Slytherin's salvation is nothingness

My Guardian Angel

Hogwarts is undoubtedly beautiful in December, and most students go home. Cyrus took Angus for a walk in the snow. She found a deserted corner and squatted down to touch the soft, cold snow.

She didn't know why she was like this, so she started building a snowman with Angus. Angus used his nose to provide a large ball of snow, and Cyrus held the snow in place and shaped it. Soon, a somewhat out-of-shape snowman Angus appeared.

Cyrus compared it with the real thing with satisfaction: "Angus is still the prettiest." The wolfdog next to him also barked in agreement.

"Huh? Miss Sean... I didn't expect you to... make a snowman. I mean... hello."

Hagrid dragged a huge fir tree past and greeted Cyrus awkwardly. After that impolite meeting, Hagrid was afraid to face Cyrus. Every time he saw her, she had no friends around her, only a dog for company.

Although he also lives in a cabin next to the Forbidden Forest with his pet Yaya, he also has many magical animal friends. Besides, Yaya had no friends of the same kind, which made him pay some attention to the wolfdog next to Cyrus.

"Um... I'm sorry. As for the fact that I offended your friend without consent that day, I actually have a furry friend, his name is Yaya. Maybe they can be friends."

In fact, Cyrus had never seen Angus befriend other animals, so he couldn't help but be curious. She looked back at Angus for his opinion. Angus exhaled through his nose, as if he disliked the friend Hagrid called him. "It's okay Mr. Hagrid."

"Haha, great, just call me Hagrid. It happens to be the Christmas holiday. You can come to my cabin as a guest soon, right next to the Forbidden Forest. Yaya will definitely be very happy to meet new friends."

The giant shook his messy beard covered with snowflakes, said goodbye to Cyrus, and then walked into the castle carrying the fir tree. Angus whined aggrievedly, as if he was objecting to Cyrus's decision.

"But you've never been with anyone of the same kind, won't you be lonely?" Angus grabbed Cyrus and knocked her down, licking her face. "It's itchy Angus, okay, okay, my bad." Cyrus stood up and gave Angus a hug.

"Thank you Angus."

When it was dinner time, Cyrus saw Hagrid, who was following Fang beside him, waving to him. Cyrus seemed to be able to see the look of helplessness on Angus's dog face. At this time, Dumbledore, whom he had not seen for a long time, was also sitting at the dining table:

"Haha, Hagrid said he was very excited to find a new friend for Yaya. It seems that it is really Angus. They will get along well."

There were very few students staying in school during this vacation, only 3 senior students from other colleges. Almost all the professors were there, and they sat and ate with the students.

Professor Freevey and Professor Sprout were telling interesting stories about this semester, and even Professor McGonagall, who usually had a serious face, had a soothing tenderness on his face.

On the other hand, the man, who was as gloomy as ever, seemed to be annoyed by the necessary social interaction during the festival. Sitting on the edge and drinking red wine.

Everyone was almost seated, except for the empty seat next to Snape. Even the festive and warm atmosphere of Christmas could not conceal the indifference in his black eyes.

Since their last conversation in the dungeons, Snape and Cyrus had avoided each other. Cyrus took the initiative to sit next to Snape amidst everyone's somewhat surprised looks. If he didn't want to participate in those useless holiday social events, sitting with Snape was a very wise choice.

Cyrus saw that Snape was still frowning and had no special reaction, so he felt relieved and sat still. Angus was between the two of them this time, and Cyrus felt that the professor seemed to dislike Angus'... breed? Yaya was attracted by Angus and came closer, but felt Snape's strong aura and didn't dare to get too close.

Seeing that Snape's face was ashen, Cyrus touched Angus' head and said, "Will you go and spend some time with Fang?" Angus snorted in Snape's direction and walked to where he could see Cyrus and sat down. He seems to really dislike Yaya for being so indifferent to him.

Hagrid was so happy to see it, his eyes were full of fire. Cyrus couldn't understand what was so exciting about this, couldn't he see that Angus didn't care about his teeth at all.

"If it weren't for bad eyesight, then you can tell that Miss Sean's friend is male."

Snape's vindictive voice came, and Hagrid became visibly disappointed. Dumbledore joked beside him to ease the atmosphere, "Haha, Hagrid, don't be disappointed. It's nice to have a new friend, isn't it?"

Hagrid picked up the wine bottle next to him in disappointment and drank it in one gulp. "What a pity. I also want to find one for Yaya..."

"Please don't make such vulgar jokes, Mr. Hagrid." Hagrid's words were interrupted by an extremely cold voice. Hagrid looked at Cyrus, his eyes flashing scarlet for a moment.

Cyrus looked at Hagrid expressionlessly. The scarlet color had long since disappeared. Hagrid smiled innocently, "Haha, I'm sorry Cyrus. I just want to find a friend for Yaya."

Putting a hand on Hagrid's shoulder, Dumbledore looked at Cyrus with a smile, "Hagrid is just more enthusiastic, Cyrus. We apologize if we have offended your friend unintentionally. Haha , now, let’s open the gifts!”

Cyrus looked back at Fang who was wagging his tail behind Angus, as if thinking to himself, "Angus might be missing a black fur collar."

Hagrid, who looked confused, didn't see the deep looks in Dumbledore and Snape's eyes, and laughed loudly: "No problem, Cyrus! I'm good at making things by myself. I'm looking forward to your Christmas gift!"

A wand tapped on Cyrus's head. Snape glanced at Hagrid, who was laughing heartlessly. "I don't think Miss Cyrus needs to pay attention to a brainless person."

Cyrus looked back at Snape. The man still had an indifferent expression on his face. She nodded slightly in silence.

Dumbledore gave everyone a box that looked like candy packaging. This is a unique British Christmas latte art box. Just grab the two ends and pull, there will be a sound like a small firecracker, and the mysterious gift wrapped in the middle will fall out.

"Everyone, let's open the gifts!" Snape opened a green top hat. Before the hat could jump on his head, he slapped it away with a cold snort. Cyrus learned to open the gift box after observing how others opened it, and a headband with two brown stand-up ears was placed on her head.

She reached out and touched it. The texture was soft, just like Angus' ears. Then she put the hairband back on the table, and Professor McGonagall opposite said in a calm tone: "Child, this is your Christmas gift. Accept it."

Cyrus was stunned, "Why?" McGonagall was also a little surprised, and then looked at Cyrus gently, "This is a gift from Professor Dumbledore to everyone."

Cyrus was a little confused, but looking at the ears that were the same as Angus's, his empty eyes became brighter, and he slowly picked up the hairband and put it on again.

"Angus, look."

She looked back at Angus, who apparently also saw the ears on Cyrus' head and shouted happily in response to Cyrus. Everyone at the table was actually more or less surprised. Cyrus had never been so...normal in their minds.

She was no longer silent and expressionless. But like a little girl everywhere who gets excited about receiving Christmas gifts. Professor McGonagall thought of the scar on Cyrus's face before, and her eyes became moist.

Dumbledore's blue eyes also seemed to be filled with pleasure. Even the cold aura around Snape faded a little. She looked at Dumbledore and nodded slightly to express his thanks. Dumbledore picked up the wine glass and said, "Well, everyone, Merry Christmas, eat!"

After dinner, everyone gradually left. When Cyrus and Angus were about to leave, Dumbledore's voice sounded behind them.

"Cyrus, can you go somewhere with me?"

The old man stretched out his hand, and while Cyrus held Angus tightly, he put his hand on his forearm. The headmaster is so good that he can have the privilege of apparating in Hogwarts. In the center of an empty classroom stood an imposing magic mirror that reached up to the ceiling. Cyrus recognized that it was the Mirror of Erised that had appeared in his memory.

It can find out what a person desires most, but what everyone desires most is often something they cannot have. The existence of this thing is undoubtedly a kind of torture for those who have too deep inner obsession. Did Dumbledore hear about the topic he and Professor Snape discussed in the office, so he came to test himself?

The old man stood in front of the mirror, standing in the same position as he had on countless previous nights. There was an imperceptible hint of sadness in his eyes.

"Cyrus... please forgive me for not being able to completely trust you. There are too many secrets about you and they are too dangerous." Cyrus remained silent as before, but took the initiative to walk to the mirror and remove the bandage.

"I don't need your trust. If possible, I just want to live with Angus in a place where no one will disturb me. Then...live, both of us alive...so what is this?"

"The Mirror of Erised, the happiest person in the world will see himself in the mirror. What is shown in the mirror is the existence of the deepest and most longed for in our hearts."

Cyrus still had her eyes closed, resisting facing her inner desires. But finally he opened his eyes. Dumbledore walked up to Cyrus and saw that Cyrus's eyes were as blue as the deep sea and seemed to be in a trance.

"Principal Dumbledore, you have a way to know what I saw in the mirror, right?" Cyrus didn't seem to be eager for what was shown in the mirror. He only looked at it for a few seconds before putting on the bandage again.

Only then did Dumbledore come out of his trance: "Actually, I would rather you tell me personally, Cyrus."

"Headmaster Dumbledore, what does giving gifts at Christmas mean? Do you want to give gifts to everyone? What do you want to give?"

"Oh... Giving gifts at Christmas to friends and family you care about is to express your care and love. And to thank them for accompanying you this year. As for what to give, it varies from person to person. Most of them give something that the other party may Something you will like or find useful. You can go to the Owl Tower west of the castle and borrow the school’s public owl to send gifts, and remember to give them a few cookies as payment.”

Dumbledore, as usual, gently explained to the girl in front of him who could not feel the tenderness of the world. He was not impatient, but was very satisfied that the girl would ask such a question. Cyrus thought for a moment and left, "Thank you for the gift, Principal Dumbledore."

"Goodbye Cyrus."

Not long after the girl left, Snape appeared in the corner of the classroom. He stood in the corner where the magic mirror could not reach and looked at Dumbledore who reached out to the magic mirror: "What did she see?"

Dumbledore was somewhat silent after seeing the result: "Severus, she is so similar to that person. She cannot understand normal emotions, and other people's lives are meaningless to her... and she has more than him. Terrible abilities and secrets.”

"But there is something different. She will have normal emotions when facing Angus, although it is still much less than normal people. But she seems to be changing slowly. She does not understand love and joy, but she can't help it. Want to get closer.

Did you notice an interesting phenomenon? Cyrus showed extreme protectiveness and possessiveness towards Angus. She never lets Angus out of her sight, but when facing you... her bottom line is relaxed.

Maybe the child didn't even notice. When you experience kindness from others, you may not understand it but try to accept and learn from it. Maybe she wasn't like that person who was born unable to understand love, but she had never felt such an experience. "

Snape thought of the pile of beast carcasses piled at the door of his office, and chuckled slightly, "Huh! It's just a self-righteous behavior. So as she said, what she longs for most is to be with that dog... ...Alive?"

"What she desires most...is death...Severus."

After Cyrus left the classroom, he and Angus sat next to the lake deep in the Forbidden Forest. Angus leaned next to her quietly. He could feel that Cyrus was very depressed, and the girl suddenly hugged Angus tightly and apologized in a low voice: "I'm sorry Angus."

When Cyrus returned to the dormitory, he saw two gift boxes placed beside the bed, signed by the Weasley twins and Hagrid. Two little boys gave her some strange-looking round eggs.

"If you don't like someone, throw it at them! I guarantee that they won't be able to wash it off for three days!"

Hagrid gave him a collar made of one-horned rhinoceros leather: "Although Yaya doesn't like wearing collars, I see you are also wearing a collar for Angus. Angus will definitely look very handsome wearing this!"

Angus has been wearing a collar made of wolf skin by Cyrus, which is also somewhat worn out. Hagrid's gift was unexpectedly loved by Cyrus, and the twins' gifts were as weird as their personalities.

But Cyrus still kept these in mind, and she mailed a self-defense knife to each of the twins using a public owl. After sending another food recipe to Hagrid, Cyrus has been acting as Angus' personal chef.

Although there were not many tricks, she could tell which magical creatures Angus liked to eat. She wasn't sure if Fang would eat the flesh of magical animals, but what if.

Then she came to the entrance to the cellar, with Snape's office right next to it. She knocked on the door and received a simple and cold response. The Medusa on the stone door opened the door for her tremblingly.

Snape was still sitting in front of the small desk, grading papers with a serious face. The teacup at hand was always filled with bitter black coffee. He would occasionally frown and release his irritation on the parchment in front of him. , and ignored Cyrus who came in.

After entering the door, Cyrus went straight to the desk and took out a giant glass jar from his pocket with some difficulty. Snape's eyes twitched when he caught a glimpse of the familiar glass product. Then a glass jar containing a huge and slightly shiny beast horn was pulled out by Cyrus with some effort. The movement did not stop, and the jars and utensils almost filled the space in front of Snape.

Cyrus searched for a long time in the Forbidden Forest tonight, and finally found a relatively rare poisonous horned beast that could be used as a gift. The deadly venom on its horns will explode anything it pierces, and its body is large and not susceptible to spells.

"Does Miss Sean know that as long as there is just one drop of venom in the horn of the poisonous horned beast, you will be blown up to pieces in an instant?"

Cyrus shrugged, "But it's not impossible to deal with it, sir."

Snape saw that the girl didn't look injured, but her face was paler than usual. Then he took out a bottle of nutritional supplements from the medicine cabinet and placed it on the table, his tone became impatient:

"If Miss Xiaon cares about my previous treatment of you, then you have already repaid the favor! Please don't give me such precious materials indiscriminately in the future."

Snape didn't like this feeling, as if he owed a favor. Does he still need a first-year wizard to provide him with his potion ingredients?

Cyrus didn't care what Snape said and carefully put away the potion: "Thank you for your Christmas gift, sir." Then he left the office, and there was a sound of the stone door slamming shut behind him.

In the early hours of the morning, Cyrus saw a thin, gray owl tapping on the glass. After it flew into the room, it just put a letter from its mouth and flew away.

The content of the letter is very simple.

"If you have the leisure to waste your life in the Forbidden Forest, you might as well do more research on how to make a potion that can save your life if you lose it due to your arrogance!"

"Medusa can't stop you from entering the office!" Does this tell her that she can come over and ask him questions about potions at any time...

Cyrus and Angus sat back by the lake in the Forbidden Forest again, and she changed Angus into the collar given by Hagrid. Then he took out the freeze-dried meat that he had borrowed from the Hogwarts kitchen and handed it to Angus.

"I didn't know I was going to give you gifts for Christmas, so I had to prepare these in a hurry. Sorry Angus, how about I prepare a super luxurious all-meat feast for you next year?"

Angus barked, eating the freeze-dried food in Cyrus' hand and wagging his tail. After eating, he stepped forward and licked her cheek, "Haha, Angus, the jerky is all on my face."