It is not difficult to see from her reaction and expression that this ambitious old woman does not understand the importance of the Time Hall and the significance of conducting various experiments here.
To be precise, most wizards have a similar attitude towards time magic. Even Dumbledore, Voldemort and Grindelwald did not realize the great potential of the time reversal spell. Instead, they were more interested in the room next door filled with prophecies.
Of course, since Grindelwald is a prophet and has very powerful predictive abilities, it is not surprising that he is more interested in prophecies.
As the person who knows him best, Dumbledore would inevitably attach great importance to the prophecy.
As for Voldemort, it was purely out of fear of Dumbledore that he also had an almost morbid obsession with the prophecy.
Otherwise, after hearing the prophecy, he would not have been so eager to find two newborn babies, just to eliminate the so-called "destined enemy" in the bud.
However, his own killing curse rebounded upon him, resulting in the almost ridiculous achievement of "I killed myself".
The reign of terror that was established with great difficulty also collapsed.
If Zuo Si was a Death Eater, he would have abandoned this stupid and neurotic idiot long ago and chosen a smart and capable new leader from within, such as Lucius Malfoy who was very good at judging the situation.
After all, no matter how powerful Voldemort is, he is far from being unable to be defeated or even killed.
He himself would be injured if he was cursed, and would die if he was stabbed by a poisoned dagger.
Thinking of this, Zuo Si casually grabbed a hummingbird that was transforming under the magic of time and asked meaningfully, "You sent Fudge away, aren't you just going to say this meaningless nonsense?"
Umbridge shook her head hastily. "No, of course not. Have you seen the list I sent by owl?"
"I've seen it. I have to say, there are so many good things hidden in the Ministry of Magic. There are many things on the list that interest me."
Zuo Si did not hide anything. He took the list out of his pocket and handed it to the other party.
I saw some words circled in red ink on the parchment.
You don't need to ask to know that these are what he wants.
"The time converter, the research data and related progress of time magic, the celestial movement magic in the planetary room, the magic data related to love in the locked room, and the thinking research conducted in the brain hall, the records on the soul and death..."
Every time she uttered a word, beads of sweat appeared on Umbridge's forehead.
The reason is very simple! Everything that Zuo Siquan came up with was regarded as the core secret by the Ministry of Magic without exception, so much so that even Minister of Magic Fudge was not very clear about it.
Some of them were even shelved decades ago. It is estimated that the records and materials have been thrown away somewhere for safekeeping. It is extremely difficult to find them from the mountain of databases.
In particular, information that is sealed must be authorized by Minister of Magic Fudge and approved by Parliament.
"What's wrong? Is there any difficulty?" Zuo Si asked directly.
"No, of course not. It's just that many of the things you want are very sensitive, and I need some time to process them." Umbridge explained carefully.
She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she suddenly found that the young man in front of her exuded a terrifying aura, which made people inadvertently have an urge to kneel down and obey.
Zuo Si smiled noncommittally at this statement and continued to ask: "So what can I get today?"
"Time-Turner! I have already filled out a declaration form for you and completed all the approval procedures."
As she spoke, Umbridge took out the gift she had prepared from her pocket.
This is a golden pendant with a round hollow ornament hanging at the end and a small hourglass in the middle.
Each time you turn this circular timer, you can go back one hour.
Without a doubt!
If we were to choose the most valuable magical item, this time-turner would definitely be at the top of the list.
Although its origin is far inferior to the three famous "Deathly Hallows", its development potential and function are many times higher than the former.
Especially in the hands of Zuo Si, who has a certain understanding of the time reversal spell, it can be transformed into a powerful magic item or even a artifact that controls the flow of time.
"Great! This is exactly what I wanted."
Zuo Si picked up the time converter without hesitation, feeling the power of magic flowing through both ends of the hourglass, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
Since we are currently in the time hall, the flow of time can be observed more intuitively and clearly here.
"Then our cooperation..." Umbridge probed cautiously.
Zuo Si chuckled and replied, "As long as you can continue to provide me with such interesting magic props and research materials, I guarantee that you will be able to take the position of Minister of Magic in the next few years."
moment!
Umbridge's eyes began to shine, and the corners of her mouth rose wildly with ecstasy. At the same time, she promised solemnly: "I am grateful for your words. I swear that if I become Minister of Magic one day, all the secrets including the Department of Mysteries will be opened to you. No matter what kind of materials you want, no matter how dangerous the experiment is, you can carry it out under the premise of law."
"Don't be impatient, ma'am. With your current identity, status and prestige, it is not easy to become the Minister of Magic. Because when you were trying to climb up by any means necessary, you inadvertently offended too many people." Zuo Si reminded with a smile.
"Do you have any good suggestions?" Umbridge asked humbly.
She is not a fool. She understands that because of her low starting point and narrow vision, she has done many things to steal the credit of others.
At that time, she relied on her youth and beauty to seduce and seduce her male superiors, and not only successfully escaped possible punishment, but also received a rapid promotion.
But as his status continued to rise and he reached a truly high position in the Ministry of Magic, he discovered that because he only thought about climbing up the ladder without building his own team, the power he had was like a castle in the air and came entirely from his immediate boss, Fudge.
Once Fudge steps down, he may be dismissed by the next Minister of Magic at any moment.
This is why, even though Umbridge was clearly eyeing the position of Minister of Magic, she always acted loyal to Fudge.
Later, when Voldemort was resurrected and took control of the Ministry of Magic, she sided with him even though she was not a Death Eater.
With no foundational connections, this woman could only gain power by winning the trust of her superiors.
"It's simple! From now on, change the image of yourself in people's minds.
Make good use of Fudge's indecisive character and take the decision on resurrection into your own hands.
In this way, more deals can be made with wealthy pure-blood families, and the money obtained can be used to increase the salaries and benefits of those working in the Ministry of Magic, or to provide minimum living allowances for poor wizard families.
In addition, set up some awards to encourage inventions and come up with some easy-to-understand and loud political slogans.
For example, using magic to put people first, using spells to change lives, or making the British wizarding world great again.
As a politician, you have to learn how to be close to the people.
Even if it's just a show, you have to make ordinary wizards think that you are a good official who is willing to care about the suffering of the people.
With a good reputation, many people will naturally come forward to nominate you to run for the position of the next Minister of Magic.
By then, if you use some means to create momentum, you will naturally have the capital to compete for this position.
In fact, due to the sparse population of the wizarding world, the political model is relatively simple and far less complicated than that of the Muggle world."
Zuo Si gave a lot of specific suggestions that could be implemented in one breath.
After all, the higher Umbridge climbs and the more power he gains, the more benefits he can gain from it.
As for whether the British wizarding world will change drastically in the future, Zuo Si is actually not worried at all.
Because Voldemort's resurrection itself is a reshuffle.
After this war, those stubborn families who insist on pure-blood theory will completely lose power, and instead, an era will be completely ruled by half-blood and Muggle-born wizards.
Regardless of whether Umbridge can survive this dark period, given her personality, she is very likely to cooperate with Voldemort in order to keep her power, and will inevitably be held accountable afterwards.
Therefore, it doesn't matter what the other party does in the next two or three years. Anyway, the great Dumbledore will always stand up at the critical moment to clean up the mess.
In addition, finding more things for the principal to do can also prevent him from always focusing on himself.
Without a doubt!
Zuo Si's suggestion instantly opened the door to a new world for Umbridge, who was suffering from having no roots.
The latter stood there and thought about it for a long time before he couldn't help but sighed, "Soth, it is my greatest luck to be able to work with you. I never thought that in addition to your extraordinary talent in the field of magic research, you are also very smart in politics. If all these ideas can succeed, I don't have to worry about losing power after Fudge steps down."
"Remember, in the wizarding world, power usually comes from two aspects. One is strength, powerful and awe-inspiring magical power, and the other is the support of the majority of the lower classes. Make good use of Fudge's time in office to gain political capital for yourself, and when he steps down, you can make a sprint for the position of Minister of Magic."
After that, Zuo Si no longer paid attention to Umbridge, but stood at the intersection of countless time flows in the center of the room, and began to transform the time converter he had just obtained.
Although strictly speaking, this thing still belonged to the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic, he was only borrowing it temporarily through some legal procedures.
But he obviously had no intention of returning it.
Umbridge's knowledge was obviously not enough to realize how dangerous Zuo Si was doing, so after observing for a while without any results, she turned around and left the Time Hall alone.
Because the large number of clocks and hourglasses here always made her feel very uncomfortable.
After this ambitious woman disappeared, the originally relatively stable time barrier in the room suddenly began to become agitated.
The hummingbirds that had previously degenerated into eggs and hatched again and again according to a certain pattern suddenly switched between the forms of eggs and birds hundreds of times in just less than a few seconds.
Eventually, the chaotic flow of time affected it, and it suddenly spanned millions of years and turned directly into a piece of stone, or more precisely, a fossil.
The time converter in Zuo Si's hand also changed from an hourglass to an hourglass group composed of hundreds of tiny hourglasses.
Now, its function has changed from simply turning a circle and going back one hour to a powerful treasure that stores the amazing power of the intersection of time.
The holder can pay magic power and specify a target to perform a short period of speed-up or slow-down once a day, which lasts for ten seconds.
The effect depends on the amount of magic power paid.
Time acceleration is equivalent to speeding up the attack and casting actions several times or even dozens of times, so as to achieve the effect of stabbing countless swords in an instant, or releasing a large amount of powerful magic in one breath.
Different from the Nine-Ring Magic Time Standstill, it does not make the time flow of both parties in a state of relative stillness, but in a state of synchronous acceleration.
Therefore, you can still attack and defend without any hindrance.
As for time slowing down, it has the exact opposite effect.
In addition to the above two abilities, this treasure can also instantly spy on everything that may happen within the next five seconds according to the wearer's wishes.
However, please note that "maybe" means it may happen or it may not happen.
Using this ability requires concentration and keen judgment, and may have negative effects on people with decision-making difficulties, so you must be extra careful in battle, otherwise the enemy will take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.
The last and most important point.
This treasure that stores time nodes is essentially a prop for strengthening time magic.
Ninth-level spells like Time Stop now require only an eighth-level spell slot to memorize, and their duration is doubled.
This means that when dealing with enemies who are not immune to time stop, Zuo Si can completely use a large amount of "time stop" to play with them at his fingertips.
Of course, the price is that the time barrier of the Department of Mysteries, which had taken the efforts of several or even dozens of generations to build, has become completely worthless.
Because after losing the most important time intersection, it will begin to decay over time until it finally collapses completely and returns to its previous normal area.
Although it is not obvious now, in a few months most of the clocks and hourglasses that are everywhere on the walls, ceilings and floors as symbols of time will disappear.
Professor Crocker, who has been engaged in research for many years, may find something wrong, but Umbridge will definitely do her best to suppress his voice, and finally cover it up by making a big thing small and a small thing nothing.
After all, covering up one's own mistakes is the instinctive reaction of almost all bureaucrats.
In addition, the current Minister of Magic Fudge and others were not very interested in the research progress of the time reversal spell. Instead, they collectively shifted their attention to using the Philosopher's Stone to resurrect the dead. Naturally, this failed to cause any waves.
Just like that, after renaming the time converter in his hand as [Hourglass of Time] and removing the chain, Zuo Si spared no effort in using his mana to make it into a very high-level treasure card, and then restored it to its item form and fixed it on the back of the collar of his clothes.
This way, he could use this powerful magic item at will without interfering with the other magic items.
Feeling the power given by the [Hourglass of Time], Zuo Si couldn't help but smile and muttered to himself, "This trip to the Ministry of Magic is really fruitful. It seems that I really prefer to deal with people in the evil camp, because they are always naked when talking about interests, unlike people in the good camp who always carry ideological and moral baggage."
"You like dealing with people from the evil camp, probably because these guys can satisfy your appetite." The diary suddenly complained.
Zuo Si shrugged nonchalantly: "They are all the same, there is no essential difference.
Take this transaction for example. Fudge still has some morals and conscience, so he may give me some convenience in many places, but he will never hand over the secrets hidden in the Department of Mysteries.
But Umbridge is different. In order to climb to the pinnacle of power, she doesn't care what price she has to pay.
Especially when the costs were paid by the British Ministry of Magic, this woman didn't care at all.
Just like when people spend money that doesn’t belong to them, they tend to be extra generous.”
“So this is like-minded people?”
There was a hint of sarcasm in the diary's tone.
Zuo Si shook his head and explained, "No, I am taking advantage of the other party's psychological weakness and his urgent desire for power.
I don't consider someone like Umbridge as my own kind or friend, but simply as a consumable that can bring benefits.
Because her thoughts, thought patterns and intentions have been completely exposed, there is no privacy or secrets left.
In interpersonal interactions, the party who first reveals his or her true intentions is often at an absolute disadvantage.
Only those who can hide their true intentions well can be invincible.
Unfortunately, most people don’t quite understand this and always like to show off themselves.
Trying to prove that I am better in this way.
Little do they know that everything they do will be recorded by eyes hidden in the dark, and then carefully analyzed to find their weaknesses."
"Your personality has really become darker and darker. You weren't like this before, you know?"
The diary faithfully fulfills the function it was created to perform, constantly comparing past and present ways of thinking.
Zuo Si sneered and responded, "Darkness? I prefer to call it the growth of wisdom. If I hadn't forced myself to change during the days when I was living under someone else's roof in the floating city, I would probably have been chopped into pieces and soaked in a jar full of preservative fluid. Remember the girl named Miral?"
"Mirael? Ah! Of course I remember. You dug out her eyeballs, heart, liver and kidneys with your own hands and embalmed her body, but you wrote more than 16,000 words about it." The diary had a teasing tone.
"Do you remember what she said before she died?"
The smile on Zuo Si's face disappeared, replaced by an extremely complicated expression.
"You're right. The biggest impact this incident has on me is that no matter what time it is, you must always put your own survival and safety first.
And before I killed Miral, I forgave her and told her that I didn't do that out of hatred, but simply because I didn't want to die either.
Only by killing her and turning her into an embalmed corpse will Asta think that I am an apprentice worthy of training, rather than a tool or experiment that can be discarded after use.
Every change in an adult's personality often means experiencing one or a series of major events.
For me, this incident was the opportunity that prompted me to change.
Because when you don’t have enough power to change your surroundings, the only thing you can do is to adapt to it as best you can and then integrate into it completely.
我敢打赌，如果自己现在返回故乡，恐怕根本没办法适应原本平凡的生活，而是会变成一个对社会造成巨大危害的不安定分子……”
说完这番话，左思便停止了与日记本的交谈转身离开神秘事物司，并利用剩余时间对英国魔法部进行了一番参观。
尤其是那些前一段时间，在突击检查中被没收的各种黑魔法物品和非法施加了咒语的各种生活用品，终于让他意识到为什么会有“禁止滥用麻瓜物品”这种奇怪的部门。
不是巫师们的脑洞比较大，而是喜欢把麻瓜当成恶作剧对象捉弄的家伙着实不少。
虽然绝大部分的效果都只能算是开玩笑的范畴，但对魔法一无所知的普通人来说，一旦不小心遇到八成会被吓的魂飞魄散。
但遗憾的是亚瑟·韦斯莱眼下正处于停职审查的状态，所以整个办公室除了这些东西之外连一个工作人员都没有。
不然左思倒是非常乐意跟对方聊聊关于那辆会飞的汽车上都进行了怎样的改装。
在经过位于地下四楼的“神奇动物管理控制司”时，他还看到了许多非常有趣的魔法生物。
其中大部分都是从走非法走私商人那里没收的，但也有一小部分是因为频繁在麻瓜聚集的地方活动、甚至是发动袭击，最后只能先捕获关进笼子里。
对待伤人乃至杀人、吃人的魔法生物，巫师们的处理方式人麻瓜世界并没有太大的不同，都遵循人类至上的原则。
凡是品尝过人血和人肉的，在简单的讨论与审判后很快便会遭到处决。
左思就看到一个吃下人脑的蜷翼蝠，被锋利的斧头直接砍下脑袋当场暴毙的过程。
别看英国魔法界的人数并不多，可魔法部下属的职权部门却一点也不少，林林总总加在一起居然有十几个。
更有趣的是，由于人手太少的关系，每个部门平均只有两到三个负责人，有些甚至干脆就是一根独苗。
而这种构架导致了权力不可避免会向极少数人集中。
很多时候甚至更不需要进行讨论，一个部门最高负责人的态度就决定了整件事情会以什么方式收场。
所以才会出现大量区别对待的情况。
比如说救世主哈利·波特在违反了一系列法律之后什么事情都没有，可有些倒霉蛋只要触犯一条立刻就会被严肃处理。
彻底搞清楚了魔法部的内部运作模式，左思终于在周日的晚上返回霍格沃茨，并答应福吉会参加一个月之后魔法部举办的半公开复活仪式。
当他迈着稳健的步伐推开门走进一楼礼堂大厅的刹那，上一秒还坐在教职员工席上吃饭的吉德罗·洛哈特立刻像是的了帕金森综合征一样，不光是拿着汤勺的手在抖动，全身上下都在跟着剧烈抖动，眼神中更是透露出无边的恐惧。
“洛哈特教授，你这是怎么了？难道你的家族有癫痫病遗传史吗？我刚好知道几种魔药可以缓解这种症状，要不要我给你调制几服？”斯内普故作好心的询问道。
“不……不必了，谢……谢谢。我突然感觉有点不舒服，想要回去躺一会儿。”
洛哈特直接丢下勺子，仓皇站起身掉头就往自己的办公室狂奔。
他的脸色是如此的苍白，以至于根本看不出血色，简直就像是活生生的吸血鬼一样。
并且无论走到什么地方，怀里都永远抱着那本伏地魔的日记不肯撒手。
洛哈特前脚逃走没多久，左思后脚就来到了教职员工的餐桌旁边，用略带玩味的语气问：“我们的黑魔法防御课教授这是怎么了？难道他是内急还是有什么其他的难言之隐？”
“我觉得他刚才的反应有点像是癫痫发作了。”斯内普嘴角微微上扬的嘲弄道。
左思则装出一副遗憾的样子叹了口气：“唉——那可真是太可惜了。进门的时候我还想邀请他继续参加下一节课呢。要知道他在课堂上的表现可是赢得了所有学生们的一致好评。”
眼见两人一唱一和的拿洛哈特寻开心，邓布利多立刻用力咳嗽了一声打断道：“好了，关于他的事情就先放放吧。如果不介意的话，能告诉我福吉这一次邀请你去魔法部都谈了些什么吗？”
“没什么特别的。他们只是向我展示了一些研究成果，以及定下时间准备在一个月之后举行一次半公开的复活仪式。”左思有选择性的说出了一些真相。
“是谁？”邓布利多脸上的表情瞬间变得十分严肃。
左思直截了当回答道：“吉迪翁·普威特。韦斯莱夫人的兄长，罗恩、金妮、乔治和弗雷德的舅舅，同时也是在上一次巫师战争中为对抗食死徒做出过杰出贡献的英雄。”
“吉迪翁·普威特？！”
麦格教授听到这个名字瞬间激活了尘封已久的记忆，强忍着不让自己的情绪失控，用极地的声音说道：“我记得他！他跟费比安·普威特都是好样的！哪怕面对五个食死徒的围攻依旧拼死抵抗到了最后一刻。而且他们都是罗伯特最好的朋友。”
“你同意了？”
邓布利多明显察觉到了麦格教授情绪上的剧烈变化，以及被压抑感情的突然爆发。
“没错。因为我没有反对的理由。渴望让非自然死亡的亲人回到自己身边，这是人之常情。更何况，被复活的对象还是一个颇有悲壮色彩的英雄。”左思非常干脆表明了自己的态度。
这个回答无疑让邓布利多的眉头皱得更紧了，同时抬起头的质问：“你明白这意味着什么，对吧？”
左思略微点了下头：“当然。这意味着为了争夺一个复活的名额，很多家族和个人都会不惜倾尽所有。不过福吉部长承诺过，他会与议会一起制定法律和规则，确保魔法石的力量不会被滥用，更不会用来复活那些食死徒。”
“还有呢？你想过那个人得知这个消息后会作何反应吧？”邓布利多语气中带着强烈的担忧。
左思不以为意的回应道：“如果您指的是伏地魔，大可以不必担心。
因为我所创造的魔法石其本身就蕴含着惊人的生命能量。
除非他完全复活，否则不管以任何形式去触碰，都会在瞬间遭到重创。
至于他手下的那些食死徒，去掉极个别脑子不正常的疯子之外，根本不会有人愿意为了其去冒着得罪整个魔法界的风险去盗取魔法石。
最重要的是，通过这种方式，可以给那些英雄一个他们应得的美好结局，您难道不这样认为吗？”
“可这打破了生与死之间的界限，搅乱整个世界得运行规律，说不定在未来的某一天是要付出惨痛代价的。你应该更谨慎一点，而不是任由福吉那些人乱来。”
邓布利多终于说出了自己反对的理由。
在他看来，不管是时间魔法、预言、还是死而复生，都应该统统被锁在神秘事物司的房间里不见天日。
因为这些东西根本不是目前巫师们能够控制的力量。
就在斯内普想要出言反驳的时候，麦格教授突然抢先一步站了出来：“不！阿不思！我认为这一次你错了，索斯才是对的。”
“米勒娃！你……”
邓布利多显然没料到这些年来一直站在背后默默支持自己的副校长，竟然会用如此直接的方式改变立场。
“抱歉，并不是每个人都能做到像你一样理智。我想要复活自己弟弟罗伯特，想要复活曾经的恋人杜格尔。因为这种渴望相见和重逢的强烈感情就像一团永不熄灭的火焰，灼烧着我的内心乃至灵魂。”
说罢，麦格教授这才抬起头露出那张已经被泪水填满的眼睛。
而这一幕瞬间让邓布利多陷入了沉默。
因为他已经注意到，在座的几位教授全都支持使用魔法石将第一次巫师战争中死亡的无辜者复活，就连自己的内心深处也出现了一丝动摇。
无力！
迷茫！
不知道未来的方向！
曾经有一瞬间，邓布利多甚至觉得就连彻底消灭伏地魔这件事情都变得无关紧要了。
毕竟就算他复活了，也绝对不可能是眼前这个年轻人的对手，不管复活多少次都只会成为对方一连串响亮头衔和战绩中的一小段文字记录。
但很快，老人就把这些想法从脑海中驱逐出去。
与左思热衷于创造和改变不同，伏地魔是个彻头彻尾的毁灭者，他的存在对于整个魔法界都是个巨大的威胁，必须要予以消灭。
最终，邓布利多什么都没说，只是站起身默默的返回校长办公室。
他明白，在这次理念的交锋中，自己彻底输给了左思，并且也不可能阻止魔法部将死人复活的计划。
目送校长大人无声的离开，斯内普原本紧张的情绪瞬间放松下来，勉强挤出一丝笑意对麦格教授说道：“欢迎你加入我们的行列。”
"You have secretly resurrected Lily, right?" Professor McGonagall asked hopefully.
"Yes, I resurrected Lily."
Snape did not try to hide or lie, but chose to reveal the truth openly.
He understood that this matter could not be kept secret for long, so he wanted to win over another ally to join his side.
"Successful? I mean...is Lily in good condition now?"
Upon hearing that the resurrection was successful, Professor McGonagall's tone suddenly became nervous and excited.
"How should I put it... She lost a lot of her memories, but she is still the same Lily, and her personality has not changed much. And after forgetting those unpleasant experiences, she has become very cheerful and happy. For me, this is enough." Snape said affectionately.
"Lose memory? How much will be lost? And why?" Professor McGonagall was undoubtedly very sensitive to this issue.
Snape patiently explained: "According to Soth's speculation, the soul of a dead human being should gradually forget everything in his life as time goes by.
Therefore, the longer a person has been dead, the more memory they will lose when they are resurrected.
If it is hundreds of years, then it is very likely to return to the state of a newborn baby.
But don't worry, your brother and beloved should have died at about the same time as Lily, and after they are resurrected, as long as they share their memories, they should be able to recover quickly."
"I see! I feel relieved to hear you say that. But how are you going to deal with the fact that Lily is already married? And when are you going to tell Harry the truth?"
As she said this, Professor McGonagall glanced at the Savior who was sitting at the Gryffindor table and eating.
"As I said just now, the resurrected person will lose a lot of memories. So even if someone spends a lot of effort to resurrect James Potter, he can't easily accept a woman who is completely unfamiliar to him as his wife. What's more, do you think it's so easy to get a resurrection quota from the Ministry of Magic? As for Harry, he will slowly accept the reality, and I will also fulfill my responsibilities as a stepfather."
Snape also turned his head and stared at the Savior, his attitude exactly like an "old father" looking at his disappointing child.
Harry seemed to sense something out of nowhere, and suddenly raised his head to meet the former's gaze.
The next second...
The hairs all over his body stood up instantly, and he sneezed uncontrollably, recalling the extremely real dream he had not long ago.
Could it be that his nightmare of Snape becoming his stepfather would come true?
Harry started to get goosebumps all over his body at the thought of calling this most annoying professor "father" and watching him show his affection with his mother all day long.
Just when he wanted to find his good friend Ron to vent his complaints, he suddenly realized that he hadn't seen Ron for several days.
The youngest son of the Weasley family has been getting up at dawn lately, not being seen during the entire day, and only returning to the dormitory at night when everyone is asleep.
"Hey! Do you know where Ron is?" The Savior asked other students not far away.
A senior Gryffindor student thought for a moment and quickly answered: "Well - I think he is probably working in the garden in the backyard of the castle. But I suggest you better not go to find him."
"Why?" Harry asked in confusion.
"Because the presence of anyone would hurt Ron's self-esteem, and his personality would become extremely bad and irritable. He likes to mock visitors in a sarcastic way, even his brothers and sisters are no exception."
"real?"
Harry looked at the twin brothers in disbelief.
"Yes, it's true. He even turned down our offer to help him buy a new wand."
"The cute little Ron is starting to become a little annoying now."
George and Fred showed disgusted expressions on their faces.
Finally, after everyone's persuasion, Harry gave up the plan to visit his good friend, and returned to the Gryffindor common room with everyone else after dinner.
In his opinion, Ron was just simply throwing a tantrum.
After receiving the punishment, it will naturally return to its previous state.
A few hours passed in a flash, and when the curfew was about to begin at midnight, Ron, covered in dirt, dragged his exhausted body and slowly walked in from outside.
Just when he was about to go to the kitchen to see if he could get some leftovers to fill his stomach, he suddenly smelled the aroma of food in the air.
Without any hesitation!
He immediately ran in the direction of the smell, and a few seconds later he saw a familiar figure sitting in front of one of the tables filled with various delicious meals.
"Sos?! Why...why are you here?" Ron asked in shock.
"Of course I'm waiting for you. Please sit down. I believe you must be starving now, so you should eat first." Zuo Si took the initiative to make a gesture of invitation.
Although Ron didn't quite understand where the other party got these delicious foods from and why he had to sit here and wait for him.
But the strong feeling of hunger made him give up thinking and reach out to take the plate closest to him.
When the black hand was about to touch the white porcelain plate, a cleaning spell suddenly fell from the sky, cleaning away all the dirt and sweat on its body.
Ron was stunned for a moment, then he whispered thank you and quickly switched to crazy eating mode.
Since teenagers are in the period of growth and they have been doing heavy physical labor these days, they finished several kilograms of food in a short time.
He didn't stop until there was no more room in his stomach. He wiped his mouth and looked Zuo Si up and down with a slightly curious look.
"I think you must be wondering why I am waiting for you here, right?" Zuo Si asked with a smile.
"It's a bit strange. After all, our relationship isn't good enough for you to stay up late at night and prepare a table full of delicious food waiting for me here." Ron said with a hint of self-mockery in his tone.
"So... you feel that you are innocent, that you have been treated unfairly and targeted, and that you are full of dissatisfaction and resentment?" Zuo Si continued to ask with interest.
To be honest, he kind of liked Ron's current cynical look. At least it was much better than his original inferiority and cowardice.
(End of this chapter)