HP: Let professors walk towards the light

"Finally home?"

In Spinner's End, next to a wall of bookshelves, Snape was flipping through a book in his hand. He raised his head and looked towards the door. The sun was setting outside the window, and the warm light shone into the room, filling the whole room with the scent of the sun.

"Did anything interesting happen?" Snape put the book back on the bookshelf in front of him, and the teapot on the table rose up to pour tea.

"It was Lupin. He found out from Dumbledore that you took the Slytherin locket. But I didn't expect that he would directly let Harry go to find Kreacher. But now, I guess they have all reached the beach and are ready to find the Black Lake." Reina took off her hat and coat and hung them on the coat rack at the door.

"Didn't you join in the fun?" Snape said to Lena.

"That ship can only allow one adult wizard to carry one child. You can tell it's Black who's carrying Harry. Do you want me to stand on the beach and get blown by the wind during Christmas?" Lena squatted in front of the fireplace, warming her hands.

"I knew it would be like this. Dumbledore even mentioned buying gillyweed, but he went there on a whim. With Lupin around, there was no need for us to show up. And you don't mind the old elf being noisy."

Snape moved his fingers and moved the shawl on the sofa over to cover Reina, and at the same time a small stool appeared behind Reina.

"It's just a perfect coincidence. Harry invited me so I might as well go. Besides, I'm used to the three elves at home. But if Black takes Harry with him without Gillyweed, I'm afraid he will be restricted. If he's alone, he can vent his anger on those Inferi." Lena turned her head and said to Snape while sitting on the stool.

"Lupin will naturally make arrangements for it if he has it, and the rest is not our concern." Snape picked up the tea on the table, closed his eyes and took a sip.

"pat-"

An owl landed on the windowsill, attracting the attention of both men.

"Hey, is that Severus' owl?" Lena stood up, pulled her shawl closer, and walked towards the windowsill.

"You should know that I don't keep owls." Snape also observed the owl. He didn't look familiar with it, but judging from the color of its feathers, it should have come from the post office, and it seemed to have flown quite far.

"That's right, Severus always uses the school's owl." Lena took the letter from the owl's mouth and handed the owl a piece of jerky.

"what happened?"

Snape noticed that Rena just looked at the envelope for a moment and couldn't help frowning. He came to Rena, and the owl flew away.

"Germany?"

Who would write from Germany? Snape ruled out several people in his mind. This letter might not be for him. He looked at Rena.

"Let's open it first and take a look."

Lena opened the letter. There was no long speech or German text as she had imagined. There were only a few short sentences on the small, wrinkled letter paper:

To Talros:

The owner of the house is sincerely invited to visit the ancestral home in Tallos to reminisce about the past.

the above,

I wish you good health.

In addition: If necessary, you can accompany one person. 】

"It's given to me. Every word is weird." Lena handed the letter to Snape.

"Besides, it always feels rude."

Snape picked up his wand and examined the letter, but found nothing unusual. He looked at the short content and pondered it.

"There is no agreed time, no signatory. This is a strange letter in itself. If it is really just to reminisce about the past, they are reluctant to write even a formal greeting, and even choose 'I wish you good health' among so many blessings. Moreover, the paper is very tattered..." Snape's face darkened, fearing that this letter was more than just strange.

"Have you received similar letters before?" He was asking Reina about her previous experiences.

"Never. But... this time I did ask Lucius to go to the ancestral home in Talros, where he found the photo stone left by my parents, which recorded some scenes of my father and others fighting."

Lena summoned her bag over, took out the photo stone from the bag, and showed the image inside to Snape again.

"Could it be the remnants of the gang that were hunting down your parents?" After watching those few seconds of video, Snape's brows were already furrowed with black lines. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was correct. Was it because he knew it was a curse that he used that kind of blessing?

"If that's the case, why didn't it happen the last few times?" Reina shook her head.

"Lucius went to the ancestral home in Talros. If someone had been paying attention there, they would have known about it." Snape folded the letter.

"Remnants..." Lena fell into deep thought. She seemed to have never heard Cora say how influential the dark wizard was. It shouldn't be the case. Who on earth did her father offend?

"Are you going?" Snape inquired.

If you go, you may be able to figure out the cause and effect of this letter, but it also comes with unknown dangers.

"If it was a trap waiting for me to fall into, why did you specifically note that I could go along? It would be more convenient for me to go to the appointment alone. Severus, go ahead, knowing that it might be a trap." Rena said, looking at Snape.

Snape was silent for a moment.

"Then go and have a look."

Moreover, maybe this companion is referring to himself, Snape thought to himself and agreed to Lena.

"Let's go and see what on earth is causing us to waste our long-awaited Christmas vacation on this mysterious letter."

"So Severus, are you going out with me tomorrow? We can go in a couple of days since there's no telling when, so let's make up for the long-awaited vacation?"

Reina held Snape's hand, took the letter and walked towards the dining room with him. The not-so-big dining table was already filled with food, and there was a small Christmas tree half a person's height in the corner. Although there were no decorations, it emitted a faint green light, dimly showing the festive atmosphere.

Reina imagined Snape standing in front of the Christmas tree waving his wand, and couldn't help but smile.

"What are you laughing at?" Snape and Lena sat opposite each other.

"Because I'm happy, Severus, are we dating?"

Reina looked at Snape, her chin supported by her hand. The scene seemed so dreamy under the flickering candlelight. Snape stared at her in a daze. Hermalena was really amazing. The experience she brought him broke through too many firsts.

"Does this kind of thing need to be confirmed? The professor you admire is having dinner with you right this moment." Snape smiled slightly and lowered his eyes to cut the steak on the plate.

"that's enough."

"It's not enough to just be satisfied with one dinner. We have to look forward to tomorrow's date and the future life." Lena shook the cup towards the candlelight, and the red liquid in the cup lingered. She had been waiting for such a beautiful thing for a long time.

Reina raised her glass in Snape's direction.

"It would be better if it wasn't carrot juice."

"Or maybe you prefer tomato juice." Snape also picked up the glass and clinked it with his.

"You've been drinking red wine and you're giving me this? That's so unfair." Lena pouted.

"You can't drink now. There's a shop in Diagon Alley that sells non-alcoholic cocktails. We can go there together tomorrow."

Snape looked at Reina helplessly, and swapped the plate of steak with the one in front of Reina. If it had been in the past, Snape would never have thought that one day he would be doing this in front of a girl who looked only thirteen or fourteen years old. Thinking of this, he shook his head slightly and erased the abrupt picture. At least it was harmonious now, and that was enough. Let's talk about red wine later.

"Okay, a barely satisfactory solution."