The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

The moment the goblin's claw touched Hermione's wrist, he noticed something strange: it didn't feel like a corpse, but like a living person!

Warm and elastic skin should never appear on a person who has been dead for several days.

The goblin's expression suddenly changed, and he let go of Hermione's hand as if he was set on fire.

"Why... why?" He was a little confused, and then he carefully put one hand on the tip of Hermione's nose, and the other hand grabbed her wrist. He soon determined that the girl was undoubtedly dead because she had neither breath nor pulse. A living person could not be in this state.

"Could it be...?!" The goblin's eyes were once again occupied by a greedy look. He remembered that there are mysterious stones in the East. It is said that stuffing these stones in the mouth can make the corpse immortal and no different from before death. This kind of stone only exists in legends and no one has ever seen it with their own eyes.

There is no doubt that this stone is a rare treasure.

If you could get such a stone, and put it into good use, you could probably sell it for thousands of gold galleons! The goblin's breathing became heavy. He stretched out his hand and pinched Hermione's chin, but before he could pry Hermione's chin open, something happened.

Blue flames burst out from his fingertips. The fire seemed to be alive and quickly climbed up the goblin's body, turning him into a blue fireball.

The fireball twisted a few times, and turned into a ball of ashes without even letting out a scream, leaving only Bagman standing there dumbfounded.

The reason why Bagman was so shocked was that Tom Yoder, who had been lying quietly in the coffin, sat up and looked at him expressionlessly.

After the goblin turned into a ball of ashes, Tom said calmly: "You came back in time."

It's hard to say what that greedy goblin would do if it were a little late at night. The goblin paid the price for his greed.

In fact, if it were just to take some Galleons from the coffin, Tom would not necessarily take his life if he was in a good mood.

Seeing Bagman who was so shocked that he couldn't speak, Tom didn't bother to talk to him. He just used a rope to tie him up, then blindfolded him, gagged his mouth, and threw him aside to wait. People from the Ministry of Magic came and took him away.

I don’t know if there are any legal provisions related to tomb robbing in the magic world? How many years will it take to rob a tomb and spend time in Azkaban? Tom thought that Bagman, a great clever man, should find a geomantic place that was cool in winter and warm in summer.

After completing these trivial tasks, Tom looked at Hermione lying next to him and found that she was looking at him with her big, watery eyes.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." She said it was nothing, but Hermione's face had a touch of pink. She thought secretly in her heart, is this considered a death in the same hole? Unexpectedly, here at Hogwarts, he and Tom would be buried together as husband and wife.

In the eyes of others, are we already husband and wife?

After Hermione saw through this fact, she couldn't help but feel a little shy. But after seeing Tom's dull left eye, Hermione's shame suddenly dissipated.

"How are your eyes...?" She looked at Tom, feeling uneasy.

Although Tom put his left eye on the scales of Avada, he did not lose this eye in reality. If I had to say it, it was more like losing the soul of this eye.

"Actually, it's not bad." Tom closed his right eye and found that his left eye was not completely blind. There was still a little bit of vision left, and he could vaguely see some blurry colors.

Avada was fair, he didn't completely remove Tom's left eye.

"That's good, we can always find a way - alas!" Hermione was interrupted by Tom in the middle of her words. He hugged Hermione into his arms, then pulled off her robe and observed her carefully. It lifted up her collarbone.

Tom had no intention of doing anything fancy. He just thought of a question: After Hermione's resurrection, has Voldemort's curse been lifted?

Tom found that the black energy that had been entrenched there had completely dissipated, which seemed to be a good sign.

"What you want to do is not suitable here..." Hermione blushed like a red apple. Is it really possible? Doing this with him at his own grave?

It seems quite exciting? The place here is clean and not many people come here...

"Your curse must have been lifted!" Tom didn't notice Hermione's little thoughts, and he happily told Hermione what he had discovered.

"Um...what?" Hermione almost didn't react.

After she understood what Tom meant, a joy rushed into her heart, and she took the initiative to kiss Tom.

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"Professor Dumbledore is quite generous." After a while, Hermione broke away from Tom's arms, picked up a handful of gold galleons from the coffin, and then threw them back. The golden galleons collided with each other, making a sweet sound.

Tom's attention was not on the gold galleons in the coffin. Only now did he have the intention to carefully look at the clothes Hermione was wearing. Then he discovered that the clothes Hermione was wearing were indeed very gorgeous: the white wizard robe was embroidered with blooming flowers. Black mandala flower; there is a black raven on each glove of both hands. If you look closely, these two raven are actually made of hundreds of tiny black gems. The white stockings on her legs had a holy feel, and were the same color as the lambskin boots on her feet, but the gold chains wrapped around the uppers and the red soles kept Hermione's color from being too monotonous. Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the crown on Hermione's head and the locket hanging around her neck. Tom noticed that there was a small golden cup in her hand - Dumbledore actually put Ravenclaw, Hutch All Patch and Slytherin's belongings were buried with them.

After rummaging for a moment, Tom was sure that Dumbledore had not put the Sword of Gryffindor in it.

Tom and Hermione happily counted their grave goods like this. This opportunity was rare.

"It looks like I won't get this money back." Dumbledore's voice sounded not far away, surprising the two people who were counting the gold coins.

"Professor Dumbledore, why are you here?" Hermione stood up in surprise. At this moment, a thought flashed through her mind, would Dumbledore come to their graves every day to pay homage to them?

But Dumbledore quickly showed with words that Hermione was overthinking.

"It was this little guy who found me and woke me up." Dumbledore turned his body to one side, letting a big ginger cat appear in their field of vision. "It jumped on my bed all of a sudden. Knocked me awake."

"Crookshanks!" Hermione exclaimed in surprise.

Crookshanks purred twice, seeming to greet Hermione after a long absence. After the cats matched the code, Crookshanks happily rushed into Hermione's arms.

Looking at the happy Hermione and Crookshanks snoring in her arms, Tom and Dumbledore smiled at each other, with happy smiles on their faces.

Everything seems to be back on track.

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In fact, it was difficult for things to get back on track. The resurrection from the dead was so shocking that even with Dumbledore's help in explaining it, it caused great shock inside and outside the school.

The little wizards gathered around Tom and Hermione, firstly to make sure they were still human, and secondly, to know how they did it.

In this regard, Tom and Hermione maintained a strikingly consistent tone with Dumbledore: Don't ask, asking is the magic of love.

This answer may seem perfunctory, but it is surprisingly convincing. Because there is Harry’s living example right in front of us!

The magic of love can counter the killing curse and turn the Dark Lord into a human and a ghost. So why can't the magic of love resurrect a couple who truly loves each other?

Dumbledore has said that this is the most profound and mysterious magic, and even he has difficulty controlling it. It is not surprising that it has some strange abilities.

The response within the school was so intense, so there is no need to mention it outside the school. The Daily Prophet and other wizarding media were like sharks smelling blood, trying to find the two of them for an exclusive interview. But unfortunately, Hogwarts was on holiday, which made the reporters It felt like a punch to cotton.

The Hogwarts Express has arrived at Hogsmeade Station. Students lined up in a long queue and poured into the train car bit by bit, filling it up. Correspondingly, Hogwarts became gradually empty.

Looking at the empty school corridor, Hermione suddenly remembered something from the corner of her memory.

"Hey, Tom, let's see who can run out of the castle first? If you run faster than me, I will be responsible for the ice cream this summer, but if you run slower than me, then you have to treat me to it. How about a summer of ice cream?”

Tom glanced at her.

"A familiar bet, are you serious?"

"Of course, you lost to me last time." Hermione had already tied her hair.

"That was the last time you cheated."

As he spoke, the two walked to the middle of the corridor together.

"Start now - one, two, three!" Hermione rushed out at once. The heels of her student shoes touched the marble floor lightly, making a crisp sound. The sunlight outside the window shone on her face. The bright smile left mottled light and shadow.

Hermione's back gradually became familiar and merged with the image in his memory. Tom seemed to have returned to the summer four years ago.

Tom shook his head.

"Forget it, let me lose to you again, Miss Granger."

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(End of this volume)

After this volume ends, the main plot of the book ends, and the whole book comes to an end. There is also a short, small volume at the back, which is mainly responsible for the ending, more like a postscript.

It’s really not easy to get to where I am now. Thank you all for your support. I’ll leave more thoughts in my closing remarks!

Thank you for your company, mua~