"Snape, you dare to come here." Wormtail stared at Snape viciously.

"Wormtail, I'm not here to see you." Snape glared back at Wormtail, "You're only hiding behind someone else's back, and you dare to provoke me head-on?" Maybe the Dark Lord gave Doan a few guts? ”

Wormtail staggered back, they weren't the little wizards at Hogwarts anymore, and there was no more Jaime, Sirius, and Lupin to back him up.

"You're a traitor, Snape." Wormtail said hatefully.

"Whether I'm a traitor or not, the Dark Lord has his own conclusion, Wormtail, you don't have to worry about this." Snape said, "Speaking of traitors, that fool Jaime couldn't have believed you betrayed them before he died, Wormtail. Snape smiled meanly.

"It's not your business, Severus." Barty Jr. Crouch walked over, "While Wormtail is an unreliable traitor, I don't think you're innocent either, Severus. ”

"It turned out to be little Barty. Crouch. Snape's smile became even more pronounced, "I thought you were trying to find a way to infiltrate the wizarding asylum and kill your father." ”

"It's none of your concern, Snape." Barty Jr. Crouch growled, "I don't believe you, Snape. ”

"Well, why don't you believe me?" Snape said.

"There are a hundred reasons!" Barty Jr. Crouch exclaimed, "Where do you start?" Where were you when the Dark Lord lost power? After he disappears, why don't you make any effort to find him? What have you done all these years of living under Dumbledore? Why did you stop the Dark Lord from getting the Philosopher's Stone? Why didn't you come back immediately after the Dark Lord was resurrected? Why didn't you come when the Dark Lord summoned the Death Eaters? Also, Snape, Harry. Why is Potter still alive? He has years to do whatever you want! ”

Snape smiled.

"Do you really think the Dark Lord didn't ask me every question? Do you really think if I don't give a satisfactory answer. Can I still sit here and talk to you? ”

"I know he believes in you, but—"

"You think he's mistaken? Or did I actually lie to him? Tricked the Dark Lord, the greatest wizard ever man, and the world's most accomplished master of the Celestial Mind? ”

Barty Jr. Crouch stopped talking.

Snape continued, "You asked, where was I when the Dark Lord lost power? I was where he ordered me to go, at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, because he wanted me to spy on Albus there. Dumbledore. I'm sure you know that I took that position at the Dark Lord's behest, right? ”

"You also ask why I didn't make an effort to find him when he disappeared. I didn't look for his reason. Like Everley, Yaxley, the Caro, Greyback, Lucius, and many others. I thought he was finished. I'm not proud of it, I did it wrong, but that's how it is...... Now he's back, but something went wrong, Lucius and they betrayed, but I didn't. ”

"He's still with me!" Barty Jr. Crouch said excitedly, "I have always been loyal to the Dark Lord!" ”

"yes, yes. The spirit is commendable. "Of course, I think you've done a terrible job of resurrecting the Dark Lord, except for a little effort on your part. ”

"Do you want to duel with me? Snape? "Little Barty. Crouch said angrily.

"I didn't mean to provoke. Barty Jr. Snape pursed his lips, "But that's the way it is. ”

Barty Jr. Crouch laughed angrily, "Good, I did a terrible job." So what do you contribute to the Dark Lord? Staying at Hogwarts and spying on Dumbledore? ”

Snape said, "At least the Dark Lord is glad I didn't give up my teaching position. When he returns. I can provide him with information about Dumbledore for fifteen years, and that's a valuable gift......"

"But you stayed—"

"Yes, little Barty, I'm staying." Snape said, showing impatience for the first time. "I have a comfortable job, so why go to prison in Azkaban? I don't have a father in a position in the Ministry of Magic, and if I get to Azkaban, no one will get me out. I'll repeat: the Dark Lord didn't complain that I stayed, I don't understand why you are talking nonsense, have you been in Azkaban for many years? I feel like Bellatrix is more qualified to condemn me than you do. ”

"But they betrayed!"

"So you, who have been at home comfortably for fifteen years, can come and accuse me?"

Barty Jr. Crouch's lips twitched, as if he had swallowed a particularly unpalatable dose of medicine.

"But when he came back, you didn't come back right away, and when you felt the Dark Mark burning, you didn't rush to him—"

"Not bad. I didn't go back until two hours later. I went back at Dumbledore's orders. ”

"Obey Dumbledore—" she said angrily.

"Think about it!" Snape was impatient again, "Think about it! After two hours of waiting, two hours, I was promised that I could continue to work as an agent at Hogwarts! I made Dumbledore think that I had done what he told me to do when I returned to the Dark Lord, so that I could keep reporting on Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix! Think about it, little Barty, during those months, the Dark Mark became clearer and clearer, and I knew he was definitely coming back, and all the Death Eaters knew about it! I have plenty of time to think about where I'm going from here, and plan what I'm going to do next, like Lucius and the others are looking for a new master, aren't they? ”

"You dare!"

"Why don't I dare, Lucius they dare, and I didn't see you go and eradicate those traitors." Snape looked at Barty Jr. with disdain. Crouch, "I'm loyal to the Dark Lord, but not your henchman, and you're not in a position to yell at me. ”

Snape continued, "I explained to the Dark Lord that I had always been loyal to him, even though Dumbledore thought I was his man. After listening to my explanation, the Dark Lord's resentment at my late departure vanished without a trace. Yes, the Dark Lord thought I was leaving him forever like Lucius and them, but he was wrong. ”

"But what role have you played?" Barty Jr. Crouch sarcastically asked, "What useful information have we received from you?" ”

"My information was passed directly to the Dark Lord," Snape said, "since he didn't tell you about it—"

"He'll tell me anything!" Barty Jr. Crouch immediately became furious, "He said I was his most loyal and reliable—"

"Really?" Snape said, changing his tone slightly, expressing disbelief, "Does he still say that after something as simple as co-opting giants can't be done?" ”

"That's not my fault!" Barty Jr. Crouch said, "That guy and the traitors killed all the giants. ”

"The Dark Lord doesn't listen to excuses, little Barty, he only cares about results." Snape sneered, "I don't have time to play quiz games with you anymore. Now, please get out of the way, I'm going to the Dark Lord, I have important information to report to him. ”

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Silver lay in a deep sleep in his bed, he had been too tired lately. He was covered with a Daily Prophet with the headline -

Scrimgeour was inaugurated as Headmaster of Hogwarts.

Most of the front page was occupied by a large black-and-white photograph of a man with thick lion's hair and a savage, fierce face. The photograph is moving - the man is waving at the ceiling.

Rufus, former head of the Auror Office of the Ministry of Magic's Law Enforcement Division. Scrimgeour succeeds Dolores. Umbridge became the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts and served as Headmaster of Hogwarts. The appointment was widely and warmly welcomed by the wizarding community, as Scrimgeour was known for his toughness and was believed to bring a new dimension to Hogwarts. However, after a conversation with former Headmaster Albus of Hogwarts. After Dumbledore's brief meeting, rumor has it that they broke up because of a difference of opinion.

Scrimgeour admits to meeting with Dumbledore, but he refuses to reveal what they discussed.

A few days ago, it was revealed that Hogwarts senior investigator Dolores. Umbridge mobilized the Aurors in an attempt to capture Rubeus, the hunting groundsman at Hogwarts. Hagrid, and the Hogwarts Transfiguration teacher, Gryffindor Headmaster Minerva. McGonagall was wounded, and Scrimgeour was interviewed about it.

"I have no comment on that." Scrimgeour said, "The Ministry of Magic will naturally deal with the issue of Umbridge. I can only guarantee that during my tenure, Umbridge will no longer appear in Hogwarts. ”

"I will take more effective measures to protect the children in Hogwarts more safely, and of course, as a teacher of Defence Against the Dark Arts, I am happy to teach children some means of protecting themselves, rather than reciting the definition of Defence Against the Dark Arts and the meaning of it at length......"

The door to the dorm room was pushed open, and it was Michael.

He hurried in and woke Silver up. "Wake up, Jack, it's almost Charms exams." (To be continued......)