The following evening, Snape was alone in his classroom fetching some paperwork he had forgotten. He heard a terribly loud and frightening shriek in the hallway and ran to help what he presumed was a student. It was Potter clutching and closing the golden egg he retrieved from the first task. Snape raised one eyebrow and prepare to tell the fourth year off when Professor Moody appeared.
"I'll take care of the boy, Professor," Moody said anxiously.
Snape knew that Professor Moody was the one who put Harry Potter's name into the goblet of fire. He also knew that the man in front of him was not the real professor Moody. He was aware of Barty Crouch Jr.'s intentions and because of that, tried to get rid of him to protect Harry Potter, "I think I can handle it," he said slowly, with emphasis.
"Why don't you just go and cuddle up with Miss Lermernia, eh? I'm sure she'd be happy to see you."
Snape came to two conclusions about Crouch Jr.'s accusations. One was that he had presumably told the dark lord about his relationship with the young woman and the other, which he determined from Barty's last sentence, was that after learning his romantic affiliation with Lila, the dark lord may have taken her hostage. Barty Jr. would have told Voldemort about his relationship with the new professor and the dark lord would ostensibly see it as a prime tool to manipulate him. At any rate, Lila's safety was more important to him than Harry's so he began walking speedily to her room.