Chapter 1155: You Have a Pair of Eyes Just Like Your Mother's_2

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Because he had made certain mistakes, Dumbledore knew that his remaining time was limited.

At the same time, he knew.

Malfoy had joined the Death Eaters and received a mission from Voldemort to kill him.

And yet, both Dumbledore and Voldemort knew perfectly well:

Malfoy could not succeed.

Voldemort simply intended to use Malfoy's failure to punish his parents, who had failed in their own missions.

That's right.

Dumbledore had seen through everything: "When Malfoy fails, the one to carry out the mission in his stead will be you, Snape."

Snape remained silent.

Dumbledore had foreseen Voldemort's eventual capture of the school: "Snape, do you remember your oath to me, that you would do everything in your power to protect the students of Hogwarts?"

Snape nodded with difficulty.