Chapter 954 Beautiful Ornaments

"Tourning the castle? Of course that's no problem."

When Kyle found the almost headless Nick in the corridor on the third floor, he readily accepted the job and dove into the ceiling above.

But soon he floated back again.

"But can I ask why...or what I need to focus on during my inspection."

"Let's see if there is anyone suspicious." Kyle thought for a while and said, "Professor McGonagall suspected that Voldemort was still in the castle, so..."

Before Kyle could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a sudden scream.

"Oh, Merlin's beard, who did you say was in the castle?"

Not sure if it was an illusion, but Kyle felt that the almost headless Nick looked paler than before.

"Don't be excited, Sir Porpington." Kyle quickly explained: "Of course Voldemort is not in the castle. Professor McGonagall did this just in case... Just like when you go out, you always look back to see who is there. Not locked.

"Besides, Sir Porpington, I don't understand why you feel scared. Even if Voldemort is really here, he can't do anything to you."

Nearly headless Nick was stunned for a moment.

Yes, why should he be afraid of a ghost?

"Well, I don't need to open the door to get out of the room, but I think you're right."

As if he wanted to save his embarrassing image, Nick, who was almost headless, tried his best to look serious.

"Let's do this. I will invite my friends to help. You know, I have many ghost friends. We can check every corner of the castle as quickly as possible without worrying about safety issues."

"Of course, everyone knows that Sir Porpington at Hogwarts has a wide range of friends." Kyle said with a smile.

Ghost, I just like to hear compliments.

The almost headless Nick instantly forgot his embarrassment and happily walked through the ceiling shaking the ghost.

Then Kyle came to the school gate again.

"Kingsley, I didn't expect that the Auror staying at Hogwarts would be you."

"You're lucky, aren't you?" Kingsley said with a smile: "My job now is much easier than that of my colleagues in the Ministry of Magic."

"That's true."

"I heard that you disappeared in the castle before." Kingsley asked: "What happened? Even Chris came."

"It's nothing, just a misunderstanding."

"Okay, that's fine." Kingsley nodded, "Then why did you come to see me this time?"

"Professor McGonagall wants the Aurors and Strikers to check again in the Forbidden Forest to see if there are any fish that have slipped through the net hiding in it."

Having learned the lesson just now, Kyle simply didn’t mention Voldemort this time and skipped this section.

Anyway, Voldemort will definitely not appear here, and it will save others from being nervous out of thin air.

"Okay, no problem." Kingsley agreed after thinking for a moment.

"I will leave a few people to guard here later, but you have to ask Minerva to find a professor who is familiar with the Forbidden Forest to help lead the way."

"That's no problem. You can just go find Hagrid. He lives in the wooden house next to the Forbidden Forest."

"Oh, it's the one with the pumpkin patch in front." Kyle suddenly remembered that he and Hagrid were neighbors, and quickly reminded him.

"I understand." Kingsley nodded and walked towards Hogsmeade.

To be honest, patrolling around all the time is a boring thing. It was rare for Professor McGonagall to have such a request, and he was a little tempted to do it.

What's more, the target this time is the Forbidden Forest.

There is no wizard who has graduated from Hogwarts who is not curious about the Forbidden Forest. Being able to enter it openly this time is also a rare opportunity to experience an experience that was not available during school.

After Kingsley left, Kyle also returned to the Quidditch pitch, where Professor McGonagall was.

Professor McGonagall seemed to be waiting for him too.

After seeing Kyle, she didn't say a word, just nodded and continued walking forward naturally.

The two of them did not cover up anything at all, and were quickly discovered by the person opposite.

"Professor McGonagall..." Connor stood up nervously, "I..."

"You don't need to say anything, Miss Prince, I already know everything." Professor McGonagall shook her head, indicating that she didn't need to be nervous.

Then she raised her head and looked at the middle-aged wizard behind her.

"Severus..."

"...It's me." Snape said after a moment of silence.

Professor McGonagall moved her mouth, wanting to say something, but felt it was inappropriate. She hesitated for a long time before finally looking at Snape.

"Your Transfiguration is really not that good. It's full of loopholes. I don't understand why you don't use Polyjuice Potion?"

"That's what I wanted to do..." Snape didn't expect that Professor McGonagall's first words would be to comment on his transfiguration.

"But I couldn't get his hair when he passed me."

Kyle subconsciously looked at the top of Snape's head.

Hmm...the hair volume is a little better than Slughorn's, but it's quite cruel to pull out one hair.

Kyle pursed his lips tightly to prevent himself from laughing.

Even the corners of Professor McGonagall's mouth raised for a moment, but it quickly disappeared.

However, the topic was finally opened, and the two of them skipped the pleasantries.

"I just read the memories left by Albus." Professor McGonagall said bluntly: "So there are some things that you don't need to explain to me, including the fact that you are delivering messages to Albus. I already know them. ”

"I must apologize to you first. Before this, I always thought you were a traitor to Hogwarts."

"You don't need to apologize, Minerva." Snape shook his head and said, "Because I am indeed a traitor."

"It's different," Professor McGonagall said, extending her hand. "I'm glad we didn't become enemies in the end. Welcome back, Severus."

"Thanks."

The two held each other's hands as if they had just met.

"But Severus, there are some things I must tell you in advance as a reminder to my colleagues."

Professor McGonagall said solemnly: "First of all, that memory can prove your innocence, but it only goes so far... There are still some questions that don't have answers in the memory, and we need you to tell us.

"I think you know what I'm talking about."

"Yes, I know." Snape nodded.

What else could it be, of course it was him rescuing Voldemort.

Snape had already thought about what to say about this.

"That's good." Professor McGonagall said nothing more.

“Before coming here, I asked Everard to tell Amelia about this using his portrait in the Ministry of Magic.

"She should be waiting for us in the office right now. Of course, it could also be the interrogation room. Are you ready?"

While speaking, Professor McGonagall glanced at Connor again, "Or we can go later, but it's best not to keep her waiting for too long."

"No, no need." Snape returned to his original appearance, which also caused a series of inhaling sounds to be heard around him.

They had already noticed Professor McGonagall and Kyle coming here, and had been looking this way.

After seeing the middle-aged wizard transform into Snape, they all showed expressions of disbelief, and some even took out their wands.

This move also showed Snape's attitude... After being exposed to everyone, he could no longer stay here.

"Now that you've made your decision...very good," Professor McGonagall said softly.

After seeing that memory, her attitude towards Snape had a very complicated change.

She really wanted to sympathize with Snape. He was really helpless when he first remembered it. Even after learning that Lily was killed by Snape, his devastated look was also very heart-wrenching.

However, Professor McGonagall knew who caused all this. If Snape had not revealed the content of the prophecy, Voldemort would not have pursued Lily at all.

When he thought of this, Professor McGonagall couldn't sympathize with him, but the way he tried his best to make up for it later made the resentment dissipate a lot.

"Let's get going," said Professor McGonagall. "I really hope we can continue to be colleagues, Severus."

"Me too."

"So, do you need help?" Kyle, who had been watching, finally found a chance to speak.

"Many people who have received the news should be running this way now... In order not to be blocked by others, I can ask Fox to give you a ride.

"You only need three herbs to reach the Ministry of Magic immediately. How about it? It's very cost-effective, and no one else has this opportunity."

"Fawkes..." Professor McGonagall lowered her head and thought, "That's okay..."

"Need not!"

Snape almost jumped up on the spot like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

"I would rather walk from here to the Ministry of Magic than be carried by the phoenix."

Professor McGonagall didn't expect Snape to react so strongly, and looked at him with some confusion.

"Believe me, Minerva, I don't care about walking from here to the school gate." Snape looked at her with a serious face, "And if you don't have to, you must not let the phoenix take you to apparate. ”

"Don't ask what happened." Seeing Professor McGonagall just about to open her mouth, Snape said first: "Just take it as a well-intentioned advice among colleagues, and be sure to stay away from Phoenix."

Professor McGonagall didn't understand what this meant, but seeing Snape's face as if he had a stomachache, she didn't ask.

Kyle was a little unhappy.

How could he say that to Fox? It was really rude. If Fox hadn't taken him to that forest, he might not have been able to come back from there.

It's a pity that Snape was so resistant that his new photos couldn't be taken...

Kyle sighed and put the camera he was going to give to Phoenix back into his leather bag.

But he was right about one thing.

Ever since Snape showed up, there have been more and more people around. That is to say, Professor McGonagall was also here, so they did not come around.

And more people are coming here, including Aurors and strikers. It won't be long before this place will be surrounded by people.

"There's nothing I can do...I don't know if it can work. Let's give it a try." Professor McGonagall took out her wand and muttered something in a low voice.

After a few seconds, something seemed to flash.

Then Professor McGonagall grabbed Snape's arm hard.

"Crack!"

With a crisp sound, the two of them disappeared from the spot at the same time.

"Apparition, how is this possible!" Someone shouted in surprise: "Apparition is prohibited at Hogwarts..."

As he said this, he tried it himself. As a result, his face turned red, but his position did not change at all.

Yes, Hogwarts prohibits disapparation, but what happened just now...

"It's the principal's prerogative." Kyle said, explaining to Connor, who was also a little dull next to him: "The principal of Hogwarts has the right to lift restrictions in some areas.

"For example, when the sixth graders learn to apparate, they will do it in an area where restrictions have been lifted."

"Yeah." Kangna nodded.

She looked at Kyle, "My uncle told me, thank you..."

"Thank me?"

"You saved him, I know." Connor glanced at the direction Snape disappeared in. "Although he didn't want to say it, I know you must have saved him. Thank you."

Kyle shook his head and looked at Kangna's wrist.

"Actually, strictly speaking, you saved him."

The phoenix bracelet had been returned by Snape, and now it appeared on Connor's wrist again.

But of the original two phoenixes, now only one remains.

"I really didn't expect you to give that to him." Kyle said, "But it's a good thing you did, otherwise he wouldn't be able to come back so easily."

At that time, only magic targeting the soul could drive away Voldemort parasitizing Snape, otherwise he might become the next Quirrell, with a face growing out of the back of his head.

It's just that Kyle's magic is limited. The only magic spell he has that can target the soul is Li Huo.

Burning the soul... it should be considered...

But this certainly cannot be applied to Snape.

If the Death Curse didn't work, he would have to ask Rozier to try the Cruciatus Curse.

Voldemort's soul is inherently fragile, and he will definitely be unable to hold on and run out first. But in this case, Snape will definitely suffer a little, and over time, it may also cause problems with his soul.

It's better to just use the Death Curse, it's convenient and simple, and you don't have to worry about other problems.

It's just a bit luxurious.

"I just wanted to give it a try, but I didn't expect it to be successful." Kangna raised her wrist and took a look, "After all, I wanted to give it to you several times before, but I couldn't take it off."

"It must have something to do with the potion. Its main ingredient, Phoenix potion, was brewed by Snape."

Kyle shrugged, "It's just a pity that it can only help you resist the killing curse once in the future."

"Well..." Kangna put her hand down again, "It doesn't matter if you have used up both opportunities. As you said, the Phoenix Potion was originally brewed by Uncle Snape. This can be regarded as a return to its original form. Lord."

"and……"

Kangna raised her head and glanced at Kyle, her tone paused, and the next second she said softly: "With you here, I never have to worry about any spells, right?"

"So it's just a beautiful accessory for me, nothing more."

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