HP trickle down

On January [-]th, Severus woke up to a pile of presents.To open Lily and Bert, Anthony and Heinrich, there were quite a few classmates who gave him gifts.Gifts from Erin and Tobia are also inside.

Severus opened Bert's gift, and inside the box were gloves made of precious unicorn hair, and a rare book of potions.Severus was not so eager to unwrap the other presents.

He opened the gifts from Stephanie and Lance. Stephanie gave a pair of glasses to protect eyesight; Lance gave precious potion material seeds. Judging from the faint magic power fluctuations, these seeds must be rare.

Opening the gifts from Irene and Tobias again, what Irene gave was a family crest, the crown of thorns, the symbol of the Prince family.What Tobia sent was a pen and ink, which looked very expensive.Pens do work better than quills.

Severus pinched the crest of the Crown of Thorns, not quite understanding what Irene meant.

For the other presents, Severus didn't intend to unwrap them. He had a quiet breakfast with his parents after washing up, and said that he was going to hang out with Bert and that he might not be back for a while.

Erin readily agreed.

Severus was teleported to Burt's side with Alfred's family crest pinned to his chest.

A strong push pushed him away, and Severus fell to the ground.The sound of non-stop fighting can be heard in the ears.

Severus looked up and saw Lance and Bert fighting. The moment he appeared next to Bert, Bert took him to a safe place first, and then a big opening appeared in front of Lance.

Bert took Lance's punch, twisted to avoid Lance's next kick, and spun around behind Lance, elbowing Lance's back.

Lance flipped back and dodged Bert's blow.But it was difficult for him to change direction in the air. Bert saw the opportunity and kicked on, punching Lance continuously.

Falling to the ground, Lance stood up.Bert didn't make any additional attacks either.

"That's right," Lance praised, "Go out." He's not interested in playing with a bunch of kids, and Burt's reaction today was really good.From disadvantage to advantage, but in the blink of an eye.

Bert wiped the sweat off his forehead casually, and said, "Teacher, go out and walk more when you have time."

"Severus, watch him, don't let him mess around." Lance ordered as he walked past Severus.Ignore Bert's words at all, he has his own ideas.

Burt sighed inwardly, but still smiled, grabbed Severus' hand and gave him a hug.Rubbing all the mud off of himself onto Severus.

Severus pushed Burt away, seeing the mud on his body, he really wanted to beat him up: "What's wrong with you?"

"Sev, you're so reckless, what if I hurt you?" Bert reproached lightly.

Severus was really going to be laughed at by him, if he hadn't sent himself a letter saying that he would come over with his family crest after breakfast that day, would he not have said hello?Moreover, he didn't expect that the place he teleported would be beside Burt!

"Please also tell me why the location of my teleportation is so clever?"

Severus' smirk made Burt really happy, and Burt pretended to be surprised: "You don't know? The family emblem is bestowed by the Patriarch, which will naturally set the teleportation location to the Patriarch's side."

"You never said that." Severus darkened a lot.

"Severus, let's go wash up, your clothes are dirty." Burt said with concern.

"Who did this?" Severus kept the words in his heart and didn't say it, otherwise Bert wouldn't know how to reply!No matter how much they bicker, he is the one who loses, which is really strange!

After the two of them washed up separately, Bert gave Severus the clothes he had prepared on the grounds that Severus' clothes were dirty and needed a new set.

For the sake of the simple black and white suit, Severus accepted it.The thick coat feels very warm when you put it on, and the joints are specially treated to make them thicker, and the materials are also extremely warm.Severus immediately understood that this suit was specially prepared by Bert.

"Very nice." Burt looked at Severus in this suit, because it was well tailored and made according to military uniform standards, so he looked very energetic.

"Severus, we can go through training together if we live here during the winter vacation." Burt explained the benefits with a smile, dispelling Severus' idea of ​​going back.

Severus snorted, but said nothing.He had this plan, so he wouldn't just tell Burt that.

"By the way, Sev," Bert seemed to suddenly think of something, "I invited Lily together and gave her the port key. We will meet again in the aquarium then."

Severus nodded, he hadn't expected Lily to be invited.Although Burt didn't say he didn't like Lily, his attitude towards Lily was very average; while Anthony and Heinrich had never liked Gryffindor.

"After all, it's your birthday. Lily is your good friend." Bert said very thoughtfully, and God knows what his real thoughts are.

Severus nodded, thinking to himself how he would take care of Lily if she got a cold shoulder.

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Bert was wearing almost the same clothes as Severus, but some details were completely different.However, if you don't look carefully, it is still too similar.

Anthony naturally noticed it, and Heinrich was not surprised that Bert would choose clothes like this.

"This is the daughter of a good friend of the Alfred family, Stephanie," Burt introduced Stephanie to the others present, "Fanny, this is Anthony." Burt introduced Stephanie one by one.

Stephanie was wearing a white winter dress with a black coat and a pair of black leather shoes.The golden brown hair is shining in the sun and looks absolutely lovely.

Everyone introduced them once, and Stephanie also saluted one by one. The etiquette shown made Anthony and Heinrich impeccable.

"You guys are a bit late. I've already bought tickets." Anthony took out six tickets and handed them out to other people one by one.

Entering the aquarium, all you see is blue, and there seem to be fish swimming in all directions.

Sea fish are generally bright in color, in different shapes and in various varieties.The entire aquarium is very large, and in it, people seem even smaller.

The whole group was almost shocked.

Bert looked at this blue world, and couldn't help but think of his situation at the bottom of the sea.At that time, at the time of life and death, he really didn't have the heart to see what scenery there was in the extremely cold water.Moreover, there are not necessarily any aquatic plants in the entire North Sea.It was too cold there after all.

Kunpeng likes that kind of environment, no matter how cold it is, there is no pressure for him.

There were people coming and going in the aquarium, although Anthony said he was here to celebrate Severus' birthday, but he got excited and left everyone aside.Heinrich was worried about him, and greeted Bert to catch up.

Stephanie followed Bert, and so did Lily.

"The ratio of ocean to land is 7:3. The terrestrial world where humans live is too narrow compared to the ocean where these fish live." Burt said suddenly.

"Although the aquarium is large, the underwater world it can show is just the tip of the iceberg." Burt's words shocked Severus.

"Brother, those fish are so beautiful." Stephanie admired.It was also the first time she saw such a miraculous thing, the fish were all inside the glass, they were looking at the fish, and the fish was also looking at them.

"The aquarium here is much bigger than what I used to visit the zoo with my parents." Lily couldn't help pressing her hand on the glass to see the swimming fish up close.

Burt wondered what the fish he turned into would look like, so he could try it in the bathtub when he went back.It should not be bigger than when it became a Peng.

"Waste of time." Severus felt that the time spent looking at these fish would be better spent reading a book.Of course, if these fish can be used by him to study whether they have any other medicinal value, that's not bad.

Burt laughed when he heard the murmur.Of course, Severus couldn't understand the girls' emotions. In the eyes of many girls, this place was a romantic sanctuary.Even boys are attracted by the vastness and mystery of the sea.It's just that, for a pragmatist like Severus, it really doesn't interest him.

"It doesn't look like Sev likes it here..." Bert whispered, a little self-blaming.Severus didn't expect his words to be heard, and the tips of his ears turned red.

"It's so beautiful here, how could Severus not like it?" Lily couldn't understand.

"Let's change places." Stephanie suggested.

Lily's words made Severus a little embarrassed. Even if he didn't like the place Bert took pains to choose, he would politely not say it.Burt probably understood why he didn't like it here, and regretted his overly practical notions.But Lily grabbed it and said it, embarrassing him.

Fortunately, Stephanie's suggestion saved him from embarrassment temporarily.

The four of them left here and went to the open-air performance venue.

Anthony and Heinrich were sitting in the auditorium. Anthony, who was looking around, saw Bert and the others and waved excitedly.

It happened that there were vacant seats on Anthony's side, so Burt led them to Anthony's side.

Under the instructions of the trainer, the dolphins flew through a circle standing two meters above the water.

The splashing water drops are shining brightly in the winter sun, refracting colorful light.

"It's so cute." Stephanie took her brother's hand and stared at the dolphin in a daze.

The trainer and the dolphins made various intimate movements in the pool, and the audience was very lively and cheered.

"Let me see," the trainer held the microphone and looked around the entire venue, "Everyone is very enthusiastic! Oh, I want to choose a lucky audience to have a close contact with the dolphin Nini, please raise your hands if you are willing!"

"me!"

"look here!"

"Hey bro, here it is!"

... most people are very excited.

Stephanie stood in her seat and waved to the trainer, hoping he would see her.The same is true for Lily, the two little girls are very excited.

Burt wasn't interested in that, and Severus was dark-faced.Severus didn't like the scene that was too lively.

Seeing Severus showing an impatient expression, Bert grabbed Severus' hand: "Feel it, it is impossible for you to be absent every time at the banquet in the future."

Severus swallowed it, forget it.

"Just pretend that they are all cheering for you, so you won't be so withdrawn." Burt actually has the feeling of being out of place, and he actually hates crowded places, but every time Alfred has a banquet, he will To greet guests, those unclear eyes were mostly malicious, so he could only bite the bullet.

Severus didn't do as he was told, he let himself go as if all the voices weren't there.

"Stupid people whose brains are controlled by adrenaline." Severus commented coldly.Even in the noisy environment, Bert could still hear clearly.In other words, he could hear it so clearly that his head was aching.

"Okay, everyone's enthusiasm, the snow in the Alps will be melted!" The animal trainer's words made everyone laugh, "Oh, let me order a seat number."

Everyone waited with bated breath.

"Then No. 29 in the third row of Area B!" The words of the animal trainer made everyone focus on that position.

The fiery gaze brought Severus out of the empty space, and after a game of eyes, he looked at Burt again, and Burt nodded slightly.

"Yes, that's right! It's you, kid!" the animal trainer said loudly, pointing at Severus.The speaker made a harsh and broken sound in pain.

"No!" Severus gritted his teeth.

"Hehe," Bert couldn't help laughing, "Sev, go." He said and pushed him.

"No." Severus' face was terribly dark.

"Oh! Little boy! Take it easy! Come on!" the tamer reassured, inviting Severus down.

Bert pulled Severus up and whispered, "Sev, don't be nervous, I'll accompany you."

"I don't like showing my feathers in public." Severus squeezed the words between his teeth.

Burt laughed: "Sev, one day you will stand in the eyes of thousands of people and achieve your achievements. At that time, if you want to give a speech, can you escape?"

"Oh boy, it's okay to bring friends!" the animal trainer said with a big laugh.

Everyone watched Bert lead Severus up enviously, but after reaching the first row, Bert stopped and encouraged him to go up by himself.

Severus went down calmly and walked over to the tamer.The animal trainer grabbed his shoulders, this action immediately made Burt give him a sharp look, and he wished he could go up and slap that hand away.

"Boy, what's your name, tell everyone!" The tamer put his microphone under Severus' nose.

"Severus Snape." The boy's voice was deep and deep, without a clear feeling, but it made people feel calm.

"Severus, are you happy to be here?" the animal trainer called Severus by his Christian name.

Severus wanted to ask about his upbringing, remembering that ordinary people in America were usually like that, and it was a show after all... Burt told him not to think too much about it.

"Yeah." Severus simply agreed.

The animal trainer was so anxious that he was about to sweat. He really didn't expect that there would be such a lack of enthusiasm from children.

Lily watched Severus in the water enviously.But Severus's birthday today, maybe it's Goddess of Luck's favor!

Bert found Severus's behavior really cute at this time.

"Then say hello to me and Nini, she is a beautiful lady!" The animal trainer smiled brilliantly.After waving to the stands, the dolphins got out of the water, stood upright and swayed, as if they were also greeting the audience.

Severus whispered "Hello" and there was no more. In order to make the scene not awkward, the animal trainer immediately took Severus to have a close contact with the dolphin.

The dolphin was extremely docile in front of Severus, and she would do whatever the animal trainer asked her to do, and the dolphin performed meticulously the movements that were difficult to cooperate in the past.The smoothness made the animal trainer feel incredible.

Finally, the trainer asked Severus to touch the mouth of the dolphin, and the dolphin kept trembling under Severus' hands.

"It seems that animals are so much more sensitive than humans." Burt knew that it was his aura that was contaminating Severus, and his aura had always had great pressure on lower animals.This is why dolphins are so well-behaved.

Eventually Severus returned to the stands, and both Stephanie and Lily stared at Severus with starry eyes.

Not interested in the show, the six of them left to visit other places in the aquarium.Chattering all the way, Severus didn't look impatient anymore.