Chapter 518 Snape Steals Paintings, Will Never Be a Triple-Aspect Spy?
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Jing Shen Tian Si
12 Grimmauld Place.
Severus Snape walked into a room on the third floor. He glanced back to confirm that no one was there, and then closed the door, as if he dared not make a sound like a thief.
There are two beds, a cupboard, and a blank portrait in the room. There is nothing special in it, and it can even be said to be extremely simple.
Snape took a deep breath, took the blank portrait off the wall, put it away carefully, and left as if nothing had happened.
Ten minutes later, the fireplace in the Potions professor's office at Hogwarts suddenly burst into green flames, and Snape walked out of it with a dark face.
"Welcome back, professor." Aaron poured him a cup of hot tea eagerly, "You should get back what I asked for, right?"
"Take it." Snape put the blank portrait on the desk angrily, "I really don't understand what you want this painting for?"
"Don't try to tell me what to say, Professor, I want it to be useful to me.
Now that things are in hand, let's talk about what's next. "
Snape's mouth twitched, "Is there anything else you want me to do?"
"Go and talk to Professor Dumbledore." Aaron said indifferently, "The time is set after the curfew tonight, I need you to go to his office.
You can make up the topic yourself. If you really don’t know what to say, tell him my attitude towards the Order of the Phoenix and Dumbledore.
Of course, this is not important, what is important is that you have to show Phineas this blank portrait, I have some personal matters to discuss with him. "
"That's impossible." Snape shook his head, "After Phineas learned of Sirius' death, his whole body was depressed, and no one could talk to him in a short time."
"Others can't, but you can.
In addition, it is best to speak in a natural tone, so as not to arouse Dumbledore's suspicion. "
Hearing this, Snape fell into a brief silence.
After pondering for a while, he looked at Aaron solemnly, "Don't tell me you want to arrange an undercover agent with Dumbledore?"
Aaron blinked, then gave Snape a thumbs up, "You can see it."
"I refuse." Snape said righteously, showing unusual resistance, "You can ask anyone for this kind of thing, but you must not ask me."
"But I can only find you." Aaron spread his hands helplessly, "The only ones who can enter the principal's office and talk face-to-face with Dumbledore at any time are Professor McGonagall and Hagrid.
Professor McGonagall will not say anything, she is still lying in St. Mungo's Hospital, even if she is not injured, with her loyalty to Dumbledore, I dare not let her play like this!
As for Hagrid... It's not that I don't trust him, it's just that his carefree, innocent and deceitful character can probably sell me off in less than three sentences. "
"Enough of you." Snape growled sullenly, "You can't let me do all the disgusting things, can you?
I have told you the truth about the Department of Mysteries. Both you and Dumbledore think that I am the most suitable person to explain it to you.
This morning I went to the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix to steal paintings. It was the first time in my life that I did such a shameless thing, but out of guilt for you, I put my old face on it once again.
But asking me to cooperate with you in placing an undercover agent is going too far, and I absolutely cannot accept it. "
"Uh...Calm down, calm down, Professor, it's not too late to make a decision after listening to my explanation."
Hearing this, Snape sat down expressionlessly, picked up the teacup on the table and drank slowly, "I want to hear what you have to explain."
"Actually, I really understand your feelings and your difficulties." Aaron said slowly, "First, I became a Death Eater and worked for Voldemort, but in the middle of it, I turned my back and joined the Order of the Phoenix..."
"puff!"
Snape took a gulp of tea, coughed several times before putting down the cup, "Give me..."
"Just listen to me patiently, if you don't agree, I will get out."
Before Snape could finish cursing, Aaron interrupted him, and he could only express his anger with murderous eyes.
"In other words, you are now a double agent." Aaron said appreciatively, "You have done your best for the Order of the Phoenix, but you have not given up on providing information to Voldemort.
When Voldemort rushed to the Department of Mysteries, he said that his servant would buy him enough time. This servant should be you, right? "
"That's what Dumbledore meant." Snape said speechlessly, "He asked me to send a message to the Dark Lord that he would try to hold back the Order of the Phoenix."
Aaron: …
"It seems that our principal is even more shameless than I thought.
But to get down to business, both Dumbledore and Voldemort trust you very much.
In a sense, you can be regarded as carrying forward the noble quality of Slytherin's prudence and self-preservation, and you can understand the espionage. "
"Hehe! I'll just take it as your compliment."
"Double agent, you are capable, but if you help me today, you will be a triple agent.
The reason why you refuse is also because you think I am insulting your self-esteem. Aaron analyzed patiently, but seeing Snape's terribly dark face, he immediately added: "But don't worry, I'm not asking you to be a spy, and I can guarantee that I won't harm any interests of the Order of the Phoenix."
If you don't believe me, we can make a covenant. "
"Alas!" Snape sighed, resting his forehead and shaking his head, "Sometimes I really don't know what to say about you."
"Isn't this all forced by you?" Aaron said depressedly, "The moral bottom line of the Order of the Phoenix opened the door to a new world for me. If I don't want to be tricked to death, I have to make more preparations."
"Thank you for telling me so much, but..." Snape paused, "I'm sorry, but I still can't help you with this."
Aaron was not surprised, he just said a name lightly, "Harry Potter."
Snape's expression changed slightly, "What do you want to say?"
"I can try my best to protect him once. Professor, you should know that I voluntarily protect him and I am forced to protect him. It's two different things." Aaron said very relaxedly, "I just want you to help me with a cover tonight without passing any information. It will not harm any interests of the Order of the Phoenix, it is a one-shot deal."
"One-off deal?" Snape gave him a blank look, "It's easy for you to say."
"Then let me change the question. Do you think Phineas will betray Dumbledore?"
"Ah this..."
Snape's face suddenly became extremely exciting, and he was speechless for a while.
Phineas will betray Dumbledore?This is a complete joke, it is impossible.
The wizards who can be hung in the headmaster's office by Dumbledore are all wizards who have dedicated their lives to Hogwarts. They have all sworn allegiance to the current headmaster of Hogwarts. It can be said that they are much more reliable than the Order of the Phoenix.
"I believe you have the answer, Professor.
A large part of the reason why I sought out Phineas was because of personal matters. As for placing an undercover agent, it was purely your overthinking.
I just want some irrelevant news, such as Dumbledore's itinerary, who he met with, I believe Phineas knows the importance.
Of course, if you still don't want to, just pretend I haven't been here today. Aaron stood up as he spoke, turned around and walked towards the door, "It's just pity Harry Potter, I don't know about his ability to make trouble..."
"and many more."
Aaron turned around immediately, slapped a piece of parchment on Professor Snape's desk, and quickly handed over a quill, "I've prepared the contract, just like the one-hammer deal I just said .
You sign in the lower right corner and it will take effect immediately. After finishing the work tonight, your task will be completed. None of the three of us can leak the secrets in any way. "
A few black lines appeared on Professor Snape's forehead, and the hand holding the pen seemed to be as heavy as a thousand pounds, trembling as he wrote his name on the parchment.
"The contract is done.
Believe me, Professor, you will be very grateful for your decision in the future. "
"roll."
Snape gritted his teeth and pointed to the door.
"Uh... the relationship has faded, the tea is not finished yet!"
"Get out of here."
......
Shenming Hall.
Aaron placed the blank portrait in the morgue, facing Sirius' coffin, which had been concealed by the illusion.
As the night darkened, an old man appeared in the portrait.
"Welcome, Principal Phineas Nigellus Black." Aaron said politely.
"Where is this place?" Phineas looked at Aaron suspiciously, "Are you a child of the Gaius family?
Oh, I see, you want to see me, Snape is covering for you? "
"Yes, it took me a lot of effort to convince him." Aaron nodded, and asked curiously: "May I ask, how did Professor Snape convince you in front of Dumbledore? For this portrait?"
"Hmph! He didn't say anything, he was just angry at my great-great-grandson's death.
There wasn't a single curse word, but the words were so harsh that Dumbledore couldn't persuade them, so I decided to avoid them for the time being. "
"hiss!"
Aaron gasped in surprise, he didn't expect Professor Snape to play like this.
"Why did you ask me to come?" Phineas asked, "Didn't the Gaius family never get involved in the affairs of the magic world?"
"Senior, the world has changed, and people's hearts are not old!" Aaron scolded with grief and indignation, as if he had been greatly wronged, "You are in the principal's office, you should understand what happened to me, Dumbledore is too dark gone."
"I don't deny that he did not act very kindly in this matter, but I can't deny that he is a qualified leader and has a big picture.
Also, I'm in a really bad mood, so you'd better be straight. "
"Okay." Aaron calmed down and put forward his own conditions directly, "I hope you will be a notary and transfer 90.00% of all the assets of the Black family to my name in three days."
"Are you crazy?" Phineas asked in surprise, "Even if you lose money, you can't be so greedy!
Wait, are you short of money?What are you kidding?
Compared with the Gaius family, the Black family's accumulation is probably not even a drop in the bucket! "
"You also said that it was the Gaius family, not me.
My assets have been frozen since the day before yesterday. It is a bit exaggerated to say I am penniless now, but it can definitely be said to be penniless.
And there are many places where I need money, such as potions, alchemy, magic research, and raising a dragon that thieves can eat...
All in all, I have to find a way to get some money to cope with the hard life that I don't know when it will end, and the Order of the Phoenix, which pushed me into the pit, is undoubtedly the best target. "
"Then you can't choose the Black family!"
"Your family is the richest, and the others are the poorest.
You can't let me ask the Weasleys for money!I have been to their house, and when a beggar comes, he has to leave two steel coins with tears in his eyes. "
"But... this, this is unreasonable!" Phineas said speechlessly, "Even if the blood of the Black family is cut off and the wealth is left unattended, it can't be because you want it, I have to give it!"
"We'll talk about wealth later." Aaron waved his hand indifferently, "There is one more thing you need to help me with. I need you to provide me with information about Dumbledore from time to time."
"This is impossible."
"I don't want information, I just want to know where he went and who he met, that's all."
"That won't work either. For the sake of your surname Gaius, I'll pretend I haven't been here today." Phineas sternly refused, and was about to turn around and leave immediately.
"Wait!" Aaron hurriedly stopped him.
Just kidding, if this makes him run away, it will easily arouse Dumbledore's vigilance.
If the Shenming Temple is exposed, his life will not be able to survive?
"You don't have to discuss the matter of breaking the sky even if you say it."
"What if Sirius isn't dead?"
"What?" Phineas paused for a moment, then turned to look at Aaron, "My great-great-grandson is still alive? But Dumbledore and Harry Potter both said..."
Snapped!
Aaron snapped his fingers and removed the illusion on the ice coffin.
"What they saw may not be the truth. The moment before he was hit by the death curse, I pulled his soul out of his body.
In other words, his body has died, but his soul has not been affected in the slightest.
This situation has enough maneuverability, spend more time to dispel the magic power of the killing curse, he may not be resurrected. "
While speaking, the soul of Sirius stood beside Aaron, but he didn't want to see his great-great-grandfather at all, "I really didn't expect to meet you in this way."
"I, I didn't expect that either." Phineas said excitedly. Sirius is still alive, which means that the blood of the Black family is still alive. Nothing makes him happier than this.
"Phineas, I think we can now talk about the conditions I just had."
"I agree." Phineas said bluntly.
"happy."
"Wait, great-great-grandfather, are you being too sloppy?" Sirius said in astonishment, "I've never seen you care so much about me before!"
"Stupid, who cares about you? What I care about is the blood of the Black family." Phineas said angrily, "If you die, the Black family will be finished, and no matter how much wealth you accumulate, it will only make Gringotts cheaper." Those greedy goblins."
Severus Snape walked into a room on the third floor. He glanced back to confirm that no one was there, and then closed the door, as if he dared not make a sound like a thief.
There are two beds, a cupboard, and a blank portrait in the room. There is nothing special in it, and it can even be said to be extremely simple.
Snape took a deep breath, took the blank portrait off the wall, put it away carefully, and left as if nothing had happened.
Ten minutes later, the fireplace in the Potions professor's office at Hogwarts suddenly burst into green flames, and Snape walked out of it with a dark face.
"Welcome back, professor." Aaron poured him a cup of hot tea eagerly, "You should get back what I asked for, right?"
"Take it." Snape put the blank portrait on the desk angrily, "I really don't understand what you want this painting for?"
"Don't try to tell me what to say, Professor, I want it to be useful to me.
Now that things are in hand, let's talk about what's next. "
Snape's mouth twitched, "Is there anything else you want me to do?"
"Go and talk to Professor Dumbledore." Aaron said indifferently, "The time is set after the curfew tonight, I need you to go to his office.
You can make up the topic yourself. If you really don’t know what to say, tell him my attitude towards the Order of the Phoenix and Dumbledore.
Of course, this is not important, what is important is that you have to show Phineas this blank portrait, I have some personal matters to discuss with him. "
"That's impossible." Snape shook his head, "After Phineas learned of Sirius' death, his whole body was depressed, and no one could talk to him in a short time."
"Others can't, but you can.
In addition, it is best to speak in a natural tone, so as not to arouse Dumbledore's suspicion. "
Hearing this, Snape fell into a brief silence.
After pondering for a while, he looked at Aaron solemnly, "Don't tell me you want to arrange an undercover agent with Dumbledore?"
Aaron blinked, then gave Snape a thumbs up, "You can see it."
"I refuse." Snape said righteously, showing unusual resistance, "You can ask anyone for this kind of thing, but you must not ask me."
"But I can only find you." Aaron spread his hands helplessly, "The only ones who can enter the principal's office and talk face-to-face with Dumbledore at any time are Professor McGonagall and Hagrid.
Professor McGonagall will not say anything, she is still lying in St. Mungo's Hospital, even if she is not injured, with her loyalty to Dumbledore, I dare not let her play like this!
As for Hagrid... It's not that I don't trust him, it's just that his carefree, innocent and deceitful character can probably sell me off in less than three sentences. "
"Enough of you." Snape growled sullenly, "You can't let me do all the disgusting things, can you?
I have told you the truth about the Department of Mysteries. Both you and Dumbledore think that I am the most suitable person to explain it to you.
This morning I went to the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix to steal paintings. It was the first time in my life that I did such a shameless thing, but out of guilt for you, I put my old face on it once again.
But asking me to cooperate with you in placing an undercover agent is going too far, and I absolutely cannot accept it. "
"Uh...Calm down, calm down, Professor, it's not too late to make a decision after listening to my explanation."
Hearing this, Snape sat down expressionlessly, picked up the teacup on the table and drank slowly, "I want to hear what you have to explain."
"Actually, I really understand your feelings and your difficulties." Aaron said slowly, "First, I became a Death Eater and worked for Voldemort, but in the middle of it, I turned my back and joined the Order of the Phoenix..."
"puff!"
Snape took a gulp of tea, coughed several times before putting down the cup, "Give me..."
"Just listen to me patiently, if you don't agree, I will get out."
Before Snape could finish cursing, Aaron interrupted him, and he could only express his anger with murderous eyes.
"In other words, you are now a double agent." Aaron said appreciatively, "You have done your best for the Order of the Phoenix, but you have not given up on providing information to Voldemort.
When Voldemort rushed to the Department of Mysteries, he said that his servant would buy him enough time. This servant should be you, right? "
"That's what Dumbledore meant." Snape said speechlessly, "He asked me to send a message to the Dark Lord that he would try to hold back the Order of the Phoenix."
Aaron: …
"It seems that our principal is even more shameless than I thought.
But to get down to business, both Dumbledore and Voldemort trust you very much.
In a sense, you can be regarded as carrying forward the noble quality of Slytherin's prudence and self-preservation, and you can understand the espionage. "
"Hehe! I'll just take it as your compliment."
"Double agent, you are capable, but if you help me today, you will be a triple agent.
The reason why you refuse is also because you think I am insulting your self-esteem. Aaron analyzed patiently, but seeing Snape's terribly dark face, he immediately added: "But don't worry, I'm not asking you to be a spy, and I can guarantee that I won't harm any interests of the Order of the Phoenix."
If you don't believe me, we can make a covenant. "
"Alas!" Snape sighed, resting his forehead and shaking his head, "Sometimes I really don't know what to say about you."
"Isn't this all forced by you?" Aaron said depressedly, "The moral bottom line of the Order of the Phoenix opened the door to a new world for me. If I don't want to be tricked to death, I have to make more preparations."
"Thank you for telling me so much, but..." Snape paused, "I'm sorry, but I still can't help you with this."
Aaron was not surprised, he just said a name lightly, "Harry Potter."
Snape's expression changed slightly, "What do you want to say?"
"I can try my best to protect him once. Professor, you should know that I voluntarily protect him and I am forced to protect him. It's two different things." Aaron said very relaxedly, "I just want you to help me with a cover tonight without passing any information. It will not harm any interests of the Order of the Phoenix, it is a one-shot deal."
"One-off deal?" Snape gave him a blank look, "It's easy for you to say."
"Then let me change the question. Do you think Phineas will betray Dumbledore?"
"Ah this..."
Snape's face suddenly became extremely exciting, and he was speechless for a while.
Phineas will betray Dumbledore?This is a complete joke, it is impossible.
The wizards who can be hung in the headmaster's office by Dumbledore are all wizards who have dedicated their lives to Hogwarts. They have all sworn allegiance to the current headmaster of Hogwarts. It can be said that they are much more reliable than the Order of the Phoenix.
"I believe you have the answer, Professor.
A large part of the reason why I sought out Phineas was because of personal matters. As for placing an undercover agent, it was purely your overthinking.
I just want some irrelevant news, such as Dumbledore's itinerary, who he met with, I believe Phineas knows the importance.
Of course, if you still don't want to, just pretend I haven't been here today. Aaron stood up as he spoke, turned around and walked towards the door, "It's just pity Harry Potter, I don't know about his ability to make trouble..."
"and many more."
Aaron turned around immediately, slapped a piece of parchment on Professor Snape's desk, and quickly handed over a quill, "I've prepared the contract, just like the one-hammer deal I just said .
You sign in the lower right corner and it will take effect immediately. After finishing the work tonight, your task will be completed. None of the three of us can leak the secrets in any way. "
A few black lines appeared on Professor Snape's forehead, and the hand holding the pen seemed to be as heavy as a thousand pounds, trembling as he wrote his name on the parchment.
"The contract is done.
Believe me, Professor, you will be very grateful for your decision in the future. "
"roll."
Snape gritted his teeth and pointed to the door.
"Uh... the relationship has faded, the tea is not finished yet!"
"Get out of here."
......
Shenming Hall.
Aaron placed the blank portrait in the morgue, facing Sirius' coffin, which had been concealed by the illusion.
As the night darkened, an old man appeared in the portrait.
"Welcome, Principal Phineas Nigellus Black." Aaron said politely.
"Where is this place?" Phineas looked at Aaron suspiciously, "Are you a child of the Gaius family?
Oh, I see, you want to see me, Snape is covering for you? "
"Yes, it took me a lot of effort to convince him." Aaron nodded, and asked curiously: "May I ask, how did Professor Snape convince you in front of Dumbledore? For this portrait?"
"Hmph! He didn't say anything, he was just angry at my great-great-grandson's death.
There wasn't a single curse word, but the words were so harsh that Dumbledore couldn't persuade them, so I decided to avoid them for the time being. "
"hiss!"
Aaron gasped in surprise, he didn't expect Professor Snape to play like this.
"Why did you ask me to come?" Phineas asked, "Didn't the Gaius family never get involved in the affairs of the magic world?"
"Senior, the world has changed, and people's hearts are not old!" Aaron scolded with grief and indignation, as if he had been greatly wronged, "You are in the principal's office, you should understand what happened to me, Dumbledore is too dark gone."
"I don't deny that he did not act very kindly in this matter, but I can't deny that he is a qualified leader and has a big picture.
Also, I'm in a really bad mood, so you'd better be straight. "
"Okay." Aaron calmed down and put forward his own conditions directly, "I hope you will be a notary and transfer 90.00% of all the assets of the Black family to my name in three days."
"Are you crazy?" Phineas asked in surprise, "Even if you lose money, you can't be so greedy!
Wait, are you short of money?What are you kidding?
Compared with the Gaius family, the Black family's accumulation is probably not even a drop in the bucket! "
"You also said that it was the Gaius family, not me.
My assets have been frozen since the day before yesterday. It is a bit exaggerated to say I am penniless now, but it can definitely be said to be penniless.
And there are many places where I need money, such as potions, alchemy, magic research, and raising a dragon that thieves can eat...
All in all, I have to find a way to get some money to cope with the hard life that I don't know when it will end, and the Order of the Phoenix, which pushed me into the pit, is undoubtedly the best target. "
"Then you can't choose the Black family!"
"Your family is the richest, and the others are the poorest.
You can't let me ask the Weasleys for money!I have been to their house, and when a beggar comes, he has to leave two steel coins with tears in his eyes. "
"But... this, this is unreasonable!" Phineas said speechlessly, "Even if the blood of the Black family is cut off and the wealth is left unattended, it can't be because you want it, I have to give it!"
"We'll talk about wealth later." Aaron waved his hand indifferently, "There is one more thing you need to help me with. I need you to provide me with information about Dumbledore from time to time."
"This is impossible."
"I don't want information, I just want to know where he went and who he met, that's all."
"That won't work either. For the sake of your surname Gaius, I'll pretend I haven't been here today." Phineas sternly refused, and was about to turn around and leave immediately.
"Wait!" Aaron hurriedly stopped him.
Just kidding, if this makes him run away, it will easily arouse Dumbledore's vigilance.
If the Shenming Temple is exposed, his life will not be able to survive?
"You don't have to discuss the matter of breaking the sky even if you say it."
"What if Sirius isn't dead?"
"What?" Phineas paused for a moment, then turned to look at Aaron, "My great-great-grandson is still alive? But Dumbledore and Harry Potter both said..."
Snapped!
Aaron snapped his fingers and removed the illusion on the ice coffin.
"What they saw may not be the truth. The moment before he was hit by the death curse, I pulled his soul out of his body.
In other words, his body has died, but his soul has not been affected in the slightest.
This situation has enough maneuverability, spend more time to dispel the magic power of the killing curse, he may not be resurrected. "
While speaking, the soul of Sirius stood beside Aaron, but he didn't want to see his great-great-grandfather at all, "I really didn't expect to meet you in this way."
"I, I didn't expect that either." Phineas said excitedly. Sirius is still alive, which means that the blood of the Black family is still alive. Nothing makes him happier than this.
"Phineas, I think we can now talk about the conditions I just had."
"I agree." Phineas said bluntly.
"happy."
"Wait, great-great-grandfather, are you being too sloppy?" Sirius said in astonishment, "I've never seen you care so much about me before!"
"Stupid, who cares about you? What I care about is the blood of the Black family." Phineas said angrily, "If you die, the Black family will be finished, and no matter how much wealth you accumulate, it will only make Gringotts cheaper." Those greedy goblins."
