Magical Studies at Hogwarts

When Bella cursed and finally chased Narcissa, the old door had just been opened a crack from the inside. Snape was still wearing his unchanging black robes, and his long hair was tightly

It is close to the scalp, and there is no emotional fluctuation on the face.

He opened the door further, saw the sisters who were once close to the Black family, and said, "Narcissa, what a surprise."

"Snape." Narcissa was a little nervous, "Can I talk to you? It's a very urgent matter."

"Of course." Snape agreed, opened the door, and turned his body to the side. Narcissa and Bella walked in one after another.

After entering, there is a small living room. The furniture and furnishings inside are the same as the outside of the house, full of a dilapidated atmosphere. Under the dim light, it looks particularly deserted.

Snape motioned for the two of them to sit on the shabby but clean sofa, and he sat on the chair opposite the sofa. He folded his hands naturally on his knees and asked, "What can I do for you, Narcissa?"

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"Is there...no one else here..." She looked nervously at the room that could be seen at a glance and asked in a low voice.

"No," said Snape, "It's just Wormtail here, but I don't think we'd count him as a human being, would we?"

He pointed at the wall behind him. A secret door opened, revealing a narrow staircase, and Wormtail's head was exposed.

"The master asked me to take him in, and he has been here all this time." Snape said calmly, "It is easy to feed. It only needs a little food, and no matter what the food is."

He spoke as if he were talking about a pet, but neither Narcissa nor Bella thought there was anything wrong with this.

They all knew about Wormtail's retrieval of the Dark Lord, and they also understood that it was not at all of his own free will. It was Ike who used the curse to drive him to do it. It was also because of this incident that Ike was killed by the Death Eaters.

accepted.

At first, the words "little master" may have come from Lao Fu's order, but later it came from the bottom of his heart.

Wormtail smiled obsequiously, bending down in the same posture as he did in front of Lao Fu. He rubbed his hands, but the hand shaped by Lao Fu's magic was always at the front.

"Narcissa, Bellatrix, so charming, so tall..."

"Do you want anything to drink? Wormtail will bring it to us." Snape interrupted Wormtail's flattery coldly, "Then he will go back to his bedroom."

"I...I am not your servant, Snape." Wormtail's voice was low, but it was enough for people to hear.

"So, you want me to tell the Dark Lord that you violated my orders?" Snape said, "Of course, there is no need to let the master know about this little thing, so you want me to tell Strider

Say it?"

"I heard he's back?" He looked at Narcissa, who nodded slightly. A smile finally appeared on Snape's face, and he looked at Wormtail and said, "If you want, I can

Let him come here, after all, I am also his professor."

"No...no..." Wormtail couldn't even speak, and his bald forehead was even sweaty.

"Then, go ahead and get that bottle of wine made by the elves."

Wormtail still wanted to struggle, but was finally defeated by the playful eyes of the three. He turned around and left through another secret door. After a while, he came over with a bottle of wine and three wine glasses. After pouring it for the three, he went directly

I went back and closed the secret door.

"For the Dark Lord." Snape picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. Narcissa and Bella also drank the wine in their glasses. He poured more wine for them, then poured it for himself, and then picked up the wine.

The wine glass swayed slightly.

Narcissa was about to say something, but Snape pointed his wand at the secret door. There was a bang on the door, and Wormtail screamed.

"Sorry, he likes to eavesdrop a lot lately... What did you want to say just now?" Snape asked.

"Severus, I'm sorry, I don't know whether I should come or not. I just came here when my mind got hot." Narcissa said, "There is one thing that I was told not to reveal to anyone..."

"Then don't say it!" Bella shouted loudly, "Especially in front of this person!"

"This person? Bellatrix, how should I understand this sentence?"

"You know, I don't believe you!" Bella glared at her fiercely, and Snape didn't shy away. Narcissa, on the other hand, seemed to have a mental breakdown, covering her face and crying uncontrollably.

"Okay, wait a minute Narcissa, I think we'd better hear what Bellatrix has to say first. Why don't you trust me?"

Bella angrily talked loudly about her suspicions about Snape, from not looking for him after the Dark Lord's defeat but staying under Dumbledore's hands, to Harry Potter's life, and even the Dark Lord's resurrection.

He was so late that he even brought up the defeat in the Department of Mysteries, one by one, all of them.

Snape was very calm, telling the reasons one by one, showing his loyalty to the Dark Lord, and finally made the angry and excited Bella speechless.

"The Dark Lord trusted me, do you think he made a mistake? Or can I deceive him?" Snape said calmly, "In the final analysis, you think that I haven't done enough for the Dark Lord, but you forgot

Yes, I have always carried out the orders of the Dark Lord resolutely."

"Lurking around Dumbledore and becoming his most trusted person. Over the years, this trust has never faded."

"This is also where my value to the Dark Lord lies, especially after that night's battle."

Bella was very unhappy, staring at Snape with her eyes wide open, but she couldn't think of anything to attack. Snape did not look at Bella anymore, but asked Narcissa: "Okay,

Narcissa, you are here to seek my help, please tell me."

"I...I think you are the only one who can help me now. I am desperate now and Lucius is still in prison..." Narcissa's tears fell, "The Dark Lord does not allow me to tell this matter, but...

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"Since the Dark Lord won't let you say it, then don't say it." Snape said immediately, and this also received rare approval from Bella.

"That's right!"

Narcissa's face was full of despair. He regretted not asking Ike for help before. He was at the scene. She lowered her head and covered her face with her hands. Tears flowed down her fingers, but she did not cry at all.

Voice.

At this time, Snape stood up, walked to the window and looked outside, then waved his wand to close all the curtains, and cast a warning spell.

"If that's the plan you're talking about, I happened to know about it. The Dark Lord revealed it to several people, and I happened to be one of them." Snape said in a low voice.

"But even if I knew, what would I be able to change? You wouldn't expect me to convince the Dark Lord to change his mind. There's no chance."

"But... that is my son, Draco, my only son..." Narcissa burst into tears, "Bella, you have also seen that since the Dark Lord branded him with the Dark Mark, this

What did he look like after the task was given to him!"

"He is very smart. He knows what he has to face and has his own considerations... But as a mother, I also have to think about him!"

Narcissa pulled Snape's sleeve: "Why, Snape? Why Draco? Is it to avenge Lucius's mistake?"

Snape raised his head slightly to prevent himself from looking at Narcissa's tearful eyes full of begging, and calmly replied: "You can think of it this way, Narcissa. If Draco succeeds, he will get more than anyone else."

A higher honor."

"But he won't succeed, you know it very well!" Narcissa said, "The Dark Lord and Strider didn't even join forces at that time..."

Snape suddenly looked at her coldly, and Narcissa reacted immediately, as if all the strength in her body had been drained.

"Help him, Snape, help Draco, he can't do it on his own... You are his professor, his dean, the person he respects the most, you must have a way,

Right..."

Looking at the woman in front of him who was crying for his son, Snape was silent for a long time before slowly saying: "My guess... is just a guess. Maybe the Dark Lord will send me to do that in the end. Draco is just a

try."

"After all, if Draco succeeds, I can still stay in Hogwarts, continue to hide my identity, and bring more information to the Dark Lord."

"So, he doesn't care about Draco's life at all!"

"You should know very well that he will not forgive people easily. After all, they did not get the prophecy back that night." Snape said, "Everyone was punished, just like Strider. As far as I know,

He could have obtained the thing in Bellatrix's vault earlier, but now he has to complete two very dangerous tasks."

"That's no easier than Draco's, although he's done it before."

Narcissa screamed in despair, she sat down on the ground and pulled her hair fiercely. Bella was a little at a loss and just tried to comfort her with clumsy words.

Snape was silent for a long time, and finally stood up, bent down, and helped her to the sofa. He handed her the glass of wine and said softly: "Maybe, I mean maybe, I have a way to help Draco...

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"Can you help him? You can help him! You must be able!" Narcissa tightly grasped the last straw, "Are you willing to protect him and ensure that he is safe and sound?"

"I can give it a try."

"So, can you make an unbreakable vow, Severus? Please, can you?"

Snape was silent, but Bella laughed.

"Didn't you hear, Sissy, he said to give it a try. It must be the same thing, he ran away from the battle, and then said he was following the Dark Lord's order..."

"I can, Narcissa, I can make an unbreakable vow." Snape said slowly, but Bella was stunned and looked at Snape blankly, as if she had met this person for the first time.

Snape ignored the surprised Bella. He knelt directly opposite Narcissa and held her right arm tightly.

"We need a witness," he said. "Bellatrix, take your wand and come closer."

Bella still couldn't believe what she had just heard and seen, but she still walked up to the two of them with her wand and touched the tip of the wand on the arms they held.

At this time, Narcissa said: "Severus, will you look after my son Draco while he tries to fulfill the Dark Lord's wishes?"

"I do."

"Are you willing to do your best to protect him from harm?"

"I do."

"If...Draco is going to fail, are you willing to carry out what the Dark Lord ordered Draco to do to the end?"

"I do."

Three hot red threads spurted out from the tip of Bella's staff and tightly wrapped around the arms held by Snape and Narcissa. The bright light illuminated the three faces with different expressions.

A surprise, a determination, and a determination.

After a while, the light disappeared, leaving only two arms still holding tightly.