Magical Studies at Hogwarts

Chapter 245 Witnesses and Participants

When Bella finally chased after Narcissa cursing, the dilapidated door just happened to be opened a crack from the inside.Snape was still wearing his black robe that had never changed for thousands of years, his long hair clinging to his scalp, and there was no emotion on his face.

He opened the door further, saw the sisters who were once close friends of the Black family, and said, "Narcissa, what a surprise."

"Snape." Narcissa was a little nervous, "Can I talk to you, it's urgent."

"Of course." Snape agreed, opened the door, turned his body to the side, and Narcissa and Bella walked in one after the other.

After entering, it is a small living room.The furniture and furnishings inside are the same as the outside of the house, full of dilapidated atmosphere.Under the dim light, it looked very deserted.

Snape motioned for the two to sit on the shabby but clean sofa, while he sat on the chair opposite the sofa.Folding her hands on her knees naturally, she asked, "What can I do for you, Narcissa?"

"There...is there no one else here..." She looked nervously at the room that could be seen at a glance, and asked in a low voice.

"No," said Snape, "it's just Wormtail here, but I don't think we'd count him as a human, would we?"

He pointed to the wall behind him, and a secret door opened to reveal a narrow staircase, with Wormtail's head poking out.

"The master asked me to take him in, and he has been here all this time." Snape said calmly, "It's easy to feed, just a little food is enough, and no matter what that food is."

He said it as if he were talking about pets, but neither Narcissa nor Bella thought it was a problem.

They all knew about Wormtail getting the Dark Lord back, and that it wasn't his will at all, but that Ike had cursed him to do it.It was also because of this that Ike was accepted by the Death Eaters.

In the beginning, the "little master" may have come from Lao Fu's order, but later it came from the heart.

Wormtail smiled obsequiously and bent over, the same as his posture in front of Lao Fu.Rubbing his hands, the hand shaped by Lao Fu's magic is always at the front.

"Narcissa, Bellatrix, so charming, so tall..."

"Would you like something to drink, Wormtail will bring it to us." Snape coldly interrupted Wormtail's flattery, "Then, he will roll back to his bedroom."

"I... I am not your servant, Snape." Wormtail's voice was small, but enough to be heard.

"So, you want me to tell the Dark Lord that you disobeyed my orders?" Snape said, "Of course, such a trivial matter doesn't need to be known to the master, so you want me to tell Stryde Say it?"

"I heard he's back?" He looked at Narcissa, who nodded slightly.A smile finally appeared on Snape's face, he looked at Wormtail and said, "If you want, I can ask him to come. After all, I'm also his professor."

"No...no..." Wormtail couldn't even speak, and his bald forehead was even sweating.

"Go ahead, then, and get that bottle of elf-made wine."

Wormtail still wanted to struggle, but he was finally defeated by the playful eyes of the three.Turn around, leave through another secret door, and come back with a bottle of wine and three wine glasses after a while.It was good for the three of them, so they went back directly, and closed the secret door smoothly.

"For the Dark Lord." Snape raised his glass and drank it down. Narcissa and Bella also drank the wine in their glasses.He poured good wine for the two of them again, and then poured it for himself, then picked up the wine glass and shook it gently.

Just as Narcissa was about to say something, Snape suddenly pointed his wand at the secret door.The door slammed, and Wormtail screamed.

"Sorry, he's been eavesdropping a lot lately... What were you trying to say?" Snape asked.

"Severus, I'm sorry, I don't know whether I should come or not, I just came here when my brain got hot." Narcissa said, "There is one thing that I was told not to reveal to anyone..."

"Then don't say it!" Bella yelled, "Especially in front of this person!"

"This man? Bellatrix, how should I understand this sentence?"

"You know, I don't believe you!" Bella glared at her fiercely, and Snape didn't evade at all, but Narcissa seemed to have lost her mind, and she couldn't stop crying while covering her face.

"Okay, wait a minute, Narcissa, I think we'd better hear what Bellatrix has to say, why don't you trust me?"

Bella spoke angrily about what she doubted about Snape, from not looking for him after the Dark Lord's defeat but staying under Dumbledore's hand, to Harry Potter's life, and even the resurrection of the Dark Lord. He was late late, and even brought up the defeat of the Department of Mysteries, one by one, one by one, all told.

Snape was very calm, telling the reasons one by one, showing his loyalty to the Dark Lord, and finally made the angry and excited Bella speechless.

"The Dark Lord trusts me, do you think he's mistaken? Or, can I fool him?" Snape said calmly, "In the end, you think I'm not doing enough for the Dark Lord, but you forget Yes, I have been firmly carrying out the orders of the Dark Lord."

"Lucking beside Dumbledore, becoming his most trusted person. Over the years, this trust has never disappeared."

"That's what I'm worth to the Dark Lord, especially after that night's fight."

Bella was very upset, she stared at Snape with wide eyes, but couldn't think of anything to attack.Snape didn't look at Bella anymore, but asked Narcissa: "Okay, Narcissa, you are here to seek my help, tell me."

"I...I think, only you can help me now, I'm desperate now, Lucius is still in prison..." Narcissa's tears fell, "The Dark Lord forbids me to tell this matter, but... ..."

"Since the Dark Lord won't let you speak, then don't speak out." Snape said immediately, and this was rarely agreed by Bella.

"That's right!"

Narcissa's face was full of despair, and he regretted not asking Ike for help before, and he was there at the time.She lowered her head, covered her face with her hands, tears flowed down her fingers, but she didn't cry a little.

At this moment, Snape stood up, walked to the window and looked out, then with a wave of his wand, he closed all the curtains and cast a warning spell.

"If that's the plan you're talking about, I happen to know that the Dark Lord revealed it to several people, and I happened to be one of them," Snape said in a low voice.

"But, even if I know, what can I change? You don't expect me to persuade the Dark Lord to change his mind. There is no chance of that."

"But... that's my son, Draco, my only son..." Narcissa burst into tears, "Bella, you saw it too, since the Dark Lord branded him the Dark Mark, put this What does he look like after the task is given to him!"

"He's very smart, he knows what he's going to face, and he has his own considerations... But, as a mother, I have to think about him too!"

Narcissa tugged on Snape's sleeve: "Why, Snape? Why Draco? Is it to avenge Lucius' mistake?"

Snape raised his head slightly to prevent himself from looking at Narcissa's begging teary eyes, and calmly replied: "You can think of it this way, Narcissa. If Draco succeeds, he will get more money than anyone else. Higher honor."

"But he won't succeed, you know it very well!" Narcissa said, "At that time, the Dark Lord and Strider didn't even join hands..."

Snape suddenly looked at her coldly, and Narcissa reacted immediately, and all her strength seemed to be drained.

"Help him, Snape, help Draco, he can't do it by himself... You are his professor, his dean, the person he respects the most, you must have a way, right……"

Looking at the woman crying for his son in front of him, Snape was silent for a long time before slowly saying: "I guess...it's just a guess, maybe the Dark Lord will send me to do that in the end, Draco is just a try."

"After all, if Draco succeeds, I can still stay at Hogwarts, continue to hide my identity, and bring more information to the Dark Lord."

"So, he doesn't care about Draco's life at all!"

"You should be very clear that he won't forgive people easily, after all, they didn't bring back the prophecy that night." Snape said, "Everyone was punished, like Strider, as far as I know, He could have obtained the item in Bellatrix's vault earlier, but now he has to complete two very dangerous tasks."

"That's no easier than Draco's, even though he's done it before."

Narcissa yelled in despair, she sat down on the ground and pulled her hair fiercely.Bella was a little overwhelmed and just tried to comfort her with clumsy words.

Snape was silent for a long time, finally got up, bent down, and helped her onto the sofa.Handing her the glass of wine, he said softly, "Maybe, I mean maybe, I have a way to help Draco..."

"Can you help him? You can help him! You can!" Narcissa tightly grasped the last straw, "Are you willing to protect him and ensure that he is safe and sound?"

"I can give it a try."

"So, can you make an unbreakable vow, Severus? Please, can you?"

Snape was silent, but Bella laughed.

"Didn't you hear, Sissy, he said to give it a try. It must be the same way, running away, and then saying that he was following the order of the Dark Lord..."

"I can, Narcissa, I can make an unbreakable oath." Snape said slowly, but Bella was stunned, staring blankly at Snape, as if meeting this person for the first time.

Snape ignored the surprised Bella, he knelt directly opposite Narcissa, and tightly held her right arm.

"We need a witness," he said. "Bellatrix, take your wand and come closer."

Bella still couldn't believe what she had just heard and seen, but she still walked up to the two with her wand and tapped the tip of it on the arms they were holding.

At this moment, Narcissa said, "Severus, will you watch over my son Draco while he tries to fulfill the Dark Lord's wishes?"

"I am willing."

"Are you willing to do your best to protect him from harm?"

"I am willing."

"If... Draco is about to fail, are you willing to carry through to the end what the Dark Lord told Draco to do?"

"I am willing."

Three hot red threads sprayed out from the tip of Bella's staff, tightly wrapped around the arms held by Snape and Narcissa, and the bright light shone on the three faces with different expressions.

One was surprised, one was determined, and one was determined.

After a while, the light disappeared, leaving only two arms still tightly clenched.

(End of this chapter)