Chapter 337
Chapter 337
Withdrawing his thoughts, Liu Quan raised his head and looked at the house in front of him.
The Evans house was quiet late at night, with all the lights out.But as she cast the Silencing Charm and made her way up the steps of the house soundlessly, the little light on the porch came on and cast a little circle of light in front of the door.
Liu Quan stood at the door and stood there quietly for a moment, not intending to open the door and enter.
Although as a latecomer, she, the counterfeit, did not have a deep affection for the real Lily's family as a foundation, but she still respected the Evans couple and Petunia very much from the time she got along in her teens to the age of 21—they treated her very well. Her love and care is definitely not a lie. Even Petunia, who was once full of jealousy and resentment about her being able to enter Hogwarts but she couldn't, under her deliberately lowered figure to please her, has treated her in the past two years. Much kinder.
In the world she participated in, the conflicts between the two sisters, Petunia and Lily, were not yet sharp, and the misunderstandings were so serious that they were about to break up.But in the past two years, the Death Eaters have been hunting down innocent Muggles more and more frequently.As a key member of the Order of the Phoenix, she couldn't take any risks.
She has to make sure that when she returns, she can give the real Lily a complete family-although this luxury cannot be realized in the original book.But she still hopes to make her own efforts for it.
In the past two years, she has been estranged from her family and has not returned home for a long time, fearing that her status as a member of the Order of the Phoenix will set fire to the Evans family.Even in such a late night, she seldom did the act of going back to the door to have a look.
But now all these sacrifices and concessions are meaningless.
In that crazy night in the original book - Halloween night in 1981, Death Eaters provoked killings and fighting all over London, forcing Aurors and members of the Order of the Phoenix to run out of steam.When everyone's energies were too much involved in fighting ordinary Death Eaters, You-Know-Who went to Godric's Hollow.By the time he got to Godric's Hollow and started killing, Sirius was fighting Death Eaters elsewhere, Willow as Lily was fighting Death Eaters elsewhere...
In this extraordinary night—one of the most special nights in the original book—all the wheels of fate began to turn heavily.James is dead, Voldemort is gone, Harry is alive—
And the Evans family suffered a mysterious murder.The car carrying them suddenly lost control mysteriously while speeding on the road. After rolling several laps on the road, it exploded again. The Evans couple died on the spot in this car accident, and Petunia Evans was seriously injured and sent to the hospital in a coma. Hospital first aid.
Before coming here tonight, Liu Quan had just visited Petunia who was still unconscious in the hospital as Petunia's younger sister Lily.
...So things are getting more and more out of order...?
Harry is no longer Lily's son; Petunia is also unconscious now, and the Muggle doctor has warned Lily that Petunia has suffered a huge brain shock and may remain in a vegetative state for a long time...... Will there be Mr. Vernon Dursley and Dudley Dursley?
Liu Quan stood quietly in front of Evans' house for an unknown how long.The little lamp on the porch also expired and suddenly went out.
Liu Quan turned around abruptly—this action caused the lamp to turn on again—the magic wand in his sleeve slipped back into his right hand in an instant, pointing behind him like electricity.
Then, she slowly lowered her hands, looking at the person who came quietly behind her.
Standing behind her was Severus Snape, dressed in black and haggard.He stood on the gravel road leading to the gate of Evans' house, a few steps away from her, and raised his head slightly, looking up at the small dim light on the porch.The light cast a shadow around him.
Liu Quan looked at him, not knowing how to react for a while.
She froze for about a minute, then put her wand back into her sleeve, slowly walked down the few steps in front of the porch, walked straight to him and stood still.
Not knowing whether to say something like "I already know that Beryl is the real Lily" or "I'm sorry", she could only quietly watch Stan, who had been haggard and gloomy since the night of Halloween. Nepe.
However, unlike the violent outburst she was expecting, when Snape spoke for the first time, his tone had only the usual indifference.
"Are you standing here because you feel sorry for the Evans family, fake?"
Liu Quan was dumb, opened his mouth, and responded after a moment of silence: "I feel sad and regretful about what happened..."
"Don't say nice words, impostor!" Snape's voice rose sharply, interrupting her roughly.
"If you knew what you've done to Lily, her family, and her son..." His words suddenly choked up, his throat tightened, and he made a sound like the lamentation of a trapped animal.
Liu Quan couldn't help shivering slightly, it was entirely because she was infected by the powerful grief and indignation revealed in Snape's short words—then, she calmly replied: " I'm sorry. If there was anything I could do to turn this around, I would be more than happy to do it. But the cause of all this tragedy is Voldemort—"
Snape gasped.His gasp was so loud that Liu Quan swallowed back the following words.
After a few seconds of silence, Snape's face twisted slightly.
"I'm assuming you're not trying to pass the buck—" he said through gritted teeth.
Liu Quan shook his head quietly.
"I suffer almost as much as you do on this one, Severus," she said.
Snape's body shook violently, as if he had been hit by something.
He was silent for a moment, then changed the subject without warning.
"Dumbledore won't tell me what he's going to do with Lily's son—" he said grimly.
Liu Quan thought for a while, and replied: "...I think he just wanted to tell you after you calmed down. After all, he didn't tell us not to tell you Harry's whereabouts."
After a pause, she continued: "I heard that Albus will leave Harry to be raised by his uncle Payne. Although Payne is a squib living in the Muggle world, maybe staying in the Muggle world would be a bad idea for Harry." Benefits are more beneficial..."
There was a gloomy look in Snape's eyes, a mixture of puzzlement and irritation, which flashed past.
"If...if he is the boy in the prophecy," he said after a moment of silence, his tone was very difficult, and there was a bit of acrimony. "And Dumbledore should ignore his importance and not plan to raise him himself, it's really hell."
Liu Quan felt that any expression on his face at this moment was superfluous, so he lowered his head and said dryly: "Albus will not make such a decision for no reason..."
"You also think this strange decision is the best thing for that child?" Snape interrupted her, asking sarcastically.
Liu Quan was not sure if he should tell Snape the secret about "blood magic" or something.In the end she decided she should ask Dumbledore first.So she reluctantly replied: "I don't know if this decision is the best for Harry... I can only say that I believe this decision is the best one. Albus won't..."
She was interrupted again by Snape.His face was pale, with a hint of sneer and contempt in his expression.
"Ha, of course, that's what you crazy Gryffindors call 'in the best interest'...I get it. You're a bunch of lunatics who don't care about anything other than the 'greatest good' !So James Potter refuses to let Dumbledore be his secret keeper, risking his and his... family's lives! …”
Liu Quan couldn't help but sighed.
She was caught off guard by how quickly the conversation slid into wild speculation and angry personal attacks.
She knew now that even though he had the same face as Lily, what he loved was still the soul under that face.The soul he loved could only belong to Lily, and no one else could.No matter how hard she tried to gain his most basic trust, friendship and cooperation, it would not work.
"...Lily is a Gryffindor too, Severus." She reminded in a low voice, "Lily is a great Gryffindor. Now we should think about how to take good care of her children and don't let her The choice seems pointless—”
Snape let out a sudden sneer, curling his lips.
"...meaningless. Yes." He nodded and said, "I think my credulity in you seems to be meaningless now—I believe that you seem to be sincere when you say that you can save Lily , I chose to tolerate you temporarily! But now?! Why are you still standing here, while Lily—the real Lily—is dead, gone, never to be seen again...?!"
His tail sound disappeared.There was a glint of water in his dark eyes, and there was real pain in his expression.He suddenly turned his face away, and said in a short and deep voice: "... Dumbledore asked me to come to you. He said that as long as you are willing to cooperate with me, you can always help me find a wonderful way to get rid of my crime Way to come—but I don't think it's important to exonerate myself now. It seems that I came tonight in the wrong way... I shouldn't listen to your Gryffindors!"
Liu Quan was stunned.
Cooperating with him...will get him off the hook? !How to exonerate him?Prove for him in court that he is an undercover agent for the Order of the Phoenix?But couldn't Dumbledore do this himself?So why did Dumbledore ask her to help?Is there anything only she can do? ...
Suddenly, a light flashed in her mind.
Seeing that Snape had turned his back, as if planning to Apparate out of here, she hurried forward, grabbing his left arm the moment before he Apparated.
"Wait! Severus—"
His body trembled for a moment, and he turned around to stare at her angrily, then pulled his left arm out of her hand, and asked coldly, "Do you have anything else to do?"
It has to be said that his unprecedented angry eyes hurt her, but she didn't think about it, and said quickly: "I just have a small... suggestion. I also know that your current situation is very disadvantageous... Although Albus is willing to testify for you, there are still many people who see you as...as..."
"You don't care about those, and don't mind." He interrupted her simply, "I don't care what others think of me at all."
"But...but I care!" She blurted out, and he gave her a cold look, with some mocking "Why are you still so childish" in his eyes.
She didn't care about that, and said to him vigorously: "I think, since Albus hinted that I can help you... Then, he must think that the testimony alone may not be enough. Uh, that... maybe the previous ...er, 'engagement', is a good idea."
He raised one eyebrow in surprise, and then smiled slowly, that expression suddenly reminded her of the Potions professor in the movie she had seen before.It is also like a poisonous snake, raising its upper body slowly, staring at the unfortunate prey in front of it, as if it will pounce up in the next second, and use venom to kill these prey whose heads are filled with straw.
"Oh?" He looked her up and down rudely, and said scribbled, "I didn't know you were still expecting that ridiculous idea. I'm sorry to disappoint you. But I didn't intend to..."
She shook her head, and quickly cut back on his harsh words, "Be reasonable, Severus. You know, making such an announcement at this moment, marrying a Gryffindor-born wife, maybe Great positive effect on your image! It will make your innocence seem more convincing...I don't mean to bother you, let alone force you to do things you don't want to do, but...but... I want you to know that I just want to help you! …”
He rolled his lips, and the malice in his expression seemed clearer.He turned his head slightly and stared at her—or, Lily Evans—face. There seemed to be countless complicated emotions rolling through his eyes in an instant, which made it more and more incomprehensible.
For a moment he seemed to want to say something, maybe because of Lily's face against her, he wanted to persuade her to give up this ridiculous idea; but in the end he just curled his lips coldly, and simply said Said, "Thanks. But I don't think I need your help to clear myself up on this one. You should know that it's all over, not just about that guy—"
He leaned over to her suddenly, close in front of her.His breath blew on her face, a little cool.
Because of the sudden soreness in her eyes, she had to blink.
"It's everything, everything." He whispered these words in front of her eyes in a low, silky voice.
"Everything."
Everything.When she heard the word uttered from his thin lips, for some reason, she suddenly remembered the scene in the original book where he begged Dumbledore to save Lily.At that time, for the sake of the real Lily Evans, he told the old wizard in front of him that if Dumbledore could help him keep Lily safe, then he was willing to do anything.
Anything.He said.
Instead of saying sarcastically to her, Lily Evans, who survived Voldemort's attack and was still standing in front of him, full of sarcasm: It's all over.
Everything.
Then, he turned around and Apparated straight away without a pause.He didn't even bother to say goodbye to her hypocritically.
She stood there blankly, watching his billowing black robe suddenly disappear in the air, and after a long time, she sighed softly.
"...I don't think it's a good idea either," she said softly, as if talking to herself.
"However, Albus and I both want to help you. So if there is even a little bit of hope, we are willing to try... because we are the only two people in this world who know that you are a good person. We want to use all the ways we can to help you." Prove it..."
everything. Everything.
The author has something to say:
February 8:
I'm sorry, little angels, it's really useless for the author to catch a cold again [crying]
This year really broke the record, should I consider going out with a fan after suffering from heatstroke twice [I was kicked away]
Today's update is here!Although I have a low fever, but the number of words is still too much if I am not careful [.
Tomorrow, please come and see it in the afternoon. . .The author's blood tank is empty now, I'm going to take medicine and rest QAQ
PS. Thanks to the little angel Leng Yueqingsong for her rocket launch condolences!And the irrigation of the author's bacteria by the following little angels: (づ ̄3 ̄)づ╭~
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