[HP] Magic didn't give up on you

It was the first time they went to Hogsmeade village that day, but no one was in the mood to go shopping. They didn't even drink the famous butter beer and went back to school early.Lily only cried for a while, and quickly wiped away her tears, but she was no longer in the mood to talk and laugh, and remained silent all the way, as if she had suffered a very heavy blow, and her head was listless all the way back.

Fortunately, when they saw Snape, they had already gone to Honeydukes and Literary Habitat, otherwise it would be a pity to experience Hogsmeade for the first time.Eli sent Petunia some of every candy he bought at Honeydukes, and couldn't help mentioning it to her in the letter that came with the candies; Yan, he is someone who can rest assured that he can trust anything that needs to be kept secret, but when facing Penny, he will always say more unconsciously.

Although he actually didn't know what answer he wanted, maybe there was no answer to this matter itself, and he just wanted to share it with Petunia.

After returning from Hogsmeade, the next day was Sunday, and there was still no class.Eli got up early as usual, went to the owl shack to post candies and letters to Petunia, and then went to the library with the books in his arms. Snape was already there, and he spread out a third of his books The table and the other space were obviously reserved for him and Lily—Mary hadn't come here much since the third year, and since she was publicly mocked by Snape's friend Mulcibor, she even took Lian Si Nepe also didn't like it very much, quit the group that did homework together in the library, and started acting with her other roommates.

Lily felt a little sad about this, and she tried to persuade Mary not to be prejudiced against Snape because of others, and she shouldn't even sit - Eli thought she was right at first, but now she was a little uncertain : When you have a friend who is difficult to accept, you do have to face some doubts that you didn’t have before. It’s not right to say this, but it’s unavoidable, and people should understand this when choosing friends.

When he sat down next to Snape, Snape looked up and then behind him.He could tell he was a little disappointed not to see Lily.

"How—?" he asked.

"Lily won't come today." Eli glanced at him, thought for a while, and said with certainty, "It's impossible for her to calm down."

Snape froze for a moment, looking surprised and dazed.

"Angry?" he asked at once. "Angry at me? But—why? Because Mulciber made fun of her that day? But I stopped him—I pulled him away! Afterwards That party wasn't that urgent! It was my excuse—"

"I don't think it's just this." Eli said calmly, turning over the parchment for homework, and said in a flat tone, "Perhaps it's more because I heard what you said to your friend yesterday, I have to say , that really hurts."

Snape stopped suddenly, he stared blankly at the book in front of him, and then at Eli, he looked surprised and angry.

"How did she hear that?! What did she hear?! She—" Snape jumped up, and he asked in a sharp voice, his breathing obviously heavier, "There was no one around! She shouldn't have heard! Was it relayed to her by someone?! Was it nasty Potter—”

Eli froze for a moment, and he looked at him in astonishment with an unbelievable gaze.Seeing that Snape's voice gradually lowered, his face gradually turned pale.

"Sorry, when you and your friends agreed on how dirty half-bloods and Muggle-born wizards are, we happened to be nearby and heard it all when we came out of the scholar's house." His tone was cold Said, frowning deeply.

"I don't understand, Severus." He looked at Snape and said incredulously, "Are you angry at being heard by Lily? Not that you actually agreed with and said that? You don't Afraid to speak out, are you just afraid of being heard by Lily? Is this what I understand?"

Snape moved his lips silently, his expression a little nervous, but he and Eli kept their eyes on each other.

"Slytherins think so, Eli," he said.

"That's because they don't have any Gryffindor friends, Severus." Eli said calmly, piercing the pretense he used to whitewash peace. "What do you think? If that's what you think, If you think that Muggle blood and mixed blood are inferior species, then you can tell us in person, without such a big reaction because you have heard it behind your back—I promise, as long as you make it clear, no one will be so vigilant. to bother you."

"I don't think so!" Snape said immediately.Mrs. Pince looked across several bookshelves and gave him a stern look, and he sat down slowly, still staring intently at Eli.

"But you said that," Eli said calmly, looking at him as well.

"You understand, Severus, I'm not Lily, and I'm not going to give you so many excuses," he said.

Snape was staring at him so closely that Eli could almost see the thoughts flashing through his brain like a storm.But no matter how Snape looked at him, he remained calm, even the intense shock just now disappeared, which made him feel uneasy and panic that everything was uncontrollably deviated from the expected track.

"It was just—some stopgap measure," he finally whispered, staring at Eli, his lips barely moving, "You have a lot of friends, and Lily has too. I think you understand that I, too...need to get rid of Other friends besides you. You don't just have me, do you?"

"I don't go along with my friends when they lash out at you." Eli shook his head and said calmly, "I'm sure Lily wouldn't either."

Snape's breathing became heavier, and he let out a dry laugh.

"But you're still friends, aren't you?" he said, lowering his voice, his tone unconsciously becoming more intense. "Potter—Blake—they're on good terms with you, too! They've troubled me for years, but you I'm still friends with them! Is there any difference? I also didn't help Avery and Mulciber to trouble you!"

"I thought that was why we couldn't be best friends, and I'm sure you see me that way too." Eli said without a pause, without wavering in his anger, his logic was clear and his will was strong. Looking into Snape's eyes, "If you see me that way, what about Lily? Lily has never considered Potter and Black as friends, she is firmly on your side, she regards you as the best friend—and I don't see you treating her any special favors."

Snape seemed to have been hit hard, he opened his mouth and said nothing, just sat there silently, watching him quietly.

"If you treat her as your best friend, you should stand up for her more firmly—whether she can hear it or not." Eli said calmly, flattening the parchment that was rolled up again when no one paid attention to it, Picking up the quill, "If you feel like this is in total conflict with your making new friends, IMHO, then you need to step aside."

They did not continue their discussion on this topic, and spent the whole morning together in a somewhat depressing atmosphere.Sure enough, Lily didn't come. When they packed up their things and went to the auditorium for dinner together, Eli noticed that Snape looked in the direction of Gryffindor Tower several times, as if hoping to meet Lily who was going downstairs for lunch.

It's a pity that Lily's figure never appeared. He only saw James who finished Quidditch training and walked in from the outside with a broom.

James surprisingly appeared alone this time, perhaps the training time this time was indeed too long.He walked towards the auditorium with disheveled hair, looking worried, frowning slightly.

Since he was walking with Snape now, Eli didn't say hello to him, so as not to cause a new round of trouble.But unfortunately, James still found them when he looked up by accident. Surprisingly, after a moment of surprise, the object of his fault was not Snape, but Eli instead.

"Eli! What are you doing?" he said, surprised and annoyed, walking quickly towards them. "You're walking with a snot! Are you crazy?"

Eli stopped in his tracks, and at the sound of his menacing footsteps, he raised his finger and pointed at himself in astonishment.

"What are you talking about, James?" he asked strangely. "Your first year knowing me?"

"I thought you would know how to keep a little distance from him after what happened yesterday!" James said angrily, "Aren't you and Evans good friends?"

Eli's eyes narrowed.

"How do you know?" He asked James back. James was stunned for a moment, and finally remembered that theoretically he was just a passing person who shouldn't have a sense of existence yesterday.

"Uh..." He tried to explain, but Snape sneered unbearably.

"Even he already knows?" he asked Eli, with undisguised exasperation. "It's so funny, isn't it? This must be the best conversation topic for you Gryffindors, right? Gryffindors It's all like that, I should have known."

He turned around at once and strode forward, throwing away Eli a few times, leaving Eli in a daze for a while, then turned to look at James.

James immediately leaned back and laughed dryly: "Uh... sorry, I overheard it yesterday. But I still don't think you and the snot-nosed man should be together, he said that about you and Evans —Evans is a good friend of yours, isn't he?"

"Lily and Severus are good friends too, mind your own business, James." Eli warned him, ignored him and moved on.

But James caught up at this moment and put his arms around his neck: "Wait, Eli! I have something to ask you."

"... what?" Eli asked, pulling his arm off his neck.

James raised his hand and scratched his hair, showing a rare twist, which surprised Eli.

"It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly remembered... It seems that I can always see you and Evans together." He said, his eyes wandered for a while, then turned to him again, and cleared his throat uncomfortably, "I just want to ask ...are you dating? A couple?"

"What?" Eli asked in astonishment. The question he had never thought of made him stop. "A date? Me and Lily?"

"It seems not." James seemed to be relieved, and said with a smile, "Honestly, you seem to be a good match."

"Come on, she's like my sister." Eli said in amazement, "Who would think that—in fact, I do have a better relationship with her sister, who is my best friend."

"Evans' sister?" James asked immediately, showing great interest, "Is she also in school? Why don't I seem to have heard of it?"

"Not in our school, she's a Muggle...but she's nice, maybe not as lively as Lily, but she's smart, brave, and a very good friend." Eli said simply, and then looked suspiciously at James, "Why are you asking that?"

"It's nothing." James has completely relaxed, he grinned at him, and waved his hands smartly, "I thought I was going to compete with you, but even then, I'm not afraid at all—I'll go back first Go to the dormitory to put the broom, see you, Eli! Tell me about Evans' sister when you get a chance!"

He waved him vigorously, and rushed back to Gryffindor Tower with his broom in hand.Eli frowned, stared at his back in confusion for a while, then froze for a moment, his face suddenly became strange.

Since everything was just conjecture, Eli was careful not to tell anyone.In the next few days, Hogwarts started a new week of classes, and he immediately put aside other people's emotional disputes and began to concentrate on studying.Lily looked the same way. After Sunday's buffer, she looked completely calm in class on Monday, without revealing any special emotions, as if nothing had happened.

But Snape was not as calm as they were. After a few days of studying and living without seeing each other, he couldn't hold back any longer. Lily who was leaving with Eli.

"Lily." He stopped in front of Lily and said nervously, the tip of his nose was sweating a little, "I've thought about it for a few days, and I think I should apologize to you, I shouldn't..."

"Have you been entangled, Evans?" Someone suddenly interjected, and James walked away from Sirius and Lupine, walked quickly with his schoolbag, and just joined their conversation, tossing his hair, using He asked Lily in a self-styled tone, "Do you need help? I can help you get rid of the annoying snot blowing."

When Snape stopped her, Lily's complexion was a little dark, and she pressed her lips tightly; after James came over and talked to himself without any explanation, it was obvious to the naked eye that she was in an extremely bad mood.

"Go away, Potter!" she said sternly, frowning at him. "It's none of your business here, can you stay away!"

"Hey, I thought I was helping!" James said innocently, raising his hands to show that he was not malicious. "Uh, actually, I mainly wanted to ask, do you have time for the weekend, Evans? Quidditch Would you like to come and see our daily training?"

Lily looked at him suspiciously, frowning tightly.

"What does that have to do with me? Why should I go and see?" she asked sullenly.

James blushed a little, and his good friends snickered behind him.

"Didn't you hear that? Actually, I'm asking you out," he said, and behind him Sirius whistled loudly.

After Eli packed his schoolbag, he was blocked by the cauldron and couldn't get out.He sighed, his eyes swept over the expectant James, and the bewildered Lily fell on Snape's face.

He stared fixedly at James with a smirk and Lily with a big frown, his face turned pale a little bit, as if watching the treasure in his hand being blown away from his palm by a gust of wind, flying farther and farther, he was desperate Looking at all this, when I realized it, it was too late, and all the redemption was powerless.

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