He also saw the two dead adult Acromantulas.
"All - Round Protection!"
Snape's face changed. He immediately turned around and created a defensive barrier, keeping the Acromantulas outside to prevent them from restraining their aggression and attacking en masse.
Then, he took out a spare bottle of special - effect antidote from his bosom and quickly walked to Eris's side, ready to pry open her mouth and force - feed it to her.
However, he didn't notice that the spiritual world in Eris's mind was not as miserably calm as it seemed on the surface.
Instead, it was filled with hysterical viciousness and madness in despair.
Bombarded by the voice transmission of Voldemort's main soul, her spirit was constantly stimulated. She didn't pass out but fell into a state of madness.
At this moment, when she saw Snape, the savior, arrive, her first thought wasn't that her life was saved, but that her suffering would continue.
She gathered her spiritual power and put forward an extremely bold and crazy suggestion to Voldemort's main soul in her mind:
"Master, don't you think Snape is your loyal undercover agent? Seize this opportunity. Reveal your identity to him and order him to assist us.
Then, control my body and work together with Snape to repel the Acromantula colony. Sneak into the cave at the deepest part of the maze and seize The Philosopher's Stone.
After that, we'll escape from Hogwarts together. Have Snape use The Philosopher's Stone to brew the Elixir of Immortality and the body - revival potion for you, helping you regain your physical body, return to your peak, and make a kingly comeback!"
"Well..."
Voldemort's main soul, who was usually in a state of madness, was now hesitating because of Eris's bold suggestion.
This plan was quite perfect, but it had to be based on the premise that Snape had no ulterior motives and would obey his orders.
Voldemort's main soul was currently in a weak state. He wasn't confident that he could control Snape by force. What if Snape had defected? Then he would have to flee back to the wild and look for another unlucky host.
The current favorable situation would also disappear.
"Master, stop hesitating! Can't you see?
Since I became the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, I've been under the curse you set. I've had no luck at all!
No matter how well - thought - out my plans are and how cautious I am, unlucky accidents keep happening. If this goes on, I'll eventually be killed by the curse, and your revival plan will come to nothing!
Make a decision, master! Reveal your identity, control my body, and team up with Snape. Blaze a trail by force and snatch The Philosopher's Stone! Just spare my life!"
Feeling Voldemort's main soul's hesitation, Eris anxiously added more arguments.
This time, Voldemort's main soul was convinced. He desired immortality and was extremely afraid of death. However, he had created so many Horcruxes that his life was guaranteed.
Even if he trusted the wrong person this time, he could be reborn in one of the Horcruxes.
If Eris was brave enough to risk her life for a gamble, how could he, the great Voldemort, be less crazy?
Let's do it!
Voldemort's main soul made a decision and began to release his unique magic power on Eris's abdomen to communicate with the Dark Mark on Snape's body.
The mental communication in his mind was as fast as lightning and didn't take much time.
So at this moment, Snape had just reached out to support Professor Eris's head and poured the potion into her mouth.
He was extremely averse to physical contact with Professor Eris. Even when he had to support her head, he did it through the sleeve of his robe.
As he was pouring the potion, he noticed that an evil mark on his arm under the robe, which had been dormant for ten years, showed a slight reaction.
Was it an illusion?
Or...
Snape was shocked, and a thousand thoughts rushed into his mind. Following his feeling, he turned his head slightly and saw faint magic power seemingly emerging from Professor Eris's abdomen. However, it wasn't very noticeable on the black robe.
He was about to extend his wand to investigate when he was interrupted by a suddenly - sounding annoying voice.
"Professor Eris, are you here? If you hear me, please answer! I repeat, if you hear me, please answer!"
Dudley caught a glimpse of Voldemort's main soul releasing magic power through the Water in the Bottle monitoring. To prevent any unexpected twists in his and Dumbledore's plan to control Voldemort, he chose to appear voluntarily.
He found a corner, removed the Invisibility Charm, and revealed himself.
His whole body glowing with the red light of the Strength Enhancement spell, he easily pushed aside all the Acromantulas blocking his way. Pretending not to know anything, he shouted as he quickly walked towards the corridor where Snape and Professor Eris were.
He stood outside the defensive barrier set up by Snape.
Originally, the Acromantula colony was extremely angry when they saw that Professor Eris had not only killed a young one of their kind but also two adult ones, and they were about to launch a fierce attack.
But when they saw Dudley, glowing red and as strong as a monster, suddenly appear and push aside all the spiders, they lost their fighting spirit and became timid again.
"Snape, what's wrong with Professor Eris? What's going on here? Quickly open this stupid barrier and let me in! Don't worry, with me here, these spiders won't dare to act recklessly!"
Dudley slapped the semi - transparent defensive barrier set up by Snape, shouting anxiously but confidently.
He saw that the faint magic power was no longer emerging from Professor Eris's abdomen. It seemed that Voldemort's main soul had given up some unknown operation probably related to Snape.
"Open the door! Snape! Quickly open the door for me! What's wrong with Professor Eris? Don't tell me you killed her just to get rid of her!"
Seeing that Snape still stared at him gloomily without opening the barrier, Dudley immediately launched a more intense urging, shouting and slapping the defensive barrier vigorously.
Snape was a bit indecisive. He suspected that Professor Eris was related to Voldemort and might even have brought Voldemort's residual soul to Hogwarts.
Therefore, he didn't want Dudley to get involved. Instead, he wanted to deal with the situation here quickly and then go to Dumbledore to discuss it.
But in just a short while, the Dark Mark on his arm had gone dormant again.
It was as if it had really been an illusion just now.
Snape hesitated for a moment and then waved his wand to create a gap in the defensive barrier and let Dudley in.
As soon as Dudley entered, he rushed straight towards Eris who had fallen to the ground. He quickly reached the two of them, looking anxious and self - reproaching.
"Professor Eris, what's wrong with you? Are you okay? Whoa! The veins on your neck are all black! Is this poisoning?"
"Do it! Master! Kill him! Haven't you wanted to kill this sarcastic fat guy for a long time? Don't let this chance slip away!"
Dudley's words showed apparent concern, but in Eris's mind, she was expressing real killing intent.
She kept silent but secretly sent a frantic mental message to Voldemort's main soul, urging the main soul of Voldemort, who had withdrawn midway, to act again.
"Shut up! I don't need you to teach me what to do!"
This time, Voldemort's main soul didn't follow Eris's advice. Instead, he sent a sharply - toned mental reply, "I've already said that this sarcastic fat guy is a bait set by Dumbledore and all his strength is secretly bolstered by him!
Now that the fat guy is here, can Dumbledore be far behind? If I expose myself now, Dumbledore will surely show up and catch me off guard!
By then, all our previous efforts will be in vain, and we might not even be able to escape!"