"Hagrid, in your later classes, try to use some smaller magical creatures, like Mooncalves, Bowtruckles, and Billywigs, things that aren't too threatening."
I stayed behind to advise Hagrid. If nothing unexpected happens in my year's Care of Magical Creatures class, it's still possible for accidents to move to other years.
"But I think Hippogriffs are great!"
Hagrid looked at the Hippogriff beside him. It was indeed a failure at first, but later it became very popular.
"That's because I had Terry help you and stopped Malfoy from causing trouble."
"Think about those pure-blood aristocratic young masters and ladies. If they get hurt by a magical creature, they'll definitely demand that the Ministry of Magic execute them."
That was the only way Ethan could persuade him.
These magical creatures were Hagrid's lifeblood.
Chapter 161: Snape Smuggles in Private Goods Again
Bang!
The headmaster's office door was kicked open!
Snape, cloaked, strode in, the chill on his face seeming to freeze people to death.
"Severus, what's the matter?"
Dumbledore put on his glasses on the table, looking at Snape with feigned surprise.
"Tell me, why did you let Remus Lupin come to Hogwarts to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor? He's not trustworthy!"
Snape stared intently at Dumbledore. Aside from the hatred between them, Lupin's werewolf status alone made him unsuitable for teaching at Hogwarts.
Moreover, everyone who had been through that era knew what the relationship between the original four was like. It was not impossible for the two to collude at this moment.
And Dumbledore just happened to bring Lupin in as a professor at this juncture of Sirius Black's escape. Who knows what he was thinking.
What's more, he had just received a piece of news, which made Snape somewhat unbearable.
"Lockhart stayed put for a year, but he also resigned. Now there is no suitable candidate for the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. Who doesn't know about the curse on the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts now!"
"Besides, Remus is trustworthy. I trust him as much as I trust you."
Dumbledore was also helpless. Every summer, he had to rack his brains to find a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
Anyone who was even a little bit normal, who knew a little bit of information, would not agree to come to Hogwarts to teach this course.
Once, when there was really no other way, Dumbledore even went to Azkaban and brought out someone whose sentence was not too heavy, as long as he was willing to come to Hogwarts to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
The remaining three years of his sentence could be waived.
At that time, the prisoner also agreed, but he also did not last a year, and he was gone, which was really a big loss.
Later, when he went to Azkaban again, these criminals would rather continue to sit in prison than come to Hogwarts to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. After all, they could still distinguish between suffering for a few years and their own lives.
As for those prisoners with life sentences, the Ministry of Magic was unwilling to let them go, and Dumbledore did not dare to accept them.
This year, there was no way, so he found Lupin, who was still wandering around, and invited him back. This was even a personal invitation.
Dumbledore had been watching Lupin's actions over the years, refusing any help and wandering alone in the wizarding world.
He usually just did odd jobs to barely make a living.
With Lupin's strength, if he had any crooked thoughts, he would not have lived so miserably.
Dumbledore believed that Lupin would definitely not be in league with Voldemort.
Moreover, with Lupin's arrival, he might be able to help him figure out what exactly happened back then.
Logically speaking, Sirius Black could not have betrayed James. The two were so close that they were about to sleep in the same bed.
If he was really a pure-blood supremacist on Voldemort's side, wouldn't it be nice for Sirius Black to go back and be the young master of his Black family?
It's just that he had also asked Sirius Black before, but he was unwilling to say anything, as if his heart was dead.
Now that Sirius Black has escaped from prison, this is an opportunity to figure everything out.
"As much as I trust you? You really trust me a lot!"
Snape looked at Dumbledore with a mocking expression.
The two were purely exchanging benefits, and Dumbledore didn't know how many things he was hiding from him.
Putting himself on the same level as Lupin, a werewolf, was he praising himself or belittling himself?
"Severus, I am…"
"Stop, I'm not here today to listen to you say this. Muggles near Hogwarts have seen Sirius Black. If he doesn't have someone helping him, it won't be so easy for him to get here, unless he can get someone's help. You know they were the best of friends."
Snape was about to name names with his "someone."
With the Ministry of Magic and the Muggle world's double wanted order, plus Sirius Black not having a wand now, it would not be easy to avoid the search, let alone come near Hogwarts.
The train that came over for the start of school had also been checked by Dementors, and there were no problems inside.
But if someone was willing to help Sirius Black, it would be different. They could just provide him with a box with an Undetectable Extension Charm, and he could be brought in, or provide a wand and a Portkey.
Now, besides Lupin, Snape couldn't think of anyone else who could help Sirius Black.
"Since Sirius Black was able to escape from prison, he must have his ways. This has nothing to do with Remus. I can guarantee you that."
Dumbledore was very clear about the conflict between the two, which was basically irreconcilable, but they couldn't stab each other in the back at this time!
"Your guarantee? When has that ever been effective?"
Snape took another deep look at Dumbledore before preparing to leave.
After all, Dumbledore had said so, what else could he do?
He could only hope that Dumbledore this year was not senile.
"Don't forget the Wolfsbane Potion you brew for Remus."
Looking at Snape who was about to leave, Dumbledore did not forget to remind him.
This Wolfsbane Potion can only be brewed by Snape at Hogwarts.
"I certainly don't want a few more little werewolves at Hogwarts!"
Snape stopped, looking at Dumbledore with a face full of mockery.
Dumbledore stopped talking, he could hear the dissatisfaction in Snape's heart.
Back then, Sirius Black and the others locked Snape and the werewolf Lupin together, almost causing Snape to be bitten, which left a deep psychological shadow on him.
"Humph!"
After taking a look at the silent Dumbledore.
Snape flicked his sleeves and slammed the door shut before leaving.
He was already calculating what to add to the werewolf potion to ensure its effectiveness while also disgusting Lupin.
Speaking of which, why doesn't Lupin join the werewolf community and let that newly emerged organization burn it down?
Werewolves should all die!
… …
Thursday morning!
Today, there are two consecutive potions classes, and in the afternoon, there is also a Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
It's just that everyone noticed that Snape's face was even more unsightly than usual, as if he had stepped on stinky dog poop when he went out, and it was still runny.
"Today, put away your textbooks, we will learn some knowledge that is not in the books!"
After sweeping his gaze over the students below, Snape waved his wand, and dense potion-making steps appeared on the blackboard. This is definitely not a potion that Ethan and the others should be exposed to at this age.
Ethan just glanced at it and recognized it, this is the Wolfsbane Potion.
Ethan had seen the brewing steps, but he had never tried it. After all, there were no werewolves under his command, and brewing it would be a waste.
The "Bruno Potion Alchemy Shop" also does not sell Wolfsbane Potion. Werewolves are all poor and cannot afford it at all.
Ethan suspected that Snape was testing the little wizards of Hogwarts, just like in the original book when he substituted for Lupin and specifically talked about werewolves.
Asking the students to suspect whether there were werewolves in the school, and finally, with a little guidance, exposing Lupin's werewolf identity.
"Professor Snape, this is not what we should be brewing, right!"
"Even many potion masters cannot successfully brew the Wolfsbane Potion."
Hufflepuff's Marcos Belby stood up and questioned Snape directly.
His uncle, Damocles Belby, was the inventor of the Wolfsbane Potion, so he was no stranger to it.
"Did I let you speak?"
"Five points deducted from Hufflepuff!"
"If you had even a little bit of the Belby family's potion talent, you would know that brewing the Wolfsbane Potion is not difficult!"
"Now, do you have anything else to say?"
Marcos, who stood up, had already been deducted points, so even if the other little wizards had any opinions, they would not dare to raise them at this moment.
"Since you have no objections, let's start the class."
"Before making the Wolfsbane Potion, we first need to understand what the conditions are for a wizard to become a werewolf. Does anyone know?"
Snape looked around at the students in the classroom, hoping that someone would stand up and answer him.
However, he was disappointed. No one dared to say anything, even the Slytherins were the same.
Ethan was speechless. This is also bringing personal matters into it!
If there are no accidents, he will lead the topic to Lupin later.
"No one knows. If you are bitten by a werewolf at Hogwarts, wouldn't you not know whether you have become a werewolf?"
"In this way, you can ask Professor Remus Lupin when you have class in the afternoon. As the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, he has the obligation to teach you this knowledge."
"Moreover, he knows werewolves quite well, you can't go wrong asking him!"
Snape looked at the little wizards below with a strange tone and said slowly.
The students didn't take it seriously. Everyone knew that Snape wanted to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, so his attitude towards the Defense Against the Dark Arts professors every year was not very good.
This year, it was just extended to Professor Lupin, and there was nothing to be surprised about.
The topic ended here, and then Snape taught everyone how to brew the Wolfsbane Potion.
Ethan found that some of the steps were different from what he had read in the books before. It should be said that Snape's talent in potions is really high.
The class bell rang. Naturally, no one was able to successfully brew the Wolfsbane Potion in this class. Not to mention the difficulty, the time alone was not enough.
Moreover, Snape also assigned a paper on what to add to the Wolfsbane Potion without destroying it, so that the werewolf who took the Wolfsbane Potion would be in agony.
When they got to the corridor, a considerable number of people began to talk about the extremely abnormal reason for Snape's behavior at the moment.
There were various guesses, the most convincing of which was that Snape was bitten by a werewolf during the summer vacation, so he wanted to teach everyone how to learn the Wolfsbane Potion.
Then he can use the potions made by everyone, which can save him a lot of money to buy the Wolfsbane Potion.
Some people were also discussing the content of the "Daily Prophet" sent by owls this morning.
It clearly stated that a Muggle saw Sirius Black in a village not far from Hogwarts, but after the Muggle dialed the hotline, the Ministry of Magic Aurors rushed to the scene, and Sirius Black had already escaped.
[Thanks to Boss Yonggege for the monthly ticket, thank you Boss! Begging].
Chapter 162: The Lingering Snape
Thursday afternoon, there is only one Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
When the little wizards gathered in the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, Professor Lupin had not yet arrived.
Everyone took out their textbooks, quills, and parchment that they carried with them and put them on the desks. This has become a habit. Anyway, the Defense Against the Dark Arts class is just about reading books.
After doing all this, everyone gathered in twos and threes to discuss.
The main thing is to say whether Lupin will also be a teaching waste like Lockhart and Quirrell.
Although Lockhart used the alchemy props he bought from Ethan to prove his strength and held a dueling club, he really didn't teach the little wizards any knowledge.
