The atmosphere in the headmaster's room was very eerie, and not many people were smiling. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoAfter a hasty congratulations, the others left. Snape sat in a throne-like chair, his face expressionless and devoid of joy. The artist pulls out the drawing board, holds his wand against the drawing paper, and the ink leaps out of the flawless white paper, outlining a human figure.

"Are you sure, sir—" The painter gestured to Snape's black civilian clothes, "I think a change—"

"Just do what you have to do. Snape said.

"Yes, sir. The painter didn't make a sound, bowed his head and painted honestly.

Phoenix turned his head, and Dumbledore looked at him in the same way.

"Is it going well?" said Dumbledore, smiling, looking at his own contentment.

"It's ok. He said briefly.

Phoenix didn't bother the painter and came to the door, where Perth was waiting for him.

"Is there something wrong?" Phoenix was a little surprised, not knowing what Perth was waiting for him to do.

"Of course," Perth turned his back to him, not turning, "the mystery men are really aggressive now, and they have already looked for me many times. It's not a good thing to always reject them, and I'm going to go abroad to hide. ”

Perth turned around after speaking, he was not as elated as he had just been. It's like an actor who finishes a comedy, taking off his mask, often with a sad face.

"My father is not as healthy as he used to be, and he can't walk with me. If you can, can you take care of it for me? He was not happy with my decision and I hope you don't mind. ”

"Change is always scary, but only change can make progress. Phoenix nodded understandingly, "You won't be disappointed, I'll give you a good share." ”

Perth's words are not what they mean, what he wants to say is that the situation is not good now, and Greengrass hopes to get more benefits. Phoenix also generously promised that after the deed was completed, it would give them the seat of the British Galleon manager.

"Really?" Perth grimaced.

This important seat, usually Peverell will not be given to outsiders, only those powerful families may take advantage of the tiger's mouth, so that Peverell will take a step back. Greengrass didn't have a wizard with high mana, nor did he have any unique technology, so it shouldn't be worth it at all, and they put down such a large profit to win over.

"There is no doubt that I would never be unkind to someone who helped me. Phoenix said hypocritically.

For a family that is about to die, he is naturally happy and generous, and he can also get a good reputation. In the future, this may have unexpected effects.

"Then I'm relieved. Perth replied with satisfaction and walked down the spiral staircase.

Back in the office, the painter's various brushes danced deftly under the command of his wand. Snape's portrait was almost finished, and only the final touches remained.

A few minutes later, a new portrait was completed. Phoenix leaned over, and Snape leaned back in his chair, eyes closed as if he were sleeping. Compared with real people, it is really very similar.

"Good drawing. Phoenix complimented.

Snape's self-portrait opens his eyes and scrutinizes Phoenix. He twisted his neck unnaturally, his eyes were empty and indifferent, and even if Snape didn't have time to teach his portrait, this temperament alone was enough.

"Thank you, what do you think, sir?" said the artist proudly.

Without any warm thanks, Snape didn't even look at it, and moved the painting to the closet. The artist was annoyed to see that Snape didn't care about his work. With a cold face, he put away his sketchpad, slammed the door shut, and left.

"Really," Phineas said disdainfully to the artist's back, "but you should also be careful with your own manners, Headmaster. ”

Snape ignored him, pulled out his parchment, and began writing to Slughorn.

"Do you think he'll accept it?" asked Phoenix.

"It's hard, as a former Head of Slytherin, many Death Eaters were his students. Dumbledore naturally spoke, "You need to visit in person, Horace likes creature comforts, and he likes to make friends with famous, successful, powerful people. He loved the feeling of being at his mercy. When he was at Hogwarts, he always liked to pick his favorite students, sometimes because of their ambition or intelligence, sometimes because of their charm or talent, and he had an unusual knack for picking people who would go on to excel in all walks of life. Horace has a club at his core, made up of his protégés. He gets them to know each other, make useful connections, and always get some kind of benefit in the end. ”

"I'm going to run it myself?"

Snape glanced up at Dumbledore, as if to say something, but hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head.

"It's best, he must know you well. If you show it properly - he won't be tempted to come back to work. Dumbledore said.

Portraits, like ghosts, are a kind of imprint of the wizard's life in this world, and their ability to interact with people does not depend on the painter, but on the power of the painted witch and witch.

This sentence, or the idea, must have been told to portrait by Dumbledore before his death. According to tradition, the portraits of the headmasters were painted during their lifetimes, and the headmasters locked them up, visited them in the cupboard and taught them how to behave more like themselves, imparting all kinds of useful memories and knowledge to them, so that the useful information would be passed on to the successors who stayed in the office.

Dumbledore became Headmaster in the fifties, and he had plenty of time to teach his own portraits. In contrast, Snape's portrait may be very similar to himself in behavior, but not in speech.

"Perhaps, we can also ask the principal if there is a way to solve the problem we are facing. How do I get Potter to move safely?" said Snape as he finished writing the letter and walked over to the portrait of Dumbledore sarcastically.

"Use a double - have the Order of the Phoenix disguise themselves as Harry, and several Harries run to different destinations at the same time. Dumbledore blurted out.

"He told you?"

"Yes. I would advise Severus that if you have to take part in the hunt you have to behave convincingly enough. Dumbledore turned to Snape and said, "You have to continue to gain Voldemort's trust for as long as possible." ”

"What a clever idea. Snape said coldly.

"It's a solution, but the Phoenix society has a lot to lose. Phoenix conjured a chair and sat down, and with a swipe of his wand in the air, a translucent parchment appeared.

"A fake potter, a bodyguard, a group of two, a maximum of ten. Phoenix said as he pointed with his wand at it, and a 'Hogwarts' label appeared on the parchment.

Ten small blue dots, at roughly equal speeds, depart from the tag and fly in different directions. A black origin, popping up, stays at each blue dot for an average of a few minutes, and when it leaves, the blue dot turns gray and stops. It took about forty minutes, so the blue dots all turned gray.

During this time, everyone paid attention to the situation on the parchment.

"It's a calculated distance, and it's going to fly so far at most. Phoenix looked at the parchment, "There are probably two groups of people flying to the target location, and that's considering that all the bodyguards can withstand the Death Eater attack." The reality could be even worse, and the safe house must be set up at a suitable location from the school—"

"Is this the ideal scenario?" Snape asked. Dumbledore was silent, as a two-dimensional painting, he could not participate in such a discussion.

"It's obvious. (To be continued.) )