Cyrus was reading quietly in the study, while Barty Jr. stood nearby. Ever since he had regained consciousness, he had refused to rest and insisted on staying by Cyrus's side around the clock.
The door was pushed open, and Snape strode in with a dark expression, his wand pointed straight at Cyrus. A curse flew from his tip, but Cyrus flipped a page of her book as gracefully as if she had noticed nothing at all.
A figure threw himself in front of her. Disregarding the injuries from the curse he had just sustained, Barty Jr. drew his wand, aimed it at Snape, and fired a curse without a moment's hesitation. "Severus Snape! You lackey of Voldemort, how did you find this place?!"
Chapter 69