HP Miss Paranoid and the Old Bat Professor

The winter sun shines through the yellowed glass windows covered with cobwebs, and sprinkles a beautiful pale gold on the wooden bookcases that reach the ceiling.No one knows how many books are hidden in the Hogwarts library, and no one knows how many secrets are hidden in those books.

An Nan came to return the book "How to Heal Wounds with Herbal Medicine at Home" that she had borrowed earlier today. Mrs. Pince, as usual, squinted her eyes and carefully checked Anna's returned book, and finally tapped gently on An Nan. He nodded, indicating that she could leave.

But when An Nan was about to walk out of the library along the aisle between the rows of thick bookshelves, she accidentally bumped into a student who was hurrying over from the side.

"I'm sorry, it's my fault." An Nan quickly knelt down and tried to pick up the book that fell on the ground for the girl. The words "Hogwarts Student List" are inscribed in gold lacquer on the spine.And the book that fell on the ground happened to turn to the page where the footer was clamped. An Nan saw that under the bright sunlight, only one of the dozens of lines of student names had been slightly scratched by a fingernail. Traces – Naomi Brown, Class of 1938, Hufflepuff House.

'Anna? ! '

An Nan raised her head, only to realize that the girl she bumped into was Ginny from the Weasley family, and the latter's face was pale and frightening.

'Hi, Ginny' An Nan was about to apologize to Ginny for her previous faux pas, but the other party grabbed the book that fell on the floor, and ran away in a hurry without looking back, leaving only the stunned An Nan who froze in place.

'Severus, I'm sure you've heard about Gryffindor freshmen being petrified' Dumbledore was standing by the window of his headmaster's office, the winter sun shining on his long white hair. The beard made this old fox who always pretended to be confused suddenly look a few years older.

Severus didn't answer, he stood in front of the desk with a blank expression, waiting for Dumbledore to tell him the real reason for calling him over this morning.

"The Chamber of Secrets has indeed been opened." Dumbledore turned around, walked behind his desk and sat down on the upholstered chair. He looked up through the half-moon-shaped lens, looking at the west with piercing eyes. Fleurs, 'I'm sure you and I both know who the heir to the Chamber of Secrets is, so the question now is, how did he do it? '

Severus still didn't answer, he just stood there straight, looking back at Dumbledore calmly and fearlessly.

Dumbledore, who didn't get any clues from Severus, finally turned his attention to the teapot on the desk. He stretched out his hand and poured himself a small cup of black tea, and filled it with three cubes of sugar.

'My informant told me that Riddle is now in a forest in Ireland, trying to find something that can help him regain his strength.Our situation here tells a different story. ’ Dumbledore quietly looked at the small teacup in his hand and thought, ‘Interesting, very interesting, it doesn’t look like our enemy is very vicious at the moment, does it, Severus? '

Severus chuckled, with obvious sarcasm in his tone, "Should I remind you, Dumbledore, why Voldemort became like that, you and that Potter have contributed a lot to it"

Severus's words seemed to take Dumbledore's mind away at once, he leaned back in his chair dejectedly, and after a few seconds he spoke slowly,

"Severus, we all make mistakes," said Dumbledore, who was silent for a while, but then he seemed to regain his strength in an instant,

'But one also has to remember that it's for that greater purpose'

At this moment, Severus suddenly felt as if he had heard an extremely ridiculous joke. As far as he knew, he really didn't know which of these two people was an angel and which was a demon, if they really existed.

The corner of Severus's mouth showed a sarcasm, he turned around and wanted to leave this annoying office without hesitation, but Dumbledore's next sentence stopped him instantly,

"Severus, I need you to be on my side" Dumbledore stared closely at Snape's back, "Lily will hope so too"

As Dumbledore expected, he was relieved to see that the person in front of him would still clenched his fists tightly, and then walked out with heavy steps.And this is also the weight that Dumbledore uses to ensure that his potions professor is still in his camp.

But what Dumbledore miscalculated was that all the previous performances were deliberately pretended by Snape. In fact, when Dumbledore mentioned Lily, Severus didn't hear it every time as he had in the previous ten years. The name is like the whole person has fallen into an endless black hole.

On the contrary, this time, there were not too many disturbances in his heart at all. Yes, he failed to save Lily in time, he would not escape the punishment he should bear, and he would try his best to pay off the debt he should bear, but And that's all.

The little girl's bright face fell into Severus' mind.

His life is more than darkness.