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Because they couldn’t just find another professor to replace Snape, he couldn’t just waltz out of there and find Dazai, meaning he had to wait until the end of the year. As much as he cared about Dazai (too much that he doesn’t like to admit it), he does have his other snakes to take care of.
So, sighing and plopping down at his desk for the day. Class started soon after, but his mind was preoccupied. For a few moments he just stopped talking in the middle of a sentence when Dazai crossed his mind. Guilt bottled up in him. He hadn’t noticed anything before and now Dazai could be getting abused?
“Professor Snape?” A child would call out, and he would swiftly apologize and keep talking.
He realized that his students were getting worried about him, and the rest of the professors too.
“Merlin’s beard, what is going on with you these days?” Minerva asked.
“I’m fine, just haven’t been getting the best sleep.”
She frowned. “This all started when Dazai left and everybody knows it. What’s wrong?”
“I found out something bad. Dazai could be in a bad situation.”
“…how bad?”
“He could be getting abused at this very moment.”
The other gasped, taken aback by this information. “Are you sure? How do you know this?”
“Yesterday I was looking for reports or anything about Yokohama, really, and I found this document of a mafia called the ‘Port Mafia.’ It said there was a bit of Dazai’s age named Shuuji Tsushima going under the alias of.. Osamu Dazai.”
“Oh.”
“Yes…”
“We should get this information to Ablus immediately!”
“Wait! Don’t tell him. I need to figure this out more.”
“I’m sorry Severus, but this is a very important matter. I need to tell the headmaster of this school.” She walked out of the room, doors closing behind her.
Snape sighed. Nothing he could do would stop her.