Ministry of Magic.
Snape witnessed the explosion in the Time Hall, yet he did not hear the slightest sound.
It was as though, when Vizet was swallowed by the light, most of his own senses had also been stripped away, leaving him only able to watch helplessly as everything unfolded before his eyes.
He remembered this feeling clearly. He had experienced it once before.
However, that incident had not been as immediate or as visually apparent as the explosion before him.
It was only afterward, after Voldemort's downfall, that he realized the thing he feared most... had ultimately happened.
Snape gently shook his head. After all, this was the second time he had experienced something like this, and he recovered far more quickly.
What was more, the look Vizet had given him at the end still filled him with hope and trust. He could tell that Vizet had his own reasons for making this choice, for choosing to enter the Time Hall.
Perhaps from the moment Snape began carrying out the plan and had Vizet follow his path, Vizet had also been carrying out a plan of his own.
Entering the Time Hall and triggering Voldemort's trap might itself have been part of Vizet's plan.
This undercover mission was more difficult than any before it. Under the surveillance of the "Heavenly Eye," he had to rely on his own judgment, with no one he could consult.
Snape frowned slightly. The changes occurring within the Time Hall made him realize that his senses had not been stripped away at all. He could still see and think.
Perhaps it was the Time Hall's own peculiar nature that made this explosion seem so utterly silent.
The dazzling light had barely swallowed Vizet before it, along with the various magical items exploding inside the