[HP] His little devil

Snape hadn't expected Regulus to give him that answer, and he knew exactly how outrageous it was - among the Death Eaters, in front of the Dark Lord.Regulus just told him so directly, which surprised him even more.

"Aren't you afraid that I'll tell them when you tell me this?" Snape asked him back, and the "they" in the words referred to who they knew each other well.

Regulus sat there leisurely, and said with a calm expression: "You won't, I believe that even for Helena's sake, you won't tell anyone about our conversation today."

Snape frowned, and said after a while, "I thought the advice you gave me would be yes."

"If you really want to join, of course you can ignore my suggestion, but believe me, it's better for you to give up that path." Regulus slowly turned his head to look at the tall windows of the library, Today's weather is good, the whole of Hogwarts is shrouded in bright sunlight, and the light shines on the two of them through the window. Regulus narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Once you join, once you choose that path , you will never be able to bathe in the sun."

Snape remained silent, and Regulus continued: "I used to have unlimited expectations of him, just like you. But the closer we get to him, the closer we get to the core of our expectations, the more we will find our differences."

"Different." Snape grasped the most crucial word, savoring its meaning carefully.

Regulus said casually: "You don't want to know more, Severus, whether it's for yourself or for the girl in your heart, it's wrong to choose to go this way."

He was interrupted by Snape before he finished speaking: "You are speaking as if I really have a choice. I have already participated in an assembly under the introduction of Lucius. Once I do not follow the The Dark Lord is looking forward to joining the Death Eaters, and as a half-blood, I think..."

"You'll be fine, if you really don't want to join." Regulus looked at him and said, "I'll help you get away with this."

Snape asked in confusion, "Why?"

Regulus was silent for a long time before he said calmly, "Because I don't want anyone to make the same mistakes I made."

Snape pressed his lower lip tightly, and said after a while, "No need."

Regulus looked at him without speaking, Snape held his breath and said for a moment: "I will carefully consider your words, but I don't need you to help me escape from this, I can solve everything by myself, our relationship is not close enough for me to I feel at ease to accept your help."

"I've started to appreciate you." Regulus smiled admiringly at him.

Snape took one last look at him, got up to leave, and before leaving, he hesitated and said, "Thank you for your advice, it helped me a lot."

Regulus said politely: "I didn't say anything, you still need to think about everything."

Snape said indifferently: "This is enough. Saying that in your capacity is enough for me to think carefully about this path."

Regulus said politely: "I'm glad I can help you."

Snape nodded slightly, lifted his foot and left, this time without any further hesitation.

After he left, Regulus quickly removed the Ignoring Curse, and waved to Helena who had finally located her position.

In fact, Helena had been waiting anxiously for a long time. She noticed that one of them used the Ignore Charm, because no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't find where they were sitting.

When she finally found it, Regulus was already waving at her.

Helena immediately packed up her things and ran over, sat across from him and said, "Are you done talking?"

Regulus nodded: "Do you want to know what we talked about?"

Helena shook her head and said, "No need, I think Severus probably doesn't want too many people to know, and I believe you can give him reasonable advice."

Regulus leaned forward and slowly lay down on the table, staring at Helena intently, making Helena feel uncomfortable.

"Why do you keep staring at me?" Helena asked softly.

Regulus' eyes were clouded, and his tone was obviously intoxicated: "It feels good to be trusted." He paused, emphasizing, "Especially being trusted by you."

Helena blushed and said, "Then I hope you don't disappoint my trust in you."

A smile appeared on Regulus' pale face, and he was about to respond when Helena spoke again: "I saw the scene I saw before in the last divination class, the scene about you. She frowned worriedly, "If you really feel that it is good to be trusted by me, then don't let me down, and don't let yourself fall into the scene I saw."

Regulus didn't tell Helena that he himself had seen a similar scene. To be honest, if Helena didn't exist, he wouldn't be afraid and would care about it.But with Helena, he had to say, he didn't want to die right now.

"I will." Taking Helena's hand and kissing it on the table, Regulus promised in a low voice, "I won't let that happen."

Helena took advantage of the situation and also lay down on the table, stretched out her arms to caress his face, and said with difficulty, "I hope so."

Ever since Regulus and Snape had a one-on-one conversation in the library that day, they seemed to have become friends.

At least here with Helena, since the beginning of this semester, only her and Regulus' reading team has added a place, and that is Snape.

It was a coincidence at first, when they were going to read a book, they happened to meet Snape, sitting alone in the corner, withdrawn and unsocial.Helena was a little hesitant to go over with him, she was worried that Regulus would mind, but she really thought too much, and in the end it was even Regulus who walked over first.

"Can we sit here?" Regulus asked politely.

Snape looked up at the two of them, pulled a fake smile and said, "Of course, please feel free, you've all sat down, can I still drive you away?"

Helena immediately said to Regulus: "Don't be angry, Severus is like this, this is his way of showing kindness, and he doesn't really want to drive us away at all."

Snape was speechless: "You can't tell the difference..."

Helena gave Snape an annoyed look, and successfully shut him up. Regulus turned his gray eyes to Snape, and said in a low voice, "Of course, of course I believe he doesn't want to drive us away at all."

Snape moved his lips, but in the end he didn't say anything nasty to the familiar duo.

Since then, the three of them have always sat together to read and study. If Helena hadn't had a deep memory of Regulus' jealousy of Snape, and based on the way they get along with each other now, she wouldn't have believed that they had ever been together. There have been feuds.

What surprised Helena even more was that when the end of November was approaching, another member of their reading trio wanted to join.

Lily Evans was holding a book and looking at the trio in Slytherin school robes. Snape was the first to spot her, stood up and said, "Lily?"

Evans smiled and said, "Sev, good afternoon." She paused, then nodded to Helena and Regulus who followed her, "Hi, hello."

Helena looked at Evans in surprise, and Evans was also a little embarrassed. Her face was reddish, she held the book tightly, and said with all her strength: "I saw you are reading... I mean, If you don't mind, can I sit with you?"

Think about it differently. Helena’s best friend is a Gryffindor. If she saw him sitting with a group of Gryffindors in the library, she would never have the courage to ask if she could join, even if she wanted to be with him. Friends read books together.

So Evans can do such a thing and say such a thing, which really makes Helena admire and envy.

Of course she didn't mind, and quickly said: "Please sit down, please sit down." She compared the seat next to Bisnape.

Evans wanted to read and study with them, which wasn't too good for Snape, but he was the one who hesitated now, and the thought on his face made Evans stop his movements.

"I don't mean anything else." Evans whispered, "It's just that we haven't read together for a long time, Sev." She said softly, "Don't worry, I won't let Potter and the others bother us, I just... ..."

She just wanted to make amends to Snape, to manage what she thought was a very important friendship, even if it might involve sitting with the Slytherins and being stared at.

Snape knew exactly why Lily did what he did, and what Helena thought before was also what he thought now.

With complicated eyes, he said with forbearance: "Lily, you don't need to force yourself to do this. The... friendship between us will never be changed because of anyone or anything."

Evans pinched the spine of the book: "But we haven't read together for a long time." She said with a lost tone, "I sincerely hope that I can join you, if you are worried that I will affect your friends, then I can... ..."

"I didn't mean that." Snape had no choice but to pick up the book and say goodbye to Helena and Regulus, explaining as he walked with Lily, "I just think it will bring too much pressure on you, and being seen will hurt you." Create some gossip."

"I don't care about those!" Lily said as she walked, "You are my friend, your thoughts are the most important, and it doesn't matter what people who don't matter think!"

Such words were so heartwarming, even though Snape was so indifferent, he couldn't help smiling, even though it was fleeting.

Helena watched them go away, and asked Regulus, "Do you think Evans will read a book with us next time?"

Regulus said without hesitation, "No."

Helena looked at him: "Why are you so sure?"

"Because he knows Severus." Regulus said calmly, "He won't let Evans understand his situation."

"..." That's right, the former Snape, a Slytherin, was always by Evans' side, isn't it similar to the situation Evans wants to experience now?Knowing how embarrassing and uncomfortable it was, Snape wouldn't let her experience it.

Helena was silent for a while, then asked again: "Then do you think Evans will be with Severus?"

Regulus was silent for a while before answering: "No."

Helena looked at him: "Why are you so sure this time?"

Regulus looked at her for a moment and said, "Because he's going through some choices, some choices that he might not run away from."

Regarding the results of the last conversation, Snape, who had already participated in a rally, probably really had no possibility of escaping. Even if he wanted to, Lucius Malfoy would not let him have that chance, maybe before participating in the rally, But after participating, it is equivalent to boarding Malfoy's thief ship, and if you want to go down without shedding a layer of skin, you have to leave something behind.

Snape neither turned to anyone nor accepted Regulus' help, apparently intending to do it all himself.

then maybe...

Regulus' thoughts were interrupted by Helena, who asked a little confused, "Does the choice he's going through make it impossible for him to be with Evans?"

Regulus looked at her and said slowly: "First of all, Evans has only regarded him as his best friend so far, and has no other ideas. If he really expresses his inner thoughts, it may scare Evans. Jump."

Helena acknowledged this: "And then?"

"Then..." Regulus got up and changed his position, sat beside her, and raised his hand to caress her face, "Even if he had the chance, he can't develop anything with Evans at this time." That's too Tricky, Evans' blood would put her in mortal danger.

"It sounds like what you guys were talking about was dangerous." Helena finally understood.

She was very clever, and if she said this, if she didn't change the subject, she would turn the focus of the matter on them.

Snape was so dangerous, let alone Regulus.

Helena puffed up her face and was about to say something, but Regulus rushed ahead and said, "Do you remember what I said on your birthday?"

Helena recalled what happened that night, and her thoughts were indeed diverted.

Regulus observed her gradually blushing face, and said softly: "I said, on my birthday, you give me all your time, which is the best arrangement for my birthday."

Helena took a slight breath, and Regulus held her hand, and said softly, "So you don't have to worry about others now." He said in a drawn-out tone, "Let's think about our business."

Helena: "...I don't want the strawberry flavor anymore." She said truthfully.

Regulus was stunned because of this: "What?"

Helena stared at him, and imitated his old-fashioned half-smile and said, "Next time I want the pineapple flavor." She quickly kissed him on the cheek.

Regulus finally gradually understood what she meant.

On her birthday last time, the potion that was boiled for her was pink strawberry.

She said she didn't want the strawberry flavor anymore and wanted pineapple next time, which means...

"...I see." Regulus said cautiously with red ears, "I will study carefully and strive to make various flavors."