The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 681 The Half-Blood Prince Returning Home
Just then, Ada and Snape returned to Hogwarts.

The two passed through the barrier covering the school, and appeared in front of the Aurors, the Order of the Phoenix, and many teachers and students.

Even though there were dense dementors floating outside, people still saw Snape in black robe for the first time, and saw the murderer of Albus Dumbledore.

Angry, hateful gazes were cast on him like sharp knives, and some people moved their hands faster than their brains. They chanted spells without thinking, and colorful spells fell on Snape like raindrops.

Sirius and Harry even put down their wands and rushed straight at Snape, wanting to punch the snot-nosed man in the face.Fortunately, Kingsley and Lupine had sharp eyesight and quick hands, and each of them stopped the other, so that the two of them did not rush over.

The magic barrier like a goldfish bowl covered Ada and Snape upside down, even though the spell fell, it failed to break through the protection.

Seeing that Ada was protecting Snape, the Aurors from the Ministry of Magic all stopped.

They didn't know why Ada did this, but since she did it, she must have a reason.

The teachers and students of Hogwarts, as well as members of the Order of the Phoenix, were puzzled, not understanding why Ada wanted to protect the murderer Snape.

"Get out of the way, Drizzt!" Sirius yelled, "Let me kill this snotlite!"

Like a father, like a son, Harry also yelled: "Snape, you still have the face to show up at school? I will never forget how you looked into his eyes, how he trusted you so much, and how You killed him!"

Snape drew his wand, and Lupine, who was holding Harry, suddenly blocked Harry behind him.

Remus Lupine pointed his wand at Snape, and he said coldly, "I will never allow you to kill people in Hogwarts again!"

However, Snape didn't point his wand at Harry, nor at the big barking dog.He turned to face the outside of the school, raised the wand in his hand, and softly recited: "Call God to protect you!"

The white silver light circled around Snape's head, turning into a doe, she landed lightly on the open space of the campus, jumped through the crowd, and flew out of the wrought iron gate.

The doe galloped through Hogwarts once again, as if it had never left.

As for Severus Snape, who turned his back on everyone, his dark eyes were already filled with tears.

Sirius stopped shouting, and Harry stopped questioning. Others may not know what the Patronus of the Doe represents, but they do.Everyone who is familiar with Lily knows that Lily's patron saint is a doe.

"It's been this long?"

"Always will be."

Without asking any more questions, Ada also raised the Elder Wand, and the thin silver like gauze appeared on the tip of her wand.

The naive Chow Chow didn't appear, and the Elder Wand just kept shining with silver light, causing ripples like a stone thrown into the middle of a lake.The silver ripples spread out layer by layer, impacting every dementor trying to approach Hogwarts.

Overturned and expelled, in the blink of an eye, more than a hundred dementors surrounding the school were dispersed, and they never dared to take a step closer.

Ada raised her free left hand and cupped her hands upward.The silver light on the tip of the Elder Wand and other galloping patron saints are all integrated into the protective magic that protects the school.

The magic shield guarding Hogwarts became more solid, and the school seemed to be shrouded in a cocoon made of huge glass.

The offensive of the Death Eaters coalition was stopped, presumably there will be no more attacks in a while.Ada turned back to face the crowd. She knew they needed an explanation, an explanation about Snape and Dumbledore.

"Come with me." Ada said a little tiredly.

After finishing speaking, Ada and Snape walked towards the castle together. This matter had to be explained as soon as possible, and there was not much time left for them.

Harry followed to the castle first, Sirius and Lupine hurriedly followed.

Mr. Weasley and Kingsley did not leave immediately, and after instructing the Aurors, the two returned to the castle.

Professor Sprout hesitated for a moment, but in the end she didn't leave with her, but decided to stay and take care of the students guarding the school gate.

A group of people walked non-stop to the eighth floor of the castle.

Wherever he went, Snape could feel people's eyes of hatred, and everyone was applauding and applauding that the murderer who killed Dumbledore was "caught".

When they reached the long corridor on the eighth floor, Sir Cadogan even appeared in the portrait, chasing the marching team and verbally abusing Snape.Obscene and dirty words keep pouring into people's ears.

Amid the scolding, the ugly stone statue guarding the principal's office appeared in everyone's sight. It didn't fight like other statues, but just firmly guarded the principal's office.

Professor McGonagall, who arrived halfway, uttered the password, and the stone statue jumped aside, revealing the stone steps spinning up behind him.

Before Professor McGonagall was the first to climb the steps, Snape grabbed Harry and dragged Harry up the stairs.In the astonished eyes of everyone, Ada blocked everyone's pursuit.

"Get out of the way!" Sirius yelled, even pointing his wand at the "friend or foe" Ada.

"Calm down, Sirius." Professor McGonagall pushed Sirius away. She believed in Ada, but she didn't trust Snape.

Professor McGonagall asked angrily: "Ada, do you know what you are doing now? You are covering up the murderer who killed Dumbledore, and you put Potter in danger! That traitor Snape will Will take Harry to find his master!"

It was rumored in the school that Snape had been caught, so Professor McGonagall rushed over. She didn't know what happened at the school gate.

"I know exactly what I'm doing, Professor." Ada said in a soft but firm voice, "I have the same unbreakable reasons to believe in Severus Snape as Professor Dumbledore."

"Only a doe?" growled Sirius. "He was the one who leaked the prophecy to Voldemort, and the one who killed Dumbledore himself!"

Remus Lupine stopped Sirius from shouting in the corridor.

Lupine said: "The Patronus usually does not change, only when there is a big blow and a big emotional change."

The Patronus Charm is one of the most powerful and oldest defensive spells in the wizarding world, and it is also the most famous defensive spell.Remus Lupine was well versed in this ancient spell, and he'd seen someone's Patronus change form.

Tonks loves Lupine so much that her Patronus image changes from a rabbit to a wolf.

"But Sirius is right, we can't trust Snape just because of a Patronus." Lupine continued.

Lupine was willing to believe in Ada's judgment, but he didn't want to see Dumbledore's death appear on the young Ada.Most of the others were also like this, they were afraid that Ada would mistrust Snape and end up hurting herself.

"Listen to me!" Ada yelled, she was still standing in front of the stone statue, not giving an inch.

She continued: "Severus Snape did not betray Albus Dumbledore, everything was Dumbledore's plan, including his own death."

It was unbelievable, what Ada said was too incredible, it was completely different from what they saw and heard.

"Ron, Hermione, do you remember that Harry was cursed by Quirrell in the first grade and nearly fell off his broomstick?" Ada asked.

Everyone looked at Ron and Hermione who followed.

"That's what happened." Hermione said, "Snape had been reciting the counter-curse to protect Harry at the time..." Ron also nodded, indicating that what Hermione said was true.

Ada turned her head to look at Sirius, and she continued, "Sirius, just because you 'betrayed' the Potters, Snape wanted to kill you. Voldemort was the one who killed the Potters."

"He...he..." Sirius muttered, unable to speak.

Ada looked at Lupin again, and she said, "Remus, those wolfbane potions you received when you were newly married were a gift from Snape."

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"And George, George's left ear was injured by the Shadowless Curse. It was a spell invented by Snape himself. If he hadn't told me to reverse the curse, George would still have one ear now!"

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"What about Dumbledore?" Professor McGonagall asked tremblingly.

Ada raised her head and sighed. She replied, "Even if there were no Death Eaters breaking in that night, even if there were no Snape...Professor Dumbledore...he wouldn't have survived long."

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In front of everyone, Ada revealed Snape's undercover identity. His identity had been exposed by Voldemort, and there was no need for Ada to keep this secret any longer.

In addition to Snape's undercover status, Ada also told the reason why Dumbledore had to do this, saying that his life had already entered the countdown.

Telling the secret, Ada exclaimed from the bottom of her heart, it feels too bad to keep the secret by herself.

Ada was refreshing, but the others were all in a daze, and they couldn't accept it for a while.If it were another person, most of them would think that this person was crazy.

Everyone looked at the ugly stone statue, as if they would see it suddenly jump away and see the wise and wise Dumbledore coming out of the principal's office.

Dumbledore arranged everything in the last time of his life and accepted the fate of death calmly.Albus Dumbledore deserves to be called "the greatest wizard of our time".

Suddenly, the stone statue really jumped aside, but the person who stepped out was not Dumbledore, but Snape.

Severus Snape was equally great.

Reluctantly killing Dumbledore, enduring the criticism of others, enduring humiliation and going deep into the enemy's rear, almost costing his own life... Such a person deserves a great sentence.

(End of this chapter)