HP: Embrace the Darkness

"There are some other reasons, but I won't go into detail. You just need to know that the British wizarding world not only has internal troubles, but also external troubles. In fact, the external troubles are more troublesome than the internal troubles. After all, it is easy to kill Voldemort, but the greedy hyenas will never be satisfied."

Asseth stopped there.

The relationships behind Voldemort are so complicated that if I were to explain them in detail, it would probably take more than a day.

Draco nodded as if he understood, his light-colored pupils swaying with clear light under the light. Snape often saw this kind of look in his eyes. In his previous Potions classes, those students who pretended to know were like this.

Aces also saw it and shook his head imperceptibly at Snape who was ready to attack.

"Don't think about it. You will understand it slowly in the future. Now I'll give you ten minutes to pack your things. I'll wait for you here."

"it is good."

Draco stopped struggling and stood up to leave.

Snape endured until Draco closed the door, and finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"You want to bail Grindelwald out? If I remember correctly, he's already out there. Why would you bail him out? What on earth is he going to do?"

"……marry."

marry?

Grindelwald and Dumbledore?

Snape looked confused and doubtful about his life, which was almost as bad as Draco's confusion just now.

"You mean getting married? Wait, first tell me, are Grindelwald and Dumbledore's brains still functioning normally?"

Aces nodded confidently.

"Still functioning normally? Ha." Snape snorted coldly, his tone mocking, "Since you are sober, you should know that the two of them are almost three hundred years old in total. The best option is to wait until they are four hundred years old to get married, so that those who are imprisoned will die, and then there will be no need for bail."

Such a cold and familiar weird feeling.

Aces couldn't help laughing. Snape glanced at him and continued, "Besides, I remember that neither the wizarding world nor the Muggles recognize same-sex marriage."

"Indeed." Aces blinked, an unknown emotion flashing across his eyes, so fast that Snape thought it was an illusion, "But who can say for sure what will happen in the future."

Snape raised his eyebrows, and suddenly an idea came to his mind, realizing that someone had other intentions. The smile in his eyes faded, and his fingertips seemed to be stroking his palms, not knowing whether he was trying to suppress the joy in his heart or hesitating whether to talk about this topic too early.

After a moment, he asked casually, "Do you want to get married?"

“Who knows what will happen in the future?”

Aces still gave an ambiguous answer, with his eyebrows slightly curved, brewing an ambiguous smile, as if with a hook, lightly tickling Snape's heart, making him unable to help but curl up his fingers.

"So Sev, will you marry me?"

The air suddenly became stagnant.

Snape didn't expect Athis to do this. All his little movements stopped and he stood there in a daze, his mind suddenly becoming a mess.

My heart also started to make trouble at this moment, beating loudly in my chest without its usual regular rhythm, as if it was urging me to do something or venting some emotion.

But no matter which one it was, he was powerless to deal with it.

"I have no idea."

The hoarse voice gave the answer with difficulty.

After saying this, he didn't dare look at Ases's disappointed eyes. He lowered his head as if to escape, letting his black hair hide his momentarily relaxed expression.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't disappointed after being politely rejected.

But compared to getting married, Athis cared more about Snape, who was shrouded in a dark cloud.

"Sev?"

He sat over, brushed aside the disturbing black hair, and gently kissed Snape on the side of his face. Seeing the sharp black eyes looking at him with confusion and surprise, the smile on his lips grew instead of diminishing. He couldn't help but pecked Snape's lips, which seemed cold and hard but were actually soft.

"Don't get hung up on things that have yet to be determined. As I just said, no one knows what will happen in the future. We all have the same view. Let's wait a little longer. We still have a long time in the future."

Ases said nothing and offered no comfort, but the effect was better than comfort.

Snape turned his head and looked at the pair of sparkling peach eyes absentmindedly. Suddenly, he felt an irrational impulse in his heart - agree to it. Anyway, this person is his, and he can't let her go. Why can't they stand together legitimately?

Making potions requires rigor, learning dangerous black magic also requires rigor, and being a double agent requires even more rigor and rationality. Therefore, Snape has been accustomed to facing many things with a rational and rigorous attitude over the years. Only in front of Athis, he repeatedly lost his composure.

The first time was when he discovered Ases's thoughts and showed mercy to Ases, tacitly allowing him to approach.

The second time was because of a misunderstanding, and Ases was driven away without any reason.

The third time was to assert sovereignty in front of the unicorn.

……

He lost his composure so many times that he couldn't count them all at once.

But he remembers how it felt every time.

He was sure that this loss of control would be even crazier than before. After all, as long as he moved his lips, he could legitimately keep Ases by his side forever.

Snape curled his lips in self-mockery.

I laugh at my own greed and my own cowardice.

"Sev? Don't smile like that."

Suddenly, he felt a soft touch on the corner of his lips, and then it separated. Snape came to his senses and found that Athis was looking at him worriedly.

"I'm fine." He lowered his eyes, trying to avoid Ases' gaze.

Ases frowned, and with a rare firmness, he stopped him from dodging and lifted his chin.

The two of them were breathing together, but Athis had no ambiguous feeling. He just stared at Snape's somewhat dazed eyes, "Your expression tells me that you are afraid, Sev, what are you afraid of?"

He wasn't sure either.

Snape thought for a while, but still couldn't figure out his complicated psychology. He closed his eyes tiredly, using the simplest method to block the fluctuations in his eyes.

"I don't know, Ases, I don't know what I'm thinking... You should think carefully about marriage. If one day you regret being with me, it will be a shackle for you."

Ases waited patiently for him to finish before saying, "But I won't regret it."

"You said, who knows what will happen in the future."

It's not that Snape didn't trust Aces, he just didn't want them to go through the formalities if that day really came.

"Actually..." Aces changed the subject, his tone smiling, "If you are worried that I will regret it, we can be like Gellert and Dumbledore. When they reach that age, it will be too late to regret."

Snape was stunned for a moment, unable to keep up with Athis's jumping thoughts, and his train of thought strangely turned to a strange angle.

"So they're getting married now because they can't regret it anymore?"

It was very rare to see Snape in a daze. Aces admired him for a moment before agreeing with him, "It's not impossible."