Hogwarts: I Became the Third Dark Lord.

Upon returning to his office, Dumbledore casually waved his hand, and a plate of toffee appeared on the table.

“Cassandra, would you like to try my special toffee first? It’s made by Hogwarts house-elf to my liking.”

Dumbledore looked kindly at Cassandra and asked.

But Cassandra slowly shook her head, took a deep breath, and then asked:

"Principal, what happened?"

Upon hearing Cassandra's words, Dumbledore remained silent for a moment before slowly nodding.

"Is it...is it something bad?"

Seeing Dumbledore's expression, Cassandra suddenly had a bad feeling, but she still suppressed her worries and continued to ask.

This time, Dumbledore remained silent for an even longer period.

But as Dumbledore fell silent, Cassandra's heart sank. Especially after seeing Dumbledore finally nod slowly, Cassandra was momentarily dazed and instinctively grabbed the table for support, even knocking over the toffee on it to avoid falling.

"Cassandra, are you alright? Are you still recovering from the duel? Should we go check on Mrs. Bobby Pomfrey?"

But Cassandra waved her hand, straightened up, stared intently into Dumbledore's eyes, and slowly said:

"Principal, what happened? Tell me! It's okay, I'm not a little girl who just cries when something happens!"

Chapter 49 Cassandra's Eyes Turned Red

On the other hand, after Cassandra left, the flying lessons had to continue, and Madam Hooch replaced Wentworth's flying broom with a new one, because the previous one had completely fallen apart during the collision between Wentworth and Cassandra.

Even Cassandra's broom developed a long crack. Although Madam Hooch said it could be repaired with a repair charm, the performance of the flying broom would still be affected after the repair.

Looking at Cassandra's broom lying to the side, Wentworth couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, thinking to himself, "Why am I arguing with a female driver like this?"

Wentworth made up his mind that after Cassandra returned, he would tell her that he would go to Diagon Alley during the holidays and buy her a new flying broom as compensation.

However, Cassandra did not return to class until the end of the flight course, which not only caused a stir among all the freshmen, but also deepened Wentworth's unease.

Even in the evening, when Wentworth and Cedric arrived at the Great Hall of Hogwarts for dinner, Wentworth noticed that Cassandra was also absent from the Slytherin table.

This time, Wentworth was finally certain that something must have happened.

After dinner, Wentworth went to Snape's office as usual, after all, Snape had said that he would give him "special tutoring" every night for the next month!

He knocked and entered. Snape was already waiting in the office. Seeing Wentworth enter, Snape immediately said:

"Today, I'll teach you how to make an energy booster. Making an energy booster requires..."

Wentworth was surprised to see that Snape didn't immediately launch into a sarcastic remark upon his arrival, as this was not typical of Snape.

But Wentworth had something more important to ask than that.

"Professor Snape, I'd like to ask if you know what happened to Cassandra? She was called away by Headmaster Dumbledore during flying class this afternoon and hasn't returned yet. I'm a little worried about her!"

Wentworth suddenly spoke, interrupting Snape's lecture, which made Snape respond somewhat annoyed:

"I think, hasn't anyone told you that when other people are speaking, you should listen quietly, and even if you want to speak, you should wait until they have finished speaking!"

"And I'm curious, why are you so worried about Cassandra?"

At this point, Snape's expression even changed.

Fearing that Snape might misunderstand, Wentworth quickly spoke up:

“Of course, Professor, don’t forget, I’m a Hufflepuff! Although Cassandra and I have some misunderstandings, that’s an internal conflict. If she’s really in any trouble, I’d be happy to help!”

Snape looked at Wentworth, a mocking smile on his face, and asked with a hint of disdain:

"Besides being a little clever, what else can you do? What help can you be?!"

Wentworth thought carefully and solemnly for a moment, then answered:

"I have money! Lots of money!"

Seemingly taken aback by Wentworth's answer, Snape remained silent for a long time. After a while, he waved his hand and said:

"Your task is to study hard. The professor will take care of the rest! Now, put away your curiosity and overflowing sympathy, and let's continue the lesson!"

Seeing this, Wentworth stopped asking questions, but he was certain of one thing: what had happened to Cassandra was definitely not a trivial matter! Anything that money can't solve is a big deal!

After finishing his training session with Snape that evening, Wentworth returned to the Hufflepuff common room.

Throughout the journey, Wentworth felt that Snape was acting strangely tonight. Instead of treating him like a laborer, Snape was actually teaching him about potions. Although he didn't know the reason for this change, it was always a good thing to be able to learn some knowledge that wasn't in the textbooks.

Wentworth, back in the Hufflepuff common room, originally planned to sneak into the Room of Requirement after everyone had gone back to their dorms to sleep, to practice his spells.

However, Wentworth had barely returned when a Hufflepuff student rushed in, went straight to Wentworth, and said:

“Wentworth, Cassandra of Slytherin is waiting for you outside our common room. She wants you to come out and see her!”

"Wow!!!"

Upon hearing the words brought by this Hufflepuff, the surrounding Hufflepuffs let out a series of strange cries, making Wentworth feel quite embarrassed.

But the Hufflepuff messenger continued:

"Wentworth, watch out! Cassandra doesn't seem to be doing well; her eyes even look red with anger!"

Hufflepuff: ...

Wentworth: ? ? ?

As Wentworth walked out of Hufflepuff's common room, he assumed Cassandra's red eyes were because he had broken her flying broom during her flight lesson that afternoon.

So, as soon as Wentworth stepped outside and saw Cassandra standing not far away with her back to him, he quickly said:

“Cassandra, I’m so sorry about what happened this afternoon. I broke your flying broom, but I’ll buy you a… new one later…”

As he spoke, Wentworth's voice gradually faded.

Because Cassandra had already turned around, Wentworth could see that Cassandra's eyes were indeed red, but it was clearly red from crying, not from anger as the Hufflepuff had said!

"Cassandra, are you alright? How about we postpone our duel?"

Seeing this, Wentworth couldn't help but tentatively ask.

But Cassandra shook her head firmly and said:

"No need, today is fine!"

With that, Cassandra turned and walked away.

Seeing this, Wentworth had no choice but to quickly follow.

"Cassandra, if you encounter any difficulties or troubles, you can tell me. Maybe I can help you!"

“We have an old housekeeper who is over a hundred years old. Do you know why he has lived so long?”

"Because your family has special health preservation techniques?"

"Because he never meddles in other people's business!"

Wentworth: ...

When Cassandra and Wentworth reached the first floor of Hogwarts, Cassandra suddenly stopped. Upon seeing this, Wentworth gave her a questioning look.

Cassandra asked somewhat awkwardly:

"Where do you think would be a suitable place for us to duel?"

Wentworth: ...

Chapter Fifty: A Duel with No Clear Winner

When Cassandra watched in disbelief as a wooden door suddenly appeared on the previously empty wall, her eyes were filled with shock.

Wentworth then explained from the side:

"This is the Room of Requirement. All you need to do is concentrate here, silently think about the place you need, and then walk back and forth in the corridor three times, and it will appear."

Wentworth then pushed open the wooden door and went into the Room of Requirement first. Cassandra hesitated for a moment, but followed him in.

The room was spacious, and in the very center of the Room of Requirement, there was even a standard dueling ring. Seeing such a magical scene, Cassandra couldn't help but marvel and looked around.

Shortly after Wentworth and Cassandra entered the Room of Requirement, Dumbledore and Snape appeared in front of it.

"Severus, how did you know Cassandra would challenge Wentworth to a duel tonight?"

Dumbledore stared at the empty wall where the two had disappeared and asked Snape a question.

Snape, however, answered without expression:

"Given what happened to Cassandra, I was worried something might happen to her, so I specifically asked the students to keep an eye on her. As for her duel with Wentworth, that was an unexpected bonus."

"Although Wentworth was still consciously concealing his strength during the duel between Hufflepuff and Slytherin, we clearly saw Cassandra's power. We just need to wait here and, based on the outcome of their duel, we can roughly estimate Wentworth's current level of spellcasting!"

Upon hearing Snape's explanation, Dumbledore slowly nodded.

Suddenly, the wooden door reappeared on the previously empty wall. Seeing this, Dumbledore quickly said:

"It looks like the duel ended much faster than we expected! They'll be out soon!"

As soon as they finished speaking, Dumbledore and Snape slowly disappeared outside the Room of Requirement.

Soon, the wooden door was opened from the inside, and Cassandra stormed out of the Room of Requirement, looking furious. She walked away without looking back, a blush still on her cheeks.

Wentworth, looking disheveled, followed Cassandra out, covering his eyes as he chased after her, calling her name softly as if trying to explain something. But Cassandra kept walking and ignored him.

When Wentworth and Cassandra disappeared from the eighth floor of Hogwarts Castle, Dumbledore and Snape reappeared.

"Who... won?"

Snape asked with a troubled expression, while Dumbledore slowly shook his head, turned and walked towards his headmaster's office, saying:

"Tell me about your on-site investigation today."

Upon hearing Dumbledore's question, Snape quickly followed, and the two walked together toward Dumbledore's headmaster's office.

"Based on my investigation, and echoing the opinions of the Aurors at the Ministry of Magic, there are indeed numerous traces of dark magic at the scene. However, I don't believe it's the work of Death Eaters..."

As they talked, the two walked into the headmaster's office at Hogwarts.