[HP] Aunt of the Savior

"Not black magic?" Jody froze for a moment.She didn't think of this possibility at all before, but soon she realized that there was a serious misunderstanding in their thinking.Voldemort is indeed a powerful dark wizard, but it's not that dark wizards can't use magic other than black magic.

"It's possible, isn't it?" said Snape, "although we don't quite know what magic it is."

"But I think this magic is more evil than the black magic mentioned in the book, isn't it?" Jody recalled the feeling at that time, thinking about Snape being dug out, he frowned uncomfortably. frown. "Although it can't cause direct harm."

"No matter what kind of magic there is an anti-curse, even the black magic in the book has a counter-curse." Snape's expression was gloomy, and he had a deeper understanding of this magic than Jody. "There's always a way to defend."

His voice is not loud, but very clear and firm. "We must find a way."

Looking at Snape's expression, Jody reluctantly swallowed back the suggestion he was about to say.If it wasn't the Dark Arts, she had planned to ask the professor or write to her parents about it, but now it seemed Snape didn't want to ask anyone for help.

But no matter what Jody thinks, they feel that what they have to do is to find a needle in a haystack—they don't know the name of this magic, nor the principle and system of this magic, but they want to find it and a way to fight it.In the end, she finally showed a questioning expression to Snape: "Are you sure it's just us?"

"Temporarily..." Facing Jody's question, Snape looked away uncomfortably. "I think... for the time being, I will look for it by myself."

When he said those words, Snape felt very emboldened.

He knew that Jody's words were reasonable, and it was not easy for them to figure out the origin of this magic, but his natural pride made him ashamed to ask others for advice on this matter.

He didn't want to tell anyone why he had learned about this magic.How proud he was of Voldemort's praise, how ashamed and annoyed that he was exposed that day.He swore he would never want to relive that feeling again in his life.

Snape gave up hope that Jody would agree to support him.He was already mentally prepared that Jody would ask others for help, after all, even he himself felt that the proposal just now sounded stupid.

"Well, although I think this method is stupid, but..." However, Jody only hesitated a little before making a decision. "Anyway, we are not sure that the magic that Voldemort used to peek into their heads is not black magic... If we can confirm what kind of magic it is, maybe we can go to Professor Columbus and apply for a ticket to the restricted area A note? I guess this magic will not be placed in the library too openly."

She habitually raised the corners of her mouth, rested her chin with one hand, tilted her head slightly, and waited for Snape's answer.For Snape's insistence, she made concessions, but she also didn't approve of Snape's excessive insistence.

Snape nodded stiffly, an imperceptible warmth flashed in his dark eyes. "I thought that at that time, Professor Columbus would certainly not refuse a little help to his two most serious students."

James was depressed to find that his younger sister, who was already excellent in grades, seemed to work harder these days, which invisibly put a lot of pressure on him.Looking at Jody, who was eating and reading while holding a book even when eating in the auditorium, he finally decided that apart from Quidditch this year, he should spend more time on his studies, at least not to lose the dignity and pride of being an older brother .

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glared at Snape who was also "studying hard" sitting next to Jody.If it weren't for the snot-nosed man, he could have pulled Jody into his circle-he remembered seeing Jody's worst stack of papers that also got an E-then It must be very beneficial for him to complete his homework.At least he could sit next to Jody and do his homework instead of borrowing Jody's homework.

But now... look at Sirius, who has not been in a good mood since the beginning of school, and Regulus, who is greeting Snape at the long Slytherin table.James, who firmly believed that he was a good brother and a qualified friend, couldn't help but sighed sadly. Obviously, his hope was unlikely to come true.Now he could only hope that their nocturnal adventures would pay off enough to bring Sirius back to life.

Jody and Snape's "hard work" was of course to find out the magic that Voldemort had used.For this reason, they had to find excuses to hide their true purpose in front of Lily.

"It's really difficult." On the way back to the common room from the library again with nothing, Jody complained in a low voice with a rare frown.

The research on this magic, as Jody originally expected, was looking for a needle in a haystack, and there was little gain—well, if they read a lot of extracurricular magic books as a result, then they gained a lot.And it's really not fun to lie to your best friend.

They haven't gone to Professor Columbus to get a permit to go to the Restricted Section, because they find they don't know what books to borrow in the * Section, and it will be harder for them to hide from Lily what they want. What did you do.

Snape pursed his lips tightly.They've been using their previous work on Voldemort as a smokescreen lately, but that's not a very good excuse.If Lily hadn't been more concerned about the current situation and Voldemort's movements since Voldemort's public appearance, so that she believed what they said, it would be impossible for them to keep what they were doing from Lily.

If Lily knew that her two friends had lied to her, she would be very angry and sad.And Jody didn't want to deceive Lily at all, and this matter was probably a heavy burden for her.

Maybe he shouldn't be so stubborn and persistent for the sake of his pride, Snape suddenly felt that he was a little angry with himself, maybe his decision was hurting his two good friends at the same time, unless he could find out the problem as soon as possible s answer.

Snape returned to his room full of thoughts, hesitantly took out a small square mirror from the bottom of his suitcase.It was wrapped in a very old lady's handkerchief that Snape had worn, and looked old and dirty.

Snape briefly wiped the mirror with the women's handkerchief, and Snape's big aquiline nose and greasy half-long hair were reflected in the mirror a little blurry, but its mirror surface still looked It is dusty and foggy, not shiny like ordinary mirrors.

It was a two-way mirror his mother had given him before he came to Hogwarts, so that he could reach her when it mattered most.Because they all know that Spider's End is not a suitable address for owls to visit.

"If there is something very important, you can use it to contact me."

It was a very cold-sounding exhortation, and the tone was not at all suitable for a mother who wanted to send her son away from home to study.It sounds like the implication is obvious: If it's not something very important, don't bother me.

Snape obeyed, so he didn't even take the mirror out of its box for the last year or so, not even at Christmas.But now, he suddenly wanted to use it to get help—even though it might not be a big deal at all.

"Mom...do you know of any kind of magic that can spy into other people's minds? How can we defend against this kind of magic?" Snape mumbled tentatively while stroking the lace on the frame.

The mirror suddenly dimmed, but the person in the mirror was still him, and his mother's face did not appear.Snape fell on the bed in a little disappointment. For a moment, he felt that his own face reflected in the mirror had disappeared. He thought that the next second he would see his mother appear in the mirror and answer his question. Like when he was a child, as long as he asked, she would tell him about wizards, the wizarding world, and Hogwarts without telling that man, telling him that magic is the fairest, and there is no magic that cannot be resisted...

He felt like he knew his mother well, he knew he shouldn't expect anything, he wished he hadn't expected an answer at all, he should have no hope, like he'd been keeping the mirror under the box.

He looked at the mirror in his hand in disappointment for the last time, but suddenly found that there was a note in the mirror, which was written in a familiar thin font: "What you want to know can be found in that blank book." , touch the spine of the book with your wand, and read its title—"Invade Others, Protect Yourself"—and the contents will unfold before your eyes."

Snape nearly bounced off the bed as he rushed to his box.When he came to Hogwarts to study, his mother gave him the few books she had in her collection, which were some magic books that were not so easy to find but very practical.Of those books, there was indeed one that had no words on its cover, and he had never been able to figure out how to read it.

His heart was pounding, and he couldn't believe that he had spent so long with a problem that he didn't have the slightest clue about, yet the answer was already by his side.He drew out his wand, tapped lightly on the spine of the book, and read the name: "Invade others, protect yourself—"

A miraculous thing happened, the silver-white cover of the book began to have a gold-plated title, and on the inside pages of the book, letters slipped out of the paper one after another...

However, Snape didn't eagerly read the hard-earned answer immediately, but suddenly dropped the book in his hand, grabbed the mirror tightly with both hands, and stared at the mirror.

But the note in the mirror had disappeared, and the mirror returned to its foggy state, no one appeared, only Snape's own cheek was reflected.He pressed his face tightly against the mirror, and whispered what he had been wanting to say but couldn't say in a low voice: "I miss you so much, Mom."