Sirius was silent for a moment, and the atmosphere became dull.

"I say, Sirius, what I want to tell you is that in Potions class Karkaroff barged in and talked to Snape mysteriously. Harry spoke and broke the silence in the air.

"Snape? Sirius said dismissively, "If Dumbledore hadn't protected him, he would have been in Azkaban." ”

Ron said, "Is Snape a Death Eater too?"

"I don't know, maybe it is, maybe not. Sirius said thoughtfully, "Ever since I heard that Snape was teaching here, I've wondered why Dumbledore hired him. Snape had always been fascinated by the dark arts, and became famous for it when he was in school. He was a greasy-haired, slick, oily little boy," Sirius added, and Harry and Ron smiled and looked at each other.

"When Snape first entered the school, he knew more spells than half of the seventh graders, and he was a member of a Slytherin gang that had since almost all of them become Death Eaters. ”

"Let me think about it, Rozier and Wilkes - they were both killed by the Aurors a year before Voldemort fell. Mr. and Mrs. Slytranch, imprisoned in Azkaban. Avery - as I understand it, he used deception to get himself out of it, he said he was under the Imperius curse and acted involuntarily - he is still at large. But as far as I know, Snape has never been accused of being a Death Eater - on the one hand, because he was very cunning, and on the other hand, Dumbledore chose to trust him and intervened to protect him."

Listening to Harry, Snape and Karkaroff knew each other very well, but he didn't want anyone else to know about it. Ron said.

"yes, you should have seen the look on Snape's face when Karkaroff broke into Potions class yesterday!" Harry said quickly, "Karkaroff wanted to talk to Snape, and he said Snape had been avoiding him. Karkaroff looked very anxious. He showed Snape something on his arm. I didn't see what it was. ”

"What did he show Snape on his arm?" Sirius said, looking confused, and shrugged his shoulders again, "Well, I don't know what's going on...... But if Karkaroff is so anxious and asks Snape for an idea......"

"There's no point in talking too much. Sirius shook his head, "Dumbledore trusted Snape, and Dumbledore couldn't make mistakes. ”

Sirius was lost in thought and turned to Ron, "You said your brother is Crouch's personal assistant?" Can you ask him if he's seen Crouch lately?"

"You can try," Ron said hesitantly. "It's best not to let him hear that I think Crouch is doing something shady. Percy falls in love with Crouch. ”

"You can ask if they found out the cause of Bertha Jorkins' death, who made her a corpse. Sirius said, gesturing to the second Daily Prophet.

"Even if Percy knew about it, he wouldn't tell me. Ron was a little frustrated, "He called anything about the Ministry of Magic classified. ”

"Anyway, do your best, I think Crouch's strange behavior and the death of Bertha Jorkins are indicative of a great conspiracy. Sirius rubbed her hair, "I know Bertha, she's a very gossipy woman. It's a lot like Rita Skeeter. He smiled at the unkind looks in Harry and Ron's eyes.

"I know that Rita Skeeter's concoctions have caused you a lot of trouble, and Bertha is similar to Rita in that she offends a lot of people because of her gossip and talk. She and Rita are good friends. So when Bertha disappeared, only Rita chased the Ministry of Magic to tell them the truth, and I think, the one who killed Bertha. It must have been for the news she knew.

Sirius let out a long sigh and rubbed his eyes with his hands.

"What time is it?"

Harry looked at his watch, and remembered the time he had been in the lake for an hour. His watch is gone.

"Half past three. Ron said.

"You'd better go back to school. Sirius said and stood up. "Listen to me now......" he looked at Harry very seriously, "I don't want you to sneak out of the school to see me, you know? Just send me a letter here, and I'll be in Hogsmeade for the rest of my life. I still wonder if there is anything out of the ordinary. But you must not leave Hogwarts without Dumbledore's permission. If someone wants to do something to you, that's the perfect opportunity. ”

"No one has tried to attack me yet, except for a fire dragon and a couple of Grindy Lowes. Harry said, but Sirius glared at him disapprovingly.

"It's a very dangerous situation now, and the atmosphere is even weirder than it was in Voldemort's heyday - at least we knew who the enemy really was, and now it's too weird, the Dark Mark mark, the Shadow Corpse...... I'm afraid you're in danger, Harry. ”

Sirius whispered, "Jaime and Lily will protect you at the cost of their lives, and so will I, don't let us down, Harry." ”

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Although the sun has not yet set, there are always such dark corners in the Forbidden Forest because of the foliage.

A small black figure stood in a clearing full of fallen leaves, and in front of him lay a unicorn, the eyes of this pure and beautiful creature had lost their luster by this time, and it was dead. In front of this terrifying black shadow, an adult unicorn with high magical power is also vulnerable.

"If I don't have to, I really don't want to use this method. The dark shadow muttered.

"The blood of a unicorn, the moment its lips touch it, it becomes a half-dead, cursed life. ”

But what can I do? I'm an incomplete life. ”

"If you want to make up for yourself, you have to pay a price......"

At this time, in a tower room somewhere in Hogwarts Castle, Silver was trying to put a quaint crown on his head.

In the Headmaster's office, a white-bearded Dumbledore was talking to Snape, and the Gryffindor sword on the table gleamed with a cold light.

A strange-looking white night owl with mocking eyes flew over Hogwarts with a strange scream, startling a flock of school owls...... (To be continued......)