HP: Let professors walk towards the light

"I don't know her." Snape glanced at Rena and said in a light tone.

"I'm……"

"He can't see you - he only has Lily in his eyes - who are you?" A deep and hoarse voice sounded in Lena's ears, knocking on Lena's defenses word by word.

"He doesn't know you, he doesn't even remember your name, only Potter can catch his eye because he has Lily's eyes."

"He remembers me, he knows who I am..."

He said, "He rejected you."

"He saved me, and he allowed me to live well..."

He said, "He gave his life for Potter. Even if he died, he would die looking into Lily's eyes. If you don't go find him, he will never see you. You deserve to be alone."

"not like this……"

He said: "Look, Lily, what a beautiful girl, everyone loves her, who are you?"

Anger, resentment, jealousy, and hatred spread everywhere, and the black fog gradually swallowed Reina, while on the other side, the sun was shining brightly, and her fiery red hair was bright and dazzling.

"You don't deserve it... You don't deserve it... You don't deserve it..."

"Shut up! Avada Kedavra!"

Reina raised her wand and pointed it at Lily, firing a killing curse at her.

She killed Lily.

"Is it useful? You are the murderer who killed Lily! You killed Lily——"

The sharp and piercing sound almost broke Reina's eardrums.

I killed Lily... I used the Killing Curse... Snape...

Tears flowed out like an unstoppable torrent, finally breaking through the last line of defense and pouring out.

In an instant, there was no anger, no jealousy, and in the end, Reina only saw Snape looking at her with hatred in his eyes.

-

"Rena? Rena!" It was Dumbledore's voice.

At some point, Reina fell to her knees and her wand was thrown on the ground. Dumbledore squatted beside Reina and gently supported her shoulders. Reina came to her senses and looked at him.

"You did it," he whispered.

The crown was rusted, and the gems on it were broken and dull.

"No, I killed Lily, Professor... I'm sorry... I killed Lily... Snape..." Reina grabbed Dumbledore's arm. Strong guilt and regret dominated Reina's emotions.

"No, it was Voldemort who killed Lily, not you, Lena. It was all an illusion." Dumbledore said in a firm and powerful tone.

"I... I hate her... I used a killing curse..." Reina shook her head desperately, tears streaming down her face.

"You don't hate her, and you haven't killed anyone! You destroyed the Horcrux with the Killing Curse, Reina. Don't let Voldemort's magic take over your heart, or you will be destroyed by him. Look at me, Reina!" Dumbledore forcibly helped Reina up.

"You have destroyed the Horcrux. It is all the remaining dark magic on the tiara that disturbed your mind."

Dumbledore handed Reina a glass of water, and Reina drank it all in one gulp. It seemed that something was added to the water, and it had a strange taste, but Reina's emotions slowly stabilized.

"What is this?" Lena asked in confusion.

"I added some soothing agent, which I always have in my office," Dumbledore explained casually. "How does it feel?"

"Not very well, I just have a terrible headache." Lena slumped down on the sofa, rubbing her temples with her hands.

“Why did I see such an illusion…” Reina smiled bitterly as if mocking herself, “I have even prepared myself mentally countless times…”

"The illusion is just a misleading." Dumbledore lowered his head and looked at Rena through his crescent glasses. "At its core, it is just to control your emotions and amplify those negative effects. You think it was you who caused all this and pushed for Severus' death, so it used your guilt to create an illusion that can perfectly break your defenses." His eyes seemed to contain some unspoken secrets.

"If you are not awakened in time, even if you destroy the Horcrux, the remaining dark magic will completely defeat you. It's like exchanging one life for another?"

Guilt? Reina knew very well that she killed Lily out of jealousy and hatred. Could that also be her true feeling?

Looking at the crown that had become as broken as scrap metal, Reina began to doubt her own feelings...

"Since Ravenclaw's diadem has been made into a Horcrux, are the tokens of other houses also..." Reina returned to the topic.

"Voldemort is a very arrogant man. Such a self-righteous person would not use those common objects found everywhere to make Horcruxes. The sword of Gryffindor has been kept with me, and Slytherin's locket and Hufflepuff's gold cup are naturally not spared." Dumbledore nodded in agreement.

"Perhaps, I should go to Gaunt's old house."

"Gaunt?"

"Tom Marvolo Riddle is a descendant of Gaunt and the last heir of Slytherin. His mother is the daughter of Marvolo Gaunt."

"It should have been abandoned long ago. From what I know, the last Gaunt died in Azkaban, except for Voldemort."

"Just go and take a look and you'll know. If he gave all the Horcruxes to the Death Eaters, then we won't be able to do anything, right? You forgot that it was me who destroyed Gaunt's ring." Dumbledore raised his eyebrows.

"When do you want to go? You can't go alone. I remember you were very weak. To be honest, I can't believe you couldn't even resist Draco's Disarming Charm at that time."

Dumbledore shrugged, seemingly not caring about that.

Wait...Draco's Disarming Charm.

Could it be that the owner of the old wand was Draco? She remembered that Draco had no wand when they were in the Room of Requirement. The wand in Harry's hand...

"Is that part of your life too?" Reina asked.

"How would I know that now?" Dumbledore smiled.

So, Porter can win the battle in the end, right?

Then the meaning of her returning to the past is——

"Even if the road to the end seems smooth, there will inevitably be regrets. Nothing is perfect. There is no need to deny yourself because of this. Didn't you come back for Severus?" Dumbledore pointed out Rena's thoughts.

"What?" Reina was a little shocked. "I didn't know I came back like this."

"But you can. It's getting late. I'm old and I should go to bed. You should also go back and have a good rest."

"I really should rest up, terrible experience."

Lena walked out of the headmaster's office with tired eyes, walked on the silent and deserted stairs, and walked towards the Slytherin common room step by step.

……

"Hello again, Miss Tallos. Where did you go today?"

As soon as she reached the third floor, Reina ran into Snape again.

Snape's face didn't look good. He frowned and looked at Lena with an unfriendly face.

For some reason, Snape's expression full of hatred and disgust appeared in front of Reina's eyes.

-

Will you hate me? Hate the person who is so indifferent and jealous that he is unrecognizable?

"How could I hate you--" Snape's voice came, and Reina stood on the stairs and looked at him in disbelief.

"If you are deducted more than a hundred points for ignoring school rules and wandering around the school at night, then I think the entire Slytherin family will hate you. But in this way, you will also become a hero to other colleges, right, Talros?" Snape then explained in a long tone.

"I...that's not what I meant. This is for you." Reina showed him the note from Dumbledore.

Snape held the note in his hand, snorted coldly, and said, "Why? Did the smart kid question the headmaster why Hogwarts doesn't offer a dark arts course?"

"Professor Lupin told him, so he asked me to come and ask." Reina said.

"So, Dumbledore knows about your interest in the Dark Arts?" Snape looked at her with interest.

"Maybe. He didn't say it directly. He just said a bunch of high-sounding words like a wise man." Lena also said unscrupulously.

"Although it is normal for you, as a Slytherin, to be interested in the Dark Arts, you should also be careful about your words and actions in public. These cannot be a reason for you to bring shame to Slytherin."

"Professor... I had another very strange dream recently. Would you like to listen to it?" Reina smiled slightly.

"Do I look like someone who has so much free time that he starts interpreting students' dreams?" Snape frowned.

He returned the note to Reina and continued walking upstairs, "Go back quickly, and don't let me catch you hanging around outside again."

"Yes……"

Lena sighed deeply. It was dangerous. How could she have said what was in her heart? She had just been thinking about Dumbledore's last words and hadn't noticed for a moment. If Snape had used Legilimency again, everything she had done before would have been in vain.

She didn't really want Snape to know. If Snape knew about her and Dumbledore, he would never let her get involved, not to mention that she had made such a deal with Dumbledore.

For Severus...

Although Dumbledore's words always sound strange, it can be said that Reina witnessed Voldemort's cold-bloodedness and the cruelty of the war. Although she might not be able to stop the war, at least she hoped to do something instead of being at a loss like before and watching Snape die in front of her.

Maybe if Dumbledore survived, everything would be better.

?

Lupin left school and was sent by Dumbledore to contact werewolves. Lupin would adapt to the life of werewolves in advance and infiltrate the werewolf camp in order to persuade them to join Dumbledore's camp after Voldemort's resurrection.

The original members of the Order of the Phoenix believed Dumbledore's words very much, but Dumbledore did not tell them all, but only arranged it secretly. He invited Rena to become a member of the Order of the Phoenix, but Rena refused. After all, if Rena's past life was concealed, it would be difficult to explain Rena's appearance in the Order of the Phoenix. Moreover, Rena had already made plans to become a Death Eater. It was enough for Dumbledore to tell Rena some of the action plans in time so that Rena would know.

All she had to do was gain Voldemort's trust.

During the summer vacation, Rena declined Pansy's invitation to go to the Quidditch World Cup. She has been practicing her brain occlusion. After the Dark Mark appeared, she socialized with various pure-blood families, including those who were once Death Eaters, and packaged herself as a young and promising person with independent thinking, who likes to study dark magic and supports the supremacy of pure blood. Although most of them don't want Voldemort to be resurrected in their hearts, Voldemort will not give up those people at will. After all, useful people don't necessarily have to be human.

Rena used the memories of her previous life to greatly improve the Talros family's business performance in the British market in just two months. She even acquired a number of industries that were gradually declining due to family decline or small population. Talros gradually returned to everyone's attention.

The fireplace in Tallos Manor has also begun to open to the public. Many people have approached Reina because of her excellent mind and tried to win her over, but they were all rejected by Reina politely. Those self-righteous tricks may fool children, but they are okay for cooperation, but it is not so easy to use Reina as a tool.

Her purpose was just to let those Death Eaters loyal to Voldemort see her strength and let Voldemort know of her existence. Even if it was not easy for her to "join" Voldemort at the right time, it would eliminate many doubts.

?

The Triwizard Tournament will be held as scheduled. Reina originally suggested that Dumbledore secretly manipulate the choice of the Goblet of Fire in Hogwarts, but Dumbledore said that the Triwizard Tournament was originally a fair and just competition. They can manipulate it in other places, but the integrity of the Triwizard Tournament must be guaranteed. After all, it is a rare and unforgettable moment.

"At least for some people, it is definitely an unforgettable moment. Then if Potter participates, doesn't it guarantee fairness?" Reina said

"But I didn't do that," said Dumbledore.

"I have confirmed that Moody was disguised as Barty Jr. Severus and I found the real Moody in his suitcase. We told him the plan and asked him to act with us. I guess he will let Potter win in the end."

"Si... Didn't Snape object to your plan?" asked Lena.

"I promised him that I would protect Potter's safety. He doesn't know about Voldemort for the time being."

Dumbledore replied. He handed a small pendant to Reina and continued, "Well, the rest is up to you."

It was a portkey, and they couldn't even enter the final maze, let alone Cedric and Potter who were transported to the cemetery by the portkey.

So Dumbledore came up with an idea. The portkey given to Cedric was a necklace-style portkey, which would be activated when it sensed that the wearer had left the range of Hogwarts. The destination of the transmission was Dumbledore's headmaster's office. By then, almost everyone in the school would be on the Quidditch field, and naturally no one would know where Cedric had gone. Reina would wait for him here and release the real Moody by the way.

Potter's portkey will be given to him by Dumbledore himself. After all, Dumbledore is the person Potter trusts the most. Dumbledore will instruct him to activate it at the most critical moment.

The fake Moody will be watched by Snape throughout the process, and Barty Crouch Dumbledore has also arranged for Hagrid.