Professor The Vampire Earl of Hogwarts

"Hufflepuff?"

Dracula gave a soft "Huh" and looked at the Sorting Hat curiously.

How could he remember that just now the hat said that Rove was not suitable for Hufflepuff, how could it slap itself in the face when it turned around?

Rove and Newt, however, have absolutely no dissatisfaction with this.

Rove has jumped up and hugged Newt hard.

"Grandpa, I'm really assigned to Hufflepuff!" Rove shouted excitedly, "I just thought I couldn't enter the academy that trained you."

"I'm proud of you, Rove." Newt smiled and patted Rove's back.

Both grandpa and grandson looked happy, Newt said words of encouragement to Rove, and Rove asked Newt to tell the story about what happened in Hufflepuff when he was in school.

"What... can you two wait a while before talking." The Sorting Hat said weakly on Rove's head, "Can you put me off first?"

The excited emotions of the two were suddenly interrupted, and their expressions immediately became a little awkward.

Dracula chuckled, waved his hand, let the Sorting Hat fly over Rove's head, and held it in his hand.

"Didn't you just say that little Mr. Scamander is not suitable for Hufflepuff?" He asked with great interest, "It's only been a few minutes, why did you change your mind?"

"Don't blame me this time, Professor Dracula." The Sorting Hat looked innocent, "This little wizard really wants to go to Hufflepuff. There is no way, although I am in charge of sorting, I usually still consider the little wizard very reasonably. Wizards' own opinion."

"Is that so?" Dracula smiled noncommittally, "But he still has some Hufflepuff traits in him, right? I don't think you would assign a little wizard who doesn't belong to a certain academy to The wrong college."

"As expected of the Earl, I saw the truth of the matter at once." The Sorting Hat flattered Dracula, "Although Rolf Scamander is more suitable for Gryffindor in character, but he The character of caring for animals and a kind heart are still in line with Hufflepuff."

Dracula nodded clearly, and looked at Newt and Rove.

"Then congratulations to you two on your wish, Mr. Scamander." He laughed.

"Thank you for your help, Professor Dracula." Newt said to Dracula and Dumbledore with his arms around Rove's shoulders, "Albus, Professor Dracula, since Rove has already done the sorting This ceremony can be regarded as fulfilling one of his wishes."

"Thank you for taking care of Rove at Hogwarts during this time. I will take him back to Infalmorny tomorrow, so I don't need to trouble the professors at Hogwarts anymore."

Rove seemed to be finally persuaded by his grandfather at this time.He took two steps forward and bowed to Dumbledore.

"Thank you for allowing me to enter the school, Mr. Headmaster." He said, "After I graduate from Infalmorny, I will definitely return to Hogwarts to visit you from time to time!"

Under Newt's reminder, Rove already knew that the reason why he was able to enter the Hogwarts castle and even the Hufflepuff common room was not only due to his wit and luck, but also to the old man. Principal's consent.

Without the old headmaster's nod, he would not be able to fool so many smart, powerful, and wise Hogwarts professors for more than a month!Just a single Snape would have exposed him!

Dumbledore smiled and shook his head.

"Actually, there's no need to wait until graduation to visit me." He said softly, "I'm too old, and I don't know if I can live until you graduate."

"Don't say that! It won't be a problem for a great wizard like you to live to be two hundred years old." Rove was taken aback by Dumbledore's words. "Otherwise, I can visit you every year during the holidays?"

"That's not what I mean either." Dumbledore smiled, "I mean...Rofe, you can stay at Hogwarts to study."

Rove raised his head suddenly, his eyes were instantly filled with surprise.

"Is what you said true?!"

"Albus, but..." Newt was taken aback when he heard Dumbledore's words.

"Don't rush to refute, Newt." Dumbledore raised his hand and interrupted Newt's words, "Tell me, what is the most fundamental reason why Tina didn't allow Rove to study at Hogwarts? "

"As far as I know, an excellent and wise witch like Tina will not force Rove to study at Infalmorny just because her alma mater is Infalmorny, will she, regardless of his future?" There was a shrewd gleam in his eyes.

"Indeed, Tina's main concern is the Defense Against the Dark Arts class at Hogwarts." Newt said, and at the same time couldn't help but glance at Dracula, "Tina thinks such important courses as Defense Against the Dark Arts , studying at Hogwarts is not conducive to Rove's development."

"But this problem is gone now, isn't it?" Dumbledore said with a smile, "Professor Dracula is a very good professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts. With his ability, he will not be affected by Voldemort's curse, and he can always Teach until Rove graduates!"

"Wait, Dumbledore, I remember I never said how long I would teach?" Dracula interrupted Dumbledore, "Maybe I will get tired of teaching next year and slip away by myself?"

Dumbledore's mouth twitched.

Don't say next year, this year you are already feeling bored, and even asked the teaching assistant to take the class for you, and went out to walk by yourself...

"Uh...Professor Dracula, I didn't mean to offend." Newt said next to him, "I remember the Defense Against the Dark Arts class at Hogwarts, and I didn't do well in the wizard level test last school year. Seeing this result, Na still won't agree to transfer to Rove."

"Newt, that's not because of Professor Dracula." Dumbledore hurriedly remedied, "The professors of Defense Against the Dark Arts changed too frequently in the past few years, and the foundation of Hogwarts students is not very solid, so The results are a little weak.”

He didn't mention this poor grade at all. In fact, there is also the reason why Dracula rarely assigns homework.

"Newt, you should already know something about Professor Dracula, his level of magic is absolutely beyond doubt!" Dumbledore continued, "Believe me, this school year's wizard level exam, Hogwarts Ci's defense against the dark arts will definitely be among the best in the magic world!"

Dumbledore was very confident.

This is because Dracula has carried out devil training for a long time in the dueling club and even in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, and the students' defense skills have improved quite rapidly after practice.

How many schools are there where great wizards personally help students practice magic?I'm afraid there is none!This is Hogwarts' greatest strength.

Seeing that Newt seemed to be hesitant, Dumbledore added the last point——

"How about this, let Rove stay at Hogwarts for the whole year, and let him go back to Infalmorny to take the exam in the final exam week." He said, "If Rove's grades are higher than last year's Ideally, it means that the teaching at Hogwarts is more suitable for his development!"

"It's just like being an exchange student at Hogwarts for half a year. Tina shouldn't refuse, right?" Dumbledore looked at Newt with a smile.

Newt frowned and thought for a moment, then finally nodded.

"If it's only half a year, I think I still have a chance to convince Tina and Rove's mother." He said.

After hearing Newt's words, Rove jumped up suddenly.

"Grandpa, did I hear you right? Can I really go to Hogwarts?" He asked expectantly, shaking Newt's arm.

"It's only been half a year," Newt gave him a helpless look, "and I haven't convinced your mother and grandma yet!"

However, Rove showed an extremely happy smile regardless, "I don't care, anyway, if you say that, it means that the matter is done!"

"Good! You can stay in Hogwarts!"

Rove circled and cheered around Fox, who was combing his feathers, and received contemptuous looks from Phoenix as expected.

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Newt and Rove's grandfather and grandson quickly left the principal's office.

One of them is going to contact his wife and persuade her to let Rove stay at Hogwarts for half a year; the other is making an appointment with Luna to analyze the possibility of disturbing Gadfly and Bubble-Snot Monster in the evening.Both have things to do.

After the two left, only Dumbledore and Dracula remained in the principal's office.

"Take a student from Inflawmori?" Dracula looked at Dumbledore and teased.

"The matter between the principals, how can this be called robbing students?" Dumbledore said righteously, "I'm just doing it for the better development of my old friend's children in the future!"

"Come on, I think you just think that the potential of Mr. Scamander is not inferior to that of Newt back then, so you want to recruit him." Dracula instantly pierced Dumbledore's thoughts, "Back then So comfortable using Mr Scamander as a tool, and now turning his mind on his grandson?"

"Hehehe...the weather is good today." Dumbledore smiled, and changed the subject stiffly.

Dracula looked back at the foggy weather outside the window, curled his lips speechlessly.

"Are you doing it for Potter again?" He crossed his arms, leaned against the bookcase behind him, and gave Dumbledore a sidelong glance, "The trio of the Saviors now has the responsibility for courage, wisdom, and humor. Is there anything else missing?"

"Ahem...Professor Dracula, Mr. Wesley may not be very happy when you say that." Dumbledore coughed twice, "I didn't mean to make a combination. Well, but Harry Really lacking a friend who is good at dealing with magical animals."

Dracula was silent for a moment, then sighed softly.

"So... your own plan hasn't been completely abandoned?" He asked softly, "What you said to Newt's grandson is not a joke, is it? You use yourself as a pawn just to destroy a Voldemort ,Why bother?"

"Always have a backup plan." Dumbledore smiled mildly, "I believe in your ability, Professor Dracula, but I want to make this matter a little safer."

He smiled gently, looking at Dracula's wine red eyes.

There was one more sentence he didn't say:

'I trust your skills, Professor Dracula, but I can't quite trust your temperament. '

What if in the middle of the plan, Dracula left on his own because he felt bored like this time?What if something unexpected happened to the plan, and Dracula was attracted by other interesting things and didn't want to return to the scene?

Dracula could care less about anything Voldemort did, but Dumbledore couldn't care less.

It has been a long time since he was pushed to be the pillar of the magic world, and he must be responsible for the magic world no matter what!

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The semester with only a few days left is coming to an end soon, and next is the long-awaited Christmas holiday for little wizards.

Most of the students chose to go home for Christmas, and the castle seemed to be quiet all of a sudden, as thick and quiet as the snow on the ground.

Dracula leaned against the window, watching the little wizards laughing and playing on the snow below.

During the Christmas holiday when there was no one in the castle, the little wizard who stayed at school seemed to have let himself go, playing snowball fights, playing fireworks, and practicing duels in private...

Dracula easily saw a group of little red-haired wizards on a piece of white ground. At first glance, they were children from Wesley's family, and Harry Potter and Hermione Granger were also mixed in.

The twins Fred and George visited the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor's office a few days ago. They told Dracula that their parents visited their second brother Charlie in Romania last year, and they will visit their elder brother in Egypt this year. bill.

There are so many brothers and sisters. This is the trouble. If you want to visit a few children, you have to go in batches...

The reason why the Wesley twins told Dracula about this was actually to ask him if there was anything he needed to be brought to Egypt by the Wesleys and his wife.

Last Christmas break, Dracula had the Toves come and his wife to help bring a crystal ball with a message to the vampire clan to Brown Castle.

It was also because of this favor that Dracula exchanged the modified old Ford for a brand new luxury car.

Obviously, Fred and George had already had a deep impression of Dracula's wealth and wealth, and this time they asked if they needed to bring something with them also because they wanted to get rid of it.

But this year Dracula really didn't have anything to bring along, and he didn't know much about the area in Egypt, so he just kicked the twins who fell into the money trap out of the office...

"Winter Dongdong."

Suddenly there was a knock on the office door.

Dracula snapped his fingers lightly, the door opened automatically, and a handsome young man with black hair walked in, with a bandage wrapped around his arm.

"Is the injury almost healed?" Dracula looked back at him and asked casually.

"Yes, normal work is no longer a problem." Riddle nodded, his face seemed a little embarrassed, "I failed your trust, Professor Dracula, I was careless a while ago and was attacked by a little wizard. "

"Are you sure you were really just injured by a sneak attack by the little wizard, and not for other reasons?" Dracula chuckled lightly.

Riddle was silent for a moment.

"Indeed, I should still be affected by my main soul's curse on the position of Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts." He sighed, "When that little wizard in Scamander attacked me, it seemed like all luck It's like they've all left me..."

"When the bushes where Scamander hides are searched until the last one is his hiding place; the stun spell cast on him falls right on the croucher he carries with him; the spell cast at hand is spot on hit the unicorn horn..."

"Everything that happened at that time was too evil!" Riddle gritted his teeth.

"So this kind of curse actually wiped out the luck of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor?" Dracula said with great interest, "It gives people a debuff-type state that everything goes wrong, increasing the chance of accidents in normal times. Possibility, right?"

"It should be like this." Riddle nodded lightly.

"What a creative curse." Dracula admired, and then felt a little regretful, "Is this the best student at Hogwarts this century? How did you make yourself look like you are now without style... ..."

Riddle stood beside him without speaking, with a slightly embarrassed expression.

He and Voldemort have the same memory before the age of 16, and of course they can roughly understand that Voldemort abandoned the image and the integrity of the soul and chose the choice of strength and immortality.

But Dracula, the immortal species, is extremely disdainful of this choice!

"Tell me, why are you going to the Forbidden Forest?"

Dracula lost interest in hearing about Voldemort, walked away from the window, and sat back in the chair behind his desk.

He put his long straight legs on the desk and looked back at Riddle.

"I remember I told Principal Dumbledore about this. I need some magical animals as teaching materials for Defense Against the Dark Arts." Riddle came back to his senses and said, "When the semester started, didn't you just Have you ever taught a class with a captured magical animal?"

"There's no need to make up nonsense in front of me, right?" Dracula raised his eyebrows, staring straight into Riddle's eyes, "When did the teaching material need to use dozens of magical animals?"

"Mr. Scamander Jr. said he remembers very clearly that some kinds of magical animals were stunned several times at the same time. This is not the situation that needs to be faced when capturing teaching material! A magical animal can collect one or two. Is it not enough?"

"Or, are there other secrets in the Forbidden Forest?"

Dracula raised the corners of his mouth and looked at Riddle's slightly changed face with a smirk.

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