Chapter 172 - 172- talking

HARRY'S POV

After the casting of the unbreakable oath has been cast Professor Snape started to talk.

"I was young and angry when I joined the Death Eaters, at the time most of the war was political, with only a few battles between them and Dumbledore's order, it wasn't even illegal, and the ministry of magic stayed out of it." The Professor took a sip from a tea he made and continued.

"Thinking back, I never cared about most of their agenda, didn't care about traditions and classes, in fact, I hated them! I hated how my grandparents kicked my mother out for marrying a muggle, hated the bullying I experienced as a student because I wasn't rich nor came from the right house!" The voice of the Professor became passionate as if he was talking about potions.

"But at the same time I hated the other side more. I hated my muggle father who used to hit me for having magic, I hated my mother for not leaving with me, I hated the Gryffindors for bullying me because of me being a Slytherin, and the teachers who did nothing to stop them." Taking a big breath to calm himself down the Professor continue.

"Not to mention I had big ambition. I wanted to be powerful, to be a potion master, to be respected, all three of those things needed connections and money, so I joined the Death Eaters." A sneer appeared on the man's face as he said the group name, even as he continued to talk.

"I could tell you about the searing pain that the dark mark causes, about the whispering it fills your mind with when the dark lord calls you, but someone who don't have it can't know.

I can tell you about how it starts with small tasks when you join, making regular potion or help someone as a favor, how they convince you to break the laws littlle by little until you one day find yourself killing a person, but that isn't explainable.

In the end, I one day found myself regret something I did from the deepest parts of my heart." The Professor's eyes seemed to be full of guilt.

"When I did, I wanted to escape, but there is no escaping the dark lord once you put on the dark mark.

So instead, I decided to repent.

I joined the headmaster's order, becoming a spy, and for a while I thought I moved to the side of good, of justice.

When the war was over I felt relived, I was prepared to leave this country and never look back.

It was then that I found out neither side is good.

If the dark lord's side worked by quick killing, hurting our world and people for only his gain, the headmaster side did the same only with slow and soft methods.

The headmaster might spread the rumor about him being the best headmaster Hogwarts ever had, but three years after he got the job a new teacher joined the faculty until this very day- Cuthbert Binns, 10 years after that, a curse has been cast on the DADA position, and 10 years after that he forced me to become the potions Professor while forbidding me to teach my best, instead he said to teach poorly so the dark lord wouldn't be suspicious." Another sip from his tea, the Professor continued.

"All of this doesn't even bother me so much so as the fact that the headmaster knew about the dark lord return to life before hand and decided to let him! Both sides has crazy leaders and those who follow them are becoming as crazy as them!

So, in conclusion to your question- I am not in favor of either of two sides, I'm my own side, and I just want to make sure my Slytherin students survive it."

The Professor finished talking and now looked expectingly as if saying 'now it's your turn.'

"You Professor..." Harry said "are everything I could have asked for." Harry grinned happily "You know, I feared your love for Lily Potter clouds your mind and judgment, but I can see you moved past it, that's great, now, before I start my own ranting you need a piece of information of your own. Dobby." Dobby appeared once more, making the Professor look confused.

"I need you to tell the Professor here my secret."

"Yes Harry!" Dobby said before looking at the potions Professor. "Harry Potter isn't an average wizard and can do wandless magic."

The Professor's mouth fell open as memories of Harry doing magic started correcting themselves, letting the Professor know about Harry's abilities.

"How? Why? When?"

Harry knew what he meant.

"Science plus practice, to avoid Dumbledore's suspicions and as a great way to attack in secret, at the end of second year."

Hearing the last answer, the Professor looked even more shocked.

"You managed to cast a master-level charm in your second year, and wandlessly?"

Harry grinned at that. "I do all my magic wandless, with the exception of curses, which apparently were made for wands."

The Professor apparently needed time to process it because he said "let's move on to your other less life changing parts."

"Not sure there is, but I will try." Harry smirked.

"The reason I told you about that is for you to understand that while I might not be as powerful as either side, I have my own strengths, and I would like you to join me."

The Professor seemed to expect that somewhat.

"Join you? As you can see I am no longer the naive, angry boy I once was, nor am I idealist, so why would I choose to join another side in this pointless war?"

"You should join me BECAUSE you think it's pointless! The war used to be political, about reformists vs traditionalists, before the two leaders joined in.

My side in the war won't be on either side, instead, it will take both leaders out, together with all the extremists under them."

"You plan on killing all the Death Eaters and Dumbledore's order?"

"No, only those who are extremely demented. Lastrange, Carrow, Moody, Potters, the ones that are loyal to a fault or joined the war for the fighting, but that isn't all my side is about, we are also about saving the wizarding world." Harry might have started becoming passionate midway through his speech.

"Muggles are evolving constantly, making themselves better and better as the magical world stay the same, no more! We will keep the traditions that are important for the wizarding world, the holidays, the rituals, but as we keep them, we need to make sure our world doesn't halt in place!"

Harry could see the Professor was touched by his words, yet still seemed skeptical.

"And how would you do that?"

"We create new everyday products that improve people's life and make them inseparable from our world."

"Big words but I don't see proof."

"Of course you do, you see it everyday in school, my group created the card dueling."