HP solves the mystery

Chapter 114 A near miss

Severus took Tom into the house after double-checking that it was safe.

Somehow, the look of Nagini's white snake looked familiar to him, as if he had seen it somewhere.

The young man stared at the snake's head in a daze. Where had he seen it?

Tom saw Sif staring closely at Nagini and felt a little panicked. After he became the Dark Lord, one of the symbols around him was a big white snake. This was to highlight the symbol of his Slytherin descendants - Parseltongue. .

Those Death Eaters who followed him had seen it, but few knew its name. Tom had called out Nagini's name in front of Lucius and the others.

Lucius and Sif were considered good friends. He didn't know if Lucius had mentioned Nagini's name and appearance in the letter. If he had, then...

Fortunately, the young man's next move made him sigh in relief.

Sif squinted and took a glass of water, then pointed to the open space in front of the sofa towards him and the two snakes.

"So, you all know that Nagini is a big snake?" Severus sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, squinting dangerously at the two snakes in front of him.

Both snakes were coiled up on the carpet, but Nagini was a little too big, and the coffee table was pushed into the corner by it.

Tom got a small stool and sat upright between the two snakes.

Nagini couldn't stand Sif's sharp gaze at first, and whispered, "You don't know, I thought Tom told you." 】

[Hasn’t Tom told you yet? 】The basilisk interrupted at the side, turning a blind eye to the young man's fake smile. Anyway, the culprit was Tom.

Severus turned his eyes to Tom and said with a smile, "Tom, do you want to explain?"

Tom dug his fingers into the stool and gave a lame excuse.

"I'm afraid Nagini will scare you..." He looked at Sif sincerely, trying to be cute.

Severus was about to point at the basilisk and say it was a super giant python, but when he thought about it carefully, he was really not sure whether the basilisk had ever shown its true form in front of Tom, and he suddenly felt short of breath.

"Then Nagini was so small before, why did she suddenly get bigger today?" He pulled Tom's baby-fat cheek and asked viciously.

"Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh (I don't know, Sifu)." Of course Tom would not admit it, otherwise if he went to dig deeper, his identity would be exposed now.

Sev laughed angrily, letting go of Tom's cheek and looking over them.

"Very well, you can spend Christmas this year by yourselves. I have something to go out and have fun." He finished speaking word by word, looked at the stunned reactions of one person and two snakes with satisfaction, got up and entered the bedroom.

Tom rubbed his cheeks and walked quietly to the door of the bedroom, just in time to see the young man packing his clothes with a suitcase.

Are you really angry? But telling him the truth was impossible. Tom's tangled brows furrowed, and his serious look looked extremely cute.

Sifu kept paying attention to the door from the corner of his eye, and when he saw his cute little appearance, he smiled proudly, "Young man, do you dare to fight with me?"

The young man said he wanted to go out not out of pity, but sincerely. He received Andre's wedding invitation and invited him to attend the wedding.

He knew the reason for Andre's arrangement. The main reason was that his family would gather together on Christmas and they were not afraid of missing out. Also, knowing that he had nothing to do on Christmas, he would definitely attend.

As for Tom? Sorry, Andre really didn't know he existed, so I can only say sorry.

Severus originally wanted to leave Tom at home alone, but now it seems that the two snakes are not reliable, let alone leaving him at home alone.

"Tom, will you be able to take care of yourself tomorrow when you stay at home alone with Helpo and the others? You have decided to take Nagini back on your own, so you probably don't need me anymore." The young man glanced at him and asked casually.

"But, but, tomorrow is Christmas, what can't be done after the holiday?" Tom pursed his lips and said in a muffled voice.

"Of course it's a very important thing, Tom," Silver still didn't look at him, but just said to himself, "You are a big boy and very smart. I hope you can consider your own safety in the future, just in case... What if Nagini is a bad snake and bites you..."

Of course, Tom knew that Nagini would not hurt him, but he couldn't tell Sif, so he could only hold back his voice.

Sifu felt helpless and could only treat it coldly and continue to pack things.

When Tom saw that the young man ignored him, his eyes turned slightly red. He felt a little aggrieved as to why Sifu didn't take him with him when he went out to play alone. But thinking about what he was hiding, he lowered his head and sighed in depression.

Severus waited for a long time and didn't hear the child's movement. If it were in the past, he would have run over and hugged his thigh to go out to play together.

He moved his eyes and saw Tom with his head lowered and trembling slightly at the door, and his brows immediately furrowed.

"Tom? What's wrong with you?" Silver walked over, knelt down and patted the child on the shoulder.

Tom didn't answer, just grabbed the young man's sleeve.

"Tom? Good boy, what's wrong with you?" Silver noticed something was wrong and raised Tom's head.

His eyes were filled with tears, but he stubbornly held back from crying. His lips were white from clenching his teeth, and he looked very sad.

Sifu sighed, touched his cheek with his left hand, and said softly, "I'm not angry with you. I lied to you when I said I wouldn't take you. Really, I even packed your clothes." .”

"But, you said you wanted to leave me alone..." Tom said in a hoarse voice. He didn't want to be like this, but his body was like that of a child, and his mental age also became that of a child. He wanted to cry when he was slightly wronged.

His mother died when he was born, his father didn't like her, and her mother's family didn't love her. Nagini was his emotional sustenance, but after it lost its humanity, those sustenances were suspended in the air.

Later, due to unknown magic, he became a soul and possessed the cat cub. Perhaps he had a nestling complex. When he first saw the young man, he seemed to recognize him.

"I was just going out to do some errands, little Tom. I didn't say I would leave you behind. You are my family." Seeing the tears flashing in Tom's eyes, Silver began to wonder if he had forgotten him because he acted too mature. Age, you know Tom is only five years old now!

Silver hugged Tom, who was shaking because of fear, and felt the moisture coming from his neck. He sighed quietly.

Once upon a time, he was as at a loss as Tom.

Sifu held the sobbing child and sat on the edge of the bed. He patted the child's back with his hands and softly hummed a song that his mother had hummed in his previous life.

Tom wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand and fell asleep to the soft humming of the young man. In the hazy moment, a certain idea in his heart became more firm.

There was nothing to say all night, and Sifu got up early the next day.

In addition to giving gifts to the two snakes, I boiled eggs to relieve the swelling in Tom's eyes. What happened last night made his eyes swollen into walnuts.

"Sev, you can use magic to help reduce the swelling in my eyes, oops." Tom awkwardly suggested to Sif, and the next moment he screamed out.

"Oh, don't worry, I will use the Muggle method to make your memory long. Don't do this next time." Sif said this, but the movements of his hands were a little gentle.

Nagini and the basilisk looked at each other, and seeing that the crisis was over, they ran to open gifts under the Christmas tree.

Tom gritted his teeth and endured it, while secretly cursing his embarrassing behavior yesterday. His body had really become smaller, and so had his brain.

Sifu was amused by his cute yet pitiful appearance, and took out another egg and rolled it on his eyes.

After Tom's eyes were no longer red and swollen, he smiled and ate his breakfast.

"Their wedding starts at two o'clock in the afternoon. We go out at nine-thirty, and we will arrive there at eleven." Sif put a piece of fried cod on Tom's plate to remind him to pay attention to the time.

"them?"

Tom was a little confused.

The young man nodded, "Yes, them."

Sifu recalled how surprised he was when he found out they were in love. Later, they rebelled against their parents and the world and came together. Now it seems not surprising to find out they are getting married.

Tom knew that both wizards and Muggles had gay people, but this was the first time he saw them getting married.

Dumbledore and Grindelwald don't count, but according to the information he investigated when he was still Voldemort, they seemed to have fallen in love at dusk.

After the two of them finished their breakfast, they tidied up briefly.

Sev remembered what Andre said in his letter that all the teachers at Hogwarts would go to the wedding, so Dumbledore would definitely go; and little Barty was a member of the pure-blood family, so those Slytherins would definitely go. .

He was afraid that the two teams would fight if they disagreed, so the basilisk must be brought with him.

Haierbo had already been put into Sif's pocket, and he was not worried about leaving Nagini with a snake at home.

but……

Sif looked at Nagini's huge snake body and thought, what magic or potion would be effective on Nagini?

[Hiss, why should I go too? I want to watch TV and eat snacks at home! Why can Nagini just stay at home! ] Haierbo twisted around in his pocket and recounted his dissatisfaction.

Sifu rubbed his temples with a headache. Isn't it said that there is pressure when there is competition? Why is the Basilisk starting to break down?

Seeing Sif's troubled expression, Tom pointed at Nagini and suggested, "Let's make it smaller so that we can take it with us." He was also afraid that Nagini would be a snake and cause trouble at home.

In the end, Sif's mind was running wildly, and he found a shrinking potion in a corner of the potion room.

After solving Nagini's problem, they each went out carrying a snake.

Seeing that Nagini was also taken away, the basilisk clamored to go to Tom's pocket to chat with it.

Sif expressionlessly ignored the Basilisk's request and reduced its pocket money for the next month by one-third, saying it was too much and the coffers were running out of money.

The basilisk wailed and was still wilting when it arrived at the wedding venue.

The wedding venue was at a manor owned by Barty's mother, where the Ministry of Magic, Death Eaters, the Order of the Phoenix and some of Andre's Muggle relatives gathered.

Each of the three parties took a corner, and the situation was very embarrassing for a time.

After delivering the gifts, Severus was invited into the inner hall by the best man. He took Tom with him and met Andre in a white slim-fitting suit, and next to him was Barty Jr. in a black suit.

The two people had happy smiles on their faces, and there was a tacit understanding between their actions.

"Oh, Severus, long time no see." Andre opened his hands and wanted to hug the young man. Little Barty calmly took a step forward and took the lead to hold hands with Severus.

Just as Andre was about to say something, he was led by the groomsmen who came in to see the salute for the wedding.

"Welcome to my wedding with Andre." Little Barty smiled proudly. He looked at Little Doudin next to him and raised his eyebrows, "Is this your son? Congratulations."

Tom's face darkened instantly, and his curiosity about the marriage of two wizards faded away.

Sif squeezed Tom's little hand, smiled and said to little Barty, "This is my brother, Tom."

Little Barty said oh and nodded nonchalantly.

"It's a pity that Regulus went to Germany for business, and he can't come to today's wedding." He clicked his tongue twice, leaned over and gave Tom a red envelope, "Eat well and drink well, but I can't waste the food I prepared for more than half a year. "

"The rarest thing in life is to be with the one you love. I'm glad I did it."

Little Barty touched his chin and smiled brightly.

"Ahem, I wish you and Andre a lifelong love for each other," Sifu blessed, and added dryly, "Have a son early and live a long life."

Little Barty accepted the blessing calmly and grinned, "I have prepared all the ingredients, and I will wait for you to help brew the potion."

Sif pursed his lips and smiled politely. Was little Barty infected by Andre? He was smiling so stupidly.

The banquet started soon, and Sif sat in the third row with Tom in his arms, surrounded by the groom's relatives, chattering about the wedding expenses.

Silver clicked his tongue when he heard this. A wedding costs 150,000 Galleons. Is it because he doesn't go out too much or is the wizarding world's inflation too fast?

Dumbledore and Crouch Sr. arrived belatedly chatting. One of them was a witness, and the other was the Minister of Magic and the father of the groom.

Dumbledore looked at Andre and Barty Jr. lovingly, and said with emotion, "In a blink of an eye, you have reached the age of marriage. When you were in school, your relationship was very close..." He said... After chatting for a while, we finally got down to business.

Old Crouch barely maintained a smile and accepted the praise of his son from the people around him. He still could not accept his son marrying a man, but now it was irreversible and he could only accept it.

Old Mrs. Crouch was quite satisfied with her husband's performance and wiped the tears from her eyes with a handkerchief.

Tom, who was originally drowsy, saw Dumbledore on stage and hid most of his face in Sev's arms. He was not afraid of being recognized, but at least not now.

Dumbledore felt something keenly, and his blue eyes scanned the crowd below, but of course found nothing.

Little Barty and Andre successfully completed the wedding and kissed each other in front of everyone.

Those who expected Death Eaters to disrupt pure-blood and mixed-blood marriages were somewhat disappointed, but it also showed their attitude.

At least there will be many more choices for their descendants to get married in the future. If they can continue the family, who will bear to let it be destroyed?