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Chapter 712 Magic as Powerful as the Dark Lord
Chapter 712 Magic as Powerful as the Dark Lord
"—I wasn't even at school at the time!"
Upon hearing Snape's words, Malfoy's expression softened slightly, but he quickly regained his composure, appearing completely unconcerned.
"What are you trying to say?"
"Whatever your plans, you must stop!" Snape said.
"That's impossible!" Malfoy interrupted him abruptly. "Their plan failed, but mine didn't!"
"You can't succeed!"
"You think I can't do it?"
"I'm trying to save your life!"
The two faced off, the air thick with tension.
"Listen to me," Snape said softly after a pause, "I want to help you. I swore an oath to your mother to protect you, an unbreakable vow—"
"You've already said that," Malfoy said expressionlessly. "I don't need your protection, and I don't mind if you say it again."
“This time it’s different.” Snape shook his head. “You have no idea that, besides the traces of the Fiendfyre curse in the underground classroom corridor, there was another kind of magic that killed the Fiendfyre curse.”
"What are you trying to say? It's just a spell—"
"It's the Avada Kedavra curse."
Malfoy abruptly looked up, staring at Snape in disbelief.
"What did you say?!"
"At first I didn't believe it either, but it's true, I swear." Snape was less agitated now, and said calmly, "Not just me, the other professors know it too, Minerva McGonagall, Flitwick, Dumbledore—that evil magic permeates the corridors of the underground classrooms, it's all too obvious."
Malfoy's already pale face turned even paler.
"So you mean—Olivendell has already learned the Killing Curse?"
"No, I should say he always has been." Snape shook his head. "I just didn't expect his Killing Curse to be so—powerful—."
A flicker of fear crossed Snape's eyes.
Judging from the remaining magic in the underground classroom, the Killing Curse cast by Siren was extremely powerful, almost enough to kill an adult fire dragon.
In other words, the continuous Fiendfire spells indirectly consumed all the magic power of the Killing Curse. If it were any other kind of magic, Crabbe and Goyle would not have survived.
Snape had only ever seen such a powerful Killing Curse on one person.
So he went to Malfoy and tried to persuade him to abandon his so-called plan.
But Malfoy simply didn't believe his explanation.
"This is impossible! Siren Ollivander, how could he possibly be as strong as the Dark Lord!"
"I know that's impossible," Snape said.
It's obvious. If Cyron, who is not yet an adult, can master dark magic as powerful as Voldemort, then they shouldn't be Death Eaters. They should pack up and quickly pledge allegiance to a new master. If they're lucky, they might be able to save their lives.
But whatever techniques or methods were used—in any case, Xilun did succeed.
Even after so much time has passed, the magic at the entrance to the underground classroom has not completely dissipated, and everyone who passes by can feel a bone-chilling cold.
Since he can use it once, he can definitely use it a second, third, or more times.
"Give up, Draco, you can't succeed," Snape said again.
This time, the silence between the two lasted even longer, almost five minutes, before Malfoy finally spoke: "It's alright. Anyway, in my plan, Ollivander is just a dispensable target. At worst, I'll just remove that part."
"What's your plan?"
"I told you, it's none of your business."
"I can help you!"
"You should find Crabbe and Goyle first. Or, think about how to maintain Dumbledore's trust in you." Malfoy sneered. "Don't forget, you are the Head of Slytherin. If you lose Dumbledore's trust because of this, you will also lose the Dark Lord's trust."
"So, compared to me, you're the more dangerous one."
"You don't need to worry about that," Snape said. "I have my own way of handling it."
"Then it's none of your business!" Malfoy said angrily, ignoring Snape's attempts to stop him, and turned back to the common room.
Snape stood at the door for a while, his expression inscrutable, but he didn't go in and left a few minutes later.
But he didn't go back to his office. Judging from his footsteps, he went to the lobby, but the sound gradually faded, and it was unclear where he went.
The empty corridor returned to silence. Just then, in the shadows of the wall, a black cat gently flicked its tail.
This trip was definitely worthwhile.
Siren hadn't expected that Malfoy's plan was also related to him. However, it sounded more like he was just a bonus. This made him abandon the idea of nipping the danger in the bud.
If Malfoy and his two foolish henchmen were to try and kill him, then Celeste would certainly not allow them to continue their schemes. Finding an opportunity to eliminate this unstable factor in advance would be the best course of action.
But Malfoy's main plan doesn't seem to be him.
That way, there's no need to take any risks.
After all, he had just used the Unforgivable Curse at school—even if it was to protect himself, the Unforgivable Curse is still the Unforgivable Curse, and its nature doesn't change just because of different purposes.
Siren knew that Dumbledore would likely figure out what kind of magic he had used, but he didn't care at the time.
Faced with the threat of Fiery Blaze, he instinctively used the most powerful magic preserved in the [Soul Weapon Codex] to date.
That is, the Killing Curse that was blocked by the diary when I first faced Voldemort last year.
Siren hadn't expected the magic to be so obvious; not only Dumbledore, but even the professors could see it.
So Snape was absolutely right when he said that his Killing Curse was just as powerful as Voldemort's, because it was Voldemort's.
Fortunately, neither Dumbledore nor the other professors said anything, and even the Aurors who came to Hogwarts later did not look for him.
It seems Dumbledore provided him with a plausible explanation. He knew the function of the Horcruxes and could guess the truth of the matter.
But regardless, since Sheryl almost killed Crabbe and Goyle at school, it's hard to say whether Dumbledore really didn't mind.
Therefore, it's best to keep a low profile. Even if we really want to target Malfoy, we should wait until school holidays are over.
Siren doesn't want to be seen by Dumbledore as the next Tom Riddle; he still wants to inherit his family's wand shop.
A few minutes later, after confirming that Snape's footsteps had completely disappeared, Siron left the underground classroom, jumped over the stair railing to the eighth floor, and returned to the Gryffindor Tower.