Atonement of HP

The Hogwarts Express arrived at the stop smoothly, and Snape ignored Lucius' displeasure in the slightest. Who would follow him in a panic, especially now that Mrs. Malfoy had already been clearly selected.

Lily ran to Snape's side as soon as she got out of the car, "Severus, it's all my fault." Lily's face was covered with tears, and it was obvious that she had been crying for a long time.

"It's nothing." Regardless of the reason, Snape lowered his voice, "Let's ride together." The girl asked expectantly.Snape could only nod his head, leaving Potter standing in the distance panting desperately. The prefect of Gryffindor had already warned him not to cause any trouble until he saw Professor McGonagall. The abuse of black magic had already It's a felony.

"Sirius, let's go." Potter said without turning his head, and his good buddies followed him silently. Compared with when he was on vacation, Black was obviously absent-minded.Lupine looked at Sirius worriedly, opened his mouth but didn't ask.Peter shrank back, and the originally inconspicuous figure appeared even smaller.

Listening to Lily talking about her apology, her dissatisfaction with Potter, and her panic about losing her friend, Snape was at peace.Lily is like this, she cares more about her own feelings, maybe Slytherin's friendship is full of temptations and reservations, but at least they will not ignore each other's feelings, such as Lucius.But Gryffindor, huh.Snape snorted at an angle that Lily couldn't notice. They always thought that everything would come and go at any moment. With the word "Mudblood", Lily broke up with him easily, and finally married Potter , Could it be that she yelled "I hate you" at Potter a few years ago, was it all fake?If he hadn't been living in regret afterwards, how long could he keep such a friend?

Can you still stay away from Lily now, as long as I still maintain a friendship with her, Dumbledore's old bee will be less defensive against himself.So Snape endured Lily's rambunctiousness, men are like this, when he likes you, you will only think you are lively and cheerful, but once he doesn't like you, the original you will only become noisy.

"Mr. Snape, Miss Evans, please follow me." They were taken away by Professor McGonagall as soon as they got off the carriage, and Professor McGonagall's face was tense.

"Professor McGonagall, where are you going to us? Are you not going to the opening banquet?" Lily asked timidly. Coming from the Muggle world, she naturally has a sense of awe for the professor, not to mention that it is their college who is leading the way now. long.

"Miss Evans, we are going to the headmaster's office." Professor McGonagall looked at this well-behaved and studious girl, and his face relaxed a little: "Principal Dumbledore has something to ask you and Mr. Snape, don't be nervous. "

"Pile of cockroaches." Professor McGonagall said to the stone beast at the door of the principal's office, with some disgust on his face.

"Oh, welcome, Mr. Snape, Miss Evans, welcome to come." Almost the moment the door opened, Dumbledore's cheerful voice came.Snape looked inside, and there were many people standing on both sides.

"Sit down, please." Dumbledore conjured up two gold and red chairs and placed them in the middle. A platinum-blond haired man waved his wand, and one of the chairs became silver and green.

Snape sat down, noticing Professor Slughorn and Lucius near him.On the other side were Potter and the Gryffindor prefect on the train, and there were two other adult wizards whom he didn't know, but the man's black, tangled hair clearly showed his identity. "Albus, now you can ask." The lady who looked like Mrs. Potter opened her mouth. Contrary to Snape's expectations, Mrs. Potter's manners were very good, she looked more like... Slytherin.

"Oh, my child, do you want some honey water?" Dumbledore asked with a smile as if he had never heard of it.Snape curled his lips in disgust, happy to see Mrs. Potter and all the Slytherins present doing the same.Potter still looked at Dumbledore fanatically, while old Potter stared closely at Snape and Lily.

"Albus." Professor Slughorn also spoke out, and Snape noticed with sensitivity that Professor Slughorn's attitude today was closer to that of a nobleman.

"Oh, oh, yes." Dumbledore wiped his glasses: "Miss Evans, Mr. Snape, Prefect Malfoy and Prefect Ruger told the two deans that James Potter was blatantly on the train Black magic was used on the Internet, and as a party, I need you to tell us what happened."

Before Dumbledore finished speaking, Potter was the first to shout: "Principal Dumbledore, they are the ones who slandered me, that damned snot, it's all the fault of these evil Slytherins! "

"I think, the Potter family is such a tutor? Or does Mr. Potter understand what slander is?" Lucius's long aria is full of coldness, very good, slandering Slytherin in front of Slytherin, and so Call Sev by name, James Potter, don't fall into my hands!

"Shut up! James!" Mrs. Potter's face was also very ugly. She glanced at Old Potter, who had a somewhat embarrassing expression on his face.

"Yes, Principal Dumbledore." Lily looked at Potter, suddenly a little frightened, she unconsciously leaned closer to little Snape, and Lucius' eyes became darker. "I was talking to Severus in the car, and then the door opened suddenly, and Potter stood at the door, and said... said..." The girl didn't go on, but everyone present could learn from Potter's words just now. The performance guessed their conversation. "After that Potter raised his wand and said 'vines' or something, and I was pushed away by Severus, and then someone used a protective spell, and then the prefect came."

"It's 'Vine Entangling,'" Snape added maliciously. "Prefect Malfoy cast a protective spell."

"It's just magic." Hearing Snape's words, Potter was like a firecracker on fire: "I don't know how to use dark magic at all."

"Hatred, loathing, hatred...these are the darkest forces from the soul that can drive black magic." Lucius added leisurely from the side. "Am I right? Professor Slughorn."

"Exactly, two points for Slythering, for Malfoy's prefect's erudition." Slughorn was uncharacteristically aggressive. "Doria, what do you say?"

"Horace, I'll find out." Mrs. Potter actually answered. "James, where did you learn this spell?" There was absolutely no love in Mrs. Potter's tone.

"Mother..." Potter flinched, "I read it in a book in my father's study."

"Charles?" Still in that tone, Snape was surprised to find that he didn't know anything about the Potter family.

"Doria, it's nothing, you know." There was even some flattering in Old Potter's tone.

"Father, why did they say that I used black magic, it's obviously..."

"Shut up! You have to admit you made a mistake! Apologize to Miss Evans!" Old Potter turned to face his son and immediately turned into a roaring lion.

"I'm sorry, Lily." Potter was willing to apologize to Lily, and he even ran directly in front of Lily.

"This is the upbringing of the Potter family?" Lucius didn't bother to hide his disdain, and mentally began to plan to stop the cooperation with the Potter family on several projects.

Professor Slughorn looked at his wand impatiently, and his fat face, which always wore a smile, also had a bit of aristocratic indifference.

"Then, fifty points will be deducted from Gryffindor, and one month's labor service for Mr. Potter." Dumbledore watched with a smile.

"Using black magic in public is a felony..."

"Prefect Malfoy." Slughorn's voice made Lucius frowned. The dean who wanted to please the nobles had never spoken to him like this.

"Doria, what do you mean?" Slughorn didn't look at Dumbledore, but just stared at Mrs. Potter. Slowly Lucius' eyes became strange, and the old Potter took a step forward. Several other small animals in Hogwarts felt that something was wrong.

"Horace, James is just a child." Mrs. Potter sighed, her tone remained unchanged, but her words still revealed a mother's request.

Professor Slughorn stared at Mrs. Potter for a long time, and suddenly said: "100 points will be deducted from Gryffindor, half a year of labor service, and you will not be allowed to participate in Quidditch on behalf of the college within two years."

"Why..."

"Okay." Mrs. Potter agreed first, "Albus, I still have something to say to James, and I'm sorry to trouble you."

"Oh, it's nothing, Doria." Dumbledore was still smiling, as if it wasn't Gryffindor who was deducted 100 points, and the person who was punished wasn't his favorite student.Professor McGonagall couldn't get in the way at all during this process, so he could only accompany the Potters and the Potters out of the principal's office.

"Oh, Mr. Snape, please stay here for a while, of course, and Professor Slughorn." Dumbledore spoke again when they were gone.

"Dean, I'll go back first

Yes, Slytherin should have finished sorting. "Lucius is also very knowledgeable. He thought he must ask his father, Professor Slughorn, about the relationship between Mrs. Potter.

Professor Slughorn's face was still not very good-looking, "What else is there? Albus, I need to give a freshman orientation."

"Take it easy, Horace. Oh, Severus my boy, do you remember the surprise I was supposed to give you at the end of last term?"

Dumbledore's eyes twinkled behind his glasses, and Snape felt that if he knew the Muggle legend of Santa Claus, they would become very good friends. "Yes, Headmaster Dumbledore."

"Then, are you willing to admit Professor Slughorn's apprentice?"

This is the second time Snape heard a similar question today. Unlike the joyful and complicated first time, he only felt ridiculous when he heard it the second time. Did you maximize your own value?Thinking of this, he suddenly became impatient. "Of course," Snape let his face show some surprise, "is it difficult to be an apprentice?"

Professor Slughorn's complexion also improved a lot, especially when he thought of the blood thread grass of Malfoy's family and Dumbledore's bottle full of unicorn blood, and the most important thing was Snape. Will become a potions master!Merlin!What could be more honorable than cultivating a Potions Master with your own hands?

"Of course it's not difficult, as long as someone is willing to vouch for you, I don't think Professor Slughorn would reject a child who is thirsty for knowledge." Dumbledore didn't need to emphasize his dedication, he believed that Slater in front of him Lin himself would figure it out, and that would be far better than if he said it himself.

"Of course I would, can I, Professor Slughorn?" Snape said with obvious expectation.

If it wasn't for the Malfoy family's guarantee, Slughorn hadn't noticed that the black-haired Slytherin in front of him was so good at acting, and he was very willing to cooperate.He wouldn't be hostile to Dumbledore at the time, but he was willing to do things that could make things difficult for Dumbledore by the way. "Of course you can, Mr. Snape, after you pass my exam." He turned to Dumbledore and said, "But, Albus, you don't have to take the risk of your guarantee."

Dumbledore was taken aback, but didn't show it on his face: "Horace, you have received unicorn blood."

"Yes, but the Malfoy family has signed a bond of guarantee, you know, Merlin is in charge." Slughorn put on an innocent look.

Dumbledore was choked and speechless, what could he say, out of caution, he planned to get Snape's gratitude first before signing the contract, who would have thought that the Malfoy family would get in the way!

"Then Headmaster Dumbledore, can I still be Professor Slughorn's apprentice?" Snape is now extremely grateful for his fourth-year skin. Bullido being speechless is definitely one of his dreams.

"Oh, my child, you are very lucky, your wish Merlin will come true for you." Dumbledore looked like a stickler.The White Wizard's mind was quick, and it occurred to him right away that the Malfoy guarantee would be his talisman to penetrate deeper into the Slytherin world, as long as he could win Snape's heart.

"Mr. Snape, you are fine." Professor Slughorn said after the two left the principal's office. He patted Snape's shoulder with a smile, feeling more satisfied with himself as a future apprentice . "Looking forward to your test results."

Snape returned to his usual expression, "I will." His voice was not loud, but he said firmly, even for Lucius, I would, he added in his heart.