[HP] Astringent

Vanessa spent all her time in the library, and otherwise, whenever Blake was free in the evenings, she went to practice with her.

That day, after she and Snape told Dumbledore what they knew, Dumbledore asked them to keep quiet for a while, promising to keep an eye on it in secret.And Black spends most of his time secretly keeping Harry safe.

She squeezed her sore arm, the recent high-intensity practice made her a little overwhelmed, she risked being scolded to death by Madam Pomfrey, and went to the medical wing to ask for a few bottles of special potions.

She repeated the spells one after another in her mind, and she didn't notice that a "front tooth match stick" flew straight over. The training took effect, and the armor blocked the spells, and almost without any pause, she was smashed to pieces.When she saw clearly that the party who just cast the spell was just a Slytherin student, it was too late to take back the spell, but she just moved the spell away from the original track, and at the same time another spell rushed out, blocking her.

She asked anxiously: "Are you not hurt?" The child was already terrified.

The crowd on the opposite side got out of the way, and Snape came over and asked her sullenly, "What's going on?"

"I... sorry, I didn't see clearly." Vanessa looked at the girl in front of her, "Do you want to go to Madam Pomfrey to check?"

"She deserves it!" shouted one.

Only then did Vanessa realize that it was Ron who had exchanged spells with her just now.Ron gloated and said, "Parkinson didn't attack Hermione enough, he wanted to attack me just now! She deserves it!"

Snape narrowed his eyes: "Does Mr. Weasley still think that staying in school is not enough work?"

"Yes, Professor! He did it first." The girl named Pansy Parkinson immediately glared back, as if she had found a backer.

Ron's face turned red and he was shaking with anger: "It's her, she called Hermione a mud... She called Hermione that word first! I swear!"

Vanessa looked at Parkinson, her face turned pale, but she refused to admit it.At this moment, Seamus and Dean stood up. Usually they would not dare to confront Snape openly, but Vanessa stood here and gave them some courage: "Ron didn't lie. Parkinson did!" They He still wanted to continue to file a complaint, but was frightened by Snape's gloomy face and held back.

"I see." Vanessa nodded, "Slytherin deducted ten points, Miss Parkinson, starting today, go to your dean to receive a week's detention labor."

Parkinson looked at Snape unconvinced, she thought the Headmaster would excuse her.But Snape just frowned: "Eight o'clock in the evening." Parkinson didn't dare to make a fuss in front of the headmaster, and quickly walked away with the Slytherin beside him.

Vanessa put away her wand. She had been covering up just now, but her fingers were still trembling slightly, and she almost accidentally injured a student.

She sighed a little, and said goodbye to Snape: "I still have something to do, see you tonight."

It's just a polite remark, because she has been eating in the office by herself recently.

"What the hell are you doing?" Snape said in a low voice that only the two of them could hear, his black eyes locked on hers.

She said lightly: "It's nothing, just practicing some spells." Snape's lips moved, as if he wanted to say something, but Vanessa didn't want to hear anything about that matter, and immediately interrupted him, "I I really have to go first."

Vanessa didn't expect to meet Ron again in the medical wing, and this time Hermione-her front teeth had grown to the collar because of Parkinson's curse at noon.Ron had come to see her, but Harry wasn't there.

Not surprisingly, the fact that Harry became a warrior did not make him more popular, but made him the target of hostility from almost all his classmates, who felt that he had lied.Ron also started a cold war with Harry.Last semester was a quarrel with Hermione, this semester it was with Harry, and Ron was always annoying.Fortunately, Blake became the new mediator between their three children, which made it easier for Vanessa, who really didn't have the energy to divide these things.

Hermione seemed to be all right now, and she was in high spirits, not knowing why she was so happy about something beautiful.She smiled so much that she showed her eight teeth, and greeted Vanessa happily.Ron was stunned, and the tips of his ears turned red quietly.

"Your teeth are different!"

Hermione glanced at him triumphantly, and said in a low voice, "When Madam Pomfrey restored my teeth, she asked me to go to the previous position and tell her that I secretly spoke late."

Vanessa praised sincerely: "Although it was cute to be like a chipmunk before, it's not bad this way."

"Yes, yes..." Ron stammered more and more.

The days passed quickly, and it was the Saturday before the first event, which was also the last chance to visit Hogsmeade village before the competition.Harry was under too much pressure, and Ron was more convinced that Harry was a pushy person because of Rita Skeeter's interview report published in the "Daily Prophet", and Ron was delayed in reconciling with him. Accompany him to Hogsmeade village for some relaxation.

It was a rare day of leisure, and Vanessa didn't wake up until ten o'clock.Looking at the snow-covered scenery outside the window, he put on his thickest cashmere coat and went out.The world is open, and a piece of whiteness spreads to the horizon. She feels that her mood has not been so comfortable for a long time. She walked all the way to the edge of the forbidden forest, because the snow there has not been trampled on, which made her relax from the bottom of her heart.

She found a big rock and brushed off the floating snow.Strange to say, whenever it snows, the weather is not so cold.There was a commotion behind her, and a small head emerged from the dry bushes behind. Vanessa was pleasantly surprised to find that it was a thestral, and it seemed to be the one she had seen before, but it was a little bigger .

Little Thestral also seemed to recognize her, and walked up to her without being afraid.Because Vanessa's coat had a warming charm, the little Thestrals pillowed its small head on her lap and narrowed its eyes in enjoyment.Vanessa was also immersed in this quiet and peaceful atmosphere.

After an unknown amount of time, footsteps sounded, thestrals were startled, and hurriedly hid in the bushes.Then, as the branches swayed and snow fell, a familiar person appeared in Vanessa's sight.

Vanessa was not surprised, she knew who it was from the moment she heard the familiar footsteps.

"Long time no see." She greeted lightly.

There were a few snowflakes on Snape's head, he was not wearing a scarf, and the white mist drifted from his breath.She hadn't seen Snape for a long time, because she rarely came down from the eighth floor except for class.Vanessa clutched her chest, her heartbeat was still faster, but it was calmer than before. She was very satisfied with her changes, and thought that maybe it wouldn't be long before this person could be erased from her heart.

Snape's face was pale, and the dark circles under his eyes were particularly obvious. He didn't seem to have had a good rest for a long time, just like Vanessa, but Vanessa mail-ordered various eye creams.

Thestrals also left, and she didn't seem to have anything to stay behind, she stood up, patted her robe, and said to Snape, "Are you going to collect potions again?"

"No."

Vanessa asked in surprise, "Come for a walk?"

The corner of Snape's mouth curled up, and he answered irrelevantly: "Shouldn't you be practicing spells today?"

"I wanted it." Vanessa walked out of the Forbidden Forest, and Snape followed.She saw that there was an extra row of footprints beside the one she left when she came, as if two people walked in together.

His eyes still couldn't help dimming, and Snape waited quietly for her to continue, "But Sirius accompanied Harry to Hogsmeade today..." She was still thinking about the footprints, but didn't pay attention. Realizing how lonely his tone was, "So I have to take a day off first."

Snape stopped abruptly, and she stopped too, looking at him suspiciously.Not knowing if it was her illusion, Snape's face turned even paler.His expression was slightly distorted, and the undisguised hatred was contained in the dark eyes and blocked behind the black curtain-like hair.

"Are you practicing spells with Black?" His tone was colder than the ice and snow.

Vanessa knew that he hated bringing up Blake the most, and wanted to quickly bring this topic up: "Anyway, he has nothing else to do when he's here."

Snape stood there stiffly, his hands trembling slightly, and he said mockingly as if telling a joke: "This is how you want to avenge John White?"

Mentioning John, Vanessa also changed her face, her eyebrows drooped, and her stomach seemed to be filled with cold wind: "Yeah, what's wrong with me?"

Snape seemed to put his hand into his pocket, as if about to take out something, then withdrew his hand and held it tightly.He raised his chin slightly, his eyes drooped from his hooked nose: "Very good." Then, he closed his mouth tightly as if it was difficult to type another word.

With a cold face, Vanessa walked towards the castle without looking back.It wasn't until her figure completely disappeared in the wind and snow, and it took a long time before Snape slowly loosened his clenched hands. He fumbled out of his pocket and took out a box of pink candy, the label read "Coconut ice cream".He almost crushed the whole glass jar.Finally, he let go of his hand and roughly put him back in his pocket.

During dinner, Vanessa was rarely seen in the auditorium.She was still angry at Snape's inexplicable attitude this morning.The howling cold wind hit the glass window, and she took a sip of mead, which warmed her hands and feet.

Towards the end of dinner, Black returned with Harry and Hermione, who seemed to be in a good mood.When Blake was about to walk to the teaching desk, he happily shouted: "Vanessa!" He raised his hand and threw something over.Vanessa caught it quickly, unpacked the package, and said in surprise, "Honey Duke?"

"Hermione said you like Zizi honey candy the most, so I just bought it." He looked at her with a little expectation, as if he had merged with Dahei.Thinking of his cute appearance as a dog, Vanessa laughed: "Thank you, although I prefer coconut sorbet recently, if not, honey candy is also good."

Blake blinked, showing the happiest look without hesitation.He always sparkled when he laughed, and the girls who were close to him all exclaimed, as if they were about to be stunned at any time.Vanessa shook her head helplessly. When she was a student, Blake was definitely the most popular boy in the school, but it was a pity that he had never been with any girls, as if those nympho girls were just dodders.

Vanessa's eyes fell back to the sugar bowl, and her smile was suppressed.She had the same sugar bowl, which was kept in a cardboard box belonging to the Half-Blood Prince at home.