Snape, the Sunshine of Hogwarts.

Chapter 35 Disappearance
Henry Madan is a special envoy of the Ministry of Magic stationed at Badmington Manor.

His father was French and his mother was English.

Therefore, Madan attended Beauxbatons School of Magic in France when he was young. However, his parents later had a falling out and chose to divorce, so he moved to England with his mother and took a job at the British Ministry of Magic.

However, this so-called specialist job is not an easy one at all.

Most of the Muggles in this manor are a bunch of arrogant fools who think the so-called special envoy is some kind of special department from the Muggle government.

Although they maintain polite manners on the surface, the underlying contempt is impossible to conceal.

If that were all, then so be it; Madan could simply ignore it.

But his truly difficult days only began after the Slytherin headmaster of Hogwarts stayed behind.

Madan knew perfectly well why Kingsley had agreed to let Severus stay.

He wanted to have himself spy on Severus, one of the most evil dark wizards ever!

But what can he do?
Madan had never attended Hogwarts, but he had long heard how terrible the Slytherin headmaster's temper was.

The employees newly recruited by the Ministry of Magic in recent years, apart from graduates of the other three houses besides Slytherin, almost all have complaints about their Potions professors.

Therefore, when Madan received this task, he was prepared to swallow his pride and endure difficulties from the very beginning.

To his surprise, Professor Snape was not at all as cruel and ruthless as the rumors suggested!

On the contrary, he was polite, calm, and charming. He would consider things from the other person's perspective and would never do anything to embarrass them.

Just like this morning, he informed Madan in advance that he was going out and left his students at the manor, so that Madan did not feel any difficulty.

Even if his student later had a minor accident and suddenly couldn't be found while playing with the Muggle kids in the manor.

Professor Snape remained calm.

Even before leaving to find his student, he comforted Madan, saying it wasn't his fault and that he shouldn't blame himself.

Then, before noon, Dudley, the student who had gotten lost after accidentally running out of the manor while playing, was found and brought back.

This made Madan breathe a sigh of relief. If Dali had really been lost, he would have felt guilty regardless of whether he would take responsibility.

"What's for lunch, Mr. Madan?"

Upon returning to the manor, Severus appeared as casual and relaxed as ever.

Ma Dan replied with a smile.

"The manor's butler said that tonight's lunch will be baked snails and fried steak."

“French cuisine? That sounds intriguing.” Severus said, heading towards the stairs. “I’ll go to Miss Patty’s bedroom first to check on her. Is she alone in the room?”

"Two Muggle doctors went in this morning, but they came out quickly. There should be no one inside now."

Watching Severus walk towards the third floor, Madan didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

The time before lunch was also a fairly relaxing time for him.

He returned to his room and set out some black tea and cookies.

But just as he opened today's Daily Prophet, wanting to find out what major events had happened in the wizarding world that day...

More than a dozen figures suddenly appeared one after another in his room!
Madan stared in disbelief at the Aurors that kept appearing and disappearing, and the newspaper in his hand fell to the ground without him even realizing it.

The first Auror to appear was recognized by Roman Dan; he seemed to be called Gadwin Robards, a skilled Auror who was considered a confidant by Rufus Scrimgeour, the current Auror Director of the Office, who had been grooming him as his successor.

Following closely behind is Kingsley Shackle, a well-known figure among the Aurors. He is a key member of the pro-Dumbledore faction and the person who usually handles work with Madan.

Following behind them was a large group of Auror elites, each holding a wand, dressed in uniform, with serious expressions, looking ready to embark on some important mission! After they landed, Robaz stepped forward and questioned Madan, who was still in a daze.

"Where is Severus Snape?!"

It was only then that Madan came to his senses.

He was somewhat dissatisfied with Robaz's attitude.

Although the other party has a bright future—the head of the Auror office is almost on par with the director of the Minor Office of the Ministry of Magic, and is the leader of the Ministry's standing military force—the other party has not yet succeeded Scrimgeour.

“He’s in the manor,” Madan replied curtly.

"Where in the manor!" Robaz asked impatiently, not caring about Madan's attitude.

"He went to check on that Muggle's health in Miss Patty's bedroom on the third floor."

Madan turned to look at Kingsley.

"What happened?"

Robazs had already led his men out, and Kingsley passed by Madan, sighing—half in response, half in self-consolation.

"It's probably a misunderstanding; once it's explained, everything will be fine."

After saying that, he led his men to follow Robaz and rushed up to the third floor of the manor.

The servants in the manor and the Somerset family were all taken aback by these menacing people who suddenly appeared!
Even with Kingsley, a familiar face, leading the way, the old butler who looked after the manor still hurriedly followed and asked who they were.

However, Robaz ignored him completely. He went all the way to Patty's bedroom on the third floor, then reached out to press the doorknob to open the door, only to find that it wouldn't budge.

The door was locked from the inside!
Robazs and Kingsley exchanged a glance; one's gaze grew increasingly excited, while the other's expression grew increasingly grim.

"Professor Snape, are you inside? If so, could you open the door? I think there's some misunderstanding we need to clear up in person."

Kingsley called out from outside the door, but Robaz had already raised his wand.

"Open the Alaho hole!"

With a simple unlocking spell, the door was completely opened.

The Aurors who were originally standing on either side of Robaz were now holding their wands up, ready to cast spells, and suddenly burst into the room!

However, the bedroom was empty.

Not only was Severus Snape absent, but Patty, who should have been lying in bed, had also vanished!

Only that wide-open window proves that someone had indeed been in this room before.

Everyone present fell silent.

The Aurors fell silent, some exchanging bewildered glances, all sensing that something big was about to happen!
Robaz quickly walked to the window, looked out, and saw the stone path that led from the manor villa through the lawn and garden to the outside.

He clenched his left hand, which wasn't holding the wand, into a fist, then turned to look at Kingsley.

"Can you still say now that this was a misunderstanding?"

Kingsley's face was extremely grim, and he took a deep breath.

"Professor Dumbledore must be informed of this matter immediately!"

"Then go quickly," Robards said coldly. "Go tell him what kind of person he chose to protect, someone who has been a teacher at Hogwarts for eight years!"

　The update at noon might be a little late, posted no later than 3 PM.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)