HP's Lost and the Lighthouse

However, regardless of whether the students will be curious about the corridor on the fourth floor, these are not the main considerations of the professors for the time being—the affairs in the first month of the semester are always busy and trivial, especially for the dean of the college. For a few professors—besides the usual lesson preparation, there are always too many things in the college at the beginning of the semester.

In addition, for Snape, there is another thing that needs to occupy his little rest time-although it has been speculated that some Death Eaters are lurking in the dark waiting for an opportunity to revive Voldemort before the summer vacation Obviously, Dumbledore did not intend to change his habit of asking Snape out for a conversation, and the old man's invitation was still brought to Snape by Fox on time.

In this regard, although Snape secretly had doubts that his position would be doubted by the Death Eaters - after all, if the Dark Lord returned, he would probably go back to serve as a spy for the Order of the Phoenix, he still made it to the appointment on time.

As usual, Dumbledore and Snape walked out of the castle's vestibule together, and walked towards the Quidditch pitch already shrouded in darkness.

Along the way, the two walked slowly side by side. Neither the old man nor the Potions Master took the initiative to talk to each other—this was their tacit understanding for many years. After all, neither of them would be troubled by the silence of the people around them. character, and there are not so many topics to talk about between the old man and the Potions Master—silence is often the main theme of their walks together.

But today's silence was quickly broken by another voice.

"Dun-Principal Dumbledore, Severus-" Quirrell in dark clothes approached from the side of the court near the Forbidden Forest, stammering hello - probably because the night was too dark Well, they didn't even notice the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor who had melted into the darkness before.

But looking at it now, the young professor's overly pale face was particularly conspicuous in the dark night. As he walked in, an indescribable smell came over, making Snape wrinkled his nose with a keen sense of smell. .

He turned around and looked calmly at Quirrell, who was coming strangely, while Dumbledore had already greeted him with a smile.

"Quirinus, are you out for a walk, too?"

Quirrell, who was wearing a ridiculously large turban, seemed to be taken aback by Dumbledore's initiative to talk. He looked at Snape and suddenly turned to the old man nervously. After a while, his face changed. With a smile: "Yes-yes, did the headmaster and Severus also go out for a walk?"

"To-night- is a beautiful night, no-isn't it?"

"Yes," Dumbledore didn't care about his stammering tone, and stroked his beard, "I told Severus the same way, but unfortunately our dear potions professor doesn't seem to agree .”

Snape turned his head to look at Dumbledore, let out a breath from his nasal cavity with a cold face, and did not refute.

"I didn't know that today's scenery is so beautiful that our Defense Against the Dark Arts professor overcame his fear of vampires." Snape said, looking at Quirrell who trembled suddenly, the corners of his mouth slowly He raised a smile, "It is said that there are vampires in the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts. I think Professor Quirrell, who was also a student of Hogwarts, must be quite aware of this."

As if really frightened by Snape, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor turned his eyes from Dumbledore back to Snape in a panic. After a long while, a smile was forced on that pale face, and he stammered: "S-Severus, really-really talk-joke, haha."

The Potions Professor gave him a half-smile and didn't answer any more questions.

"Severus is always so humorous," Dumbledore smoothed things over, "Since we met here, why don't you walk back with us, Quirinus?"

"Ok-ok."

Snape curled his lips imperceptibly, but this small movement made Quirrell's eyes pause on him again.The young Defense Against the Dark Arts professor smiled a little embarrassedly: "Sy-Severus, what you just- just said, did-really scared me."

"I still have to go to the Forbidden Forest to find some potions, so I won't disturb you for a walk." Snape had no interest in going back for a walk with Quirrell and Dumbledore. The two colleagues nodded, turned around and left with billowing robes.

After that time, for some unknown reason, Dumbledore always met Quirrell every time he met Snape. The subtle tacit understanding between the principals made Snape almost unbearable - of course, it may also be that the other party snatched him the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor that he had always wanted to make Snape feel particularly disliked by Quirrell.

It was another interview with Dumbledore, and Snape thought that the old man still took him to the Quidditch pitch to 'encounter' Quirrell.

However, the headmaster didn't do that. He was sitting on a loose reading chair near the fireplace, with a copy of "Transfiguration Today" spread out on his knees, his slender fingers were crossed on the pages, and his blue and wise eyes were watching carefully. looking young man.

"Severus," said the old man, "it's been over a month since school started, and I hope you'll be fair to me about your feelings - what do you think of Harry?"

Snape was silent for a moment, and began to walk up and down Dumbledore's headmaster's office - he actually knew what Dumbledore really wanted to hear - like his colleagues in the teaching staff. Like the frequent compliments on Porter's performance in the lounge.

however--

He frowned, not meeting Dumbledore's eyes, and paced back and forth in front of the old man.

"——like his father, mediocre, arrogant, obsessed with disobedience, likes to show off, attract people's attention, and be disrespectful—" the Potions professor eloquently criticized the behavior of the 'boy who survived' , summed up in these words.

Dumbledore, who was still listening carefully, lowered his head to look at the book in his hand as early as the middle of his speech, and interrupted Snape who wanted to continue without raising his head at this moment: "You see It's what you expect to see," he said.

"Other teachers said that the boy was humble, easy-going, and talented. I personally found him a likable boy." He turned a page in his hand, but still didn't look up at Si, who seemed neither happy nor convinced. Nepe, "Pay attention to Quirrell, will you?"

The young man's attention was immediately attracted by the next sentence - after all, he is not just a child who only cares about anger.

Snape narrowed his eyes suspiciously, and asked in a low voice: "You doubt Quirrell? But—" He wanted to mention Quirrell's cowardly behavior, but stopped short of his words.

——That's right, why didn't he think of it before——Qiluo's character was not like this at all before he traveled.

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