Snape, the Sunshine of Hogwarts

Upon hearing this, Xueni couldn't help but turn to look at Patty, who was sitting in the corridor, facing the sun.

The sunlight shone on the girl, making her look so serene. From a distance, it seemed as if she was also looking at Xue Ni with a faint smile.

“Yes, Dudley,” he said softly, this time without any shyness or evasion, “I love her.”

“You’re missing something,” Severus said, looking Bloodny up and down. “But we have enough time. This afternoon, Volpe and I will bring it back for you from Diagon Alley.”

Henney raised his head, as if he wanted to say something to Severus, but the next second he stopped, feeling that what he wanted to say was too insignificant.

In the end, he simply nodded heavily.

Before Wolpe could prepare lunch, Severus and Bloodny finally scattered all the tulip seeds.

Lunch consisted of steak with smoked fish and French cream soup, while dessert was cocoa cookies.

Besides Bloodny, Harry and Severus were amazed that Wolpert not only wrote books, but also had this other skill.

In the afternoon, Harry continued to be a painter, while Sidney took five bottles of growth potion that Severus had prepared in advance and needed to sprinkle them evenly in the flower field throughout the afternoon.

"Remember to spread it evenly. Plants that are promoted to grow will have a very short flowering period. The amount I mixed is just enough to keep the flowers in this acre of flower field blooming for about three minutes. But if it's not even, some flowers won't bloom, while others will keep blooming."

After giving Severus his final instructions, he changed his clothes and disguised himself before leaving with Wolpe for Diagon Alley.

They encountered no unexpected problems on this trip.

The entire British wizarding world was anticipating tonight's "The Quibbler," and almost everyone in Diagon Alley was talking about it. No one noticed that the person involved had taken a bottle of potent stimulant from Gringotts, which was just one step away from completing the final act.

As dusk enveloped half the sky, Severus and Wolpe returned to the farm.

The medicine only needs to be cooled for two hours, and then a drop of thyme tincture is added at the end to complete the process.

Harry also painted the windmill's exterior wall brand new, and Bloody worked diligently to complete all of his tasks.

Finally, the four of them worked together to hang the repaired windmill blades high up before the last rays of the setting sun disappeared.

As the first breeze of night blows, the red windmill slowly begins to turn under the lit stars and moon.

Severus, Henney, and Volpe stood with their hands on their hips or arms crossed, looking up at their work with big smiles on their faces.

Harry cheered from the sidelines.

Chapter 54 The Wizards' Eagerly Awaited Night at Eight O'Clock

Another night fell on the island of Great Britain.

It was a day that seemed no different from any other, but for most British wizards, they had been waiting for news ever since the sun went down.

Or, to put it another way, the sale of a newspaper.

The Burrow.

The Weasleys still waited until Arthur came home from get off work before they started eating dinner.

Their eldest son, Bill, has gone to Gringotts in Egypt to work as a curse-breaker, but even with one less person, the Weasleys' liveliness remains undiminished.

"Dad! Does the Ministry of Magic already have inside information?!"

Arthur had barely sat down in the chair when Charlie asked impatiently.

George and Fred also turned to look at Arthur. Percy looked serious, but secretly pricked up his ears. Even the youngest Ron and Ginny couldn't help but shift their attention away from the food on their plates.

However, before Arthur could even clear his throat and speak, Molly had already sternly suppressed the group of curious children.

"At least let your father sit down and catch his breath!"

Her words calmed the group of children down a bit, but their eyes were clearly still fixed on Arthur.

At this point, the audacious George began to shout.

"Mom, you wanted to know too, didn't you? Ginny secretly told us that she saw you flip through that book three times by yourself, and you cried every time!"

Ginny, flustered and angry, tried to stab her talkative, tattletale brother with a fork. Molly yelled and tried to pull George's ear, but she mistook him for someone else and grabbed Fred instead, making him scream. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ron stole a sausage from Fred's plate.

In the end, it was Arthur who calmed the chaotic scene.

"Alright, alright, quiet down. If you want to know the inside story, then eat quietly."

The dining table quickly fell silent, the children all seemed to have become well-behaved, and even Fred, who had discovered the sausage was missing, stopped bothering Ron.

But this orderly atmosphere was soon broken by Arthur's sigh.

“Well, I admit it. The Ministry of Magic has no inside information, and the Aurors can only watch the Lovegood family like everyone else, waiting for him to deliver the newspaper.”

The Weasleys booed.

Ron seized the opportunity before Fred could snatch the sausage back, and ate half of it while muttering to himself.

"Then what use do the Ministry of Magic have for Aurors?"

“The stories in the book must be true!” Ginny declared.

Charlie looked at his youngest sister.

"why?"

"Because such a touching story must be true!" It's normal for an eight-year-old girl to have this kind of logic.

George and Fred, however, had great confidence in Severus.

"Whether it's true or not, Professor Snape is definitely not a bad person."

The Weasleys were almost used to it; the twins had a particular fondness for the Slytherin headmaster.

However, since they had never seen Severus after the change, everyone except Percy still remembered him as the gloomy, sarcastic Potions professor and could not imagine the sunny, cheerful, gentlemanly, and polite Snape.

Arthur glanced at the time on his watch.

"Since everyone is so concerned, let's wait and see. Anyway, there's only about an hour left until 8 o'clock, and the answer will be revealed soon."

The Weasley family at this time was a microcosm of countless wizarding families in England.

Even the drunkards still drowning their sorrows in the Leaky Cauldron didn't forget to remind Old Tom to bring him a copy of the latest issue of The Quibbler's newspaper when it arrived.

Throughout the entire wizarding world, from the Minister of Magic's office hidden deep underground to the Headmaster's office at Hogwarts by the lake, lights were on.

Time ticked by, and finally, at exactly 8 p.m., countless owls flew out of Lovegood’s house carrying the latest, heavy edition of “Sing the Quibbles”!

There were 15 minutes left until 8 p.m.

Severus, Harry, Sinney, and Wolpe are sitting in front of the windmill looking at the stars.

The night sky was exceptionally clear tonight, without a single cloud, and the stars shone brightly, as if the entire sky were winking at them.

"That's Centaurus. According to Centaurus astrology, if this constellation is particularly bright tonight, it means good luck is about to happen."

Severus was giving Harry a lesson, and Harry, who was completely clueless about magic at the moment, gave some sharp comments.

"It sounds like a centaur bragging."

"When you have the chance, you can go to the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts and give such an evaluation to the centaur tribe living there in person."

Volpe was filled with a desire to broaden his knowledge.

"I've never seen centaurs when I was at Hogwarts. Are they a humble race that can take a joke?"

“No,” Severus retorted. “If Dudley had said that to his face, those centaurs would have kicked him with their hooves.”

Harry looked pale and shook his head.

“I certainly wouldn’t say that to their faces.”

“I’ll tattle on them,” Severus teased his student.

Harry continued to shake his head.

"Then I promise I will never enter that forbidden forest!"

"Don't make any promises. I can't say anything else, but I'm sure you can't do it if you don't go into the Forbidden Forest."

Severus rose from the ridge, ending his stargazing conversation.

"It's almost time; the potion is ready to be prepared."

Hearing his words, Xueni became invigorated.

At this moment, he was like a completely different person from during the day. He had changed into a beautiful suit, and his hair had been carefully styled. Coupled with his uniquely handsome face as a vampire, he even had seven-tenths of Severus's charm!

Patty, carried by Henni, arrived at the center of the still-barren field where tulip seeds had been sown.

The moonlight shone on them, like a hazy veil.

Neither Harry nor Wolpe approached them, while Severus added a final drop of thyme tincture to the cooled potion concentrate.

The originally light red medicine quickly turned a darker color.

After handing the fully completed potion to Bloodny, Severus walked over to Harry and the others and then gently waved his wand.

The growth regulators that had been sprayed into the soil during the day began to take effect.

Countless tender buds sprouted from the soil like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. They grew at an extremely fast speed, and soon pure white flower buds appeared, preparing to bloom under the moonlight at a speed visible to the naked eye!

At that moment, Blood Nymph gently looked at the girl in his arms and carefully fed her the potion.

Chapter 55 We're Here

After that night, Sanjini became determined to save the girl.

This decision allowed him to shed his inferiority complex about being a vampire and forget the prejudice and discrimination he faced from the world.

I helped him; I couldn't stand by and watch my friend lose this opportunity to embrace happiness.

We devised a little plan to make a Muggle, who was already neglected by his family, nominally disappear from society. For two wizards, this wouldn't be difficult.

By chance, we stole the Living Hell Potion brewed by Severus Snape, the Potions professor at Hogwarts.

[Sangini and Patty confessed everything. He promised the crippled Muggle that he would take her back to that place, her fairytale-like homeland.]

【.】

The worst has happened. Neither Sanjini nor I expected it: the medicine we stole wasn't your average Hellfire potion, and Patty's family wasn't your average Muggle.

The Ministry of Magic found out about this, and we were powerless to wake Patty. Sanjini was nearly driven to despair, and so was I. We were in a daze for days, not knowing how to get through each day and night of fear and anxiety.

[Until that day, we saw the Aurors organize an antidote team and arrive at Bardemton Manor, one of whom was a highly influential figure with a bad reputation, someone we had offended.]

Severus Snape came to the manor with the Aurors and checked on Patty's condition. At that time, Sanjini and I were terrified. He must have already discovered that his missing potion had caused all of this, and we were worried that he would find out what had happened.

At that moment, Sanjini could no longer wait. He had promised the girl, and he would keep his word, even if it meant his destruction, being drained of his life force by the Dementors. He would continue relentlessly!

He went mad, and so did I. To this day, I can't recall how I encouraged him to go mad with him. If we wanted to rescue Patty and take her away, we needed someone who could concoct the antidote to agree to help us.

So we kidnapped Snape's student, Dudley, a boy who was only nine years old.

【.】

Snape woke us up. He showed us what true despair was. We were all wizards, but the difference in our strength was like a slug in front of a dragon—we didn't even have a chance to look up at it; we were just crushed to death with a single stomp.

I was utterly desperate. As I was being hung up, I began to reflect on my failed life and planned to end it all before being imprisoned in Azkaban, to avoid further torment.

[Sangini was still pleading. I've known him for five years and lived with him for over two years, but I've never seen him truly care about someone so much, even more than his own life.]

Snape learned everything from Sanginina, this Hogwarts professor with a dark past, described by many as rigid, harsh, and unpleasant, calmly stating the consequences of sending them to the Ministry of Magic like this.

Then he said those words, words that Sangini and I will never forget in our lives.

"But things would be different if I joined!" No one could understand the shock that Sanjini and I felt at that moment.

If it weren't for our audacity, we would never have had the chance to deal with someone like him in our lives. But now, even though we stole his medicine and kidnapped his student, he tells us with such magnanimity, firmness, and gentleness that he is willing to help us.

【.】

I am willing to repent at any time for my despicable and shameless acts, because I myself am incapable of such selflessness and kindness, which is why I doubted Snape's help to us.

But on the way he led me, Sanjini, and Patty on our escape, everything he did was so shameful.

I have never met a wizard as witty, gentlemanly, gentle, patient, and kind as him. He always greets everyone with a peaceful smile, so confident and unafraid of harsh words. This makes it even more incomprehensible to me how those almost contradictory opinions about him in the magical world had spread before.

Snape bore all the blame, attracted the Aurors' pursuit himself, and taught us how to proceed from thereafter, until we arrived at the land Sanginie had promised Patty.

【.】

This place is no longer the fairytale-like place Patty and Sanjini once described, but with Snape around, you'll never be disappointed.

Although I'm on the run, no period of my life has brought me as much joy and fulfillment as these past few days.