Time witchcraft

12

Lily was angry with Snape, more than everyone thought. When Eli saw them on the train back to Hogwarts, they were sitting uncomfortably in the box, Snape trying to find a topic, and Lily's reply was short and slightly stiff, completely devoid of the usual rapport and laughter. Eli found that the two of them were relieved almost simultaneously when they saw him appear, welcoming him in such unison for the first time.

Listening to Penny, Lily went out to see Snape on Christmas Day, but now from the results, it is clear that this did not do much to ease the relationship between the two. The friendship between the two of them was a little more formal, and this somewhat awkward atmosphere lasted until February, and there was still no obvious improvement.

Although they still do their homework together in the library, they are noticeably less frequent – Eli has the most say in this, the library is his most frequent place in school, and it is somewhat annoying that he spends less and less alone reading alone.

"Look no further, Severus." Eli turned the page of the book and said without raising her head, "Lily and Mary left about an hour and a half ago, and they spent more than two hours writing their homework for the Transfiguration class, and I don't think I will come back today." "

Snape withdrew his gaze, glared at him with a pierced embarrassment and irritation, sat down at his round table with a cold face, and took out his homework.

"No one asked you to talk, Eli." He said in a bad tone.

"Okay." Eli flipped through the pages deafly and said casually, "Please sit, Severus." "

Snape choked on him and glared at him in annoyance.

"Well, Eli, who is very popular. Smith certainly doesn't care about this. He sang in a sleek tone, "Anyway, whether you have to face Gryffindor or Slytherin, he can handle everything, two friends in front of him, he can also maintain the friendly relationship between the two sides at the same time, and he is comfortable and happy to win people's hearts..."

Eli snapped his fingers and finally raised her head and glanced at him.

"Three." He said.

What the? Snape was stunned for a moment, not understanding what he meant for a moment. Eli sighed and shook his head.

"And Penny." He said, "I remember you know, I mentioned it when we first met. I've known her before I know you. "

This Muggle again. Snape frowned in annoyance, his lips pursing in disgust. But in the end, he did not openly say any slander, perhaps the cold war with Lily finally made him learn to be cautious in his words and actions.

His expression was slightly tense, with a sense of sternness, as if waiting for a new round of criticism from Eli. But to his surprise, Eli only said such a sentence, and did not continue the topic, as if it really just gave him a proper reminder.

This was quite unexpected by Snape, who stared at him in surprise.

　　"Nothing else?" He asked tentatively, with a hint of hostility, "If you want to quarrel with me like Lily, then whatever you want, you can start now, it doesn't matter." "

　　Although they were friends on a decent relationship now—perhaps one of Snape's only two friends outside of Slytherin, or perhaps not needing to get rid of Slytherin—Snape had always had an indelible sense of wariness towards Eli, as if he was a potential rival and comparator in some sense, which Snape didn't want to admit or think about.

　　He stared at Eli, waiting for his answer, unable to say whether he would prefer to hear reproach or understanding from this man.

　　"What? Of course not. Eli looked at him again, equally surprised, "Why am I doing this?" Your attitude to friendship is, of course, your business, and I may have an opinion about it, but I won't interfere self-righteously—that's between you, and I have no right to interfere—why would you ask that, I thought you hated Jaime for behaving like that. "