The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 426 Secret Talk in the Underground Classroom

After class, Ada unsurprisingly got zero points, because her crucible was emptied, and the remaining time was not enough for her to complete the production again, so she could only hand in a semi-finished product.

It has to be said that in addition to being a master of potions, Snape may also be a master of time management, and he is very precise in timing.Empty the crucible, leaving Ada with plenty of time to start over, but in reality it wasn't enough.

Give you hope first, and then let you slowly experience despair.When the bell rang for the end of get out of class, you could only sigh at the unfinished potions.

The classroom door opened, and seven or eight students rushed out. They didn't want to stay in the smoky basement classroom for a moment.

After packing up her belongings, Ada walked out of the classroom slowly. According to her experience, she must not run, the more she runs, the hotter she gets.Moreover, exercise will increase the amount of sweating, and when the time comes, the body will be sticky, which will make people more uncomfortable.

Ada was the last student to leave the classroom in a leisurely manner. When she walked out of the classroom, the shadows of the other students were nowhere to be seen.

There was only one person in the corridor outside the classroom, Igor Karkaroff.This wasn't the first time Karkaroff had come to see Snape, the first time he had come to see the Potions Master was back in April.

When he first came to Hogwarts, Karkaroff gave Ada the feeling that he was defiant, like a shark that smelled fish and moved.But then Karkaroff was stunned by Mad-Eye Moody, and he dared not speak out.

This is Ada's new evaluation of Karkaroff. He looks tough on the outside, but is actually weak on the inside.And so it is.

Since April, Karkaroff's face has lost its former composure, and every time he came to look for Snape, his face became more restless.

At this moment, Karkaroff was leaning against the wall, curling his goatee with his fingers, his face had long since lost his composure, and he was just using his habitual movements to comfort his panicked heart.

Seeing that Ada had left here, and no one came out behind her, Karkaroff immediately walked into the basement classroom and closed the classroom door.

In the hot weather, two men closed the door and had a secret conversation in the room. A hot pot feast was held in this room just now. Aren't they hot?
In the classroom, Karkaroff said in a panic, "Severus...you can feel it, right? Teach me, what should I do!"

"Open the classroom door, Igor, it's hot," Snape said impatiently.

"Severus, help me, and help yourself!" Karkaroff said, earnestly. "He's getting stronger every day, it's getting more obvious every day, and you know what that means."

Snape's face was still impatient, he waved his hand to fan the wind, but this action was more like trying to repel flies.He said: "Open the door, Igor. Are you afraid that others will not know what you came to talk to me about?"

"No one, I've seen, there's no one out there!" Karkaroff said, "Don't run away, Severus, running away won't solve any problems! You and I, we, we have to face this problem."

Karkaroff walked up and down the classroom, the hot weather made his heart even more confused.Karkaroff suddenly walked up to Snape, pulled his sleeves away, and said,

"It's getting clearer and clearer, and I even feel it burning my body occasionally. Think about it, how he will treat us when he comes back, how he will treat us who betrayed him!"

Snape took two steps back in disgust, and said in his unique tone: "I am different from you, Igor. I will not betray my colleagues."

The expression on Karkaroff's face changed suddenly, as if he felt that Snape's words were too ridiculous.He argued loudly: "You don't really regard the people at Hogwarts as your colleagues, do you? Do you think Dumbledore will continue to trust you?"

"Don't forget your own identity!" Karkaroff paused, pressing Snape step by step as he spoke.

Snape continued to back away, bored by Karkaroff's approach.He said again: "I am not like you, Igor. I will not betray my colleagues."

"You are still as slippery as before. Yes, it is because of your slippery hands that Dumbledore will help you escape the trial." Karkaroff backed away dejectedly until he came across a table just stopped.

Karkaroff's voice became weaker, and he continued: "I know, he will be back soon, and I also know how cruel he treats traitors. I may be the first, and you will never escape."

Karkaroff no longer approached Snape, but now Snape approached Karkaroff.

He walked up to Karkaroff and said slowly, "This is the difference between me and you, Igor. I know he will come back, and I have been waiting for that day to come."

Karkaroff, who was leaning on the table, turned pale for an instant, as if he was frightened and couldn't believe it.

He stumbled and said, "Impossible... No reason, impossible... How could he trust you and help you like that!"

Snape continued to move closer, forcing Karkaroff to look him in the eye, and he continued: "Igor, don't compare yourself to me, you don't deserve it. Death is the best thing that can happen to you!"

The persecution from the Potions Professor made Karkaroff even more flustered. Beads of sweat dripped from his forehead. His eyes were dull and he muttered: "Impossible... There is no reason..."

Snape let go of Karkaroff, who backed away again.He has said everything that needs to be said, and he has done everything that needs to be done. The rest depends on what Karkaroff will choose.

Having said that, Snape didn't expect anything from Karkaroff. The man in front of him, the Headmaster of Durmstrang, was a coward.

The panicked Karkaroff leaned on the table in a daze, muttering to himself.After a while, he looked up at Snape in horror, and then he ran out of the classroom in a panic.

Uneasiness and fear filled Karkaroff's heart. He slammed open the classroom door and breathed in the air outside the door, as if he was in the same room with some monster just now.

Hearing footsteps behind him, Karkaroff, who was still panting, struggled to stand up straight, leaning on the castle wall, and walked away quickly without turning his head.

Behind him was Snape who stood at the door of the classroom watching him.

Snape, who was standing at the door of the classroom, just stood there, neither returning to the dungeon nor leaving.

After a while, Snape said softly, "Come out, don't hide."

The corridor was quiet and there was no one. When Karkaroff rushed out the door just now, he didn't see a single person. Who was Snape talking to?
When the words fell to the ground, Ada, who looked like a chameleon, came out from the corner. She stretched out her hand and patted her forehead, breaking her illusion spell.

Eavesdropping is a very bad thing, but Ida really wants to know why Karkaroff is so flustered and what Karkaroff is going to do.

So Ada pretended to leave here, to trick Karkaroff, and when it was almost time, she turned around and put her ear on the door of the underground classroom.

Seeing Snape pull out his wand, Ada folded her hands behind her back.

Ada believed in Snape. If he wanted to do something, Snape could not expose himself, prevent himself from showing up, and directly engage in a sneak attack.This is not much easier than calling yourself out and facing 1v1.

"Overheard?" Snape asked.

"It's not bad, I can hear the main content clearly." Ada replied, and the hand behind her also clenched her wand.

You must not have the heart to harm others, and you must not have the heart to guard against others.Although Ada believed in Snape, she couldn't be completely defenseless. What Snape said just now not only frightened Karkaroff, but also shocked Ada who was eavesdropping.

"What did you hear?" Snape continued, his wand still in hand.

"Who is he? Who is he? What does it refer to?" Ada asked, asking instead of answering.This is what she heard, and she also thought of the answer, but it still needs to be verified.

"That sounds pretty good." Snape nodded. "Did I ever say that your curiosity will eventually kill you?"

(End of this chapter)