A baby girl, with a chubby little face, white and tender, was babbling and struggling with the bottle.
And the bottle was in the hands of an old man with a doting look on his face.
Well, time has moved forward four months, but it seems that Snape has gone back twenty years, making him look like he can no longer meet the standards of an old man.
"Sev, this, this is..."
"My daughter, Susanna Aeneas Snape."
Snape continued the second half of the sentence, and for the first time, Ani could see a bit of embarrassment on his face.
But there was no time to sigh at this rare scene, because he captured a key word.
"Aeneas? Now I believe I am your best friend."
Using a good friend's name as a child's middle name is not common in the UK, but it is not uncommon either.
Just hearing Aeneas appear in Xiao Yaya's name, an inexplicable emotion surged from his heart.
"Oh, of course, of course you were Susanna's father's best friend, and I very much hope that is also the name of her godfather."
Snape laughed again. In fact, he had never seen a smile on his face since Ernie walked in.
"Of course, no problem. I'm very honored."
The affirmative answer came out of his mouth almost without thinking. Aini stretched out his hands towards the baby girl and muttered: "Good girl, come to daddy."
"Not my father, but my godfather."
Snape corrected him seriously. Unfortunately, his friend's thoughts had all drifted to the little one, and he didn't pay attention to what he said. He was just focused on hugging the little one who was smiling at him.
Mr. Snape, who was very generous to Ani in the past, was very stingy this time and protected his daughter with his arms, refusing to let her leave his arms.
The two wizards, who were famous in the magic world, got entangled in this way until a loud cry was heard.
"Wow~"
"You scared her."
Snape groaned dissatisfied.
"No, it's another situation."
Ani stretched out his hand and pointed, but before he could lower his head to look, Snape felt the warmth on his thigh.
Undress, clean, change diapers.
Magic is convenient, but Snape chose to do it himself.
The same thing is a job and a burden for some people; for others it is enjoyment and happiness.
There is no love without reason, but some love does not ask for repayment.
Snapping the last button with ease, Snape looked at his daughter in a beautiful mood, with a smile on his lips and the tenderness of a loving father in his eyes.
Then I discovered that Guiya's cute big eyes were shining, staring at Aini without blinking, full of expectation.
The beautiful mood suddenly wasn't so beautiful anymore.
After a long exchange of glances, little Susanna finally found her way into Aini's arms.
"It's 1994, man, and you're still wearing diapers."
Looking at the antiques that had been passed down for an unknown period of time in the history of human civilization, Aini couldn't help but curl his lips.
"When I came back, Ian prepared two boxes of diapers, which made Susanna's legs red. I never used them again."
The man reached out and touched his daughter's little face, his doting smile continued to widen.
"You should have told me earlier, Sev."
Aini tightened her arms and changed the baby girl into a more comfortable position.
"I will if I can contact you."
Snape glanced at Ani angrily. After Susanna was born, he immediately wanted to share the joy with his friends, but the result was, haha...
"Okay, my bad. But to be honest, I thought you would..."
"What will happen? Pinch another Lily?"
Ten years, eleven years, twelve years...
Since that night, this was the first time he said Lily's name in a normal tone.
"To be honest, I thought about it, or that was my original purpose."
Snape did not deny it, nor did he wait for his friend's response, but continued speaking on his own.
"If I can really bring Lily back, I will do whatever it takes, even if I know that she will not hesitate to find Potter after she wakes up."
The man's voice was very calm, as if he was not talking about his vision for the rest of his life, but just repeating a simple exercise.
"It's a pity that she came and left again."
A few words, but they caused an uproar in Aini's heart.
"She is coming?!"
Ani was shocked!
He was very sure that cloning technology had no effect on the soul and only targeted the body. It was a purely realistic subject. This was verified by the Eye of True Seeing.
"Yes, she showed up, just after Christmas..."
The man's voice became deeper and slower, as if he was too distracted by other things.
The verification of the Eye of True Sight is correct. Although the equipment equipped with Breath of Nature is top-notch and can be said to be at the forefront of today's technology, they really cannot touch the realm of the soul.
But genius is genius, and Arthur can make cars fly into the sky. There is no reason why Snape can't mix the potion into the cloning experiment.
In an attempt with low expectations, the biomass watered by the magic potion changed rapidly, exceeding the embryonic and infant stages in a very unscientific manner. Under the dumbfounded gaze of researchers such as Ian, the girl calmly "grew" a baby.
After putting on her clothes and standing in front of Snape, she was already the girl she once was.
Memory and reality gradually overlapped, and Snape burst into tears looking at the flowers slowly blooming on his stretched out little hand...
The girl smiles beautifully, but the man can't help himself.
Several researchers were still stunned. It was not until Snape wiped away his tears and restored the laboratory to its original state that the non-magical people blinked their inexplicably dry eyes and continued the experiments they had just completed, as if they had woken up from a dream.
Then, cheer for the birth of a "seed".
Snape did not elaborate on the details of the conversation, but judging from his current appearance, there is no doubt that this accidental event brought about by science and magic was a miracle and a redemption that had nothing to do with Feng Yue.
"...I'm waiting for Susanna to grow up while redoing the experiment of the day..."
Snape said reluctantly. They only met again for a short moment. There was so much to say, and one time was simply not enough.
But I'm not that unwilling. At least I've talked to him, confessed, forgiven, and seen him. It's good to have this once.
The man leaned back in the chair relaxedly, his breath gentle as never before.
Perhaps the reason why miracles are miracles is because they cannot be replicated.
"Thanks."
Snape was filled with gratitude for this friend.
"thank you too."
Aini kissed the baby's little face, sent her back to her father's arms, and then stood up to say goodbye.
When people live, they need to have thoughts.
The Potions Professor's obsession was once a pursuit with no way forward, but now, she was in his arms, soft and waxy.
Relying on each other, experiencing the wind and rain, bathing in the light, and enjoying the tranquility.