Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

Chapter 69 Gray Eyes

Michael has left.

Vader turned his head and looked at the window glass.

The figure in the glass has a pair of gray eyes. They are neither as deep as black eyes nor as bright as blue eyes. They are more like the tranquil surface of a lake in autumn and winter, without any strong emotions.

Sometimes, people who look him in the eye will have an extra cold feeling, which makes people wonder if he is equally cold inside.

Through the reflection on the glass, you can see a group of students holding brooms on the ground outside the castle, braving the rainy day, walking across the lawn back to the castle. Their faces and bodies are covered in mud, as if they have rolled in the mud, and even their appearances can't be seen clearly, but the thinnest figure among them is still particularly conspicuous.

Then, a man in a turban shrank from the cold and trotted across the field of vision.

Soon, another black bat-like figure strode into the castle, the sides of his robe were blown high by the wind, and the rain seemed to avoid him in fear. His face was even gloomier than the overcast sky, and all the students who met him on the road avoided him in panic.

Vader couldn't help but chuckle softly.

Harry Potter.

Voldemort.

Severus Snape.

The Savior, the Dark Lord, and the former Death Eater.

Several people whose identities are full of contradictions and even murderous intentions are in the same castle. They live in peace as teachers and students, just waiting for the moment when their true colors are revealed.

Thinking of Michael's expression when he left, as if his soul was baptized, Wade's mouth corners slightly raised.

He cleared the clutter on his desk, organized his recent homework and notes, put on his backpack and headed for the Astronomy Tower.

——Of course, we must let Harry Potter join, and even try to help him improve his strength. Otherwise, if Voldemort is resurrected——or because of some butterfly effect or something like that, he becomes even stronger, who will resist him?
——Is it the weak Vader? Is it Michael who hangs out with girls all day? Or is it Dumbledore who was cursed and fell from the tower in the plot?
Harry Potter, despite his many shortcomings - such as recklessness, impulsiveness, lack of self-discipline, etc., although he is only good at a few spells and has not achieved excellence in other courses except Defense Against the Dark Arts... but he is undoubtedly a special killing weapon for Ambush.

Not to mention when he was a baby, since he started school, Voldemort basically lost to Harry Potter every year. In the last year, Harry Potter seemed to be assisted by God and found all the Horcruxes hidden by Voldemort in a very short time. In the end, he buried the Dark Lord completely, while he himself was almost safe and sound.

Whether it's the protagonist's halo... or the son of destiny...

Vader currently does not have the strength to defeat Voldemort, but he will never reject such a friend.

Even if one day in the future his power surpasses Voldemort, he will not shut out Harry Potter - the world is unpredictable, and Harry Potter is always a powerful trump card.

It was raining outside the castle. Lightning flashed across the sky. The light shone through the windows, casting mottled shadows that appeared and disappeared suddenly.

……

"Bad weather, isn't it?" Professor Murray poured a cup of hot tea, thought for a moment, added some milk and sugar, then sat in a chair and said comfortably.

"Yes." Wade also held the hot tea in his hand. He smiled and said, "But I also think that this kind of weather seems to be particularly suitable for sleeping in. Muggles call this even and continuous sound white noise. They believe that it can block sounds of other frequencies and thus improve sleep quality."

As he became more and more familiar with Professor Murray, Wade understood the professor's attitude towards Muggles and was no longer shy about talking to him about Muggle theories and techniques.

"White noise..." Professor Murray pondered for a moment and smiled, "They always have some wonderful and weird research, don't they? I saw a... um, research report before, which seemed to be studying the relationship between the length of the human ring finger and intelligence."

"But there are also some very interesting studies, such as the interaction between dreams and reality, time travel, forms of alien life, etc." Wade thought for a moment and said with some yearning: "They are still exploring beyond the earth. If interstellar travel can really be realized, I really hope to be a passenger."

"I'm looking forward to it, but at my age, I'm afraid I won't see that day. If you live well, there is still a chance - or you can refine the Philosopher's Stone like Mr. Nick Flamel." Professor Murray said with a laugh.

Wade also smiled: "I've read in a book that the Philosopher's Stone can create an elixir of life - is Mr. Nick Flamel still the same as he was when he was young?"

He still remembered that Nick Flamel in the movie was like a walking pale ghost, with bones so brittle that they broke at the slightest touch. He wondered if this world would be different.

"Hmm..." Professor Murray hesitated for a moment before saying, "I can only say that the Elixir of Life can indeed allow its owner to escape death, but the cumulative effect of six centuries is terrible, and the potion cannot completely offset this effect."

"Then this kind of immortality doesn't seem to be very interesting." Wade tilted his head and thought for a while, then said.

Professor Murray couldn't help but laugh: "Only a young man like you would say this without hesitation. When you are as old as I am, you will understand that when people are near the end of their lives, the fear of death and the attachment to life will make us fear death and desire to live longer."

"Would Professor Murray think so?" Wade couldn't help but ask.

"I'm just a mortal, of course I will." Professor Murray stroked the teacup and said, "But Albus once said that death is a great adventure. No one knows what the world after death is like - it may be as horrible as the legend, or as beautiful as the legend, or it may just be nothingness -"

Professor Murray seemed to recall something, paused for a moment, and suddenly murmured: "So I am afraid of death, but also look forward to the arrival of that day - I will continue to walk and see what the scenery ahead is -"

Vader looked at him quietly.

Professor Murray suddenly came back to his senses from his deep thoughts and said with a smile: "It's too early for you to talk about this. By the way, do you have an answer to the question I left for you before?"

"Yes." Wade took the small box out of his pocket and placed it on the table, saying in a disapproving tone, "But Professor, this is too expensive."

"The value of a gift does not lie in how much it costs, but in how you use it." Professor Murray said in a friendly and encouraging tone: "Tell me what you think."

Wade opened the box. "This is a piece of bird snake skin. Steven introduced this creature to me. Its body can stretch and contract at will. It can become as big as a dragon, or it can crawl into a small teapot. It usually feeds on insects and mice. "

Professor Murray nodded and asked, "Well, what else?"

Vader took a deep breath and said, "——It is the best material for the Traceless Extension Spell."

(End of this chapter)