HP's Wretched

Although Christmas is a good day for teachers and students to have a holiday, but for the dark forces hidden behind the peace, there is no holiday for war.

The meeting of the Order of the Phoenix ended faster than expected today, perhaps because of the special day of Christmas, or perhaps because Mr. Weasley, who usually calms the atmosphere the most, is now in St. Mungo and cannot attend the meeting, at least With such an active backbone, even the atmosphere of the meeting was a little too dignified, not to mention the routine dinner after the meeting, although usually Snape would not be willing to attend.

Speaking of Mr. Weasley, the poor man who was almost taken as dessert by the Dark Lord's pet, this happened on Christmas day, but thanks to Merlin's blessing, at least he saved his life.Logically speaking, even if the relationship between the two parties is not as close as imagined, Snape, as his colleague, should be more or less worried about the unwarranted disaster he suffered, but Snape is not too sad.

It's not that he didn't feel worried, it's just that this emotion is fleeting, and it's not because he is indifferent to human feelings, it's just that for him, this matter has brought him a lot of trouble - to teach the big The undead golden boy Occlumency...

"How is Arthur's injury?" This was Kingsley who first brought up this topic after the meeting.

Molly's face showed fatigue, and it was obvious that Mr. Weasley's injury had not dealt a small blow to her: "His injury is fine now, and he should be able to recover after a while after his condition stabilizes." out of the hospital."

"That's wonderful," continued Dedalus Diggle. "It really frightened us all when we heard it."

"Fortunately, the rescue was done in time, otherwise no amount of blood-enriching potion would be able to save his life," Tonks said.

"Yeah, how about Merlin's blessing? But, speaking of the blood-tonifying potion..." Molly's voice paused, and she turned around to look at Dumbledore, who was drinking tea on the master's seat, "Ah Don't think about it, I have to thank you very much, St. Mungo's stock of blood tonic potions on the day of the rescue was not enough for Arthur's treatment, but fortunately you found some in time, which saved Arthur's life."

Dumbledore put down his teacup and said, "Arthur is a member of the Order of the Phoenix, as it should be, Molly, you don't have to worry too much about it."

"No matter what, I should say thank you. But there is one thing I've always wanted to ask." Molly suddenly changed the topic, "Although the blood-enriching potion is not a rare potion, it is not common either. The price is not cheap, so where did you get so much at that time, and how much is the price, please tell me, although I will not be able to afford so much money for a while, but I will make up for it sooner or later, anyway, anyway You shouldn't have to pay for this."

A few of the Phoenix members here are aware of the source of the potion, after all, they just take care of the warehouse by the way.

Tonks always said whatever came to his mind, and he didn't care much about it, so at this moment he turned to Mrs. Weasley and said, "Molly, you don't have to worry about potions, someone has been sponsoring the Order of the Phoenix... ..."

Before he finished speaking, he was distracted by Lupine on the side: "What kind of sponsorship is not sponsorship? It's just that a potion dealer quits this business and sells it at a low price. We just missed it."

Lupine has always seen the situation clearly. He understands that Flotte is an outsider no matter what, and some things should be kept secret. Now that the Order of the Phoenix has been targeted by the outside world, if something happens, he knows too much It is very likely that Flotte, who is an outsider, will be involved.Besides, Snape was still sitting at the other end of the table. Some people should know what they shouldn't know. Dumbledore must have his arrangements. Although Lupine couldn't guess the details, he could roughly figure it out.

It's a pity that the timing of Lupine's diversion from the topic was not timely. Snape, who was sitting on the other side of the table, although he seemed to be aloof from the matter, just sat at the table, ignoring these irrelevant matters, But in fact, his mind has already grasped the unfinished part of Tonks: Someone keeps sponsoring potions for the Order of the Phoenix... And Lupine, no, it should be said that Dumbledore is also very reluctant to let Others know about this, so...

Some ideas had already formed in Snape's mind.

In fact, the meeting has already ended, and the next topic is nothing more than continuing to revolve around Mr. Weasley. After everyone's comfort and persuasion, and the assurance of the most authoritative person, Molly also gradually let go of the idea of ​​taking the potion. Money back to Dumbledore's idea.

As the meeting staff left, Snape also fastened his coat, and followed Dumbledore out of the Order of the Phoenix stronghold.What could not be put on the surface at the meeting could only be gathered in the private conversation between him and Dumbledore in the end, which they both knew well.

After leaving the stronghold of the Order of the Phoenix, Snape followed Dumbledore to an alley that had been safely closed by Dumbledore's magic.

"The Dark Lord seems to have made a lot of progress in diplomacy with magical creatures, but as for those magical creature races, I have not found out, but one thing is certain is that within two months, the Dark Lord will definitely There will be a big move next," Snape reported.

This news is not good news for the current situation, but Dumbledore seems to have anticipated this situation very early. After all, the reluctance of the Ministry of Magic to cooperate indirectly led to Voldemort's resurgence Speed: "Malfoy, how are the pure-blood families wooing?"

"It doesn't count as much progress. The few families that were willing to submit to the Dark Lord are still fighting for profit. Those who are unwilling to submit should be neutral, although the neutral ones will not be used by the Dark Lord. But if the Order of the Phoenix wants to win them over, I don't think it's possible."

Dumbledore nodded to show that he understood this, and then changed the subject and asked, "Is Voldemort still thinking about the prophecy ball in the Department of Mysteries?"

"I think from the fact that Arthur is injured, it can be seen that he is still interested in the prophecy ball." Snape said in a low voice, "It's just that what makes him more interested is how we knew about the prophecy ball in the first place." What the snake did to Arthur."

"Then how did you explain it to him?"

"I didn't mention to him about Potter's ability in this area, I just lied to him that you found this matter in the Ministry of Magic's eyeliner." Voldemort can't let Voldemort know that he can connect with Potter's thoughts, this is Snape and Dumbledore had confirmed it early in the morning.

Dumbledore hummed slightly, and then extended the question to Harry: "Occlumency, how is Harry learning?"

When mentioning this point, Snape couldn't help but sneer: "Except for this child's innate talent in causing trouble, other things, heh, don't see any bright spots."

"Severus, Harry is a very clever boy, sometimes you just need to be patient with him," said Dumbledore.

Snape didn't say anything other than a cold snort of disdain.

"Next, as I said last time, disclose the information that the Order of the Phoenix was targeted by the Ministry of Magic to Voldemort, and then find out what his next step is going to be..." Dumbledore hadn't finished speaking, A flash of lightning came out of the gloomy sky, and the thunder that followed drowned out Dumbledore's voice.He looked up at the sky, stopped what he said just now, and only sighed silently, "The sky is going to change."

When Dumbledore wanted to end the conversation, Snape, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly asked, "In the meeting just now, Tonks seemed to be talking about potions..."

"Severus, you know this is not something you should know about." Dumbledore interrupted directly.

Of course Snape knew about it and he shouldn't have found out about it, nor should he have asked too much.After all, spies are like this. If you are asked to monitor, you have to check the information thoroughly. If you are asked to tell lies, you have to weave lies to conceal the truth. , I shouldn't think about it...

However, even if he didn't ask about this matter, even if Dumbledore didn't answer, Snape's guess of the answer was not much different.It's just that he still wants to hear Dumbledore talk in person, but since he doesn't want to say it, there's no need to continue asking.

"There is one thing I want to tell you." Snape said with his hands behind his back, standing there straight up, staring at Dumbledore, "Hogwarts may need a new ancient magic Professor Wen."

What is the meaning behind this sentence, and why did he suddenly receive this topic? Dumbledore actually understood very well: "Flotte has been doing very well. I don't want to lose such a teacher. You must know that a good teacher is now It's hard to find an ancient rune teacher, and besides, I don't think Flote is willing to leave."

"It's not a matter of willingness or not, Albus." Snape's tone was extraordinarily serious, even a little more serious, "You can see her physical condition."

"Of course, why... no, because I can see who takes the risk of recovering mana." Dumbledore said deliberately, "One cannot make decisions for another, Severus. "

"She shouldn't have been involved, this is what I keep telling you. I don't care what she did for you in the past, and I don't care what agreement was reached, because that was before, but it's different now, I By the side of the Dark Lord, I can clearly feel the actions that erode the magical world, and it will not be good for anyone if Flotte and the Order of the Phoenix are involved."

"As I just said, one person can never make a decision for another. Severus, I can't intervene, let alone make a decision on Flott's fate. It's all her own. Choice, and I have always respected other people's choices. Similarly, I think you know more or less what she thinks, so what you should do is talk to her."

"There's nothing to talk about. I've already decided on the next thing. You just need to remember that the post of Professor of Ancient Runes may be vacant." Snape said without waiting for Dumbledore's reaction. After finishing this sentence, Apparation disappears from the original place...

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As the school started after Christmas, Flotte got up early to wash up as usual and prepared to have breakfast, but today was different from usual in that she came to eat in the hall.It's ridiculous to say the reason for coming to the lobby for breakfast, mainly because of the special crepes on Monday morning.

It was still early, and the students in the hall were scattered at the dining tables of their colleges, all of them seemed to be a little depressed about getting up. Apart from the sound of knives and forks rubbing against each other, there was basically no voice in the hall. As usual, there were no teachers around. After all, she got up early and came to the lobby to eat for a bite of food, and Flotte was a special case.

No one came, but the Daily Prophet seemed to expect Flote to come to the hall for dinner, lying on the dining table early and waiting for Flote to browse.

After taking a sip of milk and a few bites of crepes, Flotte skillfully picked up the Daily Prophet. Before she could turn to her favorite gossip entertainment section, the woman in the center of the cover seemed to be He was about to rush out of the photo and was struggling to get rid of his chains. This unexpected photo caught Flott's attention. Isn't the person in it Bellatrix Lestrange!

"Merlin's stockings, it's over now." Flotte held the newspaper in her hand and couldn't help muttering in a low voice.

"What? What the hell?" A voice came from Flotte's side.

Flott turned her head to look at the person coming, and found that it was Snape who hadn't seen anyone during the Christmas holiday, so she jokingly said, "Hey, you're back, where did you go for Christmas holiday?"

"Not everyone is like you, running around every day without doing anything serious." Snape pulled out the chair next to Flotte, and sat down straight.

Flotte rolled her eyes fiercely, she ran out because she had something to do!This Christmas, she didn't move the ground just because she had nothing to do.

"You haven't answered what I just asked you, what are you talking to yourself?"

Flott sighed, handed the newspaper to Snape, pointed to the front page and said, "A few have escaped from prison, and Bellatrix is ​​inside."

As the Dark Lord's confidant, Snape certainly knew about the Azkaban jailbreak last night, so he didn't react. He took a sip of the coffee in front of him and said, "I told Dumbledore before Christmas, The Dark Lord has successfully recruited a group of magical creatures, but none of us expected that the first one to be recruited was a dementor."

"It has been proved once again that the Ministry of Magic is a waste." Flotte turned the newspaper to the next page and commented, "This is great, as soon as Bellatrix comes out, I will leave Bad luck is not far away."

"What does she have to do with you when she comes out?"

When mentioning this matter, Flotte was not in the mood and continued to read. She threw the newspaper on the table casually and said, "Do you know how Bellatrix got into Azkaban?"

"What did you do?" Snape asked without hesitation.

Flotte shook her head and said: "It's not a matter of manipulation, it's just adding fuel to the flames. Back then, Lucius Malfoy was exonerated, so how could he not help his sister-in-law? So Bellatrix wouldn't have been involved in A Zkaban, except that I have submitted an important piece of evidence to the Ministry of Magic."

Snape didn't say a word at first, and went through the events of the year in his mind, and soon thought of what Flott handed over: "The contract about the Luster family's transportation line."

"Yes. It's the contract and my memory about it. I can't help it. As we all know, I'm narrow-minded. I hate people threatening me to do things. Since I fell into the well, don't blame me for falling into the well. Although the evidence is I gave it privately, but..."

"But if the Ministry of Magic falls, she will know about it sooner or later," Snape added to Flott.

Flote shrugged, and said helplessly: "You also know that she is more cautious than me, so she probably won't let me go after she finds out."

"Then you just pray that the Ministry of Magic will be useful, and last a little longer."

Flott curled her lips in disdain: "Praying for the Ministry of Magic's usefulness is better than praying for the possibility of Bellatrix suddenly being kind."

Snape quite agrees with Flotte's sarcasm.

Just when Flott thought the conversation was over and could continue eating, Snape suddenly took out a small red gift box the size of a palm from his pocket and put it on the table.

"what is this?"

"Christmas gift."

"Christmas presents!?" Flott was not surprised that Snape would give her Christmas presents. After all, they have been giving each other Christmas presents all these years, but Snape always gave her Christmas presents. Medicinal materials, books, etc. Judging from the size and packaging of the gift box in front of me, Flotte, who has learned to learn not to expect too much, began to come to life.

"Did you finally realize the vulgarity of the custom of exchanging gifts during the holidays while I was away? Very well, then next year I think we will finally have no need for this link."

After Flott glanced sideways at Snape, he looked back at the small gift box in front of him. Countless thoughts came to his mind, but Flott denied them all one by one.It must be a small herb. After all these years, Flutter, are you still awake?Flotte warned herself.

She stretched out her hand and slowly opened the gift box. The thing inside was really not the medicinal herb she had thought of, but a necklace that she had never dared to think about.The pendant of this necklace looks very interesting. It is neither a gemstone nor a pearl, but a very small transparent vial that seems to be fused with a special material, and there is a delicate silver print on it...