"Professor Dumbledore." Ani took a step back to let the door open and greeted the principal politely.
"Well, Ani, I hope our Potions professor won't disappear again before the final exam." Dumbledore was a little distressed. If Snape left without saying goodbye, it would also be a trouble for him if someone wanted to take advantage of him.
The same mixed-blood origin, the same immersed in black magic, the same talent, perhaps because he saw his own shadow in Snape, Voldemort was particularly fond of this Slytherin junior.
Compared with the treatment of other Death Eaters, Tom's attitude towards Snape can be described as doting.
The Dark Lord favored Snape, which was no secret among the Death Eaters. They were jealous and afraid of this cruel and lucky boy.
But no matter what, most people understand that the future of this half-blood wizard is worth their investment.
Therefore, among the Death Eaters, there were far more yinni who deliberately showed favor to Snape than those who had their IQ arrears written all over their faces.
But everything changed on that lily-withering night in Godric's Hollow.
Once the Dark Lord was gone, the tide of the First Wizarding War was immediately reversed.
Death Eaters were arrested every day, and those who resisted died directly at the hands of the long-suffering Aurors from the Department of Law Enforcement.
They tacitly adhere to a standard, which is to reduce the number of Death Eaters by at least half before imprisoning them in Azkaban.
However, what made the Aurors angry was that it wasn't long before the Ministry of Magic ordered them to focus on arresting and not to kill too many people.
The number of Death Eaters about to be imprisoned in Azkaban was decreasing in another way, a way that was despicable and shameful in the eyes of the Aurors.
Malfoy, Avery, MacNeil, Crabbe...
Before the Aurors came to the door, each of the former Death Eaters with some wealth walked into the Ministry of Magic. With the poor excuse of being controlled by the Imperius Curse and a large sum of Galleons, they washed away the Death Eaters from their bodies. Marked by a gangster, he failed to board the express train to Azkaban.
The legendary figure among Aurors, "Mad Eye" Moody, spent six months catching a big fish. This guy had amazing attainments in black magic, was well-known in Northern Europe, and was a Death Eater. top people.
Igor Karkaroff, later the principal of Durmstrang Academy of Magic, was also a man of the hour, but it is said that he became a little nervous during the half-year period when he was chased by Moody.
Karkaroff's arrest greatly boosted the morale of the Aurors, but then Barty Crouch Sr., then director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, reached an agreement with Karkaroff, and Karkaroff would confess A list of Death Eaters that the Aurors never had in exchange for their freedom.
The Aurors were very dissatisfied with this. In their opinion, it was difficult for the remaining Death Eaters to be more important than Karkaroff.
Fortunately, during the years of war, Old Barty had built up a very high reputation and trust among the Aurors, so no trouble was caused.
But as Voldemort's spies planted in the Ministry of Magic were arrested one after another, the situation reversed and pushed Old Barty's reputation to the top.
If he suffered from infertility, Fudge would have no hope of becoming Minister for Magic after Bagnor retired.
While everyone was cheering for Old Batty, another name surfaced——
Severus Snape, a gifted graduate of Hogwarts.
After Karkaroff identified Snape, the Aurors interrogated the captured Death Eaters and discovered something interesting.
Snape was not active among the Death Eaters and was not keen on participating in various attacks. He did not seem to be as eager and humble to please Voldemort as others.
But almost every Death Eater showed a certain degree of jealousy when mentioning Snape, and some even called him "the Dark Lord's pet."
The Auror Office decided to arrest Snape immediately.
But unfortunately the Aurors' plan failed, and a heavyweight vouched for Snape.
Dumbledore claimed that Snape was a spy who had been ordered by him to infiltrate the Death Eaters.
But almost no one believed this statement, especially the wizards of the Wizengamot, who knew that Voldemort was an outstanding Legilimency master.
These prestigious wizards did not believe that anyone could stay undercover next to the demon. Even some veteran wizards in the Wizengamot could not do this, let alone a young man who had only graduated from Hogwarts three years ago. people.
But they forget that magic is a craft that requires extremely talented people.
However, due to Dumbledore's prestige, everyone did not cling to Snape.
When all was said and done, as Dumbledore had wished, Snape was not tried as a Death Eater.
However, the Wizengamot requested that Snape be supervised, and Dumbledore served as Snape's guardian.
Even today, this supervision order has not been revoked. In theory, Snape must report to the Ministry of Magic when he leaves Hogwarts.
Of course, there have been no problems for more than 10 years, and in fact no one still remembers the supervision order.
But a certain unknown minister has only been in power for a year, but he can't help but make some small moves.
"Mr. Headmaster, I have promised you that I will not leave Hogwarts for the time being." Snape stuck his head out and said dissatisfiedly to Dumbledore. He could not wait to discuss this trip to the Muggle world with Ani. Gained.
"Okay, okay, I know it's easier to be bored by young people when you get older, but to be honest, Severus, you don't look like a young person anymore. How do you say that? Middle-aged?" "
Snape's leaving without saying goodbye made the old wizard somewhat resentful. When he left, he was mumbling something like an ordinary old man.
"Come in quickly, Ani." Snape hurriedly closed the door after Ani entered the room, completely ignoring the resentment of the old principal.
Just sitting on the chair, before Ani opened his mouth, Snape eagerly recounted what he saw and heard during this outing.
"It's unimaginable that something that even magic can't do is so easy for Muggles."
"It's a pity that he is a Muggle, otherwise Mr. Wilmut's talent and knowledge could open up a new branch of magic."
As Snape talked incessantly, Ani quickly got a rough idea of Snape's journey during this period.
Snape originally expected to be back within two days, but after contacting Wilmut, he immediately decided to change his itinerary.
Although he is half Muggle, as he travels farther and farther on the path of magic, he naturally develops a sense of superiority over the non-magic world as he encounters scenery that Muggles will never experience.
This is understandable. In many aspects, magic does have unparalleled advantages over technology.
But Wilmut made him understand that technology can also do things that magic cannot.
Two scholars who are the best in their respective fields met each other late, and they brought the two worlds that they had not had in-depth contact with for a long time, and they touched off a hot and dazzling spark.
