Molestation teaches all sorts of fun, huh.

But it's not fun at all if the chapters get stuck, OTZ

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7 of Cups (Reversed): Approaching the goal achieved.

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Outside Hogwarts Castle

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After being very well-behaved and sent back to the Slytherin cellar by Filch, Filch's figure on the front foot just disappeared from the corner, and Opal on the back foot came to the outside of Hogwarts Castle through the secret passage at the door of the cellar dormitory.

As for the portrait of the janitor at the door of the Slytherin dormitory...... This guy has been collectively ignored by the Slytherin snakes since he first went to school, and the so-called "right of oversight" is simply a storehouse furnishings.

For Slytherin students, it's normal to spend the night in the house, as long as they don't get caught in the footsteps of the stupid lions of Gryffindor, which is known as "nothing without evidence".

[I really don't know where Nagini went crazy, I'm going to have to make a small report with Riddle next time.] ]

After snorting softly, Opal turned into a unicorn and hurried towards the Forbidden Forest after casting her magical sense to make sure there was no one else around—she had confirmed when she had followed Filch back that Snape was not in his office, so the possibility of going out was very high.

Speaking of which, if you don't count the last hurried meeting at Draco's house and the usual meeting in class after the start of the school year, the last time she and Snape came into contact was probably back to the last semester at the lake.

With Opal's emotional intelligence, she really can't figure out what kind of stimulation her blood "father" is under. will start tsundere, but she has to admit it...... Potions are missing Snape's nodding, and she's sometimes a hassle to deal with!

After all, it is a lack of knowledge...... No matter how she said it, she was only 12 years old, although she had the dream inheritance of the son of Gaia, but what she got from it was more of a perception than the accumulation of knowledge, even if the collection of books in the secret realm of the lake was rich, but because of the relationship between identity and permission, Opal, who had not fully inherited the title, could not stay in the secret realm of the lake for a long time, and many things were just a general understanding, far less than the experienced elders.

After turning into a unicorn and swaying slowly in the Forbidden Forest, and saying hello to the nocturnal walker who had not been seen for a long time, Opal finally caught Snape, who had been pretending to be an ostrich and had not seen her for a long time (including human form and unicorn form) on the periphery of the location where the wolf poison flower was collected in the Forbidden Forest.

Of course, lest Snape perceive that he was looking for him on purpose, Opal pretended to pass by "accidentally" just because he was playing with a friend.

Anyway, Snape doesn't know animal language, so he's not afraid of being beaten.

This is Opal's little abacus.

=======================I'm the dividing line ================ switching roles

Hogwarts: The Forbidden Forest

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Snape swore that if he knew that he would come out tonight to collect medicine, he would run into this unicorn that was in a sense completely synonymous with "trouble", and he would not have chosen to come out even if he had listened to Dumbledore's nagging and being poured sweets by him.

The growth environment of wolf poison grass is obviously not in line with the unicorn's preference at all, why does it sleep well at night, but it wants to come here to play!

But now, even though he has tried very hard to eliminate his presence, it is too late.

Although he was so good that he came out of the medicine when he happened to bump into a unicorn cub that jumped out of the forest with a lynx one after the other - it was obvious that this little guy must be "bullying" other creatures with his natural speed as a unicorn.

[Good evening, should I say it's been a long time?] ]

The sound was clean and soft, but for Snape at this moment, it was no different from bad news, [Did you come out to collect medicine?] ]

"I didn't know I still needed to report my whereabouts to you."

Pursing his lips, Snape tried not to strain his nerves so much, but he added because of his personality, "Beasts with brains should know that the Forbidden Forest at night is far more dangerous than during the day." ”

However, it was the lynx crouching next to the unicorn that responded to him, baring its fangs and claws at him as a threat.

[Dede, he has no ill intentions, don't be nervous.] ]

Somewhat helplessly appeased the lynx, who could understand human speech but could not speak, Opal turned his head to look at Snape, and then tilted his head, [You probably forgot that the entire Forbidden Forest belongs to my territory, and I have never heard of worrying about the danger of walking in my house.] ]

Even the eight-eyed spider Arago, who used to be more tricky, had been completely subdued during the summer vacation this year, and now the entire Forbidden Forest is probably not as dangerous as human society for her.

"Do you need a reminder of the first time we met?"

Receiving a completely unexpected answer, the corners of Snape's mouth twitched slightly—should I say that unicorns are indeed magical creatures with rapid growth in intelligence? Obviously, the last time we met, my mouth was not very neat, but now I have learned to fight back.

[Ahhh...... It was an accident! Surprise! What to do with the old things! ]

Turning his ears, Opal made a noticeable eye roll and turned his head sideways, [I've often heard people say that a person who is too worried can be bald!] ]

“……”

Snape instantly felt the urge to hang a black line on the back of his head—there was no need to think about it to know that the "others" in the unicorn cub's mouth were 80% likely to refer to the "Opal" in Slytherin.

[Hey?] Why didn't you react at all? ]

Here, after the kind words persuaded the lynx next to him to leave, Opal turned his head to find that Snape was still there and looked silent, so he couldn't help but lean over and arch him, [Have you finished collecting all the medicine you want to take?] ]

"You're ......"

Snape's eyebrows couldn't help but lock up because of Opal's completely unfamiliar behavior, "Do you have no brain, no memory or what?" ”

He remembered very well how bad his attitude was towards the Black Devil because of the hot relationship between him and the Black Mark last semester.

[uh...... Is there a direct relationship between your collection of medicine and whether or not I have a memory? ]

Blinking, Opal tilted his head in confusion. (Amayin: You said that on purpose, hey!) ）

“……”

Again, the reaction was completely unexpected, leaving Snape speechless, unable to even use his usual poisonous tongue - how could he forget that magical creatures have different thinking values than humans. Feelings: What he said last time, is it a trivial thing for this unicorn to be at all?

[Hey!] What's the fuss? Is my question so difficult to answer? ]

Approaching Snape's side and arching his shoulders, Opal blinking innocently.

"It shouldn't have anything to do with you, right?"

Snape, who only felt that his temples were hurting, turned around and prepared to leave after dropping such a sentence, what he wanted to do most at the moment was to return to his office in the academy as soon as possible to take a good rest.

[Ah, isn't it okay to satisfy my curiosity?] It's stingy. ]

Opal said as she chattered unhurriedly with Snape's side, [It turns out that Opal can talk, but some time ago she said that she was going to a friend's house and she didn't see each other much, and then she didn't see each other even on the night of school, and the other friends had to fill their stomachs at night, and no one had a boring ......]

So does that mean he deserves to be unlucky to be glued?

After walking for a few minutes and realizing that he still couldn't shake off the large slime worm next to him, Snape stopped a little resignedly: "Shouldn't you go to rest so late?" ”

[Can't sleep!] ]

A certain one replied with a straight face, of course, [Khajon and they are all resting, and I can't go find the centaur who is in charge of patrolling the night at night, isn't it just right to meet you?] ]

"Did anyone say you're annoying?"

Snape glanced coldly at one of the obviously excited ones beside him, "Imps who haven't grown up yet. ”

[I'm not an adult yet!] ]

It's a pity that for Opal, who has completely eaten Snape's personality in a sense, she is completely immune to this level of poisonous tongue, [and it's not just you, she also said this when she met Opal last time!] But who bored me......]

“…… You ......"

After a slight hesitation, Snape finally did not restrain himself, and opened his mouth to try to steer the course of the conversation.

[What?] ]

"You and Opal...... Is the relationship good? ”

Although he has been intentionally or unintentionally guiding the topic to "Opal", who is a human, Snape asked this question so quickly, which still made Opal slightly stunned, and he wanted to see Snape's expression, but he found that Snape had begun to stride forward in order to hide his emotions, so he hurriedly chased after him: [Me and Opal? It can be said that I have known each other since childhood......]

"You know everything about her?"

[Most of it...... A lot of it was told to me by Opal. ]

After a slight pause, Opal tilted his head to look at Snape, [how could he have thought of asking about her.] ]

“……”

Snape did not answer Opal's question.

In fact, even he was a little puzzled as to why he would ask such a thing to this unicorn cub who obviously didn't know much about human affairs.

Sure enough, it was because of the relationship between the man he saw that morning and the declaration after hearing Opal?

So after a brief silence, he exhaled briefly: "It's nothing, when I just didn't say anything." ”

[How can you still act as if you haven't said anything when you hear it?] You humans are such a nuisance. ]

Sighing, Opal winked at Snape, [Anyway, Opal didn't specifically tell me to keep it a secret, and it shouldn't be a problem to tell you.] ]

Snape, on the other hand, remained silent again.

[I remember hearing that Opal could be your child, right?] But why do I say that Opal, when I tell her about her own origins, that she is an orphan of an unknown father? ]

"Because...... There are many complex reasons. ”

I wanted to explain, but considering those complicated reasons, I guess the unicorn in front of me couldn't understand it, so Snape could only say in general terms, "But it's true that I lost the news of Opal's mother since I was very early, and I couldn't find her after that." I only confirmed this fact after meeting Opal. ”

[Things are really complicated for you humans.] ]

Considering his current status, Opal can only say this in the end.

She ...... Did you say how she was doing? ”

[What else?] She said she had no memory of her mother and was an orphan. But I heard her say that she is still living well in her current home, and she has been confirmed as the next heir. ]

“…… Have you ever heard her mention someone? ”

[Huh?] Who is it? ]

"A man with black hair, his eyes always closed. The strength should be strong......"

[Do you mean Mr. Yeji?] ]

“…… Night? ”

[Yes, he is the Night King of the "Three Kings and Two Queens" in the magical creature world, and I heard Opal say that he is the mentor in charge of guiding her martial arts.] Any questions? ]

"I didn't ...... Just ask. ”

Realizing that he had asked a stupid question, Snape re-changed the subject with a little embarrassment, "Did Opal mention school life when he was talking to you?" ”

[Probably some of the colleges have a good life, and the teachers and classmates are very friendly, etc.] ]

Relying on his identity, Opal rolled his eyes directly, [If you want to know what Opal says about you, just say it!] No wonder Opal always calls you "awkward" and "tsundere" when he mentions you......]

“……”

Snape couldn't think of a more appropriate reaction than a black line hanging from the back of his head - in fact he had been judged like this more than once, and that was exactly how "Walty" had been said many years ago.

[Seriously, I think it would be nice if you just asked Opal about these things?] Why did you go around the bend and ask me? ]

Tilting her head, Opal's expression at the moment was very appropriate for her identity.

It's because I don't have a position and can't ask him directly in person, so I can only do it through this method!

But this kind of explanation really tore Snape's mouth and couldn't say it.

So in the end, he could only look away, pursed his lips and said stiffly: "Doesn't she have any troubles?" ”

[If you want to talk about troubles, I've heard her mention it in the afternoon.] ]

Opar, who was still struggling with how to direct the topic to the aspect he wanted, naturally immediately hit the snake and followed the pole, [because there are a lot of people who have caught colds recently, and when Opal came to chat with me in the afternoon, she mentioned that many of her classmates were reluctant to go to the medical wing to drink spicy potions, so they were having a headache about the configuration of potions for treating colds.] Because the potions she can concoct don't work very well. ]

"Did she even tell you this kind of question?"

[the ......]

Slightly distracted, Opal flicked his tail, [I asked.] ]

Understand...... I guess I was so annoyed that I was impatient, so I would tell this kind of thing to this unicorn, right?

Snape looked away and looked speechless—but for now, he was thankful to the curious unicorn, so that at least he could help within his means.

"Don't tell Opal that I might be her father."

[Don't worry, didn't I promise you this kind of thing a long time ago?] ]

After saying this, Opal opened his mouth and yawned, [whew...... I'm a little sleepy. ]

"Then you don't go to rest. Unicorns aren't nocturnal, are they? ”

Snape, who had now turned his mind to the recipe for a potion to cure colds, said casually, "Be careful not to do something stupid like knocking your head on a tree, it's already stupid enough that there's no need to make it worse." ”

[Got it...... It's been a long time since I've seen this kind of tone. ]

After moving his forelimbs, Opal, who had successfully achieved his original goal, disappeared into the Forbidden Forest with satisfaction.

"Tsk......"

After standing still and watching the unicorn leave, Snape shook his head and continued towards Hogwarts.

Although Opal didn't remember "Voti", he felt a little strange, but combined with so many things that happened back then, there was no news about Voti, what is the reason?

Either way, it's better than anything else to know that Opal has been doing well over the years.

Although he was a little more curious and unguarded against people, this unicorn cub really did him a great favor.