Little Tia, who had never really cared about what her biological parents would be like, finally thought, imagined, and tried to understand them on that day and night.
Of course, even if Tia was still young at the time, it would have been impossible for Tia to do something like riding a broom and flying into the sky for a ride with an older man who was weird and abrupt... and also called himself a "wizard." .
Because whether it’s the broomstick that can carry people flying in the sky or the wizard who appears strangely but is inexplicably familiar, they all look unreliable, don’t they
"...Yes, your mother and I know each other. When I was still in school in Ilvermorny, the Gobstone Club in the school once held a Gobstone Friendly Match—it was said to be against the Gobstones from Hogwarts in England. The club facilitated it together. At that time, your mother, Eileen Prince, was the president and captain of the opposing club... But to be honest, she didn't seem to be so in favor of the holding of the game at that time. She was just their vice-president. The captain is so enthusiastic..."
John was leaning against the wall, not deliberately looking at Tia who was still in bed, but just thinking about those youthful years... Okay! In fact, he is not that old. After all, he and Tia's mother are not from the same school. He is several years younger than the latter!
"... Are you also the president of that... 'Gobstone' club?"
Little Tia obviously didn't have much interest in the actual competition content of "Gobstone", which was considered a niche item in the magic world.
However, it can be seen that after basically accepting what the other party has said so far, she has begun to consciously try to understand the world that is still very strange to her - including wizards and magic, including daily life, Of course, it also includes things that your parents have experienced and people you know.
"Uh, me? No, no, I'm not... My identity at the time was a 'journalist'... I don't know if you understand? I was a reporter for our school's school newspaper. I was still a newcomer at the time and was given the task of 'recording the whole process of the United States and Europe' Do you think I am very good at such a major task as the two schools co-organizing a friendly competition? Well, let me tell you, I was... "
I don’t know if the so-called reporters are all as verbose as the John in front of me, or if it’s because of this guy’s sharp tongue that he became a reporter... Tia didn’t know. She just quickly stopped paying attention to the other person's subsequent boasts. It was only when John's words occasionally brought up things about his mother, that is, the 'Eileen Prince', that she would listen carefully. One listen.
After about half an hour of listening to the lecture, little Tia finally had a rough impression of her biological mother, whom she had never met since she could remember.
"Doesn't he sound like an easy person to get along with?"
Thinking of this, Little Tia pulled the edge of the quilt up again, covering the tip of her nose.
"What?" John, who didn't pay much attention to what Tia was saying, finally heard her muttering, and finally stopped his seemingly endless muttering to himself, "Oh! I should say Miss Prince... your mother Is that what happened? Hmm... To be honest, your mother is quite beautiful - it is said that less than half of the members of the Gobstone Club at Hogwarts have 'liked' her! It's a pity that she always doesn't She is talkative, rarely sees her taking the initiative to pay attention to people, and seems to be very cold towards everyone... Such a woman is also married and has children. In fact, until the day we met again ten years ago, it was still a little hard for me to imagine. Woolen cloth!"
"My... dad... who is he? Do you know him?"
It was obvious that she felt particularly unfamiliar with the term "Dad". Little Tia paused before and after the word, but she still said it.
"Huh? Mr. Snape?" John tilted his head, and Tia couldn't see his expression clearly in the shadow, "How should I put it? The feeling he gave me was actually... not very good. Ten years ago, That was the first time I saw him, and it was also the only time - he showed up, and he didn't seem to be in a good condition, and he was not in a good mood, and the way he looked at me... was a bit chilling."
Speaking of this, he seemed to have recalled the scene when they first met, and he shrank his neck with the memory still fresh.
"... By the way, your father is a Muggle... Oh, just an ordinary person, a person who doesn't know magic." After putting aside certain memories, John suddenly remembered and said to Little Tia, "You should be able to Imagine that a wizard marries an ordinary person. This is actually a rare thing...even in the United States, it is not common."
One of the founders of Ilvermorny was a Muggle, and he married the witch wife who was also the founder, and even passed on the surname "Stewart" to him. So when this sentence came out of his mouth, it was actually somewhat less convincing.
Fortunately, Little Tia must not know these things yet, and John is indeed telling the truth this time.
Sure enough, Tia didn't notice the emotion and reverie in John's words. She didn't know the twists and turns of the magical world's history over the past hundreds of years, nor did she know the history of Ilvermorny, so she was only a little curious about these things, that's all.
"It sounds a bit strange for ordinary people to marry witches." Tia muttered, probably remembering the occasional mention of witches in church books, but then quickly put aside those thoughts and asked, "Then , where are dad and mom... now?"
The reason why she didn't ask this question until now was definitely not because Tia was actually too heartless. It's just her personality and habits that dictate that many things that are most important to her will be left to the last before she dares to touch them.
However, it can also be seen from this question that Tia at that time was still a child after all. Otherwise, she would have been able to guess something based on her years of living in the orphanage.
"Um-"
Sure enough, when he heard Little Tia mention this, John's mouth that never seemed to be able to stop pursed slightly, and he was silent again for a rare moment.
"...The wand you keep on your bedside table has a wand core taken from the one your mother used to use...I think it will suit you very well, Miss Prince."
John still seems to insist on calling little Tia "Prince" instead of "Snape"... even though he obviously knows who Tia's father is.
As for Tia's question, he avoided it.