As much as you get, you have to give, which is the ideal state.

More often than not, what needs to be paid is several times what you get.

To be fair, the value of "Cutting-edge Black Arts Revealed" is not too high, and there are many similar books in the forbidden area. But Dumbledore took the initiative to bring it up, and the concept was different.

Ike knows very well that he has been a part of this layout master's plan since the first grade, and what has happened in the past two years has made his pawn more important, and now it can be called more critical.

It's something Ike knows and he doesn't care about.

When you come to this world, Comrade Dumbledore and Lao Fu, you always have to choose a side, follow Lao Fu, there is really no future, then you can only choose Dumbledore.

There's no rush to study the magic inside, just put it on the agenda.

The next day, something happened in the school that almost lowered the mood of all the young wizards: the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher changed.

Due to Professor Lupin's ill health, Professor Snape will be substitute for the time being.

Seriously, Snape's level of Defence Against the Dark Arts was more than enough, and it was also his dream position, and he had applied every year since he returned to Hogwarts, only to be rejected by Dumbledore every year.

But it's still enjoyable to substitute for a substitute once in a while, after all, the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts knows it all, and it's a more dangerous job than the Dark Lord.

Snape made no secret of his dislike for Lupin, just as he did for his triumph and excitement at the moment.

A day to celebrate: a dirty, stinking werewolf to endure the period of weakness after the transformation.

Perfect!

"Open your textbooks, today we are going to learn how to tell a werewolf ......"

Snape was on the stage lecturing with great interest in his tenennially unchanged tone, and Ike was listening attentively as a child, wondering when there would be a chance to study a Lupin's special version of the wolf poison potion.

The wolf poison potion invented by Damcos Marcus is a very difficult potion that only a few Potions masters in the entire wizarding world can brew. Although the Wolf Poison Potion was originally created to ease the pain of werewolves during their transformation and keep them sane, both the expensive materials and the tedious and complicated brewing process discouraged the werewolves at the lowest level of the wizarding world.

It can be said that if he hadn't accepted the position of Hogwarts Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Lupin would not have been able to drink the wolf poison potion.

Even if it was "improved" by Snape.

One of the things that Ike admires most is Snape's ability to "improve" potions' recipes. Adding even one new item to a mature potion recipe would have caused the potion to fail, but Snape was able to add multiple potion ingredients to make it difficult to swallow and have the desired side effects without the potion being effective.

I can only say that I deserve to be a master of potions......

After leaving a ten-foot-long assignment on werewolves, Snape announced the end of class contentedly.

Ike took the lead as usual and studied on multiple lines at his own pace, after all, a little rest yesterday was enough.

After a busy time until half an hour before curfew, Ike arrived at the Hogwarts kitchen on time. This is a new habit he has developed in the past half a month.

Multi-line learning not only brings mental exhaustion, but also physical exhaustion. Although Ike would show up in the auditorium at six o'clock to feast, he was often hungry by eight o'clock. If you don't eat any more, you won't be able to hold it at all.

Skillfully asking Omi to give him something to eat, Ike sat down at the table in the kitchen that had almost become his exclusive to start a new round of fighting.

A spoonful of mashed potatoes, a chicken thigh, a serving of baked rice, plus a glass of milk and a strawberry pudding, especially strawberry pudding, are among the desserts that you never get tired of eating, and one is perfect to eat after a meal.

"Ike Strider, if I'm not mistaken."

Ike, who was squinting slightly and eating pudding, suddenly heard someone talking next to him, and immediately showed a smiling face.

"I know you, Cedric Diggory, we've met several times." Ike put down the pudding and reached out to shake Cedric's hand, "Hufflepuff?" ”

"This is the first time we've spoken."

"Yes, Hufflepuff." Cedric smiled like a bright sun, inexplicably making people feel kind.

This is a man who at first glance felt that he was worthy of deep friendship, integrity and selflessness, and more importantly, he was recognized as a Hogwarts school.

Well, if you really want to pick one.

"It's presumptuous to say that, I've been paying attention to you for a long time, you know, the kitchen is close to the Hufflepuff Lounge." Cedric was visibly nervous, "I see you always come here at this time to have a few more foods, and the dinner has just ended......"

"Sorry, I know we've only just met, so it's bad to say that, but ......"

After a long time, Cedric finally got to the point: "Okay, I'll be blunt, I think you should give up the basically unimportant course, it's dangerous for you to go on like this." ”

"What?" Ike looked at Cedric in surprise.

"I mean, it's completely unnecessary to get a few more O's on the OWLs exam." Cedric seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, "I got this gadget when I was in third grade, and I worked as hard as you did, and in fact I did what you do now, adding food every night. ”

"But it doesn't make you feel better, it just makes you more stressed." "I held on for more than half a year, and I almost had a nervous breakdown, and I almost gave up Quidditch. ”

"Of course, if you think you can, you can completely ignore everything I just said." Cedric saw that the doubts in Ike's eyes were getting more and more, and quickly said, "This is just a kind advice, and it has no other meaning. ”

"I know." Ike waved his hand, "You didn't mean anything else. ”

"After all, if you really have ulterior motives, you won't be the 'most trustworthy person at Hogwarts'."

With that, Ike blinked.

"Hahaha...... Cedric laughed and denied, "don't say that, I'm not." ”

"I'm just paraphrasing the words of other seniors, and that's how they enlightened me back then."

"You also know that it is difficult for others to know your location in time and accurately after using this thing, and if you don't always come to the kitchen at this time, I can't find a chance."

"Of course, I still hope you can succeed......"

"It's a great feeling to have all twelve OWLs certificates!"