Chapter 648: Fish has seen this plot, nya! (Edited)

"Severus! Wait a minute, nya!"

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Fish quickly caught up with Snape and called out to him.

"What's the matter, Fish?" Snape asked in a low voice, turning around. "I won't be staying for dinner, and Black won't welcome me."

"It's not about that, nya."

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Fish shook his head, as the invitation had been rejected several times, so Fish didn't bother anymore.

"It's about Harry..."

"Potter?" Snape asked, raising an eyebrow and with an unspoken excitement. "Are you also going to plead for him?"

"Hmm? Why would Fish plead for him?" Fish asked, surprised, before stating the obvious. "It's because you're teaching Harry Occlumency... in case Voldemort finds out through Harry, will you be okay, nya?"

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Snape, who had received Fish's concern, slightly curved his lips and patiently replied, "Don't worry, I have already told him beforehand, even if he finds out..."

After a brief pause, he continued, "Furthermore, the Dark Lord is now aware that Potter can sense his thoughts and feelings, but he has not taken advantage of it in return. Instead, he actively blocked this connection. It's more uncomfortable and frustrating for him that Potter invaded his mind at will."

"So Harry doesn't need to learn Occlumency, right?"

"No, it's only temporary," Snape shook his head. "The Dark Lord currently has the initiative, and who knows if he will suddenly use it again."

"So... in case he finds out that Harry has actually learned Occlumency, he won't blame you for it, nya?" Fish asked with concern.

"Dumbledore is obligated to find someone to teach Potter Occlumency, and with me monitoring his progress and providing the Dark Lord with timely information, that proud man doesn't care if this little trick doesn't work." Snape chuckled mockingly. "Besides, I don't think Potter can easily learn Occlumency. He's the typical Gryffindor, not much different from Dumbledore."

Fish nodded, sighing with a helpless expression. "Harry is a bit foolish, nya."

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Snape chuckled again. "Anything else?"

"Well..." Fish hesitated for a moment, then suddenly clapped. "Oh, yes! Severus, do you know what happened to Lucius? Harry saw Voldemort torturing him with the Cruciatus Curse... Is it because of the diary, nya?"

"Well, I know..." Snape said calmly, explaining the situation of Lucius to Fish.

At first, Lucius had planned to secretly transfer the Malfoy's possessions and then seek asylum with Dumbledore before Voldemort found out. But after a discussion with Dumbledore and Snape, he changed his mind.

Lucius had good connections, especially among the Death Eaters, and there was hardly anyone he didn't get along with. So if he defected, Voldemort would likely turn against the others, and more importantly, it would put Snape, the spy, in a difficult position.

The Slytherins were mostly selfish and self-interested, but they were loyal to their friends. So, after much deliberation, Lucius decided to stay with Voldemort.

But he wouldn't just sit back and wait. After learning about the diary from Snape, Lucius quickly came up with a lie...

Draco, who adored the Dark Lord and knew about the diary's existence, sneaked away from Lucius to access it and accidentally discovered a way to communicate with Riddle. As a cautious Slytherin, he told Lucius, who then sent the diary to Hogwarts at Riddle's request...

As a result, Riddle's plan was foiled without suspicion by Fish, and even the basilisk of the Chamber of Secrets was subdued by Fish.

Once this was done, and confident that Draco's Occlumency could hide his thoughts from Voldemort, Lucius brought Draco before Voldemort during the Christmas holidays to apologize and blame Tom Riddle, aka Voldemort in person.

That's why Voldemort became even angrier when Lucius said to him, "I always obey your orders unconditionally."

"So...?"

"He has been deceived for now, at least Draco is not in danger, as for Lucius..." Snape fell silent for a moment and said, "It depends on the Dark Lord's mood."

Fish was feeling a bit weighed down by the situation. He wanted to help but didn't know how.

Snape patted his shoulder and reassured him, "Don't worry, Lucius has a great reputation among the Death Eaters, everyone is on good terms with him, and Dumbledore has prepared a way for him to stay alive, so if things get really bad, he still has a chance to escape."

With that, Snape left Sirius' house without further ado.

When Fish returned to the meeting room, Sirius immediately greeted him, asking curiously, "Fish, what were you doing looking for that Snape guy?"

"Not much..." Fish murmured casually, "Fish just told Severus that Harry was a bit foolish when it came to learning Occlumency, so he won't be too hard on Harry, nya."

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Harry: "..."

Sirius: "..."

"Hmph! He won't listen..." Sirius muttered, "I know him, he'll look for any opportunity to torment Harry."

Then he realized that Fish was looking at him strangely.

"What, what's wrong?" Sirius looked at himself suspiciously and saw that nothing seemed to be happening. "What's wrong with me, Fish?"

"Sirius, you..."

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Fish tilted his head and asked, "... Could it be because you want to get along with Severus?"

It wasn't surprising that Fish said that because he had seen someone named Draco Malfoy in a similar situation before this.

"What are you talking about?!" Sirius, however, jumped as if he had been greatly insulted, "How is it possible for me to want to live in peace with Snape?!"

Well... this reaction was similar to Malfoy's...

Fish was more than certain, and that wasn't the only reason he had.

"Because you called Severus that way, nya." Fish said cheerfully, "And then the nickname you gave yourself when you were in the Forbidden Forest... Aren't those two nicknames quite similar, nya?"

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"That's not true!" Sirius argued fiercely, "I wasn't even thinking about it that much! Anyway, there's no way... Snape and I could be friends! I never wanted to be friends with him! Never!"

"Why?" Fish asked incredulously, "Obviously, you used to be the ones bullying Severus, right, nya? And Severus isn't loyal to Voldemort, why do you hate him so much?"

"Because I don't trust him!" Sirius said fiercely, "I always thought he would betray us someday! He's been into dark magic since he was a student, I don't believe he'll ever change!"

With that, he slammed the door and left the room in anger.

"What makes you think Sirius wants to get along with Professor Snape?" Hermione whispered, leaning toward Fish and asking softly, "Haven't you seen how bad their relationship was?"

"Well... that might be a mistake on Fish's part, nya..."

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Fish scratched his head and didn't talk about the memory he had seen in Draco's mind.