Past

The person who knows Chinatsu Matsuda best will always be Jinpei Matsuda.

Others were concerned about her close relationship with Professor Snape and did not dare to mention it in front of her, for fear of touching her sore spot. Little did they know that what Chinatsu Matsuda feared most was not memories, but forgetting.

The clouds dispersed a little, and Matsuda Chinatsu looked at the stars with a distant gaze.

"Actually, I met the professor because of my mom."

This surprised Jinpei Matsuda a little, as he thought they must have met at Hogwarts.

Matsuda Chinatsu: "Do you remember when I was ten years old, I ran away from school one time and it was my brother Kenji who found me?"

Jinpei Matsuda was deeply impressed by this. Although his sister was a little naughty at that time, she never ran around. He was really scared when he couldn't find her that time.

He still remembered that it rained that day, and Matsuda Chinatsu developed a fever on the way and was sick for a long time.

Matsuda Chinatsu slowly recalled.

The high fever was actually caused by a magical riot, and since there were no adult wizards to help her, her body had problems.

Chinatsu Matsuda's mother, Nami Takeuchi, had the blood of some magical animals in her ancestors, but by Nami Takeuchi's generation the blood had become quite thin. Unexpectedly, after Chinatsu Matsuda was born, it was discovered that her blood had reverted to her ancestral lineage. Not only was she a natural Animagus, she also possessed a certain gift of prophecy.

As a natural-born Animagus, Matsuda Chinatsu can switch freely between cat and human forms, but after that high fever, she began to lose control of her Animagus form, and even took on the form of a human body with cat ears - similar to Tsukuyomi Ikuto after his image transformation.

Nami Takeuchi is a wizard who graduated from Hogwarts and Ravenclaw.

She first took Chinatsu Matsuda to Nagano Prefecture to seek help from Amagawa Tsukasa - because Amagawa Tsukasa was good at using cards for divination and prediction, Takeuchi Nami once asked Chinatsu Matsuda to be his disciple and asked Amagawa Tsukasa to teach her how to control her talent to avoid hurting herself.

However, Tianhe Si was unable to solve this problem. Seeing that Matsuda Chinatsu was sleeping and comatose for longer and longer periods of time, Tianhe Si pointed out the direction for Takeuchi Nami.

She brought her daughter to England and found a friend who was already working at St. Mungo's. The friend told her clearly that there was a way to cure it, but it required a high-level potion that could only be made by a potion master and was hard to come by.

Their former Potions Professor Slughorn was indeed a genuine Potions Master, but he had been in hiding since the rise of Voldemort. The old man was very shrewd, and even if they tried their best to see him, he would not help without sufficient benefits.

As for other potion masters, Nami Takeuchi couldn't even meet them if they were not her relatives or friends.

Nami Takeuchi thought of a person, the youngest Potions Master today - Severus Snape.

She was two levels higher than Snape, and by chance they had crossed paths several times, and she had helped him with a small favor.

Nami Takeuchi wasn't sure whether the other party was willing to help, but she had no choice but to go to the other party and ask for help.

Fortunately, the other party was willing to help, and Matsuda Chinatsu was unexpectedly close to him.

Afterwards, Chinatsu Matsuda entered Hogwarts and became a Ravenclaw. In fact, she didn't have much interaction with Snape. After all, Snape was a double agent and he would not easily get too close to any student.

All the peace was broken at the Triwizard Tournament. That was the first time that Chinatsu Matsuda showed her talent for prophecy - she took the initiative to tell Snape that Voldemort would be resurrected in the final game and Cedric Diggory would die at Voldemort's hands.

Everything went completely off track after that. Chinatsu Matsuda could not remain silent after knowing that her friends and teachers would die one by one. The repeated exposure finally attracted the attention of Dumbledore and Voldemort. She voluntarily became part of Dumbledore's plan despite Snape's strong opposition.

For a long time after going undercover, she saw no one except Snape and Voldemort.

In order to gain Voldemort's trust, Matsuda Chinatsu suffered a lot from soul to body. A Ling told Yue Yong Jidou that she had suffered serious injuries, which were left from that time.

Matsuda Chinatsu surprisingly wasn't sad anymore. Her memories were even peaceful and warm: "...The professor's personality wasn't easy to get close to. If it weren't for those unexpected encounters, I would probably have kept my distance from him like most students."

Snape was the first person to see A Ling.

When she first arrived in England, she was confused and frightened. The appearance of A Ling made her surprised but also made her doubt - no one could see A Ling, was she really not dreaming?

Because of her self-doubt, A Ling became weak and often fell asleep in the egg.

Until one night, she sneaked to the rooftop to get some fresh air with A Ling, who was rarely awake, and was caught by Snape who suddenly came to visit.

"What are you doing, Miss Daisy?" The Potions Professor frowned as usual, his eyes fixed on her shoulder. "Also, could you explain what's on your shoulder?"

Can he see A Ling?

This was Chinatsu Matsuda's first reaction.

"I don't think your poor old professor is so blind as this," said Snape sarcastically.

Shocked, she spoke her mind.

For Chinatsu Matsuda, even the harshest words coming from Snape's mouth sounded like heavenly music.]

That was why she was close to Snape.

Matsuda Jinpei removed the cigarette from his lips. "It's hard to approach them, but once you get to know them, you're completely captivated by their talent and charisma...right?"

Chinatsu Matsuda sat up, hugged her knees and nodded.

When she actually talked about the professor to others, she found that apart from those general memories, there was not much to say, because the professor was an introverted person, and all his help and care happened quietly. It took her a long time to develop a tacit understanding with the professor.

Only she herself understood that during those difficult and painful days, they silently prayed for each other to hold on until dawn, wordlessly drawing a glimmer of hope and strength from each other...

Matsuda Jinpei randomly stroked the top of her hair: "You really do look more like your mother."

He stood up and said, "Okay, the story is over, it's time to go to bed."

Although Matsuda Chinatsu had only woken up for a few hours, she was indeed a little tired now.

Matsuda Jinpei pulled her up: "You should be able to sleep well tonight."

She was stunned. She had been having nightmares since she came back, and she didn't expect Jinpei Matsuda to find out.

Matsuda Jinpei seemed to know what she was thinking, and raised his chin arrogantly: "I am your brother."

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Due to a flaw within the British Ministry of Magic, Chinatsu Matsuda's undercover identity was exposed. She directly bypassed the Ministry of Magic and applied to Dumbledore for two wizards to come to Japan to protect her brother. In exchange, she would assist the Order of the Phoenix in finding the remaining Death Eaters.

The wizard who came to protect Jinpei Matsuda was none other than Cedric, whom she had saved before, and his girlfriend Qiu Zhang.

Chinatsu Matsuda received the two with surprise, introduced them to each other, and then turned around to complain about Dumbledore.

——He will get twice the result with half the effort. Cedric is a member of the Order of the Phoenix, but Qiu is not. It is estimated that these two people applied to come to Japan voluntarily. Not only can they save Dumbledore a lot of money, but they can also get her help. Dumbledore is basically getting something for free.

But then again, the arrival of these two people did make Matsuda Chinatsu feel relieved. If it were anyone else, she wouldn't be sure, but she could trust these two people both in terms of strength and character.

Ever since they learned that it was Matsuda Chinatsu who saved Cedric, they have been grateful to her.