Chapter 271

In the valley, it was suddenly dark, and the gray black that could not be seen covered TIA's sight.

This undoubtedly disturbed her.

TIA is a very ordinary girl. She has been very ordinary since childhood. She even wants to cry.

TIA is also a girl who is often bullied by others. She has been bullied by others since childhood. Every bit in her memory is full of obscurity.

Whenever she encounters sudden changes, TIA is always at a loss. Even though she had 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 at all, living in a muddle and poverty.

Yes! She grew up in a Muggle orphanage in Massachusetts, USA. at the age of 11, she was enrolled in the ifamani School of witchcraft and Wizardry, and graduated with great difficulty.

However, such a tragic life without father and mother has never been a shame cloth for her to cover up her cowardice. This is just because there are many children with the same life experience as her, even much more miserable than her. Aren't most of the children in the orphanage where she grew up like this?

She has neither the capital nor the opportunity to complain - at least she thinks so.

Other orphans can rely on their talents and efforts in exchange for the motivation to keep climbing, but she TIA can't. She is weak and helpless... But the reason lies only in herself.

"God has given me opportunities, only because of my cowardice, let those opportunities go in vain."

TIA often thought so, even when she was a Muggle, and still after she became an unknown witch.

She didn't understand why the cat and leopard statue representing the wisdom of scholars would roar and the Thunderbird statue representing the soul of adventure would fly when waiting for the branch in the hall of ifamani castle.

All she knew was that she had spent her study career in magic school, barely crossed the threshold of graduation pass line, and became a poor witch who couldn't even find a job.

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

Recently, the "gidrow Lockhart personal audio-visual meeting" that has been making a lot of noise in the British magic world is almost well known. Even TIA, a foreigner from a long distance, inevitably heard of it.

But unlike the wizards who took part in the fun in order to see the truth of the "audio-visual meeting", TIA came for the free food.

TIA, who had little money, had been penniless as early as a week ago. If she didn't find something to eat, she was afraid she would starve to death in this strange country.

She is very glad that there are so many free food and drinks!

Those rich businessmen probably want to take advantage of this activity to publicize, but she can't understand this. All she knew was that she could last longer.

In the huge building that is said to be the site of the audio-visual conference, it seems that there will be many interesting activities to begin, but TIA didn't even look at it.

What she wants to do now is to stuff as much free food as possible into the empty stomach bag - because these things are only available on site and are not allowed to be packed away.

However, just as TIA was sitting in front of a staple food stall, desperately stuffing French fries into her mouth, she found a depression in the sky.

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

"... what's the matter?"

In her ignorant mind, there was only such a question, and then she couldn't see anything.

The crowded crowd around her disappeared, the noisy Hawking that kept ringing in her ears disappeared, and even the French fries stuffed in her mouth disappeared.

It seems that... Even the whole world has disappeared.

She squatted in the same place as before, held her knees tightly, and buried her slightly dirty face deep in her arms.

"... don't bully TIA... TIA knows she's wrong, TIA knows she's wrong..."

In TIA's subconscious mind, when in danger, all resistance will lead to more rough treatment. Since she was a child, she has never argued or even explained.

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

But this time, it was different from what she expected.

No Muggles who love bullying kicked her and pulled her hair; There were no bad wizards who magically made her grow pustules or anything else that made her miserable.

In her ear, there seemed to be a clear sound of horse hoofs

TIA quietly opened her dead closed eyes and looked up timidly. Suddenly, she was surprised to find that she was on an open and quiet ridge.

The green fields are bathed in the morning dew, glittering with crystal brilliance; The fine soil is moist and soft, giving off a fresh smell.

Everything around here seems to be glowing with vitality.

"... boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom."

The sound of horses' hoofs came from far behind TIA. She quickly looked back and saw a carriage coming this way.

Not far behind her, beside the horse road, a strange farm is located in the middle of a fruit forest. A flat dirt road winds up and extends to the horse road.

"Hey, law --"

The two jujube red horses pulling the carriage were pulled aside by the coachman, trotted two steps and stopped at the dirt intersection.

"Master Lockhart, home."

"OK, thank you... Wait for me at the roadside. I'll be back soon."

In TIA's confused sight, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and then a tall and handsome man jumped out of the carriage easily. After saying goodbye to the coachman, he walked steadily towards the farm.

The coachman nodded to his back. Then he shook the reins and drove the horse to the side of the road.

TIA looked at Lockhart, who was walking to the farm, and at the old coachman in the carriage, and blinked blankly.

"Can't they... See me here?"

She squatted on the ridge not far from the horse road, but neither Lockhart nor the old coachman looked at her at all. Even if the sight passed by her several times, it still turned a blind eye.

Although TIA's academic performance is not good, she is at least a witch who has graduated. At this moment, she finally realized that she was probably trapped in some strange and strange magic

"... again... Who's teasing TIA?"

She hugged her knees tightly, bit her lower lip, and thought timidly about the problem that frightened and disturbed her.

Even though she is often teased and bullied by others, she has never encountered such a situation. Who is bullying her with such a powerful and terrible magic?

Is this... Worth it?

"... Tiya and Tiya know they are wrong... Whoever it is, please let Tiya go..."

She timidly begged for mercy, but no one paid attention to her. It was still quiet around. Only wild frogs in the field were chirping gently, full of wild interest.

As time passed, the old groom in the carriage nodded, and the two jujube horses were unusually clever and quiet.

TIA didn't move. She didn't dare to move. She was afraid that if she moved, something terrible would happen.

It was not until Lockhart came out of the farm with two suitcases, put away his luggage, boarded the carriage and went there. But I saw the carriage suddenly rise in the air after driving a long distance.

Just then, the surrounding scene suddenly blurred. When TIA blinked again, she saw that everything in her field of vision had changed.

"... where is this?"

This is a green grass. It seems that it is often trimmed to make them look very flat.

A high fence door stood not far from her. Looking into the door, at the end of a winding ramp, there was an amazing ancient castle.

The castle has rough and natural lines, and large blocks of gray and black wall bricks are stacked tightly, making it look thick and solid, as if it was indestructible.

In TIA's eyes, this is a more magnificent ancient castle than her alma mater, ifamani castle.

When she was stunned, a series of hoofs sounded from behind her. When she looked back, the carriage carrying Lockhart fell from the air and trotted to stop at the school gate.

"Squeak --"

TIA was startled, turned back quickly, and then buried her face in her arms.

The tall fence door opened by a cold looking man. There was no one just now. Where did he come from? Is it a phantom shift? Or

TIA is scared! Very scared! What she fears most is a man with a cold face and sharp eyes!

"Oh - are you Professor Severus Snape? Hello, nice to meet you! I'm gidrow Lockhart, Professor of defense against the dark arts at Hogwarts... From today on, we'll be colleagues."

"... hello."

One is a cheerful and calm voice, the other is a cold and ruthless voice. If it had been in the past, TIA would have preferred 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