[HP] Aunt of the Savior

Snape, who had always been tense during the operation, ducked behind a pillar in the first-floor hall of St. Mungo's, barely dodging a stun spell from Alice Longbottom.

The strength of this mother-to-be Auror made him very embarrassed, because he didn't want to use any offensive spells on her, or even armor that could rebound spells.He didn't want to hurt a woman who didn't forget to use her patron saint to remind Lily of danger when she was in danger, let alone a pregnant woman at this time.But he had to take the initiative to attack and entangle Alice. After all, other Death Eaters would never be wise enough to show mercy to her.

After a scuffle, the hall had already been blown out of shape by spells flying around.Snape glanced at St. Mungo's waiting hall and the "gate" to the outside world. The magic passage damaged by black magic just now had been closed again, returning to its usual opaque state.No one came in again, but Wilkes, who had just run out, didn't come back either.

Snape took a deep breath, feeling suddenly relieved.He was sure that Jody must have been outside just now, as she had done every time recently.Then she has a good chance of meeting Lily.That idiot Wilkes, who only likes to bully Muggles, shouldn't have posed any threat to them, otherwise the passage that the black magic forcibly opened would not have been repaired.

On the other hand, Evan Rozier, the leader of this operation, seemed to be satisfied after achieving his goal. He laughed wildly and signaled the Death Eaters to leave before the Aurors arrived. Erkers never came back after running out of St. Mungo's.

Snape made a contemptuous expression behind the mask at Rozier's mindless behavior, and then, like the other Death Eaters, Apparated away from St. Mungo's.

Bless Merlin, he really has had enough of everything today, whether it was launching an attack that he felt was pointless, performing an "all-out" duel with a pregnant woman, or doing it for someone he cared about Worrying made him feel mentally exhausted.He is now eager to go back and continue his research, but before that, he needs to have a good lunch, and then drink a cup of fragrant coffee after the meal.

As soon as he felt the magical wave of someone entering the house, Jody immediately rushed to the door with his wand in his apron.Even though she and Snape set the highest level of protective spells for Laurel Cottage, she still didn't dare to relax at this moment.She stood at the door, looking nervously at the black figure that appeared in front of Laurel Cottage.She needed the first instant confirmation that it was the one she was waiting for and not someone else, and she acted like she'd been in the house and never been out.

"Joe." Snape took off his mask, looked up at Jody standing on the steps, and made sure that she looked safe and sound at least before curling up the corners of his mouth slightly. "I'm back."

For a moment Jody seemed in a trance.She remembered that Snape, who hadn't been seen for a long time after their fight last year, had finally told her the same thing when he returned to Laurel Cottage.

--I am back.

But obviously, compared with before the quarrel last year, they have somewhat changed.

Jody, who had left his identity as a spy, seemed to be much more relaxed. Snape's life was no different from before, but when he participated in the activities of those Death Eaters alone, he would tell Jody in detail every time.For the fact that Jody would always follow him secretly, instead of feeling unhappy, Snape felt indescribably satisfied in his heart, the feeling was the same as when he saw Jody waiting for him at home.

Jody always used to tie her long black hair back when she was at home, and now she is wearing an apron. Although she is vigilantly clutching her wand, Jody still looks like a young family. Housewife, this made Snape's tone soften unconsciously. "I'm really starving."

Jody looked distraught.She recalled the surprise she felt when she saw Snape, no matter what happened before, but he came back when she needed it most!

No, no, she shouldn't have trusted Snape anymore, she must have been crazy then, or else just lost her head, that man wanted to kill James, and you just forgave him?Sooner or later he will betray you again...

Jody tried her best to get rid of the chaotic emotions in her head, but she couldn't deny that she really missed the opportunity to have a good talk with Snape, so that she couldn't even answer Lily's question just now.Because she couldn't figure out whether what Snape was doing now was because he really changed his pursuit and ideas, or because he was just as willing to help her as before.

She didn't have time to talk to Snape when he came back, and she really needed his help at that time, when she had just gone through hardships to bring the dying Regulus back from that horrible cave by the sea .

When Kreacher suddenly appeared in front of her in a panic, saying that Master Regulus needed help, she really didn't expect it to be such a serious situation.Think of those horrible ghouls that pounced on Regulus at that time!Perhaps she should be thankful that she was not overwhelmed by the horrific sight there and was able to bring Regulus back.

The only good thing is that the quick-witted Kreacher caught the loophole in Regulus' words. The master forbade it to tell people in the family, but it could still seek help from people outside the family.The owner didn't let it take him away, but it could take someone else in and out—even if that other person it took out was also pulling his unconscious poor owner.

Taking the initiative to drink a pot full of poison and being bitten by a ghost corpse, Jody really didn't know what kind of mood Regulus had decided to face these things alone.He can obviously use the constraints of the unbreakable oath to ask her for help, can't he?But he did, as he said before, at all costs, even including his life.If Snape hadn't just returned to Laurel Cottage, Jody wasn't sure if he could have kept Regulus Black alive on his own.It wasn't until a few days ago that they finally managed to bring Regulus back from death.

The severity of the combination of the toxin of the Yin Corpse and the poison in the water basin completely challenged the limits of their abilities, but they must save him no matter what, not only because of their friendship and the bondage of the oath, but also because of Lei Gu The Slytherin locket that Ruth bought with his life.

...a Horcrux.

"Joe? What's the matter with you?" Snape, who didn't get a response, walked up to Jody, who was a bit out of his mind, and couldn't help frowning.

Jody, trying to control his emotions, smiled at Snape. "Oh, come in, lunch has just been made. Stew and fresh bread, and green salad and mushroom soup."

She turned around, touched what was beating like another heart on her chest, and hurried into the kitchen.She was sure her confused mood was all about the locket, and she had to take it off before Snape noticed.

Snape hung the black robe and silver mask on the hook outside the door before entering Laurel Cottage.This was the tacit understanding he and Jody had formed since they moved into Laurel Cottage. They had always avoided letting any place in the house be stained with blood and evil, and they hadn't changed this habit even though there were exceptions now.

"How is Regulus doing today?" Snape walked into the dining room, went straight to Jody and kissed her before sitting down at the table.

He couldn't believe it until now, that Regulus Black, who didn't look very brave, would actually do such a Gryffindor-style thing.To steal the Dark Lord's Horcrux alone?He felt that this incident had a greater impact on him than "Dark Lord made a Horcrux" had an impact on him.

Of course, what shocked him even more was that Jody actually rescued Regulus back to Laurel Cottage, and at the same time brought back the locket of Slytherin who was made into a Horcrux by the Dark Lord.Indeed, as Jody said back then, they needed to conceal more and more things from the Dark Lord. When the concealment progressed to the present level, Snape felt that he was not as uneasy as before, which made him feel at ease. He hesitated to participate in Jody's plan again.

Jody flicked his wand to send the loaded plate and bread basket flying to their table, got himself a piece of bread, and pushed the bread basket in Snape's direction. "Although he has not regained consciousness, the results of the examination seem to be a little better. I think the antidote we tested yesterday has already worked."

"Hope we're not wasting the stockpile of potion ingredients on him." Snape tore the bread into small pieces and threw it on his plate of stew, eating in small bites. "If that stupid fellow could have used that ball around his neck a little bit, we wouldn't have had so much trouble—I don't think he's as good a head as that house-elf."

"It's because Kreacher is so smart that I had to modify its memory after it helped a lot." Jody said as he sipped his mushroom soup, "I'm not his master, and he won't always obey me." order, I'm not sure it will bring the rest of the Black family into Laurel Cottage in the future."

"A wise decision." Snape raised his eyebrows and praised sincerely.

"Thank you. Thinking about it from another angle, don't we have a good opportunity to study the Dark Lord's exclusive poison?" Jody felt that Snape, who complained like this, was actually quite happy with the antidote research.In other words, what Snape has been worrying about is probably not that Regulus drank the poison, but that Laurel Cottage had "guests" other than theirs for the first time. "There couldn't have been a better research opportunity than this."

"I still prefer to study undrinked ones, rather than..." Snape shrugged, with obvious excitement in his eyes. "Well, at least one of the antidotes we've been experimenting with for a month has finally worked."

Jody smiled at Snape's disbelief. "So we can make some more of that antidote in the afternoon, and try the others."

Snape nodded.In fact, he should probably thank Regulus Black.After such a quarrel, they should have been a little uncomfortable, but in order to cooperate in researching the potion that could save Regulus' life, they didn't have time to feel uncomfortable anymore, and their relationship with each other immediately returned to a quarrel previous intimacy.He cleared his throat. "So, what about the locket? What are you going to do about it?"

Jody and Snape looked at the golden locket next to the bread basket in unison.The locket with its delicate pattern and ornate S lay beside the bread basket, and Jody and Snape ignored it as if it were a vase that had always been on the table.After looking at this thing for so long, the shock and fear have subsided, because every time I eat, Jody will put it on the table.

"Are you going to keep putting it where you can see it all the time?" Snape glanced at Jody, with a bad premonition in his heart. "You haven't... haven't worn it, have you?"

Jody only hesitated, but that was enough for Snape to see through what she was hiding.His face darkened, "Did you wear it to... um, wear it today? Damn it..."

His lips twitched, obviously very angry: "...you should know how dangerous this is! Horcruxes are such evil black magic items, how dare you wear them on your body?"

"But I don't feel at ease wherever I put it. And it's also my responsibility. I helped Regulus confirm that the locket might be made into a Horcrux—" Jody raised his voice sharply. .She stopped suddenly and shuddered violently. "I'm sorry, Severus... I, I'm not in the right mood."

"You just saved Regulus the time of digging through historical materials. Do you think he can't find the answer in the library of Black's house?" Snape said angrily, "Do you think that idiot put It is also your responsibility to make yourself into what you are now? Do you want me to remind you, you were the one who rescued him, otherwise he would have turned into a ghost in that cave by now."

He said this on his mouth, but when he walked to Jody and put his arms around her shoulders, he was extremely gentle, and he muttered in a soft, confusing way: "...I'm sorry."

"You're right, I shouldn't be wearing it. I think we should destroy it as soon as possible, just like Regulus told Kreacher." Jody raised her hand and patted Snape's arm around her shoulder. hand, still staring at the locket in his arms. "But I have tried many spells, but there is no way to cause the slightest damage to this thing."

"Obviously we don't have the ability to break the spell cast by the Dark Lord." Snape, who had also tried many times, said with a gloomy expression.Even if they are not loyal to the Dark Lord, there is no doubting that the Dark Lord is powerful, and there is no doubt about it. "He's really powerful, and," Snape sneered, staring at the Horcrux. "Go farther than anyone else on the road to longevity."

"Maybe someone can break it," said Jody slowly. "You know what I mean, I mean, maybe I should give this to Dumbledore... I'm afraid he's the only one who can break the Dark Lord's Horcruxes." Those spells on it. I haven't seen Dumbledore for a long time since the last incident..."

"No, no, don't go. I'll come, I'll give this to Dumbledore." Snape suddenly grabbed the locket eagerly.