Chapter 953 Memory
The headmaster's office disappeared, and Professor McGonagall felt as if she had flown through many changing shapes and colors before finally landing back on the ground.
Then Kyle came, and he was also curious about what memories Dumbledore left behind to clear Snape's name.
If Snape were here, he would definitely not let him see this...almost dark history memory.
Unfortunately, he wasn't in the principal's office at the moment, which was one of the reasons why Kyle was willing to help.
I don’t know if it was intentional by Dumbledore, but the place where they appeared was right opposite Snape.
He was standing on a desolate, cold mountain top, holding his wand tightly in his hand, as if waiting for someone.
Professor McGonagall stood opposite him in silence, her expression serious.
If this wasn't a memory, she would probably have punched Snape right away.
"Kyle, what on earth do you want me to see..."
Suddenly, there was a blinding flash of white light in the sky, like lightning, but Snape fell to his knees with a thud, and his wand fell beside him.
"Do not kill me!"
"That was not my intention!"
Kyle subconsciously reached into his pocket, and after a moment he realized that he was now in Dumbledore's memory and he did not have any Transfiguration Lizard Skin Bag on him.
In fact, he didn't intend to do anything.
Kyle pretended nothing had happened and pulled his hand back... But there was no need to go through so much trouble, because Professor McGonagall, the only one who could see him, was now focusing her attention on Dumbledore who had just Apparated over.
He stood in front of Snape, his robes fluttering in the wind, the light from his wand shining on his face from below, giving him an oppressive feeling.
"Why, Severus...what message does Voldemort have for you to bring me?"
"No, no message... I came for myself... for the prophecy... Trelawney..."
Snape seemed very nervous, his speech was intermittent and unclear, perhaps because Dumbledore put too much pressure on him.
After all, Dumbledore looked like he really wanted to kill him at that moment, and the light on his wand never dimmed.
Professor McGonagall was muttering something quietly nearby. Kyle didn't hear the specifics, but he guessed that she was urging Dumbledore to quickly deal with the traitor.
However, as the two continued their conversation, Professor McGonagall's expression gradually underwent some subtle changes.
"He thinks...the person in the prophecy is Lily Evans!"
"Please hide them, keep them safe, please..."
"In return... I'd do anything."
The wind on the top of the mountain became stronger, even covering the voices of Snape and Dumbledore. Even if Kyle got closer, he could only hear the whistling sound of the wind.
At this point Kyle already knew that Dumbledore must have done something to the memory, covering up the words that followed.
Professor McGonagall frowned, as if she had guessed something but was not sure.
At this time, the top of the mountain disappeared and they were back in the headmaster's office at Hogwarts.
Snape sat slumped in the chair, like a wounded beast, sobbing in pain...
"I thought...you would keep her safe..."
"She and James wrongly trusted others!" Dumbledore's face also looked unhappy.
"But her son survived... I hope you can help me protect him..."
"He needs no protection. The Dark Lord is dead..."
"…The Dark Lord is not dead. He will make a comeback one day!"
The picture darkened for a moment, but soon became bright again.
It’s still the principal’s office, but it seems like many years have passed.
"He's back, he's really back, I can feel it..." Snape said excitedly, rolling up his sleeves to show Dumbledore the lifelike Dark Mark on his arm.
"He took Harry away, and when everyone was going to watch the third game..."
The picture disappeared again.
"That cocky, arrogant idiot, why can't he learn his lesson? Can't he see that the Dark Lord deliberately lured him to the Department of Mysteries?"
"He is as mediocre and arrogant as his father, but he is also stubborn and doesn't know the rules. Does he think he is you? Can he go against the Ministry of Magic? In this regard, he is not even as good as that annoying Kyle."
Kyle raised his eyebrows, he didn't expect that he would have a role in Dumbledore's memory... but what does it mean to be annoying? He thinks he is quite popular.
The colors continued to rotate, and this time the scene changed from the principal's office to another place...a desolate path covered with gravel.
Dumbledore seemed to be injured and was limping on the road. The outline of a footprint could be faintly seen on his robe.
"You saved me, Severus, but I didn't think you had to use so much strength."
"I didn't have time to think too much at that time." Snape said. He seemed to be in a good mood and walked lightly. "If I had known that you had signed a magical contract with Kyle, I would not have bothered to help you."
"Yeah, I didn't expect Kyle to save my life in order to bind himself to a magic contract... But I still want to thank you. You made me sober again."
"Let me keep that ring."
"I must refuse, Severus. This is also for your own good. After all, when you can't resist the temptation, there is no protection of the magic contract."
"You don't trust me..."
"It's not about trust, because I know how tempting it is..."
The path was gradually covered by thick fog, and after passing through it, the scene was completely different.
"That Kyle, he was so careless. And that stupid big dog, didn't they think about how important the things they took were?"
Snape said angrily, "The Dark Lord asked me to handle this matter. I erased the goblin's memory, but I don't know if I can hide it from him."
"It should be possible." Dumbledore sat opposite him, "Tom is concerned about another thing recently.
"But Severus, I didn't expect you to take the initiative to help Kyle."
"I just don't want his negligence to cause the original plan to fail." Snape said: "Have we found all the Horcruxes?"
"If the number is correct, I think it should be about the same." Dumbledore said thoughtfully, "In addition to what we discussed before, you should pay more attention to Tom's side.
"I imagine he would keep the last Horcrux close to him for protection."
"What is..."
"I don't know." Dumbledore shook his head. "I had a guess, but someone took her away from Tom.
"But from what I know about Tom, he will probably choose another snake-like magical animal, maybe a horned water snake or a runespoor snake."
After the picture disappeared this time, Professor McGonagall slowly rose from the Pensieve. A moment later, she was lying on the floor of the headmaster's office with an indescribably complicated expression.
She never imagined that Snape was actually one of Voldemort's own undercover men. Before this, she had never doubted Snape's position and firmly believed that he was a Death Eater.
All we can say is that Snape's disguise was too good, but that was also why he was never discovered by Voldemort.
Professor McGonagall tried to convince herself, but she became more and more irritated.
Merlin's beard... How could Snape be one of us? Was his standard Death Eater behavior just an act?
She even suspected that the bottle of memory might be fake.
"You knew about this a long time ago, right?" She looked up at Kyle.
"I guess so," said Kyle. "Professor Dumbledore gave me a hint, but I didn't realize what he meant until recently."
In this situation, no matter what happens, just push it onto Dumbledore. No matter what is said, he will not jump out to refute it.
Professor McGonagall pursed her lips and did not doubt Kyle's statement.
Dumbledore's hints...sometimes they were really hard to understand, and without him telling her explicitly, even she wouldn't have realized that Snape was an undercover agent.
"What about this bottle of memory?" She thought for a moment and continued, "You seem to know its location very well. Who told you, Severus?"
"No, it was also Professor Dumbledore." Kyle said calmly, "Fawkes told me this after the war."
"Is that so?" Professor McGonagall still had no doubt.
It was no secret among the professors at Hogwarts that Fawkes was close to Kyle, and with Phoenix's wisdom, it wasn't difficult to do so.
But Professor McGonagall couldn't understand why Dumbledore couldn't just tell her directly?
After some thought, Professor McGonagall, who had no answer, turned and looked at the portrait of Dumbledore on the wall.
However, the Dumbledore in the portrait was just like the other headmasters, with his eyes closed and pretending to be asleep. Even when being stared at by Professor McGonagall, his eyelids would twitch from time to time.
It might be impossible to get an answer from him, Professor McGonagall sighed.
Logically speaking, with this memory as proof, Snape could completely get rid of his identity as a Death Eater.
Not only can all wanted warrants be cancelled, but even if he wants to continue to stay at Hogwarts as a professor, it will be no problem.
The wizarding world needed heroes right now, and she thought Amelia would be happy to publish Snape's deeds in the newspaper to divert people's attention... so that they wouldn't keep harping on the Ministry of Magic's previous mistakes.
However, all of these require a prerequisite.
Snape needs to tell everyone where Voldemort, whom he rescued before, is, and he needs to explain clearly why he did this.
If he couldn't come up with a plausible explanation, the memory wouldn't be that useful.
And most importantly... where is Snape now?
Whether it was to explain or to restore his identity, Snape had to be found. Without strict and careful interrogation, it would be impossible to convince everyone of his identity based on just a memory.
But now all the Aurors and strikers were looking for him, almost turning Britain upside down.
Including those obtained from other Death Eaters, there were a total of seventeen strongholds, as well as the Death Eaters' headquarters, Malfoy Manor. The Aurors went to all of them, but found nothing.
It was as if Snape had disappeared into thin air with Voldemort.
Why did he do that?
After knowing the truth, Professor McGonagall became even more confused. If it was just a disguise, was it necessary to go to this extent?
The Death Eaters were almost wiped out, and Voldemort was about to surrender. Running out to save him at this time... wasn't that a bit too dedicated?
This is also the reason why Professor McGonagall always remains skeptical.
But these are not the most important things. As I said before, they have to find Snape first. As long as they find him, I believe everything will be revealed.
"Professor, Professor..." Kyle's voice brought Professor McGonagall back to her senses.
"what happened?"
"Professor, are you wondering where to go Severus Snape."
