HP: Embrace the Darkness

It was quite a night of tossing and turning.

In his daze, Artes always dreamed of Snape chasing him with a black face and a knife.

So he didn't sleep well all night.

Early the next morning, Asseth got up to wash and dress with thick dark circles under his eyes.

He had to apologize quickly, otherwise he wouldn't be able to sleep. He was so guilty that he couldn't sleep!

It wasn't that he was afraid of Snape, but he had a subtle admiration and respect for Snape, which caused him to be involuntarily well-behaved when facing Snape.

Of course, another reason is that he is afraid that Snape will not teach him actual combat because of this.

Not daring to think too much, Asseth quickly packed himself up and prepared to go to the cellar without even eating breakfast.

The road to the cellar was as deserted as ever. It's still early, so it's normal to be deserted, but this place is usually so deserted, and no students seem to like to be near it.

Is it because the Snake King is too coercive that students dare not come?

Asseth walked quickly towards the cellar while thinking randomly to relieve his tension.

When he stood at the cellar door, he rarely hesitated.

At this time, Medusa on the cellar door hissed and opened her eyes.

"You dare to let Snape's pigeons go. It's really strange. This is the first time I've seen a student who dared not come to solitary confinement."

Medusa looked at Artes curiously. She had seen how respectful Artes was to Snape before, but she didn't expect him to be so bold.

"Professor Snape never said I could let you in, so I won't open the door."

Aces sighed deeply, he knew it wouldn't be that easy.

He stood quietly at the door with lowered eyes, neither knocking nor leaving.

Medusa ignored him and went to sleep on her own.

He got up early today, it's only around six in the morning, and class doesn't start until nine. That means he might have to wait three hours for the door to open.

Who asked him to release the snake king's dove?

But it's not the Snake King's style to shut out students. He may prefer to scold people until they become autistic.

So actually he can knock on the door. But he knew that no matter how hard he opened the door, he would be kicked away. It would be better to wait at the door to see if he could calm down the professor.

The temperature in the morning was relatively low, and Artes felt chilly after standing for a while. Thinking of what the professor had said before, he silently cast a warmth-preserving spell on himself.

Time passed little by little, and Asseth stood shaky at the cellar door.

Not tired, but sleepy. He really didn't sleep well last night and felt uneasy.

Now that he was standing at the cellar door, he felt at ease, so he suddenly felt sleepy. Ass's head was shaking bit by bit, and his body was shaking along with it.

In the cellar, Snape had just gotten up.

He stayed up for a while last night to brew a potion, so he just got up now.

Medusa saw Snape getting up, wagging his snake tail, and moved to him without hesitation.

Snape did not immediately pay attention to Medusa, but first went to the potion room to see the potion brewed last night.

It's not over yet, it's going to take a while, so he's going to keep paying attention to it.

After reading it, I had time to look at Medusa.

Medusa hissed.

"Mr. Cavendish was standing at the door. For some time."

Only then did Snape remember what happened last night.

He was so serious about brewing the potion last night that he didn't pay attention to the time. By the time he realized that Ace had let him go, it was already too late.

It was too late, so he didn't go to the dormitory to pull Ass out and scold him. He just scolded the student in his heart for daring to let him go.

This was the first time a student dared to escape his confinement, and he promised that he would have an unforgettable experience, he promised.

Snape thought darkly.

"When did he come?"

"About six o'clock, Dean."

Six o'clock? It's eight o'clock now, which means this troll has been standing outside for two hours. What a troll! Extremely stupid!

Snape pushed open the door angrily, and the strong momentum caused the door to hit Artes' nose hard, and at the same time, the wind blew past Artes' face.

Artes was awakened by this shock. He raised his head and looked at Snape in horror, wondering uneasily. Could it be that he was too angry and planned to beat him to death with the door?

Before he could speak, Artes was pulled into the cellar by Snape.

In the cellar, the Snake King was sitting on the sofa, hissing and vomiting the letter, looking at Artes up and down with cold eyes.

"What, is our Mr. Cavendish planning to threaten his Potions Professor and Headmaster with a penalty stand?"

"Or does he think what he did can be counteracted by a simple standing penalty?"

"It seems that Mr. Cavendish is really resourceful and has a quick mind."

Snape chanted in an elegant and mellow voice with a long tail tone and a sarcastic tone.

Aces was so crowded by Snape that he couldn't even speak. He could only look at Snape helplessly, trying to make him soften with his eyes.

Snape sneered. You still want him to be soft-hearted? Just because of his eyes or because he stood there for two hours?

He hates people who don't keep their promises.

Maybe he shouldn't have gotten too involved with this stupid troll at all, let alone agreed to teach him actual combat.

Maybe you can take this opportunity to withdraw?

He thought sullenly.

Seeing Snape's face getting worse and worse, Arthur didn't dare to say anything.

His sixth sense told him that if he didn't speak anymore, all his previous efforts would be in vain. Let alone teaching him actual combat, he might not even want to see him.

Aces raised his eyes and looked into Snape's eyes sincerely, and said apologetically:

"Professor, I promise I didn't let you off on purpose."

"I was making an alchemy product last night. I was so involved that I didn't pay attention to the time. By the time I finished it and realized what was going on, it was already two o'clock in the evening."

"I'm really sorry."

This scene seemed familiar. Snape raised an eyebrow thoughtfully.

It's not stupid, it's not evading responsibility. Medusa, who was watching from the sidelines, thought to herself.

Artes quietly looked at Snape's face, and when he saw that his expression began to soften, he dared to ask tentatively.

"Professor, if you still don't vent your anger, will my confinement be doubled?"

"Three times." Snape said expressionlessly.

He knew that this troll was not afraid of confinement at all, but it didn't matter, he just needed a coolie, and Asseth would be a good coolie.

Now he has no intention of refusing to teach Asseth in actual combat.

Because he remembered why this scene was so familiar.

There are traces of him in Asseth.

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Sorry, the author has inserted a paragraph here. I have something to say that I can’t put down and the format is very strange.

The author here answers a question about emotional lines:

I know that everyone wants to see the emotional line, and the author really wants to see them fall in love, so the author is actually working hard to promote the emotional line, such as planting the seeds little by little and waiting for them to sprout.

But Si Jiao is too difficult to impress (it can also be understood as too difficult to pursue, so you have to figure it out slowly). First of all, his heart is broken, and his soul has stopped on the day Lily left. His only thought now is to protect Lily. Eyes of Harry.

Secondly, as a double agent, vigilance and suspicion are unavoidable (the Sect's vigilance is beyond imagination, let alone falling in love, if there is anything wrong with Aces, he will directly go to Dumbledore) ).

Even now, Sri Lanka has never trusted Asseth (keeping vigilance is the quality of a spy, not to mention a double agent. Sri Lanka will be in trouble if he is not careful, so be careful).

His current feeling about Artes was that of a talented Slytherin student who needed to be wary.

And Asseth's feeling about the Sect is just that he is a respectable dean and potion master. (You can’t fall in love with Sri Lanka as soon as you get started, it would be too sudden.)

Besides, there are too many things between Sijiao and Asseth, and it will take some time for them to come together (maybe more than a little, I cry to death), so everyone gives them some time, and also gives the author some time.

Please believe that if the seeds of emotion are planted now, they will surely take root and sprout in the future.