bioinnovel Chapter 355 Belvina's Great Failure
Chapter 355 Belvina's Great Failure
Chapter 355 Belvina's Great Failure
In certain special circumstances, as long as someone is willing to start a team, the workplace will automatically match teammates.
Next, the person who initiated the group can just watch the show; among the randomly matched teammates, there will inevitably be someone like Tongtiandai.
At this moment, Belvina was the one responsible for initiating the team fight, while Alastor Moody was a teammate she was randomly matched with.
In the circular headmaster's office, Snape was interrogated by Professor Moody because of a single sentence from Belvina.
There was no way around it; Snape's background wasn't clean, and his past as a Death Eater made it difficult for the highly suspicious Moody to trust him.
"Why did you go to see Karkaroff last night?" Professor Moody asked. "I already told you, it was Karkaroff who wanted to see me, that's why I went to the university hospital," Snape said helplessly.
Faced with this paranoid retired Auror, Snape seemed helpless; he had absolutely no way to deal with Professor Moody.
"I'm asking why you wanted to see him," Professor Moody said. "He told you to go to the university hospital, so you went. When have you ever been so obedient to him?"
Snape glared at Belvina, who was sitting to the side watching the show, and he really wanted to poison the talkative Belvina with a potion. "I sent Severus, Alastor," Dumbledore said. "I sent Severus to get close to Karkaroff."
Snape breathed a sigh of relief; he really didn't want to continue arguing with Moody.
"Albus!" Professor Moody looked somewhat displeased. "After he met with Karkaroff last night, Karkaroff disappeared!"
As he spoke, Professor Moody looked at Snape, his scarred face filled with deep suspicion.
Whether it was the Ministry of Magic's Legal Committee more than a decade ago, or Hogwarts today, Moody doesn't believe Snape, doesn't believe he has abandoned the darkness and embraced the light.
"Alastor, Severus had already joined us before Voldemort's downfall, risking great danger to spy for us," Dumbledore said calmly. "I trust him as much as I trust you."
Professor Moody snorted in dissatisfaction. Although he stopped questioning Snape, it was clear that he did not agree with Dumbledore's assessment of Snape.
"Severus, when you went to see Karkaroff last night, did he seem unusual?" Dumbledore asked.
"He's terrified," Snape said. "The Dark Mark on his arm is getting clearer, so he's terrified that the Dark Lord will return."
Upon hearing this, Professor Moody snorted again.
However, this time the humming was much softer than before.
Of the four people in the headmaster's office, three called Voldemort by his full name, while only Snape referred to him as "The Dark Lord."
"Like we were talking about in the school hospital, I suspect Karkaroff has escaped," Snape continued. "He took a lot of potions, potions that can deal with many special situations, such as being hunted down."
"If Karkaroff escaped on his own, then what about the marks in the second-floor corridor?" Moody asked. "There was a fight in the second-floor corridor, and those marks definitely weren't made by students. I can tell that."
Snape was unfazed by the situation, displaying an unusual magnanimity.
He continued, "I think Karkaroff wanted to escape, and he did. But he unexpectedly ran into other people in the second-floor corridor."
"Professor Black, where were you last night?" Snape suddenly looked at Belvina. "You know, your relationship with Karkaroff has always been—well, not very harmonious."
Oh no, this time they're after me!
"I didn't go near the school hospital last night," Belvina said calmly.
"You didn't go near the school hospital, so what about the second-floor corridor?" Snape said, and his revenge began.
"No, I live on the fifth floor. Why would I go to the second floor for no reason?" Belvina remained calm. She wouldn't fall into Snape's trap. "Then—what about the other Black, Sirius Black?" Snape asked again, seemingly determined to drag Belvina into the mess.
Belvina spread her hands speechlessly and said, "How would I know where Sirius was last night! If you want to know, go ask him in London yourself. The address is 12 Grimmauld Place, don't go to the wrong place!"
Upon hearing Belvina's words, Snape suddenly wavered. He thought to himself: Could this really have nothing to do with her? That can't be!
At Hogwarts, only Belvina and Dumbledore knew the truth about Karkaroff's disappearance. Last night, Sirius and Lupin kidnapped Karkaroff.
Snape was naturally unaware of what had happened the previous night. He suspected Belvina out of habit and wanted to pin the blame on her out of revenge.
In addition, Belvina told Snape everything that happened in the Forbidden Forest yesterday without reservation, which is one of the reasons why he became suspicious.
"Logically speaking, Blake wouldn't target Karkaroff," Moody said in a hoarse voice. "Too many people know she and Karkaroff are at odds, and if anything happens to Karkaroff, she'll be the first suspect."
Professor Moody is right, Professor Moody is absolutely right!
Belvina nodded like a chick pecking at rice, and she suddenly felt that scars were a man's badge of honor!
"But what if Blake doesn't act according to common sense?" Moody continued. "I've said it before, Blake's behavior is illogical and doesn't follow common sense."
The tables have turned, and this time it was Snape's turn to nod. He felt that Moody was absolutely right and there was nothing wrong with it.
Belvina shook her head helplessly. Moody didn't believe her, for reasons similar to his disbelief in Snape.
The noble and oldest Black family, staunch believers in pure-blood supremacy, with many Voldemort supporters in the family, and even two Death Eaters.
Besides her family background, Belvina was also a former retainer of Fudge's former residence, bearing the deep imprint of the Ministry of Magic. Moody didn't trust Fudge, and he trusted the Ministry of Magic even less.
"Alastor, even if I did kidnap Karkarov, there has to be a motive!" Belvina said, dissatisfied. "He's not a young and pretty girl, nor a handsome young man, why would I kidnap him!"
Dumbledore remained silent.
Professor Moody's magic eye darted around, questioning everything.
Snape frowned in thought; he had a feeling that Belvina was behind it all.
"Someone's here," Moody suddenly said. "It's McGonagall, she's right outside the door."
As soon as she finished speaking, a knock sounded on the door, along with Professor McGonagall's voice.
After the office door opened, Professor McGonagall walked in with a grave expression. She said, "Someone kidnapped Karkaroff. Two people, both wearing black hoods and masks."
Instantly, both of Moody's eyes turned to Snape.
A black hood and mask are the usual attire of Death Eaters, and Snape was once a Death Eater.
"Are you sure?" Snape asked. "Hogwarts has been broken into, and the intruders are wearing black hoods and masks?"
"The two men were seen by a portrait when they took Karkaroff away," Professor McGonagall said in a low voice. "The portrait told Filch, and Filch told me."
Although Professor McGonagall's worry seemed genuine, Snape still found it hard to believe that the Death Eaters would dare to break into Hogwarts and kidnap someone.
Without Voldemort himself to keep watch, and with the most loyal Death Eaters imprisoned in Azkaban, how could those rotten potatoes and stinky eggs possibly dare to break into Hogwarts!
"How could this be—" Snape muttered, feeling that this was too strange. Why would the Death Eaters kidnap Karkaroff?
Was it in retaliation for Karkarov's previous betrayal?
"Professor Dumbledore," Belvina stood up, "whoever took Karkaroff away, we must report this to the Ministry of Magic."
As she spoke, she discreetly observed the expressions on the faces of the other people.
Professor McGonagall's face was grave, her eyes filled with worry. She must have believed it—that the Death Eaters had kidnapped Karkaroff.
Alastor Moody looked puzzled. He had dealt with Death Eaters many times and knew them well. It wouldn't be easy to fool him.
Finally, there was Snape, a former Death Eater. He seemed rather skeptical, not believing that Death Eaters would dare to break into the school and take Karkaroff away right under Dumbledore's nose.
Belvina showed no outward expression, but her heart was pounding with anxiety. She couldn't be sure whether she had passed the first test or not.
At this moment, Snape turned his gaze to Belvina again, his suspicions about her deepening.
Snape suddenly remembered that the last person who could enter and leave the castle silently was Sirius Black.