Truth
As he received one life-extending deduction notification after another, this Hufflepuff freshman Reincarnator began to panic.
What did I say wrong? Why did they deduct so much money?
Wasn't Snape once a Death Eater? Even if he had turned over a new leaf, he shouldn't have held such intense hostility toward someone like him who wanted to join The Dark Lord, should he?
He was still a child! Still a student! Still in his rebellious phase!
Even if he was somewhat curious about gangsters, as a professor, shouldn't Snape be trying to set him straight?
Why had it turned out like this...
Of course, the Reincarnator had considered things before probing him. He hadn't been testing blindly.
He had assumed that, at worst, he would pay some tuition. It shouldn't have been too expensive.
After all, they were teacher and student.
But after hearing the deduction notifications by his ear, he realized just how terribly wrong he had been.
Then, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he seemed to vaguely grasp something.
That was it!
Why was Snape so hostile?
That alone explained a great deal!
Snape was very likely still loyal to The Dark Lord, which was why he wanted to kill him to silence him after he saw through his identity!
That had to be it. It had to be!
"Professor Snape, I will definitely make you feel my sincerity. I—"
"Hufflepuff loses fifty points."
Snape spoke coldly, then flicked his wand and bound the boy before him.
He really wanted to feed him a bottle of Veritaserum, but he was only a child in the end. Better forget it. He would throw him back into the dormitory first...
Just then, however, a startled cry from the clearing caught his attention.
He immediately cast a Revealing