Hogwarts: I Am Such a Model Wizard

Chapter 994 Calm Snape

"What did you say?"

In the courtyard of the Longbottom family, Fred and Cedric were both stunned, looking at Kyle and Connor in front of them in disbelief.

And not just them, Principal McGonagall and Professor Sasia also had similar expressions around them.

They never imagined that they were just attending a Christmas dinner and would hear such surprising news.

Kyle proposed to Connor…

Okay, actually not too surprised.

In Hogwarts now, except for a certain ghost professor who has no feelings, everyone basically knows the relationship between the two. Even Hagrid knows that they will definitely get married in the future.

But no one expected Kyle to be so...well, brave?

Or decisive.

When professors chat, they always mention the outstanding students in the school.

Among them, Kyle and Harry appear the most.

When talking about Kyle, one cannot avoid the small group of six people including him, just like talking about Harry cannot avoid Hermione and Ron.

In that small group, Kyle and Connor and Cedric and Qiu are the two recognized couples.

Therefore, professors often discuss which of them will get married first.

Most people, including McGonagall, thought it was Cedric.

In addition to Cedric being older than Kyle, there is also the fact that Kyle is a genius wizard.

Magic is ever-changing. The more you understand, the more you will become addicted to it. When you give more energy to magic and magic, you will naturally ignore your personal emotions intentionally or unintentionally.

They have seen too many young wizards like this, including some professors themselves.

Of course, this is not absolute.

For example, James Potter and Lily Evans got married not long after graduation.

But strictly speaking, they are not the most dazzling genius wizards...at least they cannot defeat Voldemort.

But Kyle could, and did.

So the magic he can see is wider than James.

There is also Kangna, the youngest member of the Association of Extraordinary Pharmacists, breaking the association's record of nearly 200 years.

But they were not immersed in their respective professional insights, and still maintained their most primitive personal emotions.

What, is magic not attractive enough? Still, the smell of the magic potion can't make people addicted.

But it was at this time that Minerva McGonagall suddenly understood what Dumbledore had said.

At that time, Kyle had just graduated, and Dumbledore was uncharacteristically willing to take the initiative to serve as a school director and spend a lot of money on galleons to teach alchemy classes, just to keep Kyle in Hogwarts.

At that time, McGonagall subconsciously thought of Voldemort, the young Tom Riddle.

The same talented students, but Dumbledore's attitude is completely different...

One person has been turned away from many job applications, and one has to stay in school even though he offered money.

She also asked Dumbledore, but received only an ambiguous answer.

At that time, Dumbledore only said that there was an essential difference between Kyle and Voldemort, and it was difficult for him to be attracted by the vortex of power.

Mag didn't quite understand it at the time, but now she suddenly understood.

Being able to retain "the emotions of being a normal person" is probably the most important difference.

By the time Mag came back to his senses, Kyle and Kangna were already surrounded.

The witches, led by Autumn, Mrs. Weasley and Tonks, gathered around Connor, asking various questions excitedly and curiously.

Cedric and Fred were holding Kyle's collar, with fierce expressions on their faces, as if they were forcing him to ask something...

"Sorry to disturb you." She asked: "But I must ask, do your parents know about this?

"Chris, Diana, and...Severus." When she said the last name, she paused suddenly.

She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she seemed to hear Professor Snape's angry roar in her ears.

The originally lively atmosphere suddenly solidified at this moment.

"Okay, I understand."

Needless to say, the principal of Hogwarts immediately guessed the truth of the matter with her rich experience.

…But it’s understandable.

Because of this incident, some people were not in the mood to continue attending the dance.

Minerva McGonagall and Sasia returned to Hogwarts with Connor, while Kyle went to St. Catchpole Village with the Weasleys and Cedric.

…

"That's too much. I obviously want to do this too!" On the way back, Fred kept muttering something and looking at Kyle with a resentful look from time to time.

In fact, he planned to propose to Angelina today. He even prepared special fireworks and placed them under the table where he sat.

When the time comes, he just needs to light the fireworks and he can propose to Angelina.

Unexpectedly, Kyle took the lead.

The fireworks are even still in place.

What's even more uncomfortable is that he was so excited at the time that he forgot about it.

Now that Angelina has gone back, if he wants to propose, he can only wait for the next opportunity...

"It's all you..." Fred muttered again.

Kyle looked at him confused.

Although he didn't know what he was crazy about, his intuition told Kyle that it was best not to refute at this time, otherwise it would most likely ignite a powder keg.

So Kyle wisely kept his mouth shut.

…

Hogwarts at the same time.

Just as Minerva McGonagall thought, another powder keg exploded as expected by Severus Snape!

An angry roar came from the principal's office.

According to the gargoyle responsible for holding the key to the principal's office, it only felt a gust of wind blowing past it that day. When it came back to its senses, it was discovered that it had almost been decapitated by something.

In addition, it is said that that night, the entire Hogwarts portrait saw a black figure wandering in the corridors of the castle, like a homeless ghost.

At the same time, the shadow was still muttering something unknown, and a buzzing sound of unknown meaning spread throughout Hogwarts.

McGonagall was a little worried and thought about talking to Snape the next day.

At least she likes Kyle and Connor, a young couple. Both of them are familiar with each other's ideas. No one is more suitable for each other than them.

In her opinion, Snape's behavior was too childish.

But what she didn't expect was that Snape returned to normal the next day.

He no longer wore a dark face, yelled, or vented his emotions to the armored stone statue. He even rarely showed up in the auditorium to have breakfast.

"Severus, you..." McGonagall opened her mouth without hesitating to speak.

She wanted to tell Snape not to interfere too much in Connor's life and not to do anything behind her back. This was not good.

Not only was it bad for Conner, it was bad for himself.

After all, he is no longer Kyle's opponent. If he really goes too far, even Kangna's face won't work.

"Minerva, I know what you are thinking." Snape finished the roast potatoes on the plate and wiped his mouth gracefully. "Seriously, if Kyle hadn't proposed to Connor, I might have quit by this point."

"Resign?"

"Because it is impossible for me to try to kill former students as a Hogwarts professor." Snape's voice was calm.

And he used ‘try’, which shows that he is now awake and has clear cognition.

"Very well, he is much braver than me." Snape suddenly laughed.

McGonagall felt her whole body tense up and the hairs on her hair stood up. Her hand under the table grasped the wand and pointed it at Snape and turned it around gently.

"Quickly retreat!"

A burst of white light flashed, hitting Snape and exploding violently.

Snape, who had his back to McGonagall, didn't notice anything. He only felt a gust of wind blowing from behind.

Although he didn't understand why there was wind in the auditorium, Snape was not in the mood to think about such trivial matters at this time.

"No response..." Mag frowned.

She just used a dispelling spell. If there was no response, it meant that Snape was not possessed by some special ghost. It also ruled out that Kyle sneaked in in the middle of the night and used the Imperius Curse on him.

Don't blame her for thinking too much, mainly because Snape just now was too abnormal.

Snape, who had always disliked Kyle and was racking his brains to fire him, was actually praising Kyle just now.

This had a great impact on Mag.

It felt like Snape dyed his hair pink one morning... an act that could only be done under the control of the Imperius Curse.

But the dispelling spell didn't respond. It seemed that she was overthinking...

While she was still in a daze, Snape had already left the auditorium.

And it didn't seem to cause much of a stir.

After a Christmas full of surprises, everything seemed to be back on track, as if nothing had happened.

Kangna is still learning potions from Professor Sasia.

Sasia is said to be teaching her how to brew a love potion.

Not a love potion, but another kind.

It is said that people who are in love can receive blessings, and the user's magic power and perception ability can be improved to varying degrees. The effect is similar to that of the Blessing Elixir.

The effects are powerful, but so are the conditions.

This kind of magic potion is more complicated than the Elixir of Fortune. The brewing process requires at least a lot of space and needs to be brewed by one party personally. Moreover, during this process, the feelings cannot change in any way.

Or should I say it can only go deeper, not reduce...

What's more, if both parties are not mutually in love, then this blessing will turn into a curse.

The conditions were too harsh, so this potion disappeared hundreds of years ago.

The reason why Sasia knows this is thanks to St. Mungo's rich potion reserves.

This was the first thing she thought of after learning that Kyle proposed to Connor.

Improving magic power and perception is a very cliché effect. It sounds like taking Galleons as a gift, and it is far less mysterious than the lucky charm of the Elixir of Fortune.

But it's also the most popular effect in the wizarding world.

At least Sasia has never heard of anything else that can increase a wizard's magic power...

Oh, and an Elder Wand.

But that kind of thing is simply a fairy tale, and most wizards have never seen it.

So during the Christmas holidays, she and Kangna had been preparing for this potion.

Sasia went out several times, and later even took Snape with her, and finally found all the materials.

Kyle came over and offered to help, but before he could finish his words, Snape kicked him out.

Literally, kicked out.

He couldn't even fight back. After all, after the proposal was successful, there was a subtle change in their status and relationship.

That was also the first time Kyle saw a... provocative and somewhat disdainful expression on Snape's face.

All in all, it deserves a beating.

But apart from these, Snape didn't do anything else.

After that, everything seemed to be back on track.

Snape's Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Sacia's Potions class, and Kyle's Alchemy class are all going on as usual.

The only difference was that Kyle took the initiative to take over the first and second grade potions class in order to prevent Kangna from being rushed.

McGonagall organized a meeting for the professors.

Snape was the first to agree, almost without thinking, and the other professors didn't object either.

Although Kyle's potion level is much worse than his magic, that's because his magic is too strong.

Just look at Kyle's title in the Daily Prophet.

Before he graduated, the Daily Prophet and the Ministry of Magic always praised him as "the young Dumbledore." "The successor to the Headmaster of Hogwarts."

But now, after some memories from Snape's hearing were made public, Dumbledore has become "Old Kyle".

Although this nickname is mostly a joke, and also mixed with the little thoughts of a reporter, it is undeniable that most wizards are not too opposed to this nickname.

This also means that Kyle no longer needs to use the name 'Dumbledore' to emphasize his strength.

Any other talent pales in comparison to this kind of achievement.

What's more, there is a real potion genius beside him, so the contrast is even more obvious.

But no matter what, Kyle got perfect scores on potions exams for several years in a row when he was in school, and he had an N.E.W.T. potions certificate with all O's.

It's just a temporary teaching for first and second grade wizards, which is more than enough.

Then Kyle brewed a joy potion on the spot, and the matter was settled without any setbacks.

There was no scene like Snape making things difficult for Kyle.

At first, McGonagall thought whether it was Kyle and Snape acting. In fact, they had fought several times in private.

But she later realized that she seemed to be worrying too much.

After the Christmas holidays, Kyle had no interaction with Snape for a long time.

Especially after the Easter holidays, Snape suddenly became busy.

It was obvious that the exam was getting closer, but Snape did not spend more time preparing for the exam as before.

And he didn't care much about whether Slytherin could win the House Cup.

This time in previous years has always been a prime time for Snape to deduct points... After all, as long as the scores of the other three houses dropped, Slytherin would naturally improve.

But this year... According to McGonagall's observation, Snape almost ran to his office as soon as get out of class was over, and did not go anywhere else to find excuses to deduct points.

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(End of chapter)