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Chapter 323 From Princess to Queen, New Semester, New Changes

Zicomo turned to Lani and asked, "Do you need to rest for a bit?"

Analyzing the core of the underworld for twelve consecutive hours was no easy task, even for Lani.

Lani nodded and asked, "Your Majesty, would you like to come along?"

Zicomo understood the implication in Lani's words.

He asked in surprise, "Now?"

Lani nodded again and said, "Now is the right time."

Lani has already said all this; if Zicomo still hesitates, he would truly be worse than an animal.

Zicomo picked up Lani and carried her, her face flushed, into his room.

Princess Darkmoon of the Kalia royal family has undergone a transformation to become queen.

Not long after, Hermione returned to her residence.

The underworld wasn't as interesting as she had imagined.

Apart from that spectacular sight of countless souls forming a starry sea, the rest of the place was a desolate wasteland.

Hermione felt creeped out after staying there for a while.

So she only took a quick stroll around at 30.

After saying goodbye to Rodrigo, who was getting familiar with her work environment, Hermione left the Underworld.

Upon returning to her residence in the "Zen Garden," Hermione immediately heard a strange yet familiar sound coming from Zicomo's room as soon as she entered.

The voice was all too familiar to Hermione, because it was always her who made that sound.

Hermione's face flushed bright red instantly.

She quickly covered her ears, rushed into her room, and closed the door.

Upon hearing the door close outside the room, Zicomo paused for a moment.

Only he, Lani, and Hermione lived in the house, and usually no one else came in.

In addition, Zicomo thought Hermione wouldn't be back so soon.

So he forgot about blocking out the sound.

Lani also didn't remember this.

But since it's already been heard, it doesn't really matter.

Lani reached out and put her arm around Zicomo's neck, saying, "Your Majesty, let's continue."

Zicomo raised an eyebrow, surprised that Lani was so uninhibited.

Since it was Lani who requested it, Zicomo was naturally happy to oblige.

And so Hermione's ordeal began.

Since learning the Animagus, Hermione has gained hearing that is at least three times that of a human, just like a cat.

For the first time, she felt that gaining this ability was not something to be happy about.

In the end, Hermione couldn't take it anymore and escaped from the "Zen Garden".

Even so, she was unable to calm down for a long time.

Hermione tried to distract herself by reading.

As a result, an entire afternoon passed, and she hadn't even finished reading a single page of the book.

Zicomo and Lani didn't reappear until dinner time.

Hermione was sitting on the sofa in Granger's living room.

Upon seeing Zicomo, she rolled her eyes in annoyance and muttered, "That Bai Rixuan..."

Zicomo and Lani were both superhuman, so it was impossible that they hadn't heard what Hermione was saying.

A blush crept across Lani's pretty face; it seemed that Lani was still somewhat bothered by what Hermione had overheard.

Zicomo then used telepathy to tease Hermione, saying, "How about I come find you tonight?"

This time, it was Hermione's turn to blush.

The little witch thought to herself, "What's wrong with my cousin?!"

Why are you already thinking about the next meal right after you've finished eating?

Hermione ignored Zicomo, rolled her eyes again, got up, and went into the dining room to eat.

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Time flew by, and it was time for the first day of school at Hogwarts.

What? You're asking if Zicomo went to see Hermione in the end?

Of course I went!

After all, Hermione didn't refuse at the time, so wasn't that tacit consent?

Alright, let's turn our attention back to the Great Hall of Hogwarts.

After a summer vacation, the students of Hogwarts returned.

Unlike previous opening banquets, Dumbledore was no longer sitting in the principal's seat at the teachers' table.

Instead, it was the head of Slytherin, the famous Half-Blood Prince, Professor Snape.

The young wizards were not surprised by this.

After all, the young wizards from wizarding families had already learned about this from all sorts of newspapers in the wizarding world.

The young wizards from Muggle families also learned the details from their classmates.

"Quiet!"

Snape's calm voice carried throughout the hall with the help of the 'Loud Spell'.

He walked up to the podium and said, "I'll just say a few words."

"Although many people already know this, I still want to say it again here."

"Your former headmaster, Dumbledore, was successfully elected Minister of Magic during this summer vacation and resigned from his position as headmaster of Hogwarts."

"And the new principal will be himself."

At this point, enthusiastic applause erupted in the Slytherin area.

The little snakes still respected their headmaster.

In contrast, Gryffindor was filled with wails.

Even the students from Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw houses looked bitter.

After all, Snape was known for favoring Slytherins.

Now that he's the headmaster of 823, he'll probably go to even greater lengths to boost Slytherin's points.

It's unclear whether the other three colleges still have a chance to win the College Cup.

Snape raised his hand and pressed it down, and the scene fell silent again.

He continued, "In addition, I will be taking over the course of Defense Against the Dark Arts this semester."

This position should originally have been held by Alastor?

After all, he was only beaten by Barty Jr.

After being rescued by Snape, he recovered almost completely after a period of recuperation.

As a result, Dumbledore asked Moody to return to the Ministry of Magic, citing a shortage of manpower, and he became the head of the Auror Office.

Snape was too lazy to find someone unfamiliar to fill the position.

(Mainly because Snape didn't have as many friends as Dumbledore, so he couldn't find anyone.)

So he decided to take on the role of professor for the course himself.

This was exactly what Snape wanted.

He had wanted to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor for a long time.

Although Snape was highly skilled in potions, he was most proficient in dark magic and its corresponding defensive spells.

Keep in mind that he was a genius who could create dark magic like 'Shadowless Divine Strike' even during his student days.

Chapter 324 The Student's Identity, the Teacher's Treatment

Voldemort is now completely dead, and the curse he left on this course has been lifted.

Snape felt he could hold onto this position for a long time.

As for what will happen to the original Potions Professor position?

Don't worry, he's about to announce it.