HP: Embrace the Darkness

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Halloween: Trick or Treat

Since the birth of the two children, Alois and Albert, Halloween has been celebrated again at Cavendish Manor.

It's like heaven.

Early in the morning, Ases was entangled by the two little ones. They followed him from the study to the living room, to the bedroom, to the garden and the training ground. Ases could still tolerate them following him, but they could not stop talking. They chattered wherever they went, and his ears were filled with their voices.

The perseverance of these two little ones is touching.

Ases gritted his teeth and agreed to their pitiful (pretended) request.

So, that night, there was a knock on the door of the Potions Master's Potions Room.

The two returned to Cavendish Manor for Halloween. The manor was crowded and lively, so it was not surprising that someone visited the Potions Room. Snape waved his wand and opened the door without even raising his head.

"Wait a moment, it will be ready soon."

For a long while, no sound was heard.

Snape stirred the potion in the crucible and slowly remembered that tonight was Halloween. He thought that the two little ones came to ask for candy. Although he didn't know why they didn't speak, he quickened his pace, packed up the potion, and took out the candy he had prepared in advance.

"Have you been waiting for a long time, Alo——Aces!?"

Snape's voice broke. He looked at the three little kids in confusion and shock. He thought he was confused by the potion he brewed, so he squatted down and pinched someone's face reflexively.

The warm skin under his fingertips was very clear, proving that his level was not enough to make him dizzy.

The Potions Master breathed a sigh of relief.

The smaller version of Athis was holding one of their hands each, and even when he was pinched he just shrugged his shoulders with a helpless look on his face. He dodged the two little ones and sent them a look of grievance, then rushed into Snape's arms, grabbing his lover's collar and threatening him fiercely (in a baby voice).

"trick or treat!"

Snape held the three-year-old Aces in his arms, feeling indescribable. He numbly stuffed a handful of candy into Aces' arms and said perfunctorily, "Happy Halloween."

The other two real kids forgot their brother when they saw the candy and rushed to hug Snape's thighs with their eyes open. Snape was worried that Alois was too excited and would affect his health, so he put Alois down and picked him up, "Happy Halloween, how about peach flavored candy today?"

"Okay." Alois' eyes sparkled, and she kept glancing at the candy in Snape's hand, but she didn't forget to thank him, "Thank you, Ferf."

Snape carefully selected three nice looking candies and stuffed them into Alois's bag, "You can only eat three, and eat the rest tomorrow."

"Okay." Alois agreed obediently.

Snape looked soft-hearted and gave another one to Seth. Then he picked up the chocolate candy and stuffed it to Albert, who was hugging his thigh eagerly. He rubbed his head, which felt nice. "Happy Halloween, Albert."

Albert was open-minded and didn't care about Snape's different treatment. All he had in his eyes were candies. There were suspicious crystals hanging around his lips. He wiped his mouth and said sweetly, "Thank you, Ferfu. I love you."

Before Snape could say anything, Albert was pulled aside by a hand.

"Come, repeat what you just said, my dear brother."

It's going to happen!

Albert then remembered that he had a jealous brother, and gave away half of the candy with a sad face and reluctance.

Snape did not participate in the fight between the two brothers. He watched Alois finish today's potion and sent him back to Anna.

Albert followed suit.

The little hands were still holding the remaining candy.

Late at night, Aces, who had recovered his form, put the stolen candy on the bedside table, hugged Snape, opened a candy with his own hands and fed it to him, staring at where the candy went.

"trick or treat!"

"Happy Halloween, Sev."

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The Confession Letter

toDear father and mother:

Father, Mother, I seem to have fallen in love with someone.

I don’t know when it started, but my eyes would unconsciously fall on him.

After observing him for a long time, I discovered many of his little habits, such as his eyebrows would be slightly raised when he was unhappy, he would show a short smile when Slytherin won the championship, he would unconsciously twirl his hair with his fingers when he was concentrating, he actually liked to eat sweets, and he was actually very afraid of the cold, but he had been casting a warming spell on himself all year round.

I had fallen in love with him without even knowing it.

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Love is mutual

Most people who knew Snape thought that Athis would suffer a lot if he was with Snape, even his relatives and friends around him thought so.

But only Athis himself knew how gentle the sharp-tongued and sarcastic Potions Master was when he was with him.

The Potions Master's thorns are on the outside, but on the inside he is soft and open-hearted.

After Ases went on business trips to several places, he would accompany the tired Ases until he fell asleep. Even if he couldn't sleep, he would not leave, but would quietly lean on the pillow and read a book to accompany him.

After knowing that Athis liked cigarettes, he went out of his way to learn about Muggle cigarettes and found that the ingredients in them were not good for the human body. He was worried about Athis's health, but was reluctant to deprive Athis of his hobbies, so he spent several months in the potion room, improving the special potion cigarettes and making healthy and harmless cigarettes exclusive to Athis.

When Ases came to pick him up, he would make an exception and leave get out of class early and play around with Ases.

He would learn to respond when Ases expressed his love, even if he was not used to it.

When Assas was unhappy, he would coax him in his own way and listen to Assas's troubles with all his patience.

When Ases asked for it, he would be extremely indulgent. He was never the one who called a halt in bed. He always chose to indulge Ases.

Of course, love is mutual.

After waking up from a tired sleep, Athis would embrace Snape and enjoy some quiet time together.

Ever since the special potion cigarette appeared on the table, Asis never smoked any other cigarettes, even if someone offered him a cigarette, because he knew that Snape was worried about his health.

The Potions class that was dismissed early would be quietly made up by the legendary school director one day.

No matter how subtle and subtle Snape's response was, Athis remembered it in his heart like a jewel, and then gave back more love.

Aces was called a smiling tiger by many political enemies outside, but he never lost his temper in front of Snape, and would not even bring his anger home. If the former double agent had not been sharp enough, he would not have noticed that Aces was angry. At the same time, when Snape coaxed him, he would cooperate and tell him about the things that made him angry, and then enjoy the kiss of love.

Athis knew about Snape's indulgence from beginning to end, so he always paid attention to Snape's expression and body. Although Snape didn't say it, Athis knew him well enough to always stop when Snape felt tired and satisfy the two of them in other ways.