這家藥材店不在主街上，外牆被霧色藤蔓攀附，一半木窗裡擺著陰乾的白樺苔與瓶裝蟾蜍膽。內部空間擁擠而溫暖，像是用氣味堆成的溫室。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67kRCVoCoe
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夏蘿緹站在櫃檯旁，手指輕抵著冷涼的石面，靜靜聽著她的伊嵐媽咪用一種低緩卻流暢的聲線，與店主討論今年甜葉草根的來源。她喜歡這樣的午後——不用說太多話，只需分辨空氣裡的氣味、聽語言與語言之間的縫隙。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNYeiqZaj9
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這時，門口的風鈴響了。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsYYo1Oq4y
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門被推開，一陣涼風混著街上灑掃過的灰塵吹進來，夾帶著——喀啦一聲，一口大釜撞上了門框。接著是一陣細碎的碰撞聲與手忙腳亂的腳步。三個人擠進了店裡。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdD0UVxJSB
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走進來的是一對母子與另一個黑人男孩。那位女士身形修長、動作沈穩，頂著優雅的柔棕鮑伯頭，舉止間透露出一種初次進入魔法世界的克制與觀察，神情溫和但隱約焦急。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8iZQr9VFT
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她身後那兩個男孩，身上掛著魔杖盒、書袋、大釜與一疊包裝紙尚未拆封的制服，像是剛從好幾家商店一路跌跌撞撞趕來。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBLcW8kZIj
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其中一個個子高、手腳顯然還沒學會怎麼與身體協調。他正低頭研究一張霍格華茲新生藥材清單，眉頭緊鎖。黑人男孩個子較小，正張望著店內貨架，一臉「這是什麼語言」的表情。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ph7VTpSZp
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三人站在店中央，與四周陳列櫃中那一罐罐乾葉、藤莖、琥珀色液體顯得格格不入。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFrm5Ncw2s
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夏蘿緹走了過去，聲音輕得像夜間翻書：「需要幫忙嗎？」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmkKaQ2cf3J
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男孩兩人一起點頭。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRllleSTfF5
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「如果妳願意的話，我們會非常感激。」那位女士看向她，眼神裡露出一瞬的放鬆，點了點頭。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjEtiDaoXyr
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夏蘿緹伸手接過清單，看了一眼，便抬頭說：「跟我來。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajYJgB81Jk
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她像在自己的書房中行走一般熟練，轉身便走進狹窄的走道，兩個男孩跟上，一路躲著懸掛在半空的乾花束與煙草草莖。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBupzgBQvMZ
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「這個——」她從架上取下一把銀背草，細看葉底，「要選葉子背後銀紋清晰的，不然太年輕，效力不穩。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdJsCkKZBV
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她將它遞給那位高個子男孩，他接得有點手忙腳亂。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxthWpnfG4N
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「還有這個月輪核，一定要搖一搖，聽起來像裡頭有石頭滾動，才代表還沒乾掉。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZKfjTNShg
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「……所以聽聲音？」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3f81CZSoi
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夏蘿緹點頭，走到下一排：「用鼻子也可以分辨，晚夏收的味道比較淡，不會刺激眼睛。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGTCzcf2qa
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「可是妳剛剛拿起來就知道……」黑人男孩忽然說，語氣裡有明顯的驚嘆。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ429GTRRQgv
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夏蘿緹沒有回話，只輕輕笑了一下，把乾料放進紙袋裡，動作像是在包一件易碎的東西。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnMlAc4tZ6
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「妳怎麼學會這些的？」黑人男孩追問。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmsZKcH1gRI
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「家裡有自己的溫室。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUowJG6f2K
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他還想再問，夏蘿緹卻已經走向下一排，正好拿起一瓶蒸餾果莖。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjSruecaCz
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「這個保存時要用亞麻布包起來，不然它會吸濕，發酵後整瓶都會壞掉。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOfbdp3yJ1
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「這樣還能記得這麼多？」高個子男孩終於開口了。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrYk529MJB
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「我記的是氣味和質地。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfo63GrAPSx
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「這答案太帥了。」黑人男孩忍不住笑了。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUYKCFx5hB
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「我是E。」他主動伸出手，五指乾淨修長，修得方正的指甲上，塗著霧面墨綠、深紅、午夜藍的飽和色彩指甲油。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUbAwIdSPH
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「夏蘿緹 · 羅瑟塔。」她點點頭，輕輕握了一下他的手。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfKvPKgRG0Q
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「尚恩 · 麥肯齊。」較高的男孩也跟上自我介紹。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4JsA9EhQR
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「不行，這樣不算，你要唸全名出來。」E挑眉說。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEUwvIidiZ
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「我才不要。」尚恩露出無奈表情。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxKtfLRHAR
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「快點啦，這是人生第一次藥材店邂逅耶，這種場合就該唸出你那個祖宗十八代全名。你現在不唸，未來她從別人口中聽到只會覺得你在隱瞞身世——」E擺出嚴肅的戲劇語氣。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEubV2i7eI
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尚恩嘆口氣，像是走上絞刑台一樣，語氣飛快：「尚恩・亞拉斯達・邁爾坎・麥葛雷格・麥克勞德・麥克雷・斯圖亞特・費瑟・麥肯齊（Sean  Alasdair Malcolm MacGregor MacLeod MacRae Stuart Fraser MacKenzie）^［註一］。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbSEuTLR2X
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夏蘿緹原本低頭收起乾料的手一頓，眼裡浮出一絲亮光，嘴角彎起，過了幾秒，她輕聲說：「Fraser？Monsieur Fraise？」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYum9RY0mF
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「……嗯？」尚恩一臉疑惑。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCU7cpGHHxm
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「費瑟（Fraser） 這個姓氏，聽起來像法語的 fraise……」夏蘿緹偏頭，嘴角明顯彎了起來。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzqVYnngfQ
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「那是什麼意思？」尚恩問，明知答案可能不妙。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡon3EPzcUXb
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「草莓。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneIi80GHpR
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「喔不！你剛剛正式成為了草莓先生（Monsieur Fraise）！」E笑出聲。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMCusRjtMn
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尚恩嘴唇動了動，像在嘗試拒絕這個命運，但夏蘿緹只是安靜地看著他，帶著一種微妙的笑意。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QFwukw0Ve
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那是一種溫柔的定義，不是取笑，而像是一種命名——像她給藥草貼上手寫標籤那樣自然。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMADDUlbZvE
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尚恩愣住了。他眨了眨眼，一時之間好像失去語言功能，然後竟真的對著空氣喃喃唸了起來：「Fraise… Fraser… Fraser……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLSJv2oxBI
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「你完蛋了，草莓先生。霍格華茲第一個外號就這樣誕生了。」E已經笑到倚著櫃子快要站不住。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vIk3CrCr3
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他們三人笑成一團，就像三顆剛落入暖水裡的泡騰粉錠，還來不及完全溶解，就冒出了甜膩的氣泡。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVzy5Cdt41
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這時，門又被推開。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU39enr23gd
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風鈴響得高而短，像是乾脆的句點。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznVuhMGBhy
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紅髮女孩快步踏入，皮鞋踩出規律清脆的聲音。她皮膚白皙，眼睛晶亮，髮尾因為濕氣有些翹起。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5lHaXhbpE
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她身後，一個瘦高的黑髮男孩略微遲疑地跟了進來。他的袍子是舊的，袖口磨損，頭低著，目光繞過藥架邊緣掃了一圈，很快就落在店內靠牆的一隅。他沒有笑，也沒有說話，像是與周遭的笑聲隔了一層空氣。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTVQV648Frt
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紅髮女孩差點撞上尚恩：「哎呀，對不起！這地方真擠……」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9M3xnj7jM
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紅髮女孩推門進來時正巧撞見三人正在為「草莓先生」這個新外號笑得東倒西歪。她停了一下，歪頭看了看，眼裡帶著明顯的好奇，像是很想知道剛剛那個玩笑的來龍去脈，但又不想打擾。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mjfenJ7u0
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她輕聲吸了一口氣：「哇……這裡的味道……你們是剛打開過貓薄荷？」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQbCbxzAlO
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她的聲音清亮，尾音微微上揚，有一種英格蘭中部的韻味，卻不像那些在地市場裡的伯明罕口音那樣濁重粗糙。她的口音刻意清晰，像經過修整的工廠煙囪——仍有工業的痕跡，但乾淨俐落。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBpH4PXhhKy
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「不是，」後方那男孩淡淡地說，語氣裡像帶著一點不耐，音節咬得重，尾音平直又拖長，像什麼東西被壓進石板縫裡似的，「那是腐葉碘藻。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOROEzj4qPA
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他的聲音比她低得多，尾音沉著墜地，整句話像是在牙縫與鼻腔間滑出來的灰色礦渣。他的伯明罕口音濃得像過期的藥劑，單字咬得悶而重，每個音節都拖帶著不耐煩的鼻息與陰影。每個詞彷彿被強行拉扯成另一種形狀，捲在喉頭，黏著鼻音。他的聲線低而粗糙，像長年沒清理的煙囪底部，語氣裡帶著天然的諷刺和濕冷的街道味道。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoprVz8jybO
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夏蘿緹回頭看他，只見他有著油膩的黑髮和陰影般的眼神，語氣聽來像是習慣在嗆聲與講解之間維持一條細細的鋼索。他不像在教學，更像在宣布一種他早已厭煩別人不懂的真理。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXXiVVAdJw
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E低聲對尚恩說：「走吧，藥材都買齊了。留再久他大概要用目光詛咒我們。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3MHR3keXA
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尚恩點頭，將藥材收好。夏蘿緹幫他們把罐子推近櫃檯，然後後退一步。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQgH00rmxU
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那個黑髮男孩則一臉不悅地繞過他們，站到角落翻看一罐藥材，像在逃避空氣裡過多的聲音。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExfRs7XSpT
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「謝啦，小勒。」她的聲音比剛才低一點，但更溫，「你總是比我先分辨得出藥味。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmZ9vPzNyL
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男孩沒有回她的笑，也沒有抬頭。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZ6omfAApH
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夏蘿緹沒有說話，卻看見紅髮女孩說完那句話後，手指若無其事地轉了轉紙袋封口，像是有些話本來想說，最後還是收住了。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAyYDFIaSO
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她再轉向夏蘿緹，笑容重新出現：「不好意思，我家是麻瓜家庭的，這些藥材我一個都不認得。我剛才還以為這是某種烘焙店。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupIxXlmJoa
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夏蘿緹沒有笑，只是稍微側頭看她——這是她第一次真正正眼看她。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITNTarjMBk
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那女孩的眼睛是極亮的綠色，睫毛淡褐，嘴角自然上揚，整張臉像是一朵微張的花，帶著光。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMwi4Rcwtn
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她說話帶著伯明罕特有的旋律感，尾音微微上揚，輕柔又帶點圓潤的氣音，像是一首不經意哼出的童謠。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGJH4b8QQD
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「妳剛剛說的那句是法文對吧？fraise？」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwSchcHh4c
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夏蘿緹點點頭。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAiPxoLFnh
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「我以前在學校有學一點啦，不過早就忘光光了。只記得「你好（bonjour）」跟「可頌（croissant），」她一邊說一邊笑，語尾拖得輕巧、調皮，「可頌」被她念得特別滑，像在模仿某種廣告腔。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMN0CJdF8K
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她聳聳肩，毫不掩飾自己的無知，甚至還帶著一點小小得意：「不過我喜歡妳講話的聲音，真的。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMI32YupNEV
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夏蘿緹微微眨了下眼——她不太習慣有人這麼直接對她的聲音表示好感，特別是這樣一個剛見面的女孩，用那麼誠懇、又不矯情的語氣。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBdeB8cavIS
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「你剛剛聞到的味道，可能是柔羽芹蕊。它和貓薄荷有點像，但效用差很多。」夏蘿緹說。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRyiQs6Z5NJ
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「真的假的？那我剛好可以買一些。這個也要寫進新生清單嗎？」紅髮女孩興致勃勃地問。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡilU6tOU3wo
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「不是，但很多人會多買一些來紓壓。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXI0LTKGz6
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「妳好厲害。」她笑著說，然後伸出手來，「我是莉莉 · 伊凡，霍格華茲一年級新生。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGTAcEpYn7
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夏蘿緹望著她的眼睛，那種清亮的綠讓她想起夏天曬乾的草葉。她握住莉莉的手。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQsAiO2fWo
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「夏蘿緹 · 羅瑟塔（Charlotte Rosetta），我也是新生。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLxEP6uOYc
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「羅瑟塔？羅賽塔（Rosetta）？像那個埃及石碑^［註二］一樣？好名字。」莉莉的笑容綻開。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2B1iJiNQM7
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莉莉的手溫暖、略帶乾燥，手指張得大方又穩。她的笑容還掛在嘴角，輕快得像她口音裡那些被拉長的母音一樣——那種來自伯明罕的、溫馴卻有脊骨的腔調，讓她說話時顯得坦率。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQcAsM2hVr
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夏蘿緹聽得出來，那是刻意修過、收斂過的口音，邊緣依然保留著原來的粗糙，但音節裡有節奏，也有努力過的痕跡。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0U6eQrXm8I
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「我真沒想到你們家的店這麼漂亮，」莉莉輕聲說，環顧四周，「一開始我還以為會像醫院裡那種消毒水味重得嚇人的地方。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvY9yiaueIE
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夏蘿緹鬆開她的手，手指靜靜垂下，低聲說：「這裡不是醫院。它是……植物的家。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUIOnHF7g0e
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她說話時，語氣裡有一種不慍不火的節奏，帶著清晰的威爾斯調子，尾音微微上揚，像是山谷中未完的迴音。莉莉聽著，微微偏頭，那種聽不懂又著迷的神情讓夏蘿緹難得地輕笑了一下。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdZv3wKFyu
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「怎麼了？」莉莉問。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfTT9U5UeQ
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「妳剛剛的表情好像貓頭鷹，聽見了不懂的詩句。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxpwz1WF4u
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「我不就是在聽嗎？妳講話像音樂一樣——我都不想打斷妳。」莉莉的語氣帶著一點玩笑，也帶著真的欣賞。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DYiQuGjnk
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夏蘿緹沒有回答，只是轉身走向牆邊的一個小木盒，打開，取出幾片乾燥的葉片放進紙袋裡。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVZdORKHVM
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「這送妳，柔羽芹蕊。妳可以在泡澡時用一點，不用煮太久。聞起來像貓草，但不會讓妳發瘋，只會讓腦袋鬆一點。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZph3MVZs8o
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「聽起來很好。我姊姊最近每天都在尖叫，我覺得我腦袋快要炸了。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh66Ybdd4jZ
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「那就多泡幾次。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZtRRQKAkY
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遠處那男孩斜倚著一排木架，目光緊盯著兩人，像是防禦本能啟動的黑貓。他眼神未動聲色，但肩膀不自覺微微收緊，嘴角有那麼一瞬間抽動了一下。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8SxE16prG
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「你又在觀察什麼，小勒？」莉莉轉頭問，語氣裡一半開玩笑、一半刺探。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyG2g3iL3Z
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「沒什麼。」他語尾含糊，像是不屑再參與談話，卻又無法完全抽離。他講話的方式讓人總有種錯覺——他不是不想說，而是不屑說給別人懂。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UDI6bWwmP
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夏蘿緹仍沒有回應他，卻覺得那句「腐葉碘藻」還殘存在空氣裡，像一道不願散去的味道。她隱約知道，她剛才看見的，不只是一種口音——而是一種防禦。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkZkn6vhCd
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「妳說妳家是麻瓜家庭？」夏蘿緹輕聲問，想換個話題。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWIa3u6H6V
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莉莉點頭，語氣像鬆開了什麼：「對啊，我爸是中學老師，我媽是公務員，生活乏味得很。妳知道我有多羨慕你們這種——」她環顧四周，「有藥草味童年的巫師家庭。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1wxbekooo
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「其實我家做的是藥材和魔藥供應，我只是常跟媽咪來送貨，這家店不是我家的。」夏蘿緹微微一笑。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx3mlTorpj7
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「也一樣厲害啊。」莉莉毫不遲疑地說，「那你從小應該就知道怎麼熬一鍋可以解中暑又讓人放鬆的東西？」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRVrvJ7FRn
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「還知道怎麼用緋蔓根泡腳，讓你在魁地奇落敗後至少腳不會抽筋。」夏蘿緹點點頭。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY51QO4JPIq
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「我不打魁地奇，不過泡腳我接受。」莉莉笑著說，眼裡閃著光。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjVLAoE164
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「我現在超期待開學的，」莉莉說著，眼神停在一瓶貼著手寫標籤的玻璃罐上，「雖然我可能會把所有藥材搞混，然後意外炸掉魔藥鍋。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrl1RaQWRpi
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「第一年爆鍋是常態，妳會發現老師都有隱形護盾。」夏蘿緹忍不住微微彎了嘴角。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVb8dizsJZ
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「真的假的？！」莉莉睜大眼睛。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6GzcNrg19
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「我家有供應學校的護膚藥膏，夏天前會大增訂單，因為普遍會有灼傷、過敏、或者不小心黏到手的情況。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0omErfHze
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「天啊……所以我還該買什麼？有什麼不是清單上但其實超實用的？」莉莉一邊聽一邊點頭，像是真的在做筆記似的。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUns8EjjnFu
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「月焰茶樹脂膏，防蚊防癢還可以舒緩擦傷、腫脹；還有星落薄荷糖——不是普通薄荷那種，用星落薄荷葉提煉，再加了一點點經稀釋的舒神露——能穩定緊張情緒，不會嗜睡，也不會讓你反應遲鈍。」夏蘿緹想了想。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCYAF42fHB
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「有點像……魔法版的考試專用糖果？」莉莉眼睛亮了一下。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVu18r4TGq
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「差不多。」夏蘿緹說，「只是不能太常吃，不然會對調味免疫，吃什麼都像嚼薄荷葉。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYaLAcW8pW
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「我以為魔法世界都是浪漫又神秘的……原來還有這種真實的副作用！」莉莉笑起來，像是聽到了某種傳說中的秘密。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdb7B4gQid3
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她往店內又望了一眼，目光被一小盒散落著閃亮粉末的瓶罐吸引。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVoA15uJm0p
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「這個呢？看起來像仙女用的。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6FAllzjmg
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夏蘿緹湊過去看了一眼。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpjGIf4Sdn
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「那是月閃銀粉，用來拌進煎藥或畫防護符陣的。不過我小時候也以為它是用來畫星星的。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjX8CjeSOZP
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「妳小時候也會幻想東西的用途喔？」莉莉轉向她，嘴角上揚，像突然找到同盟一樣。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4440YGY3l
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「當然。我曾經拿翠鱗蕨葉當成龍的翅膀，插滿整個院子。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTFsW48bKG
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「我會用粉筆在地上畫傳送門，想說只要閉眼轉三圈就能抵達日本。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLyaCnK04g
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「結果妳轉了幾圈？」夏蘿緹看了她一眼，有點想笑。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSIW4yOrhL
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「太多圈。最後頭暈跌進我家後院的玫瑰叢，還被我媽罵了一整天。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKn7JodwDz
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兩人一齊笑起來。那一瞬間，店裡的氣味和時間像是暫時安靜了下來，留下的只有一種輕盈的、有點香草味的空氣。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42Efs8sKSm
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莉莉還在看四周，每一樣東西對她都像新發現。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsXv6f1lOz
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夏蘿緹沒有說話，只是輕輕地看著她那雙亮晶晶的眼睛。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnI6Vt9MeKH
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她想，這個女孩，好像真的準備好了——準備進入一個永遠不再是「普通」的世界。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlpPNx4Uxx
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「妳魔杖買好了嗎？」莉莉突然問，像是想到什麼似的回頭看她，「我剛才差點被店裡的盒子淹沒，那些盒子會自己跳出來欸！」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1O4mvTlY34
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夏蘿緹點點頭，「我早上就挑好了。」她手指輕輕碰了碰外袍內側的口袋，眼神不自覺柔和了些，「它很安靜。不是那種一上手就冒火花的。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVpQe6kn1g
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「我的就很誇張，像在開派對一樣！」莉莉睜大眼睛，有點誇張地比劃了一下手勢，「我一握上去，魔杖就噴出金色火星，還有點風，一瞬間我頭髮都飛起來了。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzmIIdDykB
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夏蘿緹忍住笑，「那代表它真的認妳。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6GE9ppcIK
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「真的嗎？我還以為那是警告我『別亂揮！』」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRMQararyE
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夏蘿緹搖頭，「不會。如果不合，妳是握不住的。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2swyT7VIRA
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「我的是柳木與獨角獸毛，十又四分之一英吋，靈巧而富彈性。」她說，「奧利凡德先生說，柳木魔杖會選擇那些曾經受傷，但學會療癒自己的人。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakrA90gaVG
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夏蘿緹抬頭看她，想起她在奧利凡德試用的第二枝魔杖^［註三］。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJQsc1TjoI
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「……很像妳。」她輕聲說。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVw3H9cjNgv
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莉莉有些訝異，「妳這麼說，是指我看起來常常崩潰完還得自己收拾？」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CMCAGhD8Q
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「不是。」夏蘿緹嘴角微翹，「是指，妳的溫柔有根。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bCNNsT1wR
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她們對望了一會，風穿過斜角巷街口，將路邊藥草店門口晾曬的乾薰衣草吹得微微作響。夏蘿緹終於說出口：「我的魔杖是藤木，鳳凰羽毛。十一又四分之三吋。奧利凡德說……它在我走進門前就醒了。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PLlMvNIhw
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「鳳凰羽毛……那很少見，聽說它們挑主人的程度幾乎是——驕傲等級的。」莉莉輕輕吸了口氣。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRDIUGK621
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「他說這樣的魔杖不會給我答案，只會在我快接近真相的時候，發出光。」夏蘿緹語氣很輕，卻像某種古老的誓言被重新喚起，「他還說，它們屬於那些『擁有隱而不顯深度』的人。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fJqX8XsHO
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「那很妳欸。」莉莉嘴角上揚。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ykD1rD9XZ
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「聽起來像稱讚？」夏蘿緹偏過頭看她。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzAQxysriz
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「事實啦。」莉莉笑著，「而且妳知道嗎？我覺得我們兩枝魔杖其實很像。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIo36oZ3ZDV
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「像？」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDukpzy7Ow7
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「它們都不會追問我們現在會什麼、能做什麼。它們相信——我們會長成什麼。」莉莉將柳木魔杖收入盒中，轉頭望著她，「只是方式不同：妳的是森林的藤蔓木，在黑暗裡默默尋找光。而我的……是河邊的柳，在風中低頭，也從不斷掉枝葉。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSp3e8x1L7
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夏蘿緹沒說話，只是靜靜地走在她身旁，像是將那句話收入心底的某個安靜角落。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPj9wcNsTS
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過了一會，她輕聲道：「那我們走下去看看，能長成什麼樣吧。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyun39H1PWZ
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「嗯……」莉莉若有所思。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6iU08iOVN5
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她瞥了夏蘿緹一眼：「妳的聲音聽起來像……不是倫敦人，對吧？」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwFTt07Umb
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「威爾斯。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpEDu5zwpS
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「我就猜到是西邊。」莉莉咧嘴笑了，「妳有一種……呃……像溪水一樣會閃光的聲音，那種音色在我們伯明罕那邊^［註四］不常聽到。我們這邊講話像煤礦打鐵的節奏。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6PHfTtQTL
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夏蘿緹的嘴角終於動了一下，不是笑，是某種耐人尋味的寬容。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ32ifKQ4co
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「妳的口音不是很重。」她輕聲說。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFNr7m91KN
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「我媽每天逼我練，說女孩子講話要優雅一點，才不會被人當成沒文化的粗人。」莉莉翻了個白眼，「但我爸說我怎樣講他都喜歡。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡncQqDewuBh
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夏蘿緹沉默了片刻，像在想一種不是反駁也不是附和的回答，最後只是淡淡回了一句：「我喜歡有人保留自己的聲音。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBn0blGjqQ
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「對，妳懂。」莉莉的眼睛一亮，「賽佛勒斯的聲音是鐵皮牆，用來隔開世界。我爸說我媽的聲音是茶花玻璃窗，而妳——」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzSGCpXbEJ
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她一邊看著夏蘿緹，一邊像在挑選字。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkOv082Sby
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「妳像山谷裡的雲霧。有聲音在裡面飄，但我得很安靜地聽，才聽得到意思。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFETQ4inzVj
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夏蘿緹靜靜地看著她。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKTiD3Rh3Br
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「妳很像個觀星的人。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivZ2q6jISC
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「妳是說我很浪漫？」莉莉眨了眨眼。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYTzbX4IWT
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「不，是觀星。」夏蘿緹語氣淡淡的，「記得時間、方位、亮度，聽得懂光的語言，還會忍住不說破。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneCuCKCEdg
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莉莉的笑意這回沒有這麼快展開了。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpEEsJ1Fjm
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她只是點點頭，像忽然明白她們之間的某種默契其實已經悄悄形成。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcflEkW6ry
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「我喜歡這樣的開學前，」她說，「還沒上火車，已經認識一個值得記住的名字。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBR9y4knSRv
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夏蘿緹看了她一眼，終於說：「歡迎來到我們的世界。」9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKGFrnDzfJ
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兩人靜靜地站著，不再談話，卻也沒有急著離開對方的氣場。陽光從店鋪的小窗斜斜灑進來，照在木製櫃子上、照在她們各自藏著魔杖的內襯口袋，也照在一段剛剛萌芽的友情上。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyAphBJ9aB
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［註一］將尚恩的全名設計得這麼長，除了喜劇效果之外，也暗示著他們家貴族世系的尊貴與源遠流長。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2RY268Ej7
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亞拉斯達（Alasdair）是蘇格蘭蓋爾語對亞歷山大（Alexander）的本地化形式，意義為：「人類的保護者」或「護民者」。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ75rQDlPQeL
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邁爾坎（Malcolm）是莎士比亞《馬克白》中Malcolm的經典譯名，是馬克白篡位後的正統繼承者，也是一種「正統、堅定、內斂君子形象」的象徵。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkoV1h8vbT
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麥葛雷格（MacGregor）傳說中與羅伯 · 布魯斯（Robert Bruce）有關聯，曾因叛逆與王權衝突而遭禁用數世紀。這個名字象徵著被剝奪的尊嚴與不屈的榮耀。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGG2hHBsTr
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麥克勞德（MacLeod ）氏族是蘇格蘭最古老、最具傳奇色彩的高地家族之一。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5mONQaws4
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麥克雷（MacRae）是傳統上與麥肯齊（MacKenzie）氏族關係最緊密的軍事盟友家族。這是忠誠、守護者、與信任的象徵。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYrBVDbKWG
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斯圖亞特（Stuart）是第一個成功統治整個不列顛群島的王室（1603年～1714年）。尚恩全名中有「斯圖亞特」暗示他的先祖曾與斯圖亞特王室旁支庶女聯姻。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fSxCO9ke2
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費瑟（Fraser）是一個古老的蘇格蘭氏族姓氏，源於法國諾曼地移民，12世紀進入蘇格蘭，後來成為著名的低地貴族與高地分支混合家族。地位高，與王室多有聯姻。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44xOSvGO4Y
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麥肯齊（MacKenzie）是一個具有悠久歷史與貴族淵源的蘇格蘭姓氏，15～17世紀家族勢力龐大，是蘇格蘭北部最有影響力的高地氏族之一。現今這個姓氏遍佈英聯邦各地，特別是在加拿大、澳洲與紐西蘭等地。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD6qiYhqLKu
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［註二］莉莉指的是埃及的羅賽塔石碑（the Rosetta Stone）。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCn3MvLo5TM
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［註三］夏蘿緹在奧利凡德試用的第二根魔杖就是莉莉的魔杖。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSe5CuEWSF
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［註四］莉莉和石內卜家鄉的官方設定是一個叫「科克沃（Cokeworth）」的英格蘭中部工業衰敗小鎮，我設定科克沃的地理環境及口音接近英格蘭中部的伯明罕（Birmingham）——英國人「刻板印象中」最難聽、可信任程度最低、吸引力最低、教育程度最低的口音。石內卜的口音有可能是他日後在學校遭受霸凌與排擠的原因之一。9Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTjoLaF4Zu
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