Ch.20: Inflection point

1981 was not destined to be a peaceful year.

The war is intensifying, and everyone in the wizarding world is in danger.The Daily Prophet reported casualties every day: the Longbottoms were tortured unconscious by Cruciatus by Death Eaters; the Potter Manor was devastated, but fortunately, the Potter family of three successfully escaped the attack of the Dark Lord; Sirius, the rebellious son of the Black family, was besieged repeatedly by Death Eaters, and even his left arm was broken by his cousin Bellatrix. The permanent damage caused by black magic is beyond the reach of potions and magic. Repaired...

When no one noticed, the ancient pure-blood nobles Malfoy and Black were making some secret preparations.

After all, the lively year is coming to an end, and another Halloween is ushered in.There are only two people left in the house in Spider's End Lane: Little Black has fully recovered half a year ago, and even his magic power has recovered more than half of it after being tempered by holy spells. Some standards, then left here.

On the morning of October 31st, Snape opened the Daily Prophet. The topics reported were similar to those of the previous few days. After quickly scanning through the contents, he absentmindedly ate his breakfast.

After Zenobia drank the milk contentedly, she saw that the man opposite was disturbed at a glance, and probably guessed what the man was thinking.Although she felt a little uncomfortable, she also knew that Snape couldn't let go of Evans completely - even if it had little to do with love, that person was still his unworthy friend after all.

"What are you thinking?" The low and sexy male voice interrupted the girl's contemplation, "Your expression makes me think you just ate a bucket of slugs."

Zenobia pouted slightly: "You keep talking about me like that, maybe one day I get really curious and go eat slugs, what should I do?" Although she was complaining, the heavy heart was completely gone A: Although Snape was worried, he didn't seem to be in a bad mood.Silver Snake swallowed what he was about to blurt out, such as "If you're worried, go to Potter's house."She didn't want to remind the man, what if he really went and was in danger?Who knows if he will meet that lunatic Dark Lord who insists on killing a baby himself by accident!

The idea is selfish, but so what?She was originally a cold-blooded animal, and she didn't have much sympathy for unrelated people.

Snape didn't seem to have thought of going to Evans himself... Although Zenobia felt that the other party's performance was a little unexpected, she was very happy in her heart-she obviously forgot that now the Potter family has the Loyalty Curse The protection, except for the confidential person, no one else knows where it is.

And what did Snape really think?Of course he still cares about Lily Evans, but as Zenobia knew, it has nothing to do with love, everything is just to make up for the sins he committed in the past, and to repay the things that the other party brought him when he was young. A bitter but sincere warmth.Knowing that the other party's life was in danger, he couldn't stand by and watch.

If he knew the location of Potter's house, maybe he couldn't help but quietly check the situation after all, and if he encountered a situation, he would try his best to save Lily.However, he will no longer be as disregarding his own life as the snaketail girl feared.

...Because, he already has nostalgia for life once again.

Just like that time, when he encountered the siege of Death Eaters, after he was finally hit by that sneak attack, for a moment, he thought that the badge changed by himself was invalid, that he was going to die, and then, before his eyes, appeared hallucinations.What he saw was no longer the sunshine he longed for when he was young, but an extremely beautiful long silver snake with seductive skin.

He saw that the silver snake turned into a beautiful girl, she smiled at him, and called "Sir" in a crisp voice.For a moment, Snape thought, he was mesmerized.Then he woke up again immediately, but the hallucination picture changed.

The girl's appearance changed into the grown-up appearance he had seen in the memory of the other party. She waved at him with a smile, and then walked away step by step until she came to a handsome, tall, noble young man with an extraordinary bearing.That fuzzy-faced noble youth suddenly turned into Regulus Black.Immediately, the darkest emotion broke through the prison, Snape raised his wand, impatiently wanting to send out an Avada, at this moment, a panicked cry came back to his sanity.

Snape found that he had already returned home. The moment he saw the girl rushing towards him, if it wasn't for the injuries on his body that made him unable to move, maybe he couldn't restrain the roaring emotion in his heart at all, and immediately pulled her into his arms. Here, kiss him hard again.

He longed to have this innocent and beautiful girl.He can't tolerate anyone taking away his treasures.So he can't die easily, otherwise such a beautiful girl will eventually belong to another man, and as time goes by, she will gradually forget him as a passing passerby in her life.

——So for Lily, Snape simply hoped that she could save her life in this war and continue to live the life she should have; while he, completely freed from evil, will be waiting for him ever since. His girl grows up, takes shape, and then captures her love step by step, and the two spend their entire lives together.

Perhaps this time, Merlin really heard Snape's plea and was willing to give him a new life.

At noon, when Zenobia and Snape were about to eat, an owl flew in and dropped the special supplement of the Daily Prophet.Both felt strange that this kind of situation had never happened before.Zenobia rushed ahead of Snape and couldn't wait to unfold the newspaper—she had a hunch that this special supplement would have a "special" shocking report—two lines of black characters on the front page: "Mystery Man Disappears", "Catastrophe The Boy Who Never Died: Neville Longbottom."

Zenobia sprayed, staring dumbfounded at the picture of Neville Longbottom, who had a striking lightning-shaped scar on his head.

——Where is this trouble?

"There are two boys mentioned in the prophecy, one is Harry Potter, and the other is Neville Longbottom." Snape's voice sounded slowly, solving Silver Snake's doubts.

Silver Snake still didn't react: Even if she had almost forgotten the content of Harry Potter's novels, she still remembered that Harry Potter had a famous lightning-shaped scar... According to Snape, the last life It was Halloween, when the Dark Lord went to kill Harry Potter and disappeared.Today, it happens to be October 31 again.

Perhaps, this novel has been rewritten... Zenobia thought numbly.

"Hayes, let me go out for a while."

Zenobia suddenly came back to her senses, looked up at Snape who had stood up, and felt a little sour in her heart: Don't ask, this man can't wait to make sure Lily is safe.After all, the protagonist became Neville Longbottom, and the Daily Prophet did not elaborate on the situation of the Harry Potter family.

"Be careful." Finally, Silver Snake ordered softly, "Although the Dark Lord is gone, it's still not safe outside...I'm afraid, the Death Eaters will be even crazier at this time."

Snape frowned, raised his right hand, hesitated slightly, stroked the girl's hair, and said in a low voice, "I'll be back soon."

Zenobia smiled.

It didn't take long for Snape to come back.At that time, Zenobia was arranging the bookshelves in the study, and when she noticed the fluctuation of magic power behind her, she unconsciously raised the corners of her mouth, and was about to turn her head in joy, but she was suddenly hugged from behind unexpectedly.

"Sir?" Zenobia struggled slightly, her arms tied around her waist were strong and strong, and for a moment she mistakenly thought that she would be strangled in two.

Afterwards, the man's strength suddenly loosened a lot, but he was still unwilling to let go, firmly wrapping the girl in front of him.

"The Dark Lord has disappeared." Snape lowered his head, stroking the girl's hair with his chin, and slowly talked about those things in the wizarding world.

Zenobi gave a soft "hmm" and asked, "Where are the Longbottoms?" Lily Potter's protective magic saved Harry Potter the previous time, and the rebound spell caused the Dark Lord to disappear.So this time...

"Mrs. Longbottom, who was in a coma, died suddenly in St. Mungo's." The man replied in a low voice.

Zenobia couldn't help frowning, hesitated, and asked: "Mrs. Longbottom used some kind of sacrificial magic on Neville Longbottom, right? Just like..." Lily Potter back then.

Snape fell silent.Lily Potter, or Mrs. Longbottom, where did they know about this rare protection magic belonging to the dark arts?Thinking of the so-called "mark of love" that Dumbledore once said to Potter's cub, he couldn't help but sneer.He had never believed this kind of deceitful nonsense—at that time, he had no interest in life, and promised to protect Lily’s child in order to atone for his sins, so he didn’t care to explore some facts that were concealed—but he believed that even if the crazy black It is impossible for the devil king to be defeated by a baby.Perhaps only the old bee knows the truth about the disappearance of the Dark Lord

However, whether it is Lily Potter or Mrs. Longbottom, their maternal love is undoubtedly great.Perhaps from the very beginning, they chose to use their lives to fulfill the justice of Gryffindor.

Zenobia couldn't help feeling a little bit embarrassed, after all, she was just a bystander.After feeling over for a while, he immediately thought of the issue that should be the most concerned, or the one thing that Snape cared about the most.She asked nervously, "How's the Potter family?"

"Lily and Potter are fine." Snape replied, "That stupid Potter was still plotted by the Death Eaters and sent to St. Mungo's by dozens of Cruciatus." As he spoke, he sneered viciously He said, "Hmm, the hero Potter almost turned into a dead Potter."

Silver Snake was stunned for a moment: the fate of some people was subtly changed, but no matter who died or who survived, they paid a huge price... History will always be magically corrected after it deviates from the track.She remembered the principle of "equivalent exchange", which is the basic criterion given by the law.So...what about Snape?What would happen to the self who should not exist in this time and space?

"Sir," Zenobia said sadly in an airy tone, "you must have nothing to do again." She wanted him to be safe and healthy forever, and she also wanted to be with him for the rest of her life.They all have to live well.

Snape suddenly tightened his arms, and carefully kissed the girl's hair. After a long time, he replied in a low voice: "Okay."

The Dark Lord is gone, but Lily is alive.His crimes, today, were finally washed clean.Perhaps the magic world is not peaceful for the time being, but he has been reborn.Severus Snape, no longer a sinner.No longer bound by heavy responsibilities, he is finally qualified to fight for the girl he wants to have and her love.

The author has something to say: I have been in poor health for the past few days, and my mind has been confused, and Kawen has been stuck a lot, and when I write about the formal engagement, it always says that the two of them made out, and I don’t even bother to make out. I’m writing the plot-_-|||… Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow I will probably get to the river crab part, and I will be very entangled again. I don’t plan to pull the light completely, but I don’t want to overdo it. Difficult to grasp, of course, you will not see this part until more than half a month later o(≧v≦)o~~ I have a lot of manuscripts saved. PS: I don’t know if anyone likes Project Runway, a reality show by fashion designers. I recently completed the tenth season and found that the champion of this season, Dmitry, looks a lot like Snape, but he is a sunny and healthy version of the professor with a hooked nose. Half-length black hair, tall and long legs, but unfortunately his eyes are not black, every episode I see him, I always think of the professor, and I can't help but hope that he can win ⊙﹏⊙b sweat.

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