Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 626: Visit to Snape

Harry frowned as he listened to the heart-wrenching words uttered by the Death Cloak.

This was not because he was irritated by the words of the Death Cloak, but because he was not wearing the Death Cloak at the moment.

After all, this is a sterile ward, and given the Death Cloak's current appearance, the therapist would never agree to him taking out the Death Cloak.

Therefore, the Death Cloak had already been put into the Traceless Extension Spell Bag that he carried with him.

However, even so, the other party can still communicate with me.

This made Harry realize that the Death Cloak might not be able to communicate with him through physical contact.

On the other side, the Death Cloak became more excited when he felt the change in Harry's expression, but no matter what he said, Harry just ignored him.

Harry wasn't surprised at all that he was being watched.

After all, for the Los Santos Group, this guy who once broke into the Masonic secret realm and caused some trouble is a dangerous element.

He was not worried about what Mike would do to him. Based on his understanding of Mike, the other party would never do such a heartless and ungrateful thing.

And even if Mike really wanted to settle the score with him, he would accept it.

Who made him do something wrong?

Of course, it would be nice if I could see Sirius and Professor Snape one last time before I die.

Thinking of this, Harry, who had completely relaxed, lay down and stared at the ceiling, enjoying this rare rest.

As for the Death Cloak's incessant muttering in his ears, he completely ignored it.

After a while, the door of the ward was opened again.

Hermione and Ron couldn't wait to come to Harry's bedside and asked him with concern.

Harry sighed and sat up in bed.

His rare rest ended so easily.

But seeing the nervous expressions of Hermione and Ron, he still laughed.

Afterwards, Harry once again asked to be discharged from the hospital.

Unsurprisingly, this time Harry was opposed by both Hermione and Ron.

But Harry obviously didn't give up so easily, and he went on to tell him about Professor Snape.

The story was a bit long, but Harry still told it in full, and his eyes even became red at one point.

After hearing the whole story, Hermione had already burst into tears, while Ron was shocked.

They could never have imagined that the old bat Snape was such a great man.

"So you were in such a hurry to be discharged just to see Snape?"

In response to Ron's question, Harry smiled and said:

"It's natural."

"It's okay to go see Professor Snape, but do you know where he is?" Hermione asked, "Mike is also seriously injured and has no time to take care of you. I think you should just lie down and go see him after Mike's treatment is finished tomorrow."

Harry understood that Hermione wanted him to continue resting, but Harry couldn't wait any longer.

Hearing this, the smile on his face became even brighter. He suddenly turned his head and looked at the shadows on the side and said:
"I think you will take me there, right? Mike promised me."

His sudden action left Hermione and Ron a little confused, but when Ron was about to ask, he saw a middle-aged wizard in a black robe suddenly appear in the shadows.

"Of course, but this meeting must be conducted in our company. And given your dangerousness, we will continue to monitor you until we receive an order to lift the monitoring."

Hearing this, Harry smiled and nodded and said:

"Thank you, I will cooperate with you."

The man in black robe stared at Harry for a while before nodding in response.

At this time, Ron and Hermione beside them also reacted.

They quickly guessed the identity of the black-robed wizard in front of them, but their reactions varied greatly.

Ron was so frightened that he could not speak, but Hermione frowned after she reacted, and scanned the black-robed wizard from head to toe with a scrutinizing gaze before saying:

"Did you disinfect before coming in?"

When these words were spoken, everyone at the scene was stunned, even the black-robed wizard had a look of astonishment on his face.

But he quickly suppressed his surprise.

He first glanced at the other Los Santos wizards lying on the beds next to him, and then said to Hermione in a heavy tone:

"Do you think I would joke about my brother's life?"

Hearing this, Hermione nodded in satisfaction.

Harry, who finally reacted, had a wry smile on his face. In order to prevent any further accidents, he dragged Hermione and Ron out of the ward and went through the discharge procedures.

The whole process went very smoothly. Unlike the infirmary at Hogwarts, the therapist at the front desk had no intention of stopping them when he heard that they wanted to be discharged. He agreed without any hesitation.

Harry and the others naturally attributed all this to the middle-aged man in black robe who had been following them throughout the process.

But what they didn't know was that the therapist actually wanted them to get out of here as soon as possible.

You have to know that this is wartime. Faced with the continuous influx of wounded soldiers, the medical resources in the infirmary have become extremely stretched.

If Harry and the others weren't Mike's good friends, the therapist wouldn't even give them a basic check-up, let alone a bed!
Of course, this is a story for another day.

After leaving the infirmary, Harry and the other two, led by the middle-aged wizard in black robes, continued to move through various buildings. Finally, after pushing open a tall iron gate, they finally arrived at the place where the middle-aged wizard in black robes said Snape was imprisoned.

However, as soon as they entered here, Harry and the other two were stunned.

Because this is completely a villa area, and a very high-end one at that.

There are hundreds of two-and-a-half-story red brick villas neatly arranged inside. There is also a road inside the villa area, and there are even special lawns and greenery on both sides of the road, making this place look neat and beautiful!
But it just doesn't quite fit the title of a detention center. "Harry, do you think that guy took the wrong path? This place doesn't look like a prison, does it?"

Ron whispered in Mike's ear that everything he saw was beyond his understanding of the prison.

Harry didn't say anything when he heard that. He just shook his head and continued to follow the middle-aged wizard in black robe.

To be honest, although Mike once mentioned to him that Professor Snape's living conditions were very good.

But faced with this scene that looked like a rich man's villa area, he was a little confused.

After all, isn't this a bit too outrageous?!
The few of them walked forward for a while, and the middle-aged wizard in black robe who was leading the way finally stopped.

He pointed to a villa in front of him and said in a sour tone:

"Here, this is where Snape is being held."

Everyone looked in the direction where he was pointing, and saw Snape, wearing a white shirt and khaki wool vest, half lying on a lounge chair in the small garden of the villa, drinking tea quietly with a very comfortable look on his face.

This was the time when the artificial sun in the Masonic secret realm was shining brightest. The golden sunlight shone on Snape, making him exude a temperament that was completely different from when he was in Hogwarts.

It was as if the person sitting there was no longer the gloomy and serious professor of Potions, but an ordinary middle-aged office worker.

Suddenly seeing Snape like this, Harry and the other two were petrified in an instant.

At this moment, Snape in the garden also felt something and instinctively turned his head, just in time to meet the sight of Harry and the other two.

He was also stunned.

For a moment, the atmosphere on the scene began to become subtle.

I don't know how much time had passed, but Snape suddenly stood up and ran into the villa at the speed of a 100-meter race without looking back.

This also woke up Harry and the other two. They shouted Snape's name and hurried into the villa.

However, when they broke the seal of the villa with the help of the middle-aged wizard in black robe and entered, they found that Snape had put on the black robe again at some point. His expression became serious and cold, and he had returned to his previous appearance.

Oh, not completely recovered.

At least, his hair, which should have been greasy, remained dry and smooth.

Seeing Harry and the other two rushing into the villa, he didn't say anything, but just frowned and looked at the three of them with an extremely oppressive look.

This made the three of them stop.

Hermione and Ron were simply stunned, while Harry had a complicated expression.

Although Harry still had many words and questions to ask Snape deep down in his heart, when he saw Snape's familiar appearance, Harry retreated out of reflex and became unable to say anything.

The two parties were in a stalemate and no one spoke.

At this critical moment, a slightly plump middle-aged woman walked down the stairs.

As she walked, she said:
"Mr. Snape! Didn't I tell you? Don't wear your black robe anymore. It doesn't suit you at all! Also, didn't you say you wanted to get some sun? Why are you here now..."

The plump middle-aged woman's voice stopped abruptly because she saw Harry and the other two standing at the door.

"You are..." the woman said doubtfully, but when she saw Harry's eyes, a smile appeared on her face again, "You are Harry, right? You came to see Mr. Snape? That's great!"

Hearing this, a trace of doubt flashed across Harry's face. He forced out an awkward smile and said:

"Um, may I ask who you are..."

"Oh! Look at me! I forgot to introduce myself!" The plump middle-aged woman took a half step back. She shook her long brown hair, lifted her skirt slightly and saluted, saying, "My name is Kate Jones, and I'm the maid assigned by Los Santos Corporation to take care of Mr. Snape."

"Hello, Ms. Kate."*3
Harry and the other two also bowed and greeted Kate.

The sudden appearance of Ms. Kate also raised many doubts in Harry's mind, the most important of which was how did she recognize him?
This is a very strange thing, because there is no reason for Mike to show his photo to everyone here one by one, and he is not a wanted criminal.

But just as he was thinking about whether to ask directly, he heard Ms. Kate continue to speak:
"You have such beautiful eyes. Mr. Snape has mentioned them to me countless times, but I just saw them for the first time today. Ah! Stop standing there like an idiot, come and sit down! Don't be afraid of Mr. Snape, he just looks scary, but in fact, Mr. Snape is a very good person. Do you know? He has to drink a cup of hot milk every day before he goes to bed, just like a child, hahaha. And sometimes when I'm too busy at work, he will come up and help me. Of course, he will have a sour face when he works, but he is very efficient, so cute! And..."

Ms. Kate kept talking about Professor Snape, and Harry and the other two exclaimed in amazement.

Snape stood aside with a dark face and kept coughing. It was obvious that he wanted to use this method to remind Kate to shut up, but Kate had no intention of stopping until his throat became hoarse.

Harry saw all of this, and the smile on his face became even brighter.

Unlike Harry and Ron who had snickering expressions, Hermione couldn't help but frowned when listening to Ms. Kate's words.

She couldn't help but interrupt the other person and said:

"I'm sorry, Ms. Kate. But I have a question for you."

"Hmm? Oh! It's okay, cute girl, just ask. As long as I know the answer, I will definitely answer you!"

Hermione nodded, looked at Ms. Kate with some caution and said:

"I heard a lot about chores in what you just said. But as a wizard, shouldn't that be something you can do with a wave of your wand?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the smile on Ms. Kate's face disappeared instantly, and Harry and Ron also reacted.

This is a pretty serious bug, why do wizards need to do housework manually?
If Ms. Kate cannot explain this, it proves that everything she said before was false. Considering the surveillance mentioned by the middle-aged wizard in black robe, the identity of Ms. Kate in front of us is obvious.

For a moment, Harry and Ron also became alert.

But Ms. Kate in front of them sighed and said with some disappointment:

"I'm actually a Squib."

"A squib!?"

Harry and Ron screamed, and Hermione frowned when she heard it.

Ms. Kate saw all their reactions, especially Hermione's frowning action, which reminded her of some not-so-pleasant experiences.

She put her hands on her hips and said to Hermione angrily:
"What? Do you think that a Squib like me is unqualified to serve wizards like you? Or do you think I'm lying?"

(End of this chapter)