Just a Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor

"You're at Hogwarts now!"

Karkaroff's tone became stern, as if he was forcing him.

"That man's most loyal subordinates should be locked up in Azkaban! But you didn't! Not only did you not, but you also came under Dumbledore's nose!"

Snape looked at him with a sneer, his eyes as cold and empty as if he were looking at a dead person.

"The most loyal subordinates should be imprisoned in Azkaban? Is that true? There are many people in that prison who were forced to be imprisoned because of you. Think about it, Igor, it is because of you ”

Karkaroff's face was livid, as if he was hurt by what he said, but Snape still didn't finish his words.

"As for me now being under Dumbledore's nose, you started to doubt my loyalty for that person? Don't forget who he trusted the most at the beginning! I never thought that he would disappear from then on, waiting for him On the day he makes a comeback, isn’t my position the most useful weapon for him?”

Karkaroff's pupils suddenly shrank.

Harry, who was hiding aside, couldn't help but feel a little stiff.

His thoughts were confused now, and he didn't know much information. He still didn't know who the "that person" in the conversation between the two was.

But Harry's keen intuition told him that there was definitely something wrong with Snape's words! It’s definitely not a good thing to say!

"You want to do this... So you want to do this..." Karkaroff muttered to himself in a daze, but Snape turned around and walked down the stairs without looking back. said.

"Instead of thinking about my things, it's better to think about yourself. You should be able to feel that the sensations from the thing on your arm are getting more and more frequent. If that day comes, can you escape?"

When his last question came up, his voice had become very weak, but Karkaroff and Harry, who stayed where they were, heard it very clearly.

Especially Karkaroff.

After Snape left, his expression slowly became calmer.

He turned around and looked at the full moon hanging high in the sky, with a sneer on his lips.

"Hopefully, that's the case."

Harry had forgotten how he got back to the Gryffindor common room.

Anyway, when he was lying on the bed, his body was still covered in cold sweat, and he felt as if he had heard something extraordinary!

He didn't sleep well all night, and only fell asleep for a short while until the early morning.

The next day, he took Hermione and Ron to sit in the corner of the common room.

Without hiding anything, he told all the conversations he overheard between Snape and Karkaroff.

Hermione glared at Harry before focusing on the point.

"You told me last time that you had found the secret hidden in the golden egg!"

"That's not the key, Hermione, and besides, it's not too late for me to know now." Harry waved his hand and said, "The real key is the conversation between Karkaroff and Snape! Can you understand what they are saying? What?"

It's been so long since the Yule Ball, and the relationship between Ron and Hermione has gradually eased. Now at least they won't make it difficult for Harry to be caught in the middle.

"This is definitely not a trivial matter. I have always felt that Karkaroff, like Snape, is not a good person."

Hermione did not evaluate a person based on impressions like him, but carefully analyzed the conversation between the two of them that Harry relayed.

"Karkaroff said that Snape's presence under Dumbledore's nose is tantamount to betrayal..."

She pondered this statement and then suddenly asked them a question.

"If following Dumbledore is considered betrayal, it means that the previous Snape belonged to Professor Dumbledore's hostile camp. Which camp in the entire magical world meets this condition?"

Ron pouted and said.

"How is it possible? Professor Dumbledore is recognized as the greatest white wizard in the entire magical world. No one dares to go against him."

Harry clearly seemed to have thought of something, and he couldn't help but shudder.

"It doesn't exist now, it doesn't mean it didn't exist before..."

Having said this, even if Ron has a pig head, he can understand what Harry means.

He opened his mouth and looked at Harry and Hermione blankly.

"You mean...Snape was once a subordinate of You-Know-Who!"

"Other than this explanation, there is no other way to corroborate the conversation between the two of them that Harry heard last night." Hermione said with a serious face, "Not only Snape, but also Karkaroff. , Snape said that he was a traitor, which means that his identity was the same as Snape's!"

Ron seemed to have heard a big joke, with a look of disbelief on his face.

"One is the principal of one of the three magic schools in Europe, and the other is the dean of Hogwarts! They were both subordinates of the mysterious man! What a joke!"

"They once had such status, why did Dumbledore dare to leave them in the castle?" Ron looked at Harry, "Throw your name into the Goblet of Fire, and the people who want to see you die might also It’s one of them!”

Harry also looked confused at this moment.

He could feel that Hermione's analysis was correct, but Lily had told him more than once before that no matter what Snape was like before, Snape must be a good person now.

But according to their conversation last night, the words Snape said did not look like words that a good person could say. Instead, they looked more like an undercover agent lurking in Hogwarts.

Harry didn't have any trouble with this matter for long, and he chose what he thought was the best solution.

Tell the professor everything you hear.

He was also a little careful in choosing which professor to tell.

After all, he was violating school rules when he eavesdropped on the conversation. If he told Professor McGonagall about this, he might not be able to escape punishment in the future.

And Dumbledore showed almost unreserved trust in Snape, so of course Harry went directly to Sherlock.

In the office, Sherlock, who had already started writing the final exam questions for this semester, listened to Harry's story.

There was no expression of shock or disbelief on his face that Harry thought he would see. Instead, he was very calm.

The leisurely attitude of drinking black tea and eating biscuits even made Harry wonder if he was telling some fable for entertainment.

"Very well done, Harry." Sherlock nodded and praised, "ignoring your violation of school rules and sneaking into the prefect's bathroom in the middle of the night, you made the right choice to report this to me in a timely manner. Uh-huh, I even Ten points to Gryffindor for that."