HP: Embrace the Darkness

Wrong decision. Next time, knock more gold Galleons, otherwise it won't be able to make up for Sif's injured soul.

Aces licked his back molars and quickly formulated the next blackmail plan, then took out a card like a treasure and stuffed it into Snape's hand.

"I'm talking about - er, no, it's business. Yes, Gellert and I did a business worth 60,000 gold galleons. Excluding the reward, the total is 10,000 gold galleons.

Knowing the special relationship between Gellert and Dumbledore, rounding up, these ten thousand gold galleons are for Dumbledore. Are you happy to think about it this way?

If you're still not happy...Sev, if you don't want to continue working, we can resign directly and let Dumbledore find the Potions Master in a panic. "

Resign?

Snape was really moved.

But thinking about Voldemort who was still alive and kicking, he curled his lips regretfully and turned to study the card in his hand.

Aces has given many gifts, but most of them are in kind, such as expensive dragon blood - available for every kind of dragon.

Snape even suspected that Artes had killed all the dragons in one go.

Another example is the materials from various magical animals, no matter how rare they are, as well as extremely expensive and extremely precious medicinal herbs.

In short, Master Cavendish, who is extremely wealthy, rarely sends cards directly. The last time he sent cards was with the funds provided by the swindler, Sirius.

Snape couldn't help but turn the small card over and over, and just when Artes thought he was about to accept it, he returned the card.

"I'm not short of galleons."

This is not a lie.

The Potions Master has no relatives in this world, and his daily life is either attending classes at Hogwarts or living in Spider End Alley. All in all, his only expense is the purchase of potion ingredients.

Now that Asseth is here, he doesn't even need to worry about this expense.

So Galleons are really useless in his hands, basically equivalent to waste.

Useless? How could it be useless?

Aces blinked, and his brain automatically discounted Snape's words. He put the card back without any explanation, and took out a stack of cards bundled together from the alchemy ring.

"Wrong, it's not that you don't need it, it's that I don't need it, and this card was knocked from Gellert and Dumbledore. My cousin took away 50,000, and there is only 10,000 here. It's really not much. The rocket crossbow costs 20,000! Just treat Dumbledore as repaying the debt that squeezed you."

Saying that, without waiting for Snape to retort, Artes stepped over Snape and put the card into his alchemy ring, and also added two more cards in troubled waters on top of the original ten thousand gold galleons.

At this moment, Artes remembered something he had wanted to tell Snape for a long time.

"By the way, Sif, if you need galleons, you can go to Mueller Auction House to pick them up. I have a lot of unpaid rewards, which will be enough for us to spend a long time."

Artes smiled and kissed Snape, pulled him into the sofa, and counted with his fingers where he could take his Galleons, including several uninhabited manors and Gringotts from Muller's Auction House. .

However, to get Galleons, you need to have proof, so he took out a small and exquisite badge.

The badge is colorful, with the Cavendish family emblem engraved on the front, densely packed characters on the back, and the words Arthur Cavendish engraved in magic script at the bottom.

Touching his name, Asseth explained:

"This badge is my identification. With it, you can get past me and get all my assets. Sif, everything I have is yours."

With that said, Artes solemnly placed the badge in Snape's hand, held his hand and carefully closed it to wrap the badge.

The material of the badge is unknown and is warm to the touch.

Snape moved his fingers. I wonder if it was his imagination, but his palms seemed to feel hot?

The temperature was getting higher and higher, and Snape subconsciously curled up his fingertips, as if to hide. Artes had expected to hold his hand tightly, and did not let him take it away.

"It's okay, it has my brand on it, it won't hurt you, it just needs a little medium."

Then, Asseth took out a dagger with a cold light and was about to slash it downwards. Snape suddenly grabbed his wrist bone.

"what are you up to?"

"The medium is blood. Don't worry, a little is enough. I'll need your blood later."

Artes comforted Snape, the dagger in his hand shook, reflecting a harsh light.

Snape let go of his hand in doubt.

Aces aimed at the palm and drew it diagonally. The hot blood overflowed from the palm, seeped into Snape's fingers, dripped onto the badge, and ignited the lines on it.

The temperature in the palm of his hand was getting higher and higher, and Snape held back and did not hide.

After a while, the scalding heat turned into warmth, and the warmth reached the bottom of my heart.

Immediately afterwards, Artes carefully cut Snape's fingertips, and their blood dripped together and blended.

"Okay, let's take a look."

Aces smiled and removed his hand. The scar on his hand had healed, leaving only a light pink scar.

Snape's eyes stayed on his hand, and his attention was also on the scar that was about to heal, but he didn't hear what he was saying.

In desperation, Artes shook his hand, opened it hard, and opened it for Snape to see.

"It's okay, no bleeding, no pain."

Snape gave a low "hmm", then struggled to look away and looked at the badge.

The blood of the two people blended and traveled on the badge, carving letters one by one.

When the last letter was carved, Snape recognized it as his name.

It's the same font as Aces, with the two names next to each other on the left and right, connected by a line in the middle.

"What...what does this mean?" Snape asked.

Aces pointed to his name and emphasized it twice.

"The identity certificate of our family is usually the family emblem plus the name. As soon as each person is born, the parents will water the family emblem with the blood of the child, and then use a special method to carve the child's name. When the child reaches adulthood and is ready to get married, he or she can use their own The blood activates the clan emblem.”

He pointed to Snape's name.

"Coupled with the blood of his partner, the clan emblem will be engraved with another person's name."

Finally, his finger reached the line connecting the two names and traced it carefully.

"This thread symbolizes the bond between two people and will only appear once on the clan emblem. In other words, each clan member named Cavendish will only have one chance to choose a partner in his life."

Snape's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. He looked at his name on the Cavendish crest and was speechless for a long time.

In his ears, Ass's voice was still coming, and his words were clear and powerful.

"Do you understand now? Sev, I can't choose anyone else except you."

A strong and effective reassurance hit Snape's heart in Arthur's extremely calm words, soothing his heartstrings that had been messed up all day.

Snape opened his mouth, his voice dry.

"why?"

Asseth held his hand, his usually smiling peach blossom eyes no longer smiled, and they were full of seriousness.

"I love you, that's why."

"Can--"

Snape wanted to say something else, but Artes raised his hand to cover his mouth.

"What I mean is, whether you love me or not, I will love you. Love is unconditional and unreasonable. So, Sifu, don't be afraid. I will always stand behind you. You just need to be yourself and do what you want." Do what you have to do and leave the rest to me.”

Artes lowered his head and kissed the back of Snape's hand, his voice solemnly like an oath, "Artes Cavendish will always be loyal to Severus Snape and is willing to clear all obstacles for him and their future."

So my prince, you have to be happy.

I'm willing to give everything I have to this.