>> Adversity is like a strong wind, tearing off our coats but not our hearts, so that we can see our true selves.

Her top priority for now should be tonight's dinner, this was the first time she had put those beautiful Chinese dishes into practice, but with her precise potions master-level skills, a small dinner should be as easy as making a pot of scabies potion.

Dealing with medicinal herbs, boiling potions, and the magical luster reflected by the crystal bottle after bottling made Liu Fanxu extremely fascinated. She still remembered the first time she picked up the knife, clumsily handling the herbs, the hot bubbles gurgling in the secret cauldron, and the stirring rod with the magic that flowed from her fingers, evenly fused into the potion that flowed slowly in the crucible. Potions was the family that accompanied her throughout her childhood, her only friend in the suffocating darkness. Liu Fanxu, who was holding a kitchen knife in her hand, was in a trance a master who was handling potions, she was just standing on the side of the kitchen case, her wrist was flexible up and down, and the semi-finished products at equal distances were smoothly arranged on the board, and her slightly constricted eyelashes covered the light under her eyes.

Liu Fanxu's most beautiful moment was when he was boiling potions. Even Professor Snape's delicate operation made her a Potions Master that even Harry Potter had to respect after the war. Rhett's gaze lingered on her fingers and wrists again and again, as if Liu Fanxu was not cooking a dinner at this time, but making a dose of expensive art. Her whole body was shrouded in dazzling light, and her eyes were sour but she couldn't take them off.

"Liu, I think I understand why your mentor calls you a master of apothecary." The technique of carving into the bone and blood into the soul made her whole life cry out for her own existence. An undisguised brilliance proclaims her belonging, and just looking at her holding a tool is enough to foresee her worth. In fact, they all call her a potions master, Liu Fanxu secretly corrected, she raised her eyelids slightly, her radiant eyes with a dark evil charm, looking directly at her Rhett, her eyes fluttered, almost indulged. The corners of her mouth curled slightly, she remembered a potions class with Gryffindor, she forgot to put a ignoring spell on herself, Harry Potter happened to notice her in the corner with her head down to make potions, subconsciously raised her head, and met Harry Potter's gaze, his fascinated expression, was taunted by Malfoy for a long time, he said that he was like a fool who had drunk aphrodisiacs.

Liu Fanxu smiled back, she was noble and low-key, at first because of her status as an orphan girl, she was only a shadow and did not want to provoke right and wrong, and then she hated the flattery like a butterfly in the social field, she hated to be noticed, so she always restrained her edge, but Red was special, she let him sink in her smile, she was a Slytherin.

The dishes on the table are the most accurate templates, perfectly interpreting the colors and flavors that match the famous names. Rhett, who was sitting across from him, looked at the delicious food at the table, his face was not surprised, he had already deduced the feast. Each bite he chewed slowed down, and the treasure was savored with an endless aftertaste. Liu Fanxu lowered her eyes with satisfaction, she held the sole of the goblet and shook the grape juice in the wine glass. Well, not being able to have red wine to entertain is a pity for this feast, the purple-red juice, as clear as amethyst, is better than nothing.

Rhett's face still had incredulity on his face, he wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin, and his eyes were fixed on the empty plate on the table, "It's really made with specials, the ones we brought back today?" It's unbelievable! You must know that Washington is expensive, but you can't buy such a big meal with special expenses. Although my scholarship was enough to cover my tuition fees, I still had to rely on that savings for living expenses. Rhett said this, glanced at Liu Fanxu, and then lowered his head again, "When I was 18 years old, I sent my mother to a nursing home, she was very sick, I know, her schizophrenia made her stay there for the rest of her life, and I sold our house." And then, you know, I'm from Las Vegas, and by the way, I'm good at math and good at mental arithmetic, so, I won enough money for myself and my mom. Liu Fanxu frowned, "Where is your father?" Red lowered his eyes bitterly, and there was a trilling voice in his voice...... My dad left me and mom when I was twelve, and he abandoned us. For all these years, at no time, he had not come back to see me and my mother, at any time. He suddenly stubbornly raised his chin, looked at Liu Fanxu and said, "I don't have a father." ”

"......" Liu Fanxu and Red looked at each other for a few seconds, she looked at his brown eyes fluttering, covered with moisture, and suddenly squinted and smiled, "So, you were kicked out by Las Vegas specialties?" Because you didn't lose? No wonder if you start planning the economy now, it won't be that even Washington will turn you away. Red pursed his lips and didn't answer, but he was acquiescing. Liu Fanxu stroked his temples and laughed dryly, "Hey, Spencer, have you really been short of money?" "What a lot of money to be kicked out of the casino, and sure enough, as long as he wants, he can live anywhere.

"It's not something that is particularly needed, there's no need to waste too much, is there? You must know that I am also environmentally conscious. Red shrugged his shoulders and got up to clean up the dining table, Liu Fanxu propped his chin and swept his gaze over the bookshelf that occupied one of the walls, where there were rows full of books, he didn't care about it before, but now he looked carefully and found that most of them were first editions or expensive collector's editions, and Rhett, who seemed to be saving in life, squandered most of his money on his thirsty desire for knowledge.

For as long as she could remember, when night fell, she had to read incessantly to keep herself asleep, she had read every book she could get her hands on, she had dabbled more than any Ravenclaw, but she was not a scholar, she was not a Ravenclaw. Liu Fanxu walked to the bookshelf and couldn't help but reach out and brush the neatly arranged spine, she thought that there would be no second person like her in this world, not for a scientific research project, not for the sake of revolutionizing civilization, but purely for the sake of reading. Her hand brushed the spine of the book, slowly withdrew it, and fell to her eyebrow bone, gently hiding her dark gaze.

LOVE - is Professor Dumbledore's unchanging belief, he used it to infect each of his students all the time, until he was lying in the white coffin, Liu Fanxu didn't know if Professor Dumbledore was still believing in the power of love at that time. She questioned and doubted, and until the old man died, he could not verify his words, as if the conversation in the Headmaster's office that afternoon was just a dream she had, and in a trance she seemed to remember Professor Dumbledore, who looked at her lovingly with his usual wise blue eyes, and his old but energetic tone, Liu Fanxu, who was sitting in the armchair opposite him, was expressionless and did not respond to the old man's kindness, but the old headmaster didn't know that at that time, she was actually repeating his words in her heart: love is destined, we can't find the true meaning of life alone, we need to be with the person we love. Since that conversation, she has not been able to find someone with whom she can verify this sentence, so she has questioned the old headmaster until now, and she thinks that she may have a little bit of a desire to understand the old headmaster's feelings, just a little.

“Loveisourtruedestiny.Wedonotfindmeaningsoflifebyourselvesalone.Wefinditwithanother.” Red's voice suddenly sounded beside Liu Fanxu, her body was reflexively stiff and tight, her right hand was already holding the wand and raised it slightly, and between the lightning and flint, she quickly lowered the wand and put it away again. She pulled away her smile and turned to look at Red, "What?" With a satisfied smile on his face, he closed his eyes and lifted his chin slightly, as if enjoying it, and he heard her ask rhetorically, repeating "Loveisourtruedestiny.Wedonotfindmeaningsoflifebyourselvesalone.Wefinditwithanother." Liu Fanxu subconsciously said "Thomas Merton" Immediately, she realized that what Red said was what Professor Dumbledore had said to her, and she was thinking about it repeatedly in her heart at this time. Hearing her quick answer, Rhett's face was slightly raised, and the smile was even stronger, he didn't speak again, but turned his head to look at Liu Fanxu, his eyebrows were flying, he paddled his feet, and his arms followed his foot-stepping movements, throwing out an arc and then closing them again, holding his two hands together and rubbing them.

Liu Fanxu intuitively felt that Rhett's entire body movements were shouting happy, well, although she didn't know why he was happy, it didn't affect her to be happy with him. Two very happy people, pointing to the rows of books on the shelves, from left to right one by one to play a memorization game, until the night fell and could not distinguish the winner, and finally both of them found that it was impossible to fight the result, so they put out chess, played rapid chess, the same mental arithmetic of the two people, immersed in the fight back and forth, until four o'clock in the morning, Red rubbed his eyes and nodded sleepily, Liu Fanxu triumphantly ended the battle. Rhett was not convinced, he still wanted to fight again, and was pressed down on the bed by her, he struggled and was incapacitated, so he had to compromise and bury his head in the quilt, and in just a second, he slept darkly and sweetly.

Liu Fanxu stood beside the bed, looked down at Rhett buried in the quilt, made sure that he was already asleep, his fingertips moved lightly, and the magic power smoothly followed the spell around Rhett, she quickly turned around and disappeared into the room without a sound.