HP let go of that little bat

"You don't have to worry about posture..." Severus looked helplessly at Miss Lily Evans who was imitating his movements. He never knew that a person's movements could be so stiff.

"No, I'm so tired! Let's take a break!" Lily put down her flat hand, wiped it casually with a handkerchief a few times, then ran to Petunia, knelt on the ground, opened the lid of the picnic basket, and carefully took out a plate containing sandwiches , golden sliced ​​bread with fresh lettuce leaves, neatly sliced ​​fried eggs and thick slices of meat looks very tempting.

Severus was a little embarrassed and overwhelmed by Lily's behavior.He didn't know if he should leave, he had only eaten a piece of hard bread since morning, that sandwich was a great temptation for him, and he didn't want to wait here to make a fool of himself if his belly made an inappropriate noise.

Seeing the sandwich her sister brought out in surprise, Penny's eyes widened in a not-so-ladylike manner. "Lily, I remember when my mother taught you that the sliced ​​meat wasn't so..."

"That's different." Lily continued to take out the knife, fork and dinner plate. "How can it be so thin enough to eat? I just experienced physical labor! So I specially made the meatloaf thicker."

"...Didn't you say you wanted to lose weight?"

"How can I have the strength to lose weight if I'm not full? Besides, my sister, you can see that my skirt is loose! This shows that I really worked hard just now!" Petunia lowered her head and raised her forehead. She was already powerless to point out that Lily was pointing to the looseness of her abdomen. At that time, I quietly did the abdomen tightening movement.So obviously how could it not be seen!

"Then come here today..." Severus said while the two sisters were silent.

"Oh, Severus" Lily got up quickly and ran to Severus, "I hope you don't mind me calling you that. I hope you can call me by my name too."

"Well, I don't mind." Severus subconsciously clenched his trousers with both hands, and called softly under the expectant eyes of the other party: "Lily." After calling Lily's name, Severus lowered his head, half His long hair hung down to cover his expression, but his red ear tips were exposed.

"Then we are friends!" Lily smiled and replaced the 'companion' above Severus' head with 'friend'. "You can call me sister Petunia, too," Lily went on.

Severus looked up at Petunia, his expression returning to normal.Being able to call out Lily's name smoothly doesn't mean being able to call out Petunia, she is a Muggle and she is also Lily's older sister, Severus looked at Lily who was looking at him and moved his lips, "Penny. "The voice was so small that Petunia, who was far away from him, could only vaguely hear it.

"Severus" Petunia tried hard to control her expression, every time she saw children showing such an awkward look, she couldn't help pinching their cheeks.

"Then we can just celebrate." Lily took Severus' hand, "I don't think you would refuse a friend's invitation, would you?"

"I..." wanted to refuse.Severus knew what you meant Lily but he still felt a little hurt.He didn't need the kindness of sympathy, he could have survived himself before he had this.He likes Lily very much, they are friends, he can call her sister's name for Lily, but it doesn't mean he needs charity.

When they were friends, two people were equal, but now, he didn't feel this.This illusion of at least superficial equality was broken. Even though Severus was unwilling to admit it, the starting point of his thinking was subconsciously thinking that he was not worthy of being friends with Lily.

"You think I sympathize with you?" Lily noticed the struggle in her new friend's eyes, and her expression became serious. "You're thinking wrong." She pointed at Penny, who was pretending to be an innocent outsider, "They all don't eat the food I cook. Occasionally, Dad is willing to try it, but recently he doesn't eat it. As a friend, don't you feel that you Do you need to sacrifice yourself to help me?"

Severus was taken aback, he knew that Petunia was secretly shaking her head at him.Lily's words exceeded his current cognition, why didn't he eat the food he made?Especially after he nodded, Severus noticed that Petunia's eyes instantly turned into sympathy.Of course he wouldn't understand it too late, even if he didn't understand what Penny meant just now, he understood everything after he was about to take the first bite of the sandwich.

The eggs were fried just right, the vegetables were fresh, the bread was toasted soft and soft, all of the above were good.The problem was that thick meatloaf, which was surprisingly old on the outside, but bloodshot could be seen on the inside which was so tender. "Is it delicious?" Severus heard Lily's question. He felt that he had lived nine years. This was the most embarrassing, scary and difficult question he had ever encountered.none of them.

Thanks to the sandwich, Severus and Petunia developed a comrade-in-arms bond.This kind of friendship is still very close after they each get married. After all, Lily dares to do besides thinking, and ordinary people's little hearts can't bear this.From then on, Petunia gradually accepted the existence of wizards and came into contact with the wizarding world.It can also be said that she discovered through Severus that there is no difference between wizards and ordinary people, except that they can use magic.If there was anything she couldn't understand, it would be wizard robes.That's another story.

There were a lot of sandwiches left, and Lily looked at the sandwiches and Severus distressedly. "I'll take these back," Severus said bravely.Lily immediately put the sandwich back into the basket and handed it to Severus, doing a set of movements very smoothly and neatly, as if she was afraid that the other party would change his mind.

Carrying the basket, Severus watched the Evans sisters leave.After getting along for this period of time, Severus understood a little bit of Lily's character.The weight in my hand is all on my heart, heavy.Like filling your stomach with food when you're hungry, or being close to a stove when you're cold.It wasn't until the two figures disappeared at the end of the bridge that Severus turned and walked back.

He didn't want to go back to that home if he could.The small candle can't always illuminate the whole room, and there is only hard bread on the wooden tray on the dining table.

"Just go to Hogwarts," Mother always said.Especially when my father came home drunk and took money to beat them, kick them, shout and curse at them, my mother always hugged herself in her arms and used her skinny body to protect herself, repeating in a voice that only two people could hear.

This is a most magical spell.For little Snape, its existence was like a match in the hand of a little match girl.Every time it is lit, it can give people a beautiful imagination.But the reality is so cold, when the flames went out, when the matches ran out, the little match girl was found frozen to death the next day.

To die is to die, whether she dies laughing or not.And I will definitely live.At that time, the little Snape told himself firmly in his heart: I must, live.

The author has something to say: (to finger) Minas. . .Is there really nothing you want to say to a certain place?

Regarding the professor’s apology in the last chapter, maybe he subconsciously thinks that he is not a person who can apologize, but if he is [-] years old, Mossori still thinks it is possible.But that doesn't mean he's not awkward. . .

Awkward little bats are cute (loud