Hogwarts: Starting with full Unforgivable Curses

Only by mastering this crucial information could he gain the upper hand in subsequent confrontations and increase his chances of winning. He firmly believed that the previous failure was largely due to insufficient intelligence, which allowed Dylan and Dumbledore to outmaneuver him step by step, ultimately resulting in failure. This time, he would never repeat the same mistake!

Once he confirmed that Barty Crouch Jr. had completely disappeared into the alleys of Kirkworth without any further sign of stopping, Snape did not hesitate for a moment. He immediately activated the emergency contact with Dumbledore and used the most concise language to inform Dumbledore of the core matter of the summons sent by the Dark Lord through Barty Crouch Jr., without any unnecessary embellishment, only stating the key information.

Dumbledore's response came quickly, his tone still calm and steady. Besides repeatedly reminding him to prioritize his own safety and not to act rashly, he only emphasized one thing: "If the Dark Lord asks you about Dylan, there is no need to deliberately hide anything; just answer truthfully."

Snape was not surprised by this. He had a very clear understanding of his own identity. From the moment Barty Crouch knocked on his door in Spider's End with the Dark Lord's orders, he had switched back to the role of "Mission: Impossible." Too much questioning and explanation would only create more problems. Dumbledore's concise response suited him perfectly. After all, the more he knew, the more complicated his thoughts became, and the more likely he was to make a mistake at a crucial moment, delaying the overall situation.

Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is hidden in a vast mountainous region. Snape suddenly appears, his feet treading on a winding, rugged mountain path. Looking around, all he sees is a vast expanse of white snow. The world is covered in pure white, and even the air is chillingly cold. Faced with such an extremely pristine snowscape, Snape's feelings become even more complicated.

He was about to truly meet Voldemort again, and this feeling of familiarity and strangeness reminded him of a few years ago—when he saw Lily's eyes again, even though those eyes were on a face that he loathed from the bottom of his heart, they still instantly stirred up the deepest tremors and pain in his heart.

He raised his hand and exhaled a puff of white steam. The steam quickly dissipated in the biting mountain wind, just like his fleeting, warm memories. His thoughts drifted uncontrollably at that moment, as if crossing the barrier of time, returning to his distant childhood, to that afternoon when he first met Lily.

Back then, he had spent a long time meticulously planning his first meeting with Lily, wanting to leave her with a perfect impression. However, when it came to actually doing it, the meeting turned out to be a complete disaster. He excitedly revealed to Lily that she was not an ordinary Muggle girl, but a witch with magical talents, completely ignoring the fact that Lily had grown up in a Muggle family. For Muggles, the word "witch" often carries a derogatory or even insulting connotation.

Watching Lily turn away in shock and displeasure, he was filled with despair, thinking he had completely ruined this friendship that hadn't even begun. But to his utter surprise, Lily stopped not far away and then turned back, her face showing a hesitant yet determined expression. She trusted him implicitly and was willing to listen to his description of the magical and unknown world he was describing.

From childhood, he suffered too much distrust. Whenever there was any mistake or accident in the family, his father would always blame him without any explanation, believing that he was the one who was secretly causing trouble. He would use this as an excuse to have a big fight with his mother. The atmosphere at home was always filled with quarrels and indifference. These unpleasant past experiences had already spread throughout the town, and even Lily had heard about them. But she didn't mind at all. She was still willing to believe him, become his friend, and patiently listen to him tell about the magnificence of Hogwarts Castle, the wonder of magic courses, and the various adventures in the magical world.

Lily was the first peer to trust him, the first peer to listen to him attentively and show him a genuine smile. This warmth, like a glimmer of light in the darkness, has been deeply imprinted in his heart and has become the most precious salvation in his life!
As his thoughts returned to their source, Snape's gaze fell upon the entrance to the valley in the distance. The valley was treacherous, flanked by towering snow-capped mountains. Once he crossed that narrow valley, he would officially enter Durmstrang's territory. Before truly encountering Voldemort, he had to readjust his emotions, concealing all his tenderness and vulnerability to ensure that Voldemort would not notice anything amiss.

Although he had already mastered Occlumency to a high degree, enough to deal with most mental probing, after absorbing the mental magic theories that Dylan had given him, he keenly realized that there was still room for improvement in his Occlumency, and it was not invincible.

Voldemort knew what she meant to him; she was his softest and most fatal weakness. If Voldemort made new breakthroughs in his magical research and also absorbed some of the magical theories that Dylan had spread, then she could very well become the key fulcrum to break his Occlumency, giving Voldemort an opportunity to discover his deepest true thoughts and loyalty!
This was something Snape could neither foresee nor control. To be on the safe side, and to more reliably infiltrate Voldemort's camp and deliver crucial intelligence to Dumbledore, Snape knew he had to prepare for the worst and eliminate this fatal weakness as much as possible. After studying and absorbing many of Dylan's magical theories, Snape repeatedly calmed himself down and re-examined his inner thoughts, questioning what Lily meant to him. After such a painful and profound self-analysis, he finally understood that Lily possessed everything he had longed for all his life—kindness, warmth, light, and purity.

For him, Lily was no longer just a childhood friend and the white moonlight in his heart, but more like a light that pierced through the darkness, guiding his confused life in a new direction and giving him a goal worth pursuing and protecting in addition to survival. This realization made him more determined in his stance and gave him more courage to face the dangerous meeting that was about to take place!
However, he did not follow the path of light that Lily represented, pursuing that warmth and purity. His youthful ambition and thirst for power led him to choose the path he had already planned in his heart—to join Voldemort's ranks and become a Death Eater loyal to the darkness. He once thought that this path could lead him away from the humiliation and powerlessness of his childhood, but he never thought that this choice would eventually push him into an abyss of no return.

Until that day came, everything vanished like a bubble.

Because of his unintentional betrayal, Voldemort turned his attention to Lily's family. In the end, Lily died under that deadly green light. It was he who pushed the person who gave him the only warmth and trust to his death. It was he who extinguished the light that illuminated his dark life. Perhaps for him, who had been trapped in darkness since childhood and had never truly felt warmth, the brief illumination of light and heat was indeed unforgettable. But only extreme pain could leave an eternal mark on his soul, making him remember the sins he had committed for eternity.

In endless pain and regret, he tried to find Lily in his own way, to find the redemption that had long been lost. Once, he subconsciously cast the Guardian Angel spell. To his surprise, the Guardian Angel spell was exactly the same as it had been years ago, still a doe that was no different from Lily's Guardian Angel.

A pure white doe floated before him, radiating a soft, warm light that dispelled the surrounding chill and darkness. At that moment, Snape felt both bewildered and gratified, a complex mix of emotions welling up within him.

But he overlooked a long-standing question—why a doe in particular? This question had been dormant in his mind for many years until he delved into and combined many of Dylan's magical theories, carefully cutting away all the fragments of memories related to Lily, and re-examining his own heart, and finally found the answer.

He severed all ties with Lily, forgetting her soft red hair, her warm smile, and every moment they shared. Only those eyes remained—those clear, bright, emerald-green eyes. Those green eyes, like a seed buried deep in his soul, had taken root and sprouted with the passage of time, finally making him understand that what he pursued was never just his innocent yet profound love for Lily, but also his yearning and thirst for "love" itself—that pure, selfless power that could transcend darkness.

Lily's passing brought him to a complete awakening. He chose to dedicate himself to the cause Lily had believed in throughout her life—fighting Voldemort and protecting the peace of the wizarding world. Along the way, he silently forged ahead on this thorny and dangerous path. Unbeknownst to him, this cause, which he had originally upheld to atone for his sins, had become his own faith. The moment he realized this, he suddenly understood many of his past confusions. Why could he invent such a cruel and aggressive dark magic as the Divine Slash, yet also reach the pinnacle of potions, developing antidotes and potions that saved countless lives? These seemingly contradictory aspects were, in fact, a true reflection of his inner self.

It's all thanks to Dylan that I can understand all this.

That little kid who used to always annoy him, and even gave him shampoo.

How old are you now, yet you already possess such a level of magical skill?

No wonder he's his student.

Although, how old am I?
Snape never regretted choosing to join Slytherin, because he knew he was born to be a Slytherin. What exactly are the characteristics of a Slytherin? It is not the cunning and ruthlessness that the world sees, but the honesty of one's own ambition and the unwavering pursuit of one's goals. No matter how one achieves this aspiration, no matter how others misunderstand or criticize, it is not enough to shake one's true nature.

He was simply doing what he believed was right, nothing more. Voldemort had to be destroyed; the darkness and destruction he brought should never have come to this world. Hogwarts should return to its original form—a pure school, a home where all wizards who love learning and crave knowledge can freely absorb nourishment and grow, instead of a battlefield shrouded in war and fear!

Thinking of this, Snape stopped in his tracks, stood in the snow-capped mountains, and looked up into the distance. The biting wind whipped across his cheeks, but it could not shake the determination in his heart. He straightened his cloak, suppressed all his complicated emotions, and his eyes became cold and sharp.

Ahead lies the entrance to Durmstrang, where a perilous encounter is about to begin. But he is prepared—for his faith, for the belated redemption, and for the hope that Lily gave her life for, he will continue his journey through the darkness until the final light arrives!

Every renowned magic school in the magical world employs layers upon layers of protective magic—Anti-Apparition Charms and Unpicture Charms are basic requirements, while various defensive dark magic and confusion charms are interwoven to form an impenetrable protective net. Durmstrang, as a special institution that openly teaches dark magic, employs far more rigorous and demanding magical protections to safeguard the school's safety than other schools, reaching an almost watertight level.

For outsiders to enter Durmstrang is no easy task. First, they must possess a letter written and stamped by a school professor. Only with the magical mark in the letter can they penetrate the outer layer of illusion spells and find the true entrance to Durmstrang. In certain extreme cases—such as when a visitor learns the school's core secrets or when their behavior arouses suspicion from the school—Durmstrang professors will not hesitate to cast a forgetting spell to erase the visitor's relevant memories before safely sending them out of the school grounds, ensuring that the school's secrecy is not compromised.

Snape had heard about this before and knew what he should do. He took a deep breath, the biting mountain wind filling his lungs and making him even more alert. He closed his eyes and carefully recalled every detail on Voldemort's note—the description of the address, the hidden magical codes. After confirming that everything was correct, he opened his eyes and resolutely strode into the narrow valley.

The instant his footsteps crossed the valley's edge, subtle ripples appeared in the surrounding air, as if someone had magically lifted an invisible curtain. In the once empty, desolate valley, covered only in snow, the outline of a magnificent castle gradually became clear, transforming from blurry to real, as if emerging from the void. (End of Chapter)