Hogwarts: Starting as a Serpent Demon

Thank you everyone.

After finishing his speech, Dumbledore sat back down without hesitation. He had only said a few words, truly a model of a modern schoolmaster.

Witt clapped enthusiastically.

Thinking back to the headmasters in my previous school, they were utterly insignificant compared to Dumbledore.

Immediately, the table was filled with food—grilled, fried, boiled, and deep-fried—you name it.

From a British perspective, this was definitely a very lavish meal; at least Harry enjoyed it very much, and Ron was busy eating with both hands.

Even Draco, at this moment, didn't care about being angry with Vittoria.

He quickly stuffed all sorts of food into his mouth, choked while swallowing, and only survived after gulping down a mouthful of pumpkin juice.

Having not eaten all day, Draco felt like he could eat a whole cow.

If Draco still cared about his image, then Goyle and Crabbe had completely lost it. One of them was gnawing on a whole turkey, and the other was stuffing a whole roll of sausage into his mouth like starving ghosts.

Not to mention the others, even Draco sat a little further away in disgust.

"They're really enjoying their meal." A transparent head popped out from the table.

Even the ghosts of Hogwarts came out to join the fun.

Witt overheard a nearly headless Nico complaining about the Slytherin Cup's six consecutive victories and pleading with Harry and his friends to do better this year.

However, before he could finish speaking, he was glared at by the Blood Man Barrow.

Even as a ghost, he remained proud to be a Slytherin.

Coincidentally, Blood Man Barrow was sitting right next to Witt. Just a moment ago, Witt could feel a special aura emanating from Blood Man Barrow.

Although it cannot cause harm, it seems to have a special deterrent effect on ghosts.

Not only ghosts, but even Peeves is afraid of Bloody Barrow.

It is clear that Blood Man Barrow possesses some special abilities, which gives him a powerful deterrent effect among the ghosts.

Perhaps it's magic related to the soul.

Witt believed that in the long history of the magical world, especially before the establishment of the Ministry of Magic, when there were no laws to regulate it, wizards could not possibly ignore the existence of such a mysterious thing as the soul.

However, most of those spells are dark magic, like Horcruxes, which are not allowed to be passed on to outsiders.

Witt wiped his mouth, looked away from the blood-soaked Barrow, and didn't ask any questions he shouldn't have; these were not things he could touch right now.

Perhaps in the future, when he draws the Eagle, Rowena, he will naturally know the answer.

After the main meal, the banquet moved on to dessert.

The students ate snacks and started chatting about their family situations.

"Witt, how did you end up in Slytherin?" Seamus turned around and asked Witt curiously.

"I remember you said you came from a pure Muggle family?"

“I was adopted,” Witt shrugged and said calmly. “Who knows who my parents are? Maybe they’re wizards.”

"I'm sorry," Simo apologized instinctively.

"It's okay, I don't care about that."

“I believe you won’t be corrupted by the people of Slytherin,” Seamus said earnestly. “They all say that entering Slytherin will corrupt you, but I don’t think you will.”

“Not necessarily,” Witt joked. “Maybe I’ll release a snake to bite you in a while.”

"You're not really planning to do that, are you?" Seamus tensed up. The snake demon's eyes were particularly cold; if Witt gave the order, the snake would really bite him.

"ah!"

Before Victor could speak, they heard Harry from Gryffindor let out a scream as he clutched his forehead.

Percy and Ron both looked at him with concern, and Seamus also turned his head.

Witt also turned his head, but instead of looking at Harry, he secretly glanced at Dumbledore and Quirrell out of the corner of his eye.

Dumbledore remained calm, seemingly oblivious to the commotion below.

But is that really the case? Dumbledore, sitting in the main seat at the VIP table, had a clear view of all the students' actions.

Harry suddenly cried out and covered his forehead. With such obvious actions, did Dumbledore really not have any suspicions?

The cunning Dumbledore.

Witt muttered as he turned around. Dumbledore, he really was... so reassuring.

The sense of security that an honest, good person provides is far less than that that of a bad but good person.

Especially characters like Dumbledore, who possess both the cunning and abilities of a demon king, give people an explosive sense of security.

Before enrolling, Witt was a little worried, after all, the first-year students would be facing Voldemort himself, and even a remnant soul was enough to make people fearful.

But now.

Voldemort? He's just a lackey in Dumbledore's hands.

In the original story, if it weren't for Fudge, the Minister of Magic, being such a terrible teammate who dragged things down, and the unexpected factor of the Resurrection Stone causing Dumbledore to lose his mind, Voldemort wouldn't have been able to cause any trouble at all.

Witt even suspected that Voldemort's resurrection in the Goblet of Fire was also a scheme by Dumbledore.

Thinking about it carefully, Dumbledore didn't notice anything wrong for the entire semester, but the moment the Goblet of Fire ended, Voldemort was resurrected, and Barty Jr., disguised as Moody, took Harry away, he immediately realized something was amiss.

Is this normal?

Think back to what happened during the Triwizard Tournament, especially after Harry's unexpected participation. Even though Dumbledore knew someone was rigging the game, Barty Jr. repeatedly intervened to help Harry.

Dumbledore was completely unaware of the truth and had no suspicion whatsoever about the fake Moody.

is it possible?

Witt felt that Dumbledore must know something, but he still did nothing.

Dumbledore allowed Harry to participate in the competition, allowed Moody to help Harry win the championship, allowed Voldemort to resurrect using Harry's blood, and even in the second competition, when Harry was clearly behind, Dumbledore still gave Harry a high score on the grounds of his high moral character.

Although the reason is perfect, but... but...

If things really get out of Dumbledore's control, he could use that as an excuse to eliminate Harry.

Either approach is reasonable, compliant, and justifiable.

With all these things happening at once, it's really hard to believe this was an accident.

Apart from the fact that Cedric's situation was most likely unexpected, everything else should have been under Dumbledore's control.

To save Harry, or perhaps to deepen the connection between Harry and Voldemort, thereby obtaining the location of Voldemort's Horcruxes through Harry, since Dumbledore hadn't found a single Horcrux from his second to fourth year.

How can I find Horcruxes faster? Of course, the fastest way is to ask Voldemort directly.

To deepen the connection between Harry and Voldemort, bringing their souls closer together, so that Harry could directly access the depths of Voldemort's soul, and asking Harry would be the same as asking Voldemort.

Incidentally, there's also a chance of saving Harry—perfect.

In terms of intelligence and strategy, Voldemort and Dumbledore were far inferior.

Unfortunately, Fudge was too stupid; the temptation of the Resurrection Stone was too great.

One wasted Dumbledore an entire year, the other cost him his life.

Without these unexpected events, Voldemort wouldn't even have had the chance to run rampant.

Chapter 13 I am just a snake

With Dumbledore around, he didn't need to worry about Voldemort at all.

After thinking everything through, Victor slowly relaxed, enjoying his dessert while casually looking around.

Dumbledore, McGonagall, Quirrell, Snape... all stared at him.

Faced with Snape's angry glare, Victor could only return an awkward yet polite smile.

At the same time, he puffed out his chest and showed off the Slytherin badge on his body.

This indicates that they are now in cahoots.

This made Snape's already gloomy face darken even more.

He had already planned how to get revenge on Witte, how to deduct points from Witte's Potions class in front of him, but now, the Sorting Hat's call of "Slytherin" has completely disrupted his plans.

It's impossible to deduct points. Even if he were to lose his mind, it's impossible to deduct points from Slytherin.

Simply hurling insults isn't enough to vent your anger.

House points represent collective honor. Even in Gryffindor, if someone loses a lot of points, other students will look at that person with strange or even discriminatory eyes.

When Harry, his two friends, and McGonagall were caught by McGonagall during their nighttime outing, each of them lost fifty points, Harry instantly went from hero to traitor.

Wherever he went, he was pointed at and talked about by Gryffindor students.

Therefore, for Snape, point deductions were the main course of punishment, while verbal humiliation was merely dessert.

Now that the main course is gone, and there's only a little dessert, it's not enough to fill my stomach.

Noticing Snape's increasingly hostile gaze, Witt shrank back and looked away.

It seems that if he wants to win the College Cup, he must find a way to resolve the conflict between him and Snape.

Whether it's magic or potions, the Serpent Demon's talent is beyond question.

As long as you perform normally, you will definitely get extra points.

If the relationship between the two can be eased, given Snape's favoritism towards Slytherin, he will definitely get more points.

Over time, this will accumulate to a considerable amount.

At the same time, Witt can also get a few more blue treasure chests.

Given the current situation, while Witt may want to ease tensions, Snape might not be willing to.

Should we go directly to their door to apologize?

A scene flashed through Victor's mind: he earnestly pleaded to see Snape, who, upon seeing him, simply snorted coldly and slammed the door shut.

Or perhaps she would open her fangs, fiercely spew venom to mock him, and then slam the door shut, giving him a big cold shoulder.

Explanation? Forgiveness?