"Master, this is the complete content of the 'Dependency Connection Ritual.'" Snape set down his quill and presented the parchment to Voldemort.
Voldemort accepted the parchment but did not immediately read it. Instead, he continued staring at Snape. "Severus, you haven't concealed anything, have you?"
"I have written down everything I remember!" Snape's tone was exceedingly firm. "Master, I would never dare conceal even the slightest thing from you!"
"Master, if you are still worried, please give me some more time! Once I return, I will immediately write to Wizet and have him write down every detail of the 'Dependency Connection Ritual'!"
"Oh?" Voldemort raised an eyebrow, his long, spider-like fingers pressing against the parchment. "Severus, you seemed to have just said... that you were not interested in Animagi."
"You're now writing to Wizet Lovegood and asking him to provide the details of the 'Dependency Connection Ritual.'" There was a trace of amusement in his voice. "Wouldn't... that make him suspicious of you?"
"I don't think so," Snape said. "As far as he is concerned, he is happy to share this knowledge."
"Heh heh!" Voldemort gave a cold laugh. "Severus, it seems that not only do you understand him very well... he trusts you deeply too!"
Snape lowered his head even further, his brows drawing tightly together.
He did not quite understand what Voldemort meant, so he simply raised the parchment bearing the words "Dependency Connection Ritual" again. "Master, please look it over first!"
"I will read it!" Voldemort replied coldly. "Severus, you may leave."
"Since you are still staying at Spinner's End, and Flourish and Blotts will be sending packages there... we shall use owls to communicate from now on!"
Snape breathed a sigh of relief. "Master, please permit me to take my leave!"
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