Snape, the Sunshine of Hogwarts.

Chapter 51 You knew all along? Dumbledore

A bittersweet love story between a vampire and a Muggle! The untold story behind the poisoning case!

Snape's escape? What will be the ending of this love story?

Is it a revelation of the truth, or a sensationalist story? An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at "Singing a Quix"!

[A shocking crime story involving poisoning has surfaced at the Madman's Press Club—is it the truth or a lie?]

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After resting and preparing for the night in Winchester, Severus looked at the various magical newspapers that Wolpe had obtained and marveled at the eye-catching news headlines.

"The newspaper editors are no pushovers. Even though I'm in the know, seeing these article titles makes me want to read what they actually wrote."

Volpe, however, was beaming with joy!
Based on the articles in these newspapers today, he understood that he was truly going to make a name for himself with this book!
Although the author of the novel published in "Singing a Different Tune" was a pseudonym he made up in order to temporarily conceal his identity, and the magazine format meant he wouldn't earn much money for the time being, Lovegood only promised him a share of the newspaper sales later.

However, the story in the book was not finished, and only 3000 copies of the supplementary magazine were sent out. Once he finishes the complete story and typesets and binds it into a book, it is foreseeable that he will become the most successful commercial author in the British wizarding world this year!
The newspapers published various critical articles, but most of them questioned and ridiculed the newspaper "Singing a Different Tune" and the storyline that matched the poisoning case. No one said that there was anything wrong with his book!

Such praise brought tears to the eyes of Volpe, who was usually calm and mature. He turned away and quietly wiped his eyes with his sleeve.

Bloody excitedly put his arm around his shoulder; he looked even happier than Volpe himself!

"You did it! Elder! I told you! You're a talented writer! You'll definitely succeed!"

This time, Volpe didn't mock his friend. He took off his glasses, no longer hiding his tears of joy, and hugged Henney.

Harry watched this scene with delight, raising his glass of milk.

Hey! Cheers! Let's celebrate!

"Celebrating the huge success of Elder's new book, Bloodny and Patty are now household names!" Severus continued, picking up where Harry was too young to say, and raised his soda.

"cheers!"

Xueni and Volpe also picked up their drinks, and the four of them clinked glasses and drank together in the hotel's lounge area!

“Our preparations are complete.” After setting down his cup, Severus shook the newspapers. “Whether it’s slander or skepticism, the entire wizarding world is talking about it now, and the public’s attention on that book is at its peak.”

"And the Ministry of Magic's response was not unexpected; they were quite passive in dealing with this issue."

Severus specifically picked out an article from the Daily Prophet, which contained an interview with an employee of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, asking him for the Ministry of Magic's opinion on the book "The Quibbler".

“Scrimgeour and Crouch didn’t even send an Auror to respond to this. They either fundamentally believe it’s a story Lovegood made up, or they simply don’t want to do anything. Either way, it’s very much in line with the Ministry of Magic’s administrative efficiency and work ethic, but that’s exactly what we want to see.”

"If they do nothing, public opinion will continue to ferment, and the wizarding community will find ways to uncover the truth behind the story."

"The medicine will be ready in just one more day, guys. We need to make the final preparations."

Severus stood up from his chair and put on his coat.

"Let's go, get ready to head to our final destination, and then I'll write another letter to Xenius and ask him to add the final push."

Just as Wolpe's book was being passed down among British wizards, the story of Bloodny and Patty had spread to the point that even when people went to Gringotts to collect their money, they could hear the stingy goblins talking about whether Bloodny, as a son-in-law, would get a share of the Muggle duke's fortune if he married Patty.

The professors at Hogwarts also saw the novel that had swept the wizarding world.

McGonagall had clearly just finished reading it; her eyes were still red, when she went to the Headmaster's office to find Dumbledore. "Pomona also finished reading it. She was so sad and cried, and ran to the greenhouse to take care of the plants. So, is the story in the book true?"

Dumbledore slowly put down the magazine in his hand. He had always been a loyal fan of "The Quibbler," and even when Lovegood would sometimes write articles about his private plans to transform the headmaster's office into a comical candy house, he would seriously consider the feasibility of such a thing.

Therefore, Dumbledore finished reading the supplementary magazine yesterday.

"it is true."

Dumbledore didn't hide it from McGonagall, he said with certainty.

"Bloodny met the love of his life, but he was insecure about his vampire identity and felt unworthy of her. So it wasn't until the last night of the story that he made up his mind to save the girl, and Wolpe helped him."

McGonagall stared at Dumbledore.

"Have you known about this for a long time?"

Dumbledore didn't answer immediately, but instead opened a drawer in his desk and took out a letter.

"Wolpe's work is commendable; he is a very talented writer, but he has always lacked a bit of luck. So he pinned his hopes on having celebrities help promote his new work, which he had poured his heart and soul into."

“He wrote to many people asking for their help, including me.”

"But what he carelessly did was that the parchment he used to write this letter to me was one he had already used. I guess that while he was creating the work, he overheard Henney rambling on about meeting that girl, which made Volpe worry about his friend, so he wrote down a lot of plans on one of the parchments that might help his friend solve his problem."

"Later, when he wrote to me, he completely forgot what he had written on the back of the paper."

Dumbledore took the folded parchment out of the envelope. Wolper's plan to steal the medicine was at the very bottom of the back. Even though the paper had been folded once, no one would have noticed the other text on the back.

McGonagall was shocked as she took the letter from Dumbledore. She could see that the notes on the back were messy and illegible, clearly a draft!
"So, you deliberately sent Snape to Slughorn just to get him involved in this?"

“Severus’s choice has exceeded my expectations.” Dumbledore said calmly, his arms crossed. “I thought he might hand Wolpe and Shini directly to the Aurors, I thought he might plead with the Ministry of Magic, and I even thought he might write to me asking me to help with this matter, but what I didn’t expect was that he would just run away with his men.”

"He just wants to attract everyone's attention, even if he has to endure the public's doubts and scorn at first. But as long as more people pay attention to this matter, he will have achieved his goal."

"An unexpected, yet brilliant plan!"

Dumbledore praised him sincerely.

McGonagall frowned and asked with concern.

"So how will he end up? 'Singing a Quixote' hasn't been well-received; many people think the stories in the book are made up!"

"But that doesn't stop many people from being moved by this story and eagerly wanting to know what happens next, right?"

Dumbledore shook his thumb and smiled as he spoke.

Just as Dumbledore finished speaking, a newspaper owl suddenly flew in through the window of the headmaster's office!
It glided in a circle above Dumbledore's desk, skillfully dropping a newspaper before flying off again.

McGonagall and Dumbledore's eyes were both on the latest issue of The Quibbler, until Dumbledore picked it up, opened it, and saw the front page.

He laughed.

"See? Severus has achieved his goal; he's about to wrap things up!"

(End of this chapter)