HP: Embrace the Darkness

"I think it's okay." Artes' voice became smaller and smaller. He glanced at Snape quietly and asked obediently, "What do you think?"

Snape kept looking at Asseth without saying a word, just looking at him.

Aces was already thinking about where to sleep tonight.

"I think...have breakfast first."

The knife hanging in my heart was on the verge of falling, but when it fell, it turned into a delicate and beautiful flower.

what?

Aces raised his head blankly, and when he saw Snape's teasing eyes and faint smile on his lips, he was stunned and his mind was shaken for a long time.

Snape waved his hand in front of his eyes and said with a smile: "Why are you so stunned? I don't think your brain processed it when processing the potion?"

"Of course not, I just, I just..." Asseth blinked, looked away, pretended to be depressed and lowered his head, hesitating and unable to speak.

Snape didn't understand why and approached without warning, "Just what? Be clear--"

Aces grabbed his wrist sharply.

Snape's voice stopped suddenly and was replaced by another voice.

"I just wanted to kiss you."

Caressing the inside of his wrist with his fingertips, Asseth raised his head, revealing an ambiguous smile on his face.

Snape's pupils shrank suddenly, trying to remind Asseth that Nina was coming, but suddenly there was a tugging force on his hand. Without noticing, he was pulled and staggered, and he and Assass were knocked into the potion room.

"boom--"

The door was also closed by Asseth.

Not long after the door closed, Nina came to the cellar with the food Asses wanted.

Seeing that there was no one in the cellar, she put down the things she was holding and carefully arranged the plates, mumbling to herself as she placed them, "The young master likes to eat this, put it here, the professor likes to eat this, put it over there, oh! And black tea..."

The elf's murmurs were faintly transmitted to the potions room, and Snape immediately forced back his breath that was about to be suppressed, and his cheekbones turned red all the way to the tips of his ears.

He raised his hand and slapped Asseth, forcefully dispersing the ambiguous atmosphere. He gritted his teeth and said in a breathy voice: "Nina is here, let me go."

The suppressed breath in his voice provoked the heartstrings even more in such an atmosphere. Artes' Adam's apple rolled back and forth, and the veins on his forehead throbbed. After taking a few breaths, he struggled to regain his senses and leaned on Snape's shoulder to calm his breathing.

Snape was also calming his breathing, but the hot breath in his neck was dancing on his nerves, and his violently beating heart could not calm down at all.

There was no other way, so he pushed Assis away and leaned against the door alone to adjust.

Asses was pushed away and stood still without trying to get closer.

After a while, the two calmed down, opened the door to the potion room and walked out.

Nina put the dishes before leaving. She stood by the sofa and looked at the bedroom door eagerly. When she heard a sound behind her, she turned back excitedly.

"Master, I brought the food!"

Asseth coughed a few times, with a satisfied smile on his face, and said warmly: "Thank you, Nina. I am very lucky to have your help these years."

Nina laughed happily, with tears in her eyes. She sniffed sheepishly, "I'm lucky to be able to take care of the young master."

Then she looked at Snape again, her tear-filled eyes shining with anticipation.

Snape pursed his lips. He was more accustomed to dealing with those crazy house elves, and he didn't know what to do when faced with Nina, who was relatively normal and was about to cry.

Praise? But he is even better at swearing.

Swearing is inappropriate now.

Aces took Snape's hand, intertwined their fingers with him, and delivered the answer openly and honestly.

Snape looked over and praised in unfamiliar words: "Well done, I like it very much."

Nina: "!"

She didn't care what the answer was. As long as both Artes and Snape recognized her, she would be happy enough. Of course, she was also mentally prepared for Snape's silence. After all, that was Professor Snape. She is normal.

But now he is boasting!

Really flattering!

Nina was so happy that she almost flew up.

The joy of being recognized filled her brain, and she bid farewell to her two masters. She snapped her fingers and sent herself to the principal's office.

Dumbledore and Grindelwald looked at the sudden appearance of the house elf and fell into silence at the same time.

Nina was still dizzy. When she saw Dumbledore and Grindelwald, she thought they were coming to the kitchen to look for food. She subconsciously asked: "Principal Dumbledore... Sir, what would you like to eat?"

Dumbledore and Grindelwald who were halfway through breakfast: "..."

cellar.

After finally coaxing the tearful house elf, Snape was even more tired than grading those ugly papers. As soon as Nina left, he sat down and lazily enjoyed Artes' service of serving tea and water.

"Nina is different from any house elf I've ever seen. What did you do?"

"Probably treating her like family?"

Artes took the black tea that Snape had finished drinking, and recalling the past made his eyes look a little nostalgic.

"Nina was born when I was born. Her mother is very competent. She started teaching Nina to take care of me when I was learning how to stand up, so she has been responsible for taking care of me since I was a child. She is the only one who will always be with me in the Nuoda manor. I, to say something that you may find funny, I really thought she was my sister at that time."

He smiled to himself, and Snape held his hand in silent comfort.

Aces held it back.

"Don't feel bad for me. Except for the occasional loneliness, I lived a happy childhood. If possible, I would prefer..."

He didn't say any more and changed the subject with a smile.

"I'll tell you a funny thing. I was relatively naive at the time, and I actually asked my parents in front of them why my sister didn't eat with me.

At that time, my father's face suddenly turned dark. He couldn't figure out how he could get me a sister. He thought someone was tricking me, or my mother reacted quickly and realized that I regarded Nina as my sister.

Later, she stayed with me for a day and a night, getting to know every detail of my relationship with Nina, and witnessing my loneliness with her own eyes. After that, she felt so guilty that she just left most of her work and moved into my room despite my father's objections. , spent that year with me. "

"I was three years old that year."

A stable childhood like Arthur's was definitely a blessing to Snape, and could even be said to be his dream when he was a child, but he...

Snape frowned.

But he just felt stuffy in his heart.

"As I said before, don't feel sorry for me. I have always belonged to the group of people who don't know how to be in the blessings, and I am not qualified to feel sorry for you."

Arthas smiled in relief and sadly smoothed Snape's frown.

He has long since let go. It is also the first time for William and Anna to assume the role of parents. They may not have done a good job, but they definitely love him with everything they have.

He had no regrets about his childhood.

The only regret in his life was not being able to meet Snape sooner.

No matter how old he was, as long as he met him, he would find a way to provide Snape with stability at home.

Not even a little bit.