HP's Lost and the Lighthouse

The rather recognizable voice belonging to Dumbledore made Snape's movements freeze suddenly.It was entirely his own act to secretly search the secret passages of the school, but Dumbledore didn't know it at all.

Snape could almost imagine Dumbledore's reaction when he knew what he had done to capture Black - it was nothing more than some old refrain of letting go of hatred. I have been told by the old man many times when I am in trouble.

He turned to face Dumbledore, and just as he was looking for a reason to excuse his behavior, the headmaster had already smiled: "Severus, it's rare that the weather is so good, why don't you go for a walk with me?"

The old man didn't seem at all interested in what Snape was doing in front of the statue, and had no intention of getting to the bottom of it.

The excuse that the Potions Professor was on the tip of his lips was swallowed immediately, and he strode over to Mr. Headmaster, just like Harry who found that he had been lightly let go by Snape, and followed Dumbledore obediently. Behind Lido, he just wanted to stay as far away from this statue that might arouse the other party's suspicion.

Dumbledore led Snape down the stairs, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up at an angle that the young man couldn't see.

Of course he could guess that the reason why Snape looked suspiciously at a statue probably had something to do with Sirius Black, but Remus didn't mention any secret passages in this place, and...the Potions professor had a guilty conscience His appearance is hard to see in thousands of years.

He quickly suppressed his grin - Severus would probably realize soon enough that he had nothing to hide about checking Black, and he couldn't let him discover his own petty mischief.

Snape followed Dumbledore down the stairs, and he reacted quickly.

"What's the matter, Severus?" Mr. Headmaster looked back at the potions master who stopped suddenly.Snape's expression looked a bit annoyed, and he quickly raised his head to stare at Dumbledore inquiringly, but the old man's unwavering face made it impossible for him to see whether the other party was deliberately playing tricks on him.

It wasn't Snape's unfounded guess, but with Dumbledore's keenness that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, it was really hard to believe that he would not be able to guess what he was doing.

He stared at those sharp blue eyes for a while, before finally being defeated by Dumbledore's growing doubts.

"Severus, are you reminded of something you haven't done?" the Headmaster asked thoughtfully.

"No, no." The Potions Master replied with some frustration, and continued to follow the elder sullenly.

Because the students had all gone to Hogsmeade, the school was empty at this time.

Dumbledore noticed that the Potions Master was falling behind, and silently slowed his pace so that they could walk side by side.

The two walked through the empty corridors of the castle as usual, but probably because of the episode just now, Snape felt uncomfortable with such a long period of silence for the first time.He pursed his lips, secretly recalling what he thought when he and Dumbledore walked in silence in the past, and was surprised that he didn't find such a state of no communication unbearable at all.

There was another silence, and Snape unconsciously followed Dumbledore's footsteps, while stealthily glancing at the old man with his deep black eyes.The principal didn't seem to feel such an atmosphere that made people want to say something, and walked in silence.

"..." The young man wanted to say something to break the atmosphere, but he paused when he reached the edge of his mouth—he suddenly realized that he seemed to have never called Dumbledore anything in person, so that suddenly Can't find a suitable title, 'Dumbledore' is a bit too rusty and polite, but 'Albus'... seems to be a little too close to their relationship-aside from years of getting along After all, they were Death Eaters and White Wizards.

Thinking of this, Snape fell silent again.

"It's nice weather, isn't it?" The two walked out of the castle and into the garden.Because it had just rained two days ago, the garden at this time had a slightly damp fragrance under the sun, which obviously made Dumbledore quite happy.

The Potions Professor heaved a sigh of relief, and his usually strict and tense face rarely relaxed, revealing a soft smile.

"Not bad indeed," he continued, no longer struggling with how to address Mr. Principal.After thinking about it, I couldn't help adding: "It's very suitable for the growth of potions."

This sentence was somewhat beyond Dumbledore's expectations. He was slightly taken aback, and suddenly laughed softly: "Severus, you are indeed a quite competent potions professor."

The young professor was a little confused for a moment, but he still accepted the compliment with peace of mind. "If you asked me to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts, I'd be better at it," he said.

Hearing this, Dumbledore's smile subsided slightly: "It's not the right time yet, Severus. But——I think, temporarily taking the class instead of Remus should also be able to satisfy your desire to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts?"

"You're also in charge of those children's studies and homework—that's no small project—Remus was saying a few days ago that he really appreciates your help..."

"That's different." Snape interrupted him suddenly annoyed, but he couldn't say anything when facing Dumbledore's startled eyes.

The two walked forward in silence.

As time passed, he gradually regretted his overreaction.Snape lowered his head and remained awkwardly silent.

Dumbledore didn't seem to take the Potions Master's little outburst to heart - oh, he always does, doesn't he?The large age difference made Mr. Principal always have a kind of elder tolerance towards most people, but at this time the Potions Professor suddenly felt a little unhappy about it-Snape didn't want the other party to always treat him Seen as a junior, like a teenager who enters puberty longing to be treated equally.What's more, there is no relationship between the two, and he has already grown up.

Dumbledore was unaware of Snape's whirling thoughts.

"Severus." The old man stopped suddenly and gently shook the Potions Professor's arm, "It seems to be a Slytherin student over there."

—What's so strange about Slytherin students?

He raised his head and looked in the direction the old man pointed, only to see the boy with the iconic light blond hair and his tall and burly follower rushing in from the school gate with pale faces as if they had seen a ghost.

"..."

"...I think you probably need to go and see what's going on," said Dumbledore. "They don't look too well."

Snape's face also became serious, he glanced at Dumbledore, and rolled towards the three teenagers with big strides.

"Mr. Malfoy," he called in a calm voice, glanced at the children oppressively, and his tone was unhurried, "and Crabbe and Mr. Goyle, what happened?"

At this time, the three children didn't feel that the oppressive dean was scary at all. They seemed to see a savior and came up to them. A black robe that feels very safe.

"Professor Snape!" said Draco in horror, "Potter! Potter's head is screaming shack!"

Startled, Snape quickly exchanged glances with Dumbledore who was following him.

The author has something to say:

hhhhhhhh I want to laugh when I think of Draco's frightened face, why is the little blond prince so hot—so cute hhhh

It's so painful that the manuscript box is gone. QWQ, I don't remember the plot after two days without code words orz

I want to try to switch to Dumbledore's perspective-the professor's perspective is all:

Lupine, nasty

potter, nasty

black, nasty

potter's companion, nasty

It makes me, an unbiased author, very sad QWQ [mainly, the professor's perspective, the principal's psychological activities are so difficult to express QAQ]

but professor wuli is so cute hhhhhhhhhhhh