96. City of Literature

In the evening of the next day, when Hogwarts started, Severus walked out of the dormitory in a Slytherin suit, and saw that most of the Slytherins had already arrived and were whispering in the lounge. A few witches who had been madly infatuated with Voldemort had a hint of disdain in their eyes.It seems that the news has spread among the Slytherin nobles. In fact, it is true that almost all the Slytherin nobles have joined the Death Eaters now, and most of the Death Eaters at the banquet that day attended.

Severus walked through the lounge expressionlessly, his deep black eyes calm and unwavering, and quickly left behind a group of little snakes with strange thoughts.

The little snakes looked at the black-haired boy without any abnormalities at all, and the black wizard robe behind him drew brilliant waves, and they couldn't help but look at each other. They really didn't know how to determine the relationship between Prince and the Duke of Darkness. There is no ambiguous relationship in the school, but the family has clearly warned that Prince must not be provoked.

"Merlin, is Prince really the underground lover of the Duke of Darkness?"

"I heard that the Duke of Darkness only danced with him at Malfoy Manor that day, and Prince invited him on his own initiative."

"Yeah, the two of them went in side by side. It's really possible that they are lovers?"

"But you couldn't see it at all before?"

"Joke, if Professor Voldemort's whereabouts don't want to be disclosed, who can find out, think about it now, how did Prince apply for Potions Master, how did he come down so quickly? The potion master's assessment normally takes at least one or two months? And that candy rain, with such a big hand, I'm afraid it's not just Prince's new potion master, right?"

"Isn't it true that Professor Voldemort is so romantic, or for a gloomy, greasy, unsmiling little wizard, does Prince look average?"

"Hey, are you jealous? Have you forgotten that many witches regarded Prince as the best marriage partner?"

"Hehe, then you are looking at those on the other side, almost wanting to swallow Prince alive, they didn't expect the Duke of Darkness to fall in love with a wizard!"

"They think that Prince is just the male favorite of the Duke of Darkness, and they are thinking about how to attract Professor Voldemort. You must know that very few wizards marry of the same sex."

"So it doesn't matter if there are few same-sex marriages, the head of our academy thinks the same."

"Shhh, this time I heard that Lestrange and the Rozier family did something wrong and were severely punished. Rumor has it that Professor Voldemort discovered Rabastan's thoughts?"

"Merlin, does that mean that the Duke of Darkness really likes Prince? But don't those witches still talk about male favorites and heirs?"

"That's wishful thinking. With Prince's current status and his cold personality, it's impossible to become a male favourite."

"Then what do you mean, if we join the Death Eaters, there will even be an extra master?"

"what……"

The little snakes who were hiding in the corner and chattering suddenly lost their noble and elegant appearance, the corners of their mouths twitched and got up, ready to go to the auditorium for dinner.

Severus didn't know what the little snakes said after he left. From the time he sat at the Slytherin table, there were all kinds of covert or direct glances around him, especially the Gryffindor table, etc. He looked up and saw that it was Sirius and James. These two Gryffindors were well-informed, so it was not surprising that they behaved like this. Severus lowered his head and continued to eat in disapproval. He didn't want to be returned to the dormitory and be forced to eat supper by Voldemort night.

Sirius' expression darkened when he saw that Severus was ignoring his gaze.The day before school started, his parents told him the rumors about Severus and Professor Voldemort, but he didn't believe it.Severus should have liked Lily before, but it has only been more than half a year now, and he has always been very introverted. How could he accept other people so quickly, even if the other party is the idol of all Slytherins. "

From Sirius' point of view, Severus was different from those crazy and irrational little snakes.If he really liked it, he wouldn't care about the difference in status at all. He and Lily were friends back then, no matter how much James tried to stop him, even if he was despised and excluded by his classmates, he still followed his heart and insisted on being friends with Lily.So if Severus didn't like it, even the Dark Duke might not be able to force him to agree.

Besides, it might just be a misunderstanding of the parents, Sirius thought with luck.The Duke of Darkness and Severus are more than 30 years apart. Although it is not a problem for wizards to be separated by half a century, Severus is only 16 years old now. A wizard who is the same age as his parents likes an underage homosexual , No matter how you think about it, it feels weird.Especially since there is only one person left in his and Severus' families, isn't Slytherin the most concerned about inheritance?

It's just that when he saw Severus again, he felt uneasy again, especially seeing that he ignored his gaze, and the fearful eyes of those little snakes at the Slytherin table were enough to prove that those rumors were not groundless.

James also heard news about Severus and the Duke of Darkness mentioned by his parents, but at that time his parents taught him that he should not have any conflicts with Prince, and even try to make friends with Prince through Lily.This made him extremely unhappy. Now in Lily's heart, Prince is already the best and most powerful friend. If he listens to his parents again and makes Lily and Prince even better, then where is he in Lily's heart? What status is there.

But seeing his good friend like this now, James remembered that they had promised Sirius to help match them up. If Prince became the Duke of Darkness, wouldn't it mean that Sirius would break up in love.Thinking of how desperately Sirius helped him last time, James decided to contribute his strength, maybe Lily would praise him in the future.

"Sirius, I have good news for you!" He patted Sirius on the shoulder and said in a low voice.

"What is it?" Sirius glanced at James with disinterest. He had noticed just now that although Severus didn't seem to have any intersection with Voldemort, the occasional glances between the two still made him feel that there seemed to be something. It's ambiguous, and I don't know if it's a problem in his heart.

"I found a copy of the magic of the real name at home, so the Marauder's Map is hopefully completed, and I can lend you the invisibility cloak at that time." James said proudly. After the Marauder's Map is completed, he can show it off in front of Lily. Yes, this is the greatest invention made by the hijackers.

Sirius' eyes lit up when he heard the words. With the invisibility cloak and the Marauder's Map, wouldn't he be able to find Severus at any time?He must work hard to develop the Marauder's Map before Valentine's Day,

"Oh, that's great, as expected of my good brother!"

Sirius thought he had solved the problem and was very happy. Ever since he talked with his parents, he has been very disturbed. He said that he would ask Severus when he went back to school, but he also knew that it was because of an unproven rumor If you ask rashly, there is only the possibility of being thrown out directly.

James smirked, causing Lily to look curiously frequently. She felt that the atmosphere in the auditorium today was particularly weird, especially the long Slytherin table, but she didn't know why.

Not only did this weird atmosphere not abate as classes started, but it slowly spread from Slytherin College to the entire Hogwarts, and some pure-blood wizards could often be seen whispering in twos and threes.Soon, Lily finally learned the rumors from James accidentally, and she was completely stunned. She never thought that her childhood sweetheart would have any intimate relationship with the Duke of Darkness.

For some reason, Lily suddenly remembered the proposal to improve the fertility potion, so Severus blushed at the time, was it because he thought of him and Professor Voldemort?They are the only members of the family, so her proposal is very useful?Lily shook her head quickly, she really couldn't imagine her friend having a child.

But seeing Sirius who worked hard to learn real name magic every day, Lily couldn't help feeling a pang of sympathy in her heart. The more she thought about it now, the more she felt that Severus must have accepted Professor Voldemort.In order not to fall into a dilemma, Lily began to avoid Sirius.Every time I pull James together.Fortunately, they were already an open couple, and Sirius also thought that Lily wanted to be alone with James, so he didn't think much about it.

All his energies were on the Marauder's Map, because his younger brother Regulus had completely turned his back on him and could no longer help him.The hard work paid off, and on the eve of Valentine's Day, Sirius finally completed the production of the Marauder's Map.

It's just that the effect of the Marauder's Map is obviously not what he expected. That night, Sirius returned to the dormitory and unfolded the Marauder's Map. After searching carefully among the densely packed black spots, he finally saw the haunting name. His face turned pale again in an instant.

Remus at the side saw Sirius trembling, hurried over to support him, and spoke worriedly.

"Padfoot, what's the matter with you?" After finishing speaking, he looked along his fingers. Most of the Slytherin dormitories are shared by two people, except for one. But now, there should be only one room in the room, and there are two names. : Severus Prince, Voldemort Slytherin.

Remus couldn't help being dumbfounded. He had also heard the rumors, but for more than a month, Professor Voldemort and Prince had no obvious intersection, so he thought it was fake news.They had known for a long time that Severus was a dormitory for one person, and Professor Voldemort appeared in Severus' dormitory when they were about to go to bed, and the relationship between the two was almost self-evident.

Sirius was in a daze for a while, picked up the invisibility cloak that James lent him, and rushed towards the door.

James and Lily went out, he and Remus were the only ones in the dormitory, the werewolf hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, no matter whether Severus was naked or what, if Sirius went to Severus like this now, he knew it would be no good fruit to eat.

"Padfoot, calm down, what are you going to do."

Sirius turned his head, his face flushed even more, and Remus pulled his arm vigorously, but he gradually regained his senses, recalling his parents' persuasion in his mind.

"Sirius, Prince is indeed very good, but you have to know that he is a Slytherin. Now that the Lord has clearly expressed his interest in him, do you think you can compare yourself with the Lord, let alone you and Prince?" The previous relationship was not good. Your father didn't persuade you because of the Black family. Do you think Lord will be the same as James Potter? He doesn't care if Prince has Suitor, as long as you don't have any tricks, he won't take it seriously. Mom and Dad are worried about you, if you get deeper and deeper, and Prince doesn't choose you, what will you do? Sirius, You are too old, don't do anything irreversible."

Sirius knelt on the ground involuntarily, looking at the two overlapping names on the Marauder's Map, letting himself be filled with heartache and sorrow.

Seeing this, Remus also understood what Sirius was thinking, and sat beside him silently, watching the time go by little by little. Even after James came back, even after the curfew, the two overlapping names never changed. .

In Severus' bedroom in the cellar, the two black-haired Slytherins would naturally not know that the little wizards in the Gryffindor tower were actually staring at their names through a Marauder's Map. Leaning on his side on Voldemort's body, he panted thinly.

Voldemort lay lazily, his slender hands gently soothing the young man's white and smooth back.

"Sev, Dumbledore is a little strange today?" Voldemort suddenly remembered that Dumbledore seemed to have changed tonight, even his aura changed a little.

Severus looked up at Voldemort in bewilderment.

"strangeness?"

"Yes, he behaved very strangely today. Although he still ate a lot of sweets, he didn't have the kind of heartfelt joy, and his attitude towards me has changed a lot." Voldemort detailed Dumbledore's abnormalities.

Severus couldn't help frowning, puzzled by the information in Voldemort's words.

Voldemort recalled the information he had received before. Dumbledore seemed to be aware of the problems in the Muggle world. Could it be that he was stimulated, so he told Severus his thoughts.

Severus shook his head: "Albus is a Gryffindor. Although he can't usually see it, if he finds that his theory of protecting Muggles has such a big hidden danger, he will correct it and won't stand still. And he There is no need to hide it, after all, your performance during this time is enough to show that you have already discovered the secrets of the Muggle world." Severus recalled the secrets about Dumbledore discovered by Harry Potter before, and he really He is a wizard who knows his mistakes and can correct them, and spends his life saving them.

Although Voldemort already knew that Severus had respect for the old bee, he was not happy to hear what he said. He put aside his abnormal thoughts about Dumbledore, and devoted his energy to his lover to divert the attention of the two of them. , Seeing his lover being soaked in lust again, he was secretly proud in his heart.

He just hates Dumbledore, and he doesn't want him to occupy any position in Severus' heart. You must know that during the more than ten years of his failure, Severus and Dumbledore really trusted each other. The trust of a double agent is incredible in itself.As for Dumbledore's anomalies, he would always know the reason.

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