"Harry, Professor Snape said he was going to find your mother."
Hermione's words not only made Harry and Ron look surprised, but even Maka, who was about to rush over to stop Snape and ask for explanation, stopped running.
"What...what do you mean?"
Harry, who knew nothing about Snape's past, would of course ask this. But Maka already knew all about those bad things. As soon as he heard Hermione say this, he immediately understood the true meaning behind Snape's seemingly inexplicable actions.
If we only look at the surface, there is actually only one simple sentence - Snape has defected to Grindelwald!
Once the cause and effect are known, it is much easier to deduce the process in between. Obviously, Snape really wanted to hold Hermione hostage. If Grindelwald loses his hand on Maka, then Hermione in his hand will become a powerful weapon against Maka.
It's a pity that the mysterious floor-to-ceiling round mirror is too powerful. Snape and Greenwald overestimated Maka's magical power after all, so that this last plan became a waste.
Thinking of this, the complexity in Maka's heart was simply indescribable.
He didn't know whether Grindelwald came up with these overlapping schemes on his own, or whether Grindelwald and Snape came up with them together, but it didn't matter now. The important thing is that these conspiracies are completely aimed at him alone.
Greenwald and Snape acted separately because they saw that he was unable to do anything at the same time. No matter which side succeeded, the outcome would be the same.
While Maka was stunned, Snape had already entered the sphere of influence of the round mirror. But his whole body was shaken, and a ray of soul flew out of his body and flew straight towards the mirror.
Maka could even vaguely see that the translucent shadow that was exactly the same as Snape opened its arms, suddenly flew through the air, and eagerly plunged into the hazy mirror.
Although he couldn't see the other person's expression, Maka felt that it was probably with the purest smile.
"Can you really find a dead person on the other side of that mirror?"
Maka thought for a moment, then smiled bitterly and shook her head.
Even if Greenwald was not mistaken and this mirror did lead to where Dumbledore was, Snape would never have found Harry's mother in that white world. Judging from what Dumbledore said at that time, dead people will not be sent there. It is not a place where the living and the dead should go.
There is the so-called "edge of hell", the place closest to death.
If you want to take Dumbledore's words, it is a transitional place "there is still a long way to go before the real 'death'".
Maybe Dumbledore could find what he was looking for there, but if Snape went there, it would probably be more uncomfortable than dying. No, not just Snape, maybe even Greenwald.
Maca didn't know how Dumbledore got there, but he could still understand that even if this mirror could lead there, it would never be the right path.
However, he knew that he could not stop Snape.
Snape's love for Harry's mother Lily is probably one of the most stubborn loves in the world. That love is so deep that no one or anything can stop it.
For this love, Snape could risk everything to protect Harry, who he hated so much, because although Harry looked like his father James from the inside out, his green eyes were Exactly like Lily.
In a world without Maka, Snape could give up everything for Lily and die silently; but in this world with Maka, he would still do the same.
Snape has never been a fool, and he will definitely not completely believe Grindelwald's words, but even if there is only a glimmer of hope, he will throw himself into the mirror like a moth to a flame, just for that one ten thousandth hope.
In the distance, Snape's body fell into the snow, and the remaining body temperature melted the cold snowflakes and soaked his clothes. That scene seemed to tell the whole world that this man, who had a gloomy face from beginning to end, also had a fiery chest.
Maka stared blankly at the figure lying in the snow, watching the flying snow slowly covering it up, feeling filled with emotion in her heart.
Snape and he were both teachers and friends. Although the other person obviously betrayed him this time, it was really hard for him to be angry at this man. He was just thinking, would he do the same thing if he were in his place
The answer was not difficult to come by, but it made him smile bitterly.
Before they knew it, Hermione, Harry and Ron had left. They all said something after that. Although Maka listened for a while, she didn't care too much. Because we already know almost everything we need to know about their stories.
At the moment, he naturally still has many questions in his heart, but there is only one that always lingers in his mind.
"Professor Snape," Maka asked softly in her heart, "can you tell me why you are holding Hermione hostage and not Luna?"
Snape, who was very close to Maka and had very frequent contact with her, knew that the person in Maka's heart was the Lovegood girl. But even though he knew it, it was Hermione he chose in the end, which made Maka's chest tighten.
Yes, if Hermione were used to threaten him, he would still obey, but this was just his Maka's concept of behavior. If Snape were to stand in Maka's position, Hermione's weight would definitely be far less than Luna's.
In this case, why did Snape choose to hold Hermione hostage? This is really thought-provoking.
Just like Snape knew Maka quite well, Maka already knew Snape quite well. But the more you understand this kind of thing, the more painful and helpless it will be.
In Maka's silence, the remaining time flew by like water. Not long after, when he suddenly found that the ticking sound like a clock in his ears suddenly disappeared, he knew that his short space journey had come to an end.
There was no time for him to delay any longer. The moment the ticking sound stopped, he quickly took out the time turner and turned the hourglass in the golden ring again.
As the strange scene like last time repeated itself, the day returned to night again, and the blizzard slowed down again, but Hogwarts also moved towards the crisis that completely destroyed it.
Maka, who had been moved to another place in the snow, immediately determined her position and consciously moved herself further away from the position where she last appeared.
This time he no longer swept away the snow on the ground, but randomly chose a tree trunk to lean against, closed his eyes slightly, and began to think secretly.
In fact, he had already roughly sketched out the first step in his plan to save Hogwarts. Now he had to seize the time to sort out his thoughts before starting his action immediately.
Not long after, Makafu opened his eyes again, and after casually scanning the distance, he disappeared on the spot with a burst of space distortion.
On the hill in front of him on the right, he was still hesitating when he looked back in time for the first time, being restrained by the shackles of time rules and unable to move forward.
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Four forty-two in the morning, Granger's house.
Hermione was sitting on her bed with a pale face, looking at the man sitting at her desk without saying a word. She didn't know why this man walked into her bedroom in the middle of the night, let alone what he was going to do.
It's not that she hasn't asked before. In fact, she has asked several times just now.
But at first, the other party impatiently told her to shut up, and then he simply didn't bother to pay attention to her. The silence in the bedroom was eerie, but she didn't know what to say.
As her academic performance was always at the top of Hogwarts, she could guess that the surrounding walls, doors and windows must have been cast with silencing spells. But even if she didn't cast a spell, she wouldn't choose to shout for help, because there were only Muggles living around.
But at this moment, another uninvited guest came outside the bedroom window.
The person who came was of course Maka. At this moment, he was stepping on the magic book and stopped firmly on the side of the window. He could clearly sense the spells in the room. In addition to the silencing spells, there were also some other early warning protective spells.
But was he here just to stand outside the window and enjoy the cool breeze while eavesdropping
of course not!
Although the last trip back in time was not what he wanted, he was still forced to take action. The act of blocking Voldemort's soul back into his body made him understand the rules of the timeline.
So, since no matter what he does, he can't change the established facts - if he takes the initiative, will it be the same
This time he hurried here just to test it out.
The exploration of magic is always inseparable from inference and experimentation, even if it is the study of world rules. Being afraid of the shackles of time rules is a sign of caution, but Maka also knows in her heart that if she wants to truly understand it, she will never succeed simply by being cautious.
At this time, bold assumptions and practical steps are equally essential.
Before at Hogwarts, the first half of the action process was known to him; but now at Hermione's home, most of the interactions between words and deeds were unknown.
Here, he can let go of his actions and see to what extent the influence of the binding rule affects him.
These thoughts flashed through Maka's mind like lightning. He no longer hesitated and suddenly sank down, quietly opening the door to Granger's house.
He wanted to know what changes would happen if he stepped into the unknown.