[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-i-obtained-the-saint-father-system":3,"chapter-hogwarts-i-obtained-the-saint-father-system-hogwarts-i-obtained-the-saint-father-system-chapter-145":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Hogwarts: I Got the Saintly Father System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2113427,3437,"Chapter 145: Snape","hogwarts-i-obtained-the-saint-father-system-chapter-145",145,"\u003Cp>“The Invisibility Cloak you bought.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Dumbledore looked at him with an expression that said, *Is that all?*\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Snape opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He truly hadn’t expected that the first reason for Darren’s exposure would have anything to do with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This action left even Quirrell stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Voldemort even revealed his face because of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He laughed loudly, looking extremely pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Snape pursed his lips in annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If he had known, he wouldn’t have prepared the Invisibility Cloak for the brat.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Why aren’t you surprised at all that it’s me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Because of Darren’s calmness, Voldemort finally stopped laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He began to ask with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Listening to Voldemort’s question, Snape finally noticed that Darren was indeed not at all surprised by Quirrell’s presence here.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Could it be that Darren had never suspected him?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“No, I knew from the beginning it wasn’t Professor Snape. He’s very good to me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Good in what way?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was nothing out of the ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He had never given him any special treatment; why did this child think he was so good?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“The Professor is so good, gentle, and kind. I can’t imagine the Professor doing anything bad!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The brat was still rambling on there.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Snape blushed, a rare occurrence.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He felt embarrassed just listening to the brat’s nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Voldemort sneered at his foolish words.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After another round of meaningless conversation, they angered Voldemort.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Since you both think the Sorcerer’s Stone isn’t mine, it seems I must choose one of you to punish. Harry Potter, it shall be you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Voldemort laughed wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He raised his wand and pointed it at Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Snape looked at Dumbledore.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Dumbledore closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Clearly, he felt this was something the Savior needed to endure.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But this was the Cruciatus Curse!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Snape instinctively wanted to intervene, but Dumbledore snatched the wand away.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He shook his head silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Snape looked over with trembling hands, expecting to see Harry Potter lying there.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But it was Darren, Darren Potter, who lay there instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Ha, Harry, you must… run…”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The brat’s face was deathly pale, his voice weak, screaming almost every second.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>By the end, he didn’t even have the strength to scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He curled up on the ground, covered in cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Clearly, this was real, not like the act Becky had put on.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But, Dumbledore, why must the Savior training program involve torturing an innocent child?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Would he die?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He might even end up like the Longbottoms, becoming a fool from this day on!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>You are cultivating your Savior, why must you implicate the brat?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He almost wanted to grab Dumbledore and demand an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But Dumbledore looked at him sternly, telling him to stay calm and not ruin things, otherwise Darren’s suffering would be in vain.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yes!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In vain!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For who knows how many minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Snape watched Darren close his eyes, his life hanging in the balance, and watched Harry as the black mist that was Voldemort passed through his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Only then did he stumble over to Darren and carefully feed him a potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Severus, this was necessary…”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Dumbledore walked up to Harry and Darren.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He wanted to check on the two children’s condition, but was forced back by a fierce glare from Snape.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Dumbledore, don’t you touch them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What greatest headmaster; he is nothing but a coward who leaves the responsibility to children!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“I really don’t know how you defeated Grindelwald. Perhaps, as the tabloids wrote, you just released a handkerchief, ha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Severus… I had no choice… If I had even the slightest alternative, I would never let the children do such things…”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Dumbledore whispered wearily.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“You are Dumbledore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Yes, I am Dumbledore… but I am not omnipotent. Severus, you must accept this fact. I am old…”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“But you could kill him… you could. Even if you are old, you could do it. You could have killed him completely…\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Or what else do you want me to do? I can do anything…”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Snape pleaded as he looked at the old man before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They were still children.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When he saw the two children lying there, life unknown, it was as if he had returned to that night.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When he could clearly do everything, why couldn’t he be allowed to do it, to let the children have a normal school life?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Yes, Severus, you are quite right. Tom can be killed…”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if I am old, I could kill him again… but what then?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“What then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Harry killed him once, yet he lived again… If I kill him now with all my might, after I die… what if he lives again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Snape’s lips trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“But… but they are still children…”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Yes, but the prophecy has dragged them into this…\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Darren is innocent, but he is Harry Potter’s brother. No Death Eater will spare him because the Savior’s brother is innocent, do you understand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Dumbledore said sternly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Though his voice was slightly choked.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Representing the old man’s inner reluctance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Finally, he straightened his body and summarized softly: “And the reason the prophecy leaked, or rather, the cause of their current state… is you, Severus, it is you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“It is me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Snape sat on the ground, dejected.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“I don’t mean to blame you. Once a prophecy exists, there is no such thing as a secret that doesn’t leak… I only want to say, be better to Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>I know you are angry, mostly for Darren’s sake, but look at the scar on Harry’s forehead… I hope you can be slightly better to him…\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He needs love, more love, the most beautiful love in the world… I hope you can…”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“I cannot!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Snape looked up and stared directly at Dumbledore.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“I know what you mean, Dumbledore. You want me to feel guilty, to be better to Harry Potter… but look at his face…\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>James Potter, the harm he caused me, have you ever cared about that?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The first time I saw Harry Potter, I even wanted to kill him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Snape pointed angrily at Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He stared unyieldingly at Dumbledore until the old man conceded and averted his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Then… I am very sorry, forgive me, Severus… whether in the past or just now, I am sorry!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1023,"2026-06-16T09:35:40.138Z","2026-06-17T08:52:35.731Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","a3043f2cdc6d8b08638ec49b26c62813984f300cb33922d7f8ba95fd32727869","hogwarts-i-obtained-the-saint-father-system-chapter-146","hogwarts-i-obtained-the-saint-father-system-chapter-144",830,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-i-obtained-the-saint-father-system-cover.jpg"]