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It took a moment for Snape to sigh softly.

"Just, let me finish talking to them, otherwise I can't guarantee that I can concentrate 100 percent."

Snape looked at Duten with a hint of pleading in his eyes.

Duten also knew that Snape probably had a kind of venting in it.

Thinking of what he needed the other party to help do, Du Teng didn't want to push him too hard, looking at the time, it was still very easy, he nodded, "Then go on." ”

After speaking, Du Teng buried himself in the sofa, quietly looked at the three of Snape, and stopped talking.

"Thank you."

Snape nodded to Duten, then looked at Narcissa and Bella, whose eyes were wide.

"Sharing the blame doesn't help," Snape said calmly. "It's hard to collect the water."

"It's not up to you to say that!" Bellatrix roared furiously. "You're absent again while the rest of us are taking risks, aren't you, Snape?"

"The order I received was to stay behind," Snape said. "Maybe you don't agree with the Dark Lord's approach, or maybe you think Dumbledore wouldn't notice if I joined the ranks of the Death Eaters against the Order of the Phoenix? But with all due respect, you're still talking about danger...... Aren't you dealing with six teenage kids? "You know very well, they then got reinforcements from half of the Order of the Phoenix!" Bellatrix roared, "And when it comes to the Order of the Phoenix, you're still claiming you can't tell where its headquarters are, aren't you?" ”

"I'm not a classifier, I can't name the location. I think you should know what this magic is all about. The Dark Lord was pleased with the information I had passed on to him about the Order of the Phoenix. As you might have guessed, this directly helped you find and kill Emmeline Vance, and it also helped you get rid of Sirius Black, and I gave you a perfect score for him. He tilted his head towards her and toasted her.

But her expression did not soften.

"You're running away from my last question, Snape. Harry Potter. You've had countless opportunities to kill him in the last five years. But you didn't. Why? Bella asked, glaring.

"Have you discussed this with the Dark Lord?" Snape asked.

He ...... Recently, we ...... I'm asking you, Snape! ”

"If I kill Harry Potter, the Dark Lord will not be able to respawn with his blood, and will become invincible."

"You're saying you foresaw him taking advantage of that boy?" She scoffed.

"I didn't say that; I don't know his plans; I've confessed that I thought he was dead. I'm just trying to explain why the Dark Lord wasn't unhappy about Harry Potter being alive, at least until a year ......ago."

"But why did you want him to live?"

"Didn't I tell you? It was Dumbledore's protection that kept me from going to Azkaban! You won't deny that if I kill his favorite student, I'll put him on the opposite side of me, will you? But there are more reasons. I should warn you that when Potter first entered Hogwarts, there were many stories about him, rumors that he was a great Dark wizard himself, or how he escaped from the Dark Lord's attack. In fact, many of the Dark Lord's followers felt that Potter could become a new banner around whom we could rally and regroup. I'll admit I was curious, and didn't even think about killing him the moment he stepped into the castle.

Of course, it soon became clear to me that he didn't have any special talents at all. In some pinch, he always relied on a little luck and a more talented partner to get out of trouble. He's utterly mediocre, but he's just as obnoxious and smug as his father. I did everything I could to get him expelled from Hogwarts, I believe he didn't belong there at all, but to let me kill him, or let him be killed in front of me? You must know that Dumbledore is close at hand, and a fool would do such a stupid thing. ”

"Are we to believe that Dumbledore never doubted you?" Bellatrix said. "He doesn't know who you're really loyal to? He still trusts you absolutely? ”

"I played my role well," Snape said. "And you're ignoring Dumbledore's greatest weakness: he believes in the best of human nature. When I came to him, I made up a story about how deeply I regretted breaking with my old days as a Death Eater, and he welcomed me with open arms. Although, as I have already said, he controls not to let me get close to the dark arts. Dumbledore was a great wizard - yes, he was, and the Dark Lord admitted it. However, I can happily say that he is getting older.

Last month's duel with the Dark Lord was enough for him. He's been plagued by severe injuries ever since, as his response has not been as good as he used to be. But he'd trusted Severus Snape all these years, and to the Dark Lord, that was my greatest value. ”

Bellatrix still looked displeased, though she didn't know what to do next.

While she was quiet, Snape turned to her sister.

"So...... You came to me for help, Narcissa? ”

"Yes, Severus. I- I think you're the only one who can help me, I'm desperate. Lucius was in prison again, and ...... "She closed her eyes, and two large tears oozed from under her eyelids.

"The Dark Lord forbade me to talk about this," Narcissa continued, her eyes still closed, "and he hoped no one knew about the plan. This is...... Very secret. But—"

"If he forbids it, you shouldn't say it," Snape said immediately. "The Dark Lord's word is the law."

Narcissa took a breath, as if she had been immersed in cold water.

Bellatrix looked satisfied for the first time since stepping into the room.

"Look!" She said triumphantly to her sister. "Even Snape said this: if he doesn't let you mention it, you shut up, let alone mention ......"

She couldn't say the rest of the words, and Du Teng had already used a spell to shut her mouth.

"Go ahead, any of you can say it."

At this moment, Du Teng is the god who controls the life and death of these people.

When Snape had to give in to him, Narcissa had no room to resist. She didn't seem to want to resist, but instead looked at Snape with anticipation and encouragement.

Bellatrix's eyes were about to burst, but unfortunately, at this moment, no one would pay attention to her at all.

Snape frowned and thought for a moment, then sighed silently as if he were looking at Duten.

He stood up, strode to the window, peered through the curtain into the abandoned street, and slammed them shut. He turned to Narcissa and frowned.

"It so happened that I knew about the plan," he whispered. "I was one of the very few people who had been told of this plan by the Dark Lord. Still, if I didn't happen to know the secret, Narcissa, you might have committed the grave sin of betraying the Dark Lord. ”

"I knew you knew about it!" Narcissa said, breathing easier. "He trusts you so much, Severus ......"

"What help do you want to seek, Narcissa? If you try to convince me to change the Dark Lord's mind, I'm afraid it's hopeless, not at all. ”

"Severus," she whispered, tears rolling down her pale cheeks. "My son...... My only son......"

Narcissa began to cry, her eyes fixed on Snape as pleading.

"He was only sixteen years old, and he didn't know what was waiting for him in front of him! Why, Severus? Why my son? It's too dangerous! This is revenge for the mistakes Lucius committed, I know it! ”

Snape didn't say anything. He looked away from her tears, as if staring at her was an offense, but he couldn't possibly pretend not to hear what she said.

"That's why he chose Draco, isn't it?" She insisted. "To punish Lucius?"

"If Draco succeeds," Snape still doesn't look at her, "he'll get more credit than anyone else." ”

"But he won't make it!" Narcissa whimpered, "How could he, even the Dark Lord himself ......"

Bellatrix's pupils shrank to the tip of a pin, and Snape gasped slightly.

Narcissa also realized what she had said, and she looked at Du Teng one by one in a bit of a panic.

"I'm just saying...... No one has ever succeeded yet...... Severus...... Please...... You're, you've always been Draco's favorite teacher...... You're an old friend of Lucius...... I beg you...... You are the Dark Lord's favorite and most trusted advisor...... Tell him and persuade him? ”

"The Dark Lord won't be convinced, and I'm not stupid enough to try to convince him," Snape said calmly. "I can't deny that the Dark Lord is angry with Lucius. Lucius is to blame. He'd been caught himself, and he'd been involved with a whole bunch of people, and besides, he hadn't been able to bring back the prophecy orb. Yes, the Dark Lord was angry, and Narcissa, in fact, was very angry. ”

"Then I guessed right, he chose to get revenge through Draco!" Narcissa held her breath. "He didn't expect him to succeed, he wished he had died in agony!"

Snape didn't speak, and Narcissa seemed to have lost the last shred of self-restraint.

She stood up, staggering over to Snape and grabbing the collar of his robe.

Her face was so close to him that tears were dripping onto his chest, and she gasped, "You can do it." You can do it instead of Draco, Severus. You'll succeed, there's no doubt about it, and he'll reward you more than ever-"

Snape grabbed her wrist and wrenched her hand away. Looking down at her tear-stained face, he said slowly, "I think he's going to let me do it last." It was decided to let Draco try it first. You know, if Draco had been lucky, I would have been able to stay a little longer at Hogwarts and play my role as a spy. ”

"In other words, it doesn't matter to him that Draco is dead!"

"The Dark Lord is very angry," Snape repeated softly. He didn't hear the prophecy. You and I both know, Narcissa, that he never forgives easily. Snape's words finally broke Narcissa, and she fell to the floor crying.

"My only son...... My only son......" Narcissa screamed in despair, clutching one of her blonde hair with her hands.

Snape bent down, grabbed her by the arm, lifted her up, and dragged her back to the couch. Then pour more wine into her cup and force the cup into her hand.

"Narcissa, stop making trouble. Drank this. Listen to me. ”

She calmed down a little and took a small sip with a shudder.

"Maybe I still have a chance...... Help Draco. ”

Snape said.

She sat up, her pale face and her eyes wide open.

"Severus—oh, Severus—will you help him? Are you willing to take care of him and make sure he doesn't get hurt? ”

"I can give it a try."

She abruptly tossed away the glass; The glass slid across the table, and she fell to her knees in front of Snape, grabbed his hand and kissed it.

"If you're there to protect him...... Severus, do you dare to swear? Do you dare to make an unbreakable oath? ”

"Unbreakable oath?" Snape's expression was empty and unpredictable, and he stared at Narcissa's tear-filled blue eyes, still holding his hand.

For a long time, just when Narcissa thought Snape would refuse, and showed despair.

"Of course, Lady Narcissa, of course he will make an unbreakable oath," Duten said suddenly. "Maybe your sister will agree to be our Witness."

Bellatrix's eyes widened.

Snape also knelt down facing Narcissa after a brief struggle.

Then under Bellatrix's surprised gaze, and under Narcissa's somewhat expectant gaze, they clutched each other's right hand tightly.

"If you want us to make a contract, then please do it," Snape said coldly.

"Of course."

Du Teng smiled and drew his wand, his expression very calm. Then he took two steps forward and tapped the end of his wand into the hands they were holding.

That's when Narcissa spoke.

"Would you, Severus, look after my son Draco while he tries to fulfill the Dark Lord's wishes?"

"I do," Snape said.

A glittering tongue of fire shot out of Duten's wand, wrapping around their hands like a red-hot wire.

"Are you willing, doing everything you can to protect him from harm?"

"I do," Snape said.

Another tongue of fire shot out of the wand, tangled with the first, forming a thin, red-hot chain.

"Well, it should be needed...... Once Draco looks like he's going to fail......" Narcissa whispered.

Snape's hand jerked in hers, but it didn't pull out.

"Are you willing to do what the Dark Lord has ordered Draco to do?"

There was a moment of silence, and Duten watched them, his wand on their clenched hands, his eyes a little playful and expectant.

"I do," Snape said.

A third tongue of fire bloomed, entwined with the other two, and bound their clasped hands firmly, like a coil of rope and like a fiery serpent.