Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

"Hmm...it's Hufflepuff after all." Michael sighed.

Ryan said unhappily, "Don't think I don't know that you actually want to say that I'm stupid."

"Hahaha, how could that be?" Michael said with a dry laugh.

Anyway, if it was Ravenclaw, he knew that his house would not miss such a great opportunity.

"Actually - Wade - I want to ask -" Hermione was a little embarrassed, and asked with some pleading: "Can Harry also join the SSC?"

The air suddenly became quiet.

Ryan was a little uneasy.

He saw the smile on Michael's face suddenly disappear, and he just looked at the brown-haired girl, then looked at Wade.

Wade's expression didn't change. He even agreed straightforwardly: "Of course, Harry Potter is not a difficult person to get along with. The problem is you - Hermione."

"--me?" Hermione looked over nervously.

"Have you forgotten that Ron Weasley made you cry? Potter and Weasley are inseparable. If he joined, he probably wouldn't hide it from Weasley - are you ready to forgive him?" Weed asked gently.

It seemed that he had no opinion, and all his considerations came from concern for Hermione's mood.

"Oh, about that!" Hermione breathed a sigh of relief and smiled with relief: "That incident has long passed, and he wanted to remind his friends later, didn't he? Although it didn't work - after getting along with each other for this period of time, I feel that Weasley is not that annoying. It's impossible for him to hold a grudge for a lifetime just because of a quarrel, right?"

"Turning enemies into friends is a good thing, I think." Ryan took the initiative to speak, easing the tense atmosphere: "Besides, Ron Weasley's brothers are all very outstanding, so he must have an outstanding side too, right?"

This point... I'm afraid Hermione doesn't quite agree with it.

After she relaxed, she couldn't help but want to explain a few more words: "Actually, I didn't plan to bring them in... Ron found that Neville had made great progress and asked him several times, but Neville didn't say anything... But you all know that Harry - if the Death Eaters and the You-Know-Who come back, Harry will be the first one to be found - but he is not very outstanding in his studies, his grades are so-so, he doesn't even use the spells taught in class well, and he has to go to Quidditch training frequently -"

In Hermione's eyes, Harry Potter turned out to be "a scumbag who has a reputation but doesn't study hard at all."

Later it was - "a scumbag with okay character but still not working hard enough."

When he truly realized that Harry Potter had lost his parents in the war, and that his life was still threatened by Voldemort and his remnants——

In Hermione's eyes, Harry Potter was shrouded in the aura of "poor little thing".

——What does it matter if his grades are not so good or he likes to play around a little? How happy his parents must be to see him growing up happily and healthily!

But then, even greater anxiety surged in Hermione's heart - she was a person who was easily anxious.

When he thought of Voldemort being so close, Quirrell watching closely, and Dumbledore's mysterious and unknown plans, Harry just ate and played foolishly all day, and his homework was either pieced together or copied from others...

Hermione wanted to pry open his skull and stuff her own ball of anxiety into it!

There is no doubt that Harry Potter will face huge challenges and dangers in the future, and those are definitely not something he can deal with by simply copying homework.

Hermione tried to teach them all the spells she had learned in the Umbrella House, but the problem was - when Wade taught them, she felt it was very clear and easy to understand, but when she taught Harry and Ron in the same way, it was as if a troll had hit their heads and they didn't understand for a long time.

Hermione didn't understand why, she just felt very angry. Sometimes she doubted the intelligence of those two people, but looking at Neville's progress, she had to admit that maybe there was something wrong with her teaching method.

If Harry wants to improve his abilities as quickly as possible, joining the SSC seems to be the only option. The only thing better than this is that Dumbledore himself is willing to tutor Harry personally...but how is this possible?

So, even though she knew it was very presumptuous and might even make the others unhappy with her, Hermione made the request anyway.

Fortunately, Wade agreed.

Having been in the SSC for so long, Hermione naturally understood that as long as Wade agreed, no one else would be a problem.

……

"Why did you agree to it?" Michael couldn't help asking when there were only two of them left.

"About Harry Potter?" Wade asked knowingly.

"Of course." Michael said seriously, "Wade, I don't think you don't know how much trouble Harry Potter means - I don't think you would like this kind of trouble."

"Well, I really don't like it." Wade leaned back in his chair and said, "But if it's Harry Potter, then of course an exception can be made."

"But..." Michael frowned, puzzled: "After so long, even Neville should have seen it clearly - he is just an ordinary boy who escaped the killing curse for some unknown reason... and for some unknown reason, the mysterious man disappeared that night, and the whole world gave him the title of 'savior', as if the mysterious man was defeated by a baby - I also thought he was born with powerful magic, but -"

Michael hesitated to speak.

"But after going to school, I found that his wisdom and ability did not match the reputation of 'Savior'?" Wade looked out the window and said what Michael wanted to say but didn't.

Michael breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, that's what I meant."

He paused, and then said, "You should also see clearly that you don't have any special expectations of Potter for this. But why -"

"But Michael..." Wade looked away from the window, looked at his friend, and said, "You should not have forgotten that Potter's parents died fighting against the mysterious man. They fought bravely to the end. On that night, Harry Potter not only became the 'savior' - he also lost his closest family -"

"Yes-that's right--" Michael's face turned red with shame and he stammered.

"So no matter what he did - or didn't do - it has nothing to do with these." Wade sighed: "Harry Potter - is the orphan of a martyr."

"The...orphan of a martyr?" Michael chewed on the word and suddenly understood why his parents didn't allow him to say bad things about Harry Potter when he gossiped about him with them.

"Yes." Vader finally said, "All those who have escaped the shadow of war and are enjoying the peaceful life now have an obligation to take care of him - and children like him, don't they?"

Chapter 69 Gray Eyes

Michael has left.

Vader turned his head and looked at the window glass.

The figure in the glass has a pair of gray eyes. They are neither as deep as black eyes nor as bright as blue eyes. They are more like the tranquil surface of a lake in autumn and winter, without any strong emotions.

Sometimes, people who look him in the eye will have an extra cold feeling, which makes people wonder if he is equally cold inside.

Through the reflection on the glass, you can see a group of students holding brooms on the ground outside the castle, braving the rainy day, walking across the lawn back to the castle. Their faces and bodies are covered in mud, as if they have rolled in the mud, and even their appearances can't be seen clearly, but the thinnest figure among them is still particularly conspicuous.

Then, a man in a turban shrank from the cold and trotted across the field of vision.

Soon, another black bat-like figure strode into the castle, the sides of his robe were blown high by the wind, and the rain seemed to avoid him in fear. His face was even gloomier than the overcast sky, and all the students who met him on the road avoided him in panic.

Vader couldn't help but chuckle softly.

Harry Potter.

Voldemort.

Severus Snape.

The Savior, the Dark Lord, and the former Death Eater.

Several people whose identities are full of contradictions and even murderous intentions are in the same castle. They live in peace as teachers and students, just waiting for the moment when their true colors are revealed.

Thinking of Michael's expression when he left, as if his soul was baptized, Wade's mouth corners slightly raised.

He cleared the clutter on his desk, organized his recent homework and notes, put on his backpack and headed for the Astronomy Tower.

——Of course, we must let Harry Potter join, and even try to help him improve his strength. Otherwise, if Voldemort is resurrected——or because of some butterfly effect or something like that, he becomes even stronger, who will resist him?

——Is it the weak Vader? Is it Michael who hangs out with girls all day? Or is it Dumbledore who was cursed and fell from the tower in the plot?

Harry Potter, despite his many shortcomings - such as recklessness, impulsiveness, lack of self-discipline, etc., although he is only good at a few spells and has not achieved excellence in other courses except Defense Against the Dark Arts... but he is undoubtedly a special killing weapon for Ambush.

Not to mention when he was a baby, since he started school, Voldemort basically lost to Harry Potter every year. In the last year, Harry Potter seemed to be assisted by God and found all the Horcruxes hidden by Voldemort in a very short time. In the end, he buried the Dark Lord completely, while he himself was almost safe and sound.

Whether it's the protagonist's halo... or the son of destiny...

Vader currently does not have the strength to defeat Voldemort, but he will never reject such a friend.

Even if one day in the future his power surpasses Voldemort, he will not shut out Harry Potter - the world is unpredictable, and Harry Potter is always a powerful trump card.

It was raining outside the castle. Lightning flashed across the sky. The light shone through the windows, casting mottled shadows that appeared and disappeared suddenly.

……

"Bad weather, isn't it?"

Professor Murray poured a cup of hot tea, thought for a moment, added some milk and sugar, then sat in a chair and said comfortably.

"Yes." Wade also held the hot tea in his hand. He smiled and said, "But I also think that this kind of weather seems to be particularly suitable for sleeping in. Muggles call this even and continuous sound white noise. They believe that it can block sounds of other frequencies and thus improve sleep quality."

As he became more and more familiar with Professor Murray, Wade understood the professor's attitude towards Muggles and was no longer shy about talking to him about Muggle theories and techniques.

"White noise..." Professor Murray pondered for a moment and smiled, "They always have some wonderful and weird research, don't they? I saw a... um, research report before, which seemed to be studying the relationship between the length of the human ring finger and intelligence."

"But there are also some very interesting studies, such as the interaction between dreams and reality, time travel, forms of alien life, etc." Wade thought for a moment and said with some yearning: "They are still exploring beyond the earth. If interstellar travel can really be realized, I really hope to be a passenger."

"I'm looking forward to it, but at my age, I'm afraid I won't see that day. If you live well, there is still a chance - or you can refine the Philosopher's Stone like Mr. Nick Flamel." Professor Murray said with a laugh.

Wade also smiled: "I've read in a book that the Philosopher's Stone can create an elixir of life - is Mr. Nick Flamel still the same as he was when he was young?"

He still remembered that Nick Flamel in the movie was like a walking pale ghost, with bones so brittle that they broke at the slightest touch. He wondered if this world would be different.

"Hmm..." Professor Murray hesitated for a moment before saying, "I can only say that the Elixir of Life can indeed allow its owner to escape death, but the cumulative effect of six centuries is terrible, and the potion cannot completely offset this effect."

"Then this kind of immortality doesn't seem to be very interesting." Wade tilted his head and thought for a while, then said.

Professor Murray couldn't help but laugh: "Only a young man like you would say this without hesitation. When you are as old as I am, you will understand that when people are near the end of their lives, the fear of death and the attachment to life will make us fear death and desire to live longer."

"Would Professor Murray think so?" Wade couldn't help but ask.

"I'm just a mortal, of course I will." Professor Murray stroked the teacup and said, "But Albus once said that death is a great adventure. No one knows what the world after death is like - it may be as horrible as the legend, or as beautiful as the legend, or it may just be nothingness -"

Professor Murray seemed to recall something, paused for a moment, and suddenly murmured: "So I am afraid of death, but also look forward to the arrival of that day - I will continue to walk and see what the scenery ahead is -"

Vader looked at him quietly.

Professor Murray suddenly came back to his senses from his deep thoughts and said with a smile: "It's too early for you to talk about this. By the way, do you have an answer to the question I left for you before?"

"Yes." Wade took the small box out of his pocket and placed it on the table, saying in a disapproving tone, "But Professor, this is too expensive."

"The value of a gift does not lie in how much it costs, but in how you use it." Professor Murray said in a friendly and encouraging tone: "Tell me what you think."

Wade opened the box. "This is a piece of bird snake skin. Steven introduced this creature to me. Its body can stretch and contract at will. It can become as big as a dragon, or it can crawl into a small teapot. It usually feeds on insects and mice. "

Professor Murray nodded and asked, "Well, what else?"

Vader took a deep breath and said, "——It is the best material for the Traceless Extension Spell."

Chapter 70: Box and Crown

"Tell me about your understanding of the Traceless Extension Charm." Professor Murray continued with a smile.

"Yes." Wade said seriously: "The Traceless Extension Charm is a space-related spell. I guess it should be able to achieve space extension and space folding at the same time. This spell can be applied to any material - metal, soil, cloth, wood, and the premise of use is a closed, limited space. In theory, the Traceless Extension Charm can expand the space from finite to infinite, but in actual application it will be affected by various factors, the most direct of which is the material and the wizard's magic power, and the understanding of the spell -"