[HP] Mermaid in the Black Lake

Do relax, to the relief of both of them, plus a weeping house-elf.

"Xiao Ran seems to be fading, Severus, why didn't you make preparations earlier?" Lucius wiped his hair that was messy due to impatience, and gave Severus a sideways look, but the man's expression was blank and dazed , couldn't help but said in astonishment, "You don't know about Xiao Ran's birthday, do you?"

"........."

There was only the sound of water in the bathroom, and there was silence, and pain and regret flashed in Severus' eyes.

Because when he asked Xiao Ran, the other party would say "forgot", worried that he would think of something unhappy, so he didn't mention it again.If he knew how painful it is for a mermaid to grow up, why didn't he continue to ask?Even if he didn't ask, this year he should have been by Xiao Ran's side all the time, instead of being like a giant in a daze when he saw Xiao Ran in a pool of blood.

Seeing Xiao Ran in the water still not forgetting to stare at him at this moment, Lucius smiled wryly and shook his head - well, he said the wrong thing again, why does he care so much about the young couple?As expected, Sissy was right. Malfoy knew the social etiquette very well, but when it comes to treating friends, every Malfoy is naturally dumb...

Xiao Ran's scales were falling off one by one, and the water in the bathtub was still deepening, from light red to bright red to scarlet, and the smell of blood filled the whole bathroom, but neither of the two people in the bathroom was in the mood to pay attention, even Lu It was also rare that Hughes didn't cover his nose and say something like "It's too rude to let Malfoy stay in this kind of place".

One hour, two hours... The sun climbed from the east to the mid-heaven, and then fell into the embrace of the mountains from the mid-heaven. The water in the bathtub was changed four times before Xiao Ran climbed out of the bathtub which had become scarlet liquid again. He said in a tired hoarse voice: "I'm fine...Severus, change the water for me, I have to stay in the water for a few days."

Severus pursed his lips, quickly changed the water, used the lotus pod to clean up the blood all over Xiao Ran's body, and fished up all the scales from the bottom of the bathtub before helping Xiao Ran in.

The descaling that lasted for a day made Xiao Ran exhausted, and fell asleep within a few minutes, lying quietly and pale at the bottom of the water, unreal.

"Since Xiao Ran is fine, Severus, you should also go to rest. As long as the mermaid changes its scales, nothing will happen." Lucius saw Severus standing on the edge of the bathtub in a daze, and pulled him.

Severus didn't even give him a glance, and said hoarsely: "I'll stand for a while, Lucius, you go back first, Narcissa will worry about you so late."

This was the first time Severus spoke to him in such a soft and even tired tone, without sarcasm or venom, Lucius even felt flattered.After thinking for a while, Lucius ordered Diandian to take good care of his friend and friend's partner, and then returned to Malfoy Manor.

The first thing that caught his eye was the worry hidden in Narcissa's reserved and elegant expression. That was his wife and the person he loved the most in his life.

A genuine smile appeared on Lucius' face, and he said softly, "Sissy, I'm late, my husband is very hungry, do you have a feast of love?"

…………

While his consciousness was drowsy, Xiao Ran felt as if he had returned to a fish egg. The warm liquid gently wrapped his body, and a trace of moist energy flowed into his body to soothe the pain from scales peeling off.The world in the water is lonely and quiet, Xiao Ran can only hear the rumbling sound of bubbles rising, this is the only song in the underwater world, the rhythmless sound sounds like a mermaid's mermaid singing to Xiao Ran, he has a feeling that he wants to continue to indulge The urge to go down.

It's just that it was interrupted when this impulse just emerged.

Xiao Ran heard Severus calling him, the "yes" were full of frustration and regret, and there was a soft "sorry" whispered like a sob, which was not clear in the "grumbling" voice .

Xiao Ran felt a burst of pain in his heart, and the tiredness that faded away disappeared. He struggled to open his eyes, and what caught his eyes was Severus' haggard face. His cheeks that were rosy due to the joy of the past few days recovered again. Pale, the whole person is a mess of thin.Seeing him widen his eyes in surprise when he woke up, he couldn't help laughing: "Didn't you kiss the Sleeping Beauty like a prince?"

All the words choked in his arms were wiped out by this sentence, Severus lowered his head, buried his face in the water, and kissed Xiao Ran's lips.The two exchanged a shallow kiss, and Severus left the water, his wet cheeks stained with a crystal luster: "My Sleeping Beauty has woken up."

After mixing some hot water into the bathtub, Severus stepped into the bathtub with his clothes on, hugged Xiao Ran who was still weak, and asked Diandian to bring a bowl of porridge to feed Xiao Ran bit by bit.

"Does it still hurt?" Severus looked at the shiny scales than before, and recalled the bloody one not long ago, and his heart throbbed.He gently placed his hand on the tail of the fish and stroked it carefully, as if he was afraid that if he was a little heavier, he would hurt the other party.

Xiao Ran raised his fishtail and patted Severus's leg, deliberately lightening his strength, making his movements more like the intimacy between lovers. "It doesn't hurt anymore. After changing the scales, I feel much stronger. If I have a chance, I will go to the Dragon Clan to pat it." You can pat the Dragon Clan's stomach, where it is the softest.Xiao Ran thought with a smile.

"..." Severus couldn't laugh or cry.

At this moment, the window of the bathroom shattered suddenly, and a huge snake rushed in, opened its mouth and jumped at the two of them.When the upheaval came, the good qualities of Xiao Ran and Severus were well reflected, and they jumped out of the bathtub almost instinctively. Severus pulled out his magic wand, which never left his body, and cast an "Ava" at the giant snake. "Da", the giant snake felt the danger and backed away, and the two sides stood diagonally at the two corners of the bathroom, guarding each other.

"It's the Dark Lord's snake." Severus said, frowning, but his body tensed even more.

The snake of the Dark Lord, Nagini, is as notorious as its owner. Both the Order of the Phoenix and the Death Eaters are very afraid of it. The number of Death Eaters it eats will definitely not be less than that of the Order of the Phoenix or civilians. One of the reasons why the Dark Lord could not compete with Dumbledore and chose to attack:

The violence of the Dark Lord after splitting his soul could no longer be tolerated and worshiped by those nobles who wanted to make Slytherin or his own family prosperous.

"Hiss——" Nagini spat out the snake letter, with pointed snake eyes staring straight at Xiao Ran behind Severus, and the delicious smell could be smelled far away.A mermaid whose scales have just faded and hasn't grown into a real one is the most delicious food in the world, not to mention that this mermaid is the culprit like Viddy, hiss—he must be eaten today!

The author has something to say: I’ve been really busy these days, I was so unlucky when I went to the interview yesterday, I went to the barber shop in the morning to ask for my hair to be fixed, and the man insisted that I wash my hair. If you insist on washing me all the way, I don't care how much you urge.When I was doing my hair up, I asked him to make me a simple one, and Nima had to trim it for me. I kept sending text messages and didn’t pay attention, so a bunch of hair fell out.

After finally getting my hair done, I encountered a traffic jam when I went out for a taxi. Halfway there, I found that I forgot to bring my resume, so I had to find a printing shop and rewrite it. It was already 11:30 when I arrived at the company.

When I came back from the interview, I met a taxi with a faulty watch. The fare was double that of when I went there.

I have another interview on Monday. I haven't finished my school work yet. I really want to hit the wall...

just for one person

Nagini is one of the Dark Lord's horcruxes, and it stands to reason that he would not appear at this place at this time, but neither of the two people present had the thought to guess whether the Dark Lord had another brain twitch. The snake is dealt with.Xiao Ran, who had just faded, couldn't protect himself at all. Severus not only had to deal with Nagini, but also protected Xiao Ran. No one could do anything for a while.

Because the horcruxes can only be destroyed by special and magical substances, Severus can only use extremely consuming spells such as many obstacles or God's Shadowless, Avada Kedavra in the circle, and now the only ones that can destroy The devil's fire that dropped Nagini was also unable to hit because the opponent's movement speed was too fast.

The attacks and movements of one man and one snake were dazzling. Nagini rushed into the close range several times and almost bit Severus, but because Xiao Ran was still behind him, Severus did not dodge.

Xiao Ran really hated this feeling of powerlessness. He knew that the scent of a mermaid when he was an adult would attract powerful creatures nearby, but he let down his vigilance because he was in the Muggle world at this time.The dark lord's pet snake was unexpected, but it couldn't be blamed on anyone else but himself for not being careful enough, not even setting up a isolation barrier.

If only someone could help pin Nagini down so Severus could concentrate on using the devil's fire.

This thought flashed by, and Xiao Ran thought that there was still a creature in the house at this moment, so he quickly summoned: "Come on, come out!"

There was a sound of an air explosion, and Diandian's short body appeared beside Xiao Ran, bowing respectfully: "Dear Mr. Mermaid finally summoned Diandian, and Diandian wants to protect the house for Mr. Mermaid and Mr. Wizard! Diandian likes this place!..."

"Fix it." Xiao Ran interrupted the words directly.

Diandian turned around excitedly. This was the first time in the history of house elves that they were summoned by the owner of the house to fight. In the minds of other wizards, house elves were just a group of lowly servants, even in a crisis Not many people thought of it.So every house-elf battle is fought to protect the house after the owner of the house dies, which is why Voldemort's manor can continue to exist.

With a chance to perform well, Nagini snapped his fingers in a cool way, and Nagini's dodge to the right stopped in mid-air. Severus seized the opportunity and recited a spell, and the devil's fire that could not be cast instantly fell on Nagini Ginnie's slender body.The black flame with a little bit of red quickly spread to the whole body of the snake, like tarsal maggots, even if Nagini rolled and hissed on the ground, it couldn't be extinguished.

Severus looked cold, holding his wand tightly in his hand, and didn't relax because of it.

With the passage of time, Nagini's "hiss—" sound turned into an extremely miserable scream of human beings. Even though the voice was distorted and out of tune due to pain, the two could recognize that it was the voice of the Dark Lord.

Afraid of causing more trouble by noisy neighbors, Severus cast a sound-proof spell as early as the screams sounded, controlling all the noise in the bathroom.At this moment, Nagini jumped up and bit Severus' neck. The devil's fire would not affect its sender, but Nagini's venom became the deadliest weapon, and it spread along the wound into Severus' body.

"Mr. Wizard—" Diandian screamed, quickly flipping Nagini aside, and Nagini, who was unable to attack after the last blow, could only roll desperately on the ground, watching from Didian.

Xiao Ran caught Severus' fallen body, and within a short while, Severus' face turned blue-gray, his lips turned black, and the venom was scurrying around in his body, frantically destroying the passage all functions.

Let Diandian bring the mermaid's tears, and Xiao Ran directly crushes them and rubs them on the wound. Silver light penetrates from the wound, and the skin at the hole gradually returns to pale, and spreads to the surroundings.The two holes in the wound also squirmed under the comfort of the light, and closed towards the center, until finally no traces could be seen, and the light slowly disappeared.

"So that's how it feels." Severus rubbed his neck, remembering that he died under Nagini's snake kiss in the novel, but he didn't expect that he still won the bid now.This feeling is really terrible, as if there is something faintly manipulating the fate, even though the fate of their previous generation has undergone earth-shaking changes, they will still reach the same goal in the end.

Xiao Ran was silent, his heart almost stopped beating just now, he was a little scared - if there were no mermaid's tears, Severus would not die, but would collapse because of it.He hoped that his little bat would always be healthy and healthy, even if it was pressed for a month and couldn't get out of bed, it would be fine.

A quarter of an hour passed, and the screams slowly stopped, until the devil's fire burned Nagini and the soul piece belonging to the Dark Lord on it, and then slowly receded, revealing the charred snake body of Nagini.

"Master! Diandian helped Mr. Wizard and Mr. Mermaid protect the house! Diandian is the best elf!..." Covering her mouth, Diandian couldn't stop the sharp voice from leaking out, her eyeballs as big as copper bells were filled with tears, and one hand Grabbing the rag on his body, he sneezed his nose hard, wishing he could dance with his arms and legs.

Severus's forehead was covered with sweat, and the devil's fire consumed his magic power completely. He ordered Diandian to clean up the "garbage" and set up a defensive barrier around the house before sitting in the bathtub with Xiao Ran again. : "Except for the main soul of the Dark Lord, all other Horcruxes have been wiped out. I am afraid that the main soul will not take any action in a short time."

"He will always come back." According to the Dark Lord's self-conceited personality, he would come back to take revenge no matter how badly he fell. They just had to dig a hole and wait for Tom Zhizi to jump in by himself.

Severus pursed his lips, thinking about another question in his mind.

Nagini caught him by surprise today. If he hadn't picked up Lucius as a house elf, he would definitely be the loser in the end.Now that the main soul of the Dark Lord is still fleeing, if hundreds of Death Eaters besiege them like in the novel when he returns in the future, will he still be as lucky as he is now?

The only way is to change the place of residence, and the best option is Prince Manor.

Prince, who was left alone, did not have the issue of inheritance rights. As long as he went to the Ministry of Magic to go through some relevant procedures, the house elves in the manor would come to him on their own initiative.In the past, he didn't want to inherit it. After all, that place bound his mother for half of his life, and broke his mother's roots after her mother was with her alcoholic father.But now, for his own sake, especially Xiao Ran's, he is going to inherit the Prince Manor, which will be the safest place.

After making up his mind to go to the Ministry of Magic after Xiao Ran recovered his strength, Severus thought of another question.

"Well, when you were crying, what you really thought was..." Castrate him?

"Obviously..." Xiao Ran said seriously, and laughed out loud seeing Severus' blank expression, "No, you have to listen to what he said, dear Severus."

"...Then, Mr. Xiao Ran, the great mermaid, what else were you thinking about besides Achnatherum splendens, can you tell the poor me who is puzzled?" Severus gritted his teeth.

"I……"

Just as Xiao Ran was about to speak, he heard a knock on the door, and said little by little outside the door: "Mr. Wizard, there is a Mr. Albus Dumbledore waiting for you in the living room downstairs." With Lucius' lessons learned, Diandian no longer dared to enter places like the bedroom and bathroom at will, unless someone summoned it.

After listening to some words, Severus snorted coldly: "It's really fast." This meant that there were members of the Order of the Phoenix or saints nearby. The idea of ​​inheriting the Prince estate. "I let Diandian stay here."

Walking downstairs in his wizard robes, Dumbledore was sitting on the sofa contentedly eating a plate of small snacks, which made Severus even more displeased. ——That's Ran's dim sum, why should it be enjoyed by others?

"Principal Dumbledore, may I know why you come to my little place?"

Dumbledore swallowed the food in his mouth, his beard trembled and said: "You can call me Albus, Severus, we will be colleagues next month. Would you like to try this cream puff? The house-elves at home are really good at craftsmanship, much more delicious than those made at Hogwarts..."

Treat the host with the host's dessert?Severus immediately wanted to pull out his wand and give the introverted old man opposite him a big stick: "Let's get to the point."

"You young people are just impatient. It's not good. Don't you really come to... Well, let's get to the point. I heard that Nagini came to attack you. From your appearance, it should be resolved. I just I want to know, did it escape, or did it disappear?" Speaking of his purpose of coming, Dumbledore resumed his serious expression.

"Maybe you can ask the person who told you." Severus sneered.

"Oh no, Severus, I didn't mean to spy on you. We received news two days ago that Nagini appeared not far from here, so we organized people to investigate nearby. Before this, someone Just saw Nagini and followed it here...you know those kids are afraid of you...so he came back and told me." Dumbledore rarely explained that Severus was the future master of potions, his partner It is the key to finding the Dark Lord's Horcrux, and no matter what, they must not misunderstand that they are sending someone to monitor them.

"Since this is the case, then as you wish, Nagini is dead."

"Very well, you killed another Horcrux, Severus, you are a hero."

"Hero?" Severus tilted his head, eyes full of sarcasm, "No, I'm only for one person."

The author has something to say: I forgot to say it a few days ago, I cursed GN who watched the meat and reported it to go to the toilet without water forever╭(╯╰)╮

It is updated today, and the interview will not be updated tomorrow.

Prince Manor

At exactly nine o'clock in the morning, the staff of the Ministry of Magic just sat down and got ready to go to work, when they felt a gust of cold air hit them, making them shiver uncontrollably.The sound of the leather shoes stepping on the smooth floor is rhythmic and steady, and one can tell that the owner of the footsteps is a powerful, elegant and steady person. When the staff looked up, they saw a black shadow with him The majestic momentum that does not match the elegant walking posture quickly approached.

Heiying's face stepped out of the shadows. It was an ordinary man with smooth and shiny black hair, eyes of the same color as the hair were deep and cold, and the high bridge of the nose was particularly eye-catching even in the west, and it was straightened into a straight line. The thin lips with a light and seductive color, plus the tight black wizard robe that wraps every inch of the body, makes him look like a rigid and proud nobleman.

As the man gradually approached, the surrounding cold air became worse, the staff muttered in their hearts, but they asked very politely: "Sir, what can I do for you?"

"Inheritance." The man's voice is as smooth as chocolate, and as elegant and deep as a cello. It is contrary to his image, but it cannot be said to be contradictory, and even unexpectedly harmonious.

"May I ask your name, sir?"

"Severus? Tobias Snape."

Snape, there is no estate with this surname in the files! "Your father's name?"

"Tobia Snape."

"Your mother's name?"

"Irene Prince."

"You're going to inherit the Prince family business, aren't you?"

"……Yes."

The professional smile on the staff's face was almost unbearable. The person in front of him was squeezing toothpaste, and he only answered a question.When it came to the last question, the surrounding cold air almost froze him, and swallowed all the next questions in his stomach.

Under the influence of Severus, the staff changed from their laziness in the past, and after confirming Severus' identity, they worked hard to resolve all matters in just one morning.If he slowed down a bit, he would have to bear the cold air that almost froze him and the poison attack that made him want to die. The staff vomited blood silently in their hearts. What a crime he did! ...

With all the title deeds, shops, and manor titles in his hand, Severus left the Ministry of Magic without stopping, and directly returned to Spider's End with Apparition Apparition, and drove out the eager little bit in the kitchen, ignoring The house elf, who was crying and banging against the wall outside because he couldn't get the right to cook, rolled up his sleeves and started cooking today's lunch.

After lunch, instead of going to the basement, Severus dragged Xiao Ran to the fireplace.

"Do you want to go out?" Xiao Ran was very homely, and he almost didn't go out unless he could go out, and Severus was also very homey, so he was a little surprised to see Severus go out after going out in the morning.

Unfathomable, or pretending to be mysterious, Severus said, "Come with me and you'll find out."

Sprinkling a handful of Floo powder into the fireplace, Severus said "Prince Manor" word by word, Xiao Ran immediately understood, and the two disappeared together in the green flames, and appeared in a strange place instead. In the strange main hall.

Before they had time to observe carefully, they only heard the sound of two air explosions, and two house elves who seemed to be of a certain age appeared in front of them, shouting excitedly: "You are the child of little master Irene? That's great! Silla (Nini) has been waiting for a long time, the master will be very happy to see the little master!..."

"Ahem..." A cough came from behind, and the two looked back, only to see a portrait hanging above the fireplace, in which was a gray-haired but very dignified old man, "Who will be happy to see them?" ? Huh, boy, where is your mother? Why didn't little Irene come back?"

"She passed away." Severus looked sadly in his eyes, and looked at the old man in the portrait with scrutiny, "Are you mother's grandfather?" Travis Prince, Prince's former head , I heard from my mother that her grandfather is very strict and demanding. He arranges her daily life, except for classes, and there is very little rest time. That's why my mother hates this family so much and would rather abandon Ronghua Wealth and innate ability, but also to follow the only alcoholic father who gave her warmth and a sense of family.

how do you know...

After hearing this, the old man was silent for a while, and said to the house-elf: "Sira, show your master around, he will be your new master." After that, he disappeared into the painting without even asking their names. In the frame, the back looks particularly vicissitudes.

The nails of Severus' right hand that were tightly clenched fell into the palm of his hand, Xiao Ran raised his hand, opened his fingers, and said flatly: "Every family has a scripture that is difficult to recite, the truth of the facts, you can't just look at it with your eyes, Listen with your ears."

For example, Travis, that kind of loneliness and sadness cannot be pretended. His granddaughter, who is also Severus' mother, is Prince's only heir. For the glory of the family, maybe Travis can only pretend to be Be strict grandpa.When Irene graduated, she was at an age full of fantasies for girls, and meeting someone who could rescue her from the "gorgeous cage" was of course like grasping at straws.

Irene persisted in Tobia's domestic violence for so many years, and finally followed her underground. There is no doubt about her feelings, but it may not contain guilt towards Travis and Prince.What she insisted on may not be correct. After she matured and before she got old, she might have understood her grandfather's painstaking efforts, but Travis had passed away at that time, and Tobias and Severus were her only ones. Er's relatives, so she will be so persistent.

But she won't understand that blood is thicker than water, and Travis's portrait is hung on the fireplace just to see her come home first.It's a pity that Travis didn't even have a portrait, let alone a real person, until Erin died.

Of course, the above is just Xiao Ran's guess. There are too many twists and turns in the big family. There is no need to delve into the truth, because the person who should care is no longer there...

The Prince Manor has a natural atmosphere, with potion plants planted everywhere, and even the main hall used to welcome guests is full of flowers and plants.Severus' eyes turned red and green after seeing these potion plants, and he looked at them one by one, talking about what kind of potion materials these potion plants could process. , What precious potions can be made from these potion materials.

As he said that, he took out the dragon leather gloves and the collected equipment from the underwear pocket of the wizard robe and prepared to attack the mature potion plants. Sila and the screams of the potion plants resounded throughout the manor: "Master! These They are all precious potion plants planted by the old master, please only collect them when necessary!!!”

The potion plant under Severus also screamed and backed away, trying to curl up its leaves so that the black-faced god-like figure in front of him couldn't touch it.

"........."

"Hahahaha..." Xiao Ran was delighted. It was really pleasant to see his powerful partner deflated and helpless!

Severus snorted coldly, let go of the trembling potion plant curled up in a ball, and swept towards Xiao Ran.It was clearly calm and unwavering eyes, but Xiao Ran could see from it the meaning of Qiu Hou's settlement, and couldn't help but black line.

The main villa of the Prince Manor consists of three floors on the ground floor. The basement is where potion materials and experimental rooms are placed. The first floor is where the hall, dining room, and guest rooms are located. The upper floor is the owner's room and study.

"Master, madam, this is the owner's room. If the owner is not satisfied, Silla can make changes for the owner..."

lady?Xiao Ran smiled and said: "This style is not bad, daughter-in-law..."

Travis's appreciation level is still good. The layout of the entire bedroom is grand, and the few pieces of furniture carry the atmosphere of historical precipitation, which makes the bedroom have a strong sense of history.The placement of each piece of furniture is just right so that the bedroom won't feel empty or crowded.The floor is covered with thick carpet, which is less heavy and more homely.

It's a pity that Severus' attention was not on this, he looked back at Xiao Ran with the same look: "I need to prove to you who is it, my wife?" He deliberately emphasized his tone on his wife.

Xiao Ran disdained: "If you don't understand, pretend to understand."

"I'm sorry, but for Ma'am, I went to look up the information." Severus frowned triumphantly and smirked, admiring Li Ran's pale and blue complexion. At that time, he was thinking of teaching Xiao Ran a lesson. Who is the "daughter-in-law", but seeing the other party's weird face, his mood instantly improved.

Sira tilted her head to the side, not knowing. So, both the master and the wife are men, do we need to argue about this issue?The human mind is really complicated...

The author has something to say: the interview is accepted, so cover your face... now Yueguang should be on the way back to Neijiang, to carry luggage.Thanks for the great manuscript box ╭(╯3╰)╮

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