As Lily, Willow Springs pretends not to know about Snape's entry into the Order of the Phoenix.

Snape didn't seem to tell her for a while—perhaps because he didn't know how to speak.

Willow Springs, too, used to keep an eye on Brille, especially when they were working together in the Order of the Phoenix. However, she found nothing - Brielle looked the same as before, and did not behave further than to be a little unnatural when facing the woman she had ever been a goddess that her husband had pursued wildly.

As for Snape, she knew that if he didn't want to say anything, no one else would be able to learn anything from him, even if they used the Piercing Bone Piercing or the Divine Psych.

So she had to change her course.

Bigonia secretly came to Spider's Tail Alley again that day. This time she's tasked with fetching some rare potions of good quality for the Order of the Phoenix - a simple task, and the location is private enough for small talk, isn't it?

Without saying a word, Snape opened the door for her, and returned to the underground Potions lab, burying his head as if intending to finish the potions he was making.

As a budding Potions Master, he was not short of financial resources - rumor has it that Lucius Malfoy appreciated his talent and secretly funded him as a Slytherin Senior, supposedly to "sponsor all of Severus' Potions research". However, this assertion has not been confirmed by either party.

As Lily, she hadn't heard Snape confirm the news. And as Bigonia, they are even less likely to talk about this kind of topic.

Recently, however, she could sense a subtle change from Snape that the other party seemed to be less wary of her because she had been in contact with her more times and showed a trustworthy character.

She swept her eyes and noticed that there seemed to be some potion boiling in the two cauldrons at the other end of the long table. She walked over and looked at it, and realized that it was a very ordinary palliative.

Although the Palliative was often highlighted by Professor Slughorn as one of the "most difficult and laborious potions to concoct" during Hogwarts classes, it was not a problem for Willow Spring, who had gone through the Potions Master's Private Tuition School.

Seeing that Snape was busy and couldn't be disturbed, Willow Spring went straight to the two crucibles with the palliative potent.

Snape would sometimes make potions for the pharmacies in Diagon Alley, something Willow Springs' knew. So she glanced twice around the table, and sure enough, she saw a piece of parchment. When she picked it up, it was a list of potions that the pharmacy wanted to order. Several of them had been scribbled, presumably Snape had already done it. Now only the two potions on it have not been crossed.

So Willow Springs, plucking out some moonstone powder and sneeze syrup from the huge shelf where the potions were placed next to him, intending to finish the palliative for Snape before making bone water.

Of course, when it came to boiling, she was careful not to use the same tricks that Snape had taught Lily—such as "instead of stirring it clockwise and a half in the Potions textbook, it should be stirred twice clockwise and then half a turn counterclockwise, and the effect and color would be better" - lest Snape find out about the connection between Bigonia and Lily.

But even so, the fact that she calmly and smoothly took care of both cauldrons at the same time, and was still using the spare time to prepare the next pot of potion materials, was quite eye-catching.

He looked up and glanced at her two or three times, before finally speaking.

“...... Four more bottles will suffice. ”

Liu Quan hummed, and while continuing the work at hand, he couldn't help but smile slightly at the corner of his lips.

...... It seems that his operation has been approved by the Potions Master. Thinking back to the beginning of their acquaintance, he lashed out at her for ......reprimanding her with words like "Practice hard, lest you bring Lily's reputation into disgrace!" Like a world away?

Snape thought, maybe it was a delusion, after he had instructed the strange woman Dumbledore to do the work, she seemed to be a little happier - the handling of potion materials was more neat, and she could tell that there was a slight difference in the boiling time of the potions in the cauldrons on both sides, so she deliberately left the potion crucible for a while when she turned off the heat and bottled it, and then turned off the heat until the potion had indeed reached the correct heat, and the bottling operation was also done in one go- Remember what she had said before, that she was a Ravenclaw graduate, and no wonder she looked like a top student......

However, another by-product of Xueba is often "EQ is a little lacking".

Just a little bit of a "give her a ten" impression of the one he knew most in the Order of the Phoenix, besides Dumbledore—well, a companion, and the next moment her question immediately ruined that impression.

"Severus, if you can't keep yourself busy, why don't you let Lily help?" she asked, smiling, with an ignorant and unwitting look of recklessness—washing the cauldron with her hands, drying it carefully, and then putting the moonstone powder inside.

Snape's brow furrowed for a moment. He replied simply, "She's busy, too." ”

"But I don't think Lily will refuse to help you, no matter how busy she is. Miss Bigonia Colombon spoke again in that brisk tone.

This pattern resembling "small talk between friends" made Snape feel unfamiliar. Although they had previously gossiped when they met for a mission to the Order of the Phoenix, and she had even talked about some anecdotes about the Order of the Phoenix—such as Cialis Black being upset by Dumbledore's over-the-top sweets for an afternoon, or Peter Pedirus's flinching and poor performance on a mission, and James who was always at the front of the pack to talk back to teach them—but this was the first time they had touched Lily Evans.

It's a bit hard to play a guy who has no eyes at all...... Willow Springs, lamenting inwardly, but outwardly calm, slowly stirred the pot of potions as he slowly poured sneeze syrup into the cauldron.

“...... Because I heard Professor Dumbledore say that you are going to get engaged. Her tone was very natural, as if she had mentioned the news casually because the topic had extended to this place normally.

Snape glanced at her coldly and began to bottle the potion.

"Since you haven't denied it, can I make a little guess before I congratulate you?" she continued to ask, fearlessly.

He bent down and pulled open a drawer and pulled out more crystal bottles.

I hate it as a guy I don't know...... But it was only by hiding behind the identity and face of Bigonia that she had the opportunity — and courage — to explore what he was unwilling to reveal in front of the fake Lily.

Especially – the reason why he did it suddenly. Because although she doesn't know him well, she knows that he is not a bad guy or a scumbag.

The so-called "good guy with a bad face", Severus Snape is just that.

After pouring the sneeze syrup into the cauldron, Liu Quan silently counted for fifteen seconds, then stirred three times counterclockwise before continuing, "I heard that you were friends. But it has to be said that it is surprising that there is a sudden step from friendship to a higher stage...... Pardon me - can I venture to guess that this decision was made and that ...... Can't mention the name of the person concerned?"

Snape raised his head abruptly and glared at her, a chill in his dark eyes, as if he was extremely angry and dissatisfied with her reckless reasoning and words. He said coldly, "Miss Collenbon, you can go." The potions you're going to take are over there. ”

He gestured to a corner of the long table, where there were indeed seven or eight potions placed side by side.

She thought she had touched his scales. Or is it a part of the truth?

The thought somehow made her heart tighten.

"As a companion of the Order of the Phoenix, allow me to kindly remind you that Professor Dumbledore is certainly not such a perfunctory person, Severus. You can refuse to answer me, but I hope that in front of the people you have to deal with, you will be able to come up with a reasonable explanation......"

She turned down the fire under the cauldron a little bit, and took out a few crystal bottles to place next to them to prepare for botting.

"Because, you want those people to believe you, don't you?" she said gently.

Snape was silent. For a moment, all that was in the room was the gurgling sound of the potion boiling in the cauldron.

Liu Quan looked at the time, and then casually uncorked those crystal bottles one by one, set them on the long table, and said softly as he did: "I'm just out of concern." Being coerced isn't something that is pleasant, especially when you're working with those Death Eaters, and there's often more truth behind one thing - can I continue to speculate that the guy seems to have gotten a little out of control lately and started to get suspicious of everything?"

He was finally willing to open his mouth to reward her with a few words, and a sneering sneer rose on his lips. "I have to admit that you do have a talent for whimsy. Maybe that's why Dumbledore recruited you to join the Order of the Phoenix?"

She still hadn't heard his denial. Although she guessed correctly, she was not happy at all.

So she ignored his sarcasm and continued. "I just don't understand what he's doing with his sudden concern about your family issues. I think he's never done anything meaningless, so this time his concern is particularly peculiar. ”

Snape lowered his head again to sort out his potions, and replied coldly, "Your curiosity will one day get as out of control as that man." Then you'll understand what he's thinking. ”

She raised an eyebrow, always feeling that something didn't sound right about it.

While the palliative potions in the two crucibles she was caring for were still boiling, she began to put the bottles of potions he had just shown her into the small dragon skin pouch she had brought with her, and as she pondered, she said to herself, "Is he suspicious of you?" He's not there yet......"

She is not a crazy fan of HP, so she basically scribbled through the original book, and the movie is also watched when she catches up, even if she can't catch up. As a result, she didn't have a good grasp of Voldemort's state, but she still had the impression that Voldemort seemed to trust Snape all along, until the end. This double agent of his, I have to say that he was very successful.

Since Voldemort doesn't need to use his mastery of Lily Evans to control Severus Snape in the same way that he later mastered Narcissa (or Draco) to control Lucius Malfoy, what did he turn around? Although most of the Death Eaters were married, and Voldemort seemed to like arranging marriages among his followers - I have to say that Dumbledore was far worse than him at this point, and the Order of the Phoenix or Hogwarts was simply the base camp of the remaining fighters- But since Lily is a mudblood, Voldemort, who advocates pure-bloods, is willing to let Snape marry her?

...... Unless, marrying a wife like Lily would be good for Snape in Voldemort's eyes.

But marrying Lily can only make the pure-blooded Death Eaters laugh at Snape, who is originally a half-blood. So what kind of benefit can he get from it?

...... Could it be that Voldemort is on the Order of the Phoenix?!

You must know that Lily was once the flower of Gryffindor, and in the eyes of the members of the Order of the Phoenix, she was also a good seedling. Marrying such a wife is a huge plus for Snape to win the trust of Dumbledore and even the other members of the Order of the Phoenix, and having Lily's strong endorsement will help Snape win the trust of the Order of the Phoenix and the people on Dumbledore's side, isn't it?

She thought she had come to her senses. She couldn't help but chuckle under her breath, thinking that this conclusion was so ridiculous and funny.

"What are you laughing at?!" a cold voice suddenly sounded beside her, slightly annoyed and embarrassed.

She was stunned for a moment, only to realize that Snape had stopped filling potions at some point, and stood there angrily glaring at her, as if he was about to gouge out a hole in her eyes as a gossipy ugly girl.

She spread her hands and said, "I laughed at that person so naïve." He thinks this will make you trust Albus and the Order of the Phoenix. If that worked, why didn't he marry a Muggle-born wife when he was fledgling? Maybe Albus wouldn't have been staring at him all the time......

Snape was still expressionless, but his eyes were full of incredulity, glaring at her.

The subtext in that look is obvious, that is, "You dare to say such a mysterious person, don't you want to live, the Order of the Phoenix is really a bunch of crazy people".

For some reason, a wave of turbulent and complicated emotions rolled through Liu Quan's chest, including surprise, sadness, loneliness, sadness, and relief......

I was a disgusting guy for a while, but after all, I still got some information I wanted to know.

Sure enough, Snape didn't really have a liking for her as an impostor. Even if she had a face and appearance that he loved, it wouldn't work.

...... It's really, so frustrating.