[HP]Blue Soul

Back in England again, it was already the second week after Severus and Lily's summer vacation.Coming out of the fireplace of the Leaky Cauldron, Charlotte couldn't hold back her eagerness to return home, and stomped her feet anxiously and excitedly.But Allen was not in a hurry at all, and even sat in the mood to sit by the bar and chatted with Tom.

Charlotte tugged at the hem of Allen's clothes and asked, "When will you go back?"

"No hurry. We'll be back before dark, I can't miss Tom's free beer, can't I, Tom?" Allen said with a smile.

"Of course! This is the latest beer from our Leaky Cauldron," said bar owner Tom. "Would you like a drink for the little girl? I also have drinks for children."

Charlotte pursed her lips and shook her head, she would rather go home and drink plain water with Severus than the drinks here.She took a small look around, and saw that several tightly wrapped people were sitting in the corner eating quietly.On the other side, a few people smoking pipes gathered around a small table, pointing at two newspapers and talking in low voices.Charlotte always felt that there was a gaze watching her secretly, making her feel like a thorn in the back.

She couldn't wait to get out of the Leaky Cauldron.

She tugged on Alan who was chatting happily with Tom again, and leaned closer and said, "I'll go back first with the port key."

Allen waved his hand, "Go back, go back."

Charlotte came to the backyard of the Leaky Cauldron by herself.When she saw that there was no one around, she wiped the bracelet on her right wrist, a golden light swam among the jade beads, and Charlotte was immediately sucked into a vortex.The surrounding scenery changed rapidly, and Charlotte was so dizzy that she could only close her eyes.Charlotte, who lost her vision, felt more and more obvious the hook on her navel.

Until she stood on the ground after a stagger, Charlotte immediately frowned and covered her swollen stomach.In front of her were Severus and Lily who were doing their homework on the coffee table.The quills in their hands hadn't been put down, Lily's mouth was wide open, her face full of surprise; Severus raised his eyebrows halfway, and stared straight at her with dark eyes.

Lily finally came to her senses, and brilliant flowers bloomed on her surprised face. She jumped up and rushed up to hug Charlotte, who made Charlotte take a small step back to stabilize her figure, and the shell on the back of her head was also Start jingling.

Lily said excitedly: "You are finally back, Charles!"

"I was almost murdered by you when I came back." Charlotte said helplessly.

"I'm just so excited." Lily let go of Charlotte embarrassedly, and she looked Charlotte up and down, "You're tanned! This dress?" She touched Charlotte's coat, "This It feels thick, aren't you hot in it?"

Charlotte also twisted the skirt of the shirt and said, "It doesn't feel so thick to wear, it's light and fluffy, and it has a cooling spell on it."

"Looks good." Lily said, grabbing Charlotte's skirt.

"Looks like you still need beauty potions?" Severus said behind Lily.

He stood up when Lily did, but he wouldn't rush like Lily, though he wanted to, because he hadn't seen Charlotte for a year since he wasn't back for Christmas.

Looking at Severus who was on tiptoe uncomfortably, Charlotte pursed her lips slightly. She took two steps forward, hugged the hesitant boy, and said, "I'm back, Sev!" Then she backed away Taking a step back, he winked at Severus, "Of course I need your beauty potion."

"Sev's potion is really powerful, and Professor Slughorn has invited him to join the Slug Club." Lily had already walked back to the tea table and sat down, "I can also make beauty potions now, but how do I do it?" The quality is not as good as that of Sever."

Charlotte sat next to her too, leaving Severus standing still stiffly, "What's the Slug Club?"

"Professor Slughorn's assembly. Excellent students and other famous wizards will be invited." Lily explained.

"There are also children from families with good relationships in the wizarding world." Severus added, he finally recovered from the hug, and sat opposite Charlotte and Lily.

"Excellent student. Then you were not invited, Lily." Charlotte pulled out the parchment that Lily had pressed under the book, and sure enough it was Lily's report card, with a series of O's still on it.

"Invited, but I'm considering whether to go." Lily pouted and said, "I heard that there are quite a few... Anyway, dogs look down on people, I'm afraid I will feel uncomfortable there."

"Then there's no need to go." Severus said, "I've heard people say that this party is not very useful except for eating and drinking." Severus naturally heard it from Lucius, but he didn't say that Lucius Another quote from Hughes "But if you like to socialize and brag, it's a nice place to be."

"Let's talk about it at that time, maybe I don't have time to think about it at all." Lily flipped through the books on the table, wailed and fell on Charlotte's shoulder, and said, "I will take four electives next semester. Lesson! I already have a premonition of how busy I will be."

"You can take just three," Severus said. "I don't think you need to take a Muggle Studies class to understand Muggles."

She turned to Charlotte and buried her face in Charlotte's arm, and said sullenly, "I'm just curious about what the Muggle research of wizards has studied."

"What about the others? What else did you choose?" Charlotte asked sideways.

Lily got up and started counting with her fingers, "Ancient runes, arithmetic and divination, and protection of magical animals. Mary (Lily's roommate) actually chose divination! It's terrible."

"What's the difference between arithmetic divination and divination?" Charlotte wondered.

Lily shivered, "It's the teacher's difference. The divination class teacher is a bit distracted, and she is quite old, so I always have the illusion that she can become a ghost at any time."

"Then Hogwarts has an extra ghost professor." Charlotte said with a smile.

"Come on, Professor Binns is boring enough. Someone like me who loves learning can't help falling asleep in his class." Lily rolled her eyes, "I hope there won't be another one, senior students My sister said that the divination teacher will have to retire within a few years. Anyway, next semester, I am most looking forward to the protection of magical animals class. I can know as many magical animals as you do! I really like the photos you sent me. "

Lily took out a notebook from her schoolbag, and found a photo in the middle of the notebook, which was a photo of birds and snakes compared to each other taken by Charlotte.

Charlotte took it over and said with a smile: "Most of the magical creatures are very cute. I am very glad that I can get this job, but if I want to go to see other magical creatures, I guess I will get it after next year, because I have to write my thesis. It's figured out, and Allen said that if it is published in "Magical Creatures Weekly", my name will also be written on it."

"You must tell me when it's published! I want to order it!" Lily said excitedly.

Severus opened his mouth, but closed it again.Charlotte glanced at it, and said with a smile: "I promise to send it to you when the time comes! The magazine relies on me to contact, and I just happen to be there to order two copies for you."

"Is it an owl surprise again?" Lily's eyes lit up, "I still remember your last owl surprise! Nimbus 1500 is really great!" Speaking of her favorite field, Lily became excited Get up, "The captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team invited me to try out for batsman next term, because the batsman graduated this year. I'm not too interested though, I think batsmen need strength, and it's a boy It is more suitable to play. I want to be a chaser or a ball seeker. But these two are occupied by Porter and Black. Unless they quit the team halfway, there is no way to make room. Speaking of this, although I hate it Potter and the others, but they play Quidditch really well, and they won the Quidditch Cup last school year! This makes them more popular in the academy." Lily pouted, "Mary still wants Black's Signing, I really can't understand her."

Charlotte thought about her acquaintance with Porter and Blake at that time. They were both handsome. If they had the added bonus of being good at sports, it would not be surprising that they were sought after by girls.

"What's so good about Blake's signature. I'll ask for your signature then, and frame it, future magibiologist." Lily smiled and threw herself on Charlotte's shoulder.

After laughing and laughing, Lily and Severus started to write their summer homework again, and Charlotte started to sort out other photos and drawings she had taken. The blue purse could hold other things besides the camera.And in the middle of this, Lily would always come over and yell, and Severus looked at Lily who was not serious with hatred.

When it was getting dark, Lily said goodbye and left.Charlotte was lazy and didn't want to cook, so she called the star remotely, and the star quickly prepared a delicious dinner for her and Severus.Because of the excitement, Charlotte kissed Xingxing's ears, and Xingxing returned with eyes shining like glass balls.

And then Severus was standing in the corner, watching with some displeasure.He suddenly realized that he couldn't accept the girl's kiss in other places, unless... unless... Severus didn't dare to think about it, and quickly returned to his potion room, and quickly got into work.

When Charlotte was sitting on the sofa reading a book until 9 o'clock in the evening, Severus came out of the potion room, and he handed a bottle of hot potion to Charlotte.

Charlotte rubbed her sore eyes and took the potion.She quickly recognized the type of potion - beauty potion.She poured it directly into her mouth, and sure enough, it still had the sweet taste of Severus brand. Charlotte licked her lips and said, "Did you add anything to it? It's delicious, sweet."

"Added some things to change the taste. It will not affect the medicine and quality. I have studied it for a long time." Severus moistened his dry throat and forced his eyes to move away from Charlotte's lips. "You Didn't it mean that the taste of the potion is too bad, so I will try it."

Charlotte has never been stingy with her hugs for those close to her, so she hugged Severus gratefully and said loudly, "You are so kind!"

Severus, whose ear tips were already red and purple, pulled Charlotte away slightly rudely, and reprimanded duplicity: "What does it look like to embrace the opposite sex casually!" "You don't do the same with Alan Travers?"

"Of course not." Charlotte shook her head, her face full of "what are you kidding?" expression, "He is my boss, not my father."

"I'm not your father either." Severus frowned slightly.

"But you are my most important person. We grew up together! The first person in my memory is you, do you remember!" Charlotte said dissatisfied.

No matter how important the petals of her memory are to her, it is impossible for her to forget her stamens.Severus was the pistil.

"Of course I do," Severus said softly.

He looked at the sparkle in the girl's eyes, and felt an inexplicable impulse in his heart. He quickly looked away, and said dryly, "I'm going to continue making potions. There are a lot of orders."

After finishing speaking, he entered the potion room as if fleeing, leaving only a confused Charlotte shouting "It's late, go to bed early".

For the next few days, Severus stayed in the potion room as if avoiding Charlotte.But Charlotte didn't particularly care because her work got busy.

After staying in the Malay Peninsula for a few months, the materials piled up were as high as a hill. When she saw it, she couldn't believe that most of these materials were written by her stroke by stroke.And now, she still needs to sort them out.So she leaves early and returns late every day, just to sort out these materials, and Allen has already begun to write the outline of the thesis.Even though he had already listed a first draft when he was sorting out the problem, the second list didn't make him much easier. He paced the study with a sad face, scratching his head and cheeks anxiously, which made Charlotte a little irritable.

The more impetuous, the easier it is to do bad things, stumbling, Charlotte didn't sort out all these materials until the beginning of October, and made various forms.Allen also began to fill in his text, and it went smoothly at first, but there were some problems when he wrote a third of it-because Allen didn't think carefully enough at the time, they missed an important indicator.

For this reason, they had to go back to the Malay Peninsula again and stayed there for more than a month.And because of this, they missed the Halloween party and the stunning appearance of Mr. Gary's majestic elk at the carpenter's shop.

"That big horned deer is so beautiful!" Charlotte, back in Cokeworth, sat by the fire in the lounge of Betty's Pet Shop, listening to Tammy describe the grandeur of the Halloween party.God knows Charlotte was so hot the day before that she was sweating all over, and now she can't leave the fireplace shivering.

"Yes! I think so too!" Vincent said.Vincent Sauron, a playwright, has now become a temporary clerk in Betty's pet store, assisting Tammy in managing the store.Vincent's pet dog Estes is curled up at Charlotte's feet.

"That big horned deer inspired me!" Vincent continued. "At the end of the party, I talked to the person in charge. I suggested that next year's Halloween party could be a play. I volunteered that I could provide the script. " Vincent laughed, "The person in charge is very interested, he said he needs to talk to other people in charge."

"Drama! That sounds great!" Tammy said excitedly. "So what kind of story are you going to write?"

"The story of the elves. I have liked a book since I was a child, called "Komottoa Continent-Elf Epic." When Vincent said this, Charlotte's eyes lit up, and Vincent said again, " The author of this book, Sarora Sauron, is an ancestor of my family. According to family rumors, Sarora Sauron went crazy after writing this novel. He kept saying that he had really been to the elves’ territory, But no one wants to believe him. I am different, I have believed since I was a child, that somewhere in the world, there really are powerful and beautiful elves."

"So I want to write a story about elves. Based on "Komottoa Continent-Elf Epic", write a story about a human warrior and an elf princess."

Vincent's eyes were full of light, even burning brighter than the fire, brighter than the sky outside the store.Charlotte was touched. It turned out that there are people in the world who love elves as much as she does and pursue elves.

"If it's really the story of the elf princess." Charlotte said slowly, "I can provide the design of the elf princess's clothes. I just happened to have read "Komottoa Continent-Elf Epic". I think My design can definitely match the fairy princess."

"That's really great!" Vincent patted his thigh and said pleasantly, "I'll talk to the person in charge right away." Then he swept out of the shop like the wind.

Tammy said helplessly, "This person is always vigorous and resolute in the things he likes. Fortunately, he is not a regular employee of mine. Otherwise, I would definitely fire him and run around at work."

Charlotte laughed.Tammy said so, but there was no anger on his face, but a lot of connivance.Why are there so many duplicity people?She thought of some boy who was always duplicity.

In the end, Vincent brought back the confirmed news that the next Halloween party will be performing a play. Vincent needs to start writing immediately. The first draft will be handed in in March next year, and the final draft will be in May.Then they have to prepare props, select actors, and try to prepare almost the same in August, and then in September and October, while improving other aspects of the party, let the actors rehearse, and finally present a perfect drama show on Halloween.

Vincent also mentioned the costume design of the elf princess that Charlotte said, and they agreed to let Charlotte design, as long as the design draft is handed over to the person in charge before May, they will contact the corresponding craftsman to make it.

Because there were already specific drafts, Charlotte dug out the elf clothes and elf crowns she had drawn, and refined some details, and handed them over to Vincent before Christmas, asking him to hand them over to the person in charge.Vincent took the design draft in surprise, kept admiring "It's amazing", "It's amazing", "Unbelievable", and sent the draft to the person in charge.

Charlotte returned home happily, but her good mood didn't last long, because she received a letter from Severus, and he couldn't come back this Christmas because he was going to attend the wedding of "that senior" .

"That senior" had a funeral last year and a wedding this year, and they were all held at Christmas time. I don't know what he was thinking, Charlotte gritted her teeth.

But no matter what, Severus still couldn't come back.

So, this Christmas, Charlotte spent again at Allen Manor.Xingxing is happy, Xiaobai is happy, Alan is happy at first because his thesis is going well, but after returning from the person he loves most, he becomes drunk again, curled up on the sofa like a little daughter-in-law Cried bitterly.

But this time, Charlotte showed the same disgusted expression as Pascal.

And Severus, who was in the Malfoy Manor, was also looking at Sirius Black who was staring at him with disgust.

"Why are you here?!" Sirius Black said through gritted teeth.

"And why are you here?" Severus shot back.

"It's my sister's wedding." Sirius Black growled.

"I thought it was a funeral," Severus said sarcastically. "Look at your gloomy expression. What? Want everyone to know that you don't want Narcissa marrying Lucius?"

"I didn't want to!" Sirius Black said angrily. "A group of pure-blood lunatics. Huh! It's unimaginable that you, a half-blood, are mixed with this group of people who are proud of pure-blood."

"You're pure blood too. Heir to the Black family." Severus tilted Sirius Black, "Didn't Black advocate 'forever pure'? Your brother knows that."

"Regulus was brought down by you!" Sirius Black's eyes were red with anger, "The Black Arts Society? Isn't it? You are the president! If I tell Lily Evans the truth, see if she still follows me!" Befriend you."

Severus' eyes darkened for a moment, he had long been prepared for this disagreement, and he was not prepared to give up a powerful opportunity.He took a deep look at Sirius Black who was like a raging lion, and suddenly he was glad that his fledgling Occlumency suppressed his turbulent emotions, allowing him to calmly and coldly deal with Sirius Black. provocative.

He had no intention of arguing with Sirius Black anymore, it was impossible for him who couldn't use the wand and himself who couldn't expose the second wand to fight, so he ignored Sirius Black and walked quickly back to the banquet hall.As the melodious music drifted into his ears, Severus' heart beat faster and faster, because he was about to face a person, a person he admired more and more, and the more he watched, the more he wanted to follow.

Until now he has not been able to recover from the speech of the Dark Lord Voldemort. At the end of the wedding ceremony not long ago, Voldemort said: "Greatness breeds jealousy, jealousy breeds hatred, and hatred breeds lies. I am ready to climb The highest mountain, how about you? Are you ready?"

Ready, Severus said silently in his mind.

In the living room, people in formal dresses were chatting and laughing.Lucius was wearing a slim dark green robe, his bright platinum hair was particularly eye-catching, and his face was as radiant as the white peacock in his garden.

He was toasting and circling among the crowd, until someone said something in his ear, he put down the red wine in his hand, walked to Severus' side, and whispered to him: "It's time, come with me."

Severus nodded, and silently followed Lucius through the crowd to the meeting hall.The door of the conference hall was closed tightly, and with a "squeak", the thick oak door was pushed open by Lucius.Severus's heartbeat began to speed up, and a slightly suffocating tension slowly crept into his heart. He clenched his sweaty fists tightly, and secretly performed Occlumency, suppressing the possible appearance on his face. nervousness, excitement and even fear.

"Master. This is the person I want to introduce to you, Severus Snape, a potion genius." Lucius lowered his usual high head and said respectfully to Voldemort.

Voldemort was sitting on the brown leather sofa, holding a piece of parchment in his hand and watching carefully, he raised his head slightly, glanced lightly at Severus, and then said in a low voice: "The third grader student?"

Lucius bowed his head and replied, "Yes. But he is now able to make high-level potions. Part of the Death Eaters' current potion supply comes from him."

Voldemort sat up slightly, "Oh? The small batch of the highest quality?" He looked at Severus formally, "That is indeed a genius."

His deep, slick voice wrapped itself around Severus' heart like a poisonous snake.Severus didn't look up at him, bowed his head respectfully, and said, "That's great. I've met you twice, and I've been overwhelmed by your charm both times. I hope to join your great cause , than to contribute my meager strength to this."

"You are not the first to say this," said Voldemort. "There are many people who want to join the Death Eaters, but they must be able to get this honor. I will not refuse a powerful potion genius." , but first you need to prove yourself to me."

"Your orders, please," Severus said.

"A fragment, a fragment that even our best potions master can't decipher. I need you to supplement the potion formula. Are you willing to accept such a challenge?" Voldemort laughed lowly .

Severus was silent for a while, he wasn't sure if it was a challenge or a dilemma, how could he succeed in something that even potions masters couldn't crack?But he didn't want to give up, so he said, "I will."

"You surprise me a little, Severus," said Voldemort. "Since you entered the conference hall, your performance has been very good, much better than those of other peers. So I am willing to believe that you are good enough, then, I will give you a year to solve this puzzle. He stood up, walked up to Severus, bowed his head and said softly, "I hope you won't disappoint me."

Severus looked down at Voldemort's shiny black shoes, and seemed to be able to see his own pale face in them, his brow was covered with cold sweat, and it was only with the help of Occlumency that he suppressed the tremor in his voice , he said, "I will do it." Then, as if convincing himself, he said softly, "I can do it."

Voldemort laughed again, and he gave Severus the roll of parchment in his hand, and then whispered something to Lucius before leaving.

Until the wooden door of the conference hall opened and closed again, Severus breathed heavily as if he had just emerged from deep water. When he was in the same closed space as Voldemort, the magic pressure emanating from Voldemort made him unable to breathe gas.

"Are you okay?" Lucius patted Severus on the shoulder.

"It's fine." Severus replied curtly to Lucius.He spread the parchment and looked at it.

Sure enough, it was just a fragment, obviously it was torn into two halves from the middle, it was an experiment that I don’t know what it was for, and I can only guess from the only words and phrases that it was for an unstable soul. The wizard is experimenting with healing, and the potion formula below is only half left. Judging from the only potion materials such as rune snake eggs, hellebores, and moonstones, this is a potion for memory or soul. medicine.The color of the finished product is also indicated below the ingredients for the potion, a clear, translucent blue liquid.

"What to do?" Lucius asked.

"Healing soul instability... If I'm not mistaken." Severus said thoughtfully, "There is only half of the potion formula on it, and it will take a long time to add the other ingredients." Experiment, and I don't have a subject to experiment with, I can only rely on the unique color of the finished product to explore." He sighed softly, "It's difficult."

"Give yourself a little confidence, Severus." Lucius said drawlingly, "Lord Voldemort gave you a year to experiment as much as you like." Then he changed his subject, "Of course, I will let Philip Morris continue to take your potion orders, which may not increase, but will not decrease either. As for the materials you need for research, I will provide them here, Lord Voldemort just ordered."

Severus nodded. Voldemort was very thoughtful. Severus really needed material support. Otherwise, even if he finished all the orders sent by Philip Morris, he might not be able to meet his needs for purchasing materials.

"The study is still open for you. You can look up all the information in it, as long as it can help your research." Lucius straightened the flower on his chest, "Then, I will go to Sissy first, I will It has been delayed for a long time."

"Thank you, Lucius."

Lucius waved his hand, opened the door and left.The sound of the music rose and fell with the opening and closing of the door, and Severus suddenly felt a little noisy. He went to the corridor from the other side door of the conference hall, and gradually got rid of the crowd and the music with some hot parchment, and finally entered the In a quiet study.

He looked around and saw several rows of bookshelves standing tall, silently inviting him to read books.He knew that he would have to spend the next few days here.He touched the leaf button on the inner collar, pulled himself together, and plunged into the problem that might not be solved at all.

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This chapter is very rich, and the time span is a little faster_(:з」∠)_I can’t write what I want to write, and I am a little anxious, 233333