Hermione tossed and turned that night.

She was forced to start thinking about a question she had never thought about before.

That is...what do you want to do in the future?

Hermione still remembers that when she was young, before she became a wizard, she also had many dreams. But after receiving the letter of admission to Hogwarts, these dreams seemed to be thrown behind her, and the only thought left in her mind was "becoming a wizard".

But after talking with Ellie, Hermione suddenly realized that being a wizard was not the end, but the beginning. Not only that - was being a wizard really what she wanted to do?

Hermione didn't dare to discuss this topic with others. Although she was only an eleven-year-old girl, she knew that discussing the topic of "what is the use of wizards" with a group of people who aspired to become wizards would not bring any good results. So she asked others in a roundabout way, "What do you want to do when you grow up?"

But the answer she got made Hermione very disappointed.

It's not that these children don't have dreams, but their dreams seem to be completely limited to the magic world. They seem to be cursed and addicted to it. This made Hermione feel a little uneasy. She even regretted in her heart whether she should not have come to Hogwarts. After all, after listening to Ellie's words, she thought carefully that there were not many benefits for her to become a wizard, and the magic world strictly prohibited wizards from using magic in front of ordinary people. Then what was the use of these things she learned? Could it be that even her parents could not help her?

Although Hermione understood the dangers of revealing magic to the public, she always felt uncomfortable.

In contrast, Harry and Ron were equally dejected, but the reason for their dejection was different from Hermione's. It was because Snape once again caught them making mistakes in the Potions class and criticized them harshly. Harry couldn't help but retort, and then Snape deducted another ten points.

This made them very discouraged. Due to the appearance of Ellie, Harry's life has become completely different from the original. After Quirrell's death, no one went to steal the Philosopher's Stone, and he did not join the Quidditch team like in the original. Now Harry is just an ordinary first-year student, without any aura of a savior.

"He hates me, Ron."

Walking down the road dejectedly, Harry complained to Ron helplessly.

"I know, he hates me. You see, he always comes to trouble me whenever he has time. I don't know what I did wrong..."

However, just as Harry was complaining, suddenly, a voice came from the side.

"Of course he hates you."

"Why?"

Harry and Ron were both stunned when they heard the voice. They turned around and saw Ellie sitting on a chair not far away, flipping through a book in her hand.

"Ellie...teacher?"

Seeing this little girl, the two of them immediately gasped. Although Ellie was not as scary as Snape, it seemed safer for them to face Snape. At the same time, Ellie also raised her head and looked at them.

"Do you want to know why, Harry?"

“…”

Although Ellie's bright red eyes still had no light and looked chilling, Harry Potter nodded after thinking for a moment. After all, he also wanted to know why Snape was so against him. In comparison, the fear brought by Ellie had to be postponed.

"Okay, sit down and I'll tell you a story."

Ellie pointed across, the two looked at each other, then walked over and sat obediently on the chair. Then Ellie looked at Harry.

"You and Malfoy have a bad relationship."

"this……"

Harry was stunned for a moment when faced with Ellie's words. He really hated Malfoy, but he didn't understand what this had to do with Snape hating him. However, Ellie ignored him and continued to talk on her own.

"You have no ability or strength, and Malfoy and his two followers always laugh at you and bully you, which is unbearable for you. But you have no ability to resist and can only endure their bullying."

“…”

Harry shut his mouth. He was not stupid. He knew that what Ellie said must have some meaning, but he still didn't understand the connection between them.

"Then one time, when you were bullied by Malfoy and his friends again, a beautiful girl came out to protect you and loudly rebuked Malfoy and his friends, and you fell in love with that girl..."

Hearing this, Harry thought about it carefully. Indeed, if there was such a girl who would reprimand Malfoy for him, he would like her. Of course, unfortunately, there was no such girl in Gryffindor now. Hermione gave him and Ron the feeling that she was always nagging and meddling in other people's affairs, which made people feel a little annoyed.

"Gradually, you fall in love with that girl, and you want to become better and be worthy of her."

This is only natural.

Harry also began to fantasize. If there really was such a girl, he would definitely want to work hard to become stronger, hoping to be qualified to stand by her side.

"But your efforts had little effect. Malfoy and his gang still bullied you, and now they use bullying as a means to attract the girl's attention. Once, they even hung you upside down on a tree with a fuchsia in front of everyone, and it was the girl who came in time to save you."

God, that was a nightmare.

Harry Potter thought about the scene carefully, and he felt that if Malfoy really did this to him, he would definitely want to die.

"You felt ashamed to be rescued by that girl, so you had a big fight with her to vent your anger, and then the two of you broke up. Then the girl married Malfoy and gave birth to a child."

“…”

Harry was now beginning to feel that there was something malicious in this story.

"And you became the Potions Professor at Hogwarts, and then one day, you learned that your beloved girl and Malfoy were killed by Voldemort, and only the child survived."

……Um?

"Then eleven years later, the child came to Hogwarts. Right under your nose, you saw the fruit of love... the child born by Malfoy and your beloved girl. How would you feel?"

“…Wait, wait a minute…”

Hearing this, Harry finally couldn't help but speak, while Ron just stood there in a daze.

"Teacher Ai Li...you, you mean my father...he...he..."

At this moment, Harry felt like an idol had collapsed. Although he had never seen his father, he always thought that his father should be a proud, gentle, and amiable father... But Ellie actually compared him with Malfoy...? !

"Yes, Teacher Ellie, Harry's father is a hero who fought against Vol... You-Know-Who. How could he be someone like Malfoy?!"

Ron also reacted at this moment and shouted hurriedly, while Ellie just glanced at him.

"Parents' love for their children doesn't mean they love outsiders the same way. Maybe Malfoy will be a good father who loves his children in the future, but this doesn't stop him from still mocking you for being a dirty Weasley."

Having said that, Ellie stood up and closed the book in her hand.

"My story is over."

After saying this, she left, leaving Ron and Harry looking at each other in bewilderment.

After a long while, Ron finally let out a sigh of relief.

"I can't imagine Malfoy being a good father."

"I can imagine..."

In contrast, Harry's expression became a little lonely. Unlike Ron, Harry could understand this feeling better. Because his uncle and aunt were like this. Although they were complete villains to Harry, they really loved their son Dudley. Maybe they were really bad in the eyes of others, but to his cousin, they should be the best parents in the world.

Therefore, Harry could understand Ellie's words better.

He just couldn't accept it.

He had always thought that his parents were the best parents in the world and that they loved him, especially after hearing about their deeds - they had sacrificed their lives to protect him from Voldemort, so they must have been very great and gentle people.

But what frustrated Harry was that some people actually regarded his father as Malfoy... He could now more or less understand Snape's hatred for him, but he still didn't know what to do.

In the following days, Harry's life did not get better, but became more difficult. In the past, he didn't know why Snape targeted him and hated him with a clear conscience. But after learning the truth from Ellie, he felt very complicated. On the one hand, Harry felt that he was unlucky and innocent. On the other hand, because he was often bullied by Malfoy, he could understand Snape's thoughts... This made Harry even more depressed.

So after a lot of hesitation, Harry had to bite the bullet and find Ellie again to ask her if there was any way she could help him.

"So what you mean is, make Professor Snape stop hating you?"

"...Yes, I don't know what to do. After all...that..."

Harry was still trembling in front of Ellie, but Ellie looked at him, thought for a moment, and then spoke.

"There is a way."

"Really?"

"That's right, but it requires some sacrifices on your part. As the saying goes, a heart disease can only be cured with the heart... Are you willing?"

"I……"

For some reason, Harry always felt that the corners of Ellie's mouth curled up slightly when she said this, revealing a weird smile, which made him instinctively feel a chill on his spine, but when he thought about it carefully, he still had to stay in Hogwarts for so many years. If Snape treated him like this every year, he would not be able to survive in school, so he gritted his teeth... and nodded vigorously.

"I do!"

"very good."

Hearing this, Ellie nodded, then she took out a bottle of potion and handed it to Harry.

"This is?"

"You should have received the invisibility cloak. Tonight, put on the invisibility cloak and go to the potion room. Then drink this potion. You will know what to do next."

"I see."

Harry took the potion handed to him by Ellie and nodded. He did receive an invisibility cloak. He didn't know who sent it, but Harry didn't know what it was used for, so he just left it there.

“…Is that all?”

"That's right."

Although Ellie's answer sounded perfunctory, Harry still decided to give it a try. So at night, when everyone else had gone to bed, he put on his invisibility cloak and went to the potion room, then quietly opened the door and walked in. Snape didn't seem to be in the room, so Harry was relieved. Then he opened the potion Ellie gave him, opened his mouth, and drank it in one gulp.

The next moment, Harry felt his body begin to heat up and he began to pant. The magic seemed to seep out of his body, and then gradually cooled down...

"Who are you?"

However, just when Harry was relieved, suddenly, Professor Snape's voice came from the door. Hearing this voice, he was startled and turned his head quickly, only to see Snape's tall figure standing at the door of the potion room, looking at him coldly.

"It's break time now. Why are you, a student, here..."

However, Snape stopped talking before he finished speaking. He widened his eyes in surprise and looked at Harry Potter in front of him, as if he couldn't believe the reality.

"...Lily?"

"……Why?"

Harry was also stunned when he heard the name Snape called out.