Snape, the Sunshine of Hogwarts

Patty did not fall onto the stone pavement as she had hoped. Her body was controlled by an invisible force and suspended in mid-air about one meter above the ground!

Patty's mind was still blank until Bloody landed lightly on the lawn.

She had made all the preparations to accept her impending death, but now she is still alive.

After a long while, she came to her senses and turned her gaze to Blood Nymph, who had a relaxed smile on her face.

"You're not as honest as you seem."

Despite her cold and aloof remarks, Xue Ni remained unfazed and proudly declared.

“I’m a thief, and my credit with the fairies is zero. They’re never willing to lend me money.”

How does it feel to be reborn?

Patty was anything but ladylike; she lay sprawled in mid-air with her arms outstretched, not saying a word or looking at Bloody, clearly angry.

Ignoring whether she answered or not, Bloody used his wand to guide her and began to tour Bardemington Manor under the cover of night.

"You're not as incompetent as you think, are you? You escaped that cage on your own and returned to the world of freedom, so why not take a closer look?"

"It might not be so bad here. You probably haven't really explored your own home much. Tonight is a good opportunity."

"Hey Patty, you said we're friends, can't you give your friend some face?"

Finally, Patty seemed to be persuaded by him.

She began to try to use her strength in mid-air to sit up, and Bloody quickly waved his wand to help her.

But as a vampire, he had never attended Hogwarts and his magic was all self-taught. After fiddling with Patty for a long time, turning her around 360 degrees, he finally managed to help her sit up while floating with her back against something.

“You’re a terrible wizard,” Patty mocked.

Bloodny's eyes darted away. He didn't respond directly to the question, but instead used his wand to guide Patty forward.

They strolled through the garden, soon crossing the vast lawn and arriving at the horse farm located next to the estate.

With Xueni's help, Patty rode on horseback for the first time after her body became paralyzed. A smile appeared on her face, and Xueni couldn't help but smile along with her.

At that moment, they were like two true confidants.

Soon, they penetrated deep into the horse farm, where Xueni astutely discovered Severus and his gang's secret base in a warehouse.

Bloodny had never played Muggle video games, let alone Patty.

Two gaming novices, who didn't even know how to use a controller at first, laughed at each other and joked around, staying there until dawn.

They tacitly agreed that Xueni would not mention the memory erasure again, and Patty would not continue to try to kill herself. Before dawn, Xueni sent her back to her room.

Many nights passed after that, and every day Bloody would come to see Patty.

They explored almost every part of Budmington Estate.

Patty noticed that Henney was interested in the motorcycle in the garage and volunteered to teach him how to ride it. During the process, she made so much noise that she even alerted the servants and almost got discovered.

Sensing Patty's curiosity about the wizarding world, and thinking that his memory would clear up later anyway, he told Patty various stories from The Tales of Beedle the Bard.

They tried to make the flower buds in the garden bloom, hoping to help a mare who was having a difficult labor in the middle of the night give birth to her foal.

Xueni used a healing spell to repair Patty's tulip brooch, which was left by her mother. Patty then showed Xueni the location of the kitchen so that they could enjoy a big meal at night.

They truly began to understand and accept each other, becoming each other's closest and most intimate friends.

This was a wonderful time, so wonderful that the two of them temporarily forgot their troubles.

However, forgetting doesn't mean the problem will disappear.

Soon, Bloodny's friend, Elder Wavell, a rising star in the British wizarding world, noticed something was wrong and quickly learned what had happened.

You must sever all ties with her immediately!

"why?"

"The current Minister of Magic, Millison Bagno, will retire next year. She wants to leave herself with a respectable ending, and has recently been having the Aurors strengthen their monitoring of unforeseen events in order to prevent any serious incidents from occurring!"

“I just, just made friends with Patty,” Xueni explained.

"They don't care what you're doing! All they know is that you've violated the Secret Service Act! You know that law? It's the strictest law and it can't be broken!"

Wolper stared intently at Bloodny.

"And don't forget who you are, Bloodny! The Ministry of Magic will only become stricter with non-wizards, unless..."

Blood Nymph, who had been dejected, suddenly raised her head.

"Unless what?"

"Unless you can marry that Muggle and make her your wife, then she won't be subject to the Secrets Act."

However, upon hearing these words, Xueni only felt more powerless and desperate.

He clutched his head and said in anguish.

“I’m a vampire! You understand, Elder, vampires aren’t much better than werewolves! I…”

Wolpe sighed, patted his friend on the shoulder, and shook his head.

"Then you need to make a decision as soon as possible: erase her memory and sever ties with her. You still have a debt to pay off, right? You need to earn money to pay off your debts, so you don't have the energy to play house with some Muggles!"

Xueni remained silent for a long time.

After a very long time, he finally showed a numb expression and nodded mechanically.

Chapter 31 We Are All Outsiders

That night.

Bloody was very familiar with the place and had infiltrated Bardington Manor countless times.

He pushed open the door to the bedroom on the third floor, and Patty, as always, was sitting in her wheelchair, waiting for him in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

Compared to when Xue Ni first met her, she seemed more like a normal, living person.

The lifeless feeling was completely gone from his body, and his clear eyes were much more lively than before.

Upon seeing Xue Ni, the corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up in a smile.

"We agreed to brush the pony's hair today, and you're late! Bloody."

Bloody's face was somewhat numb. Hearing Patty's words, he spoke slowly.

"Some things took a backseat before I came."

He was acting very strangely today, and Patty, being a smart girl, noticed something was off.

The air was silent for a few seconds.

"We can't put this off any longer, can we? You have to erase all memories of you from my mind?"

Bloodny gripped his wand tightly. He didn't want to show a pained expression on his face, but he couldn't control his expression at all, so he could only lower his head and say.

“I have to do this, Patty. I have no other choice. They don’t want any Muggles to know anything about magic.”

She stared intently at Xue Ni, her upturned lips still smiling, though it was obvious that her eyes had turned red at some point.

“It’s alright, Bloody, you don’t need to apologize for this. I’m very grateful to have met you and to have spent so many days with you.”

The scene fell silent, and after an unknown amount of time, Patty spoke again in a soft voice.

"Can I ask you for one last favor?"

Xueni looked up at her.

"There is an iron box in the bottom compartment of the wardrobe."

Following Patty's instructions, Xueni found the tin box in the wardrobe. At Patty's prompting, he opened the tin box and found a whole stack of the largest denomination British pound banknotes, as well as some jewelry that was obviously very valuable.

"You are the only person I can trust. After erasing my memory, could you help me send these to Lawson Orphanage in Bristol?"

Xueni looked at the things in the iron box with a puzzled expression.

"why?"

Patty pursed her lips and said calmly.

“My father was in a car accident. That disaster took away my mother and half of myself. But it wasn’t just us who were hurt. There was another family too. The couple died in the accident, and their three children survived, but two of them were left with lifelong disabilities.”

“This is my father’s fault, but he only gave the three children who have become orphans very little compensation. I think this is very unfair to them.”

Blood Ny felt the iron box in his hand was getting hot.

"Those things..."

“The last bit of property my mother left behind, the rest, has all been divided up by them.” Patty looked at Xueni, tilted her head, and smiled faintly. “Don’t worry, Xueni, this is the only thing I can control, it won’t cause you any trouble.”

On this night, when Bloody had already mentally prepared himself and was determined to sever all ties with Patty, Bloody was ready to do so.

He ultimately did not take action.

He accepted the box Patty asked him to deliver to the orphanage, along with Patty's promise that after he completed this last task, the two would sever all ties completely.

Under the cover of night, Bloody left the manor with the box of valuables and returned to the remote and secluded castle hidden in the woods southwest of London.

He wasn't the only one living there; Wolper and a lazy goblin named Hara also lived there.

When Hala put down the box and started rummaging through drawers to find something to eat, she immediately noticed what was inside.

He took a deep, blissful breath.

"Ah! It smells like money! It reminds me of my time as a security guard at the Gringotts branch in France!"

As he spoke, he crudely opened the iron box without Xue Ni's permission, and his eyes widened when he saw what was inside!

"My God! Bloodni, whose house did you rob?! What a haul! It's an absolute haul!"

Greed was evident in his eyes.

"These Muggle coins have limited redemption limits in Gringotts, and although it's not a small amount, these jewels and ornaments are the real valuable things!"

Upon hearing his voice, Bloodny, who had just found a hard, dry pie, immediately rushed over like a madman and roughly snatched the tin box from Hala's arms!

"You're not allowed to touch this!"

Hala was angry; he glared at Bloodni.

"Fine! You want to break your promise? We agreed that I would get 30% of all your spoils, and I would be responsible for finding the blood plasma for you! My 30% should be rightfully mine!"

“These things weren’t stolen!” Xueni said, head bowed. “Patty asked me to pass them on to someone else.”

Hala stared with his huge eyes.

"Patty? Who's that? A rich girl?"

At this point, his eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands together: "My God! You're so clever, Blood Nymph! You gained her trust, didn't you? You deceived her with sweet talk and flattery! And then you swindled all this money out of her!"

Bloodni stared at Hala, threatening him with a ruthlessness never before seen on his face.

"You won't even touch these things! If your filthy hands dare to reach out, I'll bite them off! I mean what I say, Hala!"

That night, Xue Ni didn't sleep a wink; he guarded the iron box with all his might.

Hala was furious. He yelled and screamed, and poured all the blood plasma he had prepared for Henni into the garden!

Blood Nymph simply watched coldly until dawn.

Early in the morning, he set off for the Lawson Orphanage that Patty had mentioned.

He met the director of the orphanage, explained his purpose, and finally met the three orphans that Patty had mentioned.

The oldest of them is 19 years old. He left the orphanage long ago and became a self-reliant plumber, saving money to bring his younger siblings out later.

After personally handing them the box of money and jewelry in Patty's name, Bloody left.

He returned to the dilapidated castle in the woods. Hala was still insane, scattering Bloodni's blood packs everywhere, turning the entire house into a murder scene.

"What do you think you're doing! Do you think you're so noble? You're just a vampire! A dark creature despised and scorned by everyone! A thief, a contemptible robber! You think you're so great after playing house for a few days!"

Hala shouted.

Bloodny ignored him. After searching the castle and finding no intact blood packs, he had no choice but to leave silently and squatted near Badminton Manor until nightfall.

This was the night he made up his mind to come here for the last time.

At midnight, he gripped his wand tightly, but his face was much paler than usual, and his breathing was different, becoming rapid and heavy.

Blood Nyx's steps quickened; he knew his situation was dire, but he didn't want to delay any longer.