Chapter - 37 Snape and James

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Hagrid, despite his old age and large size, most of the time acted like a child.

He loved every magical creatures and didn't like anyone who hurted them, he especially liked the big, strong , scary and ugly ones.

According to Ollivander, Hagrid got fired by the ministry and even had his wand broken.

This made William suspect that Hagrid got kicked out from the ministry because he was raising some extremely dangerous creatures at Hogwarts.

It seemed like something Hagrid would do, like secretly taking care of this three-headed dog without Dumbledore's permission and with it being illegal to domesticate it.

"But who was normal in the wizarding world, everyone william had met till now were eccentric.

In Ravenclaw, they didn't judge others for their interests, or oddities of they don't align with the norm.

So, William tried to reassure Hagrid, saying, "Hagrid, just tell Professor Dumbledore about it, with his position .

I'm sure he must be quite skilled in resolving such matters."

Dumbledore was a figure of immense power and influence within the wizarding world.

His fame extended far beyond the Britain, even reaching across the European Continent.

Dealing with a mere three-headed dog problem wouldn't even pose a challenge for him.

Hagrid nodded hurriedly, although it didn't looked like he even heard william's explanation but just wanted to save Fluffy some way.

With their visit with the three-headed dog completed, the trio told Hagrid about their class experiences.

After chatting for a while, William asked, "Is there any bad blood between Professor Snape and Professor Tywin?"

Hagrid, having been part of Hogwarts for fifty years, must know something about them.

Taken aback for a moment, Hagrid shook his head and responded, "Where'd you hear that? There ain't any bad blood between 'em."

William told the recent incident in the hospital, something he had already told Cedric and Cho a few days before.

Hagrid was taken aback upon hearing the news.

He would have never thought about the professors pointing their wand against each other within the hospital, especially in front of a first-year like William.

Feeling uneasy, Hagrid got up and paced around, trying to recollect the past,

then shook his head and remarked, "I really haven't heard a thing about anything bad between Tywin and Snape."

He continued, "During his time at school, Tywin was a Ravenclaw student. He was quite the average fellow, you know, the kind like a pin in a haystack."

"Yeah, he was a bit of a bookworm, but not as famous as Snape or James were in their time."

"James as in James Potter?"

"Yep," Hagrid paused, unsure if he should share this with William and the others.

"Back then, Snape and James both were top students in their respective houses,

but they clashed a lot, and it led to a big fight at the school. I remember Dumbledore being really mad that day, the angriest I've ever seen him.

Because of that, during that year's House Cup competition, Slytherin and Gryffindor were both disqualified from the house cup race."

"But James' death has absolutely nothing to do with Professor Snape, but it was Sirius who's betrayal!" Hagrid almost growled.

"Hagrid yelled, 'Filthy, treacherous scoundrel!'" His voice echoed, and a bark from the fireplace seemed to stir Fluffy awake.

"Back in school, Sirius and James were practically inseparable.

Sirius even stood as the best man at James and Lily's wedding and then later became Harry's godfather.

But that bastard betrayed us and joined the dark lord"

Mention of the one who shall not be named made Cedric shiver.

As a wizarding family's child, he grew up hearing about the Dark Lord's name.

when Cedric was a year or 2 old, Voldemort wasn't defeated at that time, and likely the talk between his family must have left some memories behind.

Hagrid grew more angry, "I always knew those Blacks were all Slytherins. Even if Sirius was in Gryffindor, he just couldn't change what he was.

His betrayal led to James's death. But he was punished for it and sent to Azkaban."

William cautiously asked, "So, as James Potter's rival, Professor Snape, he never betrayed James? Was he always on our side?"

Hagrid abruptly fell silent. He tended to Fluffy, coaxing the three-headed dog back to sleep before he continued:

"This isn't something you young wizards need to think about.

Remember, it's just Professor Dumbledore who needs to trust him."

William, Cedric, and Cho exchanged glances, sensing things weren't so straightforward.

There were underlying meanings, especially regarding James Potter and Snape's relationship,

renowned as a hero who died at Voldemort's hands, being the famous Harry Potter's father.

The situation was quite confusing with Professor Tywin claiming that Snape betrayed them that led to the deaths of James and Voldemort is indeed puzzling.

As Snape has been teaching at Hogwarts for a long time, working closely under Dumbledore, he was even the head of the Slytherin House.

It was really difficult to imagine Snape siding with Voldemort. No matter how much of an asshole he was.

He's been a part of Hogwarts for so long and has shown loyalty to Dumbledore.

"Could it be that Snape betrayed James Potter and caused his death?"

William pondered aloud, his expression reflecting a deep confusion,

while Cedric wore a similarly perplexed look.

But Hagrid swiftly changed the subject, shifting the conversation. "Isn't today the Gryffindor Quidditch team selection?" he asked, scratching his beard.

"I wonder if Charlie will find some good players," William remarked thoughtfully.

" It's his final year at Hogwarts, and he's hoping for Gryffindor to win the house cup and the quidditch cup."

Cedric coughed, signaling his disapproval.

Quickly changing the subject, Cedric mentioned to Hagrid that how Hufflepuff seemed to have a better chance at winning the championship due to their team cohesion, depth of the lineup, and historical track record.

Making William wonder who was from the ravenclaw talking about all the previous data.

Cho was interested in listening what Cedric said, as she was interested in Quidditch.

William got up from his seat and glanced around, spotting a piece of paper tucked beneath the teapot.

It was a newspaper clipping from the Daily Prophet.

The note talked about a break-in at the Ministry of Magic that happened on August 1st.

It mentioned an ongoing investigation into the intrusion at the Division for Magical Creatures Management and Control.

The report suspected that an unknown dark wizard might be behind the incident.

Cuthbert Mockridge, the Ministry of Magic's Department of Management Director, retold today that no magical creatures had been stolen.

The area the intruder intuded had, in reality, dealt with an illegally smuggled magical creature earlier in the day.

Amos Diggory, a spokesperson for the Department of Management, stated,

''We can't share what's in our warehouse. It's best not to dwell so much in this.''

The attack on the Ministry of Magic became the biggest news lately, almost overshadowing the rumors about Snape's lover."

During the  summer break, there were rumours about the attack.

William recalled Lee Jordan joking about it on the train. Back then, no one took it seriously, but now, it's making headlines.

In the newspaper, Hagrid had circled "Department of Fantastic Creatures" and "Illegal Smuggling" with a red pen.

It seemed Hagrid had a good reason for these circles.

Hagrid had taken William to Diagon Alley at the 1st of August the day of the attack.

Where Because of the price, Hagrid bought the three-headed dog Fluffy from the Greek at a high price a few days later, and the Greek disappeared  afterwards.

Hagrid got really worried when he figured out that the Greeks attacked the Ministry of Magic before selling him those illegal magical creatures.

If anyone found out, he could really end up in Azkaban.

But the Ministry officials in the newspapers said nothing was stolen.

Hagrid wasn't sure if he could trust their story. He wondered if they were hiding something or not telling the whole truth.

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