Hogwarts Raven

Chapter 267: Snape and Kakashi
The night was like thick ink, covering the Hogwarts Castle. Only a few lights shone from the tower windows, which seemed particularly weak and thin in the darkness. In the distance, the hoarse cry of crows broke the silence, startling a bunch of dead branches and rustling, as if foreshadowing that the three little wizards were about to get into trouble.

"You three! What are you doing here?!"

A cold and angry voice came from the darkness.

Hermione, Neville and Ron froze in place, the roar from behind them chilling them all over. The three turned around suddenly, only to see Professor Snape floating out of the shadows like a giant bat. His black robes billowed, approaching like a moving shadow, and the head of Slytherin's face was terribly gloomy.

He had an annoyed look on his face and a dangerous gleam in his eyes.

"It's Professor Snape!"

Hermione's face glowed cold white in the moonlight. She twisted her scarf nervously. Neville's fingers completely covered her face, and Ron's Adam's apple rolled up and down as he swallowed.

My mind went blank.

Sometimes people make stupid judgments.

This is not.

"Damn it! Run!"

Ron's first reaction was that he must not be caught. Everyone knew that Slytherin House and Gryffindor House were at odds with each other, and this conflict had lasted for nearly a thousand years.

It can be seen from this.

Three students from Gryffindor who were out for a night out were caught by the head of Slytherin House. Even with a pig's brain, they knew that they would not have a good ending but would be severely punished.

He might even become the laughing stock of the entire Hogwarts - although Ron had already made enough jokes during the first half of the school year, he still didn't want to be stripped naked and hung in the hall.

Ok.

This was a threat from the Weasley twins to their younger brother. Ron didn't believe it before, but after meeting the head of Slytherin several times, he began to believe it.

can only say.

He doesn't believe what he should believe, and he believes what he shouldn't believe. This may be the contradiction of Ron. Of course, he is just a child after all, so it is understandable that he cannot make reasonable judgments.

after all.

Just like many people were threatened by their parents when they were young, saying that they would be sent to an orphanage or given to others if they were not obedient. Most children would not think about the rationality of this.

The same thing happened with Ron.

He didn't think about how being stripped naked and hung in the hall was not a form of punishment that parents would agree to, nor did he think about how the Ministry of Magic would definitely not allow Hogwarts to do so.

It's scary enough anyway.

He was also frightened.

In fact, perhaps in the past, when Hogwarts punished students the most severely, there were similar punishments, but Hogwarts has not had a case of punishing students in a harmful way for a long time. This is actually recorded in the book "Hogwarts: A History of the School".

Wizards are human too.

It is also a gathering place of civilization.

Of course, they will continue to improve their civilization as the times change. Maybe wizards have been stagnant for a long time in some aspects, but at least Hogwarts has not fallen behind Muggles in becoming more civilized.

It can even be said to be more advanced.

In this era.

The Muggle society still has some discrimination towards certain special kinds of love, but in the wizarding world, the level of tolerance in this regard is definitely decades ahead of the Muggle world.

not only that.

Even America, decades later, had to admit that the wizarding world was ahead of the times in this regard, because the wizarding world could really turn men into women and women into men - judging from the potions that Snape had previously researched, perhaps such potions had appeared many years ago.

Even in the wizarding world, there is really a gender like "Walmart shopping bag", more than one gender, and wizards are particularly advanced in places where they should not be advanced.

"Run!"

Ron took a step forward immediately.

however.

He found that his two friends seemed to be frightened and did not move.

"Don't be distracted! We'll be in trouble if Professor Snape catches us!" Ron shouted anxiously, grabbing Hermione and Neville's arms and running away.

The two people who were being dragged running came to their senses and moved forward desperately.

Ron finally said something right for once today.

If these three people were caught by Snape, they would definitely be in trouble. Not long after the start of the school year, many Gryffindor classmates and seniors had already proved this to them.

"Huhuhu~"

The three of them ran out of breath, their steps seemed particularly flustered in the night, and their breathing became more and more rapid. This was definitely the fastest running speed they had ever exerted. However, this was an open area outside the castle, and they couldn't fly. How could they escape Snape's gaze in the blink of an eye?

"Three idiots!" Snape cursed, with a flash of anger in his eyes. He waved his wand, and a red light shot towards the three people, instantly freezing them in place.

The three of them felt their bodies stiff as stone, unable to move no matter how hard they struggled. Ron and Neville screamed in fear, while Hermione was actually curious despite her fear.

"This is not the petrification spell! What kind of magic is this?" This was definitely the purest desire for magical knowledge. She felt that Snape's magic was very different from the petrification spell she knew.

how to say.

It was beyond the scope of her knowledge - in fact, this was a very reasonable situation. After all, Snape was a Half-Blood Prince, and he was a genius who could create invisible power when he was a student.

It can be said.

If Dumbledore and Grindelwald belong to the first-tier wizards, then Snape can definitely be considered second only to them and is one of the most talented wizards of this era.

And not just in terms of potions.

He is also gifted in magic spells.

Even if he's not as good as Riddle.

There is definitely not much difference.

Riddle is very talented, but not as talented as many of Voldemort's fans think, which is actually why Dumbledore didn't pay much attention to him in his early years.

No one could have imagined that Riddle was cruel to others and himself, and that he forcibly advanced his potential through the study of dark magic, becoming the dreaded Voldemort?

If only Snape could be as cruel as Riddle.

He's probably not much worse than Voldemort.

To know.

Not only was he able to create such an unsolvable magic as the Shadowless Magic, but he was also able to create a counter-curse on his own. This talent really showed how valuable his magic was. It can be said that if Snape had not encountered those things that happened later and had not fallen into despair, but had continued to delve into the field of magic, he would definitely have become a master of both potions and magic who would have left his name in history.

of course.

Snape is not bad at all now. This is because his talent is unreasonable. Even after suffering a major blow, his strength is far beyond that of most mediocre people.

There are not many people in the wizarding world who can say that Snape is better than others. It is for this reason that Voldemort paid more attention to him in the original timeline.

It can be said.

Ian's good uncle.

He can definitely be considered the Kakashi of the magical world.

"Ruined!"

Ron screamed in despair, and Neville's eyes rolled up in fear.

In a state of fainting, he could faint at any time, but he had not yet fainted. Snape approached slowly, his cold eyes sweeping over the three little wizards who were out for a night outing.

"If you run again, the consequences will not be just this." Snape gave a stern warning. After that, he waved his wand and undid the immobilization spell he had cast.

This might be his own magic, or it might be a modified petrification spell. Whatever it was, it was impossible to tell based on the knowledge level of the three young wizards present.

"Paji~"

All three of them sat down on the ground.

"Look, what do I find?" Snape's voice seeped out from the shadows like a venomous snake, and the hem of his black robe swept across the gravel road, raising a very fine cloud of dust.

The man was holding a kerosene lamp.

The dim light outlined the contours of his hooked nose.

The shadows in the eye sockets are bottomless.

It looks extremely scary.

"Three little mice who don't take the school rules seriously are wandering outside the castle in the middle of the night. Do you think the school rules are just boring scribbles on parchment?"

"Gryffindor's courage, is this kind of audacity?" Snape's voice slid across the backs of the three people like a venomous snake, and the sarcastic taste was extremely obvious.

Every word he said.

It was like a sharp blade hanging over the three people's heads.

"No, no."

Ron crawled back half a meter, but bumped into the cold stone wall. Hermione and Neville both lowered their heads, not daring to refute, nor did they have the confidence to refute Snape at this time.

after all.

They did do something they shouldn't have done and were caught. According to the seniors, it was normal to be scolded for bringing shame to Gryffindor House.

Professor McGonagall would discipline them, too.

It’s just that he shouldn’t be more sarcastic than Snape.

"No? Still trying to quibble?" Snape gave Ron a fierce look. He slowly walked in front of the three men, his black robe rolling like a living thing, scary.

"Perhaps you really enjoy the pleasure of breaking the rules? That makes you feel that you have rights that others don't have, right?" Snape looked down at the three people sitting on the ground.

That expressionless gaze sent chills down the spines of all three of them.

Ron's Adam's apple rolled, and he forced a smile that looked uglier than crying. "Professor, we are helping Neville find his lost toad. Pets are companions of wizards, you know, we can't abandon our friends... I don't think Hogwarts would want us to turn a blind eye to our friends' difficulties."

This is clearly an attempt to engage in moral kidnapping.

It’s just that I’m not familiar with the business yet.

So it seemed a bit lame, and he felt guilty, his voice became weaker and weaker. There was no way, under Snape's gaze that seemed to see through the soul, even Ron himself felt that this excuse was ridiculous.

"Oh, helping your friends find pets? So I have to praise you a few words?" Snape paced around the three of them, his black robe rustling as he dragged on the ground.

Like the footsteps of death.

It kept knocking on the hearts of the three little wizards.

Make them shudder.

His head subconsciously followed Snape's lead - Snape's expression was cold, his wand resting casually on his palm, a few black lines flashing across the tip of the wand from time to time.

It was obvious that they were deliberately creating psychological pressure on the three people. Neville felt his knees trembling, Hermione bit her lips tightly, and beads of sweat were already oozing out of Ron's forehead.

Slide down the cheek into the collar.

He is a man with a very rich imagination. Now, he can't help but think of the comments made by his brothers and even his parents about the head of Slytherin House.

A very evil person.

Moreover, he was once a loyal supporter of the mysterious man.

He is definitely a dark wizard.

Although Ron couldn't understand why a dark wizard could teach in a school like Hogwarts and become the dean of the school, this did not prevent him from worrying that the three of them would be killed to silence them.

In the stories he heard as a child.

Dark wizards just love to kill people at every turn.

The head of Slytherin House is also a dark wizard, and he is the head of Slytherin House, the cradle of dark wizards. Perhaps he likes killing more than ordinary dark wizards?
"mom!"

The more Ron thought about it, the more horrified he felt.

His face was pale.

My teeth began to chatter.

His eyes were fixed on Snape who kept circling around the three of them. Sweat was dripping from his body and his face was getting paler and paler, as if he felt that he would be killed at any moment.

Compared to him.

Neville and Hermione didn't think too much about it. Although they were frightened and pale, they were not worried that Snape would turn them from little wizards into dead children.

Hermione was because he only knew that Snape was a tough and mean professor. In fact, in the Potions class, although Snape did not praise her for her excellent performance, he would give her a stingy extra point.

and so.

For Snape.

Hermione was simply terrified.

The kind that is more afraid of other professors.

of course.

Ron did say a lot of bad things about Snape.

however.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as a whole gave Hermione a sense of security and order. Most of the teachers in the school were regarded as respectable and trustworthy by the students. As Snape was one of them, Hermione certainly would not believe what Ron said too much when there was no obvious evidence that he had a problem.

after all.

As a friend.

Hermione knew that Ron liked to exaggerate. As for Neville, although he knew that Snape was a Death Eater, their whole family was a loyal follower of Albus Dumbledore.

Since Dumbledore trusted this man and was willing to let this man teach in the school, then, even if this man was a bad guy, he believed that Snape would not dare to cause trouble in Hogwarts.

"Ah."

Snape seemed to have sensed the difference in the three people's attitudes towards him. He swept his gaze over the three people and finally fell on Ron, who had a terrified look in his eyes.

obviously.

Some people are going to be extremely unlucky.

(End of this chapter)