The castle, which has been passed down for thousands of years and has gone through many vicissitudes of history, still exudes mysterious magic amidst the heavy snow. During the Christmas holidays, Hogwarts is much quieter than in the past.
In the empty castle, apart from the whispers of the figures in the portraits hanging on both sides of the long and narrow corridors and the clanking sounds from the standing armors, only Peeves' shrill singing pierced the castle from time to time. of silence.
Severus Snape's vigorous steps made his robes bulge into a fluttering cape, and the whole person looked like a big bat with its wings spread out but running on its feet. , and the sinister look on his face and pale lips could tell that he was in a bad mood at the moment.
"Ice lemon juice."
After hearing the correct command, the ugly stone monster jumped aside quickly, even a little confused, and seemed to be afraid of something.
Snape strode into the cracked wall. The moment he walked into the circular office hidden behind the wall, his mood became a little worse for no reason.
Albus Dumbledore, the greatest wizard of our time, is leaning on the back of his chair. Behind the half-moon-shaped mirror frame, his hard-to-reach azure eyes are projected on the high dome of the office. His slender fingers are interlaced on the shelves. Weird alchemy tools and piles of slender-legged desks awaiting replies to letters.
"Where have you been?"
Snape glanced at Dumbledore's purple traveling cloak that had not yet been taken off, and his tone was straightforward.
"Just going for a walk," Dumbledore withdrew his deep gaze and said with a gentle smile, "You know, Severus, for an old man like me, It is very necessary to maintain a moderate amount of exercise."
"Indeed," Snape said with a faint sarcasm, "I have been walking for several days."
Snape. The reaction was expected. Dumbledore smiled nonchalantly and said, "How is Miss Granger's situation?" Question, as long as she rests for a few weeks, she will return to normal."
Snape's tone was stiff, but he finally answered the question truthfully, but when he saw Dumbledore, he looked relieved and was ready to reveal it. When he asked this question, he finally couldn't hold back his anger.
"I think you should know very well what those smart and pushy guys in Gryffindor have done. They are brewing in private. Polyjuice Potion and had the audacity to break into my office and steal materials. Dumbledore, when did this school become so tolerant? It is actually allowed to violate school rules and steal professors' belongings."
"Despicable behavior is never allowed,"
Snape's reluctance seemed to make Dumbledore tired from the long journey. He took off the glasses frame on his nose and rubbed his eyebrows. ,
"But we should observe people's intentions through their behavior to judge whether they are equally despicable at heart, Severus,I do not think that Harry, Mr. Weasley, and Miss Granger were despicable in wanting to investigate the truth behind the attack. ”
“So you plan to keep letting him go, even if he will be in danger because of his reckless behavior”
For some reason, Snape’s face looked slightly pale under the gentle firelight. Although he did not mention who he was by name, Snape could be sure that Dumbledore must understand.
There was no sound in the office, except for the hanging lights around him. A row of murals on the wall featured former headmasters snoring slightly, and Fox's subtle but clear cry.
"Not letting go, Severus, but observing,"
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After a long silence, Dumbledore spoke again, but the silent confidence in his tone was gone,
"Indeed, sometimes the boundary between courage and recklessness is not so clear. But when it comes to young people, we should be more tolerant, Severus, so as to avoid stifling their innate advantages. ”
“Tolerance”
The corners of Snape’s mouth twitched, extremely reluctantly, but unable to suppress, recalling the past when he was studying in this school,
"Don't put gold on your face, Principal Dumbledore, you have always been tolerant of students you admire. ”
Snape completely transferred his hatred for James Potter and love for Lily Evans to Harry. On the one hand, he had to protect the son of the woman he loved, while at the same time, he had to endure the relationship between the child and Lily Evans. His father was so much like him that it made Snape's emotions extremely twisted.
"Let's get this over with, Severus,"
Since Harry Potter. Since Te entered this school, such conversations have happened countless times in private. Even Dumbledore felt very helpless about this.
"Can you please go to the school gate to greet me. A guest?"
Dumbledore stood up. He couldn't see a guest in the clothes he was wearing.
"Actually, this job should have been left to Minerva. Unfortunately, she accepted an invitation from the Transfiguration Today editorial team to attend a cocktail party about Transfiguration. This was a rare break for her, and I tried not to disturb it. "
Snape was not interested in Dumbledore's private appointment. He turned around and strode away. Because of the memories of the past dancing in his mind, his face was worse than when he entered the office.
But something went wrong. Before leaving the office, he suddenly stopped, turned around and looked back at Dumbledore, who was cleaning the dirt on the hem of his robe with his wand, and said in a suspicious voice
"You have an appointment. Who?"
"Ah, actually I originally planned to let you know about this surprise at the school gate, but since you asked,"
Dumbledore smiled, his blue An unreadable light bloomed in his eyes again,
"Amosta Blaine, one of the students you have admired most over the years. ”
December 31 at 7:40 pm.
After taking the express train and getting off at Hogsmeade Station, Amosta walked through a long section of snow-covered path and appeared outside the big iron gate of Hogwarts on time.
The two winged wild boar sculptures at the school gate have been guarding this great magic school for thousands of years. Amosta’s sighing eyes passed through the iron gate fence and flew over the six tall balls stuck in it. The playground with poles and the dark castle standing on the edge of the cliff, until it submerged into the boundless forbidden forest.
I have to admit that the feeling of coming back here is better than I imagined.
"I guessed as early as when I got on the train that it would be you, professor, who would greet me."
The rusty door creaked. Opening slowly in the sound, Amosta stepped into the school gate and faced the black figure striding towards him. When Severus Snape's expressionless face was outlined in the dim light, Amosta put down his Suitcase opened his arms and smiled sincerely.
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