Snape shook his head slightly, sat down on the sofa in the living room, and poured himself a glass of wine.

"You don't want me to help Harry Potter and make him accept the fact that his mother is about to marry another man, and this man is the professor he hates the most?"

Zuo Si guessed the other party's thoughts almost effortlessly.

Because he knew that with the infatuation of this man, he would definitely not have the heart to let his beloved woman hide in this house for the rest of her life without any contact with the outside world.

Contact with the outside world would mean that sooner or later Lily would know that she was married and had a son.

However, due to her memory loss, she may not care too much about her husband who has been dead for many years.

But it is certainly impossible for a mother to give up or part with her own son easily.

Therefore, resolving the conflict with the savior became something that had to be done.

Snape was obviously well aware of this, and responded with a slightly helpless tone: "This is indeed a headache for me. You should know that due to some things that happened in the first semester, Potter has always been quite wary of me, so it is not easy to improve the relationship. I heard that you have a good relationship with him, maybe you can change his attitude a little bit?"

"I'm sorry, professor. My relationship with Harry Potter is just that of ordinary friends. No, it shouldn't even be considered friends. At best, we are classmates with an average relationship. If you want to expect me to exert some influence on him, I'm afraid you are really thinking too much. In addition, I think if we want to improve our relationship, we should first make him less averse to Potions class." Zuo Si smiled and gave his advice.

You have to know that teenagers are the most sensitive age group and are most likely to develop rebellious psychology.

Based on Snape's targeted, naked and undisguised disgust last semester, it would probably not be easy to change his image in the Savior's mind.

In the original book, the reason why Harry finally chose to forgive and even be grateful to the Half-Blood Prince was entirely based on his final tragic self-sacrifice and the surrender of all his memories.

By that time, the Savior had experienced a lot and had matured a lot both in age and mentally.

"Oh? What do you think I should do?"

At this moment, Snape was not at all as tyrannical and arrogant as usual. Instead, he looked like an "old father" who longed for his children's understanding.

Zuo Si answered nonchalantly, “It’s very simple. First, give him extra points in Potions class and make sure he stays away from Ron.

Because when the two of them are together, their rejection of you increases exponentially.

Secondly, he should know that his mother was a great witch and very good at brewing potions.

Finally, and most importantly, you must stop causing trouble for Gryffindor students and instead establish a fair image.

If you can stick to the above three points for a semester, I think he will have a different opinion of you."

Snape nodded thoughtfully. "You have a point. Especially Ron Weasley, he is just an idiot who is always causing trouble. He follows Harry around all day, but he is only a hindrance. He has no positive effect at all. I have to find a way to separate them so that Harry can become an excellent wizard like his mother."

Hearing this, Zuo Si immediately observed a moment of silence for Ron.

The new semester is about to get off to a hellish start because of this poor little guy.

He will soon find out that having his wand broken in two and being yelled at by his mother in front of everyone in the school is just the beginning. He will also have to face the wrath of an "old father".

After all, in the eyes of parents, once they confirm that someone has led their children astray, they will inevitably try every means to take some more extreme and coercive measures.

However, Zuo Si had no prejudice against Ron, nor did he do anything specifically targeting him. He could only blame his brothers for being too outstanding, making him look too ordinary and incompetent.

It's like a family full of outstanding talents, and suddenly a slightly less outstanding person appears. Naturally, he will stand out and his every move will be subject to criticism and tremendous pressure.

Ron is the most typical example.

Both the professors at Hogwarts and the parents at home would inadvertently compare their brothers' performance in school with theirs.

In addition, his best friend is the savior Harry Potter who comes with his own halo, which further creates his strong sense of inferiority.

People who are too self-deprecating or arrogant will never be liked by others at any time.

Just like that, Zuo Si had a simple meal at Snape's new home, and made full use of his advantages in social interaction, language, and control over people's psychology, making Lily cover her mouth and giggle the whole time.

In less than half an hour, Harry Potter's mother regarded him as a young friend she could trust.

After returning to the castle, Snape even said thank you, which was very rare.

You know, it is not easy for him, who has an awkward and arrogant personality, to say these two words.

At least as far as Zuo Si knew, this potion master had never said even a word of thank you to anyone else.

Along with this thank you, there was also a large number of valuable high-level potions and a potion notebook with more than 500 pages written by Snape himself.

There are hundreds of improved potion formulas alone, many of which are subversive and have never been published.

This alone shows that he was really disheartened after Lily's death and no longer cared about honor, wealth and fame.

But now, all these things have become cheap for Zuo Si.

Based on the contents of the notes alone, Zuo Si could take a big step forward in the standardization and measurement of potions.

Of course, he didn't forget to share it with Hermione.

As a result, many students and professors could see the two of them inseparable all day long, and as soon as the get out of class was over they would hide in the room specially assigned to Zuo Si for experiments to prepare potions.

There were even rumors that the two were seen hugging and kissing.

In short, as a highly-watched figure in the school, Zuo Si's every move attracted the attention of countless people. Hermione, as the second most popular student in her age group, also received a lot of attention.

When two people get together, some gossip and hearsay are inevitable.

Fortunately, they don't care much about such boring rumors.

Hermione, in particular, was frantically absorbing a large amount of knowledge about magic, alchemy, potions, etc. from Zuo Si, and had no time or energy to pay attention to other things.

Apart from sleeping and taking care of her personal hygiene every day, she would only spend a little time putting on makeup and dressing herself up when she goes out in the morning. The rest of the time she is either studying and experimenting, or doing some preparatory work.

"Damn! This is so hard!"

After trying and failing to transform a huge rock into a human or animal form, the girl couldn't help but curse under her breath, feeling a strong sense of frustration in her heart.

Because just yesterday, she saw Zuo Si demonstrating how to easily transform it into a tiger that was more than two meters tall and over four meters long.

Moreover, the tiger's stripes, eyes, claws and teeth are all lifelike.

If the material is not stone and it is not painted, some people will probably mistake it for a real tiger.

But when she tried it herself, Hermione realized how difficult this level of Transfiguration magic was.

Putting aside other things, just shaping such a large piece of stone is much more troublesome than imagined, not to mention making it move.

Zuo Si, who was preparing a potion, smiled and consoled him, "Don't worry, just stay calm and take your time. The most taboo thing about magic is impatience. I believe that with your talent, hard work and intelligence, you should be able to do it soon. After all, with the current average level of the magic world, more than 98% of adult wizards cannot achieve this level of transformation."

"But you did it easily, didn't you?" the girl asked unconvinced.

"Easily? No, I didn't do it easily.

In places you can't see, I have invested much more time and energy than you can imagine.

Remember, in the field of magic, there is no such thing as a genius who can learn without effort.

The power of a wizard is always proportional to the effort he puts into studying magic."

Zuo Si warned solemnly.

Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, he is the kind of genius who can learn anything quickly.

But what is the reality? Even with the help of the planeswalker's ability [Mind Library] and the [Eye of Knowledge] given by Oghma, Zuo Si spent several months on systematic learning at the beginning.

His study did not take just a few hours a day like ordinary wizards, but was non-stop for 24 hours a day.

These few months are even comparable to several years, even more than ten years or even decades for others.

What's more, Zuo Si did not start from scratch, but experienced two worlds successively and laid a solid foundation in magic theory.

"Can you teach me a little trick?"

Hermione obviously knew a little about Zuo Si's habit of not sleeping at night, so she immediately put away her bad mood caused by many failures and began to humbly ask for advice.

"Tell me, what is the essence of the Transfiguration Spell?" Zuo Si raised his head and looked into the girl's eyes and asked.

Hermione pondered for a moment and immediately responded, "The essence of the Transfiguration Spell is to temporarily change the structure and properties of the target substance through magic. The decisive factor is first the strength of the magic, and then the wizard's control over the subtle changes in the magic."

Zuo Si nodded slightly: "That's right. Generally speaking, the strength of a wizard's magic power cannot be improved through acquired efforts, but only accumulates with age. So in most cases, what really affects the transformation effect is the subtle control of magic power. In this regard, Professor McGonagall and Headmaster Dumbledore are both absolute masters. Do you know how they do it?"

"How did you do that?" The girl's eyes sparkled with curiosity.

"It's simple! They all put a lot of effort into understanding the properties of different organisms and substances.

Take the rock in front of you for example. According to modern scientific theory, it is composed of a large number of silicate minerals, the main components of which are silicon dioxide and calcium carbonate.

If you want to change its appearance and make it move, you need to use magic to intervene in these two components first.

Then come the other ingredients which account for a relatively smaller proportion.

Instead of treating the entire rock as a whole to apply the deformation magic.

This method of dividing the transformation target and adjusting the magic output is the subtle control mentioned in transformation magic.

It’s just that the wizards didn’t know much about natural science, so they couldn’t express the meaning clearly, resulting in most Hogwarts students having to rely entirely on their intuition.

This is why there are so few wizards who are truly skilled in Transfiguration magic."

Zuo Si expressed his understanding without reservation.

Unlike the complex transformation magic of Faerun that may involve energy, space, and completely change the size and properties of a substance, the deformation magic of this world is relatively pure, which is the interference of magic power on the substance itself.

The more a wizard knows about a substance or creature, the easier it will be to successfully perform Transfiguration magic.

The semi-permanent Animagus is the pinnacle of this kind of magic.

It is so complicated that even Zuo Si today would not dare to attempt it easily.

Because if you fail, you will most likely be completely assimilated into the beast you have turned into, and will never be able to regain your human form and sanity.

Even many masters who are proficient in transfiguration magic only use a series of methods to transform themselves into ordinary animals such as cats, dogs, mice, birds, etc., rather than more dangerous and complex magical creatures with magical abilities.

Hermione had a thoughtful look on her face. "I see. Maybe I should try your method again."

"Here, drink this. It will enhance your magical perception to a certain extent."

After saying that, Zuo Si took the prepared potion out of the cauldron, poured it into a transparent crystal bottle and handed it to the girl.

"Is this the new potion you spent three whole days brewing?"

Hermione took it carefully and looked at the liquid in the bottle that was emitting a faint blue light.

"Well, yes. Thanks to Professor Snape's notes, otherwise I would not have found the correct formula so easily."

Zuo Si waved his wand and poured the remaining liquid into other empty bottles.

Needless to say, the greatest use of these potions is to detect more subtle changes in the process of magic learning and research, so as to find the cause of failure more quickly.

Without any hesitation!

The girl tilted her head back and drank the potion in the bottle in one gulp.

In just a few seconds, she could clearly feel the flow of magic power in her body, and then she cast a transformation spell on the huge rock in front of her.

The next second...

The shape of the stone began to change rapidly, eventually condensing into a vague human form, which took a step forward.

I don't know if there's a problem with the center of shape shaping, or if there's something wrong with controlling its movements.

In short, the stone giant lost his balance and instantly fell towards the girl's position.

Hermione was obviously frightened and had no time to react. She could only close her eyes subconsciously.

But after waiting for a long time, I didn't feel any impact or pain.

When I opened my eyes, I found that the stone giant had been reshaped, and one of its hands was attached to the wall so that it had not actually fallen.

"Thank you, you saved my life again." The girl turned around and gave him a grateful look.

Zuo Si waved his magic wand and turned the giant back into a stone. He shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly and said, "You're welcome. In fact, you were very close to success just now. Remember that feeling. I think you should be able to succeed completely if you try a few more times."

"Potions class will start in ten minutes. It seems I have to wait until the class is over before I can continue." Hermione looked at her watch and said with some regret.

"You are right. It is best not to be late for Professor Snape's class, because today's Potions class may be very interesting." Zuo Si raised the corners of his mouth and revealed a very playful expression.

He couldn't wait to see the wonderful expression and reaction on Harry Potter's face when Snape gave him the bonus point.

"interesting?"

The girl blinked in confusion.

Due to Snape's long-term behavior against Gryffindor students, even though she loved learning, she couldn't like Potions class.

"You'll know when the time comes." Zuo Si pretended to be mysterious and kept everyone in suspense.

Passing through the intricate corridors and stairs, the two soon arrived at the Potions classroom located in the basement of the castle.

Because they were almost late, by the time they arrived, the other students had already taken their seats.

Especially Harry and Ron, who hated Snape and Potions class so much. They had no spirit at all. They looked as if they were being tortured, with visible resistance in every pore.

As a professor, Snape was keenly aware of this. A chilling light flashed in his eyes, and he immediately asked in a cold tone: "Weasley! Tell me, what is the main ingredient for preparing the blood tonic?"

"I…I don't know, Professor."

Ron stammered in a confused response.

He was totally confused. Didn't Snape always cause trouble for his good friend Harry in Potions class? Why did he suddenly point the gun at him today?

"What about the formula for the sedative?" Snape continued to ask with narrowed eyes.

When the other students saw this scene, they couldn't help but feel a pang in their hearts.

Anyone who was not a fool could sense that the Potions Master was in a very bad mood and was looking for someone to vent his anger on, so they all lowered their heads and dared not look at him.

Even the Savior himself decisively chose to sell out his teammates instead of drawing firepower to himself.

"You idiot! Your stupidity and ignorance are beyond my imagination. After a whole semester, you haven't even mastered the most basic knowledge."

Snape started off with full firepower and attacked Ron, which made the poor kid become autistic.

The latter didn't dare to explain or retort at all, and just hung his head and hoped that the other party would finish scolding him and deduct points and be done with it.

Anyway, this was not the first time that a similar situation had occurred in Potions class, so he didn't take it too seriously and just thought that it was just a coincidence that he had been unlucky recently.

However, Snape was obviously not going to deduct points from Gryffindor this time. Instead, he quickly put on another smile that made Harry next to him feel creepy, and asked softly, "Potter, what will you get if you add narcissus root powder to wormwood infusion?"

"You will get a powerful sleeping potion, also known as the water of life and death." Harry gave the answer without hesitation.

Because he would never forget that during the first Potions class last semester, the Potions Master in front of him used the same question to intimidate him.

"Very good! Ten points for Gryffindor." Snape nodded with satisfaction, and turned around and continued to scold Ron while pointing at his nose: "See? This is the result of admitting mistakes and correcting them and listening carefully. But what about you? What do you do all day besides fooling around?"

As these words came out of his mouth, not only Ron who was being scolded was dumbfounded, but all the other students in the classroom, whether they were from Gryffindor or Slytherin, opened their mouths at the same time, with shock and disbelief revealed in their eyes.

Master Malfoy pinched his thigh hard to make sure this was not a dream.

The stunned expression on Harry's face at this moment seemed to be asking: "Who am I? Where am I? What happened just now?"

这种突如其来的变化甚至把胆小的纳威吓到两眼一翻晕了过去。

但斯内普显然并没有给其他人思考和反应的时间，直接大手一挥命令道：“索斯，你过来跟韦斯莱交换一下位置。波特在学习期可能需要一些特别的辅导。至于你，韦斯莱，希望聪明伶俐的格兰杰能让你的榆木脑袋稍微开窍一点，否则期末的时候我就只能给你一个不合格的成绩了。”

“如您所愿，教授。”

左思强忍笑意给身边的少女使了个眼色，然后便径直走到救世主的身边。

至于罗恩则仿佛丢了魂一样晃荡到赫敏身边坐下，整节课都保持沉默没从巨大的打击中恢复过来。

趁着在课堂上调制药剂的功夫，哈利压低声音询问：“这是怎么回事？难道今天的太阳从西边出来了吗？还是说斯内普吃错了什么药？”

“不，哈利，我想你对斯内普教授的误会太深了。他原本其实是一个很好的人，既温柔又体贴（至少对你母亲是如此），而且还非常乐于助人。”左思面带微笑的说道。

“你确定自己说的这个是斯内普而不是别人？”哈利眼角狠狠地抽搐了一下。

“当然！难道你没有察觉到，斯内普教授正在向你释放善意吗？如果，注意我说的是如果，有一天你的母亲莉莉复活，并且要嫁给斯内普教授，甚至与其一起再生几个弟弟妹妹，你会有什么反应？”左思饶有兴致的试探道。

“呃……我不知道。喜悦？也许有一点，毕竟我从出生后就没见过自己的母亲，如果她能复活自然是件值得高兴的事情。但既然母亲能复活，为什么我的父亲不能一起复活，而且还要非要嫁给斯内普呢？”哈利脸上充满了疑惑与纠结。

因为他根本不知道上一代人的恩怨，更不知道其父母与斯内普之间复杂的爱恨情仇。

左思压低声音意味深长的解释道：“因为最开始，你的母亲莉莉跟斯内普教授是青梅竹马的一对，而你的父亲才是那个横插一脚导致他们最终分开的罪魁祸首。

尤其是在学生时代，你父亲的形象大概就跟现在的德拉科·马尔福差不多，骄傲、自大、目中无人，身边总是围绕着几个甘愿充当帮凶的死党。

并且对学生时代的斯内普教授进行了长达七年的霸凌。

如果不相信的话，你可以去问问包括麦格教授、海格等当年的知情者。

要是这番话颠覆了父亲在你心目中正义英雄的形象，我对此深表遗憾。

不过有些事情，并不会因为你抗拒就不会到来。

如果真有那么一天，我希望你能看开点。

毕竟有一个深爱着你母亲的继父其实也没什么不好，至少比住在德思礼家要好得多，不是吗？”

瞬间！

哈利突然有了一种很不好的预感，赶忙抬起头瞥了一眼正在用仿佛长辈般关爱眼神注视着自己的魔药大师，整个人忍不住打了个哆嗦，全身上下的汗毛都立了起来。

结果在接下来的半节课时间里，他的精神状态看起来浑浑噩噩的，简直比罗恩还要糟糕。

这对难兄难弟一撑到下课便立刻拿起书本一溜烟的跑了，根本不敢在多逗留哪怕一秒种。

“你对哈利说了些什么把他吓成这副样子？”斯内普在其他学生都走光之后质问左思。

后者笑着回答道：“没什么，我只是向他描述了一下未来美好生活的景象而已。还有，我建议您要赶紧努力一下生个孩子了。因为只有这样，才能让波特接受你成为他继父的现实。”

“生……生孩子？！”

斯内普老脸微微一红。

“没错，生孩子。

只有当你跟莉莉有了共同的血脉，那些试图阻止你们在一起、想要把你们分开的人才不会得逞。

从当初舍弃生命保护哈利的举动就不难看出，莉莉是个对自己孩子爱护备至的伟大母亲。

她既然能为哈利做到这一点，自然也能为你们的孩子做到这一点。

所以……请努力的造人吧！ 如果您在那方面有困难的话可以来找我帮忙。”

说完这句话，左思便不再理会斯内普的反应，直接与等候在教室门口的赫敏一起肩并肩消失在拐角通往上层的楼梯。

……

与此同时，远在英国魔法部地下九层的神秘事物司内，魔法部长福吉和几名高官，正在紧张注视着一场实验的进行。

只见在巨大空旷的房间内，一个双手和双脚都被捆住，刚刚从阿兹卡班提取并押送至此的犯人被固定在一个椅子上。

他看起来十分的紧张，年纪大概有五十岁上下，长着一张阴郁且厌世的脸，胡子因为长期得不到修剪几乎长满了整个下巴。

这家伙不是别人，正是食死徒中最重要的几个核心成员之一，奥古斯特·卢克伍德。

当年就是就职于神秘事物司的他偷偷传递情报，让伏地魔对于魔法部的一举一动都了如指掌。

不过今天，奥古斯特·卢克伍德之所以被带到这里来，并不是因为他掌握了什么秘密，仅仅是这项实验需要一个活着的人，仅此而已。

“部长，可以开始了吗？”一名身材矮小的男巫问福吉。

后者不加思索的点了点头：“当然，开始吧。不过要小心一点，我可不希望出现什么意外情况。”

“请你放心，我们之前已经在动物身上做过实验，一切都非常成功。”男巫信心十足的保证道。

紧跟着下一秒，他就转过身对准奥古斯特·卢克伍德念出了伏地魔和食死徒们最喜欢的“阿瓦达啃大瓜”。

一道绿光闪过，奥古斯特·卢克伍德当场被击中并且瞬间死亡。

由于死亡速度太快的关系，他甚至连惨叫声都没来得及发出。

不得不说，让一个铁杆食死徒死在索命咒下实在是充满了戏剧性和讽刺性。

但在场的人却没有任何一个有哪怕一丁点的反应，而是齐刷刷将注意力集中在男巫手中拿着的小瓶子上。

只见他打开封口，一股脑将那散发着月光般色泽的液体倒在已经没有任何生命迹象的尸体上。

大概一分钟左右，尸体就开始剧烈的抽搐，原本停跳的心脏也开始重新跳动。

没过一会儿功夫，奥古斯特·卢克伍德就猛地从椅子上跳起来，趴在地上干呕，同时大口大口的吸气，瞳孔中透露出强烈的震惊与恐惧。

恐惧的是他做梦都没想到魔法部竟然会突然用索命咒杀死自己。

震惊的是对方居然掌握了死而复活的秘密，竟然能在杀死自己之后再将自己复活。

“您看，部长阁下，与之前进行的动物实验一样，第二颗魔法石所产生的魔法水银与治疗魔药混合，的确能够起到令人死而复生的效果。至少到目前为止，我们还没有发现任何不良的副作用。”矮小男巫语气激动的介绍道。

要知道他在神秘事物司已经工作了很多年，专攻方向就是生与死的奥秘。

不过与时间魔法已经取得了相当大的进展不同，在死亡领域目前连幽灵为什么诞生、又如何消失的问题都没搞明白。

但前不久送来的第二颗魔法石却改变了这一切。

如果不是最开始的时候严令禁止进行人体试验，这位负责人都想直接把阿兹卡班所有犯下不可饶恕罪行的重犯带过来作为试验品。

通过不停的杀死他们然后在复活，得知死后灵魂世界的真相。

福吉没有理会小个子男巫，而是径直走到近前，盯着奥古斯特·卢克伍德那双充满阴霾的眼睛问：“你知道我是谁吗？”

“康奈利·福吉，一个靠着邓布利多扶持上台的废物和傀儡。”奥古斯特·卢克伍德咧开嘴笑着讽刺道。

毫无疑问，这句话瞬间刺痛了福吉那脆弱的自尊心，瞳孔内顿时迸射出愤怒的光芒，咬牙切齿说道：“我能成为魔法部长跟邓布利多没有半点关系！更不是他的傀儡！”

“哦？真的吗？你做这种实验应该没有征得邓布利多的同意吧？猜猜看，要是他知道了真相会怎么做？”

奥古斯特·卢克伍德显然看穿了福吉的弱点，开始凭借口才想要煽动两人之间的矛盾。

不得不说，他成功了。

因为自从被权力腐蚀之后，福吉最听不得的就是有人说自己是邓布利多的傀儡，要对方帮助才能爬上魔法部长的位置，所以立刻抬起脚狠狠将奥古斯特·卢克伍德踹翻在地，气冲冲的吩咐道：“把这个混蛋给我仍回阿兹卡班！让他呆在里边直至变成行尸走肉为止。”

很快，两个负责押送犯人的傲罗便走进来，拖着刚刚复活的奥古斯特·卢克伍德消失在走廊的尽头。

After the three of them had completely left, Fudge said to the person in charge of the project, "Remember, all experiments today must be kept strictly confidential. Also, don't revive anything in the next few days. Everything must be discussed after Soth arrives at the Ministry of Magic."

"I understand! Please rest assured that I will strictly abide by the Department of Mysteries' tradition of maintaining silence to the outside world." The short wizard nodded vigorously.

As the place with the highest degree of confidentiality in the entire Ministry of Magic, with the most hidden secrets and dangerous items, the Department of Mysteries is actually equivalent to the top scientific research institution in a country's magical world.

Most of the projects they research are extremely dangerous and are never accessible to ordinary wizards in their lifetime.

From the very beginning, confidentiality has become a consensus among all levels.

Take the time reversal spell for example. If it is mastered by someone with ulterior motives, the existing world structure may be completely rewritten.

After witnessing the process of a human being being resurrected from the dead, Fudge was obviously not calm at all. After returning to his office, he drank a several glasses of wine in one breath before he could barely regain his composure.

Umbridge seemed to notice this and hurriedly suggested in a low voice: "Mr. Minister, I think you should reach some closer cooperation agreements with Lord South as soon as possible."

"Cooperation agreement?" Fudge was stunned for a moment.

Because he had always regarded Zuo Si as a promising young junior and had never thought about any cooperation with him.

"Yes, it's cooperation." Umbridge explained hurriedly: "South has already gained considerable fame, and its huge potential for future development is recognized by everyone. Since Dumbledore has changed from a supporter to a threat to you, why not cultivate a Dumbledore of your own? Don't forget, Dumbledore admitted to your face that Zuo Si has the blood of his family."

"Ah! That's a great idea! Why didn't I think of it?"

Fudge's eyes sparkled as he was moved by his men's proposal.

Is there any better idea in the world than using a younger, more talented Dumbledore who poses no threat to his position to defeat another respected and elderly Dumbledore?

The answer is obviously no.

Thinking of this, he immediately asked: "What should I do?"

"You just need to find a way to give South a title of consultant when he comes to visit the Ministry of Magic, so that everyone knows that he is your man. In exchange, you can relax the restrictions and grant him some privileges so that he can freely pursue his favorite research." Umbridge suggested calmly.

"What about Albus?"

It was obvious that Fudge was still somewhat afraid of Dumbledore.

Because he had experienced the revolution that Grindelwald had started that swept across Europe, he knew how powerful Albus Dumbledore was who could defeat him.

If the other party proposed a one-on-one duel, I would be defeated in minutes.

"Don't worry, Minister, I will keep all the trouble away for you."

As she said this, Umbridge's eyes flashed with a light of ambition.

There is no doubt that the reason why she chose to help Fudge consolidate his power was because she saw the cowardice and incompetence in the old man's heart.

After dealing with Dumbledore, her next goal was to replace Fudge and become the new Minister of Magic.

This is a woman who is truly born for power, but she is also a cold-blooded, cruel and unscrupulous politician.

The biggest difference between her and other wizards is that Umbridge never expected things like family, friendship, and love, but relied on lies, deception, and a constructed false identity to climb to her current position step by step.

Although she claimed that she was a descendant of the Selwyn family, one of the twenty-eight pure-blood families, and her father was an important member of the Wizengamot, the highest court in the wizarding world, she was actually from a mixed-blood family and her mother was an out-and-out Muggle.

As for his father, he was just a cleaner working in the Ministry of Magic.

In order to avoid her identity being exposed, this woman even forced her father to retire early and live a secluded life isolated from the world, and never visited him until his death.

Unfortunately, Fudge had no idea that his most trusted assistant was actually an extremely dangerous Black Widow.

And he himself is the most important and final stepping stone for the latter to climb to the pinnacle of power.

With deliberate flattery and sweet talk, the Minister of Magic soon gave Umbridge enormous power and allowed her to use all the resources of the Ministry of Magic.

But he had no idea that Umbridge had actually secretly made another plan, which was for her to reach a secret deal with Zuo Si.

To this end, the woman even made a list, which contained all the most valuable knowledge and magical props in the Department of Mysteries.

As an ambitious and astute politician, she knew exactly which enemies she needed to eliminate first if she wanted to become Minister of Magic.

Among them, Dumbledore is the most important, and there are also Barty Crouch, Amelia Bones and other people who come from prominent families and are highly respected.

Otherwise, even if Fudge was eliminated, Umbridge would not be able to win the new election.

Because what she did offended too many people, she had to have a strong and powerful supporter, just like Fudge was promoted to the position of minister by Dumbledore.

And Zuo Si is the best candidate.

To be precise, Umbridge did not lie about the specific plan, but simply temporarily replaced her own name with Fudge.

By evening, a letter from the Ministry of Magic flew to Hogwarts carrying an owl messenger.

As for the content inside, it is also very simple, just a carefully listed list.

Umbridge believed that with Zuo Si's intelligence, he should understand what she meant after seeing this list.

By then, as long as we find a time when Fudge is not present to talk privately, it should be easy to reach a cooperation agreement.

After all, she can give what Fudge can give, and she also dares to give what Fudge dares not to give.

Anyway, the things in the Ministry of Magic did not belong to her, so she would not feel bad even if she gave them away. However, the power she got was real, Umbridge said to herself in her heart...

(End of this chapter)