HP - Shadow Monarch!

Chapter 60 - Half of Year.

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Third Person POV

Hogwarts.

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Months had passed since the events at the Whomping Willow, it was the end of winter and there had been a few snowy days, but not many. The snow covered a thin layer and soon disappeared with the sunny days.

Now that spring had begun, students were still talking about events that happened months ago, after all, rumors had been circulating around the school since then, that Potter and the others had been put in the infirmary once again by Snape and they were not doing well at all.

But what was curious was that no one from Gryffindor tried to take revenge on Snape, they were angry at him, but no one had the courage to get involved with him anymore, after all, no one at the school really managed to do anything against him, all their attempts turned out quite failed.

Snape was the topic of the year, he was mysterious, hardly seen talking to anyone, the closest people to him were Lucinda, Pandora, Clarisse—who people sometimes saw them talking—and Andromeda who appeared talking animatedly with Snape in the Hogwarts corridors.

Outside of classes, almost no one could find Snape, he always seemed to be doing something, but no one knew what, and there were rumors that he might leave the school. No one knew exactly why he had so many privileges unlike all the other students, and got out of situations with no punishment while filling the infirmary with students.

Snape continued to be a mystery among the whispers of the students, however, everything seemed much calmer than the first months, no one had messed with Snape and this made him no longer the subject of a big event, just some rumors where even he would be going to the Whomping Willow a few times according to the students.

This calm continued until today, where Nurse Penelope was organizing the infirmary calmly with a smile, after all, there was not a single bed occupied by a student. This was a relief for someone who cared about the well-being of the students and everything seemed ordinary, she looked at the sign she had put up at the beginning of the term, more than 6 months ago, and thought about removing it, after all, the rule of the infirmary was not to speak Snape's name and he hadn't done anything in the last months, maybe it would be like this until the end of the year.

Her thoughts were interrupted when rapid footsteps began to emerge from the corridor, as a group of students carrying some other unconscious students started to come towards her, they were wearing Slytherin robes.

"What happened?!" She asked seeing the students quite injured with physical damage.

"Snape!! He attacked us!!" Exclaimed one of the students with a black eye while carrying another injured student.

Penelope looked at the sign she was thinking about removing and sighed, seeing that she would still need it. "Alright, but don't say that name anymore, it's a rule of the infirmary!" She warned with a stern tone, while the students felt a bit lost before starting the treatment.

Lily Evans was thoughtful at that moment, she saw a Ravenclaw girl being intimidated by a group of Slytherin students, she heard Snape's name as they blocked her path, the girl with almost platinum blonde hair did not seem to have any fear in her eyes.

"What do you think you're doing?!" Lily quickly intervened as she passed by, grabbing her wand preparing to help that lone Ravenclaw girl.

The students were surprised by her outburst, while they quickly looked scoffing seeing that it was just a fifth-year girl. "What do we have here, a Gryffindor..." One of the Slytherins mocked.