Chapter 689: Returning Home
For the rest of the semester, the little wizards were confined to the castle, not because they didn't want to go out, but because the rain and the wet square made them reluctant to go out, preferring to stay in the library to complete their homework and play in the common room to pass the time.
And Alan didn't pay full attention to his research and things these days, because he found out that these days, since she met Helena, her situation was a little wrong, and he found that Helena began to look at himself quietly several times in the past few days. It's just that once her eyes collided with Allen, she turned her head expressionlessly, as if it wasn't her who was caught peeking.
Asking Helena, she didn't say anything about it except that she was still well-bred and upbringing, and Alan couldn't help but think of the situation when he was in the fourth grade, he had also bumped into Helena secretly following him, apparently she already knew about the relationship with herself at that time.
In a blink of an eye, the end of the semester is coming, this year's Hogwarts banquet is very different from previous years, not only is it a more sumptuous feast, the house-elves have taken out almost all the remaining reserves, anyway, by the time the next semester starts, many things are estimated to have broken early, and the Aurors have already entered Hogwarts, guarding the corridors and arteries, and have increased the security forces around the house, including Hogsmeade Village- It's also a good errand for the Aurors themselves, and many adult wizards are willing to take the opportunity to go back to school.
It is worth noting that the Ministry of Magic emphasized the rule that young wizards can use their wands to defend themselves in case of danger, and encouraged everyone to go to the Ministry of Magic to receive a badge that allows them to quickly report a crime to the Ministry of Magic.
However, due to the previous news and the presence of the Aurors in the academy gave the students enough confidence, and Ravenclaw successfully defended the title again in the House Cup, everyone at the Ravenclaw long table celebrated, and everyone ate and drank together, talking and laughing.
As Professor Dumbledore announced the end of the banquet, everyone returned to the dormitory with their full stomachs contented, but for the young wizards, in addition to who next year's professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts is, the news that the Gryffindor five were actually deducted a hundred points by Professor McGonagall a few days before the end of the semester is also the hottest topic recently - fortunately, Gryffindor has been at the bottom of the score under Umbridge's rule, and the other Gryffindors have not had any greater reaction to these five.
"I heard it was Ron Weasley who went berserk in the Three Broomsticks Bar, holding back tears and hysterically moving his hand at the poor waitress. Michael Kona slumped into the soft couch in the Ravenclaw common room and said lazily.
"The waitress is called Sheryl, she has very beautiful honey-colored hair, and I and Parvati have asked her for the brand of shampoo she uses..."Padma Pettier picked her finger and said with a frown and some anger: "Poor Sherill, she just came to work as a waitress after giving birth because of her husband's illness, that redhead should really go to St. Mungo's hospital to have a look at his head, I heard that he was anxious about poor Sherille because he didn't want to come out." ”
The next day, the castle was in an uproar, and the young wizards were happily packing, and Voldemort's return did not hinder their plans to enjoy a long and enjoyable summer vacation.
As the time for the crimson train to depart approached, the little wizards in the castle had already begun to pack their bags, and when Luna finished and went to meet in Alan's common room, Helena was expressionlessly watching Hermione, who had already passed by, because she couldn't stand Eren's slow motion, and put his clothes neatly arranged in the same color into the box- Alan had nothing to do, so he simply went to Flitwick's office to say goodbye to his closest professor and colleague at Hogwarts House.
Seeing Luna come in, Helena greeted her, stared at Hermione's tidying up a few more times, but then turned around and hurried across the wall and disappeared as if angry.
"Luna, what's wrong with her?" asked Hermione, a little confused, thinking she had done something to upset the other party.
Luna, who was half-lying and half-sitting in a chair, didn't raise her head, and she didn't wake up and asked in a daze, "What?"
When the time finally came, Helena floated expressionlessly behind Alan and Luna, and they followed their usual route to the foyer to meet up with Alan's sister Emily, who was popular in Slytherin and said her final goodbyes to her classmates.
Since Eren and the others had come out quite late, the corridor was full of hurried little wizards, and they all looked surprised when they saw Helena following Luna and Eren walking side by side.
The students all heard the news that the mad girl Luna was Rowena Ravenclaw, and Helena was a Ravenclaw child, and they looked at the situation in front of them, and recalled the scenes when Lady Gray and Luna were together, and they couldn't help but doubt the authenticity of the rumors that were somewhat fantastical.
As they reached the foyer, Hermione pointed to the young wizards outside the castle who had already begun to trot, "We're hurrying, the train is leaving." ”
Suddenly, Hermione quieted down, and she realized that something was wrong, and both Luna and Alan stood motionless and looked at Helena. Helena, who had become accustomed to saying goodbye to them at this time of year, waved blankly to her parents before turning away.
Outside the castle, countless young wizards chased and ran happily, trying to board the train to meet their families, whom they hadn't seen for a semester. Inside the castle, Helena, who had said goodbye to Alan, floated alone through the marble staircase, through the empty corridors, towards the Ravenclaw Tower.
Looking at Helena's lonely back when she walked through the wall, Alan suddenly understood the abnormality of the other party during this time - she was used to this lonely life, but after finally being able to recognize each other's identities and a brief reunion, she had to endure another separation and endure the loneliness of a person, and she had been living such a desperate life for nearly a thousand years.
Thinking of the image when he and Helena met in the basement, the girl seemed to be bored in the dark—though she wasn't technically alive.
Dying in his most beautiful years, barely seeing the beauty of the world, tasting the food but never being able to feel the taste of it, not experiencing love and being loved - Alan would not admit that Baro the Bloody loved Helena, in fact, he suspected that he rarely met each other in the academy, and it was because this ghost, who was actually a victim of Ravenclaw, knew something to deliberately hide from him......
For hundreds of years, her daughter could only float in the corner, watching and admiring the feast at the happiest end of school of all the young wizards, and all this was like a dream to her.
The thought of Helena wandering alone in the castle for so long during the summer vacation - her relationship with other ghosts was not very good, unlike the sociable and friendly Headless Horseman who could have so many ghost friends, and the thought of this made Alan's heart feel like a pair of big hands were pulled by his carelessness.
"Wait for me. Without waiting for the girls to respond, Alan chased in Helena's direction.
"Helena. As Eren called, Helena immediately stopped floating and turned on the spot.
"Father, did you forget to take something?" Helena's tone was polite, but with a hint of rustiness.
Instead of answering her question, Alan asked his daughter, pretending to be confused, "Where are you going?"
Helena was a little puzzled, "I? What? aren't you leaving?" ”
"It's us going together. Alan reached out to Helena and grabbed her daughter's translucent left hand.
"Where?" Helena's voice was a little dumbfounded, and the body Buddha was frozen in place.
"Daddy is taking you home. ”