There is nothing on the hillside.

Paucus quickly calmed down, took her shovel down the hill and returned to the tavern, and the next day she came again during the day, and made a carpet search of the five hundred yards around it, and did not return until the sun went down and the light was bad.

After a day of searching, she could only admit that there was a good chance that Tom was not dead.

The thought of this made her shudder.

There were only a few bullet casings on that hillside, and there were some places splattered with blood. If it weren't for the bloodstains, she would have almost thought that the events of that night would have been a dream.

She disposed of the blood-stained grass and land, returned to the tavern, packed her bags, and headed straight back to London.

The Christmas holidays were fast gone, she had moved out of the church hospital, the house had been put in order, the furniture dealer had brought in all the furniture, and the things from her home in Godleck's Valley, and it had taken her a week to cram everything into the little house, which was now so much that the neighbors were surprised when they came.

"Rose, why don't you throw some away?"

She didn't say that her heart would feel better if the house was so full, otherwise she would have remembered that she was the only one left in the house now.

She was baptized in the church, and the priest gave her a Christian name: Ann.

That evening, she knelt before the priest and confessed.

The priest stood in front of the cross with a Bible in his hand and asked her, "Ann, have you committed any sin?" ”

She held the cross and closed her eyes and said, "Yes, Father, I have sinned. ”

"So, are you going to repent?" Said the priest.

Pauss was silent, and the priest did not urge her or let her go. After a long time, she said, "Father, my sin is in the bottom of my heart and cannot be spoken. ”

The priest still lowered his eyes compassionately and calmly, as if he did not see her, as if he knew what was on her mind. He said, "So, do you know that you are wrong?" ”

"Yes, Father."

"Well, God forgive you." The priest's hand gently stroked the top of Paulo's head, and then made a cross in front of her.

The nerves that had been tense suddenly relaxed, and Baosi fell to the floor on her knees, tears sliding down her closed eyes.

The priest held the Bible in his hand and began to read: "...... Do not judge anyone, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn anyone, and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Amen. (From Luke 6 of the New Testament)

Pauss followed the priest and said, "Amen." And he drew a cross in his heart.

- Tom, I have sinned against you, then I will forgive you for all that you have done to me. I will no longer resent you for hurting me and taking away my children.

She said this to Tom in her heart, and left the church.

She needed to think about what to do next.

The worst possible is that Tom is not dead, then he will soon come back to get revenge on her. Death wasn't terrible, and Paucus was just worried about Red, she wasn't sure if Tiger Poison wouldn't be useful to Tom, but she couldn't easily entrust Red to someone else.

Obviously, this other person can only be Dumbledore. He's strong enough to stand up to Tom, but she's worried that Red will turn into another Harry Potter. Even if she did die at Tom's hands, she didn't want Red to be pushed to avenge her and kill Tom.

But if you don't do this, how can you ensure that Red is not raised as another little Tom in Tom's hands?

At this time, she prayed to God to let Tom really die, may God forgive her sins, but Tom's death is definitely a good thing for the country and the people, I hope God will not mind.

And she thinks it's very likely.

If Tom really hadn't died at that time, her few shots weren't a bad spell, and the wizard's potion had been drunk for a few bottles, how could he have been able to recover in the past half a month, right? Then it's time to come back to her for revenge. Since he hasn't come yet, it can only be that something is wrong with him.

The second possibility is that Tom was actually dead at the time, and then the body was taken away before her.

There are two possibilities, it falls into the hands of the White Wizard, no matter who the wizard who fought with Tom at that time is, if it is a White Wizard, Tom's body will still fall into the hands of Dumbledore in the end, so she just needs to keep an eye on him.

Another possibility is in the hands of the dark wizard.

Paules knew Tom well, he was a very suspicious man, and the Slytherins he had subdued were probably the same as him. At that time, he was almost killed by Harry Potter and didn't dare to go back to his subordinates for help, at that time he was already a big devil with a great reputation, he didn't dare to find his subordinates when he was so strong, for fear that they would take the opportunity to betray him, she didn't think that he was still just a little-known person now that he had the courage to go back to his subordinates.

Therefore, he must have secretly hid to recuperate from his injuries.

Then, he was caught, killed, or locked up by a subordinate who really took the opportunity to betray him.

Pauss began to pray that if there was such a subordinate, he would be locked up for a few more years, and it would be better not to let him out.

The best possibility is that Tom is dead, and the worst possibility is that he is not dead and is about to come to her.

In the former, the danger on her and Rhett has been reduced a lot. She believed that Tom would never make a big deal about the fact that he had found a Muggle woman and had a son, so no one should know about Rhett's origins. Without Tom staring at it, there shouldn't be too many people stopping her from finding Red and taking him away.

The downside is that it's harder for her to find Red, and she already has an idea for that. Either she went to Dumbledore, or she took the initiative to find a way to get the attention of Tom's subordinates - Tom was dead and would never be seen again, so his subordinates must be in a hurry. She is confident that she will be able to coax them after getting their attention before finding out where Red is.

The latter, Tom didn't die, but fell into the hands of those Death Eaters. Then it would be difficult for her to tell lies, and it would be difficult to coax them. After all, the man could confront Tom at any time and expose her lies. Red's identity may also be revealed.

The question before her now was: who was attracted by her first.

After all, she had already tried to get the attention of the group.

She went to Godleck's Valley to move, and said she was moving to London. Assuming that Tom went to take Rhett away from someone else—he said that his friend had taken Rhett out, and he had stayed until midnight, and that Rhett must have given it to someone else, then that person must have been trusted by him. Now that Tom is missing, that man will definitely find a way to find him, and Godleck Valley is an obvious target.

In addition, she went to Little Hangton again, and why didn't the wizard who attacked Tom come to her if he really had another purpose?

- Maybe she's not done enough? Not obvious enough?

Pauce decides to go to the priest tomorrow to give Tom a funeral. Although there is no body, her 'husband' is a seafarer, isn't he? The seafarer died at sea, and she could not find the body to give him a funeral.

That's sensational, isn't it? It wouldn't be normal for those who knew about her relationship with Tom to not jump out.

If that didn't work, she had to find another way.

As she began to plan who she would need to invite to the funeral, the more sensational the better, and she planned to invite everyone from Tom's former orphanage to come, as long as she could contact them.

- Maybe you should put a notice in the newspaper?

That's right, it should be done.

If Tom were still alive, he would have rushed over and killed her. But they are all going to be hunted down by him anyway, and it makes no difference once or twice.

She had bought some ingredients for dinner by the way, and with so much to do at once, she didn't have time to be sad. Now she was full of power.

She energetically made a large table of dinner, prepared a large pot of delicious food for the cats and dogs of the family, and then she sat in the dining room and ate the food on the large table by herself.

She doesn't feel hungry now, she just knows that she should eat, she should eat more, so that she can have strength. So she didn't stop until after she had eaten, and after putting the unfinished food back in the kitchen, she took another hot bath. Then start writing the funeral plan under the lamp in the bedroom, including the list of guests and the schedule. She needs to dress for the funeral, order a coffin, flowers, she may need to invite the guests to the funeral to eat a sandwich or something, maybe she needs to ask a maid to come back and help that day.

By the way, there are also tombstones.

She hurriedly wrote it down on a piece of paper so as not to forget. The message reads: 'A poor boy who was unfortunate enough to fall on his head at the moment when fate was just beginning to smile on him, rests here, may the Lord bless his soul for peace.' ’

She read it twice and felt that it was not sad enough, or should she write 'a poor boy abandoned by his parents'? She couldn't help but think happily that if Tom was really alive, I wonder if he would be so angry that he would come to her immediately after hearing such words that were to be engraved on his tombstone? Even if he did die, the wizard should have a soul, and maybe he would come back to life in anger, or one night, she would see his pearly white figure at her bedside.

She was planning excitedly, looking forward more and more to seeing what Tom would look like when he knew all this. As if he was really alive. She kept imagining, almost thinking that there would be a funeral tomorrow, and that she would immediately see his soul or herself.

Until two o'clock in the evening, she still didn't feel sleepy.

She forced herself to put down her pen and paper, turn off the lamp, and go to bed. She can't collapse at this point, she has to take care of herself.

She was lying on the bed, and as soon as she closed her eyes, she heard the doorbell ring at the door!

She bounced out of bed, ran out of the bedroom before she could put on her dressing gown, and rushed to the door to open it.

"Good night." The man outside the gate was Dumbledore, whom she had met once, and he looked at her in surprise, as if surprised to see her appear so soon.

She froze for a moment before letting him in.

"It's a pleasure to meet you." She told him to sit down on the living room couch first, and then she went back to the bedroom to change her clothes. In such a moment, it had occurred to her that the wizard that night should be Dumbledore. There are no such coincidences in the world. It couldn't have been Tom who had just had an accident and he had come to visit.

- So, did he really receive the letter that Liang Shan sent randomly?

When she came out, she went to the kitchen to prepare refreshments, and when he saw it, he said to her, "Please don't bother too much, my sudden visit will definitely cause you a great inconvenience." ”

"Nope." She came out with refreshments and said tentatively, "I want to thank you." Thanks to you for saving me, otherwise ......"

Dumbledore was not surprised, he smiled faintly.

Paussy was sure, but calmed down.

She sat down and poured him a cup of tea, and there was nothing in the house, which had been brought from Goddeck's house, and the water had not been boiled. But she didn't think it mattered right now, and Dumbledore probably wouldn't mind. Sure enough, he took the tea and did not show dissatisfaction with the tea, but held it in his hand and did not drink it.

Baosi couldn't wait to ask, "That day, I was scared and nervous, and left in a hurry, and then I went back again, thinking...... At least he was buried, but I didn't see it...... I mean, I didn't find ......" she gestured in a panic, her eyes kept looking at Dumbledore.

Dumbledore had been smiling since he came in, and he didn't show any reaction to Rose's words, as if he had really come at two o'clock in the middle of the night.

Baosi couldn't help but urge: "Sir, please tell me, where is he now?" How is he? You must know, right? ”

At this moment, Dumbledore put down his tea and seemed to want to speak, and Paise immediately leaned forward.

He took a letter from his bosom, held it in his hand, and said, "That day, a rough owl flew in through the skylight of the office and landed on my desk. You don't see it, at the time it looked like a fire-breathing dragon. ”

- Looks like he wanted to take his time.

Ross took a deep breath and suppressed the fire. Although she was in a hurry, the initiative was now in Dumbledore's hands. She could only endure.

She told herself to stay calm and then said, "At the time I was just trying to find someone to stop Tom, I only thought of you, I only knew you." I remember Tom having a great respect for you, and I thought that maybe he would be willing to listen to you and stop hurting me. I was so scared. She tried to look sorry and said, "You must understand, don't you?" ”

Dumbledore nodded as if relieved, smiling secretly at her stiff shoulders.

- What a smart kid. But this is normal, she dared to marry Tom, gave birth to a child, and finally managed to escape Tom's pursuit, and even successfully fought back.

He looked at her with pity, it would be nice if she were a wizard.

As if he didn't care, he stroked the letter in his hand and said, "That owl is ......."

"Caught in the field." Bao Si said stiffly.

Dumbledore chuckled, "No wonder, it's a very strong and brave owl. Then he blinked, "And very loyal and intelligent." ”

Pauth didn't think she wanted to talk to Dumbledore about an owl here, so she simply chimed in, "Yes." ”

"It sent me with just my name on it, and it didn't even have an address, and I have to say, it surprised me." Surprised enough to doubt the origin of the letter, doubtful......

He looked up at Buss, who was sitting in front of him.

- Doubts about her identity.

However, when he met Paus, this suspicion was dispelled. Sitting in front of him was a strong woman, who had just killed her husband with her own hands, but her eyes were still clear and determined. She didn't lose herself.

- She's not the same as Tom.

Tom is drawn to evil and eventually slowly moves towards darkness. His fate was all of his own making, and he could have had other choices, but his stubborn pursuit of the wrong power eventually led to this result.

Although she had done wrong things before, if she had been obsessed with such power, or lost her true nature, then she would not be like this now.

Dumbledore said regretfully, "...... If only Tom could be like you. ”

Paose looked at him immediately.

He could sense her nervousness and comforted her, "Don't worry, he'll never hurt you." ”

Rose thought it sounded strange, and she wanted to ask if Tom wasn't dead, but she couldn't open her mouth.

- She was afraid to hear the answer from his mouth.

Thankfully, Dumbledore didn't continue, and he asked her, "Do you have any plans now?" He looked left and right, "What about your children?" He guessed that the child might have been sent elsewhere by Tom, and that he wouldn't let the Muggles raise his child.

Sure enough, after hearing his words, Baosi's whole person became nervous and sad.

She reluctantly said calmly, "...... He's not with me. I was getting ready to find him. ”

Dumbledore was deeply moved, and he admired this strong mother. He asked, "Do you have any plans?" Or what can I do for you? ”

Baosi thought about it for a moment and decided that she could still use his power to a limited extent.

- Rhett won't give it to him, though.

"I want to lure them out," she said. That's how to get the news of where Rhett is. She paused and said,

"I want to give Tom a funeral."

Dumbledore's eyes widened in surprise, she could almost see the schadenfreude on his face.

He said, "That's a ......," he said, and when he saw her staring at him, he cleared his throat and said solemnly, "I'm going to definitely come to participate." ”