HP: Embrace the Darkness

Anna pressed her chin on Artes' shoulder and smiled kindly at Snape inside.

"Good morning, Mr. Snape, um, can I call you Severus?"

"Okay...good morning."

Artes couldn't look back and couldn't see Snape's expression, but he could feel the joy all over Anna.

William also nodded as a greeting.

"Well, good morning, let's go out for breakfast. After that we can go back to Cavendish Manor. I'll take some time to come over and take care of things here."

Thinking of Draco's letter, Artes let go of Anna and briefly described the matter.

Anna liked the well-behaved Draco very much. When she heard that he was bored alone on Dragon Island, she immediately decided that she would pick Draco back up.

Thinking that Voldemort would be stopped by him, Artes did not object, but he still asked Susanna to accompany him to pick up Draco.

Anna thought for a while and felt that she would be a bit bored by herself, so she happily went to find Susanna.

After breakfast, several soldiers divided into different groups.

Those who go back to Cavendish Manor go back to Cavendish Manor, those who go to pick up Draco pick up Draco, those who stay at Spider End Alley... stay at Spider End Alley.

The Potions Master went out for a trip and found a little clingy tail that couldn't be shaken off.

Little Tail defied all opinions and followed him home.

"It's rare for your parents to come back. You should stay at Cavendish Manor instead of following me."

Asseth turned a deaf ear and squeezed in before the door closed. He sat down on the sofa leisurely as if he were at home, his long legs crossed, but his eyes were stained with grievance.

"I'm afraid I won't have time to stay at Hogwarts in the future. Don't you even miss me?"

Snape avoided his gaze and did not answer this obviously too ambiguous question.

Aces didn't have to ask Snape to answer, as long as he was willing to let him stay.

He had a hunch that this time might be the only time he could be alone with Snape.

Aces stayed in Spider End Alley.

It's just that he would go back to Cavendish Manor during the day to accompany his parents and a certain platinum peacock who was so pampered that he didn't know the heights of the world.

Snape was not used to the atmosphere at Cavendish Manor. Except for accompanying Artes a few times, Snape always stayed in Spider End Alley to do his own thing.

The Potions Association has received frequent letters during this time.

Each letter was a subtle test of his identity and willingness to serve in the Potions Association.

The letter from the Potions Association was delivered by Asseth. They had to take this step after searching for the address and tracing the source several times to no avail.

Voldemort was eyeing him, and Snape had no energy or mind to waste it elsewhere, so he directly and clearly rejected the Potions Association's invitation.

After Asseth found out, he asked for the letter and read it back and forth on the sofa for a long time, with deep regret hidden in his eyes.

If there were no Voldemort, perhaps the Potions Association would be the best home for the Potions Master, where he could shine and sweat for his beloved potions.

If you get tired of staying there, you can develop dark magic instead of staying at Hogwarts and being a Potions Professor in front of the little wizards.

Asseth put the letter away solemnly.

Snape didn't care where the letter went, so he just let Artes do whatever he wanted with it.

Two weeks have passed since the summer vacation, and the Mueller auction, which has been warmed up for more than half a month, is about to kick off.

Anna and Susanna arrived a week early, dragging Draco and Aces shopping around, and spent a few days clearing out a lot of expensive clothes.

There were so many clothes, everyone in the family could get five sets, and the Potions Master had seven sets, because the black clothes were so easy to choose from and so easy to match. If Artes hadn't stopped Snape because he was afraid of being uncomfortable, there would have been ten sets. more than.

The family here is in harmony, and the elderly couple on the other side are equally beautiful.

After Asses said that, Dumbledore went back and hesitated alone for a few days, but decided to sit down with Grindelwald and have a long-lost communication.

However, before communicating with Grindelwald, Dumbledore left him behind and came to Godric's Hollow alone.

Stepping into this place full of memories again, Dumbledore was able to maintain a calm mood.

He walked around the small square alone, passing the monument, bar, post office, and the place where Harry was born. He looked at all the familiar and unfamiliar environments before slowly walking into the church.

There was a church in a village belonging to wizards. Dumbledore felt it was inconsistent when he looked at Jesus hanging high on the cross.

It’s just that after watching it for a long time, I got used to it.

Just like the wounds that were painful and difficult to face, after enduring them for a long time, you get used to them.

Dumbledore found a seat and sat down, quietly staring at Jesus who was sleeping with his head bowed. In other words, he was passing through Jesus and looking at the back of the church.

And behind the church... is the cemetery.

The cemetery where his mother and sister are buried, where they rest with Jesus.

Dumbledore didn't know how long he had been sitting in the church. He felt the stiffness and pain in his legs and feet due to being immobile for a long time. He finally stood up.

Passing by Jesus, he looked up at Jesus unexpectedly and said, "Does God love the world? No, there is no God in the world, everyone in the world is suffering, and no one loves him."

As a wizard, Dumbledore had no faith in Jesus. After saying this, he left calmly.

Passing through the narrow door behind the church and following the light blue carpet, he came to a wasteland full of tombstones.

Row after row of tombstones stood quietly, with various familiar surnames on them.

Dumbledore walked slowly over, and along the way he saw a group of tombstones belonging to the Potter family. There, he saw the tombstones of James Potter and Lily Potter.

He was not ready to see Ariana, so he naturally stopped and looked at James and Lily's tombstones for a while.

"Perhaps we should let Harry come and see you. Harry is a good boy."

Avoiding can't solve problems, Dumbledore has always known this.

He stayed a while longer, leaving James and Lily's tombstones as he had left the church.

Behind, are the tombstones of the Dumbledore family.

Dumbledore's steps became even slower, and for the first time his eyes scanned the names on the tombstone.

Xu was afraid of seeing that familiar name, and he couldn't help but wonder where the Cavendish family's tombstone was. Will Snape enter the Cavendish family's tombstones or the Prince's tombstones in the future?

Curiosity gave Dumbledore a lot of peace of mind.

Finally, he saw the familiar name - Ariana Dumbledore.

"Long time no see, Ariana."

Dumbledore stood less than two steps away from the tombstone and called out Ariana's name in a low mood. Subconsciously, he stroked the tombstone as he had stroked Ariana's head countless times before.

A cold touch came from his fingertips, almost freezing his whole body into a silent statue.