Chapter 357: Anger

Chapter 357: Anger

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"Dialogue"

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Chapter 357: Anger

"I don't believe you," said Professor Snape.

"No one cares if you believe it or not," Harry answered.

"Victoria?..." Daphne sat by her side.

The girl had a massive freakout when she woke up inside the Headmaster's office. She thought she had been tricked and kidnapped.

After calming her down a bit, they explained everything that had happened, and now she wasn't saying a word.

Victoria was sitting on a couch, looking down at the floor with an empty expression.

"Victoria... can you say something to us?" Daphne tried her best to be reassuring and calm.

"If you have any questions, you can ask all you want," Harry said.

"I have a lot of questions," Snape added.

"Severus... let us answer Miss Black first," Dumbledore said.

Victoria's head moved, and her eyes snapped.

"It is Lady Black!" She spat the words while glaring directly at Dumbledore "This is just another one of your schemes, isn't it? What is it that you want this time?!"

"Lady Black, please calm down," Dumbledore said in a placating manner."This is no such thing. I know you are very confused right now, but if you give us some time... we c—"

"I won't give anything else! You took my inheritance, you sent me to live with those monsters, and then... when I was finally happy... you had to take them too." Her eyes grew cold as she stared at the Headmaster.

"No more..." She raised her right hand. The silver band on her wrist transformed into a runic weapon, like the one she used against the dragon, but much smaller.

Dumbledore shook his head.

"Walburga Black died a few years ago. She was the last proper member of the family. The others, like Narcissa Malfoy, no longer carry the name. And we don't even know where she is or if she's alive."

"Yes, I remember hearing Draco Malfoy bragging a few times about how he was going to take over that family and become the next Lord Black," Daphne said.

"I suppose we could call my parents," Harry said, although he wasn't sure how Victoria was going to react to that encounter either.

From the few bits and pieces of information he had gotten from her comments, it seemed likely she had been sent to live with the Dursleys and was later rescued by some members of the Black family.

That meant the Potters must have all been dead in her world.

"You think that's a good idea? What if she gets violent again?" Daphne asked.

"I'll be there to stop her," Harry said.

"I'll call them." Dumbledore glanced at Snape next.

"Severus, why don't you take her to your office? I don't think it would be wise for her to wake up in here again. And I also believe it would be better if I'm not present in that meeting."

"Very well... I'll keep an eye on her," Snape said. There was no way he was leaving her alone in his office.

After he left, Dumbledore sat back in his chair and let out a long sigh.

"Could I really have been that bad in her world to warrant that reaction?"

"I mean... it wasn't you, though. Just a different version of you," Daphne said.

"Yes, but... can we be that different after all? She accused me of stealing her inheritance and killing someone important to her... I cannot imagine myself doing something like that."

"Don't beat yourself up over it. Alternative versions can be extremely different from ourselves. I mean, today I learned that at least two versions of myself are in love with Draco Malfoy," Harry commented.

"Wait... what did you say?" Daphne asked.

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