Mysterious Walker at Hogwarts

After his vision blurred for a while, Dean finally walked out of the Pensieve. He found Snape looking at him with tears in his eyes.

"So you are actually my godfather..." Dean finally understood why Snape was so kind to him.

"I know I'm incompetent, but I still hope..." Snape choked.

"Does my mother know about this?" Dean asked softly.

"Brian should have told her, but she was cast under a very powerful forgetting spell and may not remember it."

"During the summer vacation, you already recognized us when you first went to my house, right?"

"Of course, you don't know how much you and Brian look alike!"

"You used the confusion spell on my mother then..."

"Yes, I think that is a kind of protection for her - she obviously doesn't recognize me anymore. The experience with the Dark Lord taught me that staying away from the magical world and never entering his sight is very important to a person. Muggles are the safest option."

"No, you were afraid at the time. You were afraid that after my mother recognized you, she would ask you about the whereabouts of my biological father."

Snape looked at Dean silently, and after a long time he said painfully:

"Dean, I'm stupid, aren't I? I knew clearly that Brian was lying to me. There was no secret technique to survive being hit by Avatar, but I was still lucky enough to kill my last person with my own hands. Good friend."

"My biological father would be very happy to hear you call him your best friend."

"I always regard him as my best friend..."

"Maybe there should be a prefix, besides Lily." Dean blurted out.

"Lily... that was another mistake I made." Snape said in pain, "I shouldn't have told the Dark Lord that prophecy."

"You had no choice at that time." Dean understood Snape's situation very well. If he didn't say anything, he would definitely lose Voldemort's trust, and he would be the next one to be killed.

"I am too cowardly." Snape confessed, "In order to survive, I told the Dark Lord the prophecy, but he came to a completely different conclusion than me. He believed that Lily and Potter's son was the The prophesied savior... I had already lost Brian, and I couldn’t watch Lily being killed again, so I went to Dumbledore, hoping to get his protection, but Lily was still killed."

"Professor, all this stems from the fact that you did not hear the complete prophecy..."

"Yes, if I knew the second half of the prophecy, I would have guessed that you are not the savior in the prophecy, and then I would definitely not make a big mistake by killing Brian with my own hands."

"But in the final analysis, you did that to protect me, just like my father." Dean chose to forgive, "This is not your fault."

"Thank you, Dean, but I don't think you should jump to conclusions so quickly." Gratitude flashed across Snape's face, and he took out an old piece of parchment and placed it in front of Dean.

Dean recognized it at a glance as another mysterious fragment, which was exactly the same as the three formulas collected by Umbridge.

Under Snape's encouraging gaze, Dean picked up the parchment, which contained a formula called "Potion of Suspended Death".

Dean discovered that in the "Potion Sequence" skill tree, which had been quiet since he obtained it, a gray question mark was replaced by "Potion of Suspended Death", but it was still inactive. In addition, the progress of "Legacy Mission: Mysterious Walker" had It rose slightly by 1% to 28%.

According to Dean's understanding, it will only be activated after he masters the preparation method of the suspended animation potion.

It seems useless at the moment, but at least it provides Dean with an idea for unlocking the potion sequence.

"Dean, I regret it. In fact, I have obtained this formula a long time ago." Snape said softly.

"Before my biological father was in danger?" Dean immediately grasped the key point keenly.

"Yes, I got this recipe even before I joined the Death Eaters."

"So...actually, you could have let my biological father escape directly with the fake death potion, instead of using such a dangerous method as Avada Kedavra?" Dean asked.

"Not exactly." Snape shook his head. "When Brian was killed by me, I had not yet understood this formula. If I can put more effort into it, I can prepare the fake death demon in time. With the medicine, Brian might not die. It was precisely because of this formula that I believed that the secret method of suspended animation that Brian mentioned did exist."

"Are you blaming yourself for not studying this formula thoroughly in time?" Dean understood a little bit. Snape completely fell into a misunderstanding, and he took all the responsibility on himself.

In fact, it’s not necessary. Who would have thought that this recipe would come in handy at the most critical moment?Moreover, the formulas passed down by the Mystery Walker are very difficult. Snape has not yet understood the other three formulas at his current level, let alone more than ten years ago.

Snape was too hard on himself.

Dean told Snape his thoughts.

"Dean, do you really think so?" Snape was really excited this time, and Dean didn't blame him!

"Professor, the tragedy has happened, and it was strongly requested by my biological father." Dean could only say, "From the perspective of the two of you, no one can be wrong. If you want to blame it, you can only blame that era. "

Snape looked at Dean deeply: "Thank you, Dean. I will make it up to you."

"No, no, professor, you have given me enough." Dean said a little embarrassed.

Dean knew that Snape still had a heavy responsibility at the moment and played a very important role in Dumbledore's savior development plan.

Dean felt that it was unfortunate enough that Snape was used by Dumbledore in this way. If he had to allocate a considerable part of his energy to him, it would be tantamount to dancing with shackles.

"You deserve it," Snape said softly, "but it's not enough."

"Professor, your best compensation for me is to live happily. I think this is what my father wants. He certainly doesn't want to see you living in self-blame every day and carrying a heavy burden. You should ask Looking forward... I think if Harry knew the inside story, he would have the same opinion as me."

"No, you are not the same as Potter, and will never be the same." Snape shook his head painfully.

"Then can you let go of everything in the past for me?...Godfather?" Dean asked.

Snape looked at Dean in disbelief, seemingly surprised and surprised.

After a long time, he lowered his head feebly: "Dean, I'm very happy... but I can't... you know what I mean, before the Dark Lord is completely eliminated, I can't... this is my responsibility."

Dean felt a little hurt. It seemed that between him and Harry, the balance in Snape's heart was still a little tilted in the opposite direction, but Dean could understand it.

"Well, Godfather, I hope you can take care of yourself, so that I at least have a supporter in school." Dean said half-jokingly.