[HP] Aunt of the Savior

Lucius' expression froze for a moment, he coughed lightly as a cover, and intentionally showed a meaningful smile. "I don't think there's so much distinction in my invitation?"

"It seems that Mr. Malfoy thinks that my question is not good enough? Then maybe I should ask, what kind of invitation is this?" After seeing Malfoy's reaction, the corner of Snape's mouth curled up. Perceived subtle arc.There was a glint of satisfaction in his black eyes, and he asked in a slow and somewhat drawn out tone.

Malfoy moved back calmly, trying to sit as comfortably as possible.He was tempted to tease the boy in front of him, saying that the deliberate, somewhat contrived tone wasn't right for a half-breed kid from humble origins, that his upbringing wasn't quite ready for such Slytherin grace.However, he couldn't do this. Although he insisted on Severus Snape's immature and youthful views, the other party's clever little head was enough to give a Malfoy less than the slightest advantage.

It seemed that what happened that night was far more than what he knew, at least he didn't think that the high-ranking Dark Lord would take care of such a little half-breed guy—of course he didn't expect that the adult would actually stick out to this little guy. olive branch.Well, first of all, he had to admit that he had indeed borrowed some of the Dark Lord's usual phrases when trying to win over Snape.With his father, he has seen too many scenes like that.For him, that way of talking and persuading was no longer a simple imitation of the Dark Lord, but a deep-rooted habit.But that certainly couldn't compare to the charm of the Dark Lord himself.

"Obviously this is an invitation to the student society within Slytherin, and I think I made that very clear." Lucius said cautiously and tentatively.

"No, Mr. Malfoy, it's not like that." Snape shook his head, the dancing flames in the common room were reflected in his black eyes, and Malfoy couldn't take his eyes off. "Your invitation is not that simple, is it? I have to say, when I heard similar lines from that big mouth, it was far more convincing than what you imitated before. At least I would be willing to Choose to follow in his footsteps, make yourself a proper Slytherin, become stronger - look, what else do you have to hide from me?"

Hearing Snape's words, Lucius' pale face turned red instantly, and he frowned, as if he was about to get angry.However, in the next second, he suddenly relaxed and smiled.He stretched out his hand to Snape, who was aggressive and had the upper hand in front of him, and he looked so elegant and friendly.

"I never need to hide anything from my friends, especially what they already know, and I will not reveal any secrets about my friends. It was a pleasure meeting you, Severus, and I hope we can become true friends in the future." ……friend."

For the first time, Snape's eyes flashed with astonishment.He had never seen Malfoy so unassumingly friendly before.

Ever since Regulus and Crouch said that Malfoy would recruit new members to join the Slytherin club today, Snape couldn't contain his excitement and anticipation.

If Malfoy's dolled head hadn't forgotten what happened at the beginning of the year, he wouldn't have failed to invite and test them.And now he has enough confidence to give Malfoy a little "surprise", no matter in terms of strength or other aspects.

He would never forget that Lucius Malfoy used sentences very similar to those of the Dark Lord to gain his obedience and following, although there was no comparison between the two's auras at all.He believed that Lucius Malfoy, who was actually the most powerful student in all of Slytherin, must have been aware of the fact that the Dark Lord had visited Hogwarts that night.And the Dark Lord's appreciation for him was enough to deter Malfoy, and finally allowed him to gain a far higher status and more respect in Slytherin than he does now.

Snape's conjecture was correct, and Malfoy even vacated the entire common room for them to talk in order to test the matter.He was even prepared for this, and he had to show enough strength to convince Malfoy.It was quite a pleasant surprise for Snape to be able to gain his respect and approval so easily like now.

Lucius didn't miss Snape's surprised expression, and his smile became more genuine.Maybe he was not as smart as this half-blood boy, and not as powerful as the Dark Lord, but in judging the situation, Lucius Malfoy believed that he would not lose to anyone.

If this boy has this kind of mind and scheming now, and he is appreciated by the Dark Lord, then his future must be even more limitless.Preserving a friendly relationship with such a person is a far-sighted investment.Even if he had no confidence in his own vision, he would not distrust the Dark Lord's vision.

"Me too, Malfoy first... Lucius." Snape changed his words under Lucius' gaze, and took Lucius' hand.In fact, he didn't want to do this. Seeing the other party's hand that was white and delicate like a girl's, his hand that was rough and had a weird smell because he was used to handling potion materials would inevitably pale in comparison.In order to avoid embarrassment, he almost instinctively withdrew his hand when he touched Lucius' cold skin, but Lucius, who was always arrogant and picky, held his hand without hesitation this time.

Snape raised his eyebrows, and finally shook it back calmly.

—to form a friendship, or, to make an agreement.

Soon, the whole Slytherin house knew that the half-breed Severus Snape was really lucky this time.Rozier, the new prefect of the fifth grade, gave Snape a new single dormitory, which was a small suite like the prefect's, with a large and comfortable bedroom and a small living room for receiving guests.Moreover, it was in a good location without being disturbed, far from what Snape had lived in before in the small storage room.

There is no shortage of rooms in Slytherin, it just depends on whether you have the strength to live in them.

Snape, who moved into the new dormitory, was really thankful that he had just learned the spell of continuous defense with Jody, and he used this spell to drive away a few provocative guys.After triggering the spell, they were scared to death by hallucinations, but they couldn't even find the door to Snape's dormitory.

After learning about this, Jody once again lamented that he always lacks opportunities to practice. "By the way, if I'm not mistaken, the club that Lucius invited us to join should study black magic?"

"I'm afraid it's just what you think." Snape has never mentioned to Jody his speculation about the relationship between Lucius and the Dark Lord, so he kept silent about the mutual testing between him and Lucius last night. carry.That was between him and Lucius, and he always felt that there was no need to involve other people, including Jody.

"I hope I can have some opportunities to practice in the club." Jody raised his eyebrows.

She started learning black art much later than Snape, and the stable days since the beginning of school made the little jinxes and defensive spells she mastered extremely useless.With this in mind, she didn't refuse Lucius' invitation later on, and Lucius took it for granted as a tacit consent to join.

"Maybe you can find some Gryffindors who like to be inexplicably hysterical to increase practice." Snape curled his lips, suggesting maliciously.

Jody knew that Snape was referring to Sirius.Since finding out that Regulus and Snape had a good relationship, Sirius disliked Snape even more.For this reason, their Voldemort research group last school year also ran aground, probably only Lily continued to read the "Daily Prophet" every day, paying attention to the latest current situation.

"If I want someone else - like James or Lily - to find out what I'm doing as soon as possible," Jody reminded him, glaring at Snape.

Snape coughed lightly.Both of them knew that both men had a deep aversion to evil black magic, although Jody and Lily had discussed that black magic was considered evil mainly because it was dangerous, powerful, difficult to control or The consequences of this cannot be easily reversed, but the statement itself still makes the little red-haired witch uncomfortable.

"I think the weird spells mentioned in our textbooks are enough to protect us. If it's black magic, it must be worse, right?" Lily's expression was very serious. "We're wizards, not witches or monsters or anything."

Noticing Lily's strange expression when she said this, Jody decided not to force Lily to accept her own views on black magic.And James regards the struggle against black magic as a manifestation of a hero. ("Like Dumbledore beat Grindelwald!") As a result, their views on the Dark Arts haven't changed at all.

"Okay, then we have more important things to study." Snape changed the subject. "I suppose you haven't forgotten that we met Voldemort on my birthday?"

"of course."

"That day, Voldemort discovered some of my... some secrets." Snape quickly ended his description of the situation that day with some embarrassment. "I've always wondered how on earth he found out that we hadn't heard Voldemort's name, and even knew something else..."

"I remember we once guessed that it must be a very esoteric black magic. But it was not mentioned in the book "Teaching You to Master the Black Arts". Maybe it is even more esoteric." Jody guessed, " Have you found out what kind of magic that is?"

"Yes, we couldn't find it in that book." Snape looked up at Jody. "What if, in fact, that kind of magic isn't the Dark Arts?"