Hogwarts 1991

Chapter 332 Dumbledore's Private Lesson

The first Friday night of the new term at Hogwarts.

It was raining continuously outside the castle at night, and the dementors were hiding in the dark rain, squeezing every trace of happiness in the air, and bringing out a cold white mist with every breath.

These monsters surrounded and hovered over Hogwarts Castle, making it chilly even in August.

Especially the rooms on the first floor hall (including the auditorium) that are closest to the dementor guards had to light up the fire.

The same is true in the renovated faculty common room. In this room... the fire is burning fiercely, and there is the sound of wood cracking in the flames from time to time.

Snape and Lupine stood on either side of Dumbledore, looking at each other.

One eye is full of contempt and hatred, while the other is full of fatigue and avoidance, but one can also see the disgust towards the other person.

Only in the absence of outsiders can the conflict between the two be so undisguised.

This adds to the silent and dignified atmosphere in this lounge.

After a long time, after the fire burned the wood for the third time until it cracked and crackled.

Professor Dumbledore, who was sitting between the two professors, finally rubbed his temples and regained his composure.

"I understand what you are talking about. However, can you not be so tit-for-tat, at least in tomorrow's small class for Harry and McGuffin, maintain the dignity of the Hogwarts professors, and teach them well!"

"Attend class?"

Snape asked right away, "What's the lesson? Don't you know what I mean? Besides, that werewolf found out... Dumbledore, you..."

Dumbledore turned his hands over, rapped his knuckles on the table, and said sharply, "Severus, you can't say that, you promised me to keep Lupine a secret..."

"Hmph! Well, it's not easy to find a new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor for you. I will keep this a secret. Then you have to explain to me why you still keep that little wizard, McGuffin Albert, at Hogwarts? I don't believe me and this werewolf...!"

Dumbledore scowled, looking at Snape very seriously.

This made him immediately withdraw his malicious taunt just now, "Okay, okay! I'll say it again... I don't believe the news and evidence provided by me and Professor Lupine... Can't these prove that this little wizard has gradually slipped into the dark side? Under the influence of the curse cast by that person..."

"And you also discussed with me back then that the curse cast by the Dark Lord on the little wizard was to create an army of dark wizards. Judging from the current development of McGuffin Albert, he has gradually succeeded!"

Professor Lupine was a little puzzled, he couldn't understand what Snape meant.

Tonight, he finally sorted out the course schedule for young wizards of all grades for this semester, and when he had time, he could reflect to Professor Dumbledore what McGuffin was doing in his class—that suspicious magic power was out of control, and this little wizard had to be guided by a professional.

He didn't expect to learn from Filch that Professor Dumbledore was actually in the common room, let alone that there was another professor in the common room, and he didn't want to meet Snape Severus.

He was also reacting to Dumbledore about McGuffin's suspicious behavior-Snape told Dumbledore that the little wizard McGuffin Albert actually used the black wizard's method of configuring potions to configure shrinking potions in his class.

What Lupine didn't expect was that he actually heard that this little wizard had a deep connection with that person... the Dark Lord who couldn't even be named, and Snape was full of fear for this little wizard.

——What the hell is going on!

"Professor, what are you talking about?" Lupine still couldn't help asking Dumbledore.

"what!"

Snape breathed a sigh of relief, with an undisguised mockery on his face, "Remus, it seems that Dumbledore didn't trust you much when he brought you here...he..."

"Enough, Snape!"

Dumbledore stood up and said coldly.

At this moment, Snape saw that the expression on Dumbledore's face was unprecedentedly serious.

"This is something that needs serious discussion! It's not much worse than it was 11 years ago..."

"You...you can't! Dumbledore...that's just a little wizard...even if he has some talent, and he's unlucky on his head, whoever suffers from it...almost blows Hogwarts to the sky, right?"

"Is there something you are hiding from me... about that little wizard!"

Snape carefully looked at every wrinkle on Dumbledore's face, trying to see what the old bee was thinking.

That guy Albert is just a little wizard!
He was gradually affected by the [Blood Curse]... as they had expected.

Is it necessary to look like an enemy like this?

The two who were originally hostile watched Dumbledore silently, waiting for his response.

After Dumbledore let out a long breath, he said softly, "Okay, it's time for you to understand what's going on with this little wizard... After all, you're going to give Harry and this little wizard a small lesson tomorrow, and I have to let you know the seriousness of this matter..."

"Lupin, let me explain to you first!"

"McGuffin Albert was personally cast a spell by Voldemort in the first grade, after his transformation [Blood Curse]..."

"According to the inferences of Snape and I and other professors who know the inside story - this curse can endow the caster with a strong talent for black magic, and can make it switch between human and snake forms at will, allowing it to use Parseltongue."

"Of course, this kind of curse is usually best cast on little wizards, and it can even greatly strengthen and stimulate the growth of the little wizard's own magic power..."

"It was Voldemort's plan to create his own evil army."

"It's just that as this process continues to accelerate, the little wizard cursed by the [Blood Curse] will eventually be reduced to a snake, a wild beast!"

"Of course, in Voldemort's eyes, these little wizards are just tools and consumables that he can discard at any time in ruling the world."

"Although Albert found a way to break the curse himself, the professors have tried their best to keep it stable to a certain extent..."

"But with the [Blood Curse] gradually developing in his body, it seems that it has begun to gradually affect the pure soul of this little wizard."

When Dumbledore said this sentence, Snape next to him sneered at this sentence and laughed, obviously not agreeing that McGuffin Albert had a pure soul.

"Okay, I've finished what I need to say. Let me tell you, that little wizard McGuffin is already a dark wizard. Otherwise, how could he know how dark wizards prepare potions? He must have searched and studied it... Before we know, this little wizard has learned how many evil black magics, and he has already done experiments!"

"And the dementor-related incident on the Hogwarts Express... must have something to do with his current state!"

Snape said coldly.

"That's not true! Severus!"

Dumbledore slowly touched the wand on the table, looked up and said, "What you see is only what you expected to see. There are some things you don't understand... This little wizard may be an indispensable part for us to defeat Voldemort... It can reduce our sacrifices, and he can also be said to be Harry's most beneficial weapon to a certain extent!"

"In the future, we don't know, he will help Harry destroy Voldemort's ... and I feel that he has the potential to change the wizarding world now."

"Yeah, yeah, I'm also sure...he will change the whole magic world, but I don't know whether it's good or bad!"

"According to this guy turning a professor into gold in the first grade and blowing up the school in the second grade, I dare say... He will definitely do bigger things this year, maybe you and that fellow Fudge are unlucky... Before he kills Voldemort, it can be said that the entire wizarding world will be turned upside down by this little wizard!"

Snape said angrily.

"Besides, why on earth do you want us to give lessons to that little wizard Harry and McGuffin... As far as I know, that little wizard's current attainments in Occlumency have at least prevented me from taking out the little secrets in his head with Veritaserum."

"He doesn't need to learn the Patronus Charm like Harry at all. For dementors... this guy is more dangerous, don't you think? Remus... as the scene of seeing that guy tearing up the dementor with his own eyes, do you have nightmares at night and recall Sirius Black!?"

As he said that, Snape picked up Professor Lupine who had a grudge with him again.

He was clearly disgusted and annoyed by Dumbledore's perpetual cover-up.

Lupine ignored Snape, he barely made sense of all the information that Dumbledore and Snape had just said.

Although he has long realized that this little wizard is very unusual, he did not expect that this little wizard is actually like this in the mouths of the two people on the opposite side...

"To be honest, Professor Dumbledore, I also want to know why Harry is in their class!"

"Let's put it this way..."

Dumbledore smiled.

"I'm lucky to have the two of you by my side, so I can just guide the little wizards and let them grow well!"

"Harry and McGuffin need to protect their brains from other things, not just Dementors, but that man... and learning Patronus Charms and Occlumency can go a long way toward maintaining the purity of their souls from the temptations of the Dark Arts..."

"And it's not just you, I'll also find time to teach the two little wizards a lesson!"

"what!"

cried Snape.

"Yes, Severus! Especially McGuffin... the influence of the [Blood Curse] on him... I guess he realized this earlier than us. Don't forget that he took the method of breaking the [Blood Curse] from Voldemort! In this respect, he understands the changes that have taken place in himself better than we do... I even feel that he already knows what the potion material to break the Blood Curse is!"

"As for the influence of black magic, I will let him realize through a class how terrible black magic can be to a person's soul. This mature little wizard will naturally choose how to avoid being affected by it."

"Okay, then you can also watch."

Dumbledore then started stroking his wand, signaling the two to go out. He didn't want to continue this topic, especially since Snape had completely lost his composure because of Lupin's presence.

……

In the twilight of Friday, McGuffin and Harry arrived in Dumbledore's office.

Before the two could appreciate the new decoration after the renovation of the professor's office, their hearts tightened.

There were already people here, Lupine and Snape.

After dinner, McGuffin and Harry were going to the faculty common room to receive instruction from Professors Lupine and Snape on [Occlumency] and [Patronus Charm].

(Hermione is very envious of this)
But he didn't expect Professor McGonagall to tell the two of them... The headmaster was waiting for them in his office.

This course is canceled first.

Harry had been greatly relieved at first.

But I didn't expect to say the password Professor McGonagall gave to the two, and after coming here, I still saw the two professors.

And Snape had an even more stinky face than before.

Fortunately, Professor Dumbledore was sitting at the table with a smile on his face.

"Exactly! Come here, Harry, MacGuffin!"

"I just have a little time today... I can give you a very basic and interesting lesson, which is a pleasant surprise!"

——Surprise, that was frightening!
Mag murmured in his heart.

"Okay, let's hurry up! We don't have much time left tonight...Professor Lupine and Professor Snape will join us for a different kind of teaching journey...I hope you can get some inspiration from it."

After speaking, Dumbledore stood up and took out a basin made of stone from the side cabinet.

It looks very old.

McGuffin recognized the Pensieve.

This is a shallow stone basin, the edge of the basin is engraved with runes, and the silver-white memory is like a mist, with different shapes swirling in it.

And Dumbledore took out three bottles of retorts from a refurbished secret door (hidden on the wall behind a certain headmaster's portrait, which looks like some kind of safety device), only the size of a palm.

There is a silver-white mist lingering inside.

After a brief introduction from Dumbledore, Harry knew it was someone's memory.

Before he could react, Dumbledore pulled a few people to the edge of the stone pensieve.

"Okay, all of you gather here, gather around...Harry, you and Snape stand in a good position, hold hands...otherwise you won't be able to enter the memory for a while!"

"This is a very precious memory..."

Dumbledore did not, as McGuffin had guessed... pulled a few people into the basin.

In fact, the pensieve is not that big, it can't hold several people's heads.

After Harry and Snape held each other's hands in disgust. (Several people stand in a circle around the Pensieve, tightly surrounding them)

Dumbledore swung his elder wand, drawing a quivering circle of fire in the air above them, sending sparks flying.

Then, a suction force came,—huh, as if walking into the Floo powder passage and touching the door key, several people suddenly felt themselves being sucked into the ring of fire in a whirl.

Then within a few seconds, McGuffin felt his feet touch the ground again.

(End of this chapter)