Dumbledore... tsk... what a good man.
Kyle had to admit that Dumbledore had been truly good to Snape, even considering what would become of him afterward.
At Hogwarts, while most people did not know the full details of Voldemort's escape, those closest to the scene—Professor McGonagall and Amelia Bones among them—knew what had happened.
They also knew that Snape had saved Voldemort.
If the Ministry of Magic had moved quickly enough, his name was probably already posted on shopfronts in Diagon Alley, wanted by the entire wizarding world.
Snape might not have cared about being wanted before. Back then, all he wanted was to kill Voldemort. Nothing else mattered.
Besides, as a Potions master, he would certainly have no shortage of Polyjuice Potion. If he did not want to be found, even living next door to an Auror would not expose him.
But things were different now. Snape had to consider Kanna's feelings.
In a sense, he was just like Sirius.
Sirius had gone from not caring at all—voluntarily confessing and allowing himself to be sent to Azkaban—to desperately trying to overturn his conviction after escaping, all so he could live with Harry.
Snape faced the same situation, except his was even more troublesome than Sirius's had been.
Back then, no one knew Sirius was Harry's godfather, so even if the truth had never come out, Harry could still have secretly lived at 12 Grimmauld Place.
But everyone knew Kanna was Snape's family. In that situation, she might be watched by Aurors or subjected to the strange looks of others.
Of course, if that really happened, Kyle certainly would not stand by and do nothing. But that was not what Snape wanted.
Dumbledore's arrangement was meant to let Snape step back into the sunlight.
Kyle had not seen what was