Snape was hurrying through the Forbidden Forest.
The clues he had found in the Forbidden Forest were limited, so he lingered no longer and headed back to see how Professor McGonagall and the others were progressing.
But as he hurried along, he suddenly noticed something and stopped dead.
A small figure cautiously poked her head out from behind a tree that had not fallen and called timidly, "Professor Snape."
"Miss Weasley?" Snape looked at the timid little girl hiding behind the tree, frowned slightly, and asked in his usual cold tone:
"Why are you here? Students are strictly forbidden from entering the Forbidden Forest, especially at a time like this. You had better give me a reasonable explanation."
The figure slowly came around from behind the tree. It was Ginny Weasley. She looked very nervous and hesitant.
"I... I saw, saw that the trees here had been destroyed, so I, I was curious... I wanted to come... take a look."
Under Snape's icy gaze, Ginny Weasley looked extremely timid and frightened. She kept her head down, staring at her toes, not daring to look at his face.
"Is that so?" Snape narrowed his eyes slightly. His gaze fell on Ginny's head-or, more precisely, her hair, which was as golden-red as flame.
"Y... yes, Professor." Ginny's voice grew even quieter. Had their surroundings not been unusually silent, it would have been almost impossible to hear her. "I... I was just a little curious..."
"Stupid Gryffindors and their stupid curiosity. Always the same." Snape sneered and said coldly, "Now, come back to the Castle with me. The Forbidden Forest is no place for a student like you."
"A... all right, Professor Snape." Ginny nodded obediently, then carefully stepped over the rotting shrubs on the ground, walked over to Snape, and fell in