Golden glitter

After the Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson shared by Slytherin and Ravenclaw in the first year, the atmosphere in the castle became even more deserted.Almost all Ravenclaws and quite a few Slytherins looked at Lupin in strange ways - disgust, fear, even hatred.The appearance of gentleness can no longer serve its original purpose. People can still hide when they can, and hide far away, just like...just like everyone used to do.finally……

Meals for Hogwarts students are served at long tables in the Great Hall.The dome of the hall is painted with a magic circle, which will change its appearance with the outside sky, just like the open air; the golden plate on the long table will suddenly appear with a variety of food, and you can choose whatever you want; after the meal time is over, everything It will be restored clean and tidy, don't worry about it yourself.Everything was perfect, except for... the army of owls at breakfast, and the various owl bombs they carried. (——!!!)

This morning, amidst a motley and colorful flock of owls, night owls, snowy owls, golden eagles, sea eagles, vultures, bats, sparrows, bees (hey!) . . . The shadow is particularly conspicuous.

coming.Water gate secret passage.

The shadow crossed the long table of Slytherin and stopped in front of the water gate.It was a big fiery red bird, with a graceful neck and long tail feathers, very beautiful.A phoenix, there are not many phoenixes in the magic world, and there is only one in the world who uses phoenixes to send letters.

Minato took the small piece of parchment from Phoenix's beak, and sure enough:

Dear little Mr. Malfoy:

Please come to the principal's office at 4:00 pm.I've been loving cockroach piles lately.

Headmaster Dumbledore

At five minutes to four in the afternoon, Minato came to the principal's office on the eighth floor of the castle, in front of the dripping stone beast. "Pile of cockroaches," Minato said as the password, with the same expression on his face.The stone monster jumped aside, revealing the spiral staircase behind it.Came to Chestnut's door, knocked on the griffin's knocker, and after getting permission, Minato entered this strangely furnished room for the second time.

"Principal." Minato greeted the white-bearded principal hidden behind the white mist.

"Oh, little Mr. Malfoy, you're here. Sit down." He pointed to the golden-red chair across the table.

Minato walked over, sat down, calmly, without any unnaturalness.

"How about a cup of honey tea? That puts you in a good mood."

Minato glanced at the cup of almost solidified bright yellow unknown substance on the table, shook his head lightly, "No. Thank you." He could smell a distinct smell of potion, apparently, this is one of the specialties of the principal's office— — Honey tea with veritaserum.

"Oh, that's such a pity." The old wizard smiled kindly, his blue eyes looked over the lens, and looked at Minato's eyes with the same blue tone.

Here comes the second special product of Hogwarts headmaster's room.In the sea of ​​consciousness, Minato's conscious body was watching not far away, where another conscious body was spinning around in place.Remembrance, a magic that can read other people's memories.

When it comes to the study of the spiritual world, no one is better than the Yamanaka family, not even magic. (In "Naruto", the family of Ino Yamanaka, Kaiichi Yamanaka, and Kaze Yamanaka is good at spiritual secret arts. Such as: the art of turning the heart and the art of disturbing the heart, often intruding into the minds of prisoners to find information.)

Outside, the two sat facing each other, motionless, and the principal's office was eerily quiet.Time passed by rustling... the sun had already set... night had fallen, but the two of them seemed to freeze until...

"Bang", the door of the principal's office was violently opened from the outside, and the loud noise woke up the two people who seemed to be in a trance.The professor dressed in black had a gloomy face, and rushed in with a billowing black robe.

"Crack", the dean of the Snake Academy put his hands on the table in front of the principal, and said heavily, "Albus, I think your two more eyes than normal people won't even notice the time, so I had to make an extra potion of eyesight, given that I was already brewing a lot of extra potions at the same time. Maybe missing dinner is what you want, that can fill you up with your sweet stuff that you don't know Stomach, but I think Poppy will be happy to set you up with an exhaustive healthy diet, and Minerva will be glad the school has lost an unexplained financial expense, and will be happy to keep it." Nepe turned around and picked up the water gate that had collapsed on the chair since he came in: "I took my student away," he reincarnated and walked towards the door. The moment he passed through the door, he said without looking back. : "Also, from now on, if there is no dental potion, I will notify Bobby."

From the beginning to the end, the white wizard didn't say a word. It's not that he didn't want to stop him, but he couldn't move at all.He looked at the door panel that was slammed shut, and smiled wryly, he still couldn't feel the existence of his body.That child is indeed not simple, he seems too anxious.

Snape hugged the half-conscious water door all the way through the corridors of Hogwarts. It was already completely dark, and the black cloak was billowing, stirring the dark night, but it couldn't shake the slightest ripple in Snape's frozen heart.

He didn't go to the medical wing, which he was better at handling than Madam Pomfrey, who was the school nurse.Yes, Legilimency, that's what he's best at dealing with, and the next best thing with Cruciatus.Damn good at it, he cursed, whether it was the White Wizard or the Dark Lord, or himself.

"Gill grass." He used the password to open the door of the cellar office.Moya blew open the bedroom door, and placed the little person in his arms on the soft and comfortable big bed in the room.He rushed out of the bedroom and went to his potion cabinet, potions for mental fatigue and mental damage - he hadn't used them for a long time.Oh, and the essential, dreamless potion, that kid needs a good night's sleep.It's better to just sleep to death, so as not to cause trouble to others.

Back in the bedroom, the child was looking at the door with his eyes half-opened—even though he was once powerful, his current body was just that of an 11-year-old child.Minato obediently took Snape's hand and drank the potion, then fell asleep in peace - his body really needed to rest.

Snape changed him into pajamas and covered him with a quilt - the cellar was still very cold.He looked at the kid who occupied his bedroom and bed, and stared at the peaceful sleeping face.It's hard to imagine how the owner of this face tormented his cunning friend, the platinum peacock, when he woke up.He still remembers that he also joined, let go of everything - identity, position, mission, make a scene like an ordinary person - and just act like an ordinary person, that is the most relaxing time for him.

He stared at the little figure on the bed: if, could always be like that; if, could be with him forever...

Snape woke up suddenly: No, you are as dirty and ugly as you, how dare you imagine such a pure and beautiful child!You scum! !Take a deep breath.Severus Snape.he reminded himself.You're a Death Eater, you're a double agent, you have no future.The black eyes returned to their emptiness, Snape stood up and left the bedroom.Perhaps, he could boil a pot of potion to pass the night.

The trip to the principal's office was just like this, without a beginning or an end, and everyone still did their own thing.The Potions Professor continued to teach and brew wolf potions, Professor McGonagall continued to worry about the living expenses of the members of the Order of the Phoenix, Madam Pomfrey continued to take care of the small animals that were in trouble from time to time, Dumbledore continued to nest in the principal's office, Minato continued his life as a first-year student... Nothing seemed to have changed, and it continued step by step, but the cracks were indeed getting bigger and bigger.

After that conversation, Minato recuperated for a long time—this is not common in the magic world with all kinds of magical potions. He didn't reappear in everyone's sight until Monday of the second week.The atmosphere in Slytherin suddenly became weird, and the other three houses were also quite uncomfortable.

It was the rare first time that Dean Snape visited Slytherin's common room except for the beginning of the term. On the first night of every term, Slytherin had a routine lecture from the dean.It should be the order of the Snake King, and the little snakes began to act collectively - entering and exiting together according to grades, escorted by senior grades, just like the petrification incident in the last school year...

No, it was even more serious than that—this time, among the escorts, they could even see their dean, that dark, greasy old bat.Others may not be able to see anything, but sensitive little snakes and some generations of young eagles can tell that there are always some immature young snakes who have family or other secrets in the team where the snake king appears. (Snape's words: The little snake's head in my nest is not for an old bee to wander in the back garden.)

Who or what would want something from them?The silence of their parents and elders let them at least understand that the dean was right.

"Did the old bat change his career to be a nanny?!" Ronald Weasley was frightened. "Aren't those poisonous snakes weaned yet?" Ron Weasley sneered.

The little snakes just glanced at the noisy red-haired skunk and ignored it.Among lions, there are also those who are not very lions and those who are lions. There is no doubt that the one who is still clamoring now can only be the lions among lions... the most idiotic one, whose nerves are thick enough to bind a dragon.

The red-haired lion cub was full of question marks, not knowing why the vicious poisonous snake ignored his righteous provocation. (Author’s words: what kind of logic circuit is this——|||)

The intuition of small animals makes children sensitive. They can't find the reason, but they can only attribute it to the existence of dementors-this is one of the reasons.Numerous owls flew away from Hogwarts, bringing the children's uneasiness to their families, and the Ministry of Magic was visited by a large number of letters.

Minister Fudge was in a state of distress. He repeatedly issued a statement in the "Daily Prophet": Dementors are under the control of the Ministry of Magic, there is no need to panic, they are safe...but it has no effect at all.Even such a weak Shinbai only lasted until the first Quidditch match.

The journey of time will not be shifted by people's will. In a blink of an eye, Hogsmeade Week is here again.This slightly diverted the attention of the little wizards—after all, they were still teenagers, and it was still very attractive to be free in the only pure wizarding village in the UK.

The small animals above the third grade who were qualified to play left with their tails up, and the little ones in the first and second grades watched eagerly.There are exceptions every year, especially this year.For example, Porter, who is already in the third grade, but has not been signed; for example, Minato, who has been on leave for several days.

Unlike Diagon Alley, which is only a commercial street, Hogsmeade is adjacent to Hogwarts. While being sheltered by Hogwarts, it also serves as a line of defense. Therefore, Diagon Alley can accommodate Muggle relatives of young wizards , and Hogsmeade, not allowed.

The Three Broomsticks, one of Hogsmeade's well-known storefronts, is juxtaposed with Honeydukes and Zuko's Joke Shop. Children who are tired from shopping always like to come here to rest.The second floor of the bar is a private room for guests who don't like crowds and conversations.

The door of the bar was pushed open, people habitually looked towards the door, and then, there was a moment of silence.Watching the billowing figure in the black robe go straight up to the second floor without stopping, until the oppressive figure disappeared at the corner of the second floor, the little animals breathed a sigh of relief - it's good to be alive.Then I belatedly discovered—Professor Bat actually came out of his gloomy cellar and came to the bar? !This unscientific! !The little animals expressed collectively.

On the second floor, Snape went straight to a private room, opened the door, entered, and closed the door in one go.The man with platinum blonde hair immediately came up to him, looking worriedly at him.

"He's fine." Snape pulled off his cloak, revealing the thin figure in his arms, who was also the real concern of the platinum noble.

Snape put the water door aside and lay down on the couch - he was still sleeping, covered with the cloak he had taken off, and he and Lucius sat face to face on both sides of the small coffee table.

"What's going on?" Lucius asked impatiently as soon as Snape sat down, which was quite rude among nobles.

"The kid from Watergate exposed Lupine's little problem. Dumbledore took him to the headmaster's office and used his insanity. But obviously, he used too much force." Snape summed up blankly, I don't know who he is referring to when he said too much force.

"Lupine? That werewolf from the hijacker?" Lucius asked.

"He's the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts now." The air pressure around Snape dropped by a pascal, and Lucius' face turned dark for an instant. As a school trustee, he didn't receive any notice about the new professor.

"How is Minato now?" This was what the nobles were most concerned about during this trip.

"The mental energy is exhausted too much, the body can't bear it, and I'm forced to sleep. The troll won't make such a low-level mistake." After a pause, he looked at the man opposite, "The magic power of the blood relative can make him recover sooner." That's why he called Lucius.

Lucius nodded to show his understanding, got up and came to his sleeping son, and pressed the staff against Minato's chest to mobilize his magic power.

……

After a long time, Lucius withdrew his hand, unable to hide his fatigue, "Severus, please." He told his friend.

Snape nodded slightly, almost imperceptibly.

This short exchange is over, but the information it conveys is huge.Neither of the grown Slytherins spoke again, and they stayed until late, when Snape returned to Hogwarts with the Watergate.After all, one of them is a serving professor and the other is a student.

Lucius sat there alone, with no lights on, only the moonlight pouring into the dark room.He thought a lot, and he knew that his youngest son, like the moonlight, was not hot, but extremely bright.You can't hide it, but he didn't expect to attract the attention of the suspicious old bee so quickly.Then the situation of Watergate will be more dangerous than that of Draco as the heir. Now that the White Wizard has noticed, it means that the Dark Lord knows too. I'm afraid...

Lucius didn't dare to think about it anymore, he got up and left, not to mention waiting until he was an adult, he had to prepare for the water gate now.

Gringotts had opened another private vault, which was unusual during term time, but it didn't attract much attention - after all, it wasn't just new-to-wizard wizards who needed a new account.There are no precious magical items in it, but it is connected to the Muggle world-the Bank of England, Barclays Bank, UBS London Branch and many other non-wizard banks have this account.This is indeed very uncommon in the wizarding world, but who knows except the goblins of Gringotts and himself?