HP in the name of Slytherin

Snape looked away and looked at the cookie in his hand, "Now that you know..."

It was time for him to resign.

"Severus." Catherine called him suddenly.

Snape raised his head slightly and saw Catherine's smile faded and she looked at him quietly.

He couldn't help but straighten his sitting posture a little more, because he felt that Catherine was very serious now.

Seeing him like this, Catherine relaxed slightly, but her tone was solemn: "I think you are a rare smart little wizard, Severus. You should know that you have been in an impasse since you entered Slytherin."

It’s obvious…

Snape pursed his lips and held the wizard's robe with his other hand.

"You have worked hard to analyze the situation. Among the four houses, only Ravenclaw and Slytherin are suitable for you. Ravenclaw pays more attention to knowledge, but you are already smart enough. Compared with the wisdom and talent you already possess, , indulge in academics in a quiet tower, you want more what you don’t have, power, prestige, wealth... in short, success."

"Slytherin can help all ambitious little wizards." Catherine took a sip of tea.

Snape's expression turned cold, and he said harshly: "If the help you are referring to is becoming a Death Eater and serving Lord Voldemort."

Catherine asked: "If he is a qualified politician, why not? If he is not so harsh on mixed-race and mixed-race people, why not?"

Snape was a little confused, "Aren't you going to be hostile to him?"

"I am hostile to him because he wants to reach out to Hogwarts." Catherine did not say more about this issue, but raised her chin and talked about Snape. "Actually, you don't have to suffer. The Dead Apostles are a good destination for you."

Snape frowned slightly, and Catherine smiled: "Are you surprised? From my personal observation, Voldemort and the Death Eaters are more like a bundle of interests. Why do so many Slytherins support him and join the Death Eaters to fight for the so-called pure Blood Glory, advocating the supremacy of pure blood. There is only so much power in the world, Severus, pure blood takes part, mixed blood takes part, and marrow wizards take part... Tsk, tsk, too many, the interests that have been divided, too too much."

The young wizards and wizards who enroll in Hogwarts in an irregular amount every year will most likely stay in the wizarding world when they reach adulthood. As long as they work, make money, and gain status, they will occupy a certain amount of resources.

It would be nice if they didn't exist.

If there is no Muggle blood and no mixed blood, then there will be fewer opponents.

This is the underlying logic of many pure-blood attacks. "Opponents" other than them are best left in the dust.

Don't be ridiculous about pure-blood glory. Except for a few extreme families who really follow it through and prefer to marry close relatives for generations, most families that have been passed down for a long time only have interests and inheritance in their eyes. These are their eternal partners.

Snape gradually fell into thought following Catherine's words, and then suddenly realized.

As Catherine said, he is indeed a smart man with a very fast head. He just lacks a little vision and information. These are his natural shortcomings, but they do not mean that they will bind him forever.

He is the seed of a tree. As long as you give him space, rain, dew and time, he will become a towering tree.

But Snape's expression suddenly turned silent, and he seemed to be in new tangles and pain.

Catherine smiled and said: "But you feel very hesitant, because you are a mixed race, and you will have to pay a huge price to join it. It is inevitable to be groveling and trying to please. Before your talents completely amaze the senior officials, That’s all you can do.”

"Of course you can still hold on. As I said, you are a talented little wizard. Any high-ranking person with a discerning eye will see you as a rough gem."

Catherine's voice was soothing and calm, helping Snape sort out his thoughts and also revealed his most likely future, "But after that, you will still be in pain, because you will break up with the hemp Lily. When you finally have a hard time After becoming a Death Eater, you finally get the power you crave, and it will be difficult for you and Lily to be friends again. Because she is a Muggle, and her family is what we call Muggles."

It is an object that Death Eaters despise, exclude, mutilate, and may even kill in the future.

"Why are you telling me this?" The so-called optimal solution seems to be nothing more than chronic suicide.

Catherine only asked: "Are these the most likely futures I'm talking about?"

Snape remained silent, as if if he remained silent, this wouldn't happen.

"Severus, you are worried that if you are too close to me, you will end up falling to me, so you choose to go to Rozier and Avery, who you think are easier to handle, ask them about the curse, and use them to I asked, which was really a smart thing to do.”

Snape was not surprised that his little thoughts were discovered by Catherine. She had already exposed him at noon.

"You played the two of them around, but they are not fools. I think they have hinted to you many times, asking you to do something that a 'little Slytherin wizard' should do? For example, prove your position, What should I do to Lily, or come to inquire about my information for mutual benefit?”

Snape pursed his lips tightly, and Catherine asked calmly: "Is that so, Mr. Snape?"

"...Yes." Snape gritted his teeth and squeezed out the answer.

Catherine knew it all, but she still wanted to force him to face it again!

Snape clenched his fists and stared at Catherine, while Miss Slytherin Shi Shiran approached him, dressed in brilliance and carrying herself gracefully and elegantly. It was hard to imagine what kind of unparalleled beauty she was.

Yes, Snape had guessed that Miss Slytherin was probably not 11 years old.

This living legend, a special case in the magical world, was now in front of him. He gently lifted his ragged half-long hair and tucked it behind his ears.

"Instead of seeking skin from tigers and getting entangled with them slowly in the end, why don't I fish you out first, Severus," Catherine's movements were very soft and her voice was also very soft, as if she was dealing with a fragile treasure, " I don’t even need your allegiance, I don’t need any guarantees from you.”

Snape didn't dare to look at her, so he forced himself to say sharp words: "Are you doing charity?"

Catherine smiled softly, "I said that I only want to implement the founder's will and help people who deserve help. Maybe you find it a little unbelievable?"

Of course it was unbelievable... because Snape had never met such a nice person.

Catherine smiled, she was indeed not such a pure saint.

She said, "I have something I need you to do for me."

This was the rhythm Snape was familiar with, and he relaxed a little more.

Helping Catherine with her potion homework and helping her take care of Halbo are just trivial matters.

Catherine said: "I have a potion shop, but I am lacking a stable supply."

Snape:...?

"A good pharmacist is very important to my store."

Snape slowly looked at Catherine.

Catherine looked at him with a smile, "If you are willing to join, the reward is half of the turnover, and you don't need to worry about rent and daily consumption."

Snape:…

It was difficult for him to maintain his expression, and he frowned and asked, "I assume that Miss Slytherin is indeed not a philanthropist, but a standard Slytherin?"

"Of course it's not for charity, Mr. Snape~" Catherine simply sat on the armrest of his sofa, her hands resting on the back of the chair. At first glance, it seemed that she was holding Snape half in her arms, "I observed You are one month old, and since your talent allows you, a first-year student, to master so many spells that senior students cannot master well, then I don’t think you can do any worse for your favorite potions, right?"

Snape's grades in the free-range Potions class in the past month have been "O" every time.

Catherine was thinking at that time: Isn’t this a decent way to make money? Snape is still a clean little mixed-blood without any influence, so don't be too suitable!

As long as she gets rid of him, she will go back and buy a store.

Potions, she had inspected the market before, but they were very profitable, both wizards and Muggles could make money!