[HP] Aunt of the Savior

"But Jody." Little Barty hung his head in silence for a while, and finally raised his head to look at Jody without giving up. "Don't you care?"

There was obvious temptation in Barty Jr.'s tone.She had chosen Snape who hadn't directly invited her to the Yule Ball without hesitation, and now... he didn't trust Jody's words.

Jody now looks at people with a haughty and cold look, but for little Barty, this does not detract from her attractiveness to him in the slightest.After listening to Little Barty's question, she was silent for a while, and suddenly raised the corners of her mouth.This smile caused little Barty's eyes to flash a hint of greed.

Snape clutched the hem of his robe tightly without being noticed, gritted his teeth and endured with a calm expression.He is more eager to hear Jody's answer than Barty Jr. covets Jody.He didn't know if she really knew what little Barty was talking about, but he wanted to hear her.

"Of course, of course I don't care. Barty, your question is so cute, do you think I would hate someone who is loyal to the Dark Lord?"

Jody's words did not relax Snape.He didn't believe her story at all.What's worse is that he thinks she might really know everything...

However, little Barty showed a complex expression of embarrassment and surprise on his face, and there was a flash of Snape's puzzled light in his eyes, and a smile appeared on his face again: "Yes, yes, of course you No. I believe you are as loyal as I am..." His boyish shy expression appeared again, and this time he looked a lot more normal, "But you are much more capable than me. Fortunately, you were not Aurors captured Azkaban."

"Thank you for your compliment, Batty, I believe the master will reward your loyalty, maybe you will get it soon. If I were you, I would go home and have a look, you will be pleasantly surprised, there Let's talk about other things later...Okay, I'll go first."

After finishing speaking, Jody stood up a little arrogantly, completely ignoring Little Barty's puzzled face, and left the room without looking back.And Snape's expression was the same as usual, and when Jody left, he immediately followed.

After saying goodbye to Lucius briefly, they left Malfoy Manor together.But this time the destination is not Laurel Cottage, but the long-lost Spider's End Alley.

Snape let go of Jody's hand at the end of Apparation. He lowered his head, his face was half covered by his black half-long hair, making his face look a bit gloomy.He seems to have used a lot of strength to squeeze out a short sentence from his teeth in a low voice: "Go in!"

As soon as Jody entered the room, he couldn't help but cast a dozen cleaning spells on the room.It had been a long time since they had been here, and the empty house, which had been left unoccupied for a long time, gave off a sickly, musty smell.What's worse is that the harsh environment around the house makes it impossible to even open the windows for ventilation.

Snape watched Jody clean the room, his throat writhing up and down, participating in the work.But his focus was on clearing the living room seating, they needed a space where they could talk.

Speaking of which... Snape's mouth suddenly turned up strangely, and he smiled self-deprecatingly.Every unpleasant memory of his seems to have happened in this gloomy and dilapidated old house.He glanced at Jody who had just roughly cleaned it, and was surprised to find that her expression was much calmer than he expected. "I think we need to talk."

"Yes, I think so too." Jody put the wand back into the cuff pocket, sat down in the armchair, and sighed: "I think we all have something to say."

Snape sat opposite Jody, looking at her opposite, his eyes flashed a gloomy regret.It was this place, this position, where they broke out the biggest and only real quarrel since they met, and it was because of this quarrel that he really betrayed her.

"I should have told you a long time ago." Snape lowered his eyes to a crack in the floor, he didn't want to meet her gaze, the resentment and pain in the warm eyes he remembered. "I told the Dark Lord about Trelawney's prophecy, and it was I who caused the Dark Lord to make Harry Potter his target."

He tried his best to speak coherently, but felt that these few words made his voice hoarse.He swallowed hard to moisten his throat, and said with all his strength: "I am the one who caused the deaths of James Potter and Lily."

Then, like a prisoner waiting to be sentenced, he anxiously waited for her sentence as a judge.Her silence made him prepare for the worst.

However, what Jody opened his mouth took Snape by surprise.She said to him in a surprisingly calm, almost gentle voice, "No, you're not. It's not your fault, Severus."

Her unexpected answer made him raise his head suddenly, he even forgot to avoid her sight and stared at her blankly.

Jody's eyes were as clear as ever.After getting along for so many years, Snape could tell even without any Legilimency that she wasn't perfunctory, nor was she suppressing his emotions.Does she really think that he is not to blame for this?

But... how is it possible?

"Why?" he couldn't help asking, with a smothered meanness in his tone: "Don't tell me like Crouch is perfunctory, that you don't care about this matter, or that you won't blame someone who is loyal to the Dark Lord."

After habitually saying this sentence, he felt a little regretful.The current situation is not suitable for him to speak in such a slightly mocking tone, is it?

And Jody obviously noticed this, and she even showed a very shallow smile. "Oh, Severus... I think you know very well that I really don't think this is your fault. Because there are some things you've never been clear about."

Thinking of the painful look in Snape's eyes just now, Jody couldn't help showing a trace of guilt in his eyes.This was perhaps the most unforgivable thing she kept from him, but it was also the only thing she couldn't confess to him first anyway.

"Yes," she said, taking a deep breath, "Like I said to Barty Crouch Jr. earlier, I knew about it, I knew there were Death Eaters overhearing that The prophecy was betrayed to Voldemort, which put James and the others in danger."

Snape's face stiffened for a moment, and Jody hurried on. "However, that person is not you, or rather, not quite you."

"What?" Snape was taken aback, his hands clutching the back of the armchair, veins sprouting from the back of his hands. "This... this is impossible..."

"Of course it's possible." Jody finally couldn't resist standing up and walking to Snape's side. She sat down at his feet, held his hand, and whispered against his body, "It's true." , besides you, there is another Death Eater, no, it should be the other two Death Eaters who heard this prophecy."

Jody's hand gently stroked the back of Snape's hand, which eased him a little.He felt as if his heart was thrown up and down on his most hated broomstick, and this experience made him feel that his heart was almost unable to bear the load.

"One of them is you?" He calmed down for a while before recovering his voice, and his mind gradually became calm and clear.Jody knew that this matter had something to do with him, but Dumbledore had promised him that he would definitely not tell Jody about the deal they had discussed.And Voldemort has always mistrusted Jody about the Potter family, and it is unlikely that he will tell her directly.Adding Jody's words, the answer is not difficult to guess. "The other person is..."

He suddenly turned to look at Jody, his eyes full of doubts. "yes……"

"Yes, it's Barty Crouch Jr." Jody finally showed a look of resentment on his face, but Snape was thankful that the reason for her showing this look was not because of him but because of Barty Jr. "He also reported the prophecy to Voldemort."

Next, in Jody's narration, Snape finally knows what happened that day.

When he learned that Barty Crouch Jr. might use his success in sneaking into Hogwarts to ask the Dark Lord to marry Jody, Jody's thoughts were unexpectedly consistent with him.Thanks to her connection with Dumbledore, she knew even better than Snape about Crouch's plans.

"I wanted to prevent Crouch from going to the Pig's Head Bar that day, but unexpectedly, I saw you. I want to know what you are doing, I want to know what you are going to do, so I can't help but follow you... "

Snape's voice was dry: "Wearing the Invisibility Cloak of the Deathly Hallows."

That damn invisibility cloak!He really didn't notice her at all.

Then, Jody followed Snape up the stairs, and she saw him use the wiretap spell, but before he finished listening, he apparated away in a hurry because of the sound of footsteps, and then, Barty Crouch Jr. appeared.He continued to listen to the spell, but before he could hear it all, he was thrown out by the owner of the Hog's Head.

"So, you are not the only one who told Voldemort the prophecy." Jody whispered. "It took me a long time to make sure that you also told Voldemort what you heard. I know that Barty Jr. saw you when he went upstairs. He must know that you also heard a part of the prophecy. , if you hadn't said it, Voldemort would definitely not treat you like usual, and even continue to give you various tasks." She paused for a while, with self-deprecating distress in her voice. "Also, maybe I was married to Crouch long ago. So, it's not your fault, Severus."

Jody had already guessed at that time that Voldemort regarded her as an attractive prize, so that Barty Jr. and Snape could work harder to complete the tasks he assigned.After the prophecy, she couldn't help but follow Snape secretly when he went out to complete the mission, and that kind of uneasiness always made it hard for her to feel at ease.Unexpectedly, her behavior saved Lily who was in danger in St. Mungo's by mistake.

"I'm no different than Crouch," said Snape, with tiredness and undisguised self-reproach in his tone, leaning forward, reaching out, and stroking Jody's head tenderly, as if she were a The little girl who needed him to do it. "Joe, you have reasons to hate me and take revenge on me...not like this..."

How strange.Snape thought to himself mockingly.He obviously expected Jody to forgive him, to forgive him, but after she really said so, he couldn't help but say such words.He seemed to be afraid that she was being patient, that she was willing to forgive only because she still needed him now, and that in the future she might leave him for this reason again.

If that was the case, it would be better now... Snape pursed his lips tightly, he knew how despicable his thoughts were, but he couldn't control his brain to think in a bad direction, even if his rationality and sensibility In persuading him, Jody wouldn't do it.

"I've had my revenge, Severus." Jody reached up and stroked his cheek the way Snape always liked to do.Under her care, he was not so fragile, which made her feel a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction that she had never tasted before. "I've already taken revenge on you..."

When they talked, it was already dark, they had not lit the lamp, and Jody's voice was as soft as the moonlight that could shine into the dark room. "Actually, it wasn't just because of Voldemort that I insisted on leaving England for seven years."

Her voice seemed to be laughing or crying: "I've been thinking about whether I should forgive you, whether I can forgive you. I thought that I would never come back after that night, but that day, When I see you in this room... I can't stand it, I really... Severus, yes..."

Jody couldn't continue speaking, and Snape blocked her words back with hot and crazy kisses.

He held her cheeks, and plundered her lips wildly and roughly.He didn't want to hear any words of apology from her.She doesn't need to apologize, and he is not qualified to accept it.Now, as long as he knows that she will not leave his side because of this matter, he is satisfied.