Chapter 115

On Christmas Day 1979, Paise heard that Little Lady Porter was pregnant. This was mentioned by chance at the dinner table at Severus Riddle's house.

"What a surprise." Baoth felt her heart beat wildly, and she pretended to be casual and asked, "I remember they just got married?" ”

"Last September." Severus just casually mentioned it, not expecting it to become a topic. He looked at Paussy worriedly, thinking that she was just as in love with Mrs. Black as it was to introduce the nutrient lady and advertise the marriage.

"Really." Ross said.

Everyone at the table thought the topic was over, and everyone was asking Severus how his research was.

"It's not very good yet, but my intention was to at least develop a potion before Christmas that would eliminate the werewolf's aggression during the full moon and bring him back to his senses. Otherwise, just pour them with strong water of life and death. "Anyway, it's just to make the werewolf lose his strength, so he doesn't have to study it.

"What have you done now?" Red asked.

"It's like drinking water of life and death. Drinking it the day before the full moon will weaken their aggressiveness. But there is no other use. Severus, of course, was not happy with the results, and the entire Workshop was dead before the Christmas break.

"Is the prescription stable?" Red knows that werewolf healing isn't that simple, so a little bit of progress is a surprise.

"Yes, the prescription is stable." Severus certainly wouldn't have made a prescription that wasn't stable enough, even if it was a half-finished product.

"Is it expensive?" Red has already started to think about giving this medicine to all werewolves.

"It's okay, there are a little more boiling processes, but as long as you strictly follow the prescription, there will be no problem." Severus heard that Professor Riddle Jr. seemed to be planning to push out this unsuccessful prescription, and immediately objected: "Professor, I must explain that this prescription can only have the same effect as life and death water, if you want to use it, it is better to pour all werewolves with strong life and death water, that is troublesome, there will be many people, even Hogwarts nurses will boil this medicine." ”

He unceremoniously choked Rhett's words.

Everyone at the table could see that Red could only smile, as if he hadn't had that idea at all.

The table was cold for a moment, and Rose cleared her throat, and as the hostess, she began to bring up another topic, but she brought up the little Porters again.

"So their baby will be born in the summer?" She said.

Although everyone felt that the topic was not so perfect, it was still the responsibility.

"It should be," Red said. He paused, not knowing what to say next. Why would they discuss a young couple at the Christmas table who is not familiar with it at all? Even though he had invited James Porter and Sirius Black to be guests, Paucus showed no interest in them.

Tom looked at Baosi gently: "Dear, do you want to hold your grandson too?" I'm sure Rhett's baby will be born too. ”

Red began to focus on the food in front of him. No one in the family had ever urged him, neither Pausy nor Tom seemed to be interested in whether he needed a girlfriend to marry and have a few children. And for him, the current Ministry of Magic is interesting.

It never occurred to her, like Mrs. Black, to urge her son to get married and have a grandson for her. She had died once and lived a second time, and she had long taken this kind of thing lightly. For her, that kind of shadowless grandson is definitely not as important as her son. No matter when Red gets married or what kind of person he marries, she will wish him happiness.

'Even if it's a man, a vampire, a werewolf, a giant, I have the confidence to get along with him. Both thought that since she could marry Voldemort and have two children alive, nothing could disappoint her.

So when Tom said this, she didn't react for a moment and said, "Red isn't married yet." But he was afraid that his son would misunderstand, so he immediately turned his head and said, "Don't worry, Red." I want you to get married out of love, and no matter who you fall in love with, you can trust that I will be on your side. ”

"Of course, Mom." Red was moved and thought strange, as if his mother thought he would fall in love with a monster?

The topic is getting weirder. Pauss provoked a third topic.

"Then, we should congratulate them." She said to Tom.

Even Tom didn't know who she was: "Of course you should go and congratulate them, dear." He waited for her to continue.

"Then, let's go together then." Pauss concludes the topic.

After dinner, Tom thought about it again, and as we sat down to chat, we asked Paulie, "You just said Little Porter?" ”

"Yes, I think it's July." Rose said.

Tom looked at Paoth strangely, unable to figure out why she cared so much about the little Porters and their children. The family had no special friendship with the Potter family, and Pauth had never shown any interest in wizarding, although she had lived in the wizarding world all her life, her friends were only Dumbledore, and even the nurses who had previously worked with the medical wing Nanding only kept exchanging gifts every Christmas.

Ariana is six years old, and she has a children's wand. Not as powerful as an adult wand and can effectively control children enough to stabilize the mana. According to Tom's research, the best age for wand changers for children is fourteen years old. Until now, she had only been able to use a child's wand, even though she needed to go to Hogwarts at the age of eleven.

Ariana described the children's wand as a 'rubber stick' that she always had to push with great force, and the response was very small, not at all as good as the one she had ever used with Tom and Red's wands.

"I just need to wave Daddy's wand, but I have to work hard!" She wasn't happy about that. However, after asking Tom, she learns that this method is conducive to her magical growth and control. So she also turned a blind eye to Ariana's complaints.

In Ariana's eyes, only Severus was with her. After trying her wand, he said, "This wand is so powerful that I can't even use it." He tried to cast a few spells, but the water was like a fountain and only a small splash of water.

Ariana was skeptical, after all, it was a 'children's wand', how could it be a powerful wand? She took her wand and went to find Dumbledore. When the white-bearded old man saw her coming, he first overwhelmed her with all kinds of candy and knick-knacks that he had come to get close to, and when she said so, Dumbledore tried it too.

He looked serious: "Hmm...... Very powerful, very delicate craftsmanship. He turned to Ariana and asked, "Who gave you this wand?" ”

Ariana said it was Tom's sixth birthday present.

"Dad said he did it himself."

Dumbledore returned his wand to Ariana: "This wand is very good, it will protect you." He explained to Ariana that young wizards often have magical riots, saying, "The gems on your watch will help you balance the magical powers." But this wand can guide you to learn how to control your power. ”

Apparently a wand is good.

When Ariana returned, she went to find Baoth, and she knew that her mother was the only one in the house who was not a wizard, so she didn't think to ask her about it at first.

Thinking that she had forgotten about it, she brought it up again, and knew that she had asked Dumbledore, so she said, "Excuse me." Have you seen the Muggle Games? "They had Muggle TV at home, and they went to see it as a family at the Montreal Olympics two years ago. Paucus had deliberately brought a wizard to experience the power of Muggles, and of course they didn't admire Muggles, but kept saying, 'It's fun for Muggles to come up with so many games'.

Pauss sees this as an improvement. Understanding always comes step by step.

"Do you remember there's a weightlifting event in there?" She asked.

"Of course I do. They kept lifting a two-ended heavy pole. Considering her mother's feelings, Ariana didn't say she thought it was stupid.

Pauss pointed to the cabinet in the doorway, "Do you think that Muggle can lift this cupboard?" ”

Ariana looked at the cabinet and said strangely, "It should be possible, right?" I remember that champion could lift more than 200 pounds. She stood in front of the cabinet, which was only as high as her chest: "It should be easy." She didn't forget to praise Muggles again, "Muggles are also very powerful, Mom." ”

Without exposing her careful thoughts, Baosi asked, "Then do you think Dad and Brother can lift this cabinet?" She added, "No wand." ”

Without a wand?

Ariana was about to say that it was just a trivial matter, but suddenly she couldn't be sure.

When Tom and Red returned, she dragged them to 'lift the cabinet at the door'.

"What did you fall into?" Red wanted to wave his wand to remove the cabinet, "I can ask the elf to help you find it next time." ”

Ariana stopped him: "Brother, can you raise it without a wand?" ”

"Without a wand?" Although Red thinks he can do almost anything, he can't 'lift' the cabinet as he puts his wand down and circles around the cabinet, as his little sister says.

The second one came back Tom couldn't do it, he asked his little daughter directly: "Is this what your mother taught you?" ”

"Yes." Ariana frowned and said that she thought her father and brother were very powerful people, but without using a wand, it seemed that they couldn't even compare to a Muggle? Maybe she should ask Grandpa Dumbledore and Seifer to try it too.

Tom patted his daughter's little head: "Then go ask your mother." ”

Ariana owled her Grandpa Dumbledore, and Whitebeard replied to her very seriously, saying that he had tried several times, from his office bookcase to his bedroom wardrobe to his bedside table to the large porcelain cabinet and wine cabinet in the living room.

I couldn't lift it all. ’

Dumbledore put a circle around the word 'lift', indicating that he was following Ariana's instructions as strictly as he was told.

Although Severus Snape was so busy with the study that he even wanted to save time for eating and sleeping, after receiving Ariana's letter, he also carefully listed all the cabinets that could be found in the study. Of course it didn't work out, and he even flashed to his arm, as he was going to look up at the small-looking bedside table.

Ariana went to find Pauche after getting the results of what she thought was a powerful wizard.

Pauche wasn't surprised. Ariana had found a reason for the wizards: "It's because Daddy doesn't have as much strength as the Muggle." She put the accent on 'that Muggle,' "Muggles aren't all that strong, either. ”

"Then why do you think 'that Muggle' is so powerful?" ”

"Because he used to practice how to lift weights." That's a good explanation. Ariana didn't think that Muggle was awesome.

Bao Si nodded in satisfaction: "Then you should also understand." If your magic is his strength, then you are also practicing how to be a strong man. ”

Ariana had long forgotten her question at the beginning, when her mother suddenly brought it up, and it took a while to figure it out.

"I see." She looked at her wand and no longer felt bad about it.

In the evening, Tom came back to find that Ariana had not circled around the cabinet as before, and asked her, "Problem solved?" ”

"Yes." Ariana suddenly remembered that she should thank her father, and although she had thanked her for the wand as a birthday present, she didn't know the mystery of the wand at the time.

Tom saw his little daughter suddenly smile and threw herself into his arms, hugged him and said, "Daddy, thank you for the gift, I love it." She also took out her wand and cherished it.

"I'm glad you liked it." Tom crouched down and hugged her, then turned to the kitchen. Paise was preparing for dinner, and after all these years, she still hadn't broken her habits. The kitchen will always attract her more than the dresser.

"Dear." He called her.

"You're back?" Paussy came over, and the two hugged briefly. She had two hands open and barbecue oil on them. "I'm ready to eat right away, and I have a whole roasted hind leg today." She said. She likes to feed everybody.

"Hmm." He leaned over her cheek and kissed her lightly, "Thank you." ”

Pauss accepted the kiss and asked him, "You've eaten out, haven't you?" ”