Chapter 1633: Side Story—Snape

"The Invisibility Cloak you bought..."

Dumbledore looked at him with an expression that said, "Is that it?"

Snape opened his mouth.

He truly hadn't expected that the first reason Darren was exposed would have anything to do with him.

This behavior left even Quirrell stunned. Voldemort even revealed his face because of it. He laughed loudly, looking extremely pleased.

Snape pursed his lips in annoyance.

If he had known, he wouldn't have prepared an Invisibility Cloak for the brat.

"Why aren't you at all surprised that it's me?"

Because of Darren's calmness, Voldemort finally stopped laughing.

He began to ask with interest.

Listening to Voldemort's question, Snape only then noticed that Darren was indeed not at all surprised by Quirrell's presence here.

Could it be that Darren hadn't suspected him at all?

"No, I knew from the very beginning it wasn't Professor Snape; he is very good to me..."

Good in what way? It was nothing more than ordinary.

He had never given him any special treatment; why did this child think he was so good?

"The Professor is so good, gentle, and kind; I can't imagine the Professor doing anything bad!"

The brat was still rambling on.

Snape blushed for once.

He was too embarrassed to even listen to the brat's nonsense.

Voldemort sneered at his foolish words.

After another round of meaningless conversation, they angered Voldemort.

"Since you both think the Sorcerer's Stone isn't mine, it seems I must choose one of you to be punished. Harry Potter, it will be you..."

Voldemort laughed wildly. He raised his wand at Harry. Snape looked at Dumbledore.

Dumbledore closed his eyes.

Clearly, he felt this was something the Savior needed to endure.

But this was the Cruciatus Curse!

Snape subconsciously wanted to intervene, but Dumbledore snatched the wand away.

He shook his head silently.

Snape looked over with trembling hands, thinking Harry Potter would be lying there, but it was Darren, Darren Potter, who lay there instead.

"Ha, Harry, you quickly... quickly go,..."

The brat's face was deathly pale, his voice weak, screaming almost every second.

By the end, he didn't even have the strength to scream.

He curled up on the ground, covered in cold sweat.

Clearly, this was real, not like the act Becky had put on.

But, Dumbledore, the Savior training plan, why must an innocent child suffer such torture?

Would he die?

He might even become a fool like the Longbottoms! You are training your Savior, why must you implicate the brat?

He almost wanted to grab Dumbledore and demand an answer.

But Dumbledore looked at him sternly, telling him to stay calm and not ruin things, otherwise Darren's curse would have been endured in vain.

Yes! Endured in vain! For who knows how many minutes.

Snape watched as Darren closed his eyes, his life hanging in the balance, and watched as Harry was pierced through the chest by the black mist Voldemort had become.

Only then did he stumble over to Darren and carefully feed him a potion.

"Severus, this is necessary..."

Dumbledore walked up to Harry and Darren.

He wanted to check on the two children's condition, but was fiercely driven back by Snape's glare.

"Dumbledore, don't you touch them!"

What greatest headmaster, he is nothing but a coward who leaves the responsibility to children!

"I really don't know how you defeated Grindelwald; perhaps it's just as the tabloids wrote, you just released a handkerchief, ha!"

"Severus... I have no choice... If I had even the slightest choice, I would never let the children do such things..."

Dumbledore whispered wearily.

"You are Dumbledore..."

"Yes, I am Dumbledore... but I am not omnipotent. Severus, you must admit this fact; I am old..."

"But you can kill him... you can do it. Even if you are old, you can still do it. You could completely kill him... or what else do you want me to do? I can do anything..."

Snape pleaded as he looked at the old man before him.

They were still children.

When he saw the two children lying there, their lives uncertain, he felt as if he had returned to that night.

When he could clearly do everything, why couldn't he be the one to do it, and let the children have a normal school life?

"Yes, Severus, you are quite right, Tom can be killed... even if I am old, I can kill him again... but what then?"

"What then?"

"Harry killed him once, but he lived again... If I kill him now with all my might, after I die... what if he lives again?"

Snape's lips trembled.

"But... but they are still children..."

"Yes, but the prophecy has dragged them in... 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?"

Dumbledore said sternly. ===== CHAPTER 1635 =====