Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 71 What danger? What dark creature? They are all my Galleons!

It wasn't too far to Professor Slughorn's office.

But Tom, who had been nagged by Li Weide all the way, finally couldn't stand it anymore.

"Wade, has anyone ever told you that you are so nagging?" Tom said irritably.

"Well, Tom, now you are beginning to dislike my nagging..."

Tom was annoyed by Li Weide's subsequent mental attacks.

He decided that when he returned, he would create a spell that could block out Levi's voice.

Fortunately, he didn't have to endure it for long before he arrived at Professor Slughorn's office.

Professor Slughorn was a little puzzled by Professor McGonagall's sudden visit.

He became even more puzzled when he saw the group of Slytherin students behind Professor McGonagall.

"Minerva, this is..."

Then, Professor McGonagall told Professor Slughorn what had happened and how she had handled the situation.

"Minerva, you handled it very reasonably. I have no objection..." Professor Slughorn said, looking at the group of trouble-making students with a stern face.

After all, he was deducted 180 points on the first day of school. Even if Slughorn didn't care about these things, he couldn't remain indifferent.

Except for Li Weide and Tom who felt they had a clear conscience, everyone else lowered their heads and dared not look at their dean.

After seeing Professor McGonagall off, Professor Slughorn turned and looked at the group of Slytherin students.

"You guys are really...promising! Not only do you fight, you even fight your own people! Not only do you fight your own people, you even bully the weak! Not only do you bully the weak, you even use the majority to fight the minority! Not only do you fight the majority to fight the minority, you even lose! Should I be proud of you?"

Andre and his group's faces turned red. Every word Professor Slughorn said was like a thorn in their lungs.

That was so painful…

"Professor McGonagall handled the situation very appropriately... I fully agree with the punishment she gave you! I wasn't there at the time. If I had been there, I would have deducted 50 points from each of you!"

"It's so embarrassing... so embarrassing! If what happened today gets out, how will others look at us? I can already imagine what expressions the other professors will have when we go to dinner tonight!"

"Forget it... I'm too lazy to scold you. I'll pack up and go to the principal's office... I'm going to be scolded, of course. After all, I brought up such shameful students like you! As your dean, I have an unshirkable responsibility!"

"Go away! Go away! My blood pressure spikes when I see you for one more second!"

Upon hearing this, everyone felt relieved and rushed to the door.

Professor Slughorn's words really made sense...

They could all imagine what kind of expressions the other Slytherin students would have when they found out that the reason they were deducted 180 points was because they bullied the weak, outnumbered them and still couldn't win, and were finally caught by the professor and had a large number of points deducted!
Levitra was in a good mood, especially when he heard Professor Slughorn say that Professor McGonagall's punishment should be upheld.

The confinement in the Forbidden Forest was finally not cancelled!

Just as Li Weide and depressed Tom were about to leave.

"You two, stay. Yes, Wade, Tom, you two..."

Upon hearing this, Li Weide and Tom's faces froze and they stopped.

Li Weide was thinking, oh no, the matter of going to the Forbidden Forest might be in turmoil again!

As for Tom, he also felt that something was wrong. Could it be that Professor Slughorn wanted to punish Levitra more severely again?
After all, Li Weide was now taking the blame for his own mistakes, but in the final analysis, he was the culprit of this matter...

It is entirely possible that Professor Slughorn would increase the punishment on Levid because of this.

Slytherin House lost so much face, and it has a lot to do with these two!

However, contrary to Tom's expectations, Professor Slughorn did not ask them anything after closing the door.

Instead, he enthusiastically asked Li Weide and Tom to sit down.

"Would you like some pineapple preserves? And a cup of tea?"

Professor Slughorn tapped the table with his wand, and two teacups and a teapot flew over automatically, then poured a cup of black tea for each of them.

He took out a plate of candied pineapple from his drawer and placed it in front of Levitra and Tom.

Looking at the thick white frosting on it, even Li Weide couldn't help but gasp.

This lethal amount of sugar...

"I already know the whole story very clearly." Professor Slughorn picked up a piece of candied pineapple and put it in his mouth, then continued: "So many of them want to bully you two, this is bullying! Therefore, there is nothing wrong with your fight back..."

"Minerva said that I can make my own decision regarding Vader's detention, so I decided... to cancel Vader's detention. As for the points deducted..."

Professor Slughorn smiled and said, "In the face of bullying, you were able to stand up bravely and also fought against the outnumbered very well. So, I decided to give each of you 50 points for your courage and talent!"

In fact, Professor Slughorn has always liked excellent students.

No matter you are pure blood or not, no matter you are from Slytherin or other colleges, as long as you are good enough, he will like you very much.

Moreover, he especially likes to gather these outstanding students to his club like collecting stamps.

Levitra and Tom, outnumbered, fought bravely, and were very capable, enough to attract Slughorn's attention.

That's why he is so enthusiastic about these two people.

The more Tom listened, the happier he felt! Professor Slughorn didn't think they were wrong, and not only did he cancel Wade's detention, he also added back the points that had been deducted because of them!
In other words, even if other Slytherin students want to be blamed, they cannot be blamed!
Moreover, in this way, the 180 points deducted from the academy were restored to 100 points!

Although the deducted 80 points could not be added back, at least it was much better than the previous 180 points! Tom was feeling lucky, but Li Weide felt like the sky was falling...

The self-guided tour to the Forbidden Forest that I had finally secured was cancelled!
Li Weide only felt that there was a little man in his heart shouting wildly.

Tom, it's all your fault! How are you going to pay me back for what you owe me?
What was even more outrageous was that Tom raised his eyebrows smugly at Li Weide.

Because it was because of what he said that Professor McGonagall decided to give Professor Slughorn the authority to decide whether to put someone in detention...

He had no idea that Li Weide almost broke his teeth.

"Thank you very much, Professor. You are so wise and fair..."

Before Tom could finish his flattering words, Li Weide stood up.

"Teacher, I am very grateful for your love and care for me, but... I did fight with them, which means I did violate the school rules. I think the minimum confinement cannot be cancelled."

After Li Weide finished speaking, Tom looked at him in shock. Did this guy get kicked in the head by a donkey?
Professor Slughorn was also very surprised.

"Are you... sure? The Forbidden Forest is very dangerous. Even with Mr. Ogg accompanying you, he may not be able to take good care of you!" Professor Slughorn said seriously.

"I am sure."

"You... Hey, why are you doing this?"

"Teacher, you have already given me extra points. If you cancel my punishment, people will gossip about me. After all, I did violate the school rules."

"Ah...you little guy, really." Professor Slughorn leaned back in his chair comfortably.

Suddenly, he smiled and said, "Actually, you want to go into the Forbidden Forest to play, right?"

"Ahem... I'm not, I didn't..." Li Weide quickly denied it twice.

But double negation often represents affirmation...

"Haha, don't rush to deny it, Wade. It's not difficult to talk about being interested in the Forbidden Forest. Sometimes, in order to collect some potion materials, I will go in and take a look..."

"Uh... well, I really can't hide anything from you, teacher." Suddenly, Li Weide's eyes lit up, "Teacher, then you must know the Forbidden Forest very well?"

"Well... it would be an exaggeration to say that I know everything about it. However, if you tell me where a certain potion grows, I know it very well." Professor Slughorn said with a smile.

He collected materials from the Forbidden Forest every year, saving countless amounts of money on purchasing materials. Therefore, he was certainly very familiar with the growth conditions of potions in the Forbidden Forest.

"Teacher, do you still need any materials? I'll go to the Forbidden Forest to help you collect herbs. Anyway, with Mr. Ogg here, we will definitely be safe. We can't enter this Forbidden Forest for nothing, right?"

"Haha, you clever little devil... I appreciate your kindness, Wade, but I can't let a freshman take the risk of picking potion ingredients for me."

"It's not risky at all, Sensei!"

Seeing how eager Levid was, Professor Slughorn hesitated for a moment, "Do you really want to go to the Forbidden Forest?"

"Well... I really want to go in and take a look. After all, students are not allowed to enter the forbidden forest. This is a rare legitimate reason!" Li Weide said.

Since Li Wei De took the blame for Tom, Tom's victory just now temporarily fell on Li Wei De's head.

Therefore, in the eyes of Professor Slughorn, Levitra was a genius who could fight against many people alone in the first grade and beat the seniors.

And he is never stingy with such outstanding students.

"Okay, okay... then go. I won't set a deadline for you. If you don't want to go anymore, just tell me. By the way..." Professor Slughorn took two thick notebooks from the bookshelf behind him and handed them to Levitra.

"Here are the locations of various potion materials in the Forbidden Forest that I wrote down, as well as their appearance. Remember as much as you can. When you see these herbs, don't miss them easily while ensuring safety."

"Oh, by the way, I also wrote this down. It contains the habitats of various dangerous magical animals and dark creatures in the Forbidden Forest. You must be careful to avoid these places!"

Levid gladly accepted Professor Slughorn's kindness.

With these two notebooks, he doesn't even need to get information from Mr. Ogg anymore!

After leaving Professor Slughorn's office, Tom flipped through the two notebooks as he walked.

"It's too dangerous... so many dark creatures, and so many violent magical animals... what if they leave their habitats and you run into them?"

"Too small, too small, Tom... What dangers, what dark creatures, to me, they are all golden Galleons!" Li Weide said excitedly. "Do you know how many Galleons the materials from these creatures can be sold for?"

"Are you obsessed with money? You're willing to give up your life for money, right?" Tom frowned.

"You can't blame me for this, Tom... Do you know how much money I need to spend to research new spells and do magic experiments? I'm in desperate need of gold Galleons right now!"

"So you spent a lot of money researching new magic?" Tom asked suspiciously.

"That's right! You are also using these new spells very smoothly, aren't you? I have spent real money to experiment with them!"

"So... you didn't touch the money in our Gringotts?"

"Ah... Today's weather is so nice..."

"You're not going to spend my share, are you?" said Tom excitedly.

"Tom...when a true friendship and a gold galleon are placed in front of you at the same time, what will you choose?"

"Gold Galleons!" said Tom decisively.

"Oh, Tom, you've changed... How come you've become so materialistic? Where did the Tom who pursued knowledge and power go? Why do you care so much about money?"

"How dare you say that!"

(End of this chapter)