Chapter 994 Calm Snape

"What did you say?"

In the courtyard of the Longbottom family, Fred and Cedric were stunned, looking at Kyle and Connor in disbelief.

And not only them, but also Headmaster McGonagall and Professor Sassia around them had similar expressions.

They could not imagine that they would hear such surprising news just for attending a Christmas dinner.

Kyle proposed to Connor.--

Well, it was not too surprising.

Now in Hogwarts, except for a certain emotionless ghost professor, basically everyone knows the relationship between the two, and even Hagrid knows that they will definitely get married in the future.

But no one expected Kyle to be so---well, brave?

Or decisive.

When the professors chatted, they always mentioned the outstanding students in the school.

Among them, Kyle and Harry appeared the most.

And when mentioning Kyle, we must not avoid the small group of six people including him, just like when mentioning Harry, we cannot avoid Hermione and Ron.

In that small group, Kyle and Connor, Cedric and Cho are two recognized couples.

So the professors often discuss who will get married first.

Most people, including McGonagall, think it is Cedric.

In addition to Cedric being older than Kyle, Kyle is also a genius wizard.

Magic is ever-changing. The more you know, the more you will be addicted to it. When you devote more energy to magic, you will naturally ignore your personal feelings intentionally or unintentionally.

They have seen too many young wizards like this, including some professors themselves.

Of course, this is not absolute.

For example, James Potter and Lily Evans got married not long after graduation.

But strictly speaking, they are not the most dazzling genius wizards—at least they can't defeat Voldemort.

But Kyle can, and he did.

So the magic he can see is broader than James.

And Connor, the youngest member of the Extraordinary Apothecary Association, broke the association's nearly 200-year record.

But they did not immerse themselves in the understanding of their respective professions, and still maintained the most primitive personal emotions.

Why, is magic not attractive enough? Or is it that the taste of the potion cannot make people addicted.

But it was at this time that Minerva McGonagall suddenly understood what Dumbledore had said.

At that time, Kyle had just graduated, and Dumbledore, contrary to his usual behavior, was even willing to take the initiative to serve as a school director and spend a lot of Galleons to open an alchemy class, just to keep Kyle in Hogwarts.

At that time, McGonagall subconsciously thought of Voldemort, that is, Tom Riddle in his youth.

The same genius student, but Dumbledore's attitude was very different-

One rejected him many times for job applications, and the other paid money to keep him in school.

She also asked Dumbledore, but only got an ambiguous answer.

At that time, Dumbledore only said that Kyle and Voldemort were fundamentally different, and it was difficult for him to be attracted by the vortex of power.

At that time, McGonagall didn't quite understand, but now she suddenly understood.

Being able to retain "normal human emotions" is probably the main difference.

When McGonagall came to her senses, Kyle and Connor were surrounded.

The witches, led by Qiu, Mrs. Weasley and Tonks, surrounded Connor, asking various questions excitedly and curiously.

Cedric and Fred grabbed Kyle's collar, with fierce faces, and seemed to be asking him something-"

"Sorry to bother you." She asked, "But I have to ask, do your parents know about this?"

"Chris, Diana, and---Severus." When she said the last name, she suddenly paused.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but she seemed to hear Professor Snape's angry roar in her ears.

The originally lively atmosphere suddenly solidified at this moment.

"Okay, I understand."

Needless to say, the headmistress of Hogwarts, with her rich experience, immediately guessed the truth of the matter.

———. But it is understandable.

Because of this episode, some people were not in the mood to continue attending the ball.

Minerva McGonagall and Sassia returned to Hogwarts with Connor, while Kyle went to St. Catchpole Village with the Weasleys and Cedric.

"Too much, I wanted to do this too!" On the way back, Fred kept muttering something, and looked at Kyle with a resentful look from time to time.

In fact, he was also planning to propose to Angelina today, and even prepared special fireworks, which were placed under the table where he was sitting.

When the time comes, as long as the fireworks are lit, he can propose to Angelina.

Unexpectedly, Kyle got there first.

Those fireworks were even still there,

and what was even more uncomfortable was that he was too excited at the time and forgot about it.

Now that Angelina has gone back, if he wants to propose, he can only wait for the next opportunity-"

"It's all because of you-" Fred muttered again.

Kyle looked at him in confusion.

Although he didn't know what he was crazy about, his intuition told Kyle that it was best not to refute at this time, otherwise it would probably ignite a powder keg.

So Kyle wisely shut up,

At the same time in Hogwarts.

Just as Minerva McGonagall thought, another powder keg, Severus Snape, exploded as expected!

There was a roar of anger from the headmaster's office.

According to the gargoyle stone beast that was responsible for holding the key to the headmaster's office, it only felt a gust of wind blowing past it that day, and when it came to its senses, it found that it was almost beheaded by something.

In addition, it is said that on that night, the portraits of the entire Hogwarts saw a group of black shadows wandering in the corridors of the castle, like a homeless ghost.

At the same time, the black shadow was mumbling something in his mouth, and the meaningless buzzing sound spread throughout Hogwarts.

McGonagall was a little worried and thought about talking to Snape the next day.

At least she liked the young couple Kyle and Connor very much. Both of them were familiar with each other's thoughts, and no one was more suitable for each other than them.

In her opinion, Snape's behavior was too childish.

But what she didn't expect was that Snape actually returned to normal the next day.

He no longer had a dark face, no longer yelled, and no longer vented his emotions to the armored statue. He even showed up in the hall to have breakfast.

"Severus, you---" McGonagall opened her mouth hesitantly.

She wanted to tell Snape not to interfere too much in Connor's life, and not to do anything behind her back. This was not good.

It was not good for Connor, but also for himself.

After all, he was no longer Kyle's opponent. If he really went too far, even Connor's face would be useless.

"Minerva, I know what you are thinking." Snape finished the baked potato on the plate and wiped his mouth elegantly.

"To be honest, if Kyle hadn't proposed to Connor, I might have resigned by now."

"Resign?"

"Because I can't try to kill my former student as a Hogwarts professor." Snape's voice was very calm.

And he used the word "try", which showed that he was now very sober and had a clear cognition.

"Very good, he is much braver than me. "Snape suddenly laughed.

McGreg felt her whole body tense up, her hair stood up, she grabbed the wand under the table, pointed it at Snape and gently turned it in a circle, "Retreat quickly!"

A flash of light hit Snape and exploded violently.

Snape, who had his back to McGreg, didn't notice anything, he just felt a gust of wind blowing from behind.

Although he didn't understand why there was wind in the hall, Snape was not in the mood to think about these trivial matters at this time.

"No reaction--" McGreg frowned.

She just used the dispelling spell, if there was no reaction, it meant that Snape was not possessed by some special ghost, and it could also rule out that Kyle sneaked in in the middle of the night and used the soul-stealing spell on him. Curse.

It's no wonder she would think too much, mainly because Snape just now was too abnormal.

Snape, who had always disliked Kyle and racked his brains to fire him, actually praised Kyle just now.

This was a huge shock to McGonagall.

It felt like Snape dyed his hair pink one morning, which was a move that could only be made under the control of the Imperius Curse.

However, the dispelling spell did not work, it seemed that she was overthinking it. ——"

While she was still in a trance, Snape had already left the hall.

And this incident did not seem to cause much waves.

After a Christmas full of surprises, everything seemed to be back on track, as if nothing had happened.

Connor still followed Professor Sassia to learn potions.

It is said that Sassia is teaching her to brew a love potion.

It is not a love potion, but another one.

It is said that it can bless people who love each other, and the user's magic power and perception ability can be improved to varying degrees, and the effect is similar to the felicity potion.

The effect is very powerful, but the conditions are also strong.

This potion is more complicated than the Felicis. The brewing process requires at least a board, and one party must brew it personally, and during this process, the feelings cannot change.

Or it should be said that it can only be deeper, not less————

More importantly, if the two parties are not in love, then this blessing will become a curse.

The conditions are too harsh, so this potion disappeared hundreds of years ago.

The reason why Sassia knew about it is also thanks to the rich potion reserves of St. Mungo.

After learning that Kyle proposed to Connor, she thought of this at the first time.

Improving magic power and perception, a very cliché effect, sounds like taking Galleons as a gift, far less lucky and mysterious than the Felicis.

But this is also the most popular effect in the wizarding world.

At least Sassia has never heard of anything else that can increase the magic power of wizards.--

Oh, there is also an old wand.

But that kind of thing is simply a fairy tale, and most wizards have never seen it.

So during the Christmas holiday, she and Connor have been preparing for this potion.

Sassia went out several times, and later brought Snape with her, and finally found all the materials.

Kyle came and offered to help, but he was kicked out by Snape before he could finish his words.

Literally, kicked out.

He couldn't even fight back, after all, after the proposal was successful, there was a subtle change in their status relationship.

That was also the first time Kyle saw an expression on Snape's face - a somewhat disdainful expression.

All in all, it deserves a beating.

But apart from these, Snape didn't do anything else.

After that, everything seemed to be back on track.

Snape's Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Sacia's Potions class, and Kyle's Alchemy class are all going on as usual.

The only difference was that Kyle took the initiative to take over the first and second grade potions class in order to prevent Kangna from being rushed.

McGonagall organized a meeting for the professors.

Snape was the first to agree, almost without thinking, and the other professors didn't object either.

Although Kyle's potion level is much worse than his magic, that's because his magic is too strong.

Just look at Kyle's title in the Daily Prophet.

Before he graduated, the Daily Prophet and the Ministry of Magic always praised him as "the young Dumbledore." "The successor to the Headmaster of Hogwarts."

But now, after some memories from Snape's hearing were made public, Dumbledore has become "Old Kyle".

Although this nickname is mostly a joke, and also mixed with the little thoughts of a reporter, it is undeniable that most wizards are not too opposed to this nickname.

This also means that Kyle no longer needs to use the name 'Dumbledore' to emphasize his strength.

Any other talent pales in comparison to this kind of achievement.

What's more, there is a real potion genius beside him, so the contrast is even more obvious.

But no matter what, Kyle got perfect marks on the Potions exam for several years in a row when he was in school, and he had a card with all 0s.

N.E.W.T. Potions Certificate.

It's just a temporary teaching for first and second grade wizards, which is more than enough.

Then Kyle brewed a happy potion on the spot, and the matter was settled without any setbacks.

There was no scene like Snape making things difficult for Kyle.

At first, McGonagall thought whether it was Kyle and Snape acting. In fact, they had fought several times in private.

But she later realized that she seemed to be worrying too much.

After the Christmas holidays, Kyle had no interaction with Snape for a long time.

Especially after the Easter holidays, Snape suddenly became busy.

It was obvious that the exam was getting closer, but Snape did not spend more time preparing for the exam as before.

And he didn't care much about whether Slytherin could win the House Cup.

This time in previous years has always been a prime time for Snape to deduct points - after all, as long as the scores of the other three houses dropped, Slytherin would naturally improve.

But this year - according to McGonagall's observation, Snape almost ran to his office as soon as get out of class was over and did not go anywhere else to find excuses to deduct points.