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Snape spent an afternoon playing pirate treasure hunt with Martha.

Otherwise, what else can we do?He couldn't go back, he could only wait a day for the mission to fail and leave the dreamland.I couldn't bear to leave Martha and go home by myself—mainly because she was cute when she was a child, her arms, face, and eyes were round and wrapped like a little snowball.Besides, he just played with her for a while, and Martha was so happy that her eyes brightened and her face turned red, and she was so easily satisfied that it was impossible to refuse.

By the time the sun was setting, Martha liked him very much, and generously gave him half of the mints, saying that he was also half of the credit for these treasures.Douding, who just reached his shoulder, showed a little momentum of following me, we will be rich together.Snape felt that his brain might have been played a little hard, and he actually found Martha's appearance very interesting, so he decided to watch it for a while, so that he could laugh at her when he woke up.However, as the sky was getting dark, he still showed his sense of responsibility as an adult, saying that he would stop playing and it was time to go home.Martha followed up with some regrets, and took the initiative to stuff her hand into his.

Snape wrapped a small dirty hand and led her to the tavern, feeling very strange in his heart.

Such a young, such a fragile little creature could easily love and trust him just because he played with her for a while.Snape just couldn't see the silly little curly as Martha.At this moment, she is pulling him, happily kicking the waste plastic bags and cans on the ground to play, walking on the depressing dirty streets of Cokeworth in the 60s, but she is still as happy as in an amusement park.Snape suddenly understood a little bit why so many people liked children.

When I returned to O'Connor's tavern, it was open and half full.Mrs. O'Connor stood behind the counter, not only taking the cash, but also serving the dishes, and serving the dishes when she was too busy, looking more tired than in the afternoon.Martha slipped in with Snape, familiarly touched her mother, took out a shiny object from her pocket, and handed it to Mrs. O'Connor: "Mom! Look! It's a gem! Mom I give it to you!"

Snape took a closer look, it was a piece of polished glass, probably part of a crystal chandelier.I don't know when she picked it up, but secretly hid it.

Mrs. O'Connor was too busy to touch the floor to pay her any attention.Martha yelled several times, but Mrs. O'Connor just pretended not to hear.But little curly hair held her treasure in a small dirty hand and held it high, dangling around her mother very stubbornly, and mother kept yelling.Finally, Mrs. O'Connor couldn't bear it anymore: "For God's sake Martha! No more quarreling! Go away, look how dirty you are!"

After speaking, she pushed away her little daughter, picked up a few dishes and walked away.

Martha let go of the fist that was holding her little treasure, and hung her head.Martha and Snape stood side by side in a dark corner where the adults couldn't see, people were busy walking around them, judging from the height of a young child, those pairs of legs that came and went in a hurry seemed to be moving in darkness. eerie jungle.The smell of food, wine, perfume, and cigarettes in the tavern was mixed together unpleasantly, and the noisy conversation and laughter of the guests filled the night.Martha drooped her head. She was so small that she didn't seem to exist if she didn't pay attention.All kinds of slang and vulgar words in the tavern, and the ravings of drunk people are intertwined into vulgar background music, which keeps getting into the ignorant ears of children.A tinge of unexplainable pity arose in Snape's heart. He walked over and took the little girl's strangely thin hand.

On the TV at the cash register, the newscaster read flatly: "...the industrial reorganization plan passed in 1945 has begun to bear fruit, especially after the restrictions on the number of civil servants in the West Midlands two years ago, including the British Motor Corporation. Many heavy industry manufacturing plants, including those in the United States, have begun to move out of the overcrowded West Midlands, choosing to make their homes in Wales, Scotland, and some developing northern England cities. It is expected that within three years, these manufacturing plants will create new cities in these emerging cities. Thousands of new jobs. Meanwhile, unemployed workers in the West Midlands have taken to the streets in recent days..."

Snape was distracted by the news.He listened intently to the narrative in the news: Cokeworth was just an inconspicuous small town in the "overcrowded West Midlands".

The announcer was already listlessly reading the next economic headline: "...after the sudden devaluation of the pound at the end of last month, prices in the market have risen slightly. However, economists predict that this will stimulate British goods exports. Good news for our economy..."

His attention to the news was interrupted by a brawl at the bar.

"...Bill, you can't do this, you can't close the steelworks! The steelworks are closed, what about us workers?" a voice very familiar to Severus Snape said loudly, "I've been working since 16 I've been working in a steel mill since I was [-], and I've spent most of my life in a steel mill, you can't just shut it down!"

In the crowd, a tall black-haired man with a conspicuous hooked nose grabbed a fat middle-aged man with brown-gray hair.The black-haired man's face was flushed, he stood unsteadily, and his voice was very loud, which showed that he was a little drunk.

"Oh come on, Tobias, let me go!" The middle-aged man wanted to push his hand away impatiently, "What does it matter to you whether the steel mill is closed or not? You stopped working at the steel mill more than a year ago Already working!"

"When you asked me to leave, you said it was only temporary!" The black-haired man became excited, "You said that the factory is not profitable, let us go back to rest for a while, and let us come back when the business improves! I believe you!"

"Do you think I want to do this!" The middle-aged man also raised his voice, "My father passed on the steel plant to me, don't I want to keep it going! But since our biggest customer, the British Motor Company When I moved out of this city, my business plummeted, and I was losing money every day! I wanted to find new customers, but so many machinery manufacturers began to move out, and new manufacturers refused to settle here. What do you want me to do? No Close the factory, who will sell the steel ingots produced?!"

The middle-aged man Bill broke free from Tobias' grip and straightened his collar: "Let me tell you, our family has decided to move to Edinburgh. The big shots in London feel that we are developing too fast and need policy control Didn’t you hear the news about the development of this city? They want to control the city’s population to less than 100 million people, which means they want about 20 people to move out of here—can we beat them? Business is not good It’s easy to do, and it’s not going to get better in the future.”

Tobias obviously didn't understand Bill's words very well, what big figures in London, what policies, but he understood a little-the other party was leaving.He gritted his teeth and said, "You can leave, Bill, you can afford it. But what do we do? How can someone like me afford to move? I haven't had a job for over a year and my house costs nothing." not worth!"

"It's none of my business." Bill said angrily. "To tell you the truth, you shouldn't be working in the steel mill. Since your waist is strained, you can no longer do heavy work. The steel mill still hires you What are you doing? I'm not doing charity either."

Tobias looked at each other in disbelief: "I have worked under you for more than ten years, Bill! Don't you care about us people at all?" Deep hatred and anger appeared on his face, "You rely on With our blood and sweat making a fortune, eating a lot of food, your wife wears gold belts and silver, your son is studying in a noble private elementary school, and my wife is working two jobs, I don’t even have the money to buy my son a Christmas present!”

"Come on, Tobias, don't blame me for your troubles! It's obvious that you don't live up to it." The middle-aged man also shouted, "If you really care about your wife and children, stop drinking Two drinks! Look at you, you're so miserable, you've got enough to buy twenty Christmas presents for your son! Who's to blame for Eileen's working two jobs? You've got a lot of free time, I see!"

Tobias's face turned purple, and suddenly he kicked the chair under the middle-aged man, jumped on it, and punched the middle-aged man on the head and face indiscriminately with his fists.

At this moment, the guests shouted loudly, and everyone stood up to avoid it. Several strong men went up to Latobias together and rescued the middle-aged man.A red-haired man in an apron and a kitchen knife came out of the back kitchen, cursing loudly in Irish slang, telling Tobias to get out.Mrs. O'Connor held Mr. O'Connor's right hand tightly, telling him to put away the kitchen knife quickly.

A group of people pushed and moved to the outside of the tavern, and Snape noticed that Martha ran over at some point.She stumbled and followed her mother, holding her mother's apron, speechless with fright, her little face was full of worry.

"Don't let me see you again!" Mr. O'Connor pointed at Tobias' nose, "You are not welcome here!"

"Oh Donnie! I've been your client for how many years and you don't welcome me because I hit the old bastard?" Tobias exclaimed.

"I only know that he is a customer who pays the bill, how about you? How much do you owe us for the drinks?" Donny O'Connor sneered, "I don't think it's an old friend's sake to embarrass you and let you pay on credit, you How dare you make trouble!"

Tobias was so embarrassed that his neck was flushed red: "I will pay you back when I find a job..."

"Pull it down!" Donny O'Connor spat on the ground.

The muscles on Tobias' cheeks twitched. Mrs. O'Connor saw it and sighed: "Toby, don't blame Donnie, business is not doing well now. The rent has been rising, and the price of raw materials has increased again this month. We The profit is already thin, and there is a lot of pressure recently. Toby, I have to work fifteen or sixteen hours a day in a restaurant with a big belly, and it is not easy for everyone.”

Tobias froze for a moment, and was pushed on the shoulder by someone.He stood unsteadily, took several steps back, and fell into a puddle of sewage in an unattractive posture.

Mr. O'Connor went back to the restaurant cursing.Bill wiped the broken corner of his mouth, and sneered: "For the sake of your wife and son, I won't call the police. You should be grateful to Dade, otherwise you will see me." After he finished speaking, he sneered and boarded the road Cars parked.

The crowd dispersed, and Snape stood on the cold street at the end of December, looking at the half-stained, drunken man with complicated eyes.

Tobias cursed in a low voice and got up, the alcohol on his face was still there, he looked up and saw the boy not far away, and was stunned.

Severus Snape stared at the man in his thirties.Tobias Snape was several years younger than himself at this time, but they had the same hooked nose, thin face and thin lips.Seeing his father again as an adult, Severus admitted uncomfortably that they did look alike.

Embarrassment, shame, and pain quickly flashed across Tobias's face, and finally settled on the bluff and arrogance.

"What are you doing here? Why don't you stay at home? Shouldn't you be studying? Why don't you live up to my hard work sending you to school?" He said aggressively.

Severus didn't answer, just thinking about how his father looked in a mirror when he looked so sullen.

Tobias didn't see obedience and fear in the boy's eyes, and his anger grew even higher: "What kind of eyes are these? Huh? Kid, what kind of eyes are you looking at me with?"

Severus looked up at Tobias.To him now, Tobias Snape was a giant much larger and stronger than he was, and he was worse than he was when he was a child - he had no magic, no power to protect himself.But Severus, who had experienced two wars and had countless life and death risks, could not feel any fear of this man.This kind of calm greatly angered Tobias. He walked towards him and grabbed the boy's arm: "Are you looking down on me too? How dare you look down on me when you eat and drink from me?"

Severus' arm hurt from being pinched, but he didn't even frown.Seeing that he didn't beg for mercy and admit his mistake, Tobias smelled of alcohol, and his anger burned his mind.He held up one palm high.

At this moment, a sharp cry pierced the tense atmosphere.A small figure leaped to Severus's side, wailing loudly while desperately trying to break off the big hand that was clutching his arm.

It's not the kind of quiet crying that tears drop by drop, but the sharp, fearful, and imageless crying of young children.Both Snapes, one big and one small, were frightened, and Tobias couldn't help letting go.Severus immediately stopped Martha, whose crying voice had changed, and took a few steps back warily.

Tobias stared at his son's face closely, and the pain once again appeared on the face that was smeared with alcohol: "Okay-ok-my own son looks down on me and looks at me as an enemy. Me, your wings are hard! Then don’t enter the house again!”

When Martha heard him say that, she was so frightened that she didn't even dare to cry, she clutched Severus' arm tightly, and stared blankly at old Snape.

"I don't want you anymore! If I see you at home tonight, I'll kill you!" old Snape yelled, staggering a few steps back and turning around again.His face was rough and terrifying, but his eyes were full of tears: "I don't want you anymore, do you understand? I can't afford you anymore!"

With that said, he stumbled away.Tobias walked slowly, but never looked back.Under the dim streetlights, the shaky figure finally turned into a tiny black spot.

The author has something to say: If any little angel thinks that the economic policies mentioned here are nonsense, the author says that these are real policies that have existed-I couldn’t believe it when I did the background check.Economic restructuring, restraint of development, setting of population migration goals, etc. are all real policies that have existed. It is also true that there was a sudden and large devaluation of the pound at the end of November 1967.

All these causal chains that affected Snape's fate were impossible and impossible for him to understand back then, but as an adult, he could understand a little more.

Of course, there are many factors that affect the fate of a family, both personal and macro.

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A little angel asked, and the first world is the most closely related to the original work, so I think it is necessary to explain the private setting and the original work setting.The biggest difference between this world and the original background is that there is no magic in this world, and everything else is basically the same.The settings are explained as follows:

1. The socioeconomic status of Snape's family is relatively low. This is the setting of the original book. No matter what the reason is, it can be clearly seen from the descriptions in the fifth and seventh parts that Snape's family conditions were very bad when he was a child.

2. Snape's family is in Cokeworth, and Cokeworth is located in Midland, England. It is not mentioned in the original text, but it is written in Rowling's supplementary documents.Whether Irene Prince is pure-blooded or not, and the economic and social status of Prince's family are not explained in the original book.Prince's family is a nobleman's setting, so here I will take Rowling's setting as the standard.The reason why Irene married Tobias is unknown.

3. Tobias Snape's work in the steelworks is my personal choice for two reasons.First, in the 60s, the British Midland region was based on heavy industry manufacturing.Second, the original work mentions that there is an abandoned Mill's chimney near his home (mill is translated as a mill in the translation, but it may actually be a steelmill, that is, a steelmaking plant).As for setting him as a blue-collar, it is because the professor's family was too poor when he was a child-it is not so easy for a white-collar or middle-class family to fall into that situation.But for blue-collar and low-income families, their economic safety net is very weak (little savings, no insurance), and they are threatened by a series of unfavorable policies and new immigrants competing for jobs. will fall into a miserable situation.