Chapter 1462 Snape's Fear

In the past, Filch and Malfoy had a good relationship.

But now, he acted as if he had never met Malfoy before, with a businesslike attitude.

Malfoy wrenched free of Filch's grip, looking distraught.

"Okay, he didn't invite me." He said angrily, "I want to break in, are you happy?"

"No, I'm not happy!" said Filch, which did not match the smug look on his face. "You're in trouble, boy! Didn't the headmaster say you're not allowed to walk around at night without permission? Huh?"

"It doesn't matter, Argus, it doesn't matter." Slughorn waved his hand and said, "It's Christmas, it's not a sin to want to go to the party, let's forget it this time, it's not an example. Draco, you can stay."

Filch's expression of indignation and disappointment was to be expected, but Malfoy was almost equally unhappy.

There was another unhappy person, Snape looked at Malfoy with anger and a little fear.

Um, scared?

Ivan turned to Snape, his appearance had never been seen before, but it was fleeting.

Ivan narrowed his eyes, Snape should know about Malfoy's mission, but why was he angry and scared?

Not surprisingly, he should have assisted Malfoy, even if it was an impossible task.

Other things aside, Snape had a good personal relationship with the Malfoys.

He was Lucius' junior at school, and it is said that he received a lot of care, whether it was in the Hogwarts circle or as a Death Eater. He is also Draco's godfather, which is enough to prove the relationship between the two parties. So, even if Malfoy received this impossible task from Voldemort, he would assist.

Of course he was willing to assist, and he would pass this information on to Dumbledore.

Seeing that Malfoy appeared tonight, maybe he planned to carry out a second operation.

Snape would be angry, because he didn't know about the action before, because Malfoy didn't tell him.

Perhaps, he didn't trust Snape at all now, but was acting alone.

Judging from what happened last time, Malfoy's solo actions were thoughtless and crazy.

He probably didn't hurt Dumbledore, but killed the others first.

This is probably why Snape was afraid, after all, no one wants to face a madman...

Ivan's eyes moved from Snape to Malfoy, and Harry was also staring at him.

It was the first time they had seen Malfoy up close since school started, and he looked a little sick, with deep dark circles under his eyes and noticeably greyish skin.

Is this a change caused by high mental tension, or is it some other factor?

Except maybe really because of too much pressure, crazy. There are many behaviors and black magic that can make a person become like this, even more decadent and sick. Ivan guessed maliciously that maybe Malfoy was due to excessive consumption of energy and mana...

By this time, Filch had turned and shuffled away, muttering under his breath.

Malfoy had also put together a smiling face to thank Slughorn for his leniency, and Snape's expression was unfathomably calm again.

"Nothing, nothing." Slughorn said, waving his hand, "After all, I knew your grandfather..."

"He's always spoken highly of you, sir," said Malfoy quickly. "He's told me many times that you're the best potions expert he's ever known…"

"I have something to tell you, Draco," Snape said suddenly.

"Gee, Severus," said Slughorn, belching, "Christmas, don't be so harsh!"

"I'm his headmaster, and it's up to me to decide whether to be strict or not." Snape said briefly, "Come with me, Draco."

The two left, with Snape leading and Malfoy following angrily.

"Severus is always like this." Slughorn burped again, "Come on boys, you really should try this mince pie, I have a few famous people to introduce Do you know each other?"

"Sorry, Professor, I want to go to the bathroom, and I'll do it when I go," said Harry, turning and slipping into the crowd.

Ivan and Hermione looked at each other, Harry must be planning to eavesdrop on the conversation between Malfoy and Snape.

Neither of them wanted to stay here, at the mercy of Slughorn.

Ivan gestured in the direction of Harry's departure, and Hermione nodded without a trace.

"The two of us want to dance first, don't you mind, professor?" Ivan said immediately.

"Never mind, have fun," said Slughorn, getting himself another large piece of mince pie.

Ivan and Hermione walked into the crowd, only Luna did not leave.

She was telling Professor Trelawney about the Tooth Conspiracy, and Professor Trelawney seemed genuinely interested.

"Where are they?" Hermione asked, not seeing Harry, Snape, or Malfoy.

"Outside!" Ivan said, pointing to the office door.

They went out, the corridor was empty, no one was there.

Then, they saw Harry suddenly appear out of nowhere in front of the door of the last classroom in the corridor.

He lifted off the invisibility cloak and quickly waved to the two of them.

Ivan and Hermione hurried over, the sound of music, laughter and conversation in Slughorn's office covered their footsteps, and Ivan's body was changing rapidly. In a blink of an eye, he turned into a black cat. Hermione glanced at him, and the Animagus transformed.

The two cats had slipped under the Invisibility Cloak, and Harry was putting his ear close to the keyhole of the classroom door.

The voice inside came out intermittently, and Ivan and Hermione missed the previous content, but the conversation was reaching a critical point.

"You're too impatient, Draco, don't make any more mistakes, if you are found out and fired..."

"That has nothing to do with me, you know?" Malfoy said in a nasty tone.

"I hope you're telling the truth, because it's a clumsy and stupid thing, and you're already under suspicion."

"Who doubts me?" Malfoy asked angrily.

"Everyone who was there, Potter, Granger, Mason, and Dumbledore, I reminded you before."

After a short silence, Malfoy continued, "They already doubted me, even if I do nothing, it's useless."

"That's because that thing was too stupid, you should discuss it with me in advance..."

"I'll say it one last time, I didn't do it, you know?" Malfoy interrupted Snape impatiently, "Let me see, that girl named Katie must have an enemy that no one knows about, don't Look at me like that! I know what you're doing, I'm not a fool, you're not going to work on me."

The conversation paused again, save for the music from Slughorn's office.

"It amazes me, Draco, that you have learned Occlumency," Snape said softly. "What do you want to hide from your Master?"

"I didn't want to hide it from him, I just didn't want you to get involved."

Occlumency, Malfoy had learned Occlumency, and it seemed he wasn't a fool.

Although not much was said in the conversation inside, a lot of information had already been revealed.

Snape was questioning Malfoy, obviously he also suspected that Malfoy did what Katie did.

As Ivan guessed just now, Malfoy doesn't trust Snape, he is going to act alone...