The Extraordinary Apothecary at Hogwarts

"Then, professor, is this all right?" Sissy still felt a little pain in her arm, but it was nothing serious.

"The idea is very good, it would be great if it goes as smoothly as you wish." Snape snorted disdainfully, his cold voice covered up all emotions, "Follow me."

Snape walked with his own blower, and the black robe behind him whistled, and Sissy hurried behind to keep from being left behind.

The two stopped in front of the gargoyle statue at the door of the principal's office. This was the second time for Sissy to come here. Professor Flitwick brought her here last time.It seems that every time I come to Dumbledore, it's not because of any good things.

"Bouncing Pops." Snape forced the words out between his teeth.

Albus, the old fellow, changed his passwords a lot, and they were always childish treats, which Snape didn't want to remember at all if he had to.

The statue rotated to reveal the entrance, and the two climbed up the revolving stairs in silence.

Snape didn't like to talk, he was used to it long ago, and once he opened his mouth, he would either complain or be derogatory. There are very few students in the school who have not been taken care of by his venomous tongue.

If there were, it was those little devils who had just entered school, and he hadn't had time to let them all feel how cruel the living environment of the Potions class was.

Sissy was full of doubts and wanted to ask, but facing Snape's gloomy dead fish face, she swallowed back the words that had just reached her mouth.

Besides, the stairs are narrow, if she follows too closely, the wind-blown robe in front will hit her face, if you look carefully, there are still traces of her tears on the corner of the clothes.

"Fortunately, I just wiped my tears and didn't put my nose on it, otherwise the professor would definitely be furious." Sissy secretly thanked that she didn't go too far.

Pushing open the oak door, it seemed that Dumbledore hadn't come back yet. The portraits of previous Hogwarts principals on the wall saw them come and talk a lot, and several people became more curious about Sissy. Here we come, no student has ever run so diligently to the principal's office, just like his own home.

Snape stood by the desk with a serious expression on his face.

Sissy didn't want to have trouble with him without saying a word. It was the second time she came here, and she obviously had a thicker skin.She simply took Dumbledore's candies outside and took one of each flavor to help taste.

Soon after, Dumbledore opened the door. His expression was a little tired, which might be caused by overthinking. Seeing that Snape and Sissy were already waiting there, he showed a relieved smile.

"It's pretty fast, Severus, smoother than I thought?" Dumbledore's tone was brisk, just like Snape's expression when he saw a trace of black smoke from Sissy's wound, he was very relieved Feel.

"Well, it's probably just an accident, basically cleared up." Snape carefully took out the bottle containing the tiny black beads and placed it lightly on the desk.

"Let me see." Dumbledore picked up the bottle, pushed his glasses and studied it carefully.

Snape glanced at Sissy, cast a spell and swung his staff to envelop her in a translucent ball.

The ball cut off the sound, and Sissy could only see their hazy figures in it, but couldn't hear the conversation.

"How about it?"

"I don't think it was left on purpose, or it wouldn't exist just a little bit. According to my guess, Voldemort is very weak now, even unconscious, and left us trouble unintentionally."

"You mean, Quirrell didn't do it on purpose?" Snape believed that Dumbledore's conjectures were often correct, but he was also worried that there would be occasional mistakes.

"Don't worry about that. I've checked it carefully just now. His fear is absolutely real. He's really scared crazy."

"Cowardly fellow, are you really determined to keep him in the school? It's too dangerous." No matter from the perspective of the safety of the students or his own safety, Snape did not want Voldemort to continue to stay in Honolulu. Gwarz.

Dumbledore raised his eyes and saw his thoughts, and said slowly: "I have no choice, Severus, I can only work hard for you. Voldemort cannot be killed now, instead of letting him run out to find new targets Do whatever it takes to control its movement, at least in this way we will not fall into a passive position.

Therefore, I will temporarily suspend the Defense Against the Dark Arts class on the grounds of poor mental condition, and leave him alone in the ward. "

"Since it's decided, then I have nothing to say." The plan sounded reasonable, but things often changed, and Snape was still worried.

Sissy was shrouded inside, lying on the edge and looking out. She couldn't read lips, and she couldn't see clearly from inside. She could only make guesses based on their expressions and movements.

Of these two old fritters, one has a consistent cold expression, and some emotions can be seen, while the other is more extreme, with a gentle look from the beginning to the end, so that Sissy can't detect the clue, and there is nothing to gain from watching it for a long time.

"That child, she has a special constitution, I'm afraid..."

"Is she really a child of the Albert family?" Snape frowned thoughtfully.

Dumbledore nodded slowly, sighing rarely.

"Maybe during this period of time, keeping that child close to you is the only way to ensure safety."

"I see." Snape agreed. If he had done it before, he would never have cared about this kind of thing. He had agreed to become a spy only for Lily's sake.

He knows that the sins he once committed cannot be washed away, and the person he misses will never return.From the moment he hugged the cold corpse and cried helplessly, all his hopes of life were shattered. He hated Voldemort for not letting Lily go, and Dumbledore for not keeping them safe as agreed. In the final analysis, he hated himself. He personally informed and killed her.

But in the 20 years after graduation, Dumbledore changed his thinking subtly, especially with the help of Dumbledore, he decided to use those potions to cut off the flesh and blood on his body, completely erasing Voldemort remaining means of control.After experiencing heart-wrenching physical pain, he was reborn as if he had redeemed his sins.

Since then, his existence is not only to commemorate Lily's dead soul, but also has some other meanings.

Such an unknowing change surprised him a little, so when Sissy cried and begged him for help, a glimmer of sunshine appeared in his heart that had always been covered by ice and snow, and the feeling of standing under the sun seemed to be good.

Snape thought for a while, and lifted the spell covering Sissy.

"What about her other courses?"

"Do whatever you want, and I approve." Dumbledore resumed his gentle tone, and jokingly noticed the candy wrapper in Sissy's hand, "It seems that when I didn't come back, someone already tasted it for me?"

Sissy was stunned for a moment, then she spread her hand and handed over the candy paper in embarrassment, "I'm sorry, Professor Dumbledore, I didn't get your permission..."

"I don't have to be restrained here, Eugenie, and I have to thank you for helping me share it." After Dumbledore said, he peeled off a candy and threw it into his mouth.

Snape's brows were obviously furrowed, and his tone was bad: "Professor!"

"Okay, Severus, just eat one." Dumbledore frowned, grabbed a handful of candy and stuffed it for Sissy, "You see now, they won't allow me to eat more, Philius It's the same with Severus, and it's the same with Severus, they all control me."

Sissy's tense mood relaxed a lot. Dumbledore looked like an old urchin at this moment, and winked at her, with a mischievous tone that did not belong to his age: "Just take more, help me eat some of the stock. I I heard that Honeydukes has a new product, so I should buy some if I have the chance!"

When Sissy left, there were a lot of candy in the storage bag, but Snape curled his lips and didn't stop it.

"You can walk around if you can't eat, the treatment at Hogwarts is really good!" Sissy touched the bag full of candies, and almost forgot that the pain in her arm was getting stronger.