At Dumbledore's funeral, Willow Spring's appearance caused a burst of whispers.

Liu Quan knew why.

She had always been well aware of the gossip that the curious Hufflepuff badgers were spreading at school - wasn't the real Lily finally unable to hold back and confront her, thus revealing her identity?—— most people now remembered her as a Gryffindor-born member of the Order of the Phoenix, whom Dumbledore trusted, and Severus Severus, the contemptible Death Eater and Slytherin executioner who killed Dumbledore. Snape was on the verge of getting engaged, so how should she deal with herself at Dumbledore's funeral, and how should she face the curiosity and questions of others?

Liu Quan decided to face all this with the most normal and normal attitude. She sat in the faculty chair, next to Professors Trelawney and Sprout, who were already red-eyed, and wiped the tears from her face with a golden-red handkerchief.

Even though she had known that Dumbledore would eventually die at the end of Harry's sixth year, she felt a pang of dazed and grief when the day came. In this world, the only person who knows part of her greatest secret is gone, and if she has any questions to ask and solve, she will not be able to turn to him for help.

He is the biggest reliance in everyone's hearts, but this dependence is simply broken, and he doesn't even give anyone a little time to prepare psychologically. Her heart was filled with grief over Dumbledore's death and an inexplicable confusion and sentimentality about their future fate, which made it especially difficult for her to control her emotions. Her eyes and nose soon became as red and swollen as all the ladies present.

The funeral passed in a state of confusion, and as the people got up and walked out, Willow Springs, too, got up and went into the courtyard, and then she heard Hermione, Luna, Ron, Lupin, Tonks, and the others standing in a corner gossiping.

“…… I'm so stupid!" Hermione whispered in a shrill voice, "He said Professor Flitwick had collapsed and that we should go in and look after him, and he went—and he went to help with the Death Eaters—"

She covered her face in shame and continued through her fingers, so her voice was a little muffled.

"We went into his office to see if we could help Professor Flitter, and we saw him unconscious on the floor...... It was now clear that Snape must have cast the stun spell on Flitwick, but we didn't realize it at the time...... We let Snape go!"

"It's not your fault," Lupin affirmed, "Hermione, if you hadn't listened to Snape, he might have killed you and Luna." ”

Luna stared at a certain place with a wandering look in her eyes and suddenly said, "Maybe he doesn't want to kill us, as if he didn't kill Professor Evans." ”

"What are you talking about, Luna?" Ron asked incredulously, "Are you saying that the old bat will show mercy to the lady?"

Tonks thought and said, "...... Dumbledore had instructed us not to go to Lily to guard Hogwarts that day, and he said that Lily had another mission...... Did he want Lily to see Snape?"

Liu Quan's footsteps paused.

Dumbledore didn't give her any assignment that day. She had been hiding in almost all parts of the castle that day, watching for the movements of Draco Malfoy, who had become increasingly suspicious lately—even if it wasn't Dumbledore telling her to do it, it was her own initiative to find out exactly how the story was going.

She had no doubt that Dumbledore knew what she was doing, but why didn't he inform Harry to come out and do his duty as a core member of the Order of the Phoenix to keep Hogwarts safe when he left Hogwarts with Harry to find the fake locket? Or did the romantic side of his personality flare up at such moments, and he felt that if she stood in front of Snape at the last moment, it would affect Snape's firm will to follow the script they had agreed upon, and hesitate to be discovered by the other Death Eaters?

Liu Quan's head hurt from thinking about it, and then she decided not to think about it anymore.

What Dumbledore wanted to do, everyone here never understood. Including her. Even if he was just a character in a book or a movie, his wisdom was not something she could understand.

She retracted her thoughts, and heard Hermione say, "But...... Think about Professor Evans' mood right now, Ron, I mean, everybody's said they were almost engaged...... It's scary enough for a Gryffindor to marry a Slytherin!Not to mention that Snape has killed Dumbledore now!Professor Evans has always been on our side, have you forgotten?"

Ron reluctantly lowered his head and replied, "Uh...... Of course. But...... When I was in third grade, I was screaming at the shack, you know, the time Siris grabbed me and took a bite...... Harry was going to use the Disarming Charm on the old bat, but Professor Evans didn't ...... Did she still maintain the old bat? I certainly didn't mean she'd protect Snape, but ...... Uh, woman, you know ......"

Hermione seemed to be enraged by his words, and exclaimed, "What about women, Ronald Weasley! At that time, Snape was just a professor at Hogwarts, Harry was wrong to try to attack him, of course, Professor Evans was just doing the right thing, she just believed him as wrongly as Dumbledore......"

Liu Quan decided that he shouldn't listen anymore.

She took a deep breath, put on the expression she had just walked here, walked over and said, "So you're all here—"

Those people were startled, but they immediately seemed to be afraid that she would be too careful, and they all put on a warm appearance to greet her, which made Liu Quan feel particularly awkward.

They exchanged harmless pleasantries and small talk, and Willow Springs, who congratulated Lupin and Tonks, unsurprisingly saw the embarrassed expressions on their faces, and Willow Springs' smiles as a result. Then she noticed that the others were exchanging glances and touching each other with their elbows, as if none of them had reacted appropriately to the subject just now, and they were worried that it would hurt her feelings. Everyone's expressions became cautious.

Liu Quan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly showed a big smile.

"Oh, come on, guys. She slapped her hands forward as if she didn't care, as if to slap away the unnaturalness that permeated the air. "I know what you're thinking, but I'm guessing Harry told you all about the encounter outside the Forbidden Forest?...... What I said then is still valid today. I chose my path, he chose his, I can't pretend anymore, I have to do something. - That's it. ”

With that, she looked around at the people around her with a sure expression. She saw that all the people were almost relieved, and the ladies even looked at her with sympathetic eyes, but no one spoke to her as carefully as before, as if she were a fragile porcelain puppet.

"Uh...... Maybe you'd like to come to our house for Bill and Fleur's wedding during the summer holidays?" Ron said as he straightened his upper body after being elbowed hard by Hermione.

As soon as this topic came out, everyone seemed to come alive immediately, looking forward to the grand occasion of "a beautiful wedding" one after another, and they all looked at Liu Quan expectantly, as if it would be a great pity if she was absent.

Liu Quan looked down and thought for less than a second, then looked up at Ron, whose face was flushed, and said with a smile, "Of course." What a gentleman's invitation, how can I refuse it? Mr. Weasley?"

Ron muttered something in his throat and smiled nervously at Willow Springs. Everyone laughed out loud because of this, and after a solemn funeral, it was as if this wedding could save everyone's mood from the abyss of despair.

In the end, Liu Quan came to a conclusion.

"It's great that after such a great loss, the good things in the world are still alive. Darkness cannot obliterate these. ”

……

The seventh year after Harry Potter entered Hogwarts felt dark and dangerous from the start.

First, Bill and Fleur's wedding was raided by the Death Eaters, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione were very embarrassed to escape the Death Eaters. Almost at the same time, the Ministry of Magic was bloodied by the Death Eaters, and Minister Scrimgeour was killed. Harry, Ron, and Hermione hid at 12 Grimmauld Place, where they were able to find out the whereabouts of the real Locket-box Horcrux left behind by Regulus Black through the old and arrogant house-elf Kreacher of the Black family—but they didn't have a good way to get it back.

Moreover, the surveillance and hunting of the Death Eaters and the Ministry of Magic, which had been controlled by the Death Eaters, against the members of the Order of the Phoenix and the wizards who might have helped Harry Potter, is still not over. When the first day of September arrived—which is usually the start of the school year at Hogwarts—the Daily Prophet ran a news story with a huge photograph.

Severus Snape officially takes over as Headmaster of Hogwarts. At the same time, Amicus Caro was announced as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. The former Muggle Studies teacher has resigned and will be replaced by Amicus' sister, Alecto Caro.

"'I'm glad to have the opportunity to uphold our best magical traditions and values—'Just kill and cut off your ears, I think!!Snape, Headmaster!

Harry and Ron looked at each other, and Ron seemed amused, "'Merlin's pants!'?...... She must have been confused. He pulled the newspaper in front of him and read the article about Snape.

"The Carol siblings are Death Eaters!" Harry said angrily, pulling over a chair, "There are pictures in the newspaper that Snape was at the top of the tower when he killed Dumbledore, so they're all Fox Friends! If both the Ministry of Magic and Voldemort were Snape's supporters, then either they would stay and teach, or they would spend a few years in Azkaban—which was lucky. I guess they'll stay and try to protect the students. ”

Newspapers were spread out on the table, and the familiar hook-nosed, dark-haired man glared at them in the big picture.

"'The former Muggle Studies teacher has resigned?!" Harry, who dragged the newspaper from Ron's front and re-read the news, noticed that something was wrong, "Where's Professor Evans?!, you know, she came to Bill and Fleur's wedding some time ago!, although the wedding was later ruined by the Death Eaters, and we don't know her whereabouts...... However, she is not the kind of coward who leaves students and other colleagues behind because of the dangerous situation......"

Ron's face became solemn. "That's right...... What happened to Professor Evans?What happened to her?!"

The two of them exchanged glances, both feeling the urgency of the situation. Then Hermione came back out of breath, dragged a huge frame, put it on the floor, grabbed her beaded bag from the kitchen cupboard, opened it, and stuffed it inside. Although the frame was obviously too large, it disappeared into the bag's spacious belly like so many things in a matter of seconds.

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May 24:

I'm writing and talking on the conference call at the same time, so I don't feel like there's anything special to talk about today.

Although the next thing is a big blade, I will try to sprinkle a little bit of sugar residue in the stitches [Hey!

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