This is not the first time Severus has seen a troll, so he can calmly cut off the limbs of the troll, but it is the first time that the person next to him has seen it.

Therefore, Quirrell, who pretended to be a little should, had been curled up in the corner, just peeking out of the corner of his eye from time to time.

And Professor McGonagall, who was standing next to the troll, turned even paler at this moment.

"Severus, all you have to do is subdue it." Professor McGonagall frowned at the troll with its limbs apart and said, "That's a little too cruel!" ”

Severus looked up at Professor McGonagall, who had indeed been a little overlooked.

"Look closely, Professor McGonagall, even now, it's still very spirited, isn't it?"

"Normal creatures don't leave little blood like this, so do you think it's normal?"

McGonagall looked closely, and the troll was indeed still howling, and it didn't look like it was going to die at all.

"Don't be fooled by its appearance," Dumbledore said at this time, "Professor McGonagall, this is just a choice in a hurry, you don't need to have mercy on it!" ”

He turned to Professor Quirrell, who was vaguely observing the troll, and then said, "It's good to have me and Severus here, you'd better take Professor Quirrell to the infirmary, I think Professor Quirrell might need some potions." ”

McGonagall looked at Dumbledore strangely, but thought that it might be something important, secret, or something, so she didn't ask too much.

"Still, Severus, at least not in front of the students." As she spoke, McGonagall pulled Quirrell up and tried to help him out.

Professor Quirrell was keen to stay.

"I 、... After all, I... It's a professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts, and I... Coco helps... Help. ”

In the midst of a moment of nervousness, Quirrell's stuttering seemed even stranger.

"Don't force yourself, Professor Quirrell, go get some rest first, I'll let you know when you need to."

Dumbledore said mildly, not to be refused.

After they were both gone, Dumbledore turned back and asked, "Are you sure it's that, Severus?" ”

"I'm pretty sure, and it looks like it's just turned out like this in the past two days."

Severus continued to unleash some probing magic on the troll's body, and then replied, "This time it's just a trace of will, much smaller than what Professor Whitman got on last year, it should just happen to be attached to the troll, and it has nothing to do with Quirrell." ”

Dumbledore breathed a sigh of relief, "It seems like it's just a coincidence. ”

"But be careful, don't let Quirrell come into contact with the will of the Grim Reaper, we all know Quirrell's situation, and none of us know what will happen if Voldemort comes into contact with the Reaper. Also, I'll want to check the Forbidden Forest to see if there are any other creatures tainted by the Will of the Grim Reaper. ”

Dumbledore sighed, "The gods have descended, and it is really ghostly, it seems that the battle in the curtain of death is a little not optimistic." ”

This is not the first time that this resembles a dried corpse has appeared, however, it is not something that has existed before.

To be precise, this is a situation that has just emerged in the last two years.

However, in general, most of the dead are small, weak dark creatures, compared to ordinary wizards or magical creatures, the darker, murderous creatures will be attracted to the will of the Grim Reaper, such as a large troll, this is the first time it has appeared.

I guess it's because the trolls' minds are too simple, so they don't have much resistance to will pollution.

And these dried corpses are not really dry, they are just polluted by the will of the god of death Nidhogg, which means that the body is dead, and the blood in the body no longer flows as if it is coagulated, so the wound will naturally not bleed anymore.

But herein lies the strange part.

It was obviously infected by the will of the Grim Reaper, but it was the flesh that was corrupted, at least neither Severus nor Dumbledore found any changes in the soul.

And even the feeling is normal.

For example, Professor Whitman in last year's Defence Against the Dark Arts class accidentally got a trace of the will of death in the Forbidden Forest, and as a result, he became a living dead, but his soul did not change significantly except for his body.

If it weren't for Professor Whitman's accidentally breaking his leg at the end of the semester, no one would have been able to tell the difference.

But to be dead is to be dead.

In the early stage, it was the same as a normal person, but soon, his body began to decay, like a perennial soaked Yin corpse, and such a body could no longer contain his soul.

Thus, Professor Whitman died without incident.

The whole change is actually a bit similar to Voldemort's possession of Quirrell, except that the will of the Grim Reaper has no thoughts, and it is difficult to be noticed.

As for how did the will of death come about?

Severus guessed that Nidhogg had come through the Veil of Death, and that he might already be able to perceive the world.

Even Severus and Dumbledore speculated that this perception might have something to do with Severus himself or the Elder Wand, otherwise it wouldn't have been so coincidental that the will that came through it happened to fall to Hogwarts.

Of course, it is also possible to be affected by the sealed flesh.

However, there are too few of them so far, and there is still a lack of strong evidence.

It's just that some speculations can be made from this, Merlin and Artoria probably can't suppress Nidhogg, otherwise Nidhogg wouldn't have time to explore this world, and even get a trace of will.

Even if it's just a hint, but what about later?

Will there be more and more?

Or even his whole will?

It doesn't need to be whole, as long as half, or even a third, with the vast amount of Death Nidhogg, a third is enough to destroy the wizarding world.

Of course, this is just speculation.

In fact, separating the will is not something that can be done simply in itself.

So instead of worrying that Niederhogg would come, Severus and Dumbledore were more worried that Voldemort would find Niedhog the Grim Reaper.

Who knows what that neuropathy would have done if it had been discovered.

Even if Voldemort had no interest in being a servant to others, but what if?

What if that snake spirit sick hand opens the passage between the two realms? Or he doesn't need to open it, as long as he can locate Nidhogg in the wizarding world, maybe he can come over.

And it's almost obvious what he's going to do when he's here.

Hogwarts sealed his flesh!

A strong man like him gets resurrected physically, it's not the same as playing!

Severus didn't expect the imperfect will of the world to hold Niedhogg down.

It's all on your own.

"I'm going to go again." Severus said after a moment's silence.

"To the Veil of Death?" Dumbledore looked at Severus in surprise, "I thought you would at least think about your own safety. ”

"Of course, I'm not talking about the near future." Severus's cold voice continued, "Three years, my expectation is three years later." ”

"You're not going to come back? What to do here? ”

"Don't worry, Dumbledore, I don't have any intention of dying." Severus waved his hand and floated the troll all over, then walked towards the cellar, "Severus. Snape will continue to take on the role of Potions Professor, and he will assist you with the rest of your plans. ”

"Of course, it would be nice to become a Defence Against the Dark Arts professor."

"Him?" Dumbledore was even more surprised, his eyes sharpening, "Perhaps, you should explain it to me, at least to satisfy the curiosity of an old man." ”

"Of course, Dumbledore, I still need your help!"

Dumbledore looked at the figure in front of him with a complicated gaze, he had always felt that Severus was the most trustworthy, but it had to be said that he could not see through this young wizard who was just in his early 30s.

Shaking his head, he took a cockroach out of his pocket and stuffed it into his mouth, then slowly paced to keep up.

"All I can believe now is that he's not?!"