HP Winter Memories

The moon rose high, and I stood there, thinking about the ancient and unknown world.But when the red sun rose, I found that the world opened up to me in a new way, and now it's another beautiful dawn

—— "My Journey and Memoirs"

The stained glass under the sun reflects brilliant colors, and beams of light sprinkle to the wide nave. The church here has a round wide vault covered with various statues and decorations.Because it was not a Sunday, there were basically no people in the church, and Harry entered through the small door that was concealed on the side.The beautiful singing just heard outside came from the choir in the center of the altar, and the angelic children were rehearsing under the command of the pastor.Harry carefully sat on the bench in the last row, and there were a few people who came to pray and enjoy the singing in front of him. The singing children were not affected by the audience and sang the sounds of nature seriously.

Harry hadn't been in a church on purpose during his journey. Wizards didn't believe in it. Apart from visiting the buildings and decorations, it was the first time he heard the choir singing.The voices of the children with innocent faces are beautiful and pure, and the lively singing is transmitted to every corner of the church through the special design structure of the church, and then reaches the bottom of the heart and purifies the soul.

With the quiet and beautiful singing, Harry looked around at the surrounding decorations. The pillars were wrapped with finely carved vines, and the walls were filled with rich and free scrolls. Apart from the scenery, there were more portraits of people, which made Harry feel very natural. Reminiscent of the portraits by the stairs and in the corridors of Hogwarts, but those are moving portraits.Coincidentally, when the side door on the right was opened, a pastor passed by, and he suddenly saw a portrait on the inner wall winking at him?But when he looked again, nothing happened, which made him feel unbelievable, but he couldn't help thinking that the light was causing the trouble.

The singing of the choir was still going on, Harry finally couldn't help being curious, it's okay to go and have a look, he thought, he was here to visit, he slowly got up and walked towards the portrait inside the door.

Although it is confirmed that Potter has left for the next town, Snape really does not plan to go out today. He seems to be in the paint business here. In fact, his biggest income is from his original profession - potion making. There was a batch of pharmacy orders that were to be completed this month.Unlike previous wartime potions that needed to be stored for healing, the materials were all purchased or ordered. Now he is more free to make some potions that require seasonal materials.Therefore, when he anonymously provided potions to the Pharmacy Association and some practical potion shops, he used the seasonal potion supply as capital, so that his potions would be fresher and more effective.

Just after Snape picked enough materials from the plantation in his own backyard, he happened to meet Liesel who had already changed his clothes and left, but came up from the basement stairs.

"When I was packing, I found out that there were no sage leaves in the kitchen, so I took some from your pantry," Liesel said.

Snape took her hand and bent down to look carefully at the leaf in her hand.

"Oh, why are you so nervous about how much you have, anyway, they grow fast this season, so you can use new ones in two days."

"No, it's because of the digitalis. I don't want it in our soup because of your carelessness."

The leaves of sage and digitalis are very similar and grow together in the garden, but they must not be confused because the former is harmless and used as a seasoning for fish and soups, while the latter is poisonous and even fatal to some people.

"I know you are more cautious as a master, but you have no confidence in my herbalism." Liesel's palms trembled, but Snape, who was focused, didn't notice it.

"It's not a matter of confidence, but..." Snape frowned and said slowly after reading each of them, but when he straightened up, he changed the topic of the conversation, and his tone became the same as usual to tease others.

"As a senior member of the potion profession, I have the obligation and need to maintain the purity of the things I get from me. Also, because you always worry about everything. Well, you can pass now, but Remember you have to supplement me, double the amount!"

Liesel has long been familiar with his "high and complacent" appearance, wrapped up the leaves in her hand, waved away indifferently.

"Okay, I will remember to let you know when the new leaves mature." But you have to double the number, pick it off yourself, you are so beautiful.

Snape looked at Liesel's leaving back, but thought for a while, but looked away when he saw that she was normal.But he was sure he must have smelled crushed digitalis just now, faint but unmistakable.These two kinds of leaves are relatively similar in shape, so he generally does not put them in adjacent places, so the taste cannot be mixed.It's just that he hasn't thought of what Liesel will do with this grass. ("Artist" is all about being mysterious, but in fact it doesn't matter at all, at least that's how it is in his family. Snape explained himself.)

Around afternoon tea, Snape noticed that the doorbell sensor system in the basement had responded.He had to stir clockwise three times before casting an instant spell on the cauldron. "Knock, knock." As soon as Snape stepped out of the stairwell, he heard the knock on the door resounding through the room. As he approached the living room, the knock outside became louder.

"Got it, got it." Snape was a little impatient, he really hated those people who slammed the door, he showed no patience at all.If it's a salesman again, he must tell Liesel sternly next time, and then add a distraction spell to the house, blocking all these irrelevant people and things that will disturb him, Is it so difficult to let him take a quiet vacation?Fortunately, through the fence, he saw Dr. Robert from the town standing outside.Snape opened the door to see what the doctor was up to with a knocking force that didn't match his age.

"Excuse me, Septimus, I just ran into Liesel when I came back from a visit. I heard she said you happened to be home today, so I stopped by." Dr. Robert said.He is a private doctor with a very good reputation nearby. He is not only proficient in medicine, it is said that he has also studied psychology.In addition, he is also very friendly to people. When he was young, he practiced medicine and treated the poor for free. Now some of them have settled in this small town when they are old. They also diagnose some patients while enjoying themselves. Now they mainly do some medical research that they like.

"Thank you for your kind visit, but I don't see that I feel uncomfortable, because even if I am uncomfortable, I should be the first to know." Snape stood at the door and just opened the door, obviously without going further The act of letting the other person in.

"I don't understand what tongue twister you're talking about. You're making things difficult for the old man. I'm indeed here to visit you, but as a friend's visit. Come on, let's go in and sit comfortably and chat for a while. People Walking a few steps is tiring when you are old." He was not at all afraid of Snape's refusal to stand thousands of miles away. In recent years, he has gained a better understanding of this cold-faced and bad-tempered young man, as long as he takes a cheeky offensive Then he could easily "lead" Snape "back" from the door to the drawing room in the living room.

"Tea or coffee?"

"Tea, thank you. You know it's better for the elderly not to consume too much caffeine." The doctor sat down comfortably, put away his diagnostic box, picked up the hot tea Snape handed him, and began to babble He said that he just came back from a doctor's appointment for a walk to see the scenery, and he didn't expect to walk so far. He was tired and now his legs hurt. Snape was a kind young man. He asked him to come in and invite him to drink tea.

Snape listened very "patiently", reminding himself not to roll his eyes.He felt that wherever he went, he would meet old men of the same type as Dumbledore, although not all of them had a sweet tooth, but in terms of health concepts, he was more inclined to Dr. Robert in front of him.But they are all the kind of old man who is always long-winded, overly "kind", and likes to stick his nose into other people's affairs. His indifferent temper is just a bluff to them, and the old men always treat him as a tough young man" Warm" greeting.

Soon the conversation was not limited to old people's pleasantries, he had discovered Snape's secret years ago: he was not only a wizard but also a master of potions.It had been a while since Snape was bitten by Nagini at that time, but he still suffered from the snake venom and had occasional illnesses. In desperation, Liesel persuaded Snape to find him.

Maybe it's really because only old people are well-informed, and he practiced medicine everywhere when he was young, and saw many strange cases, including the medical skills of gypsies.In addition, after clarifying that Snape is not a witch doctor, he spent a long time persevering in convincing Snape that he just wanted to know a novel healing ability, to fulfill the wish of a person who has been practicing medicine all his life, and to make him die. And no regrets.He also has no idea of ​​using potions on ordinary people. He knows that this world has its own laws of operation and forcing them to break is not good for anyone.Only occasionally Snape accepted to give him small doses of potions to ease the suffering of patients suffering from long-term ailments.

Dr. Robert mentioned that the last patient he visited today was an old man with many years of history of heart disease, high blood pressure, etc., and even died suddenly once.He mainly wanted to ask Snape what cure he had for the arrhythmia.Of course Snape didn't understand his medical terms at all at first, but he helped him order some of St. Mungo's regularly published medical journals in the wizarding world. Medical potion orders are still helpful, which is why his seasonal potions work so well.

But for the deep secrets of the heart, which involves the source of life, it is a very difficult problem for wizards and Muggles, just as the first article of Adbe Woflin's "Basic Rules of Magic" said: Tampering with the deepest secrets at will— — the source of life, the essence of the self — must be prepared to bear the most extreme and dangerous consequences.

In the midst of this fleeting conversation, Snape immediately thought of what had happened earlier in the day.

"Digitalis" Snape read silently, Doctor Robert also knew a little about this herb, and he began to express his unique views on poisoning tests and related issues.

At the end of the "chat", the doctor said that he was very happy that there are still people who can patiently chat with the elderly, which is really a rare quality.Then he really showed his other "noble purpose" of coming here. In order to reciprocate the chat, he wanted to give us a "boy-like healthy Sptimos" "by the way" medical examination, which is really a very convenient free medical examination After all, the doctor came to the door on his own initiative.In particular, Miss Liesel kindly said to him: Doctor, you know that for a middle-aged man who eats too much meat daily, there will always be some small problems, we'd better prevent them and find out in time.

Finally, when the nagging old Robert left, Snape's thoughts finally cleared up. He filtered through the recent events, found a possibility, and quickly thought of the reason. He hoped that his conjecture Not really, because he didn't expect the side effects to appear so early.If it was the possibility he thought, then he should have taken a blade of grass and a bottle of potion mediator together.

As soon as the door was closed, Snape quickly went back to the basement to check. Sure enough, the situation in the storage room cabinet was as he expected.Sighing, maybe now it seems that Potter's arrival is still a bit useful.

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