Marvel's Hogwarts Wizard

Chapter 149 Dumbledore's Compensation (Third Update)

Dumbledore was clearly used to Snape's tough attitude.

The only time Snape showed weakness in front of him was when he came to him to beg for help to save Lily Evans.

"The school established Quidditch as a competition initially to strengthen students' cohesion, cultivate their courage and tenacity, their ability to surpass themselves, their will to meet challenges, as well as their competitive spirit, teamwork, and sense of fairness."

But Mr. Carmen was too good. If he continued to participate in the school's Quidditch matches, then there would be no point in holding Quidditch anymore, because no one could surpass him, and the outcome would be predetermined before the matches even started.

I'm afraid that after a few more games, even the other members of your Slytherin Quidditch team will stop training, because they know that as long as Jerry is there, they will definitely win.

This is not a good thing for the development of Slytherin and the entire school!

Upon hearing Dumbledore's words, Snape fell silent.

Indeed, if Jerry had stayed with Slytherin, Slytherin would have always been victorious in Quidditch, because the game could have ended as soon as it started.

But is this really good for the other Slytherin players?

They trained hard, hoping to prove themselves in the competition, but all the glory went to Jerry, and they weren't even worthy of being called supporting actors.

This trend doesn't seem like a good thing, at least not for the school as a whole.

School is not society. The purpose of school is to cultivate students, not just to pursue victory. Suspense is what motivates everyone to improve. Without suspense, the competition becomes stagnant.

"But that's not fair to Jerry!"

Although Snape knew Dumbledore was right, he still felt it was very unfair to sacrifice Jerry's interests for the sake of the greater good.

Dumbledore turned to Jerry and smiled:

"I'm merely making a suggestion; the decision rests with Mr. Carmen. If he disagrees, everything remains the same; if he does agree, then I suppose I can offer him some compensation!"

"No, I have no objections. I'm willing to follow the arrangements made by the principal and dean!"

When Jerry saw Dumbledore looking at him, he immediately flashed a big smile.

Jerry didn't really care whether Dumbledore's decision to stop him from continuing to play Quidditch at school was truly for the school's sake or for Harry's fame.

I joined the Slytherin Quidditch team primarily for the Nimbus 2000 that Snape gave me and to boost my reputation.

Now that he's a legend at school and has joined the national Quidditch team, he doesn't need to worry about reputation anymore. So if Snape agrees, he'd actually be quite happy not to have to participate in school games.

Seeing Jerry's consideration for the bigger picture, Dumbledore nodded in satisfaction.

Snape finally sighed, then said in a low voice:

"Since Jerry agrees, let's do as the principal says. But I'd like to know what kind of compensation the principal can offer Jerry?"

Although he felt it was a bit unfair to Jerry, Snape, as the head of the Slytherin family, sometimes had to consider other factors.

Now all we can do is see what kind of compensation we can get for Jerry.

"That depends on what kind of compensation Mr. Carmen needs. As long as it doesn't violate school rules, I'll consider agreeing accordingly!"

Dumbledore smiled.

Upon hearing this, Jerry also revealed his two rows of pearly white front teeth and, without hesitation, stated his demand for compensation:

"That's right, my dream is to become a righteous Auror, and it's said that to become an Auror, one must have very strong magical abilities."

So...so...so I was thinking, if Headmaster Dumbledore isn't too busy, could you perhaps spare a little time each week so I could come and ask him about magic?

What could be more worthwhile than asking the greatest wizard of the century for magical advice!

Galleons, once he joins the National Quidditch Team, will certainly not lack anything, and Dumbledore probably wouldn't agree to excessive requests, such as granting him access to the restricted section of the library.

So at that moment, the best thing Jerry could think of, and the condition Dumbledore could accept, was to ask for magic.

This aligns well with his studious persona and is currently the best option.

The professors at the school each have their own strengths, but in terms of overall ability and understanding and application of magic, Dumbledore is undoubtedly the most learned and powerful figure in the entire wizarding world.

Being able to learn magic from Dumbledore would definitely accelerate his magical progress, especially since he is currently trying to combine the strengths of magic from both worlds to enhance the power of some similar spells.

However, due to some shortcomings in the fundamentals of magic, the progress was extremely slow.

If Dumbledore agrees to his conditions, the process should be able to be accelerated significantly.

"Okay, I'll agree to your compensation request!"

Dumbledore was somewhat surprised to hear that Jerry's proposed compensation was for him to take some time to instruct him in magic, but he didn't say much, since this compensation request was really nothing to him.

As the headmaster of Hogwarts, he actually has quite a lot of free time since he doesn't have to teach classes.

Most of the time, they would be in the principal's office studying various knitting patterns for sweaters and socks, or eating some toffee, drinking some sweet beverages, and taking a nap.

Moreover, as the headmaster, he had no aversion to instructing students in magic; before becoming headmaster, he also taught Defense Against the Dark Arts and Transfiguration at Hogwarts.

However, the professors at the school are now highly skilled and more than capable of teaching students magic, so there's no need for him to do anything.

Since this was Jerry's compensation request, he simply agreed.

At this moment, Snape, who was next to Jerry, also nodded.

Snape knew Jerry's magical talent best because he gave Jerry extra lessons the most.

Sometimes, even Jerry couldn't fully answer some of the magical questions he asked.

Because his greatest strengths are potions and dark magic, while he is not bad in other areas either, he is not top-notch.

Dumbledore is an all-rounder, reaching the top level in almost every field. With Dumbledore's guidance, he believed that Jerry's talent should be developed to its fullest potential.

Therefore, Snape thought Jerry's compensation request was quite good.

With all the conditions agreed upon, Snape and Jerry left without lingering. They said goodbye to Dumbledore and left the headmaster's office.

"Headmaster, I'm withdrawing. What about the Slytherin team?"

In the hallway, Jerry feigned a hint of worry.

Snape waved his hand:

"It's alright, I'll have Draco Malfoy take your place as the Seeker. I'm sure he's at least as good as Porter!"

(End of this chapter)