HP: It's a snake, not a badger.

Chapter 30 Extra: Imprisonment

(It's time for the reward segment again, hehehe. The time is after the great battle. The professor didn't protect himself well, and Allie locked him up. It should be an "if" scenario. The main reason is that I don't know when I'll lose my temper and kill Voldemort. The car is in the big eye: Su Xiaojing.)

"click"

A man carrying a tray entered the room. He looked at Sleeping Beauty on the bed, lowered his head and kissed her lips. "Sleeping Beauty, it's time to get up. Do you remember the story you told me before? Severus, you can't leave me alone in this world."

Emeric skillfully washed his lover's body, massaging her arms and legs; only when he touched her warm body with his own hands could he feel at ease.

"If you're still sleepy, then go back to sleep. When you wake up, let's go on a trip. I heard the aurora borealis in the Arctic is amazing. Severus, where do you want to go?" Emeric sat on the edge of the bed and massaged Severus's temples as he spoke.

"Knock knock knock, young master, the banquet will start in half an hour."

"Thank you, Semi, I'll be right there."

The man lowered his head to kiss his lover, tucked him in, straightened his collar, and left the room.

After hearing the door close, Severus waited a long time before propping himself up in bed. In fact, he had woken up a day earlier but didn't know how to face Emeric, so he had been pretending to be asleep until now.

She had promised him she would protect herself, but she was bitten by a snake and almost died in the screaming shack. If it weren't for Ellie's timely arrival, they might never have seen each other again.

Of course, that was only one reason; the other was the chain on his ankle. He was locked up, and he was angry that Ellie had imprisoned him, but also felt a little guilty for not making him feel safe.

Severus chuckled self-deprecatingly. He was the older one and should be taking care of his younger lover. He was a complete failure, in every way.

"click"

Severus was completely absorbed in his own thoughts and didn't hear the door open. He remained sitting there, looking down at his hands.

A pair of warm hands cupped his face, forcing him to look up and meet the smoky purple eyes. Severus saw the tenderness and surprise in the other's eyes.

His lips gently pressed against Severus's forehead, eyes, and cheeks, finally lingering on the corners of his lips. He held him tightly in his arms, as if he wanted to meld him into his very bones.

Severus patted Emeric on the shoulder, telling him to be gentler as the hug was hurting, but he immediately gave up.

"I'm fine, okay? Don't cry. I'm a little hungry. Can you cook me something to eat? Don't let Fufu cook. I want to eat what you make."

Severus reached out and wiped Emeric's face. Ever since they got together, the man had cried more than when he was a child. When he cried, he needed to be comforted, and if he wasn't, he would follow behind him like a little kid.

"Airi, explain yourself, what's with the chains on my feet?" Severus decided to strike first. Since he was already locked up, he wanted to hear what nonsense this little bastard could spout.

Emeric's gaze followed Severus's hand to his feet. A gold chain inlaid with dark green gemstones hung loosely on his ankle, which appeared exceptionally white against the gold and dark green background, as lustrous as mutton fat jade. The red marks left by the chain were eye-catching.

"Gulp"

The sound of swallowing was particularly loud in the quiet environment. Severus looked at Emeric in surprise, touched his forehead in bewilderment, and became even more puzzled after finding that he did not have a fever.

"Severus, wait a moment while I go cook some porridge. It might take a while. If you're still not feeling well, you can sleep a little longer." With that, Emeric ran away, afraid that if he stayed any longer, he might do something terrible.

Severus wanted to find his wand to cut the chain, and reached for the headboard. Sure enough, it was there—his favorite spot. Hanging it on his leg was too strange and uncomfortable, and besides, that little rascal was staring at it with wide eyes. Just thinking about it made Severus's ears turn red.

He tried several spells to break the air splinter, then tried pulling it with his hands, but finding that pulling didn't work either, he got even angrier. Severus's guilt vanished; he angrily lay down and went back to sleep, ignoring Emeric.

He lay there and eventually fell asleep. "Severus, wake up, eat something before you sleep, okay? Baby, I made chicken porridge, haven't you had it in a while?" A gentle nibble and a moist breath near his ear woke Severus up.

He pushed the man next to him aside, took the small tray, and started eating by himself, completely ignoring the man's thoughts.

Three days passed, and after the doctor's examination, he told them that all the toxins in Severus's body had been cleared.

This is the fourth day he has been imprisoned in the room. Emeric has been with him these past few days, spending all his time by his side except when cooking.

Several times, he would simply lean back and close his eyes to rest after reading for too long, intending to take a nap. As soon as he closed his eyes, Emeric would come over, trembling as he touched behind his ear to listen to his heartbeat, and then kiss the scar on his neck.

Severus closed the book, threw back the covers, got out of bed, walked to the desk, and took Emeric's hand, letting him hug him. His young lover had felt insecure ever since his injury. Severus decided to do something to tell his sweetheart that he was still alive.

So Severus began to cling to Emeric, wanting Emeric to hold him all the time except when cooking or washing. Holding a book and leaning against his lover, Severus felt very comfortable; the delicate herbal scent enveloped him, and he was occasionally fed a piece of fruit, a snack, or tea—he only had to open his mouth to eat. The book in his hand was newly found, filled with many strange and wonderful herbs, which he found very satisfying.

But Severus found it strange that Emeric was sleepy during the day, so he decided to try to sleep lightly tonight in order to find out why Emeric was so sleepy at night.

Emeric woke up in the middle of the night again, dreaming that he was too late. When he found Severus, he was already dead, lying dirty on the ground with a huge wound torn open on his neck by Nagini, covered in blood.

Unable to fall back asleep after waking up, and afraid of waking Severus, he decided to sit on the sofa for the night, just like before. He slowly withdrew his hand, tucked the blankets in to keep the cold air from getting into the bed, and after making the bed, he turned and walked to the sofa.

"Airi, what are you standing there for? Come here, it's a bit cold under the covers." Severus knew he had frightened Emeric, but he hadn't expected it to leave such a deep scar. He called Emeric back to the bed and pressed himself against him, making it impossible for him to sneak away again.

"Don't move, go to sleep."

After saying that, Severus couldn't stay awake any longer and fell asleep.

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One day, an owl dropped a package and a letter, sent by Lucius.

While Emeric was making lunch, Severus opened the letter, which read: "Severus, if you really have no other choice, why not try this? Open the package and you'll see."

With a touch of curiosity, he opened the package and found his usual Hogwarts clothes. Upon closer inspection, he noticed that the buttons on the garments were snaps, which easily came undone with a pull. Below the clothes were a chain, a clip, and several bells.

Severus reacted as if he'd been burned, the package slipping from his hands and falling to the ground. Hearing the sound of the contents hitting the floor, he quickly stuffed the package together and hid it under the bed.

But the replies I received over the next few days all said to spend more time with him, that he needed to heal himself, and that he could only rely on his company.

Severus was completely out of ideas and prepared to try Lucius's wicked trick: kick Emeric out and wait for him to call him back.

He put on the waist chain, leg rings, and chest chain one by one. He hesitated for a moment when looking at the remaining bells, but still picked one up and hung it on the chain around his ankle. He remembered the good-for-nothing brat who had been drooling over his ankles.

Severus put on a shirt, trousers, and robe to cover himself, composed himself, and then let Emeric in.

Emeric was curious about what Severus was doing all by himself, so he immediately pushed open the door and went in, where he saw aloof Severus standing in front of the bookshelf.

"Airi, come here and kneel down, be a good boy."

"Good boy, do you like me? Hmm? Yes, I do. Let me see how much you like me."

Clearly, Lucius gave him more than just a set of clothes; he also gave him a book called "How to Control Your Lover." As an outstanding graduate of Hogwarts, Professor Snape learned the trick after reading it, and now it's time to see the results.

"Good boy, sit in the chair."

Emeric was led step by step, and he obediently sat up and hugged the person straddling his lap. His hands were pulled inside his clothes, and after realizing what was inside, Emeric felt a rush of heat and stared blankly at the other person.

Emeric kept coaxing Severus to come back, until the next morning.

Severus desperately wanted to sleep and tried to calm himself down so he could pass out, but the constant surge of life force kept him awake. Finally, unable to bear it any longer, he kicked the person off the floor. He grabbed the blanket and covered himself with it, then told the little brat on the floor to go cook.