Paper cranes fly away, lilies bloom

It’s another school season, at King’s Cross Station in London, a black-haired boy is pushing a small cart, dangling between platforms [-] and [-]; stopping from time to time, looking towards the entrance, as if Waiting for someone.

It seemed that the person the boy was waiting for hadn't arrived yet, so he casually took a Muggle magazine from the small shop next to it and flipped through it.

His gaze stopped suddenly, and he saw that the opened page introduced the folding method of thousand origami cranes, and there was a Muggle legend that folding 999 origami cranes could bring happiness to the person he likes.

The boy smiled slightly. He understood that Muggle legends are generally a kind of guardian magic, and this one was no exception.He put the magazine back and looked again at the entrance.He saw a red-haired girl pushing a cart towards him.

"Hey! Sev!" The girl waved to him and pushed the cart over.Severus Snape smiled softly, "Hey, Lily, how was your summer vacation?" Lily Evans blinked and said, "Well, it's good, but..." She He paused, as if he wanted to say something more, but he didn't say it.

Snape patted her, but said nothing.After a while of silence, he said, "Let's go."

Together they went through the partition wall to the platform and boarded the train.Snape found a box, opened the door, and walked in with Lily.

The train started, and Lily sat there quietly, looking out the window.Snape looked at her, but said nothing.

After 5 minutes, Lily broke the silence: "We are in the fifth grade this year, and we have to take the OWLs exam. If we fail in the exam..."

"Don't worry, your grades have always been good, not to mention that this exam is not too difficult, Professor Slughorn told me last semester"

Lily nodded, just about to say something, but saw the boxes being pulled open with a "bang", Lucius Malfoy stood at the door, staring at Snape: "Severus, come out for a moment" and then Turning his gaze to Lily, he smiled contemptuously.Snape got up reluctantly, walked out of the box, "Lily, wait for me." Then he closed the door gently.

Lily got up quietly, put her ear against the door, well, she barely stopped seeing.

"What do you want to say? Hurry up and say it" was Snape's cold voice.

"Oh, the Dark Lord sent me to invite you to the No. 20 Death Eater meeting next time you go to Hogsmeade..."

Snape looked at the door, turned his head again, stared at Lucius, and said coldly: "At 58:[-] p.m. Say it a second time." Then, he opened the door of the box, walked in without looking back, and slammed the door with a "bang".

Lily stood at the door, waiting for Snape dissatisfied. Snape smiled wryly and said, "Ah, you heard it all..."

"Of course, Sev, you can't go on like this, black magic! It's harmful! Dangerous!"

"..." Snape seemed to want to defend himself, but he didn't say anything, and sat back silently. Lily sighed and quietly watched the forest passing by outside the window.

silence.

"Lily, I'm sorry..." Snape said softly, so softly that he didn't even catch himself.

At this time, the sound of the box door being pulled open broke the silence. James Potter poked his head in and said, "Hey, Evans! Do you want to eat chocolate frogs? I just bought a few boxes!" After that, He raised a bag in his hand.

"Thank you, but no, I'm not in the mood." Lily said softly

James froze for a moment, then left resentfully.Before leaving, he said, "Put on your school uniform, it should be here soon..." Then he turned his gaze to Snape, and said, "You don't want to go in in Muggle clothes, snotty." A chocolate frog, eating and leaving.

Snape didn't speak, just quietly picked up the school uniform and walked out of the box.He heard Lily say, "See you at the same place tomorrow." Snape smiled imperceptibly.

Fifth grade begins.