Hogwarts School Hospital, second floor.
Under Madam Pomfrey's cover, Professor McGonagall and the other Heads of House were whispering among themselves, discussing the vicious incident that had just occurred at Hogwarts.
"We can't just abandon those children. If they really get taken away by the Death Eaters, heaven knows what will happen to them."
Professor Sprout, who had just taken a calming draught, was still highly agitated. "The situation is already bad enough. We must do something before anything happens to those children."
"The simplest solution is to drive Snape out directly."
The other Heads of House all turned to Professor Slughorn, clearly not expecting him to make such a suggestion.
"I'm afraid not. We can't drag Hogwarts into this Wizarding War." Professor McGonagall directly vetoed the proposal.
The time for the final battle had not yet come. She could not take that risk.
Professor Flitwick, who had remained mostly silent, suddenly asked, "What does the Order of the Phoenix say? Are they planning to send someone to rescue them?"
"The message has already been sent, but..."
"Perhaps we should urge them to hurry," Professor Sprout reminded them. "Those children are suffering inhuman torture down in the dungeons."
"They brought it on themselves."
Ignoring the looks from the other Heads of House, Professor Slughorn showed no sympathy for those students who had actively sought death.
"If they had been willing to listen to Longbottom, they would never have ended up like this. Letting them suffer a little now will help them remember the lesson."
"Besides, I suspect this is a trap Snape deliberately prepared for us."
The professors all fell silent.
There was no need to suspect it. The possibility was extremely high. Otherwise, Snape would not have kept those students at Hogwarts, letting everyone see them being tortured. He