Chapter 30: Latent
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"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 dare to provoke me head-on even if you're only hiding behind others?"
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 can't worry about this. "Speaking of traitors, that idiot Jaime couldn't have believed you betrayed them before he died, Wormtail." Snape smiled meanly.
"You don't have to worry about this either, Severus. Barty Crouch Jr. walked over, "Wormtail is an unreliable traitor, but I don't think you're innocent, Severus. β
"It turned out to be Barty Crouch Jr. 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." β
"It's none of your concern, Snape. Barty Crouch Jr. growled, "I don't believe you, Snape. β
"Well, why don't you believe me?" said Snape.
"There are a hundred reasons!" Barty Crouch Jr. exclaimed, "where to start? Where were you when the Dark Lord lost power? Why didn't you make any effort to find him after he disappeared? What did you do all these years of living under Dumbledore? Why did you prevent 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? And why are Snape and Harry Potter still alive? He'll have years to do whatever he wants!"
Snape smiled.
"Do you really think that the Dark Lord didn't ask me every question? Can I still sit here and talk to you?"
"I know he believes in you, butβ"
"Do you think he was mistaken? Or did I fool him? to trick the Dark Lord, the greatest wizard ever seen by mankind, and the world's most accomplished master of the Celestial Mind?"
Barty Crouch Jr. 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 Dumbledore there. I'm sure you know that I accepted 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. β
"He's still with me!" said Barty Crouch Jr. excitedly, "I'm always 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. β
"Do you want to duel me, Snape?" said Barty Crouch Jr. angrily.
"I didn't mean to provoke. Barty Jr. Snape pursed his lips, "But that's the way it is. β
Barty Crouch Jr. laughed angrily, "Good, I did a terrible job. So what do you contribute to the Dark Lord? Stay at Hogwarts and spy 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 stayedβ"
"Yes, little Barty, I'm staying. Snape said, showing impatience for the first time. "I have a comfortable job, so why go to jail in Azkaban? I don't have a father in a big position in the Ministry of Magic, and if I get to Azkaban, no one will get me out. I 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 think Bellatrix is more qualified to condemn me than you. β
"But they betrayed!"
"So you, who have been at home comfortably for fifteen years, can come and accuse me?"
Barty Crouch Jr.'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, no fire ran to himβ"
"Not bad. I didn't go back until two hours later. I went back at Dumbledore's orders. β
"Obey Dumbledoreβ" she said angrily.
"Think about it!" Snape looked impatient again, "Think about it! After two hours, two hours, I promised that I could continue to stay at Hogwarts as an agent! I made Dumbledore think that I had done so at the Dark Lord's orders, so that I could keep reporting on Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix! 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 Crouch Jr. with disdain, "I'm loyal to the Dark Lord, not your henchman, and you're not in a position to yell at me." β
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. β
"But what role have you played?" asked Barty Crouch Jr., sarcastically, "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 itβ"
"He'll tell me anything!" Barty Crouch Jr. immediately furious, "he said I was his most loyal and reliableβ"
"Really?" said Snape, changing his tone slightly in disbelief, "does he still say that after something as simple as co-opting the giants has not been able to do?"
"That's not my fault!" said Barty Crouch Jr., "that fellow and the traitors killed all the giants. β
"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. β
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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 dominated by large black-and-white photographs of a man with a head as thick as a lion's hair and a savage, fierce face. The photograph is moving - the man is waving at the ceiling.
Rufus Scrimgeur, former head of the Auror Office of the Ministry of Magic's Law Enforcement Division, succeeded Dolores Umbridge as the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts and 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 brief meeting with Albus Dumbledore, the former Headmaster of Hogwarts, it was rumored that they had broken up due to differences 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 Inquisitor Dolores Umbridge had mobilized the Aurors without authorization to capture Hogwarts' hunting ground warden Rubeus Hagrid, and injured Hogwarts' Transfiguration teacher, Gryffindor Headmaster Minerva McGonagall, and the reporter interviewed Scrimgeour about the matter.
"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. β
"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......)