HP: Let professors walk towards the light

"So, Dumbledore knows about you?"

"Why do you say that?" Hermalena looked at me with a little surprise.

"Just ask, Blake will keep an eye on you." Of course it would be better if there wasn't any.

"It doesn't matter. The matter with Regulus is a trump card against him. You can find a chance to tell Dumbledore."

You can leave this matter to me. I will naturally give him an unexpected surprise. In short, it won't be long before his attention will not be on Hermalena. A dog can only be a good dog if it bites the right person.

For a moment, the atmosphere was a little silent. In my opinion, it was just two people who walked together with their own thoughts. They wanted to say something but didn't know how to start, so they could only pretend to be relaxed and pick up topics to talk.

Hermalena and I walked side by side and stretched, breaking the silence.

"What do you want to do after this is over?"

Her tone was light, as if what was about to come was not a bloody storm, but just the worry of what to eat tomorrow morning.

What to do? I seem to have never thought about this question. After the Wizengamot trial, I was kept by Dumbledore to teach until now. I have been busy every day and have never thought about whether I should continue like this. Dumbledore said that Voldemort would come back to find Potter one day, so I am also waiting for that day.

I knew I would wait until the day when Potter entered school, and I also knew I would wait until the moment of my death, so I didn't care what would happen next. I just completed my work as the dean every day and waited every day.

But he never expected that Hermalena would come.

I stopped walking, and Hermalena, realizing what was happening, also stopped and looked at me.

As she stared and stared, she smiled gently.

"Why, is this question difficult for you? It seems that the treatment of the Potions Professor is quite good. Will he continue to stay in Hogwarts?"

Is the treatment of the Potions Professor good? Answer honestly, if there are not so many troubles that require overtime, it is good, but if everything ends, will I still stay in Hogwarts? If I leave, where should I go?

"Actually, from my point of view, I don't want to stay in Hogwarts." Hermalena sighed softly.

"Why?" I asked almost immediately. I don't know why, but I was a little disappointed to hear this answer. I remember that she seemed to have thought about staying in Hogwarts to teach.

"I have studied at Hogwarts for more than ten years, but I have never seen what a diploma looks like. I can count the number of times I have been out of the UK on one hand, so I think if I can graduate safely, I must go out and have a good time and enjoy the money and status of Talros -"

To be honest, no one would have thought that the graduation wish of the noble lady in front of me would be so simple. But it is true. Has what should have been a very simple thing for Hermalena become an impossible delusion? I seem to understand her idea of ​​leaving Hogwarts.

Because of an unknown curse, Hogwarts, which was once a desirable and sought-after place, became a prison where she was trapped for more than ten years.

Actually, it’s very simple. The way to leave Hogwarts is to leave me.

"--It would be even more perfect if I could be with a respected professor." Hermalena blinked deliberately.

I couldn't help but calm down the complex emotions in my mind, and a feeling of helplessness surged from my chest.

"Flirting with the professor, Slytherin's ten points are cancelled."

I avoided her eyes and continued walking forward.

Hermalena did not continue to hold on and followed in three or two steps.

I couldn't bear to look directly into Hermalena's feelings. I said she was stupid, but wasn't I stupid too?

Dirty, evil, greasy, old bat...

Those are my identities, and my image is crystal clear. People like Hermalena simply shouldn't exist in this world.

But the blood she shed was real.

So in the final analysis, I am a coward, afraid of the light in front of people like a rat underground. Carrying the sin, I dare not even think about where else I can go.

While thinking this, we had already arrived at Hogwarts.

"That's all, I'm going to go back first and see you professor tomorrow." Hermalena turned around and said to me.

I nodded unconsciously, and when I looked up again, Hermalena had already left with her back to me. Hogsmeade village should be quite far away. I remember that I had something to say, but as I watched her shadow getting farther and farther away, I did not stop her in the end.

For some reason, Hermalena's words gave me the idea of ​​an impossible plan. I should make a plan B, a plan just for Hermalena, and hope that I would never have to use it.

?

The Ministry of Magical Education is already preparing for the Triwizard Tournament, after all, it is an international event. Dumbledore has also begun to travel frequently for exchanges, and the Order of the Phoenix has been initially rebuilt. The reason I dare to say this is that Black has begun to take over the Defense Against the Dark Arts class in an all-round way, and Lupin's sick leave was probably Dumbledore's idea.

It's just that some people always target Slytherin in an extremely childish way to provoke him. It's really unfortunate that his poor brain can't fight against a senior professor. In this rare normal and peaceful year, the House Cup can only belong to the noble Slytherin.

"Oh!"

……

Looking at the empty bottles of potion in my hands and the crucible that was gradually changing color, I forced myself not to crush the bottles.

"Oh, I'm so sorry. I don't think you mind, Snape. McGonagall asked me to call you to the headmaster's office." Black's gloating voice came from the door. Very good, Gryffindor is about to deduct twenty points for the next unknown incident just because they have an extremely reckless senior.

After waving my hand to clean up the operating table, I ignored someone's weird performance art and walked towards the principal's office.

I always have a familiar ominous feeling, and I swear I will never sigh and talk about it again when life is calm.

Dumbledore should not be in school today. The fact that he asked me to go can only mean that he has some connection with Slytherin.

As I was thinking about the possibility of seeing Hermalena at my destination, the sight of someone descending the stairs dispelled my thoughts.

"Good afternoon, Professor Snape, and Professor Black."

On a whim, I reached out and stopped Hermalena, and tilted my head to look at Blake who was talking to himself.

"I think I won't be needed too much this time."

"What? Are you asking me? Uh, maybe? How should I answer you? Who knows? If possible, I would certainly prefer you not to come..."

Of course, I didn't intend to let Blake really answer me, so his meaningless words only became background noise. Hermalena in front of me looked at me, tilting her head to express her confusion.