As soon as the words came out of his mouth, the Dark Lord felt a little abrupt, and it didn't seem like he had spoken them himself.

What is love?

This is an eternal topic in the world, starting from ancient humans standing and walking, and continuing to today.Countless people have asked this sentence, and countless people have left various words to answer this sentence. It seems to be elusive, but it seems to be everywhere, all over the long river of history and embellishing thousands of families in the world.

Love is all over the long river of history, but all the epic stories in history have an untouchable film, time covers up all the darkness, leaving only unreal beautiful legends.Because it is too perfect, too warm, and it seems too unreal.The Dark Lord always scoffs at those so-called love legends, and with his keen political perspective, he can always figure out another flavor from those legends.

Love adorns thousands of families in the world, but the so-called love in thousands of families is always easily broken between temptation, time, violence and power.Standing at the height of a ruler and dictator, how many times has he seen the political marriages, hypocrisy and obedience between noble families, and how many times he has seen the so-called loyalty fade with the passage of time, how many times has he seen How many times have you seen a cowardly husband betraying his wife for profit, and how many times have you seen your wife fleeing in fear before her life is threatened?

The higher he stands, the darker he looks, the selfishness of human nature is fully exposed under his eyes, and the origins of many Slytherin pure-blood families among the Death Eaters also make their so-called love more ridiculous.They each take care of their lovers and treat each other with respect in life. Bellatrix Lestrange still pursues him after marriage, and no one will gossip too much.

Dumbledore said that he did not understand the power of love, and he was indeed confused by this so-called "power of love".If love really has such a powerful force, what does all the selfishness and chaos he sees mean?But if there really isn't anything magical about love, why does Dumbledore, the only person he admires and even somewhat fears, keep emphasizing it?

The yew wand was held in his slender fingers. In the silence, the Dark Lord raised his head and looked directly into Snape's dilated pupils with shock.This question was really too abrupt, but since he had already spoken, in order to maintain his image, he waited silently for Snape's reply.

Silence, silence, silence.Snape's expression slowly calmed down from the shock, and then his brows frowned, entangled in the confusion of thinking.After a long silence, he finally opened his mouth. It seems that this explanation is also difficult for him: "...I don't know, maybe... maybe it's light. It's the first time I experienced light."

Broken families bring broken emotions, and childhood shadows often affect a person's life.The senior Death Eaters knew more or less about the background of the Dark Lord, knew that he was from an orphanage, was a descendant of Slytherin, and had looked for his family.Snape knew a bit more, he knew that the Dark Lord was having a hard time finding his biological parents, and that he might actually have killed his father; , it is deduced that the Dark Lord's childhood was also quite unfortunate.

Who can tell what love is?However, in such an atmosphere, under the probing eyes of the Dark Lord, Snape really wanted to say something, to confide something that has been bothering him and won't let it go: "My childhood was always bad, tyrannical The father and the incompetent mother both said that fathers and mothers should love children, and that maternal love is the greatest feeling in the world—but, but I just don’t think they love me, I just can’t feel that feeling..."

Love may need to be educated.Lily has such a happy family, and she was brought up with that sense of spontaneity, the ease with which she receives affection and returns it.Not so with Snape.His childhood revolved around his father's alcoholism, beatings, and scolding, and his mother's crying, evasion, and reluctance. The chaotic family and distorted and deteriorating emotions largely paralyzed his senses.What he has been able to feel all the time are very negative emotions. It is his father who scolded him loudly, "You monster!", and his mother holding him and crying helplessly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry...be patient, be patient..."

"It was Lily who taught me what a positive, normal relationship looks like."

When he first found Lily as a child, he secretly observed her for a long time.It is hard to describe his surprise at that time. He found a similar person. What his mother said was not babbling in fantasy. Tell him in vain that even if he is a wizard, he can still be happy; being a wizard is not his original sin, as his father said.

Lily is happy and positive. She can also feed back the positive energy she has obtained to others. She is really a person who can bring happiness to others.She is the light, illuminating the darkness, dispelling the shadows that entangled him, and helping him muster the courage to face all misfortunes.The time with her is so happy to recall, and she taught him what a positive and normal relationship is with her sincerity, and this is also the first positive and normal relationship he got.

"Lily helped me get out of my dark autistic situation and we spent so much time together...she was a huge influence on me."

They shared childhood together, entered Hogwarts together, and although they entered different houses, they still maintained friendship amidst departmental hostility.They worked on potions together in Potions class, and wrote papers together after Transfiguration.The first half of his life was almost soaked in the traces of Lily, there were quarrels, breakups, reconciliation and happiness.

But he never said "I love you" to her.Until she died, there was no chance to say this sentence again.

After 15 years of atonement, he is still repenting.Snape closed his eyes lightly, his voice seemed to float in a dream: "I don't know if this is love...I just...I just can't accept that I will never see her again. As long as she is still alive, even if She hates me, even if she and James Potter have been together, it doesn't matter..."

The yew wand began to circle again, round and round, between the Dark Lord's fingers.This feeling is a bit strange, probably because half of the students he taught are very good, and he used tricks to make him soft-hearted again.This confided with obvious weakness, intended to arouse resonance, leading him to let go of Snape's obvious taint of shifting camps, and avoid harsh punishment.

But he couldn't help but say that he did suffer a little bit.

It may be because this is the first time he has heard someone speak up in front of him, and it may be the first time he has felt a shock that he has never had before after returning to his sanity.He could always see himself in Severus, Severus had a bad childhood, and his had been worse.He was born in 1927. The aftermath of World War I has not yet dissipated, and the shadow of World War II has been secretly peeping at the world. In 1929, the frenzy bubble on Wall Street finally burst, and the collapsed economy disrupted the whole world.During that time, the entire Muggle society was in a state of panic, the supplies at the bottom were in short supply, and everyone was too busy to take care of themselves, let alone take care of the orphanage.

It was at this time that he grew up in an orphanage where there was a shortage of supplies.The so-called poor and lowly couples are sad about everything. Poverty will tear up all beautiful illusions and worsen the living environment.In order to survive, in order to compete for the few food and resources, the entire orphanage is full of smog and intrigue.Not to mention, when he was so immature at the time, he accidentally exposed his abilities, was characterized as a monster, and was excluded by the entire orphanage.

That orphanage was a twisted, hostile environment, and all he was exposed to were twisted, hostile emotions.His talent allows him to adapt to this environment, but that's all.

That's why he loves Hogwarts so much and regards it as his true home, even when his reason was most chaotic in his previous life, he would subconsciously bypass the castle.Here he encountered a truly peaceful and free environment, received praise from teachers, and exchanged his outstanding talent for flowers and applause.

But the teachers are a little far away from his life after all, and he spends most of his time with his classmates.The Slytherin house he lives in is a place that is extremely concerned about blood, and mixed races will always be discriminated against and suppressed, and a guy like him with unknown parents, an awkward surname, wearing second-hand robes, and using second-hand goods just can’t be found. good.In order to gain a foothold, he tried his best until most of the colleges became his followers.

Dumbledore said to him back then: "I'm glad to hear you call them friends, I thought they were more like servants."

Dumbledore was right, he never considered those people friends.How could he call the guy he tried his best to win over and control as a friend?He didn't know what friendship was supposed to be like, but anyway...it shouldn't be like this anyway.

What does a positive, normal relationship look like?Snape met Lily, half his life was soaked in feelings for Lily; but he never met anyone.

Of course, he doesn't need to meet anyone, and he can't imagine himself dying for someone else. He stands on the highest peak in the world by himself.

Thoughts had flown so far, the feeling deep inside was a bit weird, so the Dark Lord snorted coldly, and forced to move on to the next topic: "...I've put a lot of effort into you, Severus. "

The Dark Lord really wanted to give the guy who betrayed himself and the reason for his betrayal was an extended version of Cruciatus, but he didn't know why he didn't cast this spell in the end: "I only treat you differently, Among the talented cubs, I only chose you to educate you, guide you, and discover your talents; when I was the most violent and irrational, I still trusted you."

The Dark Lord was furious, although there seemed to be something wrong deep in his heart, and he did not show such anger: "But how did you repay my trust? You took Harry away and took refuge in Dumbledore , telling me all kinds of lies..."

Snape knelt before his anger.

"...No matter what, Severus, I will always be tolerant of you." The Dark Lord, who finally did not throw Cruciatus, said with a straight face, "But, there will be no next time."

For some reason, the Demon King, who was a little cautious, decided to quickly clean up his mood. The shock he obtained from the Soul Reaper still lingered in his heart, which made him feel strange.According to the original plan, he decided to throw the task he thought of to Snape before saying: "Okay, Severus, since you want to protect Harry so much, go and help me mislead Dumbledore. Go tell Dumbledore Bullido, tell him I'm trying to get the soul piece out of Harry, and take his eyes off Harry..."

The feeling deep inside couldn't affect his mask, and the Dark Lord nodded leisurely to Snape's gaze: "Yes, that's what I mean: stay in the Order of the Phoenix. I was the one who assigned you the task of being a double agent, Now I'll do it again for you - stay in the Order. It's very important to me. You want to protect Harry too, don't you?"

"Go on, don't let me down."

The author has something to say: Little Theater:

The Dark Lord couldn't throw the Cruciatus Curse on Snape anyway.

The Dark Lord: How does the Cruciatus spell work?Can't remember?

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Note:

1. For the textual research on whether the Death Eaters know the background of the Dark Lord, you can refer to "HP Textual Research" Chapter 13 "The Spread of the Dark Lord's Childhood Identity" (Dark Lord: I heard that my subordinates don't know that I am a half-blood?), small Batty said in public that he knew that his life experience was so similar to that of the Dark Lord Balabala.

2. Lao Deng stamped V University saying that he doesn’t understand love. Thinking about it carefully, V University really didn’t have the chance to understand love... When he was young, he didn’t have the opportunity, and when he got older, he rejected all feelings by himself.Distressed for a second.

But I don't agree with throwing the blame on Lao Deng. I remember that there is a very popular argument that Lao Deng's hostility to V University created the Dark Lord.Lao Deng will not take this pot back.If you have time, try to write a relevant textual research, now... let's go to the code first, the busy Spring Festival is coming, and the manuscripts have not been saved yet, and I am in panic...

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