【HP】I don’t want to fall in love, I just want to mess around

At dawn, Snape left Hogwarts. Today he was supposed to rush to Malfoy Manor to report intelligence to Voldemort, but before he got here, he had another thing to do.

During this period, he was a little thinner than usual, his serious face was gloomy, and his dark eyes were full of fatigue.

He came to the village of Hogsmeade. Due to the return of the Dark Lord, there were no people in this bustling village in the past. What's more, it was still early in the day. Even though he was walking on the road without any cover, he didn't meet anyone along the way. people.

He walked all the way to the Hog's Head, a dirty, small bar where he had last been many, many years ago.

That time he overheard the first half of the prophecy, and as a young and energetic man, he chose to tell Voldemort the prophecy.

This is the thing he regrets most in his life, and he will spend the rest of his life trying to atone for it.

He paused at the door, then stepped forward and knocked on the closed door.

"Who is it! Is it wrong to knock on the door at this hour?"

Soon, an angry voice came from inside, and Aberforth opened the door roughly. He said with a cold face and a very unpleasant tone: "It's not time to open the door yet, come back later!"

Snape's face did not change, and he said in a low voice unhurriedly: "I'm looking for Dumbledore."

"Which Dumbledore are you looking for?" Aberforth's tone was still stiff. Of course he recognized who the man in front of him was and what his purpose was. However, he was disturbed so early in the morning that he really couldn't speak properly.

Snape didn't care about his embarrassment at all, he just frowned slightly and continued: "I have something very important to see him for."

Aberforth snorted coldly and opened the door to let him in.

"Go to the innermost room on the second floor by yourself."

After he said this, he went to wipe the wine glass at the bar.

The once dirty floor had become brand new, the thick layer of dirt on it had been cleaned away, and the surrounding walls and ceiling were much cleaner.

Snape was not in the mood to look at the changes around him. He quickly walked up to the second floor and came to the innermost room. Before he could knock on the door, the room was opened.

"What's wrong with coming so early Severus?"

Dumbledore, who was wearing a dark purple nightgown, showed no signs of fatigue and let Snape in with a smile.

"Sorry to bother you, I have something important to discuss with you."

Facing Dumbledore, Snape felt quite complicated, but his words were still as respectful as before.

"It's okay. I get older and sleep less, and it's time to get up. Tell me what's wrong?"

Snape then said solemnly: "I just got the news that Esther Mayne is missing."

"Huh?" A trace of surprise flashed in Dumbledore's eyes: "What's going on?"

"I'm not very sure. I didn't go to him during this period. I only got the news that she killed the werewolf Greyback and escaped from Malfoy Manor the night before."

Dumbledore pondered for a moment: "But David has not received any news about Ess. If Ess escapes, he will definitely send news to his parents."

"That's why I said it was weird."

Of course Snape also knew this. Esther had a special status. Ever since she was captured by Voldemort, he had tried every means to get her out. But firstly, he couldn't do it too obviously. Secondly, he had a heavy workload recently and couldn't get her out of the house. Stay at Malfoy Manor all the time.

I originally thought of rescuing her this week at the latest, but now something unexpected happened.

Dumbledore sighed, his blue eyes revealing some thoughts: "Then please go over and find out the situation first. I'll find someone to inform David and the others."

Snape somewhat disagreed: "Everything else is fine. I don't think we should tell Mayne at the moment. He had to break into Malfoy Manor last time. If I tell him this time, he may not do anything again. "

"But we must also understand their feelings as parents. If we think about it from their perspective, if our child has an accident, of course we want to know the situation as soon as possible."

Dumbledore said seriously.

Snape's lips twitched: "I don't have children, so I can't understand it."

Dumbledore:  …

"That's not what I meant, I just..." He didn't know what to say at the moment. Severus's temper had been getting worse and worse recently, and it was hard for him to say anything. After all, his current predicament was caused by him.

"Forget it, what you said makes sense. Let's tell David after we find out what happened."

He sighed and agreed: "I can't show up at the moment. I can only rely on you to do these things. Try your best to protect Esther's safety no matter what."

Snape nodded: "Don't worry, she has great ideas and knows more than others, so she won't get into trouble easily."

Neither Umbridge nor Greyback were efficient, and the fact that they both died at the hands of Esther speaks volumes about her strength.

He and Dumbledore had a quick chat, and then disapparated and left here at dawn.

On the other side, Esther also woke up.

She curled herself up into a ball, a little regretful of her impulse last night.

Fortunately, Draco had already left, just like the morning meeting, Voldemort seemed to have an early meeting today.

She waited for a long time before silently getting up from the bed.

In fact, she thought of a way to leave yesterday. In the original book, Harry and the others were captured at Malfoy Manor and were finally rescued by Dobby. Logically speaking, she could also be sent away by a house elf. Malfoy Manor is definitely not lacking in house elves. Elves, I just don’t know why they haven’t thought of this yet.

Perhaps it was because so many things had happened that their minds were a little confused.

As she thought about it, she thought about telling Draco when he came back. She had stayed in Malfoy Manor for too long, and she was afraid that if she didn't go back, her parents would be worried about bad things.

She put on her clothes silently, and when she lowered her head, she noticed the red marks on her body, and couldn't help but secretly complain that Draco was like a puppy and kept biting her last night.

Ugh.

She thought and sighed again.

She didn't really regret yesterday's confusion and infatuation, but she was a little afraid that her parents would be angry if they found out.

But as long as she doesn't say anything about this, no one will know.

Trapped in her room with nothing to occupy her, she had to pass the time by looking at the books on Draco's shelf.

Draco didn't come back until the afternoon.

The tiredness on his face disappeared the moment he saw Esther, and a smile appeared on his face, which was somewhat embarrassed.

After all, last night...

cough.

He coughed slightly, and then said: "It's so annoying. It's finally over. How are you today?"

Esther looked at him with a smile. Maybe she was already shy when she got up today, but now she saw that he was in a very relaxed mood.

"My wound doesn't hurt much today." She walked to Draco, pulled his cuff and said, "I have something to tell you."

Just as she was about to talk about the house elves, there was a knock on the door, and Narcissa's voice came from outside: "Draco, open the door quickly, it's important!"

Esther and Draco in the room panicked for a moment when they heard the sound. Then Esther quickly opened the secret door and hid in consciously.

"What's the matter, Mom?"

Unable to see what was going on outside, she could only vaguely hear some sounds.

"Someone just caught a guy who looks like Potter. Your Aunt Bella asked you to go over and identify him!"

Narcissa seemed to be very anxious, and with the sound of the door closing, the sound of their conversation disappeared.

Esther, who was hiding in the dark, was stunned for a moment. Is the plot already here?

She was suddenly anxious.