Homecoming from Hogwarts

Chapter 600 The secret conversation was exposed
Fleur closed the carriage door, but Harry was still covering the spot where Fleur had just kissed him, looking at the golden wand crossed in a cross on the door in shock, and for a long time, he didn't come back to his senses.

"Humph!"

"what happened?"

Suddenly, Harry heard Hermione snort angrily. He turned his head and looked at her blankly.

"It's an aftertaste, isn't it?"

Hermione looked furious. She glared at the carriage with a sarcastic tone.

"If you are reluctant, you can knock on the door and ask her if she is willing to kiss your other cheek!"

"Oh--"

When Harry came back to his senses, his face turned red with embarrassment and he was full of grievances. This was not what he asked for. Besides, who could react when Fleur suddenly came?

"Are we going to see Professor Blaine again?"

Girls' minds are really strange, Harry thought sadly, but he rationally did not continue the question. Now that his relationship with Ron had reached an impasse, he cherished his friendship with Hermione even more, so he clumsily Zi changed the topic.

"Why?" Hermione asked, raising her eyebrows.

"Go back and tell Professor Blaine that we have completed the task -" Harry said matter-of-factly, "Besides, Fleur didn't ask us to convey her gratitude to Professor Blaine."

Before he finished speaking, Harry immediately knew that something was going to happen. He blamed himself angrily that he shouldn't have mentioned Fleur again. Although, he couldn't figure out where Fleur had offended Hermione, and Hermione whispered, " After being hopeless', he angrily ran towards the castle.

For Harry, the way back was even more difficult than when he came, because Hermione was angry and refused to walk side by side with him, and he had to hold up the invisibility cloak for two people, so it was difficult to follow Hermione. He opened his hands to support the invisibility cloak and stumbled forward.

However, just as they walked into the halo of the lighted rooms in the castle, Harry accidentally stepped on a small puddle and suddenly lost his balance. He let out a strange cry and fell forward, knocking Hermione down. Fall to the ground.

"Who's there!"

Before the two of them had time to exclaim, a cold and stern voice suddenly came from the left side of the marble stairs, behind a prismatic side of the castle. Instinctively, Harry and Hermione immediately curled up into a ball and let the invisibility cloak go. They covered their entire bodies, and then each of them covered their mouths, not daring to make a sound.

Professor Brain has made it clear that if they are caught by other professors and prefects, he will not help them smooth things over!
"Who is eavesdropping there!"

A milky white light suddenly lit up behind the angular building, and the light reflected a sinister face. However, before seeing this face, Harry and Hermione had already confirmed who was hiding there through the sound. The master was the one Harry hated the most among the staff at Hogwarts.

Severus Snape!
Seeing Snape with his wand pointed forward and a wary expression on his face, Harry and Hermione looked at each other in horror.Although the slippery grass and soil on the ground were bitingly cold, the two of them still did not dare to make a sound, and instead curled up their bodies even smaller.

"Don't try to hide it from me, I've seen you!"

Snape approached slowly, raising his wand and waving it around, trying to figure out who was responsible for the movement just now.

Harry saw through that Snape's words were just a bluff. Indeed, his invisibility cloak was not flawless. He had indeed encountered someone who could see through the disguise of the invisibility cloak, but fortunately, Snape did not have this ability.

"Stop looking, Severus-"

At this moment, a voice sounded again from the darkness, almost making Harry and Hermione jump.

It's the headmaster of Durmstrang, Igor Karkaroff!
His silver fur robe shone in the firelight from the hall, but his expression was impatient.
"Maybe it was just a fox that ran out of the woods and accidentally broke its leg--"

Karkaroff walked behind Snape and said.

Harry saw the corner of Snape's mouth twitching obviously. He squinted his eyes uneasily and walked around on the lawn, trying to find something that made the noise, but maybe it was Harry who had too much bad luck today. Finally something happened, Snape never came towards him and Hermione, otherwise, he would have discovered their footprints on the lawn.

"Stop wasting time, Severus, why did you call me here?" Karkaroff said impatiently again.

Hermione blinked. From Karkaroff's words, she realized that Professor Snape had sent the invitation first, and then the two people would meet here again. But how did the two people know each other? Moreover, the relationship Already familiar enough that Professor Snape was willing to let the Headmaster of Durmstrang call him by his Christian name?

The moment doubts arose in her heart, Hermione's expression changed, and she suddenly realized a possibility - Sirius told her today that the principal of Durmstrang was a Death Eater, and that Professor Snape himself had , there have been some bad rumors
Unable to find any clues, Snape seemed to accept his fate. He extinguished the light of his wand and stood up to face Karkaroff.

"I have something to ask you, Igor. For the sake of our friendship, I hope you can tell me the truth. You know that lies cannot stand in front of me."

"What do you want to know?"

Harry pricked his ears and tried to overcome the howling wind. He was also curious about this question. However, when he actually heard what Snape asked, he was so surprised that his heart stopped for a moment. He looked at Hermione, Hermione was found to be equally shocked.

"Hermione Granger is the silly little girl who was chosen as the second champion of Hogwarts. Igor, did you do this?"

Harry really wanted to know the answer to this question. He couldn't help but raise his head and look at Karkaroff who was facing them through the faint firelight, but what he saw was a ridiculous face. .

"Is this a joke, Severus?"

Karkaroff opened his mouth extremely exaggeratedly,
"You are doubting me. This is so ridiculous. I threw that little girl's name into the Goblet of Fire. Why, why would I do this, to add more competitors to myself?"

Snape was unmoved, his eyes were sharp,

"Don't you think that when we were discussing this issue that night, Blaine and Moody's arguments were interesting?"

It can be seen that Karkaroff has thought deeply about Brain and Moody's inferences. He did not find Snape's question abrupt, but he still defended himself fiercely.
"This is so stupid, Severus, so stupid!"

Karkaroff walked around in front of Snape angrily, and then at a certain moment, he suddenly stood still and glared at Snape angrily.
"You actually think I would do it"

Probably realizing that his reputation might not be very good, Karkaroff interrupted his original explanation and changed his explanation,

"I was with my students that night, Severus, and they can vouch for that!"

"You must have taken the time to leave, right?" Snape said coldly, "And then stopped by for a walk around the castle?"

Harry had never felt that Snape was so tough. Even though Snape's back was turned to him, Harry could feel Snape's sharp eyes at this moment. He pressed hard on the headmaster of Durmstrang, trying to Break through his inner defenses.But at the same time, Harry also felt a glimmer of confusion.

Judging from these questions, Snape is indeed not the murderer of Hermione, but why is he keen to investigate this matter under the orders of Professor Blaine or Professor Dumbledore?Because they knew that both Snape and the principal of Durmstrang had served Voldemort and had an unusual relationship, so they ordered him to inquire?

Karkaroff was so angry that he laughed.

"Has the comfortable life in Hogwarts made you lose your former sharpness? Severus, what should I do? I just walked into the hall with such a swagger and gave the name of a little girl I have never seen before. Throw it in?"

"Of course you wouldn't do it to your own face, Igor--"

Snape took a step forward and stared intently into Karkaroff's eyes. The cold light radiating from his own eyes even made Karkaroff subconsciously dodge.

"There is a wonderful coincidence. On the night you and the Beauxbatons people arrived at Hogwarts, something was lost in my storage room. Bicorn powder, African tree snake skin. You know these are all What is it used for, Igor? Of course, the cooking time is indeed tight, but if you plan in advance, there are some tips to speed up the time."





(End of this chapter)