Hogwarts: Undercover Death Eater Replaces the Dark Lord

"It turns out I was right. You didn't remove the bandages for the next few months," Cassandra continued. "If you were injured, you would have gone to the school infirmary for treatment long ago. Madam Pomfrey could have healed this minor injury with just a single spell."

"From then on, I finally realized that you had many shameful secrets."

She raised her chin and gave a pleasant smile.

"So by now, you should be able to guess what that tattoo is, right?" Lycos shrugged, put his hands behind his neck, and leaned against the pillar in a comfortable position.

"Well, if nothing unexpected happens, it should be the Dark Mark, right?" Cassandra said softly, "I really didn't expect that you would be a Death Eater at your age."

"I had no choice." Lycos said casually.

From the moment Cassandra saw him cast the Killing Curse, he knew that his identity could no longer be hidden from her.

But it’s no big deal… Voldemort has been driven away, and the next time he appears will most likely be during the Goblet of Fire in the fourth year, so there will still be several years of rest in between.

In the past few years, Lycos decided to learn some more dark magic to protect himself, and try to improve his strength to prevent himself from being completely helpless when facing those top wizards...

Not only that, Lecos is not afraid of his identity being exposed now.

The Dark Mark on his hand could be hidden at any time, even if someone said to others without any evidence, "Hey, did you know? That first-year wizard is a Death Eater!"

If you're lucky, people will think you're joking; if you're unlucky, people will just think you're crazy; more likely, you'll be arrested by the Ministry of Magic and accused of framing the future flower of the wizarding world...

The biggest problem now is that Dumbledore should also know Lycos's identity as a Death Eater.

Fortunately, Lycos finally proved himself by using the Killing Curse to attack Quirrell, so Dumbledore will not target him any more for the time being...

Lecos even suspected that Dumbledore might want to train him to be the next Snape, another double agent within the Death Eaters.

"Just know it, don't tell anyone else." Lycos still reminded, "As for more details, I can't tell you, do you understand me?"

Cassandra nodded slightly.

"Unbreakable Vow... pretty practical magic, I guess," she said.

"Now you know my biggest secret..." Lycos straightened up from the pillar and looked into Cassandra's green eyes with interest.

"So...can you tell me your story?"

Cassandra was stunned for a moment and bit her lip lightly.

"What do you want to know?" she asked.

"For example... you're just an eleven-year-old little witch. How come you can use so many high-level spells, and even perform advanced techniques like silent and wandless casting?"

"That's not so bad; it can barely be explained by your terrifyingly high talent," Lycos asked, "but what exactly is going on with your sense of existence?"

"Why is it that with such a striking image and such a stunning expression like yours, you are easily overlooked by others? I don't understand."

Cassandra pursed her lips and remained silent for a moment.

She moved lightly, walked around the moonlight in the yard, and came to Lycos' side.

Then he tiptoed and sat on the railing connected to the pillar, his calves swaying gently.

Lycos looked at her quietly without urging her.

He suddenly realized one thing - the secrets Cassandra carried were no smaller than his own, and this might very well involve his past, future, and even his life.

So why would there be any reason to rush us?

At this moment, Cassandra spoke——

"There are many things I can't say." She spoke slowly in a quiet and peaceful voice, "You just need to know that I actually... don't belong here..."

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Chapter 92 From Easter to the End of Term

Don't belong here?

Lycos's thoughts were a little confused for a moment, not knowing what specific scope this did not belong to...

Is it not belonging to Hogwarts, or not belonging to the British wizarding world, or not belonging to this world?

In a trance, Lycos connected all the doubts Cassandra had previously expressed together -

Beautiful, arrogant, and with outstanding magical abilities, she is not noticed by others and has little presence in the eyes of her classmates and professors. She is not mentioned in the original novel.

He was just in the first grade and had only been learning magic for a short time, but he was able to use advanced spellcasting techniques that many adult wizards could hardly do, and was proficient in using various spells that were only learned in the higher grades;

She seemed to know everything that had happened this semester. The relationship between Quirrell and Voldemort was no surprise to her. Only the "variable" in the plot, Lycos, piqued her curiosity...

The more Lycos thought about it, the wider his eyes opened. He felt like he had discovered a great secret.

Could it be that Cassandra also traveled through time?

Perhaps only in this way can we explain those incredible things.

As someone who has read many novels and personally experienced time travel, Lycos's imagination can be very open:

He believed that perhaps because the timeline, world, and method of traveling were different from his own, Cassandra might not be compatible with this world, which resulted in her weak sense of existence. Only Lycos, who also came from another world, was not affected.

In addition, after Lykos influenced the direction of the plot, Cassandra also showed unprecedented interest in him.

Lycos vaguely remembered what he had said at the Halloween dinner, "I'm not interested in little girls"... At that time, Cassandra happened to hear it and replied, "What a coincidence, I'm not interested in little boys either."

Later, in the abandoned classroom where the Mirror of Erised was stored, Cassandra added, "So... are you really just a first-grade boy?"

It’s kind of funny to think that both of them are adults in tiny bodies.

Cassandra looked at Lycos and saw a smile on his face. She tilted her head with interest.

"I just said one sentence, how much did you imagine?"

"Some things don't need to be explained in detail; they're clear at a glance." Lycos thought he had a pretty good understanding of the situation, and with a rare hint of pride, he curled his lips. "I think I've roughly guessed it."

"Hmm...don't blame me if I guess wrong." Cassandra raised an eyebrow.

Just then, a melodious bell rang from the bell tower in the distance.

It's lights out time.

She jumped down from the railing and took two steps backwards towards Lycos. A rare lively smile, typical of little girls, appeared on her cold and distant face.

"It's already so late... Do you want to go back together?"

……

The next morning, the young wizards were surprised to find that the four scoring machines in front of the auditorium had undergone huge changes.

There were one hundred and fifty more rubies in Gryffindor's huge hourglass; and correspondingly, there were one hundred more green gems in Slytherin's hourglass.

Such exaggerated bonus points allowed these two colleges to make rapid progress, leaving the scores of the other two colleges far behind.

Not long after, when Professor McGonagall announced that Snape would be teaching the Defense Against the Dark Arts class part-time for the next half semester, the story of what happened last night spread.

Quirrell turned out to be a dark wizard lurking in Hogwarts, trying to steal extremely important treasures!

After Dumbledore was lured away by Quirrell with a letter, five first-year wizards bravely fought against the dark wizard, using their courage and wisdom to prevent the treasure from being taken away by the bad guys.

Each of them received a whopping 50 bonus points for their respective colleges.

Draco was not satisfied with the professors' evaluation of "courage and wisdom".

"Why courage and wisdom? Those are the hallmarks of those reckless Gryffindors and those nerdy Ravenclaws. Why can't they come up with words like 'shrewdness' or 'ambition' for you and Warleigh?"

Draco said.

"Come on, do you really think words like 'shrewd' and 'ambitious' are compliments?" Lycos rolled his eyes. "I don't think Slytherin's signature words are very suitable as comments."

Of course, Draco's dissatisfaction actually had other reasons.

Although both Gryffindor and Slytherin received large bonus points, Slytherin received 50 points less than Gryffindor, so even if Snape put in most of the school year's efforts, he could not fill this gap.

Now, Gryffindor has successfully surpassed Slytherin's score and has become the first among the four colleges.

Except for Slytherin who was unhappy, the Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw students all looked very happy... because Slytherin had won the house cup for six consecutive years, and they wanted to see another house break this record.

"Don't worry, there's still half a semester left." Lycos was not panicked at all.

He had great confidence in Snape.

Sure enough, in the next half semester, Snape, relying on his advantage in two major subjects, Potions and Defense Against the Dark Arts, kept finding fault with the Gryffindor students and giving extra points to Slytherin.

It is said that Harry Potter from Gryffindor had many conflicts with Snape during the Defense Against the Dark Arts class because he always had his own ideas, and each time he would lose more or less points.

The fifty points he had earned after stopping Quirrell were quickly depleted.

Finally, before the final exam, Slytherin's scores returned to first place.

During the exam period, Snape grinned and walked briskly every day. He seemed to be impatient for the upcoming seventh house cup. He couldn't help laughing even when he was invigilating.

"I don't think it's good." After the Defense Against the Dark Arts exam, Lycos said to Draco, "Professor Snape seems a little too proud of himself. If he loses, I'm afraid he will never recover."

"How could we possibly lose?" Draco curled his lips in disapproval. "With Professor Snape checking in, unless Potter and the others can get another big bonus, how can Gryffindor beat us?"

"That's right." Lycos nodded slightly. "It's exam week now, and classes are already over. They shouldn't be able to find any extra points...right?"

His words suddenly got stuck in his throat.

No, it seems like there's a very exciting large-scale event after the exam week...

Hogwarts Quidditch Finals.

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Chapter 93 The question is, how should we spend this summer vacation?

The weather in June is very hot and humid.

The sunlight shone mercilessly on the surface of the Black Lake. Slight ripples continued to appear on the dark green lake surface, breaking the sunlight into pieces in the waves and mixing them into scattered gold coins, swaying back and forth.

On both sides of the lake, large reeds sway in the wind, making rustling sounds, adding a touch of coolness to the hot summer day.

In the distance, a magnificent castle stood on a high ground, standing tall there, casting a shadow on the green lawn to the north, giving the lawn a deep dark color.

Further north on the lawn was an oval Quidditch pitch, surrounded by a sea of ​​people, with cheers echoing throughout the field from time to time.

"So why? Why put the last Quidditch game after the exams?"

Draco also lost his enthusiasm for watching the game today and complained again and again.

It was not only because the Slytherin team had lost too many games before and did not make it to the final; it was also because he finally remembered that the house that won the Quidditch Cup would receive a large amount of bonus points.