HP solves the mystery

What do Bowtruckles eat? Of course, there are all kinds of insects, not to mention that Hogwarts Castle is surrounded by mountains and rivers, so there is no shortage of these things.

There is also a basilisk that occasionally takes out some snacks from the wizarding world and the Muggle world, but it is not to be confused by the simple bowtruckle fans.

Severus felt a strange feeling in his heart as he watched the basilisk's skillful feeding movements.

This is, does my pet have a pet? What about the matryoshka doll?

"No, Herbo, you have to send it back." Severus stuffed a piece of cream chocolate into the little Bowtruckle, turned to the stretching basilisk and said, "I will leave the school after graduation, and the place we live in is not the same. Suitable for it…”

He paused for a moment and said in a strange voice, "Do you want me to use it to open Dumbledore's office door and pull out Fawkes (Phoenix)'s hair?"

The basilisk was lying lazily on the cushion, but when it suddenly heard the name of its mortal enemy, the stretched snake froze.

[Hiss... Hahaha... Don't make such a joke...] The basilisk laughed twice, stared at the tip of its tail with vertical pupils, and then said for a long time, [You are no longer at Hogwarts after graduation, so I want to have fun. Where to go when ? 】

Severus touched his chin when he heard this. This was indeed a question worth thinking about, because the villa in that town might not be able to contain the true body of the basilisk.

"How about... you swim back to Hogwarts once in a while to have fun?" Severus asked hesitantly. Didn't this snake boast about swimming across the North Sea with Salazar? Thinking about it, this distance is not a big deal.

【Severus! It's nice that I'm a basilisk, but I'm not a perpetual motion machine! 】The basilisk became a little angry. It bent its body and shot out. It rolled up the Bowtruckle with its tail and swam out from the secret passage.

Bowtruckle hugged the chocolate in his hand tightly and blinked his little eyes in confusion. The green leaves above his head were messy in the wind.

Seeing its violent reaction, Severus touched his nose in embarrassment and thought about going to Hogsmeade to buy some ice mice as an apology.

But that was after the graduation exam, and in three days it would be their exam time.

The seventh grade NEWT exam and the fifth grade OLS exam are both held at the same time, but the difference is that after the seventh grade exam, they can get about a week of stay in school, and they have to wait for other grade students to take the express together during the holidays. go home.

In order not to disturb Severus's review, Andre would get up early and go back to the dormitory late every time, just to create a quiet environment.

The day before the exam, Severus did not go to the crowded library but returned to his dormitory early.

"What is this?" Severus picked up the shining gold diadem set with a sapphire on the table and read out the words engraved on the bottom, "Extraordinary wisdom is the greatest wealth of mankind... "

[That's Ravenclaw's crown. I saw descendants of Ravenclaw wearing it to study magic. Aren't you about to take the exam? I think you will be able to use it...] The basilisk pretended to answer in an understatement. No one knew how long it had been wandering around Hogwarts before it found the golden crown in the small dark room. Even the little Bowtruckle was It was thrown into the Forbidden Forest.

Severus knew that the golden crown was enchanted by Ravenclaw and could increase the wearer's wisdom, but would wearing such a big golden crown to take an exam really not lead to cheating on the spot?

He stroked the gems on the golden crown, thinking about how much it could be sold for, and vaguely felt that he had forgotten something.

What is it? Severus tried to remember that this golden crown was an ancestral inheritance from Hogwarts. He couldn't sell it personally, right?

[Severus, don’t be in a daze, take it with you and give it a try! ] The basilisk slapped Severus' arm with its tail, urging him to put it on quickly.

Severus was lost in thought, and when he heard these words, he unconsciously put the golden crown on his head.

Under the basilisk's eager gaze, the base of the golden crown was stained with the smooth black hair, and it was about to be worn on the top of the head in the next moment.

The hand froze when he was about to put on the golden crown, and in an instant the black-haired owner put it back on the table.

"Herbo, where did you find this golden crown?" Severus glanced at the basilisk strangely, feeling that its good intentions were about to be let down by him.

If he remembered correctly, this golden crown was made into one of the Horcruxes by Voldemort, right? Moreover, three of the relics of the Big Four at Hogwarts seemed to have been made into Horcruxes, and the only one that survived was the Sword of Gryffindor.

[Hiss...inside the small house...] Although the basilisk was confused as to why he put the golden crown back on the table, he still answered honestly, [It's the Room of Requirement you mentioned. When I found it, there was a house elf in it. Resting inside...]

Severus listened and thought to himself that indeed, although he had not heard any negative news about Voldemort recently, the crown carrying the Horcrux should not have escaped.

He glanced at the confused basilisk, and then at the golden crown in his hand. If Voldemort himself had a feeling when the Horcrux was destroyed, then now would not be the best time to destroy the Horcrux.

Severus sighed sadly, even if he was about to graduate from Hogwarts, he didn't need this big gift.

"Helpo, I don't need this golden crown. Just put it back where you got it from. You must hide it well and don't let others find it!" He told the basilisk, "If you feel something is wrong. Where is the place, you must tell me immediately!”

Seeing the seriousness of what he said, the basilisk could only hide the crown back in the Room of Requirement overnight, and went to clean the kitchen again. After eating and drinking, he went back to sleep.

Severus thought about the Horcrux for most of the day. When Andre came back to the dormitory and the bell rang twelve times, he fell asleep in a daze.

The newts exam lasted for two weeks. Those who took the exam prepared their quills and ink and began the exam under the sight of Ministry of Magic personnel and Hogwarts professors.

Severus only took seven exams, and the other six went smoothly. Except for the Potions practical exam when he almost ran out of odd-horned badger ointment, everything was uneventful.

After the seventh graders finished their exams, they were granted the right to host their graduation party in their respective common rooms. The only drawback was that it was just them.

Graduation parties are different from other banquets. You don’t need to bring a dance partner, and you don’t need to go up to dance. As long as people arrive and have a sense of participation, it’s fine.

Severus was a little helpless. There were no more than thirty people in each grade in a college, and people from other grades couldn't be invited to the banquet. It was boring enough to think about it.

"Hey, Mr. Snape, why are you staying in the corner alone?" Avery walked up to Severus with a bottle of rum bought from the Three Broomsticks bar, his eyes full of evil intentions, " If we don’t say goodbye now, we won’t know how many years it will be before we meet again after graduation.”

Severus glanced at him leisurely, took a sip of the sweet sherry, and spoke calmly before his face turned ugly.

"What, have you been specially recruited by the Ministry of Magic? Or..." Severus glanced at Avery from beginning to end, and finally stopped at that handsome face, "You have been recruited by Ai Bo Has the family hired a new member?"

Finn Abbott, now a fourth-year Ravenclaw student at Hogwarts, is very obsessed with Avery. In addition to the love triangle between Lily, Potter and Snape, she pursues him backwards. The news Avery made was also noticed by the melon-eating team.

Avery's face turned green and red upon hearing this, and the wine glass in his hand was cracked.

"I don't like her...and...you should worry about yourself first...the wallflower..." Avery's retort stopped abruptly, as if he had thought of something, he smiled coldly at Severus, "Ministry of Magic, I I don’t know, but you can’t even hope to find a job after leaving Hogwarts.” Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Mulciber approaching and walked away slowly.

When Severus saw him drop his cruel words and leave, he felt funny but also a little helpless. He would not go to the Ministry of Magic or find a job in the wizarding world. The wealth gained from the Muggle world would be enough for him to live happily for a long time. .

But he didn't care, but the situation of other mixed-blood or marrow wizards was so difficult. The jobs in the Ministry of Magic were like a carrot and a pit. People in Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley had not changed for a hundred years. There were still many other places in England. It's not as good as London Wizards.

It's just that these are not what he should think about. The politicians in the Ministry of Magic don't want to promote transportation and social development. They only think about making money, making money, and making money all day long.

They are as funny as a black-eyed rooster internally, and other countries have already surpassed them.

"Mr. Snape, it seems that you are in a good mood." Mulciber interrupted Severus's musings, raised the brandy in his hand and drank it in one gulp, "To our friendship, I hope that after graduation We can work together.”

Severus narrowed his eyes when he heard this. As far as he knew, most of the purebloods in the wizarding world had joined the Death Eaters, so Mulciber, who was from a pureblood family in front of him, must have also joined.

So when he said this, did he want to invite himself to join the Death Eaters?

In the next second, his suspicion was verified, and Mulciber extended an olive branch to him.

"Severus, can I call you that?" Mulciber asked politely and continued, "How about joining my family? I see that you have not submitted an application to the Ministry of Magic before. I didn’t even look for a job…”

"People who graduate from Slytherin never have these worries, but obviously..." He paused, refilled his glass and took a sip, "In addition to seeking a job in a powerful family, the mixed-bloods in Slytherin , not many people are welcome in the magic world... It just so happens that your potion talent is what my family needs..."

Mulciber followed the temptation and wanted to get the intention of Snape, who had the best potion talent in his grade. Even if he didn't join his family, other families couldn't even think of him joining.

"When the time comes, generous remuneration, beautiful women, or the opportunity to enter the top ranks... you can all achieve it in the Mulciber family..."

Severus wanted to laugh when he heard this, so he raised his glass to block the upward curve of the corners of his mouth, preventing him from noticing his sarcasm.

"Severus, I hope you will think about it carefully. If you have conflicts with the Potter and Black families, the Mulciber family is your best choice." Mulciber was a little annoyed with Severus. The old god seemed to be here and gave an ultimatum.

Severus only thought they were really interesting. One was a good person and the other was a bad person. Didn't he investigate his own situation? Or are they arrogant enough to kill a mixed-race future?

"I'm sorry Mr. Mulcerber, I think..." Severus thought about the basilisk behind him and the wealth of the Muggle world, and said decisively, "I will not join any family, I just want to live in peace. Life……"

His words made Mulciber stunned for a moment, and the words he had thought of were stuck in his throat.

"That's all you've got? Don't you want to have a career that will impress others? Are you going to bury your potion talent and become an ordinary wizard? With your complacent attitude, it's no wonder that girls from Qingmei are being fooled. Take that stupid lion away!" Mulciber's hand holding the wine glass shook. He ignored his wet sleeves, pointed his finger at Severus, and almost broke his voice on the last word.

Fortunately, they were in a corner, otherwise Mulciber would have been noticed.

Mulciber tried to calm down his anger. He really wanted to ask Severus if he was right. Where was his stubbornness towards Lily in the past few years? He also told him that he should work hard to become stronger and more powerful, and it would be best to join the army of that adult.

Good guy, now that I have joined, this little friend is holding back. He also said something about ordinary life. Listen to this! Are these human words?

Severus couldn't hear Mulciber's complaints, and was even a little surprised by Mulciber's excitement. He looked through the memories in his mind before he remembered his original lofty ambition.

"Um..." He felt a rare moment of embarrassment and explained in a calm tone, "I have grown up, so I have changed. Before I came to Hogwarts, I wanted to be a policeman. Well, it's like magic. About the same as the Aurors in the Ministry."

Severus saw Mulciber's hateful look in his eyes and thought of Lily's inexplicable words last time, so he said something more.

"Also, I don't like the green plum that was 'snatched' by Potter. We are just friends. I don't want to be the third party who ruins other people's feelings."

Mulciber glanced at him strangely, drank the wine in the glass, and turned around to leave.

As for the truth or falsehood of Severus's words, it remains to be verified, but if you don't rush for a while, no one can get better if you push someone into a hurry.

The party lasted until nine o'clock, and everyone was drunk.

The common room was in a mess, and the house elves were mumbling about cleaning up the mess.

Severus only drank a few glasses of sherry and spent the rest of the time eating, so his cheeks were only a little red, which was in sharp contrast to the dull eyes of the other little snakes.

Andre had already fallen asleep in the dormitory. The heavy workload of sixth grade made him unbearable. For this reason, he asked Severus for some sleeping pills, otherwise he would not be able to sleep anymore. And what does the seventh grade graduation dinner have to do with his sixth grade students?

Severus opened the door gently, washed himself quickly and fell asleep.