The next night, at the Slytherin table in the hall, Cynthia was stunned.

Her brother, Regulus Black, gentlemanly extended his hand to her roommate and friend, Elsa Shafiq, and said slowly, "Dear Miss Elsa Shafiq, would you like to be my Halloween companion?" ”

And, Elsa smiled and agreed.

Looking at the looks of the people around her who seemed to know for a long time, Cynthia couldn't help but sigh: Merlin's socks! In the days when she was busy with Quidditch training, what was she missing!

Just as she sighed, Elsa touched her arm and asked, "Thea, who are you going to join with?" ”

"I'm ......" Cynthia subconsciously looked at Severus, and just as she was still thinking about whether to invite Severus, she saw Severus slowly walking in the direction of Lily Evans at the Gryffindor table.

Due to the distance, she didn't hear what they were saying, only Severus and Lily Evans clasped hands, and the unusually excited (??? Potter.

Cynthia withdrew her gaze, lowered her gray eyes, and said softly, "I...... I don't know......" Then he lowered his head and concentrated on cutting the lamb chops in front of him.

After a hurried meal, she returned to her dormitory on the grounds that she was not feeling well. After lying down, her mind clearly reflected the clasped hands of the brunette boy and the red-haired girl, and the gentle smile on the brunette boy's face that he had never seen before.

It turned out that she still cared about Severus very much, and she cared about it, and wanted to have it alone, and not share it with the girl named Lily Evans, she only wanted Severus Snape to be her friend alone.

Cynthia was taken aback by her own thoughts, because of her age, the girl didn't know yet, this is what it is called, like it.

Thinking about it, she fell into a deep sleep, and in the dream, the girl holding Severus's hand was herself......

The next day, Barty Jr. of the Crouch family sent her an invitation to join her for the Halloween party.

She had the impression that the boy she could always see in the library, and that he sat almost all the time in the seat diagonally opposite her.

So she put her hand on the boy's hand and nodded slightly.

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After dinner on Friday, Cynthia arrived at the Astronomy Tower as usual. But Severus wasn't here, and Cynthia leaned against the railing and waited. I waited for a long time before I saw the boy running up panting.

“… Call! Embrace... I'm sorry, Cynthia, I... I'm late. "The boy's breath became rapid from the vigorous exercise.

"It's alright, Severus, I've just arrived, you can rest first!" Cynthia said as she handed the boy a dark green handkerchief with the Black family crest embroidered with silver thread.

"You wipe your sweat first!" Cynthia pointed to the thin sweat oozing from his forehead.

"Thank you......" the boy took the delicate handkerchief and thanked him softly. …… I'll go back and wash it and give it back to you." ”

"It's okay, you can use it! By the way, you and... Miss Evans, you ...... Together? Cynthia asked suddenly.

"Well, I mean, I saw you holding hands that day...... No, I'm sorry, Severus, I was abrupt......" Cynthia lowered her golden head in frustration.

"Well, we... I don't know...... She just agreed to go to the party with me and socialize...... I, I haven't asked yet......" Cynthia looked at Severus's red ears, but didn't know what to say.

While she was still thinking about what to say, she heard Severus continue to say "I...... I'd love to ask her, it's just ...... It's just that I'm afraid Lily will reject me...... After all, she's, she's so good......"

Well, Cynthia could only watch the boy in front of her look soften and softer, with a happy smile on the corner of his mouth. This made Cynthia's heart feel a little indescribable, so she interrupted the boy's conjecture.

"So, have you decided how you're going to dress up tomorrow?" She made her tone sound as strange as possible.

"Hmm...... Not yet. By the way, Cynthia, have you found a male partner? ”

"Me? Of course! Barty Jr. of the Crouch family invited me, and I said yes to him. I heard you're roommates? ”

Severus's eyes darkened, "Yes, but he doesn't like me, because I'm a ...... Hybrid. With that, he tightened his hand at his side.

"Uh, I'm sorry, I didn't know you had a bad relationship, I'm sorry, Severus!" Cynthia felt a little embarrassed. "We ...... Let's get to work! With that, he began to experiment with wandless magic.

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After eating at noon the next day, Elsa started to get busy, and she designed a completely different outfit for Cynthia with a completely different temperament!

The other day, the two ordered the dress to be worn tonight in a fashion magazine (in fact, Elsa did it alone), and she ordered a black velvet skirt for Cynthia, and an ice blue silk dress for herself.

Cynthia's hair, decorations, and makeup were taken care of by the older Narcissa, who she didn't have as many beauty spells.

Under Elsa's command, Cynthia's long blonde hair was highlighted with strands of mysterious purple-black, two small red horns grew on her head, and a pair of small black wings were inserted on her back by Narcissa using Transfiguration, her eyes were painted with dark eyeshadow, and her lips were bright red.

Cynthia looked at herself in the mirror and sighed.

When Cynthia appeared at the door of the hall with little Barty Crouch in a black velvet robe, it caught everyone's attention, and they were whispering.

"Who is this girl?"

"It's so beautiful!"

"This seems to be Cynthia Black of Slytherin."

"Oh my God! It's her! It's much worse than the usual image! ”

"If you hadn't said it, I wouldn't have imagined that this was the girl on weekdays!"

Cynthia curled the corners of her mouth and walked into the venue with little Barty in her arms.

She saw Elsa holding the stunned Regulus, then winked playfully at her.

She saw the doting glances that Lucius and Narcissa had cast at her.

She saw Cyris and Potter's incredulous eyes and gaping mouths.

She saw Lily Evans in a white dress like a divine goddess.

She saw Severus, who was holding Lily's hand, smiling.

Until little Barty, who was beside her, put his arm around her waist and whispered in her ear, "Cynthia, you are so beautiful tonight!" ”