right?

My daughter was born in November and I named her "Violet".She was born in the evening, when the light was beginning to fade from the lavender sky, and at the same time the house-elf was reporting to my father that the violets on the estate had suddenly bloomed out of season.This may be Merlin's blessing.I looked at my infant daughter, her appearance was like a replica of me, and even my father couldn't help but wet his eyes with excitement when he hugged her: "Maggie, this feeling is like the first time I hugged you It's the same time!"

Violet Narcissa Watson.From now on, she will be the most precious baby in my life.

After the defeat of the Dark Lord in 1981, our family returned to the long-lost England.

"Violet will cause a storm," my father warned me.

"I don't care." I looked at Vio, who had learned to speak simple words, smiled and waved at me, "She's my daughter, and she doesn't belong to anyone else."

My father was silent for a long time, he looked at me and said, "But she is not without a father."

Father was right, Severus had a right to know, but the woman he loved had just died at the hands of the Dark Lord a few days ago.Vio giggled and I mused, of course I could tell him she existed, but would Severus care?Or will it just add to the trouble?

"He doesn't need to know," I finally replied.

Father sighed and looked away.I knew what he was going to ask, it was a question that had puzzled him for a long time.

"Maggie, I don't care about that person's identity and status, but I just want to know who stole my daughter's heart." He stood up slowly, and the years had left a deep mark on him, "Ma Ji, you are a good daughter, except for this." He said so.

I am speechless.Although my father accepted Violet, my rebellious behavior also broke his heart.

Narcissa brought Draco to visit me, and I insisted that Vio didn't have to have a godparent or godmother, but she was still happy that I adopted her name as Vio's middle name.Meanwhile, Narcissa tentatively mentioned Severus: "He hasn't been doing well recently."

"That has nothing to do with me." I put down my teacup, snowflakes were falling outside the window, and the scenery was bleak, "I have given up on love a long time ago. You may think that I am naive... But, I seem to be much older , not the appearance, but the heart. I no longer dare, have no strength, and do not want to love."

My life can be said to be smooth and smooth, except for love, which is the only thing I have never understood or possessed.

Narcissa asked me a final question: "One day, Vio will grow up and start to wonder. Are you determined to keep it a secret forever?"

In 1982, the Ministry of Magic held a public trial for the remnants of the Death Eaters.Signus is also on the list to stand trial.The Ministry of Magic sent me a letter asking if I could attend as a witness as my ex-wife.I hesitated for a while, and then made a request: to expunge the records of my marriage to Signus and destroy the related paper reports.

I'm no longer the slightly silly Margaret I was.I admit that the years have made me a little cunning and learned to negotiate conditions, but everyone will change and everyone will grow.Perhaps as early as the moment I knocked on that door with the love potion, I became a completely different self.

Of course, Signus was also very different from what I remembered.I never thought that the handsome nobleman would look haggard.Wearing his tattered gray prison uniform, he stood with some other Death Eaters for trial.When I was speaking, I noticed that his gaze was suddenly cast in my direction, it was a wolf-like hungry, fierce, and merciless gaze, which made his emaciated face hideous.I understand that all kinds of changes have disintegrated the last piece of pure land in his heart.

With my testimony, Signus was convicted, and he was sentenced to 20 years in Azkaban and under Auror surveillance for life.

And what I got was to erase the past.

When I walk down the steps of the Ministry of Magic, there will be no official record of my marriage, and in time, people will eventually forget my past with Signus.

In the same year, I started to specialize in the research of love potion and its derivative products.I also don't know why I want to study this, maybe it's because of love - this puzzle that has puzzled me for many years.

Ironically, while I'm not compatible with love, I'm pretty darn good at developing love potions.

His father died of no illness when Viau was nine years old, and he passed away peacefully.I buried him with his mother, and after many years, the couple was finally reunited.

I don't think death was painful for him.He saw his daughter lead a peaceful life, and saw his granddaughter grow into a beautiful girl.He could finally meet his beloved wife and tell him how well they had lived for many years after her death.

I had a conversation with my father just before he died, and I was reading him a book while Vio was bouncing around in the garden.

"She's so cute, just like you were when you were little," said the father suddenly.

I put down the book, my daughter was running in the sun, her blond hair reflected bright luster, I couldn't help smiling: "Because she is your granddaughter."

"You may be in trouble in the future." Father laughed, "When Vio starts to receive love letters from the little bastards, you will understand how distressed I was."

His father looked sideways at the scenery outside the window, and he said slowly, "That man... is Severus Snape?" He said in a positive tone, "Many years ago, I saw him once. ...in the Leaky Cauldron."

I was stunned, and the memory of years suddenly hit me: "You have always known it? But you have never mentioned it for so many years..."

"You are my daughter," the father smiled triumphantly like a child, "You can't hide it from me." His smile froze slightly, "You are not suitable."

"I know." I lowered my eyes.It took me a long time to understand the truth, but my father saw through it with just one glance.

"This is love, Maggie," my father said slowly, "whether it's wishful thinking or mutual affection." He slowly closed his eyes, "Love may not have a happy ending, but it always happens unexpectedly." Me. Maggie, you just have to not regret your choice."

A lot of things happened after that.

For example, Signus died in Azkaban; for example, my potion business is booming.

And - in 1991, Violet received an acceptance letter from Hogwarts.

After thinking for a long time, I made an unsurprising request to Narcissa: "Can you contact Severus for me?"

I didn't love him for a long time, but I finally agreed with my father's words: Vio can't live without a father forever.

I see the morning sun dispel the mist, I see the skyline gradually brighten, I see time smooth the waves in my heart, and I see the only love I ever had in my life die slowly.

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Happy Valentine's Day~~~

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Some people may think that Margaret's personality is broken, but I think this is her, and no one is perfect.