【Yo Deng】Badger and Snake

When they got out of the TV, the family of three on the sofa was stunned, because they seemed to be watching a horror movie with similar content. "

"Are you watching "Midnight Ring"...!"

"So that's the name of the movie?"

Mio chuckled, and chatted with Yu about the types of Muggle movies with great interest.

After the content of the conversation became more relaxed, Yu was finally able to observe the other party carefully.Nanami Mio's appearance is also very beautiful, but she is not very similar to her sister; there is no softness between her eyebrows, but more of a bright smile, which makes her different from her sister and gives people the impression that she is very close.

Yu raised his wrist to look at his watch again, and found that the 10 minutes that seemed extremely long just now had come to an end.She began to scratch the ground with her toes impatiently, and muttered, "It's so slow..."

"Don't worry, it's fine," Mio looked completely unfazed, "If things didn't go well, I would have summoned you, the most important witness, in."

"That's what it says..."

Just in the middle of Yu's mumbling, the guard at the other end of the aisle suddenly moved.I saw them walking over in unison, and tapped a large bunch of keys hanging around their waists with their wands; an old and mottled key flew out and inserted it into the keyhole.The wizard standing at the door turned the key, and then opened the heavy wooden door together with the other next to him.

The door opened.The clerks, hearing staff and other staff came out first in a scattered manner, and then the jury and witnesses.Mrs. Shaker shook hands with Nanami Mio, said a few polite words, and apologized for causing the accident, while Yu stretched her neck to look for the familiar figure——Nanami Toko walked on the road with a tired face. Finally, after seeing her, he picked up his smile and waved his hand reassuringly.

Yu breathed a sigh of relief, but Nanami Toko's eyes widened slightly after seeing Mio.

"Sister, you're here." I don't know if it was Yu's illusion, but her senior looked a little nervous and awkward.

"Well, are you okay?" Mio reached out and touched her sister's head, feeling her trembling, "Really, you're going to be tried, why didn't you tell me?"

"It's just a trivial matter..." Qihai looked away and saw that Koito Yuu was already standing in the distance very intimately, "I don't want you to worry."

"It's really a trivial matter, so why would I worry?" Mio smiled lightly, "It's more sad for my sister to be kept from it."

"I'm sorry." Qihai lowered her head.

"There's nothing to apologize for," Mio sighed, "You have your own considerations, I know. Toko is already an adult." Immediately afterwards, she changed the subject, "By the way... that child's name is Koito Yuu, right? ? It feels pretty good."

"Well, she's fine."

Speaking of Koito Yuu, Nanami's facial expression softened unconsciously.The originally calm surface of the water rippled and rippled, filled with indescribable emotions.

This kind of change naturally fell into Mio's eyes.She looked at her sister carefully for a moment, then rubbed her hair with a smile: "That's good. It's the first time my sister sees your friend, and I feel relieved knowing that you are taken care of."

Nanami raised her head to look at Mio's face.Although it's been a long time since I saw her, her sister's smile and the strength of her hand are still so familiar - she hugged Mio with some embarrassment, and said with a smile: "I'm fine, sister go get busy."

Mio nodded: "Okay, then I'll go first. Remember to write to me if you have anything to do, the address is still the same."

She walked a few steps, turned her head again, and said reluctantly: "Although friends should be cherished, you can't put yourself in danger, okay?"

After getting an affirmative answer, she left quickly.When she passed by Yu, she stopped again to shake hands with him, and said softly: "Miss Koito, my little sister likes to be brave and stubborn, please bear with me."

Looking at the back of her leaving, Yu said to Qihai who was walking slowly: "Senior, your sister cares about you very much."

The girl's implication is obvious, that she should not hide it from Mio.Qihai coughed, and said to him from left to right: "When did my sister come? Did you say anything?"

"I came here 10 minutes ago, and I just said something briefly. Miss Nanami asked if I was waiting for you."

"what do you say?"

"Admit it. Miss Qihai said that a colleague saw your name on the visit list...Senior, why didn't you tell your sister about the hearing?"

Qihai wrung her hands behind her back: "Well, I don't know what to do... This is not a good thing..."

Looking at her embarrassed appearance, Yu sighed, and added "getting along with family members" to "things that Senior Qihai is not good at" in his cognition.

——Is it because my sister can't completely abandon the school's prejudice, or is it because I spend less time with my family for a long time?

Either way, it didn't seem like a problem she could get involved in.

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There is no combustible material and no possession, a cluster of small blue flames is moving in the hollow snake-necked bottle.

The design of the snake neck bottle is very delicate.If you put the bottle on the table and look at the curved snake head in parallel, you will find that this cluster of flames is decorated with a pair of snake eyes.

Saeki Shamixiang poured the bottle slowly, and the cluster of flames slid along with it, spat out from the snake's mouth, and landed in her palm.

This cluster of flames has been enchanted, the temperature is suitable, it will not rise and go out, it is an excellent winter companion and night lighting, and it is also her most cherished gift, which was given to her by Qihai Dengzi last Christmas.

She didn't know whether Qihai was intentional or not; whether "fire" or "lamp", they were all Chinese characters contained in the name "Qihai Dengzi" in their native Japanese language.

After realizing this, Zuobo no longer just let the cluster of flames curl up in the snake's belly, but took them out to play with from time to time, especially during such a long holiday when he couldn't see her.

Flame danced in her palm.Fearing that it would slip through his fingers, Zuobo didn't dare to hold it hard, but just stroked the flame lightly, letting the warm tongue of fire lick his fingertips.

A flame that burns and never goes out, just like the person who can't ask for it.

——No, to be precise, she never even asked for it.Not in the past, not now, and not in the future.

Thinking of this, an unreasonable irritability suddenly appeared in her chest, and she couldn't help but let out a long sigh, letting the flames roll back into the bottle.

When the flame fell into the belly of the snake, there was a knock on her door.After three unhurried thuds, a blond lady walked gracefully into the room and said, "Sa Mixiang, afternoon tea is ready."

"Thank you, mother." Sha Mixiang took the black tea and brownies from Mrs. Saeki, and put the snake neck bottle into the drawer.

"How is it, is the homework going well?" Mrs. Saeki looked at the textbooks spread out on the table in front of her daughter with some distress, "You should also take a break and go out to play. The holiday is coming to an end."

Sha Mixiang smiled: "Actually, I have asked Miss Avery to go to Diagon Alley tomorrow, and I haven't had time to tell you yet."

"That's a good thing," Mrs. Saeki smiled. "The eldest son of the Avery family has recently joined the Ministry of Magic. He works under your father. I saw him last time. He's a pretty good guy..."

Sha Mixiang had a headache: "Mother, you are here again."

"What's wrong with me?" Mrs. Saeki was a little displeased, "We're not talking about marriage now, it's just engagement. How many pure-blooded families are there now? If you didn't think about it earlier, what would you do if you were snatched away by other girls? But Aye I don't think the Free family's kid is good enough for you, but the Rozier family's is not bad."

Sha Mixiang shook her hand and almost spilled the tea: "Tufts Rozier?"

"No, not the older son. Rozier's second son, Theodore Rozier, who goes to school in Durmstrang, but will be back soon for his brother's graduation."

"Really," Sha Mixiang took a sip of tea, "I hope he can be a little better than his brother. Tufts Rozier is notoriously uneducated at Hogwarts, and he always harassed me My friend——Speaking of which,” she pretended to mention it unintentionally, “my friend—Namikai Dengko, what happened to her hearing?”

"Oh, that," Mrs. Zuobo rubbed her chin, "she's fine, the evidence in that hearing is very strong, and your father specially asked some people before, but none of them were used."

Sha Mixiang breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

"It's the first time you've spoken to your father for an outsider when you've grown up," Mrs. Saeki stared at her keenly. "What's the origin of your friend? Qihai, it seems to be a part of Rutherford of Ravenclaw. Home?"

"Well," Sha Mixiang replied vaguely, "She has good grades and helped me a lot with ancient runes—I'm not good at such subjects, you know."

"That's right, you have to study hard, it's the end of the term in one month."

"Yes... so you go back first, I'm going to write a thesis..."

After struggling to send Mrs. Saeki away who had been admonishing her so much, Samika Saeki collapsed on the armchair and let out a long breath.

——One has not been resolved, and another one comes.What reason will this Theodore Rozier use to dismiss?

She dug out the small snake-neck bottle from the drawer again, stared at the bright snake eyes for a long time, then sank into the armchair dejectedly, and closed her eyes.

Inter-chapter · September 4 · End