Chapter 28: The Melody of Bellatrix Lestrange
With clear skies and moderate temperatures, the biggest thing about living on Tidal Island is that you can always experience the vast ocean views that you can't experience anywhere else. During the day, the wind comes from the sea, the clouds are as white as marshmallows, and the slightly fishy sea breeze makes people feel refreshed. The sky was blue. In the evening, the setting sun turns the entire beach golden, the crescent moon hangs in the distant mid-air, the stars like diamonds in the sky, the waves like silver on the ground, and the sea like sapphires in the distance.
As long as you can endure loneliness, such a breeze, a bright moon, and a sea breeze are all that you have.
Bellatrix Lestrange has been living in this monastery on the Tidal Island for several months. Every day in the morning and at dusk, Bella's whole person has changed.
Those things that are not gained will always be the best things. Bella doesn't understand why she likes Tom Riddle so much. Maybe it's not Tom the person she likes, but Voldemort and the Dark Lord.
Like witches who are crazy about becoming queens, some witches are born with a desire to be at the pinnacle of power. The Black family is undoubtedly the most prominent family in wizarding Britain. But that didn't make Bella feel completely safe and happy.
Some of the sisters in the family were willing to follow the rules of the Muggle nobility and choose a well-established pure-blood family to marry, and Narcissa was the best representative, and she was doing well now. There are also people who are rebellious by nature, don't like bondage, and are not liked by the family, and they are crossed out of the family tree.
And he belongs to the more "well-behaved" kind. Speaking of which, Bella always thought she was a rebellious woman. Before going to school, Bella used to do many outrageous things: turn rabbits into strange slippers, break the furniture in the house, burn her mother's favorite clothes to ashes...
After entering Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, this kind of thing became a little less. After all, the wizarding world is actually very small, and those classmates may have known each other before, maybe some distant relatives, cousins or something. In short, if the performance is too outrageous, it will make people feel too ostentatious.
Such a wizarding world is no better than those noble ladies of the Muggle world. Dressed in neat and clean wizard robes, he will hand over his clothes to the elves to wash, and when he meets the holidays, he can travel to France, Egypt, and the United States, and talk about the handsome wizard with his girlfriends.
Such a life is the life that Bella should live, and in the future she will get married, and maybe have a secret lover or two, and be in the limelight in the salons and social arenas of the wizarding world.
What a boring, monotonous, boring life.
All this changed completely with the appearance of Tom Riddle, kidnapping, and torturing himself.
The Dark Lord, who ruled almost all of Britain, vented his anger uncontrollably, but strangely enough, Voldemort didn't seem to have much desire. He, like those great figures in history, is frantically striving for a goal that ordinary people can't understand.
Conquest was for Caesar, atonement was for the Son, physics was for Newton, race was for Adolf, these paranoid people didn't care about the pleasures of life. He can be extremely restrained in women, wealth, and desire, and his only goal is to conquer the world and go down in history.
Tom Riddle is also such a person. Perhaps this attracted Bella. The wizards around her are all rubbish who don't have any ideals, they just want to attract the attention of women, and then develop into a lover relationship.
The truly great Dark Lord, on the other hand, shows Bella a completely different life: spreading terror, defending purebloods, and conquering the world.
Bella gave everything for this. But in the end, in exchange for nothing, and a terrible betrayal. Voldemort planted a curse on Bella's body with his own hands, sucking Bella's life all the time.
Every woman has been like a moth at one time or another, swooping down on the outwardly bright flames, and eventually turning to ashes in the flames.
The abbey was once a favorite place of Queen Anne, the place where her denomination was inherited. Before the Soul Sect sealed Queen Anne, this place used to be very important.
Bella's current magic is still not fully restored, this is Xie An's arrangement. Unlike the Longbottoms, Bella is sensitive and extreme.
Coming out of the second-floor bedrooms of the monastery, there are nuns who wake up early, some of them carrying water in their hands, ready to wash up in the morning, and some holding books and preparing to go to the platform by the sea to enjoy the most comfortable morning sun of the day.
These nuns were ordinary Muggles. They don't know anything about the wizarding world. Mama told them that Bella was a special person in the Vatican Church and was temporarily living here. Much of what these nuns know comes from legends and movies β stories about exorcists β and it's natural for them to think that Bella is a member of the Church, just like them.
In fact, the contradiction between wizards and the church is extremely complex and long-standing, whether it is the famous Salem case in the United States or the so-called witch persecution in the European Middle Ages, they will all be under the banner of the church.
But is that really the case? There was a great relationship between the early church and wizards. The saints also used to rely on the help of some shamans to spread religion smoothly.
Bella didn't know much about the Muggle world, and she knew almost nothing about the Muggle monastery. Fortunately, Queen Anne had already instructed Mama to take good care of her.
Follow the stairs to the yard, there is a well in the northeast corner, the well water is very cold, but it is fresh water. The nuns drew water from the well in order. They talked in whispers, sharing trivial things. We discussed whether we wanted to go to breakfast together.
The nuns were definitely not very old, and they all looked like they were in their twenties. The only ones who look a little older may not be as old as Bella. They seem to be both energetic and quiet at the same time. The mystical beliefs of religion and the nature of young girls work together on them.
When it was Bella's turn to fetch water, she slowly lowered the small wooden bucket, the surface of the water was only a few meters above the ground, and soon the barrel made a sound of touching the water. Bella pulled up the bucket and poured it into her own basin.
Bella didn't speak to anyone during the whole process, and the young nuns politely didn't stare at her, even though they were very curious about her.
"Hey, are you really an exorcist?" one of them, who looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old, suddenly stood up from the group and blocked Bella's path.
Bella looked at the girl, she didn't know what the girl was asking, she didn't know what an "exorcist" was. She is a wizard, the jewel of the greatest Black family in the wizarding world. Not some kind of "exorcist".
All the nuns fell silent, and they looked at Bella, who was dressed in gray robes and looked excessively thin--- just out of sheer curiosity.
"Ahem..."Just when Bella didn't know how to answer, Mama appeared.
"Keep fetching water. Don't ask too much. Mama whispered, and all the nuns looked away, and the little nun who asked the question spat out her little pink tongue and let it go.
Without saying a word, Bella went back to her house.
After washing, Bella went to the cafeteria to eatβpure wheat bread, tea, and red applesβand Bella ate her share as if she didn't have any magic muggles.
If a person is born lame, deaf, or blind, then he may feel better when he accepts his disability, but if he has always been healthy and strong, and suddenly one day he falls ill and becomes crippled, then it will be difficult for him to accept it.
If a Muggle had never been exposed to magic, then he would not find anything bad about living without magic.
Bella's memories were slowly starting to regain in her mind, and she was beginning to remember those magical days. After breakfast, the nuns began to study their homework. The lessons to be learned by each convent nun may be different. Some will be home economics classes, some other practical weaving classes, flower arrangement classes, oil painting classes and so on.
Bella went back to her room and stayed alone. She's been working on the bedside BIBLE all this time. The above story about that legendary prophet fascinated Bella. She had never seriously studied these things before, even though she knew they existed.
Use magic to separate the oceans, use magic to cure diseases, and even use magic to manipulate schools of fish to conjure food and wine. If such a legendary prophet really exists, then he must be an extremely powerful wizard.
The clock passed, the sun flowed slowly through the house, and after noon, after lunch, Bella took a short rest. When evening came, Bella went alone to the high platform of the monastery. Here, you can see the most beautiful sunset.
"You're in a much better mood today, and your complexion is better than when you came. Mama appeared at Bella's side.
"Thank you for taking care of you. Bella looked back and saw Mama, "Actually, I've always been curious, why did you save me?"
"It's not that we're going to save you, it's your daughter who's going to save you. Mama smiled, "That's a very cute and sensible girl." βββββββββββββββββββββββββ
It's a rare good weather for the island nation of England. There is only a slight hint of wind, but it does not affect the flight of the broomstick. Unlike a game in bad weather, the players' vision is not disturbed in any way, and the visibility is maximum, which is the best environment for both teams to display their tactics and skills.
In the break room, Cho opens her broomstick case, revealing a sleek, well-maintained firebolt. Although their teammates had already admired it in advance, they still gathered around to touch this expensive game equipment, as if this would bring them good luck.
"It's perfect!" Bolun stroked the handle of the firebolt in fascination, as if admiring his girlfriend's face, "If I can't even win a contest with such a work of art, I dare to tear down Madam Hodge's broom! β
"If you have a rich boyfriend, Boren!" Ackley couldn't help but pour cold water on him.
"I don't want a boyfriend, I like to be beautiful! like Heidi. Heidi was holding Qiu's fire crossbow arrow in her hand to admire, and when she heard this, she glanced at Bolun fiercely, "Are you crazy about fire ballista arrows, do you want my sister to help you sober up?"
"All right, girls, lads, grab your broomsticks, and we're going out!" said Filius, "let's go teach Gryffindor a lesson!"
"Win!" the morale of the entire Ravenclaw team rose. The team members straightened their blue robes and followed Filius in a row to the field. There, a column of scarlet figures was already waiting.
Autumn was at the back of the line and shook the fire bolt in his hand - from her boyfriend - feeling a little warmer.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the second round of the Hogwarts Quidditch Cup!
"Before the match, I would like to insert a piece of current news, according to reliable sources, the wizards of the other five schools with whom we have lived for more than three months are leaving Hogwarts...."
"Jordan, this is still unconfirmed news, don't talk nonsense. Keep broadcasting the game!" Professor Flitwick immediately reminded.
Lee Jordan shrugged, "You heard it, Professor Flitwick just confirmed that this is still a rumor, but as far as I know..."
"Jordan!" Professor Flitwick called out again.
"Okay, okay. Now the game is about to start, I believe that the players on both sides don't need me to introduce them, they are all classmates, even if they don't know the name, they should have seen his face, after all, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is much smaller than expected..."
"Without a doubt, the biggest attraction of the day was the two Seekers! The weather was so good, and it was the perfect weather for Hawkeye to show his strength. And our two Seekers are also the best Seekers in the house - may Victor Krum's injury heal sooner - the legendary boy Harry Potter and the Quidditch princess Autumn Chang. β
"Autumn is still so beautiful today, please allow me to say a word on behalf of all your witches who have a crush...."
"Jordan!" Professor McGonagall was away, and Professor Flitwick had to remind him again.
"Oh sure, of course, first graders shouldn't be puppy love... Maybe not in second grade? I don't remember the school rules..."
"Game!" Professor Flitwick glared at Jordan, who had to turn to the game again.
"Just like last time, last time, and last time, the two teams first guessed the coin to decide the field, and then the players began to take off. Mrs. Hodge was doing a final check-up, and last time a ghost fly ball nearly broke a player's neck...."
"Gryffindor will win!" Parvati Patil said to Hermione firmly, clenching his fists, his face still blushing from the excitement of cheering. "No one can beat us!"
"But we haven't won the House Cup in several editions, and every time it's Slytherin, and Ravenclaw isn't that simple. Hermione knew something about it, and in the face of her roommate's excitement, she couldn't help but want to give her a shot.
"Ah, by the way, Qiu Zhang is also very good! It seems that you and Qiu have a good relationship. Parvati Patil was immediately a little worried, "Hermione, do you think we're going to lose?"