[HP] Illusion

Harry was sitting in the corner of the Leaky Cauldron with young Snape at the moment, enjoying a delicious dinner.

The warm baked mashed potatoes and the tender and juicy steak are right in front of you, steaming and exuding a tempting aroma, which makes people salivate.

The continuous drizzle was beating on the glass windows briskly, not noisy, but more crisp and pleasant, adding the most wonderful background sound to this delicate dinner.

Harry didn't know why things turned out like this, maybe it was because of the sudden and increasingly dense raindrops, which made him subconsciously lead Snape towards the Leaky Cauldron, and when he came back to his senses, The heating in the bar had flooded his surroundings, and little Snape began to secretly look at the old decoration inside the bar.

"Hello, Mr. Porter, long time no see. Are you going to Diagon Alley?" The bar owner was obviously very impressed by the generous guests who stayed here for two nights not long ago, "It's raining outside. Won't you wait here?" He glanced at the restrained little boy standing beside the young man, and said with a smile, "We also provide dinner and non-alcoholic drinks here."

In spring, the temperature difference between day and night is quite large, because there is still a little rain, and the cold air begins to grow with the swaying wind and rain. It is really not the time to go out at this time.

Perhaps it was also because of this that it ended up being the situation where the big and the small are sitting face to face for dinner.

Compared to Harry eating carelessly, little Snape seemed more cautious. The little boy carefully cut the steak with the knife and fork in his hand. His hands were very thin and small, and he could hardly grasp the heavy silver Quality knives and forks, I don't know if it's because of this reason, his movements are very slow and relatively cautious, even the movement of his chewing cheeks is very small.

Harry looked at his...gentle (?) eating appearance, and always felt that the little boy and he ate different kinds of food. It stands to reason that they are both produced by the Leaky Cauldron, so the standards can't be different, right?

"Isn't it delicious?" Harry is actually not particularly hungry - he just had afternoon tea at Evans' house, but for a grown man's appetite, it is actually not enough to solve the steak in front of him. difficulty.In fact, he was quite sure that it wasn't that he was eating too fast, but that Snape was eating too slowly, "If you don't like it, you can change it to something else, don't force it."

Although it is not very late now, little Snape is not yet ten years old. If he comes home later, Irene will be worried, right?

"Delicious..." The little boy's voice was not loud, but it sounded very clear.

In the dim light, the small face was still pale, but the tips of the ears exposed between the black hair were slightly reddish. "Delicious." He whispered.

Harry could hear the slight trill in the cautious voice.

Then someone with big nerves and never a delicate mind suddenly realized a fact——

Perhaps things that should have seemed so natural to him—such as taking the little boy to eat steak or something—had already flattered the little boy. He has been living in the slums, even hungry and full.These were quite normal meals to them, and perhaps this was the first time he had eaten them.

For some reason, Harry felt that his guess was close to the correct answer.

He also had this experience when he was a child, and he even remembered that when he was in his second year at Hogwarts, he hid cakes sent by others on the floor of his room. Now that he thinks about it, De The Seeleys almost never treated him favorably.But what affected him the most was the sudden sense of happiness when he entered Hogwarts and saw the piles of food on the super long dining table. Now he can still imagine his incredible , Unbelievable feeling——Because it was too unreal, so I became more and more cautious, fearing that such a beautiful dream would shatter like a bubble.

Thinking of this, Harry's gaze became complicated, a fragile place in his chest was a little empty, and a bit of bitterness tasted in his mouth.

Maybe it was a bit unbearable, but Harry didn't say what he wanted to say next.

Little Snape swallowed the mashed potatoes in his mouth, and drank the sweet pumpkin juice in small sips. There was still more than half of the steak on his plate. He glanced at Harry, who was staring at him in a daze, and closed his mouth tightly. Tighten into a line.

Is he eating too slowly?Just when he was at a loss, a gentle voice suddenly sounded in his ears: "You can eat slowly, we are not in a hurry."

Little Snape's hands tightly gripping the knife and fork trembled slightly, but his head was lowered.From the youth's point of view, he couldn't see the expression on the little boy's face clearly.

Harry didn't know much about the current situation of little Snape's family, but he remembered a conversation between little Snape and Lily in his memory. At that time, Lily asked Snape about the situation at home, and little Snape said that it was just like that—— This shows that the current Snape family is probably not much different from five years ago. In fact, Harry was still worried about Irene's reaction just now, and he was still worried about whether Snape would come home late. Once again, he was blamed and beaten.But when he saw Snape's extremely disturbed expression, Harry couldn't ask him about being late home...

—Maybe they can be solved secretly?

"Can I, can I enter the bar?" The little boy's voice was still a little nervous.

Although the Leaky Cauldron is a transit point from the Muggle world to the wizarding world, it is still a "bar" after all. There is a faint aroma of wine in the shop. In the dim and warm firelight, in such an environment, although the smell of alcohol is not It will not make people get drunk and then indulge in such an atmosphere, but it has a great influence on children.

Harry didn't expect that little Snape would suddenly ask such a question, and subconsciously asked, "Isn't it too late to ask this question now?"

"But their clothes look weird..." the little boy muttered softly.

There weren't many customers in the shop that night, but all of them were dressed in extremely standard wizarding robes - indeed very different from Muggle clothes.

Harry immediately looked at his clothes, "Is mine a little weird too?"

Little Snape's face turned hot, and he lowered his head without looking at Harry.

"Mine are weirder." His voice was soft, almost a whisper, but Harry heard it.

"They are all wizards, and those are the robes that wizards wear most often," Harry said softly, "In the future, if you enter Hogwarts, you will also wear the same clothes as them, the Hogwarts school uniform It's the same."

I don't know if it was because Harry mentioned Hogwarts, little Snape began to chew the beef in his mouth vigorously, his cheeks puffed up much faster than before.

He swallowed the food in his mouth with difficulty, and asked, "So that's why all wizards wear clothes like this? Everyone here is wizards?" Little Snape's eyes were even a bit revealing at this time.

Seeing that he had successfully changed the subject, Harry was actually relieved.When talking with sensitive children, I really have to put up 12 points of energy, otherwise I will say things I shouldn't say if I'm not careful.

"This is the wizarding world?" The little boy asked another question. He even forgot to eat the delicious steak. It was only after Harry reminded him that he had to put the beef in his mouth again.

"Not here yet," Harry said with a smile, "You should come here before you enter Hogwarts in the future."

"Then where is this place?" Little Snape was still obsessed with Harry's failure to answer his question just now.

This is of course the Leaky Cauldron, but this answer was obviously not what Snape was expecting. Harry couldn't bear the little boy's disappointment, so he really answered seriously: "This is the entrance to Diagon Alley, and there is a wall behind it. Tap the brick on it to enter Diagon Alley."

"Diagon Alley?" The little boy asked without understanding.

"That's the most famous alley in the wizarding world. There are almost all items in the wizarding world. You can find everything you want to buy, so before you enter Hogwarts, you usually buy what we need in Diagon Alley. school supplies."

Before Harry could finish speaking, he saw little Snape's almost glowing eyes.

Wait, did he talk too much?

In fact, it shouldn't be like this——

When Harry was wandering around Diagon Alley with the little boy, he secretly regretted it.

Why did it fall again?It shouldn't have been like this...Evidently little Snape didn't do anything to him, so why...

It was just seeing little Snape's obviously increased interest-although Harry also wondered how he could see the subtle changes in the face that had been paralyzed since he entered Diagon Alley and saw many novel things, but obviously It's still the right decision.

"What's that?" Snape, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke, which gave Harry a sense of wonder.

Night has fallen, and the shops in Diagon Alley have lit dim and soft candle lamps outside, swaying gently with the drizzle and breeze, reflecting the looming water on the pebble paths on the ground, adding a touch of light to the chilly spring night. The pulse is warm and tender, there is only a slight sound of wind and rain on the street, and it doesn't look lively.

Harry suddenly remembered that about half a year ago, that is, about five years ago in this world, that day was the eve of Halloween, he came to Diagon Alley to buy food for little Snape, the atmosphere that night was particularly good, and Snape The oppressive and closed little room formed the sharpest contrast.

Just as peace and prosperity coexist in the world, it is impossible to imagine the horror of war in a place full of peace.

Maybe they didn't live in the same world.

——The one who exists in a different world should be the person in this world.

The ground was a bit slippery, and the two of them walked very carefully. Unknowingly, the two got closer and closer. Little Snape stretched out his hand and brushed his arm against his clothes. Because of this, the little boy staggered and couldn't stand still.

Harry stretched out his hand to support him, afraid that he would fall, but he didn't dare to let go. At first Harry felt that it was a bit awkward to hold him like this, but after finding that little Snape didn't make any resistance, someone even went so far as to lift him up. That thin, small hand.

It seems that there is no resistance, very good.

The small hands that were holding each other were a little cold, and Harry couldn't help but tightened his grip.

Compared with the tension between the two before, this is an incredible scene. At least Harry never thought that he would hold hands with Snape, and he even touched lips with the little boy...

If little Snape knew that he stole his first kiss...

——Wait, it seems that something strange has popped up.

Ahem, Harry pretended to wipe his glasses that were not wet from the rain, and after putting them on, he looked in the direction that Snape was pointing. The crucible was emitting purple smoke, and the sound of rolling and rolling could be heard clearly.

"Probably making potions, but it should be just a decoration, and you will learn such courses at Hogwarts in the future."

The little Snape who got Harry's answer was like a faucet turned on. The question went from tick tock to clatter...

There are so many things to be curious about in the wizarding world.