Snape, the Sunshine of Hogwarts.

Chapter 107 Master! It's me!

"You'd better not be joking, Severus!"

Not only were the pure-blood wizards, led by Lucius, questioning Severus with great tension, but even the ghost Snape within him was clearly agitated.

"You knew where he was hiding? Then why didn't you tell Dumbledore beforehand!"

Severus ignored Snape's questioning; he simply put down his teacup, faced the gazes of the pure-blood wizards, and answered.

“I’m not in the mood for jokes right now. One night before the Dark Lord disappeared, he secretly summoned me and we talked about some things.”

“He never mentioned these things to anyone else. He clearly trusts me more and recognizes my loyalty to him.”

“Originally, I didn’t intend to tell you insects about this, but Little Barty’s behavior has seriously disrupted the master’s plans.”

Lucius held his breath!

Not only him, but everyone else was well aware of why they were so passive when it came to Barty's situation.

Just as Severus said, because there is no perfect solution.

If they agree to help him, their current lavish lifestyle and status in the magical world may be at risk.

If we don't agree, and he really brings back the Dark Lord, then we're doomed!
Now, if Severus really does know the whereabouts of the Dark Lord...

Especially if the Dark Lord is in a very weak period and desperately needs help from others, then they...
They're about to become incredibly wealthy!
Crouch, Lestrange!

They are all a bunch of fools who do unwise things for the sake of so-called blind loyalty.

These are the truly loyal and reliable servants of the Dark Lord!
Of course, this is on the premise that the Dark Lord is still alive. If the Dark Lord is really dead, and Severus can prove it, then they can also refuse Barty Jr. and continue to enjoy their privileged life.

The key question is whether Severus can actually produce any evidence!

What proof do you have?

Lucius spoke on behalf of everyone else.

Words alone are not enough; even memories can be altered with magic. Severus must produce some concrete evidence that can convince everyone here!
However, Severus did not answer the question directly, but instead asked it in return.

"Lucius, the Dark Lord once gave you a blank diary, didn't he?"

Lucius certainly wouldn't forget this; the diary was given to him by the Dark Lord himself for safekeeping.

He never dared to touch the diary, but he could sense that it was an extremely powerful dark magic item.

So many years have passed, and the Dark Lord has yet to return to the magical world. Lucius is increasingly inclined to believe that the Dark Lord is actually dead.

In recent years, the Aurors have been scrutinizing dark magic items more and more strictly, and Lucius felt that it wouldn't be long before he would have to find a way to deal with this diary.

And this matter was known to absolutely no one except Lucius himself and the Dark Lord!
Even his wife Narcissa and son Draco didn't know where the diary came from!
Upon hearing Severus mention this, Lucius instinctively clenched his fists, a look of astonishment flashing in his eyes.

"The Dark Lord really did speak with you privately!"

From his reaction, the other pure-blood wizards also noticed something.

This is clearly true, and it was originally a secret that only Lucius and the Dark Lord knew!

Severus simply smiled.

"Go and get that diary; it's the key to finding the Dark Lord."

Lucius left in a hurry.

He wouldn't let his house-elves touch something like that.

Lucius didn't keep the people in the reception room waiting for long; in less than ten minutes, he returned carrying a black-covered diary.

"This is something my former master entrusted to me for safekeeping. He said that only I knew of its existence and that I should take good care of it."

Lucius took a deep breath and placed the diary on the long table in the middle.

The pure-blood wizards sat on either side of the long table, their eyes fixed on the diary. From the outside, it looked nothing out of the ordinary; it resembled a Muggle artifact.

At this moment, Severus had already arrived at the diary.

"Could you bring me another quill pen, Lucius?"

His request was quickly fulfilled, and a bottle of ink and a quill pen were presented to him.

So, in front of all the pure-blood wizards present, Severus turned to one of the pages of his diary. It was blank, without any writing, until Severus picked up his ink-saturated quill and wrote a line on it.

Mr. Tom Riddle, we've finally found you!

After the dark green ink was written, it was slowly absorbed by the pages until all the letters disappeared.

About four or five seconds later, a new piece of text appeared out of thin air on it!

Who are you?

The person who reacted the most after seeing this line was Nott!

He was one of the earliest Slytherin students to follow Voldemort, a veteran of the Death Eaters, and a Hogwarts student of the same era as Voldemort!

Therefore, he was extremely familiar with the line of text that appeared out of nowhere; it was the Dark Lord's handwriting from his student days!
“Master! It’s me! I am your most loyal servant, Stuart Nott!”

Nott suddenly knelt on the ground, prostrate, his whole body trembling.

His actions startled the other pure-blood wizards as well.

Besides Nott, other people who had entered Hogwarts around the same time as Voldemort also recognized the handwriting and knelt down.

Some of the others were still at a loss, while others had doubts about the diary and were not sure if the person who replied was really Voldemort himself!

Even according to Lucius, no one outside the family knew of the diary's existence before he took it out.

But is it possible that this was all a staged performance by Lucius and Severus?
They were in cahoots from the start!
While the pure-blood wizards reacted differently, Severus simply looked at Nott, who had spoken first, and said calmly.

"This diary contains the owner's memories before the age of 16. As long as it exists and the memories inside haven't disappeared, it means the owner is truly still alive! But to communicate with the owner in the diary, the only way for now is by writing things down. The diary can't hear or see what we say or what we're doing!"

Clearly, Severus only revealed half the truth of the diary.

At the same time, Severus gestured for the kneeling pure-blood wizards to stand up.

“You were among the first to follow our master, and you recognize his handwriting. He will surely recognize you when he was 16. Come, greet him and let him know that his loyal servants have found him!”

Without hesitation, Nott was the first to get up from the ground.

As a former classmate of Voldemort, he was indeed one of the people who followed Voldemort the longest and the earliest. When Voldemort returned to Hogwarts after graduation to apply for a position in the Defense Against the Dark Arts, he was by Voldemort's side!

He took the quill from Severus, his hand trembling uncontrollably as he wrote on the blank paper.

[Master! It's me! Can you still recognize my handwriting?]

The words were quickly absorbed by the diary, and the next second, a name with a questioning tone appeared.

Are you Stuart Nott?

Nott was extremely excited. Holding the quill, he wanted to write to the diary about his years of loyalty, how he had endured the accusations from the Ministry of Magic, and how he had silently endured hardship while waiting for the Ministry's return.

However, other impatient people had already snatched the quill pen from his hand!
【And me! And my master! Do you still remember me?】

Julius Rozier?

Looking at the consciousness in the newspaper, they could really recognize all of their former elders just by the handwriting. The pure-blood wizards who had now consciously reverted to their Death Eater identities were even more excited and thrilled!
They rushed to grab the quill pen, hoping that the Riddle in the diary would recognize them, thus demonstrating their loyalty in bringing the Dark Lord back first!

But as Severus said, this diary only contains the Dark Lord's memories up to the age of 16.

Only those Death Eaters who were his classmates and close friends could be recognized; the diary indicated that he did not recognize those who joined later, such as Lucius, Goyle, and Crabbe.

After these people had completed their verification and were almost convinced of what Severus had said, they wanted to continue communicating with Riddle in the diary.

Severus suddenly slammed the diary shut, stopping the others from doing anything.

"Everyone, this diary can certainly serve as proof of the Dark Lord's loyalty to us, but it only contains the Dark Lord's memories before he was 16 years old. It can only show that the Dark Lord is not dead and is still alive, but it cannot completely replace the Dark Lord himself!"

The Death Eaters looked at Severus, who was holding the diary in his hand, and their breathing became rapid.

"What do you want to say?"

someone asked.

Severus announced loudly.

"We can use this diary to find the real Dark Lord!"

(End of this chapter)