A pair of female hands folded around his waist, and he could even feel the warmth of the body behind him that he once loved through his layered robes and camouflage.

However, at this moment, that body contained a hypocritical soul, and because of this, he had been more deeply rejected and hated by him for a long time-now, it still made him upset and at a loss for what to do.

But what does it all matter now?They were about to part - he might not know what she and Dumbledore were up to, but his long career as a double agent made his intuition extremely sharp.

At this moment, his intuition told him that the whole of Hogwarts, and even the whole of England, was no longer safe, and the only place where people could feel a little bit of safety temporarily was this room; however, once he opened the door and walked out, there was killing outside. The Battlefield - The Savior Boy has secretly returned to the castle after a long flight, and the Dark Lord is still waiting to take the boy's life with the Elder Wand he obtained by despicably digging up the grave of the former Headmaster of Hogwarts.

And he couldn't let that happen.He promised.

Nothing could stop him from going out from here, coming before the Dark Lord, and fulfilling his promise to that wise, kind, cunning, and cruel old wizard.

The Dark Lord must die.Harry Potter must live.And what about the others?

...others are not important.Including himself.

But the slender and delicate hands around his waist refused to let him go.He sighed, lowered his head calmly and tiredly, his eyes rested on those hands, and asked simply: "... How can you let go?"

She was silent for a moment.

He swore that if the imposter made any excessive demands or fanciful and daring wishes, he would immediately pull out his wand without hesitation and give her a swoon!

... But the counterfeit always surprised him.

He would never admit that in this brief silence, for an even briefer moment, he had thought of something that happened the last time the two of them were in the same environment or singing.

Nor would he admit that at that moment he even trembled with fear that she would make the same demands as the last time the same situation had arisen—such as dancing at the Yule Ball or not being able to sit down; The impertinent demands of curious, onlooker-booing Muggles, such as standing under the mistletoe during the Christmas season must—

In short, when it comes to such a time, what can he do? ...

But his thoughts stopped there.Because the imposter behind him has officially made her request.

Surprisingly, she seemed to have completely forgotten about listening to the same song and standing under the same mistletoe.

"As long as you swear that you will keep all the promises you made," she whispered, emphasizing it again.

"It's all. Every one. You can't leave one out. Remember that."

Snape paused for a moment, then looked up, his eyes fell inadvertently on the huge mistletoe garland hanging above his head, and he gasped in exasperation.

...She acted so damn well!She looks like a totally faithful Gryffindor!She only listened to the words of her radiant, late leader of the Order of the Phoenix, also from Gryffindor, former Headmaster of Hogwarts!Even now, almost a year after the old wizard had been dead, still reminding him indefatigably, asking him for a pledge to keep his word!

He curled up his lips, and a malicious sneer formed at the corner of his mouth.

"Ah, of course, of course." He answered her in a smooth tone, "Dumbledore's plan is all you value. I understand. I understand it all. In order to achieve what you call 'greatest' ', you risked your way into Hogwarts tonight just to-"

His voice suddenly broke off, as if the following words were torn apart by extreme anger.He sounded as if he was suppressing a long swear word in his chest, and he couldn't utter it quickly; but he closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, they were empty, and there was no expression on his face.

He continued in a deadpan tone: "Protect Lily's son, and then tell that Potter kid after the Dark Lord no longer sends Nagini on missions, but keeps him with him all the time, protected by magic. , in order to destroy the Dark Lord, he himself must die, and the Dark Lord must kill him himself..."

His voice choked in mid-air, as if he couldn't continue.

But he quickly regained his courage, and he continued dryly in a self-loathing, endorsed tone: "If Hogwarts really falls into the hands of the Dark Lord, I will do my best to protect it." A student of Hogwarts. And endure all harsh circumstances, face unjust prejudice and comments, even if you have to bear a ruined reputation, life will have no light; as long as the honor, unity and ruins of Hogwarts are not rebuilt , I can’t disappear... Even if no one in this world really understands, even if everyone faces me with malice, I can’t back down; because I deserve all this and I must bear it.”

He had finally finished reciting all the promises Albus Dumbledore had made him during his lifetime.Then he twisted his lips into a wicked grin.

"You see, the great Professor Dumbledore has asked me to do a lot... But I think you can rest assured that I, all, all, remember, get it."

He emphasized the last sentence with a stiff voice, and nodded as if he couldn't stand it, as if he was sighing at his ridiculous situation.Then he hesitated for a moment, covered his hands, put them on the backs of her hands wrapped around his waist, and pulled her hands away to his sides.

His palm was hot, but his fingertips were slightly cool.Due to long-term production of potions and practice of spells, the skin of his hands is a bit rough.A little sweat inevitably broke out in the palm of his hand because of the clasping of four hands between two people, but he quickly let go of his hand and threw her hand away behind him.

"I have agreed to your request, ma'am," he said stiffly. "Now, may I go?"

Liu Quan was slightly taken aback.The little bit of mind that was separated because of his holding hands before suddenly returned to the cage.Looking in vain at his determined back, she blurted out, "No... Severus, don't you want to know the biggest secret about Beryl—you know who I'm referring to—don't you?" ?”

Snape's right hand, which was about to open the door, gave another pause.But he didn't look back.There was a calm indifference in his voice, as if he didn't care about anything in the world anymore.

"...Did Miss Columbine tell you about that conversation? You all think it would be useful to threaten me with this?" He asked coldly. "She's threatened me with this once... Now, are you going to do the same thing?"

Liu Quan choked.

...Actually, how could she have any secrets about Zhen Lili that she could use to threaten him.

But if she doesn't say that now, she is worried that this person will follow the path in the original work and run to die without hesitation—

"Bigonia did remind me," she said slowly, raising her chin, as if this would show how confident she was.

"Speaking of this matter may make you pay more attention... If I want you to listen to my well-intentioned advice more seriously—"

Snape cut her off curtly.As if he didn't want to hear her bring up the topic of "the real Lily" again, he turned his face away.

"Let's talk about these things after everything is over."

Liu Quan could hear the deep exhaustion and pain from his answer, she was taken aback for this, some unexpected tears suddenly rushed into her eyes.She stood there blankly, her hands were as heavy as lead, and she could no longer raise her hands to hold him.The impulsive foolishness that just rushed forward to hug him regardless of his care had disappeared at this moment. He shook off her hand, but she didn't feel embarrassed, only sad.

After more than 20 years of knowing each other, after so many years of subtly flirting and clearly hating, there seemed to be nothing more to say between the two of them at this moment.Or maybe they want to say too much, but they can't find out what must be the first thing to say.

Liu Quan could actually tell Severus Snape directly, no matter what happened, please live on.But she also understood that he probably would not listen.He takes his life very lightly, but he takes his commitment very seriously.Rather than expecting him to listen to her advice based on the meager friendship they have known for many years, and to remember to be more sensible and safe when the war comes, it is better to directly use the oath that Dumbledore made him swear to force him to obey .

He may not care about her wishes, but he will not break his promise.

It's really sad.Liu Quan thought to himself mockingly.If life is a drama that never ends, then in the original script, everyone probably expects to see Sli love each other, right?

In the end, she, an [-]th-rate cannon fodder female supporting role with no acting skills, insisted on turning the good plot into Sli killing each other.

what a pity.she thinks.

Moreover, this may be a regret that can never be made up for, nor can it be reversed.

And... is there any other way that can deeply affect him at such a moment, and even... make him hesitate when making a decision?

Sincere, isn't that enough?Sincerely, isn't that enough?Even all the sympathy, support, and trust that had been given to him over the years—whether he admitted it or not—wasn't enough?

So, what more extreme, special, and straightforward method can influence him—surprise him, move him, and make him think of it involuntarily when he makes a decision? !

Seeing her finally fall silent, Snape curled his lips into a horribly twisted smile.

"I've always wondered if you still have a time when you have nothing to say," he said sarcastically, "I didn't expect such a time to appear at this moment. It's a pity I can't stop and appreciate your speechless speech." The pleasure that man brings—”

"No... Severus." Liu Quan suddenly spoke again behind him, with an imperceptible sadness in his tone.

"Have you never heard of such a poem?"

The author has something to say:

February 6:

Okay, let's look at poetry or something tomorrow

Well, it must be what you like to hear hhh

I feel like I’m so broke that I don’t even know who I am, hhhhh

Next update: tomorrow at midnight.

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