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At the end of October, the Triwizard Tournament is about to begin.Snape thought about the Dark Mark as he and the others decorated the Great Hall.Suddenly, Professor McGonagall made him turn his head with an exclamation.The curtains that Collins had lit were still smoking, and Snape frowned.Collins has been in a bad state since last year's final exam, and he knows it's because of himself.But he was sure that he was doing her best by ignoring her, especially now that the Dark Lord was about to make a move.

Students from the other two participating schools arrived as scheduled.Karkaroff had come with Durmstrang's pupils.They had met a few times when they were both Death Eaters, and Snape knew he was a ruthless character, and he was very powerful in magic, especially black magic.Snape worried that he was doing something to the Goblet of Fire, so he stayed in the hall on guard.

When Wilkes showed up in the foyer with Collins, he thought they were just going upstairs to find Brown.Unexpectedly, the two of them also planned to sign up for the Triwizard Tournament.Snape knew that this match was likely to be attacked by the Dark Lord, and he didn't want Collins to join in.He came out and persuaded Collins not to put his name in.But the little girl's rebellious expression let him know the outcome of the matter in advance.He can only pray that the Goblet of Fire doesn't choose her.

But he should have known that Merlin had never been on his side.Collins began to feel uneasy when Dumbledore called out his name.Then Potter's name also appeared from the Goblet of Fire, and he was even more sure that the Dark Lord would tamper with the game.He couldn't help worrying about Collins.

In fact, he himself is not having a good time.Karkaroff always wanted to find out about him after he arrived at Hogwarts, and Moody just had a reason to keep him under close surveillance.But he couldn't have any complaints against Moody because of Dumbledore, and he couldn't resist.I can only try to avoid Karkaroff as much as possible, keep a low profile, and save Moody from trouble.

On the day of the competition, Snape, as the dean of the contestants, brought Collins to the venue according to his duty.He wanted to pretend to be indifferent, but when he saw Collins's bloodless face due to nervousness, he still couldn't help telling her.

As Collins played, Snape kept one hand on his wand, ready for the unexpected.But the fire dragon suddenly turned his head and spit out flames, which caught him off guard.He watched Collins engulfed in flames, his heart twisted as if by invisible hands.He stood up from the podium and looked carefully for Collins. Fortunately, everyone looked at the venue nervously, and no one noticed his excited reaction.A jet of water spewed out of the thick smoke, and deafening shouts erupted from the stands.

Snape took advantage of the chaos and came down from the stands to meet Collins.It was only when I found that she was unharmed that I felt relieved.But then he found that Collins, who had always been eloquent, became unusually quiet.It didn't occur to him that the high temperature might have burned her throat.He hurriedly sent her to Madam Pomfrey for treatment, and after making sure that she was really fine, he went back to follow Potter's game with peace of mind.

After the first competition, the teachers and students of Hogwarts will prepare for the Yule Ball.Snape wasn't keen on these activities, but fortunately most Slytherins came from traditional families and he didn't need to bother teaching them.As a matter of routine, he took Collins back to his office to tell her about the lead dancer.Unexpectedly, Karkaroff blocked the door of the office.Karkaroff's razor-like gaze made Snape stand in front of Collins vigilantly.But Moody used their brief meeting as an excuse to search Collins's office thoroughly in his presence.

Faced with Moody's repeated provocations, Snape could only suppress his shame and anger in his heart.They are now the ones who help Dumbledore protect Potter.No matter what Moody thinks, he cannot be the saboteur of this alliance.

But Collins didn't know Snape's thoughts, and boldly contradicted Moody.Snape had always been a loner, and no one wanted to keep him company, let alone defend him.An unprecedented feeling spread in his heart. He couldn't tell what it was, but he felt very uncomfortable.

Snape used Occlumency to suppress the chaotic emotions and taught Collins seriously.But he didn't expect Collins to be far more mature than he imagined.He heard from her suggestive words that she knew she was a Death Eater.He began to re-examine the girl in front of him.How did she figure it out?Why help yourself to keep this a secret?Why does she trust herself so much?What does her love for herself really mean?

Despite the stress of the day, Snape's mind was involuntarily filled with questions he thought were stupid as he patrolled the dark castle corridors alone late at night.He is very tired of himself like this, and he alienates Collins even more.

But he never expected that the content of Collins' research in Potions class turned out to be a powerful love potion.And he also smelled a taste that had never appeared before from the smell. The faint sweetness of nuts mixed with milky fragrance was a taste that Collins could only make.

Potions don't lie, did he fall in love with Collins too?Snape made a love potion himself in doubt.The faint sweet smell came out of the crucible along with the dense mist, instantly filling the entire office.Snape dropped his wand and sat down in a chair annoyed.He hated himself for actually being moved by his student.

At the Christmas ball, Collins walked slowly in a black dress, and Snape was greatly shocked by his elegant and mysterious temperament.Now standing in the middle of the dance floor is no longer a child but a mature woman.Snape tried to control himself so as not to meet Collins' eyes.As the music started, Snape kept following Collins.As she spun, green and silver lights hidden under the black were revealed.At the end of the song, the girl and her male partner walked out of the dance floor, and Snape came back to his senses.He suppressed the strange emotions in his heart and maintained his superficial indifference and calmness.

Snape left the castle to get some air when no one was looking, but the icy snow couldn't dampen the irritability in his heart.As if venting, he deducted points from couples who were too close, trying to calm himself down.Karkaroff seized the opportunity to stop Snape, who was alone, to test his position again.

Just as they were confronting each other, Collins appeared behind the carriage.During the conversation, Snape was bewitched by the girl's eyes, and gradually pulled the distance between the two of them.Fortunately, he didn't completely lose his mind. The Dark Mark indicates that the Dark Lord is making a comeback. Now that he has decided not to bring the girl into danger, he must control his behavior.He backs off at the last moment and shows her the memory he wanted to show Collins.He intentionally let the girl misunderstand him so that he can give up on him voluntarily.Seeing the tears in Collins' eyes, Snape clenched his hands tightly into fists.He can't be soft-hearted, since he likes her, he has to consider her safety instead of satisfying himself selfishly.

As the dance drew to a close, Snape stood beside Dumbledore watching the couples leave the Great Hall.Unexpectedly, Collins came out of the depression so quickly and enjoyed the madness of the dance.The resentment in Snape's heart could not help showing on his face.

"How is it?" Dumbledore asked softly.

Snape was awakened by the question and resumed his serious expression. "Karkaroff's mark has also turned black. He's nervous, worried about punishment. You know he helped the Ministry a lot after the Dark Lord's downfall. Karkaroff plans to run away if the mark burns. "

"Really? You want to go with him too?" Dumbledore asked softly.

"No, I'm not that coward." Snape couldn't help frowning as he looked at Collins who was stopped by Harry.

"Yes," Dumbledore also looked over, "so far, you are much braver than Igor Karkaroff. You know, I sometimes feel that our classification is too hasty."

Snape looked at Collins who watched Harry leave, his brows furrowed even tighter.

"What's going on with you and Esther?" Dumbledore asked suddenly.

Snape turned his head to look at Dumbledore, "It's nothing, why do you ask?"

"If you really decide to refuse, you have to act normal. Instead of targeting her on the surface, but keeping your eyes on her behind the scenes." Dumbledore gave Snape a sharp look, and then walked away.Snape looked dejectedly at the entrance to the dungeon, a little upset.

After the Christmas holidays, Snape found that Collins had begun to ignore himself, even more completely than he had done.No matter in class, between classes or in the auditorium, I will never see those hot and sincere eyes looking at me again.Snape was both relieved that his plan had succeeded and regretted the loss of the only person close to him.

Soon the second project is also on schedule.This is a project in the water, and there shouldn't be too much difficulty in the whole protection of mermaids.But when Collins emerged from the water, he was still relieved.Collins' huge fishtail turned up into the sky, shining brightly under the action of light and water droplets.The long wet hair stuck to the cheeks, and the skin was covered with a layer of sparkling mist, really like a beautiful mermaid.Snape didn't realize that the corners of his mouth had slightly curled up, showing a rare gentle expression.

The last match was approaching, and the Dark Lord was still silent, except that the Dark Mark was too obvious to be ignored.

At breakfast on match day, Dumbledore called Snape and McGonagall into a room at the back of the Great Hall.

"This is Mrs. Connie, Esther's aunt, visiting the final match of the Triwizard Tournament. Severus, you will ask Esther to come here to meet her aunt in a moment. Molly and little You all know Sirius, Professor McGonagall, please call Harry over later." Dumbledore said happily.

Snape greeted Mrs. Connie and Mrs. Weasley expressionlessly, and then looked at Sirius with disgust, and the other party looked at him with the same disgust.But due to the presence of Dumbledore, both of them were very restrained.

Soon Collins took Mrs. Connie and sat at the long table in Slytherin.Snape quietly looked at the lady. She was dressed in a Muggle dress, but she was dignified and elegant, but her temperament was completely different from that of Collins.He guessed she was a witch, but he couldn't figure out why she would pretend to be a Muggle at Hogwarts.

As twilight falls, the final game begins.Snape watched the hedge slowly close behind Collins, and the uneasiness in his heart finally showed on his face.He secretly prayed that the game would end safely without any accidents.

Two distress signals came out from the maze in succession.Snape nervously saw Fleur Delacour and Viktor Krum being carried out, he couldn't help feeling a little relieved.But Dumbledore's expression didn't look optimistic.

Time passed bit by bit, and there was no other movement in the maze.Suddenly Snape's left arm burned hotly.He gripped his arm tightly with his right hand and bit his lip to keep the sound out.

"Severus, what's wrong with you? Are you sweating so much?" Professor McGonagall, who was sitting next to him, asked aloud.

Snape shook his head, looking at Karkaroff not far away from the corner of his eye.He is also the same as himself.It appears that the Dark Lord has really come back to life, and he's summoning his Death Eaters.After the pain passed, Snape quietly pulled up his cuff a little, exposing the edge of the Dark Mark, which had turned into charred black.Snape quickly tucked his arms back and began to think.

There was a magic light in the center of the field, and Porter and Collins were thrown heavily on the grass.Snape unconsciously grabbed Professor McGonagall next to him, and his heart seemed to be dragged into the bottomless abyss.He ran quickly to Collins and found that she was still alive, and a surge of joy was like a sprout breaking out of the ground, growing from the bottom of his heart.

The little girl also found him and grabbed his sleeve vigorously.He didn't expect that she could use such a lot of strength when she was injured so badly.

"Professor, be careful, Voldemort is back, and he wants to kill you. Hogwarts has Death Eaters arranged by Voldemort."

Although Collins spoke quickly, Snape heard her every word clearly.The day still came, Snape secretly clenched his fists.He relayed Collins' words to Dumbledore, and they discovered that Potter had been taken away.

"Alastor!" Dumbledore groaned, and quickly led Snape and McGonagall towards the castle.

They found Harry in Moody's office, Barty Crouch Jr. after the Polyjuice Potion expired, and the real Alastor Moody who had been imprisoned for nearly a year.

Things went from bad to worse, and Barty Crouch Jr. was sucked out of his soul by a dementor, and he would rather die than live.Fudge, the Minister of Magic, refused to admit that the Dark Lord was resurrected under any circumstances.Snape pulled up his sleeve desperately, revealing the Death Eater's mark to everyone present for the first time.He didn't care what others thought of him, Dumbledore needed him anyway.He only wanted to get rid of Voldemort and avenge Lily, as long as he could achieve this goal, he could do anything.

But his efforts did not make Fudge accept the reality.Dumbledore reconvenes the Order of the Phoenix.And his mission was decided by them more than ten years ago, and it is also what Dumbledore needs most at present, a double agent who can get information from Voldemort and confuse the enemy.

Of course Snape knew that going to see Voldemort this time was very dangerous, but it was not without chance.Collins and Potter had brought back a large amount of information, enough for him to guess Voldemort's question and find a suitable answer.All he needs is to deal calmly and seek a chance.

But when he was about to walk out of the school hospital, Collins' voice stopped him.He knew what the girl was thinking, and he wanted to explain it to her, but he didn't think it was necessary, because they had nothing to do with each other.

Collins chased him anyway, and Snape thought she was trying to stop him, and was about to show impatience.Unexpectedly, the girl just wanted to hand over to him the Felicia Elixir that she spent more than half a year making.Although she doesn't understand what she's doing, she supports herself unconditionally.Snape felt a slight warmth in the hand holding Felix Felicity.Snape firmly Apparated, he hoped that he could perform better and gain Voldemort's trust as soon as possible, because there were still people waiting for him at Hogwarts.

Snape had just manifested in front of an old house when he felt a curse hit him.He flicked his wand quickly to block the attack, and shouted, "Master! Allow me to explain myself."

"Let him in!" A cold voice hissed through the air.

Lucius pointed his wand at Snape, beckoning him in.

"Master." Snape knelt on one knee and saluted Voldemort respectfully.

"You're late, Severus, what's holding you back?" Voldemort's scarlet eyes looked at Snape, piercing his black ones like real eyes.A huge snake slid off Voldemort and bound Snape tightly.

"It's your job, master. You ordered me to stay with Dumbledore and keep an eye on him. I came back with his permission so he wouldn't suspect me. He thought I was following his orders." I just came back, so that I can continue to inquire about his situation for you, master. I thought you would expect me to do this." Snape held back his nausea and let Voldemort search in his head, and gave him the prepared scenario Look.

After a while, Voldemort's tone seemed to soften a little, "Then what valuable information did you bring me?"

"Minister Fudge didn't believe the news of your resurrection. He has no plan against you. On the contrary, he is going to control Dumbledore and Hogwarts, and you can use the Ministry of Magic to deal with Dumbledore." Snape tried to keep his tone as low as possible. Stay steady, even though the big snake is strangling him.

"It's indeed useful news, but it won't save your life, Severus. How do I know you haven't really turned to Dumbledore to spy on me?"

"I swear my heart will always be yours, master." The big snake tightened again, and Snape's breathing became short of breath.

"But you stopped me when I was looking for the Philosopher's Stone at Hogwarts."

"Yes—yes, master—I—I didn't—know—it was you—I thought—I regret—" Snape felt his vision blurred, and there were dots and stars in front of him. The spots of light are like the swirling gown at the Collins Yule Ball.

Suddenly the big snake let go of him, and he couldn't support himself and fell to the ground, kicking up the dust on the ground.Just when he thought he had been pardoned, Voldemort's spell rang cruelly in his ears, "Crucio!"

"Ah—" Snape rolled on the ground.Instead of controlling his movements, he showed his pain in a more exaggerated way, which he knew Voldemort wanted to see him do.

"Severus, your endurance has declined during your time at Hogwarts. You did not react so strongly to this spell." Voldemort's voice was cruelly pleased.

"Yes—sorry—lord—Master—" Snape struggled to utter a few words.

"You begged me to let Lily Potter go, but you see how much trouble she caused me. I have been living for so many years because of her loss of body. Of course, I can't blame you, and you don't know about it. But I still endure I can't help but think, if I hadn't shown mercy, there wouldn't be so much trouble."

"So-sorry-Master-man-" Snape gradually felt that he had lost the strength to roll over.

At last Voldemort stopped the punishment, and Snape was as pale and lifeless as a dead man.After a while, Snape knelt up again, still looking respectfully at Voldemort.

"Master, I beg your forgiveness."

"Severus, of course I will forgive you, after all you have done an excellent job. It is good that Dumbledore still trusts you. So tell me, who is the girl with Potter tonight? She is How to resist the Killing Curse?"

Snape's heart tightened, but he replied with a normal expression, "Her name is Esther Collins, she is a half-blood, a Slytherin student, and grew up with Muggle relatives. She has developed an ice shield technique, which can Frozen in front of her face. Presumably the Killing Curse hit the ice wall and missed her. I tried her spell and it wasn't strong, so the Killing Curse must have been weak to kill her. Maybe you At that time—"

"It's that idiot Wormtail!" Voldemort's high-pitched voice interrupted Snape.

"That's no surprise," Snape agreed meekly.

"Get up, Severus. Tell me what Dumbledore has been doing since I disappeared." Voldemort waved his hand, and the snake swam back to the chair, resting its head on his lap.

"Yes, Master." Snape stood up, his fingers flicking over the untouched Felicia in his pocket.He succeeded, and he became a double agent again.