Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 235 Snape's heartbreaking discussion on the way!

On the way from the auditorium on the first floor to the special care ward of the school hospital on the second floor.

Dumbledore, with a conflicted expression, and Snape, with a gloomy face, walked side by side at a leisurely pace.

After hesitating for a moment, Dumbledore still waved his hand to create a personal soundproof barrier, which enveloped him and Snape.

Snape frowned at the sight and asked gloomily, "What is it?"

"Hey Severus, how's Professor Moody doing?"

Dumbledore hesitated, not getting straight to the point, and instead asked about Moody.

Last night, Snape and Madam Pomfrey spent their time concocting potions and casting spells to undo the curse on the Auror, a hero whose reputation had been ruined and who had been betrayed, and doing everything they could to save him.

"The snake venom in his body was magically sealed before it was delivered to me, making it like a poison bomb that could be detonated at any moment."

The sealing magic was very sophisticated, but its effectiveness had weakened, probably because the caster was already dead.

This saves me the trouble; I've already removed the snake venom from his body along with the sealing magic.

In addition, he was hit by multiple powerful stun spells and was also given a sleeping potion. I have prepared an antidote for him, and Madam Pomfrey has also given it to him.

So, he should wake up by tomorrow morning at the latest.

"After drinking a few bottles of energy-boosting potions, there won't be any major problems."

With a long face, Snape explained to Dumbledore in detail how he had treated Professor Moody the previous night.

"That's good, that's good..."

Dumbledore was happy for Moody, but his response seemed absent-minded, repeating the same meaningless platitudes over and over again.

Seeing this, Snape frowned even more deeply and said directly:

"Principal, you're bold enough to give an eleven-year-old teaching assistant a chance! Just say what you want to say! If you're only asking that one question, there's no need for you to use soundproofing magic!"

"If you don't speak now, we'll be at that crazy woman's ward!"

Dumbledore then stopped hesitating, slowed down, and repeated almost verbatim the story Dudley had taught him to Snape.

After hearing this, Snape stopped walking and his brows furrowed deeper and deeper, almost forming a deep frown.

"Didn't Dursley say that the mysterious man... Voldemort's soul was captured by that foreign wizard? How did it end up inside that madwoman's stomach?"

Snape was overwhelmed with mixed feelings and his thoughts were churning. As soon as he spoke, he realized something: "You actually used this method to help the wizarding world overcome their fear of Voldemort."

This is utter nonsense! Voldemort's spirit is in the school, in this castle, and Potts is in this castle too. How could you deceive and conceal this from me…”

Snape gave a passionate analysis, then suddenly remembered the relationship between Dudley and Harry, paused, hesitated for a second, and then forced himself to add:

"Potter might know, so we'll keep it from the other students... keeping it from them is fine, but being in the same place as Voldemort's spirit, their safety is at risk..."

"Don't get agitated, Severus. Didn't I just say that?"

That's why you need to make a sacrifice and take care of Ecclesia in place of Madam Pomfrey. Keep an eye on her and Voldemort's main spirit's movements, prevent Ecclesia from bewitching others, and ensure the safety of all teachers and students in the school.

Also, you've misunderstood me and Dali.

We are not lying. The dark wizard from the East did indeed capture Voldemort's soul, but he only captured a part of it. The other part, the more important part, was inside Ecclesiastes's stomach.

I've been keeping a close eye on Eckeris to prevent any accidents.

Your main task going forward is to try to prevent her from contacting or inciting other people, including students and other faculty and staff.

Additionally, if the Voldemort soul inside Erkris suddenly goes berserk, you need to calm or suppress it immediately.

The current Voldemort mastermind suffers from amnesia from time to time and is difficult to control, requiring careful handling.

Dumbledore gave Snape a detailed explanation and revealed some things that had been kept from Snape in the past.

"You...you all...humph!"

Snape's chest heaved, his anger barely contained, and it took him a while to suppress it.

He had already discerned the hidden message in Dumbledore's words.

Good heavens! Dumbledore and Dursley, whose mouth is even fouler than his, certainly didn't find out about this today, and the surveillance measures have been in place for a long time.

If Voldemort's main soul hadn't recently experienced a memory lapse, he might have remained hidden from the public eye for an unknown period of time!

Now he's being forced to sacrifice his virtue and humiliate himself to please that crazy woman, and he's also responsible for being the first to defend against Voldemort's main spirit, which could erupt at any moment.

This is simply... simply bullying him to death!

He could already foresee what outrageous rumors would spread later!

It might feel good to mistreat your wife for a while, but chasing her back will be a nightmare (not really).

But he had no choice but to accept the task.

He couldn't stand by and watch Voldemort destroy the peaceful school life, and he didn't want to see Voldemort endanger Harry Potter's life.

“I agree!” Snape said, his face extremely grim. “But there has to be a time limit, right? Are you planning to maintain this situation indefinitely? When are you going to eliminate Voldemort’s main soul?”

"It could take anywhere from a few months to half a year, or even longer. I have my reasons for doing this!"

Dumbledore didn't explain the Horcruxes to Snape, but only reminded him, "This timeframe also depends on when you can develop the Soul-Soothing Potion."

Upon hearing Dumbledore mention the Soul-Soothing Potion, Snape's gaze softened and became troubled.

He was gentle because he was reminded of Dumbledore saying he had a way to resurrect Lily.

The problem is that this potion is extremely difficult to develop, and Dumbledore has many requirements: it must be an external, penetrating type that takes effect very quickly.

"I will do my best and finish it as soon as possible. But in terms of time..."

Snape was a strong-willed person, but at this moment he had to express the difficulties he was facing.

Because Dumbledore had placed far too many burdens on him.

"Don't worry, Severus. In a couple of days, I will ask Professor Slughorn to return to Hogwarts."

I'll share the teaching load of Potions with you, as well as the task of developing Soul-Soothing Potions, so you'll have more free time.

Dumbledore then revealed the solution that Dudley had devised in advance.

Snape frowned again when he heard the proposal.

He failed to secure the Defense Against the Dark Arts professorship, and now he has to give up half of his Potions professorship.

Furthermore, the research and development of a soul-anesthetizing potion, a crucial matter concerning Lily's resurrection and situated within her area of ​​expertise, also required delegated to others for assistance.

Even though it was his former teacher who was invited, Snape still felt quite uncomfortable for a while.

Despite the discomfort, he knew it was the best solution and had no reason to refuse.

We had no choice but to accept it.