8th Floor, Principal's Office.

After sending Harry away, Dumbledore reached out and stroked Fawkes, who had just been reborn from the ashes.

"He didn't tell the truth."

Snape walked over, "I can tell you that he's hiding a lot of things...... And he already knew he was a parseltongue, but he didn't say anything. ”

When Harry came over, he was also in the Headmaster's office.

"Severus, that kid didn't know anything about the wizarding world before."

Dumbledore put the crumpled Fawkes on the perch, turned his head and said, "Maybe in Harry's opinion, it's not unusual to be able to talk to snakes, many wizards can do it.

If he wanted to deliberately hide it, he wouldn't have shown it at the Dueling Club. ”

"As for the rest......" Dumbledore glanced at him, "everyone doesn't want to be known, Severus...... Including you and me. ”

Snape tilted his head, avoiding Dumbledore's eyes.

"Tell me what you know."

Dumbledore walked sideways to the table and took a sip of his tea, "About the Chamber of Secrets." ”

"I don't know."

Snape stepped up to Dumbledore's previous position, "The Dark Lord never said that, you should know, he never talks about the past. ”

As he spoke, Snape bent down and naturally put the ashes beneath the perch into a bottle, his expression calm as if he were cleaning his own shelf.

The corners of Dumbledore's eyes twitched slightly.

Whether it's alchemy or potions, the Phoenix's Nirvana Ash is one of the rarest materials.

He had wanted to use the ashes to upgrade the Mirror of Eris, but Snape took half of it without paying attention.

Moreover, if Fox hadn't pecked him, it is estimated that he would not have even been able to keep the remaining half.

"Severus, ......"

Dumbledore was about to say something, but Snape quickly slipped the bottle into his pocket, patted his robes, and looked up like nothing happened.

"Headmaster, what did you just say?"

"It's okay......" Dumbledore sighed, "would you like to try the black tea, it was given to me by Madame Maxime of Beauxbatons, and it tastes very good." ”

"Let's have a drink, then." Snape walked over.

A new cup of black tea and a plate of sugar cubes appeared on the table.

Snape casually picked up the cup and took a sip.

"You can try putting some sugar." Dumbledore said, "It tastes better that way." ”

"No, I never add those things."

Snape put down his glass and said, "There's another thing......

"What."

"I need to use a meditation basin." "On the day of the attack on Keredi Bubbagi, I saw a man in that hallway. ”

"Who is it?" Dumbledore asked.

"Time is too short." Snape said, "I don't see it clearly. ”

"Alright then......" Dumbledore pointed to a cabinet in the corner, "you know how to use it." ”

Snape got up and walked over and pulled open the cabinet door.

There is a shallow stone basin in the cupboard, and the mouth of the basin is some strange letters and symbols.

Snape pressed his wand to his head and pulled out a flowing piece of silver...... It is like light that turns into a liquid, and it is like wind that condenses into solid.

"I thought I wouldn't do it again."

Snape looked complicated as he put his memories into the meditation basin.

"Come and see, I know you can ...... too"

With that, he put his head into the meditation basin.

In the next second, Snape appeared in a hallway...... Then Dumbledore appeared.

Their gaze kept moving forward, as if they were walking.

When I reached the end of the hallway, my eyes suddenly changed direction...... They saw a figure flash around the corner in front of them.

But the time was too short, and at the same time as the gaze was turned, the other party had almost left the passage, and they only saw a vague silhouette.

Dumbledore's expression shifted slightly, and he turned his head to look at a door not far away.

"This is the room where Kerry Di was attacked."

"The house-elf spotted her while cleaning."

Snape nodded.

The two then returned to the principal's office.

"What do you want to say......" Dumbledore asked.

Snape retracted his memory and closed the door of the cabinet where the meditation basin was kept, before asking, "Do you think that silhouette looks like a person?" ”

"I think I see what you mean, Severus."

Dumbledore was silent for a moment before continuing, "But it's impossible, the time you remember is morning, and almost everyone can attest to that Kyle was watching a game at the Quidditch pitch at that time, and he never left in between...... There's no way he's going to be there. ”

"Is it possible...... Time turner? ”

"Nope."

Dumbledore shook his head, "The more you know, the more you understand how terrible the consequences of fooling time can be...... She wouldn't allow Kyle to touch the time-turner, even if it had minimal effect. ”

Dumbledore didn't say his name, but Snape knew who he was talking about.

"So, the previous two applications ......"

"That's right, Diana refused." Dumbledore quipped, "Two times in a row, I thought I was looking for a new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor." ”

Dumbledore thought he had told a good joke, but Snape clearly didn't think so.

Instead of smiling, his face became more solemn.

"That's what I couldn't figure out."

"Why is he in two places at the same time when there is no time turner...... Compound decoction? ”

Snape frowned.

Some time ago, someone broke into his private storage room and stole a lot of potion materials, including the African tree snake skin and the horn of the two-horned beast, which was also the key to brewing the polyjuice potion.

But the timing is not right...... The theft of his private storage room was a few days ago, and it had been a month since the attack on Kerry Dibubaji.

"Don't think so much, Severus."

Dumbledore added him a new cup of black tea.

"It's just a silhouette, it doesn't mean anything, maybe it's another person, it's just that you're preconceived."

"So Dumbledore, do you think so, you and I are both mistaken by you?" Snape looked up, "Don't forget, I didn't say who that profile is. ”

"I believe Kyle." Dumbledore looked out the window, "It's like believing Harry and you." ”

"Hah, I'm so honored." Snape sneered, "It's on par with the great savior and the youngest recipient of the Order of the Order of Merlin......"

"The Savior is just a shackle, not an honor, but the Order of Merlin ......" Dumbledore shook his head suddenly, "You really don't, Severus." ”

Snape was stunned for a moment, then his face instantly darkened, "You think I'll care about that kind of thing?" ”

"If you cared, you would have received a first-class medal a long time ago." Dumbledore laughed and said, "But the others obviously don't think so, and when it comes to personal honors, people think you're inferior to Kyle." ”

"Just because of a gold-plated sign?" Snape's face stinked.

"The second grade is pure gold ......"

"Is that what I mean?" Snape said angrily.

As soon as he thought of what Dumbledore had just said, a nameless fire jumped up in his heart, and he didn't even notice that the topic had changed.

Snape never cared about anything other than potions, nor did he care about fame, honor, or anything like that.

He can accept that others say that Lockhart is better than him, and he can also accept that Harry Potter is more famous than him...... It didn't matter, he didn't care about any of that anyway.

But somehow, when he heard Dumbledore say that he was inferior to Kyle, he was upset.

I had never felt this way before, as if the potion I had worked so hard to brew was taken away by someone else.

"Severus, if you're willing to reveal your potions-making tips, I can be your nominee."

Dumbledore looked at him and couldn't help but smile, "I promise, you will also receive the Order of the Jazz Order next time." ”

"Level 1?" Snape was a little moved.

"No, level three...... Level two ...... at most," Dumbledore shook his head, "It needs to be judged by the specific effect of those skills. ”

Order of Merit of the Third Class...... What's the use of that.

"No, I'm not interested in this, and I don't want to waste time on this." Snape decisively refused.

"That's a shame." Dumbledore blinked, "If you change your mind, you can come to me at any time." ”

(End of chapter)