The Return to Hogwarts

Snape's gaze did not turn to Amosta; although he was questioning her, there was not a trace of doubt in his voice.

"That's true--"

Amosta nodded slightly.

"After that, I followed Draco and discovered Peter Pettigrew hiding in the Owl Shack. That guy had been plotting to find Sirius and try to kill him."

Snape looked over, but didn't say anything.

After a moment's hesitation, Amosta decided to reveal his entire plan.

"After discovering Peter, I did consider immediately taking him into custody, communicating with Dumbledore, and then handing him over to the Ministry of Magic to clear Sirius's name and ensure that the murderers of James Potter and Lily Evans received their due punishment."

A tremendous pain struck Snape's heart, and he could no longer maintain the cold calm on his face.

Amostella sighed softly, looking at Snape, whose brow was furrowed and who was gritting his teeth to keep quiet.

"But then another thought popped into my head."

Peter's betrayal led to the deaths of the Potters, Sirius Black was wrongfully imprisoned in Azkaban for twelve years, Remus lost all his close friends, and his heart and body were constantly tormented, Harry lost his parents and had to live with his aunt and uncle who hated him, and "Professor..."

Snape immediately stared into Amostella's eyes, trying his best to hide his astonishment, but at this moment, his Occlumency was full of flaws.

“I am not stupid, Professor Snape—”

Amostella leaned back in her chair, calmly meeting Snape's gaze, but she didn't continue speaking explicitly.

“What happened back then caused irreparable harm to many people. While personally uncovering the truth, they also needed an opportunity to vent their suppressed emotions. Therefore, I created some conditions to allow the parties involved to participate, while ensuring their safety.”

"Then you should let me kill that filthy, stinking traitor with my own hands!"

Snape gasped for breath and let out a suppressed growl, his sallow face contorted with deep-seated hatred.

This was only the second time Amosta had seen Snape lose control of his emotions in front of him since he had met Snape; the first time was the night before he left Hogwarts last year.

Snape's love for Harry's mother had become a life motto. Perhaps if Lily Evans were still alive, he might have had a chance to emerge from the shadow cast by this love. But sadly, Lily Evans died twelve years ago in Godric's Hollow, which completely extinguished Snape's hope of spiritual liberation.

There would be no point in letting Peter die at the hands of Snape or Harry and Sirius; it wouldn't relieve their suffering and would only plunge them into greater pain. Therefore, Amosta didn't expose Peter to them last night.

After a heavy sigh, there was a long silence.

Snape leaned against the pillow, a single, heartbreaking tear sliding down his cheek. His lifeless eyes profoundly conveyed what it meant to be utterly despondent.

Amosta offered no words of advice, sighed softly, and then stared into deep thought at the faint ray of light in the gloomy sky.

Is there any way to help Snape overcome his inner turmoil?

Amosta had been pondering this problem for some time, but he couldn't find a solution. He had even considered using the time-traveling device to take Snape back twelve years so that he could say a proper goodbye to Lily Evans, but then he realized that this method was utterly foolish.

What good would it do to see Lily?

She was a woman who deeply loved her family, her husband, and her children; she couldn't give Snape anything.

The key point is that Professor Snape would not be willing to let Lily die after seeing her. He would do everything he could to save Lily's life, but the consequences of doing so would be unpredictable, and the entire timeline would slide into an unpredictable abyss.

At that moment, Amosta suddenly hated that he had transmigrated into a magical world. If he had gone to a world of immortals and heroes, he might have been able to argue with Professor Snape about reincarnation.

Reincarnation.

Amosta's brow twitched slightly.

Death is not the end of everything. For thousands of years, wizards have tirelessly studied death in an attempt to achieve immortality. And in this world, the thing closest to death is the ghost.

According to the ghosts' own accounts, after their original souls leave their bodies, they travel to the world of death via a path filled with warm light. However, no ghost can clearly explain what that world is, because they are all people who are attached to reality and have never truly reached the other side.

The world of death. Amosta thought of the 'Jellyfish World' depicted on the nine stone tablets in the central temple of Avalon Island.

"Maybe one day--"

Amosta took a deep breath and stood up.

"You might meet Lily Evans in another world. However, she might be a completely different person by then."

"you"

Snape's suppressed sobs abruptly ceased. He stared at Amostella in astonishment, seemingly unable to believe what he had just heard.

“Make things clear, Amosta. Goodbye, Lily. You're a completely different person. Are you playing me?”

Amosta patted Snape on the shoulder, smiled, and stood up.

"If you really can't forget Lily Evans, Professor, then live on with that love in your heart. Maybe one day you'll meet again."

On Sunday morning, the school was quiet. In Gryffindor, apart from Harry, Ron, and Hermione's roommates, no one even noticed that they had disappeared all night.

In the Slytherin common room, Miss Parkinson inquired everywhere but couldn't find out where Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle had gone. She searched anxiously because Draco had previously mentioned that his father had seriously considered sending him to another magic school in Germany, which was far superior to Hogwarts. She worried that Draco might have secretly dropped out because he felt neglected. Finally, she found Professor Snape, who had returned from the school hospital despite Madam Pomfrey's advice.

Draco and his two friends were attacked by werewolves and seriously injured, and were sent to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries.

Two hours after Miss Parkinson left Professor Snape's office in a daze, a shocking piece of news spread throughout Hogwarts!

Meanwhile, the young wizard also learned that it was Harry and his friends who discovered the clues and, together with Professor Snape, Professor Lupin, and Hagrid, drove away the werewolves in the Forbidden Forest who were trying to approach Hogwarts with malicious intent!

Rumors spread like wildfire, and people flocked to the school hospital to find out the truth, only to be chased away one by one by an angry Mrs. Pomfrey with a broom.

But around noon, even more surprising news arrived.

The news came from upperclassmen who had gone to Hogsmeade for the weekend, and it drove all the young wizards into a frenzy!

Greyback and his werewolves, who had been entrenched in Britain for years and committed countless unforgivable crimes, were wiped out in one fell swoop thanks to the combined efforts of the Auror Office, led by two high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Magic, Cornelius Fudge and Barty Crouch, Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation, and Amostrath Blaine, Head of the Hogwarts Student Safety Office. From then on, the residents of the wizarding world no longer had to worry about this heinous werewolf gang!

Chapter 326 Sweep

2023-06-14

The British magical community has been peaceful for a long time, and there hasn't been such explosive news for many years. Within half a day of the werewolf incident being exposed, the situation escalated rapidly and became almost uncontrollable.

After lunch, reporters from the Daily Prophet, Wizarding Weekly, and many other newspapers with some domestic and international renown flocked to the Hogwarts gates, attempting to break into the school to interview Amostrath Blaine, a young wizard who had previously only gained some fame for unveiling the mystery of the Chamber of Secrets in Slytherin and for serving as the head of the Hogwarts Student Safety Office.

Even after Dumbledore declined the interview invitation citing Professor Blaine's poor health, these frenzied reporters did not back down.

Appointment invitations drifted in through Amosta's office window like snowflakes, even reminding Amosta of the time last year when he helped Lockhart reply to fans' letters.

Some crazy and extreme reporters, seeing that the gates of Hogwarts refused to open, even went to great lengths to sneak into the school through the Forbidden Forest. However, the native inhabitants of the Forbidden Forest did not want a large group of wizards to flood in and disturb their lives. Several reporters suffered as a result. If Dumbledore had not reacted quickly and negotiated with the creatures in place of Hagrid, there would likely have been serious consequences.

Finally, the journalists, having no other choice, went to interview the native inhabitants of Hogsmeade, hoping to extract something of value from them.

At the school, the third-floor corridor was almost filled with excited young wizards. They all knew that Professor Blaine was not a professor who paid much attention to his dignity in private, and they hoped to find out some exciting news. Unfortunately, Professor Blaine's office door was always closed, and it seemed as if no one was inside at all.

In the evening, a special edition of the Prophet's Evening News was freshly published.

Although those crazy reporters didn't get any information about the elimination of the werewolves themselves, they still managed to get some valuable stuff.

A reporter spent a full two hundred gold coins to buy a photograph from a villager in Hogsmeade.

The villager was an astronomy enthusiast. That night, he climbed to the highest hillside nearby, the one where the Screaming Shack was located, and used a telescope to observe the planetary orbits. He quickly noticed the commotion at the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

His telescope can record changes in the positions of planets, and naturally it can also capture images of events happening two miles away.

A young wizard, exuding a chilling aura, floated high in the sky, showering the earth with raging flames hundreds of feet high. Werewolves struggled and howled in the terrifying flames, one after another collapsing. This scene was like divine punishment!

When the newspaper was delivered to Hogwarts by an owl, the entire Hogwarts was in an uproar.

As night fell, the school's Great Hall was filled with chattering young wizards. When Amostella, who had been enjoying a quiet moment in his office, appeared on the steps beside the foyer, the Great Hall, reflecting the clear night sky, fell silent for a full half minute. The young wizards watched as Professor Blaine walked from the foyer into the Great Hall, passed the tables between the colleges, and stepped onto the faculty table. Suddenly, the Great Hall erupted in thunderous cheers and thunderous applause that lasted for a long time!

"That's so cool, Professor!"

At the Gryffindor table, the Weasley twins raised their hands and shouted.

"Can I learn that skill from you, Professor?"

Cedric of Hufflepuff, shaking the Evening Prophet's newspaper in his hand, roared with a face full of reverence.

The girls in Ravenclaw also unusually lost their composure and calmness. They huddled together, whispering and staring at Amostella on the table, occasionally bursting into giggles.

"Please don't forget!"

Marcus Flint roared at the entire auditorium,

"Professor Blaine belongs to Slytherin!"

Marcus shouted very enthusiastically, and many Slytherins rallied in support of him. However, the response was not very enthusiastic, and the people from the other three houses did not really want to pay attention to them.

At the faculty and staff dining table, all the professors raised their glasses in a toast to Amosta.

“I think it won’t be long before you’re more famous than Lockhart, Amosta—”

Professor McGonagall pursed her lips, revealing a restrained smile.

"Hopefully you can get used to this life in the spotlight, after all, it doesn't quite fit your humble and low-key style."

Although he had never been the center of attention as he was today, Amosta did not appear flustered or flattered. He remained calm and composed, as if he were not the one receiving the attention.

"Hehe, I'll try my best to adapt—"

Amosta smiled faintly.

“Actually, I’ve considered that this day might come, Amosta!”

Professor Flitwick deliberately suppressed his shrill voice, which made his tone sound a little strange, and he said excitedly,

“Ever since you told me about your conflict with the werewolves last year, I’ve guessed that one day you would take on those evil werewolves again, but I didn’t expect you to do it so decisively, Amosta!”

Dumbledore, who hadn't been at the faculty and staff dinner for a while, didn't seem to mind being overshadowed. He listened quietly to Amostella's conversation with the others, happily munching on the pork chop on his plate, seemingly quite pleased with Amostella's composed demeanor.

At Hogwarts, Harry, Meghan, and Harry, who knew the whole truth, were kept under observation in the hospital by Madam Pomfrey. The Ministry of Magic, which was supposed to give an interview, only released a brief statement about the complete annihilation of Greyback and his gang, and then did not disclose any further information.