[HP] Subversion - Destined

"Harry... Potter..." Little Barty quickly stretched his tongue like a poisonous snake to distinguish the scent of its prey, his voice was hoarse, and the eyeballs in the deeply sunken eye sockets flashed madly.

I stared at him tightly, without responding with a tense face, trying my best to adjust my physical condition to the best, try my best to ignore the pain of the scar, and ensure that my body can make the most appropriate response at the moment of being attacked.Suddenly there was a blur in front of my eyes, a smear of black suddenly floated into my sight, a hand tightly grasped my right arm, the cold wind blew a faint scent of medicine, and my nerves relaxed reflexively.

"Snape..." Little Barty didn't show any panic at the Potions Master's appearance, but instead grinned, "Do you know...you are more like a hen protecting her cubs now." The stronger and stronger magic pressure seemed to have no effect on him, he raised his wand and pointed to the sky, "Morsmordre! (Reappearance of corpses)" In an instant, a white green light erupted in the sky, and a huge head spit out a wriggling snake head, like A devil with a ferocious smile who crawled out of hell.

"Hiss..." The hotter throbbing pain in my forehead made me gasp, and Snape took a step sideways, completely blocking Barty Jr. from my sight.

"Harry!" The shout from afar was getting closer and closer, "Harry! Where are you?" Little Barty cursed something, turned around and fell into the darkness, Snape never spoke or stopped, but I His arm hurts from his grasp.

"Harry! Harry... are you alright?!" Hermione and Ron finally found me, they ran forward, but were startled by Snape who turned around, "Snape...Professor ?!"

"When will you squeeze out a little bit of Gryffindor dregs to fill your brains? Are the two underage wizards running around in such a chaotic situation to show off your trouble-making skills or are you arrogant to think that there is something wrong with you?" With the support of the savior, you can walk sideways around the world? Well, you must be disappointed, your savior is currently in danger..." Snape pulled me by the back of my collar and pushed me closer to them, "Mr. Potter, I shouldn't expect You can use the muscles of your whole body instead of your brain to remember my warning, but—" Suddenly he stretched out his arms and pressed the three of us down with force that could not be resisted, "Get down!"

At the same time, several different voices said in unison: "Stupefy! (fainted out)"

Because I was too hasty, Ron's head and I collided unfortunately, but this diverted the pain of the original scar. From the corner of the eye, I caught a glimpse of those black shadows forming a circle around us in the center, and the feeling of being aimed at by several wands was creepy. Fortunately, someone stopped me when I couldn't help jumping out and throwing the curse: "Stop! That's Harry (my son)!!" It was Sirius and Arthur Weasley.

"Snape is a Death Eater!" someone screamed.

"That was! He was their professor!" Lupine's retort was quick and clear, "and I don't think one should raise his wand in self-defense while being pointed at by so many indiscriminate wizards!"

"Children, are you all right?!" Mr. Arthur pushed away those Aurors who still refused to put down their wands and quickly approached us. Ron rubbed his forehead and replied that he accidentally bumped into him because he was hiding too fast.

"Harry! How are you? What did that old bat do to you?!" Sirius pushed past Snape to scan my whole body anxiously.

"Stupid dog, if you think this is what you call 'one step at a time' and 'no mistakes', then I can only say that the thoughts of livestock are indeed beyond human comprehension." Snape satirized Sirius, but he didn't pay attention. There was no way he could have lowered his wand before them without shifting his eyes to those idiots who looked like they were about to attack at any moment.I can only resign myself to appease the furious Sirius.

"Who! Who summoned it!" Barty Crouch, who came in a hurry, strode forward and moved his wand back and forth between us restlessly. I dodged his bangs uncomfortably. Wand, and finally he cast his horrified eyes on Snape, "It's you! It's you, right?!" The latter sneered, lacking interest in defense, and just shifted the focus of defense to him.

"No! Professor Snape just saved me!" I shook off Sirius and stood beside Snape.

"Okay Batty, listen to the explanations of these brats!" Alastor Moody stepped forward with a cane, "It's only natural for a professor to protect students, even if this professor is a former Death Eater." There was something in his words, as if In particular, Snape is the biggest suspect.

"We came back to find Harry, we only saw him and Snape...Professor." Ron told the truth without thinking too much, Hermione seemed to want to defend Snape, but she opened her mouth but remained silent, after all She didn't see much more than Ron.

I then explained: "A person attacked me, and Professor Snape stood up to protect me. That person cast the Dark Mark on the sky, and ran away after hearing Hermione's voice calling me."

"Don't lie!" Barty's reaction was so violent that he almost poked his wand at me. Lupine tried to pull me behind him, but I waved his hand away. "You are all at the scene of a crime! No lie!"

"They're all underage Batty, and there's a savior inside, it can't be them who did it, you know." Moody's magic eyes rolled, "But I think Mr. Snape might be willing to tell us that he How could it be so coincidental to show up at the scene of an illegal meeting of Death Eaters to save Harry Potter, and why not stop the criminal when he left."

"I asked Professor Snape to protect Harry, Alastor." With his usual smile, Dumbledore raised his hand to let a group of Aurors put down their wands, stepped forward unhurriedly, and covered Snape with his scorched left hand. Snape pressed down on Snape's right arm slowly and firmly, Snape frowned, and finally withdrew his vigilance, "Sirius and Remus are busy maintaining order, so I asked Severus to watch over Harry. If you still Doubt him, Batty, I can check his wand for you, the spell he cast will definitely not be any evil spell." Seeing that everyone is still dubious, Dumbledore shook his head, "I think you should hunt down now Fugitive, it's not a good idea to waste time here."

With Dumbledore coming forward, even if they were dissatisfied, they couldn't be too obvious, and everyone ended up leaving in an unfriendly atmosphere.

With this unexpected attack at the World Cup, the last few days of the holiday were hectic, with Mr Usher always leaving early and coming home late, looking quite nervous.I haven't seen Snape since that night. I wrote a letter explaining why I acted alone, hoping he would understand. As expected, he didn't reply. I don't know if it was because he was too busy or angry. Going to talk to me - should have both - [-] points for Gryffindor's self-knowledge!

The headlines of the Daily Prophet became more and more targeted "Ex-Death Eater at the crime scene, is it a coincidence or a conspiracy?" Watts’ selection criteria——Dumbledore can be foolish sometimes”… Until I finally saw that “former Death Eater Severus Snape was ordered to suspend by the Ministry of Magic for review”, I never Can't help but rush into the principal's office with a handful of Floo powder.

Dumbledore was staring at a portrait about one person in a daze. There was a wicker chair on it. There was a heavy book on the small table next to the wicker chair, but there was no one else.

"Ah, Harry?" Dumbledore waved his hand, and the maroon flannelette fell to cover the portrait, "You are here indeed. Sit down, would you like a cup of honey lemon tea?" The wand tapped on the coffee table, and two people with pink peach prints appeared. cup with heart.

"No...I just want to know...Professor Snape..." I leaned into the sofa that was also a pink peach heart - I didn't bother to compare this decoration with the previous yellow and purple stars and moons Which is more tasteful - I didn't realize until now how reckless it was to run over without saying hello, but Dumbledore seemed to have known I would, "Sorry, I was just in a hurry..."

"It's nothing, Harry, I thought you were late." Dumbledore smiled enigmatically. "Now, listen to me quietly, boy. Severus was never supposed to be there, nor should he be there." Come to save you. You know, his identity is very sensitive. I told him that he can't make a move unless he has clear news that you are in trouble. I thought he couldn't care about you in that situation. There are some special ways of communication—of course, I don’t mean to accuse you, and if it wasn’t for his appearance this time, I’m afraid you wouldn’t be able to deal with Barty Jr. alone.”

While Dumbledore was drinking tea, I couldn't help but ask, "Then the Daily Prophet said..."

"Although the Daily Prophet likes to exaggerate, it is true that Severus was suspended for review. He must be subpoenaed by the Ministry of Magic. Unfortunately, you may have to temporarily replace the Potions professor in the next school year."

"What?! They have no evidence! They can't do this!" I almost jumped up, "I can testify for him! How can they distort the facts, he is clearly protecting me!!"

"Harry, calm down." Dumbledore was still calm and calm, "Of course we know that Severus is not guilty, and even the guys from the Ministry of Magic don't think he is guilty-all they need is a scapegoat to prevent everyone from worrying about the safety of the World Cup." The dissatisfaction and resentment of the measures, it is clear that Severus' status as a former Death Eater is the most suitable for them, especially since he is the only adult wizard present at the crime scene. Imagine if you were someone from the Ministry of Magic..."

I would have made the same choice..."But..."Damn it, if he hadn't stepped forward to save me then!

"Don't worry Harry, Severus is very pleased with the result." What?satisfy? ? "He wanted very early on to 'get rid of those little trolls with only muscles but no brains so that he can study wonderful potions with peace of mind' - with Lucius and me, no one can put him in Azkaban , the Ministry of Magic has the right to suspend, but not to expel any professor from Hogwarts. So in fact your Professor Snape is just on leave at Hogwarts, except he will continue to teach you Occlumency .” Dumbledore looked very relaxed and happy, “And the substitute professor is up to us to decide.”

It seemed that Snape was enjoying it, and my worry and anxiety seemed unnecessary. I breathed a sigh of relief, and I began to wonder who would take the place of Potions, could it be Horace Slughorn?

Dumbledore saw my doubts, and he smiled until the creases on his face piled up into chrysanthemums: "In the next school year, your Potions professor will be—Gilderoy Lockhart."