Harry and Ron stared at Moody nervously, afraid that he would bump into them when he came down.
But that did not happen. His magic eye rolled quickly in his eye sockets, and he brushed past Ron.
Harry had a feeling that Moody's eyes could see through the Invisibility Cloak.
His normal blue eyes passed through the crowd and finally fell on Elwyn at the bottom of the stairs. Elwyn and Moody looked at each other.
"Pajama party, huh?" Keresis said gruffly, in a purely Moody tone.
"Professor Snape and I heard some noises, Professor!" Filch said immediately, taking a step forward. "Mischievous pranksters, throwing things around as usual. Then Professor Snape found that someone broke into his office..."
"Shut up!" Snape said to Filch in a low voice.
"Did I hear that right, Snape?" Moody asked slowly. "Someone broke into your office?"
"That's not important," Snape said coldly. He did not want to talk about it.
"On the contrary!" Moody roared. "That's very important. Who would break into your office?"
"It could be anyone. A person who wants to concoct a forbidden potion. The ingredients for the potion in my personal storage are missing!" Snape said, a vein throbbing horribly on his shiny temple. "I caught Mason and Granger outside!"
"You mean, Elwyn and Hermione came to your office looking for potion ingredients?" Moody continued.
"We didn't!" Hermione said hurriedly. "Professor, we just happened to pass by."
"Shut up, Granger!" Snape said. "About your confinement..."
"We didn't go to your office, Professor!" Elwyn interrupted him, "In fact, we didn't see the intruder at all. According to what you said, he was under your spell and couldn't have gone far. But there's no one else here except for the few of us, and we can't possibly go to your office. I think you're hallucinating, having a nightmare or something. By the way, if someone really broke in, you should tell us what you lost. "
Hearing his words, Snape's eyes scanned the faces of the people around him suspiciously as if he had thought of something.
"That's right!" Moody didn't give him time to react. "Snape, you didn't hide anything else in your office, did you?"
In an instant, Snape's ashen face turned into an ugly brick red, the vein on his temple throbbing even faster.
"You know I'm not hiding anything, Moody!" He seemed to be at the end of his patience. In a low and sinister voice, he said, "Didn't you personally search my office?"
Moody's face twisted, and he squeezed out a smile.
"That's the privilege of the Auror. Snape, Dumbledore asked me to keep a close eye on you."
"Dumbledore trusts me!" Snape said, gnashing his teeth. "I don't believe that he asked you to search my office!"
"Of course Dumbledore trusts you," Moody roared. "He's a credulous person who always thinks that people should be given a second chance. But I think some stains can never be washed away. Do you understand what I mean, Snape? "
"I don't understand what you're talking about!" Snape said slowly. Suddenly, he thought of something and his face turned even darker. "It's you?!"
"Yes, it's me!" Moody nodded and looked at Snape provocatively.
"Humph!" Snape snorted coldly. He was sure that Moody had just broken into his office.
In the next second, he suddenly grabbed his left arm with his right hand, as if his arm was suddenly in unbearable pain.
Just like when Elwyn mentioned Lord Voldemort, the Dark Devil Mark on his arm was hurting.
Elwyn's eyebrows twitched. Could Keresis affect the Dark Devil Mark?!
Or was Snape just acting in his mind?!
He kept touching his Dark Devil Mark, which was not a good sign.
Seeing him like this, Moody laughed. "Go back to sleep, Snape."
"You have no right to order me to go anywhere!" Snape hissed and let go of his arm. He seemed to be very angry with himself. "I have the same right to patrol this school at night as you!"
"Then do as you please!" Moody said, but his voice was full of threat. "I knew that one day I would meet you in a dark corridor, catch you, and send you to where you should go."
"Very well, I'm looking forward to that day. Let's see if you have that ability!" Snape said fiercely. He turned around and walked down the stairs, his face gloomy. "Mason, Granger, come with me!"
"I have something to say to them, Snape!" Moody said gruffly. "Then, I'll take them to see Professor Meg and let her deal with it."
"Enough!" Snape roared. "They violated the school rules and wandered around the castle, which has something to do with the burglary of my office. I'm taking them to see the principal."
"That's good!" Moody shouted, his voice even louder than Snape's. "I'll go too. I'll be happy to tell the principal how you suspect Elwyn Mason and Hermione Granger for breaking into your office. You know it's not them. Dumbledore will be very interested to know who's up to no good to his students. I'm also very interested to know what you've been hiding in your office. "
He limped a few steps towards Snape. The torchlight flashed across his twisted, broken face.
The light made the scars and the big hole in his nose look deeper and more horrible than ever.
Snape looked at Moody. They stared at each other. For a moment, neither moved nor spoke.
For a moment, Elwyn thought Snape would pull out his wand and fight Moody.
But Snape slowly lowered his hands.
"I want to go back to bed," he said suddenly.
"That's the only reasonable idea you've had tonight," said Moody. "Now, Filch, can you give me the golden egg?"
"No!" Said Filch, holding the egg as firmly as if it were his firstborn son. "Professor Moody, here's proof of Naughty's theft!"
"He stole it from a brave man. It belongs to him," said Moody. "Give it to me. Be quick."
Snape ignored the matter. He did not even look at Elwyn or Hermione. He walked quickly downstairs without a word.
He was trembling with rage. What had happened tonight was an absolute disgrace to him.
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