Slytherin's salvation is nothingness

Sirius, who was hiding and wandering in the Forbidden Forest, was already very weak. He had lived on rats and insects for the past two days. If he didn't eat something else, he would probably starve to death before he could catch Peter.

Suddenly he smelled a smell of blood and followed the smell to a lake. A girl was sitting next to the stone monument, she seemed to be asleep. There was meat from various beasts in the bowl in front of the girl. He slowly approached, and when the girl showed no reaction, he pulled out the flesh and blood from the bowl and swallowed it crazily.

"Angus?"

A cold and soft voice sounded, and the girl opened her eyes and looked at him. Sirius was frightened by the girl's reaction, and slowly backed away and growled. But he saw tears falling from the girl's deep blue eyes, and everyone and the dog were stunned for a moment. The girl was the first to react. She blinked and her eyes gradually became clearer. She smiled extremely tenderly at the big black dog growling in front of her, and spoke softly,

"Sorry, I got the wrong person."

Sirius recognized the girl in front of him. She had reminded him that Peter was not dead in Azkaban. But judging from her reaction, she probably wouldn't know that the big black dog in front of her was none other than Sirius Black.

He didn't know why she knew about Peter and why she reminded him. The girl wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, took out a lot of food from the pocket she carried with her, and put it down.

"You are too thin. Come here to find me when you are hungry. It is safe here." Then the girl got up and left.

Sirius looked at the stone tablet that the girl had leaned on. The stone tablet had been cleaned and tidy, and there was a name clearly written on it - Angus.

The big black dog has been coming to this lake every day recently. The girl had previously brought him some raw flesh and blood. Later, she said that she was too busy to hunt wild beasts, so she would bring him a lot of food from the Hogwarts kitchen. he. Of course Sirius preferred cooked food.

While he was eating, the girl always hummed an unknown tune inadvertently. It was nice but sounded very sad. Sirius noticed that she was wearing Slytherin's school robe and was disgusted at first, but then he realized that the girl did not look like a Slytherin.

Without the annoying attitude of being condescending, the girl always showed a gentle smile when she saw him, but she also felt an inexplicable sense of alienation.

"Miss Slytherin? Why are you here? The Forbidden Forest is very dangerous." A male voice suddenly came from the bushes. Sirius saw that the person coming was Lupin, so he did not run away.

Lupine first saw Cyrus sitting by the lake reading a book, and thought it was a bit strange for a student to appear in the Forbidden Forest. When he walked forward, he was stunned for a moment when he saw the big black dog lying next to Cyrus. Lupine and Sirius have been friends for many years. Even though they have been separated for a long time, they are still particularly familiar with Sirius's Animagus form and cannot misunderstand it.

Although I was very surprised, I was also a little uneasy. Lu Ping's expression was still calm, but he was more tired and worried. He observed Sirius calmly and continued to talk to the girl.

Among the three people present, only Cyrus remained calm. Sirius was also muttering, her surname is Slytherin? Is anyone still called such an annoying name?

"Professor Lupin, there is a protective spell set by Principal Dumbledore. Those beasts and dementors are inaccessible. Have you come to the Forbidden Forest to look for magical creatures to use in class?"

Lupine nodded and glanced at the big black dog next to the girl: "Is this your pet?" The black dog next to him barked unexpectedly to express his dissatisfaction. Cyrus put a hand on the big black dog's head, pushing him down when he wanted to get up. "No, he wanders in the Forbidden Forest. I will bring him some food every day."

Lu Ping also sat down and looked at the stone tablet behind the girl out of the corner of his eye. Cyrus noticed Lupine's gaze, followed it, and explained: "This is my friend. I will come to stay with him when I have nothing to do. In order to prevent him from being disturbed by wild beasts, Principal Dumbledore A special protective spell has been set up, so the centaurs will not come here."

Several people fell into silence for a while. In order to ease the atmosphere, Lupine said: "I saw the news. You and Professor Snape improved the Wolfsbane potion. It seems that Miss Slytherin is as good as the rumors." Lupine was indeed surprised that the two of them actually Wolfsbane potion can be improved, not to question the level of the two. But he was surprised that Snape and Cyrus, who was a pure-blood, would actually consider the werewolf's troubles.

Cyrus looked into Lupine's tired eyes, "Destiny will always play tricks on innocent people. If you can live openly, who would be willing to hide here and there?"

This sentence is not only said to Lupine, but also to the big black dog around him. After Cyrus finished speaking, he stood up and left;

"I'm going to go now, Professor Lupin. I'll see you in class."

Cyrus is in fifth grade, and all students are preparing for the OWS exam. Professors from each subject have also prepared corresponding exam content for them to practice.

In the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Lupine took out a big box. "I know that everyone has seen Boggarts in the lower grades. Facing Boggarts is also an important part of the OWLS exam. In order for everyone to pass this lesson smoothly, Let's practice it again. Everyone line up and come one by one."

Cyrus did not join the queue, and Lupine gave a questioning look after everyone had finished. Cyrus said nothing and remained silent. Then the bell rang for the end of get out of class,

"Okay, get out of class is over. Miss Slytherin, please stay here for a moment."

After everyone left, Lupine closed the door and said, "Miss Slytherin, do you have any shadow against the Boggart?"

Cyrus shook his head, "I don't know Professor, I've never faced it."

Lupine looked gentle and said, "I'm sorry, I know it's hard to conquer your deepest fears, but you can't always escape, right? Successfully facing the Boggart is also one of the contents of your exam. If you want to try, you can come anytime. Find me."

Cyrus slowly approached the box containing the Boggart, "If I kill it while it's still in the box, does that count as a success?"

Lupine didn't react too well. "This may not be considered a successful confrontation with the Boggart."

"Open it, Professor. I want to try..."

Lupine walked to Cyrus to prevent anything bad happening to her, and then opened the box. A burst of black mist emerged and quickly transformed in front of Cyrus.

A man with a ferocious face stabbed a German Shepherd with a dagger in his right hand and said viciously: "You die, it dies!" The Boggart deformed again and just appeared when the German Shepherd was lying on the muddy ground, with a sunken abdomen. Like a mummy, a huge spider beside him gradually sucked out the internal organs in his body.

The mist shrouded, a lake appeared, and Lu Ping saw the familiar stone tablet.

Gradually, all the pictures returned to darkness, and there was no light in the entire room. There was no sound, no smell, and the empty space made Lupine feel suffocated.

Then he felt a strong magical pressure around him, and a beautiful spell penetrated the darkness. When Lu Ping saw clearly, a big hole was blasted out of the entire classroom wall, and the sunlight outside shone on the girl.

"Unchanging darkness, and...the admission that you are long dead."

Then the girl stretched out her hand again, but her hands were shaking slightly and her face was very pale. The destroyed walls gradually recovered, and tables, chairs, and books were returned to their original positions.

"Sorry Professor Lupin, I will find another Boggart for you later. I'm leaving first."

Cyrus turned around only to see Snape holding a potion. She was obviously a little surprised. Her body trembled and then she suppressed the turbulence in her heart. She tried to calm her trembling voice and said, "Hello, sir. You talk to Professor Luping, I'll leave first."

Quickly leaving the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, passing through the crowd, Cyrus walked faster and faster, and came to the lake again. She knelt next to the stone monument, and all the suppressed magic power surged out. All the trees and rocks around her were destroyed in an instant, but the stone monument in front of her was safe and sound.

"You didn't die, you didn't leave." He whispered over and over again, comforting himself over and over again, Cyrus became more and more desperate. She didn't know how much information she had consulted and how many experiments she had conducted. She once asked Salazar, whether it was black magic or sacrificing others, as long as it could save Angus.

But Salazar's words once again plunged her into despair, "I can resurrect him, at least the appearance is exactly the same as him. But the soul is no longer him. He will not remember you or your experience together. He will become a brand new person individual, can you still regard him as a substitute at that time?"

Cyrus knelt in front of the stone monument like this for a long time, "You have left me again and again. Why can't I do anything this time. Do I still want to live? Why should I persist in such a day... …”

There were footsteps behind him, "Can't we live for him?"

Snape caught the sadness in the girl's eyes that she tried to hide before she left. He threw the potion to Lupine and chased her out. He knew where the girl would go. When he came to the lake, he saw the girl kneeling in front of the stone tablet and heard the girl's murmur.

"How should I live for him... I think Mr. understands this feeling better than anyone else. Have you thought about the day you will survive? Do you have expectations for the future? From the past to now, your thoughts have not Change, why do you ask me... Why do you still persuade me when you know it clearly... Just go."

Cyrus caressed the grass on the ground, the breeze blowing behind him with the soothing scent of herbs. Snape knelt down on one knee and hugged Cyrus from behind, "Just because I know, just because I understand..."

The pale and lightless world is sad and biting, and a ray of warm sunshine penetrates the darkness.

"Maybe I know the answer to that question."

Cyrus turned around and hugged Snape's neck. The two hugged each other. Cyrus hugged Snape tightly as if he was afraid that he would leave again.

"Is Miss Cyrus trying to strangle your professor?"

"........."

"……let go!"

"Not loose."

"Miss Slytherin, are you okay?" Lupine, who hurried over, was first shocked by the destruction around him, and then saw Cyrus, who was hugging Snape tightly, with his face bruised and bruised.

"Um...Professor Snape...this is..."

Cyrus still hugged Snape's neck tightly, "Thank you for your concern, Professor Lupin. I just sprained my ankle, and sir was about to carry me to the school doctor's office."

Then he smiled at Snape's gloomy face and said, "Let's go, sir." Then Cyrus was picked up by Snape, and Cyrus kept staring at Snape's face and smiled, "Miss Slytherin. Did you lose your head?"

"Maybe, I need to see you for a while, sir."

Then she felt the air floating around her, and Snape used a levitation spell to lift her up.

"Well, I'm fine, sir. Suddenly my feet don't hurt anymore."

"Oh? I feel like Miss Slytherin is seriously injured and I have to take you to the school infirmary."

"I'm fine, I'm really fine. Hey, I suddenly thought of helping Salazar correct his homework. I'm leaving first, sir."

"You are going to help me later. It seems that Miss Slytherin really broke her brain."

Cyrus looked at Lupine for help, "Professor Lupin..."

Lupine: "Ahem, I have classes later. Miss Slytherin, just be okay."

Today, the students of Hogwarts saw an unforgettable scene. The Head of Slytherin was lifted into the Potions Office by the Head of Slytherin using a levitating spell.

Cyrus was placed on the sofa, and Snape sat in a chair and began to grade papers. Cyrus conjured a chair and sat next to Snape, taking out the lower grade papers for correction.

"Ms. Slytherin, do you think the table in the potions office is too small?" Cyrus shook his head and said seriously: "No, I just want to sit with you sir."

"...Sit back."

"Do not."

"Hasn't Miss Slytherin ever learned to maintain a normal social distance from men?"

Cyrus frowned, "Isn't that for social etiquette? Why do I have to do this when facing Mr.?" Seeing that Snape didn't speak, Cyrus continued to review the paper in his hand.

The two worked extremely efficiently and quickly handled their respective parts. "Okay, Miss Slytherin, you can leave."

Cyrus did not move and looked at Snape, "Sir, do you have any other work in the future? I can help you."

Snape rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Miss Slytherin can go about her own business. I hope she won't bother your professor anymore."

"But I want to be with you, sir." Faced with Cyrus's inappropriate words again, Snape said irritably: "I think Miss Slytherin doesn't know what she means. I'm just your professor." , you can’t say that.”

Cyrus blinked and asked, "Sir, what is my relationship with Angus?"

Snape frowned and looked at Cyrus strangely, "Did Miss Cyrus really break her brain and start talking nonsense?"

"Angus is mine, the most important person to me. I want to be good to him and want to stay with him forever. But today I discovered that there seems to be an extra person in my heart."

She approached Snape, her blue eyes seeming to swallow him whole, "Sir, can you be mine?"

Students passing by in the cellars were treated to an unforgettable second act when their Slytherin leader was thrown out of the Potions Office by a levitating spell.