[HP] Aunt of the Savior

Dawn finally came.

Snape woke up alone on the bed, and looked sideways at the empty snow-white pillow beside it, which still had large stains that hadn't dried out.Although he knew that he was stupid to think this way, when he saw the stain, he still felt undeniably relieved.

So none of last night was a hallucination he had in the face of Jody having to leave him, Jody's smell, Jody's tears, and the one she finally confessed to herself before they lost consciousness and sanity together The secrets that not even Dumbledore knew... were all true.

"Joe..." He called out in a low voice, but he also knew that there would not be another brisk and lively voice answering his call.

Jody's departure still made Snape feel a deep sting. He took a deep breath, waved his wand lazily, and summoned all the clothes that had been thrown everywhere to his hand, and began to dress slowly. .

He silently thought about what he was going to do in the future.For a moment last night, he felt extremely hopeless about his future with Jody. If the Dark Lord would return one day, then his sins would be more likely to be exposed in front of Jody.At that time, she will leave him forever, without a doubt.She will no longer even have nostalgia and concern for him like she does now.

But now, there was an almost elusive expectation in Snape's heart, anticipation for the future.He used his slender fingers to button the robe up to the top button according to his habit, and the collar tightly wrapped around his neck. The sense of restraint and suffocation was so appropriate to him.

After the panicky flight of the Death Eaters last night, Snape could have imagined how many ignorant fools would be reveling in the end of the darkness today.But no one who actually bears some responsibility is likely to be too leisurely - even if the terrible, unnamed person seems to have left by this time.

At least Snape himself had plenty to do.

Like, he first has to get that damn Regulus out of Laurel Cottage before he wakes up (who actually almost died if he and Jody hadn't been there to revive him).He didn't want to stay alone in this place full of warm memories, let alone with an outsider.

Secondly, he may have to make good preparations for his future life.

Compared with Snape, who was busy moving, Dumbledore was undoubtedly busier.After Jody and Snape left, Dumbledore gave Harry to Sirius' temporary care and protection.It was daylight, and he had to change at once and go to the Ministry of Magic to bring the good news that most people rejoiced.

Even if this victory came so sadly, and it is likely to be only temporary.

"Is it true? The Mysterious Man disappeared?" ——Dumbledore has answered this question no less than dozens of times since he was still at Potter's house last night, and in various ways, owls, patron saints or face-to-face inquiries.

The Minister of Magic, Millicent Barnold, is a very upright and resolutely opposed Voldemort witch, but at the same time she is somewhat weak and not astute in personality and style.In the miraculous reversal of this situation, she couldn't make a good and quick decision. She could only repeatedly say "I won't cover up any prisoner", but at the same time expressed sympathy for some people: "You know, the prisoner who was caught It's not what they want for the mysterious person to coerce them into doing bad things, isn't it?"

In comparison, Barty Crouch, the Director of the Legal Enforcement Division, appears to be much stronger and more courageous.He had formed a good cooperation with the Deputy Chief of the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters before Ms. Barnold, and the Aurors and the Magical Law Enforcement Team had already started their operations immediately.

Of course, Death Eaters caught by the Ministry of Magic will be thrown into Azkaban Prison immediately.This approach is undoubtedly very reassuring to people who have become frightened.

Barty Crouch stood by his decision despite the fact that quite a few people were arrested claiming they were simply under the spell of Dementia. "Those people should be punished severely so others can learn a lesson."

"Of course, it also makes people feel safer," said Fudge cautiously and tactfully. "People are terrified by the mysterious man."

"But I don't think such an approach is correct." Dumbledore said sternly.He was wearing a purple robe with a golden W embroidered on his chest. "I thought I had to remind you that there is no need for another form of terror in the wizarding world while Voldemort is temporarily gone. I suppose we should be nothing like those Death Eaters?"

The old wizard's voice was not loud, but his tone had an irrefutable majesty.

"If you insist." Crouch was obviously very dissatisfied with Dumbledore's words, he said angrily: "We will arrange some trials for those who need to be judged-I still insist that some people can Proven Death Eaters need not burden you or the Wizengamot, Albus."

As Mr. Crouch spoke, he cautiously glanced at the golden W on Dumbledore's robe, which represented the identity of the chief wizard of the Wizengamot.In this capacity alone, he could not completely ignore Dumbledore's opinion.

Dumbledore smiled slightly: "Mr. Crouch, I have learned many principles from the long years, one of which is that I must never shirk my responsibilities."

"...Well then, let's arrange the trial of Mr. Lucius Malfoy first. You know, the Malfoy family is very prestigious, but this family is inseparable from the mysterious person. So easy to escape," Crouch muttered. "Send the Aurors and the Law Enforcement Team to continue hunting down the Death Eaters. I'm sure Alastor will enjoy the job. If necessary, we may need to contact the Muggle government to arrest the fugitives." .”

The court for the trial of Death Eaters was chosen in the Tenth Courtroom, which is dedicated to the trial of felons.It was a square room built entirely of black-painted stones, with handfuls of flames inserted into the walls for lighting.There are tiered seating around the room, where the members of the Wizengamot sit in order.There is a chair in the middle, and there are iron chains on the armrest of the chair.

But the trial of Lucius Malfoy did not go as smoothly as Barty Crouch Sr. expected.First of all, Lucius Malfoy did not run away, nor did he resist arrest.In fact, he was even the first suspect to come to the Ministry of Magic on his own initiative.This made his status as a Death Eater less credible, as he himself asserted - he was only possessed by the Confusion and Imperius Curse.

Now, Lucius sat calmly in the middle chair.Due to the status and status of the Malfoy family, those chains were of no use.For this, he raised the cane in his hand, and greeted the surroundings with a somewhat exaggerated elegance.

"Mr. Lucius Malfoy, you were brought before the Magical Law Committee because we suspected that you were involved in Death Eater activities." Barty Crouch said coldly.The wizards around were talking in low voices, and a young wizard was taking notes with a quill and parchment.

The oppressive atmosphere in the courtroom was enough to make a person intimidated and unable to deny his guilt, but Lucius, although paler than usual, did not appear panicked.Instead, he acted calm enough and looked ashamed.

"First of all, I can't deny that I did work for the man whose name we can't mention."

Lucius' answer immediately aroused more heated discussion, which caused Barty Crouch to ask the wizards to keep quiet.

"So, you accept the accusation?" He asked suspiciously.

"No, even though I did those things..." Lucius looked very sad. "But I didn't do it on purpose. I was controlled by those people with evil methods. As soon as that person disappeared, I understood what a terrible thing I did. But, please believe me, I didn't do it on purpose. of."

"But it is well known that the earliest rise of the mysterious man is inseparable from the Malfoy family. Of course, I am referring to your father, the deceased Mr. Abraxas Malfoy."

"My father used to admire the mysterious man very much, but it's not just my father." Lucius retorted. "On the contrary, after the followers of You-Know-Who attacked Diagon Alley, my father did not approve of what He-Know-Who did. Although the Malfoy family has always been committed to defending the dignity of wizard blood, we always believe that changes should not hurt innocent people. ——That’s how my father educated me at the beginning, and claimed to dissuade the mysterious man from purifying the wizarding world in another way. However, he passed away very suddenly shortly after he said so.”

"Therefore, I have reason to suspect that the mysterious man may have killed my father because of my father's refusal to yield." Lucius Malfoy stood up from the chair in the trial seat, and shed tears with excitement. Big ones rolled down and wet the front of the delicate robe on his body. "Oh my God, if I wasn't controlled, how could I do my best for a wizard who might have killed my father?"

Immediately, many witches on the trial seat looked at Lucius with sympathetic eyes - of course, that may have a more direct relationship with his upright appearance, long light blond hair, and luxurious formal robe.

"But I understand that when I was manipulated, I caused harm, trouble and pain to many people in the wizarding world. Therefore, I am willing to atone for the mistakes I made," Lucius finally stated. "In the way a Malfoy can."

As he spoke, he glanced at Crouch, Fudge, and some other senior officials of the Ministry of Magic.The officials exchanged glances calmly, writing and drawing on the parchment in front of them.

Dumbledore watched Lucius Malfoy's performance in silence.There was no evidence, of course, a fair amount of Death Eaters were like that, and only a handful of Death Eaters had members of the Order of the Phoenix as witnesses accusing them of being there, but even so they had a chance.It is conceivable that there will not be too many people who will be arrested in the future and are willing to admit that they have been loyal to Voldemort until now.

But he still raised his old arm in the vote to find Lucius Malfoy guilty.Although such a statement may not have practical significance at this time-Lucius Malfoy was found not guilty and acquitted.

Of course, in order to make up for the fault caused by Lucius, the Malfoy family will pay a sum of Galleons as a fine, a result that the Ministry of Magic would undoubtedly prefer to see.

Later, some pure-blood families appeared in the Ministry of Magic, such as Crabbe, Goyle, Nott... The statements of these people were very similar to those of Lucius.But from Dumbledore's point of view, their performance level is obviously much worse than Malfoy's.For the Ministry of Magic, their level of dedication is much worse than that of the Malfoy family.

After a busy day, Dumbledore walked out of the Ministry of Magic exhausted physically and mentally. Although his back was still as straight as before, dealing with the officials of the Ministry of Magic made him feel more excited than when he was fighting Voldemort. hard work.He took off his half-moon-shaped eyes in a self-deprecating manner, rubbed his brows, and inevitably realized that the years still had an impact on him.

He believed that Jody might have left England by now.The deaths of James and Lily hit her hard, and she was more of a warrior woman than she used to be, especially when she asked Dumbledore to do that rather difficult task.Thinking of Jody, Dumbledore couldn't help but feel a little guilty.He didn't fully fulfill the agreement between them, he didn't help the young witch protect her relatives, and he refused to give Harry to her.It wasn't until he told Jody about Lily's blood protection for Harry that she agreed to give Harry to Lily's sister instead of Severus.

Severus... Maybe he could at least keep the secret about the prophecy for her and them, and protect this precious trust.Dumbledore let out a soft sigh, and Apparated away.

In this busy day, he still has one last thing to do——

He'd sent Hagrid to fetch Harry from Godric's Hollow, and they'd meet at number four, Privet Drive.Harry was still too young to follow suit.He had to go and entrust Harry to Lily's only relative.Of course, it was a Muggle lady who had longed for the wizarding world and longed to go to Hogwarts herself.He still remembered that he had written with her, a lovely little girl.

Although for Harry, whether it's Jody or Sirius, or even any wizarding family, I'm afraid they will love him more than the Muggles of the Dursley family.But only Mrs. Dursley can continue Lily's protection, so that Harry will not be found and hurt by those malicious people.Also, being famous when you can't talk or walk isn't a good thing for a child growing up.

But Dumbledore never imagined that just a few days after he entrusted Harry to the Dursleys, Harry's godfather Sirius Black became the most wanted man of the Ministry of Magic.

"That Black blew up Peter Pedillo and 13 Muggles with a spell in the street and ran away! There was blood and corpses everywhere! The biggest piece of Peter's body was just his finger..." Fudge only had to talk about that day The situation kept shaking. "The whole street saw it! Sirius Black is a Death Eater! He's a madman!"

"Fudge is a complete idiot! Could Sirius Black be a Death Eater?" It wasn't a pleasant way to talk in the fireplace, but it was very convenient.When talking about it, Moody lost his temper. "And Sirius, that idiot, went to find Peter alone and desperately? If Kingsley wasn't the first person to arrive, he would have been arrested. You know that guy was giggling there."

"I think I can understand Sirius' feelings, but we must not let Sirius be arrested now." Dumbledore sighed. "Otherwise he will be imprisoned in Azkaban, there is no doubt about it. Crouch has let too many people go, and he probably won't let Sirius go—especially when he knows Sirius is very serious." Possibly a member of the Order of the Phoenix."

"Kingsley and I can stop this, as long as Sirius doesn't fool himself into a trap."

"I don't think he will do that now," said Dumbledore.

After Moody's head disappeared into the flames, Dumbledore took out his gold star-studded pocket watch and glanced at it.At this time, I am afraid that Severus Snape has arrived at Hogwarts by now.

Dumbledore had only recently vouched for Snape at the Ministry of Magic, proving that he had been on the side of justice long before Voldemort's defeat, and was taking great risks as a spy for the Order of the Phoenix.After that, he decided to take Jody's recommendation and invite Snape to teach at Hogwarts as the new head of Slytherin.From the standpoint Snape now stated, he was too easily retaliated against.

After Horace Slughorn left Hogwarts, Hogwarts' Potions professor level has always been the focus of Dumbledore's headache as the headmaster.From any point of view, Professor Yates is not a very suitable person to teach potions and serve as the dean.After several years of trouble (and most likely after saving a sum of money), the professor resigned and left Hogwarts, taking advantage of the end of the war to emigrate.

For Dumbledore's invitation, although Snape had no interest in teaching, he still agreed after a brief hesitation.Dumbledore understands his feelings very well, Hogwarts is full of temptation for any wizard.

"I'm very glad to be back at Hogwarts, Professor McGonagall." Snape said indifferently but politely. "It's like a first home for every British wizard. It's a joy to be back home."

"Oh, call me Minerva! I'm not your professor anymore, Mr. Snape." As the vice-principal, Professor McGonagall warmly welcomed his young new colleague.

Dumbledore's vouching for Snape at the Ministry surprised Professor McGonagall.She once thought similar to James, thinking that Jody was exposed to black magic because of friends like Snape, and then fell out with his family.But now it seems that maybe things are not as she thought before.

"Severus." Snape nodded, correcting Professor McGonagall.

"You'll have a room to serve as an office and a bedroom. Will you use the room that Horace used to, then? You know which one, since you're here to take over as Potions Master."

"No, thanks. I think . . . I'd better take a room in the cellar, I'd prefer a Slytherin place," Snape said.His eyes well hide the excitement and nostalgia that no one can notice.

"Well, since you insist, you are more familiar with it than I am, so I won't go with you. If you need anything else, please feel free to tell me." Professor McGonagall nodded and let Snape go alone Settling him into his new home—she was glad this time she didn't have to worry about her new colleague, a young wizard just out of Hogwarts, getting lost in the castle.

After getting rid of Professor McGonagall's company, Snape slowly walked into the cellar alone.Looking at the jumping green candlelight that he was very familiar with, he walked all the way to the secret room that he and Jody used magic to hide.

This is a secret room that belongs only to them.The empty room looked unchanged from before, but it still had a layer of dust from being unused.They only left some potion materials, finished potions, and some notebooks and textbooks they used in their school days.Apparently, no one has discovered the secrets hidden here.

Snape used his rights as head of Slytherin and Hogwarts professor to properly transform the room, a secret he only knew after taking the job, and the professors could follow their own Willing to give them the room they choose to deform according to their own living habits.Then, he summoned the house-elf to clean it up and brought in furniture that met his requirements: blunt, rigid desks and chairs, as well as boxes and wooden shelves for storing potions were also placed in line with the office. In the matching potions storeroom.

And lastly the bedroom... Snape hardly had to think to make the request as they had in Laurel Cottage.The house-elves were quite dutiful, and in the end when their work was done, everything was exactly as it was in Laurel Cottage.

— except that there is no sunlight.

After those little things had taken care of everything and left with expressions of reverence and honor, Snape was finally able to sit quietly in this secret base that once belonged to him and Jody, recalling what she revealed to him yesterday. Biggest secret.

"Why...why can't I accompany you to complete that so-called mission?!" Sweat soaked his hair, dripped down his neck and onto her chest, he gasped, and finally stood at their most defenseless place. Sometimes I can't help but ask. "Why would you rather I go back to Hogwarts alone?"

She couldn't help raising her head, and her neck drew a beautiful arc: "Severus, you must return to Hogwarts... this is my hope."

"Why?" Snape asked sullenly, he didn't understand why she had to separate from him?

"We all know..." Jody's voice was soft. "Hogwarts has the largest library in the wizarding world in the UK, and that's just enough to satisfy your thirst for unknown knowledge. There is so much knowledge that we didn't know when we were studying, about everything we want to learn... …I want you to master it."

Snape repeated the question: "Why? Could it be... a secret again?"

Snape was puzzled by Jody's request, although he was glad that she could directly express her desire for him instead of being invisible and manipulative like in the past, but this request was still very uncomfortable for her. unusual.

"Yes, it is indeed a secret, even my biggest secret at this time, but I can tell you, Severus. No one knows about it, including Dumbledore." Jody leaned closer to Snape In his ear, he said with a little uneasiness: "But...maybe, I can find a way to revive James and Lily. I hope that by then, I will have you to help me. Severus, I can only ask for your help."

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The weather is fine today and the sun is shining brightly. Alan, the photographer of the Stunning Wizard Photography Studio in Diagon Alley, is sitting by the window basking in the sun, playing with his wand in his hand, driving the tiny dust particles in the sunlight rhythmically from boredom. He walked in line in front of him, wondering if he could film the scene and sell it to his neighbors as pranks.

It has been three years since the end of the Great War, and Diagon Alley is busier than before. The business of the Weasley joke store next to it is booming, and the bosses in Diagon Alley are envious.

Looking at the lively scene next door, Allen couldn't help but sighed, he really wanted to have so many customers!Think about the lively scene when he first started running a photo studio!Wizards lined up at his door waiting to be photographed...

But now people don't like to go to photo studios to take those serious photos. After the increase in contacts with Muggles, the price of cameras is getting cheaper and cheaper. Young people prefer to buy a camera for themselves.Merlin, they don't know how to take a good photo!This kind of thing needs to be professional, professional!Allen thought angrily.

I don't know if Merlin heard Alan's resentment, but the photo studio finally welcomed a long-lost guest.

Today's guests are a mother and son, the black-haired mother is holding the black-haired son, a very harmonious combination.The child was about three or four years old, sitting upright in the woman's arms, very well-behaved, neither crying nor fussing.

"Little... madam, do you want to take a picture?"

Seeing the boy in the woman's arms, Allen swallowed back the sentence Miss.

The woman's brown eyes looked at Allen gently, "Yes, it's the miss." A faint smile appeared on her face: "This is not my son."

"Ah, sorry."

"I hope I can take a photo for him." The woman glanced at the boy in her arms, and the smile on her lips deepened: "Of course, there is also our group photo."

"Okay, of course, then, please come here." Allen looked at this weird combination curiously.He swears that just now he saw the boy snort heavily with his nose and then turn away, and this dignified looking woman had no objection to it.

It doesn't matter, anyway, the guest's affairs have nothing to do with me.Allen shrugged and began to prepare for the shoot.

Wizards tend to make a lot of little demands when photographing children of this age, and children are particularly dishonest.How to make them cute and capture every detail in the same photo, how to inject magic power into the photo to preserve the scene at that time, and what kind of potion to make the characters in the photo move... Take a picture Wizard photos are very particular, and Allen needs to spend some time, which is also his pride as a photographer.

"So, do I need any props? Like a magic broom or a magic ball, or something else... I can go with Weasley..." Allen, who was tidying up the shooting site, silently swallowed back the second half of the sentence.Having witnessed Harry fly away from Gringotts on a dragon, he never wanted to admit that he was frightened by the child in front of him.But he really did see a very strong killing intent in the child's eyes.

"Shoot like this." The child spoke for the first time, "That's it."

The little guy struggled in the woman's arms.The woman raised her eyebrows, bent down and put him on the ground, allowing him to walk in front of the camera with his short fleshy legs, folded his hands in front of him like a monk, and stood proudly with his head up.

The little grown-up appearance amused Allen, and before he had time to get into the hanging curtain behind the camera, he couldn't stand up laughing until the boy looked at him with menacing eyes again——

"Okay...well, our little gentleman."

Allen finally succumbed sadly to his inner fear and pressed the shutter-this was the first time he took such an uncute photo of a child.

After that, the woman walked up to the boy, hugged him affectionately, and pressed her cheek against his little face.The boy's expression became visibly stiff, far from the free and unrestrained freehand brushwork that he had when he was taking pictures alone just now.For a moment Allen almost thought he would push the woman away, but he didn't.

Under the half-forced by the woman, he even turned his head a little towards the woman.

Oh great, the little guy is blushing!Allen got excited, quickly pressed the shutter, and captured this scene.

"Let's take another solo photo next!" The woman walked to Allen and discussed with him in a gentle tone.

Allen frowned, feeling a little inconceivable about this request, and looked at the black-haired boy standing in front of the camera with confused eyes.

A five or six-year-old boy, looks very good, but his movements seem a little familiar...

"Okay, let's take another picture..."

The woman smiled and leaned close to the black-haired boy, put her arms around his shoulders, pinched his cheeks, or simply kissed him...

Allen took pictures one after another in an orderly manner...

"How long will it take him to find out that the child he's photographing has grown to be thirty-four?" Snape asked her in a low voice, raising his eyebrows as Jody walked up to him.

"Well, I don't think he'll notice until my Confusion Charm wears off." Jody smoothed out his robes, which had been crumpled from holding the baby just now, and put his hand around Snape's arm. "Come on, don't you want to smile?"

"Severus, you didn't change a single movement when you took the picture yourself!" Jody protested to Snape beside him with a headache. "I made you drink the age-reducing potion specially... at least there should be some cute movements, right? It's rare to relive childhood. But you see, this is the movement when you are four years old, this is the movement when you are six years old, and this is the movement when you are eight years old. It’s this movement, it’s still this movement at the age of ten! Fortunately, my confusion spell is good, otherwise, do you think he can calmly take pictures of a man who keeps getting bigger?!”

"Dear Miss Potter, I think I have to remind you that I didn't want to drink the age reducer, but you put it in my afternoon tea. You haven't forgotten, have you?" Snape folded his hands on his chest Before him, he stared at Jody condescendingly.It felt good to finally be his normal height again, he had had enough of being held in this woman's arms like a real child!

——"But you can't be mischievous like those ordinary little trolls who like to wriggle around in the arms of adults, can you?" Snape would never admit that this sentence persuaded him to pretend to be good in Jody's arms. Boy, especially when his face was still against a special soft spot on Jody's body...

"But you didn't expose me at that time!" Jody was a little embarrassed.But this is not surprising. How could the headmaster who was a potions professor and a contemporary potions master fail to distinguish the age-reducing potion in the afternoon tea?

"I just want to know what the hell you're going to do." Snape looked at Jody mockingly, "I thought a Slytherin Potter would have more brains. I really don't understand that you kidnapped a Hogwart What's the point of wasting so much time running to Diagon Alley to take pictures like this?"

"Severus, I have known you since I was 11 years old, until now." Jody said solemnly, "But I don't know what you were like before 11 years old, I feel very sorry."

"...that's just an age reducer." Snape glared at Jody. "No need for a photo...and you can still see me from the age of 11 until I'm old."

"But I just want to see how I can stand with you, whether it's your past, present or future." - With their current relationship, Jody resolutely gave up this slightly ambiguous statement.

"I can indeed watch you grow old all the time, but I also really want to relive it often, you who have grown up little by little." Jody coughed lightly, changed the way of saying it, and put it away with a slight smile After reading the stack of precious photos, watching Snape, who kept complaining, took out his wand and used Forget it to modify Alan's memory.He would forget about taking pictures today, and forget that Snape and Jody had been here.

Jody's tight smile just now stretched out, and she knew that he didn't really mind her prank.Otherwise, even if he became a child, he would still have a way to return to Hogwarts. There was no need to obediently cooperate and stay here, and even took over the finishing work.

"Severus, thank you."

Principal Snape coughed lightly, pretending to be nonchalant: "I hope you are satisfied with this birthday present."

On the stack of photos in Jody's hand, Severus Snapes from young to old, just like the Snape standing next to her, all had red ears and turned away.

FIN.