[HP] Aunt of the Savior

Snape hadn't mentioned to anyone that he wouldn't be home for Christmas, and by the time Jody and Lily knew it, the Hogwarts Express was about to leave.

"Severus, you never told us about this!" Lily looked at her friend protestingly, but her anger quickly subsided in the black-haired boy's silence. "Oh, maybe I could have invited you to my house if you'd said it sooner..."

"Your parents and sister wouldn't like me coming to your house for Christmas." Snape's upper lip curled up, and there was a disdain and resentment in his voice that he almost never A tone used on Lily. "and……"

In the middle of speaking, he suddenly closed his mouth, his eyelids drooped, and he looked lifeless.

This strange change made Jody look at Snape thoughtfully, but Snape, who was always sensitive, didn't pay attention.

"I'm sorry, Severus, but we really shouldn't have been peeking at Petunia's letter back then," Lily rubbed her fiery red hair irritably, "I wish Petunia had completely forgotten about it when I got back." thing."

After being friends for so many days, Jody already knew very well why Lily was crying when she first boarded Hogwarts.She hugged Lily's shoulders comfortingly, but her eyes still glanced quietly in Snape's direction from time to time. "Don't worry too much, you are sisters, she won't always blame you. Since I was a child, James has always played tricks on me, but I haven't always been angry with him."

"...That's because the unlucky person in the end is me and not you." James, who was waiting by the side, muttered dissatisfied.They were all in the hall to get on the train, and that snot-nosed man just said he wasn't going back!

Sirius couldn't help but punched James on the shoulder, teasing him: "Hey, buddy, you never said this before, did you? Peter?"

Peter covered his mouth and let out a small laugh.

"Hey, I miss kind Remus so much. If he was here now, he wouldn't be so cruel to touch the sad memories of his good friend's traumatized childhood!" James exaggeratedly covered his heart and fell to his knees On the ground, he stretched out his hand towards the void, making a deeply shocked appearance.

Jody took it for granted that he gave his attention to his brother who was playing tricks in time. "James, need I remind you that we're only 11 and your 'traumatized' childhood is far from over?"

"Ahem, Jody, we should go, or we will miss the train." James cleared his throat and stood upright.Jody's tone of voice told him that if he kept messing around, his ongoing childhood would truly be 'traumatised'.

Sirius and Peter exchanged glances, and finally they both burst out laughing.Well, James, who is always full of prank ideas, seems to have had a so-called "natural enemy" since he was born!

"Let's go, it's bad if you miss the train." Compared with the other boys' noise, Snape was too quiet.He had returned to normal, calmly reminded Lily and Jody to leave as usual, and said goodbye to them calmly. "See you at the beginning of school."

"Okay, Severus." Jody looked at his friend who had hidden his thoughts again, and nodded with a smile.It was the second time she had seen such an abnormal Snape after the party at the Slug Club.She didn't know how long she could endure her curiosity, or whether he would allow her to touch some deep, unpleasant secrets in his heart. "Say in advance, Merry Christmas."

"Merry Christmas, Severus."

"Merry Christmas, Jody, Lily."

Snape couldn't wait to see their figures disappear from view, so he turned and walked towards the Slytherin common room.He clenched his fists tightly and lowered his eyes, not wanting anyone to see the envy and longing in his eyes, as if doing so would prevent him from falling into that quagmire-like loneliness alone.

When Jody turned his head, Snape's small, thin figure was no longer there.

When they took the Hogwarts Express again, the freshmen's mood was no longer the nervousness on September 11st, only the desire and excitement of going home soon.For a child who is only [-] years old, the box at Hogwarts is still big enough. Last time, seven children were stuffed into one box!But this time things changed, there were obviously two people missing, but the box felt more crowded instead.

Lily originally wanted to have a quiet chat with Jody before parting ways, but in the case of other boys in the car whose greatest pleasure is to be mischievous, her idea is really difficult to realize, no, maybe there is no way at all accomplish.

At first, Lily was still patient and tried to persuade Sirius and James to be a little quieter, but for the naughty boys who wanted to use up their last chance to use magic before the holiday, that was obviously not their favorite idea.Fortunately, Jody then suggested that they go to Longbottom to study the "Magic of Joking" together, and finally the whole box was quieted down.

"Oh, Jody, since you are twins, why can't Potter be a little quieter and more considerate like you?" Seeing Jody dismissing James and the others, Lily felt as tired as if she had just been through a big battle . "Potter is actually quite popular in Gryffindor, but I don't like his over-the-top appeal at all, as if he can't stand being less noticeable than Black."

"Do you know?" Jody turned his head, holding back a smile and spreading his hands towards Lily, "Actually, I think James just shouldn't go to the neighbor's house to watch those Muggle TV shows."

"Oh, have you guys watched Muggle TV too?" Lily widened her eyes excitedly. "I thought wizards didn't understand Muggles."

"It's true that I don't understand, but James and I have some Muggle friends who grew up with us." Jody thought of James' actions and said with a headache: "In order to prevent them from discovering that we are wizards, I It took a lot of effort with mom and dad. My dad is probably most proficient at confusing spells."

Jody's words brightened Lily's mood: "I thought wizards hated Muggles, and Severus didn't like Petunia, but..." There was some hesitation in her tone, "If I were Severus , I'm afraid I wouldn't like Muggles either. I don't know if I should say..."

Jody admitted that she was really curious now, and she knew that as long as she asked a little bit now, Lily would probably share what she knew with her.Her intuition told her that what Lily knew must be the reason for Snape's uncharacteristic behavior twice.But thinking of the boy who was trying to hide his emotions, Jody suddenly felt that maybe he shouldn't use this way to touch the secrets that his friends didn't want to say—unless he was willing to tell her those things one day.

Lily looked up at Jody, green eyes into black eyes.Jody didn't ask, and Lily didn't go on.Two clever little witches reached a special tacit understanding at a certain moment.

It's the Potter family's first Christmas since the kids go to school.Jody and James, who were only responsible for receiving presents in the past, are also busy preparing Christmas presents for their Hogwarts friends this year.They must prepare these gifts as early as possible so that the owls can be delivered to the recipients before Christmas.

"Baby, how is life at Hogwarts?" Cycia sat down beside Jody and helped her to magic the wrapping of Christmas presents, making them look more delicate and easier to distinguish, so as not to confuse them Who is it for.Ives took James to decorate the Christmas tree and created a quiet space for his wife to chat with his daughter.

"It's great, Mom. Oh, maybe going to Slytherin isn't so bad, at least we can enjoy the exclusive signpost in the underground passage, which only Slytherin students can see." Jody first picked a match Shia shared with her what she definitely didn't know, with a smile on her face and a twinkle in her eyes.Once you've started, it's easy to continue the conversation.She shared with her mother about her school life, and she mentioned a lot of people and things: about Doris, Snape, Lucius and Narcissa, and Professor Slughorn and his slug club.

"I've always been worried that Professor Slughorn invited me because he wanted to take advantage of Dad through me." Speaking of his dean, Jody expressed his concerns uncertainly.

"Old Slug likes to take advantage of some small things, but he's not too bad a man." Elvis, who was not far away, heard his daughter's words. "Don't worry, Jody, I think he really just admires you."

"Oh, come on, Jody. If Professor Slughorn wants to make a joke, he will definitely choose me instead of you." James' self-knowledge made everyone in the Potter family laugh.

Jody's performance made Cycia finally heave a sigh of relief.She'd been worried about whether Jody was still brooding over the Sorting Hat's comments.As a mother, she deserves to know her children. Jody doesn't show her thoughts as clearly as James, but that is often more worrying.Although Minerva's letter said that Jody had fully returned to normal at school and was even doing well, she was still worried until she saw it with her own eyes.

Cycia smiled and waved her wand, decorating some of the gift boxes with bits of silver and green. "That seems like a better gift for your friends in Slytherin?"

"Thanks, Mom." Jody gave her mother a hug. "Mom, are the Malfoys really special as you say? Aren't other Slytherin nobles like him? Doris likes Lucius very much, but I don't like his superior demeanor very much. "

"Oh, no." Secia shook her head. "Wizards don't have nobles, but it's not wrong to regard some ancient pure-blood families as nobles among wizards. This is why they consider themselves noble, and look down on those half-blood wizards or Muggle-born wizards very much."

"When I was reading the book, I always thought it meant that they were all nobles! I also heard some people talking about banquets in the college. They seem to have a lot of parties during the Christmas holiday." Jody vomited Tongue, ashamed of my misunderstanding. "What about our house?"

"The Potter family is also a very old wizarding family. But father and mother just prefer to be quiet, so they have not been involved in this kind of entertainment." Cycia felt that at Jody's age, he could not understand too profound things, so Explain as simply as possible, while looking at her husband.The brief pause in his movements let Secia know that her husband heard Jody's words.After James eavesdropped on their parents' conversations and showed a strong dislike for Slytherins, the Potters were more cautious than in the past, and they didn't want to expose the children to topics that were not suitable for them too early.

"No wonder Lucius and Narcissa are so kind to me." Jody hesitated, and finally added them to his list of Christmas gifts, "But it's not a bad thing anyway, right?"

Sercia stretched out her hand and stroked her daughter's long black hair. She was silent for a while, and then replied with a smile: "Yes, baby."