Hogwarts: Tom is not the Dark Lord

The two walked to the Central Avenue and turned into a small road next to the Hogsmeade Post Office. Lucius glanced at the bar at the intersection.

On the tattered wooden signboard, there is a cut-off pig head painted...

The smell of mutton in the bar and the thick dirt on the windows were completely different from the small teahouses I passed before.

"Although Mrs. Pudif's taste is tacky... she is much better than this lazy guy. Severus... walk faster..."

Wrinkling his nose in disgust, Lucius quickly left the door of the bar, Merlin...

He must burn these shoes!

Nearing the outskirts of Hogsmeade, the two finally found the three-story cabin. Severus held the key and stepped forward to open the door.

'Bang bang bang~'

The magic fireworks exploded in front of their eyes, and the golden light gathered in mid-air, forming the appearance of Brutus laughing.

‘Welcome home~~’

Severus froze on the spot, here...

It's really his 'home'...

Except for the absence of dirt and mildew, the layout of this house was exactly the same as the Spider End Alley in his impression...

Even the furniture is...the only difference...maybe only the difference between old and new...

"Brutus..."

Reaching out to catch the golden light falling in front of his eyes, Lucius closed his eyes and recalled the time he and his grandfather spent setting up this place...

He originally made a bet with his grandfather, wondering whether this gloomy little bat would be moved to tears...

Now it seems..

"I won..."

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Blinking rapidly, Severus raised the base of his tongue to relieve the sore throat.

"..Let's go...go see what kind of surprises there are behind that door..."

Silently walking towards one of the doors, Severus gently turned the handle. There were some picture frames hanging on the silver and ink walls.

There are several wooden shelves placed on both sides.

Like the home it once was, this is a storage room.

Severus looked at the photos on the wall, some of which were magical photos he had taken in the wizarding world, at Malfoy Manor.

Some... are ordinary Muggle photos... photos of his parents alone...

It turns out...did my father used to be such a handsome and cheerful person...

It turns out...my mother also has happy moments of laughing...

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"...I have never seen these...I thought...I always thought they were like that..."

"An alcoholic, fierce father, a rickety, sullen mother, and... endless verbal abuse and quarrels, these are all my impressions of them..."

"But now... I know that they are not like this, or that... everything is because of me..."

Lucius raised his hand and put it on Severus' shoulder. This was not his grandfather's intention...

"Foolish idea...Severus, this...is just a piece of storage."

"Maybe I should put a wine rack in here..."

The low mood disappeared, Severus rolled his eyes and saw the person in the photo frame smiling at him. The haze that had never disappeared seemed to fade a lot.

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