The Unchanging Patronus

"That's all an excuse!" Professor Snape was furious. "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been targeted by Voldemort at all!"

"In fact, yes. We escaped his pursuit three times."

As long as we are in the Order of the Phoenix.

This day was simply brought forward.

And that Prophecy, though I cannot go into details.

But I know more than you do.

Even without you, Voldemort would still find out, guided by a higher power.

"I've killed a lot of Muggle! A half-breed wizard! I'm a murderer!" Snape's Zhengling was sinister, yet he wore a smile.

He seemed convinced that he was definitely a bad guy.

However, that voice that made Snape furious, the voice from Dumbledore, rang out again, "He's lying!"

If he really did those things, even if he switched sides with us, I still wouldn't accept him!

He was a speculator, just like Lucius.

Lucius stemmed from wealth, his father's relationship with Voldemort, and so on.

Severus was spared the Death Eaters' initiation ceremony—which involved killing a Muggle —thanks to his Potions skills.

"Albus Dumbledore! Get out of here!" Snape seemed on the verge of a breakdown.

He collapsed to the ground.

Lily sighed, "Severus, even if Albus n't explain, I know."

I've been following you.

Everything that happens after you become Death Eaters.

The Britain people who died during that period.

I've visited them all. You can't hide it from me.

"Can't I go abroad?" Snape asked tentatively, hoping for the best.

"Tsk tsk, what a pity, Severus. I know you've never been abroad," Dumbledore's voice rang out again.

Just like before, we could only hear their voices but not see them.

He added, "Oh, and one more thing. Snape's Patronus is a doe. Always has been."

On the other hand, Kate raised her own question.

"I have no idea what kind of magic Snape learned from you."

But he made a point of making himself so clean and energetic.

It's obvious he wants to be... well, to use what you said before, Ryan, he wants to be Cao Cao.

He clearly had this impulse when he appeared.

Even Harry could see this impulse.

Why is he now so focused on tarnishing his image in front of Harry's mother?

Ryan sighed, "A loser is a loser."

If it were James Potter, he wouldn't bother clarifying the so-called misunderstanding at all.

Instead, it was a natural progression for him to reveal himself and get together with Lily.

But Snape.

He may not be a good moral character.

But for him, love was his only sanctuary.

Like someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder related to cleanliness.

Before he met Lily, he might have had the idea of being Harry's father.

But when I actually faced her, all I could think about was repentance.

There was also a deep sense of inferiority.

She felt that someone like him, who had been Death Eaters and had killed Lily, didn't deserve to be with her.

To achieve this goal, they even lied.

Even Dumbledore was prepared to watch the spectacle, couldn't help but stand up and speak up for him.

I dare say, if Dumbledore hadn't stepped forward...

Snape would then take the blame for other 'sins'—such as Harry's childhood, which was also his decision.

"I see." Penelope, standing to the side, had a complicated look in her eyes.

It is indeed very touching.

But I'm afraid that if Snape continues like this...

Under fair circumstances, even if we did it a hundred times over, Snape would still be the loser.

Because James Potter has high moral standards.

But in the battle for love, he would stop at nothing.

He would use any despicable means for Lily.

And Snape

On the other hand, Lily thought the same thing.

In her marriage to James, and in the years that Afterlife.

They've spent more than seven years together.

She had long seen through James's tricks in pursuing her.

James is indeed very upright, dares to speak up for the weak, does not bully the weak (after fifth grade), is friendly (except for Slytherin), and is devoted, possessing all the positive qualities of a good husband and friend.

As for Snape, in his youth he was ambitious, looked down on Muggle, and was a wizard Muggle-born (except for Lily). He was somewhat kind but limited, not clean, and liked to study Dark Magic.

The reason she chose James over Snape was because of that.

It was entirely because James was willing to change himself for her.

Despite her repeated expressions of dislike for his cronies, Snape still headed down the path of the Death Eaters without looking back.

But now, she understands.

James never really changed from the beginning.

He's just putting on a show.

He was still secretly bullying his friends and Snape.

At most, when he's in front of her, he deliberately doesn't fight back.

This was to win her sympathy and make her feel disgusted with Snape.

This was a great success.

This made her willing to date James when she was in 7th grade.

She married him after graduation.

But now, James and Snape are equals in her heart.

James was her husband and Harry's father.

But seven years have passed, and love has long since transformed into familial affection.

Although there is no oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, or tea in the Afterlife.

But as time went on, James gradually revealed traits that she didn't like.

Moreover, Snape was her childhood sweetheart, and now he was willing to truly change for her, the person she once had feelings for.

This doesn't mean she's going to be with Snape.

But if that's the case, why not?

"May I see your Patronus?" Lily asked softly, seemingly unaffected, as if nothing had happened.

But her slightly flushed cheeks and the unconscious, subtle steps she took toward Snape betrayed her inner turmoil.

"You want to see?" Snape asked in a gentle tone that even Harry had never heard before, drawing his wand. "Patronus Charm!"

The silver doe sprang from the tip of his staff.

It landed on the floor, leaped lightly to the other end of the room, and flew out the window.

Lily watched it go, watched its silver light disappear, then turned to look at Snape, her eyes already brimming with tears.

"It's still like this after all this time?"

"It has always been like this," Snape said.

Scene change. Snape's Patronus did not disappear after flying out the window.

As a manifestation of the mind.

It's also quite adept at finding people.

Along the already close connection between Snape and Dumbledore's minds.

Soon, Dumbledore was found in another empty classroom on the third floor.

A silver doe leaped into the room from outside the window.

To Snape's surprise, the small room was packed with people.

The fake Philosopher's Stone sat on the table just like the black Resurrection Stone.

The people in the room watched everything in their room through the images projected by the fake Philosopher's Stone.

Dumbledore, McGonagall, Sprout, Lupin, Hagrid all had tears in their eyes.

He also seemed to hear Professor McGonagall whispering to Sprout, "I'm so sorry, James."

But I bet one Galleon they'll be kissing within ten minutes.

Sirius, standing to the side, clenched his teeth, as if he were about to rush out of the room at any moment.

Hagrid pinned him down with one of his large hands.

However, at this moment, everyone's attention was focused on the silver doe that had suddenly barged into the room—his Patronus.

Snape's Patronus was always a doe in the original books, which was revealed when Harry Potter was in his sixth year.

I may have written about premature exposure before.

But I don't remember whether it's still around or not.

Let's assume it exists for now.

Whether Snape actually killed anyone is not described in the original book.

There was only Dumbledore.

I'll assume for now that this book doesn't exist.