Snape caught her wrist and pried her hand away from his robe.
He looked down at her tear-stained face and said slowly, "I think he was going to send me out at the end.
But he decided to let Draco try first. You know, if Draco succeeds, I can stay in Hogwarts for a while longer and play my useful role as a spy until the end. "
"In other words, he doesn't care whether Draco dies or not!"
"The Black Devil is very angry."
Snape repeated softly.
"He didn't hear the prophecy.
You know as well as I do, Narcissa, that he doesn't forgive easily. "
She collapsed at his feet, sobbing and moaning on the floor.
"My only son... my only son..."
"You should be proud!"
Béla Trix said coldly. "If I had sons, I would sacrifice them to serve the Black Devil!"
Narcissa gave a cry of despair and pulled at her long blonde hair.
Snape bent down, took her by the arm and helped her sit up on the sofa again.
Then he poured her more red wine and forced the glass into her hands.
"Narcissa, that's enough. Drink this and listen to me."
She calmed down a little and took a shaky sip of wine, spilling some on herself.
"Perhaps I can... help Draco."
She sat bolt upright, her face white as a sheet, her eyes wide open.
"Severus - oh, Severus - you will help him?
You will take care of him and make sure he is safe? "
"I can try."
She threw away the glass and it slid to the end of the table. She slipped down from the sofa and knelt at Snape's feet. She took his hands in hers and put her lips on them.
"If you will be there to protect him... Severus, can you promise? Can you make an unbreakable oath? "
"An unbreakable oath?"
The expression on Snape's face became inscrutable, and Bellatrix let out a series of triumphant laughs.
"Don't you understand, Narcissa?
Oh, he'll give it a try … It's those empty words again, and he'll flee at the last minute. Of course, it's all because he's following the Black Devil King's orders! "
Snape pretended not to look at Béla Trix.
His dark eyes were fixed on Narcissa's tear-stained blue ones as she continued to hold his hand.
"Of course, Narcissa, I can make an unbreakable oath."
He said softly, "Perhaps your sister will agree to be our witness."
Béla Trix opened her mouth wide in shock.
Severus lowered his body and knelt in front of Narcissa.
Under Béla Trix's shocked gaze, they held each other's right hands.
"You need to hold the wand, Béla Trix."
She pulled out her wand with a look of surprise still on her face.
"You need to get closer."
She stepped forward and stood beside them, placing the tip of her wand on their clasped hands.
Narcissa spoke.
"Severus, when my son Draco attempts to fulfill the Black Devil King's wishes, are you willing to look after him?"
"I am willing."
A thin, dazzling tongue of flame shot out from the wand, like a red and hot metal wire, it wrapped around their clasped hands.
"Are you willing to protect him from harm to the best of your ability?"
"I am willing."
A second tongue of flame shot out from the wand and entangled with the first, forming a thin, glowing red chain.
"And, if necessary... if Draco is about to fail..."
Narcissa said softly, "Are you willing to carry out what the Black Devil King ordered Draco to do?"
There was a moment of silence.
Béla Trix stared at them, her wand suspended in their clasped hands, her eyes wide open.
"I am willing."
Béla Trix's face was red from the light of the third tongue of flame. The tongue of flame shot out from the wand and entangled with the first two, tightly wrapping around their clasped hands like a rope or a fire-breathing snake.
After the oath, the meeting ended.
Narcissa and Béla Trix did not need to stay here for too long. They were very dangerous people, especially Béla Trix, who had many things to do. As Voldemort's most capable assistant, although she was scolded, she was still a believer.
Not long after they left, a figure appeared in front of Snape's door again.
It was Jon.
Snape opened the door and let him in. Because there was another person in the room, it took some effort to deal with Peter Pettigrew.
"How long have they been gone?"
Jon took out a huge hourglass and placed it on the cupboard at the door. The moment the hourglass started to leak, it expanded into a field of nothingness, including Jon, Snape and the room.
"Long story short, the power of Ancestor Helga's world cannot affect the real world for too long. The effect of time here can end at any time."
The hourglass he brought was naturally a weapon made by Helga himself. He had originally planned to use it on the previous trip to Egypt, but it was not used then, so he saved it. Since it was not destroyed, it could be reused.
The function of this hourglass was to guide the power of the Demonic Fairy Castle into the real world, thus isolating it in a space where the flow of time was relatively slow. As long as one was in this space, they would be affected. It was very useful to save time.
Snape briefly explained the matter of the oath. In fact, when he received the news previously, he had already told Dumbledore about it. Now that Dumbledore did not have anything to worry about, he was very fearless.
He did not care about his own safety at all. After all, he could still be reborn after death. No matter what, he was living a very carefree life now.
Jon did not have many opinions about Dumbledore's current living situation. Although he did not mind Dumbledore doing things, it did not mean that he did not have to deal with problems. Dumbledore still had many things to deal with, but these things were handed over to Jon.
Dumbledore could allow this plan to happen, but Jon had to be prepared.
Grindelwald also had to be prepared. After all, the magic of rebirth was a ritual.
Fortunately, Dumbledore had an undying bird with him, so the ritual could be carried out at any time.
"In that case, I understand. Professor, you have to be more careful around Voldemort. Although I promised to protect your safety, sometimes I can't save you in time."
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