Slughorn seems to have a strong obsession with teaching and encompassing good wizards.

"Sirius was a very talented boy, he and your father were best friends in school, always inseparable, two of the best students of that class. He said, "The people of the Black family are all in our house, but I didn't expect him to go to Gryffindor, it's a pity, his brother Regulus is in our house, if only they were both with me." ”

Slughorn spoke in a tone like that of an ardent collector who had lost to his opponent at auction, and he was clearly caught up in memory, his eyes staring at the opposite wall, his body lazily turning in place so that his entire back was evenly heated.

"Of course, there were a lot of good seedlings in that class, and like I said before, your mother was the smartest student I ever taught, and she was a Muggle background. I couldn't believe it when I found out, I thought she was so good that she must be a purebred. ”

"Evan and Hermione were also Muggle-born. "The two of them were the best students in the grade. ”

"Well, yes, sometimes it happens, Muggle-born students outperform pure-breded students. Slughorn said, giving Evan and Hermione a quick look, "That's weird, isn't it?"

"Not surprising. Harry replied coldly.

"Terrible prejudice. Hermione whispered, with a hint of determination in her voice.

"Professor, you don't support the ridiculous theory of pure-blood supremacy, do you?" asked Aven.

Slughorn was the last head of Slytherin House, teaching Voldemort and most of the Death Eaters.

Perhaps, like them, he is a pure-blood admirer.

Paranoid, old-fashioned, stubborn, and believes that pure-blood wizards should be above everyone else.

"What?"

"I don't think it's about whether a student can learn magic well or not because of his birth, but about whether he or she works hard. "Maybe in ancient times, pure-blood wizards would inherit the power of the bloodline and monopolize magical knowledge, which is stronger than Muggle-born wizards, but now that this power is exhausted, and the knowledge is all shared, look at those pure-blood wizard families, what is left besides the heavy baggage? ”

The reaction of Aven, Harry, and Hermione surprised Slughorn a little.

"Oh my God, don't think I'm biased!" he said, "No, no, no! I'm not a pure-blooded supporter. ”

"Your attitude makes me doubt it. Evan said, glancing back down the hallway, "Maybe we should leave." ”

"Wait, don't go yet, it's a misunderstanding, I don't have any prejudice against Muggle-born wizards, and Arbus can prove it for me. "By the way, Harry, didn't I just say that your mother was one of my favorite students in my life?" and Dirk Chryswell, who is one level below her, is now the head of the Elven Liaison Office, and he is also a Muggle origin, a highly qualified student, and I have a good relationship, and he still regularly reveals valuable inside information about Gringotts to me. I've heard from him that you have met in Egypt. ”

Without waiting for Evan to answer, he jumped up with a smug smile on his face.

Slughorn waved his hand and pointed to the many shiny frames on the cabinet, each with a moving little figure.

"Look at this, these are all my former students, they're all autographed photos, and I take them with me wherever I go. You'll see Barnabas Guffey, editor of the Daily Prophet, oh, now the editor-in-chief of Hogwarts Wizardry and Wizardry, who is always interested in hearing my opinion on the situation. And Ambrosius Froome of Duke Bee's Candy Shop, who gives me a gift basket every year for my birthday, because I introduced him to Cicelon Harkis and got him his first job......!

Speaking of which, he seemed to be in a state of great emotion, and wanted to introduce everyone in the photo to them.

Looking at these powerful or well-known wizards, listening to Slughorn describe their relationship with him, one can clearly feel the influence of this old wizard, who is like a spider, weaving an invisible web.

And, Slughorn seems happy to show off these relationships.

"Are these all your students?" asked Hermione.

"Yes, they are all my best students. Of course, there are many more people, and I've taught more than that, but this wall is so small that I had to put away their pictures, and you should really look at the gifts they gave me on my birthday last year, and there were enough to fill the room. ”

"Sounds good. Evan said, however, that he did not doubt that Slughorn had such influence.

He is also the oldest professor, and unlike Dumbledore, he deliberately befriended his students.

Well, excellent students, and invite them to join the club he organized.

"Do these people know where to find you, can they give you something?" Harry asked, wondering how the Death Eaters could not track Slughorn when a gift basket full of candy, a Quidditch ticket, and those who consulted him for his opinion and advice could find him.

Harry's question made the smile on Slughorn's face suddenly disappear, just like the blood stains on the wall just now.

"Of course not," he said, looking down, his excitement low, "I haven't been in touch with anyone for a year. ”

For a moment, he looked a little uneasy, and then shrugged his shoulders.

"But...... These days, cautious wizards try not to show their heads. Dumbledore had a point, and I knew what he was doing with the three of you tonight, but coming to Hogwarts at this time would be a public declaration that I was a supporter of the Order of the Phoenix! ”

"You don't have to be a member of the Order of the Phoenix to teach at Hogwarts. Harry said, with a hint of mockery in his tone, "Most of the teachers in the school were not members of the Order of the Phoenix, and none of them were killed. ”

"That's right, Hogwarts is not the Order of the Phoenix. Hermione added.

"Unless, of course, you count Quirrell, but he deserves it, because he's working for Voldemort. ”

"On the contrary, Hogwarts is now the safest place in the world, and if you read the newspaper every day, you will know that Voldemort's return has made a lot of noise, and there have been frequent attacks all over the world for the past few months, and people are dying every day. "Voldemort was behind this, don't you want to know why?"