HP: Embrace the Darkness

Corridor of Hogwarts Castle

Aces walked aimlessly for a long time.

He didn't know where he could go or where he wanted to go.

Snape was not impatient and followed him from a distance without letting him out of sight.

Finally, as if he remembered something, Asseth turned around and walked towards the eighth floor.

When Dumbledore removed the Mirror of Erised, he was careful.

So he knew where Dumbledore kept the magic mirror.

He needs the Mirror of Erised to verify one thing.

If things are really what he thinks...

Then he is really stupid.

Under the mural of dancing trolls, Asseth walked back and forth three times with his head lowered, thinking silently in his heart.

I need a room with the Mirror of Erised. I need a room with the Mirror of Erised.

Boom boom boom——

The wall slowly opened in front of him, and Asseth walked in without hesitation.

Snape watched Arthur's movements quietly not far away and did not stop him.

After the wall closed, he couldn't help but walk out.

In the room where requests are made.

Artes looked at the Mirror of Erised standing in the center of the messy room.

He quickly stepped forward, pulled away the white cloth that was covering his eyes, and stood in front of the Mirror of Erised.

The magic mirror was empty, nothing appeared.

With trembling hands, he turned off the magic text that automatically opened on the ring.

This was specially set up after he accidentally discovered that the magic text was opened last time.

Smoke filled the magic mirror, and two figures slowly emerged.

Those were two people that Ass was very familiar with.

Looking at the picture in the magic mirror, he was speechless.

It turns out that the magic text was closed at that time.

He didn't notice something so obvious.

How stupid!

He laughed to himself under his breath.

At the same time, his eyes were fixedly staring at the magic mirror, looking at the two people holding each other in it absentmindedly and greedily, reluctant to blink.

His eyes scanned every place slowly and carefully from top to bottom, without missing any detail.

Hands clasped together, shoulders close together.

It turns out to be so obvious, so stupid hahaha...

A low laugh burst from his throat again, and the laughter was pale.

How could he be so stupid that he didn't even notice something so obvious.

In the silent room, his laughter surrounded him, pain and self-mockery mixed together, making it extremely sad.

The scene slowly changes again, this time to well-tailored suits and people wishing well.

Aces stopped laughing at himself and allowed himself to be immersed in this beautiful dream.

If it's true, then...

He looked at the mirror absentmindedly, and slowly raised his hand to touch the face of the person in the magic mirror, tracing it bit by bit, until his fingertips fell to the corners of his lips, as if he was waking up from a dream.

He hadn't understood why Elise and Potter were obsessed with the magic mirror.

Now he finally knows.

No one can give up this kind of temptation.

He is also included.

It took almost all his self-control to restrain himself and withdraw his hand.

It's just that his eyes still don't want to leave, lingering on the person in the mirror.

In fact, he is very sober and knows clearly that this is false and what he desires most in his heart.

It's just that he wanted to see this scene one more time.

Just a glance...

The eyes that had not blinked for a long time were dry and bloodshot, and the turbulent emotions inside were faintly visible.

After an unknown amount of time, the screen disappeared.

Aces was finally willing to look away, his eyes still filled with uncontrollable emotions.

He couldn't sink here, he couldn't watch that man die in front of him, he couldn't...

His Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he suppressed all the surging and turbulent emotions.

He raised his hand and waved his wand, and the white cloth that fell to the ground covered the Mirror of Erised again.

The walls open again.

Snape quickly hid in the shadows on the side, but his movement was too fast, and the black robe was not completely retracted, leaving only a corner exposed.

It's a pity that Aces' condition is too bad today, otherwise he would have seen a potion master who rarely failed.

Artes walked aimlessly around Hogwarts again.

He doesn't want to go back to the dormitory just yet. He is too confused inside and needs to find a place to clear his thoughts.

Passing through dark rooms and corridors with flickering candlelight, Asseth wandered around the castle, like a ghost, confused and unsure of the way forward.

Just when Snape couldn't help but drive him back to his dormitory, he stopped.

Snape looked up and saw the observatory.

Aces took him to the observatory without knowing it.

This might be a good place to think, quiet enough.

The confused brain could barely discern the current situation.

Aces walked up to the observatory with heavy steps.

Snape didn't know what he was going to do, so he could only follow him with a frown.

But Asseth did nothing.

As soon as he came up, he stood on the edge of the window sill and stared into the distance.

The picture just now was so beautiful that it lingered in my mind like a dream.

The night wind was slightly cool, and Asseth was not wearing much, so he stood in the wind again. After a while, the cold night wind abruptly brought back all his thoughts.

He began to try to clear his mind.

Clear your thoughts bit by bit, from the beginning.

The wind surrounds you, bringing the fresh humidity of the Black Lake and the fragrance of the Forbidden Forest.

Aces stood at the observatory for a long, long time.

It was so long that the stars disappeared and the full moon was hidden. He didn't even understand when this started.

Was it the moment he turned around to protect him?

Or the moment when he lowered his head to heal his wounds?

Or was it the moment when he frowned but chose to believe him?

he does not know.

He also didn't want to know.

Now he just wants to know how he can embrace the darkness that is as silent as the Black Lake, and how he can embrace his hopeless...

There are thousands of thoughts in my mind, and they all turn into one thought: no matter the cost.

Aces's eyes showed some pain and determination.

The plan was about to change. Even if he was shattered into pieces, he would not watch him go to death alone.

The cold and weak moonlight shone on his body, wrapping him gently, like comfort and encouragement.

Looking from behind, a glimmer of light emanated from his back, showing loneliness but with an indomitable determination.

The moonlight is gentle, and desire embraces the darkness.

Snape was at the corner, silently watching Artes on the rooftop.

He hesitated as long as Asses stood there.

He didn't know what to do.

In the end, Snape chose to turn around and leave without disturbing him.

He thought he needed quiet.

And this was one of the few he could give him.

The dark figure blended into the darkness silently, like a drop of water blending into the lake, leaving no trace. Only those who pay attention to it all the time can get a glimpse of it.

But the people under the moonlight were still immersed in their own thoughts and didn't notice at all.

It's sad and sad that things in the world make people miserable.

People bathed in the moonlight do not know the gaze from the darkness.

A person in the dark does not know that there is someone under the moonlight who wants to hug him.

The two people missed each other in the dark night, the black robe and the moonlight met and separated, infinitely close but not intersecting.