But it was Sirius Black who fell at the sound, the light quickly fading from his eyes.
This sudden turn also stunned Amycus Carrow and Aiger Rosier, who had been taunting Snape.
They had not expected Snape to actually do it.
They had always thought Snape had betrayed Voldemort long ago.
Then they burst out laughing, their laughter echoing through the night sky and making even the bronze telescope atop the tower tremble slightly.
"Hahaha, now that's the Severus Snape we know! I knew you wouldn't disappoint us. You hate him more than all of us put together."
Gerald, hidden in the shadows, was bewildered.
What was going on with Snape?
Had he turned evil?
Or had his hatred for Black always been greater than I imagined?
In the original story, Snape's hatred for Sirius had certainly been real.
Sirius had once nearly gotten him killed and had humiliated him alongside James at school for years. Lily's death could not entirely wash away that hatred.
Now, amid this chaotic battle, it was indeed possible that Snape had taken advantage of the confusion to kill Black.
As long as the Death Eaters present said nothing, no one would suspect him of killing Sirius.
After all, there would be nothing unusual about Sirius being killed by Death Eaters.
But if that was the case, hadn't Sirius Black still ended up dead?
A few years earlier than in the original story, at that...
And at Snape's hands.
That wasn't right, was it?
173: Snape's doubts.
That shouldn't have happened!
This was too strange.
Even if Snape really hated Black enough to kill him, why had Black insisted on coming here with him?
Could he possibly not know how much Snape hated him?
The two had been sworn enemies since their school days. Under