Chapter 270: Merfolk Tribe in the Lake (3)
Hope and purpose are the driving force for any wizard to keep moving forward. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ Info talent and environment may not be able to change, but the persistence of the goal can often give birth to unprecedented miracles at the most critical moments.
Penelo Criwatt is a girl with very ideals, which are different from ambitions, and the pursuit of power may be one of many ideals, but there are other different ideals. Some of these ideals are to become a painter, some are to own their own seaside villa, some are about future lovers, in short, they yearn for beautiful things.
Penelope's family is not a wizarding family, and if it weren't for her incredible talent, Penelope Crivat might have lost the opportunity to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Penelope, who lives an ordinary and monotonous life, does not have her own magic broomstick, has not watched the Quidditch World Cup, and even before entering Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, she knows nothing about the wizarding world.
The birth of the bloodline does not determine Penelope's future, and she hopes to prove herself, perhaps because of her birth in a non-pure-blood family, Penelo Crivat doubly wants to achieve a high status in wizarding England.
Maybe it's because she's a little reluctant to let her friends who were born with magic know about their humble and pathetic life, and their not-so-wizarding costumes and actions.
When she first joined Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Penelo Crivat was very afraid of going to class for a while, most of what the professors preached, she couldn't understand, and her classmates didn't seem to be smart, and it was the darkest time for Penelo Cutart, she liked to wander alone on the edge of the Forbidden Forest and the Black Lagoon, waiting with the little animals, including deer, pheasants, and wild boars.
Penelo Cliffatt had never been to Diagon Alley before, and her school textbooks were bought for her by the professors, and when everyone went to Hogsmeade on weekends, Penelo Cliffatt couldn't go because she didn't get permission from her parents.
She also used to stand behind a huge mechanical clock and watch her classmates go to Hogsmeade together, and laughter could be heard from time to time. Penelope Crivat returned alone to the tower of Ravenclaw, from which she had the most beautiful view of the Black Lagoon, the splendor of the rising sun, and the strange waterfowl, but she had no intention of looking at it.
"Penelo Crivat, do you really belong here...... "Every wizard has doubts about themselves, and this doubt hangs over their hearts like a dark cloud, which will not dissipate. The difference is that some people will slowly overcome this fear and slowly adapt, while others will sink and give up, and eventually fall into eternal darkness.
After more than half a year of adaptation, this ideal girl began to slowly adapt to this mysterious school, she began to take the initiative to make friends, communicate with those stupid little wizards who were full of strange ideas, and ask questions to the professors.
This sudden change for the better was a miracle, and Penelo Crivat once discussed with Shea the darkness and confusion of his time.
Shortly after Xie Ann took over Penelo Crivet, there was a very delicate conversation between the two.
"Tell me honestly, what do you think of me?" Penelope Criwatt wanted to be Shea's girlfriend, not for a day or two, maybe there was another purpose at first, but slowly, it turned into pure attachment and admiration.
"Very good, very good," Shayne didn't think much about it, he replied while doing his own thing, "Sometimes I think you are the smartest witch in Ravenclaw, you are no worse than Hermione, it's just that you didn't meet the right opportunity," Shayne added casually, "Although Hermione has a friend like Harry Potter, she is destined to be extraordinary, and you are just missing a suitable stage, I believe that as long as you have the opportunity, you will shine in the night sky like the bright moon." β
"The night sky shines like a bright moon...... Andrew, I don't know if you're sarcastic about my ambition or if you're really complimenting me. Anyway, I'm very happy to hear you say that. Listen to me, since I entered this castle, I can't help but become competitive. All sorts of terrible thoughts excite me, torment me, and make me spin like a spinning top, even if it's unrealistic dreams...... But I never knew what I really wanted, I needed your help, Andrew, I needed you to help me see my way. β
"It takes courage to be a human being, Penelo Criwatt, even if fate is so wrong that everyone can't choose their own birth, but because of the rough road ahead, they lose the courage to move forward, and in the end they will not reach their goal. β
"Andrew, aren't you listening? I don't know what my goal is, but I know exactly what I'm willing to do for it!" Penelo Kerivat glared at Xie An, as if angry at his absent-mindedness, "I think I've done a good job so far, I've become a prefect, and now I'm in the most potential wizarding power, but I still don't understand what my path is. β
"So what do you think your path is?"
"Oh! I think...... Perhaps to become the most famous female Minister of Magic!"
"No problem, Penelo Crivat, the end of your path will be this glory, so what is your problem? You are afraid that your dreams will not come true, and that the path you choose will be laughed at by others?"
Penelope Crivat was silent for a moment, "I think you're right, I'm ashamed to put forward my goals because of my lack of confidence, and I don't think I'll be ridiculed if I don't talk about my unrealistic ideals. It's ridiculous, in fact, in the eyes of smart people, I am still a self-righteous clown, no matter how good I do, in fact, it seems so eager and utilitarian. When I really think I have succeeded one day, my mind will be dizzy, and reality will not hesitate to show me his true face, so that I understand that I have never left the abyss. β
Penelo Criwatt continued: "But what does it matter if it is, nothing can change my faith, and since I was born, magic is a gift from heaven and a curse. She vowed to use magic to change my fate forever...... Andrew, I may be weak and pitiful in front of you now, but one day in the future, I will also become the strongest wizard flying in the sky, even if I am just an ordinary little witch now, I will definitely become the strongest witch in the future. β
"Honestly, Penelo," an unknown twinkle flashed in Andrew's eyes, "you've said enough today, and what matters now is what you're going to do." β
Penelo Criwatt woke up from that suppressed madness, and said to Andrew with some embarrassment: "Aren't you the same? β
"You're right, Penelo Crivat, there is a monster in my heart that you can't understand madness, but it's definitely not what you think...... Like you, I was full of affection for this future. β
"Sometimes I'm alive and happier than usual. For I seem to feel that the Son has given tolerance to others...... I talked to the wizards I thought were pitiful, listening to their uninspired clichΓ©s. Do you know what one of the wizards said to me in his rhetorical rhetorical language? He was really just trying to say, "Desire, desire!"
"It's hard to fill, even the most mysterious sorcery is the same, isn't it?"
"Andrew, you are too others, the pursuit of good things, the talent and rights of every wizard you are, this is not to blame. β
"Maybe you're right in some ways, but that doesn't hide the sins of greedy wizards. Some of the gold coins in Gringotts' collection are probably stained with black magic. β
"So, Penelo Crivet, your ideals are not ridiculous at all, provided you have the strength to match them. β
"Anyway, Andrew, you're going to help me, right?"
"Of course, you are now my follower, and you become the Minister of Magic, and I am the master of the Minister of Magic. Xie An said noncommittally.
"Hmph, I've always said that I'm special, but I'm not like all men. Penelope Kerivat said dismissively.
Xie An shrugged, "You should be grateful for this greed, otherwise you probably won't have a chance to get close to your success." β
"Well," Penelo Crivat said in a serious tone, "whatever your purpose is, you agreed to my request, in short, we are allies now, and ......" she said as she turned around and stared at Xie An with clear eyes, "and as you said, strength is the only weight that determines our relationship, I hope you will always be stronger than me, otherwise I will not hesitate to betray you when the time comes." β
"Heh......" Xie An sneered and didn't say anything.
"Don't laugh at me mentally, Andrew Lee," said Penelope Criwatt with some emotion, "even if I have to rely on your help now, and I am weak and pitiful to you, but don't look down on me! But it didn't work at all, and others would just look at the necklace with a more awkward look that didn't match my clothes at all. β
"The dazzling necklace loses a little bit of its value in my eyes, and for me, it becomes a burden. But I still wore it, and I joined Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and became a prefect. β
"And these rings, which are Egyptian scarab statues, which can be said to have been found from a pyramid. The image of this beetle magic pattern has the meaning of 'human life'. Of course, Andrew, you know more about these ancient magic patterns than I do, but at least this ring was completely made by me, and no one helped me. β
"I just want you to understand, Andrew, I don't want you to be my new burden, I learn from you, it's a spontaneous and equal effort, not for the vanity that ordinary people aspire to, so when you want to laugh at me, think about this ring, think about how a girl who doesn't know anything about magical artifacts can rely on her perseverance and patience to make such a beautiful artifact!" Penelo Crivat took the magic ring he was wearing on his hand and handed it to Shea.
Wizards bring a lot of trinkets, most of which are carriers of various magic, the most common of which is a portkey. But Penelo Crivat's is obviously not attached to this kind of magic, and the magic patterns on it are extremely complicated, and I am afraid that for Xie An, it will take a lot of effort to make such a ring.
Knowing that the girl's determination could not be blasphemed, Xie An put away his smile and solemnly took the ring.
Penelope was an idealistic girl and was ready to pay for her ideals. She just needed a proper stage. Many people never find their stage in their lifetime, but Penelope Crivat was lucky enough to find Andrew, and she didn't hesitate to take the chance.
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The surface of the Black Lake rippled in circles, and the Aurors swallowed the gill grass and dived into the water one by one. Unbeknownst to the Merfolk Tribe, the Ministry of Magic had sent a large number of Aurors, and Morten had just executed a mermaid who had betrayed the Mermaid Tribe.
Dumbledore thought of something else at this time, and he said to Amelia: "I don't think this matter seems to be so simple, after you take the Aurors down, remember, first find a way to force the merfolk to hand over the students, and if it really doesn't work, then use force." In the middle, you have to pay special attention to the environment around the tribe, not far from the mermaid tribe, is the entrance to the seal, you should be very clear, the danger here. β
Bones frowned slightly, Rufus did not explain the key, but Dumbledore's reminder still reminded Amelia of all kinds of scruples about the seal. The Department of Mysteries holds records of seals, files written in ancient magical scripts that hold an astonishing secret. There is no way to verify this secret unless the seal is opened. Dumbledore was one of the few wizards who firmly believed that the records were real, and he was adamantly opposed to trying to open the seal.
Dumbledore looked at Amelia, waiting for her response, and Director Bones finally nodded, the wrinkles on her face becoming more pronounced.
The sky was rapidly darkening, the stars and the moon were scattered into the sky by invisible hands, and strange roars were heard from time to time in the Forbidden Forest, and the prefects of Hogwarts followed the professor, divided into several groups, separating the entire castle from the Black Lagoon.