Science and magic at Hogwarts

Chapter 151 Potions
The little snakes are still watching the excitement in the auditorium.

So the corridor in the basement was empty and very quiet, only echoing the footsteps of Kyle and Hermione.

The dim, silent atmosphere and the bustling auditorium just now are like two worlds.

The huge contrast immediately calmed down the mood of the two of them.

"Hey……"

Hearing the sigh in his ear, Kyle knew what the little witch was thinking.

It's nothing more than worrying about the split of Gryffindor and the embarrassing situation of the little witch.

"What did you come up with?" With a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, Kyle planned to listen to the little witch's thoughts.

Curling her lips, Hermione followed Kyle a little dejectedly, not knowing what to do.

Hermione knew that as long as she didn't give up studying with Kyle, as long as Kyle was still so noisy, the confrontation in the college would not disappear.

Even if she gave up studying the magic circle, pretended nothing happened, and returned to her original life in Gryffindor, this kind of rift could not be resolved in a short time.

Without turning his head, Kyle could guess the complexity on the little girl's face, so he relaxed and teased: "How about it, do you want to give up studying with me?"

The little witch twitched the corners of her mouth helplessly, and couldn't help complaining:
"Senior, I can see it. From the time you gave me those books, I have been dragged into the boat by you."

"You Slytherins, one by one, are really scheming. While pulling me on board to give you a free job, you also split Gryffindor."

After finishing speaking, he showed his white teeth at Kyle angrily.

"You're wrong," Kyle mercilessly turned the little witch's head to the other side, then laughed and said:

"First, why did you give me a free job? The hard work is done by werewolves."

"Second," Kyle's face became serious when he said this, "It's not that I split Gryffindor, it's that Gryffindor itself has problems. Not only Gryffindor, but Slytherin also has problems!"

"Oh? Mr. Kyle Shafik, can you tell me what's wrong with Slytherin that makes you so critical?"

Such a weird way of speaking, of course it can't be Hermione.

A deep voice suddenly came from behind the two of them.

Kyle rolled his eyes helplessly.

My professor is clearly the Snake King of Slytherin, why does he act like a cat?

It can always appear quietly behind others.

The little witch on the side was also terrified, and even shuddered with an 'ah'.

When he realized it was Professor Snape, he hurriedly saluted and said hello with some embarrassment.

The professor snorted softly as a reply, and his eyes were always vaguely fixed on Kyle.

Seeing this, Kyle could only helplessly continue the topic just now: "Whether it is Slytherin or Gryffindor, they have all fallen into the vicious circle of personality cult."

"Most people in these two colleges are crazily worshiping Dumbledore and Voldemort, and the whole college is shrouded in this kind of madness."

"Think about it, when your seniors, your roommates, and even your juniors are all adoring someone crazily."

"Keep telling your ears about his glorious deeds, his greatness, and his rightness."

"Hermione, do you know what the consequences of this are?"

The professor sneered disdainfully, and Hermione replied with a pale face, but the answer was very tactful: "Maybe...will be influenced by these students..."

The little witch's voice was a little weak, and she understood what Kyle meant.

Perhaps most young wizards have never even heard of the word cult of personality.

But Hermione, who grew up listening to the news with her parents, was very familiar with this term.

The person associated with this word can even be called the emperor of modern society.

Hermione tried hard to find some evidence to refute Kyle's words, but she could only open her mouth and couldn't say anything.

Different from Hermione's blankness, the professor dismissed Kyle's words, but just snorted coldly and said nothing.

Unlike Gryffindor, who has been completely brainwashed by Dumbledore and has even become accustomed to using Dumbledore's quotations instead of thinking, Slytherin's situation is more complicated.

In the early days of the rise of Voldemort, the Dark Lord, who had not yet divided his soul, was indeed a charismatic person.

Relying on his profound strength and elegant demeanor, he convinced everyone's wrists. This guy gained a large number of supporters, and almost conquered all the members of the younger generation of Slytherin at that time.

But as more and more fragments of his split soul became more and more crazy, the Slytherins, like Gryffindor today, also became polarized.

Because of his strength, evil, and understanding of Muggle ideas, the Death Eaters became more and more crazy towards him, and the neutral faction who dared not speak out but was powerless to resist, could only make false claims.

All the way to the office in silence, as last time, the professor sat behind the desk, and Kyle and Hermione sat on the opposite sofa.

Without beating around the bush, the professor said directly: "Granger also knows what you are going to do?"

The tone was somewhat dissatisfied, obviously not approving Hermione's participation in this kind of thing.

Fortunately, the answer given by Kyle reassured him: "Hermione knows something about me, but it is protected by oaths and loyalty spells. In addition, she will not participate in this matter."

The professor's expression relaxed a bit, but there was a trace of contempt in his eyes:
"You are more suspicious than I thought, Kyle, the unbreakable oath, and the loyalty spell, this is not a means that a leader should rely on."

"It's just to reduce mutual suspicion," Kyle replied calmly, ignoring the sarcasm in the professor's mouth:
"And this is just a temporary means. When... some things are enough to be made public, there will be no need for them."

"I hope so," the professor dismissed Kyle's statement, but he didn't continue to say anything. He stood up and ordered cleanly: "If that's the case, then make an unbreakable oath."

This was already the third time that the little witch presided over the oath ceremony, and she seemed to be very familiar with it.

The content of the oath is also completely in accordance with the agreement in the morning.

Soon, a red light flashed across the two of them, and the oath was established.

Sometimes building trust is as simple as that.

Share a secret with each other, do something unsuitable for publicity, or make a vow with magical constraints.

Perhaps in the eyes of the professor, this is just an extremely secretive cooperation.

But in Kyle's view, this is the first step in getting the professor on board.

With the oath bound, it is enough for Kyle to reveal some truth to the professor with confidence.

After signaling Hermione to leave, Kyle sat opposite the professor.

The professor calmly waited for Kyle's explanation, and Kyle didn't keep a secret, and directly stated his plan, or in other words, part of the plan:

"As you can imagine, Professor, I intend to resurrect Voldemort, but when I do, I will use some tricks."

"Small tricks?" The professor looked at Kyle cautiously: "No matter what tricks you want to use, resurrecting the Dark Lord is an extremely dangerous decision."

"Or is the so-called petty trick just an excuse for you, Kyle, when did you pledge your allegiance to the Dark Lord?"

The professor's voice was very cold, serious and scary. When he said this, his eyes became empty again.

Behind the table that Kyle couldn't see, the right hand tightly held the arm of the left hand, and the veins bulged.

He had to be careful with Kyle's words, he had to distinguish whether it was Kyle's own intention or a temptation from the Dark Lord.

Unlike the nervousness of the professor, Kyle's voice is very relaxed: "Danger? Professor, in this era, doing nothing is the greatest danger."

"If you leave Voldemort alone, he won't be resurrected? In the wizarding world, there is never a shortage of loyal supporters of Voldemort."

"You won't really believe that Azkaban has already wiped out those crazy guys."

In the end, Kyle's tone has become decisive:
"As long as there is a loyal Death Eater wandering outside, as long as Voldemort meets his loyal servant and is resurrected, it is inevitable."

This discussion is correct, but it still doesn't explain why Kyle wants to resurrect Voldemort.

So the professor's expression didn't change at all, he just looked at him coldly.

Kyle didn't care about the professor's reaction at all, and continued his speech:

"...so, Professor, instead of waiting for Voldemort's uncontrolled resurrection, why don't we pre-empt him, resurrect him, and then control him?"

"This is simply a fantasy!" The professor denied Kyle's statement without hesitation: "Did the recent smooth sailing make you too inflated? Kyle Shafik, what gave you the confidence to control the Dark Lord?"

The professor's refutation was of course expected by Kyle, so he didn't panic at all, and opened his mouth calmly, even with a temptation to the professor:

"How can you directly deny his possibility if you haven't tried it before? You know, if the plan is successful, what we need to deal with is only Voldemort's remnant soul."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Snape meaningfully: "Speaking of which, I do have a question."

"You rejected my proposal so eagerly, is it because you think it is impossible to succeed, or do you not want him to succeed?"

The professor who was questioned didn't panic at all, but gave his answer calmly: "It's because of your thoughts, which are just a fantasy!"

This answer made Kyle a little helpless, slick and secretive. From the professor's words, Kyle could not judge the professor's view of Voldemort at all.

Before Keldor could think about it, the professor asked another question: "Besides me, who is the other potion master you are talking about?"

"Well...Of course I won't lie to you, of course there is a master of potions, even more than one..." With a trace of embarrassment, Kyle quickly glanced at the professor: "It's just that their state...is a bit special."

Looking at the hesitant Kyle, the professor had a bad guess: "The group of masters you call are not portraits."

Grinning at the professor, Kyle didn't speak.

This made the professor roll his eyes helplessly.

The experience and level of the portraits are of course master-level.

But no one would hold a boring professional book and read the latest magic research results to the portraits.

Therefore, most of the theoretical level of the portraits stopped at the moment of their death.

Even if there was some improvement in the years that followed, it was still fragmented and unsystematic.

This is why Kyle had to find a way to drag the professor into the water.

Although the portraits are all outstanding figures for a while, they are outdated after all.

Kyle needs to find a leader for them, integrate their knowledge and experience, and then solve the problem.

"It's really... a master!" The professor sarcastically said helplessly, and then asked a new question:
"So where are the masters you mentioned? Besides, Kyle, you don't want to conduct such dangerous research in my office, do you?"

Kyle was relieved to see that the professor didn't keep pestering the master's question.

And now that these specific questions have been asked, it is obvious that the professor has tacitly agreed to participate in this project.

With a hint of joy, Kyle answered the professor's question: "Of course not in the office."

"It's where Hermione and I study by ourselves at night," said this, with a smirk, "a place you'll absolutely love."

"Huh!" The professor snorted dissatisfied with Kyle's pass, but out of bad taste in his heart, Kyle insisted, did not tell the professor the specific address, just kept grinning at the professor.

Seeing Kyle's tired look, the professor frowned a little annoyed.

The rhythm of today's conversation is completely out of his hands.

Up to now, I only know Kyle's purpose.

As for the real reason for doing this, whether someone is instigating him behind the scenes, or who is supporting him, I don't know at all.

This cunning boy, even with the oath bound, is still tight-fisted.

The whole matter was still shrouded in mist, which made him still unable to judge whether this was the method of the Dark Lord.

After all, controlling a student to give him orders seemed too much like something the Dark Lord would do.

As for the so-called control, it could be an excuse to test him.

Moreover, because of the control of the oath, he could not even warn Dumbledore.

This made Snape even more anxious.

Unfortunately, before he could continue to ask questions, a huge flame ignited in the fireplace.

The flames were green and rose to take the form of Dumbledore:

"Severus, could you come into my office for a moment? I have some..."

Halfway through, Dumbledore saw Kyle in his office.

After greeting him with a friendly expression, he continued to talk about the unfinished sentence: "I have some questions about potions and need your advice."

After speaking, without waiting for the professor to give a reply, the fire suddenly extinguished after shaking for a while.

　Thanks for dancing with the maple
　　
　
(End of this chapter)