[HP] Astringent

Before tonight, Snape didn't think that what happened that day would affect their relationship.In fact, just the day before, he was thinking that he hadn't heard from Vanessa in a month.This person disappeared from his life as suddenly as in fourth grade.She was always so rude and unreasonable, she would force her way into other people's lives without asking for their opinion, and leave without saying goodbye.

Snape should feel cleaner now that the coffee table was no longer cluttered with ridiculous Muggle treats and no one was disturbing him while he was brewing potions.Maybe it's because of habit. When the time is endless, the heavy magic book is not so attractive.

When he forcibly squeezed out the ridiculous thoughts and refocused on the profound black magic in the book, the window was rattled by an owl's beak.Snape cursed secretly, Vanessa would really pick the time to mess with him.He got up quickly and returned the letter.

It was the solid black owl of the Malfoy family, and Snape couldn't tell whether he was relieved or more annoyed that someone had disturbed his night.

Originally, he didn't want to come to this boring social dinner, but in the end he picked out the most unpretentious suit from the mail order list of the out-of-the-ordinary clothing store that Malfoy sent.Recently, the Dark Mark has become more obvious, and many former Death Eaters have secretly made movements, so it is necessary for him to take a look.

Seeing Vanessa at the banquet was to be expected, especially seeing her in attendance with the Greengrass family.Vanessa has never been short of men. When she was a brainless vase, she could find a rich Muggle fiancé. Now that she has filled her empty mind with a little more valuable IQ, she can find a rich man. Pure blood wizards don't seem to be too difficult.

What was unexpected was that she had changed so much that she wanted to make a clean break with the past—she cut her hair short.Snape remembered that the red hair was so precious to her that she pestered him for ten days, and even helped him deal with two large pots of leeches, so that he could improve a hair care potion formula for her.She still has a bunch of fallacies, what kind of hair is the continuation of her beauty.Not to mention that swagger tattoo.He didn't even dare to confirm whether the person in front of him was the Vanessa he knew.

Vanessa and Greengrass are not far from him.He had thought that Vanessa would turn around, greet him with a playful smile, and then say to him shamelessly: "Severus, I just drank too much and made a joke with you that day, don't you take it seriously?" ?" Snape's prepared sarcasm reached his lips, and he was sure to silence her, so that she wouldn't dare to mess around again.But she didn't, she didn't even look back, chatted and laughed with Greengrass and left.

The back was slender and thin, the waist was barely enough to grasp, and the tail of the skirt was swaying, as if it would be blown away by the wind at any time, and there was no trace of it.

Isn't this what he expected?What is he dissatisfied with?

He just needs to continue to stand in place as he is now, as before, standing in a place where no one is paying attention, watching the other person and the other person go further and further away.

On Sunday afternoon, Vanessa showed up at the door of Blake's old house with her luggage on time. Before she could knock on the door, the door was pushed open from the inside.

"Sure enough, it's you. It seems that our monitoring has begun to pay off, George!"

"That's right, but the picture is not clear enough, we have to change it again."

Fred and George both muttered and put Vanessa aside.

"What the hell are you doing at the door again? Have you finished catching Hu Meizi?" Molly's voice gradually approached. She seemed to change her face when she saw Vanessa, and pulled the two troublemakers by their collars and dragged them away. to the back and gave Vanessa a suffocatingly warm hug.

Just as Vanessa was about to speak, Molly made a shush gesture, signaling her to be gentle.They were also like this when they came last time, as if a single word could bring about a terrible disaster.Molly gestured to Fred and George to help her carry her luggage up to the third floor, then walked Vanessa back to the living room.A few people sneaked around like thieves.

To be honest, this old house does not feel comfortable at all. The corridors are narrow and dark, and the walls and murals are dark, making the space more closed.Every few steps there was an alcove containing glass jars of various sizes, and inside the jars were horribly shriveled heads of house-elfs.

Fortunately, the living room was quite spacious, with a long dining table in the middle, enough for so many of them to eat together, and it was connected to the kitchen, which was very convenient.The kitchen was already completely Molly's domain, with red pans, coffee-colored cooking pots, and a large milky-white teapot.

Molly closed the door, breathed a sigh of relief, and finally talked to Vanessa normally: "You're finally here, I was worried that you wouldn't come for dinner."

"How come, Molly, I miss your craftsmanship." Vanessa found a place to sit down, "What's going on, mysterious?"

"It's Sirius' mother, that horrible portrait."

Molly's voice hadn't finished yet, and with the sound of the door opening, a sharp and terrifying scream that could tear eardrums and freeze blood drowned out everything.

"Damn it, they can't be more careful!" Molly seldom loses to anyone in the matter of yelling. You must know that she has seven children, and if she doesn't have some deterrence, she can't stop them at all.But now she has completely lost, and her face has turned into a pig's liver with anger.

"Mudblood! Trash! Filth and vile scum! Get the hell out of here!"

That terrible voice kept shouting.More and more portraits in the corridor were woken up and started yelling.

Molly grabbed her wand and stormed out, Vanessa helping her hold each portrait together.

"Shut up! You nasty old witch! Shut up!" A black-haired man also yelled, and together with the people around him, he pulled the heavy curtains together, and the corridor fell silent instantly.

Everyone became panting and embarrassed, no one said a word, and even held their breath. After returning to the living room, everyone slowed down and recovered from the creepy feeling.

"What's going on?" Vanessa asked.

"That's... my mother," Blake said through gritted teeth, "too bad we couldn't find any way to take her off."

"You are very unfortunate."

"She wasn't always like this before..." Blake muttered a few words, brushing away his half-length black hair, "Good afternoon, Vanessa."

"You're finally here. I hope the food we went out to buy just now is enough!" Arthur quietly hid a box of batteries in his pocket, and gave Vanessa a hug, "Everyone has been talking about you for several days. "He blinked meaningfully, and Vanessa was a little confused.

Then came Hermione and Ginny, who were so excited and chatting in whispers; Harry and Ron, who looked very tired, threw several large bags on the ground, greeted Vanessa feebly, and went Went to the kitchen to get some water; Lupine and Black looked better, and Vanessa noticed that Black had a stack of motorcycle leaflets in his hand.

There were so many people that the living room became crowded.Molly sent everyone away: "Pack up your things and come down quickly to help make dinner." The living room became quiet again when the noise of footsteps was small.

Vanessa voluntarily stayed to help. She was responsible for putting the wizard chess and explosive cards back into the box, and Molly directed the broom to clean up every corner.

"It's always hard to expect these boys to be effective." Molly sighed. "Sirius can't do anything well by himself. There is no woman in the family who is always sloppy."

"Where's that house-elf named Kreacher?"

A disgusted and helpless expression appeared on Molly's face: "Don't mention it soon. You'll know it when you see it. It's better not to have it."

Ron pushed the door open and came in: "Mom, what's for dinner?" The mud from the soles of his shoes trampled on the place Molly had just cleaned.

"If you mess up the living room again, you don't want to eat anything."

Vanessa couldn't help but chuckled, and exchanged comforting glances with Molly.

Molly said to her, "It will be a lot easier when you have a daughter."

Vanessa looked embarrassed, and waved her hand: "Where did you go, I don't even have a marriage partner."

"I think Remus and Sirius are both good..." Molly raised her eyebrows and gave her a ambiguous smile, "I heard everything from Ron about last year."

Vanessa couldn't help feeling a little guilty, and her heart raised her throat. Did Molly know everything about her and Snape?

"Anyone is fine, as long as my uncle is unlucky to Snape." Ron shrank his neck as if frightened by his own imagination.

Just as Vanessa was about to defend herself, Molly interrupted him dissatisfiedly: "I've told you many times, don't make fun of your professor, Ron."

Vanessa breathed a sigh of relief, but also a little dull.Probably no one around her thought she would have anything to do with Snape.

"I'm not kidding!" Ron complained dissatisfiedly, "That old bat..." He glanced at Vanessa, "Snape, he's prejudiced against us!"

Vanessa just felt that her internal organs seemed to be mixed together, and she felt uncomfortable everywhere.Molly noticed that her complexion had become very bad, and thought she was tired, so she asked her to go back and rest first.

At noon the next day, Vanessa was woken up by Molly.In fact, she didn't sleep soundly, and her head was a little dizzy.Arthur had already taken the children to camp with the Portkey first.Vanessa, Charlie, Bill, and Percy would have been nice to Apparate later.

This brunch was less lively than last night, and Vanessa felt more at ease.Although she belonged to Gryffindor College, since she was in school, she seemed unable to integrate into the unique atmosphere of that college.Every time she listened to other people chatting with teeth and claws, she could only smile with her, like a dispensable decoration.

Vanessa changed into Muggle attire, wearing a cowboy hat with a large brim on her head, and an apricot-colored loose half-sleeved shirt with the hem tucked into skinny jeans, highlighting her long and straight legs.A simple belt around the waist is matched just right, with leather riding boots, neat and handsome.The studs on her ears were lent to her by Bill. They were awl-shaped, and they softened the femininity in her raised eyebrows.

With her help, Charlie, Bill, and Percy also dressed up very well, with denim shirts, white T-shirts, overalls and Martin boots, all handsome and chic.Bill also uses a little charm Vanessa taught him to pin his long hair back, and he doesn't want Apparition ruining his look.

With Vanessa's Muggle skills, the journey was much more convenient.The camp janitor was a Muggle, and he handed them the map: "There are some normal people at last. If it weren't for you, I'd think the world was taken over by aliens with bad brains."

Vanessa saw several male wizards walking around in skirts behind him, and one even wore a lady's bikini top, and she felt a little sympathy for the Muggle.

They paid and walked in with a map.Through a group of weird tents competing for beauty, we came to Camp No. [-].The rent for this camp was very high, but there were too many of them. Black didn't need the money, so he sublet the original No. [-] camp and moved it here.Their tent was easy to find, it looked out of place in a circle of luxurious and exquisite tents, and there was no decoration at the door.It was borrowed from Arthur and Birkins from the office, the poor fellow had a backache and couldn't come.

"I can't start a fire with a wand, Ron, don't forget the Muggle safety regulations!" Arthur's excited voice came from the tent, "Don't we still have matches? It's been done once, I think this time Not difficult."

"Dad, I didn't eat enough at noon. I'm going to starve to death. Hurry up!" Ron's voice was weak.

"Is there anything I can do for you, Arthur?" Vanessa opened the curtain with the three young men and walked in.

"Oh, you're really nice if you ask me." Hermione's tone was filled with admiration.

Harry also looked over, nodded, and greeted, "You guys came just in time!"

Arthur did not devote much energy to them, and was absorbed in rummaging through the remaining matches.

"Vanessa, you must be able to grill, right?" Ron looked at her expectantly.

Vanessa looked into those hungry eyes and nodded hesitantly: "I don't guarantee the taste, children."

She's thankful she had the wit to buy camping gear ahead of time: a big bag of charcoal, a grill, and portable kitchen utensils.She lit the charcoal she brought, and at Arthur's request, she handed him the fan and asked him to fan the fire slowly and at a constant speed.Blake squatted on the other side, turning over the charcoal pile every few minutes to let the charcoal inside burn up.

Vanessa didn't like to cook, she didn't like the smell of food left on her fingers, so she moved a chair and sat between them, pointing the country like a queen.Lupine led a few boys to handle the ingredients, slit the chicken wings, cut the steaks into medium-sized pieces, and marinated them with salt, black pepper, and rosemary.Hermione and Ginny lit another fire, one with French fries and one with a large shrimp Caesar salad.

At this time, she realized the cuteness of Gryffindor again. They were like children who would never grow up. They looked at everything with a lot of curiosity, and they were very obedient, unlike some Slytherins.

It may be the sense of security surrounded by Gryffindors, allowing Vanessa to think freely for a while.Surely the man wouldn't make a fire, he'd have to do it himself, or he'd cast a spell when no one knew.His knife skills are so good, the work of cutting meat and vegetables must be left to him, just adjust the seasoning yourself...

Vanessa felt a little ridiculous, but she couldn't bear to interrupt this fantasy happiness.

After a while, the smell of meat came out, and gradually some people poked their heads out of the tent.

"Living in Camp One without even having house-elves, it's so poor." A drawling voice sounded behind him.

With years of hostile experience, Harry, Ron, and Hermione reacted almost immediately, and at the same time glared at the tall, thin boy who came out of the snow-white tent diagonally opposite.

"Don't be so rude, Draco. They're not bad at their craft. In the future, if someone doesn't have enough house-elves, they can be hired. I think the poor Weasleys will appreciate the hard-won job opportunity." .”

A man with a portrait of the boy came out, his tone was even more annoying.Then came a similarly light-skinned, blond-haired woman with her chin held high and an expression of disgust as if she smelled the stench.

Vanessa was disturbed, and the picture in her mind disappeared instantly like a mirror image.Hearing their harsh words again, she was even more angry, and while turning around, she held the wand in her pocket - all her movements stopped, as if under a petrification spell - because Snape was wearing a solid black suit The Muggle suit stood behind Malfoy.