HP: Embrace the Darkness

Feeling that she was too polite, Mrs. Lovelace closed the door with her hands.

Standing outside the door, Snape had an expressionless face, with dark clouds looming around him. He glanced at the corridors and cages without emotion, forcing away all kinds of probing eyes one by one.

So annoying!

The Potions Master who not only works overtime but also sacrifices his life to destroy the damn world.

"Severus."

Lucius walked up the stairs and approached slowly. When he saw the closed door and Snape with a dark face, his steps became more cautious.

"The master is looking for us."

Hearing this, Snape quickly restrained his inappropriate emotions and followed Lucius down the stairs.

As they walked down the stairs, both of them were silent, but Lucius, who was walking in front, glanced back several times before he could speak.

Snape noticed and swore to himself that if Lucius ever asked him why he showed up at the door of a single woman's room for no apparent reason, he would pull out his wand and shave Lucius's head.

"Severus, do you know where we are going?" Lucius finally asked the question.

Snape's tense shoulders relaxed. "I thought you knew more?"

Lucius still hesitated to speak.

After a long time, he sighed, said no more, and just walked forward.

The two walked out of the door one after the other.

Snape slowed his pace.

Lucius seemed to have guessed Snape's movements, and stopped and looked back. Seeing that Snape was willing to take risks for them, he did not hide his guess.

"Remember those people who were captured? They are all in the dungeons of Malfoy Manor now. Some of them are not here. Maybe this time we are going to another cell where they are held."

Snape could see that this was all Lucius knew.

"Let's go."

Lucius sighed and continued to lead Snape through the huge Malfoy Manor, and came to a dilapidated wooden house.

This wooden house is in a very inconspicuous corner. It is difficult for people who are not familiar with Malfoy Manor to find it. Judging from the accumulated fallen leaves and signs of corrosion over time, it seems that no one has been here for a long time.

Snape looked at Lucius in confusion. He didn't think Voldemort could tolerate such an entrance.

At this time, the Death Eaters guarding inside also saw Snape and Lucius and came out with their wands raised.

There were two of them, one tall and one short. The shorter Death Eater followed behind the tall Death Eater without taking a step further.

Lucius lowered his voice and explained: "There are two entrances to the dungeon. I used the other one before, but the master did not allow us to continue to use that entrance."

Snape understood.

"What are you doing here?"

The taller Death Eater asked.

Lucius smiled coldly, "The master asked Severus and I to go to the dungeon to meet him. Are you going to disobey the master's order?"

The two Death Eaters looked at each other.

To be reduced to guarding the gates in the middle of winter, they were naturally not people who were valued by Voldemort. For a moment, they couldn't tell whether Lucius's words were true or false.

"The master is waiting below."

Lucius added.

The effect of this sentence was particularly good. They immediately got out of the way and watched the two of them enter the wooden house.

The wooden house was sealed and no light penetrated. Lucius waved his wand, used the fluorescent spell to find a raised wooden block on the wall, and pressed it in hard.

The floor shook and parted, revealing a long passage. The bottom of the passage could not be seen due to the darkness. Lucius raised his wand and shined it on the wall of the passage on the left, groping around for a long time. He didn't know what he touched. The copper platforms on both sides of the passage Suddenly it was ignited.

"Okay, let's go."

Lucius extinguished his wand and walked down first.

Snape followed.

This is a passage similar to a corridor in a manor. The floor is covered with carpets with complicated patterns. The walls on both sides are inlaid with special copper lighting fixtures. Every few meters, round beads like jade are placed above the copper platform.

In the boundless darkness, these beads emitting faint light are like dotted stars.

Noticing that Snape was looking at those beads, Lucius smiled and raised his invisible tail in a showy manner, "They look good. Those are luminous pearls from the East. Each one is worth thousands of gold."

Snape sneered, "No wonder the master favors Malfoy Manor."

Lucius was confused. He wanted to refute but knew that Snape was telling the truth. He could only wipe his tears silently in his heart. How could he encounter a robber like Voldemort in his beautiful Malfoy Manor?

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Lucius began to look for someone to vent his anger on. He had no choice but to deal with Voldemort, so he unilaterally decided to cut off his friendship with Snape, who was unpleasant to talk to, for three seconds, and then talk to him again three seconds later.

There was only the sound of staggered footsteps in the passage.

Snape was left at leisure, quietly writing down the route and observing the terrain.

The underground passage was not a single passage. In just one minute, he saw several corners leading to unknown places. Some of the corners were sealed with wooden boards, and the dust on the ground of some passages had messy drag marks, and there were also... There are different footprints.

There should be many Death Eaters here.

Why doesn't he know?

Snape's heart sank.

Lucius led the way diligently, and the two of them turned several corners, and suddenly a clear view opened up in front of them. There were cells of different sizes on the left and right sides of the space that was wider than the passage. Blood flowed out from the gaps, and spread to Lucius and Snape. feet.

Lucius's expression suddenly changed, his whole body became stiff, and he couldn't lift one of his feet.

Snape looked beyond him and saw some skeleton-like people lying or sitting in the cell. The strong iron bars sealed them inside. When they heard the sound, they looked over with numb eyes.

What kind of eyes were they? There was no desire to live, no human vitality.

He didn't know anything.

Does Voldemort really trust him?

The hairs on Snape's back stood up, and the feeling of death approaching his body screamed at him to get out of here. He couldn't help but touch the cufflinks on his sleeves.

"Let's go, Severus."

Lucius gave a dry reminder, straightened his clothes, gritted his teeth and continued walking.

Snape followed silently.

The two stepped on the bloodstains and came to the only cell with an open door.

The person inside with naked feet stepping on the blood was clearly their target - Voldemort, and Voldemort was still holding a half-dead man in his hand.

"Master, Severus and I are here."

Lucius bowed respectfully.

There was black and smelly blood on the ground here. He really couldn't kneel down. No matter how much he licked it, it still hurt, so that was it.

Snape bowed as well.

"Owner."

Voldemort threw the man away and walked out of the cell bleeding.

"You've come just in time, Severus and Lucius, come and see if you recognize this person?"