Hogwarts: Starting as a Serpent Demon

"I'll get it for you."

Witt took out his wand and whispered, "Letters fly, quills fly."

With two spells, the envelope and quill on Lockhart's desk flew over immediately. After getting the quill, Witt quickly cast a spell on it, turning it into a temporary shorthand quill and handing it to Lockhart.

Witt's smooth spellcasting made Lockhart's eyes narrow slightly. Although he himself wasn't very skilled, Lockhart's knowledge was quite extensive. Witt's spellcasting process was really too fast and too easy.

Most adult wizards couldn't do it so easily; he's a genius.

If we could team up with him, we would definitely become famous throughout the magical world.

With that in mind, Lockhart extended a warm invitation.

“Witt, a wizard like you should not remain unknown.”

"Want to come with me? I can make you famous and a rising star in the magic world."

"Imagine that wherever you go, people will cheer for you; what a wonderful scene that would be."

“I’m sorry, Professor, I don’t like being too famous.” Witt refused Lockhart bluntly, casually lying, “It’s almost time, Professor, I should go now. I’ll come see you again next time.”

He only came to apologize for what happened in the afternoon, and had no intention of boarding Lockhart's small, dilapidated ship.

“I’m serious, Witt, think about it.” Lockhart was clearly not prepared to give up.

He knew his weaknesses and had thought about making up for them, but learning magic was too tiring and difficult, and Lockhart didn't have the time or the willingness to waste so much time.

He was worried about being exposed by his partner when he looked for someone to be his partner.

The adult world is very complicated, and Lockhart finds it hard to trust those people.

Witt is different.

His magical abilities are strong, he is young, and he is also a fan of his, making him the most suitable target.

At this moment, Lockhart's mind was already filled with images of a wonderful future.

They completely forgot who had beaten him up and sent him to the hospital.

***

Wednesday morning arrived, and Witt knocked on the principal's office door early in the morning with a well-planned map in hand.

Dumbledore's office was still playing the Hedway Variations on repeat; he never tired of the song.

Seeing Witt approach, Dumbledore asked curiously, "Is there something you need, Witt?"

"I have an application that I would like you to approve."

As he spoke, Witt spread out the map and used magic to make it float in the air.

Pointing to a plot of land between the Black Lake and the Forbidden Forest, he said, "I want to cultivate a field here and plant some magical plants with economic value. The money from the sales can be used to replace some of the old facilities at Hogwarts."

"For example, flying brooms or something, or providing some prize money for the College Cup and Quidditch Cup."

"Credit is good, but if we could add an extra Galleon, I think the students would work even harder. Don't you think so, Professor Dumbledore?"

“A very good idea.” Dumbledore stared at the map thoughtfully for a moment before saying, “Are you going to do it alone? Or will you organize the students to do it together?”

"And your studies."

"What academics?" Witt looked up, staring with dead fish eyes, and said, "Do you think second-year courses are difficult for me?"

"Or are you planning to teach me personally?"

“If that’s the case,” Witt quickly put the map away, “I think we can do things like farming later; students should focus on their studies.”

Faced with Victor's expectant gaze, Dumbledore instinctively chose to look away.

He's very busy too. Fudge from the Ministry of Magic has inexplicably become hostile towards him, Grindelwald has disappeared and is plotting something, and Harry's upbringing also needs his supervision.

There's also the issue of Voldemort's Horcruxes.

Snape has never been able to break the curse of the Resurrection Stone ring, and no one knows when he will be able to obtain the Resurrection Stone.

Dumbledore really wanted to see his sister Ariana again, but he didn't dare ask for the ring back, fearing that he would put it on his finger before he could come up with a solution.

Voldemort would probably be laughing in his sleep if that happened.

He cannot die before he can deal with Voldemort. Dumbledore is not afraid of death, but he cannot place that responsibility entirely on young Harry.

That's why Dumbledore handed the ring to Snape when Snape reached out his hand.

The best way to control desires is to prevent them from appearing in your sight.

With such a busy schedule, Dumbledore had no time to teach Witte, and Witte didn't need his teaching either. Dumbledore felt that Witte's problem was that he was progressing too fast, not too slowly.

Noticing the resentful look in Victor's eyes, Dumbledore coughed lightly twice and said awkwardly, "Let's talk about farming instead."

“You can’t take care of such a large piece of land by yourself, can you? How about I ask Professor Sprout to assign you some helpers?”

Since Witt had said that all the money from selling the magical plants he grew would be used for Hogwarts, Dumbledore couldn't appear too stingy.

The necessary assistance should definitely be provided.

“That’s wonderful,” Witt said happily. “I do lack knowledge in this area, and I would be very grateful if Professor Sprout could spare some time to teach me.”

Hogwarts will soon be entering winter, so open-air planting is definitely not an option, and building a greenhouse would be too expensive. Witt is considering whether to build a plastic greenhouse, but he is worried that the plastic greenhouse will not be able to withstand the damage from those magical plants.

With an expert to guide him, Witt felt much more at ease.

Chapter 96 Snape: All in One Go, Completely Losing Face

Defense Against the Dark Arts.

When Snape appeared in the classroom in his iconic black cloak, strode confidently through the air, the hearts of every student sank to their deaths.

"Take all those boring novels off your desks."

Snape immediately rejected Lockhart's teaching approach, waving his wand and projecting his pre-prepared teaching notes onto the blackboard.

“Real black magic is not some child’s play. I think you’re probably still indulging in unrealistic fantasies about so-called heroes and warriors.”

“Harry”.

Snape suddenly asked, "If you suddenly encounter a dark wizard, what magic can you use to subdue him the fastest?"

Harry was completely stumped by the question and had no idea how to answer.

"It seems our 'great' savior is completely intoxicated by his illusory reputation. Perhaps you could try sending an autographed photo to the black wizard who attacked you; he might leave overjoyed."

Snape's words drew laughter from many students, while Harry lowered his head, wishing he could disappear into a hole.

He never intended to give out autographed photos; it was Colin who insisted on taking pictures and asked for autographs with a pleading look on his face. Even after he clearly refused, Colin kept pestering him.

Harry was pestered so much that he finally signed his name on the photo.

Harry was surprised when Snape saw this and brought it up in class. Harry wanted to explain that things weren't like that at all, but he knew perfectly well that Snape wouldn't listen to his explanation.

They could only lower their heads and remain silent.

After his usual sarcastic rebuke of Harry, Snape began his formal instruction: "The most effective spell against dark wizards is..."

Snape turned around quickly and pointed his wand at Harry.

"Avoid your weapons."

Harry was completely caught off guard, and his wand flew out of his hand, landing in Snape's hand.

"No matter what kind of wizard it is, even Dumbledore, his magical abilities will be greatly limited after losing his wand. Most wizards can't even cast spells."

During a break in his lecture, Snape casually tossed Harry's wand back.

The spell "Except for your weapon" is as significant in the magical world as nuclear weapons are in the Muggle world. Ancient wizards used a wide variety of spells, and most wizards preferred to use powerful spells.

When facing other races, powerful spells can effectively kill them.

However, after the wizards subdued all the magical races and established their dominance, these powerful spells became less effective in the civil war.

However, the wizards at that time did not choose to change. For many years afterward, wizards still preferred to use spells with long wind-ups but great power.

Until some old man invented a weapon to get rid of you.

There used to be an ironclad rule in wizard duels: low-level spells have fast attack speed but insufficient damage, making them easy targets for powerful counterattacks.

Advanced spells are powerful, but they require charging up and ample time to prepare.

Each has its advantages and disadvantages.

However, aside from your weapon violating this ironclad rule, this spell boasts high attack speed, low resource consumption, and powerful effects.

If the shot hits, victory is assured.

Even though he didn't do anything, you've lost your wand, so I can't just hurt you however I want.

This magic can be said to have changed the landscape of the wizarding world, and since then, powerful spells have been abandoned by wizards.

All the duelists turned to smaller, more refined spells.

execration?

In a duel between equals, your wand flies into someone else's hand before you've even finished half of your spell.

If wizards hadn't been unable to exterminate all other magical creatures, and if races like fairies and giants hadn't occasionally rebelled, much of the magic wouldn't have been passed down at all.

Even in the world of dark wizards, Exorcism is the most frequently used magic.

For a young wizard like Harry, only by eliminating weapons can he have even a sliver of hope of victory when facing powerful adult wizards.

Snape clearly put thought into his choice of teachers, but Harry didn't appreciate it.

All he felt from Snape was ridicule and disgust.

Harry wasn't particularly interested in anything Snape taught him.

Noticing that Harry had been keeping his head down and not listening at all, Snape couldn't help but frown. This was a spell that Harry had to learn, and he needed to be made to take it seriously.

“Witt”.

Snape suddenly shouted.

what?

Witt, who was studying how to farm, looked up in confusion and then saw Snape pointing his wand at him.

"Avoid your weapons."