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Probably due to the good quality of the potion and the quality of the information, after a period of time, Voldemort trusted Snape a little more.But Snape was still cautious in his words and deeds in front of him and did not dare to relax.He knew that the Dark Lord couldn't really trust anyone.

But it was a good thing that the Dark Lord was willing to keep him by his side.This made him the first to know that Potter was about to be attacked by a dementor.

Yaxley obsequiously claimed credit for Voldemort, saying that Dolores Umbridge accepted his suggestion to send dementors to attack Potter on Privet Drive, and had managed to dismiss the Order of the Phoenix guards.Snape felt a sense of urgency, but he dared not do anything under the Dark Lord's nose.He didn't leave the Dark Lord's side until Voldemort arranged for the Death Eaters to guard the area near the Potter's house and let him investigate the movements of the Order of the Phoenix.

With Death Eater spies around, Snape couldn't go to Privet Drive to drive out the dementors for Potter.He notified Dumbledore immediately.Dumbledore knew it was too late to go to Privet Drive now.He quickly wrote a line on parchment and handed it to Snape as a Howling Letter.

"To Petunia Dursley." With that, he set off for the Ministry of Magic.

Although the plot of the Ministry of Magic did not succeed, Voldemort does not seem to be disappointed.He sees the hope of invading the Department of Mysteries through Alex's influence on Umbridge and Fudge's attitude on Dumbledore.He paid more and more attention to Lucius' mission and devoted most of his energy to him.

Dumbledore didn't seem to be in a hurry, but gave Snape a new task, asking him to show Collins around the Death Eaters' homes.

He didn't want Collins to see himself as a Death Eater, but the way she always had confidence in herself kept him from being nervous.

While dealing with Malfoy and his son, Snape kept an eye on the little bat in his pocket, for fear that she would be discovered.So he felt it the first time she crawled out.He naturally lowered his hand and pressed her back without any trace.The fluffy little head feels so soft to the touch.Snape flicked his fingers lightly to feel the feeling of his fingertips just now, feeling a burst of joy in his heart.So when she poked her head out again, he couldn't help but rubbed and poked the little bat's head again, as if a child got a plush doll.

The return of the Death Eaters from Azkaban to Voldemort was not good for Snape.They hate anyone who escapes the Ministry of Magic.The Death Eaters were split into several factions, fighting each other openly and secretly, making Snape's situation worrying.

But fortunately, these people can't play much role at present. In Voldemort's eyes, their value is not high, and they can't threaten him for the time being.And because of Voldemort's respect, Lucius, who was quite winking, quickly formed an alliance with Snape.Snape was also willing to make friends with Lucius, after all, it was much safer to get information from him than from the Dark Lord.Moreover, Lucius had a wide network of contacts, and having him as an ally made those Death Eaters who were willing to follow the wind also become courteous to Snape.This is convenient for him to take Collins to search for those things.

As he expected, Death Eaters soon sent him dinner invitations.He immediately contacted Collins, but waited for a long time and did not receive a reply.He was a little worried and went to St. Mungo's himself.But the receptionist said she and another therapist had already left.He had to go back to Hogsmeade, planning to find an excuse to cancel the dinner after entering the school.Coincidentally, he saw a drunken Collins leaning on another man outside the Three Broomsticks.

Snape stopped the two of them unconsciously, trying his best not to show his anger on his face.But the clutching of Collins' hand betrayed his emotions.He only woke up when he heard Collins cry out for pain.

In St. Mungo's quarters, Snape finally understood Collins' fears.He himself doesn't think much about these issues, because it's meaningless, and he will let himself be affected by hesitation in doing things.But facing Collins, he uncharacteristically abandoned his calmness and rationality, and tried his best to listen to her and comfort her.He didn't expect that this would get him into trouble.

The warm lips imprinted on his lips with the smell of alcohol, and he resisted instinctively.The little girl repeatedly challenged his willpower.From the anger just now to the panic now, there is no room for much reason in his mind.He returns her affection, only to regret it immediately.He struggled repeatedly, but was pushed out of the door by the little girl.This annoyed him even more.

The next day he went to headquarters to find Potter and inform him of the news of Occlumency.After Potter saw Arthur being attacked by a snake through snake eyes before the Christmas holiday, Dumbledore arranged for him to teach Harry this magic and let him reveal this information to Voldemort.One is for his safety, and the other is to find out if he is aware of it.Sure enough, the Dark Lord was not surprised by Dumbledore's arrangement, and it seemed that he had also noticed something.

But a simple notice because Black almost turned into a duel, and was caught by Esther.Seeing her teasing eyes, Snape couldn't help but get angry.But soon he was attracted by the bruise on her neck.He couldn't care too much about Esther in front of Potter and Black, but when he got back, he immediately made two bottles of ointment for the owl to bring to her.

With Potter's Occlumency lessons beginning, Snape had no energy left to think about anything else.So when he saw the news about Esther in the "Evening Prophet", he couldn't help feeling tense.He took the newspaper and told Dumbledore, "Headmaster, Esther has been suspended."

"I already knew. It was because of the interview in The Quibbler. I read Umbridge's new ban this morning and got one. It was Harry who exposed the Death Eaters. It said Arrived at Esther. So I immediately informed Tonks to pick her up. But Esther had been taken away by the Ministry of Magic when she went. But Kingsley had already helped her out of the Ministry of Magic. Now in Grimaud Square," said Dumbledore.

"Then she can't go back to St Mungo's as a healer?" Snape asked.

"I'm afraid so," said Dumbledore regretfully.

Snape fell silent.He knew that Esther's goal since he was in school was to be a therapist, so he probably would be hit hard now.And the report was so vicious, the treatment lapse led to her suspension, which nearly killed her hopes of ever returning to St. Mungo's.

"Go and see her tonight, Sirius sent a message that she doesn't seem to be doing well," said Dumbledore.

When Snape met Esther, she wasn't just bad, she was very bad.The eyes that were usually full of energy were dimmed, and the supple skin became sallow, and the whole person was lying listlessly on the bed, which made Snape feel a pain in his heart.He touched her forehead, the scorching temperature made him frown.

When he heard that she had also been cast with the Imperius and Cruciatus Curses at the Ministry, Snape, in a rare out of control motion, slammed his stirring rod against the cauldron.He believed that only Death Eaters would dare to do this, and it seemed that Lucius had arranged for quite a few people to enter the Ministry of Magic.He secretly made a decision to find the person who cast a spell on Esther among the Death Eaters and make him pay the price.