Chapter 494: Snape's revelations
"Professor, although I know that this question is asked again and again, it doesn't make much sense after all. But...... Do you really think that mirror can take you to Harry's ...... Well, I mean, Lily Evans in front of me? β
At this time, Maca had already sat down at the table in the living room, facing Snape, who had always looked indifferent, he really didn't know how to speak.
But in this world, the closest to today's Greenwald is probably Snape. Whatever clues he wanted to get in Maka, he had to work on Snape.
And this time, in the final analysis, he was helpless against the floor-to-ceiling round mirror. If there is a more likely solution, the starting point will naturally fall on the round mirror itself.
Snape, however, remained silent when he heard him ask. Clearly, isn't Snape now betting all his bets on that mirror? Even when Maca asked again and again, he didn't intend to say why.
"Professor......" Seeing this, Maca had to sigh and say, "Since you don't want to say it, then I'll say it first!" You can listen to it and see if what I'm saying makes sense...... First of all, you should know Greenwald's purpose, right? β
Snape hesitated slightly, probably thinking that it would not be a big deal to answer such a question, so he nodded very dryly.
"Yes," Maca followed suit, "he wanted to follow in Professor Dumbledore's footsteps, so he somewhere got the mirror and wanted to use it in front of the body of Dumbledore's old friend." As far as I could tell, he thought the mirror would open a path to where Dumbledore was. β
This is a conclusion based on Greenwald's words and deeds at that time, and it is not actually the truth. But when Maca saw Snape nod again, he was even more assured.
"That's what Greenwald thinks," Marca silently confirmed, but then continued, "though I'm not sure he's rightβbecause the mirror is so special that no one can say for sure unless they see it for themselves." Well, I'll just assume he's right......"
"Putting this aside," he shook his head, "Professor, remember the materialized memories that Professor Dumbledore asked you to give me earlier?" β
Seeing that Maca changed the subject as she spoke, Snape couldn't help but have some questions.
"Remember, what's wrong?" He said calmly.
Snape's expression did not change in the slightest as he said this, and it was obvious that he had made up his mind and made up his mind not to be disturbed by any words.
"I saw Professor Dumbledore in the meditation basin," Maca said after a moment's thought, "not Professor Dumbledore from memory, but himself!" β
"Oh?" Snape's eyes narrowed when he heard this.
Of course, he was not surprised by the meeting between Maca and Dumbledore, but because since Maca had already seen Dumbledore, he must have also seen the mysterious place where Dumbledore went.
You know, when Snape gave the memory to Maca, Dumbledore was already dead.
After all, when Dumbledore was killed, there was no second person present but Snape himself. If Dumbledore's death is best known, Snape is the only one in this world.
"Have you really seen Dumbledore?" He hesitated, "Myself? β
Knowing that Snape had always been cautious, it was impossible for him to believe such one-sided words after hearing them. For this, although Maca has also prepared a way to deal with it, but now that it is really going to be implemented, it is inevitable that she will hesitate in her heart.
Like Snape, Maca was a very cautious man, and if he were to make some very risky moves, he would undoubtedly find himself in a dilemma.
After a moment's hesitation, Maca breathed a sigh of relief. He silently closed his eyes and sorted out his thoughts before he opened his eyes again and looked at Snape.
"Professor, I've unsealed that part of my memory, you ......," he paused for a moment, then spoke again, "you can see for yourself." β
Once practiced to the depths, Occlumency can isolate certain parts of the memory, and even materialize it into a white flocculent substance and take it out for preservation.
It's not easy to get started or mastered, but it's very useful. Maca started practicing a long time ago, and it has continued to be quite good.
However, Snape himself was a master of Occlumency and Psychoton, and in both of these techniques, he was not much worse than Dumbledore.
For such a master to read his memory, even if it was only a small part, Maca would have to take a lot of risk for it. To be honest, there are too many things in his memory that can't be revealed.
For Maca's actions, Snape finally ceased to be a dead man's face. He looked at Maca in surprise, but he didn't move, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Professor?"
Now that she has spoken, Maca is naturally no longer entangled, but urges a little.
"I see......," presumably the desire to confirm outweighed some of the hesitation, and Snape stopped procrastinating, drew his wand and pointed at Maca, "The deceit." β
The moment Snape casts the spell, Maca's use of Occlumency. As he had scruples, although he still trusted Snape, he had to be careful if the relationship was too big.
But he also knew that gaining Snape's trust and getting Snape's assistance was also essential in this incident. There were so few clues about Greenwald and the round mirror that he couldn't pass up this opportunity.
As Maca was shocked, Snape's spirit immediately invaded his mind, and a memory soon became apparent in Snape's mind.
For this master of memory spells, it is natural to distinguish whether there is any trace of tampering in the slightest way. When Snape porked over the memory, the two men's spirits were disconnected.
Taking advantage of the moment when Snape frowned and pondered, Maca secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Letting others flip through your memories at will, even with your own consent, is unlikely to be a good experience.
For now, he could only rejoice that he had taken the initiative to befriend Snape because of his admiration for his magical knowledge, which was really the most correct decision he had made so far.
Seriously, Snape wasn't a bad guy, but he wasn't a good guy either. From the very beginning, he felt that he and Snape were really similar in some way, so he also knew very well that for people like them, trust was very precious and rare.
As Snape put away his wand and thought to himself, time was slowly ticking. One of these two people kept silent and weighed left and right, and the other calmed down and waited silently, in fact, they both knew in their hearts that they would inevitably come to a final conclusion today.
By now, what Maca had said had been said, and what she wanted to convey to Snape had been accurately delivered. What this conclusion will look like after that is all up to Snape's judgment.
After a long time, although it was not yet dawn, it felt like a whole night in Maca's feeling. Finally, Snape looked up and returned his gaze to Maca's face.
McKellen ...... Do you know the Mirror of Eris? β
Snape's sudden question, Maca was slightly stunned.
Of course, he knew that the mirror had been stored in Hogwarts Castle all along, but because of the influence he had caused, the sunglasses that should have been there in the first year did not show up.
Yes, when he heard Snape mention the Mirror of Eris, he immediately compared it to the mysterious Mirror.
The two are both magical floor-to-ceiling mirrors, and if you have to connect them, there may be a lot of similarities. But if you talk about the differences, it's even more.
The magical effect of the Mirror of Eris is unique, and it is also dangerous to a certain extent, as it can reveal one's most urgent and intense desires. If a person with a weak mind stands in front of it, he may even fall into infinite confusion and madness.
But compared to the floor-to-ceiling round mirror that Greenwald made, it was really not worth mentioning.
In confusion, Maca nodded at Snape, motioning for the other to continue.
"Greenwald once told me that the Mirror of Eris stored at Hogwarts was a replica of Rowena Ravenclaw based on another powerful ancient Magic Mirror." Snape said softly, "And, Ravenclaw used this replica to set an unbreakable seal on that powerful Ancient Magic Mirror. β
"Rowena Ravenclaw?"
Maca never thought that he would hear this name that was unusually familiar to him again under such circumstances. Who would have thought that the mysterious floor-to-ceiling round mirror would be related to Ravenclaw again?
The incident of the Bewitching Monument has not yet found a reason for a complete solution, and now the floor-to-ceiling round mirror can't wait to be placed in front of him again. And both of these can be said to be the source of a monstrous catastrophe and the root of the so-called evil.
It seems that this Rowena Ravenclaw ...... No, maybe she should be called Rowena Namila, one of the four founders of Hogwarts and the founder of Ravenclaw House, how could she always be involved in these catastrophes?
Maca's expression at this moment changed several times in a row, and her heart became even more uneasy.