Luckily the main story is at Hogwarts

"This is"

Snape was such a smart person, he immediately thought of what Ciel was holding.

Portrait of Lily Evans.

After all, her portrait was a necessary condition for the two of them to reach an agreement. If it weren't for the portrait, Snape wouldn't bother to pay attention to the little bastard Ciel.

Indeed, it seems that he can't defeat a crazy Obscurial, but if he can't defeat him, why can't he hide from it? What's more, this is Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

If he really takes action, no matter what Dumbledore is planning, he can't ignore it, because the destructive power of the Obscurus is too powerful.

If we leave it alone, maybe the professors will be fine, but the students and the school will definitely be ruined.

But Snape was only excited for a moment before calming down again. His eyes were empty and he had re-entered the protection of Occlumency.

"I thought it would take a few more years."

Snape said softly in a deadpan tone.

Ciel looked at him and suddenly smiled.

"You don't believe it, do you?"

Yes, Snape just didn't believe it.

In fact, from the beginning, he did not believe in any magic lamp or Agbala at all. Even if he did, it was as if he had grasped a glimmer of hope, a beautiful longing.

It wasn't until Dumbledore suddenly mentioned this matter, and with his guarantee, that Snape completely believed that things like magic lamps actually existed in this world.

But he didn't think that this was something that Ciel could get.

Perhaps in the future, if the two of them cooperate, it is indeed possible to get the magic lamp, but that will definitely be a few years later.

It didn't matter, Snape thought he could wait.

Charles knew that Snape would not trust him easily, because he was a spy, and a good spy would never trust anyone.

So he lifted the black cloth.

"Then let's take a look."

Even in the state of Occlumency, Snape's eyes suddenly widened, because as the black cloth was lifted, the world seemed to enter some kind of slow-motion replay.

The portrait revealed its true appearance bit by bit, a magnificent gold-rimmed photo frame, a red and black wooden frame, with a magic photo embedded in it.

The photo shows a girl, wearing a Gryffindor school uniform. She is young and confused. She is exactly

"Lily!"

Snape shouted almost without hesitation.

"Sif"

The portrait of Lily Evans was always covered with black cloth, and Ciel didn't bother to talk to her. If it was a real person, he might be a little interested, but it's a pity that it's a portrait.

There is currently only one portrait of Lily in the world, so she can't go there and can only stay in her own photo frame.

Covered in black cloth, it was as if he was locked in a small dark room.

But after all, she was the young version of Lily Evans. During this period, Snape was still her best friend. She had a vague feeling almost as soon as Snape called her name.

Facing this stranger, it seemed to be Severus.

Unfortunately, in the next moment, Ciel waved his hand and covered the black cloth again.

Snape and Lily's affectionate look at each other was momentarily interrupted.

"Now, I think you must believe it."

Ciel said with a smile.

………………

Snape's expression looked a little strange.

Standing opposite him, Ciel, still smiling, knew in his heart that if there was even the slightest possibility, he would definitely pick up the wand and chant a curse on himself.

Too bad he won't do that.

After a moment of silence, Snape's eyes became hollow again.

"Is that really her?"

"If it's a fake replacement."

Ciel said.

"Perhaps you didn't see it clearly. Why don't you look at it again?"

He held a corner of the black cloth with his hand and shook it gently with a smile.

Even though Snape was in a state of Occlumency, he still had the urge to cast a death curse on Charles. The guy opposite him looked too mean.

But an ace spy is an ace spy after all, even if it involves his most beloved goddess, Snape quickly adjusted his state after a moment of silence.

"what do you want."

he asked calmly.

"What do I want?"

Charles put the picture frame on the table. Snape's eyes were almost fixed on the picture frame, moving with his eyes intently as it moved.

"That's a good question."

"Why is this a good question? Because I don't know what I want."

Snape acted very calmly this time and looked at Charles quietly, as if to say, "Go on."

"Ok."

It was really boring to face a master of Occlumency.

Charles soon gave up teasing Snape.

"I can give you a portrait of Lily Evans, right now."

After finishing his words, Charles waved his hand and the photo frame paused.

Shi flew towards Snape, who reacted quickly. He raised his wand and it landed smoothly on his desk.

Snape was in no hurry to open the black cloth.

Years of spy career have long taught him to be cautious and think a lot. After all, Voldemort in the later period was really a bit crazy. If he was not good at thinking, he would have been exposed long ago.

"what do you want?"

he asked again.

There is no free potion in the world, but it was like this for Charles. Snape became more and more cautious.

"Relax."

Ciel said.

"I didn't intend to ask you to do something you can't accomplish. I gave you the portrait of Evans in advance to give you more motivation."

"And I'm not worried that you will terminate your cooperation with me after you get the portrait."

"Because with your wisdom, you should have figured it out. Now I can get the portrait, maybe later."

Snape closed his eyes.

After a long time, he opened it again.

"what do you want to do?"

he asked again.

The question seemed to be the same as before, but this time, Ciel could hear and see that he was much more sincere than before.

"First of all, the stock of age-enhancing agents is low. I need more."

Snape didn't ask what Charles was going to do or why he needed so many doses. He just nodded silently.

"Also, asking you, a potions professor, to cook these things every day seems a bit unfair, and it doesn't reflect your role."

"Give you a week to improve this age-increasing agent."

"Now after each dose, the effect only lasts half an hour to an hour, which is too short. I need at least six hours."

"Of course, the longer it lasts, the better, and there can't be any side effects."

Medicine is three parts poison, but in the magic world, this theory does not hold true. For example, magic medicine has no side effects or collateral damage at all. This is not scientific, but it is magic.

Of course, there are also many magic potions that have serious side effects, but that is due to the formula itself, not the fact that the medicine is poisonous.