Snape's Frenzy

After Harry defeated the Troll, they began to seriously believe that Harry might indeed possess power surpassing Voldemort's —even when he was just a baby.

McGonagall, who personally saw Harry off to the Dursley family, even wondered if this was the real reason Harry was sent to Muggle family—to prevent Harry from discovering this terrible power early on and distorting his mind.

But none of them expected that Quirrell would be dealt with by Harry so easily, and even Voldemort seemed quite wary of him.

Almost 11 years later, Harry Potter has defeated Voldemort again!

"I really didn't expect that Quirrell would be dealt with like that. After you told us the truth, Albus, I thought he was faking it when he was knocked down."

"But now, when he didn't try to hide it, he was still defeated by Harry's spell."

"However, he was clearly still alive at this point, and even You-Know-Who was knocked out of his body by Harry," Professor Sprout asked in confusion.

"It's a pity that Voldemort ultimately escaped by sacrificing Quirrell's life," Dumbledore sighed.

After a brief period of grief, Professor Flitwick couldn't help but begin to ponder what spell had caused the Phoenix.

"I never imagined that Harry could summon Phoenix."

"And this is actually Red Spark." Professor Flitwick accurately saw through the true nature of the spell.

After a brief moment of amazement at how the simple spell "Red Spark" had changed in Harry's hands, everyone continued watching.

This was the moment when Voldemort officially admitted that he was Half-blood, just like Harry.

"It's unbelievable that he's Half-blood, and even a former Hogwarts student," Professor McGonagall exclaimed.

"He was probably the most outstanding student Hogwarts had ever had." Dumbledore looked disappointed. "Few people know that Voldemort was once called Tom Riddle. Fifty years ago, at Hogwarts, when I was Professor Transfiguration, I taught him myself. He disappeared after leaving the school... He traveled far and wide, his footprints reaching the ends of the earth... He sank deeper and deeper into the quagmire of Dark Magic, mingling with the most evil men in the wizarding world, undergoing many dangerous magical Transfiguration, and finally reappeared as Voldemort, a figure that was difficult for people to recognize. Almost no one associates Voldemort with the bright, handsome Head Boy who once studied here."

"That's unbelievable," Professor McGonagall exclaimed in surprise.

Before Professor McGonagall could continue to be surprised, a name they had long forgotten rang out from the room.

"Grindelwald!"

"The first Dark Lord!"

"Albus you?" Apart from Snape, who was already surprised by this, the other professors couldn't help but say.

"That's it, that's how it is." Dumbledore had anticipated their questions, but he didn't want to answer, wearing a distant smile on his face.

After Dumbledore gave a perfunctory answer, the other professors remained silent and continued watching the key images in mid-air.

Strangely enough, just as all the professors were engrossed in the name Grindelwald, the scene in mid-air seemed to have been paused.

Dumbledore even sensed this and used a variety of ingenious spells to confirm that the stone had not been manipulated.

It was just that the last part of it that Dumbledore examined was revealed.

Dumbledore now knows that the image played on this stone remembers what others are watching when it starts up, and pauses if no one is watching.

If no one pays attention to it, it will automatically shut down.

The other professors and the portraits of wizards and witches on the wall continued to watch the scene— Voldemort mentioned Grindelwald's name and demanded that Harry sign Unbreakable Vow with him.

Even though the other professors had all been spoiled by Dumbledore's predictions about the ending—that the Philosopher's Stone in the mirror was fake and that Voldemort had escaped with Quirrell's death—they still couldn't help but hold their breath.

The video quickly played back to the Philosopher's Stone in Harry's pocket, which is how Voldemort discovered it.

"Dumbledore?"

"We all understand the workings of the Mirror of Erised, but why is this stone in such a hurry to get into Harry's pocket?" Snape asked with a menacing expression.

"Yes, Albus."

"What if this is the real Philosopher's Stone, Harry accidentally drops it without paying attention?" Professor McGonagall said seriously.

The other professors, though silent, stared intently at him.

Dumbledore wore an awkward smile, unsure how to respond; he hadn't expected it to happen so quickly.

He could only stare at the image in mid-air as if nothing had happened, letting it continue playing.

Soon, they stopped worrying about the issue.

Because an even more unbelievable conversation was about to unfold, Voldemort said that Sirius Black was innocent.

Don't tell me this is true!

Snape was initially the calmest while watching the footage, after all, he was there at the time. But now Snape has made the loudest sound he's ever made.

Sirius was a character that Snape would remember for the rest of his life.

In fact, if James Potter hadn't taken Lily away, and if he hadn't been interested in Lily, the person he hated most would have been Sirius.

However, his reaction did not attract the attention of the other professors, who all knew that Snape and he did not get along.

They couldn't help but immerse themselves in their memories.

"I still remember them," Professor McGonagall murmured. "Black Family and Potter. The leaders of their little group. Both were very clever, certainly—exceptionally clever—but I don't think we've ever encountered a pair that could cause so much trouble—"

"You'd think Black Family and Potter were brothers!" Professor Flitwick interjected in agreement. "They were inseparable!"

"They were inseparable, of course," Professor McGonagall said. "Potter trusted Black Family more than he trusted any other friend. It was the same when they graduated. Black Family was the best man at James and Lily's wedding. And then they called Black Family Harry's godfather."

"I've never really believed that Black Family would betray Potter, but if that's the case, then it makes sense."

"But if Peter really is the traitor, then—does that mean an innocent child has been in Azkaban all along?" Professor McGonagall's voice was hoarse, as if she had suddenly caught a cold.

She always thought Peter was the victim and often regretted being harsh with him, calling him a stupid child or a silly child. She couldn't help but lament that Peter always performed terribly in duels, so why didn't he wait for the Ministry of Magic to arrive before taking action?

"Innocent—he's not innocent at all—tell me this isn't true— Dumbledore!" Snape was going crazy.

This also helped the other professors, who were still feeling sorry for Sirius, to pull themselves out of their emotional state.

"Severus, it's a pity— Sirius Black is truly innocent," Dumbledore said to Snape in a pitying tone, his eyes fixed on him.

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