HP - Shadow Monarch!

Chapter 21 - First Day 09.

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Third Person POV

Hogwarts.

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Snape looked with an expression on his face that conveyed a mix of indifference and mild irritation. Meanwhile, the headmaster himself seemed calm, with a small smile on his closed lips.

Seeing the silence, the headmaster began to break it. "Professor Minerva has spoken to me about your behavior in class," he started, but Snape calmly interrupted him.

"Yes, and I stand by my position. I do not respect her, after all, I have been bullied for a long time due to her incompetence in dealing with the students of her own house," Snape said, not caring about seeming to offend his transmigration teacher or even the headmaster.

Albus, getting used to this new personality of Snape, spoke calmly. "You should at least respect her, little Snape. She praised you as an excellent student in her class; you should consider that."

"Professor Dumbledore," Snape began, his voice tone uninterested, "my behavior, although it may seem unusual, is directed solely at my true feelings. I do not intend to pretend to like people whom I dislike," he said.

Albus sighed. "You don't intend to want to attend transmigration classes again?" he asked.

"No, I do not need to, and the professor asks for something I cannot give her, so there is no reason for me to go back there," Snape said.

The headmaster looked disappointed, and Snape did not care about that. Now, his topic moved to something else that had intrigued him since he arrived in the library. "You said that brute force could break magical defenses, but what you say, is humanly impossible," he said.

"Perhaps. But I am different," he said as he picked up the third book he had taken and began to read.

As much as Albus wanted to know more about Snape's secrets, he decided not to press too much, as Snape could become hostile, so his interest moved to the books above else.

"I will allow you to attend this session as long as you do not seek dark magic..." he said, and Snape nodded, looking at the book.

"That's good, after all, that was our agreement," Snape said.

Dumbledore heard this and still maintained a calm face and decided to address what Snape was reading. "I see you are reading a quite unique study... I've never encountered a student interested in the laws of space," Albus commented, after all, there were 3 books related to the topic on Snape's table.

"I saw that this is not a very studied field in the magical world, so I am interested in learning more about it," Snape said as he memorized everything he read.

Dumbledore, however, kept his serene posture and his scrutinizing gaze fixed on Snape. "Severo, this concerns me. As it is not a deeply explored area in the magical world, it can be dangerous to meddle with something like this. I hope you know what you're doing... It's not common for a student to show so much... tenacity, especially in such risky directions."

Snape stopped reading the book and looked up with a raised eyebrow. "With all due respect, Professor, my interest in this area, as you call it, has harmed no one. My academic interests are my own."

"I know that, my boy. Still, I hope you are careful with what you study..." Dumbledore said with a grandfatherly tone. "And you still need to pass all the subjects, even those you were not allowed to participate in," he demanded, and Snape nodded.

"Director Dumbledore," Snape said, "my presence in Professor McGonagall's classes or any other teacher's, in fact, is merely circumstantial. I am here at Hogwarts to learn and expand my magical horizons. As long as I am allowed to take the final exams, the O.W.L.s, the rest is irrelevant. I can miss all the classes and pass the exams."