Daily Life at Hogwarts Chapter 1192: Threats and Intimidation

   Watching Harry's back, Dumbledore regained his gaze and looked sideways at the grandfather clock by the wall. He walked to the fireplace, grabbed a handful of floo powder from the box and sprinkled it into the burning fire , after the raging flames rose, said, "Severus, I have something to tell you."

   After a while, Snape emerged from the rising green flames.

  "What's the matter?"

   Snape had actually guessed what Dumbledore was looking for himself.

   "Miss Bell, you did a great job." Dumbledore gave Snape a deep look and said straight to the point: "But I don't want something like this to happen again. Luckily this time, but we Can't expect to be so lucky every time, and I hope you will take control of the situation and provide Mr. Malfoy with your help and guidance to stop him from trying this dangerous thing."

   "I will. Draco's kid won't give up easily until he has experienced failure. This time I will completely persuade him to follow my actions." Snape was also quite helpless.

  Honestly, Katie Bell didn't die, and he was relieved, otherwise he didn't know what would have happened in the end.

  If Katie Bell really died in the assassination plan, he didn't think Dumbledore would easily forgive Malfoy and forgive a murderer.

   He knew Dumbledore.

   "Very well, I hope everything goes according to plan, you know this is important to everyone." Dumbledore whispered, "One more thing, I have to remind you, if it happens again Similar incidents, the Ministry of Magic will definitely intervene, and all suspicious students may need to be screened for Veritaserum, I think you are well aware of Scrimgeour's behavior."

   "You think the Ministry of Magic will step in." Snape was surprised.

   "The Malfoys have offended a lot of people," Dumbledore reminded meaningfully.

   "I know what to do." Snape grabbed a handful of floo powder and sprinkled it into the fireplace, before disappearing into the rising green flames.

   "Hopefully there are no surprises," Dumbledore murmured, knowing that after Harry began to doubt Malfoy, it wasn't difficult to verify something. Whether it was Albert's divination or the use of Veritaserum, it was impossible for Draco Malfoy to hide his crimes.

   Especially Lucius Malfoy tried to kill Albert at his wedding. Such hatred cannot be easily resolved.

  Perhaps, Albert could not implicate Lucius' family after completing his revenge, but after the last bounty incident, Dumbledore would not be naive enough to think that Albert had let go, he believed that Albert Te would never mind destroying the Malfoys and kicking them into hell.

  Albert can do this kind of thing. Forgiving someone is never easy.

   Just look at the Strange family. The Strange brothers were killed by accident not long ago.

   As for Bellatrix, it probably won't be much better.

   Snape returned to the office with a heavy heart, and from what Dumbledore said, he realized one thing.

   If Draco keeps jumping, it's likely that even Dumbledore won't be able to keep him. …

  Yes, Dumbledore graciously forgave those who wanted to kill him, but others would not. From the sentence "Malfoys offended a lot of people", he had already guessed who it might be.

  Albert Anderson.

  The Malfoy family has offended the most ruthless people in recent years.

   Thinking about the Lestrange brothers who were killed by the Aurors, and thinking about Bellatrix's recent embarrassment, it was hard for Snape to imagine what would happen if Draco was targeted.

   He knew he had to stop Draco from continuing to die.

   Snape sent a ghost of Slytherin to Draco Malfoy and asked him to come to the office immediately.

  Draco Malfoy, who had just been notified by the ghost, suddenly fell down, and went to Snape's office with a gloomy face.

   Seeing that Dean Slytherin's office was in front of him, Malfoy clenched his fists and knocked on the door stiffly.

   "Come in and sit." After Malfoy entered the room, Snape motioned for him to sit on the armchair next to the desk.

   "What's your business with me, Professor," Malfoy asked knowingly.

   "You failed and almost killed Katie Bell." Snape reminded blankly: "You should be glad Katie Bell didn't die, otherwise you'll be in bad luck."

   "I didn't do it. I didn't go to Hogsmeade at all, and I had Professor McGonagall to testify for me." Malfoy twitched his lips and defended softly.

   He knew he had to leave himself alone, and staying at Hogwarts, under the watchful eyes of a certain professor, was undoubtedly the best way.

   "Don't take other people for fools." Snape looked at Malfoy coldly. "You really think Dumbledore doesn't know about it, he's already suspecting you and asking me to watch over you."

  "Isn't that nice?" Malfoy gave a quirky look, "You can keep him in the dark."

   "Don't think people are so stupid," Snape said angrily, "If Katie Bell died of that **** opal necklace, do you really think you'd still be standing here talking to me? ?"

   "What do you mean?" Malfoy asked, taking the look away from his face.

   "Dumbledore is already suspicious of you, even if you can prove that you didn't do anything useful? He's sure someone has control of Rosmerta," Snape said deadpan. "He just needs a little bit more. Veritaserum, you can tell everything, and then you won't even have a chance to enter Azkaban prison, and you will be directly executed like other Death Eaters."

   "You can give him fake Veritaserum, or give me some Veritaserum antidote," Malfoy said without hesitation.

   "Did Bellatrix infect you with her stupidity and arrogance?" Snape looked at Malfoy nonchalantly as he considered how to resolve the matter, "I can tell you directly , if that day comes, I dare say that Dumbledore will pay attention to your state and easily judge whether the Veritaserum is true or not, and I don't think you can take it under the nose of Dumbledore or a bunch of Aurors. The real antidote."

   "It's time to stop your stupid plans," Snape warned.

   "If I don't follow your plan, are you going to expose me?" Malfoy sneered. …

   "No, even if I don't expose you, you'll definitely be exposed, and when Dumbledore suspects you, whatever you do is suspicious, and..." Snape paused for a moment, then continued: " I think he's probably trying to watch you and figure out what the Dark Lord is trying to do, so you're standing here talking to me now!"

   "You think I'd better do nothing right now?" Malfoy said coldly.

   "That's right, it's better to get Dumbledore all at once than foolishly remind him that someone wants to assassinate him." Snape warned indifferently, "I promised your mother to protect you, and also Made an unbreakable oath that I will die if you break it, but the Dark Lord's plan to kill Dumbledore will also fail because of it, do you think he will forgive your mother Narcissa for waiting so long?"

   "No, he won't, he'll just pour his anger on the entire Malfoy family." Snape said calmly, "Of course, the Dark Lord won't let you go, so you're sure As for your family, maybe the Malfoys will disappear completely."

   Malfoy just felt cold, because Snape's words clearly didn't sound like a lie, and he never underestimated the possibility of the Dark Lord killing his entire family.

  "What are you going to do?" Malfoy asked, clenching his fists, his lips trembling slightly, "Tell me about your full plan!"

  Malfoy finally decided to listen to Snape's so-called plan. After all, Snape signed a contract with his mother, and he didn't have to worry about the other party's tricking him.

   And, if they find out that Rosmerta is under the Imperius Curse, his next poisoning plan may be in vain.

   "Use the Vanishing Cabinet. There is a Vanishing Cabinet at Hogwarts School, which can be connected to another Vanishing Cabinet." Snape was very satisfied that his threat had successfully deterred Draco, at least he didn't have to take extraordinary measures .

   "The Vanishing Cabinet, what is that."

   "It will help you get out of the school unobstructed," Snape explained. "But it's broken, and I need you to fix it."

  "Why not use the Floo network?"

   "The school's floo network is closed again, and no one else can use it unless the Ministry of Magic arranges a one-time floo network connection ~IndoMTL.com~ but this is obviously difficult to do." Snape He shook his head and said, "So if you want people to appear in the school quietly, using the vanishing cabinet is undoubtedly the best choice."

  "But I won't fix that thing, and what if I can't fix it?" Malfoy was silent for a moment, then shook his head. "I think they should choose another way to invade Hogwarts."

   "It may not be reliable to sneak into Hogwarts through secret passages. It is very likely that they were discovered by other professors after the invasion of Hogwarts, and they may miss the best opportunity." Snape added Don't be optimistic about walking the secret road, it will take too long, and it is easy to be found that something is wrong.

   Once it is not secretive enough, the plan basically fails.

  "Can you fix the Vanishing Cabinet?" Malfoy asked suddenly, "If you can't fix it..."

   "I don't know, but I think there's a good chance it's fixed," Snape interrupted.

   "If that's the case, then why didn't you fix it?" Malfoy asked, puzzled.

   "If I fix it and do nothing, do you really think the Dark Lord will approve of you?" Snape sneered, "You need enough merit to keep your whole family alive, and the reason is very simple. You saw a similar vanishing cabinet in Borgin Burke's Black Magic Shop and successfully completed the mission through it."