Settle at Hogwarts

Inadvertently, Tabor caught a glimpse of the covered Mirror of Erised in the corner.So he simply pulled the top cloth away.

"Severus, Lily come take a look at this."

"Mirror of Erised?"

Severus and Lily called out the mirror's name the moment they saw it.

Tabor was very satisfied with the reaction of the two people. At least under his influence, they were well-informed.

"It is indeed the Mirror of Erised. Since you can recognize it, you probably know its function."

Tabor walked to the mirror and said, "Well, who wants to take a look first?"

Lily and Severus made eye contact before carefully standing in front of the Mirror of Erised.

"Uncle Tabor, are you sure this is the Mirror of Erised?"

Lily couldn't believe it, because in her eyes, the mirror faithfully reflected her own appearance, and nothing she longed for appeared.

Tabor couldn't see what Lily saw, but he understood her confusion from her expression.

"Nothing changes, just like an ordinary mirror, right?"

Lily took a few steps back: "Indeed, I didn't see what I longed for."

"It's a good thing. Legend has it that the happiest person in the world can use the Mirror of Erised as an ordinary mirror."

After Tabor finished explaining, he gently pushed Severus in front of the mirror.

Then as expected, he saw Lily's reflection in his eyes.

Suppressing his desire to get into Severus's mind to see more clearly, Tub turned and sat back on the sofa.

"Severus, just look at it. This mirror can't bring you anything substantial. If what you long for is what you may have in the future, then I should also say, congratulations! Because, you are completely You can work hard to turn your desires into reality.”

After Tabor finished speaking, he forcefully covered the Mirror of Erised again.

Severus's face turned a little red. He didn't know whether the things shown in the Mirror of Erised could be seen by people around him.

"Lily, can you see the desire in my heart?"

Severus asked cautiously.

"I can't see. I can only see you looking in the mirror and blushing."

Lily said jokingly, curiosity flashing in her big green eyes.

"yes."

Severus quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time felt a little disappointed in his heart.If Lily had seen the scene in the mirror just now, would she...

After running Occlumency, Severus's expression returned to normal, and all the distracting thoughts in his mind were cleared.

"Sev, what are you longing for, can you tell me?"

Faced with Lily's direct question, the blush that had just faded from Severus's face came back again: "Can you not say this?"

Lily was a little disappointed, but she didn't hold on to it.

"Well, I just wanted to help you."

Severus understood what Lily meant, but it was absolutely impossible for him to tell the person he saw in the Mirror of Erised.

"Sorry Lily I..."

Lily shook her head: "It doesn't matter, you don't need to apologize. I don't have to know."

"Lily~"

Tabor couldn't help but make some noise, which reminded the two of them of where they were now.

"Okay, Lily, remember to keep it up. Severus must also work hard to turn his desire into reality. Now, hurry up and get back to where you should go."

"Okay Headmaster Prince, may Merlin wish you a Merry Christmas."

After Lily finished speaking, she smiled playfully before turning and leaving.

Severus looked at Tabor and waited until he heard the door closing behind him before asking, "Uncle, did you see what I saw in the Mirror of Erised?"

The corners of Tabor's mouth raised slightly: "I did see it, so what? Maybe I should be glad that you finally got the idea?"

Severus sighed in distress. Lily was indeed the most beautiful person in the world. Even her happiness index was so high that the Mirror of Erised could not detect her desires.

"Since you like her, you should confirm it as soon as possible. You must know that Lily is one of the most beautiful girls in your class. Coupled with her intelligence, she will definitely have many suitors in the future."

This was not the first time Severus heard his uncle say this, but he had never taken it to heart before, and he had never seen clearly what he really wanted.

In fact, he was also a little confused when he saw Lily in the Mirror of Erised.

Because in his opinion, whether it is potions or magic, it is possible to appear in it.

However, all he saw was Lily.

An adult Lily slept with herself in each other's arms.

Whether it's magic or potions, it doesn't seem to be that important anymore.

"I will."

After Severus dropped those three words, he turned around and left.

The large black school uniform drew a graceful arc behind him.

"Tsk! I didn't expect your nephew to be a love interest."

"Yes! But Prince, you shouldn't indulge him like this. No matter how good Lily is, she's just a mudblood."

"Blake! We are all principals, you shouldn't say that to students!"

"Ah! God! How could you say that word!"

"That's right, I think your skin is itchy again. Let's have a duel between wizards!"

......

Tabor chose to turn a blind eye to the daily quarrels between the principals, even though the content of their initial argument was about his nephew.

With the Christmas break approaching, most students have chosen to leave Hogwarts.

The usually noisy castle suddenly became quiet.

Hagrid moved several leafy fir trees from the Forbidden Forest. As they were dragged through the corridor, a lot of leaves fell off.

"Hagrid! I just cleaned up the corridor."

Facing the caretaker with a mop in his hand, Hagrid said at a loss: "Sorry, Professor Freevey asked me to help cut down the Christmas tree. Don't worry, I will clean it up later."

Filch glanced at Hagrid contemptuously.

The staff at Hogwarts all knew that Hagrid had made a mistake and his wand had been broken.

Originally, neither Filch nor he could cast magic, and they felt like they were in the same boat.

However, now that I can use magic spells, although I can only use more basic ones, it is still different.

"It's no use."

Filch said, waving the newly purchased wand in his hand to gather the needles on the ground.

Tabor saw this scene when he came down from the stairs.

"Filch, Hagrid, haven't any of you gone home?"

Both of them froze, and a trace of sadness flashed across their faces.

"Principal Prince, Hogwarts is my home."

Filch smiled and moved closer to Tabor.

"Mr. Principal, if you come down at this time, is there anything I can do to help you?"

Tabor looked at the dog-legged administrator and shook his head helplessly: "No, I just came down to see how the auditorium was decorated. Is there anything Dean Freeway needs help with?"

"Everything went well at work. I just came back from the auditorium."

Filch said enthusiastically.

"That's good, but are you really not going to go back and take a look? After you can use it..."

Filch looked at the sincerity on Tubo's face, smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"No need, since I was kicked out by my father, I have nothing to do with it."

Tabor didn't try to persuade him anymore. After patting Filch on the shoulder, he quickly walked a few steps to catch up with Hagrid, who was carrying the big tree.

"Sorry, maybe I shouldn't remind you of unhappy things during Christmas."

Hagrid shook his head: "It's not your fault, Headmaster, but I still feel that my father is still alive. In this regard, I agree with Filch. Hogwarts is our home and the only one."

Tubo understood what Hagrid meant, and suddenly felt that Hogwarts might not have good feng shui, or else a good school would be like a shelter, full of homeless people.

"Wingardim Leviosa."

As the mantra was being recited, the fir tree and its branches and leaves were all suspended in the air.

"Don't think about those unhappy things on Christmas. I'll just send this tree to the auditorium."

After Tabor finished speaking, he quickly walked towards the auditorium with the floating fir tree.

Hagrid didn't follow. He still needed to go to the edge of the Forbidden Forest to get some more fairies or glowing fungi.

"Bat spirit, isn't it hard without Lily to protect you?"

"Step aside!"

"If you don't let me, hit me!"

Severus clenched his wand and looked at the two people blocking his way with cold eyes.

"As far as I know, you are the only one in Slytherin who is detained in school! So no one will come to help you."

Looking at the two people provoking him, Severus didn't want to waste too much time on them.

"I don't need to call anyone else to deal with you two."

Just as the tip of Severus' wand lit up with a faint fluorescent light, he suddenly saw his uncle around the corner.

"Mr. Principal."

"Cunning Slytherin, it's not that easy to deceive us!"

"That's right, your uncle, the principal, won't wander around Hogwarts with nothing to do!"

Before Tabor could respond to his nephew's greeting, he heard the words of the two Gryffindors in front of him, and his face suddenly showed a little helplessness.

"Sorry, Mr. Potter and Mr. Black. I think Severus did not deceive you. Moreover, this is the only way to the Great Hall, so if I want to send this fir there, it will definitely Walk through here.”

James and Sirius both turned around stiffly.

"Principal Prince!"

"Principal Prince!"

Tabor agreed with a smile, and then asked curiously: "Are you just preparing to duel in the corridor?"

"Of course not, Principal Prince. We just had a friendly exchange..."

"Yes! We were just messing around with Severus."

Looking at the two nervous little lions, Tabor was not prepared to argue with them.

"Since you have time to joke around, why not come and help decorate the auditorium. By the way, you can also practice your magic spells."

Sirius and James looked at each other, neither of them dared to refuse Mr. Principal's proposal.

"Severus, you can come along too. We can wait until after Christmas to work on the potion."

Severus pursed his lips. He didn't want to waste time on boring pretend games, especially with two annoying people, Potter and Black.

However, since his uncle had said so, Severus couldn't refuse directly.

Seeing the same unhappy expressions on the three people around him, Tabor simply lost his mind.

"Is it so difficult for you to make me happy for Christmas and decorate the auditorium?"

"It's not difficult~!"*3

Realizing that the same words had been said to the others, Sirius and James both glared at Severus.

Tabor walked in front easily with Firth: "Speaking of which, James, you and Severus have many similarities, such as your eyesight. I thought you would become friends."

James and Severus glared at each other again, both feeling that there was no way the other could be their friend.

"Speaking of which, I often see you and Blake together. Have you known each other before?"

"Yes sir, we met at a banquet."

Tabor looked back at Severus: "Indeed, the banquet is a very good opportunity. Many friendships start from there."

James seemed to realize that the principal was not as serious as he thought, and his expression became slightly more relaxed.

"Mr. Principal, I heard that we can also participate in this Christmas dance, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Potter."

"Then do we need to invite a dance partner?"

Tabor glanced at James strangely: "No, is it possible that Mr. Potter wants to invite Mr. Black? As far as I know, you two are the only first-year Gryffindors staying at school for Christmas. .”

"Of course not, I'm not gay."

James said it urgently, as if he was afraid that others would misunderstand.

"Well, I see you and Mr. Black together every day, and I thought... you would also invite him to the dance."

Sirius and James both turned a little red, and then they both stared at Severus again.

Who told him that his surname was Prince?

Severus, who was innocently angered, didn't even bother to look at the two of them.

This place was originally not far from the auditorium, and the four people quickly left the corridor.

"(????)??Hey, how about placing this Tabor tree in the corner?"

Tabor controlled the fir tree and placed it where Professor Freevey directed, and then asked with a smile: "Is there anything else you need help with? These three young gentlemen all want to do what they can for Hogwarts. .”

"Of course, it's nice to have someone to help."

Freevey used a high-pitched voice to direct the three people around, and he walked to Tubo's side: "How about going to Hogsmeade for a drink later? I also called Hagrid, Mrs. Pomfrey , Mrs. Pince, and Professor Kettleburn.”

"Of course. Did you book a private room at the Three Broomsticks?"

"No, let's go to the Pig's Head Bar. It's said that the boss there changed some time ago."