Chapter 39: I Believe in You
"Where's Maple?" After the game, Harry and Ron Hermione went to Hagrid's cabin together, and on the way, Harry couldn't help but ask, so he couldn't help but ask.
"I miss him, he's probably sad, go back to the castle alone!" Hermione understood Maple's feelings, so she felt sorry for him as well. But blame Snape for being too disappointing and betraying Maple's trust.
"Why should he be upset?" Harry, who didn't know the truth of the matter, was a little unsure.
"It's Snape!" The truth is discovered, and Harry is successfully rescued, but Hermione is not happy because of Maple. "I found out when your broom malfunctioned, and he was chanting a spell on your broomstick, muttering and keeping his eyes on you."
"I've read in books that some powerful dark magic can be used without flashing a wand, but you have to make eye contact with the target when you cast it, Snape doesn't blink, I see it! Thankfully, Snape didn't dare take out his wand, otherwise he would have killed you in the first place. ”
"So Snape is a dark wizard? Then why did Dumbledore invite him to teach here? Harry was also shocked, originally thought that Snape was just disgusted with him at most, but he didn't expect to kill himself because he found out the secret of being bitten by three big dogs.
"I think Professor Dumbledore must have been deceived by him. Although Dumbledore was a great white wizard, he probably had a habit of looking at people on the good side, believing that Snape would repent and accept him immediately. Professor Dumbledore may have thought he could influence him in this way, but unfortunately, Snape didn't. Ron analyzed.
"Then why is he making a move now, I mean, since he's been hiding for so many years, and he's hiding it well. You know, Snape's mana can't be compared to Professor Dumbledore's. Acting under Professor Dumbledore's nose would have been extremely risky for Snape. At such a risk, what was Snape's purpose? Isn't he afraid of angering Professor Dumbledore and leaving him with no place in the wizarding world? Hermione said confusedly.
"So, what he wants is so important that he ignores Professor Dumbledore's threats and can't help but take action. What was it that was so powerful that it was worth taking such a risk to Snape? As they talked, the three of them came to Hagrid's hut, and Hagrid was very pleased to see them come to his place, and made them a pot of tea, and each poured a large cup.
I have to say that the three of Harry's brains are very exciting, although they went off the rails at the beginning, and the conclusions they got are naturally full of mistakes. But with the exception of Snape's part that is not true, many of their conjectures are close to the truth. And this brain-opening undoubtedly brought them closer to the secret of the Philosopher's Stone.
At Hagrid's hut, Ron told Hagrid about Snape's murder of Harry, and Hagrid, who didn't see Snape chanting spells on the field, naturally didn't believe what the three young wizards said.
Harry and Hagrid were told about Snape's bite by the three-headed dog, so Harry thought that Snape was trying to steal what the dog was guarding, and that it was Harry who immediately killed the killer when he discovered his secret.
"How do you know about the three-headed Lowe?" Hagrid put down the teapot heavily, surprised.
"Three-headed Louwie?"
"Yes, it's mine, I bought it from a Greek I met at the hotel last year. I lent it to Dumbledore to guard it on."
"What?" Harry asked eagerly.
"Alright, don't ask any more," Hagrid said crudely, "That's Secret One, you know?"
"But Snape wanted to steal it."
"Nonsense," Hagrid added, "Snape is a teacher at Hogwarts, and he would never do anything like that." ”
"Wake up Hagrid, he's already killed Harry, how can you still believe him. I saw him chanting a spell on Harry's broom in the stands, staring at Harry without blinking, and the words in his mouth. ”
"I'm telling you, you're wrong!" Hagrid said irritably, "I don't know why Harry's broomstick behaves the way it does, but there's no way Snape would want to kill a student!" Now, all three of you listen to me - you're meddling in things that have nothing to do with you. It's dangerous. Forget the big dog, forget what it's guarding for, it's between Professor Dumbledore and Nicolame"
"Aha!" Harry said, "There's a guy named Nicol Lemay involved, doesn't it?"
Hagrid was furious, he was angry with himself.
At the same time, Harry and the three never expected that Maple would go directly to Snape to confirm.
Yes, even without the foresight of what was to come, Maple could have determined that Snape was innocent based on his unbreakable oath to Snape. A rare opportunity to brush Snape's favor, Maple will not let it go.
And in the future that Maple envisioned, cloning technology could not only clone Lily's cells and let Snape get what he wanted, but also clone Snape's and even Dumbledore's cells and let the clones die on their behalf to save their lives.
"What are you doing here?" Snape said when he saw Maple come in, without lifting his eyelids.
"Shouldn't you give me an explanation? Hermione saw you, chanting a spell on Harry's broom in the stands. Maple asked sharply.
"What a nasty and self-righteous Miss Jack-of-all-trades!" Snape scoffed, but there was no surprise on his face. Obviously, Hermione hurriedly ran back to her place after setting the fire, and only one person in the audience was not in her place, and it was easy to know the truth when she saw Hermione walking through the crowd.
"I don't believe you did it, but why did the dark magic on Harry's broom stop after Hermione interrupted your spell, can you tell me why?" Maple continued.
"I don't know, maybe you should be like your know-it-all friend and just take the murderer for me."
"I know you didn't do it, or you wouldn't have had to make me make an unbreakable vow before. Can you tell me now what spell you cast on Harry? ”
"I chanted a counter-mantra." Snape glanced at Maple before speaking.
"I knew it!" Maple immediately said happily, and then couldn't help asking, "Who is the one who is chanting the curse?" ”
"I don't know, guess for yourself!" Snape didn't name Quirrell, and left Maple to find the truth on his own, but before kicking Maple out, he confessed, "Don't tell Harry what I'm saying, and don't tell those self-righteous little guys." ”
In agreement, Maple walked out with brisk steps, looking very relaxed.
Snape watched him leave with a blank face, but Maple was the second person besides Dumbledore to trust him so much, and Snape would not be unmoved. It's just that Snape's Occlumency is too slippery, and he can't see the change in expression on his face. If everyone had his ability, even if he had only one-third of his strength, the psychologist would probably lose his job.
Christmas is approaching, and the lake at Hogwarts is covered with a thick layer of ice, and Maple can't help but think of the past. When I was a child, the ice was thick in winter, and an adult could step on it. But at that time, I was timid and never dared to try it once, and when I grew up, because of the greenhouse effect, the thickness of the ice on the river was not safe enough.
Playing on the lake for a while can be regarded as satisfying a childhood dream. But this guy is really a thief and a thief, and after he has played enough, he even used a magic spell on the lake to test the thickness of the ice.
Fortunately, he only had an immortal wand, not a powerful wand of killing and destruction, otherwise, Dumbledore would have given him the Wand of Death, and with his current mastery of spells, he would probably be able to blow the ice out of the lake.
While the ice was frozen, the castle was covered with several feet of snow, and the magic school was not like the secular world, which cleaned up and quieted it, destroying the beauty of nature in vain. Here, in response to Mr. Lu Xun's words, the road is walked by people.
Seeing the crooked and staggered roads on the ground, I don't know how many lively students are the masterpieces. However, among them, the Weasley brothers should take the lead.
When the snow stopped, Maple invited Hermione Harry and Ron to build a snowman outdoors without magic. Aside from Ron's lack of interest, the three of Maple had a great time.
It wasn't until the snowman was finished that Maple and Hermione cast their spells on them, coloring them.
During this time, Maple witnessed the Weasley brothers cast their magic spells on several snowballs, causing them to chase Quirrell around and smash them on his turban.
Brother Weasley, do you know whose face you smashed? Lord Voldemort was very angry when he was slapped in the face like this, but he couldn't expose himself, you know, Voldemort cursed the teacher of this class to change once a year because Dumbledore refused to let him be the professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts. In the face of such a stingy Voldemort, you dare to hit him in the face with a snowball! Brother is convinced, it is a five-body surrender to you!
I don't know if Fred's death was related to Voldemort's resentment.
The reason why the teacher of the Defence Against the Dark Arts class can change once a year is that not everyone is harmed by the curse, many of them are due to sudden accidents such as pregnancy or the death of a family member, but more often it may be that nothing has happened yet, but after hearing about this curse, just find a reason to escape before the end of the semester.
Who is not afraid of a curse that even Dumbledore can't lift directly? I'm afraid that only Dumbledore's own teaching can break the limit of this curse! I really don't know how deep Voldemort's resentment was at that time to make such a powerful curse!