Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 237 Forced Assignment of Caregiving Duties! Showdown and Threats!

Seeing Ecclesia's weak, innocent, and pitiful appearance, Snape's expression became even more unpleasant.

At this point, whether out of his true feelings or out of concern that he couldn't suddenly change his persona and arouse the madwoman's suspicion, Snape couldn't readily agree to the matter.

So he simply let his sharp tongue take over and started spraying venom:

"I really don't understand how you have the nerve to stay at Hogwarts and make such a presumptuous and excessive request!"

As a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, how could you allow dark creatures to injure you like this!

Furthermore, you taught for less than a week, yet the wasted potions are enough to supply a potions shop! What a…”

"Enough! Professor Snape!"

Dumbledore interrupted Snape's tirade against Ecclesia with a serious expression, and launched into a dramatic confrontation: "Ms. Ecclesia is a qualified professor who passed my interview. She was unfortunately poisoned and injured due to various accidents. You should not speak ill of her!"

Furthermore, for whom did she repeatedly face danger? You should know the answer to that question clearly.

The way you treated Professor Ecclesia is not the behavior of a gentleman!

You must apologize to Professor Ecclesia and take over the care of her. This is an order I have given in my capacity as Headmaster of Hogwarts!

If you don't accept this, please resign!

A professor who doesn't understand the feelings of others is incompetent and will only have a negative impact on students if he stays at the university.

Upon hearing this, Snape's eyes widened as he looked at Dumbledore in disbelief, then he said in an angry and aggrieved tone:

"You...you actually want to...Fine, fine, I'll obey your orders, Your Excellency Headmaster! Starting tomorrow, I'll take care of her!"

Eckeris was overjoyed at the sight.

Seeing Snape about to leave after accepting the task, she quickly feigned weakness and murmured weakly, "Water...please give me...water...I need to drink..."

Seeing this, Dumbledore silently apologized to Snape in his heart.

Then he commanded firmly, "Don't wait until tomorrow. From now on, the task of taking care of Professor Eckeris is yours!"

Professor Snape, I expect Professor Ecclesiastes will give you a genuinely positive evaluation of your care.

After saying this, Old Deng turned around and quickly left the special care ward without the slightest hesitation.

Only Snape, his face contorted with rage, was left alone in the ward to deal with the troublesome Ecclesia.

"Drink! Drink! I'll let you drink!"

Snape was so angry that he lost control and raised his hand to cast the silent, staffless spell 'Clear Water Like a Spring'.

A large glob of water condensed above Eckeris's head, about to hit her delicate and sickly face.

"Snape, have you thought this through? I can't make you love me, but I can easily destroy you!"

Seeing that Dumbledore was gone and Snape was still so arrogant, Ecclesiastes stopped pretending and stopped stuttering, directly threatening Snape.

"You...you're faking it!"

Snape was half genuinely shocked, half feigning shock, and exclaimed in surprise.

Shocked, he deliberately pretended to lose his mind, causing the floating water ball to suddenly fall and splatter all over Eckeris's face.

"Pah! Pah! Pah! You perverted, disgusting man!"

Eckeris was drenched, spitting out the water that had poured into her nose and mouth while unleashing undisguised malicious curses.

Clearly, after enduring Snape's cold shoulder and rejection for so long, Ecclesia had long harbored resentment and indignation.

She vividly remembered the excuses Snape had given her, such as liking men and being infertile...

There's also Snape's deliberate concoction of a foul potion in an attempt to drive her away.

These incidents, one by one, are extremely difficult for a young woman who considers herself beautiful and charming to accept.

Not to mention, at the time she had to endure all of this while pretending to be a worthless, love-struck fool, and fawn over Snape's cold shoulder.

At this moment, she finally made up her mind to stop hiding it.

That felt so good!

"Crazy woman, all that clinging and relentless pursuit you had been an act all along!"

Snape's face contorted with malice and disgust as he glared at Eccles, who lay on the sickbed.

Eckeris stretched out her hands and struggled to prop herself up, using a pillow to support the bed railings, leaning her back against them, and settling into a comfortable position.

Not long ago, Voldemort's main spirit stirred up a little inside her, releasing some dark magic. Although this caused Ecclesia great pain, the dark magic merged into her body, which actually improved her condition slightly.

Although she is not yet able to get out of bed and walk around, she is not so weak that she can only speak intermittently.

The weak, stuttering state she displayed in front of Dumbledore just now was an act.

"Of course it's an act. Otherwise, do you really think any woman would be interested in a greasy old man like you with greasy hair, a black face, and a black heart?"

Ecclesia stared straight at Snape and mercilessly poked him in the back.

Snape was furious, but he remained silent for a long time without saying anything in response.

He recalled how, in a moment of emotional outburst, he had called Lily a "mudblood," which led to their falling out and Lily leaving him for James.

Ecclesia is a seasoned player in love. Based on her previous analysis of Snape's various behaviors and Snape's current reaction, she has come to a conclusion.

"What, did I guess right?"

Ecclesia, with a mischievous grin, chased after Snape, uttering words that struck at his weak point: "Don't even think about it, she never loved you!"

"You crazy woman, you're talking nonsense!"

Snape broke down, his emotions spiraling out of control. He even pulled out his wand and pointed it at Ecclesia on the sickbed, threatening in a cold voice, "You think I wouldn't dare kill you?"

To everyone's surprise, Ecclesia showed no fear in the face of Snape's wand. Instead, she quickened her pace and said coldly:

"Kill me, and tomorrow all the wizards in the British wizarding world will know that you are a spy planted by the mysterious man next to Dumbledore!"

This sentence brought Snape back to his senses.

This also caused his brain to start working frantically.

What does this crazy woman mean by saying that?

Does she not want to expose Voldemort's true nature and want to use this as leverage to threaten me into doing things?

Snape guessed part of Ecclesia's thoughts, and became even angrier, his eyes sharp as if he wanted to devour someone.

Seeing Snape hesitate, Ecclesiastes breathed a sigh of relief and then added:

"I have already written letters and made arrangements in advance. If anything happens to me, this secret will spread throughout all the newspapers and magazines in the magical world, as well as the wireless magical radio stations, within a day!"