The little brat had been quite happy when he returned.
It was only when he saw everyone present that he remembered he had to be punished.
Snape's eyes filled with mockery.
What had he been doing earlier?
He noticed Dumbledore beside him, sternly watching Darren's every move.
He thought the little brat might never know in his life that the great White Wizard was actually this sort of person behind the scenes.
Next came the little brat's punishment.
Becky put on quite a convincing act.
He had almost suspected the little brat had truly been hit with Crucio.
Fortunately, he could see the little brat screaming with his mouth while looking foolishly at Becky.
Just as he had expected, the other Slytherin students were still only students, not terribly bad people.
Unable to bear watching the little brat endure Crucio for too long, they chose to give up their chance to punish him.
The little brat had successfully muddled through.
"You should be reassured now, shouldn't you, Dumbledore?"
Snape turned to look at Dumbledore.
From beginning to end, the child had shown no desire to regret meeting Harry, stubbornly insisting that Harry was his brother.
Even if it meant breaking Slytherin's rules, he would still go.
With such kindness, Snape did not believe Darren would become what they feared.
"Severus, as I said, you must forgive an old man's suffering. But I may still need a little help from you. I need you to appear before him..."
"Before him?"
Snape snorted and continued angrily, "You want me to appear while he is feeling guilty, forcing him to confess that he cheated?"
That child could not lie at all.
His sudden appearance now would be no less than a bolt from the blue to the child.
"Honesty is also a kind