In the valley, it suddenly darkened, and the gray-black of her fingers obscured Tia's vision. Fastest updates

This was undoubtedly very disturbing to her.

Tia is a very ordinary girl, she has been ordinary since she was a child, so ordinary that she even wants to cry a little.

Tia is also a girl who is often bullied, she has been bullied since she was a child, and every bit of her memory is full of obscurity.

Whenever faced with sudden changes, Tia is always at a loss. Even though she celebrated her 23rd birthday last month, it was still the same.

23 years, she has spent 23 years in her life, but she seems to have not grown up at all, living a muddy and poor life.

Yes! She grew up in a Muggle orphanage in Massachusetts, USA, and was recruited into Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at the age of 11, graduating with great difficulty.

However, such a tragic life experience without a father and mother has never been a fig leaf for her to cover up her cowardice. This is just because there are many children who have the same background as her, or even more miserable than her, and the children in the orphanage where she grew up are not all like this?

She didn't have the capital to complain, and she didn't have the opportunity to complain, at least as she thought it was.

Other orphans can rely on their own talent and hard work in exchange for the motivation to keep climbing upwards, but she, Tia, cannot. She is weak and helpless...... But the reason is only her own.

"God gave me opportunities, but it was only because of my cowardice that those opportunities were lost in vain."

Tia often thought so, as she had been when she was a Muggle, and even after she became an obscure witch.

She wondered why, while waiting for the Sorting House in the halls of Ilvermorny Castle, the cat-leopard statue representing the wisdom of the scholar would roar, and the Thunderbird statue representing the spirit of adventure would flutter its wings.

All she knew was that she had made it through the magic school in a daze, barely crossing the threshold of graduation and becoming a poor witch who couldn't even find a job to make ends meet.

This time, perhaps for the first time in her life, she mustered up the courage to leave the orphanage where she had lived for 23 years and come to this land that was completely unfamiliar to her.

Recently, the "Gilderoy Lockhart's Personal Audiovisual Meeting" that has made a lot of noise in the British wizarding community is almost universally known, and even Tia, a foreigner who has come from afar, has inevitably heard about it.

Unlike the wizards who join in to catch a glimpse of the "audio-visual meeting", Tia came for the free food.

Tia, who had little money, had been penniless a week ago, and if she didn't find something to eat, she was afraid that she would starve to death in this strange country.

She's glad there was so much free food and drink available!

Those wealthy merchants probably want to take advantage of this event to hype it up, but where would she understand this. All she knew was that she would finally be able to last a few more days.

In the huge building, which is said to be the site of the audiovisual event, it seems that there will be a lot of interesting activities about to start, but Tia doesn't even look at it.

What she wants to do most now is to stuff as much of these free food as possible into her empty stomach pouch, because these things are only available on site and are not allowed to be packed and taken away.

However, as Tia sat in front of a staple food stall, desperately stuffing fries into her mouth, she noticed that the sky was oppressive.

She puffed out her cheeks full of fries, looked up blankly, and immediately saw the gray-black clouds sinking in the air.

“…… What's wrong? ”

There was only one question flashing in her ignorant mind, and then she couldn't see anything.

The crowd around her was gone, as was the cacophony of selling that echoed in her ears, as did the fries that filled her mouth.

Seem...... Even the whole world is gone.

She crouched down as she had done before, hugged her knees tremblingly, and buried her slightly dirty face deep in the crook of her arm.

“…… Don't, don't bully Tia...... Thea knows it's wrong, Tia knows it's wrong......"

In Tia's subconscious, when in danger, all resistance will lead to rougher treatment. It's because since she was a child, she never argues anymore, and she doesn't even have an explanation.

She only knows how to beg for mercy, only knows how to admit mistakes, and only knows how to tell others...... I'm a cowardly and boring girl. That way, at least, she won't be bullied for too long.

But this time, it was not what she expected.

There were no bullying Muggles kicking and beating her or pulling her hair; None of those bad wizards used their magic to make her grow pustules or anything else that made her miserable.

In her ears, there seemed to be a faint sound of horses' hooves......

Tia quietly opened her closed eyes and looked up in a wince. Suddenly, she was surprised to find herself on top of an empty and quiet ridge.

The green fields are bathed in morning dew and shimmer with crystal light; The fine soil is moist and soft, with a faint fresh smell.

Everything around here seems to be full of life.

“…… Da-da-da-da. ”

The sound of horses' hoofs came from behind Tia, and she hurriedly looked back, and immediately saw a carriage speeding briskly in this direction.

Not far behind her, on the side of the horse road, a strangely shaped farm was located in the middle of a fruit grove, and a smooth dirt road winded into it, extending to the horse road.

"The Law of Sighs"

The two maroon horses leading the carriage were pulled aside by the coachman, and they trotted two steps and stopped at the dirt intersection.

"Lord Lockhart, I'm home."

"Okay, thank you...... Wait for me on the side of the road, I'll be back soon. ”

In Tia's confused vision, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and immediately after, a tall and handsome man jumped out of the carriage with ease. After saying goodbye to the coachman, he walked steadily towards the farm.

The coachman nodded to his back, flicked the reins, and drove his horse to the side of the road.

Tia looked at Lockhart, who was walking towards the farmstead, and then at the old coachman in the carriage, and blinked blankly.

"They...... Can't you see me here? ”

She was obviously squatting on the ridge not far from the road, but neither Lockhart nor the old coachman had ever glanced at her. Even though his eyes swept near her several times, he still turned a blind eye.

Although Tia did not do well in her studies, she was at least a graduated witch. At this moment, she finally realized that she was probably caught up in some strange and strange magic......

“…… Is...... Who's teasing Tia? ”

She hugged her knees tightly and bit her lower lip, timidly thinking about the question that frightened and unsettled her.

Even though she was often teased and bullied by others, she had never encountered such a situation. Who was bullying her with such a powerful and terrifying magic?

This...... Is it worth it?

“…… Tia, Tia knew she was wrong...... Whoever it is, please, please spare Tia......"

She begged timidly for mercy, but no one paid attention to her. The surroundings are still quiet, except for the wild frogs in the fields chirping softly, full of wild fun.

Time passed little by little, the old groom in the carriage was napping, and the two maroon horses were unusually well-behaved and quiet.

Tia didn't move, she didn't dare to move, for fear that if she moved, something terrible would happen.

It wasn't until Lockhart came out of the farm with two more suitcases, put his luggage on the wagon, and headed for the road ahead. But I saw that the carriage had traveled some distance and suddenly took off into the air.

At this moment, the surrounding scene suddenly blurred, and when Tia blinked again, she saw that everything in her field of vision had changed.

“…… Where is this? ”

It's a verdant meadow that seems to be constantly pruned to make it look very smooth.

A towering fence gate stood not far in front of her, and at the end of a winding ramp sat a stunning quaint castle.

The castle has rough and natural lines, and the large gray-black wall tiles are stacked together, making it look thick and solid, as if it were impregnable.

In Tia's eyes, this is a more magnificent castle than her alma mater, Ilvermorny Castle.

As she was stunned, another series of horses' hooves sounded from behind her. When she looked back, it was still the same carriage carrying Lockhart that had fallen from the sky and trotted to a stop at the school gate.

"Squeak"

Startled, Tia quickly turned her head again, and then buried her face in the crook of her arm in fright.

The tall fence door opened, and it was opened by a grim-faced man. There was no one just now, so where did he come from? Is it Apparition? Still is......

Tia was scared! I'm so scared! What she is most afraid of is a man with a cold face and sharp eyes!

"Oh, are you Professor Severus Snape? Hello, nice to meet you! I'm Gilderoy Lockhart, and I'm teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts...... From today onwards, we are colleagues. ”

“…… Hello. ”

One is a cheerful and calm voice, the other is cold and unforgiving. If it was in the past, Tia would definitely be more inclined to the former, at least such a sunny man would not bully her easily.

But somehow......

Tia suddenly raised her head and peeked at the gloomy man again......