Faced with so many wands.

Snape didn't look panicked at all.

He just sat in an empty seat next to the long table with great composure.

And Voldemort, who was sitting in the main seat, didn't express the slightest hint of this.

He just sat there with a faint smile on his face.

Staring at Snape and the Death Eaters.

This made the Death Eaters a little embarrassed.

Because Voldemort didn't speak, they didn't dare to really attack Snape.

"Master! Why does this traitor appear here!?"

Bella couldn't help but asked loudly.

Voldemort still remained silent.

Snape said calmly:

"I'm not a traitor."

"Who will believe your lies?"

Bella sneered.

This statement also caused laughter from the Death Eaters.

Obviously, everyone thinks so too.

But Snape said very seriously:

"Bellatrix, why don't you believe me?"

"There are a hundred reasons!"

Bella laughed and walked out of her seat and said, "Where to start? Where were you when the Dark Lord lost power?

Why didn't you make any effort to find him after he disappeared? What exactly did you do in these years of living under Dumbledore?

Why did you prevent the Dark Lord from getting the Philosopher's Stone? After the Dark Lord was resurrected, he issued a summons order some time ago, why didn't you come back immediately?

And the most important thing!

Snape, why is Harry Potter still alive? He has four years to do with you as you please!"

The laughter in the living room gradually disappeared.

The expressions of the Death Eaters were a little ferocious, and even Voldemort's expression when he looked at Snape was a little more meaningful.

Seeing this, Draco couldn't help but become even more nervous.

Snape was his professor, his dean.

He didn't want anything to happen to Snape!

But now this situation has obviously reached an extremely dangerous level!

Draco looked at his parents with pleading eyes, hoping that they could do something to help Snape.

However, Lucius always lowered his head, his face covered with cold sweat.

Narcissa, on the other hand, held Draco's hand tightly to prevent him from moving rashly.

This made Draco a little desperate.

But at this moment, Snape smiled.

"Before I answer you - oh, yes, Bellatrix, I want to answer you! I also want to answer it for everyone here to save you from talking behind my back.

But before I give a formal answer, let me ask a question. Do you really think that the Dark Lord hasn't asked me every one of these questions? Do you really think that if I don't give a satisfactory answer, I will still

Can I sit here and talk to you?"

The Death Eaters looked at each other.

Bella also hesitated.

"I know the Dark Lord believes in you, but -"

"Do you think the Dark Lord made a mistake? Or that I actually fooled him? That I actually tricked the Dark Lord, the greatest wizard in human history and the most accomplished Legilimency master in the world?"

Bella did not speak anymore, but looked at Voldemort on the main seat with a puzzled look, as if she wanted to get some hints from her master.

It's a pity that Voldemort still looks like a statue.

Seeing this, Snape still said calmly:

"You just asked where I was when the Dark Lord fell from power.

I was where he ordered me to be, at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, because he wanted me to spy on Dumbledore there.

I guess you must know that I accepted that teaching position only after obeying the Dark Lord's orders, right?"

Many senior Death Eaters present nodded their heads without noticing.

Bella opened her mouth to speak, but Snape interrupted:

"You also asked why I didn't try hard to find the Dark Lord after he disappeared.

I didn't look for him for the same reason, like Everly, Yaxley, the Carrolls, Greyback, Lucius... and many others. I thought he was finished.

I'm not proud of it, I did it wrong."

After saying this, Snape stood up and bowed to Voldemort.

Voldemort still had no reaction.

On the contrary, just like Lucius, the Death Eaters who had just returned after the Dark Lord issued a summons last time were panicking.

At first, like Bella and others, they were hostile to Snape.

After all, Snape didn't even show up at the last meeting.

As a result, Snape's words 'My reasons are the same as theirs' just drew the fire directly to them.

What if Snape was declared guilty and killed.

Then aren’t they also guilty and need to receive more punishment?

Suddenly, many Death Eaters began to loosen up.

"I think what you want to know next is," Snape pressed closer and said to Bella with a slightly raised voice, "why I prevented the Dark Lord from getting the Philosopher's Stone.

This question is easy to answer. The respected Dark Lord doesn't know if he can trust me.

He thought, as you do, that I had gone from being a loyal Death Eater to being Dumbledore's lackey.

And he disguises himself really well.

At that time, all I saw was the greedy and incompetent Quirrell trying to steal the Philosopher's Stone, and I admit that I tried my best to stop him."

Bella's lips moved, as if she had swallowed a particularly unpleasant medicine.

She said with difficulty:

"During the gathering some time ago, you didn't come back immediately. When you felt the Dark Mark burning, you didn't rush to his side..."

Snape interrupted again:

"That's right, I didn't go immediately. That's because I was having a meeting in Dumbledore's Order of the Phoenix at the time!

Think about it! Do you want me to leave the Order of the Phoenix immediately in front of Dumbledore?

This will expose me!

And one more thing, if I am really a traitor, why would I come back now?

I can totally escape like Karkaroff, can't I?"

Bella shook her head and sneered:

"You're dodging my last question, Snape. Harry Potter. Why haven't you killed him for the past five years?"

"Killing Harry Potter? It's not as easy as you think. Dumbledore is at Hogwarts! And..."

Snape paused and did not continue.

He moved his eyes away and scanned the Death Eaters present.

Many Death Eaters like Lucius looked pale and lowered their heads when facing Snape's gaze.

No one knows better than them what should come after Snape's 'and'.

In fact, until Voldemort returned, there was a rumor circulating in the market.

It is said that Harry Potter himself is a gifted dark wizard, so he was able to escape from the attack of the Dark Lord.

Many of the Dark Lord's former followers thought Harry might become a flag bearer.

The Death Eaters could once again unite around him.
To be continued...