[HP] Aunt of the Savior

If this is just your compensation for what happened today...

Jody's words did not please or comfort Snape.He raised his hand, as if he wanted to touch Jody's cheek, but withdrew his hand abruptly, and took a big step back, his expression suddenly changed from shock and anxiety to mocking, and he even gritted his teeth: "So, what is needed now?" I appreciate your willingness to confess to me? Or do you prefer me to cooperate with your stupid plans in the future? I am surprised that you have made these dangerous decisions alone, and dare to let me know all of them? I miss you Don’t you not understand my position! Could it be that you opened your mind to me just to announce to me that you can protect your...'cute' brother at all costs?"

He sneered: "Let me tell you, Jody, I will never forgive James Potter for what I have done in my life, never! Sooner or later, I will ask him and that Black for everything I suffered today , I want them to experience ten times, a hundred times more shame than I have today!"

Snape announced loudly, as if not doing so, it would not prove how firm his determination was.His eyes were fixed on a dark corner of the room, and the corners of his mouth quivered convulsively in a moment of overexcitement.

What have I said?Snape thought bitterly, maybe he should really be angry with Jody for hiding from him, and should hate Jody who inadvertently made James learn to hang fuchsias upside down, but not long ago, wasn't he still worried about losing her what?But time and time again he allowed his emotions to control his language ability, and time and time again he repaid Jody who stayed by his side with sharpness and meanness.He could even predict how Jody, who was also a Slytherin, would use her usual sharp tongue to fight back this time.

"No! It's not what you imagined! The reason why I confessed to you," However, this time, although pain and anger flashed across Jody's face, she still tried her best to restrain her emotions, her voice Tremblingly, "It's because I trust you, Severus."

She was unsurprisingly stung by his sharpness again, just like he had done before.However, this was the first time, and she didn't want to fight back against him.She knew where his anger was coming from, and she had brought it on—if James hadn't seen the notebook, he wouldn't have known about the spell.She then used the incident again as the first step in drawing a line between herself and the Potters.

"I trust you," Jody repeated over and over, moving closer to Snape. "I trust you."

"I'm not worthy of your trust." Snape avoided Jody's eyes. "You know, I've chosen to follow the Dark Lord, and you don't really intend to..."

"So are you going to tell the Dark Lord now, or in the future? Tell him that I followed him to provide information to Dumbledore?" She approached him, her tone gradually changing from aggressive to soft, like a whisper. "We know what kind of man the Dark Lord is, how do you think he would deal with a spy? Use some dark magic - like the Cruciatus Curse? Or just give me a... Avada Kedavra?"

"That's enough." Snape couldn't maintain his composure because of this terrifying idea. He stared at the girl in front of him, his black eyes were angry: "You know, I can't possibly want this to happen!"

"Of course I know," but Snape's anger made Jody's lips curl up suddenly happily. "Now you still insist that you are not worthy of my trust?"

"..."

"I know you, Severus. Or I think, I know you." The girl gently grabbed the boy's tightly clenched but slightly trembling fist with her fingers. "For my plan, I have lost a lot, and I don't want to lose you anymore... Do you understand? Severus, even if it is really too cunning to confess everything to you now, I am afraid that because of today's events Losing you."

"...you won't lose me." The boy was silent for a long time, he embraced the girl into his arms, and made a soft promise in a deep and mellow voice that already showed a mature charm. "Will not."

"Do you think I'm scary like this, Severus?" Jody asked in a low voice, leaning on Snape's chest. "You know sometimes, even I think I'm crazy."

"No." Snape tightened his arms, "As long as it's you."

In this thin but reassuring embrace, Jody felt she could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

But what happened on this day caused a lot of influence for quite some time afterwards.

"If you don't restrain yourself, I'll take you home with your father!" The next morning, Mrs. Potter's oppressive and non-hysterical shouting letter made the entire Hogwarts students feel that Jody was in the hospital. The role played in yesterday's incident has more room for imagination.

Almost everyone in Hogwarts knew about yesterday's Dark Arts attack.No doubt the other students were even more distant from Slytherin.Those who are willing to contact Slytherin students will be deemed by the surrounding students to have chosen the evil black faith.In this atmosphere, Lily couldn't even say a word to Snape or Jody.

No one noticed that there was an inconspicuous little note left in the torn Roaring letter:

"Dear Jody:

Minerva and Dumbledore have told us what you did, and James has written back.

I think, your father and I can only choose to trust you and support you now.

Don't be sad for his words, he just loves you too much.

love you mom

Jody watched as the note circled before her eyes and was reduced to a cloud of ashes along with the Howling letter.So she reacted differently from anyone who received a Howler letter—a faint smile played on her lips.

Of course, this smile will naturally be interpreted differently in the eyes of others.

For example, James almost wanted to rush to Jody and yell, as if he couldn't accept his sister's coldness and indifference to his mother's advice.Regulus, on the other hand, felt the bitterness in that smile, and couldn't help but look at Sirius who was trying to appease James on the Gryffindor long table with a complicated expression, although Sirius didn't notice him at all.

Regulus had envied the Potter twins for remaining friendly, and had secretly wondered if his older brother would come to reconcile with him as he had done before.But the current situation made him feel more and more deeply that even brothers, under such a situation, sooner or later they would come to where they are today.Perhaps it would be easier to realize this early and draw a clear line early?

But... He glanced at Crouch who was sitting next to him with a smile on his face, and finally couldn't help wondering whether his good friend made a mistake in wooing Jody Porter.At least what they did destroyed some of the beautiful feelings he had longed for in his heart.And that feeling, even Snape had never broken it before.Thinking of this, Regulus felt a little guilty.

Snape's situation after that day was even more dire than Jody's.

What James and Sirius did yesterday was regarded as a "heroic feat" against the Dark Arts by students other than Slytherin.Pretty much everyone thought there was nothing wrong with dealing with a wicked little Death Eater this way - look what they had done to MacDonald!This rumor has become a piece of news that students in Hogwarts like to talk about after dinner recently. Slytherin's little Death Eaters attacked innocent Muggle-born female classmates, and the heroic Quidditch star Bo The special and princely Black severely taught the leader of the gang, Snape.As for who actually lifted the spell for Mary, no one mentioned it.

For this reason, Snape's face remained dark almost the entire week, and he didn't even want to meet Lucius as promised.He suspected that Lucius would laugh at himself mercilessly after knowing this.

However, this meeting surprised Snape.When he arrived at the Three Broomsticks, waiting in the room was a Lucius Malfoy that Snape had never seen before.His clothes are still neat and gorgeous as usual, but his long pale golden hair has lost its former luster, and the black and blue under his eyes are particularly frightening against his pale complexion, not to mention his blood loss. lips.Even the snake staff that he couldn't put it down was casually held by the master, without the usual delicate and fancy style.

"You are..." Snape looked Lucius up and down, raised the corners of his mouth mockingly, and sat down opposite him. "Don't tell me that the so-called richest Malfoy family in the wizarding world is going bankrupt?"

"Oh, I'm in trouble, my friend." Lucius gave a wry smile that didn't look like a smile at all. "Big trouble. I need your help."

"What happened?"

"My father suddenly contracted dragon pox, a very serious kind." Lucius buried his face in his hands and moaned, looking vulnerable.

Dragon pox, this is a serious and fatal infectious disease of wizards. At first, the patient will feel weak all over, his limbs will be sore and limp, and then he will feel cold, have a high fever, and have extremely itchy and terrible blisters and pustules all over his body.

Snape nodded. "I know about this disease, but, on the terms of the Malfoy family, I believe it's not that difficult to treat?"

"It was supposed to be like this. But there was an exception." Lucius raised his head and said hastily: "St. Mungo's therapist said he was very sick. The virus is particularly powerful. None of the potions offered by those bloody healers have any effect, so I can only turn to you, Severus."

"Calm down, Lucius, do I need to remind you? I'm not St. Mungo's healer." Snape frowned. "I have no knack for dragon pox. I don't even... I don't even know about the disease, I guess you know I grew up in the Muggle world?"

"Oh, yes, but you can help me make potions with better effects." Lucius put the box he had prepared in front of Snape. "I don't want you to help with the treatment, but I want you to help configure these potions. Here are the prescriptions and raw materials needed."

"I haven't prepared this kind of potion before." Snape opened the box and took a rough look at the formula and production process of those potions.The production of these potions is not small, but for Snape who is confident in making Felicia, it is indeed not impossible.But he still expressed his views cautiously: "I don't guarantee that it will be successful."

"My friend, I believe your ability is much better than those stupid pharmacists in St. Mungo's." Lucius looked embarrassed and anxious. "I'm going to fix my father at any cost, you understand, Severus? Even if you're only a fifth year student, I'd rather trust you than anyone else."

Seeing Snape's puzzled expression, Lucius sighed helplessly and without image, and said, "At this moment, I can only trust you, Severus. I think you deserve a Malfoy." Give trust."