Hogwarts: Starting as a Serpent Demon

Hogwarts, Ravenclaw.

Standing in front of the dormitory, Ravenclaw answered the door's question in an instant, but her daughter Helena was not there.

"Perhaps we could ask the other ghosts," Snape suggested, seeing that Ravenclaw hadn't been able to find anyone for a while.

“No, someone has already gone to inform her,” Ravenclaw said calmly. “I’ll wait for her here.”

"But what about the Ministry of Magic?"

“That’s your problem,” Ravenclaw said in a low voice. “I’ve been dead for a thousand years. There’s no need for me to help you fix mistakes that only happened a thousand years later.”

"Or you could have him find another target. Godric would probably be very enthusiastic about helping you; he's always been passionate about it."

Snape: "......"

He felt that the Ministry of Magic was in serious trouble this time.

Ravenclaw had absolutely no interest in saving the Ministry of Magic. When Hogwarts was founded a thousand years ago, let alone the Ministry of Magic, even the Wizarding Council, the predecessor of the Ministry of Magic, was still just a rudimentary form.

Even the secrecy law is completely non-existent.

So she didn't think it was anything very important, while what Witt said to her was much more serious.

A wizard toyed with and deceived her daughter's feelings, defiling her favorite crown, which was of utmost importance to her.

But Ravenclaw couldn't just listen to one side of the story; she had to ask her daughter herself for the truth.

Another ten minutes passed, and after Snape had picked up his wand and left, Ravenclaw finally saw her daughter.

A ghost rushed over angrily, but hesitated to approach.

There is another ghost covered in blood, the Blood Man Barrow.

“Ms. Ravenclaw, it really is you.”

Barrow, the Blood Man, could barely grip his sword. After getting a few steps closer and confirming Ravenclaw's presence, he suddenly knelt down.

"I have failed you, madam."

Back then, Ravenclaw hoped that Barrow could find her daughter Helena and that she could see him in the final moments of her life.

But Barrow never returned, and he and Helena did not return to Hogwarts until after Ravenclaw's death, never seeing each other again until their deaths.

"Mother, it really is you."

Helena's voice trembled at first, then filled with terror, followed by anger.

"Why were you able to come back? Why?"

Helena's feelings for her mother were undoubtedly complex, ranging from childhood admiration to rebellion, and finally to despair.

When she realized that she could never surpass her mother, Ravenclaw's pride and jealousy completely destroyed her. She stole her mother's crown and fled Hogwarts.

She wanted to use the power of the crown to surpass her mother.

But she never managed to do that until her death.

Ultimately, she chose to become a ghost, hoping to achieve a different kind of immortality and deceive herself into believing she could surpass her mother.

But now, with Ravenclaw standing before her again, everything she had become a joke.

Helena's roar was so heart-wrenching that even bystanders couldn't help but feel pain from the bottom of their hearts.

"Look at the stupid things my silly daughter has done." Ravenclaw showed no mercy and scolded directly, "Over a thousand years old and still being fooled by a child, even handing over my crown to him."

"This is the wisdom you gained by stealing the crown."

A few words enraged Helena, who, disregarding the fact that they hadn't seen each other for a thousand years, turned and ran away cleanly and decisively.

Even if it were ten thousand years, let alone a thousand, she would never want to see her mother again.

"stop."

Ravenclaw spoke, and with a simple sentence, Helena was frozen in place.

Clearly, the ghosts are not immune to magic; otherwise, the basilisk from the second year wouldn't have been able to immobilize them. They simply can't die.

"Do you really think that crown is that important?" Ravenclaw said with exasperation. "If a crown alone could increase wisdom, why would I have bothered to create Hogwarts with Godric and the others?"

"Ravenclaw, my surname, my honor, and you, my daughter, are all in this house."

"It is the crown that truly increases wisdom."

"What you have stolen is merely a beautiful decoration; true wisdom cannot be stolen."

Ravenclaw said earnestly, "I told you this a thousand years ago, but you didn't listen."

"Now, a thousand years later, I will repeat the same words and the same principles to you."

"Wisdom will not fade. If that crown is destroyed, it is destroyed. The truly important crown is always right in front of you."

“Barrow,” Ravenclaw turned around and said apologetically, “My silly daughter has troubled you.”

Faced with Ravenclaw's apology, Barrow the Blood was flattered and said, "Madam, it is I who have failed your expectations."

“Get up,” Ravenclaw said in a low voice. “It’s about time. I should keep my promise to that little guy.”

"That Salazar guy is really lucky; his descendants have produced such powerful wizards."

After saying that, Ravenclaw glanced back at her troublesome daughter.

Forget it, I can't bear to look at it, I can't even talk about it.

***

The Ministry of Magic, although Snape brought McGonagall and the entire Order of the Phoenix to provide support, just as he said...

With half of the Aurors gone, even if they came over, they wouldn't be able to withstand Voldemort's attack.

Especially Snape, as Voldemort's number one traitor, attracted most of the firepower by himself.

In less than ten minutes of fighting, Snape was already covered in wounds.

"Severus."

Voldemort waved his hand elegantly, and the Fiendfire raging within the Ministry of Magic rapidly gathered together, transforming into a giant snake that opened its mouth to bite down.

"What did Dumbledore give you that makes you dare to betray me so brazenly?"

Voldemort would never have asked this question if Snape had secretly run away.

But Snape not only didn't run away, he even dared to draw his wand and attack him, which made Voldemort very curious.

What did that old man Dumbledore do to turn his once most loyal Death Eaters into what they are now?

"Dumbledore!" Snape gasped as he barely managed to block Voldemort's attack. "He gave me a broken promise, and I wish I could kill him myself."

"the same as you."

"A promise?" Voldemort pondered for a long time before remembering that he had promised Snape to spare the Muggle witch.

In fact, Voldemort had given her many chances, but the Muggle witch was unyielding, so he killed her.

"Just because of that witch."

Voldemort couldn't understand why a woman could give Snape so much courage.

"Not just him, but many more innocent lives." Snape said coldly, swiftly unleashing a powerful attack.

It was chopped up... a wisp of Voldemort's robe.

Facing the Dark Lord, Snape was at a disadvantage in almost every aspect, and it was no big deal at all.

The only saving grace was that he was accompanied by McGonagall and Professor Flitwick, as well as seven or eight Aurors from the Ministry of Magic.

They managed to hold off Voldemort by working together.

It's not fair to say he blocked them; Voldemort was clearly just playing around and wasn't using his full strength at all. In this question-and-answer session, he was obviously toying with them.

Voldemort wanted Snape to answer some of his questions, which is why he didn't kill him.

But now, he's tired of it.

"Avada Kedavra".

The Fiendfire was still burning, and the curse clung to everyone. Snape tried his best to resist, but he still couldn't escape Voldemort's control.

He could only watch helplessly as the killing curse drew ever closer.

"Snape is flying in."

In a critical moment, two men dressed as Aurors rescued Snape.

"Hopefully we didn't save the wrong person," Frank Longbottom muttered under his breath as he put Snape down.

They had been watching from the sidelines for a while, but didn't make a move mainly because they wanted to find an opportunity to give Voldemort a hard time.

They heard everything Snape said clearly.

Although it's unclear why this former Death Eater became an ally, Snape's fight against Voldemort is undeniable.

Therefore, when Snape was on the verge of death, the Longbottoms had no choice but to abandon the flaw they had been waiting for, which was still nowhere in sight, and step in to save Snape.

“You guys.” Snape was surprised at first, then suddenly realized and said, “It seems those potions really are effective.”

"Potion, the potion you provided?" Frank turned his head in astonishment.

They had just regained consciousness when they heard that someone was attacking the Ministry of Magic, so without thinking, the two of them drew their wands and rushed over.

As for memories...

Both of them were still a little dizzy and couldn't remember many things.

They only knew that someone had provided a special medicine, which brought them back to their senses.

"This isn't the time to talk about this, let's..." Snape interrupted Frank anxiously, just as he was about to rejoin the fight, when he saw Ravenclaw walk out from the crowd.

"Back off. We can ignore Voldemort. I'm going out to help the others."

After Ravenclaw appeared, Snape immediately became less anxious.

"Who is she? Why isn't Professor Dumbledore here yet?" Frank clearly saw that Snape's expression immediately relaxed after the very familiar-looking witch appeared.

He was puzzled as to whether anyone in the world, besides Dumbledore, could rival Voldemort.

"We'll talk about these things later." Snape didn't want to discuss the topic and turned away to join the melee between the Ministry of Magic and the Death Eaters.

Seeing that Snape had left, Frank immediately chose a direction and joined the battle with his wife.