[HP][SBSS]Somewhere In Times

Chapter 21 Part 21

Sirius accidentally stepped on Tonks' foot. "I'm sorry," he whispered.

"It's okay." Tonks said softly, "Don't be too nervous, Sirius, he'll be out in a while."

Sirius nodded. He was huddled in the bushes next to Malfoy Manor with the rest of the Order of the Phoenix at 12 Grimmauld Place, wearing the black Death Eater robes.The appointed time was coming, as long as the longing figure appeared in the clearing in front of the bushes, they would go forward to complete the joint, and then, Sirius protected Snape back to 12 Grimmauld Place, while the others took advantage of Give Vodelmort's men a blow as they shift, and with luck, maybe kill a few of the main Death Eaters.

No one knew it was a hoax, and Peter Pettigrew, who had come up to meet them pretending to be Snape, would lead them all into the Dark Lord's trap.No one knew that the real Severus Snape was lying in the dungeon, almost unconscious.

The cold spring night was comparable to winter, Sirius reached out and touched the hard object on his chest - this seemed to have become his habit, whenever he was nervous, he would always touch the bottle full of Snape's memories. "Remus, don't forget what you promised me," he said. "If I die—"

"Don't say such unlucky things before you act." Remus didn't even look at him. "Sirius, you're really getting weirder. Concentrate." The werewolf's voice sounded displeased.

Sirius stopped talking, but his heart beat faster and faster.He closed his eyes and tried to calm himself down, then opened them again.

Almost at the same instant, he saw a figure, wearing the familiar black robe, appear in the clearing in front of the bushes, the moonlight elongated his shadow, and then he turned around, Sirius saw Snape's pale face Face.

"Sirius," Remus sighed softly. "You go up to finish the joint with Severus, be gentle, don't disturb the people in the manor."

Sirius didn't seem to hear what Remus was saying very clearly, his energy was focused on the figure less than 50 meters away from him.He put on the hood slowly, and stepped out unconsciously, the soft soil sucked away the sound of his feet.

"Snape...it's me." Sirius stood still, looking intently at the person he missed day and night.

"Black." Under the cover of Polyjuice Potion, Peter Pettigrew imitated Snape, straightened up and nodded slightly.After the practice last time, Peter felt that he was more adept at imitating the greasy black-haired man this time. "Is everyone here?"

"Here we come." Sirius replied.

"Everyone stands aside by the fence, and I'll wait here. After you're all in place, I'll distract the guards and you slip in. Then we meet in the bushes in the shade of the lobby, where no one is watching," Peter said. : "They will transfer at 12 o'clock, you still have 1 hour, don't worry, take your steps lightly."

"I see, I'll go back and tell them, you wait here and wait for us to take our place." Sirius said, nodded to "Snape", then turned around, without making a sound, and walked into the dark bush again .

"Remus." Sirius took off his hood as soon as he saw Lupine.

"Is the joint over? What's the next step?" the werewolf asked eagerly.

"We've all been lied to," Sirius said, looking calmer now than before. "That man is not Severus Snape."

"Not Snape?" Fred was the first to react from the shock. "Sirius, are you [-] percent sure?"

"Merlin, I swear on Gryffindor's name and honor, that man is not Severus Snape. Believe me." Sirius said slowly, fists clenched.Even though he changed his appearance, every expression, gaze, curve of the corner of his mouth and tone of speaking of Severus Snape had been deeply engraved into his heart since some time ago.And all this, he just realized.Even if the other party can deceive everyone, he can still be seen through.

Yet they were already standing surrounded by Death Eaters.

"But," Tonks said. "The last time he came to 12 Grimmauld Place, we exchanged codes. He knows all about what happened in the Order of the Phoenix recently."

"Then there is only one possibility," Sirius said. "The man standing there is Peter Pettigrew."

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.According to the deduction of all things, which is the only reasonable possibility, within a few seconds, everyone understands what kind of trap they have fallen into.

"That rat should have been killed in the first place," George said, his voice low but still tinged with anger.

"This is not the time to talk about that," Tonks said. "Can we withdraw now?"

"No!" Remus said, "The Death Eaters are already standing around us now. The reason they haven't done anything yet is that they're not sure where we are."

"We have only three ways: stand here, retreat or go in. Either way is a dead end." Kingsley's voice came out suddenly.

"There must be another way..." Tonks murmured, not knowing whether to think or pray.

Sirius kept his head down and didn't make a sound. It was strange, but compared to the time before seeing "Snape", he became very calm. Of all the people in the bush, he was the only one who had ever set foot in Malfoy Manor himself, and he was the only one Attended many meetings with Voldemort himself. "Before they act, there must be a unified signal." Sirius said while trying to recall. "As long as this signal is not sent, the Death Eaters in the bushes will not act." His train of thought became smoother: "According to the current situation, this action can only be sent by Peter Pettigrew who has been in the clear."

"So the only way now is to hijack him. Is that so?" Remus continued his old friend.

"Yes. Then you go around the bushes from the fence and leave here. Next to the fence is their designated spot. Even if you appear there and are seen, they will not act."

"Us?" Tonks' eyes were red. "Sirius, you..."

"Thankfully," Sirius said, looking back at Malfoy Manor, where Severus Snape must have been. "For Peter Pettigrew, I still have a hand." He said, showing a handsome smile, put on the hood, turned and walked towards the clearing.

"Black, you've been away for a long time." Peter raised his eyebrows in imitation of Snape, which disgusted Sirius, and he gripped the wand under the sleeve of his robe. "Yeah." He said, stepped forward suddenly, grabbed Peter's right sleeve with his left hand, and pressed his wand against Peter's waist with his right hand. "Peter, long time no see." He lowered his voice, "You can shout, you can even send out the action signal now, but I will cast the death curse on you at the same moment." Sirius breathed warm breath on Peter's ear : "In this way, the main members of the Order of the Phoenix will be wiped out, but—as far as I know, you are not a person who is willing to die for victory, right? My old friend."

As Sirius expected, the wrist locked between his palms began to tremble. After so many years, this mouse's greedy life and fear of death have not changed at all. He betrayed James and Lily to Voldemort, and now he will definitely give Voldemort Betrayed to the Order of the Phoenix again, Sirius seemed to hear a rustling sound behind him, he knew that Remus had started to retreat with the members of the Order of the Phoenix. "If you want to live, take me into the manor." After he finished speaking, he waited quietly for a while, and finally, Peter Pettigrew nodded reluctantly.

Sirius let go of his sleeve, but kept his wand on Peter's waist. He took a deep breath, trying to get rid of the obstacle that the body standing in front of him was Severus Snape, and walked towards the manor with Peter's pace.

There was only one guard, obviously standing here tonight just for show, and he took one look at Peter and let them in without saying anything. Sirius "guided" Peter to the dark side of the castle with his wand. "Stop," he said, pulling Peter's shoulders hard enough to turn him around to face him. "If I can tell if you're not Snape, I can also tell if you're lying," Sirius said, though he wasn't sure he could. "If you dare to tell a lie—" He reached out and snatched the wand from Peter's hand, and pushed his own wand against him hard. "Is Snape still alive?"

"Alive."

"Where?"

"Dungeon."

"Take me," Sirius ordered. "If you play tricks, you will definitely die before me."

There was hardly anyone in the manor, and it seemed that most of the Death Eaters were outside. Sirius thought, by 12 o'clock, they would rush in.Thinking of this, he couldn't help but press Peter's lower back harder, prompting him to walk faster.

There was only one guard left at the entrance of the dungeon, Sirius took out Peter's wand and cast an Imperius Curse, he opened the door and let them in. Sirius had never entered the dungeon of Malfoy Manor, it was freezing cold, and there were burning torches hanging on the walls on both sides. The light of the torches flickered on and off, illuminating the wet ground, which was dark, and it was hard to tell whether it was stagnant water or blood. , and Sirius clearly smelled a fishy smell.

"Don't make a detour, go straight." Sirius grabbed Peter's sleeve again, but Peter's pace became slower and slower, no matter how much he urged, it didn't work, the tunnel was very deep, and the smell of blood became stronger the further he went in.In the sporadic cells on both sides, there are also people lying around, and it is not known whether they are dead or alive.

Sirius only felt that he had walked a long, long way, and the smell around him had made him sick. Finally, Peter stopped and pointed to a door directly ahead. "It's here..."

"Alohomora!" Sirius raised his wand, and the cell door swung open. Snape sat on the ground with his hands on an old chair, his clothes ragged, his face buried deep in his arms, he didn't seem to notice that anyone was coming, nor did he notice that the door was open, it was still silent lying there.

Suddenly, there were loud footsteps above the dungeon, as if a large number of Death Eaters rushed into the upstairs room.Immediately afterwards, he heard the sound of something breaking on the ground, and then——a loud bang, as loud as if half of the walls of the manor were smashed to the ground.At the same time, Peter Pettigrew's body twisted in pain, the left arm Sirius held suddenly felt hot, and the Dark Mark on it began to burn.

The Dark Lord was in a rage and summoned Death Eaters.

"Let me go! Let me go—" Peter looked in pain, and the loud noise continued, as if someone was going to tear down the entire manor. "Sirius—" Peter begged, turning his head suddenly, looking at Sirius with Snape's face, whispering his name.

This face made Sirius in a trance for a moment, and the strength in his hand couldn't help but relax. Taking advantage of the situation, Peter drew his hand out, dodged his body, and ran into the dark corridor along the way they came before Sirius could react.

The loud bang continued, but Sirius couldn't control much. "Snape?" He ran through the cell door, taking Snape's face out of his arms.Although that pale face was covered with solidified black blood, filling the space between the big nose and the eye sockets, Sirius still recognized that this was his Severus Snape.

"Snape? Snape!" Sirius shook him vigorously, but there was no response. Sirius suddenly panicked, and put his hand under the other's neck, he didn't feel relieved until he felt the slow and weak heartbeat, and he patted Snape's cheek lightly.The loud noise above the dungeon stopped abruptly, and the world became quiet again.

Sirius listened for a while, "Wake up quickly, we have to get out immediately." He said, the eyes of the other party were still tightly closed.

"Snotlite!" he yelled suddenly, punching Snape in the thigh.

Then, he saw Snape slowly open his eyes.The eyes were still pure black, too dark to see the pupils. "Bastard." Snape struggled to get the word out of his mouth. "Get me some white meat."

"Where is the fresh rice?" Sirius asked anxiously.

"The guard's room, go a little further inside." Snape gritted his teeth, saying this seemed to take all his strength, and he closed his eyes again.

Sirius lowered Snape's body slowly so that he lay flat on the ground, then rushed out of the cell with two wands in hand, and continued running down the corridors of the dungeon.He had never been alone, without a plan, without a companion, and he was so nervous that he held his own wand in his right hand and Peter's left and right, which made his posture look like Somewhat ridiculous.Finally, he broke through the guard's room and saw a shelf of potions inside.Most of them were for emergencies, and every bottle reminded him of the inhuman treatment Snape had suffered here.He frantically looked for it on the shelf. "Bai Xian... Bai Xian..." His hands shook uncontrollably, smashing a bottle, and a few bezoars rolled out of it.

Sirius took a long breath, trying to calm himself down.After a moment, he closed the door of the medicine cabinet, then waved his wand, and put the medicine cabinet as small as the palm of his hand into the sleeve of his robe.

"Here are all the medicines," Sirius said, panting as he put the medicine cabinet back together, and lifted Snape up, leaning him against the wall.The latter raised his eyelids wearily. "The sixth bottle on the third floor." Sirius did so quickly, and Snape took the bottle, then lifted his own shattered clothes.

At this moment, Sirius saw clearly that there was a deep wound on Snape's abdomen, and the flesh and blood had coagulated around the wound, which was caused by magic, so deep that it seemed that internal organs could flow out of it.

Sirius only felt that his scalp was numb, and his chest seemed to be blocked by something. He saw Snape gritted his teeth and used water to dissolve the dirty blood that had congealed near the wound. Sweat flowed down his forehead and neck, soaking his chest clothes.

"Damn!" Sirius cursed, his eyes blurred before the next sentence.He continued to curse something, turned around and wiped his face with the sleeve of his robe indiscriminately.

"Instead of crying like a girl, hand me the first two bottles on the bottom tier and borrow my wand," Snape said quietly. Sirius turned his head and found that the wound was gradually healing. "Who executed you, if I'm one step too late, you might be dead," he said, handing the two bottles and his wand to Snape through gritted teeth.The other party did not answer, and concentrated on introducing the potion into the wound with the wand.

The surrounding area was so quiet that Sirius could hear the sound of water drops falling from the ceiling to the ground, and couldn't help but wonder what happened on the ground just now.

After Snape finished his medicine, he leaned his head against the wall again and closed his eyes slightly. "Maybe they're all gone."

"What do you mean? Where are they going?"

"Your saint godson has destroyed several DarkLord's horcruxes these days." Snape said, eyes still closed: "However, his most hidden horcrux is at school, and that is also the last one, maybe your godson has returned to school just now Now, if that's the case, DarkLord must have gone to school to fight him."

"So, the decisive battle is finally about to start?" Sirius suddenly showed a candid smile on his face, and unconsciously touched the bottle on his chest. "Let's go." After a while, he finally said, staring at Snape's slightly hollow face with mixed feelings.

Snape opened his eyes again, and the pain in his abdomen eased a lot. It had been a few days since Sirius had lost weight, and the edges and corners of his face and nose became more defined and straight, but his eyes were always bright. "Severus..." The other's face moved closer.

"What?" Snape frowned.

Sirius wrapped his arms around Snape's back and helped him to his feet. "Get out of the way, Black, I can walk by myself."

"I know." Sirius said softly, "I'll take you to Disapparate." The decisive battle was imminent, and there was no reason for anyone to survive.Even, he thought, he might not even have the time to slowly reflect on his own life.

Thinking of this, he squeezed Snape's hand, and the other only moved slightly.

The author has something to say:

So after a long time, I was afraid that everyone would forget, so I released the summary of the previous story 0w0

Sirius can tell that Snape is fake at a glance, which proves his feelings for Snape, and the next step is the decisive battle, about to die or something (I didn't say anything)~ Looking forward to reply =w=