"The danger is known," Lucius stroked his staff, "one is the withering of the source of mana, which is said to consume a lot of mana in the inheritance process; The other is a mental disorder, which seems to be related to the method of inheritance. ”

"Is there a situation where you can't come back?" Snape asked angrily.

"No, with or without guò, you will be sent back to the starting point. How long has she been? Lucius asked.

"Eight hours." Snape glanced at the clock.

"That's a record!" Lucius was amazed, "I didn't expect her to even make a mistake with this." ”

"What do you think could happen to her?" Snape clenched his fists.

"One of my ancestors once said that the Potter family lineage is only six hours at most, and it can never exceed seven hours, so Catherine will spend more than seven hours, and it can only be because she—" Lucius's face suddenly turned stern, "accept the patriarchal inheritance!" ”

"She's just turned twelve!" Snape roared, "Are those bastards so eager to take the weight of a family on her!" ”

"What the wizard family is most afraid of is not that there is no blood offspring, but that the inheritance is broken," Lucius's tone suddenly became sad, "If the descendants are gone, they can adopt the children of other families, but if the inheritance is broken, it means that this family may disappear forever." ”

"What do you mean?" Snape glared at his friend.

"Mr. Prince has asked me to pass the word again," Lucius said solemnly, "I hope you will return." ”

"I said don't mention him in front of me," Snape gritted his teeth, "I swore I wouldn't ......"

"Become a pawn at his mercy." Lucius sneered, "You've long been a pawn, so why be afraid of having an extra hand at your mercy?" What's more, if 'she' is really that important to you, you need more power to protect 'her'. ”

"Get out of here!" Snape evicted directly.

"Nope!" Lucius smirked, "The only thing left in the Prince family is that old guy and you!" If you don't want it to fall like the Black family, you'd better go back. Besides—" he paused abruptly to examine the room, "is there a guarantee that there will be no overhearing here?" ”

"Dumbledore and the four of us jointly arranged, what do you think of it compared to Malfoy Manor?" Snape waved his wand and closed the doors and windows.

"What follows, I would absolutely deny that I ever said it." After Snape had fully activated the room's defensive magic, Lucius continued, "The highest level in the wizarding world, the Sage, is not a level, but a general term for more than ten orders, in ancient legends, it is called the path to godhood, and since ancient times, there have been very few people who have been able to embark on this path, but in the last century, there have been three in succession. ”

"You mean—" Snape frowned, "Grindelwald, Dumbledore, and Voldemort. His left hand shook violently as he said the last name.

"How do you think the family will listen to them?" Lucius clenched his left arm and glared at his friend in displeasure, "But they are just different camps chosen by each family according to their own interests, and their lives are no longer than the history of any one family. It's just—" he suddenly became sad, "the legacy is breaking. ”

"Does it have anything to do with me?" Snape sneered.

"Once all the inheritances are broken, it means that no one will ever be able to set foot on that road again!" Lucius snorted coldly, "Because the family inheritance is the only key to opening that path!" ”

"What!" Snape looked in shock at Lucius's cane, which he had always thought was just a fancy ornament.

"So—" Lucius's tone carried a hint of pleading, "go back! ”

Snape was silent for a long time before he said, "I'll think about it!" ”

"Then I'll go first!" Lucius knew well that Snape needed to think now, "Remember, I never said that!" ”

"Get out!" Snape scolded, and Lucius sneered and opened the door, leaving 17 Spider's End Alley.

The three greatest sages of the century, Grindelwald, locked himself up in Newmontard before he was born, and the other two, Snape first learned about Voldemort, and learned about it from his mother.

Her mother was introducing Snape to the wizarding world she remembered, and even though she had been away for more than twenty years, she had memorized many things as a Slytherin graduate, the most detailed of which was about Tom Marvolo Riddle, and why he knew Voldemort's original name.

As Snape was about to board the train, his mother first asked him to bring back some written information about Voldemort on vacation, and at first he was puzzled as to why she wanted to know about this man twenty years later if she had left the wizarding world so resolutely.

But the next morning, after reading Voldemort's picture and his speech in the newspaper, Snape suddenly understood why his mother was obsessed with him, and why almost all of Slytherin was his follower, because he was such a brilliant man.

Therefore, when he was unexpectedly appreciated by Voldemort's only disciple, Snape decided to ask him for some of the master's handwriting.

This unexpected gain surprised her mother and even injected a touch of vitality into her stagnant life, so when she tried to protect herself from her father's pain again, she suddenly resisted, and then an accident happened.

"Protect yourself, bring me more news of him, and tell my father that I love him and hate him." This is the mother's last wish.

So Snape continued to collect news of Voldemort, and slowly became his follower, so that the relationship with Lily became more and more estranged, and by the time he realized the situation, Voldemort became insane.

Snape soon understood that this kind of shape was super bad for him, and his friendship with Lily would definitely become an excuse for those Death Eaters loyal to Voldemort to attack him, so he began to think about retreating, and the first thing that came to mind was naturally Dumbledore, the leader of the White Wizards who was very opposed to Voldemort's ideas at the time, and the headmaster of Hogwarts.

But an unexpected encounter made Snape very disappointed in Dumbledore.

At that time, Snape was trying to figure out what Potter and his gang were doing when they left the castle on a full moon night, but in the end they were almost bitten by werewolves, and Dumbledore forcibly suppressed this matter in order to protect his protégé.

This made Snape feel at a loss about his future, he really didn't expect that the friendship he had insisted on for many years would make it impossible for him to stay in the wizarding world, so when he was accidentally knocked down by Potter and his gang after the O.W.Ls exam, and Lily rushed to save him, he scolded her for being a "mudblood"!

It was a very insulting word for a Muggle-born wizard, so Lily was so angry that she would not forgive Snape no matter how much she apologized, and the two were forced to part ways.

Snape lived in chaos until he met Lucius, who gave him a goal to live and even helped him become a Death Eater, and the information left by his mother allowed him to be appreciated by Voldemort, and in just four years, he became one of his most relied on subordinates.

This naturally aroused the jealousy of the other Death Eaters, so when Voldemort made Harry the target of the prophecy, and Snape impulsively interceded for Lily, those who had always found him an eyesore did not hesitate to attack him, and if it wasn't for Lucius's covert defense, he would have died before her.

In order to save her, Snape betrayed his friendship with Lucius, betrayed Voldemort, and surrendered to Dumbledore, but Lily still died.

Snape was devastated, and he was eager to follow in Lily's footsteps and leave, but Dumbledore forcibly left him behind, demanding that he protect her son and search for her missing daughter.

Harry is sent to his aunt's house, while Catherine has no clues, and Snape once again loses his purpose in life, only to regain his anger when he reprimands a group of imps.

It wasn't until Walburga died, Narcissa fell ill, and Lucius, who couldn't spare his hand, appealed to him for help that Snape suddenly realized that he had a friend, one who had been helping him, and to whom he owed a great deal of debt.

Snape hurriedly left Dumbledore's assignment and rushed to help, but his opponent of the cunning magnates, and in his discouragement, Lucius reminded him of his other identity.

Snape, in the name of Dean Slytherin, sent a letter to every Slytherin student, informing them that Slytherin would be implementing two new measures starting the new semester:

Except for students who have been approved by "SC", all non-essential items in other student dormitories will be withdrawn; With the exception of students who have been approved by "SC", no other students are allowed to bring their own house-elves to school.

Both measures immediately caused a massive outcry, with all Slytherins, regardless of whether their children had graduated or not yet enrolled, protesting and pressuring Headmaster Dumbledore.

Dumbledore, who had long been dissatisfied with the extravagance of Slytherin House, went into hiding after making a statement of his support for Snape, allowing those who protested to search the entire wizarding world without finding a trace of him.

So those powerful people had to work hard to teach their children how to learn to be self-reliant in the new Slytherin, and naturally they no longer had the energy to harass Lucius, and Snape really held the power of the Slytherin headmaster.

Six years had passed, and it wasn't until Dumbledore suddenly told him that Harry Potter was coming to Hogwarts that Snape realized how quickly time had passed.

In a state of confusion, Snape casually took over the task assigned by Dumbledore, but he didn't remember until the last day of July, and he hurried to the new student's address, a Muggle manor that was no less than the Malfoys, and then he had time to pay attention to the new student's name.

Catherine - The namesake of Lily's missing daughter, and a striking resemblance to Lily's appearance as a child, as well as her sarcastic eyes like those of Potter.

Her appearance made Snape so caught up in memories that he completely ignored her behavior and habits that were very similar to the other person.