After Snape followed Callista and took Peter Pettigrew to the execution chamber, Sirius Black asked Horatio, "Headmaster, why does Snape hate Peter Pettigrew so much? I remember that back in school, Peter Pettigrew was just a lackey. He wasn't the one mainly bullying Snape, was he?"
Watching Snape's departing back, Horatio replied, "On the night Voldemort killed Harry's parents, you lost your best friend, but Snape also lost the love of his life."
Alarm bells instantly rang in Sirius Black's mind. "Headmaster, you mean Lily?"
"Mm-hmm."
Sirius Black came to his senses. "Headmaster, you said before that someone had paid the price to revive Lily. Was that person Snape?"
"That's right."
This was bad. James, your wife was about to be stolen by Snape.
"Headmaster, please revive James. I'm willing to give up my entire fortune." To prevent Snape's scheme of becoming Harry's stepfather from succeeding, Sirius Black could only beg Horatio bitterly.
Horatio shot him a disdainful look. "What would I want with your junk? I told you, bring me Slytherin's locket or Hufflepuff's cup in exchange. Besides, even if I were willing to help you, I couldn't right now. Lily's soul is inside Harry, but where is James's soul? Without a soul, I can't revive anyone."
Sirius Black fell into despair. Right, even if the headmaster agreed to revive James, they still could not find his soul.
Horatio comforted Sirius Black. "It's fine. At worst, Snape and Lily's child can be named James Potter Snape in the future. Harry has lost his father, but having an extra younger brother with the same mother is fine too."
Sirius Black stared at Horatio speechlessly. Please, be a decent person. Not only were you killing him, you were twisting the knife. If James knew what you were thinking, his coffin lid