Halloween's past represents the beginning of Quidditch games within schools.
As the friction between the two houses gradually escalated, Slytherin and Gryffindor reduced the direct armed conflicts and unanimously shifted the main battlefield to the upcoming game.
Noah didn't have time to pay attention to this when he wasn't participating in the game, because most of his time was suddenly taken up by Professor Snape.
When he was called into the office again to help process some materials, Noah couldn't help but wonder if he had offended the professor again.
It shouldn't be. He has been keeping to himself recently and even stopped going out at night. He hasn't blatantly violated school rules or done anything outstanding. So why is he still caught here by this professor?
Keya once again poked his head out from under his wide sleeves, spitting out snake letters and staring at Professor Snape.
Noah quickly grabbed its head and stuffed it back, and continued to process the medicinal materials in his hand.
Oh, by the way, another anomaly is that Keya always said that Professor Snape had a strange smell, like rottenness but also a bit strangely bitter.
However, this professor was always accompanied by the scent of various potions. The smell was simply a kind of painful devastation to Keya. It was only because of these two scents that he noticed it recently.
After soothing Keya and casting a small scent-isolating spell on it, Noah glanced vaguely at Professor Snape who was sitting on the chair grading homework, and his eyes lingered on his legs for a moment.
Professor Snape was always very keen on sight, and his unkind gaze immediately glanced over. Noah looked away for a second and tried to pretend that he had not deserted, but Professor Snape was too familiar with him and would not be ignored by him. "Is there any problem, Mr. Lannister?"
Generally speaking, when someone calls someone by his surname and honorific, it means that the professor's expression is quite bad.
"It's nothing, professor." Noah is also experienced in many battles and has become immune to the professor's cold threats to a certain extent.
Professor Snape glanced at the materials on his hand and looked away with a cold snort: "I heard that you are very close to Professor Quirrell. And you also got the approval slip for the restricted book area from him?"
Noaton felt bad, which was good. Professor Snape was suspicious of Professor Quirrell. Naturally, he couldn't hide the fact that he had been close to this professor before.
In this case, Noah can only choose the default.
His silence made Professor Snape narrow his eyes: "How many books in the restricted area have you read?"
"I have read 34 books, Professor." Noah honestly reported his progress.
"Where's the dark magic?" Only Slytherin would ask so bluntly about the progress of learning dark magic.
As for the study of black magic, Noah didn't mean to hide it, and he didn't need to hide it: "I only read some basics, but the progress is not ideal."
Professor Snape put down the parchment in his hand and looked at Noah inquiringly: "Come here."
Noah calmly put down what he was doing, cast a cleaning spell on himself, and sat obediently on the chair on the other side of the desk.
Professor Snape looked at him carefully. Recently, his attention had been focused on other aspects, and he paid significantly less attention to Noah. This was also the first time this semester that he really observed the changes in his proud student, and he was somewhat surprised to find that Noah seemed to be a little stronger than last year.
It's not that he can see with the naked eye that Noah's magic power has become stronger, but that Noah's aura, temperament, demeanor, and appearance have all changed. When combined, it gives people a sense of calm and powerful power.
Fortunately, he hasn't felt the cold aura in Noah that people who are addicted to black magic have.
"Let's talk about it." Professor Snape put on the posture of having a long conversation.
Noah thought for a while: "Professor, are you worried that black magic will have a negative impact on me?"
Professor Snape snorted coldly and expressed dissatisfaction with his knowing behavior: "I thought that our famous Slytherin genius had forgotten everything and thought he could control dark magic. I didn't expect that he still has a little sense."
Noah was accustomed to the professor's cynicism and was able to accurately extract the key points: "Professor, I'm just curious."
"Curious? Oh, that's an answer that pleases the professor. Why, those ordinary magics can't satisfy your curiosity anymore, can they?"
Noah seriously suspected that the professor was venting his anger at this moment. Anyway, Noah didn't think that his learning of black magic would make the professor so angry, so he was definitely venting his anger.
But as a student, he could only shut up and listen to the lecture. It wasn't until Professor Snape finished spraying the poison that he asked about his study progress again.
This time, Noah stopped beating around the bush and simply picked out his previous self-research report on black magic: "I found that the key point of black magic lies in emotions, which seems to be opposite to other powerful spells."
In order not to be discovered that he had already studied in depth, Noah did not go into too much detail, but only made some general remarks.
Professor Snape listened in silence, rarely showing full patience. Even after Noah finished speaking, he did not spray poison immediately, but lowered his eyes as if he was thinking about something.
For a long time, he raised his eyes and looked at Noah: "You are better than I thought."
Many wizards know how scary black wizards are, and they also know that it is because of learning black magic. However, many people have reversed cause and effect. They think that only people with dark personalities will study black magic in depth, but in fact it is because they study too deeply. Black magic can cause people to become sinister and extreme, which even the dark wizards themselves sometimes don't realize.
And those who realize this are often people with extremely strong willpower, and if such people really master black magic, they will definitely be dark wizards who can truly control the power of black magic.
It was also at this time that Snape finally determined that Noah was a completely different person from Voldemort.
Voldemort learned black magic for powerful power, including his attempts to control the magical world in order to gain sufficient status and power. Therefore, even if he is a strong-willed person, he will still be affected by the power of black magic. The violent and extreme route led to the creation of Horcruxes for immortality and strength.
But the difference with Noah is that what he pursues is not simply powerful power, but [magic] itself.
This is a good thing but also a bad thing, because it means that Noah will not be bewitched by powerful black magic, but he will not give up his research on black magic because of this.
Professor Snape's brows knitted together. After a while, he slowly said, "Starting from tomorrow, you will come to my office at night. Bring the books you borrowed."
What happened to Slytherin studying dark magic? At worst, just keep your eyes peeled to avoid taking detours.
