Glenn bid farewell to Hermione, turned, and ran toward the direction Snape had departed. His figure melted into the darkness as he rounded a corner, emerging at Hogwarts' main gates. When Glenn appeared within Snape's field of vision, he'd already donned his Night's Watch Professor disguise.
Seeing Glenn finally arrive—having changed clothes en route—Snape merely sneered, tilting his head slightly before displaying his signature passive-aggressive nature:
"Finally finished your tender farewells and ready for actual business?"
However, these caustic remarks couldn't affect Glenn in the slightest. Behind his mask, Glenn's expression remained impassive as he nodded, then regarded Snape.
"Let's go."
Snape snorted coldly, then thrust open Hogwarts castle's gates. The two strode out side by side.
Due to recent rainy weather, the sky lay shrouded beneath dark clouds. Tonight's gloom appeared grey and hazy under their influence. The moon—which should have shone bright and round like a jade disc, casting pure white light—flickered intermittently through layered clouds, barely visible save when the breeze occasionally scattered the overcast.
"That wretch's hiding place is the Shrieking Shack?"
Under the dim night sky, Snape suddenly spoke, confirming the intelligence he'd initially overheard.
"Yes."
"Keep your eyes fixed on that so-called surveillance terminal of yours. The moment Black stirs, inform me."
Glenn felt no surprise that Snape knew his device's designation. From their earlier conversation—which Snape, materializing at the very end, had undoubtedly heard in its entirety—his intellect would naturally deduce the unfamiliar surveillance terminal's purpose and operation.
Glenn nodded acknowledgment. Receiving this response, Snape turned toward Hogsmeade village, his profound gaze deepening further.
He began muttering indistinct mystical incantations under his breath. Snape's form grew ethereal beneath waves of distortion, gradually decomposing into minute black particles that spun several rotations before floating skyward like a peculiar dark whirlwind, rolling toward the Shrieking Shack in Hogsmeade.
Throughout this process, Snape never inquired whether Glenn could match his velocity—quite presumptuous indeed.
Glenn minded not at all. He immediately entered partial demonic transformation, explosively launching from ground to air in a strange black-red arc, swiftly matching Snape's movement.
With both employing flight charms at maximum speed, the journey from Hogwarts to Hogsmeade—normally requiring an hour's walk—concluded rapidly.
To avoid alerting Sirius Black, Glenn had preemptively cast concealment spells upon himself and Snape during flight: Disillusionment Charm, Silencing Charm, Presence Suppression, and Breath Concealment. Regarding these spells' effectiveness, Glenn's results slightly surpassed those of even experienced wizards like Snape.
After all, few practiced such enhancement charms constantly upon themselves. Glenn possessed unique insights into casting these augmentation spells, executing them more fluidly and effectively—even Dumbledore praised him endlessly for this talent.
Yet in the wizarding world, regardless of stature or age, witches and wizards under magic's influence possessed varying degrees of "sixth sense" or "intuitive" metaphysical perception. Therefore, to prevent Sirius Black from inadvertently sensing disturbances, they chose to land upon a rooftop two hundred meters distant from the Shrieking Shack.
Snape's lips moved minutely, uttering syllables to dispel his flight charm. His form reconstituted from black particles, materializing beneath the night sky and descending slowly onto the rooftop.
Hogsmeade's nocturnal temperature dropped even lower than daytime, whilst winds intensified. The gale whipped Snape's black robes, his long wizarding cloak billowing like a great bat spreading its wings. Snape's obsidian eyes flashed with glacial light—like a predator spotting prey, preparing to strike.
His imposing presence reached maximum intensity—though it would've been more impressive had Snape not quietly activated the alchemical heating device Glenn and Hermione had gifted him.
No helping it. Relying solely upon thin black robes whilst standing atop Hogsmeade village rooftops—positioned above the mountain snow line in bitter nocturnal winds—proved simply unbearable.
Fortunately, no others witnessed Snape's subtle maneuvering, preserving Professor Snape's dignity.
Well, naturally, "others" excluded Glenn.
As Snape resumed corporeal form, Glenn likewise dispelled his transformation, reconstituting beside him.
Observing his utterly indifferent expression revealed this fellow cared nothing for such concerns.
"Is that wretch still behaving?"
Snape's throat vibrated as he spoke softly. His weak voice and expelled white vapor rolled away with evening winds into twilight skies, yet Glenn's acute hearing captured every word clearly.
Glenn withdrew his surveillance terminal, examining real-time footage of the Shrieking Shack's second floor displayed onscreen.
"Sirius Black remains prone upon the bed, eyes closed, though minimal movement beneath his eyelids suggests continued wakefulness."
Responding to Snape's inquiry, Glenn provided detailed observational intelligence.
"Excellent."
Snape revealed a vicious smile, continuing:
"That magical communication device you share with Hermione... have you another?"
Glenn glanced at him wordlessly, silently retrieving a fresh earpiece from his black ring. He adjusted it for one-way transmission and tossed it to Snape.
"Left ear."
Glenn instructed.
Snape caught it, briefly examined its construction, then inserted it into his left ear.
"Remain here on standby. Use that weapon you've created—the so-called sniper rifle—to target the Shrieking Shack, should that rat-like creature attempt another escape..."
"...Though I doubt you'll find opportunity to act tonight."
Snape's gaze turned savage, as though crimson flames might burst forth.
"I'll grant that wretch no escape opportunity whatsoever."
"I shall dispose of him personally."
In the most brutal manner conceivable.
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