Snapped!
Snape angrily rushed into the headmaster's office and slapped a copy of the Daily Prophet in front of Dumbledore. Dumbledore was startled by his excitent and raised his eyebrows.
"Look what you did, Dumbledore!"
Dumbledore picked up the newspaper and read it word for word. After so ti, he slowly put the newspaper down, crossed his hands, and held them together, with a confused look on his face:
"I'm sorry, Severus, I don't understand what you're talking about. Not a single word is ntioned about ."
"Of course, you can say that!" Snape quickly stretched out his hand and withdrew the newspaper like a black snake, "But if it weren't for your false kindness, Tom Riddle would have died long ago!
"You said that the mysterious man would co back and told to keep an eye on that arrogant Potter, but what about you? You clearly had the chance to kill the mysterious man, just that night a few months ago! But what was the result? You Sent him away Into Azkaban!? I can't believe it. What's with your head, are the chocklets making you senile? Or is this all a joke to you?"
"So, you already know Riddle's identity?" Dumbledore asked.
"You can't expect so dumb fool to keep a secret," Snape said with pursed lips, obviously, he learned this from Harry's thoughts.
"Careless use of Legilincy is not a polite thing to do Severus, especially with your students."
"You should say these things to yourself!" Snape laughed angrily, his mouth opening like the corners of a snake's mouth.
"I should really reflect on it." Dumbledore nodded seriously, and then continued, "As for the identity of the previously resurrected Tom Riddle, although I initially thought that he was Voldemort without any hesitation, But"
"But what?!"
"But now I feel that there may be sothing else. I have a doubt."
"Doubt?"
"You see Severus, there will not be two Voldemorts in this world at the sa ti. Even if you use a ti-turner, the 'you' of the current ti and the 'you' using the ti-turner must not et." Dumbledore said seriously, "But it is different now. According to the information, Voldemort has just left Albaria at this mont."
The anger on Snape's face was gradually replaced by surprise and confusion. After a mont, he beca even more angry:
"So, you turned the mysterious man into two?"
"That's great! You indeed are the greatest wizard in the world!"
"Now we have not one but TWO mysterious n—TWO!"
He looked like he was having a myocardial infarction, his chest was heaving violently, and he was breathing heavily.
"You still don't understand, Severus, what I an is that maybe Tom Riddle is not You-Know-Who. There is a possibility that they are different." Dumbledore explained softly as if he was talking to a child, his tone Very peaceful.
"I can't tell the difference!" Snape said sarcastically, "causing terror attacks at Hogwarts, breaking into the Ministry of Magic, blowing up half the coast..."
"The difference is, Tom Riddle, or maybe I should call him Cyrus," Dumbledore said softly, "he is kind and rciful."
"A rciful person killed nine wizards and a goblin?"
"It's nine dark wizards, the evil ones, and one goblin who was trying to create a rebellion," Dumbledore emphasized. "For innocent people, you will find that he is kind. Of course, I am not saying that he is kind, but that he is kinder when compared to the mysterious man, he seems different. You should know this better than . And-"
"What?"
"I assu he didn't summon any Death Eaters after his resurrection?"
Snape subconsciously held the inside of his left arm: "Maybe he just felt that the ti was not ripe enough."
"Lily's magic didn't work on him either." Dumbledore's half-moon glasses flashed.
Snape's body shook violently, as if he had been hit hard by sothing.
"When Lily defeated Voldemort with the blood bond magic, she left a layer of protection on Harry. When Harry was in first year, it was because of this layer of protection that he was even able to defeat Quirrell, who was possessed by Voldemort. Voldemort couldn't touch him. But Cyrus could, and he didn't want to hurt the child."
Snape was silent for a long ti, and then said in a low and slow voice: "But he may still be a threat."
"Yes, but if he is not of the sa mind as Voldemort himself, I think we can use him to fight against Voldemort," Dumbledore said calmly. He was sitting behind the table, looking like an ordinary old man, but Snape felt a terrible aura around him.
"A living person is always more useful than a dead person, isn't it?"
Now Snape had nothing else to say. But this behavior seed too risky to him. What if that Tom Riddle cooperated with the mysterious man? What if he also beca the Dark Lord? What if this so-called kindness is just a disguise?
Snape had so many worries in his heart, and he wanted to question Dumbledore one by one, but in the end, he could not say anything, leaving only one sentence:
"I hope you don't regret this, Dumbledore."
And he left like a bat, just as he ca.
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Harry and his friends were also closely following Cyrus's every move, to the point where they never missed a day of the Daily Prophet.
"Tom Riddle killed nine Dark Wizards on the Scottish coast..." Hermione put down the newspaper, her face full of worry. "What's going on with Mr. Cyrus? He actually..."
"Actually killed soone?" Harry finished her sentence.
"Of course not!" Hermione shook her head imdiately. "I an, he should at least keep himself hidden."
Harry looked at her in surprise, seemingly not expecting Hermione to say such a thing.
"Don't overthink it, Harry. The ones killed were Dark Wizards, and they deserved it," Ron said, munching on a bacon toast. "Didn't you read what the paper said? Those Dark Wizards were planning to use an Auror as a sacrifice. If it weren't for Mr. Cyrus, she might have died."
"And goblins!" Hermione added. "Books say they are extrely greedy and have incited several goblin rebellions, causing many deaths. This ti, they wanted to get wands. If they had succeeded, who knows what would have happened? Have you forgotten about the goblin rebellion ntioned in the history of magic that took place at the Hog's Head Inn a few centuries ago? That was a major bloodbath."
"Those Dark Wizards, hmm, if the Dark Lord were still around, they'd definitely all be Death Eaters," Ron said, more aware of how terrifying and hateful Dark Wizards were than Harry and Hermione.
He shifted the topic, lowering his voice as he continued, "By the way, Harry, how's that thing Mr. Cyrus asked you to watch out for? I an, the prophecy he told you to pay attention to."
Hearing this, Hermione imdiately perked up her ears.
"Aren't you two in class with ?" Harry rolled his eyes. "I haven't heard her make any proper prophecies, except for that ominous one. Oh, and one more thing, today is October 16th. She said the thing you fear most will happen."
Harry glanced towards the other side of the Great Hall, where a girl nad Draven was crying sorrowfully. She had just received a letter saying her pet rabbit had been killed by a fox, and she was convinced that this was the thing she feared most.
Speaking of ominous things, Ron shivered, but Hermione scoffed.
"If Mr. Cyrus got anything wrong, it's that he misjudged Sybill Trelawney!" Hermione said angrily. "Those prophecies are nonsense! Professor McGonagall says she predicts soone's death every year!"
"You underestimate ons too much, Hermione!" Ron said unhappily. "You're always so self-righteous! If you don't think sothing is right, you dismiss it, but this concerns Harry's life! Do you understand? My uncle once saw an Ominus on, and then he died!"
"And Scabbers is also not well, how many tis have I told you to keep an eye on that annoying cat?!! "
"Crookshanks has nothing to do with your rat! Your uncle was just scared to death by himself, not to ntion Draven. She just received the letter today, which ans that her rabbit died at least a few days ago, and she only got the news today." Hermione said rationally said, "And what is your greatest fear? Seeing Mr. Cyrus' na in the newspaper?"
"I don't want to argue with you, Hermione! You should be more considerate of others!" Ron said sharply. He then turned away from Hermione and looked at Harry.
"Harry, I think you should talk to Mr. Cyrus about this. Go ask Ginny to borrow the diary."
Hermione looked very angry and her eyes were red, but she probably thought that if Harry got the diary, she could also talk to Cyrus, so she kept silent.
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