Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

Chapter 30 Professors

Ron held his face and screamed, "You killed a troll?!"

Harry looked at everyone and saw that no one seemed to want to pay attention to Ron, so he said, "No, Hermione knocked the troll unconscious." After a pause, he added unconsciously, "Using the Levitation Charm."

The reason for the conflict between the two in the Charms classroom was that Hermione tried to teach Ron how to use the Levitation Charm correctly, but her attitude hinted at "instruction", which made Ron even more dissatisfied.

"-Hermione?" Ron was really shocked. He muttered, "How-how is this possible? That's...that's a troll!"

Hermione snorted loudly. She held her wand, staring at the motionless guy on the ground with excitement and fear, as if something in her blood had awakened.

Padma poked her head out from behind Vader and whispered, "Is the troll dead?"

"No." Wade looked at the troll's slightly rising and falling chest and said, "He was just knocked unconscious."

"Oh - that's good." Padma patted her chest.

Suddenly there was a flurry of footsteps - Professor McGonagall rushed over first, her face pale; closely following was Professor Snape, his black robe fluttering behind him; then came Professor Flitwick, his small stature running very fast, but still failed to catch up with the two people in front; last came Professor Quirrell, who saw the troll's big, calloused feet head-on, and immediately clutched his chest and sobbed, as if he was about to faint.

Snape glanced quickly at Harry, who was standing there dumbfounded, and bent down to check on the troll. Professor Flitwick shrieked in his characteristically thin voice, "Oh, Merlin! Children, are you all right?"

"We're fine, Professor," Michael said excitedly, "except for the stench of the troll that nearly vomited us."

Professor Flitwick patted his arm happily and praised loudly, "Well done! First year - defeated a giant monster! I dare say not many people can do this! How did you defeat this big guy?"

"Hahaha, this is all thanks to everyone." Michael tried to retract his grin and said modestly and seriously, "Potter rushed out and attracted its attention--"

Professor Snape immediately glared at Harry with a stern look. Harry quickly lowered his head, wishing that Michael had never mentioned him. Ron beside him looked at him enviously.

"We all work together to disrupt it with the Flock of Birds, and then Vader uses a spell—"

Michael forgot what it was and turned to look at Vader.

"The slide is flat," said Weed.

"Yes - the slide was flat and the troll fell down." Michael continued: "Finally Hermione used the Levitation Charm to knock it unconscious."

Professor Flitwick applauded and exclaimed: "Excellent teamwork! It's amazing! You achieved remarkable results with simple spells. I'll give each of you five points!"

"Filius!"

Professor McGonagall shouted loudly, and her unprecedented stern tone made Professor Flitwick, who was originally dancing with joy, shrink back, shut his mouth silently, and stand aside.

The green-robed witch swept everyone with a cold gaze, and every student who met her gaze lowered their heads involuntarily, including Wade. "Trolls are very dangerous creatures, and countless adult wizards have been killed by them! The first time you encounter one, you should run away immediately and ask the professor to deal with it! You are lucky this time that you were not killed by it! - Miss Granger!"

Hermione shuddered.

Professor McGonagall looked at the top of the girl's brown head and asked, "I remember you took a leave of absence this afternoon because you were not feeling well. Why are you here?"

"I..." Hermione probably had never lied to the teacher before. Being questioned in person, her mind was in a mess. She stammered, "I thought - I read about trolls in books, I thought -"

Wade grabbed the girl's shoulders and pushed her aside - could this silly girl be saying that she thought she could fight the troll, so she sneaked in to fight alone? This excuse was so stupid that even the troll would not believe it.

It's fine if they don't believe it, but what if someone blames them for the troll breaking into the castle? Don't think this won't happen. Wade remembers that in the original book, Harry was misunderstood by his schoolmates more than once or twice.

"She felt better in the evening and didn't want to miss the dinner, so we were originally planning to go to the hall together." Wade said calmly, "When we passed by here, Hermione and Padma went to the bathroom. Michael and I waited for a while, and when we left, we encountered the troll. We should have escaped immediately, but it happened so suddenly that everyone was frightened and didn't react. Fortunately, Harry Potter diverted the troll's attention and reminded us."

Several professors looked at Harry again, and the boy blushed deeply, feeling that he did not deserve such high praise.

Michael glanced at Vader thoughtfully, then realized something and added, "Yeah, he smashed a bucket on the troll's head and yelled at us to run - really brave."

Professor Snape: "-bucket?"

Harry stared at the ground, feeling that he was about to be tortured by Professor Snape's gaze - he now suspected that the two Ravenclaws were praising him so hard just to divert the professor's attention.

"What about you, Mr. Weasley?" Professor McGonagall turned to Ron. "Why didn't you go back to your dormitory?"

Ron was just thinking that he should have come with Harry, so that he could become a hero who saved everyone, and most importantly, impress the arrogant Granger. But when Professor McGonagall suddenly called his name, he was speechless and forgot what to say.

Professor McGonagall's eyes gradually became sharper.

Harry could only speak up for his good brother and said with all his courage: "Ron wanted to remind us that there is a troll -"

"Yes, we all heard it!" Professor Snape suddenly sneered. He said sarcastically, "Shouting in the corridor, as if he was afraid that the troll would not find him - I think your books should say that the trolls have more sensitive hearing? Oh - Mr. Weasley probably hasn't even opened his textbook? It's like our savior, Mr. Harry Potter, used a bucket to attract the troll's attention - huh, bucket?! I really hope you haven't forgotten that you are still a wizard!"

The Gryffindor duo's ears turned red with shame and anger.

Michael secretly praised Wade in his heart - if he hadn't promoted Harry Potter, they might have been the ones being ridiculed now. He didn't know that Snape's obsession with Harry was permanent and would last until his death. Even if there were a thousand people here, he could only see Harry Potter.

But with Professor Snape speaking up, Professor McGonagall's anger seemed to have eased. She murmured, "Since it's understandable, I won't deduct any extra marks from you. I'll inform Professor Dumbledore about this. You all should hurry back to the common room - the students are enjoying Halloween dinner in their own colleges!"

Everyone left in a hurry, and when they were out of the professors' sight, someone suddenly burst out laughing, and several people started laughing one after another.

(End of this chapter)