harry potter book of crimes

The person Snape really came here to see was the mysterious Lord of the Living Corpses. As for Mr. John Stewart, who was hiding in the room and refused to even show his face, it was just that he could not meet him right away.

When I got to the main character, I just grabbed a minor character and asked him a few words.

If I had to make an analogy, it would be like grabbing a passerby on the platform after missing a subway train and asking about the scenic spots at the destination - the only connection between the two parties is probably just that.

It’s just that the other person happened to have been to that place before.

Therefore, John was not wrong about one thing, that is, Snape did not have much interest in him. After asking two questions, and using John's answers, some of the inferences in his mind were confirmed from the side.

, Snape stopped talking nonsense, turned around and left.

…

The weather outside Buckingham Palace is still the same as usual. The huge icicles reaching above the clouds draw the sun's rays from the top. After countless refraction and attenuation, they turn into the colorful afterglow during the day.

This is Snape's first time here. Compared with the shock he felt when he was near London before and looked up at this amazing icicle from the outside, the observation inside the ice city is completely different.

Feeling.

Standing in the huge square outside the main entrance, he crossed his arms and raised his chin slightly, looking expressionlessly into the distance along the huge gap in the ice wall. He seemed to be thinking about something, but also seemed not to be thinking about anything.

Just simply in a trance.

I don't know how long it took, but he suddenly seemed to notice something. He finally turned around and looked at the exit of the ice cave on the other side of the square.

"Mr. Severus Snape, is that right? Hello." A figure came out from there, walking straight towards this side with slow steps, "Welcome to the City of Icicles, I hope I

My companions have not done anything rude to you to offend you."

The person coming was a woman - of course, if the living zombies indeed retained their gender in life, then at least the living corpse coming towards Snape must be a female in terms of body shape.

Because in Snape's opinion, this person's appearance is much closer to that of a human being than the other living corpses he has seen so far. Even if it weren't for the skin that was too gray and dull and full of death, he said

Maybe it's really possible to treat the other person as a woman.

After sizing him up for a moment, Snape frowned and said as the other person came closer and closer:

"Who are you?"

"Do you want to ask me my name?" Perhaps sensing Snape's resistance to his constant approach, the other party finally stopped and stood still about thirty feet away from Snape.

"The master gave my brother and I a common name called 'Swallow', but our clan itself doesn't really need a name. If you are willing to call me by 'Swallow', that would be the best - my brother and I both

I am very grateful to the master for giving me the name, and I also like it very much. But if you feel inconvenient, you can call me whatever you want."

The other party indeed spoke in detail, and behaved in a very polite and considerate manner. Through the gradual learning and adaptation over the past few days, this living corpse girl, one of the twins, has become more and more like a truly complete and even connotative person.

of intelligent life.

Just like how Snape felt when he first looked at her, the person standing there seemed to be a human woman with outstanding temperament but restrained edge.

Is this a living corpse?

During this period when the entire Old Britain area was nearly isolated from the outside world and could not be peeked into by others, what exactly happened here?

Even Snape, who had roughly learned some information from Bill, Lupin, Kingsley and others, and Granger just now, couldn't help but feel the revelation in the words and deeds of the female living corpse in front of him.

He was secretly surprised by the information - he had seen high-level zombies outside the city before, but although those high-level zombies all exuded extremely powerful and dangerous auras, they were far less powerful than the living corpse in front of him.

The temperament and self-cultivation shown by the corpse girl that should only be possessed by humans had a huge impact on him.

Of course, no matter how surprised and horrified he was inside, Snape's Occlumency skills would not reveal anything strange at least on the surface. After only a moment's pause, he heard him speak again:

"That's just right. Anyway, I'm not interested in your name. What I want to ask is, what is your status among your tribe? This will help me judge whether you want me to spend my time.

The value in you."

To be honest, if placed in human society - whether it is Muggle society or the magical world - Snape's words are very much like provocation. Even if the other person happens to be a grumpy guy, then

Maybe there would be a fight right away.

Fortunately, the person standing in front of Snape now was a living corpse.

Even though the zombie girl has already acquired emotions that are unique to humans, the nature of the high-level zombie after awakening her will still makes her more inclined to use rationality when facing people and things. Such a thinking mode,

On the contrary, her behavior is very similar to Snape's.

On the other hand, Snape's shrewdness was obviously keenly aware of this in a few words, so he said it so explicitly.

So the next moment, the living corpse girl nodded calmly and said politely:

"Your Excellency, please don't worry too much. In fact, every individual in our clan is the most loyal follower of our master. Even though we all have our own temperaments and habits, the general direction of our actions is the same.

There is no difference between you and any of our tribesmen asking or making demands, so we can just treat us as a whole... Of course, this is limited to high-level people like me who can understand the expression of your will.

clansmen.”

After saying this, the girl paused for a moment, and then suddenly changed the topic back to the question she originally asked, saying:

"But before listening to your question, I actually want to ask the question first - I don't know if my companions have done anything rude to you, so that you stand alone in this cold place.

In the square? If so, please allow me to express my most sincere apology to you on behalf of my compatriots."

It wasn't until this moment that Snape realized that the politeness shown by the zombie girl was not just superficial politeness. She was really polite!