HP: Embrace the Darkness

"Actually, you don't have to worry too much. Silver will not let me attack Dumbledore. Dumbledore... Silver still respects him."

Aces smiled slightly and his unhurried voice came, and the stalemate between the two suddenly relaxed.

Grindelwald looked deeply at Asseth.

In just a few words, Snape was able to gain a favor from him, so that he would have to give in when facing Snape in the future, or simply avoid him altogether.

Should I be said to be the youngest head of the family in Cavendish? The heart is ruthless, and the calculations are made with a smile.

Still cute as a child.

But this consideration is really meticulous, although it is not for him.

"You are getting stronger."

Grindelwald looked at Artes and spoke suddenly.

Although the aura just passed by for a moment, Grindelwald was one of the top wizards in the wizarding world after all, so there was no problem feeling the aura.

"Okay……"

Aces was a little uninterested in this topic.

It has been a long time since he took the initiative to improve his strength. He spent more time on research, but his strength never stopped growing.

It can even be said that he is getting stronger every moment.

"I don't know if you still remember, but I still remember that when I first met you, you were -"

"Stop it." Artes promptly interrupted Grindelwald, who was about to give a long lyrical speech. "I won't take your emotional card. Just say what you want to say."

"...I heard that your auction house is open? Should I give Al a gift?"

"It's open. I remember there seems to be an auction today. You can go and bid by yourself."

Grindelwald was thoughtful, and then Aai looked at Artes with a bit of embarrassment.

"Maybe I need a little advice from you."

"Then I suggest you buy Honeydukes from him——"

Artes suddenly remembered Snape's cold gaze last night and quickly changed his words.

"No, Dumbledore has bad teeth. If he eats too much, he will get a toothache. You'd better go to the auction house and have a look."

"It's your choice to send him as a gift. If it's not appropriate to ask me, it's better for you to make your own decision."

"Anything else? There are two people in Hogwarts I need to deal with."

Assei paused, with a hint of impatience on his face, but it was not directed at Grindelwald.

Grindelwald understood. "Do you need my help? I may be good at dealing with such people."

Artes hesitated for a moment, but still refused Grindelwald's help, "No need for the time being. Although I can't do it, someone can do it easily."

"Okay, come to me if you need anything. I'm so busy that I won't refuse, so you're welcome." Grindelwald gave an arrogant smile.

Asseth didn't even look at him, nor let go, "I should go, see you later."

Grindelwald regretfully put away his smile, "If everything goes well, we will meet again soon."

Aces stood up, smoothed the wrinkles on his body, and strode towards the door of the coffee shop.

The expensive coat drew graceful arcs as he walked, and its deep luster attracted the attention of several ladies who knew the goods.

Watching Asseth's figure gradually disappear at the door of the coffee shop, Grindelwald leaned back in his seat in frustration, and the cold sweat on his back almost penetrated his clothes.

In fact, Asseth had not targeted him just now, but his warning of danger kept ringing after that brief unpleasantness.

He is a powerful wizard who feels threatened precisely because he is powerful enough.

"Aces, how far have you gone..."

The noise in the cafe stopped.

When the sound rang out again, people drinking coffee inside were shocked to find that the two overly conspicuous male guests were missing.

……

"Sev?"

As soon as Artes came back, he searched everywhere. To his surprise, he didn't find Snape in the cellar.

"Wake up, Miss Medusa."

Without hesitation, he turned around and poked Miss Medusa, who was sleeping soundly, with his fingertips.

Miss Medusa shrank her neck and continued to sleep.

Asseth continued to poke her.

Finally, Miss Medusa was so annoyed that she suddenly opened her eyes and said, "What are you doing!"

Asseth: "Where's Sif?"

Miss Medusa thought for a moment and made sure that Snape had not said not to tell Artes before wagging her tail and saying, "The dean has gone to the principal's office. Principal Dumbledore seems to have something to do with him."

"Dumbledore..."

Asseth chewed the name over and over again, and his tone suddenly became cold.

The cold made Miss Medusa shrink her neck.

At the same time, the principal's office is on the other side.

"If that's all you want to say, then I can only regret to tell you that I am just a small, insignificant potions professor who is controlled by the principal. I have no way to save your good student."

Snape sneered and rejected Dumbledore.

He thought Dumbledore had asked him to come here for something, but it turned out to be for that Black.

Did Dumbledore really think he was some kind of fool?

"Severus, I confirmed last night that he is indeed not a traitor."

"Then why didn't he say it in the first place!" Snape slammed the desk hard and shouted angrily.

"Does he think it's fun to play with so many people?"

The Potions Master's roar echoed in the Headmaster's office.

Dumbledore was as calm as ever, just silently watching Snape vent his anger.

After he finished venting, he told Snape the information he learned last night.

"There was a traitor in the Order of the Phoenix at that time. Both Sirius and James felt that the traitor would tell the truth that the secret keeper was Sirius. Even if Sirius himself would not betray him, they could not guarantee that Voldemort would not have other means to press him."

"So after the two discussed, they secretly changed the secret keeper to Peter. Externally, Sirius will still be the secret keeper. In this way, the biggest risk lies with Sirius. Peter can hide in the dark, and nothing will happen to James and Lily."

"It's just that they didn't expect that the traitor would be Peter."

"So? Do you need me to praise their wisdom?" Snape slowly showed a fake and twisted smile, his tone was full of mockery,

Dumbledore sighed, "Severus, they also mean well."

"I only look at the results."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound at the door.

After last night, Dumbledore put some restrictions on the door. Even if he gave the password, it would not open immediately.

"Severus, it seems our chat will be interrupted."

Snape turned his face away from Dumbledore.

"Are you going to stay?"

Dumbledore didn't care about Snape's face.

"of course not."

Snape stood up suddenly, pushed away his chair, and strode into the principal's office.

Dumbledore waited a moment longer before opening the door to the principal's office.

The visitor was Asseth who had just come from the Astronomy Tower.

Since he was looking for Dumbledore, he would naturally do enough superficial things.