Harry Potter – Approaching the Magic World

"Here...there is no one else here, right?"

"Of course not. Oh, yes, Wormtail is here, but we don’t count the harmonious insects. , Isn’t it?"

He pointed at the book wall behind him with wand, and with a slam, a secret door opened, revealing a narrow staircase, and a small man dumbfounded was standing. above.

"Presumably you already know very well, Wormtail, we are here as a guest."

Snape drowsily said.

The man bowed down the last few stairs and into the room.

He has small bright and intelligent eyes, a pointed nose, and an unnatural smirk on his face. He stroked the right hand with his left hand, which looked like he was wearing a shiny white glove.

"Narcissa!"

He said in zhi zhi's voice, "Bellatrix! How charming—"

"Wormtail will give Let's bring drinks,"

Snape said, "and then he will go back to his own bedroom."

Wormtail dodges, as if Snape threw something at him thing.

"I'm not your servant!"

He avoided Snape's gaze and said in zhi zhi's voice.

"Really? I thought the Dark Lord arranged you here to help me."

"Help, yes.

But not for You serve drinks, and you are not cleaning your room!"

"Wormtail, didn't expect you are still eager for more dangerous tasks."

Snape said in a slick tone.

"It's easy to do: I will tell the Dark Lord--"

"If I want to, I will tell him myself!"

"Of course you can."

Snape said with a sneer, "As for now, you'd better serve us a drink. Just a little wine made by the elf."

Wormtail hesitated for a moment, then turned around and went out through another secret door.

They heard the sound of peng peng and the clash of glasses.

He returned a few seconds later, holding a dirty bottle and three glasses on a tray.

He put the tray on the rickety table, and immediately left in three steps and two steps, closing the door hidden by the book heavily.

Snape poured out three glasses of scarlet wine and handed two glasses to the sisters.

Narcissa muttered "thank you", Bellatrix said nothing, and continued to stare fiercely at Snape.

But it didn't seem to make Snape feel embarrassed, he seemed to think it was funny.

"For the Dark Lord."

Three people lifted the cup and drank it all in one gulp.

Narcissa took the second glass of wine and said in one breath: "Severus, I'm so sorry to disturb you like this, but I must come to see you, I think, only you can help me ——"

Snape raised a hand to stop her, and then again wand pointed at the hidden stairway door.

Only a loud bang and a scream, followed by the sound of Wormtail hurriedly escaping upstairs.

"Sorry," Snape said. "He has recently developed an eavesdropping problem. I really don't understand what he means by doing this...Where did you just say it, Narcissa?"

Narcissa trembled and took a deep breath and started talking again.

"Severus, I know I shouldn't be here. I was told that I can't talk to who, but--"

"Then you should control your tongue! "

Bellatrix roared, "Especially in front of this person!"

"This person in front of you?"

Snape repeated sarcastically, "This What should I understand, Bellatrix?"

"I don't believe you, Snape, but you know it in your heart!"

Narcissa made a little sound, like no tears Sobbed, then covered his face with his hands. Snape put the cup on the table, leaned against the back of the chair, put his hands on the armrest of the chair, and smiled at Bellatrix's angry face.

"Narcissa, I think we’d better listen to Bellatrix and can’t wait to say something, lest she disturb us endlessly.

Okay, go on, Bellatrix "," Snape said, "Why don't you believe me?"

"There are a hundred reasons!" Bellatrix said loudly as he strode over from behind the sofa and put the cup heavily on the table. superior.

"Where did you start? Where were you when the Dark Lord lost power?

After he disappeared, why didn't you make any effort to find him?

Over the years, what did you do when you drag out an ignoble existence under Dumbledore?

Why did you prevent the Dark Lord from getting the Philosopher's Stone?

After the Dark Lord was resurrected, why did you Didn’t come back right away?

A few weeks ago, when we fought bravely to win the prophecy for the Dark Lord, where were you?

Also, Snape, why did Harry Potter still Alive?

He has five years to do whatever you want!"

She stopped, her chest undulating violently and her cheeks flushed. Behind her, Narcissa was sitting motionless, her face still in her hands.

Snape smiled.

"Before I answer you--

You can tell my words to those who talk about me behind your back, and you can report false words about my betrayal to Dark Lord!

But before I answer you, let me ask you one question.

Do you really think the Dark Lord has not asked me every question?

Do you really think that if I don't give a satisfactory answer, can I still sit here and talk to you?"

She hesitated.

"I know he believes in you, but—"

"Do you think he made a mistake?

Or I lied to him? The Dark Lord-the greatest wizard in human history, the most accomplished Legilimens expert in the world?"

Bellatrix did not speak, but her expression seemed a little confused for the first time.

Snape didn’t hold onto it. He picked up the cup, took a sip and continued: “You just asked, where was I when the Dark Lord lost power.

The place where I was ordered was at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, because he wanted me to spy on Dumbledore there.

I guess, you must know that I followed the instructions of the Dark Lord before accepting that Faculty member?"

She was barely noticeable, and she opened her mouth to talk, but Snape stopped her first.

"You still ask, when he disappeared, why I didn’t try to find him.

I didn’t find the reason for him. I talked to Everly, Yaxley, The Carlos, Greyback, Lucius,"

He tilted his head slightly at Narcissa,

"Like many others. I thought he was finished.

I am not proud of it, I did something wrong, but this is the situation... If he can't forgive us for losing confidence at that time, his followers will be very few."

"He still has me!" Bellatrix said excitedly, "For him, I squatted in Azkaban for many years!"