At six o'clock in the afternoon, the low, deep castle bell rang punctually, and quickly spread to all corners of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

At the end of the last class of each afternoon, the students left the classroom in a relieved mood and walked in groups towards the Great Hall on the first floor of the castle, waiting for a sumptuous dinner.

There is no doubt that the cold Potions underground classroom has never been a nostalgic place.

As Professor Snape finished his homework and announced the end of class, in less than three minutes, the classroom instantly became empty, leaving only Elena and Snape.

"Today's class was much easier than yesterday...... It would be nice if it was like this every day. ”

Elena straightened up, stretched hard, and sighed.

Compared to yesterday's scramble against the third-year "Pippy Shrimp", the fifth-year students had clearly mastered the way to survive in the Potions class, and there was little use for Elena's healing magic, except for one or two Ravenclaw wizards who accidentally cut their fingers because they were distracted.

"Hmph, if they're all in the fifth grade and they're still the same as the junior students, then this year's . LS doesn't have to go, instead of being embarrassed in front of the officials of the Ministry of Magic, it is better to repeat all the grades and restudy. ”

Snape snorted without looking back, whispering in his usual cold, mocking tone, waving his wand to clean the potion stains from the table.

Although the task of cleaning classrooms could theoretically be left to house-elves, most professors, including Snape, insisted that they were in charge of their classrooms.

"yes, I almost forgot, the fifth grade is a fresh graduate. Speaking of which, they are indeed under a lot of pressure this year. ”

Elena nodded as she continued to sort through the somewhat messy potions material storage cabinet.

Fifth year at Hogwarts was a fairly obvious watershed, and if you look at it in the non-magical world, it's actually a bit similar to the nine years of compulsory education that Elena received in her previous life.

At the end of the year, every student will face an assessment from the Ministry of Magic's Wizarding Examination Authority, the Ordinary Wizarding Level Results, or .ls for short.

According to Professor McGonagall, if you want to find a decent job in the wizarding world in the future, the smartest thing to do is to be in the fifth grade if possible. Ls was tested with an excellent (O).

Because in a way, this is the only kind of academic credential in the wizarding world. It will show all aspects of a wizard's learning during their time at school - in addition to the seven compulsory courses of Potions, Herbology, Charms, Transfiguration, History of Magic, Defence Against the Dark Arts, and Astronomy, there are five electives. (Note, click to expand)

And after the seventh grade??. Examinations, in fact, are closer to the existence of a professional title certificate and a professional certificate.

This exam has a huge impact on future jobs, and in order to pass the exam, fifth-year students must spend the year in a nightmare - knowing that in today's wizarding world, where jobs are increasingly scarce, even those who apply for the Ministry of Magic Operator and Front Desk Attendant need more than 6 good (E).

"When I feel pressured, it's because I don't work hard enough. If they can waste their usual time on small talk, Quidditch, and falling in love...... Half of the energy spent on these things can be at least twice as good as the current performance. ”

As he spoke, Snape, who had already reorganized the Potions classroom, turned around and walked to the lectern, pulled out a few bottles of potions made by the students in this class, and asked casually as he looked at them.

"Speaking of which, Elena...... In the past few days, I seem to have heard some rumors about me in school, and it is said that there are still some rumors. Have you ever heard anyone talk about this recently?"

"Huh?!"

⊙▽?? ⊙!!!

Elena, who was squatting in front of the storage cabinet with her back to Snape, was stiff, the little hair on her head suddenly shook, her heart seemed to stop for a second, and her brain began to work quickly, trying to reply calmly.

"Well, no...... You know, I just went back to school yesterday and these things aren't very clear. ”

"That's right, you were with Mr. Otto last week. ”

Snape nodded disapprehantly, put the potion bottle back on the wooden shelf, replaced it and checked it again, narrowed his eyes to reveal a hint of coldness, and whispered softly half-to himself.

"And as far as I know, it's still well made, it looks like it should be the child of some old classmate......

These days, Snape could clearly feel that many of the young wizards in the school, even the ghosts in the castle, and even some professors looked at him with some subtle changes.

The most obvious thing is that the number of students who greet him has begun to increase when he passes by lately—before that, most of the students in the other three houses were like wooden men in front of him, except for the Slytherin students.

And of course, under the trend of curiosity, Snape naturally paid little attention to the gossip stories that had been circulating on campus recently, and even did not hesitate to use the majesty and privilege of the professor......

Although he hadn't heard the full version, he could vaguely hear some of the most widely circulated fragments:

For example, he was bullied by Gryffindor's bad students when he was in school, so he was especially targeted at Gryffindor;

In fact, he was an unsung hero who resisted the Dark Lord ten years ago, so he was exceptionally appointed as the youngest Head of Hogwarts;

Even Madam Pomfrey knocked on the side of the table to ask if he had any evil spell on his face, so that his expression was stiff;

And the most outrageous, and the most infuriating to Snape, are the various versions circulating among the girls, but without exception they all end in tragedy, about his various lingering and poignant love stories......

"Elena, I know you're a good fan among students. ”

Snape slowly lowered the reagent bottle in his hand and spoke softly in a slow and methodical voice, as if squeezed out of his teeth, but with a hint of awkward friendliness.

"I know you're a good boy with ideals, and you don't pay too much attention to these frivolous rumors. But, so if you can, help me keep an eye on who exactly these rumors are coming from. ”

"Uh, uh, but ......"

Elena swallowed a little nervously, and the tension in her heart subsided slightly.

There was no doubt that, judging from the current conversation, Professor Snape should have just made a casual mention of it, and did not fix the target of his suspicion on her, but made some regular mistakes.

This is not difficult to understand, after all, she is only a freshman who has just entered the non-magical world, and those specious old stories cannot be passed out of her mouth.

"If I remember correctly, you should have a Slytherin uniform by now, right?"

The corners of Snape's mouth twitched, and he tried to ask in his gentlest voice, only to find that the effect of not being accustomed to this tone for a long time was more like a threat.

"Yes, yes, Professor. Elena was on her toes, not knowing what Snape meant.

"Keep it. And, from now on, you'll have your own bed in the girls' dormitory in the common room of Slytherin House, just like Gryffindor House does—well, the basic perk of being a teaching assistant in Potions, that's the only right I have. ”

Snape glanced at the little silver-haired witch in front of him, who had been busy for a whole class, and almost finished sorting out the potions materials, the Potions professor's eyes softened slightly, shrugged his shoulders, and said in a kind voice as much as possible.

"At the same time, if you have any questions about potions, or want to brew potions, or need some rare potion materials, you can come to my office to find me...... I've heard Mr. Apokalis say that you seem to have many interesting ideas in Potions. ”

I have to say that with the help of this little guy, the Potions class experience is indeed quite good.

If there were a dashboard to show that, Elena might be able to see that Snape's favorability was silently +1, +1, +2, +1, +1, +3 for the entire class......

Of course, Snape would never admit that part of the reason was that the noon meal of soup shabu-shabu was really good, and what he remembered more than the delicious taste of the shabu-shabu was the strangely relaxed atmosphere.

Ever since the lovely, beautiful, kind, and gentle Lily and the arrogant, nasty, rich, powerful, arrogant, arrogant, and stupid James Potter had gotten closer and closer, more than ten years had passed, and Snape had not experienced such a small scale of pleasure in a meal for a long time.

The only fly in the ointment was that Elena's dipping sauce was a little too spicy.

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Mutter!

Today's first chapter is a 3,000-word chapter...... Can it be counted as chapter 1.5?

Are you all devils?!Definitely all devil fat**, yesterday's leave note can be brushed up to 500 chapters......

So the amount of arrears now is 3+2=5, five chapters?!?!?!

Woo woo, the pit I dug myself, I had to jump down with tears, and continued to code the word ~~~ Gray Ash ~

Ask for the chapter to say, ask for the chapter to say, the chapter says that the rules of the five hundred plus more continue to open!!

PS : You definitely forgot to give the lovely Elena refills again, hum! Remember, it's Elena Kaslana, not Derpy!!You half-hearted fat chicken paws, see it clearly and click again!!Hmph!

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