[HP] Aunt of the Savior

What Barty Crouch said made Jody feel a little uncomfortable.

As an adolescent girl, she naturally cares about any evaluation of her appearance by others.But considering the need for others, Jody still kept a polite smile as much as possible.It wasn't until Crouch finally couldn't bear Snape's unbearably cold gaze and left that Jody showed a calm expression that could be regarded as sullen to her.

Jody didn't show his emotions on his face as straightforwardly as Lily did, but for Snape, nearly three years was enough for him to notice subtle changes in Jody's emotions.Unable to figure it out, he couldn't help but frowned.

"Well, I mean..." But even after noticing this kind of detail, Snape obviously couldn't think of any cheerful words to make the girl happy. "That's good, no one will think that the matter has anything to do with us. I hope Crouch has at least a Slytherin's prudence and knows how to keep secrets."

Jody, however, still seemed absent-minded.She lowered her eyes and asked as if talking to herself: "Severus... do my eyes really look less dark?"

"Hmm..." Snape blinked blankly, unable to even react to what Jody said for a moment.

"My eyes are the same beautiful black as Severus, aren't they, my favorite black..." Jody grumbled dissatisfiedly, turning to look at Snape, waiting for him to judge the color of her eyes , didn't realize how intimate her attitude was now - she was subconsciously coquettish to the boy beside her.

"Of course it is..." The long-lost gaze made Snape's cheeks feel hot, and he swallowed nervously, "I mean...your eyes...um...very, very beautiful."

Jody was stunned by Snape's stare and his straightforward praise, and then smiled: "Thank you."

Then she quickly looked away, hoping that her smile just now was normal—she could feel her heartbeat speeding up uncontrollably for a moment.When she looked at Snape's black eyes that were as pure as two tunnels, she suddenly realized that they hadn't practiced Legilimency for a long time, and it seemed that she hadn't looked at him like this for a long time.The boy has grown a lot this holiday, and now she needs to raise her chin a little to meet his gaze.

Snape was not a handsome and beautiful boy, but those black eyes seemed to carry some magical power, which made it difficult for her to maintain her usual calm state of mind, and she had to look away to avoid problems.

Jody was flustered, wondering if it was because James' summer pranks had stuffed her head with some "stupid, naive, ridiculous" thoughts.There seemed to be something wrong with Lily from the moment she saw Snape walk into the Three Broomsticks together.It's just that there were so many things going on back then that she dismissed the odd mood and put it directly under control and possessiveness, but maybe it wasn't that.

Before she realized it, the relationship between them was close enough that she would not notice that her mood was quietly undergoing some changes.She felt that she seemed to be able to understand what kind of feeling she had experienced just now, but that feeling undoubtedly made her feel embarrassed.This embarrassment prevented her from speaking to Snape until she returned to the common room.

—Snape liked Lily.

- They are my best friends.

Unwilling to accept the answer he came up with, Jody kept circling these two sentences in his mind.However, at the same time, another small voice in my heart was clamoring frantically: so what?You know what you want don't you?

This time, Snape failed to notice Jody's complicated thoughts keenly, because of that momentary exchange of gazes, besides blushing, he also noticed more——

Jody's eyes were indeed not as pure black as he remembered, but showed a somewhat brownish color.It dawned on him that maybe he had missed something very important recently.

The eyes cannot and should not fade.

It wasn't until the weekend that Snape and Jody went to the Slug Club party together.In the past few days before this, the time they spent together in private seemed pitifully less than usual.If Lily hadn't happened to be very busy recently, she would have thought that the two of them had started that weird cold war again.

"Severus, I know you don't like this." Jody greeted everyone he knew with a steady smile and whispered, "But I hope you can bear it a little longer, okay?"

The dwindling amount of time spent with Snape these past few days made her feel more and more clearly the crazy and selfish clamor deep inside her.Maybe she shouldn't let go of what she wants, even though she knows she's still a bit lost and he has other goals - that's what Slytherins are supposed to be, isn't it?

"Of course I will." Snape said, staring at Professor Slughorn in the crowd, and very rarely greeted him proactively.The reason why he agreed to attend this nasty party again tonight, besides not wanting to be separated from Jody, was for some other purpose, which must be achieved even if he hated Slughorn.He even groomed himself specially for this purpose to make himself look cleaner and fresher.He wanted to do what Lucius Malfoy couldn't do before the rest of the Society.

At the same time, he also needs to take the opportunity to get an approval slip from the restricted area without telling Jody, and find out the reason why Jody's eyes faded.He had a bad feeling about it.

Professor Slughorn stroked his long walrus-like beard with a smile, squinted his eyes and looked at Snape who was actively approaching him, with a shrewdness and cunning that he rarely showed in his eyes.

"Oh, Mr. Snape, I thought you didn't like my... party very much." When Jody was "accidentally" pestered and chatting with another student who came to the party, Professor Slughorn Snape said in a slick tone.

"Of course not, Professor, it should be my honor to be able to attend such a gathering." Snape put on a humble smile on his face. "Of course, I would like to get more guidance from the professor, you know, in... many aspects. You are the head of Slytherin, a very powerful pure-blood wizard, even the most powerful wizard ever You are highly regarded. I am sure there are many students in Slytherin House who would appreciate your extra guidance."

"Oh, well, um, yes, considering Mr. Snape's excellence, I should of course provide all kinds of help. If you need to enter the restricted area to look up some materials for your extra study, you can come to me." Professor Slughorn's face changed slightly, but he quickly pretended to be nonchalant, as if he had seized some opportunity suddenly. "Of course, as a professor, I should help students, but..."

"Thank you very much for your generosity. Then Professor, if you happen to need me to share some trivial matters for you, why don't you let me know?" Snape forcibly endured his dislike for Slughorn, remaining polite With an attitude, he said what he wanted to say directly.

"Oh, you know, I'm a professor of potions, and I'm very interested in collecting potions' formulas." Professor Slughorn put the wine glass in his hand aside, rubbed his palms and said, fat There was a greedy smile that couldn't be concealed on his face. "One of my students is a doctor of St. Mungo's. He told me that there is a potion formula that has been lost for many years and has been in the hands of the Potter family. I know that the relationship between Mr. Snape and Miss Jody is very close. Good. Of course, I didn't intend to keep this formula for myself. It's just that a wizard who loves potions really can't resist his interest and curiosity about unknown potion formulas. I think Mr. Snape, who is also good at potions, must definitely understand."

"Yes, of course." Jody's initial fears came true!Snape's tone was a bit stiff, he secretly clenched his fists, restraining his emotions. "So, what kind of formula is that?"

The following party was perhaps the most relaxing Jody and Snape had had since their slug party.Of course, this had a direct relationship with Snape no longer showing stubborn resistance.Of course, this party is still very boring, but eating and drinking, discussing what new songs some wizard singers have released recently instead of which wizard has researched new magic recently, and having a carefree evening is good for two always For boys and girls with their heads buried in piles of books, it is obviously a good choice.

"Severus, I think you seem a little different today." On the way back, Jody tilted his head and looked at Snape.She drank a lot of butter beer tonight. Although this drink has no alcohol content, it is enough to make people more courageous than usual as an alcoholic drink.

"I'm not different." Snape had a strange expression on his face.

"You look..." Jody laughed, "very nice. Did you... change your shampoo?"

"..." Snape was silent for a few seconds, "Yes, I switched to some kind of potion."

Jody stared at Snape with wide-eyed eyes, and it wasn't until she noticed that the corners of Snape's mouth had an imperceptible curvature that she realized he was joking.

This is really the most incredible thing!Severus Snape, could he be joking?She must be drunk, Jody thought, even though all she drank was butterbeer.

Perhaps it was because Snape behaved unusually that night, making Jody feel that he didn't come to the secret base before her to do research or make potions for the first time on Sunday morning. Less surprising.Although it was unusual for Snape to be late - they had agreed to practice Legilimency and Occlumency together today.

She took her usual place by the fire and yawned as she flipped through the books they had borrowed from the restricted section of the library—thanks to Barty Crouch for the approval slip.With that in mind, Jody decided to forgive him for the nasty comment he had made about his eyes.

This introduction to the dark arts has a powerful screaming spell cast from cover to page, and if someone opens the book it will scream until you are forced to close it.But Jody and Snape had noticed yesterday that if the Silencing Charm had been cast beforehand, it wouldn't make a sound.

The book introduces all the black magic that can cause the exchange of magic power, including of course the "secret of black eyes" that Snape wanted to find out very much.

Jody retrieved the entry from the table of contents and read this section directly.To her relief, this is a black magic curse that absorbs the magic power of other wizards, and the cursed person will turn into black eyes-Mrs. Snape certainly wouldn't curse her son.

Apart from the overly famous curse, there are many uncommon magics introduced in this book.Snape wasn't here anyway, Jody rubbed his eyes and decided to read on.

When the preoccupied Snape came to the secret base with serious dark circles under his eyes, Jody had already read the book for a long time.She didn't even notice that someone came in, her eyes were still fixed on the book in her hand, but she didn't turn the pages.

"Jordy?" Snape felt a little strange, this situation was not in line with Jody's usual habits and vigilance.

"Severus..." Jody looked up at Snape, his voice sounded very weak and his face was as pale as paper. "Severus, my mother's eyes are black."