11 Ancient letter

What happened in the flight field spread among students and teachers in less than half an hour. Many said that Soisen should not have intervened between the two Houses, while others praised him for his insight and understanding of the situation.

The teachers were delighted to see that not all first-years were impulsive and there was someone responsible, but not as rigid as Miss Granger.

The culprit of the news was currently in the library consulting the books related to potions, since in an hour they had their first lesson with Snape and if he was going to follow the original plot, he would ask more advanced questions about potions to those who are calling. the attention, which originally would only have been Harry, but Soisen suspected it might extend to him due to the hubbub of establishing a new House.

There wasn't just one new "celebrity" this year.

Oh, that reminded him that he had to stop by the common room so he could see the hatched Occamy and pick up a letter meant for the potions master before the lesson, a letter he had been carrying the day he showed up at his mothers' house in the middle of the day. of a flare of Floo powders.

Which was strange, since until then their mothers were unaware that the fireplace in their home was connected to the Floo network. Maybe the previous owner was a wizard and forgot about it or didn't know about it either.

They had to close it later for security reasons.

…Later, in the dungeons…

Everyone looked around the Potions classroom to shudder at the sinister potion ingredients on the shelves around them, some of which were still moving.

Snape stormed into the classroom and after his bottling glory and avoiding death speech, asked Harry the three questions, who had no idea why he was asking such questions when they were having their first class at that very moment.

What the hell was a bezoar?

Finishing ridiculing Potter and ignoring Hermione, Snape turned to look at Soisen, though unlike with Harry, his gaze held slight interest rather than spite and anger.

"Tell me, Mr. Galegold. What is the most common use of the Lethe River water?

"It is used for the preparation of the forgetfulness potion, Professor." Soisen was glad to be on his guard.

"What could we use the ground fairy wings for?"

"For potions like the invigorating potion or the beautifying potion.

"What potion could you brew if one of the ingredients had to be bat spleen?"

—The enlargement solution.

Snape nodded, giving no praise and turned to Harry.

"See, Potter?" There's a reason you're being asked to buy a book: it's called reading." Snape turned and looked at the rest of the class. "Why aren't you taking notes on everything? He asked them with an annoyed look. "Five points for Galegold," he murmured between the sound of the feathers against the parchment.

Soisen doubted if Snape's attitude towards him and the points given was because he was genuinely pleased with the answers he gave him and helping him humiliate Potter or for saving Lily's son's life on the Flying field.

But if he wants tips for the eye potion, he prefers this attitude to that of a cold-eyed scorpion.

After class ended, almost everyone ran out of the classroom hoping not to spend a single second more than necessary in the sinister place. Everyone except Soisen, who walked over to Snape.

"Excuse me Professor, this is for you." He pulled an old-looking letter from his student robes and held it out to her.

Snape gave him a cursory glance and his pupils contracted. Snatching the letter away so quickly that Soisen couldn't react, he held it close to his face and examined it better in the candlelight.

For Severus Snape by Lily Evans.

He would be able to recognize Lily's handwriting anywhere and anytime, what he didn't understand was why this kid had such a letter and it seemed to be so old.

"Where did you get them?" Snape paid full attention at that moment.

—She was with me when my mothers adopted me —Soisen answered him honestly— As for who left her, I can only assume that she was that Lily.

"When were you adopted?"

—It should be October 31, 1981.

Snape was silent, that was the same date as Lily's death and when Voldemort fell due to his own spell.

The darkest day of her life, when he couldn't protect her and Dumbledore didn't keep his promise to her.

"If you don't have any more questions, Professor, I'll go." Oh, and if he deems it appropriate, I would like to know the contents of the letter later as well. After all, I've been with her for eleven years and it's normal for me to be curious about it.

Soisen left and Snape stared at the letter with misty eyes, reminiscing for a few minutes.

"Lilly..."

And to think that everything went wrong that day, for a moment of anger caused by damned James Potter.

Snape took a deep breath and carefully opened the letter's envelope, intending to keep it for himself later as a keepsake. He took out the letter and unfolded it, to reveal a blank scroll.

He fixed his attention to a rune at the top and completed it according to methods known only to Lily and him, a little secret before breaking him to exchange secret cards as a game.

Hello Severus. I know you must have many questions…"