Chapter 172 The Changed Snape
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Duan Wei Li Mao
Chapter 172 Snape’s Change of Heart
When Hermione came to her senses, Kyle had disappeared, leaving only Harry and Ron looking at her worriedly.
"Are you okay, Hermione?" Harry asked worriedly, "Did you see the troll just now?"
"What... I mean, of course not." Hermione shook her head and said, "The troll is at least a dozen feet tall, and it smells bad. If I saw it, I would definitely run away."
"That's true." Harry scratched his head, feeling that his question just now was a bit stupid.
If they really encountered a troll, Hermione and Kyle wouldn't be there as normal people.
No matter how good they are, it is impossible for them to deal with a monster more than ten feet tall.
This is impossible.
Harry sniffed and said, "It's great that you're fine, let's get out of here quickly,"
I don't know if it's an illusion, but he's been able to faintly smell a stench since just now, which makes him very uneasy.
Maybe the giant monster is nearby, and it may come over at any time.
"I think you're getting too nervous, Harry, and maybe there's no troll at all."
Ron was not that worried, he thought for a while and said: "This is probably a joke used by Professor Quirrell to cheer up the atmosphere, maybe the professors will come to inform us to go back to the auditorium after a while.
Don't forget, this is Hogwarts...with Dumbledore here. "
"You're right in saying that."
After hearing Dumbledore's name, Harry felt relieved a lot, but he still felt something was wrong.
"Forget it, let's go back quickly..."
Harry said: "At least until the matter is clarified, the professors cannot see us here, otherwise points will definitely be deducted."
After that, the three walked quickly towards Gryffindor Tower.
Along the way, Harry and Ron were discussing what happened when they met Snape just now, and agreed that he was going upstairs to the restricted area.
And Hermione didn't say a word, and followed silently, as if thinking about something.
When she was about to pass through this corridor, she suddenly asked, "Did you two come here on purpose just now?"
"Yes, we heard from Parvati Patil earlier that you locked yourself in the washroom."
Harry said: "You didn't go to the auditorium to attend the banquet, and you certainly don't know about the troll. We just want to tell you."
"But now it seems that it should be a false alarm." Ron shrugged.
Hermione nodded slightly.
After a long time, she whispered, "Thank you..."
"It's nothing, this is what friends should do."
"As long as you don't lecture us again next time."
"Hey, Ron..."
"Okay, I'll leave it alone."
……
The three left the corridor and continued to walk towards the stairs, but just as they turned the corner, they heard voices coming from the front.
"I don't see any trolls, Professor."
Not far away, Kyle was among a group of professors, and explained with an innocent face: "And there is a reason why I didn't go to the banquet in time."
"Then let us hear it."
Snape said in a long voice, "How important is it that you can forget even the Halloween banquet."
Hearing this nightmare-like voice, Harry shivered subconsciously, turned around and wanted to run.
But this is obviously impossible.
"You three, come here!"
Professor McGonagall said coldly: "The principal said it very clearly before, let everyone go back to the dormitory, didn't you hear it?"
Snape gave Harry a quick gouging look with a threatening look, and the excuse he had just thought up was forgotten in an instant.
Looking at the ground, Harry felt his mind was blank. It doesn't matter if it was a point penalty or a confinement, he just hoped to get out of here as soon as possible.
At this time, Hermione whispered: "Please don't do this, Professor McGonagall, they are looking for me."
"Miss Granger?" Professor McGonagall frowned.
Hermione stepped forward, lowered her head, and said, "I'm here to find the troll, to see what it looks like... I've only read about them in books, so I'm curious about them."
Ron's eyes widened. Did Hermione Granger lie to the professor?
"They came to me because they were worried about my safety."
Harry and Ron tried their best to pretend they were already familiar with the story.
"If that's the case..." Professor McGonagall stared at them and said in a deep voice, "Miss Granger, you silly girl, the real troll is much more dangerous than you imagined, and you should be glad you didn't encounter it."
"Yeah, you're right..."
Hermione hung her head.
Harry couldn't say a word, and Hermione would lie about breaking the school rules to get them out of trouble.
It's almost like Snape started giving out candy to everyone, it's unbelievable.
"Miss Granger, five points will be deducted from Gryffindor because of this incident." Professor McGonagall said, "I'm very disappointed in you, now you'd better go back to the Gryffindor Tower."
Then he looked at Harry and Ron again.
"It's you two again. I remember the last time you went to the eighth floor to dismantle the armor in the middle of the night. The confinement is not over yet, and you violated the school rules again?"
"No!" Ron explained with a blushing face, "There's something hidden in that armor, I saw it..."
"But at the time I just saw you guys destroying it, and there was nothing in it."
Professor McGonagall shook his head and said: "Well, I don't want to pursue this matter any more, let's not make an example.
In addition, because of your actions in helping Miss Granger today, the previous confinement has been lifted, and now you can go. "
Overjoyed, Harry and Ron hurried past the professor and went upstairs without a word.
Kyle wanted to go with him, but Snape was right in front of him.
"I don't think I heard your explanation."
Looking at Snape who was standing in his way, Kyle was puzzled.
No, Harry is already here, why is he still holding on to himself.
Did you change your mind about Lily so quickly?
In desperation, Kyle could only return to his original position and said:
"Because Professor Sprout rewarded me with an armor pumpkin shell, I have been studying it in the dormitory, so I forgot to go to the banquet."
"Heh, armored pumpkin..." Snape moved his nose and said, "Since you've been in the dormitory, why does your body smell like a troll?"
"Have it?"
Kyle's face remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "I think it's probably the smell of compost... You know, that thing is everywhere in the greenhouse.
Of course, if you don't believe me, you can also take my robe back and identify it carefully. "
As he spoke, he was about to take off his robe.
Kyle knew very well that he had already used the Cleansing Charm on himself before, so there couldn't be any stench.
Snape was lying to him.
When Hermione came to her senses, Kyle had disappeared, leaving only Harry and Ron looking at her worriedly.
"Are you okay, Hermione?" Harry asked worriedly, "Did you see the troll just now?"
"What... I mean, of course not." Hermione shook her head and said, "The troll is at least a dozen feet tall, and it smells bad. If I saw it, I would definitely run away."
"That's true." Harry scratched his head, feeling that his question just now was a bit stupid.
If they really encountered a troll, Hermione and Kyle wouldn't be there as normal people.
No matter how good they are, it is impossible for them to deal with a monster more than ten feet tall.
This is impossible.
Harry sniffed and said, "It's great that you're fine, let's get out of here quickly,"
I don't know if it's an illusion, but he's been able to faintly smell a stench since just now, which makes him very uneasy.
Maybe the giant monster is nearby, and it may come over at any time.
"I think you're getting too nervous, Harry, and maybe there's no troll at all."
Ron was not that worried, he thought for a while and said: "This is probably a joke used by Professor Quirrell to cheer up the atmosphere, maybe the professors will come to inform us to go back to the auditorium after a while.
Don't forget, this is Hogwarts...with Dumbledore here. "
"You're right in saying that."
After hearing Dumbledore's name, Harry felt relieved a lot, but he still felt something was wrong.
"Forget it, let's go back quickly..."
Harry said: "At least until the matter is clarified, the professors cannot see us here, otherwise points will definitely be deducted."
After that, the three walked quickly towards Gryffindor Tower.
Along the way, Harry and Ron were discussing what happened when they met Snape just now, and agreed that he was going upstairs to the restricted area.
And Hermione didn't say a word, and followed silently, as if thinking about something.
When she was about to pass through this corridor, she suddenly asked, "Did you two come here on purpose just now?"
"Yes, we heard from Parvati Patil earlier that you locked yourself in the washroom."
Harry said: "You didn't go to the auditorium to attend the banquet, and you certainly don't know about the troll. We just want to tell you."
"But now it seems that it should be a false alarm." Ron shrugged.
Hermione nodded slightly.
After a long time, she whispered, "Thank you..."
"It's nothing, this is what friends should do."
"As long as you don't lecture us again next time."
"Hey, Ron..."
"Okay, I'll leave it alone."
……
The three left the corridor and continued to walk towards the stairs, but just as they turned the corner, they heard voices coming from the front.
"I don't see any trolls, Professor."
Not far away, Kyle was among a group of professors, and explained with an innocent face: "And there is a reason why I didn't go to the banquet in time."
"Then let us hear it."
Snape said in a long voice, "How important is it that you can forget even the Halloween banquet."
Hearing this nightmare-like voice, Harry shivered subconsciously, turned around and wanted to run.
But this is obviously impossible.
"You three, come here!"
Professor McGonagall said coldly: "The principal said it very clearly before, let everyone go back to the dormitory, didn't you hear it?"
Snape gave Harry a quick gouging look with a threatening look, and the excuse he had just thought up was forgotten in an instant.
Looking at the ground, Harry felt his mind was blank. It doesn't matter if it was a point penalty or a confinement, he just hoped to get out of here as soon as possible.
At this time, Hermione whispered: "Please don't do this, Professor McGonagall, they are looking for me."
"Miss Granger?" Professor McGonagall frowned.
Hermione stepped forward, lowered her head, and said, "I'm here to find the troll, to see what it looks like... I've only read about them in books, so I'm curious about them."
Ron's eyes widened. Did Hermione Granger lie to the professor?
"They came to me because they were worried about my safety."
Harry and Ron tried their best to pretend they were already familiar with the story.
"If that's the case..." Professor McGonagall stared at them and said in a deep voice, "Miss Granger, you silly girl, the real troll is much more dangerous than you imagined, and you should be glad you didn't encounter it."
"Yeah, you're right..."
Hermione hung her head.
Harry couldn't say a word, and Hermione would lie about breaking the school rules to get them out of trouble.
It's almost like Snape started giving out candy to everyone, it's unbelievable.
"Miss Granger, five points will be deducted from Gryffindor because of this incident." Professor McGonagall said, "I'm very disappointed in you, now you'd better go back to the Gryffindor Tower."
Then he looked at Harry and Ron again.
"It's you two again. I remember the last time you went to the eighth floor to dismantle the armor in the middle of the night. The confinement is not over yet, and you violated the school rules again?"
"No!" Ron explained with a blushing face, "There's something hidden in that armor, I saw it..."
"But at the time I just saw you guys destroying it, and there was nothing in it."
Professor McGonagall shook his head and said: "Well, I don't want to pursue this matter any more, let's not make an example.
In addition, because of your actions in helping Miss Granger today, the previous confinement has been lifted, and now you can go. "
Overjoyed, Harry and Ron hurried past the professor and went upstairs without a word.
Kyle wanted to go with him, but Snape was right in front of him.
"I don't think I heard your explanation."
Looking at Snape who was standing in his way, Kyle was puzzled.
No, Harry is already here, why is he still holding on to himself.
Did you change your mind about Lily so quickly?
In desperation, Kyle could only return to his original position and said:
"Because Professor Sprout rewarded me with an armor pumpkin shell, I have been studying it in the dormitory, so I forgot to go to the banquet."
"Heh, armored pumpkin..." Snape moved his nose and said, "Since you've been in the dormitory, why does your body smell like a troll?"
"Have it?"
Kyle's face remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "I think it's probably the smell of compost... You know, that thing is everywhere in the greenhouse.
Of course, if you don't believe me, you can also take my robe back and identify it carefully. "
As he spoke, he was about to take off his robe.
Kyle knew very well that he had already used the Cleansing Charm on himself before, so there couldn't be any stench.
Snape was lying to him.
