HP: Embrace the Darkness

Dumbledore paused, then walked down as if nothing had happened, "This is a good suggestion, I will consider it."

consider? What to consider? Considering marriage?

Snape looked at him in disbelief, suspecting that his brain was really blocked by dessert.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this and tell you the purpose of your coming, Severus."

Dumbledore walked to the principal's desk and sat down, pointing his slender fingers together and asking gently.

Snape's face froze, and he also sat down at the table, looked into the old man's wise eyes, and said slowly:

"You said before not to involve Cavendish in this matter."

What? what?

Dumbledore's wise eyes flashed with confusion. What did he do?

Snape was still saying, "Or your commitment is better than your weird desserts-"

"Wait, Severus, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

"You say I brought Mr. Cavendish into this?"

"Are you sure it's me?"

Dumbledore's tone was aggrieved, and he stared directly at Snape without blinking.

"When have I ever done this?"

Snape paused, narrowed his eyes slightly, and carefully looked at Dumbledore's expression.

Dumbledore didn't lie to me.

Snape's brows furrowed even more tightly. Was that Asseth lying to me?

No, he won't lie to me.

That is?

Snape thought about the conversation carefully and realized that Artes didn't explain clearly what was going on?

It was just because Dumbledore mentioned this matter at that time, so he preconceptionally thought it was Dumbledore.

Thinking of this, Snape gave Dumbledore a hard look, blaming this damn old bee for misleading him.

Why are you staring at me again?

Two questions slowly floated in Dumbledore's mind. What did he do to offend the Potions Master?

Or is Harry causing trouble?

Hmm... Is it possible that only Harry could make Severus so angry?

"Severus?"

He blinked, trying to understand Snape's thoughts.

"What did Mr. Cavendish do? Why did you suddenly come to me and tell me this."

Hearing this, Snape's face turned dark.

Why? It's not because of the good things that troll did.

But the potion master didn't want to mention what happened last night, so he quietly changed the subject:

"Didn't you notice his contact with Potter?"

"Or is he already part of your golden boy training plan?"

Dumbledore blinked slowly, a little confused.

"Severus, are you talking about Quidditch?"

"Well, to be honest, I feel a little strange about this. Mr. Cavendish doesn't seem like someone who would lend a helping hand to Harry."

Dumbledore curled his fingers in his beard, making it a mess, "But it's not a big deal?"

Snape was silent. He didn't expect that Dumbledore really didn't notice what Artes did.

Does this old bee really have Hogwarts on his mind?

The doubt in Snape's eyes was too obvious, and Dumbledore coughed inexplicably.

"Ahem, that Severus... don't be so harsh on Mr. Cavendish, our funds for next year haven't been released yet."

The old man said as he stuffed a candy into his mouth.

"And I don't think any of this is a bad thing."

"Severus, would you like one of Honeydukes' new marshmallows?"

The old man handed over the candy hesitantly.

Snape looked at Dumbledore silently.

Aces was involved in too many things. If he spoke out, this troll would definitely be put under surveillance by Dumbledore.

Countless thoughts flashed through my mind, and finally turned into a taunt, "I think except you, the principal who can't live without desserts, no one would eat sweets in the middle of the night."

Dumbledore took back the candy and complained, "Obviously it was you who woke me up in the middle of the night."

Snape didn't hear clearly, "What did you say?"

"It's nothing, don't worry Severus, if you really can't worry about Harry, maybe you can try to understand Mr. Cavendish's thoughts?"

"What does he think of Harry?"

Who can't worry about that Potter!

Snape couldn't express his sorrow and was so aggrieved that he could only reply with a sneer.

"How do I know? Do I, the dean, want to threaten a student and ask him to tell me what he wants?"

"Or give him a bottle of Veritaserum?"

The Potions Master said, raising his eyebrows thoughtfully.

"..."

Dumbledore looked at him with difficulty, "Maybe you can be gentler?"

Don't let all his funds go to waste.

"Huh? If I understand correctly, you mean to ask me to give him Lemon Olaf, and then coax him to tell me what he wants to do just like you coax your golden boy?"

"I thought I wasn't a nanny, and Cavendish wasn't a suckling baby?"

Ah this?

Dumbledore was tired and could only nod numbly.

Ah, yes, yes, he is the nanny and Harry is the baby.

"It seems that our principal is somewhat self-aware, which is really rare."

Dumbledore's nod froze.

Merlin!

Couldn't his Potions Professor really speak more nicely?

Seeing Dumbledore's nod frozen in the air, Snape suddenly felt a lot more comfortable, and the depression in his heart also dissipated.

At this moment, a vague idea flashed through his mind, and Snape asked abruptly:

"Have you tried Legilimency on Cavendish?"

Dumbledore: "Uh..."

"You tried."

Snape said affirmatively.

"what's the result?"

Dumbledore didn't reply, but just stuffed candy into his mouth.

"you failed?"

It's obviously a question, but it has an affirmative tone.

Very good, Severus was still as sharp as ever, and Dumbledore gave up on himself and stuffed the last candy.

"Yes, I failed. He had too many messy props on him, and his level of Occlumency is not bad."

"Putting the two together, my brain hurts for a day."

"Haha, I didn't expect you to be stupid enough not to drink the soul soothing potion."

"Or...your poor brain has become...tsk" under your actions.

Snape's eyes glanced up and down with strange pity.

Dumbledore felt offended, but he could find no evidence.

He could only grit his teeth and say:

"Severus, you should try it yourself, this really hurts."

"Also, it's not that I didn't drink the soul soothing potion, it's just that the effect is minimal."

Ineffective?

Snape sat up straight and looked at Dumbledore with piercing eyes.

"That's not right. Soul Soothing Potion shouldn't be ineffective. It targets the soul, and Legilimency is also about the soul."

"What's going on? What's wrong?"

When it came to potions, Snape became interested and frantically simulated various situations in his mind.

"Severus, if you're curious, you can try it yourself."

"First Legilimency, and then use the soul soothing agent. There is nothing more accurate than experiencing it yourself."

Dumbledore tried his best to encourage Snape.

He thought to himself: He can't be the only one to be made like this by a student, and he can't be the only one to be embarrassed.

Snape glanced at him coolly and immediately understood what he was thinking.