if i am not me

After a burst of startling thunder, Lily, who was preparing dinner in the kitchen, turned her head and looked around when she heard the patter of rain outside the window. She hurriedly walked to the living room and closed the window that was blown wide open by the wind.The man in the living room, who was originally immersed in the TV program, turned his head sideways when he heard the sound. Seeing his wife's actions, a gentle smile flashed in his eyes.

"Cover the blanket!" Lily saw her husband who was smirking as soon as she turned around, and immediately shouted angrily, and stepped forward to gather the blanket covering him.

"It's okay." Said softly in a low voice, James threw away the remote control in his hand, and looked at his foot that was still fixed by the protective gear, "This kind of minor injury will be healed in two days " After finishing speaking, he hummed a little unwillingly, "If it wasn't for that idiot Fudge standing next to me, I wouldn't have been hurt by those gangsters."

Lily was still listening quietly, and the movements of her hands were as gentle as possible.But after hearing the second half of the sentence, she still couldn't help rolling her eyes, and then twisted James' arm fiercely, showing her white teeth and looking at the man who wanted to scream but didn't dare, "This You've said it hundreds of times. And now, since you're unlucky enough to be hurt by those minions, be honest with me!"

After speaking, without waiting for James to say anything, Lily returned to the kitchen and started chopping vegetables.After hearing the movement from the kitchen, James raised his eyebrows slightly, and obediently tightened the blanket, nestled back on the sofa and continued to watch the "TV series" that was said to have more than 50 episodes. .

After all, for him, TV is still very attractive in the few days when he has a rare leisure time due to injury.Coupled with the increasingly tense current situation, he really wants to finish watching this TV series as soon as possible, because he doesn't know that one day he will have to give up using various electrical appliances in order to repeatedly strengthen the protective magic at home. Among them are lights, refrigerators, and of course televisions.

"Dad, do you want to know what the final result will be?" Suddenly, an immature child's voice sounded behind his ears. James put his hand to the right of his head without thinking, and he touched a small hairy head.

"Have you finished watching?" James didn't seem to dare to believe that his son already knew the result of the program he had only watched halfway through.

"Yeah." Leo pushed his father's big palm off his head with his hands, pouted and said, "Jean's family bought that machine, and you can read all of it in it. Tell me, this TV series is actually very old."

"Is that so?" Hearing Leo talking about the new machine that Jean's family bought, James turned his eyes back to the TV and looked carefully at the little people who were talking inside, and said impatiently, " Then tell me quickly, who did this woman marry in the end?"

"..." Like his father, Leo thought about the ending he saw yesterday, and said complacently, "No one got married, and she ended up..."

Lily listened to the conversation between her son and her husband in the kitchen, and the strength of cutting vegetables was slightly relieved, but at the same time, her brows gradually gathered together due to worry.

Although James has always insisted that he was only slightly injured, they actually knew what kind of injury could make the man who was used to being alive and kicking obediently stay at home to recuperate.

Recalling the cold feeling when she saw the blood-stained James who was sent to the emergency room, Lily couldn't help shivering on this hot July day.

Fudge...

If it weren't for that old stubbornness, how could James be injured.And that dead old man still dares to say that it was an accident, not a premeditated murder organized by "that person"... What an idiot!

At this moment, the doorbell rang suddenly.Lily paused, and frowned strangely—who would come to the door on such a rainy day?

But thinking about it this way, Lily walked quickly to the door and looked out through the cat's eyes.After seeing the person coming, she opened the door in great surprise, and hugged the man who obviously didn't expect to be treated like this without hesitation.

"Sev!"

Snape stared at the woman who had flung himself into his arms in astonishment, the corners of his originally cold mouth softened in an instant, he patted Lily's back dumbfounded, and he said helplessly, "Lily, let me in first."

"Oh, oh." Hearing this, Lily immediately withdrew from Snape's arms obediently, and after pulling him into the house, she slammed the door behind her. The father and son turned their heads at the same time.It's just that the moods of the two are completely opposite.

After seeing Snape, Leo, like his mother, rushed into Snape's arms without saying a word.And James twitched the corners of his mouth, and watched his son and wife circle around the man with a downcast face.

"What are you doing here?" He asked in an aggressive tone. James, who was about to stand up, suddenly realized that his legs and feet were not convenient, so he could only sit upright resentfully.

Snape hugged Leo, glanced at the man who could only sit on the sofa, and was in a good mood for no reason, "I will bring you medicine." After saying that, he put down Leo, and took out the medicine from his pocket. Two bottles of medicine.

Looking at the two bottles of crystal clear liquid, James felt even worse, but because of Lily's presence, he could only take it reluctantly, and finally said "thank you".

Seeing this, Snape smiled at him very rarely, but only the two men understood the taste in that smile.

"You're not just here to deliver medicine, are you?" James gave Snape a hard look before Lily didn't pay attention, then turned his gaze back to the TV, and said casually.

Snape was also not polite, coaxed Leo who had squeezed into his side to the kitchen, then sat straight on the other side of the sofa, and said indifferently, "Dumbledore asked me to see how you are doing. By the way Let me tell you, Malfoy started secretly contacting us."

"He finally made his statement?" James put away his previous jokes and cursing as soon as he heard the business, and his mind began to function normally.

Nodding his head, Snape recalled what Lucius said when he sneaked in to see him last night, and was a little stunned for a moment.From the very beginning, he didn't understand why Lucius came to him directly, let alone why he trusted him so much, but undoubtedly, the message Malfoy conveyed was definitely not a bad thing for them now.And what was confirmed last night gave them a dose of reassurance.

"Do you know why?" James obviously had the same question as Snape. In his opinion, the name Malfoy represented "Death Eaters", and it was the kind with a deep imprint.And now, this supposedly most stable part of the Death Eaters turned against him...

Shaking his head, Snape thought of the look in the old man's eyes when he reported the situation to Dumbledore, and said, "Dumbledore knows."

Hearing Snape's answer, James curled his lips and said leisurely, "...you didn't ask?"

Hearing this, Snape glanced at him coldly, but turned his attention to the TV that was still playing TV series. "I remember someone reminded you to strengthen the magic circle at home."

Seeing that Snape avoided answering, James was not annoyed, and put his hands behind his head, "Don't worry, the wires and this TV are specially made, so they can still be used now."

"special?"

Hearing Snape's obviously questioning tone, James said with some surprise, "Remus didn't tell you?"

"What do you think?"

Snape's attitude made James suddenly happy, and the corners of his mouth curled up triumphantly. He pointed to some obvious new items in the house and said, "These things were all researched by Remus and his friends. .”

"Muggle?"

"nonsense!"

"That...Madill?" Rarely without cynicism, Snape looked at those unfamiliar electrical appliances and asked the question in his heart at the moment.

Turning his gaze to Snape, James said with a half-smile, "Actually, you know very well."

Recalling Remus's usual actions this year, Snape understood a little bit, but seeing James' smug face, he still couldn't help saying, "Experimental."

After finishing speaking, he didn't care what James' face would be, so he walked towards the kitchen without looking back.There, Lily was calling them to dinner.

Originally Snape planned to leave after finishing his speech, but now...

He decided to stay and taste the long-lost, Lily's craftsmanship.

The author has something to say: Well, the fourth part has officially started...

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