The Ancient Wizards of Hogwarts

In the afternoon, Cassandra, who had just finished her Charms class, walked out of the classroom and saw Lucius waiting in the corridor.

He was talking to Professor Snape, who was wearing a black trench coat. Cassandra lowered her head and turned around to leave from the other side of the corridor.

However, Harry also noticed Lucius at this time and asked curiously:

"Cassandra, is that your father?"

Cassandra glared at Harley angrily, and the two people who were talking noticed them because of Harley's voice.

Cassandra reluctantly walked up to Lucius and whispered:

"Father."

"Uncle Malfoy, Professor Snape." Harry also greeted obediently.

A gentle smile appeared on Lucius's face:

"Cassandra, Harley, it seems you are doing well in school."

Cassandra lowered her head, seemingly feeling guilty, and did not dare to raise her head to look at her father.

Lucius also noticed his daughter's abnormality, but his thoughts were obviously completely opposite to Cassandra's. His tone was a little helpless:

"I'm sorry, Cassandra, that I haven't written to you in the past two months."

"Ah?" Cassandra raised her head slightly.

Lucius explained gently:

"Because I haven't received a letter from you in the past two months, not even one. This is obviously someone who is causing trouble. But don't worry, Cassandra, I already know who did this."

Cassandra's scalp was numb, and she lowered her head with some guilt:

"Father, I have to go to class next."

"I was negligent,"

Lucius was startled for a moment, then smiled and waved his hand, "Then you go ahead. Snape and I also have something to do."

Cassandra silently grabbed Harley's hand and pulled her around the corner at the end of the corridor to cut off Lucius' sight before the girl asked.

Lucius thought Cassandra was dissatisfied because she didn't receive a reply from him, but he didn't know that Cassandra was actually feeling guilty.

Even before he came to school, Lucius had specifically told him that if anything special happened at school, he must write to him as soon as possible. Cassandra neither wrote to Lucius nor told anyone about it.

But obviously, Lucius didn't know this, and he mistakenly thought that the letter Cassandra wrote to him had been intercepted by someone else.

Cassandra didn't know why her father had such a misunderstanding, but she had realized that it was a good thing because she could use it to clean herself up. But she hasn't organized her words yet, so she could easily be exposed if she speaks rashly.

So now she must avoid conversations as much as possible to avoid exposing any flaws.

And taking classes is a great excuse.

In class, Cassandra had enough time to collect her thoughts and try to fill in the gaps in her words.

"Are you angry with me?"

Lucius noticed that his daughter's attitude was a little cold, and he felt a little guilty in his heart.

Lucius, Lucius, even if you didn't receive Cassandra's letter to you, couldn't you take the initiative to write to her?

Snape watched all this quietly.

Cassandra's reaction made him more insistent on his judgment, that is, Cassandra did not write a letter to Lucius at all!

Snape glanced at Lucius, who was secretly blaming himself, but did not speak.

He had already reminded Lucius once, and there would not be a second time.

——

Outside the auditorium, students looked at the strange man in the hall with curious eyes.

The stranger wore a shabby, patched robe. Although he looked young, his light brown hair was already mixed with white hair. His face looked haggard and pale, and he looked exhausted, as if he was suffering from illness.

His attitude was very friendly, and he smiled gently at the students who were looking at him curiously.

Professor McGonagall soon appeared at the top of the stairs in the foyer and reminded loudly:

"Mr. Lupin, please follow me."

The man known as Lupin picked up the box and followed Professor McGonagall to the marble staircase area, and followed the stairs to the eighth floor.

In front of an extremely ugly gargoyle, Professor McGonagall stopped and whispered the command:

"Lemon Sherbets!"

Boom!

The gargoyle jumped aside, and the wall behind it slowly cracked open, revealing a slowly rising spiral staircase inside.

Professor McGonagall turned around and spoke calmly:

"Mr. Lupin, I have to go to class next, and you have to go see Dumbledore yourself."

"Thank you, Professor McGonagall."

The man known as Lupin nodded slightly and slowly ascended the spiral staircase. The platform at the top of the stairs was a shiny oak door with a brass door knocker in the shape of a griffon.

Bang bang~!

"Please come in."

Lupine knocked on the door and quickly got a response, pushing the door open and entering.

Dumbledore sat behind his desk and asked with a smile:

"Oh, Remus, you're here just in time. Take a seat. What would you like to drink?"

"Let's have some black tea." Lu Ping put down his suitcase and sat down tiredly.

Dumbledore snapped his fingers, causing the teapot to fly up automatically, poured a cup of black tea for Lupine, and asked with a smile:

"Remus, I don't think I need to repeat the purpose of bringing you back, right?"

Lu Ping held the black tea that flew automatically from the tea tray to his face, his haggard face showed a bit of exhaustion:

"Dumbledore, do you really think I can be a professor at Hogwarts?"

"Of course, I believe you. Hogwarts has already experienced two terrible Defense Against the Dark Arts professors. I think you can't be worse than them, right? Lupin, you can be more confident. You were able to Graduated from school with straight A’s.”

Faced with Dumbledore's teasing, Remus Lupine could only smile bitterly.

Can he really be better than them? Maybe, but at least those two professors won't transform into werewolves on a full moon night, let alone try to turn their students into werewolves.

Lu Ping did not refuse clearly and asked softly:

"How are you going to solve my hidden danger?"

"Severus will prepare the Wolfsbane potion for you."

Faced with the answer given by Dumbledore, Lupine asked:

"Snape, does he welcome me?"

"I don't think so."

Dumbledore sighed softly, with a somewhat regretful tone, "The shadow left on him during his student days was too deep, and it will be difficult for him to get out of it. But you can rest assured that Severus will not make things difficult for you."

Lu Ping's eyes were a little dim, and his smile was extremely bitter:

"Are you sure he can really prepare wolfsbane potion for me?"

Dumbledore smiled and nodded:

"Yes, this is what I discussed with him."

"That……"

Lupine opened his mouth and was about to respond when he saw Dumbledore suddenly frown and make a silencing gesture to him.

Snapped!

The office door was suddenly slammed open and bounced against the wall behind.

Lucius Malfoy strode into the office, completely wrapped in a long black traveling cloak. His eyes met Remus Lupine at the desk, and his eyes looked a little disdainful.

"Good afternoon, Lucius."

Facing the unexpected visitor, Dumbledore still smiled pleasantly and waved.

"Dumbledore."

Lucius stared at Dumbledore with cold eyes, then glanced at Lupine, not hiding his contempt, "What is he doing here?"

Lu Ping held the black tea and blew gently, indifferently.

Dumbledore smiled and introduced:

"This is Remus Lupin..."

"I know him."

Lucius interrupted Dumbledore impatiently, "I'm asking, what is he doing here?"

"He's the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor."

Dumbledore smiled calmly, "Professor Lockhart resigned this morning, and Hogwarts needs a new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor..."

Lucius interrupted Dumbledore again and said sarcastically:

"So you chose him?"

"I believe in Professor Lupin's ability." Dumbledore answered him with a smile.

"You believe it? What's the point of believing it?"

Lucius didn't give any face at all and asked sarcastically, "How can you guarantee that he is not another Lockhart? Dumbledore, first Quirrell, then Lockhart, this is the person you trust! The school board unanimously agreed that, The professors at Hogwarts must have abilities that match them, rather than just looking for some random, ragged people to make up the numbers!"

Dumbledore still smiled and asked softly:

"Then what's your opinion? Lucius."

Lucius spoke slowly:

"Prove to me that he's capable, and prove to the students of Hogwarts that he's up to the job."

Lu Ping asked softly:

"How to prove it?"

Lucius took two steps forward and looked down at Dumbledore sitting on the chair:

"Due to Lockhart's poor performance, the school board and I unanimously requested that he be removed and an outstanding wizard be recommended to take over the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor."

Lucius changed the topic and continued:

"But, Dumbledore, I respect your management of Hogwarts, and I will not deprive Mr. Lupin of his candidacy."

"So, let him have a duel with the wizard recommended by the school board. Only the winner can stay!"

At the end, Lucius emphasized again:

“This is the school board’s decision!”

Dumbledore asked quietly:

"Who is the person you recommend...?"

"Sean Gower." Lucius slowly spit out a name.

Dumbledore thought for a moment and asked softly:

"Professor Lupine, what do you think?"

"I think it's okay."

Lupine drank the remaining black tea in the cup and spoke slowly, "Mr. Malfoy is right about one thing. No one wants the professors at Hogwarts to be incompetent. Students deserve to receive the best education." ."

"so be it."

Dumbledore thought for a moment and then spoke slowly, "The duel will be held tonight. In the auditorium, all students will witness the duel."

Lucius raised the corners of his mouth slightly, turned around and left without any regrets, as if he had already won.

He believed that Goyle would not lose to someone like Lupine who couldn't even afford a decent piece of clothing!

"Are you sure you can defeat him?"

Dumbledore suddenly asked after watching Lucius leave.

Lu Ping looked down at the empty teacup and said softly:

"I'm sure it won't be difficult."

Dumbledore looked at him with a smile.

——

Ravenclaw's second period in the afternoon was Potions class, with Hufflepuff.

However, at the end of the lesson, Ash was left alone by Snape.

In the office, Snape raised his eyebrows slightly and spoke calmly:

"To be honest, I hope I can get your help."

"help?"

Ash looked slightly surprised, "What's the matter?"

Snape said in a cold tone: "Dumbledore is about to announce the new candidate for Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at the dinner, and you should have heard this person's name from Dumbledore."

Ash nodded slightly and asked tentatively:

"Remus Lupin, you and he seem to have a grudge."

"certainly."

Snape gritted his teeth and said, "Just like James Potter, I wish I could kill them!"

Snape made no secret of his hatred, his eyes full of resentment.

Ash shook his head, his tone a little emotional:

"I'm curious about what happened between you two."

Snape asked coldly:

"Didn't Dumbledore tell you?"

"I didn't ask,"

Ash shrugged, "I don't have a bad habit of prying into other people's privacy."

Snape's expression softened slightly, but his words were still cold:

"Then it's better you never know."

"No matter what, I can't accept Lupine as Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. And Lucius, he just has a suitable candidate. Tonight, they will have a duel, and only the winner will stay."

Ash asked bluntly:

"What do you want me to do?"

"do nothing!"

Snape's words were extremely calm, "None of us can interfere with the duel itself. If Lupine wins, then don't do anything. But if he loses the duel, I must ensure that he does not have a second chance. Chance!"

When Snape finished talking about this, Ash understood it clearly and frowned and asked:

"Are you worried that Dumbledore will regret it?"

Snape did not answer, but looked at him quietly and answered the question:

"I just want to ensure that the duel is fair. If Lupine loses in the duel, I hope that you and Lucius can make full use of your status as school directors to make the result fair enough."

"Honestly, it has nothing to do with me."

Faced with Snape's answer, Ash spread his hands, "I don't know Remus Lupin, nor the wizard recommended by Mr. Malfoy. So I won't take sides, you can rest assured on this." "

"As long as the duel is fair enough, of course only the winner can stay."

"that's enough."

Snape raised his hand and pointed to the office door, "You can leave, Mr. Black."

Although his tone softened, it was still an eviction order without mercy, even if he was asking for Ash's help just a second ago.

He had this attitude even when asking for help. No wonder Snape didn't have many friends.

However, since Malfoy is willing to take the lead, Ash is naturally happy to see the results.

Regardless of whether Malfoy's plan succeeds or not, he is helping Ash test Dumbledore's bottom line.

Since someone took the initiative to get involved in the thunder, Ash would certainly not join in and get bombed. Even if he does do something, it won't be now.

Rather, Taka has no objection to who will be the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts.

Because before the 'curse' is solved, no matter who it is, they can only stay in this position for a year at most.

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