"Snape..." Barty Crouch Jr. stopped, turning to face Snape with a serious expression.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and scrutinized Snape. "The Master placed you at Hogwarts. Are you prepared to offer Hogwarts to the Master someday?"
Snape answered without the slightest hesitation, "Of course!"
His tone was incomparably firm. "As long as the Master requires it, no matter what he asks me to do, I will certainly accomplish it and offer Hogwarts to him!"
Barty Crouch Jr.'s scrutinizing gaze turned cold. "You'd better truly be capable of doing that!"
He turned and continued leading the way, his voice growing cold, even carrying a hint of gritted teeth. "I'll be watching you!"
The demeanor Barty Crouch Jr. displayed at that moment reassured Snape somewhat.
If Barty Crouch Jr. truly intended to betray Voldemort, then the most important thing he should do was maintain the appearance of loyalty to Voldemort until the crucial moment arrived, then strike Voldemort head-on!
Barty Crouch Jr.'s current expression was, in fact, quite well done.
Though Snape could spot the flaw by instinct, with Barty Crouch Jr.'s past fanatical loyalty serving as cover, even someone as suspicious as Voldemort probably would not suspect anything for the time being.
Snape also knew the role he was playing and immediately retorted to Barty Crouch Jr., "You are not qualified to question my loyalty to the Master!"
"How touching!" Barty Crouch Jr. raised his brows, his tone full of disgust. "Had I known it would be like this, I would have thought there was no need for the Master to grant you a reward."
Snape could clearly hear the disgust in Barty Crouch Jr.'s voice.
However, compared to the disgust he had previously shown out of jealousy and wariness, fearing that Snape would become the so-called "Master's most trusted