Liu Quan calmed down his mind and suppressed the extreme surprise he had before. Originally, she wanted to turn him away on the grounds that "everyone should rest after a hard night in the middle of the night", but she also knew that since he had been waiting for her here for an unknown amount of time, he would not accept this obviously perfunctory refusal. She nodded wearily and said to little Alice in the frame, "Dodo." ”

Little Alice opened the door for her. Snape soon followed Willow Springs inside.

Willow Quan asked him to sit on the couch a little apologetically, and he rushed into the bathroom unkempt, washed his face and hands briefly, and then used beauty magic to slightly tidy up his tangled weed-like hair.

The magic mirror in the bathroom was still picking on a few scrapes and bruises on her face, but now there were visitors outside, and it was inconvenient to use any treatment or beauty magic to slowly repair it, so Liu Quan just poked the tip of her wand at the usual mouthy mirror and went out.

She didn't dare to make the Snake Courtyard wait for a long time.

But it seems that the director of the Snake Academy is still not very happy. Although she only spent no more than five minutes in the bathroom.

The structure of Willow Springs' office is somewhat similar to that of the Potions office, with an office and living room as soon as you enter, and a bedroom and bathroom further on. Before she could reach the living room, she saw a black-clad Potions professor standing in front of the bookshelf with a calm face, staring at the shelves full of Muggle books, exuding a low pressure that no one could approach.

Willow Springs' temples began to throb and throb, and she rubbed her forehead helplessly, walked into the office, sat down on the couch discreetly, called a house-elf, and politely asked Snape, who was still standing in front of the bookshelf with his back to her, if he needed a late-night snack or a drink.

Snape simply refused. Liu Quan thought about it, and asked the house-elf for a pot of pumpkin juice, a cup of hot milk, and a few refreshments.

The house-elves got everything ready almost in a matter of minutes. For a few minutes, there was silence in the Muggle Studies office.

Snape seemed to continue to examine the Muggle books that filled several shelves - reading was one of Willow Springs' hobbies, especially in this age of only 486. Liu Quan, on the other hand, seemed to suddenly become interested in his hands, turning them over and admiring them several times.

Just as she was staring at a relatively obvious abrasion on her palm for the fourth or fifth time, a crystal bottle suddenly appeared in front of her.

Liu Quan looked up in surprise.

Snape had somehow left the bookshelf and was standing in front of her. He stretched out his hand to her and carried a bottle of white fresh with three fingers, and his expression seemed to be disgusted. His expression was even worse when he saw Liu Quan stunned and didn't immediately take the bottle with gratitude.

"Take it. Don't expose your insignificant little wounds to anyone else, it only proves how stupid and reckless you are - like a standard Gryffindor!"

Liu Quan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly laughed. She reached out and took the bottle from Snape's hand, the smile still not missing from her face.

"Thanks, Severus. She put the bottle in her pocket, pointed to the other sofa and said, "Won't you sit down?" ”

Snape furrowed his eyebrows, glared at her face fiercely, pursed his lips for a moment, and sat down heavily on the couch, and said with a very displeased expression, "You look terrible." Maybe the most important thing you should go to is not here, but the school hospital. ”

Willow Quan smiled and picked up the cup of hot milk, took a sip, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Professor Dumbledore said the same thing. But I think it's going to be crowded tonight, so I'd better not join in the fun. And these are just minor injuries, and they will get better soon. ”

Snape's eyebrows furrowed again, "Little wounds, you call these 'minor wounds'?!" He looked like he wanted to spray the "stupid Gryffindor" in front of him with venom, but he finally held back, and just stiffened, "...... That bottle of white fresh recipe has been adjusted to be used on the face. ”

The smile on the corner of Liu Quan's lips couldn't help but deepen. She had to bury most of her face in the rim of the glass, hiding her smiling brow in the heat of the milk. She coughed softly, swallowed back the pleasant laugh that almost popped out of her mouth, and said, "Ahem...... Thank you, Severus. ”

Snape also seemed to see her clumsy disguise, and his face became even more ugly, as if her pleasure could kill his good mood. He cleared his throat and said in a rigid tone, "Won't you explain tonight's events?"

Liu Quan was slightly stunned, "What do I need to explain?...... All I can say is that I'm as surprised as you are. She said the scoundrel, lowering the rim of her glass a bit, peeking into Snape's face from the rim.

Sure enough, it was dark.

"Why did you stop me from going to the Screaming Shack in the first place?!" Snape asked bluntly, deciding not to be sloppy with the cunning woman. He knew that her work with the mud was on the same level, and if he had to use those euphemistic words, they would probably have to spend until tomorrow morning, and he wouldn't be able to dig a useful word out of her mouth!

Liu Quan sighed in his heart.

He really came to Xingshi to ask for sin.

She buried her face back in the rim of the milk cup, as if she wanted to drink milk. God knows that she just doesn't know how to answer him, so that he can dispel his suspicion and anger, and at the same time not alarm that damn "plot inertia"!

Liu Quan thought about it and decided to say a perfunctory sentence first. She said in a muffled voice, "I...... I also suspect that there is some kind of connection between Remus and Sirius, you know, they used to be the closest friends back then......"

"And then, why did you stop me from rushing in and catching that stupid dog?!" Snape refused to let her go so easily, and he asked aggressively as he stared at her.

Liu Quan choked, and it took a few seconds to find his voice.

"I ...... I've never been convinced that the whistleblower was Siris. If you remember that night, you should remember that I spent some time in Godric's Hollow...... At that time, shortly after you left, Hagrid came to take Harry with him...... I watched Siris' expression and behavior, and frankly, I always felt that a despicable whistleblower could not behave like he did......" She slowly recalled the scene of that Halloween night, and the hand holding the milk cup slowly lowered, and her eyes became a little misty.

"His grief doesn't seem fake, and his weeping doesn't seem fake...... He doesn't know how to act, he doesn't have that in his character......"

Snape looked slightly shocked, but he quickly snorted contemptuously and sneered, "Gryffindor friendships are always so blind...... But even then, your trust in him is nowhere near the point where you are willing to testify for him in the Wizengamot court—"

Liu Quan shook for a moment, slowly raised his eyes, looked back at him calmly, and admitted, "Yes." At the time, all the evidence pointed to him...... I don't have any evidence of his absolute innocence on the night of the incident, and I can't be a witness to what I didn't see...... I wasn't on the same mission as him before I went to Godric's Hollow, and I don't know what he did before he was there......"

Snape let out a sneer.

Liu Quan put down the milk cup, looked directly at him, and said quietly, "That's why I stopped you from going in immediately tonight." I'd like to hear what Siris has to say and see if I'm wrong...... Sure enough, we all know what happened next, and Peter Pedirau is the real culprit......"

Snape's face contorted for a moment. The mention of the name made his teeth rattle and his face turned pale.

"Peter Pediru! I must ...... I'm going to ......!"

Liu Quan immediately leaned forward and interrupted him urgently.

"No, Severus, leave him to Albus. She said earnestly, staring at Snape's face, which looked gloomy from excessive rage.

"Dumbledore?" Snape said with a short laugh and a sleek voice, "You think he'll be able to replace Lee without going through the idiots at the Ministry of Magic...... Revenge for Beril?!"

Liu Quan's throat choked, and he felt a little speechless for a while. There was a moment of silence before she whispered, "Even if he had to go through the trial of the Ministry of Magic, the Dementor Kiss and the permanent captivity of Azkaban, he would not be able to escape...... You can't pay too much for wanting to kill such a scum, he's not worth ......"

"It's not up to you to judge whether it's worth it or not. Snape said coldly. His gaze slid over her face, and for a second it seemed to linger on a small bruise at the corner of her mouth. But he quickly looked away, and said coldly, "I thought that with your knowledge of that stupid dog, you might give me some more clues...... But now I thought, maybe I should go talk to Dumbledore. ”

Willow Quan was stunned for a moment, watched Snape get up from the couch, and without saying a word to her, he walked straight to the door of the office, opened the door very neatly, and strode out.

The door to the Muggle Studies office made a crisp "bang" in the middle of the night, breaking the silence on the floor. The magical portraits hanging on the walls of the hallway outside the office were awakened, rubbing their eyes in the frames, each asking questions and cursing.

However, Liu Quan, who remained in the office, did not hear what was happening outside. She stared at the door that Snape had mercilessly shut, and was silent for a long time, as if it had been reduced to a stone statue in place.

Then she wiped her face with her right hand, tired and frustrated, with no grace at all, and then pinched her brow with her right hand, as if doing so would give her a little sobriety and sanity again.

There was a sudden explosion of "pop" in the room, which startled Liu Quan. A house-elf suddenly appeared in front of her.

Liu Quan covered his mouth, and he was able to block back an exclamation that was about to rush to his mouth. Her eyes widened to discover that the uninvited guest was actually that Harry Potter fan, Dobby, who now works at Hogwarts Castle.

It screamed, "Honorable Headmaster Dumbledore wants Dobby to come and tell Professor Evans that he wants you to go to the Headmaster's office right away!

Liu Quan was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked, "Now? Why?"

Dobby's green eyes the size of tennis balls stared straight at her, perhaps because of the kindness that Willow Springs had always shown to Harry, and the way it looked at Willow Springs was also very respectful and trusting. It screamed, "Dobby doesn't know, but Dobby knows that the bad professor who bullied Harry Potter has gone to the Headmaster's office! Maybe Headmaster Dumbledore doesn't want to see him! Because Headmaster Dumbledore called Dobby to come to Professor Evans before he saw him! Headmaster Dumbledore wants to see Professor Evans......"

Willow Springs' head was dizzy from Dobby's habit of speaking with a third person pronoun. She had no choice but to put down her right hand covering her mouth and show a soothing smile to this house-elf with a super positive outlook.

"I know, I'll go right away. Thank you, Dobby. ”

Dobby was so excited by her thanks that he quickly found a wall and banged his head against it enthusiastically, as he always did.

"Oh, Professor Evans is thanking Dobby, but Dobby didn't do anything......"

Liu Quan was a little embarrassed by the simple three views of this house-elf. She burst out laughing, feeling like the nerves she had been tense all night had finally really relaxed. She commanded, "Dobby, your mission is done. You can go back and do your own thing. ”

Dobby immediately stopped banging his head against the wall, turned around and said "yes!" before disappearing with a thud.