HP trickle down

By the time he woke up in a daze, the sky was already getting dark.Bert found that Severus was clean, except for his clothes.

However, it is not too surprising that there is no place to dry clothes in this house.So Burt didn't wash his clothes, he could only say that he was lucky, this guy still had clean clothes.

Looking at Severus' face up close, the skin is not good, and it is sallow.Anemia, malnutrition, miserable life.It's not easy to live so proudly like this.

It was also the first time Bert was so close to a stranger.Severus was different from anyone he'd been with before, unique, alive, mean, like a hedgehog.Otherwise, it is estimated that they will not live long. This environment is too bad.It is not easy to live with three correct views.

His mother is a very talented person in potions. Burt has roughly scanned the notes in the potion book from himself. He has opinions, doubts, and attempts to correct... Burt also has magic power stabilizers for this family. And magic supplements are not in doubt anymore.It's just that a witch with a talent for potions shouldn't let herself live in such a miserable life. Severus like this is tantamount to abuse.

Thin and small, is he really a few months older than him?Bert felt the warmth in his arms, comparing himself to his sister.Although I haven't really picked it up, it probably won't be heavier than Stephanie.Burt saw that Severus was still asleep, and that it would not be good to sleep any longer, so he leaned closer to Severus' ear and whispered, "Little Mr. Snape, it's time to wake up." There was a hint of itching in Fleurs' ears.

Severus opened his eyes vigilantly, and Burt's magnified handsome face came into view so recklessly, and Severus' ears burned.He pushed Bert away in a panic, and sat up calmly.However, his wandering eyes and red ears have already revealed the fact that he is shy.

Bert sat up straight as if nothing had happened, feeling much better after sleeping.The excessive use of magic power made Burt feel extremely uncomfortable, but in order not to appear weak in front of others, Burt had to pretend that he was fine.Especially when testing Severus, you can't entertain others with your own pity.Severus didn't necessarily have extra sympathy, he was pathetic enough himself.

"Mr. Alfred, why are you staying at my house now?" Severus pointed out what he finally found wrong in order to hide his embarrassment.How could he be fooled by this guy? !

Burt yelled in his heart that something was wrong, but his face was still upright: "Prevent you from absconding with money."

Severus raised his eyebrows, and without speaking, he got off the bed, opened the door on tiptoe, walked to the stairwell, and looked secretly at the place where Tobias had fallen.Tobia has left, the door of the house is wide open, dilapidated house, home of little monsters, who will come to steal things?It couldn't be more safe.

"Alfred, you have also read these books, so you have done experiments?" Severus returned to the bedroom with some unknown mood, and looked at Burt who was still sitting by the window soaking in the sun, feeling overwhelmed. strange feeling.

Burt turned his head and smiled: "Of course."

"You...why come here?" Although Severus was unclear about many things, Burt's temperament was definitely not something that could be cultivated in this kind of place.

"An accident." Burt felt bad when he thought of the apparition that had taken effect out of nowhere.There is only a little magical power in the body now, and it is still very unstable.He couldn't risk using spells without becoming a Squib.

Severus remembered the two potions that Bert wanted, and probably guessed that Bert had an accident that affected the stability of the magic power.

"Do you live in the wizarding world?" Severus held back his desire.

It's a pity that Severus' disguise was not perfect enough, Burt could tell it at a glance.He smiled and said, "Yes, I live in the wizarding world, but I live in isolation. I'm not in Hogsmeade, nor in Godric's Hollow, where the two wizards gather." More remote mountainous areas.

"What's the wizarding world like?" Severus still showed his curiosity.

Burt smiled in his heart: "It's just a little more interesting than the streets of ordinary people, nothing special."

Bert's careless description disappointed Severus, and he asked again: "Then what is Hogwarts like, do you know?"

"A thousand-year-old castle with four colleges, Gryffindor for courage, Slytherin for honor, Hufflepuff for loyalty, and Ravenclaw for wisdom," Bert didn't belittle the interest of any college, "I will go to Slytherin." Had to go too.

"Me too." Severus was more determined than Burt.

His attitude made Bert find it interesting, and he asked, "Are you so sure?" Slytherin is a pure-blood house, and Severus is at best a half-blood, how can he be so sure?

"…" Severus didn't answer.

Burt didn't get annoyed when he couldn't talk, just looked at Severus quietly, and then took out Severus' book to read.It's just that he has read these textbooks many times, so they are not interesting.Burt turned it over a few times and put it back down.These books were carefully preserved, but the margins were all fluffy, and Severus didn't know how many times he had read them.Really, lonely and terrible people.

"Come with me." Burt grabbed the hand of Severus who was silent and didn't know what he was thinking, and proposed naturally and left as soon as he said it.

Severus just hated him for not thinking about his own mood.However, Burt was really an interesting person, and Severus wanted to refuse without any reason, so he had to be led by the nose.Very awkward.

After running all the way, Bert stopped to look at the street signs from time to time, and then turned to the library.As soon as he entered, Severus was shocked by the large bookshelves and the vast amount of books inside.

The first time he entered the library, Severus had never seen so many books, nor had he had the chance to see them.Bert took him into a new world.

"Severus, after reading all your mother's textbooks, you probably know what Hogwarts will teach, right?

However, my mother said that the world of ordinary people has the richest collection of books. They have countless people. They have the same origin as wizards. They are constantly reforming and bursting out countless sparks of thought.

The wizarding world, especially the British wizarding world, is a bit too lifeless.Whether it is teaching materials or understanding, they are stagnating.

this is not right.If it is not changing with time, there will be no progress.If you don't broaden your horizons, you can't succeed. "Bert whispered in Severus' ear. Severus was shocked, he understood what Bert said, but he didn't understand why Bert told him.

Seeing Severus' puzzled look, Bert said again: "Didn't you say that you would be a Slytherin? I would be too, and we would be companions at that time. Let me tell you my point of view in advance. It will help us get along with each other in the future." The truth is of course not that simple, after Bert can return home smoothly this time, he will enter the circle of nobles.

Alfred has been silent for too long, and the interests of the tiny wizarding world have almost been tapped, and he needs to develop new interests.The specific situation cannot be fully understood only by relying on the mother's inheritance.There was something about Severus, he yearned for success, and he was smart and sharp enough to be ripped off.A proper reminder would make Severus never forget it for the rest of his life.

"Little Mr. Snape, you can read the book you want." Burt left a little, he also needed to find the book he wanted to read.

Severus watched Bert dive into the books, and started wandering the library himself.He first flipped through the most conspicuous books, which were literary books and novels, which he was not very interested in.Stopping and going, looking around, he accidentally turned to natural science, and Severus became interested, and it talked about the scientific principles involved in some simple natural phenomena.Severus liked this.

After reading this book, he turned to other science books. Some books were too difficult for him to understand, so he wrote down the title of the book, thinking about reading it slowly in the future, and reading it several times.

He spent the whole afternoon here, and there seemed to be something in his heart that he had forgotten.

When Burt finished a book on economic theory, he realized that Severus was missing.Bert figured Severus would be in the science books, after all, Severus' favorite was potions.Of all the old textbooks, only the Potions book was read the most by Severus.

Sure enough, Severus was devouring the book.

Burt walked to Severus's desk and tapped his fingers on the table twice.Severus put down his book, saw Bert, and asked impatiently, "What's the matter?"

"It's time to go back," Bert motioned Severus to look out the window, "it's getting late."

Severus understood, but he couldn't bear to part with the book in his hand.

Seeing Severus's nostalgic look, Bert couldn't understand.But they don't have ID cards, so they can't borrow books.

Severus stood up anyway, picked up a large stack of books on the table, and prepared to return them.Bert naturally reached for half and returned it for Severus.

After all the books had returned to their places, Bert took Severus back to Spider's End.