HP - Shadow Monarch!

Chapter 105 - O.W.L.s.

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Third Person POV

Hogwarts.

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"There goes the Gryffindor Seeker! He's spotted the Snitch! That's it! James Potter accelerates... the Slytherin Seeker, Wilkes, is right behind him!"

"THEY ARE SIDE BY SIDE! WHO'S GOING TO GET IT?!" The commentator's voice rose at the climax of the chase.

"THAT'S IT! JAMES POTTER GRABS THE GOLDEN SNITCH!" The commentator exploded in cheers of euphoria, while the Gryffindor crowd erupted in applause and celebration.

At that moment, Snape was leaving the stadium, descending the stairs, no longer interested in the game. Gryffindor wasn't happy at all after he knocked Sirius Black down, forcing the team to call another player from the bench to take his place, as Snape wasn't officially a player, and nothing could be done against him.

Even though many looked at him with anger, and some Gryffindors certainly had a glimmer of interest in what he had done, Snape dismissed it as he continued walking to a floor where no one else was.

"It seems Gryffindor won..." Pandora's voice came from beside him, and he merely nodded without much interest.

"Yes... but now we should worry about those chasing us." He said, pulling Pandora into a hug before disappearing from the spot, using his shadow teleportation to avoid detection.

At that moment, footsteps were heard as three well-dressed people appeared on that floor, coming from inside.

"Damn... I could've sworn he was here," the man muttered with a notebook in hand.

"He must be on the floors above us... quickly, we need to approach him before the others do," another said.

"Yes, we can't lose such an incredible talent for Quidditch!" The third one ran ahead, followed by the others.

They were scouts looking for young talent, and they were surprised by the strength Snape had shown, imagining what kind of monster he would be at repelling Bludgers while scoring goals past the keeper.

Snape returned to the Room of Requirement with Pandora, as the girl smiled. "They certainly saw great talent in you... you could become very famous," she commented.

'I'm not interested...' he simply said while heading towards the aviary inside the Room of Requirement, emerging in the middle of an open field where Dobby was taking care of his animals.

Atlas was being groomed by a magical brush while eating peacefully, and Shadow was perched, pecking at seeds. Snape decided to spend the weekend there while studying. Pandora could request anything from Dobby, who worked efficiently, despite occasionally asking for punishment. Snape always ignored those requests.

Snape relaxed there, reading while enjoying the artificial sunlight. Pandora eventually said her goodbyes, and Snape stayed there until he fell asleep. The next day, someone came to visit him—Clarisse, approaching his potions lab.

"Why did you leave so suddenly?" she asked him after the unexpected event where he had knocked Black down.

"There was nothing left for me to do there," Snape replied calmly, preparing his potions and increasing his stock to meet his buyer soon, as there was only a week left at Hogwarts before the term ended.

"Well, can I help you?" she offered, and Snape didn't refuse, asking her to prepare some ingredients, which would be good experience for her.

"You have so many supplies here... I can't imagine how you get such rare ingredients..." she murmured, observing the many plants Snape had stocked throughout the year, either obtained from Professor Slughorn, purchased on the black market, or gathered from dangerous places.