After the Malfoy siblings left, the atmosphere in the box seemed to calm down. Neville loosened his fist, but Hermione did not continue reading.
"Do you think I should beat him up, Neville?"
Harry glanced at Neville and sat back down next to him.
"The Malfoy family has a bad reputation." Neville nodded, "He is a Death Eater, Lucius Malfoy."
"Yeah, his dad is a bastard, but I can't just think that because his dad is a murderer, I don't think he is right either. If he can change, then forget it. If he can't change, then forget it."
Neville nodded and let out a breath.
"What's wrong, Hermione, you look surprised?"
"I thought I would take action."
"Don't be so biased, okay. I beat people in the ring in a fair and just way. I don't learn boxing to bully ordinary people. With Draco's body, I was either severely concussed or suffered a skull fracture when I punched him. Do you think I'm a fool?" Are you crazy about violence?"
Harry rolled his eyes, "See, this is prejudice, am I such an unreasonable person?"
He stretched, pulled his backpack and leaned against the wall, squinting his eyes.
"The Hogwarts Express is going really slow."
Looking at the wilderness outside the window, Harry dozed off in a daze.
He was woken up by Hermione. The sky outside the window had darkened. They were about to arrive at the station, which meant they needed to change into their school uniforms.
"The train will arrive at Hogwarts in five minutes. Please leave your salutes on the car and we will take you to school for you."
The conductor's voice echoed in the car, more and more little wizards left the box, and the aisles were filled to the brim.
Many freshmen were lying on the windows looking out, but they could see nothing except the dark night, not even the shadow of the castle.
The vehicle stopped, and passengers pushed and shoved, rushing towards the door and descending to a dark and small platform. The cold night air made people shiver. A thick streetlight lit up on the platform, oh, then It was Hagrid, holding a huge kerosene lantern that looked like a street lamp, since he was so tall.
"Freshmen! Freshmen come over here!"
Hagrid greeted loudly, and he saw Harry's eyes in the crowd.
"Harry, come over here, how was your holiday?"
"Brilliant Hagrid."
Harry squeezed through the crowd and gave Hagrid a hug. The giant smiled happily and patted Harry on the back.
"You can come to my place for tea when you are free in the future, but now - first-year students! Come to my place!"
Hagrid's loud voice echoed throughout the station, and the little wizard passing by him plugged his ears to avoid the buzzing in his head later.
The young wizards who enrolled this year formed a loose queue. They crowded around Hagrid and looked up at him.
"Everyone is here, let's go."
Hagrid waved and then led the team out of the station. However, before taking two steps, Hagrid's oil lamp illuminated a dark figure. There was a ghost in a black robe floating eerily in the night. There were several The timid little wizard was frightened and screamed. Hagrid waved his hand to the crowd, and then spoke to the black figure.
"Professor Snape, can you please stop wearing big black robes at night and scare people? I thought it was a dementor just now..."
Hagrid patted his chest with lingering fear. He had been to Azkaban for a few days, and that time left him with absolutely unforgettable horrific memories.
"Perhaps..." Snape's face emerged from the darkness, "You can ask me to get a potion to treat your eyes."
"Do I look like a dementor?" Snape laughed sinisterly, and everyone could not help but shrink back, they were frightened.
"Spare me..." Hagrid muttered quietly, "As long as you don't go into the woods to shave my little cuties in the middle of the night, I'll be grateful to God."
"Okay, Professor Snape, what are you doing here? I have to get the new students to the castle quickly."
"I'm looking for someone."
Snape said expressionlessly, "Where is Pote, follow me."
His eyes swept across and he immediately spotted Harry, who was very conspicuous in the crowd.
"You can take the others away first, he will follow later." Snape waved his hand and said coldly: "Follow me, Pott."
He disappeared into the darkness, and there was not even a sound of footsteps as he walked.
People's eyes focused on Harry's face. He was standing next to Hagrid, and his face was illuminated by the kerosene lamp. Regardless of whether they knew Harry or not, at this moment, they could not help but think of something bad. After all, This Snape... is really scary.
Harry hesitated for a moment. He had no idea why Snape was looking for him, but since he was already on Hogwarts territory, there was probably nothing wrong with him, right?
Harry swallowed his saliva and walked in the direction Snape had just left.
He looked back and saw Hagrid leading the other freshmen down the path.
"Broken ↑ special ↓"
Snape's voice appeared in the darkness, appearing as suddenly as he had just disappeared. Harry's goosebumps rose. Half of them were frightened, and the other half was frightened.
A ball of light lit up, and the light ball illuminated by the illumination spell dispelled the darkness. Harry turned his head suddenly, and he found Snape silently standing next to him at some point, his face very close to him.
"Can you stop being so scary, Professor Snape?"
Harry crossed his arms and took a half step back. He felt like he had entered a den of thieves.
"As expected." Snape looked at Harry's face and murmured, "Your eyes are exactly the same as your mother's."
Snape straightened up and looked at Harry with scrutiny.
"I'm here to tell you something, Pote."
Snape's voice was very soft, but his whisper-like voice made it possible for people to hear every syllable miraculously.
"I, Severus Snape, am your godfather."
"What did you say?!"
Harry, who was instantly paralyzed, almost fell down from the shock. Isn't this news scarier than Voldemort shooting himself in the head with a .50 Desert Eagle?
"You are my godfather?!" Harry stared in disbelief at Snape, who had a smile on his lips, "What about Sirius Black?"
Snape's face suddenly darkened, as dark as if it was dripping with water.
"How come Hagrid talks about everything?" Snape muttered through gritted teeth. In his impression, Hagrid was the only one who told Harry these things.
"He is too."
Harry saw Snape's face twitching as he said this.
A person can only have one godmother, but usually there are two godfathers. After the child is born, the parents will invite famous local people or their friends to be the child's godfather or godmother. Dudley also has one. There is a saying : This world is too dangerous, and a child needs at least two fathers to protect him and grow up healthily.
"Your mother and I are good friends and have known each other since childhood. Of course, I also know your aunt. She also wanted to go to Hogwarts at that time. I sent the letter for her."
"But after I became a wizard, I basically lost contact."
"Then..." There was a trace of hesitation on Harry's face. He didn't know whether to say something or not.
"What's the matter, Harry?" Snape raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Every Christmas before...there was a saying in the community that bats turned into spirits..."
"I'm not, I'm not, it's not me."
Snape shook his head quickly, then coughed seriously.
"Ahem~ Look at this."
Snape took out a photo from his arms and then placed it in front of Harry. It was a group photo, an altered photo, with James and Lily standing at the front, and Lily holding the newborn baby in her arms. Harry, she had a weak but happy smile on her face, and behind them, a kobold was secretly fighting with Snape.
The magic photo could move, and Harry saw Snape and Sirius holding handprints and fighting behind his parents' backs, with no winner or loser.
"I didn't think the photo was realistic, so I helped him embellish it."
Snape curled his lips, he was definitely the one who made Sirius's head.
"This Black is not a good person. If you see him in the future, don't believe a word he says. Of course, you will never see him again, that bastard!"
He spit, and his eyes even showed a murderous light.
"Ah...no...if you and my mother were childhood sweethearts growing up, then how..."
"Because we are too familiar." Snape covered his head and said with a painful look on his face, "Your mother said it was too familiar. We are too familiar, so you took advantage of your father James..."
"She also said she would introduce me to her best friend, but..." Snape sighed, "I couldn't wait until that day..."
"This is all -" Snape gritted his teeth and took a deep breath, but did not continue.
"I'm here to tell you this, Harry." Snape reached out and patted Harry on the head, "But in school, call me Professor, and don't tell anyone else."
Snape raised his finger to his mouth, "Remember?"
Seeing Harry nod, Snape pointed to the darkness ahead, "Go, Hogwarts is still waiting for you."
"By the way, one more thing. When you are sorted later, just choose Slytherin. Remember, think about going to Slytherin, don't think about Gryffindor. Your mother was rejected by that group. It was a fool's errand, and I don't want you to make the same mistake again, Harry."
Snape spoke seriously, not joking at all.
"But...."
"Nothing but, Slytherin is your best choice. I am your godfather and I will not harm you, Harry."
"Remember it!"
He planned to disappear into the darkness again and leave like a ghost.
"But I want to go to Hufflepuff."
Snape's shoulders swayed and he almost fell to the ground. He turned his head and looked at Harry with a look of "Why are you more outrageous than your mother", which made his scalp tingle.
"You..." The corners of Snape's mouth twitched fiercely, "Oh..."
He sighed, "It's up to you."
Snape shook his head and left, muttering something like: children grow up and have their own ideas.
After Snape left, Harry, whose mind was in a mess, squatted on the ground, holding his head and falling into confusion. After a while, he took out the ebony wood and pulled the trigger forward, "fluorescence" Flashing." With the light of the Lighting Spell, he trotted forward, and soon came to a lakeside. The young wizards were boarding the boat. Hermione and Neville waved to him, and they left a space for him.
"That Professor Snape didn't give you any trouble, did he, Harry?"
Looking at Harry's troubled face, Hermione asked with concern.
"Oh, it's okay. It's just that my head is buzzing and hurting right now. It's probably due to Yang."
"Just leave me alone and I'll be fine later."
The boat carrying them left the lake shore and rowed silently towards the dark and calm lake ahead, creating circles of tiny ripples. The Hogwarts Castle standing on the cliff in the distance was brilliantly lit.
