Chapter Forty-Eight: Attacking the Heart
"Do you think Lily Potter will forgive you after you revealed that prophecy to Voldemort and ended up killing the Potter family?"
Shut up.
- Severus Snape is strong.
The self-proclaimed "Half-Blood Prince" was not only a master of potions, but also a master of the dark arts, knowing more spells than half of the seventh year students when Snape first entered the school, and inventing powerful magic like "Shadowless" while still in school.
After becoming a Death Eater, Snape was even more battle-hardened. Even more than a dozen years later, in the final battle of Hogwarts, Snape, who had been a Potions teacher for more than ten years and had never moved his muscles, was even able to fight with Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick at the same time on his own, and he was able to get out of the way...... You must know that one of these two professors is the vice-principal of Hogwarts and a high-ranking member of the Order of the Phoenix; The other is the Master of Charms, the duel champion of his youth, which is enough to show the gold content of Snape's strength.
"Do you think Lily Potter would want to see you do all of this today? Second...... Oh no, a traitor for the third time? β
Shut up, shut up.
β but Severus Snape is also weak.
Because this man has an irreparable hole in his heart. His childhood sweetheart, the love of his life, the eternal white moonlight Lily Evans in his heart, because of his arrogance, ambition and arrogance in his youth, finally parted ways with him and threw himself into the arms of his sworn enemy James Potter.
- And the part of Snape being hung and humiliated by James Potter and Sirius Black with the inverted Admiralty Curse he invented himself, made him say something to his favorite in a hurry, and shouted the words that should never have been said, which became the most painful memory of the "unwanted" man's life.
"Do you think Lily Potter would forgive you if she could be resurrected?"
Shut up, shut up, shut up.
Some time ago, the master he once served, Voldemort, sent a letter to himself, saying that he had never thought of killing Lily Evans after killing James Potter that night, but that woman couldn't bear the blow after seeing her husband and children killed, so she ended her life in grief.
Voldemort has kept the complete body of Lily Potter, and in the past seven years of research, he has studied the magic of resurrecting the dead, but at present, he can only achieve the resurrection of the body, and the resurrection of the soul still has many difficulties. To achieve full resurrection, one must obtain Ravenclaw's relic, the tiara she wore on her head during her lifetime, into which legend has it that Ravenclaw infused all her wisdom.
Seven years of dormancy have allowed the Dark Lord, who acted obediently and demanded Avada's life at every turn, to find back a part of his humanity, and he began to pick up his words when he was in school, as well as the eloquence and ingenuity of other pure-blood families. In this letter, Voldemort's attitude is not only not as domineering as he was back then, but he completely regards Snape as the most loyal Death Eater, and the closeness and closeness in his words almost make Snape think that the letter was forged by someone else.
However, Voldemort seems to have taken this into account, and he has unobtrusively included a few small secrets that only Voldemort himself can know, and he has made it clear that he also has some soul problems that need to be solved by the corresponding knowledge from the Ravenclaw crown. The tiara was hidden in the Room of Requirement on the eighth floor of Hogwarts, where Hogwarts Castle was guarded by ancient magic and not even Voldemort could force his way in.
So, Voldemort needed an internal response to help him gain knowledge within the crown.
If it was just a letter with empty white teeth, then Snape would not have been able to fool him, but along with the letter came a memory of Lily lying in bed as if she had fallen asleep, and a crimson hair.
Carrots and sticks have always been the easiest and most practical way. As a master of receptivity, Snape was naturally able to distinguish between the real and the false of his memories. After he looked at his meditation basin more than ten times, and did not see any flaws, the man, with a trembling hand, put the hair and a drop of blood into the potion he had prepared for a long time to detect blood.
When the two were as close as they were students, Snape often made potions with Lily in the underground potions classroom, and the two young people, who were both potions geniuses, naturally turned their attention to the forbidden book area after studying the potions in the books, and after many failures, they also discovered an ancient alchemy method that can increase the effectiveness of potions by dripping their own blood into potions...... And this drop of Lily's blood was left over from the experiment at that time.
With a flash of white light, the potion containing blood and hair turned blue...... And this proves that the owner of the hair and the owner of the blood are indeed the same person in blood relationship.
After confirming this information, Snape, who had experienced seven years of remorse, did not hesitate for even a second, but chose to succumb to his heart and sell his soul to Voldemort again, and he did not hesitate to make a third horizontal jump...... It's just that the ecstatic Potions Master didn't notice that in the dimly lit Potions classroom, the blue was very light, very light.
"You know no, the poor woman who killed her husband and son by you will only pull out her wand and say the Avada Curse to you without hesitation, because the love of a mother for her child is as great as her hatred for the murderer."
Shut upShut up!!
"Wake up, Severus Snape, you're just moving yourself with twisted desires!"
"Shut up!"
Faced with Yang Yun, who continued to tear apart the bloody scar in Snape's heart even in the midst of the battle, the half-blood prince finally lost his previous composure and yelled, "What do you know? Do you know how much I love Lily! Do you know how much I regretted it in those days and nights? β
"The Minister of the Manchu Dynasty, crying until Ming at night, crying until night, crying Dong Zhuo can't die, naturally it is impossible to bring the dead back to life." Seeing that the verbal offensive was useful, Snape finally broke the defense, Yang Yun lowered his head to dodge a spell, and continued to say: "So, this is your choice, to seek skin with the tiger, choose to cooperate with Voldemort, and want to resurrect Lily Potter?" β
"What a great sacrifice, to endure humiliation and burden, just to get back the life of the one you love the most...... If you knew today, why bother in the first place? β
"Shadowless!"
Snape roared, this sentence poked at his pain point again, but deep in his heart, he unconsciously agreed and thought about what would have happened if he had chosen another way of living...... Yes, if you know today, why bother in the first place?
If she had been able to recognize her heart earlier, and understand that Lily was more important than everything else, then she might not have left. I might marry her and have children, even if I die in a battle in the end, it's better than staying in this cold world like this now.
β¦β¦ It's not too late, though.
"As long as I, as long as I've done this task...... Lily will definitely come back to me! β
Snape gritted his teeth and cast the Shadowless Spell again to force Yang Yun back.
In the battle just now, the experienced Snape had been on guard with the weapon in Yang Yun's hand. In his opinion, although he didn't know why Yang Yun didn't take out his wand to shoot at him like a wizard, but jumped around like a werewolf to avoid magic, that dagger was undoubtedly able to break through the defenses of the Iron Armor Spell and directly threaten his life...... Therefore, Snape had been careful to keep a distance from Yang Yun, and at the same time, following the guidance of the elixir, he searched for the Ravenclaw crown in the Room of Requirement.
It's just that Yang Yun's words are too sharp, and every word is stabbed at his wound. Snape had heard of an old saying in that mysterious country in the East, "Words are more powerful than blades", and even though this man was also a top Occlumency, he had made up his mind to close his brain, thinking that he would not be swayed by anyone's verbal attacks, but he was finally broken and couldn't help but refute it.
"Even if Lily Potter can be resurrected, then why would she return to you, the enemy who indirectly killed her husband and son?"
Yang Yun bent down to dodge a spell, even if he accidentally tripped over debris in the battle just now, was blocked by a messy thing, and was hit by the Divine Blade Shadowless Spell that bounced from a strange angle, causing the Super Electromagnetic Soul Armor to be opened a big hole, he still didn't stop his mouth cannon...... And Snape's retort is a sign that his psychological defense is about to be breached.
"The hatred between you and Lily Potter is completely irreconcilable, and this hatred is even engraved in the depths of your soul, even if you use a powerful memory magic such as Forgetfulness, I am afraid it will be difficult to accurately cleanse Lily Potter's memories without damaging the rest of the memories, after all, James Potter has been with her no less time than you."
"That bastard, why compare with me!"
Seeing that Yang Yun actually compared him to James Potter, Snape's anger suddenly rose a little higher, although he knew that Yang Yun was using the agitation method, but Snape couldn't help but take the bait: "Only I am the most important person in Lily's life!" β
"Then why do you think Lily chose James Potter over you, who grew up with her?"
"Boom-"
Yang Yun's words completely ignited Snape's explosive keg.
The extreme anger reflected on Snape was the sudden green flame at the tip of his wand, and Yang Yun also instantly rose a premonition of extreme danger.
"Fierce fire?"
Although Yang Yun used a questioning sentence, it was in an affirmative tone: "Aren't you afraid that this flame will burn the entire Room of Requirement, including the Ravenclaw crown?" β
"The elixir will guide me!"
Snape gasped a few times, apparently using this extremely advanced form of dark magic while keeping it at the top of his wand would take a great deal of energy.
Due to the elixir, Zhang Jie's four Sand Eagle bullets passed through unimportant places on Snape's body, and it was no big deal to drink some of the potions he had concocted himself. But Yang Yun's words, especially the sentence that you are not as good as James Potter, really aroused his anger.
Severus Snape, this man will never admit to being inferior, even if he is a half-blood, he must be a prince of half-blood. To say that he is inferior to James Potter is undoubtedly another cut in that scarred heart.
Snape's face showed irrepressible anger: "After killing you, it's never too late to look for you!" β
After speaking, the fire rising at the top of Snape's wand was like a pacified fried cat, gradually shrinking, condensing, and jumping flexibly, turning into a flaming whip: "Your companion should have gone to call someone by now, I can't waste too much time with you." Since you're jumping up and down like a filthy werewolf, the spell won't hit your words......"
"I'd like to see how you dodge this death-threatening fire!"
"Ha, it seems that you really hate werewolves because of the painful memory of almost dying as a child, but being saved by James Potter?"
Yang Yun was amused when he heard this, Snape's predicament is actually the predicament faced by most wizards in the Harry Potter world, they are often a qualified magic user, a good wizard, but not a "magician" in the real sense.
If the magicians in the game can use a variety of magic when fighting, then in the world of Harry Potter, wizards often use their wands to shoot spells, and in the hands of these wizards, the wand is like an overpowered laser gun.
When using their wands, they are able to shoot a series of long-range attacks, but because they have no aiming device and lack of professional target training, the hit rate is extremely worrying...... If you want to deal effective damage to the enemy, most of the time you can only rely on your eyesight and judgment. If the enemy is agile and can dodge magic fired from a distance, the wizard will be in a dilemma of wasting mana.
With the exception of Dumbledore, who could use Transfiguration and Phoenix to assist in combat and defense, even Voldemort, the most powerful wizard, was in most cases nothing more than an Arvada Death Automatic Teleporter.
As a Death Eater, since their boss is a magic turret with great miracles, Snape naturally did not jump out of the cage. Regarding his initiative to give up long-range attacks and use melee combat, Yang Yun just wanted to ask...... Who gave you the courage to fight me in close combat?
Do you think you're Godric Gryffindor? As a wizard, but also a master of swordsmanship? What's more, you're still using a weapon that's hard to manipulate, like a whip?
- Yes, I remember the elixir of magic that, if taken in excess, can lead to vertigo, recklessness, and dangerous hubris.
Finding that Snape was already showing signs of dizziness, Yang Yun guessed in his heart how much elixir Snape had taken, while continuing to use the Mind Attack technique: "It's a pity, even the way you fight now is imitating James Potter, but he is a Quidditch chaser and a Gryffindor athletic genius, and what about you?" The 'half-blood prince' who hid in the basement to concoct potions? β
"Shut your stinky mouth for me!" Snape's blood swelled up at this moment, and his face, which had been a little pale, turned red in an instant.
When they were students, compared to boys who excelled in academics but had poor communication skills, it was always those who were athletic and cheerful and could quickly get along with everyone. After all, in Western cultures, people who simply do well in their studies but don't fit in are not welcomed...... Wizards are also human beings, and naturally they are also subject to corresponding social influences.
- If she could become more frank and cheerful, then Lily would ......
Shocked from the memory, Snape, who had completely broken the defense, made up his mind, he no longer wanted to listen to any nonsense from Yang Yun, he clenched the wand in his hand, as if holding a flexible long whip, and like holding a poisonous snake that chooses people to devour, and slowly approached Yang Yun with a fierce momentum.
Yang Yun bent over and exhaled a long breath, he must admit that he had underestimated Severus-Snape...... In other words, he underestimated this famous British potions master, and at the same time underestimated his attainments in the dark arts.
Elixir plus Snape, the two add up to more than one plus one equals two. In the battle just now, Yang Yun really experienced the feeling of being targeted by the world, as if Snape was the embodiment of good luck, and the enemy standing opposite him would usher in endless doom.
- Perhaps, that's what it feels like to be dead.
Yang Yun unconsciously compared what happened to him at this time with what happened to Zheng Zhe when death came, he was also riddled with bad luck, and he was also in a desperate situation because of some seemingly extremely small things.
However, the two are not the same after all...... Yang Yun couldn't blow up the ethereal "Grim Reaper", but if he defeated Snape, there was still a way!
"Severus Snape, I've always been curious about one thing since the very beginning."
Yang Yun maintained a bent posture and quietly inserted the high-vibration particle dagger in his hand into the ground: "Since just now, I have been listening to you in Lily, Lily calls Lily Potter, do you not want to admit that extra surname after she got married, or is there another reason?" β
βSnape's footsteps stopped for a moment, and his wand-holding right hand, which had been firm since the beginning of the battle, trembled.
ββ¦β¦ For example, do you really want to resurrect Lily Potter, or do you want to resurrect the Lily Evans that belongs only to you, the one you remember? β
(End of chapter)