[HP Comprehensive UK and US] Platinum Stark

The girl who had been in a coma for three days finally woke up.

Alicia slowly opened her eyes. Through the dim light in the room, she could only see the dark ceiling.

Such a familiar smell of potion.

She tilted her head hard, trying to confirm whether the surrounding environment was the same as she imagined.

Snape, who had noticed the girl's actions a long time ago, put down the book in his hand, sat on the chair, and looked straight into the goddaughter's eyes.

"S...Severus?" Alicia's throat was a little dry, and she called out in a hoarse voice.

Snape's lips were pursed into a straight line. He stood up and handed the girl a glass of warm water without saying a word.

Alicia sat up and took the cup in silence. She did not drink it immediately, but instead looked at Snape tentatively.

"Drink some water first." Seeing the girl being so cautious, Snape's expression subconsciously softened a little.

The girl then took small sips to moisten her throat, like a soldier who had received approval from her superior, and soon began to pour the liquid into her mouth in big gulps.

Before she could move too hastily and nearly choke, Snape grabbed the bottom of the glass.

Alicia's hands paused for a moment, she lowered her head slightly, and then, as if she had made up her mind, she looked into Snape's eyes again. Her voice was a little low, but it was loud enough for everyone to hear every word clearly: "Severus, I'm sorry..."

The girl nervously watched the changes in the godfather's facial expressions, trying to gauge his emotions from his tiny movements.

Snape saw her careful exploration clearly.

"Why do you want to apologize?" After a long while, the man asked calmly.

He cast a spell to move the chair to the bedside and sat upright there, eye to eye with his goddaughter.

"I asked you to..."

Snape interrupted the girl, which was rare. He clenched his fists slightly, as if he was suppressing some emotion. "What I mean is, you don't need to apologize. Alicia, it's my fault."

The man's hands on his knees slowly relaxed, and the words that had lingered in his mind for three days and three nights were finally spoken by him.

How did he feel when he first learned that Potter and Thea had fainted together at the hiding place of the Philosopher's Stone?

Worried? Shocked?

Angry? Guilty?

He only remembered that his mind went blank at that moment.

On a midsummer night, Snape felt cold all over as he walked towards the medical wing.

The moment he stepped in, his eyes fell on the girl.

After confirming that Potter was not seriously injured, Snape picked up his goddaughter with swift movements, and walked straight out of the medical wing without even looking at Dumbledore.

Alicia was in a coma for three whole days. During this time, Draco came to visit her and the Malfoy family's owl also came twice.

Now that she had woken up, Snape's self-blame had not diminished in the slightest.

"Why do you think so?" Alicia opened her eyes wide and looked at the silent man in disbelief. She anxiously grabbed the corner of his sleeve and said, "How can you be blamed for this? It's obviously the Dark Lord who has bad intentions! Severus, that's the Dark Lord. Who can find out what he doesn't want to be discovered?"

Snape suddenly frowned. He didn't care about other things and immediately caught the inappropriateness in the girl's words: "What did you call him?"

darklord.

He hadn't heard this title for a long time.

People in the Order of the Phoenix would call him by his name, while ordinary wizards would refer to him as "the mysterious man".

Only the Death Eaters and his supporters would call him "the Dark Lord".

Thinking of this, Snape's heart tightened. Thea's contact with him might not have happened overnight.

Alicia opened her mouth, but no sound came out.

How to explain?

That the Dark Lord had been eyeing Malfoy for a long time and sent her to deliver a message to her father?

That the Dark Lord not only taught her a lot of dark magic, but also gave her a new mission?

Which of these things can be said out loud?

Snape took the girl's silence as acquiescence - and that was exactly what it was.

Just when the environment fell into silence, a knock on the door broke the strange atmosphere.

"Severus, can I come in?"

Snape waved his hand and the door opened.

The visitor seemed to be in a good mood. He stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Miss Malfoy, I'm so glad you woke up. Are you feeling uncomfortable? No, with Severus here, it's really unnecessary for me to ask this question."

Alicia seemed to suddenly remember something and asked again to confirm: "Is Potter awake? I mean, is he recovered?"

Dumbledore looked at her kindly and answered affirmatively: "Yes, Harry is still very energetic."

The girl breathed a sigh of relief. She had finally gotten through this disaster safely and without any danger.

It feels so good to be alive, and it feels so good to find that there are no troubles after surviving.

No, there is also the Godfather level.

Well... there are also father, mother and Draco and the others.

"Miss Malfoy, would you mind coming to my office for a cup of honey tea?" Dumbledore blinked and stated the real purpose of coming here.

Before Alicia could get alert, Snape spoke up to refuse on her behalf - he just wanted to spend more time alone with Thea. Dumbledore was too difficult to deal with, and he was worried that if he didn't warn Thea, something might go wrong during the conversation: "She just woke up and hasn't eaten yet."

"It just so happens that I believe Miss Malfoy's taste is not too different from mine. How about trying lunch outside the hall occasionally?" Dumbledore's attitude was very firm.

Snape met his determined gaze behind his glasses without giving in.

"No problem, Headmaster Dumbledore." Alicia took the lead in breaking the invisible confrontation between the two. She knew very well that Dumbledore's "invitation" could not be refused.

Before walking out of the Potions office, she gently tugged at her godfather's sleeve to show that she could handle the situation: Don't worry, I'm fine.

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Snape: Say it again, what do you call him?

Voldemort: You have a problem?

Alicia: What should I do if the car overturns? The Godfather seems to know something, waiting online, very urgent.