Hiding in Hogwarts as a professor

His eyes returned to reality.

Night gradually fell on Hogwarts, but at this time, there was only a moment of tranquility in the castle.

Voldemort's counterattack came too quickly and too suddenly!

After Turville disappeared inexplicably and Harry was sent to the principal's office, Voldemort knew that his identity was exposed and did not continue to stay in the castle.

But it didn't leave the confines of Hogwarts.

Instead, he seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and gathered the last elite Death Eaters in Azkaban, as well as the vampires scattered across the UK and the dark wizards who planned to defect to him, plus the scattered photographers. Ghosts.

Even though these people and creatures have been constantly hit by Tver's plan, the most troublesome thing about magic is that if they are cowardly and keep lurking, they may not be able to catch them even if Tver goes to the streets in person.

What's more, Britain's land area is not particularly large, but considering the scarce population in the wizarding world, searching this land is tantamount to a dream.

Therefore, in addition to the group of dark wizards who were defeated, there were still many who could be gathered to attack Hogwarts.

In fact, this was nothing. With the joint efforts of the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix, the two parties had long been prepared for the final battle.

But Voldemort put the battlefield at Hogwarts, not without reason.

According to Dumbledore's speculation, Voldemort lurked in the castle and spent most of his time studying the castle's defense mechanism, and——

Making his last Horcrux!

Yes, Voldemort was so crazy that he cut off the part of his messy soul that belonged to Salazar Slytherin, that is, the last part of his soul that belonged to Tom Riddle!

Voldemort used the castle as a carrier of Horcruxes, and this part of his soul formed his final Horcrux!

This is also why Tver could not detect that Voldemort was lurking beside him in the Chamber of Secrets.

To some extent, Voldemort and the castle have reached a state of mutual dependence.

Although because of Salazar, his so-called Horcrux cannot make him immortal like other Horcruxes.

But the castle's defense system was still affected by Voldemort.

The most obvious among them are the stone pillars that Professor McGonagall has been thinking about.

Not only did she not dare to use the defense systems left behind in these castles, she even spent a lot of energy on guarding against Voldemort's use of them.

Therefore, for the first time in this war, the powerful Death Eaters gained what seemed to be a very good advantage.

After a night of surprise attacks, the Death Eaters occupied the area outside the castle and within the walls of Hogwarts.

Instead, the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix were trapped further out, and the students in the castle could only ensure temporary safety under the protection of Dumbledore and Grindelwald.

In fact, even without Turville, it would be easy for Dumbledore, Grindelwald and Malvolio to besiege a Voldemort.

However, Voldemort actually still had a Horcrux that he had not solved, a Horcrux that made him immortal and unable to die.

Yes, that's Harry.

The attack came too suddenly. Compared to Dumbledore's expectations, they were caught off guard and did not expect Harry to face Voldemort so early.

In this case, Dumbledore hesitated and asked the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix to maintain a defensive posture, mainly to preserve everyone's strength and the lives of students.

However, Snape knew that a man who disappeared inexplicably had actually envisioned this situation.

In other words, the man who talked about having afternoon tea all day long actually imagined how to deal with any possible situation.

Even plenty of preparation!

Sitting in the dark office, Snape was buried in the darkness, as if this could hide his heart.

In his hand, he was fumbling with the resurrection stone that Tver had quietly stuffed into him, but his mind kept turning over what he had said to himself that night.

"There is a curse in Voldemort's mind, a curse from Peter Pettigrew, hidden very deep."

"This curse may be the key to Harry defeating Voldemort at the soul level. Of course, the greater Harry's disadvantage, the more critical this curse will be."

"If Dumbledore's plan to train Harry succeeds, this curse will naturally be just the icing on the cake."

"But if Voldemort forces us to let Harry face him in advance to improve his chances of winning."

"Then this curse is the most important thing for Harry to survive."

"It's just that in order for Peter to prevent this curse from being noticed by Voldemort, and to maximize the lethality of the curse, it was hidden very deep, so deep that it was almost impossible to trigger it."

"Unless someone can stir up Voldemort's soul..."

Finally, Tver mysteriously placed the Resurrection Stone in the palm of his hand.

Although Snape didn't know the connection between the two things at the time, at this moment, with the light of the curse exploding outside the window from time to time, the expression on his face that flickered became increasingly complicated.

There is a sense of relief and a hint of sadness.

Even though he had been fighting openly and secretly with Tver for the past few years, he had to admit that Tver's clear eyes could clearly see everyone's heart, including Snape himself.

"Peter Pettigrew..." Snape muttered.

He had resented this name for a long time, but after hearing that Peter had left a curse on Voldemort with his life, his resentment became complicated.

Just like his feelings for Harry were complicated.

For a long time, Snape raised the Resurrection Stone in his hand and looked at the symbol of the Deathly Hallows on it with the help of faint light.

The most suitable candidate to stir up Voldemort's soul and trigger the curse is himself.

However, even as a senior undercover agent who was deeply trusted by Voldemort, he could not guarantee that he would not be suspected after performing such strange actions.

For Voldemort at this time, being suspected meant——

death!

Snape looked at the Resurrection Stone in a daze, and his eyes gradually lost focus, with a look of reminiscence.

He is actually not afraid.

It can even be said that he once longed for death.

He knew that Tver gave him the Resurrection Stone so that he could resolve the regrets he had so much regretted before he died.

So, is he ready?

"Oh!"

There was another loud noise outside the window, and then a slight vibration came from the underground office.

Only the impatient Voldemort took action in person, and then met Dumbledore and Grindelwald, or Malvolio and Cynthia outside the school.

But it was at this moment that Snape suddenly grasped the Resurrection Stone in his hand.

He is ready.