HP Starlight

The Halloween dinner was the same as in previous years, with thousands of bats hovering over the auditorium, filling Hogwarts with a magical atmosphere.Ever since Esther discovered that his patron saint was a bat, he slowly fell in love with these animals, and even thought they were cute.The bat also seems to have a crush on Esther, even flying down to take a bite of the apple pie she's holding.

Just in the middle of the banquet, Professor Quirrell suddenly rushed into the auditorium, ran in with a face full of horror, panting and said to Dumbledore: "The troll—in the dungeon—thought you should know—"

After speaking, he was slapped on the floor and passed out.

The students were in a mess, some screaming and some were about to run.Professor Dumbledore had to use a spell to amplify his voice to calm everyone down.

"Quiet!" His voice was very powerful and reassuring, "Prefects, please lead the students of this academy to the dormitory immediately!"

The students began to follow their prefects out of the auditorium in an orderly manner.Since the Slytherin dormitory passed through the underground classroom, they were at the end of the line, waiting for the professors to check whether the passage was safe.Esther was at the end of the team. She still had a way to deal with the troll, and she felt there was no need to panic at all.

"The soul is out of the body!" She heard what seemed to be a cold and deep voice whispering the spell behind her.Before she understood what was going on, a strange feeling suddenly swept through her mind.She felt light and light, and all thoughts and worries were swept away from her mind, leaving only a hazy joy.She was even a little greedy for this kind of relaxation, she didn't have to worry about her studies or other people's eyes, she could talk to her Gryffindor friends in an open and aboveboard manner, and she didn't have to worry about any repercussions.

Go to the hallway on the right side of the fourth floor.That coldness rang in my head.

Why go there?Est felt weird.

But the voice in my head repeated: go to the corridor on the right side of the fourth floor.

Esther gave up thinking unconsciously, and was about to turn to the marble stairs outside the hall.

"Esther, where are you going?" Orion who was beside him saw that Esther was about to leave the team, so he quickly grabbed her and asked.

Make excuses to dismiss him.The cold voice rang in his mind again.

Esther frowned, she didn't like this attitude towards her friends.

Find an excuse to dismiss him!The voice is repeating.

Esther glanced at Orion, "I left something upstairs, you go back first, don't tell anyone." After speaking, he turned and left.

Orion watched Esther leave suspiciously and wanted to follow up to have a look, but after hesitating for a while, Esther disappeared into the crowd, and he went back helplessly, hoping that Esther would not be discovered.

Esther successfully reached the corridor on the fourth floor, where there was nothing but a wooden door.Esther stared at the wooden door in a daze.I don't know why I'm here.

Open the door and see what's inside.The voice sounded again.

Esther pushed the door, but it didn't move.She was a little annoyed, took out her wand, pointed at the door knocker: "Alahoo is open!"

The door clicked open a crack.She was about to push the door open, when a low and angry voice suddenly sounded from the shadows: "Miss Collins, explain why you are here!"

Esther turned his head to look, and a black figure came out of the shadows in the haze, with anger and disappointment on his face.Esther suddenly felt very sad, she didn't want to see the other party's disappointed expression.She wanted to explain, but she didn't know what to say.At this time, the voice in my head came again: attack him!Don't let him stop you.

No!cannot!Another voice woke up in Esther's head.

attack him!The voice grew harsher.

No!no way!Another voice was more determined.

quick!Attack him!

Esther raised half her wand and stood there motionless.The figure on the opposite side seemed to understand, and slowly walked towards her holding a wand.But suddenly the wooden door on the wall was knocked open, and a monster inside stuck its mouth out from the door, and it was about to bite Est in front of the door.

The figure in the black robe quickly rushed to the front and pushed Esther aside, and released a spell to put a protective spell in front of him, blocking the mouth full of sharp teeth that was rushing towards him.But people didn't expect that the monster had more than one head, and when the first head was bounced off, the other two heads rushed over.The black figure barely avoided the second one sideways, and was bitten hard on the leg by the head of the third one.

"Ah!" The black-robed man let out a heart-piercing scream.

Esther woke up suddenly, seeing Professor Snape lying on the ground, his heart tightened.She raised her wand and cast an Armor Charm on the three monsters, and the dog's head bounced into the room.Esther took the opportunity to take the door and read a confinement spell.There were violent roaring and scratching sounds from inside, but fortunately, it didn't break through the door.

Esther looked at the pool of blood on the ground, her palms were cold.Professor Snape had managed to stand up and cast a Healing Charm over his injured leg.Esther also quickly raised her wand to control her trembling hands, chanting the only healing spell she knew over and over again.

"You were controlled just now?" Professor Snape, who had slightly stopped the bleeding, looked down at Esther, his dark eyes scrutinized her sternly.

Esther nodded and did not speak. It was the first time that she was so flustered, who had always been calm.

"Do you know who it is?" Professor Snape asked again.

Esther carefully recalled all the details just now, but there was no useful information, except for the voice of the mantra.But she hadn't heard that voice before, and she didn't know who the owner of the voice was.She shook her head ruefully.

"I hope your Occlumency is not a display, Miss Collins. Although you did effectively resist the Imperius Curse just now, I think you should be able to do better." Professor Snape said.

Esther seemed to have forgotten how to speak, and just nodded guiltily.She didn't want to argue in front of her dean.She felt that she was too bad, especially seeing Professor Snape's bloody leg bitten to save her, and the blood on the ground, Esther's hands began to tremble again.

Professor Snape didn't continue to blame Esther, but flicked his wand at the blood stains on the ground, and instantly cleaned up the traces, as if nothing had happened.He pulled the hem of his robe to cover the injured area, and said to Esther, "Don't tell anyone what happened today, understand?"

"Ming—cough, I understand, Professor." Esther finally remembered to respond in words, only to find that his voice was so hoarse that it was difficult to speak.

Peng - There was a loud noise downstairs, as if something huge had hit the ground, both Snape and Esther were taken aback.

"Follow me!" Snape said curtly to Esther, before limping towards the stairs.Although his leg was injured, Professor Snape didn't slow down, so Esther had to trot to keep up, feeling uncomfortable.

They followed the sound down the stairs and met Professor McGonagall.

"Why are you here?" Professor McGonagall asked, staring at Esther seriously.

"I asked her to follow, Professor McGonagall," Professor Snape said to her. "What happened just now? Where was the voice?"

"It seems to be the direction of the girls' bathroom." Professor McGonagall thought of more important things and diverted his attention.She led the rush to the bathroom when Professor Quirrell joined her.

Esther followed the three professors in, and it was a mess inside.The flattened bathroom looked very empty, and a giant monster was snoring lying on the ground in the middle, blowing smoke and dust on the ground.

It was only when Professor Snape leaned over to inspect the troll that Esther found Harry and Ron who were blocked by him.There was a strange mixture of excitement and panic on their grimy faces.

Professor McGonagall was the first to attack, and his angry tone made Esther panic.Professor Snape gave Harry a threatening look.Sure enough, Professor Snape had a problem with Harry, so he ignored Ron next to him.Esther only thought about it secretly in her heart before giving up the idea of ​​further investigation. She is not in the mood to think about it now.

The brown-haired girl named Granger said she was looking for the troll, and Harry and Ron were just here to save her.In the end, Professor McGonagall deducted five points from the girl, and added five points to Harry and Ron each.If it was someone else, Esther would think it was unreasonable. No matter what the reason was, they escaped secretly, and there was a fault first.But Harry is her friend, she thinks his act of saving lives is very heroic, and it is normal to have extra points.At least better than dragging others down.

After the three Gryffindors had left, Professor Snape cast an intricate spell on the troll to keep him from waking up.Professor Quirrell stammered that he could send the troll to the Forbidden Forest.

Seeing that everything was in order, Professor McGonagall invited Professor Snape to report to Professor Dumbledore.

"I'll send this student back first, and I'll go to Professor Dumbledore later, please talk to him." Professor Snape said to Professor McGonagall and motioned for Esther to follow him.

The unique darkness and coldness of the underground of the castle seemed to make Esther, who had lived here for a long time, feel safe and relaxed.Professor Snape seemed to have the same feeling, and finally he didn't pretend to be as nonchalant as before.He slowed down and seemed to be in pain.

"Professor, go to your office to bandage some, the wound will open again." Esther cautiously suggested when passing by the basement classroom.

Professor Snape glanced at her without speaking, but stopped when he reached his office.Esther followed Professor Snape in, and suddenly felt very angry when he saw the black-robed professor limping around looking for things.Just because of today's poor performance, have you taken back all your trust?Obviously she knows where the potions are kept!She walked over angrily, pulled Professor Snape past him and pushed him into the chair, then climbed up the ladder and took down all the potions and medicines she might need from the shelf, and found a roll from the locker bandage.

She arranged things on the table one by one, and then went to check Professor Snape's wound.Sure enough, the wound opened again, fresh blood mixed with dried and blackened blood scabs, and stuck to the torn cloth, it was a bit horrible.Esther was thankful that she didn't faint or retch, even though she felt that her internal organs were all mixed together and twisted uncomfortably.She managed to get the hand that held the wand to release the spell smoothly, cleaning the wound clean.Then clean and disinfect the wound, watch the smoke of the potion dissipate on the wound, and drip white fresh essence on it.Green smoke billowed from the wound again, and Professor Snape hissed softly.

"I'm sorry, Professor." Esther lowered her head, not wanting him to see her red eyes.

"Put the things you don't use back on the shelf, please. I think clever Miss Collins must have figured out that her professor is now handicapped and there's no way to get them back. I want you to remember where they are, I don't like it." Others misplaced my things." Professor Snape pouted at the messy things Esther was holding.

Esther shrank her neck, put away the useless things, and came back to check the healing of the wound.It didn't seem ideal, the wound was so deep that the flesh inside was turned outwards.Luckily no bones were broken, Esther thought.She had no doubt that the monster could crush bones in one bite.Hemostasis from trauma is okay, but she doesn't know how to set bones.She thought about dripping a few more drops of potion on the unhealed wound, then waved her wand and whispered the simplest healing spell.

The wound was gradually covered with a new layer of skin, but this new skin was very fragile and almost useless, and it would take a long time to fully heal.It was a valuable experience she had gained from falling off the broom last time.She wrapped the wound with a bandage, hoping it would keep it from opening.But she knew that this was unlikely. With the dean's usual pace and speed, the bandage would be completely soaked in blood within a day at the latest.

Professor Snape looked at the bandages, but didn't comment.Seems to pass, Esther thought.

"Be careful these two days, that person may still attack you. Don't stay alone." Professor Snape said to her seriously when he sent Esther to the door of the common room.

"I will, Professor. You should also rest more, don't make the wound serious. Also, thank you for saving me." Estel finished speaking in one breath, and hurried into the common room.

The first weekend after Halloween is the first Quidditch game, Slytherin vs. Gryffindor.This was Flint's first game as captain, and he took it very seriously.

"This is our first game of the season, give me some energy! Let them see the strength of Slytherin." Flint made the final mobilization before going on the field.

Esther lifted off with his teammates.Harry looked nervous, but managed to smile at her.Flint gave Esther a sharp warning look.Mrs. Hooch blew her whistle and the game began.Est flew across the field quickly, hoping to find the Snitch quickly and end the game.Because she saw that Harry's broom was a two-thousand light wheel, which was the fastest broom so far, and she couldn't catch up with it with any skills or means.Best to catch the Snitch before Harry was in the mood, or she had little hope.

But things backfired. Although Harry participated in the competition for the first time, he felt very good. He and Esther soon discovered the trace of the Golden Snitch at the same time.They flew side by side toward the Snitch, but Esther's broom gradually lost track of him.Thanks to Flint for stopping Harry, otherwise the game would have been over.

"I knew you'd delay!" Flint yelled at Esther. "Can't you grab his broom? Or just knock him over!"

Esther didn't argue with him.If it were someone else, Esther might have already started, she knew that this was the best way to deal with players who were faster than herself.But now that she was asked to bump into Harry, she really couldn't do it. After all, she always regarded him as her own brother, and she couldn't do anything to hurt him.

The game continued, Esther dodged the Bludger and continued to follow the trail of the Snitch.Suddenly, Esther keenly felt that the atmosphere of the arena had become a little different.She followed the gaze from the stands, and Harry was holding his broomstick with one hand, and his whole body was suspended in mid-air.The broom was still shaking violently, as if it would not stop until it shook Harry off.Someone took control of the broom to kill Harry.Thinking of this, Esther gave up searching for the snitch without hesitation, and turned to the stands to search for the caster.

There was no way the student could know such a spell, or she would have heard or seen one in the common room.Esther narrowed the scope and concentrated on searching the teaching staff.Soon she was surprised to find that Professor Snape kept chanting something.Harry told her more than once that Snape hated him, did he really hate him so much that he wanted him dead?

But Esther didn't have time to think, and Harry was almost overwhelmed.She decided to stop the professor from continuing to cast spells, no matter what the reason was.

She rushed straight to the staff seat, pretending to be too involved in chasing the Snitch and not braking in time, and threw herself into the stands.The teachers and staff in the stands were knocked down a lot, accusing Esther of his recklessness.But Esther felt that there was no malice in Professor Snape's emotions when he was close to the target.She has always been sensitive to other people's emotions, and the curse that can harm people cannot be released without emotional cooperation, which Professor Snape told her when she was in her first year.She felt guilty for blaming Professor Snape wrong.She rubbed her hurt ribs and looked apologetically at Professor Snape, who was staring at her angrily.

Esther quickly got on the broom and flew away. She was afraid that if she made eye contact with the professor, it would reveal that she had just misunderstood his thoughts.She wanted to continue looking for the person who had cast the curse on Harry, but Harry had regained his stability and swooped down.Esther knew that Harry might have spotted the Snitch, so he hurried after him.Unfortunately it was too late, Harry spat the Snitch out of his mouth, ending the game.

This was the first time Esther failed to catch the Snitch, and she felt unspeakably uncomfortable.Especially when she was still looking for a murderer for the other party one second ago, and the other party beat her the next second.Esther began to regret his decision, he might as well catch the snitch first and then meddle in his own business.

Apparently the Slytherins were not happy with Gryffindor's victory.For Esther, who is also a Seeker, even a first-year kid can give her pointers.

"If it was me, I would have caught the Snitch a long time ago, and it would be the turn of the nasty Potter? If you want me to say that the Seeker in our academy is a piece of shit." A boy with light blond hair said loudly in the common room, without any regard and the feelings of the parties involved.

Esther felt that this kid should know how to respect his senior, otherwise he might hear a lot of noise.But Orion held her back: "Don't be impulsive, he is Malfoy, the most powerful pure-blood family. There will be no good results if you mess with him."

As a Slytherin, Esther still understands the reason for judging the situation.She cuts down on the common room and spends her spare time in the Room of Requirement.In fact, she also went to the library at first, but every time she met Harry and his friends, she always heard something that she didn't want to hear.

"Snape wanted to steal something that Lu Wei was guarding. It was a three-headed dog that Hagrid lent Professor Dumbledore to guard something very important for him."

"You should call him Professor Snape, Harry, he doesn't want to steal."

"But he was bitten by it. If he doesn't want to steal something, Lu Wei won't bite him."

"That's because of something else, not stealing."

"But he still wants to harm me. Hermione and the others saw it, and you saw it too, right? You rushed over to save me."

"I didn't, I just didn't stop falling there in time. I didn't see he was going to kill you. Harry, why do you have to think he's going to kill you?"

"Because he hates me! He is your dean, so you won't think badly of him. But I know he hates me, and I hate him too!"

Esther didn't want to argue pointlessly with him.She didn't want Harry to misunderstand Professor Snape, but she couldn't explain it.She promised Professor Snape not to talk about that day.She also couldn't tell about chanting mantras. Not everyone has such a keen perception as hers, and even if she did, she couldn't prove it.

Let's wait for Harry to reconcile with Professor Snape himself, Esther thought helplessly.