In the Longbottom family's yard, Fred and Cedric were stunned, looking at Kyle and Connor in disbelief.

And it wasn't just them. Headmaster McGonagall and Professor Sashiya around them had similar expressions.

They never imagined that they would hear such surprising news just by attending a Christmas dinner.

Kyle proposed to Connor...

Well, not too surprising actually.

In Hogwarts now, except for a certain emotionless ghost professor, basically everyone knows about the relationship between the two. Even Hagrid knows that they will definitely get married in the future.

But no one expected Kyle to be so... uh, brave? Or decisive.

When professors chat, they always mention the outstanding students in the school.

Among them, Kyle and Harry appear the most times.

When talking about Kyle, we cannot avoid the small group of six people including him, just like when talking about Harry, we cannot avoid Hermione and Ron.

And in that small group, Kyle and Connor, and Cedric and Qiu are two recognized couples.

So professors often discuss who will get married first.

Most people, including Mag, thought it was Cedric.

In addition to the fact that Cedric is older than Kyle, Kyle is also a genius wizard.

Magic is ever-changing. The more you understand, the more you will be addicted to it. When more energy is devoted to magic and spells, you will naturally ignore your personal emotions intentionally or unintentionally.

They have seen too many young wizards like this, including some professors themselves.

Of course, this is not absolute.

For example, James Potter and Lily Evans got married shortly after graduation.

But strictly speaking, they cannot be considered the most dazzling and talented wizards... at least they cannot defeat Voldemort.

But Kyle could, and he did.

So the magic he can see is broader than James.

And there is Kanna, the youngest member of the Extraordinary Pharmacist Association, breaking the association's nearly two hundred-year record.

But they did not immerse themselves in their respective professional insights and still maintained the most original personal emotions.

What, is magic not attractive enough? Or is the taste of the potion not addictive enough?

But it was at this moment that Minerva McGonagall suddenly understood what Dumbledore had said.

At that time, Kyle had just graduated. Dumbledore, contrary to his usual behavior, was even willing to take the initiative to serve as a school director and spend a lot of Galleons to open an alchemy class, just to allow Kyle to stay in Hogwarts.

At that time, McGonagall subconsciously thought of Voldemort, who was Tom Riddle when he was young.

The same genius student, but Dumbledore's attitude is very different...

One was rejected many times when applying for a job, while the other was willing to pay money to keep him in school.

She also asked Dumbledore, but only received an ambiguous answer.

At that time, Dumbledore only said that Kyle was fundamentally different from Voldemort and it would be difficult for him to be attracted by the vortex of power.

Mag hadn't quite understood it then, but now she suddenly understood.

Being able to retain "normal human emotions" is probably the main difference.

When Mag came to her senses, Kyle and Kanna were already surrounded.

The witches, led by Qiu, Mrs. Weasley and Tonks, surrounded Connor, asking all kinds of questions excitedly and curiously.

Cedric and Fred grabbed Kyle's collar, looking fierce, and seemed to be asking him something...

"I'm sorry to bother you." She asked, "but I have to ask, do your parents know about this? " "Chris, Diana, and... Severus." When she said the last name, she paused suddenly.

She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she seemed to hear Professor Snape's angry roar in her ears.

The originally lively atmosphere suddenly froze at this moment.

"Okay, I see."

Needless to say, the headmistress of Hogwarts, with her rich experience, immediately guessed the truth of the matter.

...But it's understandable.

Because of this little incident, some people were no longer in the mood to attend the party.

Minerva McGonagall and Sassia returned to Hogwarts with Connor, while Kyle went to St. Catchpole's with the Weasleys and Cedric.

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"That's too much! I wanted to do the same thing!" On the way back, Fred kept muttering something and looked at Kyle with a resentful look from time to time.

In fact, he was planning to propose to Angelina today, and even had special fireworks prepared and placed under the table where he was sitting.

When the time comes, he just needs to light the fireworks and propose to Angelina.

Unexpectedly, Kyle got there first.

The fireworks were even still there.

What was even more painful was that he was so excited at the time that he forgot about it.

Now that Angelina has gone back, if he wants to propose, he can only wait for the next opportunity...

"It's all your fault..." Fred muttered again.

Kyle looked at him in confusion.

Although he didn't know what he was thinking, Kyle's intuition told him that it would be best not to refute him at this time, otherwise it would most likely ignite a powder keg.

So Kyle wisely kept his mouth shut.

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Meanwhile at Hogwarts.

Just as Minerva McGonagall thought, another powder keg, Severus Snape, exploded as expected! An angry roar came from the headmaster's office.

According to the gargoyle that holds the key to the principal's office, it only felt a gust of wind blowing past it that day. When it came to its senses, it discovered that its head was almost chopped off by something.

In addition, it is said that on that night, portraits throughout Hogwarts saw a dark shadow wandering the castle corridors, like a homeless ghost.

At the same time, the black shadow was mumbling something, and the meaningless buzzing sound spread throughout Hogwarts.

McGonagall was a little worried and thought about talking to Snape the next day.

At least she herself liked the young couple Kyle and Connor very much. They were both very familiar with each other's thoughts and no one was more suitable for each other than them.

In her opinion, Snape's behavior was too childish.

But what she didn't expect was that Snape returned to normal the next day.

He no longer had a gloomy face, shouted loudly, or vented his emotions at the armored stone statue. He even showed up in the auditorium to have breakfast, a rare event.

"Severus, you..." McGonagall opened her mouth, hesitant to speak.

She really wanted to tell Snape not to interfere too much in Connor's life and not to do anything behind her back, as that was not good.

Not only is it bad for Kanna, it's also bad for himself.

After all, he is no match for Kyle now. If he really goes too far, even Kanna's face will be useless.

"Minerva, I know what you are thinking." Snape finished the baked potatoes on his plate and wiped his mouth gracefully.

"Resign?"

"Because it is impossible for me as a Hogwarts professor to try to kill a former student." Snape's voice was calm.

And he used the word "try", which shows that he is now awake and has a clear mind.

"Very good, he is much braver than me." Snape suddenly laughed.

McGonagall felt her whole body tense up and her hair stood on end. She grabbed the wand with her hand under the table and gently turned it towards Snape.

"Retreat immediately!"

There was a flash of white light, then it hit Snape and exploded violently.

Snape, with his back to McGonagall, didn't notice anything. He just felt a gust of wind blowing past him from behind.

Although he didn't understand why there was wind in the hall, Snape was not in the mood to think about such trivial matters at the moment.

"No response..." Mag frowned.

She had just used a dispelling spell. If there was no reaction, it would mean that Snape was not possessed by some special ghost. It would also rule out the possibility that Kyle sneaked in in the middle of the night and used the Imperius Curse on him.

It's no wonder she would think too much, mainly because Snape was so abnormal just now.

Snape, who had always disliked Kyle and tried his best to fire him, was actually praising Kyle just now.

This was a huge shock to Mag.

It felt like Snape dyed his hair pink one morning... these were actions that could only be done by someone under the Imperius Curse.

However, the dispelling spell had no effect, it seemed that she was overthinking...

While she was still in a daze, Snape had already left the hall.

And this incident didn't seem to cause much waves.

After a Christmas full of surprises, everything seemed to be back on track, as if nothing had happened.

Connor is still studying potions with Professor Sasia.

It is said that Sasia is teaching her how to brew a love potion.

Not a love potion, but something else.

It is said that it can bring blessings to people who love each other, and the user's magic power and perception ability can be improved to varying degrees, with an effect similar to that of the blessing potion.

The effects are powerful, but so are the conditions.

This potion is more complicated than the Felicis potion. The preparation process takes at least half a year and must be made by one party personally. During this process, the relationship cannot change at all.

Or should I say it can only get deeper, not less...

More importantly, if both parties are not in love with each other, then this blessing will turn into a curse.

The conditions were too harsh, so the potion disappeared hundreds of years ago.

The reason why Sassia knew this was thanks to St. Mungo's rich reserves of potions.

This was the first thing she thought of after learning that Kyle proposed to Connor.

Improving magic power and perception is a very clichéd effect. It sounds like giving Galleons as gifts, and is far less lucky and mysterious than the Blessing Potion.

But this is also the most popular effect in the magic world.

At least Sasiya has never heard of anything else that can increase a wizard's magic power...

Oh, and an Elder Wand.

But that kind of thing is simply a fairy tale, and most wizards have never seen it.

So during the Christmas holidays, she and Connor had been preparing this potion.

Sassia went out several times, and later took Snape with her, and finally found all the materials.

Kyle came over and offered to help, but was kicked out by Snape before he could finish his words.

It means literally, kicked out.

He couldn't even fight back. After all, after the proposal was successful, there was a subtle change in their status relationship.

That was also the first time that Kyle saw an expression of... provocation and a bit of disdain on Snape's face . In short, he seemed to deserve a beating.

But apart from this, Snape didn't do anything else.

After that, everything seemed to be back on track.

Snape's Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Sassia's Potions class, and Kyle's Alchemy class were all proceeding as usual.

The only difference was that Kyle took over the first and second grade Potions class on his own initiative in order to prevent Connor from being too rushed.

McGonagall organized a meeting of professors.

Snape was the first to agree, almost without thinking, and the other professors did not object.

Although Kyle's potion level is much worse than his spells, that is also because his spells are too strong.

Just look at Kyle's title in the Daily Prophet.

Before he graduated, the Daily Prophet and the Ministry of Magic always praised him as "a young Dumbledore." "The successor to the headmaster of Hogwarts."

But now, after some of Snape's memories from the hearing were released, Dumbledore has become "Old Kyle".

Although this nickname is mostly a joke, and is mixed with the little thoughts of a certain reporter, it is undeniable that most wizards are not too averse to this nickname.

This also means that Kyle no longer needs to use the name 'Dumbledore' to emphasize his strength.

Next to this achievement, any other talent pales in comparison.

What's more, there is a true potion genius by his side, which makes the contrast even more obvious.

But anyway, Kyle got full marks in Potions exams for several consecutive years when he was in school, and he had a NEWT Potions certificate with all O's.

It's just temporary teaching of first and second grade wizards, which is more than enough.

Then Kyle brewed a dose of joy potion on the spot, and the matter was settled without any setbacks.

There was no scene as imagined, where Snape made things difficult for Kyle.

At first, McGonagall wondered if Kyle and Snape were acting, but in fact they had fought several times in private.

But she later realized that she seemed to be worrying too much.

After the Christmas holidays, Kyle had no contact with Snape for a long time.

Especially after the Easter holidays, Snape suddenly became busy.

Although the exam was getting closer, Snape did not spend more time preparing for it like he did before.

And he didn't care much about whether Slytherin could win the house cup.

This time of year in previous years has always been Snape's golden time for deducting points... After all, as long as the scores of the other three houses dropped, Slytherin's scores would naturally improve.

But this year...according to McGonagall's observation, Snape ran to his office almost as soon as the get out of class was over, and never went anywhere else to find excuses to deduct points.

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(End of this chapter)