novelraw Chapter 962 [Chapter 5] 47
Chapter 962 [Chapter 5] 47
Snape looked up blankly at the just and kind old witch.
"No... I don't know... I don't know if she is alive or dead, and I don't know where to find her..." He said hoarsely, feeling a little blank and dazed in his heart, as if a little unreal ;The woman he hated for 20 years is going to disappear just like that, gone?From now on, he no longer has to endure all her deception and teasing of him?So will the real Lily come back, from Ginny Weasley's body behind her original face?Where will the soul of that fake Lily go? ...
Countless questions seemed to surge to his mind at this moment, crowding his chest, making it difficult for him to breathe.
Fortunately, Professor McGonagall didn't ask any further, nor did he blame him for not doing his best to save Lily's life.She just sighed heavily, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "We still have our mission to accomplish, Severus. Beat 'em, beat that one... don't let those who are gone go totally pointless."
He stood there motionless, neither nodding nor answering.It seems to have become a mobilized stone statue.
Professor McGonagall looked at him sympathetically, and said with understanding and relief: "Maybe we should wait until this is over before talking about this..."
Snape nodded numbly.In fact, he didn't hear Professor McGonagall say anything at all.But a gleam of clarity gradually rose in his mind, and he suddenly came to his senses, turned around abruptly and shouted to Professor McGonagall who was about to go away and leave him alone for a while: "Where is Potter! Potter Where?!"
Professor McGonagall froze.A moment later, a heavy haze appeared on her face.
She walked back to Snape and whispered, "...he's gone. Go find Voldemort..."
Snape's heart sank suddenly.
"He went to the Dark Lord?!" He snapped back, "But why?! Just because the Dark Lord blackmailed him with Hogwarts?!"
That's right, when he was walking in the corridors of Hogwarts, he had already heard the news from the little trolls who ran past in panic.They said that Voldemort had personally issued an ultimatum to Hogwarts, giving them one hour to hand over Harry Potter, otherwise they would attack Hogwarts and make everyone pay the price!
But he didn't believe that Potboy would run off to die because of this.How many people died for him along the way, his parents, his godfather (well that's just what other people think - the fact that the stupid dog is hiding somewhere else is alive and well, thanks to The Imperius-like counterfeit's obsession!), some members of the Order of the Phoenix, and his classmates, such as the sympathetic Triwizard Tournament player and one-time Hufflepuff Prince Cedric Dee Gorey... he thought that all this would of course be a heavy psychological burden on Harry Potter, but even that Potboy had a way of getting away with things, like refusing to practice Occlumency properly!It's hard to believe that a little Gryffindor troll who can't even practice Occlumency would suddenly go looking for death - Snape thought with a little sarcasm, could it be that he was so ashamed that he wanted to die because he couldn't do anything? die?
But Professor McGonagall quickly answered his questions.
She sighed, with a gloomy and helpless expression.
"He went to use the Pensieve in the Headmaster's office, Severus," she replied in a low voice, "I don't know why the idea came to him all of a sudden... but anyway, he saw everything in the Pensieve... I guess , is the memory bottle that Lily left for him..."
Lily!It's that Lily again!What is she planning?What else did she do? !
Snape thought through gritted teeth, not noticing that his face was already grim.
"What did he see?" He asked a question through his teeth.
Professor McGonagall stared at him, and that look gave him a sudden bad feeling.
Sure enough, she went on to say: "He knows everything. He already knows everything he should know... including the task that Albus gave you, Severus. At that time, we didn't know you Still alive...I guess Lily thought you must have been after being summoned by Voldemort...so Harry thought the same...so Lily was going to do for you what Albus asked you to do, which was to tell Harry The truth of everything—"
"Then he died so simply and neatly?!" Snape asked in disbelief.
Professor McGonagall nodded silently.Snape noticed a suspicious gleam in the eyes of the good and upright old witch.
He suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness and absurdity.He felt that all this was simply too unbelievable.
He failed to protect the Potboy.He still went to die.Voldemort would not let him go.All he can do now is to defend Hogwarts.
Although he didn't know if they could succeed in the end, if they could survive after everything was over.But since he had already promised Dumbledore and that fake Lily, he had to fulfill this promise.
Snape took a deep breath, not wanting to ask any more questions.Looks like there won't be much good news to hear here today.
"Go ahead and do what you have to do, Minerva," he said with rare peace. "I think I do need to be alone for a while. Besides, I have one more thing to do."
He had to find Ginny Weasley.
It's unbelievable that for more than a year, these two women—the real Lily and the fake—had kept a secret together for so long, and kept it secret from everyone else!There must be an unbreakable curse between them!
Although Dumbledore had told him the secret, he never talked to Ginny alone about the secret because of the oath Dumbledore made him before telling him the secret. one word.
Of course, he didn't know what kind of method the impostor used to evade the restraint of the unbreakable spell, and told the secret to Ariana Dumbledore in the frame of the Pig's Head Bar in advance, as a verification Severus Snape A sharp weapon of identity.However - as you can guess after thinking about it, the unbreakable curse between the real and the fake Lily is mostly a constraint on "people" as the object, and a magic portrait is not within the scope of the constraint; even if the scope of the constraint includes the magic portrait, He believed that fake Lily had something to do with it too - as if she had disappeared into that room at Malfoy Manor without warning and managed to get Nagini away.
He couldn't believe that the big snake would disappear without the order of the Dark Lord, and the only one who could lay hands on it was the fake Lily—what a bold and reckless act!It's like dancing on the tip of a knife!No one in this world can guess what she wants to do!Even in front of the Dark Lord, she can still find an opportunity to make such a move that is tantamount to suicide!
Right now, though, he still felt he had to talk to Ginny Weasley—the real Lily—before going to war.Although he can't think of what he plans to talk to her for a while now.
Professor McGonagall looked a little surprised, and a little hesitant.There was a hint of uncertainty in her tone. "Severus...you are the current headmaster of Hogwarts. As the headmaster, you must shoulder your due responsibilities and direct everyone—"
Snape laughed shortly, and asked self-deprecatingly: "How many of those little trolls do you think would listen to my command? Even if you relayed Lily's memory, how many people in the Order of the Phoenix would trust me completely? ... Minerva, you are the best person to preside over these matters. Don't worry about my identity, and I don't want to be the headmaster... If I am still alive after all this is over, I think I will Will resign. Don't tell me you don't know anything - Dumbledore's chosen successor is you."
Professor McGonagall was embarrassed for a moment, and he was tongue-tied for a moment before he said bluntly: "...But you are now the official headmaster. And...Severus, do you plan to leave Hogwarts in the future?"
Snape was silent for a few seconds before replying, "...We can discuss these matters later. Go and lead your school, Minerva. I will follow your orders."
Professor McGonagall seemed to want to say something more, and it seemed that she couldn't think of anything that would persuade him.She hesitated to speak, finally nodded, and said hesitantly: "...Okay, since you insist. But maybe we can discuss how many people are available on our side now."
Snape was noncommittal.So Professor McGonagall continued to talk, and quickly checked the list of adult wizards currently staying at Hogwarts, and told Snape their respective tasks and areas of responsibility.
Snape remained silent the whole time, just quietly listening to Professor McGonagall speaking rapidly about the current defense arrangement of Hogwarts.Finally, after the names of all the adult wizards had been mentioned, Professor McGonagall looked at Snape with some hesitation, and asked again, seemingly unwillingly: "Severus... are you sure Lily is real... ...won't come back? Oh, Merlin, I hope she doesn't...brave girl...she shouldn't just be..."
She spoke incoherently, not at all like her usual rigorous style.Snape glanced lightly at her reassuring face like a reliable elder, and said nothing.
Professor McGonagall seemed to have finally come to terms with this fact, heartbroken.She shook her head and walked away, saying sadly as she walked, "...Even if she can come back after the war..."
Snape suddenly said coldly behind her: "...I will definitely expel her at that time. A professor who doesn't obey the headmaster's instructions and likes to be smart shouldn't stay in Hogwarts."
Professor McGonagall suddenly stopped and turned around, looking at Snape's expressionless face, she seemed to understand something, she didn't defend that disobedient Lily Evans anymore, but sighed sadly.
"War! War! The damned war!" she muttered, walking away angrily.
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February 6:
Well, the feeling that the professor has been talking ironically is really interesting hhh
Next update: tomorrow at midnight.