HP: Embrace the Darkness

"really want to know?"

Aces broke the sudden silence with a smile, and his slightly lower voice melted into the cool night breeze, but the chill was dissipated in an instant.

The inexplicable depression in Snape's heart quietly diminished, and he subconsciously nodded along with Asseth's words.

"Is that so? But..."

Artes deliberately made himself look embarrassed and left a trail of questions for Snape, waiting for him to ask further questions.

But Snape didn't press the question any further - he was looking into Asseth's eyes.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he saw a hint of shyness and embarrassment in it.

This is rare.

After knowing each other for many years, he had never seen Artes like this, so he became more curious and asked: "Where did you put the other eavesdropping alchemy tool?"

Aces deliberately avoided Snape's eyes, acting as if he was mentally preparing himself.

After appraising the situation, he pretended to be embarrassed and turned his head.

"That phoenix... I remember it's called Fox? In its nest, the props will be slightly hot. It seems to like it very much, so it puts it... underneath."

Underneath?

Snape's expression suddenly became speechless when he looked at the eavesdropping alchemy tools.

So the bird was used to hatch eggs?

"'What an unexpected choice,'" he said.

Seeing that the air pressure around Snape returned to its original level, Artes curled his lips silently and responded with a "hmm".

But there was another question in my mind.

Since when had Sif's mood been so easily affected by him?

from……

He pulled out the list of his interactions during this period and searched for it bit by bit. Finally, he found some clues in his recent memory.

It's the Forbidden Forest!

To be precise, it started with personally acknowledging their relationship.

Aces suddenly understood.

So this is a further manifestation of the relationship and special treatment that distinguishes it from others?

Someone who wasn't bothered at all didn't think about the other possibility at all. His brain automatically added a good reason for Snape, and then he happily accepted it.

Snape only felt that the expressions and sudden smiles of the people around him were a little strange.

Before I had time to think about it, the alchemy tool that had been silent suddenly made a sound.

"Dumbledore, long time... no see."

The two of them looked at each other at the same time.

Snape frowned, not quite adapting to Harry's voice and Voldemort's tone.

After all, one is the savior who can only be ridiculed by him, and the other is Voldemort who needs him to be cautious.

Aces took his hand and said, "Don't worry, Voldemort can't last long in this state."

Snape glanced sideways at Artes, but did not clarify the misunderstanding, nor did he withdraw his hand.

"...Long time no see, Tom."

Dumbledore's calm voice also came from the alchemy tool.

In the principal's room, looking at Dumbledore's calm face, Voldemort was very unhappy.

He worked so hard to do so, not just to break Dumbledore's mask of calm, but also to leave some gifts for his future opponents.

Now the second goal is achieved.

Only the first one remains.

Harry's scarlet eyes showed obvious malice.

"Dumbledore, your precious savior now shares a body with me. If you say that I will kill his good friends now, will he always remember that his friends died at his hands?"

Killing people and killing people is nothing more than this.

As long as Voldemort really does it, the savior who watched everything happen will probably be useless.

The two people who were eavesdropping openly looked at each other, and this thought flashed through their minds at the same time.

Dumbledore, who was opposite Voldemort, obviously thought so too, and his expression suddenly became serious.

"Tom, if you are willing to leave Harry's body and talk to me in person, I think I would welcome your arrival."

Voldemort was disdainful, "Dumbledore, you are still old. You were not so cowardly before. Aging has corroded your soul. Now you are no different from the despicable people I met."

"Everyone will grow old." Dumbledore looked directly into Voldemort's eyes, his penetrating eyes seemed to be able to see the deepest desires in people's hearts, "No one can escape."

Voldemort didn't know what he was thinking of and smiled noncommittally, "Before the basilisk was born, the world thought that there was no such creature as the basilisk."

Dumbledore looked at Voldemort without any trace.

This sentence is really not something Snape could say to Voldemort, who was like a madman.

Which one is fake between the two?

"Surprised?"

Voldemort twisted Harry's eyebrows and gave Dumbledore a hideous smile.

"During this period, I discovered some things that I had never seen before, and they introduced me to a whole new world. This is just a small touch, and it is not worth mentioning."

"A whole new world?" Dumbledore quickly grasped the point and paused. "To be honest, Tom, I'm glad you can think and see the world again."

"You're talking more and more nonsense." Voldemort interrupted Dumbledore and sneered disdainfully.

Dumbledore carefully distinguished the color of Harry's pupils and found that the blood color began to fade. He felt relieved, but he still calmly talked about Voldemort.

"You also know that I am older than most people, so it is normal for me to be a bit verbose?"

"Of course, you are old." Voldemort lowered his voice and threatened, "I will kill you with my own hands, and I will also kill your hope, and let him step into the kingdom of death with you, one day...one day."

Harry fell heavily to the ground.

"Harry!" Dumbledore quickly helped the unconscious Harry to the sofa, waved his wand, and the beautiful blue phoenix flew out the door.

"Severus, I need you."

Snape hurried into the headmaster's office, followed by a complete stranger.

Dumbledore glanced over, naturally ignoring Artes who shouldn't be here, and looked at Snape, "Severus, come here and take a look."

Without saying a word, Snape threw several checking spells at Harry one after another.

After receiving feedback from the magic spell, his face suddenly darkened, and his eyes drifted toward Asseth hesitantly.

"What's wrong? Is there something missing?"

Mistaking the potion master for lacking materials, Asseth took off his alchemy ring and handed it over.

"I should have some here, let's take a look?"

Snape didn't take Artes' ring.

He searched in his ring for a while, took out a few bottles of potions and threw them to Dumbledore.

"Feed him."

Dumbledore caught the potion.

After drinking several bottles of potion, Harry's face turned rosy visibly.

At this time, Artes also understood why Snape looked at him like this.

When Dumbledore was feeding the potion, he lifted up the potion bottle. There were three S's on the bottom of the bottle.

So the potion is his?

Aces looked at the potion that had been swallowed in several mouthfuls with distress, and his heart was bleeding.