Chapter 53: Poisoning (II)

Heading down the narrow stone staircase from the antechamber to the basement classroom, the entrance to Snape's office was halfway up the icy passage at the bottom of the staircase, less than ten meters from Brandy's Potions classroom. Now that class time has long passed, there will naturally be no one in the classroom, only Peeves, who is covered in art germs, humming a little song, happily painting on the walls of the classroom, smearing animal blood everywhere.

Brandy, cloaked in invisibility, literally slid through the classroom door like a ghost.

He was now standing in the doorway of Snape's office, a swarthy wooden door that was mottled with it. Rusty iron nails sit alone on top, and a dirty sign dangling below reads "Potions Professor's Office".

The office is within easy reach...... Even through this door, Brandi could feel the clammy and gloom of a typical Slytherin settlement.

But...... If you just push it away......

Brandi paced around in embarrassment. , hands wrenched together uneasily.

Doesn't it seem a little too weird? Maybe the quality of this broken door is not as good as I thought, what if the hinge is not open...... For example, if you push it, it will make some noise or something.

Think of a rusty door that inexplicably opens on its own and creaks, and the little weirdness inside can't be fooled by Snape's cunning old bat......

He thought about it, but stopped to twist the doorknob, and pressed his head against the door, trying to listen carefully to the sound inside.

It doesn't seem to be completely quiet inside.

Something was known, as if it was far away, and it was coming from the sky. Sounds a bit like the tide washing over the beach or the rustle of a quill on parchment, but not as refreshing?

What is this movement?

Brandi tried to listen more closely, and he stepped closer, standing on tiptoe, pressing his weight on it, his ears pressed against the door.

"Rustle~Rustle~Boom!"

At that moment, the door opened without warning, and Brandy was empty, and with nowhere to focus, he stumbled headlong into Snape's office, and fell face down on a standard dog-gnawed mud.

"Yes, yes, yes! Sorry professor! I'm just passing through! Just passing by! ”

He was so panicked that he even forgot that he was still wearing an invisibility cloak, and to outsiders, there might be only two twisted long legs and half a strangely shaped ass on the floor, and he got up in a panic, his face white as a dead man. He knew what it meant to try to break into Snape's office stealthily, even if he didn't do anything......

"I'll ...... right away Kindness? He shuddered, looking at the desk seat in front of him. He was surprised to find that he was talking useless nonsense.

There was no one in the office at all.

He looked back blankly at the inexplicable open door, only to suddenly realize that the door was probably hidden before.

Snape likes to go out without a key?

Brandi was confused, but he was safe for the time being, and he checked his body, recovering the exposed part behind the cloak, carefully recovering the door from the door.

He began to look around at the furnishings of Snape's office.

This is really in line with the aesthetic taste of an old bat, and the facilities of the house are very simple, with a desk, two or three chairs, and a fireplace that never seems to have been lit. In the corner near the desk stood a large cabinet, from which the rustling noise came from, but unfortunately, the iron lock of the door shimmered with magic, obviously protected by a spell. It is estimated that this thing will not be able to be opened by relying solely on the Ahora Cave......

The only window was also covered with a translucent curtain, and the entire room was shrouded in dim light, making it difficult for him to see in the distance. The walls were lined with rows of shelves of bottles and jars, soaked in slimy, scraps that had been peeled from some animal.

It's disgusting. Brandi couldn't help but move away a little from a bottle of brain-like stuff that seemed to be something. He took a cursory look around the room, and quickly found what he was looking for.

On the desk, behind the dim candlelight, there are two tea sets and a steaming teapot - two?

He tilted his head, did Snape want to entertain the guests? But he's already ...... Kindness?

Brandi suddenly had a bad idea......

Snape shouldn't just be in a hurry, go out for a while! And maybe – just go and bring the guests in!

Apparently, his crow's beak was lit up, and within seconds of his thought of the question, he faintly heard some hurried footsteps in the corridor in the distance. He hurriedly took out Parvati's private goods in a panic, and trembled to add ingredients to the teacup, he only had to drop a drop or two into it, but he couldn't tell which cup belonged to Snape......

So he gritted his teeth and simply opened the lid of the teapot, and the bottle in his hand trembled. I just added half a bottle to it. Worst! He thought so, but it was too late to make up for it, the footsteps had already reached the door, it was two people!

He quickly put the teapot lid back in place, shrunk back, and hid in the shadow of the row of medicine shelves to the right of the window.

Chirping~

The door was slowly pushed open. Snape's grim face appeared outside the door......

"Oh shit, looks like Peeves is trying to break in and play a prank again." He muttered to himself, his tone smooth, still the same tone that sounded uncomfortable. "I might need to put a spell on the door that only allows wizards to enter, don't I, Quirrell~"

He playfully spoke, stepping over a position, revealing Professor Quirrell's cowardly and frightened face.

No way! Brandi was stunned, and Snape invited Professor Quirrell to his office for tea?

"Say, yes, Severus......" Professor Quirrell stammered as he looked at everything in the room with a pale face.

The two walked over one after the other and sat down in the chairs in front of and behind the desks. Snape moved his chair back, nearly pressing Brandy's foot.

"W-what about Severus?" Quirrell shuddered uneasily, he seemed to be afraid of Snape. He stuttered more than ever. "You're looking for—you're looking for me, what—what—what?"

"Looking for you? Ha! "Snape had his back to Brandy, and Brandi couldn't see his expression, but that must have been unfriendly." Ten minutes ago, Mr. Filch, the castle keeper, told me that someone had tried to force his way into the corridor to the right of the fourth floor. He wanted my help, and you think about it, how cruel that would be for a well-fed professor. Of course, I was so angry that I swore that if I caught him, I would bring him to my office for an afternoon of tea. ”

"Uh, ha-ha-ha-ha." Professor Quirrell's expression was strange, and he smiled dryly.

"As I ascended the stairs on the fourth floor, I was amazed to find—" Snape flicked his wand lightly, and the teapot next to him sprang into the air and began pouring tea into two teacups. He tilted his head suspiciously, and Brandi saw that he seemed to be sniffing something...... Then, he tightened his robe, his knuckles tapping regularly on the table, and he said the unfinished words. "Interesting, isn't that Quirrell??"

Brandi was a little overwhelmed - he listened intently to every word.

A cup full of tea flew into Quirrell's arms, and Quirrell took it tremblingly, his face covered in sweat.

Snape leaned over and looked straight into Quirrell's face. The tone suddenly became cold, like the wind in the British Isles in December. Brandi and Quirrell shuddered involuntarily at the same time. "Our dear Professor Quirrell, you didn't stay in the common room at that point - did you just run to the fourth floor like me to catch those nonsense students?"

"Reason-reason-reason, Severus. This is my duty – my responsibility. Quirrell's cheeks twitched unnaturally, as if he wanted to laugh to relieve the icy atmosphere. However, he only received a mocking snort.

"Responsibility? - Alright, put away your boring jokes...... I know what you want to do! He leaned closer, "Don't ask for trouble!" You should understand what I'm saying! ”

Peeves screamed excitedly in the nearby Potions classroom, and the shrill voice scared Brandi almost into the shelf behind him. He struggled to hold his nerves, and heard Snape whisper, "—you should think carefully about who is worth your life." ”

This sentence was too explicit, and Brandy saw Quirrell suddenly twitch violently, and he quickly pretended to be thirsty, and in a panic, he picked up the teacup and drank it down.

Oh, Professor! Don't do this!

…… Brandi was dumbfounded.

"Alright Quirrell...... I'll come back to you today, I have other things to do now, like being a boring referee or something. Snape was also amazed to see Quirrell finish all this, he shrugged helplessly, and he straightened up. Well- after Quidditch, maybe we should talk about it again. I'll go to you, of course, if you're in no hurry......"

Quirrell walked in front of him, his movements unnatural, and Brandi didn't know if it was Parvati's potion that had some strange effect, but maybe it wasn't time yet. The two men walked briskly through the door, and Snape stood outside, his head looking back at his office with a strange look in his eyes. Brandi had a strange feeling as if he had been seen...... But apparently not. Snape stared suspiciously for a moment, then waved his wand and the door closed automatically.

Brandi didn't dare to come out, he waited quietly for the footsteps to fade away, and at the end of the voice, he faintly heard Quirrell's screams.

Oh, my God...... Does this count as accidentally injuring a teammate? Brandi rubbed his forehead weakly, with mixed feelings.

He quickly opened the door to the office, turned around and ran out, he took off his invisibility cloak and hugged it in his arms, this time he no longer had to hide himself, he ran in the corridor like crazy.

I have to tell you all about these things quickly-

He failed, and Snape didn't drink tea at all! Harry's life is now in danger! And......

The Philosopher's Stone is no longer safe, and it seems that he has accidentally brought down the last person who can protect it!

He made it worse!