The years of welding at Hogwarts

Hearing Professor McGonagall's words, Professor Flitwick argued, "After all, Transfiguration is just a subdivision of Charms."

"He should learn spells from me so that he can tap into his magical talent to the greatest extent."

How could the older cat lady bear it when she heard this?

"It is precisely because the scope of magic is so broad that specializing in transfiguration is the most suitable choice for Noah!"

"After all, a person's energy is limited. If it is dispersed too much, even if the child is very talented, it is impossible for him to learn everything to the best!"

Watching the two people in front of him fighting for the custody of their child like a divorced couple, Dumbledore, the headmaster who had the final say, suddenly felt a headache.

But since Snape has been decided as Noah's guardian, Dumbledore will not change this established fact.

After all, that child's thoughts were too deep.

Even though Minerva McGonagall was his most capable right-hand man and also the most senior educator in Hogwarts besides him.

But Dumbledore was still not confident in handing Noah over to the other party.

He thought that even Professor McGonagall might not be able to detect the dark side of the child.

Only a senior double agent like Snape, who was once a Death Eater but has a heart towards the light and has witnessed all kinds of darkness, can take on such a crucial job as the guardian of the future Dark Lord.

So Dumbledore rejected their proposal without hesitation.

"Minerva, Filius, there is no need to discuss the matter of Noah's guardian. This is what Severus and I discussed at the beginning."

He stood up and acted as if he was seeing someone off.

"Besides, Noah also likes Severus. Noah is a very opinionated child.

We shouldn’t force him or make choices for him.”

"If you really want to adopt him, you should ask Noah for his opinion instead of making a meaningless argument here."

Hearing the determination in Dumbledore's tone, Professor McGonagall had no choice but to give up, "Okay."

Having said that, she has no intention of giving up.

Older cat girls never give up.

Isn't it just asking for Noah's opinion?

As long as she interacted with the child more often, he would know how big the gap was between himself and that cold little bat.

She didn't believe Noah would reject the olive branch she offered.

At that time, she only needed to stand in front of Noah, stretch out her hand towards him, and say, "Be my son!"

She believed that Noah would be so moved that he would cry and accept her invitation.

Professor Flitwick also stood up and walked towards the door.

Only Snape was still sitting at Dumbledore's desk, showing no intention of leaving.

When Professor McGonagall was about to step out of the headmaster's office, she suddenly stopped and turned around.

"That child's talent in magic is truly unprecedented in the history of the wizarding world. It's like he was born for magic."

"Albus, you're going to regret this!"

Dumbledore did not say much, but sat back in his chair silently, with his hands together, his right thumb rubbing his left index finger, and staring at Professor McGonagall until her back disappeared behind the closing door.

After the two headmasters of Gryffindor and Ravenclaw left, Dumbledore and Snape were the only ones left in the headmaster's office.

Neither of them spoke first. The portraits of successive principals hanging in the principal's office were all dozing off, and the room was completely silent.

Finally, it was Dumbledore who broke the awkward silence.

"Severus, do you know about what Filius said about the child mastering some incredible magic?"

"know."

Dumbledore seemed to be hesitant to speak, "Then..."

Snape made no attempt to justify his actions.

"When you first met him, you should have known that he had learned some simple spells without a wand, right?"

"It is indeed the case."

Snape stood up. "That child has no intention of hiding anything from you or me. On the contrary, you completely distrust him and are too wary of him."

Dumbledore paused for a moment.

"You shouldn't assume that he will become the next Dark Lord just because he was born in Wu's Orphanage and has a similar growth trajectory to the You-Know-Who."

Snape lowered his eyes slightly. "He is completely different from the Dark Lord. He has everything that the Dark Lord never has..."

Dumbledore also lowered his head, looking thoughtful, "You mean..."

"Family, friendship, and even..."

Snape paused suddenly, and clenched his fists at both sides of his body quietly, "Love."

love...

What a luxurious and beautiful emotion.

"He has many beautiful emotions that the Dark Lord does not have."

Snape unclenched his fists and narrated in a calm tone.

"But if you keep being wary of him and even arrange for the Order of the Phoenix to monitor him, it will only destroy the little goodwill he has left towards you and Hogwarts."

Although his tone was very calm, it revealed a sense of dissatisfaction towards Dumbledore.

This made Dumbledore feel a little ashamed. He was indeed too cautious. After all, the other party was just an eleven-year-old child.

It's just that the other party's growth trajectory is so magical that Dumbledore has always regarded Noah as the most dangerous person in the future wizarding world, and has ignored his age.

But Dumbledore was not so easily persuaded by Snape.

"After what happened, will you still choose to trust others in the end?"

Dumbledore's tone was sad, like regret, but to Snape, it sounded like mockery, "This is not like you, Severus."

Snape clenched his fists suddenly, "Don't mention that in front of me!"

"Sirius once had many beautiful emotions that the Dark Lord never had. He and James also had a good relationship, but in the end..."

boom!

Snape slammed his fist down on the table in front of them, "I told you not to mention that in front of me."

His next sentence was almost squeezed out from between his teeth, and each word was filled with murderous intent and a hint of regret.

"I should have killed him in the first place! If he dares to appear in front of me again, I will definitely kill him, absolutely!"

A dark light flashed in Dumbledore's azure eyes hidden behind the half-moon lenses. He leaned forward slightly and said, "But now, you choose to believe in Noah again."

"You are always reluctant to show your good side to others, even after so many years."

Snape just looked gloomy and said nothing.

Seeing that Snape was unwilling to dwell on this topic for too long, Dumbledore stopped talking in time.

He didn't know what kind of magic potion Noah had given Snape to make this double-faced agent with a cold face but a warm heart speak so well for Noah.

And coupled with the abnormal behavior of the other two deans...

Dumbledore secretly raised Noah's danger level to a higher level, but there was one thing Snape said that was correct, and that was his attitude towards Noah.

He needs to think seriously about how to make some changes, at least not so obviously.

"It's getting late." Snape stood up.

Snape had no intention of wasting time with the old man in front of him.

He turned and walked out. "I'll take my leave now."

After Snape left, Dumbledore sat alone for a long time, then he sighed deeply and turned his gaze to a huge object in the office covered with an oversized curtain.

He came to the mirror and pulled down the curtain, revealing a very imposing mirror underneath the curtain.

It reaches the ceiling, with an ornate golden frame supported by two claw-shaped feet, and a line of words engraved on the top: Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi.

If we turn it over and sort it out, it becomes:

I show not your face, but your heart's desire.

What I photograph is not your face, but the wishes in your heart.

This is a magic mirror that can read people's hearts.

Chapter 43 The Room of Requirement

Meanwhile, in the Great Hall of Hogwarts.

After all the students left, Shirley, Hermione and others did not leave. Instead, they took out the textbooks for the courses they were taking today from their schoolbags just like they did yesterday.

They used the deserted auditorium as a study room. Even though it was only the second night after Hogwarts officially started classes, it seemed to have become a tacit understanding among them.

Except for Neville, the other four quickly finished the homework assigned by the professors today.

Without waiting for Hermione to help Neville finish the paper assigned by the professor, Noah packed his schoolbag and prepared to leave first.

"Noah, are you planning on going to the library?"

The little beaver's eyes seemed to be burning with a flame. "Can you wait for me for a moment, and then go over together?"

The high-spirited little beaver secretly guessed in his heart that Noah's magic was so powerful, he must have read a lot of various magic books!

Moreover, he lived in Professor Snape's house, so she must have seen many magic books from Snape's private collection that she had no chance to touch!

No, she couldn't fall too far behind Noah.

If I knew what books Noah usually reads, I could at least narrow the gap between us, not to mention catching up with Noah!

After hearing Hermione's words, Noah remained silent for a few seconds.

Sure enough, the beaver's mind was occupied with nothing but studying.

So he chose to tell the truth, "No, I'm not going to the library. I'm going on a night out."

Eh?

Night Tour! ?

Hermione's eyes suddenly widened, "Night tour!"

She stood up suddenly and slammed her hands on the table, her voice rising by at least 15 decibels, "How can you go out at night! That's against school rules! If you're caught, you'll lose points from the school!"

Noah tilted his head. "That's perfect. If you deduct points from Slytherin, you Ravenclaws will have a chance to win the house cup for this school year."

"What are you talking about!"

Hermione put her hands on her hips, looking so serious that she looked like a smaller Professor McGonagall.

Noah was packing his things by himself, not paying any attention to Hermione's advice, which forced the little beaver to turn to Draco who was beside Noah.

"You are from the same college as him, and you don't even say anything about him!"

Draco turned his head away and said sheepishly, "Um... can you take me with you on the night tour?"

Noah glanced at Draco with a look of disdain, "Do you know how to Disillusion? Wait until you learn how to Disillusion?"

"You know how to Disillusion?" Draco looked incredulous, but then he quickly became relieved.

The Untraceable Extension Charm and the Disillusionment Charm are both high-level spells, but they are different from each other.

The former is a spell strictly controlled by the Ministry of Magic, and even for senior students at Hogwarts, it is difficult to learn it casually.

Because wizards who are proficient in this spell are usually very troublesome.

God knows what kind of shit they'll stuff into a little suitcase with a stretch charm cast on it.

Newt Scamander, the author of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" and the most authoritative magical zoologist in the wizarding world, is an expert in this.

Once upon a time, he had stuffed at least the animals of a nature reserve into a suitcase whose interior had been expanded to the size of a city.

Then, when the situation in the wizarding and non-magical communities was at its most dire, most of the magical creatures in the box were released into hiding in New York, a city with a large Muggle population.

This directly prompted the Ministry of Magic of various countries to strictly control the Untraceable Extension Spell.

All I can say is, Newt Scamander, the eternal God.

But the Disillusionment Charm is different. Although this magic sounds