HP: I just wanted to drop out of school, but I saved the world

But when Jian Yu went downstairs again, he found that Dumbledore had gone to rest.

Only Slughorn sat there on the sofa, staring at the flickering candlelight on the wall.

But Jian Yu's attention was attracted by his wine cabinet. She walked over to it and admired the collection inside.

She found that although there was a wide variety of wines inside, oak-aged mead accounted for the majority, and the bottom shelf was labeled white wine, but its shelf was empty, obviously its owner had not had time to find the wine to fill it;

Next to the wine cabinet was the Chocolate Frog card collection, which she knew many students were collecting and never finished - apparently Slughorn hadn't done it either, and had even posted a few missing card characters on the side.

"Your collection looks magnificent," she exclaimed sincerely.

Slughorn was brought back to his senses by her voice, and his interest returned slightly at the mention of collecting.

"Oh... indeed, indeed, I have always been proud of them."

"These Chocolate Frog cards, don't look at them as they are missing quite a few. For me, getting them is just a matter of words - but it is more meaningful to open them yourself."

“These fine wines are what I have collected over the years. Unfortunately, they are just a little short of filling up the collection cabinet. Maybe I need to buy better wines.”

Jian Yu nodded to show his understanding:

"Yes, for collectors, there will always be a place in the cabinet for rarer and more valuable items."

Slughorn was stunned at this.

Jian Yu's words undoubtedly hit him directly in the heart.

He was born into an ancient wizard family. He practiced elitism for almost all of his life and was deeply attracted to celebrities with outstanding talents or rich backgrounds.

So he founded the Slughorn Club, which was more like satisfying his hobby of celebrity collecting than a club - how fascinating it was for him to bring together so many talented wizards!

As a Slytherin in interpersonal communication, he is particularly clear about what is a hint and what is a riddle, especially when he meets another Slytherin. The social interaction between the two sides is often full of back and forth, which makes him think about the underlying meaning.

The Jian Yu in front of him, the little wizard from Slytherin, who had won the Special Contribution Award to the school for two consecutive years—

She must be hinting at something with these collections!

His intuition told him that she had seen into his heart.

You know, ever since he stepped down from his teaching position, he has often missed the past.

The thought that the rising stars of the wizarding world were studying at Hogwarts and knew nothing about him sent a chill of sadness through his heart.

And Jian Yu's arrival this time undoubtedly made the regrets in his heart flow like a river.

Such a good seedling, a genius from Slytherin...

But she didn't become his disciple, didn't shine in the club, but was picked up by Snape...

During this visit, her words had already made her intention clear. The "collector" was referring to Slughorn himself, and "rarely more precious" were not referring to those outstanding young wizards in Hogwarts!

She was hinting at him to return to Hogwarts, re-establish the club, and recruit more talents!

There is no end to collecting, and he really wants to return to Hogwarts, take up his teaching position again, and recruit all these talented young wizards into his club to fill his talent collection cabinet.

"Child, you understand me, you understand me..." He looked very excited and almost stood up.

But he immediately fell down because he thought about the big mistake he had made...

—revealed the secret of the Horcruxes to Tom Riddle.

He had decided that he would never tell anyone about this terrible mistake.

He did not want to give the memory of his discussion of Horcruxes with Voldemort to anyone. After all, this was the biggest stain and mistake in his life. It was a taboo, a sin, the Waterloo of his life, and the consequence of not knowing people well.

So in 1981, when Dumbledore asked him about his secret with Voldemort, he said nothing, resigned at lightning speed, and put down the burden of teaching to get rid of the guilt and fear that had plagued him for many years.

But today, his hidden fears were confirmed to be true by Dumbledore.

Voldemort did not die, but created a Horcrux, and survived in the world in a fragmented form...

Once he makes a comeback, I'm afraid he will soon be hunted down by Voldemort's men to prevent him from revealing the secret!

Maybe he should run away from here! Cut off all contact with everyone and go to a safe place where he won't be found!

He was thinking very quickly, and suddenly an idea came to him.

Why did Dumbledore bring Jane Jade to visit him?

It must be because she has a secret!

Could it be that Jian Yu’s special contribution award is related to Tom Riddle’s diary mentioned by Dumbledore?

He must confirm this information, which is crucial to his decision!

"You know... have you seen... that person?" He gently raised a finger and looked at Jian Yu hopefully with his round eyes.

Jian Yu looked in the direction of his finger in confusion and found that he was heading towards the collection of Chocolate Frog cards.

She knew he was missing a few of them, so she looked at the list of missing cards.

She found that the first line was the name of Salazar Slytherin, with heavy exclamation marks. It was obvious that Slughorn was annoyed that he was born in Slytherin but could not get the card of the founder of the house.

"I know. I have seen him, but not in human form," she replied.

After all, I have seen his statue in the secret room, so it can be considered as having seen it before.

"Huh!" Slughorn uttered that peculiar exclamation again.

He knew it, he knew she must know it!

"So... where did you meet him, the secret room?"

I didn’t expect that even the retired professor knew about her incident in the secret room.

Jian Yu was a little surprised, but when she thought of Slughorn's versatile personality and extensive network of contacts, it was not surprising.

"That's where I met him, of course."

"Huh!" Slughorn made this sound for who knows how many times. He pressed his chubby hand against his chest.

"Is there a snake with him?"

That basilisk?

Jian Yu couldn't help but admire his well-informedness.

"Indeed, he keeps his pet snake there."

Now Slughorn has completely confirmed his guess!

The fact that she was able to escape unscathed from Voldemort shows that her strength should not be underestimated!

Besides, Dumbledore was standing behind her to endorse her!

This might well be an opportunity. If he could train her and help her... maybe while adding one more person to his talent collection cabinet, he could also atone for his mistakes... If she could destroy those Horcruxes with Dumbledore, then he could also be freed from that guilt.

He was in a dilemma whether to pack up and run away or to teach at Hogwarts.

Jian Yu didn't react until he saw that he didn't say anything for a long time.

It turns out that the retired professor wanted to get those Chocolate Frog cards that he hadn't collected yet from her!

But she did once draw a Slytherin card, which could fulfill the retired professor's little wish.

"Excuse me," she asked Slughorn, pointing at the cards, "how many cards are you missing? Who are they?"

How many are missing?

Slughorn stared at the cards.

She was hinting at him to tell her how many Horcruxes Voldemort had! What were those Horcruxes!

She saved his face by not asking him about that memory like Dumbledore did...

Instead, she hinted to him in this euphemistic way...

How considerate!

"I need to think about it." His voice trembled. "Tomorrow, let's talk about it tomorrow."