novelraw Chapter 1117 [No Responsibility Extra Story Professor Chapter] 16
Chapter 1117 [No Responsibility Extra Story Professor Chapter] 16
Across the hallway, the current Headmaster of Hogwarts was undoubtedly standing there.Even though his identity had been recognized, he still remained silent, like a silent stone statue.
But at the end of this corridor is a dead end.If you want to go back, you have to walk along the corridor again, passing him.Liu Quan took a deep breath, calmed down the initial sense of surprise, maintained a normal pace, and walked in front of Severus Snape.
She was worried all the way - she didn't know whether it was the pressure of having to greet Snape later, or because the wand in her hand was not so reliable - when she came to Snape, she hadn't As he spoke, the faint light on the tip of the wand in his hand flickered again and went out.
Liu Quan: "..."
But it also gave her an excellent topic to fill out the courtesy chat that followed.She smirked, and said: "...Sorry. I haven't had time to buy a new wand yet. I found it from another place temporarily. It's really difficult to use it..."
Snape didn't speak.
Liu Quan: "..."
What's more terrifying than "talking to death"?There is nothing to say from the beginning.
But it's not appropriate for her to walk away now, at least she needs to say a few more words—she had to bring up a new topic.
"I don't know if my account with Gringotts is still there... I plan to go to Ollivander's wand shop to buy a new wand in a few days. If my account has been closed, I can make an advance payment for next year." Salary?" she asked half-jokingly.
Snape still didn't speak.
In the middle of the night, without the illumination of the fluorescent spell, he stood against the light, and the dim moonlight cast from a high window behind him fell on their feet; his expression was hidden in the shadows, and he could not see clearly.
Liu Quan felt embarrassed.
...Is that why you don't want to talk to her?So can she say goodnight now and leave in a sensible way?
She just wanted to laugh dryly to find a step for herself, and then say "good night" and run away quickly, when she heard a small rustling sound caused by the rubbing of cloth materials against each other.
Then, she saw Severus Snape's right hand, which had been hidden under the wide hem of the black robe, stretched out and stretched straight in front of her face; that hand was still pale and broad under the dim moonlight In his hand, he held a rectangular box.
More precisely, it was a wand case.
Liu Quan:?
...It's impossible to give a wand as a gift, right?The wand needs to be tried by the wizard himself in the shop——
With such doubts in mind, she took the box over, said "thank you" casually, and opened the lid.
Almost at the same time, she heard Severus Snape speak for the first time since they met tonight.
"Fluorescent flashes."
A much brighter glow than her wand just now glowed at the tip of the black wand in his hand.
Moreover, he also stretched the hand holding the wand a little forward—so that Liu Quan could clearly see the shape of the wand contained in the rectangular box through the light from the tip of the wand.
In fact, Liu Quan only needs to glance at it to know what kind of wand it is——
Ten and a quarter inches, willow, with a core of dragon heart tendons.
... her old wand that Bellatrix broke off at Malfoy Manor!
But now, the wand that was once broken into two pieces lay quietly in the brand new wand box, with a smooth surface and no trace of breakage; even the decorative patterns carved on the handle of the wand were exactly the same as before.
According to the theory in the original book, not all wands that are "ten and a quarter inches, willow, with a core of dragon heart tendons" are suitable for her to use.Subtle differences in crafting between two wands can be enough to make a big difference in how a wizard uses them.
and so--
"Is this... my old broken wand from before?!" Liu Quan blurted out.
Snape looked away.
"...Well, it is." He replied in a deep voice.
Liu Quan was very surprised.
"...you fixed it?"
"...well, yes," Snape replied.
Liu Quan: "..."
Don't you have anything else to say to me other than "um yes"? !
Snape's reaction almost melted away the surprise she had just opened the box.
She returned the out-of-hand wand to the pocket of her coat, and took the restored willow wand out of its case, holding it in her hand.
"Thank you," she said softly.
"Perhaps this wand will work well for Beryl in the future too... no, Lily will use it. It would be nice to have it fixed ahead of time."
She swore that she really didn't mean anything provocative when she said these words, she was just commenting on the convenience of the wand; It dropped several degrees.
"It's really rare to hear that you take the initiative to think about Lily in the future," his silky voice rose again in the darkness, with a sharp feeling.
"Did you stop emphasizing that you were Lily?—like before?"
Liu Quan was stunned, and then he thought about how badly he used to respond to "I am Lily" every time he asked "Who are you?", which really made him half dead; now maybe it is People who are about to leave have good words, she smiled with a good temper, and replied gently:
"Because I am indeed not the Lily you thought I was.... Now that everything is over, I can admit it—"
Snape seemed to be grinding his teeth in the dark—Liu Quan always had the illusion that after he finished speaking, he heard a slight rattling that lasted less than a second.
...Maybe I got it wrong.she thinks.
But in the next second, she felt that she must have heard correctly.because--
Snape's deep and silky voice sounded again, this time there seemed to be a hiss in his voice, like a poisonous snake hidden in the darkness slithering across the ground, ready to raise its head at any moment and strike the opponent with a single blow. kill like that.
"...very good. I'm glad you've finally figured this out—so, what do you plan to do next?"
For some reason, after hearing his question, Liu Quan suddenly felt a little sad and wanted to laugh.
What else can I do.Go home if you can.Her mission has been completed, although not without injuries, she finally cleared the level successfully.Now the world doesn't need her anymore, just as he will reach HE with the real Lily.
As for her, she believes that one day her mission will be successfully completed, and the system will always fulfill its promise and send her home.At that time, she will find that she has only slept a long sleep and had a very long and difficult dream.When she wakes up from the dream, the countless magic-like worlds inside will disappear with a "pop" like a soap bubble, and she will continue to face the real world that she has almost forgotten.
But these words cannot be said to the person in front of him.In fact, these words cannot be spoken to anyone.Even though this is a magical world full of magical things, time travel is too fantastical.
Liu Quan heard the man in front of him raise his voice a little impatiently, "Huh?!"
Only then did Liu Quan realize that he had been in a daze for too long.She smiled at him apologetically, but received no response as usual.But now she doesn't care about that much.For her, parting seemed like a doomed to-do that popped up before her eyes.So in the face of the farewell that is close at hand, any past - except those who are really evil and bad people or things - seems so nostalgic.
"I don't know either." Liu Quan answered frankly, paused, and added a little hesitantly: "Maybe... go home?"
"Go home?!" Snape's voice instantly rose an octave, with a beautiful cello-like glide.But Liu Quan was sure that there was displeasure in his tone.
"Where do you want to go back?" He dragged his voice, his eyes were sharp and sharp like a scalpel, as if he wanted to pick out all the details of her impostor whose background was a mystery. "Speaking of which, you seem to have never confessed your real hometown and your real identity...even your real name." He said sarcastically.
Liu Quan smiled wryly, looked away, and said softly almost in a whisper: "No, I don't think you want to know my real name... In the end, what does the name matter?"
She just wanted to make a small rant to herself, not to make Snape hear her answer.But Snape's hearing was extremely sharp, his eyes narrowed for an instant, and when he was about to say something, he stopped suddenly, and a few seconds later, his face revealed an expression of disbelief.
"What did you say?!"
Liu Quan froze for a moment, not knowing what point in what she said just touched his nerves; she raised her head to look at him again, and after a while, she looked away and said in a low voice: "...I said, What does the name matter?"
"How can you let others understand your sincerity if you don't even disclose your real name!" Snape couldn't help but raise his voice a little more, and shouted at her angrily.
But he soon realized that his voice was too loud, so he lowered his voice again, seeming to hold back a wave of anger in his tone. "Very well, even if you told us your real name, what about other things? You... this... counterfeit, don't you always tell the truth from your mouth?"
Liu Quan's breath was suffocated.In fact, she had already expected this kind of accusation, but when she heard it with her own ears, she still felt a little inexplicably sad.
She had grown too far in this dream, grown too old, changed so much that she could no longer recognize herself in reality.She has already passed an age that she has never experienced in reality, but looking back now, the past that should have been filled with this grand story is so empty that even she can't find many good memories.Even so, she is still very nostalgic, but even if she is nostalgic, she can no longer stay.
This story is over.He will unknowingly start a new story, just as she will set foot on the familiar world again.
What he said could no longer make her sentimental.One day she will really stop caring about the bad attitude and tone he used to face her.She also felt sorry for usurping Lily's identity, even if it was to save the world, but depriving another person of the right to exist in the world is debatable anyway.
Things in this world may have been like this. The distinction between "black and white" is not so clear; many times have to tolerate the gray area based on "urgent power" - just as Severus Snape is the long-term famous death eater A gangster, Hogwarts' mean, stern, greasy-haired, tiresome Potions professor, as well as a prominent member of the Order of the Phoenix, the greatest undercover hero ever.
"I've told a lot more truths than lies . . . but that doesn't matter," she said finally.
She turned her eyes away, and no longer looked at the man in front of her, as if she could erect a defensive barrier in front of her to resist his merciless venom.