"Even if she really did foresee something, she couldn't just show it in front of everyone like that!"
"Have you thought about how much panic this will cause?"
Snape pointed at the crystal ball, raising his voice.
"Well, now all of Hogwarts knows he's coming back! The students are terrified, and the parents are probably about to lose their minds!"
"How are we supposed to clean up this mess?"
Dumbledore suddenly said:
"Severus, have you considered that Hermione might have seen this prophecy long ago?"
"She never said anything, then suddenly showed it in class today. She must have her reasons."
Dumbledore paused, a hint of admiration in his voice.
"I only learned today that she's a seer, just like Gellert."
"That would explain those... 'unusual' things she did during her first two years."
Snape fell silent.
He had to admit that Dumbledore had a point.
Hermione's various actions did make sense if she was a seer.
But...
"Why do I get the feeling she just wants to stir up trouble?" Snape couldn't help saying.
Dumbledore smiled faintly and didn't argue.
He knew Hermione's personality.
The girl certainly wasn't one to behave herself.
"Word of this will probably reach the Ministry of Magic soon." Dumbledore changed the subject, his tone turning serious.
"When it does, they'll undoubtedly send someone to investigate."
He paused, a flicker of worry crossing his eyes.
"Voldemort isn't what we need to worry about most right now."
"It's... how to keep Hermione from clashing with the Ministry of Magic."
Dumbledore rubbed the space between his eyebrows.
"She's hardly even-tempered, and you know perfectly well what those people at the Ministry of Magic are like."
Snape's expression grew even uglier.
Of course he knew what those Ministry of Magic bureaucrats were like.
A bunch of idiots who