"Welcome, Narcissa Malfoy, and Voldemort's most loyal subordinate, Bellatrix Lestrange. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Du Teng, who had a faint smile on his face, walked out of the shadows, and the light and strong magic power flashing on his wand instantly enveloped the two uninvited guests.

"It's you?!"

Bella's eyes widened, and her scattered hair shook in the air like poisonous snakes.

She raised her arm, trying to cast the spell, but Du Teng was much faster than her.

Before Bella's arm could be raised, Duten's wand had already been tapped twice at her.

"Except for your weapons!"

"It's all petrified!"

The first spell knocked Bella's wand flying, and it swirled in the air and fell into Duten's other hand. The second spell made her stiffen, turning her into a "statue" with round eyes, stiff as a stone, motionless.

However, Du Teng cast a complete petrification spell, he deliberately weakened the power of the spell a lot, causing Bella to move her eyes, think, and speak although she couldn't move all over her body.

From Du Teng's appearance to his defeat of Bella with two spells, the whole process took less than three seconds, and Narcissa didn't react at all, and the battle was over.

"I was going to knock and do something, but I didn't expect to be bumped into by you, okay, let's all come in."

Duten used his wand to direct Narcissa to walk inside, and Snape watched his back from behind, paused for a few seconds before using his wand to control Bella, who had been petrified, and flew into the room.

It's just that when passing by Snape's side, Bella rolled her eyes as much as she could, locking her eyes on Snape, and then said in a voice as cruel as a viper: "Snape, you betrayed the Dark Lord, you are dead, hahahaha, you are dead!" ”

Snape looked at her with a dark face, said nothing, and controlled her to continue flying inside, then reached out and closed the door.

The alley was calm again, as if no one had ever come.

……

In the room, under Duten and Snape's control, Narcissa and the two walked straight into a small living room, which felt like walking into a hospital room. Several walls were filled with books, most of them bound in black or brown leather; A cheesy couch, an old-fashioned armchair, and a rickety table are placed together, shrouded in dim light cast by candle chandeliers on the roof. It feels like a forgotten corner, and it usually doesn't seem to be inhabited.

Duten asked Narcissa to sit down on the couch, and she consciously took off her cloak and threw it aside, then sat down, staring at her pale, trembling hands resting on her knees. Bellatrix was put into a corner by Snape with a levitation charm, which made her body stiff as a rock, and not only did she have no control over her body, but even others could hardly move her joints.

Unlike her sister, who was pretty, Bellatrix was very dark, with thick eyelids and a thick chin, and she stood behind her sister, her eyes fixed on Snape.

"So, can you tell me what you're here for Professor Snape? Don't tell me it's for the door, you've already said a lot just now. Duten asked, facing the two sisters in the armchair.

Snape stood behind him like a servant, and the sight widened the eyes of both women opposite.

"You ......"

Bellatrix shouted in disbelief.

But as soon as she spoke, Duten used his wand casually.

"Silently."

No matter how much Bellatrix opened his mouth and screamed, he couldn't make even the slightest sound.

"We're going to talk about something now, can you be quiet for a while? Don't force me to do it to you. Du Teng's voice was very calm, and there seemed to be a kind of magic in his voice, which made people believe everything he said, and believe that what he said could be done.

Bellatrix glared at him viciously, but was completely helpless.

"There's no one else...... Is it? Narcissa asked softly.

"Of course not. There are just a few of us here, and you can talk with confidence. ”

Du Teng smiled and waved his hand, and a bottle of red wine flew up from the wine shelf not far away and landed firmly in Du Teng's palm. He poured the blood-red wine into three glasses, then handed two of them to Snape and Narcissa.

Narcissa stared at him for a long time before muttering a thank you, and Snape didn't say anything, just silently took the glass. On the other side, Bellatrix was still glaring at Duten and Snape. It didn't seem to bother him, on the contrary, he seemed quite pleasant.

"Bless the Dark Lord," Du Teng said, raising his glass and drinking it down, "I wish him an early death and a speedy life." ”

Snape's face was a little embarrassed, Narcissa was also speechless, and Bella was about to explode, looking at Duten's gaze and wanting to eat people.

Du Teng ignored her, and turned his head to look at Narcissa.

"You said you needed some help from Professor Snape...... What kind of thing is it? Speak up and let me hear it. ”

Narcissa looked struggling as she drank her second glass, apparently not knowing if she should continue.

"Say, I'm just curious, don't you need help?" Duten said.

Hearing Duten's words, Narcissa's body trembled, she glanced at Duten with some concern, looked at Snape to the right, and finally took a deep breath as if she had made up her mind.

"Severus, I know I shouldn't be here, I can't tell anyone anything, but—"

"Then you should shut up!" Bellatrix roared. "Especially in front of such people!"

Du Teng suddenly lifted the control of Bella's mouth, and her voice rang out in a voice that was extremely angry.

The other two people in the room were taken aback.

Narcissa, in particular, jumped out of the couch in fright.

Snape was much calmer, he was slightly startled, and a sneer appeared on his face.

"This kind of person?" Snape repeated sarcastically. "And what should I understand, Bellatrix?"

"That's I don't trust you, Snape, you know that very well." Narcissa let out a sound that sounded like a dry cry.

Snape put his cup back on the table and sat down on the couch next to Duten, his hands resting on the armrests of his chair and smiling at Bellatrix's angry face.

"Narcissa, I think we should listen to what Bellatrix has to say so she doesn't keep interrupting us. Well, go on, Bellatrix," Snape said. "Why don't you trust me?"

"A hundred reasons!" She exclaimed, "Where did you go when the Dark Lord failed?" Why didn't you try to find him during the time he was gone? What have you done under Dumbledore's protection over the years? Why would you want to stop the Dark Lord from getting the Philosopher's Stone? Why didn't you come right away on the day the Dark Lord was reborn? Where were you a few weeks ago when we fought so hard to retrieve the Dark Lord's prophecy? And why, Snape, have kept Harry Potter alive for the past five years under your mercy? ”

She stopped, her chest heaving violently, her cheeks flushed.

Narcissa sat unresponsive in front of her, her face still buried in her hands.

Snape smiled.

"Before I answer you—oh yes, Bellatrix, I'll answer you! You can relay my words to those who whisper behind my back, and bring back to the Dark Lord the false rumors of my betrayal of him. Before I answer you, I say, let me ask you one more question. Do you really think the Dark Lord didn't ask me all of these questions? Do you really think that if I didn't give him a satisfactory answer, he would still let me sit here and talk to you? She hesitated.

"I know he believes in you, but—"

"You think he's wrong? Or did I blind him? Think I've fooled the Dark Lord, the greatest wizard, the most adept man in the world? ”

Bellatrix didn't say anything, but it looked a little awkward for the first time.

Snape didn't dwell on this. He picked up his glass again, took a sip, and continued, "You asked me where the Dark Lord had gone when he failed, and I was at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he ordered me to stay, because he wanted me to spy on Albus Dumbledore. I thought you knew that I was at the behest of the Dark Lord to hold my post. ”

She was about to open her mouth to speak, but Snape stopped her again.

"You asked me why I didn't try to find him during the time he was gone. For the same reasons as Avery, Jacqueli, the Caro, Greyback, and Lucius," he tilted his head slightly towards Narcissa, "and a great multitude, none of them went to him. I'm sure he's done. I'm not happy, I was wrong, though...... If he doesn't forgive those of us who lost faith at one point, he won't have a few followers left. ”

"He's still with me!" Bellatrix said passionately. "I've been squatting in Azkaban for so many years."

"Yes, indeed, admirable," Snape said in a boring tone. "Of course, you're useless to him in prison, but it's undoubtedly a good gesture—"

"Gesture!" She screamed, looking like she was going mad, "I'm enduring the dementors, and you're still at Hogwarts, comfortable being Dumbledore's pet!" ”

"Not exactly," Snape said calmly. "He won't let me be a Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, you know. He seemed to believe that this would bring me back to my old ways...... Tempt me to my old path. ”

"That's the sacrifice you made for the Dark Lord, not teaching your favorite subject?" She scoffed. "Then why are you still there, spying on Dumbledore for a master you think is dead?"

"Reluctantly," said Snape, "though the Dark Lord was glad that I hadn't left his post without trespassing: when he returned, I gave him information about Dumbledore for sixteen years as a greeting gift, far more useful than those endless memories of the hated Azkaban prison......"

"But you stayed—"

"Yes, Bellatrix, I stayed," Snape showed a sign of impatience for the first time. "I have a much more comfortable job than being stuck in Azkaban prison. You know they're hunting down Death Eaters. Dumbledore's protection allowed me to escape prison and take advantage of it. I repeat: not even the Dark Lord complained that I was staying there, and I don't know what reason you have to do that. ”

"I think you should want to know now," he continued, raising his voice slightly, as Bellatrix looked like he wanted to interrupt him again, "why am I standing between the Dark Lord and the Philosopher's Stone?" This is easy to answer. He wasn't sure if he should trust me. Like you, he thought I had gone from being a faithful Death Eater to being a jester next to Dumbledore. He was in a pitiful situation, very weak, sharing a body with an ordinary wizard. He didn't dare expose himself to any of his former comrades, fearing they would betray him to Dumbledore or the Ministry of Magic. I deeply regret that he didn't trust me. He could have come back three years earlier. In fact, I only saw the greedy and despicable Quirrell trying to steal the Philosopher's Stone, so, I confess that I did everything in my power to stop him. ”

Bellatrix's mouth twisted as if he had swallowed some unpalatable medicine.

"But you didn't return to him when he returned, and you didn't fly back to him immediately when you felt the burning pain of the Dark Mark—"

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

"According to Dumbledore's-?" She said angrily.

"Think about it!" Snape was getting impatient again. "It only took two more hours, just two hours, and I was sure I could stay at Hogwarts and continue to be my spy! Let Dumbledore think I'm just going back on his orders, and I'll be able to keep getting news from Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix after that!" Come to think of it, Bellatrix: The Mark of the Dark Magic has grown stronger and stronger in those months, and I know he must be ready to make a comeback, as all the Death Eaters know! I have plenty of time to think about what I'm going to do, plan my next move, go slip away like Karkaroff, don't I?

The Dark Lord was very unhappy with my tardiness at first, but I assure you that after I explained that I was loyal to the Dark Lord even though Dumbledore thought I was on his side, yes, the Dark Lord thought I was leaving him forever, but he was mistaken. ”

"But what role did you play?" Bellatrix sneered, "What useful information did you give us?" ”

"My information goes directly to the Dark Lord," Snape said, "and perhaps he chose not to tell you—"

"He lets me know everything!" Bellatrix was immediately furious. "He said I was his most loyal and trustworthy—"

"Really?" Snape said, his voice slightly disbelieving. "After the fiasco at the Ministry of Magic, does he still think so?"

"That's not my fault!" Bellatrix blushed. "The Dark Lord used to entrust me with the things he cherished most - if Lucius hadn't had them at the time—"

"How dare you—how dare you accuse my husband!" Narcissa looked up at her sister and whispered lifelessly.

Bang Bang Bang!

A burst of applause erupted.

"Okay, everyone, let's gossip about it at this point, let's continue to talk about the original topic, shall we?"

Du Teng, who had been sitting next to him for a long time and had not spoken, said with a smile, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became extremely strange.