Hogwarts: I Obtained the Paternal System

He supported Darren by the shoulders.

Every member of the Order of the Phoenix had red-rimmed eyes. They barely dared to speak.

Darren's injuries were so severe that even those who had experienced real war could not bear to examine them too closely.

Bang!

Just as everyone was drowning in grief, the sound of Apparition rang out.

"Severus!"

Dumbledore called.

Snape looked at Darren's wounds with near fury.

"St. Mungo's or the Hospital Wing?"

He held back the curse that had nearly burst from his lips. Looking into Darren's hollow eyes, he could no longer utter a single word of reproach.

"The Hospital Wing. I don't want everyone to know I'm hurt..."

[Ding, Paternal Points +100]

[Ding, Paternal Points +100]

[Ding, Paternal Points +100]

[Ding...]

"Then I'm sorry, but to cover up your disappearance, everyone told the public that you had been admitted to St. Mungo's and still hadn't recovered!"

Snape said bluntly.

Darren seemed to realize it only then.

He tilted his head and tried hard to look toward Snape's voice. Hesitantly, he said, "Professor, how long have I been missing? Is my brother terribly worried? I should... Darren asked anxiously..."

"Not too long. I'd say about a month!"

"A month!"

Darren cried out. He seemed stunned.

Then he suddenly said, "Professor, I need to go to my brother. I need to see him first. He must be terribly worried. I..."

[Ding, Paternal Points +100]

[Ding, Paternal Points +100]

[Ding, Paternal Points +100]

[Ding...]

As he struggled, he seemed to grow dizzy. His body swayed.

Snape's eyes narrowed.

He suddenly took out a bottle of potion and forced it into Darren's mouth. Darren really wanted to curse.

He was only putting on an