Chapter 67: Yes
Severus could already foresee that the beginning of his path as a Potions professor would not be smooth, and those children from pure-blood families would not obey Severus's management.
The vast majority of them will be influenced by the "people around them" such as parents, older brothers and sisters, seniors, etc., when everyone around you says something bad about a person, you will not think about whether what others say is right, you will only feel that he is really bad, otherwise why does everyone say that?
If the person who is talking has been in contact with that person and knows him, then the person is basically not a good person, but what if the person who is talking has not been in contact with him? Just like hating a star, we often find that whether it is a favorite star or a hated star, the preferences in a small group that often plays together are basically the same, even if they are different at first, and after a period of time, they become the same.
This is actually what we are talking about, after getting along for a long time, there will be husband and wife, and it looks like a family, not a family that does not enter the door............
And children are undoubtedly more susceptible to influence, and the children of aristocratic families are often taken to various parties, and they often follow their parents, and this influence will be even deeper, just like Draco Malfoy, Draco, who has just entered Hogwarts, imitates Lucius almost everywhere, and talks to people without leaving his father.
So at present, almost the entire society is criticizing Severus, and at this time, almost no child will have a good impression of Severus, especially Severus's relatively cold personality.
Although because of Zhang Jin, the current image of Severus is not as gloomy as in the original book, and his hair is no longer greasy, and he is younger than the original book, but this change cannot be earth-shattering, it is too attention-grabbing, and neither Zhang Jin nor Severus intends to become a comic, he just wants to be a quiet and cold beautiful man.
Well, in the face of this almost predictable situation, Severus can only say that he has improvised and adapted, with Zhang Jin's experience for several years, there should be no problem, it is really good not to exercise force, Hogwarts does not prohibit corporal punishment of students, of course, it will definitely be ruined if it is too ruthless.
And although Severus in the original book targeted Gryffindor and Harry Potter in various ways, he never physically punished students.
However, now Severus feels that it is almost impossible not to do it, at least the senior students definitely have the courage to do it to Severus, and the best way to face such a bear child is to let him endure the beating of society, of course, if it doesn't, it will be worse for Slytherin.
Those sixteen or seventeen-year-old seniors are not good babies who have just entered school, most of them worship the Dark Lord, and their goal after graduation is to become Death Eaters, and even two seventh-year Slytherins have already entered Azkaban in the first two months, so what will happen when they face Severus, a traitor, needless to say?
Worse still, these Death Eater Reserves would drop out en masse, which would put Slytherin House at an absolute disadvantage at Hogwarts, especially when Gryffindor would inevitably make a big deal about the Savior's defeat of the Mysterious, and would be even more targeted at Slytherin. At the same time, dropping out of the upper grades would have a more serious psychological impact on the younger Slytherin students at the school.
And these Severus knew, and Lucius knew, that they were all smart people who didn't need to explain anything.
And the parents of those children are obviously also worried about the situation of their children, collective withdrawal is not a good option, if Voldemort is still around, they may praise a few words, and now that the Slytherins have been targeted, those children who have dropped out of school have almost only one way to become dark wizards, and now many dark wizards have entered Azkaban under the blow of the Ministry of Magic.
This is a situation that every mother does not want to see.
Fathers may be different, after all, there are always more men who are fanatical about not caring for their families, but there is a high probability that such a father has already entered Azkaban.
So Lucius quickly crossed the topic, looking like he was being asked to go through the motions, but Severus knew very well that they should have made a decision, otherwise they wouldn't have asked Severus for his promise.
"Speaking of which, you're not in a great situation, Severus, and it's said that the Ministry of Magic has stopped your Potions Master certification, and Slughorn has disappeared without a trace, what are you going to do?" Lucius looked at Severus and said, "Are you going to hide at Hogwarts?" ”
Speaking of which, Lucius and Severus should have been both betrayers of Voldemort, but since many Death Eaters chose the same method as Lucius to escape, they became allies again, and most of them were not very determined Death Eaters, and even many of them were coerced by Voldemort.
Severus, on the other hand, defected to Dumbledore after his betrayal, and even before Voldemort's downfall, which was a completely different situation from Lucius, and was therefore unanimously hostile to the former Death Eaters.
Coupled with the fact that Dumbledore has always been at odds with pure-blood nobles, this is not only a matter of concept, but also Dumbledore's leadership of the Order of the Phoenix against the Death Eaters, eleven years of black-and-white confrontation is enough to produce a lot of contradictions that are difficult to dissolve.
"I'm just myself," Severus said calmly, the truest thought after merging the two souls.
Severus was confident enough to survive Dumbledore and sure enough to defeat Voldemort, and whether the savior Harry or not did not affect the outcome.
And Severus also has enough confidence to stand at the top of the wizarding world, which is the confidence that comes from strength and thought.
When the wizarding world began to change, who would remember that Severus was a Death Eater, a traitor, or something villain?
"Lucius, I know what you mean, but I'm not in a position to come forward right now." Severus looked at Lucius and explained, "I need Dumbledore's trust, and I need some time to settle down, obviously, Hogwarts is a very good place for me, and the current situation is obviously easier to gain Dumbledore's trust. ”
"Dumbledore? That madman? Lucius was a little surprised, "Are you worried that he will deal with you?" ”
"No" Severus didn't explain much, there were some things he knew, and there was no need to tell Lucius everything.
"What are your plans?" Severus himself is ready to teach at Hogwarts, and will devote the next few years to great educational careers, and by the way, he will do teaching and research, but I don't know if Lucius will stay in the Ministry of Magic like in the original books.
"I'm going to stay in the Ministry of Magic, it's kind of interesting." Lucius said with a little arrogance.
Severus: "Are you interested in that position?" ”
Lucius dismissively: "No"
"I don't think you're uninterested in power," Severus scoffed, then added, "Most of the current Minister of Magic are puppets, and it's really not worth pursuing, but I suggest you go for it." ”
Severus continued: "Not everything can be solved with money and family history! ”
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