Snape, the Sunshine of Hogwarts.

Chapter 59 Snape, I am the Prophet
"Are you so sure Dumbledore will help you?"

"I bet you, old man, Harry has definitely been taken away by Dumbledore by now."

In the temporary detention room of the Ministry of Magic and the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

Severus, who had a good night's sleep there, was woken up early in the morning by the questioning voice of Snape, the ghost inside him.

He yawned, sat up from the wire bed that was a bit hard but just right for his habit of sleeping on a firm mattress, and listlessly responded to Ghost Snape's words.

After a brief silence, Ghost Snape spoke in a sinister tone.

"Of course he'll take Potter with him, because if Potter stays, his identity will be exposed, and everyone's attention will be on him. But precisely because he takes Potter away, Dumbledore won't have any worries; he can completely ignore you all!"

"You are dark, evil, despicable, and filthy yourself, so don't assume that everyone else is like you."

Severus tossed his disheveled black hair as he got out of bed to wash up in the bathroom, complaining to Ghost Snape as he did so.

"I have faith in old Dumbledore. The old guy is a bit cunning, but that's the price of being a good person. Sometimes you have to think more than the bad guys to really get things done. After all, Dumbledore isn't a bad guy, is he?"

“Even if he doesn’t deliberately favor us, as long as everything is done in an official manner, we are not guilty.”

At this point, Severus paused for a moment while brushing his teeth. He was thinking about something, and then slowly said to the ghost Snape in his mind.

"Whether we can actually take Harry with us later depends on his performance in front of Dumbledore."

Ghost Snape's gaze narrowed slightly, and he said in a cold voice.

"why?"

“Think about it, if Old Dumbledore takes Harry away, what can he talk to him about? He’ll definitely respect Harry’s opinion, let Harry make a choice, and then subtly observe whether Harry has changed since he’s with me, and whether these changes meet his expectations. Only if Harry performs well with him will he finally finalize the matter.”

His words plunged Ghost Snape into a long silence.

But if Severus's attention were not on brushing his teeth at this moment, but on observing the ghost, he would find that the ghost Snape was staring straight at him.

"After you became me, everything about me opened up to you, a one-sided opening!" After a long silence, Ghost Snape said softly, "But I still know nothing about you. You seem to know everything, more like a Muggle than a Muggle, yet more knowledgeable about wizards than a wizard!"

“Slughorn was my former dean and professor, that’s true, but I haven’t had much contact with him since graduation. You, on the other hand, know him better than I do, and you even know that his favorite dessert is pineapple preserves! At his house, you can see through his lies at a glance, find his weakness, and make him finally give in.”

“You know Shakel, this Auror I don’t know at all, like you know his character and habits inside and out, as if you’ve known him for a long time.”

"And Lovegood, you were at his house, yet you used Trelawney's identity to directly make a prophecy!"

"And the Ministry of Magic! You seem to know its functions and shortcomings better than anyone else!"

"Finally, there's Dumbledore. I've never seen anyone understand Dumbledore so well. He probably never imagined that Severus Snape could completely anticipate his thoughts and lead him by the nose!"

"who are you!"

Hearing Snape the Ghost's series of questions, which were even somewhat blustering but insincere.

Severus rinsed his mouth while staring wide-eyed at his handsome face in the mirror.

"Am I that terrible?"

He spat out the mouthwash.

"Actually, there's nothing I can't say, it's just that I'm afraid if I say it, you'll question the value of life, question the existence of this world, and your entire worldview will collapse. See, I'm actually thinking of you, old man." "But I can explain it using a more magical, professional term: you can think of me as a born prophet."

"It is because I can see the future that I am doing so many things under your identity."

Ghost Snape simply looked at him with a cold and suspicious gaze.

"Do you know how I was destined to end up?"

“If I hadn’t come to take your place, you would have ended up killing Dumbledore at his request, and then being bitten to death by a snake under your master’s command.”

"Why would Dumbledore do this?" Ghost Snape still questioned.

"Probably for three reasons: to protect Lucius Malfoy's son Draco Malfoy, to use your own death to gain your master's complete trust, and to allow you to legally inherit the Elder Wand from him."

Severus's casual remark made Ghost Snape hold his breath completely!

He could tell that this didn't sound like something made up. If the Elder Wand really was in Dumbledore's hands, and if the situation really did deteriorate to that extent, Dumbledore really could do something like that!

He pressed on, his voice trembling.

"That Potter, Potter, he's the last one."

"Harry almost died, and I think luck played a big part in the final showdown that he was able to beat your master."

This time, Ghost Snape showed no obvious suspicion, but he couldn't help but lash out with angry rebukes.

"So you did all this just for yourself! For your own sake, you ruined what could have been a peaceful ending, the best possible outcome!"

“Isn’t it enough that I need to save my own life?” Severus blinked.

"Besides, who said the original ending was the best one? You don't even know how many people died. And what I'm doing now is necessarily bad? If that were the case, Dumbledore wouldn't have let me take Harry away."

After washing up, he was in a great mood. He thanked Auror for bringing him breakfast and then began to enjoy it.

Ghost Snape knew perfectly well that he couldn't win an argument with Severus, but he quickly calmed down.

Just as Severus said, since he was a prophet who knew the future, as long as his abilities were not lacking, he would not do anything worse than the originally predetermined outcome.

Judging from what Severus has done these past few days, Ghost Snape could tell that he was by no means a fool.

Rather, it's not just ordinary intelligence.

The Auror cell wasn't Azkaban after all. Although the room was a bit small and the food was so-so, Kingsley would visit him from time to time, bringing him some snacks at his request, which made Severus's time in prison relatively comfortable and pleasant.

Finally, after three days of their detention.

Under pressure from public opinion, Wizengamo was forced to begin the trial of Severus, Henney, and Wolpe ahead of schedule.

As the wizarding community in Britain had hoped, the trial was ultimately allowed to be covered by news media throughout, but the Ministry of Magic only designated one media representative.

That is the Wizard Radio, which can broadcast radio in real time.

(End of this chapter)