"That's great, Professor Snape, you know I'm from the world's greatest school of magic, Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Oh, sorry, I shouldn't be here to say that Ilvermorny is the greatest school of magic. But the facts..."

"Enough! Professor Graves! ”

Snape interrupted Rick, the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor who had the audacity to say in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry cafeteria that the greatest school of witchcraft and wizardry in the world was Ilvermorny!

Ilvermorny?

It's ridiculous!

Snape was tempted to say to Rick that when we founded Hogwarts, your founder was not yet born. Your founders were students from Hogwarts.

However, as a gentleman in England, Snape still calmed down and did not reprimand Rick in person, and after calming down a little, he spoke.

"Please just say what you want to know, I have a Potions class in the evening, so I don't have that much time..."

"Well, Professor Snape, why isn't there a dueling class at Hogwarts School, or a dueling club? As far as I know, almost all magic schools have dueling clubs, and even magic institutes in the Far East have dueling classes. ”

With a charcoal-grilled pork sausage, an apple pie, a cheesesteak, and a glass of Flower Elf's cider, Rick finally set all the dinner he wanted for the day in front of him, and then turned his gaze back to Snape.

'Why does he look a little angry?' Doesn't he like to be asked questions? Or is there some urgency? Professor Snape isn't a very good person to get along with. Shall I give him a Pandora to improve our relationship? ’

Rick was completely unaware that his act of seeking food while asking for questions was defined in Snape's mind as vulgar and rude.

If he had known that it was a matter of etiquette that upset Snape, Rick might have screamed that he had been wronged.

He's just used to this way of communicating while eating. This is how he and his friends talk about everything related to the company at the dinner table.

"This problem? It is a problem left over from history. About a decade ago, there was a dueling club at Hogwarts, and almost all students liked to attend the dueling club every Sunday, and they enjoyed standing in the dueling arena to have a friendly exchange with their opponents, watching from the sidelines, or cheering on their friends. ”

Saying this, Snape's eyes were a little dazed, he seemed to be caught in old memories, and his right hand involuntarily touched the ring on his left hand.

"It's a pity that the professor of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, who was in charge of the dueling club at the time, was unfortunately killed in a battle. Coupled with the turmoil in the wizarding world of England at the time, Headmaster Dumbledore was unable to find a new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts School.

For about half a year, there were no new professors, and the students' Defence Against the Dark Arts class was almost suspended, but luckily Headmaster Dumbledore gathered all the professors together and entrusted them with substitute teaching. That's what allowed the students to attend classes that year.

At that time, Hogwarts was too short of professors, and each professor basically wore many hats.

So Headmaster Dumbledore decided to stop running the dueling club to ease the pressure on the professors.

The next year came a new professor, a timid old witch who was a staff member of the Ministry of Magic. In her class, students are not allowed to use wands.

She even rejected Dumbledore's offer to restart the Dueling Club.

A year later, she contracted dragon pox and resigned from her position as a professor in Defence Against the Dark Arts......

Every year after that, the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor never thought of reopening the dueling club. As for the reason, you should feel it more or less. ”

'How do I feel? I didn't feel anything other than the Dark Arts Professor's class time! ’

Rick never thought that Professor Snape was actually a riddler, and he wanted to say it, but I didn't understand. But Rick's sixth sense told him that Professor Snape wouldn't explain much to him.

So he asked another question.

"So, Professor Snape, if I reopen the Dueling Club. Can you be one of the professors-in-residence? I know you have a lot of Potions classes every week, so I don't need you to be there every time, just once or twice a month in the Dueling Club.

You know, I'm only twenty-three years old now, and in your eyes I'm actually a hairy kid who just graduated. It's okay to teach some knowledge in class, but when it comes to real practical education, you still lack experience, and you need on-site guidance from this old-timer. ”

If you ask someone to do something, you have to be cheeky, and an undisciplined person like Rick knew that Professor Snape was in a bit unhappy right now, but he still said his request, hoping that he would agree.

Looking at the Yankee in front of him, Snape wanted to refuse directly, but after thinking about it, if he rejected him directly here, it might make him feel arrogant, and the Hogwarts professor relied on the old and sold the old, etc.

'I'm one of the candidates for the next Headmaster of Hogwarts, so be kind and friendly to my new colleagues...'

After thinking about it, a compromise came to his mind, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a standard smile, and said.

“....... Professor Graves, it's been a long time since there has been a dueling club at Hogwarts, and both professors and students are used to Hogwarts without a dueling club. And students prefer Quidditch matches to dueling clubs.

If you really want to restart the Dueling Club, I think you should talk to Headmaster Dumbledore first. But Headmaster Dumbledore is too busy, and you need to take care of the time and space yourself.

If... I said if you do relaunch the Dueling Club, I'd be more than happy to be its professor-in-residence. I could even be a part of your dueling club opening show......"

"Thank you so much, Professor Snape. After dinner, I went back to the Headmaster's office and sought the advice of Headmaster Dumbledore. ”

Snape felt Rick's appetite wane ever since he came to him. After giving Rick his advice, he took out his white silk handkerchief and gently wiped the corners of his mouth.

"Alright, Professor Graves, I've finished my meal. Because of the Potions class in the evening, I left first. ”

Snape ignored Rick as he stood up and straightened his shirt before heading out of the cafeteria.