Hogwarts: Undercover Death Eater Replaces the Dark Lord

He kept muttering in his mind: Why hasn't Snape come yet? I can't delay him any longer...

……

Finally, when Lycos had finished eating all the raisins, there was a knock on the door.

"Who's coming again?"

Hagrid put down the delicious rock pancake he was eating, stood up and went to open the door, muttering, "Today is really strange, so lively..."

Harry, Ron and Hermione, who were originally sitting in a row, suddenly became nervous.

"Hagrid, don't..."

Hermione tried to grab Hagrid's sleeve, but because of the huge size difference, she was pulled off the stool and fell to the ground.

Hagrid didn't even feel someone pulling him, he just walked over and opened the door -

A hook-nosed wizard with greasy hair appeared at the door.

"Professor Snape, why are you here?" Hagrid was very surprised to see this rare visitor. "Come in quickly."

He quickly opened the door and prepared to let Snape in, but when he turned around, he found Hermione lying on the ground.

"Hey, Hermione, why are you on the ground?"

"I... I'm fine." Hermione helplessly got up from the ground and patted the white ash on the back of her robe. "I just accidentally slipped."

"Then you better be careful next time." Hagrid said with what he thought was considerate concern. "You have such a smart head, be careful not to bump into anything."

Harry and Ron stared blankly at the "considerate" Hagrid, their mouths twitching.

"Oh? Looks like there are other guests here."

Snape's harsh voice suddenly came from the door.

Immediately following, there was the sound of light footsteps, and then a wide black robe floated into the sight of several young wizards present.

"Why are you gathering here instead of attending class? Are you trying to skip class?"

Snape's cold gaze swept over Harry, Ron, Hermione, and finally landed on Lycos: "And you, Hayden, why are you hanging out with Gryffindor people?"

"I just came to ask Hagrid some questions about magical creatures, and I happened to run into some Gryffindors." Lycos responded very politely.

"I don't think you would stoop to such a level." Snape snorted and looked at Harry and the other two. "You can go to class now. I have something to discuss with Hagrid."

"You can't!" Harry blurted out automatically.

"I can not?"

Snape's expression turned cold and his eyes became intriguing.

"What do you want to say, the famous Mr. Potter?" He stared at Harry, his tone as if each word was spoken through gritted teeth.

"you……"

Looking at Snape's cold eyes, Harry's head suddenly heated up and he shouted loudly: "I saw you and Quirrell discussing how to steal the Philosopher's Stone in the Forbidden Forest!"

A sudden silence fell over Hagrid's hut.

You could hear a pin drop in the air, with only the occasional chirping of birds coming from the forbidden forest not far away.

"Nonsense!" Hagrid's loud voice broke the silence first, "Why did Professor Snape steal the Philosopher's Stone? He is also part of the protection of the Philosopher's Stone!"

Then his expression suddenly changed, "No, how did you know about the Philosopher's Stone?"

Harry lowered his head and fell silent.

Snape stared into his eyes with an extremely gloomy expression. The three little ones felt waves of pressure coming from his sight.

After a long time, Snape's thin lips suddenly curled up and he sneered.

"I'm curious about what you learned at Hogwarts..." he said slowly, "Because I criticized you a few times, did you learn how to frame a professor?"

"Tsk, the famous savior is indeed worthy of his reputation."

"I really saw it!" Harry shouted. "It was last night, not long after the Quidditch match! I saw you and Quirrell in the Forbidden Forest with my own eyes..."

"So where's the evidence?" Snape interrupted suddenly.

"I..." Harry was stunned.

"Without any evidence at all, you dare to slander two professors?" Snape sneered. "Just because you're the so-called savior, should others unconditionally believe what you say?"

"And even if he has some grudge against me, what does it have to do with Professor Quirrell? Is it because he's a coward and an easy target?"

……

Chapter 76: If Hagrid is the one keeping the secret, Snape is the one opening the bottle

"Professor Snape, Harry isn't that kind of person," Hagrid interrupted. "There must be some misunderstanding here."

Even though he believed that Snape would not betray Hogwarts, he also believed that Harry was not the kind of little wizard who spread rumors and made trouble out of nothing, so everything could only be attributed to a misunderstanding.

"Hagrid, don't believe him!" Harry still refused to accept and shouted, "I saw him in the Forbidden Forest discussing stealing the Philosopher's Stone with Quirrell!"

"Nonsense!" Hagrid retorted. "Snape's a professor at Hogwarts, he wouldn't do anything like that."

"Then why did he want to kill Harry?" Hermione asked loudly, "During the Quidditch match before Christmas, Snape stared at Harry's eyes without blinking, obviously casting a curse!"

"I'm telling you, you're wrong!" said Hagrid irritably. "I don't know why Harry's broom behaved like that, but Professor Snape would never want to kill a student!"

"But I set fire to Snape's clothes, and then the curse stopped. How do I explain this?" Hermione blurted out what was in her mind subconsciously.

After she finished speaking, she suddenly covered her mouth in shock.

"Okay, okay, okay!" Snape squeezed out these words from between his teeth, "So it was you who set the fire. I was wondering why the fire happened..."

"Miss Granger, for your attack on the professor, Gryffindor will be deducted fifty points!"

"You can't do this!" Ron stood up suddenly, "Hermione was trying to save Harry!"

After hearing this, Snape's face turned blue with anger.

"You set me on fire to save Potter? You have no idea what you've done!"

He reached out and grabbed Harry and Ron by the collars, dragging them to the door. "And you two, knowing about this and not reporting it, will be punished too! Wait for detention!"

Snape piled the three little ones at the door one by one, desperately squeezing against the wooden door of the shed, trying not to be locked outside.

At this time, Lecos stood up from the bench.

"Ahem, how about I say something fair."

He cleared his throat gravely.

Everyone present subconsciously focused their attention on Lycos.

"Actually, I think what Potter and Granger said about Professor Snape is all speculation," Lecos said. "Professor Snape is a good professor. He probably played that Quidditch match to save Potter."

"After all, casting a spell requires eye contact, and the same applies to reciting a counter-spell... I think Professor Snape appears to be mean to Potter, but in fact he is just too concerned and is going to great lengths to save him..."

Harry and Ron looked at each other, feeling insulted at their intelligence.

Snape also looked unhappy, feeling that his secrets had been exposed.

"I forgot you were here," he snorted. "Hayden, you're in detention with them for slandering the professor!"

Lycos: “?”

"Professor, I'm just defending you, how can that be considered slander?" he asked.

"I don't have the energy to care about Potter's life or death." Snape gritted his teeth and said, "If you could use this free time to study, I wouldn't have to see you here."

After saying that, he pushed Lycos out the door as well.

Lycos had no intention of resisting. Instead, he took advantage of Snape's strength and pushed Harry and the other two out of the wooden door of the shed, allowing Snape to close the door.

"call……"

After leaving Hagrid's hut, Lycos breathed a sigh of relief.

You're done!

Thanks to Lekos's constant efforts to change the subject, Snape finally did not arouse Hagrid's suspicion.

Without any defense, Hagrid, the big and simple guy, was obviously no match for Snape. It would probably take him less than a few minutes to reveal all the weaknesses of Fluffy, the three-headed dog.

Meanwhile, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were still patting the wooden door in front of them anxiously.

"Hagrid, Snape is really untrustworthy. Don't listen to him!" Hermione shouted at the crack in the door.

However, no sound came from inside the door.

Ron leaned over the door and listened for a long time, but he didn't hear any conversation between Snape and Hagrid...

"Isn't this door soundproof?" Ron knocked on the door twice more, puzzled, but there was still no response. "Strange, there's no sound at all. They can't be silent, right?"

"Stop knocking. Don't you know the ear-blocking spell?" Lycos leaned leisurely on the fence in front of the shed door and waved to the anxious trio.

"I seem to have heard that it's a spell that can block out sound," said Hermione.

Then her eyes suddenly widened.

"You mean..."

"Yes, the Mute Charm was invented by Professor Snape." Lycos nodded. "He must have separated the inside and outside of the house to prevent you from shouting outside the door."

"How can this be possible!" Ron jumped up. "How about we kick the door down? We can't let Snape find out the three-headed dog's weakness."

"You can kick me as hard as you want," Lycos said lazily. "We've already used the Muffling Charm, so why wouldn't Professor Snape add a few Strengthening Charms?"

Ron didn't believe it and took a few steps back.

Then he lunged forward and slammed fiercely into the wooden door of Hagrid's shed...

Then he was bounced back heavily, rolled down the three steps in front of the door, and fell into a mud pit that had not completely dried up after the snow.

"I really am…Snape actually added a protective spell!"

A chocolate egg emerged from the mud puddle. Its facial features could not be seen clearly, only its mouth was opening and closing. "Wait, I can't see, Hermione, help me!"

The little witch next to him held her forehead with a helpless look on her face, stepped across the mud puddle and walked to Ron.

"Tergeo."

After a spell was cast, the chocolate egg finally took on a human form, revealing wet red hair sticking to its forehead.