After listening to Andy's words, Snape automatically filled in the entire story in his mind.
Andy had unexpectedly obtained the Resurrection Stone, and he knew that the Department of Mysteries had a Death Chamber.
To verify the relationship between the two, he attacked an Auror and used Polyjuice Potion to disguise himself as an Auror, sneaking into the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic. (This was all thought by a certain Potions professor.)
In the stone pit inside the Death Chamber, there was an archway with a black curtain hanging on it.
The Resurrection Stone absorbs the power behind the curtain.
Andy thus speculates that the Deathly Hallows are indeed related to Death; and that the back of the curtain may well lead to the world of the dead.
The Resurrection Stone can indeed summon the souls of the dead, but the curtain blocks the path of the souls of the dead to the real world. From this, Andy is reminded of the 'veil' mentioned in 'The Tale of the Three Brothers'.
As for the dark green liquid in the crystal vial and the human brain soaked in it... Snape thought that this should just be something Andy picked up on the way.
Since he had already infiltrated the Department of Mysteries, it was natural that Andy would not just explore one Death Chamber.
"Resurrection Stone..."
Snape opened his mouth, "Can the Resurrection Stone help you see people who have died?"
Andy nodded and said, "Of course! But I haven't tried it. After all, I'm still young, and no familiar relatives or friends have died yet."
"But Dumbledore tried it!"
"It is said that the souls of the dead summoned by the Resurrection Stone are somewhat different from their former selves, and may be more pessimistic. If you want to see someone, it's best not to be influenced by them."
"Hmm...that's right! The Resurrection Stone has absorbed some energy in the Death Chamber, so I don't know if there will be any difference."
Snape's expression changed slightly. "Dumbledore knows that you have the Resurrection Stone?"
"Of course!"
Andy spread his hands. "I destroyed another Horcrux, so I had to tell Dumbledore."
"Speaking of which, we have now destroyed three Horcruxes, right? The notebook, the diadem, and the Resurrection Stone... I don't think a soul can be divided infinitely. How many Horcruxes do you think Voldemort will make?"
Snape said indifferently, "I don't know."
"Forget it!"
Andy said, taking out a new vial and pouring some of the dark green liquid from the crystal vial into it.
"Professor, I'll leave this to you,"
Andy said, "And as for the Resurrection Stone...you can give it back to me after the start of the school year."
Snape silently put away the Resurrection Stone and vial...he actually had a lot of questions he wanted to ask, but for the moment he didn't know how to bring them up.
He had some ideas.
But they were crazy!
When he learned what might be behind the curtain in the Death Chamber, Snape had a thought – if he lifted that curtain, could he bring Lily's soul back to the real world?
And then…
As Andy had said, since Voldemort's broken soul could use magic to regain a body, then Lily's dead soul…might be able to do the same.
But no one knows what will happen if you lift that curtain!
Feeling the Resurrection Stone in his pocket, Snape felt an urge to go to the Death Chamber.
To look at the curtain in the Death Chamber and see what was behind it.
"You..."
Snape stared at Andy with an inexplicable look in his eyes. "How did you escape from the Ministry of Magic?"
As far as Snape knew, as soon as it was discovered that someone had infiltrated the Ministry, Scrimgeour ordered the Ministry fireplace to be closed.
No one left the Ministry that night.
If Andy could escape from the Ministry, where no one could use Apparition; Snape felt that he should be able to do the same.
"I used Apparition!"
Andy smiled and said, "To be honest, Dumbledore gave me the hint."
"The Headmaster has a phoenix, and that phoenix can Apparate in the Hogwarts castle. And as far as I know, Hogwarts has many house-elves, and they can Apparate too."
"That night, I took a house-elf to the Ministry of Magic, and..."
"With all due respect, humans have not yet fully understood the magic of these magical creatures, and if they don't pay attention, they will sooner or later suffer a great loss!"
Snape ignored Andy's sarcastic remarks.
There was only one voice in his head: house-elves can Apparate in the Ministry of Magic.
Although Snape did not have a house-elf, he could borrow one—he had a wide range of connections in Slytherin, and the Malfoy family has a house-elf.
Snape's eyes became vacant, and he didn't want Andy to capture any information in his mind.
But there was no need to use the Legilimency.
"Professor, calm down!"
Andy hurriedly advised, "The Ministry of Magic has just been invaded and is now on high alert. Invading the Ministry of Magic at this time is basically the same as sending someone to their death."
"I heard that the Ministry of Magic is considering installing magical props that can detect Polyjuice Potions."
"For the next invasion of the Ministry of Magic, we must be fully prepared. Professor, if you want to go to the Department of Mysteries to have a look, we can join forces!"
Snape: "..."
From the sound of it, you still want to go, don't you?
Andy winked; needless to say.
There are twelve doors in the round room of the Department of Mysteries. Andy has only been to the Brain Room, the Time Room, and the Death Chamber.
And because of his insufficient knowledge, Andy simply cannot explore too many secrets.
Although time is a forbidden power, it cannot stop Andy's curiosity, and it can only make Andy a little more vigilant.
As the saying goes, curiosity will kill the cat!
What's more, it's the secret of magic!
"That's right!"
Andy suddenly thought of a question, "Professor, we have to choose our electives next semester, right? As far as I know, the class times of many courses conflict with each other, but some people still manage to take twelve courses."
"How did they do it? Self-study?"
Snape looked at Andy and felt that the young wizard in front of him was not at all the same creature as a third-year Hogwarts student.
"Time-turner!"
Snape explained with rare patience, "If a model student signs up for all the courses, the professor can write to the Ministry of Magic and apply for a Time-turner."
"That thing can make you go back a few hours."
It was probably intentional, Snape deliberately emphasised the pronunciation of the word 'model student'.
"Time, Time-turner?"
Andy was stunned. "A magical item that allows you to travel back in time is used by young wizards to study?"
"Shouldn't the Ministry of Magic strengthen its control over such dangerous magical items?"
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