"When did this change happen..." Snape's voice was very soft, as if he was talking to himself.

"There's no one else here." He looked at Kyle, "And don't make me think you're an idiot."

"I guess," Kyle took a deep breath, "it should be the night when Voldemort was destroyed."

"That's right, it started from that day." Snape suddenly turned around and almost hit Kyle on the head with his cloak.

Fortunately, Kyle reacted quickly enough and moved aside in time to avoid it.

But Snape really likes cloaks... maybe it's because he stays in the underground classroom all year round. It's really cold if he doesn't wear a cloak more often.

Kyle touched a certain badge on his collar, and a warm breeze blew through, dispelling the cold feeling unique to the underground classroom.

"It seems that you are not a fool. Let's take a look at this. It will prove that your guess is right."

Snape walked behind the desk and took out a thick stack of books from the drawer.

Kyle took two steps forward and realized that they were all copies of the Daily Prophet. When stacked together, they were almost thicker than two books.

Looking more carefully, Kyle also found that these newspapers had a common feature, that is, they all contained articles about Dumbledore, and the words they said were very unpleasant.

An old fool, a fool, a lunatic, a dictator, the nemesis of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, and one person who supports the Auror office...

Wait, there seems to be some strange name mixed in.

Kyle turned back the newspaper again, but couldn't find the article he had just stumbled upon.

Only then did he realize how numerous these newspapers were.

There were probably eighty pages in such a thick stack, if not a hundred. This also meant that Dumbledore had been scolded more than a hundred times in the newspaper.

Most of them were written by Rita Skeeter, but there were others whose names Kyle didn't recognize and had no recollection of.

I guess it's some guy who wants to impress people, but doesn't have the talent of Rita Skeeter.

In addition, the time when these newspapers were published is also very interesting. They were all published after Voldemort was killed, and there was no one before 1981.

Oh, by the way, not in recent years either.

The last one was praising Fudge and mocking Dumbledore for being a fool. Looking at the time, Kyle remembered that the afternoon this newspaper was published happened to be when Fudge changed his mind and announced that Voldemort was back and the Ministry of Magic was entering a wartime state.

.

After that, the comments about Dumbledore in the newspapers became much more polite.

"It seems that Voldemort also has a special ability." Kyle whispered: "He can make those arrogant guys learn how to respect others."

"You should know exactly why this is, right?" Snape sneered, "That's why you want the Dark Lord to 'live' rather than telling everyone the truth."

Kyle didn't answer, but looked at Snape with a strange look.

"Speaking of which, I'm a little curious why you collect these newspapers?"

"What?" Snape didn't react for a moment, then frowned and said:

"It's not important. My focus is not on the newspaper."

"On the contrary, I think this point is very important." Kyle shook his head seriously.

Snape was silent, and after a long time he said softly: "You swear not to tell anyone else."

Seeing him hesitant to speak, Kyle's eyes grew more and more nervous, and he was inexplicably nervous.

He pursed his dry mouth and nodded repeatedly.

"Don't worry, I will never reveal any secrets. If you are worried, we can still sign a magic contract."

"There is no need for magical contracts." Snape hesitated for a long time before saying: "I am worried that Lily Evans will one day become a joke in the Daily Prophet, and I want Dumbledore to stop this kind of thing.

Behavior.

"It's just that he doesn't seem to care about it at all. No matter how unpleasant other people write, he never gets angry."

"That's it..." Kyle blurted out, a little disappointed.

"Hmm..." Snape narrowed his eyes, "Then what do you think?"

Suddenly there was a hint of killing intent in the air, and Kyle shook his head quickly.

"No, I think so too."

But he also breathed a sigh of relief.

The main reason is that Snape's move of collecting newspapers is really confusing. If he didn't know his feelings for Lily Evans, Kyle even suspected that he wanted to compete with Grindelwald.

If this is the case, he should consider taking Kang Na away as soon as possible.

You can go anywhere, but it must be far enough away from Snape to avoid splattering them with blood when Grindelwald comes looking for him.

But that’s no longer necessary now.

Kyle pretended as if nothing had happened and continued to read the newspaper.

Snape stared into Kyle's eyes. Although Kyle was very skilled in Occlumency and couldn't see anything, he still instinctively felt that Kyle was thinking about something very rude.

"You'd better put away those stupid ideas."

"I don't understand what you're talking about." Kyle gave him a standard smile.

"That's the best." Snape glanced at Kyle coldly and continued the topic.

"Remember, you can tell others that the Dark Lord is dead, but never say anything about Horcruxes."

"Is this still necessary?" Kyle shrugged, "Didn't the Ministry of Magic already know this from you?"

"They only saw part of the memory." Snape said. "I am still very confident in my Occlumency, but Shacklebolt's Legilimency is far behind compared to the Dark Lord. He saw

Yes, it’s all the content I want him to see.

"Of course, most of it is true. The only thing missing is that Potter is the last Horcrux. This is what Dumbledore meant."

"I know." Kyle said, "This part is missing from the memory he provided."

"This is to protect Potter. He promised me that he would never tell a third person about this..."

When saying this, Snape looked at Kyle again, "Unfortunately... he did not keep his promise."

"Hey, I was the one who solved the fragment of Voldemort's soul in Harry's body. There was no need for him to voluntarily bear Voldemort's death curse." Kyle said angrily, "It's something neither you nor Dumbledore did.

,I did it.”

"Do you think I will thank you?" Snape sneered.

"I think Lily Evans would thank me."

There was a popping sound, like the sound of bones rubbing against each other.

"You'd better not continue to provoke me..." Snape said word by word, looking at Kyle with an increasingly dangerous look...

Damn it, if it wasn't for Connor, he would have kicked Kyle out a long time ago.

"What I said is the truth," Kyle said, but did not provoke Snape any more.

"Okay, let's continue the topic we just talked about... In addition to Legilimency, didn't Kingsley use Veritaserum on you?"

"You think I wouldn't have thought they'd use Veritaserum on me?"

Snape tried to restrain himself. "And as a former Potions professor, I have at least three ways to make Veritaserum ineffective.

"So they thought they got the whole truth, but they missed the most important part." "You mean...the number of Horcruxes." Kyle raised his eyebrows.

The memory provided by Dumbledore is actually quite complete. Although it lacks the part about Slughorn and Harry, it does mention the number of Horcruxes.

This means that the people in the Ministry of Magic only know that the total number of Dark Lord's Horcruxes is seven, and six of them have been destroyed.

Diary, Hufflepuff gold cup, Slytherin locket, Ravenclaw diadem, Resurrection stone ring and the rune snake.

In order to protect Harry, Dumbledore deliberately did not mention him in his memory...but this decision inevitably hid the whereabouts of the seventh Horcrux.

"You are finally not so stupid." Snape spoke much faster.

"In the eyes of those at the Ministry of Magic, Voldemort only destroyed six Horcruxes before he was killed, and one is still missing. This is good news for you."

"Do you know why?"

Kyle guessed a little, but when he saw the corners of Snape's mouth turning up slightly, he still shook his head, "I don't know."

Snape walked behind Kyle and suddenly laughed.

"Do you feel that no one else knows about the things you did in the previous Hogwarts War?"

"What did I do?"

"Fire, and those Death Eaters who have been captured without mercy," Snape said.

"They didn't take it easy."

"But that's how it seems to some people." Snape said mockingly: "Many Aurors and Amelia Bones have seen it. It was you who deliberately let Li Huo get out of control and killed hundreds of people.

A Death Eater."

To be honest, Kyle did feel a little nervous for a moment, but that was all.

Li Huo is inherently difficult to control. Without evidence, people from the Ministry of Magic can't do anything to him. If that doesn't work, they can just announce the truth.
To be continued...