There is no doubt that Lily Evans' condition after her resurrection allowed Zuo Si to glimpse the tip of the iceberg of this world's after death.
Because before this, he had always been curious about the god of death mentioned in "The Tales of Beedle the Bard".
If there really is a god of death in this world, then normally no matter whether good or evil, he should never allow any person or soul to disrupt the balance between life and death.
It's like whether it's the evil death god Jaeger of ancient times, or his equally evil successor Melkor, or Kelemvor, who will tear off the death portfolio from Cyric and become the first lawful neutral death god in a few years, they all extremely hate and reject those who escape death through various means.
Because the existence of these people challenges the authority of the god of death.
During the Netherese era when Jaeger was the god of death, he would often seek out arcanists who were about to die and wanted to use longevity potions. He would then create so-called "accidents" to prevent them from drinking the potion and eventually die suddenly in their own rooms.
Melkor was slightly better. He simply liked to create fear to gain the awe of mortals and make them understand that he was always waiting for them at the moment of death.
He even allowed those undead creatures who believed in him to continue to exist, but if they did not believe in him they would be ruthlessly destroyed.
As for the next generation of the God of Death, Kelemvor, he is also committed to fighting the undead creatures and liches wandering in the mortal world.
So if there really is a god of death in this world, then those ghosts wandering around Hogwarts and the dark wizards who use Horcruxes to achieve immortality should all be feeling terrified now.
Coupled with the amnesia that Lily Evans suffered after her resurrection, Zuo Si became more and more convinced that there was no God in this world at all, and that the world to which the soul went after death was also a chaos.
As for the god of death mentioned in the story, the truth should be closer to a powerful wizard back then.
With this thought in mind, Zuo Si soon found Aberforth and Ariana who had just been resurrected in the cemetery of Godric's Hollow.
Just as he expected, the soul of this frail-looking fourteen-year-old girl had completely regressed back to that of a newborn baby. She was even unable to speak or communicate. She was just dancing around and babbling.
As for Aberforth, he was now completely at a loss and panic. He draped a blanket over his sister and kept telling her what had happened that year, trying to wake her up from this strange state.
But unfortunately, for Ariana, who only had the cognitive level of a baby, she couldn't understand what her brother was saying at all. Instead, she was scared by his excited face and burst into tears.
Seeing that the situation was getting worse and worse, Zuo Si grabbed Aberforth, who was trying to show the family album to the girl, and said in a helpless tone: "Enough! Stop it! Haven't you discovered that she only has the intelligence and cognitive level of a baby?"
"Baby...baby?!"
Aberforth subconsciously stopped all his movements and looked into his sister's blue eyes. He found that there was only baby-like innocence in them, but no sign of wisdom. He immediately couldn't help but question, "How could this be? Ariana was fourteen years old when she died! Not four months old!"
Zuo Si patiently explained: "This involves the world after death.
In fact, it's not just you who is facing this problem, Professor Snape is facing the same problem.
After her resurrection, Lily Evans also suffered from very serious amnesia, but it was not as serious as your sister's. At least her language ability and thinking logic were still clear.
If I'm not mistaken, this is due to the number of years since death.
The longer it takes to die, the more things are forgotten.
Lily Evans had only been dead for a little over a decade, so her amnesia wasn't severe enough to underpin her personality and the knowledge she'd learned.
But Ariana has been dead for almost a hundred years, so it is quite good to be able to successfully call back her original soul.
Now she is almost formatted.
Oh, by the way, I almost forgot that you wizards don't understand computers and memory, let alone what formatting means.
To put it simply, your sister's soul and memory have been completely deleted, and now she is like a pure and flawless piece of white paper.
In some ways this isn't a bad thing.
At least she will completely forget the terrible things that happened in her childhood, grow up little by little through learning, observing and imitating like a normal child, and eventually become a sunny and healthy girl.
Of course, considering that her body and brain have developed to the level of a fourteen-year-old, this process will be quick, and will only take one or two years at most.
During this period, you may have to prepare to be a stay-at-home dad. "
"You mean... take care of her like a baby?" Aberforth was momentarily shocked.
Because although he had taken care of his sister for a period of time, he had absolutely no experience in taking care of a baby!
Especially for a giant fourteen-year-old baby, at least a woman should be hired to take care of him, otherwise it will be very embarrassing when helping him take a bath or go to the toilet.
But the problem is that we can't ask anyone to help take care of it.
Because Aberforth had revealed his identity in front of many people at the Hog's Head Inn before, there must be a lot of people staring at him now.
If a fourteen-year-old girl suddenly appeared in the house at that time, everyone would become suspicious.
Especially the extremely sharp and intelligent brother, who would guess the truth almost immediately, rush over to argue with him, and even take Ariana away.
Zuo Si noticed the old man's nervousness and anxiety, and comforted him, "Don't worry, it's not a big problem. I can lend you a house elf, but I'm afraid you have to prepare the house yourself. After hiding your identity for so many years, you should have some savings to buy a house, right?"
"Of course! I can still afford hundreds of thousands of gold Galleons." Aberforth nodded quickly.
Like Snape, ever since he saw his loved one whom he missed day and night come back to life, not only has his mind become muddled by emotions, but his IQ has also been plummeting.
"Then go to Gringotts and exchange some money from the Muggle world. Then control a random Muggle and let him use the money to buy a house in his own name. Then cast a forgetfulness spell on him. In this way, you can quietly bypass the attention of the entire wizarding world and raise Ariana there until she grows up and has the ability to live on her own. You can visit her every few days, but not too often."
Zuo Si gave a full set of suggestions directly.
Considering Ariana's sensitive identity, it would definitely not be possible to keep her in the British wizarding world with its narrow social circle.
Because anyone who sees her iconic deep blue eyes and facial features that are very similar to those of the Dumbledore brothers will easily think of the headmaster of Hogwarts.
On the contrary, due to the Statute of Secrecy, not many wizards would pay attention to the Muggle world.
In addition, London is an international metropolis with a very large permanent population, so the possibility of being discovered is very small.
It's like the best way to hide a drop of water is to throw it into the ocean.
In this way, accompanied by Zuo Si, Aberforth took two days to buy a house in a relatively remote community.
The house-elf Calvi was summoned to take care of Ariana.
After arranging everything, he returned to his residence and began to try to study the "time reversal spell".
Having read the research records of the Department of Mysteries, as well as a large number of related precautions.
Therefore, Zuo Si did not rashly use the spell directly, but first tried to trace its source, that is, to obtain a stable spell structure.
Then use this spell structure to create a magic item similar to the time-turner and conduct a large number of experiments.
For example, put a few bird snakes bought at a high price in it, and then activate the magic items to observe their state after the time reversal ends.
As a result, on the first attempt, all four bird snakes degenerated into silver eggs under the influence of time magic.
"Incredible! It turns out that this magic does not affect the surrounding environment, but one or several specific individuals. But if it is improved, it can be turned into an attack spell, which can reverse or increase their age." Zuo Si touched his chin with an excited expression.
There is no doubt that time magic is the most complex and magical magic he has ever come into contact with.
However, when the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic was conducting research, all time travel and peeping into the future were strictly prohibited.
That's why the time turner can only go back to the past but not travel into the future.
After all, what happened in the past is known, and even if we travel back in time, we can avoid having too much impact on the timeline through human efforts.
But the future is completely unknown, and any insignificant action may cause a chain reaction.
Therefore, banning the glimpse into the future is definitely a very wise choice.
If Zuo Si guessed correctly, the witch who was trapped for five days and aged as if five centuries had passed was probably because she was affected by the time reversal spell, not because she really spent five centuries in the past timeline.
Even a long-lived wizard cannot live for 500 years without the help of a longevity potion made from the Philosopher's Stone.
In the next few days, he became completely obsessed with time magic and kept experimenting with magic props and birds and snakes.
In the end, the four young bird snakes that were originally only the size of a palm all turned into giant monsters with a body length of more than seven meters.
Obviously, this is all the result of the magic of time acting on them.
Zuo Si directly made it into a creature summoning card, thus completing the first phase of research on the "time reversal spell".
Through a lot of experiments and observations, as well as his understanding of Faerun's unique magic system, he has almost mastered the technique of making time act on a target for a short period of time.
Although the duration cannot exceed one minute, and it is absolutely impossible to use this method to cause a creature to directly age and die or degenerate back to its pre-birth state. The most it can do is turn it into an old man or a child of a few years old.
But even so, it can instantly gain a huge advantage in a battle of equal strength.
In addition to this, if this spell is used on older and more powerful summoned creatures such as dragons, it can also cause them to instantly go from adult to old age, from old age to ancient dragon, or even to the ancient age group.
The only drawback is that it consumes too much energy.
If this spell is cast using the spellcasting method of this world, it will drain almost half of the magic power of a LV17 wizard in one go.
Converting to Faerun's spellcasting method requires at least a ninth-level spell slot.
fortunately!
Zuo Si's real power comes from the planeswalker, so he combined the two spellcasting methods to create the magic card [Reverse a Thousand Years].
When this spell takes effect, the target creature's age will instantly advance by a maximum of one thousand years or regress by a maximum of one thousand years, depending on the caster's choice, but the maximum upper limit will not exceed the creature's age and lifespan.
In other words, if a dragon has lived for more than a thousand years, he can naturally become two thousand years old, or several dozen years old, or even one or two hundred years old under the influence of this spell.
But if it were a shorter-lived person, the fluctuation would only be a few decades at most.
In short, after testing, Zuo Si was quite satisfied with the power and effect of this magic card.
With the invention of the spell [Reverse a Thousand Years] and its production as a card, the number of card draws immediately increased by one, and including the previously accumulated unused times, the total number reached ten.
Without any hesitation, he chose to start smoking on the spot.
In the blink of an eye, ten cards shining with different luster appeared out of thin air in the palm of his hand.
The most eye-catching one is undoubtedly the Earthshaker from the Zendikar plane.
Like the Platecrusher and the Orlanli Hydra, this is also a super-giant creature, and its size can easily reach the size of a football field when it reaches adulthood.
Apart from having a trunk and more than one pair of solid tusks like an elephant, its appearance is more similar to that of a dinosaur such as Triceratops. Its entire body is covered with a hard stratum corneum several meters thick, and its head is wrapped in layers of bones like a huge crown, with even sharp horns on the top.
Once this terrifying behemoth begins to charge, violent vibrations can be felt within dozens of kilometers around it, hence the name "Earth-shaker". Almost no city walls or fortifications can withstand its impact.
And like [Olanli Hydra], [Earthshaker Elephant] can also grow infinitely according to the number of green land cards.
It's just that it doesn't have any special abilities. It only continuously stacks physical attack power, defense power, size and vitality. It is the ultimate melee unit.
The appearance of [Earthshaker] once again made Zuo Si have a strong desire to visit the Zendikar plane.
Because that place is simply a paradise for planeswalkers. Whether it is the magical energy that is abundant to the point of overflowing, or the super-giant creatures and elements that evolved in the high-magic environment, they all make him drool.
You have to know that [Olanli Hydra], [Earthshaker] and [Plate Crusher] can only be considered "little guys" at best in Zendikar.
The truly huge ones are like an entire living island with the characteristics of the earth element, and the super water elements, fire elements, and wind elements that cover the sky and even dozens of kilometers in radius. They are considered to be a bit impressive.
But when he thought of the three Eldrazi titans sealed in it, Zuo Si immediately suppressed this impulse and desire.
No, the time is not right yet, I am still too weak...
He warned himself in his heart.
Of course, in addition to [Earth-Shaking Elephant], Zuo Si also drew a [Joining Corpse Skull].
After this thing is summoned, it becomes a giant tentacle monster that looks very disgusting, but you can gain some of the opponent's abilities by killing the target and devouring the spliced corpse.
For example, if it devours and controls a red dragon, it may gain the ability to breathe fire. If it kills a green dragon, it may become acid mist or poison.
Anyway, the more corpses it devours, the stronger its combat power will be.
However, what really interested Zuo Si was the small words on the last line of the card description. This work was custom-made by the necromancy wizard Ludewei according to customer requirements.
Because the name reminded him of another time and space full of Gothic horror style - Innistrad.
Unlike Zendikar, which is full of magic, Innistrad is a relatively barren world filled with black negative energy.
If all dead people are not handled properly, there is a high probability that they will automatically transform into undead creatures.
Werewolves and vampires are the most distinctive creatures in the area.
As for humans, they can only barely resist the invasion of these dark monsters with the help of angels.
One of the ancient planeswalkers who sealed the three Eldrazi titans on Zendikar, the vampire Sorin Markov, was born in Innistrad.
The necromancy wizard Ludewei is the most outstanding necromancy alchemist and expert in creating corpse-snaking creatures in this time and space.
"After Zendikar, is it Innistrad again? It seems that the owner of the legacy has been to many places." Zuo Si muttered to himself while staring at the cards in his hand.
After putting away the two recognizable summoning cards, he quickly scanned the remaining magic cards and found that most of them were necromancy, blood magic, and curse magic related to the time and space of Innistrad.
Among them, the users of necromancy are basically necromancers like Ludevic, necromancers and splicers, as well as another kind of necromancer called ghoulherd.
The former is to obtain new undead creatures by dismembering and reassembling corpses, while the latter is a simple and crude method of infinite resurrection and control of corpses.
If the number and strength of undead creatures controlled by Faerûn's Necromancers is directly linked to their own spellcasting level, then the characteristic of Innistrad's Wightherds is that there is no upper limit to the control of the undead.
As long as they had enough corpses and magic power, they could pull up all the human and animal corpses buried in an entire cemetery overnight to use as cannon fodder.
In order to prevent this from happening, the humans of Innistrad would even use iron cages to nail the coffins buried underground completely.
As for blood magic, vampires are best at it.
By controlling and sucking blood, these magics can not only be used to carry out large-scale killings, but also to strengthen oneself.
Since Zuo Si happened to turn the vampire queen Badi into a summoned creature under his control, these spells can still be of some use.
In comparison, the curse magic used by the werewolves is much inferior. It is estimated that it can only be studied and borrowed, and then made into potions or taught to the little werewolves in the Mage Tower in other ways to slightly enhance their combat effectiveness at night.
Just as Zuo Si threw ten cards into the deck, the house-elf North hurried in from outside with a copy of the Daily Prophet and dozens of letters.
"Master, the Ministry of Magic has finally announced that you have created the second Philosopher's Stone."
"Oh? What does the newspaper say?" Zuo Si asked with interest.
After hearing this, Zuo Si immediately said sarcastically, "It's just as I expected.
A timid bureaucrat like Fudge simply does not have the courage to make the truth public. At best, he would only reach some unknown secret deals with those powerful pure-blood families in private.
Perhaps it won't be long before those wizards who died in the last war will be resurrected one by one.
Likewise, the world will become more and more interesting.”
"You mean, Fudge will allow the resurrection of those who have been dead for more than ten years?" North opened his mouth in surprise.
"Of course. As long as those pure-blood families praise his achievements a little bit and give him a large sum of money privately through donations, Fudge will definitely approve some dead wizards to participate in the so-called resurrection experiment.
Even if there were objections within the Ministry of Magic, he could refute it by using excuses such as obtaining family consent.
But I am curious, which of these pure-blood families will be the first to get restless."
As he said this, there was a chilling light in Zuo Si's eyes.
You have to know that the number of deaths during the First Wizarding War was quite staggering.
At the height of the war, there was little difference between the Ministry's Aurors and the Death Eaters.
The then Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Bartius Crouch, even issued a temporary bill in the name of justice, allowing his subordinates to legally use the three unforgivable curses to kill, control and torture those they considered to be enemy targets.
Robert McGonagall Jr., a brother of Professor McGonagall, the Deputy Headmaster of Hogwarts, died at the hands of Death Eaters in this brutal life-and-death struggle.
As for the pure-blood families, the losses were even more staggering.
Especially for the Black family, one of the twenty-eight pure bloods, the only male member eligible to inherit the family business is Sirius Black, who is imprisoned in Azkaban waiting to die.
So when people learn that there is a method in this world that can bring the dead back to life, a lot of people want to resurrect their relatives and friends, whether out of practical needs or emotional factors.
Faced with such overwhelming public opinion, it is impossible for the Ministry of Magic to completely reject or turn a blind eye.
These situations had been anticipated when Zuo Si handed the Philosopher's Stone to Fudge.
"I think you should know this after reading these letters."
As he spoke, North handed over the thick stack of envelopes in his arms with both hands.
Seeing the red wax seals with family emblems, Zuo Si picked up a few of them and said jokingly, "The Avery family, I remember that some of their members had joined the Death Eaters.
The Carrow family is another family that has produced several Death Eaters.
There are also the Nott family, the Rozier family, the Selwyn family, the Travers family...
As expected, one by one they couldn't help but jump out.
It seems that the disastrous defeat in the last war caused them to lose a lot of important members.
In addition, the wording and titles of these letters are also very interesting. From Your Excellency to Master, almost all of them are honorifics.
According to the arrogance of the pure-blood nobles, shouldn't they contemptuously call me, a Muggle-born student, a Mudblood?
Why the sudden change of attitude?"
The house-elf thought for a moment and immediately replied, "I think this may be because Headmaster Dumbledore announced that you have the noble blood of the Dumbledore family. After this report, I am afraid that no one in the entire wizarding world will regard you as a Muggle-born anymore."
Zuo Si shook his head gently: "No, you are wrong, North. This has nothing to do with whether I have Dumbledore's blood flowing in my body. It is because I made the second Philosopher's Stone that can bring people back to life. In short, what these pure-blood families fear is never blood, but real visible and tangible power."
"What should we do with these letters? Do you need me to write replies for you?" the house-elf asked in an uncertain tone.
"There is no need for that. The outdated things of the pure-blood families are destined to be swept into the dustbin of history. So even though they are still prosperous now and have amazing wealth, power and influence, they won't be prosperous for long. Throw all these letters into the fire and burn them. Just pretend that you never received them."
Zuo Si threw the letter in his hand onto the table without even taking a look at its contents.
Because even if he didn't read it, he roughly knew what was written in it.
It's nothing more than trying to secure a spot for resurrection for a dead member of his family through means such as winning over, bribery, and backdoor dealings.
As the owner of the Philosopher's Stone, he has absolute power in this regard.
"I see, I'll burn all these letters in the fireplace later.
By the way, let me remind you that the day after tomorrow is the first day of school at Hogwarts. I have prepared the gifts for you and the box is in the corner of the living room.
Also, don't forget to go to the Department of Mysteries at the Ministry of Magic on the weekend of the second week of school.
You promised Minister Fudge that you would meet with him to discuss some specific details of the resurrection experiment."
At this moment, North was like a qualified housekeeper, arranging everything in the house properly.
Two days passed in a flash.
When this special day of September 1st arrived, Zuo Si, who had slept soundly for twelve hours, which was very rare, got up from the bed, went to the bathroom to wash up, and then changed into an ordinary set of casual clothes.
After eating the breakfast carefully prepared by the house-elf, he carried the box to King's Cross Station.
Passing through the magically disguised Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, the express train to Hogwarts appeared out of thin air before our eyes.
Just like last year, the period before the start always felt bustling.
As the British wizarding world experienced a rare decade of peace, the wizarding world experienced a wave of rapid population growth and a baby boom.
With more children, there will naturally be more people eligible for admission.
At a glance, you can see lower grade students saying goodbye to their parents everywhere.
In addition, there are many people who have reunited after a long absence and are showing their friends some interesting things they got during the holidays.
For example, the Weasley twins are selling their little inventions to others.
It is not difficult to tell from their bulging wallets that they definitely made a small profit.
However, when Zuo Si appeared, both the students and parents present subconsciously stopped what they were doing and cast glances of surprise, curiosity, or awe.
After all, in recent days, the Daily Prophet and Witch Weekly have been full of long articles about him.
Among them, there are praises for the previous magic scrolls and spell storage technology, as well as the much-discussed second magic stone.
In the eyes of some people who know a little about the inside story, Zuo Si is no longer just a Hogwarts student, but a rising star.
Even with his current achievements, he can be called "great", not to mention that he is still so young and has not even taken the first step in his life.
Ignoring the strange looks and gazes, Zuo Si walked onto the train calmly and went straight to the last carriage and sat down.
And this seat happened to be the exclusive seat where he sat when going to and from Hogwarts last semester.
When the whistle sounded and the train was about to depart, Hermione appeared at the door of the carriage, panting.
Unlike in the first grade when she didn't know how to dress herself up, today she not only straightened her fluffy hair and combed it neatly, but also her iconic front teeth were shrunk a lot by the magic spell, making her look like a graceful young girl.
Even if you are just wearing a white shirt and jeans, you will look eye-catching.
"You almost missed the train." Zuo Si reminded with a smile.
"I can't help it. Girls always have to spend a little time dressing up before going out. Besides, you've already said that if you're one second shy of the appointed time, you're not considered late, right?"
The girl winked playfully, then put the suitcase in her hand on the luggage rack and sat down opposite it.
"Here, drink some water and wipe off your sweat."
Zuo Si very considerately gave a pack of tissues and a bottle of mineral water.
Hermione took it without hesitation, unscrewed the cap and gulped down most of it, then gently wiped the sweat from her cheeks, forehead and neck with a tissue.
Because she was wearing makeup, she wiped it very carefully, for fear of making her face look clown-like.
After finishing all this, the girl let out a long sigh: "Huh - thank you, I can finally take a break. You know? I have been running non-stop since entering the station, I am almost dying of exhaustion."
"Remember to reserve half an hour in advance next time, so that this situation will not happen again." Zuo Si suggested with a smile.
As a person who has been through this, he once calculated out of boredom the time it takes for women to put on makeup when going out.
Generally speaking, most things can be done in about ten to twenty minutes. Girls like Hermione who have just started learning makeup may need a little longer, but half an hour is almost enough.
As for that kind of exquisite dress that lasts for an hour or two, it is only occasionally used when attending important occasions or weddings.
Hearing this, the girl was stunned for a moment.
Just when she was about to ask Zuo Si how she knew it would take her half an hour to put on makeup, George and Fred suddenly rushed in with Ginny and asked in unison, "Have you seen Harry and Ron?"
"No. Why, are they both missing?" Hermione asked subconsciously.
"Damn it! I searched the entire train but couldn't find any trace of Harry and Ron. Everyone claimed they had never seen them. Mom and Dad were going crazy." A trace of tension and anxiety appeared on George's face.
As he was speaking, the time for departure finally arrived.
With the shrill sound of the whistle and the sound of the steam engine driving the wheels, the Hogwarts Express finally began to accelerate along the tracks. Before long, it passed through a valley and drove through some unknown secret passages.
Just as they were discussing the worst-case scenario of where Harry and Ron might have gone and whether they had been kidnapped, a shabby blue car suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the blue sky above their heads.
But because everyone was so focused, no one noticed it.
Helplessly, Zuo Si could only cough hard and pointed to the sky above his head to remind: "Look, is this the car that Mr. Weasley parked in his warehouse?"
"What? Oh - my God! That's Harry and Ron up there!"
Fred quickly pulled a magic telescope out of his pocket and got a good look at the two people sitting in the car.
"These two bastards! They didn't even invite us to such an exciting thing as driving a flying car to school?" George slammed his fist on the table indignantly.
Compared to her brothers who were not in tune with her, Ginny undoubtedly realized the seriousness of the problem. She immediately covered her face and cried, "It's over! Dad will definitely get into big trouble because of this car, and Mom will want to strangle Ron to death with her own hands."
"Yes! According to the regulations of the Ministry of Magic's Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Department, this car has violated at least seventeen to twenty laws. If you add that Mr. Arthur himself is the law enforcer of this department and he broke the law knowingly, it would not be surprising if he was sent to Azkaban for a year or two, as long as the trial and execution were a little stricter." Zuo Si analyzed pretentiously.
In fact, he himself had never taken the Ministry of Magic's messy decrees seriously.
Because in his opinion, these laws, rules and prohibitions are a complete joke.
One need only look at Arthur Weasley himself to see what kind of people the law enforcers and legislators of the British Ministry of Magic are.
Although this middle-aged man is an iconic good guy from any perspective, good people do not necessarily make good legislators and law enforcers.
Apart from anything else, the fact that he deliberately left loopholes for himself when formulating the law should be enough to make an example of others and he should be sent to prison.
In the wizarding world where nepotism is so rampant, it is simply a dream to want to enforce the law impartially.
Even Bartius Crouch, who was considered ruthless and impartial by outsiders, would secretly get his son out of prison for personal reasons, not to mention other wizards.
However, the twins and Ginny didn't know this. After listening to Zuo Si's alarmist remarks, they immediately began to worry about the troubles their father might encounter.
When it got dark, the train finally slowly stopped at the platform.
Since the second-year students no longer needed to take the extremely inconvenient water route, the group quickly entered the castle hall in a carriage pulled by the Night Thestrals.
When Zuo Si said goodbye to Hermione and prepared to go to the Slytherin College table, Professor McGonagall, holding the list of freshmen, suddenly came over from a distance, pointed to where the headmaster and other professors were sitting and said, "Your seat is over there."
"So I am half a professor?" Zuo Si asked in surprise.
"That's right. You are now a professor even though you are a student. However, except in class, you do not have the right to deduct or add points to other students." Professor McGonagall explained patiently. "Here, this is your class schedule for this semester."
"Thank you so much."
Zuo Si took the class schedule and glanced at it. Then, under the gaze of countless students, he nodded to the principal and found an empty seat to sit down.
But just as his butt touched the chair, Gilderoy Lockhart came over impatiently and put on his professional smile: "Ah! Isn't this the famous wizard genius! The rising star! The pioneer of magic scrolls and spell storage technology, the alchemist who created the second philosopher's stone - Soth? Nice to meet you, I'm Gilderoy Lockhart, I believe geniuses like us will get along very happily."
"I also look forward to spending a joyful semester with you."
There was a barely perceptible dangerous gleam in Zuo Si's eyes.
Because just now, he had already thought about who to give Voldemort's diary to in order to test the specific working principles of the Horcrux.
Poor Gilderoy Lockhart hadn't realized how dangerous a person had targeted him. Instead, he smiled happily and nodded, "Of course! I promise that by the end of the semester, we will all gain great fame and wealth that ordinary people will never get in their lifetime. By the way, do you mind if I join you in your research next time? I can give you some good advice and experience in many areas."
"No problem. I very much welcome voluntary individuals like you to join." Zuo Si agreed without even thinking about it.
"That's great! I wish us a pleasant cooperation!"
Gilderoy Lockhart did not notice the emphasis Zuo Si put on the word "individual" and thought he could get the other party's fame for free.
In this way, he could claim in his next book that it was with his help that Zuo Si achieved his later success.
After watching Gilderoy Lockhart return to his seat, Zuo Si finally took the time to observe other people.
You won't know the result until you see it, and you'll be shocked when you see it.
Severus Snape, who always dressed in a gloomy manner, had a sudden impulse today. He changed his unchanging black robe into a sexy dark green one. His hair was no longer greasy as usual, but instead showed an indescribable elegance. He also exuded a faint scent of cologne.
What a fellow! Zuo Si exclaimed, What a fellow!
A man who is nourished by love is indeed different! Why the hell don't you bring Lily Evans directly to Hogwarts for Harry Potter and Dumbledore to meet? That would be much simpler! However, the headmaster was currently preoccupied with other matters and did not notice the changes in Snape's temperament and dress.
Otherwise, I would be exposed in a minute.
"Professor, don't you think you are too conspicuous now?"
Zuo Si then picked up the cup to drink water and whispered a reminder in Snape's ear.
"Don't worry. I placed Lily in a place where no one can find her. Even if Dumbledore finds out, it doesn't matter because he will never have any evidence. Compared to this matter, how to deal with the relationship with Potter is a big trouble." Snape answered confidently in the same low voice.
I don't know if it was because he was avenging his wife's theft or because he was about to become a stepfather, but when he mentioned Harry Potter, the look in his eyes was no longer one of naked and undisguised disgust, but rather a look of care from an elder.
If the savior saw this look, he would probably be so scared that the hairs on his body would stand up, and he might even have nightmares when he sleeps at night...
(End of this chapter)
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