"Please hear me out." Dumbledore waited for Harry to finish shouting, and then said, "I can understand your anger, Harry, but things are not what you think. Professor Snape made a serious mistake. When he heard the first half of Professor Trelawney's prophecy, he was still employed by Lord Voldemort. Because his master was very concerned about these things, naturally, he hurriedly told his master what he heard. But at that time, he did not know, and he could not have known, which boy would be killed by Lord Voldemort from then on. He also did not know that the parents who would be slaughtered would be people that Professor Snape knew, your mother and father … "
"He did not know?!" Harry sneered loudly. "How could he not know? He hated my father as much as he hated Sirius. He could not wait for my parents to be killed by Lord Voldemort. Did you not notice, Professor?"
"No, things are not what you think. He never hoped that your parents would be killed, never." Dumbledore shook his head and said, "Harry, when Professor Snape realized that Lord Voldemort would interpret the prophecy that way, don't you know how regretful he was? I believe this is the biggest regret in his life, and it is also the reason why he came back … "
"He came back because Lord Voldemort failed, or Lord Voldemort needed an undercover agent in the Hogwarts." Harry said. He tried his best to remain calm, but his voice was still a little shaky. "Snape deceived you with a false story. He is a very powerful occluder. If he wants to, he can deceive anyone, can't he? Even now, Lord Voldemort believes that Snape is on his side. Professor … how can you be sure that Snape is on our side? "
The atmosphere returned to silence. Dumbledore did not speak for a while. He seemed to be making up his mind.
Finally, he said slowly, "I'm sure. I trust Severus Snape completely."
Harry stared at Dumbledore in shock. He tried to calm himself down, but to no avail.
"Professor, why are you willing to believe him? Do you really believe that Professor Snape is truly on our side? Did he do something? " Elwyn interrupted. He felt that it might be better to talk about it now. "You just mentioned that Professor Snape is very regretful that the Lord Voldemort understood the prophecy that way. He thinks that this is the biggest regret in his life. Why is that?"
"Because he didn't want Harry's parents to die. From the beginning to the end, he didn't. Regarding this matter, he felt more pain than anyone else. I can prove this." Dumbledore said, looking at Elwyn thoughtfully. "As for the specific reason, I promised Severus to keep it a secret. Maybe one day, he will be willing to tell you in person … "
If that day came, it would probably be the time when Snape was ready to sacrifice himself.
"Snape feels pain about the death of my parents?!" Harry took a few deep breaths, as if trying to understand Dumbledore's words. However, when he thought of Snape going to Lord Voldemort that night, he felt strangely angry. He said loudly, "I don't believe it, Professor. You trust him too much. He's not that kind of person at all. He wasn't in the past, and he's not now. He's hooking up with Draco Malfoy right under your nose, and you still …"
"We've already discussed this, Harry!" Dumbledore said, his voice sounding stern again. "During the conversation during the Christmas holiday, I believe I've made my views clear to you."
"Well, you're leaving school tonight. I bet you haven't considered the possibility that Snape and Malfoy might …"
"What?" Dumbledore raised his eyebrows. "What do you suspect they might do? Be specific. "
"I, they …" Harry said, his hands clenched into fists. "They're plotting! Elwyn and I met Professor Trelawney in the House of Granted Wishes. She was going to hide her sherry bottle there, and she heard Malfoy's shout of congratulations! He's trying to fix something dangerous in there, and as far as I can tell, he's finally fixed it. And you're leaving school. You're not going … "
"Enough." Dumbledore said sternly again. Although he spoke very calmly, his voice clearly conveyed a sense of majesty and an end to it. "Do you think I've ever left school without any protection this year? I haven't. Tonight, when we leave, there will be extra protection everywhere. Please don't think that I don't take the safety of my students seriously, Harry, and I don't want to discuss this issue any further! "
"But, I …" Harry was a little ashamed of his own accusations, and he was also afraid that he had said too much and lost the opportunity to accompany Dumbledore to Azkaban. He looked back at Elwyn uncertainly.
Elwyn was there at the time. Didn't he think it was suspicious? Wasn't he worried that Malfoy had some ulterior motives?
In fact, Elwyn did talk to Dumbledore about this.
But at that time, the conversation didn't go into depth. Dumbledore was very wary of Malfoy.
Perhaps it was to protect Draco Malfoy. Even if it wasn't pure, Dumbledore was still a competent teacher.
"He must have fixed that thing!" Elwyn could only say in the end, "Maybe something will happen tonight!"
"A lot of things will happen tonight." Dumbledore said, "If you two are ready, we'll set off for Azkaban, where we may meet the most influential black wizard in history. Are you willing to go with me? "
"Yes!" Harry replied immediately.
"That's exactly why we're here, Professor," said Elwyn.
"Very well, then listen up!" Dumbledore straightened his back. "As before, I only have one condition for taking you. You must obey any of my orders without question. Especially you, Harry. If I tell you to run, hide, or go back, you must do as I say. Can you promise? "
"Of course, I, I promise!" Harry said. He and Dumbledore looked at each other for a while.
"Very well, then I want you to go get your Invisibility Cloak. We'll meet in the hall in five minutes." Dumbledore said, "Elwyn, you don't have to go back. When I'm ready, we can go down together."
Harry glanced at Dumbledore, who was standing by the window, and turned to look at Elwyn, who had a calm expression on his face.
He quickly walked out of the office and down the spiral staircase.
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