HP - Shadow Monarch!

Chapter 85 - Talking to Salazar 02.

[Chapter Size: 1900 Words.]
Third Person POV

Hogwarts.

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"If you want to make a sword like this, it will be impossible, boy," Salazar simply scoffed.

"Even so, I insist that you answer my question," Snape spoke, waiting to hear what he wanted to know.

"Fine... although I don't believe you will manage it," Salazar said in the end. "First, you will have to convince a goblin to forge the metal you're seeing in this sword, which is extremely difficult. Second, only a master craftsman among the goblins can create it, which makes the task even more difficult. Then, the metal needs to be forged, which isn't cheap at all and several powerful potions will be made for its creation, I helped Godric Gryffindor, making some of these potions with him having to pay for all of them. And lastly, you need to use these ancient runes, like the ones you see on my cauldrons." He paused before continuing.

"That's why I believe creating a sword like this is a very difficult thing for you. Just give up or keep this one," he said.

"I can't, the sword belongs to another house," Snape spoke.

"These damn rules..." Salazar muttered.

"Even so, I'll try," Snape spoke, thinking about how he could accomplish this.

"Well, I would say it would be a waste of time, but that's your problem, another thing that helped Gryffindor make it, was introducing him to my first acquaintance from Africa, Adebayo Mwangi, who founded Uagadou. Still, Gryffindor had to use all his family's resources for this, almost going broke, something I doubt you have, besides, Gryffindor had trouble with the sick later on, claiming the sword belonged to them, it was a mess... those damn sick believe that everything they do, belongs to them by right, even being paid for the work." Snape listened to the portrait attentively and nodded.

"Well, that's interesting," Snape murmured, not finding anything impossible. However, he would have to talk to the goblins first and it would be difficult, since they no longer worked with blacksmiths and craftsmen since the revolt of Ranrok, which happened over 100 years ago. Even so, he would still try to talk to them, with them now all focused on the monetary power of the magical world, but would decide to see that later.

"Answer one last question, boy," the portrait broke the silence again.

"Speak," Snape spoke.

"What will you do with me?" Salazar asked, after all, he was just a portrait, but wanted to know what the boy would try to do with him.

"With you, I won't do anything," Snape responded, uninterested. "However, I would be interested in your collection."

The man looked at him for a moment, scratching his chin before giving a small smile. "Feel free, take everything you can," he simply spoke.

Snape narrowed his eyes, knowing that this man seemed to be offering him his items, which was very hard to believe when this same man had exclaimed various times as soon as he broke the door of the room. So he must be plotting something.

He continued looking at the books while going back to ignoring Salazar in the portrait. Snape kept reading until he finally got tired of seeing things without a very deep look into some books, while Salazar just remained silent, also looking at the boy as he saw him start to pack his things, placing books in his bag.

"Well, I'm going. I will fix all the holes and all the destruction I caused now," Snape spoke, starting to leave that room, since he had to fix both the door and the entrance to the bathroom before someone saw it.