Snape, the Sunshine of Hogwarts.

Chapter 37 Snape is the successor to Mystic!
For the British magical media, this was simply the best day ever.

The fact that Snape disappeared along with the victim of the poisoning case is news in itself that deserves to be widely reported.

As a former Death Eater, now the Headmaster of Slytherin, and a renowned Potions Master, his every move naturally attracts attention.

However, since being recruited as a professor by Dumbledore, Snape rarely left the Hogwarts castle, and even if newspapers wanted to make a story about him, they couldn't find any angle.

Instead of making a move, he made a huge one!

But it's not over.

Because of Snape's sensitive status, the attitude of the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts towards his actions became another major turning point.

Just now, the Auror's Office Chief has just obtained the highest arrest warrant from the Minister of Magic, issuing a warrant for Snape's arrest.

Less than two hours later, news came from Hogwarts.

In front of numerous reporters, Albus Dumbledore openly declared that he firmly believed in Snape's innocence!
Immediately, all newspapers were printing extra editions, and Wizard Radio broadcast news reports about the event for an entire day.

They repeatedly invited political commentators to the show to analyze whether Snape could actually have committed a crime, and if he did, what his motives would have been.

Those people, whether retired Ministry of Magic employees or political commentators, rambled on and on.

Almost none of them agreed with Dumbledore's claim of innocence.

Because Snape had a criminal record, the crimes he committed while he was a Death Eater went unpunished.

Furthermore, now that everything is clear, according to Slughorn's testimony, Snape brewed the medicine and took the person away. If he is innocent, then no one is guilty!

Among these people, Snape almost became the successor to Mystic!

The newspapers almost all held the same view, except for The Quibbler, a non-mainstream publication, which published a more neutral article titled "Severus Snape's Five Sins and Five Virtues".

From major publications like the Daily Prophet to smaller ones like the Daily Odds and the Weekly Witches, everyone thought Dumbledore had definitely made another senile mistake, blindly trusting a follower of a mysterious man, and that he had now revealed his true colors.

Ninety percent of the articles condemned Snape's evil deeds while praying for the poor Muggle girl's safe return home.

The Ministry of Magic's most wanted poster was also disseminated throughout the wizarding world along with the increased circulation of these newspapers.

Within just one afternoon, almost all the wizards in Britain knew about it through various news channels.

This naturally includes the Weasley family.

In the evening, when Arthur Weasley returned to the Burrow from the Ministry of Magic after a day's work, his wife Molly had already prepared dinner and was waiting for him with their sons and daughters.

Before he even sat down at the table, the Weasley children were already chattering about the day's big news.

"Is what the newspapers are saying true, Dad? Professor Snape ran away with that Muggle?"

The eldest son, Bill, asked cautiously.

He just graduated from Hogwarts this year with excellent grades, earning 12 certificates in the OWLs exams.

Furthermore, I have already received an offer of employment from Gringotts in Egypt in the past two days, and I will be able to go there next month to work as a spellbreaker.

“This is unbelievable.” Charlie, the second son who was still in Hogwarts, was still in shock. “Professor Snape is not popular at school, but no one would have thought he would do something like that! Some people say he is still loyal to the Man of Darkness! He took that Muggle away to torture and kill her!” George Fred’s twins chimed in at this moment, dissatisfied.

"But Dumbledore trusts him, doesn't he? And we don't find him unlikable at all; on the contrary, we all think he's a very good person! Don't you agree, George?"

"He even had his student treat us to ice cream! And he secretly told us what this year's Sorting Ceremony would be like! We really like him."

George encouraged Percy to join their side.

"Professor Snape praised you highly back then, and you believed he was innocent and had a reason to do it, right, Percy!"

However, Percy carefully chose his words.

"It's too early to draw conclusions. Besides, if Professor Snape is truly innocent, why doesn't he just tell the Aurors directly?"

Upon hearing his words, George thought his behavior was too two-faced and glared at him angrily, but Fred pulled him aside and mocked him.

"You shouldn't have asked our future male student council president; his insights are beyond the comprehension of most of us."

Percy was also angered by his words, but before they could start arguing, Molly interrupted them loudly.

"Alright, alright! If you two had enough energy, you should be helping me catch goblins in the garden during the day! Instead of arguing here!"

Young Ron and Ginny could only listen to their older brothers talking loudly about it, unable to get a word in edgewise.

After they had all expressed their opinions, and Arthur had just drunk half a glass of mead that Molly had prepared for him, he shook his head heavily, looking exhausted from a day's work.

"The Ministry of Magic doesn't actually have much substantial evidence right now, but Snape did escape with his men, which is the worst thing for him. Nobody knows why he did it."

"However, it is true that Dumbledore trusted him very much. During his years as a professor at Hogwarts, he never did anything out of line. I think there must be some other reason for this sudden change, rather than a subjective intention to harm someone."

His answer did not end the differing opinions among the children.

Even within the Weasley family, some people expressed doubts about whether Snape had been pretending to change his ways all along, and was now finally revealing his true nature.

Needless to say, public opinion among the general wizards was also negative.

Nearly 80% of British wizards believe Snape is a true villain, and the remaining 20% ​​are mostly Slytherin graduates who speak well of their headmaster.

By this time, the Ministry of Magic's wanted posters had spread to almost every place a wizard had ever been to.

They also contacted the Muggle Prime Minister, and the British Muggle Police issued an arrest warrant for Snape, which was featured on television news that evening.

A large number of Aurors were conducting Apparition searches near Bardington Manor. As long as they could find traces of Apparition, they could use magic to reverse the process and determine the final location of Apparition.

However, even after expanding their search area to five miles, they still found nothing.

Just as the British wizards were making a huge fuss about this matter.

Snape, Patty the Muggle girl he kidnapped, and the little student who was with him, all vanished without a trace, as if they had completely disappeared into thin air.

(End of this chapter)