HP solves the mystery

After the last Black Lake incident, Lily felt humiliated and seemed to disappear around Severus.

With his face still recovering from the stinging curse, Potter passed the Apparition test accompanied by his good brothers.

The days that followed were very ordinary. Apart from being stripped of his surname, Mr. So-and-so, now called Sirius, would pop up from time to time to attack people with curses, and the little wizards of Slytherin were overtly and covertly ostracizing him. I'm afraid Severus would be even happier. of.

The Owl exam is fair, and every fifth-year wizard can know whether he wasted his time at Hogwarts School.

Andre took the exam in a hurry, then reviewed crazily every day, and finally got rid of the exam a few days before the holiday.

"Severus, I took a look at the Owl exam materials you collected. Thank you for helping me answer a few questions correctly." Andre grinned stupidly. After remembering something, his smile faded a little. He leaned closer to Severus and whispered, "If you get it out early, we can sell it in the school, and then the small treasury can make another profit..."

Severus glanced at him. Are you planning to do "three years of nest, five years of owls"? Pretty smart.

"You can try it next year," Severus said. The education industry in the wizarding world is really difficult to evaluate.

Andre waved his hand quickly, what could he do with his brain?

"Can I go to London to play with you during the holidays?" Andre asked. In fact, the best thing is to stay at home, but it is too boring. "Then we will ride a broomstick to watch the Scottish team's rugby match!"

Severus rubbed his forehead, remembering the potion ingredients Lucius sent, and reluctantly rejected Andre's invitation, "I'm afraid not, Andre. My vacation is filled with potions."

Andre was not surprised. After getting along with this roommate for a long time, he became more and more aware of his otaku attributes.

"Okay, I'll have to watch it alone," he said regretfully, grabbing the licorice wand on the side and eating it.

Severus flipped through his potion notes, scribbling on the parchment with his quill, and calculated whether the price of potions in Diagon Alley had been reduced by the potions he sold off in large quantities.

Combined with the letter sent by Lucius, he came to a conclusion that surprised him. Malfoy and the Black family ate most of the things in Diagon Alley.

Severus boldly made a hypothesis based on the simple economic knowledge he learned in his previous life.

Although major families have shops in Diagon Alley and Diagon Alley, they don't show it openly. Everyone knows it and keeps prices stable at a balanced situation; even if some things are still very expensive, wizards can't buy them. Starting, but there is no other way, it’s a high-end luxury brand.

Who makes the magic world not have a complete financial system, low production capacity, serious polarization between rich and poor, and no social security.

Professors at Hogwarts don't have five insurances and one stipend. Although their positions are career-oriented and tenure-track, there are too many legal bugs in the wizarding world.

The Ministry of Magic controls the allocation of resources in the magical world. Pure-blood families control most of the resources in the magical world and are the backbone of most industries, revitalizing the economy of the magical world.

So controlling the Ministry of Magic means controlling the entire magical world. (bushi)

Thinking of this, Severus had a headache. Couldn't Voldemort become an official and be active on the political stage, and then take over the entire wizarding world without a single blow? Why hide behind the scenes and allow your reputation to stir up trouble? I don’t understand, I really don’t understand.

What he didn't know was that Voldemort actually did this later.

The holiday soon came, and although the atmosphere among the various colleges was tense, everyone calmed down because they had to go home.

This time the Academy Cup fell to Ravenclaw. The smart little eagle used his knowledge flexibly to score nearly a hundred points for the academy in the last minute.

The atmosphere in the auditorium was very lively, and the dinner before leaving school was also very sumptuous.

Severus looked at Dumbledore, who was wearing star glasses. The old man was looking at the young wizards in the hall with kind eyes. From time to time, he talked to Professor McGonagall next to him and smiled very kindly.

Dumbledore noticed that someone was looking at him, and turned to look at the audience, but because there were so many people, he couldn't tell where the gaze was coming from for a moment.

Severus was the first to look away when he turned his head. He wondered if Dumbledore had cast a super-sense spell, otherwise it would be too sensitive.

He focused on eating for the rest of the time, and did not see the concerned look Regulus cast towards him.

After the dinner, the little wizards returned to their common rooms and chatted among themselves.

Regulus, as the prefect, was maintaining order in the team, and little Barty walked slowly in front of him.

"You really won't tell him?" Little Barty bumped Regulus with his elbow and asked him to look at Sirius over there. "Didn't the Black family invest another 10,000 Galleons in Hogwarts to replace Feitian?" Brooms and maintenance of the court? There is also a championship bonus..."

Regulus glanced at Little Barty incomprehensibly, with a fake smile on his face, "Oh, my dear Mr. Crouch, do you think he can think clearly with his mind?"

Little Barty smiled awkwardly. Fortunately, he didn't have any brothers or sisters, otherwise he wouldn't be able to get any benefit from treating them so heartily.

"Isn't this because your family is rich? After all, the twelve school directors only give Hogwarts 100,000 galleons every year..." Little Barty said, shedding tears of envy. Although his father works at the Ministry of Magic , powerful but poor, all the income from his mother's estate was invested in his father's business.

Regulus sighed. His parents had worked very hard to find a way for Sirius to make a living, even replacing brooms. He hoped that someone would understand the family's intentions.

"Stop talking nonsense," Regulus sat on the sofa in the dormitory, putting his hand on his forehead, "You'd better draw a clear line with..." he said vaguely, "Don't forget our cooperation..."

"I know." Little Barty replied in a daze, tugging at his collar irritably. The tight tie made it difficult for him to breathe.

There was silence in the room as everyone packed their luggage.

After breakfast the next day, Andre hurriedly stuffed his silk pajamas into his suitcase, put on his watch and caught up with Severus.

But this time Andre sat together with several fourth-year wizards from Hufflepuff, holding the collected Owl materials and review schedules in his hands, and promoted them hard.

Severus sat in the compartment at the end of the express and put a ignore spell on the door, hoping that the wizards would not disturb him.

As for Andre's money-making plan, I can only wish him success.

The wonderful vacation began, and the small apartment that Severus entrusted Zhang Mingyuan to buy in the city center became his place to stay.

After he decorated his small living room and went to Diagon Alley to buy some ingredients for brewing potions and enchanting products to protect the house, he went to the Ministry of Magic to open the Floo network for the fireplace.

Just a few days after his vacation, Severus received a letter from Lucius, saying that he was invited to Malfoy Manor to visit his future niece.

What can he do? He had no choice but to agree, and he had to prepare a gift for the little princess of the Malfoy family.

At the appointed time, it unfortunately started to rain heavily, and the leaves of the pothos that Severus kept on the windowsill crackled.

Not many people know the location of Malfoy Manor, and it is protected by a magic circle. Many magics cannot be used, including Apparition.

Unless the owner agrees or specially creates a path, there are only two results if you rush in.

One is death, and the other is life worse than death.

You must know that the Malfoy family has been studying dark magic for generations, but later transformed, although it was not very successful.

Severus knew from Lucius's letter that a house elf would come to where he lived and take him to the manor. Otherwise he wouldn't want to go, even if there were beautiful and precious white peacocks inside!

He put away the gifts he was going to give and watched TV boredly, waiting for the arrival of the house elf.

"Herbo, do you want to go to Malfoy Manor with me?" Severus looked at the little green snake who rolled popcorn in its tail and watched TV while eating it. He reached for the remote control and changed the channel.

[If you don’t go, what fun is there in Malfoy Manor? ] The basilisk wiped its tail on the handkerchief on the side, snatched the remote control, and turned back to the cartoon to look at it with relish, [Hiss... I can crush a large area with just a few of my tails when I show my true form. 】

"Okay, you stay at home and watch TV." Severus said, dumbfounded, "Remember to close your eyes when someone comes, I can't save them..."

[I know, you are more verbose than Gryffindor! ] The basilisk patted the back of Severus' white hand with its tail. It was a snake that obeyed the rules and would not kill indiscriminately.

Severus looked at the red marks on the back of his hand and sighed. He didn't know whether it was good or bad to take the snake out, but with it around, he felt really safe.

"You must remember, if Dumbledore and people from the Ministry of Magic find out, you may be skinned and cramped to generate revenue for the Ministry of Magic!" And you will be imprisoned in Azkaban to keep the company of dementors! Severus thought about it, regretting that he had made a hasty decision.

The basilisk watched the TV happily, unaware of the sorrowful heart of the temporary keeper beside him, and even got into the pile of grapes to eat the grapes.

"Pfft."

Severus grabbed the wand and stood up suddenly, and found that the person making the noise was a short, skinny house elf wearing a dirty towel, with a pair of big bat-like ears, and a pair of eyes the size of tennis balls.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Snape, for disturbing you. I am Coco, the house elf of the Malfoy family." She bent down and bowed slightly, and the tip of her long nose poked the towel on her chest. "I am here under the orders of the master of the family. We will take you to the manor.”

Severus took a deep breath to suppress his displeasure and swallowed the curse in his mouth. He had almost forgotten that the house elf was a being that could Apparate in Hogwarts.

"Okay. I understand," he waved his hand to let Coco stand up. He glanced at the snake happily eating grapes from the corner of his eye, and turned to Coco, "I'm ready, what should I do next?"

Coco raised her head and looked at him, then stretched out her thin hand, "If you don't mind, please hold my hand and I will take you to Apparition." Coco directly stated the purpose of coming here.

Severus's eyelids twitched. The distance from central London to Malfoy Manor was quite a long one. He had never tried Apparition over a long distance.

And why is the wizarding world so backward? He loves cars.

"Okay, please." He looked at his watch, breathed out his breath, and walked over to hold Coco's hand.

Coco didn't say anything. She looked curiously at the TV showing the program, snapped her fingers, and the Apparition began.

The long-distance apparition was not pleasant. The strong squeezing from all directions made him feel as if his heart was being held tightly by invisible hands and was about to explode in the next moment. His head seemed to be congested with blood, and his eyes were dark and dim.

After the white light flashed in front of his eyes, and it slowed down for a while, Severus broke free from the suffocating feeling, and his pale lips were stained with color due to his violent breathing.

Coco waited for him to adapt, then slowly spoke, "Mr. Snape, please enter the house with the white wind chimes with blue edges. There is Floo powder inside." Coco said a place name and watched him walk in. house.

The door to the house was unlocked, so Severus pushed it open. The decoration inside was very simple, and there was an out-of-place fireplace in the house.

He followed the Floo powder instructions, read out the name of the place, suppressed the idea of ​​​​escape, and waited for the flames to engulf him.

After experiencing the same discomfort as the Apparition, he fell out dizzy and barely managed to hold on to the table beside him to prevent him from falling to the ground.

"Oh, Severus, you are really delicate and frail...you need to get used to it..."

The familiar aristocratic accent rang in his ears, and Severus replied without thinking.

"Then I may not be able to adapt. Lucius, you are going to lose this delicate and frail friend of mine!" He calmed down and looked up with an expressionless face. If he had known it would be such a trouble, he would not have come.

"Ahem, I was joking, Severus," Lucius said haha.

After using Clean Up to clean away the dust on Severus' body, he saw that he was still looking at him unhappily and touched his nose in embarrassment.

"It's been too busy lately, so I'll forgive you." Lucius sighed. If this junior with super talent in potions joined their camp, it wouldn't be so troublesome to meet him.

Severus snorted when he heard this and watched his performance quietly.

As Lucius spoke, his hand movements were not slow, and he led the people to the outskirts of the manor. He led the people to perform Apparition again, and then finally came to the inside of Malfoy Manor.

Severus rubbed his forehead. He could understand Lucius' caution, but it was really uncomfortable to be apparated multiple times.

Seeing his pale face, Lucius had a deeper understanding of the junior's frailty, and once again considered the possibility of recruiting him into the gang.

The two of them sat in the living room chatting, and after having afternoon tea, they saw the purpose of his coming here - to visit the little princess born in the Malfoy family.

It had been a week since Narcissa gave birth to her child. Her face was as pale as paper and she was wearing an elegant blue scarf embroidered with auspicious clouds. Although she drank the magic potion, the injuries caused by giving birth could not be easily recovered.

Narcissa gently hugged her daughter and greeted Severus, but there was sadness in her eyes.

Lucius stepped forward, hugged Narcissa, and said to Severus, "Look, my daughter is cute."

Severus looked curiously and saw that the white and tender bun was blowing bubbles and blinking his big blue eyes, looking extremely cute.

"It's so cute. After inheriting your and Narcissa's beauty, I guess the threshold of your manor will be leveled in the future." He praised, took out the gift he had prepared and handed it to Narcissa, "I prepared this for the little princess. Gift."

Narcissa laughed at his metaphor, took the gift and opened it.

In addition to the high-grade elixir of good fortune in bottles, the box also contained a set of Penhaligan's animal head perfume that Severus purchased at Penny's reminder.

Narcissa picked up the dragon and peacock, touched the exquisite cover, and her smile became a little more sincere.

"Thank you on my behalf, Severus," Narcissa said with a smile.

Lucius had used perfumes from the wizarding world before, so he naturally realized that this was a product from the Muggle world. He wanted to try it, but was too embarrassed to steal it from his wife.

"You guys keep talking, I'll take the baby to play." Narcissa squinted at her husband, hugged her squirming daughter and left, leaving the place for them.

Once Narcissa left, Severus secretly breathed a sigh of relief, just like it.

"Severus, you are so mean. I've helped you so much, senior, but you haven't even given me a gift..." Lucius complained half-seriously and took a sip of the house elf's new hot drink. Tea.

Severus knew that he was talking about the acquisition of potions, and he took care of himself, which really helped a lot.