Professor hp snape wants me to drop out
Chapter 33 Dumbledore's Chapter 2
After sending off the hapless boy Serra, Dumbledore also started to enjoy his weekend.Just as he encouraged Serra to take Severus on holiday, he valued his enemies as a seasoned old man without letting Voldemort eat up all his time - he wasn't qualified yet.
Although his method of relaxation is still relatively serious reading, but that is much easier than flipping through a pile of messy memories and pondering Riddle's thoughts.Just like facing Voldemort, Selah decided to go to a "dangerous place" just because she was worried about Severus, which can also be called a vacation.
For Sierra, Dumbledore has actually had a deep impression on her since she entered school.This is the prerogative of the strong.She and Riddle have obvious similarities, both are orphans, both are equally magically powerful, and Selah is also very gloomy when he first arrives.But then she proves the difference, she grows to be naughty, gets her own way, never cares what other people think of her - she has no idea about power.Such a person is no threat to him.So gradually, he only sees her as a difficult student.
Last year, she followed the divination advice and suddenly took a position inexplicably, like a hermit who didn't intend to enter the world to look at the world, and Dumbledore was just relieved to have a powerful helper.It wasn't until one day that he happened to read a legend about her "divinator" and heard her tell her story herself, that he could really understand her.
Although her fate and struggles in the past are small, they are respectable; although she works hard, she does not complain about others, but focuses on herself, which proves her wisdom and nature; He felt pity for such a poor girl.Even if he has read countless people, a person like Serra is unique enough.
Although Serra is stingy and rarely makes friends, Dumbledore knows that she is a good girl who values affection.Maybe her belief is not so firm, but after he gave her the Philosopher's Stone, she will never betray him.Therefore, even though she has gone too far this time, he will not really exclude her from now on.
A lot of happy things have indeed happened recently.Having yet another Horcrux found and destroyed certainly boosted their confidence, and the fact that the Horcrux was the Ravenclaw crown had both advantages and disadvantages - the disadvantage being that Sela was very upset and had to say that Voldemort chose precious objects Although the idea of making Horcruxes was fatal, it also aroused Sera's pity, and she even wanted to delay destroying them for a while-although she hated Voldemort even more in the end.
The advantage is that, according to Tom's character, Dumbledore guessed that there are probably two Slytherin and Hufflepuff-related inheritance items in the Horcrux.As for Slytherin, since Voldemort is a direct descendant of Salazar, it may be something he already has-just like the ring he wears on his hand that is extraordinary at a glance; and Hufflepuff's The treasure reminded him of the death of a lady - Lady Hepzibah Smith, a descendant of Hufflepuff.
In short, the crown provides clues.Of the seven horcruxes, they have already identified five of them, not to mention Sera, even he can't help but relax about the news.
The crown brought him more than that.First of all, because they had two Horcruxes at hand, they could compare them.The destruction method of the Horcrux is obviously related to the carrier. The Shenfeng Wuying Curse works instinctively on the diary, but this time he can't cut it when he uses it to deal with the crown-this also indirectly tests the "hardness" of Shenfeng Wuying.Fortunately, the sword of Gryffindor can be solved.
To Dumbledore's surprise, after being injected with soul fragments by Voldemort, the crown can not only store his consciousness, confuse people, and absorb life, but also has not been destroyed. , Sela urges to try the crown on—and it does give her a momentary sense of sanity.
In other words, in the follow-up actions, they not only had to be careful of Voldemort's soul, but also had to guard against the possible role of the carrying object itself.
At the same time, Dumbledore also noticed an interesting phenomenon.
There are many unexpected coincidences in life, some coincidences are just coincidences, and some are clues deliberately laid by fate.
From the diary to the crown, why do Horcruxes always take the initiative to find the three of Harry Potter?
Dumbledore liked to hold power in his hands.In his opinion, relying too much on prophecy and divination is the behavior of the weak.If Voldemort hadn't had to fear that prophecy, he might not have been forced to disappear for so many years-this was an important reason why Dumbledore looked down on him.
But occasionally, some mysterious occult force does play a role in the world.So Dumbledore decided to keep the three kids informed.
In the end, the shattering of the crown greatly stimulated Sera. She seemed to have great confidence in Severus. Could come up with some sort of black magic that kills the soul piece without harming the crown.
This is obviously difficult.How is it possible not to kill the body, but only the soul?If there is a way, Quirrell doesn't have to die.
Dumbledore could have said it nicely, but he chose a more direct approach.He wanted Sera to realize that destroying the Horcruxes was not a game, and that they had to be firm and decisive in carrying out the task.
As for Severus—
Contrary to the way he appeared in front of Serra, Dumbledore was not so insisting that the former Death Eater must go back to be a Death Eater.Dumbledore and he had always been tacit about what role Severus would play in the war, because of the indelible snake and skeleton on his left arm.However, it is only tacit understanding.They never discussed it specifically.
Dumbledore knew that this was a good strategy, and Severus would undoubtedly make an excellent spy, and his counterattack would be tantamount to drawing fire from the bottom of the pot for Voldemort.
But just because he has to be ruthless in some ways as a leader doesn't mean he's really emotionless.On the premise that the result of victory can also be guaranteed, if there is a way to save a companion from death, even if others have to pay a lot of price for it, he will make this decision.
Aside from the sophistication that an older leader must maintain, Dumbledore also has a youthful side. He actually didn't want Voldemort to think that a powerful and excellent wizard like Severus was loyal to him until his death.Where is he worthy?
So he moved his mind when the diary was destroyed, but Severus didn't agree at the time.No matter what he thought, let's just talk about the fact that under the pressure of the Dark Mark, it was indeed extremely difficult for a Death Eater to stand against Voldemort.
Dumbledore also tested whether he could remove the Dark Mark, and it turned out that just as many dark magic damages are irreversible, the ugly mark cannot be removed like a necrosis.
But not long after that, Severus had good news: there seemed to be a potion that would do the trick.
When it comes to the key material, after knowing that it was just a bottle of unicorn tears, Dumbledore didn't take it seriously at first—what the phoenix can't do, can the unicorn do it?
But Severus revealed another fact that surprised him.He explained that the unicorn tears that Selah handled might be different. This is what Ollivander said when he accompanied her to buy a wand, "Unicorn hair-unicorns seem to like you very much, I can feel it, In your hands, it will glow with different vitality, and its power will be stronger than any kind of wand core in the world"-this fact also proves this, the wand with unicorn hair core is usually not The most powerful, but Sierra obviously already has the potential of the "most powerful" level.
Dumbledore didn't discuss it with him in detail at the time, but he couldn't help but feel puzzled in his heart—this rare affinity is always accompanied by blood inheritance, but he had never heard of it before.
Facts have proved that there are specializations in the art industry.It was more efficient to let Severus deal with the Dark Arts himself than to let him do it.
In the evening, the principal's office welcomed today's second guest.
Severus Snape came out of the fireplace in a black robe, and cast a Cleansing Charm on himself in disgust to remove the ashes.Dumbledore put down the newspaper he just got, watched him go straight to his desk, and put down the two-finger-sized crystal bottle in his hand. The liquid in the bottle was gray and black, and it was hard to imagine that it was originally crystal clear tears.
"Is this a success?" Dumbledore looked carefully.
"I won't bring the failed product to you." Snape said, "Yes, but there is only this one bottle, and the effect is uncertain." Nepe replaced the main drug with unicorn tears and speculated about the change in traits. The final result was in line with his speculation, so he judged it a success.But whether the Dark Mark can be lifted, no one knows.
There is only one bottle, which means it is only enough for him alone, and this is their only chance.
"Then what are you waiting for?" said Dumbledore, "I'm ready." He conjured a stone bowl the size of a Pensieve on the table.
At this point, Snape nodded and suppressed his hesitation, raised his left arm above the stone bowl, rolled up his sleeve to reveal the gray mark on it-this is a good sign, indicating that Voldemort has not yet returned to his prime-then he He cut his skin vertically with the wand, and the wound ran through the entire length of the skeleton snake.
Blood dripped into the stone bowl in streams, the black snake seemed to have sensed it, and began to struggle angrily and vomit. Snape's already pale face from exhaustion and bleeding became even more gray, he frowned, and his right hand He waved his wand to open the lid of the medicine bottle, then dropped the wand, grabbed the potion and drank it down.
"Boom" the bottle made a blunt sound as it fell on the carpet. Snape was obviously attacked by severe pain. Dumbledore, who was waiting for him, quickly conjured up a chair for him.He immediately sat down, and then lay faceless on the table, his forehead hit the edge of the table, his whole body twitched continuously, and let out two suppressed muffled groans.
This is more serious than expected.Snape endured the tearing sensation of flesh and blood all over his body, and the black snake on the wound seemed to want to drain all his magic power away along the blood and meridians—fortunately, the potion should have worked, otherwise Dumbledore Will try to stop this.
The potion was indeed working.Dumbledore watched the horrible and dirty scene silently. As the man on the table trembled, a thin line of black blood condensed from his wound, which flowed extremely hard but uninterruptedly from his arm into the stone bowl, The black blood had a strong stench and made a sizzling sound—like the black snake whining.
I don't know how long it took, the ominous blackness in the stone bowl was over half, the sweat from Snape's body soaked his black robe, and even the small piece of carpet under his feet was darkened.The Sorting Hat and Fox in the principal's office have long been unbearable to look at.Dumbledore stood beside Snape, using a buffer spell to maintain his posture, otherwise he would have fallen to the ground.
Accepting the Dark Mark was a moment of glory, but removing it was a long, even boring pain.
In the end, the gray-black liquid that was obviously the potion he drank also flowed out from the wound. This liquid was thinner than blood, so it was easy to identify.As soon as the potion was poured into the basin, it had a violent reaction with the black blood. They culled and burned together, and black smoke came out - obviously this was what happened in Snape's body just now.
Dumbledore first cast a protective spell on the stone bowl to prevent the black smoke from escaping, and then leaned Snape back in the chair-he is now as pale as a dead man, and even the pink under his fingernails has become very pale. Only the slowly rising and falling chest and eyes that have not lost their luster show that he is still alive.
And still awake.
"Are you still there?" His voice was out of tune.
"No. Not anymore," whispered Dumbledore.
The old man lifted the young man's cool, but finally clean, arm as high as he could see, and cast a Healing Charm on his wound with his wand.
It's still an angle of looking up, but now Dumbledore's feeling to him is obviously completely different from that of Voldemort.
Snape watched hard.His sense of touch was already dimmed, and Dumbledore's wrinkled hand was just an unreal warmth to him.Dumbledore's wand touched his skin affectionately, but Voldemort made him humbly kiss the toe of his robes...
Snape's disgust for Voldemort's coldness and guilt for the respectable old man in front of him rose in Snape's heart.
It was almost a childlike guilt, like a student who has done something wrong facing his worried old principal.
As these emotions surfaced in his mind, a long crime seemed to have come to an end, and he almost thought that his guilt could also be burned with the sizzling black blood.In fact, he knew that his redemption had only just begun.
It doesn't seem to be that heavy anymore, though.
This should be a happy day, a day worth remembering. He was finally able to go on the right path with a clean body, not only to avenge Lily, but also to protect everything that Voldemort wanted to destroy.
Today, he is finally willing to admit that he already knew which belief is more desirable and which leader he respects from the bottom of his heart.
The loss and mistakes of teenagers cannot be changed, so there are always people who just want to make mistakes and make mistakes. They can't accept it. Now that they finally figured it out, why couldn't it be earlier?If it was earlier, how could there be so many misfortunes?
He hated Dumbledore once, and he wished he could always loathe him.He used to refuse to think, to be ashamed of his kindness, to explain all his actions as love for Lily.But now, after everything that happened today, he was unexpectedly not so hard to accept.
Snape was even in the mood to laugh at his own cowardice in the past.
But that's about it.He was no longer that wimpy, sullen teenager.
Clinging to the past may be able to protect oneself, but only when a person faces himself faithfully and takes the initiative to raise his legs to cross that hurdle, can his stagnant life flow again.
It even made him think about the future—and that's when he realized he had a future.This positive feeling touched him deeply, and made him almost happier than when he first discovered magic.He felt like a bell that had been silent for a hundred years, and it was suddenly struck today. Although the sound was still low, the buzz of joy was long and deep in his heart.
It turned out that it wasn't just Sera who got the Philosopher's Stone. In the past, they were all like insects wrapped in amber, living in a frozen destiny.
Severus felt that he should thank the old man, but found that even though he was more honest than ever, his restrained personality didn't seem to have changed, and a "thank you" was still too strange for him.So he just looked into his blue eyes silently, maybe he could understand.
The smile on Dumbledore's face was serious and sincere, and Severus was almost a little uncomfortable: presumably this old man who has experienced many vicissitudes of life has completely seen through his inner thoughts and has the same touch as him.
He considers him a friend.Otherwise, just removing the Dark Mark of a Death Eater may have academic significance to him, but it is not something to be moved.
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"Hi. Did I bother you?" Sera pushed the door open, her lilting voice making Severus's heart skip a beat like water droplets disturbing the surface of a lake.Then he quickly realized that he was looking embarrassed and didn't want her to see it; but he couldn't help but began to imagine what kind of expression she would have if she saw his arm.
On the surface, he pretended to be too weak to speak, but he was secretly concerned about her movements.
"Oh, Sera—is this a blood tonic? It can be used right now." Dumbledore wanted to take a look at the dark red potion in her hand, "I remember I didn't ask you to come, why did you Always so elusive?"
"You're always elusive, too." Sera looked at the man with his head on the back of the chair and his eyes closed, feeling a little funny.Fortunately, the chair is big enough, otherwise, if he wants to pass out with his height, wouldn't he have to tilt his neck upside down?She couldn't help poking his face with her index finger, easily destroying his tough lines, "He's passed out, put him on the bed."
"Really? He was awake just now." Dumbledore said with concern.Severus opened his eyes helplessly, thinking that if his tacit understanding with him continued to be so poor, he should not be a teammate.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Sera's smile. The girl's beautiful face made him dizzy for a moment, as if he had officially announced that he had traveled from hell back to the world.Under the firelight of the fireplace, her breathtaking purple eyes reminded him of the gorgeous galaxy, and the emotion contained in them made him feel strangely warm without drinking any potion.
"Severus," Sera called softly.He didn't want to speak, just now he already knew how ugly his voice was now, so he just looked at her and witnessed her face slowly turning red.
Sera was stunned by his deep gaze, but fortunately, he quickly realized that there was still business to do.She first turned the chair into a black leather sofa, folded his limp arms over his legs, and covered him with a blanket.She dried his clothes with a spell, then held his neck up—there was a cool layer of sweat, and Sela wiped it off with the back of her hand first.Then she took back the opened blood tonic and fed it to his mouth.
He opened his mouth cooperatively and drank the potion that should have been brought in from the club, without mentioning that he actually brought homemade one when he came.It's not bad anyway, he thought.
"I didn't know you were so good at taking care of people." Dumbledore said with feigned surprise.
"I don't know - I just saw it and thought I should." Serra stared intently at Severus, sipping his medicine.
"So how on earth did you manage to be here at such an opportune time?" Dumbledore seemed to disagree with this question, Sela turned his head - Severus could clearly see that there was something wrong with her eyes "Because I can spy on Severus with the crystal ball," she said.
Severus was a little disgusted when he heard "surveillance" at first, but when he thought it was Selah, it didn't seem to be a problem.
His sluggish brain inexplicably calmed down again.
Dumbledore glanced at his calm face in surprise, thought for a while and continued to ask: "...Would you mind telling us what's going on?"
"He gets along with me a lot, I can see him through the crystal ball, and I can hear your conversations." After feeding the last bit of blood tonic, Sela wiped Severus' lips with her thumb— No matter how unconscious he is, his lips are always the most sensitive, so this action made him tilt his head slightly reflexively.
"Hey, I forbid you to alienate me over this." She sounded displeased.
Severus had no choice but to look at her again, only to find that there was a smile on her lips, and she didn't look angry.
"Amazing," said Dumbledore, "and very useful."
"Okay, can you tell me what happened to him now?" Sera sat on the armrest of the large sofa.
It looked like she was sitting on top of Severus.This scene is a little hard to look at directly, mainly because Severus is too weak at this time, and it is easy to make people have bad associations.
"I don't know how much you've heard, anyway, Severus used the unicorn tears you gave him to create a potion that can expel the Dark Mark." Dumbledore also sat back in his seat, "according to From my observation, the two forces are fighting in his body, and he is suffering mainly because of the pain." In the stone bowl, all the liquid has evaporated, as if both sides were finally wounded, turning into a mass of black ashes.
"Sounds like he needs some sleep." Sela leaned over to look at the Sightstone Bowl too. "...that's great. So you'll let him know?"
"I will," said Dumbledore, "but he is the last man."
"It would have been nice to have Severus here." Sela laughed, and then said a little depressed, "It's a pity that the crown..."
"Serra, even Severus may not be able to make a diadem learn to drink medicine." Dumbledore said tactfully.
Severus watched the girl's slender back quietly. Although he couldn't understand what they were talking about for a while, he would soon be able to participate in it.He won't let her face those evil things alone again.
"..." Sera rolled her eyes, "Understood." She made it clear that what she cared about was not the crown, but wanting him to join.Now that her wish is fulfilled, she can no longer get angry.
"Severus, do you want to go back to bed now?" Sela asked him, turning to him, although he wasn't sleepy, but he knew he needed to rest now.So he nodded slightly.
"But how am I going to take you away?" Sela wondered, "Going by the fireplace will make you scream, and using Apparition will make you uncomfortable—let's just go straight down!" She happily Said: "It just so happens that I am going to tell the world—"
Severus looked to Dumbledore beggingly for help, but he let him down again, "Please go ahead." The Headmaster raised his hand to indicate the direction of the door.
It was impossible for Sera to pick up Severus, so she still used the Levitation Charm as usual; but of course Severus was treated differently from Quirrell, and Sera floated the chair away along with it.
"Here." She put her crystal ball and his wand into his arms, and he managed to wrap his arms around them with some difficulty; and then they left the headmaster's room in such a comical manner as if they were pushing a wheelchair.
The footsteps of the students could be heard not far away, it was meal time, Severus regretted why he didn't come to Dumbledore again in the middle of the night, and wished that he really passed out at this moment.
"Don't worry," Serra said next to him, "I cast the Ignore Charm. I won't let anyone see you like this."
And they went as far away as possible.Severus snorted softly.
No one noticed them along the way.
"Dreamless Sleep Potion, in the locker." Arriving at the office, Severus said hoarsely.
"Wait a minute." Sera went straight into his bedroom, put him on the bed, and patiently unbuttoned his black robe by hand.
Sela sat on the edge of his bed, carefully hanging her arms over him to unbutton him in order not to crush him, and he felt his chest and abdomen being poked lightly all over.
This is an ambiguous distance.
——As a result, after untying it, there was another white undershirt buttoned up to the neckline.
"Don't you feel uncomfortable wearing it like this?" Sera sat up straight all of a sudden, and her fingers felt sore looking at the pile of small buttons.
Severus looked at her blankly.Does he need to apologize?
He had expected something to happen.It is an indisputable fact that this guy has thoughts about him. He was also distracted by the touch of his body just now, but she is just...
If the roles of the two were reversed, he promised that he would never be as stupid as her.
Serra had raised his wand, and Severus felt a lot looser all of a sudden.
Great, she's the best at transfiguring clothes.At this moment, he was unable to lower his head to check, he just hoped that she would not conjure himself a nightgown.
Seeing him obediently lying on the bed, although Sela knew that he needed to rest immediately, but looking at his black hair scattered on the pillow, she felt itchy for some reason.
"Hey," she thought of a topic, "do you want to take a long trip with me during the Christmas holiday?"
Does she have to let him talk at this time?
Fortunately, without waiting for him to ask questions, she first explained herself: "I want to find a legendary curse. You can also treat it as a tourist. The distance is far away, we have to use a Muggle plane to go, and it will take the entire vacation , and it’s dangerous there—it’s hard to survive. If you don’t want to, forget it.”
"Where?" he asked softly.
"I can't tell you unless you come with me."
In order to hear what Severus said, Sela knelt on the carpet instead, leaning her face on her elbows next to his pillow, their breaths getting closer.
"Okay." He turned his head slightly to look at her, and gave the answer without much thought.
"Okay——" Sera immediately smiled from the bottom of her heart, "We are going to the end of the world, where there is a creature that is both fish and bird."
"...Are you going to China to find Kunpeng?" He spoke slowly.
"No, we're going to the South Pole." Serra giggled, "I'm talking about penguins."
The author has something to say:
Dumbledore is like his phoenix, making them live again.
If you really don’t let the professor be a spy, then the character will definitely collapse, I’ll work hard
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Professor: Sometimes I really wonder if she doesn't know what to do with the body.
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If we switch roles, I'll let you know what cruelty is! (by Evil Little Mage)
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I knock, the final customs clearance plan is so beautiful, it makes me want to write about the heroine of the Snake Court? ! !
Although his method of relaxation is still relatively serious reading, but that is much easier than flipping through a pile of messy memories and pondering Riddle's thoughts.Just like facing Voldemort, Selah decided to go to a "dangerous place" just because she was worried about Severus, which can also be called a vacation.
For Sierra, Dumbledore has actually had a deep impression on her since she entered school.This is the prerogative of the strong.She and Riddle have obvious similarities, both are orphans, both are equally magically powerful, and Selah is also very gloomy when he first arrives.But then she proves the difference, she grows to be naughty, gets her own way, never cares what other people think of her - she has no idea about power.Such a person is no threat to him.So gradually, he only sees her as a difficult student.
Last year, she followed the divination advice and suddenly took a position inexplicably, like a hermit who didn't intend to enter the world to look at the world, and Dumbledore was just relieved to have a powerful helper.It wasn't until one day that he happened to read a legend about her "divinator" and heard her tell her story herself, that he could really understand her.
Although her fate and struggles in the past are small, they are respectable; although she works hard, she does not complain about others, but focuses on herself, which proves her wisdom and nature; He felt pity for such a poor girl.Even if he has read countless people, a person like Serra is unique enough.
Although Serra is stingy and rarely makes friends, Dumbledore knows that she is a good girl who values affection.Maybe her belief is not so firm, but after he gave her the Philosopher's Stone, she will never betray him.Therefore, even though she has gone too far this time, he will not really exclude her from now on.
A lot of happy things have indeed happened recently.Having yet another Horcrux found and destroyed certainly boosted their confidence, and the fact that the Horcrux was the Ravenclaw crown had both advantages and disadvantages - the disadvantage being that Sela was very upset and had to say that Voldemort chose precious objects Although the idea of making Horcruxes was fatal, it also aroused Sera's pity, and she even wanted to delay destroying them for a while-although she hated Voldemort even more in the end.
The advantage is that, according to Tom's character, Dumbledore guessed that there are probably two Slytherin and Hufflepuff-related inheritance items in the Horcrux.As for Slytherin, since Voldemort is a direct descendant of Salazar, it may be something he already has-just like the ring he wears on his hand that is extraordinary at a glance; and Hufflepuff's The treasure reminded him of the death of a lady - Lady Hepzibah Smith, a descendant of Hufflepuff.
In short, the crown provides clues.Of the seven horcruxes, they have already identified five of them, not to mention Sera, even he can't help but relax about the news.
The crown brought him more than that.First of all, because they had two Horcruxes at hand, they could compare them.The destruction method of the Horcrux is obviously related to the carrier. The Shenfeng Wuying Curse works instinctively on the diary, but this time he can't cut it when he uses it to deal with the crown-this also indirectly tests the "hardness" of Shenfeng Wuying.Fortunately, the sword of Gryffindor can be solved.
To Dumbledore's surprise, after being injected with soul fragments by Voldemort, the crown can not only store his consciousness, confuse people, and absorb life, but also has not been destroyed. , Sela urges to try the crown on—and it does give her a momentary sense of sanity.
In other words, in the follow-up actions, they not only had to be careful of Voldemort's soul, but also had to guard against the possible role of the carrying object itself.
At the same time, Dumbledore also noticed an interesting phenomenon.
There are many unexpected coincidences in life, some coincidences are just coincidences, and some are clues deliberately laid by fate.
From the diary to the crown, why do Horcruxes always take the initiative to find the three of Harry Potter?
Dumbledore liked to hold power in his hands.In his opinion, relying too much on prophecy and divination is the behavior of the weak.If Voldemort hadn't had to fear that prophecy, he might not have been forced to disappear for so many years-this was an important reason why Dumbledore looked down on him.
But occasionally, some mysterious occult force does play a role in the world.So Dumbledore decided to keep the three kids informed.
In the end, the shattering of the crown greatly stimulated Sera. She seemed to have great confidence in Severus. Could come up with some sort of black magic that kills the soul piece without harming the crown.
This is obviously difficult.How is it possible not to kill the body, but only the soul?If there is a way, Quirrell doesn't have to die.
Dumbledore could have said it nicely, but he chose a more direct approach.He wanted Sera to realize that destroying the Horcruxes was not a game, and that they had to be firm and decisive in carrying out the task.
As for Severus—
Contrary to the way he appeared in front of Serra, Dumbledore was not so insisting that the former Death Eater must go back to be a Death Eater.Dumbledore and he had always been tacit about what role Severus would play in the war, because of the indelible snake and skeleton on his left arm.However, it is only tacit understanding.They never discussed it specifically.
Dumbledore knew that this was a good strategy, and Severus would undoubtedly make an excellent spy, and his counterattack would be tantamount to drawing fire from the bottom of the pot for Voldemort.
But just because he has to be ruthless in some ways as a leader doesn't mean he's really emotionless.On the premise that the result of victory can also be guaranteed, if there is a way to save a companion from death, even if others have to pay a lot of price for it, he will make this decision.
Aside from the sophistication that an older leader must maintain, Dumbledore also has a youthful side. He actually didn't want Voldemort to think that a powerful and excellent wizard like Severus was loyal to him until his death.Where is he worthy?
So he moved his mind when the diary was destroyed, but Severus didn't agree at the time.No matter what he thought, let's just talk about the fact that under the pressure of the Dark Mark, it was indeed extremely difficult for a Death Eater to stand against Voldemort.
Dumbledore also tested whether he could remove the Dark Mark, and it turned out that just as many dark magic damages are irreversible, the ugly mark cannot be removed like a necrosis.
But not long after that, Severus had good news: there seemed to be a potion that would do the trick.
When it comes to the key material, after knowing that it was just a bottle of unicorn tears, Dumbledore didn't take it seriously at first—what the phoenix can't do, can the unicorn do it?
But Severus revealed another fact that surprised him.He explained that the unicorn tears that Selah handled might be different. This is what Ollivander said when he accompanied her to buy a wand, "Unicorn hair-unicorns seem to like you very much, I can feel it, In your hands, it will glow with different vitality, and its power will be stronger than any kind of wand core in the world"-this fact also proves this, the wand with unicorn hair core is usually not The most powerful, but Sierra obviously already has the potential of the "most powerful" level.
Dumbledore didn't discuss it with him in detail at the time, but he couldn't help but feel puzzled in his heart—this rare affinity is always accompanied by blood inheritance, but he had never heard of it before.
Facts have proved that there are specializations in the art industry.It was more efficient to let Severus deal with the Dark Arts himself than to let him do it.
In the evening, the principal's office welcomed today's second guest.
Severus Snape came out of the fireplace in a black robe, and cast a Cleansing Charm on himself in disgust to remove the ashes.Dumbledore put down the newspaper he just got, watched him go straight to his desk, and put down the two-finger-sized crystal bottle in his hand. The liquid in the bottle was gray and black, and it was hard to imagine that it was originally crystal clear tears.
"Is this a success?" Dumbledore looked carefully.
"I won't bring the failed product to you." Snape said, "Yes, but there is only this one bottle, and the effect is uncertain." Nepe replaced the main drug with unicorn tears and speculated about the change in traits. The final result was in line with his speculation, so he judged it a success.But whether the Dark Mark can be lifted, no one knows.
There is only one bottle, which means it is only enough for him alone, and this is their only chance.
"Then what are you waiting for?" said Dumbledore, "I'm ready." He conjured a stone bowl the size of a Pensieve on the table.
At this point, Snape nodded and suppressed his hesitation, raised his left arm above the stone bowl, rolled up his sleeve to reveal the gray mark on it-this is a good sign, indicating that Voldemort has not yet returned to his prime-then he He cut his skin vertically with the wand, and the wound ran through the entire length of the skeleton snake.
Blood dripped into the stone bowl in streams, the black snake seemed to have sensed it, and began to struggle angrily and vomit. Snape's already pale face from exhaustion and bleeding became even more gray, he frowned, and his right hand He waved his wand to open the lid of the medicine bottle, then dropped the wand, grabbed the potion and drank it down.
"Boom" the bottle made a blunt sound as it fell on the carpet. Snape was obviously attacked by severe pain. Dumbledore, who was waiting for him, quickly conjured up a chair for him.He immediately sat down, and then lay faceless on the table, his forehead hit the edge of the table, his whole body twitched continuously, and let out two suppressed muffled groans.
This is more serious than expected.Snape endured the tearing sensation of flesh and blood all over his body, and the black snake on the wound seemed to want to drain all his magic power away along the blood and meridians—fortunately, the potion should have worked, otherwise Dumbledore Will try to stop this.
The potion was indeed working.Dumbledore watched the horrible and dirty scene silently. As the man on the table trembled, a thin line of black blood condensed from his wound, which flowed extremely hard but uninterruptedly from his arm into the stone bowl, The black blood had a strong stench and made a sizzling sound—like the black snake whining.
I don't know how long it took, the ominous blackness in the stone bowl was over half, the sweat from Snape's body soaked his black robe, and even the small piece of carpet under his feet was darkened.The Sorting Hat and Fox in the principal's office have long been unbearable to look at.Dumbledore stood beside Snape, using a buffer spell to maintain his posture, otherwise he would have fallen to the ground.
Accepting the Dark Mark was a moment of glory, but removing it was a long, even boring pain.
In the end, the gray-black liquid that was obviously the potion he drank also flowed out from the wound. This liquid was thinner than blood, so it was easy to identify.As soon as the potion was poured into the basin, it had a violent reaction with the black blood. They culled and burned together, and black smoke came out - obviously this was what happened in Snape's body just now.
Dumbledore first cast a protective spell on the stone bowl to prevent the black smoke from escaping, and then leaned Snape back in the chair-he is now as pale as a dead man, and even the pink under his fingernails has become very pale. Only the slowly rising and falling chest and eyes that have not lost their luster show that he is still alive.
And still awake.
"Are you still there?" His voice was out of tune.
"No. Not anymore," whispered Dumbledore.
The old man lifted the young man's cool, but finally clean, arm as high as he could see, and cast a Healing Charm on his wound with his wand.
It's still an angle of looking up, but now Dumbledore's feeling to him is obviously completely different from that of Voldemort.
Snape watched hard.His sense of touch was already dimmed, and Dumbledore's wrinkled hand was just an unreal warmth to him.Dumbledore's wand touched his skin affectionately, but Voldemort made him humbly kiss the toe of his robes...
Snape's disgust for Voldemort's coldness and guilt for the respectable old man in front of him rose in Snape's heart.
It was almost a childlike guilt, like a student who has done something wrong facing his worried old principal.
As these emotions surfaced in his mind, a long crime seemed to have come to an end, and he almost thought that his guilt could also be burned with the sizzling black blood.In fact, he knew that his redemption had only just begun.
It doesn't seem to be that heavy anymore, though.
This should be a happy day, a day worth remembering. He was finally able to go on the right path with a clean body, not only to avenge Lily, but also to protect everything that Voldemort wanted to destroy.
Today, he is finally willing to admit that he already knew which belief is more desirable and which leader he respects from the bottom of his heart.
The loss and mistakes of teenagers cannot be changed, so there are always people who just want to make mistakes and make mistakes. They can't accept it. Now that they finally figured it out, why couldn't it be earlier?If it was earlier, how could there be so many misfortunes?
He hated Dumbledore once, and he wished he could always loathe him.He used to refuse to think, to be ashamed of his kindness, to explain all his actions as love for Lily.But now, after everything that happened today, he was unexpectedly not so hard to accept.
Snape was even in the mood to laugh at his own cowardice in the past.
But that's about it.He was no longer that wimpy, sullen teenager.
Clinging to the past may be able to protect oneself, but only when a person faces himself faithfully and takes the initiative to raise his legs to cross that hurdle, can his stagnant life flow again.
It even made him think about the future—and that's when he realized he had a future.This positive feeling touched him deeply, and made him almost happier than when he first discovered magic.He felt like a bell that had been silent for a hundred years, and it was suddenly struck today. Although the sound was still low, the buzz of joy was long and deep in his heart.
It turned out that it wasn't just Sera who got the Philosopher's Stone. In the past, they were all like insects wrapped in amber, living in a frozen destiny.
Severus felt that he should thank the old man, but found that even though he was more honest than ever, his restrained personality didn't seem to have changed, and a "thank you" was still too strange for him.So he just looked into his blue eyes silently, maybe he could understand.
The smile on Dumbledore's face was serious and sincere, and Severus was almost a little uncomfortable: presumably this old man who has experienced many vicissitudes of life has completely seen through his inner thoughts and has the same touch as him.
He considers him a friend.Otherwise, just removing the Dark Mark of a Death Eater may have academic significance to him, but it is not something to be moved.
……
"Hi. Did I bother you?" Sera pushed the door open, her lilting voice making Severus's heart skip a beat like water droplets disturbing the surface of a lake.Then he quickly realized that he was looking embarrassed and didn't want her to see it; but he couldn't help but began to imagine what kind of expression she would have if she saw his arm.
On the surface, he pretended to be too weak to speak, but he was secretly concerned about her movements.
"Oh, Sera—is this a blood tonic? It can be used right now." Dumbledore wanted to take a look at the dark red potion in her hand, "I remember I didn't ask you to come, why did you Always so elusive?"
"You're always elusive, too." Sera looked at the man with his head on the back of the chair and his eyes closed, feeling a little funny.Fortunately, the chair is big enough, otherwise, if he wants to pass out with his height, wouldn't he have to tilt his neck upside down?She couldn't help poking his face with her index finger, easily destroying his tough lines, "He's passed out, put him on the bed."
"Really? He was awake just now." Dumbledore said with concern.Severus opened his eyes helplessly, thinking that if his tacit understanding with him continued to be so poor, he should not be a teammate.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Sera's smile. The girl's beautiful face made him dizzy for a moment, as if he had officially announced that he had traveled from hell back to the world.Under the firelight of the fireplace, her breathtaking purple eyes reminded him of the gorgeous galaxy, and the emotion contained in them made him feel strangely warm without drinking any potion.
"Severus," Sera called softly.He didn't want to speak, just now he already knew how ugly his voice was now, so he just looked at her and witnessed her face slowly turning red.
Sera was stunned by his deep gaze, but fortunately, he quickly realized that there was still business to do.She first turned the chair into a black leather sofa, folded his limp arms over his legs, and covered him with a blanket.She dried his clothes with a spell, then held his neck up—there was a cool layer of sweat, and Sela wiped it off with the back of her hand first.Then she took back the opened blood tonic and fed it to his mouth.
He opened his mouth cooperatively and drank the potion that should have been brought in from the club, without mentioning that he actually brought homemade one when he came.It's not bad anyway, he thought.
"I didn't know you were so good at taking care of people." Dumbledore said with feigned surprise.
"I don't know - I just saw it and thought I should." Serra stared intently at Severus, sipping his medicine.
"So how on earth did you manage to be here at such an opportune time?" Dumbledore seemed to disagree with this question, Sela turned his head - Severus could clearly see that there was something wrong with her eyes "Because I can spy on Severus with the crystal ball," she said.
Severus was a little disgusted when he heard "surveillance" at first, but when he thought it was Selah, it didn't seem to be a problem.
His sluggish brain inexplicably calmed down again.
Dumbledore glanced at his calm face in surprise, thought for a while and continued to ask: "...Would you mind telling us what's going on?"
"He gets along with me a lot, I can see him through the crystal ball, and I can hear your conversations." After feeding the last bit of blood tonic, Sela wiped Severus' lips with her thumb— No matter how unconscious he is, his lips are always the most sensitive, so this action made him tilt his head slightly reflexively.
"Hey, I forbid you to alienate me over this." She sounded displeased.
Severus had no choice but to look at her again, only to find that there was a smile on her lips, and she didn't look angry.
"Amazing," said Dumbledore, "and very useful."
"Okay, can you tell me what happened to him now?" Sera sat on the armrest of the large sofa.
It looked like she was sitting on top of Severus.This scene is a little hard to look at directly, mainly because Severus is too weak at this time, and it is easy to make people have bad associations.
"I don't know how much you've heard, anyway, Severus used the unicorn tears you gave him to create a potion that can expel the Dark Mark." Dumbledore also sat back in his seat, "according to From my observation, the two forces are fighting in his body, and he is suffering mainly because of the pain." In the stone bowl, all the liquid has evaporated, as if both sides were finally wounded, turning into a mass of black ashes.
"Sounds like he needs some sleep." Sela leaned over to look at the Sightstone Bowl too. "...that's great. So you'll let him know?"
"I will," said Dumbledore, "but he is the last man."
"It would have been nice to have Severus here." Sela laughed, and then said a little depressed, "It's a pity that the crown..."
"Serra, even Severus may not be able to make a diadem learn to drink medicine." Dumbledore said tactfully.
Severus watched the girl's slender back quietly. Although he couldn't understand what they were talking about for a while, he would soon be able to participate in it.He won't let her face those evil things alone again.
"..." Sera rolled her eyes, "Understood." She made it clear that what she cared about was not the crown, but wanting him to join.Now that her wish is fulfilled, she can no longer get angry.
"Severus, do you want to go back to bed now?" Sela asked him, turning to him, although he wasn't sleepy, but he knew he needed to rest now.So he nodded slightly.
"But how am I going to take you away?" Sela wondered, "Going by the fireplace will make you scream, and using Apparition will make you uncomfortable—let's just go straight down!" She happily Said: "It just so happens that I am going to tell the world—"
Severus looked to Dumbledore beggingly for help, but he let him down again, "Please go ahead." The Headmaster raised his hand to indicate the direction of the door.
It was impossible for Sera to pick up Severus, so she still used the Levitation Charm as usual; but of course Severus was treated differently from Quirrell, and Sera floated the chair away along with it.
"Here." She put her crystal ball and his wand into his arms, and he managed to wrap his arms around them with some difficulty; and then they left the headmaster's room in such a comical manner as if they were pushing a wheelchair.
The footsteps of the students could be heard not far away, it was meal time, Severus regretted why he didn't come to Dumbledore again in the middle of the night, and wished that he really passed out at this moment.
"Don't worry," Serra said next to him, "I cast the Ignore Charm. I won't let anyone see you like this."
And they went as far away as possible.Severus snorted softly.
No one noticed them along the way.
"Dreamless Sleep Potion, in the locker." Arriving at the office, Severus said hoarsely.
"Wait a minute." Sera went straight into his bedroom, put him on the bed, and patiently unbuttoned his black robe by hand.
Sela sat on the edge of his bed, carefully hanging her arms over him to unbutton him in order not to crush him, and he felt his chest and abdomen being poked lightly all over.
This is an ambiguous distance.
——As a result, after untying it, there was another white undershirt buttoned up to the neckline.
"Don't you feel uncomfortable wearing it like this?" Sera sat up straight all of a sudden, and her fingers felt sore looking at the pile of small buttons.
Severus looked at her blankly.Does he need to apologize?
He had expected something to happen.It is an indisputable fact that this guy has thoughts about him. He was also distracted by the touch of his body just now, but she is just...
If the roles of the two were reversed, he promised that he would never be as stupid as her.
Serra had raised his wand, and Severus felt a lot looser all of a sudden.
Great, she's the best at transfiguring clothes.At this moment, he was unable to lower his head to check, he just hoped that she would not conjure himself a nightgown.
Seeing him obediently lying on the bed, although Sela knew that he needed to rest immediately, but looking at his black hair scattered on the pillow, she felt itchy for some reason.
"Hey," she thought of a topic, "do you want to take a long trip with me during the Christmas holiday?"
Does she have to let him talk at this time?
Fortunately, without waiting for him to ask questions, she first explained herself: "I want to find a legendary curse. You can also treat it as a tourist. The distance is far away, we have to use a Muggle plane to go, and it will take the entire vacation , and it’s dangerous there—it’s hard to survive. If you don’t want to, forget it.”
"Where?" he asked softly.
"I can't tell you unless you come with me."
In order to hear what Severus said, Sela knelt on the carpet instead, leaning her face on her elbows next to his pillow, their breaths getting closer.
"Okay." He turned his head slightly to look at her, and gave the answer without much thought.
"Okay——" Sera immediately smiled from the bottom of her heart, "We are going to the end of the world, where there is a creature that is both fish and bird."
"...Are you going to China to find Kunpeng?" He spoke slowly.
"No, we're going to the South Pole." Serra giggled, "I'm talking about penguins."
The author has something to say:
Dumbledore is like his phoenix, making them live again.
If you really don’t let the professor be a spy, then the character will definitely collapse, I’ll work hard
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Professor: Sometimes I really wonder if she doesn't know what to do with the body.
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If we switch roles, I'll let you know what cruelty is! (by Evil Little Mage)
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I knock, the final customs clearance plan is so beautiful, it makes me want to write about the heroine of the Snake Court? ! !
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