[HP] Aunt of the Savior

Taking advantage of everyone's attention being attracted by the topic of wizard's fairy tales and Muggle fairy tales, Snape secretly glanced at Jody nervously, and happened to meet Jody's eyes.He swallowed uncomfortably, and watched Jody hurriedly look away, feeling extremely annoyed: what he did just now was so stupid.

However, it was too late when Snape realized this. Jody was only skeptical at first, but now seeing Snape's reaction confirmed his guess.

—Snape had indeed used black magic.

The little black magic curse that Sirius casually mentioned when he was flipping through the notes before happened to be one of the many spells that Snape had placed in his room before.Of course, Avery, Mulciber, and other Slytherin students who suffered a lot would never publicize such a shameful thing. Lucius also deliberately concealed it for Snape, and Snape Nep is not a fool who likes to show off when he takes advantage of something.So no one in the other houses knew what kind of spell Snape had used.

However, as a Slytherin, Jody clearly heard from Doris that the small tentacles protruding from Avery's face and the mental state of sleepwalking are similar to the black and white mentioned by Sirius Black. Magic is similar.At first she was only a little skeptical, but when Lily clearly showed her distaste for the Dark Arts, Snape's face became a little uncomfortable.When he met Snape's uneasy gaze, Jody could basically confirm his guess for his obvious abnormal behavior.

In fact, what the Potters emphasized to their children is not how evil black magic is, but that it is very dangerous, difficult to control, and will cause harm to themselves.Like James, Jody's understanding of black magic comes from her parents' teaching, but she doesn't have James's heroic complex of a boy who wants to fight evil, so she doesn't have such a strong sense of resistance to evil black magic. (Maybe it's because she's a Slytherin? She thought.)

Jody didn't know where Snape's little jinx came from, but since Snape was safe and sound now, and Sirius' parents could send him notes for him to practice by himself, it proved that the dark spells they had access to Magic spells weren't all that dangerous, so she quickly forgot about it.On the contrary, it was James who used his imagination and said that people who use black magic are surrounded by gloom, which made Jody feel the urge to laugh when he saw Snape's gloomy look—— She was [-]% sure that Snape's gloominess was definitely not due to the use of dark magic.

What Jody didn't expect was that his reaction of suppressing a smile caused Snape's misunderstanding and worry.

Lily's disgust and aversion to black magic made him a little flustered, which made him unconsciously reveal the emotions he wanted to hide.He knew that Jody was not a talkative person, so he cared more about Jody's opinion than worrying about Jody telling Lily about his use of black magic.Would Jody have the same abhorrence of the dark arts as her dorky brother?

Back in the dormitory, Snape absently flipped through the yellowed pages in his hand.But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't read a single word of that magic book that was usually enough to make him devote himself to sleepless nights and food.

He learned those little curses of black magic from this thick old book. The results of the last trial made him very satisfied, but at the same time, he raised his vigilance and decided not to take it easy unless it was absolutely necessary. Use the spell above.But the black magic written in this book still has a strong attraction for him.And on his birthday night, after meeting Voldemort, the book's appeal to Snape had reached its peak.

Although the content described in this book is becoming more and more dangerous and terrifying, but... Will he be able to become a powerful wizard as he wishes, just like the Dark Lord after learning these magics?The kind of awe-inspiring power that makes people fall under their feet is exactly what Snape dreamed of.

When he came back to his senses, he realized that he had been staring at the "bookmark" in the book.It wasn't really a bookmark, it was a bubblegum wrapper.It was one of the few remnants of the treat box Jody had given him last Christmas.He stretched out his fingers, caressing the candy paper carefully.After mortgaging the ribbon to Jody, the only keepsakes he kept were the beautiful box and these beautiful wrapping papers.

This was the first Christmas present he had ever received in his life, even though she had given him this present as a joke to remind him to give her a present.But at that time, when he was sitting alone in the common room, staring at the green lake outside the window in a daze, this gift really made him realize what it was like to be overjoyed.

He has never owned so many snacks, and all the snacks have all kinds of weird magic.He carefully kept the box in his dormitory, only ate a little every day, and carefully collected all the beautiful wrapping paper.On his birthday, he hadn't finished eating the snacks, and he lied to Jody, but he couldn't admit that he hated them.But even if he didn't return the snacks, she gave him the cauldron anyway.

Snape closed the book, remembering that Jody deliberately avoided his sight just now, and frowned tightly.

Jody's birthday was coming up, and he remembered her saying that what she wanted for her birthday was a potion he'd brewed in that cauldron.Maybe he should prepare a nice gift for her, and then he can take the opportunity to ask her what she thinks about the dark arts.

She shouldn't have alienated him for that reason, she's a Slytherin too, isn't she?Snape felt that Peter's unfinished sentence made sense.Slytherins, since Salazar, have favored the more powerful Dark Arts.

She gave him presents, celebrated his birthday, kept secrets, they were friends, he... Snape's nose fluttered and he clenched his fists tightly.

Jody didn't know that Snape's misunderstanding was caused by her reaction at that time, because in the next few days, everything was as usual, and her relationship with Snape didn't change at all.So when Snape asked her to brew the potion together in the empty room, she had no idea that Snape had other plans this time.

"What potion are you going to brew today?" As soon as Jody walked in, she saw that the brass cauldron she had given to Snape was burning brightly. Obviously Snape had already started brewing it before.This kind of thing had happened before, Snape was more fanatical about brewing potions than any student, and he seemed to have a talent for knowing how to make potions to the best condition.

"Ahem..." Snape opened his mouth, but only coughed twice, without saying the name of the potion, but his ears turned red quickly, and even his sallow complexion turned red. "Well, wait a little longer. I have something to say..."

He wanted to say that he had something to talk about, but thinking of the previous conversations, he felt that it was very inappropriate to say so.He hesitated for a while, but decided to get straight to the point, and those opening remarks that have something to talk about should not be used anymore!

"This book belongs to my mother." Snape took out a thick black book from his bag, put it on the table and pushed it in front of Jody. "You...you can watch."

""Teach You to Master the Black Arts"..." Jody read the title of the book, and immediately showed a clear expression.Now she understood where Snape had learned those little jinxes.

"After I read this book, I found that black magic is actually very interesting. But I don't think Voldemort will only use the simple black magic in this book. It also said that a lot of magic is passed on in secret, and some The books on black magic were taken back and destroyed by the Ministry of Magic after they were published, and some were protected by black magic, and only those who could tame those books could read them." Snape said with an eagerness like he usually talked about potions Tone recommends this book. "My mother was a Slytherin at Hogwarts, and I suspect Black's notebooks are some of the simple stuff in this book. Slytherins have probably read this book..."

"Severus," Jody slowly flipped through the book in his hand. Some of the pictures in it looked uncomfortable, and the further to the back, the more terrifying the pictures.This made her feel that she understood her parents' warnings and reminders to her, but when she read this book, she couldn't help feeling a little excitement from the bottom of her heart that she had done something bad.She felt that she could understand Snape's interest in this book. There were many magical theories in it, dangerous but interesting. "I don't think this book is suitable for discussion in our group gatherings, even though we have never understood what kind of dark magic Voldemort used."

She raised her head and saw Snape with a tense face and sweaty nose, she couldn't help curling her mouth: "But I'm Slytherin, Severus."

She clearly understood Snape's concerns, and in fact she had thought about it, but it was very strange that she didn't have such a strong resistance to the dark arts as James did.

"Ah, yes." Snape's tense nerves relaxed, he felt that Jody's answer was so reasonable, he even had a smile on his face. "Maybe we can work on it together, and I found that when I mastered a part of the book, it showed some new content, which was very interesting."

"Okay, but we have to pay attention to safety, we don't want to try those too dangerous spells for the time being..." Jody thought about it for a while, and finally couldn't overcome his curiosity, and agreed to Snape's proposal.She wanted to continue talking, but she was suddenly attracted by the sweet smell in the air: "What is this smell?"

"Ah, it's probably over." Snape motioned for Jody to walk to the cauldron with him.

The potions that are usually brewed always have a strange medicinal smell, but the potion that Snape brewed today has a strong sweet smell, it doesn't smell like potions at all, but Like a dessert.

"What is this potion for?" Jody asked curiously.

Snape suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He rubbed his hands, as if he didn't know how to answer Jody's question. "This potion... has no effect."

"Huh?" It was the first time Jody heard Snape comment on the potion he made.

Snape stared intently at the pot, picked up the stir stick and stirred a few times, and finally added a little chopped sage. "It's a potion my mother invented, but it doesn't do anything other than smell very nice."

After adding sage, the sweetness in the air is more intense. If you must describe it, it smells very much like a freshly baked cream cake.Jody had never imagined that potions could taste so alluring.

"Because I couldn't buy a birthday cake for me, my mother used the simplest ingredients to make this potion. It tastes and smells like a cream cake." Snape explained the potion , the expression looked very soft, and there was a trace of nostalgia in his eyes. "I thought it would taste good, but it doesn't have any medicinal properties at all, and the taste is... terrible."

"Have you had a drink?" Jody subconsciously blurted out the first time he heard Snape mention the matter between him and his mother, and then it was no surprise that Snape showed a look of embarrassment and anger.Embarrassed, she hastily changed the subject. "However, why did you boil this potion today?"

"I know it's your birthday tomorrow, but...I sure can't give you a better present. I mean, you're bound to get a better present on your birthday...so I want to give it early You..." Snape's voice was very low, and even his pronunciation was a little vague, but Jody heard him clearly.He lowered his head, his greasy hair stuck to the sides of his cheeks, revealing the pink ears that would always reveal his master's shyness. "Happy birthday, Jody."

Jody's eyes widened in surprise.She didn't expect that the reason he brewed this potion was because of her!She thought it was because he suddenly missed his mother or wanted to improve this potion!

"Thanks, Severus."

Smelling the delicious cake aroma wafting from the cauldron, Jody felt warm in his heart.For the first time she felt real in her friendship with this sullen and distant boy.It wasn't her unilateral desire to manipulate, he really regarded her as a friend and prepared a birthday present for her sincerely.She turned happily and gave Snape a big hug. "Oh, thank you, I think this is a better gift!"

Her hair brushed against his cheek, her arms wrapped around his shoulders, and although it was only for a brief moment, it seemed to Snape's senses that this moment was stretched to infinity...

Snape's ears turned from pink to red in an instant, and he even wondered if his head was about to start steaming like a cauldron?