HP: At the beginning, I influenced Snape's childhood.

Snape Manor.

The night was as dark as ink, and the manor owner in the second-floor room did not appear to be sleeping well.

The person's dark, somewhat coarse hair was damp, clinging to the cheeks of the person with tightly closed eyes and a furrowed brow. There were faint dark circles around the person's eyes, suggesting sleep deprivation; the dampness in the hair was either cold sweat from a nightmare or tears recalling parting.

It's been raining a lot lately, and even the thunder gods and lightning gods have come to join the fun in other places. The closed windows are being hit by the wind with muffled thuds, and the thunder is still loud even through the windows. Lightning strikes the ground from time to time, and the bright light makes the room flicker, which is particularly disturbing to sleep, even though that person never sleeps well.

In the dream, Lin Mo's face was exceptionally clear, but he was in the light, making him indistinct, as if he would dissipate into the white light at any moment, becoming an unattainable god in the darkness.

"Don't go... Mo... I beg you..." The person trapped in the dream remained unconscious, muttering to himself, a glint of tears seeming to flash in the corner of his eye. It was unclear whether he was unable to wake up, or simply did not want to.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Even the dream went against his thoughts, and the person eventually turned into wisps of light and merged into the white light.

"Silence!" Snape jolted awake, opened his eyes, and sat up. It seemed as if tears were sliding down his face, which felt cool. His chest heaved as he looked around in alarm, exhaled sharply, and tried to calm himself.

After a long while, he got out of bed and went downstairs to a small storage room next to the laboratory. Inside, there were rows of shelves with potions neatly arranged.

Snape casually picked up a potion, drank it, then picked up another potion, stared at it for a long time, sighed, and put it back.

He drank a tranquilizer, and put back a dreamless potion.

If I were to use this method, I would willingly endure the pain.

A——L——W——A——Y——S

Inside the room, Lin Mo idly flipped through the magic books provided by Chang Feng. Lin Boyan had been very busy these past two days, spending almost all his time in his study even when he was home.

The house wasn't particularly big, but it was cozy and well-equipped. Both of them had their own studies so as not to disturb each other.

"Xiao Mo, you don't seem very enthusiastic," Chang Feng said confidently. "You're not usually like this when you're reading. Are you thinking about someone?"

Lin Mo turned a page, opened his mouth as if to say something but then stopped, closing his mouth and saying nothing.

"Let me do some quick calculations. In three days, your Severus will be going to Malfoy Manor to see Lucius without saying hello. I suggest you try to bump into him." Changfeng smiled broadly, his eyes practically disappearing with laughter.

"Are you trying to join in the fun again?" Lin Mo didn't believe Chang Feng would help him with a straight face and not a hint of gossip. "I can hear your scheme all over the world, but it doesn't matter, we're still meeting."

After saying that, Lin Mo felt much better. He stood up, walked to the door of Lin Boyan's study, and knocked. "Brother."

Hearing the noise outside, Lin Boyan opened the door and looked down at Lin Mo: "Xiao Mo, come in, what's wrong?"

The two sat down, and Lin Mo said, "Brother, Severus will be going to Malfoy Manor in three days. I'd like to go with him."

Lin Boyan had read Harry Potter and knew about his brother and Snape's relationship, so he readily agreed.

"Alright, then according to the original plan, you shouldn't reveal your role as 'Shadow' for now. I'll write a letter to Lucius Malfoy in my own name to let him know," Lin Boyan nodded.

Shadow is Lin Mo's code name within the organization he created. The outside world only knows him by the name "Shadow." Lin Boyan is the same; his code name is "Feather."

"I have some cooperative relationships with the Malfoy family. People say that our forces have a very good relationship, and given your reputation, they won't refuse," Lin Mo added.

Lin Boyan gave an OK sign: "No problem, the main issue is you; pure-blooded magicians are still a bit troublesome."

"Don't worry." Lin Mo smiled in response to her older brother's concern. "I'll go read a book now, brother. You go ahead and get some rest."

After Lin Boyan said "okay," Lin Mo returned to his study.

Lucius quickly agreed to let Lin Mo go to Malfoy Manor.

...Three days later.

Lin Boyan looked like he hadn't had a proper rest in a long time. Recently, some clowns had been overestimating their abilities, but even ants can kill an elephant, and he still put in a lot of effort. He planned to take a rest today.

Seeing that Lin Mo was about to leave, Lin Boyan immediately said, "Be careful, contact me if anything happens."

"Don't worry, brother, I'll take good care of myself." Lin Mo was a little exasperated by his older brother's behavior. He was already so grown up, but his brother still worried about these things as if he were being kidnapped.

"You still need to be careful. The magical world is different from here; your brother can't protect you all the time," Lin Boyan reminded him, still feeling uneasy. Lin Boyan wasn't worried that Lucius would use any underhanded methods. He knew Lucius was a smart man, and smart men wouldn't attempt to destroy their family. Lin Boyan was confident he could wipe out the Malfoy family.

However, this incident gave Lin Boyan a strong feeling of wanting to control the magic world, at least to ensure that his younger brother was just as safe in the magic world as he was in front of him.

"I'm leaving, bye-bye." Lin Mo waved her hand and walked out of the house. Outside the door were Lin Mo's men.

The man saw Lin Mo and bowed slightly: "Ying."

"Yingqian, let's go," Lin Mo said to the tall, thin man.

Although Yingqian is Lin Mo's subordinate, outsiders see him as Lin Boyan's subordinate escorting the leader's younger brother.

Malfoy Estate

At this moment, a platinum peacock is displaying its feathers in the living room... oh no, it's waiting for a powerful guest who is about to arrive.

The Malfoy family's house-elves led the way for Lin Mo and Ying Qian. Upon seeing them, Lucius stood up and quickly and efficiently tidied his appearance.

Lin Mo walked to a distance of four or five meters from Lucius and performed an elegant aristocratic bow, a gesture he had learned in his previous life to deal with people who valued etiquette.

Lucius returned the greeting, not treating the other party as a child the same age as his son, not only because of the other party's brother "Yu's" reputation and power, but also because his first impression of the other party made him feel slightly uneasy.

Seeing this, the house-elf quickly left, and Shadow also bowed to Lin Mo, leaving after Lin Mo nodded at him.

"Mr. Malfoy, hello, my name is Mo Lin, you can call me Mo." Lin Mo said with a smile.

Lucius also gave a fawning, aristocratic smile: "Hello, Mo, please have a seat." He then gestured for him to sit down.

The two sat down and chatted about business matters. Lucius was increasingly surprised by the man's abilities, wondering when his little dragon would have such talent, but on the surface he remained calm.

……

As the two were chatting, a sound suddenly came from the fireplace next to them, and they both looked in the direction of the sound.

Lucius didn't need to look to guess who it was; the only person who had come to Malfoy Manor from the fireplace without saying hello was his good friend, Severus Snape.

Lin Mo knew who the person was, after all, he had come for this person.

Snape was in a bad state. He had a dream last night, but it didn't move him much, because he had often had such dreams since Merlin left. But in this dream, Merlin didn't turn into light; instead, he walked into the darkness where Snape was. He didn't know what this meant, but the dream concerned Merlin, and he couldn't control his racing thoughts, which kept him awake all night.

Snape's eyes were bloodshot, and his dreams had been unusually frequent lately, as if foreshadowing something. He looked at Lucius, but suddenly realized there were others present. His awareness as a double agent immediately snapped him back to reality, and he turned his wary gaze toward Lin Mo.

But when Snape saw Lin Mo's face, his gaze instantly became confused again. He suppressed his feelings, his voice trembling slightly: "Mo..."

Lin Mo was enveloped by the surging emotions in his dark eyes, unable to discern them for a moment. He tried to guess what these feelings were: hatred, longing, joy, excitement, anger, disgust... or something else entirely?

Author's rambling: Hehe, Stalin has arrived! The show's about to begin! ~(￣▽￣～)~