Phineas's arrival was completely within Jon's expectations. He knew all too well what kind of provocation this old principal could not take. Other than Sirius Black's life and death, what this old principal cared about the most was his reputation in front of Severus Snape.
"I didn't say anything. Principal Black, don't be anxious."
What answered him was Phineas's exasperated voice. "If I had come a little later, who knows how you would have slandered me."
You're already so old, yet you're still so impatient. No wonder Sirius Black thinks you're unreliable.
Jon did not say anything, but his expression clearly showed that, which naturally made Phineas even angrier.
Then, he left.
"Why did you have to provoke his emotions for no reason? Now that he's angry, he won't be here for a while."
"Isn't that good? If he doesn't come, Lohat can come more often. I'm going to leave soon, but I haven't found a replacement for Lohat yet. "
Jon said casually, "How's your permanent solidification potion coming along?"
"It's almost done. Now we're just missing the person who took the potion and Lohat's blood."
Snape folded the list of potions in front of him and handed it to Jon. Then, he destroyed the drawing frame that Jon had given him previously. The drawing paper inside naturally disappeared as well, and the imprint on it returned to the soul in Phineas's portrait.
"You don't have to worry too much about the candidate. I've already told Teacher Grindelwald. If he's on the way back, he'll bring back a suitable person and let Lohat cultivate his memory. Anyway, this show will only last until the end of this school year. After that, Lohat can change his appearance and live on with his new identity."
"You're thinking quite a lot. But after thinking so much for others, do you still have time to think about your own matters?"
It was rare for Snape to be so concerned about something, except for when he was concerned about Lily Potter, who was killed by Voldemort. That was an accident.
"Don't worry, I don't have that many things to do. After all, I have to solve the biggest problem in front of me first. Otherwise, it would be meaningless to think about other things.
I just want to leave behind some clues before I leave. If I don't come back … it's very likely that I won't come back. I have to leave something behind in Hogwarts. Otherwise, those students and professors who trust me will be very disappointed, won't they? "
"Dumbledore is probably the only one who truly has expectations for you, but you have to know that as a legendary Wizard, he has far more things on his mind than you do."
Snape paused for a moment, then gripped his wand to create a soundproof barrier around them.
"Are you really going to release Blake from Azkaban?"
His voice was heavy, and Jon understood the meaning behind it.
"I know a little about your past. To you, Sirius may not be a good person, but as people who are in this situation, when we judge a person, we will never judge them based on whether they are good or not."
Jon's words were a little vague, but this did not stop Snape from understanding his true meaning.
Jon was such a person, and so was Dumbledore.
They did not care about whether a person was good or bad, they only cared about whether that person was useful to them. If that person was really useful, even if that person was a bad person who committed all kinds of evil, they could still use him to do things.
When Dumbledore accepted him back then, he had never thought that he was once a Black Wizard.
"Actually, I have never tried to tell you these things. Some things involve your past, and I shouldn't have said them. Moreover, with my age and status back then, it was not suitable for me to say these things to you.
But now, I don't have so many reservations anymore. In terms of the length of my remaining life, I might not even have as long as you, so some things are just right to say now.
Professor Snape, you are a good person.
I'm sure you're tired of hearing this. Maybe it's me, or maybe it's a woman you don't want to talk about right now, but you're still thinking about her, just like the photo on your desk. "
Qiao Wen glanced at the photo that Snape had placed on the table. Although he had never seen the face in the photo, he knew very well whose face it was.
Sometimes, love really made people feel helpless. Jon did not think that love was good for humans, but many people would be limited by it.
These people were willing to let themselves be troubled by a small matter like love, and Jon could not do anything about it. Luckily, Snape was not a person who was completely stubborn about love, there was still room for him to change.
"The past is the past. Although I don't have the right to persuade you to forgive them, at least I hope that you can let it go. A child's kindness and evil are always very pure. You may hate each other, but James is already dead. The only one left is that boy that you hate, but you have to take care of. Besides James, do you really have such a deep hatred for the rest of them?"
The answer to this question was obviously no. The grudge between Snape and Sirius and the rest was mainly because of James Potter.
The enmity between men always came out of nowhere. For women, for glory, for different standpoints, Jon felt that these were all very boring things, but his thinking was clearly too unique in this environment.
"You are right, that is indeed the case. I really don't hate them that much."
Snape said in a hoarse voice. Some things would slowly be diluted with time, and the hatred that he felt was irreconcilable now was actually just that.
This was not forgiveness. Of course, this was not forgiveness. Forgiving them was something that Snape would never be able to do in this lifetime. But Jon was right. There were some things that would fade away with time. That was not forgiveness, but letting it go.
He did not want to be calculative about this anymore.
Living in the past was a very painful thing, especially when there were people who could make him suffer in the past. In his current life, there were also things that constantly reminded him of the painful past. If he could not let it go, his life would continue to be this painful.
"Lohat … You made the decision to change yourself, right?"
"What happened between the two of us, how should I say it? It was a coincidence. Back then, I only wanted him to be my teacher, and we just happened to bump into each other. He wanted to change his situation then. You know, it is very tiring to live a fake life. "
Jon did not hide his interactions with Lohat at all. He felt that there was no need to hide it. Lohat was like a nail that he placed beside Snape, constantly reminding Snape that he might be able to change his life and usher in a new life.
"But after changing, will life really become much better?"
"I don't think so, but if you don't change, life will still be so painful. Since that is the case, why not try to change it?"
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