Hogwarts: I Obtained the Paternal System

He dared guarantee that if he hadn't said under Veritaserum that he wanted to go to Slytherin to help Harry, Old Deng would never have allowed him into Slytherin.

That old bastard kept saying that the Slytherins were children too.

But in reality, the moment anyone entered Slytherin, the old bastard became wary and cautious.

He even felt that the old bastard agreeing to let him go to Slytherin today was merely a way to placate Snape.

After all, even Dumbledore couldn't bring himself to say there was something wrong with Slytherin in front of this double agent.

And if the Sorting Hat really placed him in Slytherin, he reckoned Dumbledore would frequently summon him to the office for Legilimency.

But why did he still say he wanted to go to Slytherin when he knew Dumbledore was suspicious of him?

First, the protagonist was in Gryffindor. If he went to Gryffindor too, Harry would definitely steal all the spotlight.

Second, most of the people he knew so far were in Slytherin, and they all seemed pretty nice.

Even the tsundere Miss Greengrass was quite interesting.

Not to mention there was also Cassandra, the Slytherin Cassandra, whom he had never met.

Third, of course, was to deliberately farm Old Deng's Paternal Points.

Heh!

He was going to Slytherin. He was going to mess with the old man's head.

He would make him suspect every day that he had defected.

Then, after using Legilimency, he would be wracked with guilt.

Again and again, hundreds and thousands of times—he'd infuriate that suspicious old bastard Old Deng to death!

At first, Darren had thought any House would do.

Now, Darren only wanted Slytherin House.

This was simply a great place to farm Paternal Points!

Darren smiled smugly.

Then he remembered that he seemed to have gained something today that he had yet to use.

He had received one Bloodline Lottery.

[Lottery]

[Ding, beginning Bloodline Lottery. Lottery complete. Congratulations, Host, you have obtained Snape's bloodline.

(On the night Lily was injured, Snape may have lost some bloodline in his panic.)

Issuing reward. Reward issued successfully.]

Snape's bloodline:

A mottled Prince bloodline. After fusion, Potions Talent +10, potion innovation ability +20. Gain Snape's uncertain and suspicious gaze.

What the hell?

There was something wrong with this system!

What did it mean, Snape had lost some bloodline?

So Voldemort lost bloodline, and Snape lost bloodline too?

Why didn't the system tell him what his mother Lily had gone through?

Darren's expression became that of an old man on the subway staring at his phone.

This wasn't scientific!

He might previously have suspected Voldemort had done something to Lily, but he absolutely didn't suspect Snape had done anything to Lily.

That old virgin simply wouldn't have dared.

So the system was stirring up trouble!

If this got out, his father James might get so mad he'd leap out of his grave.

The boy obediently picked up the cup and drank the potion.

Completely unaware that the old man before him and a greasy, gloomy Old Bat had drugged him with potion.

He trusted them with innocent ignorance.

Yet they had repeatedly betrayed that trust.

Snape thought darkly.

"At first, I was a little jealous of Harry..."

The boy said this.

There was a trace of sorrow in his voice.

For a moment, Snape thought he saw Lily.

The last time Lily had met him, she had spoken in that same tone.

She had said she had some regrets.

But she would never regret it.

At the time, Snape had wanted to cry. He had wanted to apologize to her.

He had wanted to tell her that he had never said that word again.

Nor had he ever believed another word Voldemort said.

He had even gone to work for Dumbledore as a double agent.

But in the end, he said nothing.

He could no longer disturb Lily's life.

As long as he did everything right, Dumbledore had said he would hide them safely.

Who would have thought Dumbledore would later tell him that she had died because of the betrayal of James's damned friend?

Sure enough, he should never have trusted that foolish man.

He had killed Lily!

After Lily died, he could only begin protecting Lily's child.

Though he didn't think that man would ever return.

For the past ten years, he had been like a ghost of Hogwarts, wandering through this dwelling place of souls.

Waiting for that final sliver of redemption.

Until he met Darren.

Darren Potter.

The first time he saw this child, he had hazily thought he was seeing Lily.

Especially when the boy stood bravely and fearlessly in front of him, he had almost truly believed Lily had returned.

Because of that, he had nearly killed that Muggle.

When he came to his senses afterward, he couldn't even understand why he had done something so stupid!

But it had to be said that this little brat named Darren really did resemble Lily.

The moment Snape saw him, his heart softened. Even looking into those green eyes, he couldn't bring himself to say anything sarcastic.

He had always thought he had made an exception for that boy.

Who would have thought Dumbledore would let him know today that he was still just as despicable.

"Severus, I need a few drops of Veritaserum."

"What do you need it for? To let Mundungus have a taste? So he can learn that the Boy Who Lived's younger brother isn't so easy to bully?"

Snape sneered.

Then he saw Dumbledore shake his head and say,

"No, it's for Darren."

"Dumbledore! What exactly are you trying to do?"

"It's not what I'm trying to do. It's this child... I can't see through him.

"On the surface, he truly seems like a good child. He loves life, helps others...

"He treats House-elves well and is considerate toward everyone. Even the wand he carries is Cypress wood, which represents fearlessness and the courage to sacrifice.

"But I suddenly realized that every single thing he did brought him benefits.

"I don't know whether it's luck or intentional. I need to understand him better."

Recalling those words, Snape closed his eyes and threw himself into his chair.

He had compromised.