HP Starlight

With the help of the potion, Esther finally fell asleep comfortably.There were almost no dreams in this sleep, and it was already noon when I woke up the next day.

When she woke up, the feeling of having nothing to do made her very irritable.She should check the recovery of the patients, give them medicines, see them, make medicines, discuss the treatment plan with Beavis, and if she has time, she can go to see Mr. Bird and Lockhart... There could be a lot of things to do Do it, she thought, curling her hands over her knees, her head buried deep.

"Cough, cough," a cough suddenly came from a landscape painting on the wall.Startled, Esther suddenly looked up at the frame.

There is no longer just a landscape in the frame, but an old man with a goatee and a silver and green wizard robe.He was looking in the direction of Esther with sly eyes, very satisfied with the way she was taken aback by him.

"Uh, hello, the weather is fine. Who are you?" Esther subconsciously straightened his collar, hoping that his appearance was passable.

"The weather here is not very good. It's too dry and hot. It's not as comfortable as the painting in Dumbledore's office." He looked at the sky in the painting and said, "I'm Phineas Nigel S. Black. I brought Dumbledore's message. He said that you performed very well yesterday, and you had an unexpected surprise. Amelia Burns, Director of the Legal Enforcement Department, has privately spoken with Dumbledore The communication expressed support for his remarks and was willing to maintain a certain degree of cooperation with him. Dumbledore said this is a good start."

"Oh." Esther was not very interested in the news.

"Someone contacted him to join the Order of the Phoenix, and Dumbledore said it was thanks to you." Phineas seemed to be determined to cheer up Este.

"Thank you for telling me this, sir. Tell Professor Dumbledore I'm fine and ask him to take care of Mr. Bird of St. Mungo's. I'm not sure when they'll do it again. Besides, I'm almost recovered, please ask him Tell me what needs to be done," Esther said politely to Phineas.

"He told you to keep an eye on Sirius and not let him run around." Phineas finished speaking and walked out of the frame.

It's not an easy job to be with someone who has so much energy but has to be stuck in the place he hates the most.Esther likes to make potions quietly, but she is often interrupted by various trivial matters of Sirius in the middle of the boil.And although Esther can't appear in public, it doesn't affect her turning into a bat to inquire about news and be on duty at night.And since Esther was finished, Lupine took the initiative to apply to perform missions with her, so that every time Esther and Lupine went out together, only Sirius was left in the room, which made him even more depressed.

But being with Sirius also had the advantage of being able to see Harry more often.He has a pair of two-way mirrors, one of which was given to Harry.Harry would often contact Sirius to talk about his affairs when no one was around.Esther finally knew that the article that cost her her job was Hermione's idea.She didn't know how to get Rita Skeeter to conduct an interview with Harry, and report it honestly, instead of distorting the facts and embellishing it like last year.

But Esther didn't tell them what happened to him.Through this report, Harry finally got rid of the slander and attacks he encountered since last summer, and also gained a group of supporters.Dumbledore was also able to cooperate with the Law Enforcement Department, which took a big step in resisting Voldemort.In such a situation of obvious benefits, there is absolutely no need for Esther to let his own troubles cast a shadow over everyone's happy mood.

Esther learned a lot about Hogwarts through Harry: Umbridge's evil methods and perverted management; Snape embarrassing him in Occlumency class; Ditch played badly; Snape's class made him unbearable; the professor of divination changed the centaur, Trelawney was fired, but remained at Hogwarts; Snape's class was helping Voldemort Open his mind; they formed the DA Army, Snape was taking revenge on him, Hagrid was being targeted by Umbridge, Snape...

Esther knew that he and Snape had a bad relationship, but he didn't expect their Occlumency class to be so bad.She tried to dissuade Harry from getting personal, but she couldn't even keep calm and objective when Harry scolded Snape.On the one hand, she wanted to hear more about Snape, but on the other hand, Harry's words bothered her.

One late night in April, Esther was checking the potions in several cauldrons.One of them was a Polyjuice Potion she made just for Sirius.To give Sirius some hope of getting out, so he wouldn't keep interrupting her while she was brewing potions.And she can also embezzle a little of the money that Sirius gave her to buy raw materials to fill in other potions.

Suddenly there was a flash of fire in the room, and a sticky note and a golden phoenix feather floated down from midair.Esther caught them before they fell into the cauldron and ruined his month's work.She first put the feathers into the medicine box, which is a rare and good material.Then read the words on the note.Squiggly cursive script, Dumbledore's handwriting, let her go to the Pig's Head.

Esther cast a protective spell on the cauldrons, then put on her traveling cloak and headed out.The night sky outside was covered by a thin layer of clouds, with no moon or stars.But Esther used a disillusionment spell on himself to be on the safe side, and Apparated to Hogsmeade.The street was empty except for the yellow light from the windows of the houses along it.Esther lifted the disillusionment spell in the shadows, put on the hood and knocked on the door of the Pig's Head Bar.The Pig's Head Bar seemed to be closed, and Esther waited for a long time before hearing any movement from the door.

"Who?" The bar owner opened the door roughly, and looked down at the head covered by the hood. "Can't you see that it's closed today? It's time to rest. If you want to drink or do something shady, come back tomorrow!"

"It's me." Esther lifted his hood to reveal his face, "Professor Dumbledore called me."

The bar owner glanced at Esther and then at the street, snorted and let Esther go in sideways.

"You did a good job following your Professor Dumbledore, right? Lost your job, was interrogated by the Ministry of Magic, hiding your head and showing your tail, huh?" the bar owner closed the door and said to Este.

Esther looked at him warily upon hearing this.It stands to reason that the letter from Phoenix Feather shouldn't be a trap, but just in case... She unconsciously clenched the wand in her pocket.

"Come on, little guy, you may not be able to hit me with a real hand. Your Professor Dumbledore is upstairs, go find him." The bar owner said.

Esther took a deep look at the barkeeper, turned cautiously and walked up the rickety stairs.

Seeing Dumbledore sitting in the room, Esther took her hand off her wand and greeted him. "Good evening, Professor. Do you want me?"

Dumbledore saw Esther come in and smiled at her and said, "Thank you for coming here so quickly, I need your help with something. I was just kicked out of Hogwarts by Fudge, but I need to go back occasionally. It's inconvenient to come out in such a hurry without anything, is it?"

"What did you say? You were kicked out by Fudge?" Esther opened his mouth in surprise.

"It's just an episode, that's not important, what's important is that we now need a secret passage that we can go back at any time." Dumbledore still said with a smile.

Esther was stunned for a long time, feeling that his brain was a little overwhelmed by the sudden news, "You have been kicked out, you need to go back, and you need to find a secret path? You can use an invisibility potion or an illusion spell to get rid of it. OK?"

"Oh, I'm a little shy that you believe so much in my abilities. But walking through the gates, across the field, and in the corridors full of students, these methods are not reliable? And to be honest, I think My wand doesn't seem to work very well after returning from Gaunt's old house. Oh, that's where I found the ring." Dumbledore looked at Esther, "I need a safer way. It's next to the headmaster's office Build a secret passage, and it will be much more convenient to enter and exit."

"What do I need to do?" Esther asked bluntly.

"You are very familiar with how to use the Room of Requirement. I plan to build the other side of the passage in the Room of Requirement. That way no one will find out." Dumbledore blinked his blue eyes.

"Is there a request for the room?" Esther said.

"I don't think it doesn't matter what room, as long as the passageway is built in the Room of Requirement, it will change with the room." Dumbledore shrunk down a picture frame against the wall, handed it to Esther and said, "After restoring it Hang it on the wall of the room so that I can build a passage here. You fly in from the edge of the Forbidden Forest as a bat, and Fox will follow you. Send me a message when you are all ready."

Esther nodded, and stuffed the picture frame shrunk down to the size of a pocket watch into her pocket.She concentrated and turned into a bat, flying out of the window Dumbledore had opened for her.

Esther, who has been tracking with Animagus for a long time, is very familiar with his animal form.She slid across the night sky lightly and nimbly, overlooking the entire Hogwarts.There were several figures on the field who seemed to be searching for something, but no one noticed her presence.She flew higher and higher and entered from the Astronomy Tower.It was not time for class yet, and the Astronomy Tower was empty.Esther flew down the stairs with ease to the hallway of the Room of Requirement.

In the shadows around the corner, Esther transforms back into human form and hides herself with a spell.There was no one in the corridor, and she quickly walked back and forth three times in front of the blank wall, thinking of a spacious room for people to rest without being discovered.A carved door gradually appeared on the wall, and Esther got in without thinking.

The room was as spacious as one might imagine, with silver and green hangings hanging from the ceiling, and a large sofa in front of the fireplace.Esther took out the frame and restored it to its original shape and hung it on an empty wall.She looked at Fox and said softly, "What do you think? Am I right?" Fox uttered a melodious cry, and disappeared from the room in a flash of fire.

Esther walked to the sofa and sat down, lit the fireplace, thinking about reading a book about healing spells.After a while, a book with a green cover appeared on the small coffee table next to the sofa.

After a long time, the crackling of the fireplace almost put Esther to sleep.Suddenly there was a slight click from the frame, and it spun open, revealing a hole in the back.Dumbledore was standing at the entrance of the cave, looking in cheerfully. "It's a really nice room, but it's a pity it's not gold and red." He looked around and said.

Following his words, another golden and red curtain hung from the roof.There are also some more Gryffindor-style tapestries on the walls.

"How considerate." Dumbledore walked up and down the room in satisfaction.

"What are we doing now, Professor? Do you need me to help you move things?" Esther asked.

"No, no need. I'll just go by myself. The room is a bit messy. I have to tidy it up. Thank you for your help. I think you can go back. Of course, if you have anyone you want to meet, you can meet them before leaving." Dumbledore Lido winked mischievously at Esther.

Esther blushed a little, and she quickly turned into a bat to cover up her shy expression.She circled around Dumbledore, followed him out the door, and flew to the basement classroom.

As they approached the foyer, a group of junior Slytherins were queuing up the stairs, presumably for their astronomy class.Esther hung motionless in the corner, and she flew into the entrance of the underground classroom when everyone was out of sight.

She flew to the door of Snape's office, and Esther froze for a moment at the voice of a sweet little girl.

"...the Minister has appointed me Headmaster, and as Headmaster I now ask you to give me Veritaserum. Potter must know where Dumbledore is!"

"I don't know what's going on, Professor Umbridge. I haven't received official notice that the Headmaster has changed. If I see the official letter of appointment tomorrow, I will deliver the Veritaserum to you myself." Snape said quietly in a low voice.

"Well, when the order from the Ministry of Magic comes tomorrow, you have nothing to say! That's it!" Umbridge angrily opened the office door and walked out.

Esther flew into the office and circled before Snape's eyes so he could spot her.

"Why are you here?" Snape glanced at the door and locked it behind his back.When he turned his head again, Esther had already turned back into a human form.

"Help Dumbledore. He allowed me to spend the rest of my time freely." Esther smiled at Snape. "Umbridge is difficult?"

"No, I just need her to go. Where's Dumbledore?" Snape took an empty vial from the locker.

"I think he's in the office to pick up things by now. He might be staying at the Hog's Head soon," Esther said with a shrug.

Snape took a bottle of water and said, "It was Potter who caused the trouble. He formed a Dumbledore's Army, and someone in it turned out to inform Umbridge. Arrogant, credulous, just like his father He thought that everyone would surround him and hold him, and he could do whatever he wanted..."

Esther pinched her forehead, always listening to Harry complaining about Snape, but today it was finally reversed.

"Severus, can you treat Harry fairly and objectively, no one can guarantee that all people will be loyal. Can't you be a little nicer to him?"

Snape gave her a deep look and said, "I'm good enough."

"But your classes made him so tortured that his Occlumency wouldn't progress," Est said.

"That's him not trying hard enough!" Snape exclaimed angrily. "He's proud of being special, and he can't bear to lose that connection. What can I do?"

"Okay, okay. I know you tried your best." Esther suddenly felt that he was as childish as Harry. "What's in your hand?"

Snape frowned in disgust, "Give Umbridge Veritaserum, I can't really give her a bottle."

"It's too careless to do this fake, what if she finds out?" Esther looked playfully at the small potion bottle filled with clear water.

"Only by her? She can't tell the real thing from the fake one in front of her." Snape said with a sneer.

Snape put the fake Veritaserum in the locker, and he took the real one to a closed locker on the other side.He said a spell, the cabinet door opened, and he put the real Veritaserum in the corner of the cabinet.The cabinet was very empty, and there was only a shallow stone basin inside. Some patterns seemed to be carved around it. Inside was a cloud-like silver thing. It was unclear whether it was gas or liquid.

Esther looked over Snape's arm with interest, trying to reach out and feel the floating substance.Snape stood in front of her and said in a panic, "Don't touch it."

"What's that?" Esther asked with a retracted hand.

"It's a Pensieve, used to look at memories." Snape seemed unwilling to talk about it.

"What's inside is memory?" Esther asked in surprise, "Is this what memory looks like? Why is there no sound? It's so quiet."

"Your statement is really unusual. Memories are thoughts in the brain. Why are there sounds?" Snape closed the cupboard door tightly and cast a spell with his wand.

"Voldemort's memory has sound, the crown, diary, ring, and locket all have sound, otherwise how would I find them." Esther looked at the closed cabinet door intently, expecting it to open again.

"Maybe those aren't memories..." Snape said thoughtfully.

"What could that be?" Esther was attracted by Snape's words.

"I can't pay too much attention to this," Snape said, shaking his head. "You shouldn't tell me too much. Once the Dark Lord finds out, it will bring you danger. You don't want to contact Potter either. The Dark Lord Has begun to invade his thoughts and emotions, and if he finds out that Potter is on good terms with you, I'm afraid he will use you."

"What about you? If you teach Harry, will the Dark Lord find out?" Esther asked worriedly.

"I have a way to explain it, and he will trust me." Snape raised the corner of his mouth, as if he wanted to give Esther a comforting smile.

Seeing Esther still worried, Snape smoothed Esther's long chestnut hair. "Put down your pointless worries. I'm at Hogwarts every day, and I can't think of any danger other than being pissed off by Potter."

Amused by Snape's words, Esther put her hand over his slender fingers and stroked them gently. "Okay, then take care, don't be mad at him, I will fight him hard."

The dimly lit office suddenly fell silent, and the overlapping hands slowly turned into interlocking fingers.Esther could feel Snape trying to run away, trying to wriggle out of her fingers, but not quite so firmly.

"It's too late, you should go back to rest. It's rare that you're not on the night shift, so you should have a good sleep." Snape's voice seemed a little tense.

Esther smiled and let go of his hand, "You too, good night."

In the blink of an eye, Esther turned into a bat again, hovering in the air, glanced at Snape with watery eyes, and flew out through the door he opened.

By the time Esther returned to Grimmauld Place, both Lupine and Sirius had learned that Dumbledore had left Hogwarts.It appears that Harry has contacted them through the double mirror.Seeing the worried expressions of Lupine and Sirius, Esther told them that Dumbledore was not far away. "He could go back anytime, and he doesn't seem to be worried about the situation at Hogwarts at all," Esther told them.

But within two days, the situation seemed not to be so optimistic.Snape stopped Harry's Occlumency lessons for reasons neither Lupine nor Sirius would tell Esther.

But Dumbledore seems to think that Occlumency is very important to Harry.So Esther took over Snape's job, sneaked into Hogwarts twice a week, and practiced Occlumency with Harry.

They still choose the Room of Requirement as their meeting place.Harry has an invisibility cloak so that he alone cannot be seen.Ron and Hermione would cover for him.Esther gave them some extra Polyjuice Potion, and if they couldn't get past it, they could pretend to buy time.

Harry really doesn't have much talent for controlling his emotions.Esther had figured it out the first time he practiced with him.She could understand now why Snape was so angry.Fortunately, Harry and Esther have known each other since childhood, and he will not be ashamed to show her his tragic past.So after more than a month of practice, although Esther's skills were not as good as Snape's, and his Legilimency attainments were far behind him, Harry still made some progress.

"You're much better than Snape." Harry said, wiping the sweat from his brow after blocking Esther's Legilimency again.

Esther smiled at him, and handed Harry a piece of chocolate to replenish his strength, "I dare not say that, I learned it from Snape, I know how powerful he is. You just trust me more .”

After a short break, they continued their practice.Esther increased the power of Legilimency to recite the spell, which made it difficult for Harry to resist, and soon she saw a brand new memory, Snape snarled at him furiously, it was after Harry stole After watching Snape's memories stored in the stone basin.In that memory, Harry's father James Potter, Sirius, Remus and Peter Pettigrew humiliated Snape by hanging him upside down, exposing his skinny, pale legs, and a fast-changing into black panties...

"No! You can't watch this!" Harry exclaimed in panic.

But Esther's anger caused the Legilimency spell to spin out of control, and Harry started screaming unbearably.Numerous memory scenes changed before the eyes: Avery was kneeling in the living room of the old house, Mr. Weasley was bitten to the ground, the deep corridor outside the Department of Mysteries, rows of prophecy balls behind the door... Suddenly a pair of The scarlet eyes made Esther feel a tingle in her head.

"What happened just now?" Esther was expelled from Harry's mind.She put down her wand and handed it to Harry, who was panting.The moment Harry looked up, Esther saw a faint sneer flash across his face.

"I don't know, I just couldn't seem to control myself for a while." Harry said back on the sofa.Suddenly he jumped up again and said incoherently, "That—did you see it—didn't you see it—you shouldn't see it—"

"See what?" Esther was still recalling those eyes and the expression that didn't belong to Harry just now.

"It's Snape—" Harry said tentatively.

"No, I didn't see Professor Snape, did you recall Professor Snape just now?" Esther pretended that he didn't know anything.She believed that neither Snape nor Harry wanted to discover that memory.

"It's fine if there's nothing, it's just an unpleasant confinement." Harry said slyly.

"That's all for our practice. You're supposed to take the OWLs exam next month, so you can't take up your time anymore. Go back and relax yourself. Being tense won't help you, whether it's the exam or Occlumency." Ai Sturt patted Harry on the shoulder and said.

"You won't practice with me?" Harry asked in surprise.

"Not before the exam, you don't want to fail every subject, do you?" Esther said with a smile.

Harry ruffled his messy hair and said with a sad face, "I still want to practice with you, at least I can escape the pressure of the exam for a while."

"Gryffindor warriors are afraid of exams." Esther teased him.

Harry grimaced and put on his Invisibility Cloak.