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In the fall of 1978, the Marauder Four, Severus Snape, and Lily Evans all graduated from Hogwarts.
During their seventh year of year, James Potter seems to have finally reluctantly let go of his crush on Lily Evans over and over again about her and began dating a Hufflepuff flower, Brielle Fergton. The girl was also quite good-looking, and most importantly, she had emerald green eyes that were almost identical to Lily Evans.
Willow Springs' time at school barely paid attention to the Hufflepuff flower, and she spent most of her seventh year studying her homework and trying to convince Severus Snape not to join the Death Eaters. So when she saw James Potter and Brielle Fergton walking very intimately on the Hogwarts corridor hand in hand when she graduated, she could only open her eyes and let out a very surprised exclamation.
...... Perhaps, James is really like Snape, a green-eyed controller. She thought with a hint of amusement, and walked briskly to the Great Hall.
The annual graduation ceremony at Hogwarts is as stylized as the sorting ceremony at the beginning of the school year. On the last day of the semester, everyone gathered in the auditorium to listen to the president's speech, then ate and drank, and then was overwhelmed by some sorrow.
When I left the school this year, the sun was very bright, the sky was a rare clear blue, and the sky was high and cloudy. The students from the four houses poured into the Great Hall on the first floor and took their seats, and then Dumbledore stood up from the teacher's seat and said good luck to everyone, Hogwarts will always remember your short clichés, and then announced that the meal was open.
The long table was immediately filled with a lot of sumptuous delicacies, almost all of which seemed to Willow Springs to be dark cuisine. On both sides of the long table, the young wizards, who had grown into teenagers, chatted enthusiastically and so loudly that it seemed to tear down the roof of Hogwarts Castle.
It wasn't until much later that Liu Quan remembered that year's graduation ceremony. At this time, the Dark Lord was already expanding his power, and he was becoming more and more unscrupulous. The clouds of war and darkness loomed over the wizarding world, and Lily, or rather, Willow Springs, as an Auror, had joined the Order of the Phoenix without hesitation.
Not surprisingly, her companions in the Order of the Phoenix, of course, the Marauder Four, and the Hufflepuff flower with her husband, Briel.
By this time, James had become accustomed to watching his former goddess dangling in front of him, doing dangerous things on missions and then retreating, occasionally refusing to go out with other suitors with that cliché of age - and in the end it was a kaolin flower that was difficult to climb.
No, the description of kaolin flower does not seem to be accurate. For she always smiled briskly, talked very kindly with everyone, and casually made a little joke that would make the whole house happy—as if the warm, brave, lively and lovely charming girl whom James remembered that he was madly infatuated with seemed to be slowly transformed into a different person.
No, it's not that Lily isn't enthusiastic or brave now—in fact, those good qualities are still there, but she exudes a very different temperament than before, and when it comes to those Dark Lord followers, When she had to fight, the light in her green eyes was firmer and calmer, and she never hesitated or retreated from the beginning, as if she had faced many, many similar dangerous situations without wavering, and intend to move forward without hesitation for the purpose of her heart.
"It's strange," Lily was called to Hogwarts by Dumbledore over the fireplace on the afternoon when the Order of the Phoenix was supposed to gather for a meeting. The meeting was also postponed for a while. Sitting idly at a table in the secret room, James said to Siris.
On this day, Berrille did not come here because of something. It's just a routine meeting—Dumbledore replied tolerantly to her request for leave. So James also had a little free time to talk to Sirius about Lily Evans, which he never revealed when he was in front of Berlier, even though his pursuit of Lily at the time was known to the whole school, and it was impossible for Berriel of Hufflepuff not to know about it.
"Although Lily's strengths have not diminished at all, I always feel as if she is not the same Lily anymore. He said to Ciris, who was leisurely laying a deck of pokers, as if he had suddenly taken a keen interest in the Muggle game.
"Probably a change in temperament," Siris replied lazily, shuffling the cards again.
"Girls grow up to be unrecognizable, man. He added with a playful smile, squeezing his eyes at him.
James elbowed him.
"It seems like since ...... After the incident at the Black Lake, Lily became fierce...... And it's getting more and more ferocious. He grabbed his hair, and the hairstyle that he had managed to comb was messy again.
"If at the beginning she was just a fierce but cute girl, now she is like a death squad, look at her desperate look every time she ......goes on a mission!
"I don't think there's anything wrong with that," Ciris muttered, expertly fiddling with the deck of cards, splitting them into two stacks and swapping them for each other.
“...... What?" James didn't seem to hear clearly.
Instead of answering him, Siris stammered and pulled one from each of the two stacks and pushed it face up from the table to James.
One is a red heart Q and the other is a square Q.
"There seem to be two of these Muggle cards. He said to his friend nonchalantly, still in that languid tone.
Around the same time, in the Headmaster's office at Hogwarts, the person they were talking about was sitting at the table of Dumbledore, the head of their old Headmaster and the Order of the Phoenix, with a frown.
“...... Now that I've received such a threat, I need a new identity. She said flatly.
"And then no matter what the task is, I'm going to do it as always. ”
Dumbledore raised his eyebrows in surprise and suggested, "Polyjuice potion?"
She was silent for a moment. "Anyway, let's think about a new identity first. ”
Dumbledore touched the long beard on his chin, looking like he was going to pull it off. Finally, he said, "I'm sorry, my child. ...... I fully understand your concerns, and your parents and family should not be implicated in your choices and heroic actions...... I'll talk to the Ministry of Magic about this and see if there's anything better to add to that besides you changing your status and joining the Order of the Phoenix—"
Willow Springs, "Thank you, Professor Dumbledore. ”
"Oh, that's okay. The old wizard said merrily, and with a click of his wand, a bottle of sherbet appeared in her hand.
"Good brave children always deserve a reward. He winked at her happily, "You know I can't blatantly give Gryffindor points because of your talent for spells - then I can only express my affirmation of you with sweets." He pointed his wand at the floating crystal bottle, and couldn't help but watch curiously as Liu Quan casually dragged a book from his stacked desk to flip through it.
"What are you doing here, Lily?"
Liu Quan was turning the book quickly, and his movements suddenly stopped. Then she took a hard look at the page she was turning to, and sighed.
"Give yourself a new name. ...... But it doesn't look like it's a good name. ”
She turned the book in Dumbledore's direction, and the old wizard realized that it was an illustrated book of Muggle plants—probably when he had borrowed it and forgot to return it—and it had a beautiful flower painted on it called "iaevansiana"—begonia.
"No, I think it's a wonderful name. He said with a smile.
Willow Springs has a black line.
"Don't say anything about it, Severus will be suspicious of the first half of the second word......
Dumbledore's white eyebrows furrowed slightly.
"Let's just use the former word. He kindly suggested.
"Bigonia, that sounds like a good name. ”
Liu Quan couldn't help but sigh again.
"However, changing identities and names can really protect ...... Is my family ......?"
Dumbledore smiled comfortingly and said, "My child, any effort will pay off in the end." ”
Liu Quan thought for a while and said a little decadently, "...... Hopefully, my efforts will be useful. ”
Dumbledore smiled kindly and pushed a glass of honey-infused milk from the table.
"Of course, Bigonia. You made the right choice, I think. ...... And don't you still want to save Severus from his mistakes? There is still time to undo it, and it's not too late to start......"
Willow Springs: !!
She finally looked up at the wise old wizard, a figure to whom almost the entire wizarding world in England looked up. For a long time, everyone expected him to come out and stop all evil, but they forgot that he also grew old one day.
Mistakes are constantly being made, and there is a constant need for someone to make an effort to correct them. Years later, she still couldn't stop Snape's bigotry and apathy. Now that there was no Lily who married James and gave birth to Harry, Snape was further and further down the path to joining the Death Eaters.
Then she will follow in the footsteps of the real Lily and join the Order of the Phoenix. Confront him head-on, pull him back on the right path every time he makes a mistake, and take care of the aftermath until he understands what he can do to have a clear conscience for the rest of his life.