Chapter 39: Divergence
Time flies, and as soon as October begins, Cynthia receives an invitation from the Malfoy family.
Since Lucius had already graduated, the two families decided to get engaged to their two children first, and then get married as soon as Narcissa graduated.
The date of engagement was set for Narcissa's birthday, which was a Wednesday. So Cynthia and the others went to their dean, Professor Slughorn, to take leave.
Cynthia also questioned Cialis, but the other party refused to listen to her, so Cynthia had to give up.
On October 15, Narcissa returned to Black Manor with Regulus and Cynthia.
The only person who greeted them was Bella.
Cynthia felt sad at the thought of Andromeda and Siris. And she felt that Bella had also changed, and Bella no longer cared about them as much as before.
The engagement feast was simple, with only the Malfoys and Black families present, and, of course, Voldemort.
He expressed his blessing to Lucius and Narcissa's engagement. Cynthia noticed that Lucius addressed him as "master" as his own father.
So after the feast, she found Lucius.
"Lucius, why do you call that lord 'master'?" Cynthia looked around and no one was paying attention to them, and asked quietly.
"I joined the master's organization, so I call him that. What's wrong Thea, what's the problem? Lucius glanced at the girl.
"Organization? What organization? Is it an organization that maintains the status and interests of purebloods?! How can I join? I really want to join, I want to make a little contribution to the strength of the pure-blood nobles! Cynthia was a little excited when she heard this.
"You want to join?!" Lucius looked at Cynthia in surprise.
"That's right! How can I join? Cynthia nodded.
Lucius looked at the girl's expression that didn't seem like a joke, and remembered that the first task his master had given him was to ask him to find a new member.
"Thea, you're only in the third grade, and you're still young." Lucius rubbed Cynthia's blonde hair. "I'll tell my master when you're a little older."
"Okay......" Cynthia pursed her lips, slightly disappointed.
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Cynthia, who returned to school, started her previous life again.
In November, Quidditch matches began again. Last year, with Regulus on board, Slytherin won by a big margin.
The first game was a Gryffindor vs. Hufflepuff match, without any suspense. Gryffindor won by two hundred and sixty points to eighty points.
This semester's final is another Gryffindor-Slytherin match.
The day of the final was a cloudy day. After the start of the game, the scores of the two teams have been very tight, you are ten, I am ten.
The stalemate lasted for more than an hour, and Regulus and Lily Evans never found a trace of the Golden Snitch.
It was getting darker and darker, and the clouds were gathering quickly. Soon it began to rain heavily.
The heavy rain drenched everyone in the arena, and the blurred vision made the game more difficult.
Suddenly, Regulus spotted a golden shadow in the Slytherin audience. He quickly turned around and rushed over. Cynthia flew tightly beside her brother, striking the incoming Bludger for him.
When Lily noticed Regulus's movements, she rushed over as well. But since Regulus's broomstick flew faster and set off earlier. So there was no suspense, and Regulus caught the Golden Snitch.
Slytherin won the Quidditch match with a 170-point lead.
Once on the ground, Cynthia caught a glimpse of Severus walking towards Lily. He escorted Lily out of the Quidditch pitch quickly.
Cynthia's joy at victory fell to the bottom in an instant. She didn't even cast a water spell on herself, just stared quietly in the direction where the two of them left.
Severus didn't show up at the Slytherin celebration in the evening, and the red in Cynthia's eyes became a little stronger.
But Cynthia didn't show any dissatisfaction when the two of them got along. The two of them are still working as hard as ever on the advanced black arts.
Until one day, Lily approached Professor McGonagall for an IOU in the forbidden book section because of her Transfiguration papers.
When Lily arrives in the forbidden section, she sees Severus, so she walks over gently, intending to surprise him.
But in the end, the surprise turned into a scare.
When Lily walks by, she realizes that Severus is not the only one, and the person who is with him is the annoying one, Cynthia Black.
Severus had just closed the book in his hand, and the name on the spine was "The Power of Darkness".
"Lily, Lily? You, how did you come! Severus was startled.
"Seaver, you, you're actually studying dark arts with this woman?!" Lily pointed at Cynthia with a shudder, and questioned Severus incredulously.
"Miss Evans, I'm ......" Cynthia was interrupted by an angry Lily as soon as she opened her mouth.
"Shut up! I didn't ask you! Lily didn't look at Cynthia.
"Seaver, how can you learn the evil dark arts?!" Lily still questioned Severus.
"Lily, black magic is also a type of magic, and it is very powerful magic." Severus frowned.
"Is that why you studied the dark arts? Whether it's powerful or not, there's nothing wrong with learning this magic! Seaver, I told you, it's evil! Lily raised her voice.
"Miss Evans, I think although you are boyfriend and girlfriend, you have no right to interfere with what Severus does!" Cynthia walked out with a calm face.
"Shut up Blake! You must have broken Seaver! You wicked woman! Lily was angry and slapped Cynthia hard.
"Lily! Don't make a fuss! Severus grabbed Lily's hand that had been raised again.
"Do you think I'm making trouble, Seaver? Are you defending her? You've let me down so much! Lily looked at Severus' hand in disbelief and shook it off and ran out.
"Cynthia...... Severus tried to chase him out, and he glanced back at Cynthia, who was covering her face.
"There you go." Cynthia didn't look up, just spoke lightly.
Severus immediately chased after him.
Cynthia looked up, her eyes full of cruelty and blood red that took over her eyes.
She lowered her hand, and there was a five-fingered palm print on the right side of her face, and there was a faint trace of blood at the corner of her mouth. It can be seen how much force Lily's slap used.
"Heh, you provoked me on your own initiative, Evans......" Cynthia's sneer sounded in the quiet space of the forbidden book area.
She gathered her things, cast a Ignoring Charm on her face, and strode out.