Accusations

Soisen made it clear that it was not that he had no morals or sense of measure, on the contrary, he was very clear about the exact place where he drew the line and what he was willing to do to those who overstepped it.

Unlike other people, who moved it at their convenience and without shame.

The air became tense with his words. It was clear that different people had different opinions and expecting others to follow her actions mindlessly was not the smartest thing one could do.

-We should go back to the Great Dining Hall -Alastor didn't seem to sense the change or just didn't care enough -We still have to meet with Dumbledore to clarify the situation and his first stop will be the place where all the students and teachers are gathered.

-I agree," Soisen nodded, although he hoped Dumbledore was dead, he still had no confirmation of what happened in the Astronomy Tower, "Besides, I don't think these are going anywhere," he said pointing his thumb at the pile of bodies as he walked out of there.

If he had known they were going to be so rude to him, he wouldn't have put a bubble head charm on them to avoid the smell.

When they returned to the Great Dining Hall, everyone seemed very upset and were practically shouting instead of talking. The teachers seemed to be in shock and seemed to have no intention of acting to calm the others down.

Soisen frowned at this situation and searched for Draco among the Slytherins, but found no trace of his presence despite easily locating his two minions who had pale faces and were trembling slightly.

Did he secretly slip away when he found out that members of the Order of the Phoenix had arrived?

Strange, he was pretty sure Draco wasn't someone who had the guts to actually kill someone head on, even under pressure. After all, he employed such indirect methods as the cursed necklace.

Wait, maybe that was why Snape moved? Given the oath he must have sworn with Draco's mother, he would help him escape, in fact he considered himself lending her the help she needed for her goal. He would fulfill his oath and at the same time invalidate it, no need to risk a backlash later.

-Silence! -Alastor used Sonorus to amplify his voice and use his intimidating appearance to forcibly calm those present -You! -He pointed at a fourth year Ravenclaw student, "What's all the commotion about?

The Ravenclaw student swallowed nervously and took several deep breaths to calm himself down before opening his mouth and trying to explain himself, but he didn't quite know where to start.

-Dumbledore is dead!

The statement came not from the Ravenclaw student, but from Potter, who pushed his way through the crowd while his eyes were bloodshot. Soisen noticed that his movements were somewhat stiff.

Remnant effects of Dumbledore's temporary paralysis curse, to prevent him from interfering with his plan?

-Explain! -Alastor hurried over and glared at Potter.

The members of the Order of the Phoenix also approached, waiting to hear the development of this event firsthand. As Potter recounted what he had seen while pinned under the invisibility cloak, Soisen escorted Silvia to sit down.

Potter's voice was so loud due to his agitated emotions that he didn't need to be close to hear. So he preferred to sit down and regain some energy, as he was running through the corridors before he found the source of the Death Eaters' entrance.

-Are you saying that Draco Malfoy disarmed Dumbledore in the Astronomy Tower, before Bellatrix Lestrange arrived and used the Killing Curse to take Albus's life? -Alastor asked in disbelief after hearing the story.

A student managed to disarm Dumbledore so easily? Shots fired!

-What's going on here? -Snape entered the Great Dining Hall at that moment.

-Severus! -McGonagall called, relieved to see that her teaching colleague had finally appeared, because they had not seen him until now, fearing that he had become a victim of the invaders.

-Where were you and what were you doing? -Alastor asked without wasting any time. He knew that Snape was a double agent under Dumbledore's orders, so perhaps he could provide additional useful information.

Or perhaps he had gone over to the dark lord's side?

But, then there was no point in him returning to Hogwarts at this point.

-I went to the Forbidden Forest with Hagrid on the Headmaster's orders to gather ingredients for an urgent potion," Snape lied without blinking. As a master spy, constructing an alibi using someone as naive as Hagrid was a piece of cake for him- Where is the Headmaster? -he asked as he swept his gaze around the Great Hall, apparently trying to locate the bearded old man.

-Liar! -Potter almost charged at Snape once he saw him, but was restrained by members of the Order of the Phoenix because they saw how upset he was. It's not like Potter was a match for Snape anyway- The Death Eaters were able to get into the castle and they were only able to do so with inside help. It was you, wasn't it, you were a Death Eater in the past and you still are! -It's because of you that the Headmaster is dead!

-Watch your words, Potter! -Snape shouted, "shocked" by the revelation of the Headmaster's death and not at all happy about the baseless accusation.

Did you know about the planned attack by the Death Eaters? Yes.

Did Dumbledore try to stage a play taking advantage of the situation? Yes.

But Snape decided not to keep moving at the pace at which Dumbledore was pulling the strings.

He made sure to trick Draco into disarming Albus as he asked, but at the moment when he was supposed to show up and end his life, he decided to make a relay with Bellatrix.

It wasn't hard to convince that crazy woman, the accomplishment of killing Albus and pleasing the dark lord was too tempting for the witch to allow him to have that pleasure.

Soisen shook his head as he watched Potter's words cause several members of the Order of the Phoenix to raise their wands against Snape on guard without even hesitating or asking Potter to show proof of his accusations.

Snape's performance revealed that he tacitly agreed to the invitation he gave him, so he had to do his part or the potions master he knew would be pushed into the mud.

-"I can understand your agitation, but you should refrain from taking your personal grudges to the field at times like this, Potter," he said as he stood up and walking over, stood between the wands and Snape, making his position clear to the entire school, "Dumbledore always trusted Snape and your baseless accusations are nothing but disrespectful of that trust.

Snape's eyelids couldn't help but twitch twice after hearing the last statement, it really wasn't easy for him to follow that manipulative old man and keep that supposed "trust".

He did what he did for Lily, the Headmaster never kept his word and he was fed up!

-"I feel obliged to point out that what Mr. Galegold said is correct," McGonagall interjected as she also stepped forward, causing the raised wands to lower to Soisen's annoyance. Why didn't they lower them when he stepped forward, "Severus has proven to be a person to whom Dumbledore did not hesitate to pass on tasks of great importance. He has always been on the side of the Light.

-He's just trying to trick us! -Potter shouted even more unhinged as he grabbed his wand and prepared to attack, "They're in cahoots! Soisen has to be a Death Eater, too!

Before anyone could react, they watched as particles of light gathered to form a forward-projected fist and plunged into Potter's face, sending him flying several feet and knocking him unconscious with several teeth on the floor.

A little improvisation on the spot: the Wizard's Hand!

-Be careful with your words, Potter! -shouted Soisen clearly furious at the accusations to his name as demonstrated by the agitated magic around him- Do you think your pain, rage and sadness justify you saying whatever you want without repercussions?

Snape couldn't help but let go a sigh of satisfaction as he watched James' son fly.

At the same time, the teachers said nothing when they saw that Soisen knew how to control himself. It was clear that Potter was too upset about the Headmaster's death and didn't know what he was saying, let him sleep for a while and get his thoughts in order.

As for the teeth, a potion and a night's rest would fix it.

Soisen turned his head and looked at the wands pointed at him with narrowed eyes, apparently the Order of the Phoenix still prioritized Potter even in this situation. The only exceptions were Alastor and Tonks, though the latter was more due to Moody holding his arm and shaking his head.

-If you want to join Potter in the dream realm to refresh the mind, I have no problem with that," he still hadn't calmed down from Potter's bold accusation and was in no mood to deal with empty-headedness.

The golems standing silently around the Great Dining Hall jumped up on their powerful legs and landed heavily beside Soisen, immediately forming a defensive line. They opened their eyes and looked chillingly at the threats to their creator.

-Roger, Roger.

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I'm still trying to get used to the new translation program and I don't know when I'll be able to actively apply it. Patience.