The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 655 Missed Love
Send him to see Lily Potter.

These words seemed to have triggered Snape's switch. The Potions Professor became even more anxious and started running. His long black robe fluttered behind him as he moved.

The reason why Snape was unwilling to tell the truth was that he was worried that Ada would act impulsively and choose to "eliminate" Harry for the final victory.

For the greater good, these are magical words that are enough to make people do anything.

Snape ran after her and clenched the wand inside his robe. He couldn't let Ada leave like this. Some things had to be made clear.

Not only for Harry's life, but also for Dumbledore's instructions... Ada must be stopped.

Things haven't come to the final step yet, maybe everything can still turn around, maybe Harry can avoid the fate of death. Even if Harry still can't escape death in the end, it must be Voldemort himself.

Before Ada was about to enter the arch, Snape caught up with the murderous Ada.

Snape opened his arms, blocking her, and said, "Don't do anything! Dumbledore has a plan in place, and acting rashly will only make everything worse..."

As he was talking, Snape stopped, because there was no murderous intent in Ada at all, she was looking at him with amusement!

Those green eyes flickered, as if to say: I knew it! I knew there must be something going on between you two!

Ada had long suspected the relationship between Snape and Harry, and she had tested Snape more than once or twice. However, the result of each test was the same, Snape never mentioned the past, and Ada's suspicion grew day by day.

After "The Boy Who Lived" Harry Potter entered school, Snape's attitude towards him was extremely interesting. On the one hand, he hated and despised Harry, but on the other hand, he cared about him very much and even protected him in Quidditch games.

Contradiction, love and hate.

Was it simply because of Harry's famous name? Like some Death Eaters, was Snape treating Harry specially because they thought that Harry would be the new Dark Lord, a banner to lead them forward?
I’m afraid not. Harry was only in first year at that time. He couldn’t even hold the wand steadily and couldn’t cast a spell. How could he foresee the future?
Ada won the Triwizard Tournament and could even take Dumbledore's place in court, looking like Dumbledore's successor. But even with such an Ada, didn't Amelia Bones still feel that her future was uncertain and difficult to trust?

Even if Snape really wanted to sit under a big tree for shade, the tree had to be at least tall enough to provide shade.

As for Harry, he was just a small sapling that had just been planted in a hole. He had never been watered or had his branches pruned. It was unknown whether he could grow tall.

If Snape paid special attention to Harry because of Dumbledore's instructions, then what about Ada? She couldn't make sense.

The request was also from Dumbledore, but Snape was a bit "working but not working hard", and finally let Ada fall into the trap of welfare and was almost beaten to death by the Death Eaters in the Forbidden Forest. Of course, there was also the reason that Ada was stupid.

Why are the treatments so different for almost the same request? Who doesn't have a pair of green eyes?
Since it was not Harry's own fault, nor was it instructed by Dumbledore, it could only be Harry's parents or elders.

First of all, there is Harry's paternal elder, James Potter, one of the Marauders. If Snape took special care of Harry because of James, then Harry's anniversary should have been burned several times.

When enemies meet, they are extremely jealous of each other, and the same is true for the son of their enemy. Snape should want to strangle him to death.

The scheming frog keeps touching your belly! Excluding the wrong answer James, the only one left is Lily Potter, or Lily Evans.

He who loves others also loves the crows on the roof of his house.

Ada guessed that Lily Evans must be extremely important to Snape, so he betrayed Voldemort, took care of the hated son of the Potter family, and desperately wanted to kill Sirius who "betrayed" Lily. In front of the arched door of the castle, Snape's arms, which were originally open, were lowered to his sides, his eyes drooped, and he didn't move, smile, or speak. If it weren't for his normal expression, he would give people the feeling that he was petrified by the basilisk.

Ada shook her head and circled around Snape, who was standing still, her mouth was not idle either, and she never stopped making clicking sounds.

"Have you turned enough? If not, I'm leaving first." Snape said coldly.

The sound of Ada's smacking lips and her meaningful look made Snape feel particularly uncomfortable. It reminded him of the afternoon after the OWLs exam and the word "Mudblood".

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it..." Ada said, "It turns out that you like Lily Potter too."

The word "also" should be emphasized. Ada had only seen Lily in a group photo of the Order of the Phoenix, but her name was well-known to Ada.

Whether it was Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Dumbledore, or Professor McGonagall, everyone praised Lily. Even Slughorn from Slytherin never hesitated to praise Lily, who was born in Muggle.

It is said that Voldemort and the Death Eaters once secretly tried to recruit her. Although it is not known whether this news is true or not, it is enough to show how outstanding Lily is.

With these side descriptions, Ada can roughly sketch out the portrait of Lily. Beautiful, intelligent, gentle, kind, strong, and brave, Lily Evans is an excellent and shining woman, the most beautiful flower blooming in the darkest era.

It’s really like “The Matter About Everyone Likes My Mom”, the magical version of Ye Qingmei.

"It's not 'like', it's 'love'." Snape said. His voice seemed to come from the bottom of his heart. It sounded light, but it was heavier than a mountain.

Snape continued, "There are things you don't understand now, and I hope you never will."

There are many things in this world that can make people suffer, and "missing out" is one of them. If you add "I could have...", the pain will be doubled.

This is the case with Snape. The reason why he is so painful today is "missed" and "I could have".

If Snape had not been so fond of the dark arts during his school days, and had not been attracted by those disgusting people and things, perhaps he and Lily would not have gone their separate ways, and they might even have become a childhood sweetheart.

But there is no if in life, people must face reality and cannot live in fantasy. Choices can determine a person's fate, and Snape made a choice that he would regret for the rest of his life.

Ada, who had been circling Snape, finally stopped and her expression became serious again. She said, "I really don't understand, and I don't want to understand. This is my luck."

"That would be great." Snape's mouth twitched, as if smiling.

Ada did not continue to ask about their past. Her test today had already exposed Snape's scars, so she should not rub salt into them. Whether it was too late to regret or to regret for the rest of her life, let the past be the past!

The important thing is that Ada knew why Snape protected Harry and why Dumbledore trusted him so much. It was indeed an unbreakable reason as Dumbledore said.

Although Ada could not empathize with Snape's pain, she was willing to trust him like Dumbledore.

Because love is great, it can make people give everything for it, even their lives. It is because of love that there is such a powerful magic as the passive resistance spell.

(End of this chapter)