He couldn't say for sure, but in any case, one or two certainly hadn't reached the limit. Dumbledore probably also considered the possibility of more Horcruxes from this perspective.
"Rainy day," Howl looked into the distance. "I wonder when the sun will come out; it feels like it's going to rain all day today."
"Why do you care about that? Are you going out to play ball?" Lucifer chuckled.
"With the sun, it will always be warmer," Howl turned his head.
"Don't worry about it, Mr. Cat," Sindel comforted him. "If not today, then tomorrow, the day after, there will always be a day.
The sun always rises as usual."
A week passed quickly.
Sindel was wrong.
From Monday to Friday, continuous light rain fell ceaselessly on the high mountain meadow of Hogwarts.
The entrance to the Great Hall on the first floor, which was also the main gate of Hogwarts Castle, was covered in mud, with muddy footprints spread over several surrounding layers.
The entire school felt a bit oppressive.
However, if there was anything to be happy about.
It was that Professor Snape, the Great Demon King, didn't come to the Duelling Club tonight!
Howl walked among the children, who were paired up for duels, listening to their whispers, feeling a bit tired.
"Howl," Professor Flitwick called him, quietly and worriedly, "What exactly is wrong with Severus? I heard the children say he's been a bit off lately!"
"Sigh," Howl shook his head helplessly. "I don't know either."
Professor Flitwick was somewhat worried. As a long-time colleague and Snape's former teacher, he didn't understand what could have happened to make this man suddenly so strange.
He even suddenly had a thought—could it be You-Know-Who...
"I'll go check on him later," Howl said helplessly, interrupting Professor Flitwick's speculation.
Soon, the Duelling Club meeting time passed.
Howl came to the dungeon classroom and knocked on the door.
Soon, Snape opened the door, looking at him with an ashen face.
"Is my stuff ready?"
Impolite, straight to the point!!
Snape was clearly disturbed by the question and didn't react for a moment.
After a moment, he said, "It still needs some time."
"Severus, last day," Howl said.
"I don't want to resolve this with a 'I'm doing this for your own good' brutal approach!!"
"Nonsense," Snape said, feigning calmness.
Howl let out a scoff and slowly said, "Last day!"
Then, he turned and left.
Watching Howl's retreating back, a struggle appeared in Snape's eyes, and then he closed the door.
At the same time, the figure beside him slowly spoke, "Severus, what happened?"
"No... nothing," Snape panted. "No... nothing."
He didn't want Lily to leave him.
"Are you going to leave me?" Lily said.
"No... never!!" Snape seemed startled by the words and quickly said childishly, extremely nervous.
His movements, his nervousness.
Like a half-grown child.
At the same time, his hands trembled uncontrollably.
He slumped into a chair, not saying a word.
After an unknown period, he finally spoke softly.
"Lily..."
"I'm here," the woman said gently. "Severus, I'm always here!"
"What... what's your name?"
"I'm Lily..." the woman said.
"No... no..." Snape shook his head.
"I mean... your last name!"
"I'm Lily Evans. What's wrong, Severus...?"
Snape looked up, let out a long breath, his expression much more relaxed.
"Severus..."
Snape ignored the woman's words and simply said, "Lily, can you accompany me outside for a bit?"
"Of course," Lily nodded.
Then, under the night rain, Snape brought Lily's ghost to the meadow of the Castle.
"Where are we going?"
"Nowhere," Snape replied. "I just want to... walk..."
Saying that, he came to the Black Lake.
The rain wasn't heavy, and he silently lay down.
Lily lay with him, just like that, by the lake.
Like when they were children.
"What are you thinking...?"
"Nothing," Snape said. He felt he had changed because of her arrival.
If he didn't consider that the person was Lily Evans.
Perhaps... this change was quite good.
"It's time to end this," he whispered.
"You should be Lily Potter. Even if I can't accept this reality... it should be this way. Lily Potter... her loyalty, her selflessness...
You are wrong; what you revealed is the Lily I secretly harbored in my heart... the Lily I myself wished for."
"Severus... what are you saying...?" Lily raised her hand, wanting to caress Snape's cheek.
"Sorry," Snape avoided her hand once again.
"It's time... to end all of this..."
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