HP solves the mystery

After Halloween, a few days pass before the Quidditch game that the little wizards look forward to.

Severus was busy studying these days. The professors seemed to know that the little wizards were crazy about Quidditch, so they gave them more homework so that they could use their extra energy on their schoolwork.

He didn't realize at all that he hadn't spoken to Regulus for several days. Before, no matter how busy the child was or how tired he was from training, he would always say something to him.

It wasn't until one day that Severus felt cold despite the warmth spell applied to his body, and the rain was mixed with snowflakes, that he realized that winter was coming, and he had to wear a cloak outside the wizard's robe to keep warm. It was only when I went to Hogsmeade Village to purchase the goods that I realized something was wrong.

He hadn't spoken to Regulus for six or seven days.

He was currently in the library checking the homework left by the astronomy class, writing on the parchment with a quill pen. This was the same as the history of magic class. There was basically all the information to look up, and he could also diversify his thinking as quickly as possible. Finish.

In fact, the original body had a cloak, but it was due to lack of financial resources and carelessness. It was shabby and simple, without the furry fur and the magic patterns to defend against attacks. When buying it, I bought it one size larger so that it could be worn for several years.

After Severus bought new clothes, he sealed up all his belongings. He deeply felt that life was not easy for his original self, especially in a school like Slytherin, which basically only favored wealthy people with good backgrounds. , and they are all at an age where they are wanton and show off, and they don't know how to restrain their malice, which often hurts people more invisibly.

He was very envious of the Ravenclaw students, who could always rely on the materials to complete their assignments, and the professors were very happy to give them marks.

Thanks to the professors' preference to leave inches and feet of parchment, there was no limit to the number of words, and with the Chinese invasion for so many years, it was not a problem for him except for practical assignments.

Severus packed his satchel and put the books he had searched for information back on the bookshelf. He had never been in the habit of bringing library books back to the dormitory. He walked slowly towards the stairs, thinking about begging Regulus to help him carry them tomorrow. As for the possibility of clothes, if it really doesn't work, then you can only use Owl to 'shopping online'.

Of course, this will be much more expensive, even though he has a little savings now...

He didn't dare to go to Hogsmeade village from the one-eyed witch statue. It would be fun if he was blocked in the store. The Disembodiment Curse was not omnipotent; besides, Dumbledore didn't know what he was doing recently, and he actually put Lupine recommended joining Professor Slughorn's Slug Club, which is really...

Severus was thinking about things and didn't pay much attention to the people around him. He didn't come back to his senses until he was stopped by someone in the corridor on the second floor.

"Lily? Long time no see." He squinted and looked over, and found that the person had red hair and green eyes looking at him intensely, as if looking at a rare animal.

Severus dug into his bag with his fingers, wondering why Lily was looking at him like that, and he didn't do anything weird.

"Severus, you look good. I told you before that you should wash your hair more often. Now, you look great..." Lily blinked and looked at the man who was wearing new, well-fitting clothes. With his fair and porcelain cheeks, and the smooth black hair tied behind Severus' head, he felt that this childhood friend was so 'clean' for the first time.

Severus looked at the little witch in front of him and felt no ill feelings towards her. This was the redemption in the memory of the original owner, not his. As for what happened in the original work, isn’t it time? And he won't become a Death Eater. He has changed from him. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?

"Lily, what do you want from me?" He sighed, interrupting her rambling, and took her downstairs. The two of them were blocked in the middle, almost blocking the corridor.

The two of them walked and talked about the recent situation. Lily was mainly talking, and he occasionally responded.

"Severus, James and the others haven't been busy lately looking for trouble for you, have they? Really, this arrogant man! Isn't it enough to deduct so many points to make them remember?" Lily spoke worriedly, seeming to have forgotten that Zhuma had not responded for a long time. Like herself, she was not as fed up with Potter as she was before, but she was still aware of his story of picking fights with her little sweethearts.

Severus looked at her with strange eyes. This was one of the few words that she cared about 'him'. He thought that every time they met, he was saying not to learn black magic, not to learn bad things from those bad guys in Slytherin...

I'm afraid Potter and Sirius Black haven't been released from the heavy confinement yet, right? In addition, they are Quidditch players and have to train constantly, so there is no time to deal with them. Moreover, Sirius Black's attitude towards him was very strange. Every time he saw him, his eyes were so wide that he wanted to spit fire, but except for his venomous tongue, the number of times he took out his wand decreased.

"I think they don't have time to bother me for the time being, Lily, the Quidditch match is about to start," Severus turned to her and gave her a faint smile, seeming to be happy that Potter and the others were left to their own devices, and thinking of what he had done in the past. The smile on Lily's face weakened when she said those words.

When he asked Dumbledore for compensation, in addition to Gryffindor being deducted several hundred points, Slytherin was also deducted 20 points for traveling at night during curfew time. However, due to the tragic comparison, no one said anything about those points. What.

Lily's face turned red when she saw the boy's smile. There seemed to be something different about her childhood playmate.

During this period of time, Severus went to Gryffindor to look for her. He took the initiative to look for her but was rejected indifferently. Later, there was a Halloween party and heavy homework that made him very troubled. This sudden contact was like discovering a new world. ?

"Isn't...this...Christmas coming soon? Are your parents...going to my house then?" Lily said hesitantly. When Severus' mother passed away, she even sent flowers. He is the only one living in Spider End Alley now. "We can eat roast pig and roast turkey together then. Of course, if you don't want to eat roast turkey, there's nothing you can do about it. Although it's not delicious, my parents can make it." Not good...but you know, there is nothing more convenient for gatherings..." As she said this, she wrinkled her delicate nose, she hated turkey deeply.

Severus recalled the attitude of Lily's parents and old Evans' parents towards him. How should I put it...for the poor boy friends his daughter made in the slums - Spider End Alley, they did not object or support, in general. To put it lightly.

Tobias Snape looked down upon the alcoholic and wife-beater Tobias. Even the people in Spider-End Alley stayed away from the Snape family because they were afraid of being raped for helping his wife, the injured Eileen, who was beaten. , so for this kid who may be a criminal in the future, it is already good that he is not insulted and driven away.

"Lily, thank you for your invitation. Please allow me to refuse. I prefer to be alone. Besides, Christmas is a 'family' gathering. I want to take advantage of the holiday to tidy up Spider-End Alley." Severus said. Under Lily's expectant eyes, she found a reason to refuse. What would he say to an outsider? Besides, Petunia could breathe fire. As for the reason? It's all the fault of the original body!

Lily looked very disappointed, and her red hair seemed to have lost its luster. She looked at her playmate, "Then, let's go back together when we go back?"

"Okay, remember to turn out the bus ticket stub..."

Severus nodded. Every year they go back together. The Hogwarts Express only goes to London. If the Evanses don't come to pick them up, they can only go back by themselves by car, otherwise the winter night in Cokeworth will be ruined. There will be two more night walkers.

"Oh, my God, it would be great if I could apparate. Then I could go home directly from London!" Lily complained with a pout, but apparation is not that easy to use. You only learn it in the sixth grade first. They still have to take the exam and get the certificate. Then the Ministry of Magic will no longer care about it, and they can use the wands as they please.

Severus shook his head and chuckled. If Apparition is so easy to use, why do wizards travel either on broomsticks, portkeys, or floo powder?

The two of them soon arrived on the first floor. Lily still wanted to have a good chat with Severus. The friend who was no longer gloomy and hedgehog-like was really tempting to talk to.

"Severus, I have a Potions class today. The professor said that you don't need to grind the snake teeth to make the sobering potion. You have to wait until the dry Billywig needles are heated and ground for 30 seconds, and then grind the snake teeth into powder and add... "

"Why do we have to grind dried nettles and pufferfish eyes? I feel like I'm grinding them with a mortar every day! Swelling potion is not mandatory!"

These are all complaints from little girls, but Potions class is really torturous, and of course Transfiguration class is not much better.

Severus looked at the stairs leading to the cellar, and nodded at Lily with an apologetic but distant look, "See you later, Lily, sweet dreams."

Lily opened her mouth, looking out of the corner of her eye at the gossip snakes who had stopped to eavesdrop, and waved to him, "See you later, Severus, I'll come back to you tomorrow to ask questions!" Then she ran away on tiptoe.

Severus breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and walked towards the dormitory, and it finally became quiet around him.

Not long after he returned to the dormitory, Regulus came back, covered in moisture and his hair was still dripping with water.

"Severus, did you meet that red-haired lion of Gryffindor again this afternoon? Why haven't you seen her come to you before? Do you like her?" Regulus looked at Severus who was reading a book. Si spoke first, wiping the towel on his short hair casually.

With the intention of asking someone to help him, Severus had been paying attention to him since he came back. When he saw someone, he asked, but his original thoughts were caught off guard by his roommate, causing someone to frown and reply, "That's Lily!" We are ordinary friends, just asking me some questions... We have gotten along like this before..."

Regulus curled his lips. If he hadn't been following them at that time, he might have believed his lies and invited them all to his home for Christmas, or were they just ordinary friends?

"By the way, Regulus, are you going to Hogsmeade tomorrow? Can you do me a favor?" Severus didn't care about that. If he was told that he liked Lily, he might become angry. , but I don’t like it, so of course I care more about the life in front of me!

Regulus nodded. The captain was finally willing to give them a day off so that they could have fun and rest.

Seeing this, Severus told him that he wanted him to bring a cloak, and also thought about bringing some Honeydukes candies.

"That's it? Is there anything else?" Regulus raised his eyebrows when he heard this small request, "Aren't you going to buy some more ink and quills?"

"It must be thick and warm, and preferably furry..." Severus climbed up the pole and gave him the galleons for buying robes and stationery. He asked, but then thought about the furry ones being more expensive. , changed his mind and said, "Forget it, let's be more practical and buy me something simple... buy more candies, I have to wait a long time before I can go to Hogsmeade!"

"Okay, give me half of the candy as payment." Regulus curled his lips slightly and accepted the money bag. Although he didn't know how his roommate got the extra money, everyone had secrets, and he was no exception. Isn't it?

Severus agreed readily, and then looked through the travel notes happily, half of the urgent need solved.

Regulus changed into his pajamas and lay on the head of the bed with a book as he read. Someone's voice was humming an unknown tune in his ear.