Upon hearing this, Verne looked stunned, and then couldn't help but admire Dumbledore's judgment. Sure enough, "the person who knows the other party best is not a friend but an enemy." Because Verne, who inherited some of the knowledge and experience of Voldemort's soul films, made a similar judgment after thinking for a while.

Verne sighed, walked to a black knight, reached out to touch the war horse, and saw it immediately came alive, constantly digging the dust on the ground with its hooves, then turned around and gave the position to Verne. Then, Dumbledore also chose a bishop to replace him, showing a leisurely look. Finally, under the interactive discussion and command of the two, he easily broke through this level and was able to enter the next wooden door.

As soon as they opened the door, the two of them smelled a disgusting odor, and even their eyes were sore and painful. They quickly used "air filtering" to keep their breathing smooth.

"Huluhuluhulu..." A strange and low roar came into Verne's ears. He looked up and saw a giant monster about fifteen feet tall standing seven yards in front of him. It had dark granite gray skin. Its right arm, which grew to the knee, was dragging a thick wooden stick. Its body, which was as huge as a boulder and had a tangled muscle, was covered with disgusting bumps, and the thick thighs of the tree were attached to a layer of horny and emitted a shiny light.

At this moment, the giant monster was swaying its stupid little head, looking at Dumbledore and Verne, then let out a howl and rushed over with great momentum.

Verne shook his head, raised his wand with a graceful attitude, drew an arc. At the same time, the wood held by the monster flew out of his hand and soared into the sky, accurately hitting the back of its head, making a loud noise, and then the monster's figure collapsed and fainted.

"This is the level that Professor Quirrell set up," Verne discovered that this was the first time Dumbledore called the last name of the school teacher today, "What do you think?"

Verne said seriously: "It's a bit too simple. For some wizards who are well-informed, the weaknesses on the back of the monster's head are too obvious and can be killed without any effort."

"Nichol once mentioned to me in the letter that the purpose of your teaching in Hogwarts is not only his agent, but also to save Quirrell." Dumbledore smiled kindly, "Verner, when I knew this, I was very happy and promised your application for your position, because even though you know how powerful the enemy is, you still show noble character. That is what all Hogwarts students need to learn the most... This is far more important than any magical knowledge." Verner chose to remain silent for this praise, and he understood that the other party's true meaning had not been fully expressed.

"But, my child, I know more about Voldemort than you think. His whereabouts have always been in my control. It's just that I can't find a way to completely eliminate him," Dumbledore closed his eyes and shook his head slowly. "As you speculated, he was indeed hiding in the jungle of Albania, relying on the darkness there to nourish his 'breaking soul', and possessing some small animals to survive. He waited, staying asleep, forcing himself to live every second, hoping that his "faithful" Death Eaters could try to find him and use magic to return him to a body, because Voldemort was so weak that he was 'powerless to seize the body of others'!"

Verne lowered his face, and he realized two meanings from this sentence. One was that Dumbledore accidentally revealed that he was already suspicious of Voldemort's Horcrux, and the other was that he was vaguely explaining that Quirinas voluntarily applied to Voldemort, otherwise he would not have occupied the body of a wizard. In fact, Verne had considered the latter because this was the most suspicious thing, but he finally chose to believe in Quirinas' character.

"Just as you can't find a way to kill Voldemort, Dumbledore, you don't know him enough, you believe in your own knowledge too much, and forget the vastness of the magical world. Perhaps Voldemort had a special method to invade Quirinas's body and force him to submit." Verne said.

"I know there is such a possibility, but, alas..." Dumbledore suddenly sighed, was silent for a while before hanging his eyelids, "Child, I really don't want to tell you this, because it will make me not open enough, but before Professor Quirrell entered Hogwarts, I had already investigated his family... His deceased adoptive parents were actually 'Death Eaters'. At that time, I chose to believe in the good side of human nature and let him come to school to teach, but he finally disappointed me because he was the only one among all the professors involved in defense who had asked me about other levels..."

"Verne, the sharp teeth of time can mesh everything, making things different from what you remember."

Verne scoffed at Dumbledore's words about "believing in the good side of human nature". He believed that it was almost the same for "observation nearby", otherwise why did he ask Quirinas to be transferred to the professor of "Dark Magic Defense" later? He was not planning to use this position to test it.

Verne believed that it would be useless to argue, because they had already firmly stood on their own different positions, and no one could shake the opinions and will of any other. Even if he extracted all the memories of Quirinas and gave Dumbledore a look, it would not change any result. Therefore, Verne decided to turn the defense into offense and said: "It is precisely because he 'dare' to question the content of the level of the greatest white wizard in the 20th century that Quirinas is innocent. He is... not stupid! What's more, Dumbledore, if he wanted to say that his adoptive parents were the Death Eaters, why not mention that there were some in the arms of 'Professor Snape'... well, 'Invisible gadgets'?"

"How do you know?" Dumbledore's body shook, and his sharp eyes stabbed Verne like a thin sword.

Verne shook his head and refused to answer, but continued, "When you stated that you were willing to keep the 'magic stone', you did not mention to Lemay that there was a 'former' Death Eater in the school. When I learned about Professor Snape's former identity from 'certain channels', I was most wary of him because you trusted him, and Voldemort also trusted him... This kind of person is the most dangerous existence."

"Oh...child," Dumbledore was a little silenced at the moment. He didn't know how to explain, nor could he explain. At the same time, he temporarily lost the idea of ​​continuing to ask Verne, and just whispered: "Please believe Severus, he has changed for some reasons that cannot be explained. He is definitely the one on our side."

"Principal, since a 'pre-' Death Eater can be changed," Verne stared at Dumbledore, "so why can't a child who was only adopted by the Death Eater be... kind?"

Dumbledore opened his lips meaninglessly, but could not speak a sound. It took him a long time to let out a tired sigh and said, "I know, I will give Quirinas trust again," he changed his name to show sincerity. "I hope you, Verne, don't cast Eseverus' skeptical eyes. Although I didn't like his actions, I still know that he was... too tired."

Looking at Dumbledore's begging eyes, Verne was still as hard as iron. He could not agree to Dumbledore's request, because he suspected that it was still a trap. As soon as he responded, he would reveal that he mentioned Snape just to counter the generals, rather than to truly suspect the other party, thus causing his efforts to fail directly.

"I will pay attention to my words and deeds, but..." Verne said aggressively: "I believe Professor Snape is 'strong' enough to deal with all this." He vaguely stated that he will not give up on Snape's temptation in the future.

Verne was never a good person with too much sympathy, and had no friendship with Snape. Although he knew that the other party had turned to light and his persistence in love was even more admirable, none of these could make him give up his principles. What's more, the old man in front of him was the one who really pushed Snape into a land of no return in the "future" that was the one who really pushed Snape into a land that would never be restored.

"Although I know that your expression is not fake now, and I do have real concern for Snape, this makes me even more heartbroken..."

(Snape, I'm sorry for you...)
Chapter completed!