Hogsmeade village.

The students who came out for a walk during the holiday made the usually quiet street noisy. A few Gryffindor juniors threw prank toys at each other and whizzed past, brushing Snape's robes like a gust of wind and running away.

This kind of disgusting scene can be seen every day in Hogwarts castle. I didn't expect that after leaving the school, the imps who lost their restraints could burst out with even greater energy, making people unable to find a clean place .

"Where are we going?" Snape asked, frowning, a bit disbelieving that Hogsmeade had any room left for them to talk.

"We'll be there soon, remember where Signus took you last time?" Lucius said.

Turning a street corner, the familiar restaurant appeared in front of me, perhaps because of the power of Jin Jialong, approaching here, the noisy students around were significantly less, only the small building with an ordinary appearance stood alone.

The Malfoys, like the Blacks, had their own boxes here.Lucius, Snape, and Corison were led by the waiter through the corridor to the top area of ​​the store.Lucius slowly chose the afternoon tea for three people before letting the waiter leave.

"Can we talk now?" Snape waited without saying a word, until the waiter closed the door, leaving only the three of them in the room, before asking.

Corison was also staring at him, obviously not allowing him to escape, Lucius could only sigh: "We didn't intend to tell anyone, Signus just went out for a day by himself, and shouldn't attract anyone's attention "He said and glanced at Corison: "Especially you, it is definitely not planned, you still have time to go now."

Corison raised his eyebrows, his face full of wonder: "Why should I leave?"

Lucius: "What Signus and I are doing has something to do with that guy, are you sure you want to hear?"

The Zabini family has never been in contact with Death Eaters, and has always been a clear stream in Slytherin. It is not easy to maintain this state, and Mr. and Mrs. Zabini walk on eggshells every day for this.If Corison still remembered his identity as the heir, he shouldn't have gotten involved in any matters related to the Dark Lord at such a time. Lucius' reminder was entirely for his own sake.It's just that Corison's attitude has not changed because of this, he obviously has his own ideas, and this idea is not consistent with the Zabini family.

"Where's Siegel?" Snape asked again seeing that Corison had made a decision.

Corison also raised the corners of his mouth, and reminded with a smile: "Say it, Patriarch Malfoy, escaping is not your style."

Stared at by two pairs of eyes, Lucius had no choice but to say, "Okay, he's gone to Little Hangleton."

Snape raised his eyebrows: "Little Hangleton?"

This was an unfamiliar name, and Snape had never heard of it before, but for Cresson, who was born in a family, this name was enough to make him realize the seriousness of the problem.

"If I remember correctly, the Gaunt family is there." Mentioning the family that has inextricable ties to Salazar Slytherin, Cresson's expression also became serious.

"Haha, you have a pretty good memory." Lucius rolled his eyes and said sarcastically.

"He shouldn't have gone to the Gaunts."

"Do you think we want to take such a risk!" Lucius yelled out in a low voice, which was rare: "Signus is my best friend, do you think I'm willing to watch him go to Gaunt's house!"

"Gaunt?" Snape looked at the stern-looking Corrisson, then at the excited Lucius, and stood up abruptly.His movement was sudden, the chair made a harsh sizzling sound on the floor, and the box fell silent instantly.

Snape looked at the two seniors in front of him: "Who will explain what's going on with the Gaunt family?"

Staring at those dark eyes, Lucius only felt a headache.He couldn't help looking at Corison, who immediately raised his hands to show his position: "Don't look at me, explain yourself."

The history of the Gaunt family is complicated, but the focus is very clear, and it is not difficult to explain. It is nothing more than the descendants of Slytherin and the matrilineal family of the Dark Lord.Signus' plan today is also easy to explain - he went to the dark lord's secret base to steal a magic item related to the dark lord's soul, and he didn't know what it was or where it was hidden. The special old house has set up a magic circle, and he will be found soon.

When Lucius explained, Snape listened quietly all the time, only his expression became more and more ugly, and his already black eyes became darker and darker in the suppressed emotions, like a black hole.That look made Lucius wonder whether he might have learned Occlumency.

"... That's it. Actually, after he comes back at night, you can ask him directly." Lucius rubbed his nose and said quickly.

"I'm going to Little Hangleton." Snape got up and said expressionlessly.

"No, it's too dangerous." Lucius also stood up and said seriously.

"I must go."

"Severus, don't be impulsive, trust him."

Lucius grabbed Snape's arm, but the third-year boy didn't look as tall as him, but he was not weak, Lucius could only watch his hand being ripped apart.

"I'm working with Dumbledore recently." Snape said suddenly, throwing a huge shock, which made both Lucius and Cresson stunned reflexively.Seeing the stupid looks of the two seniors, Snape withdrew the corners of his mouth: "Don't worry, I'm not stupid enough to join the Order of the Phoenix, I just help them brew potions. As you know, the British wizarding community can help them Not many people."

"Dumbledore knows quite a few potions masters," Lucius reminded.

"Yeah, but he didn't dare to accept the help of those friends." Snape said, "He knew what would happen if those people reached out to the Order of the Phoenix. That's why he agreed to my request and took the risk of using a Potions provided by third year students, because no one could have imagined that Dumbledore would need to work with a student."

"Using the potion you brewed is not a risk." Cresson said: "The potion you made is much better than some adult wizards."

Snape nodded at him, and continued: "Dumbledore is well aware of that man's strength, and knows that his friends who are dozens or hundreds of years old are not his opponents. You still have confidence that Siegel can win under his nose." Under the hood, steal something that is extremely important to him, and then get out of the way?"

There was only silence in the box, of course Lucius couldn't confidently say meaningless words like "he can do it", he was just forcing himself to believe in Signus.He was the one who made the plan with Signus, and watching Signus go would be hard enough without convincing himself.

As for Corison, who has always been very calm, he only maintained his superficial calm.Lucius and Signus' plan was so crazy that he didn't know how to express his inner shock.

"Are you going with me?" Snape asked.

Before Lucius had time to speak, Corison had already said, "You'd better stay at school. The Malfoy master's every move will be watched. It's not a good idea to play disappearance with Signus."

He said and glanced at Snape. The third year was not in the mood to care about others at this time. It could be seen that if no one was with him, he would never mind setting foot on the road to Little Hangleton alone.

Creison continued: "As for me, the Zabini family has always been clean, so no one will link me with the Dark Lord."

Snape frowned: "I can do it by myself."

"What can you do as a third year if you meet Death Eaters?"

In the end, Lucius went back alone among the Slytherin seventh years and took cover for them, while Snape and Corrisson avoided the crowd and Apparated to Little Hangleton.

As soon as he landed, Snape was about to rush out of the city, but Corrison quickly grabbed him and dragged him back to his side: "Can you be more careful!"

The wizard costumes of the two had aroused the curiosity of the residents of the small town. Cressen dragged Snape around, hid in an alley, and took out two bottles of invisibility potion from his pocket.

"We're here to find Signus, not to cause trouble, it's best to keep a low profile."

Snape nodded, took a bottle and drank it up.

They walked through the streets of the small town, looking all the way in the direction Lucius said, and saw the old Gaunt house standing in a quiet distance from afar.The house is too old, as if it could be torn apart by the green plants all over the walls at any time, and the window panes are all broken. I don't know if it has been through too much wind and rain, or the Muggles of Little Hangleton City. Broken by the children.

"He's not here," Snape said coldly.

It was so quiet, how could it be so quiet if Signus or the Dark Lord were here.This discovery made Snape heave a sigh of relief, and couldn't help thinking, maybe Signus had escaped successfully?

But then he had to overturn his senseless hopes.Going around the gate of the old house, Snape found a piece of fresh blood scattered outside a broken window.He squatted down and touched it with his fingers. The sticky and cold touch undoubtedly explained what happened here not long ago.

He was hurt, and Snape's mind exploded in an instant, leaving only humming noises.

Had the Dark Lord hurt him?Is he safe now?where is he...

A series of questions kept popping up, but Snape couldn't answer any of them, and didn't want to think deeply about any of them.

"Severus?" Corrison called him, it seemed that he was not far away, and he should have seen the blood here.Snape snapped back to his senses, and stood up slowly.

"Here I am. He's only hurt, he always holds up." Snape said as calmly as he could. "We've got to catch him."

Signus' trail was not difficult to find, he was seriously injured, and he stumbled along the way and left a clear path in the woods, with his blood as a guide on the road.Snape could almost imagine that the Dark Lord had also passed by here not long ago, following Signus's blood with ease.

The further he went, the more obvious the bloodstains became. Under the cover of the leaves, there were large patches of red in some places. It was the Dark Lord who hit him again.

The pace of the two became faster and faster, until they no longer cared that there might be Death Eaters hiding here, and ran straight through the woods.That long journey of blood witnessed how strong Signus wanted to survive. Both Snape and Corrisen couldn't wait to find him and take him back.

"We're almost at the top of the mountain," said Corison.

Maybe Signus left some kind of trap there, or the escaped magic circle, and the two forced themselves to think only in an optimistic direction, but the fact would not change because of their thoughts.There are no traps on the top of the mountain, let alone any magic circles.Snape followed the tick-tock all the way to the bloodstains to the edge of the cliff, standing quietly in the icy wind and looking down.In the mist, you can only vaguely see the rushing river below, and because the distance is too far, the supposedly fierce water seems to be silent.

"Merlin, did he jump?" Corison called out in disbelief.Even if he is a wizard, jumping from such a high place will kill people, not to mention that Signus' state is already at the end of his strength, can he still use magic to protect himself?

"It's been all this way, and he won't end up in an accident because of a fall." Snape said dryly.

Creeson wanted to say that falling from here was not a "fall", but Snape's unwavering tone made him unable to speak.

"I'm going down," Snape said.

"Of course we have to go down. Let's go down the mountain first, and there is a road to pass through." Kerrison turned around, but he didn't hear the footsteps following him.

"Severus?"

Under the effect of the invisibility potion, Cresson couldn't see where Snape was, and could only speculate that he was still on the edge of the cliff.

"I'll go down here," said Snape. "If he can go down here, so can I."

"Merlin!" Corrison tried to restrain his emotions, trying to find some explanations that Snape could accept: "Signus is in the seventh grade, and what Black's family taught him is much more useful than what Hogwarts taught him. You can protect yourself. You are different, low-grade brat."

"Come here, don't waste time."

"Come here!"

……

"Severus! Signus is still waiting for us to find him, you don't...you...damn it!"

Corison rushed back to the edge of the cliff, groping around like crazy, but he couldn't find Snape's figure anywhere.

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