The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

Harry was still thinking about this issue until his consciousness returned to the corridor again.

In fact, the answer had already emerged in Harry's mind.

It's just that he doesn't want to believe it.

After trembling all over, Harry instinctively wanted to return to the Room of Requirement and tell Link everything he had just seen.

At this moment, he urgently needed Link to tell him the answer and tell him what to do next.

Snape seemed to be aware of Harry's thoughts and immediately stood in front of him.

That didn't make Harry give up.

Without hesitation, he raised his wand and pointed it at Snape, but before he could cast the spell, a dazzling white light burst out from the tip of Snape's wand.

boom--

Harry's whole body was knocked out, and his body slid far away on the floor before he got up again with a groan.

"You should go back to sleep."

Snape looked at Harry and said.

Almost his whole body was shrouded in darkness, but even so, Harry could still feel the coldness spreading in the other person's eyes.

"You saw it too, didn't you?" Harry endured the severe pain in his chest and abdomen. He felt that his ribs might have been broken just now. "What is in the Department of Mysteries? Why did Voldemort and his Death Eaters We will..."

"Don't call the Dark Lord by his first name!"

Snape interrupted Harry with a roar, and Harry's scar burned again as he was looked at by those angry eyes.

But this time he didn't pay too much attention to it.

Because he was surprised to find that Snape seemed a little nervous, but tried hard to appear cold and indifferent when speaking.

The two looked at each other in silence for a long time, and then Snape continued:

"There are many things in the Department of Mysteries, Potter, few of which you understand, and none of which are your business. Am I clear?"

"It's clear, sir." Harry looked at Snape with sharp eyes. "But now I am even more curious, why do you call Voldemort the Dark Lord? In my impression, it seems that only Death Eaters do that." Call their master that!”

As soon as he said this, Snape's hand holding the wand trembled slightly.

Despite the cover of darkness and the small movement, Harry still noticed this abnormality in Snape.

Strong anger rushed into his brain. He gritted his teeth and said word by word:

"You are in the same group as them!"

Snape's hands finally stopped shaking.

The face hidden in the darkness also regained its previous indifference and calmness.

'This is probably the forced calming effect of Occlumency. '

Harry thought this, but his body was slowly retreating.

He felt that his current situation was very dangerous. As someone who exposed Snape's identity as a 'spy' on the spot, he was likely to be silenced by Snape.

And if I, the only person who knows the truth, dies.

Then Link, Dumbledore and everyone at Hogwarts will continue to suffer the poison of Snape, the hungry wolf!

Under the cover of darkness, Harry began to retreat faster and faster.

But Snape had no intention of stopping him.

He was silent for a moment and finally spoke again:

"You are in too deep, Harry. Link is a better worry-taker than the Dark Lord and Dumbledore. He is also the only person I have seen over the years who can rival Grindelwald.

He is like a devil disguised as Santa Claus. Anyone who comes close to him will receive the wonderful gifts he sends, thus developing a good impression of him.

But when you actually open the exquisite gift box, you will find that what is inside the gift box is not a gift, but chains made of emotions.

These chains will tightly bind your heart, making you unable to help but surrender to him and act in accordance with his instructions and ideas.

Harry!You must be careful Link!

Be sure to stay away from him!

He has no good intentions! "

Snape's voice slowly turned from cold at first to excitement.

In the end, it even turned into a shrill roar.

At the same time, Harry's retreat speed continued to increase, until he finally turned around and started running wildly in the darkness.

From the beginning to the end, Snape had no intention of stopping him. He just stared at Harry's back, with an emotion called worry flashing in his eyes.

He knew very well that Harry must have heard what he said.

But at the same time he was also very clear.

Harry would not believe a word of his words!

This is the horror of Link.

If Harry could wake up with his own words, then Link wouldn't be called a devil disguised as Santa Claus.

He turned his head and looked at the wall at the door of the Room of Requirement with a complicated expression.

He couldn't remember when his most proud disciple became like this.

In the impression, Link was still holding his mother's thigh a moment ago, looking at him with fearful and curious eyes.

But at the next moment, Link's figure quickly expanded again.

Finally, she grabbed him by the collar, pushed him against the wall and screamed at him to survive.

Thinking of the scene at that time, a wry smile appeared on Snape's face.

Snape didn't think Link meant well.

Link is just being selfish.

Link himself admitted this.

Link just didn't want to lose his teacher, so he wasn't allowed to die casually.

If it was really good for him, Link should protect Harry and keep Harry as far away from this vortex as possible.

He believed that with Link's intelligence, he would be able to see through this.

It's just that Link doesn't want to do that.

With a long sigh, Snape did not open the door to the Room of Requirement, but continued along the corridor, finally standing in front of the entrance to the principal's office.

The monster stone statue hidden in the darkness jumped aside silently without the password Snape asked for, revealing the passage behind it.

Snape climbed up the stairs, passed through the door that had been opened for him long ago, and entered the principal's office.

Even though it was already late at night.

But at this time, the principal's office was brightly lit.

The portraits of the past principals who had slept enough during the day were whispering excitedly, and the phoenix Fox on the shelf in the corner tucked his head under his wings and took a nap.

And not far away, Dumbledore, who shouldn't be in Hogwarts at this moment, was sitting behind the eagle-legged table, reviewing a thick stack of parchment.

Perhaps sensing Snape's gaze, Dumbledore, who was sitting at his desk, put down the quill in his hand, raised his head and smiled at Snape:

"Ah, there you are, Severus."

Snape nodded and did not continue walking into the office. He just stood at the open door and said:

"When did you come back?"

"I just came back not long ago." Dumbledore spread his hands and pointed helplessly at the pile of documents on the table with his chin. "The vacation is always short. I didn't expect that I would be out for just a few days. There’s so much work piling up.”

Snape said nothing, but continued to stand vigilantly, acting as if he was ready to turn around and run away at any moment.

Dumbledore waited for a long time but did not see Snape answering, so he suppressed the smile on his face, crossed his hands and supported his chin and said:

"You should already know about Harry's situation, right?"

"Of course," Snape said coldly, "but I don't understand why you push Harry to Link to learn Occlumency. You know Link's ulterior motives!"

"Don't say that, that is also your best and most promising student, isn't it?" Dumbledore sighed and said, "There is an old saying in the East: You can't have your cake and eat it too, so you should always do something Choice. If you are too greedy and want both, then what awaits you in the end will be nothing.”

Hearing this, a sneer suddenly appeared on Snape's face:

"Yes, you are indeed experienced in this area. A moment of greed caused you to lose your lover and family at the same time. After so many years, I don't know if you regret it."

As soon as he said this, Dumbledore's expression darkened instantly.

He stared at Snape coldly, and Snape looked at Dumbledore without any sign of weakness.

The invisible confrontation between the two of them seemed to make the temperature of the entire office drop a bit.

Phoenix Fox had already pulled out his head, helping his master to glare at this guy who dared to speak rudely.

The portraits of the previous principals on the wall also fell silent. Each one closed their eyes again and began to pretend to sleep.

After a long time, Snape was finally defeated by Dumbledore's sharp eyes like an eagle. He silently moved his gaze away and spoke first:

"You called me here so suddenly, didn't you just want to tell me this?"

Hearing this, Dumbledore also lowered his eyes, covered his eyes, nodded and said:

"The dementors have fully surrendered to Voldemort. The successful escape of the imprisoned Death Eaters is a very good proof."

Snape lowered his head and glanced at a newspaper placed on the table at Hawk's feet and said:

"You only found out after reading the newspaper?"

Dumbledore reached out and rubbed the rough surface of the newspaper, and said in a sleepy tone:

"Yes, I actually found out about such important information through the Daily Prophet."

"You are doubting me!"

Snape gritted his teeth and said, "Do you believe me when I say that I have no knowledge of this matter?"

Snape was greeted with deathly silence.

Dumbledore just looked at Snape expressionlessly, and gave his answer in this silent manner.

This made Snape's breathing quicken.

He took several deep breaths in succession before walking up the first two steps:

"What are you going to do next?"

Dumbledore's eyes flickered at Snape for a few times, and a trace of unbearability appeared on his face.

Finally, he sighed and said:

"Investigating the Ministry of Magic. The Ministry of Magic has been behaving very strangely recently. There seems to be some problem within them. Coupled with the Azkaban incident, I have some suspicion that some of the top officials of the Ministry of Magic have defected to Voldemort."

Snape nodded and immediately asked:

"Is it just that?"

Dumbledore fell silent again.

The sharp eyes like a falcon also appeared again, scanning Snape up and down, as if to judge whether Snape was really feasible.

But this time, Snape did not dodge, and even though his back was covered with sweat from the sharp gaze, he still looked at Dumbledore.

After an unknown amount of time, Dumbledore finally said:

"We received a tip-off that the Department of Mysteries contains a Horcrux of Voldemort's."

"Really? I see."

Snape was obviously relieved as he spoke.

The questioning just now was his final test of Dumbledore.

If Dumbledore doesn't answer, it means that Dumbledore has lost the most basic trust in him.

Judging from the results of the test, Dumbledore is only a little dissatisfied with some of his actions now, and is far from losing trust.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that all of this is a drama played by Dumbledore.

Snape never thought Dumbledore was a good person.

If this was a smoke bomb deliberately thrown by Dumbledore to confuse him and Voldemort, and he really believed it, then he would really lose everything.

Therefore, we must be cautious and cautious...

Snape stared at Dumbledore expressionlessly for a moment, and did not tell Dumbledore what he had seen in Harry's mind before, but silently exited the office.

bang——

The door closed automatically, and silence returned to the principal's office.

Dumbledore did not continue to review the documents on the desktop, but continued to stare in the direction Snape left, his eyes straight, as if in a daze.

"Albus, you are too indecisive."

An old voice suddenly sounded in the office.

This unfamiliar voice startled the portraits of past principals on the wall of the principal's office. They all opened their eyes and searched the office.

Finally, their eyes fell on a full-length mirror in the corner.

That mirror was brought back by Dumbledore tonight.

At first it was no different from an ordinary mirror.

But at this moment, its mirror surface was covered with a thick layer of fog.

The mirror continued:

"If you think that guy just now is not trustworthy, you should not tell him your true next plan in the end, but kill him directly. If you think it is trustworthy, then don't say all the doubtful nonsense first, and believe it all He is.

Now that you're doing this, I dare say he's already wary of you. "

Dumbledore closed his eyes and said:

"It doesn't matter. Severus will not betray. I just add some pressure and motivation to him so that he can work harder."

The mirror said:

"Relationships require actual benefits to maintain. Since you think he is available, give him what he wants."

Dumbledore shook his head and said:

"I can't give it to you, Gellert. As I said before, he is too greedy. He wants both fish and bear's paws."

"Ha! Isn't this the same as when we were young?"

The old voice in the mirror said happily.

After hearing this, Dumbledore also opened his eyes and said with a wry smile:

"Yeah, exactly the same as when we were young."