[HP]Blue Soul

Chapter 20 Paralyzed Alex

"Xia Li, in order to stimulate consumption, the shopping street and the town are planning to hold a Halloween party together. It is in the central square of the town, and everyone in the town can participate. Merchants in our shopping street can set up some stalls by the side of the square. Basically, everyone signed up, and I also signed up. So we need to put some pet toys and pet food at that time, and we must attract attention!"

Mrs. Betty suddenly said so to Charlotte a week before Halloween.

"Need a Halloween costume?"

"It's better to do some decorations, so that we can attract many people to come and see our booth, isn't it?"

So these days, Charlotte is thinking about what to dress up.There is a clothing store on the shopping street, and it will sell some finished costumes on Halloween. Charlotte went shopping a few times, but couldn't make a decision.Instead, I ran into Officer Davis’s family in the store. This was the first time Charlotte saw Officer Davis’ son, Daniel Davis. The tall and thin boy was standing in front of a Spiderman suit and couldn’t move. leg.

After saying hello to Officer Davis, Charlotte returned empty-handed.In the evening, she received a letter from Lily: "Charles, Halloween is coming, and there are discussions everywhere in Hogwarts about what to dress up. Mary said she would dress up as a vampire, which is so common, I heard no less than ten people When it comes to dressing up like this, I'm hoping to get a little creative. I've already written to ask my mum to help me get me a Frankenstein outfit, it's going to be amazing! These wizards don't know anything about the scary lore of Muggles, lol lol."

Charlotte lay on the small table and wrote a reply: "I am also worried about what to dress up. The town is going to hold a Halloween party in the town square, and Mrs. Betty told me to dress up before I can go. I was at The pet store saw Mrs. Evans passing by. She must have bought you Frankenstein's clothes. There are only two sets of Frankenstein's clothes in the store in the town this year. I hope Mrs. Evans can get it smoothly. By the way , Alix told me we've been writing so much lately that she's exhausted (so I've left her to rest for the night) and you'll have to treat her well."

"By the way, keep an eye on Severus, I think he might be too absorbed in his studies."

Looking at the stack of parchments on the edge of the small table, Charlotte sighed.In the past few months, she has communicated very frequently with Severus and Lily. One persistently discusses issues related to spells with Charlotte, and the other happily tells Charlotte what she has seen and heard at school.

Lily recently became obsessed with Quidditch, a sport a bit like football. Lily spent a lot of time introducing the rules and interesting features of Quidditch.And Severus was in the final stages of creating a spell that would muffle the sound in his ears.

"Alex, just rest here tonight. Take the letter to Hogwarts after you have rested."

[Thank you, Xia. 】

Alix stood dazedly on the shelf Charlotte had made for the owls.It was a frame made of wood, and it took Charlotte a lot of work.

Now the inside of 24 Spider's End Lane has changed a lot.With the help of Police Officer Davis, Charlotte removed the wall between the living room and the hallway, and the downstairs space was suddenly much larger.The original wine cabinet in the corridor was turned into a bookshelf by Charlotte, and it was filled with all kinds of books. Although they were not new, they were very well preserved. She even put the books she bought from Diagon Alley on display in those books together.

Charlotte threw out the dirty rug in the middle of the living room and replaced it with a worn rug dragged from under the bed.Next to the carpet was an old sofa with a few pieces of leather missing, and it would squeak when you sat down suddenly. It was eliminated from the house of Police Officer Davis. Charlotte asked for it, and she covered the sofa The sheets (with some modifications) looked like a fabric sofa.In front of the sofa is a coffee table, which was remade from the old chairs piled up in the living room and on the second floor, with the help of the carpenter from the shopping street.

The living room on the second floor, which was originally full of things, was cleaned up, and the tripod prepared for the owls was put on. There were also some thin vines wrapped around it, which Charlotte found in the woods.There are a lot of wine bottles under the tripod, which are neatly tied together with iron hoops made of thin wire, and the wine bottles are used as vases.Next to the tripod is a small square table, on which Charlotte sits on the ground just enough to write, and a window in the corner of the living room just enough to ensure sufficient light on the table, but Charlotte Still put a small lamp on the table, because Lily's letter always came in the evening.There was also a fluffy blanket under the table, just in time for Charlotte to sit on, which was given to her by Mrs. Betty, and the living room carpet in the pet shop was replaced with a new one.

Charlotte sat on this blanket and wrote the reply letter. She simply stamped the envelope with red wax and put the letter aside.She looked at the time, it was past 7 o'clock, she came back from get off work in the pet store, and she hadn't had dinner yet.

"I'll go down and make some food, and I'll prepare some for you too. Do you want Alex to stay up there or come with me?" Charlotte stood up and said to Alex on the shelf.

[I want to be with Xia. 】

Alix flew onto Charlotte's head, and Charlotte rubbed Alix on her head helplessly. She had to be thankful that Alix was not too heavy, and her neck could support it.

Charlotte turned on some dim lights in the kitchen, took potatoes from the vegetable basket and carefully cut them into pieces, and she was going to make a potato pie for herself.From boiled potatoes to mashed potatoes to potato pies, Charlotte's culinary skills have also grown step by step. She also tried to make dishes like shredded pepper potatoes, which was also a sudden inspiration. She thought it must be delicious. .

While mashing potatoes, the small window next to the cooking table suddenly made a thumping sound, and Alex cooed on Charlotte's shoulder, 【Xia, it's Crewe, it's Crewe. 】Because Charlotte had to lower her head to handle the ingredients, Alex had to give up her favorite position and replace it with Charlotte's shoulder.

Charlotte looked up, and it turned out to be Crewe. She could easily recognize Crewe now, and although other owls would also chat with her, she still couldn't remember their names, because There are too many, no matter how clever Charlotte is, he can't remember so many at once.

Charlotte moved the mash bowl aside before opening the window, and Krewe flew in and landed on Charlotte's other shoulder. Charlotte had to go to the small round table and put The two of them shrugged off their shoulders, "You wait here first, I will cook!"

【food!food!Xia's craftsmanship is superb! 】

Ever since Crewe ate the food Charlotte prepared for him once, dead mice, his favorite food, have been forgotten by him. He thinks about what Charlotte cooks every day, so he sends letters every day. A lot more diligent, unless Severus missed it because of other tasks.

Leaving two owls cooing on the table, Charlotte continued to make her potato pie and made an extra for Crewe, who didn't eat much.She finished it soon, and after feeding the two owls, she hurriedly settled the dinner by herself, took the two owls back to the second floor, and sat down to check the letter brought by Crewe.

Along with an envelope, Crewe had a pouch around his ankle.

Charlotte first unwrapped the bag and took a look. Inside were two small glass bottles containing some liquid, which looked like potions.Charlotte opened the envelope and looked:

"The new spell has been tested. I told it to close the ears and listen to the spell. It is really easy to block out other noises after using it. My ears have been cleaned up a lot, but there is a shortcoming. I can't hear everyone. Talking, including Lily... so I will make some improvements in the future to see if I can set a certain range of sound. In addition, you said that there are too many rats in the kitchen. I made some rat poison with good effect and placed it carefully. I Hope your smart brain doesn't let you accidentally pour it into your own mouth."

Charlotte held up the little bottle, which turned out to be rat poison.

"He still has time to make rat poison?" Charlotte murmured.

【If you want me to say, I have done a lot for Xi. I caught all the mice he used for experiments. I am the best at this. 】 Crewe heard Charlotte talking to himself, and said quite proudly.Because of Charlotte, Severus and Crewe became familiar instead.

"Then he didn't give you something in return?"

[I don't need it, he already looks terrible, I think I should be more considerate of him. 】

"Looks bad?"

[Dark, greasy, like a bat. 】

Charlotte sighed, and she knew it was right to let Lily pay attention to him.It was scary to think about Severus becoming so unhygienic as soon as he entered the research.Perhaps she should have mentioned it a little in her reply to him?She continued to take out the stationery and wrote a reply to Severus:

"Rat poison I'll take care of it, thank you for noticing my little complaint. It's great that the spell works as usual, I can imagine you casting the spell around Lily and you didn't hear what Lily said , the way she glared at you, haha. This spell is very good, you can actually teach Lily. Of course, it would be great if there is an improvement, maybe you can consider combining the anti-disturbance spell with the placement spell? Also! Crewe told me you looked terrible! You didn't clean yourself well? Even if you are too busy and don't have time, I think you can use a cleansing spell, right? I remember you used this spell You are very skilled, give yourself a clean up, okay? Take care of yourself, if I see you are too bad during the Christmas holidays, I will punish you!"

Although Charlotte didn't know what kind of punishment to give him, she thought there was still some time before Christmas, so she could think about what kind of punishment to give him.

Continuing to stamp the letter paper, Charlotte asked Crewe who was on the tripod: "Do you need to rest? You can go back to Hogwarts with Alex tomorrow?"

Crewe cooed and said, 【I'm not as delicate as her. 】Alex got up when he heard the angry O'Ou, then moved a few steps away, turned his head in disgust, Charlotte's mouth curled into a slight smile.Crewe continued, [We are more energetic at night than during the day, so I'm leaving now. 】

"Ok."

Charlotte tied the letter around Crewe's ankle, opened the small window, and watched Crewe fly out spiritedly.She walked to the tripod, rubbed Alex's feathers, and said, "It's okay, you can rest for a while."

Alex yelled twice to express his thanks.Then I closed my eyes and turned a blind eye. I have to say that the communication with Lily may be a little less, and maybe mention it to her in the letter to use other owls. The clocks are not right.

—Owls are nocturnal.

That night, Charlotte once again dreamed of the elven kingdom in her dream, the dreamy and exquisite elven king's palace, the vigorous and majestic guards, the strong and beautiful big horned deer, and...a silver-haired man with long hair. The man's face is still blurred, but his gentle and deep voice sounded slowly in her ears as if through a dream, he was calling her, Lily

When she woke up, Charlotte forgot most of the dream, only remembered that someone called Lily in the dream.Could it be that she missed Lily so much?

Charlotte walked out of the room yawning, and when she passed the living room, she saw Alex standing on a tripod and turning her head.

"Good morning, Alex."

[Good morning, Xia. 】

Alex's voice was full of exhaustion, and Charlotte felt that Alex was more tired than last night, maybe she had to let him rest for a while, "It seems that you are still very tired... you might as well Rest more, I will prepare some bread crumbs for you, if you are hungry, can you eat by yourself?"

[Okay, Xia. 】

Alex, who was staring in a daze, began to turn a blind eye again.Charlotte shook her head helplessly. She washed up quickly, baked two slices of bread, prepared food and water for Alex, and hurried out to work in the pet shop.

The pet store is a bit busy, Charlotte and Mrs. Betty not only need to plan which products to put on the booth, but also need to make a big poster to attract attention.So Charlotte had to pick up her paintbrush and draw a group portrait of the kittens. Mrs. Betty asked that the cuteness of the pets must be shown in the painting.

When it was time to get off work, Mrs. Betty said, "Charlie, have you thought about your Halloween costume yet?"

"Mrs. Betty, it's too hard. I don't have anything in particular I want to dress up. Do you have any suggestions?"

"Oh, don't young people have a lot of novel ideas. There should be a lot in the clothing store, haven't you picked them out?"

"I went, but there are too many, and it's hard for me to choose."

"Emmmm, what do you usually have? When I was in London, I attended a Halloween party. What do young people like to dress up, Robin Hood? Skeletons? Witches? Or various animals? There is always one, you can choose whatever you want, You're so cute you can wear anything."

"Oh, Mrs. Betty."

Charlotte blushed at Mrs. Betty's praise, but she still noticed the witch in Mrs. Betty's words.That's right, a lot of people dress up as witches for Halloween.Witch costumes may be very common in the wizarding world, but in the Muggle world more often appear in the festival of Halloween.It just so happened that Charlotte still had two wizard robes at the bottom of the box. She took them out and wore them. Not only would she have a Halloween costume, but she would also spend less.

——The savings at home are pitifully low.

Happy to decide this, Charlotte went home and found the wizard's robe.Although the [-]% new wizard's robe looked worn out, there were still very subtle dark lines on the long sleeves. The texture of the clothes also looked good, and smelled it closely, it exuded a faint plant fragrance.That Lady Catherine is really very nice.

Alex finally had another dinner at Charlotte's place, and then disappeared into the night with a letter for Lily. Charlotte closed the window, sat down again, and continued to read the old Shakespeare collection , I can't help but think of the voice in my dream, reading these poems slowly, what kind of feeling it will be...