Hermione, Harry, and Ron returned to the common room and relaxed after putting the books away.

Of course, they didn't have to say a word, and Harry was pulled by the people from the previous Quidditch team. After repeating the matter of player selection several times, it was time to go to dinner.

The dinner can't be compared to the opening dinner, but it still maintains the standard of Hogwarts, and there is nothing to be faulted about.

Just after eating and chatting, another member from the previous team came over with a roll of parchment, and it was the batsman who had joined the twins after the ban - Jack Slauber.

"For you, Harry." Panting, he sat down next to Harry, picked up a cup and poured himself a full drink before saying, "I'm tired...... By the way, I forgot to ask you, when is the tryout? ”

"It's not decided yet, Jack." Harry repeated the words he had repeated for an unknown number of times, "I'll let you know when the date is set, and I'll post it in the common room." ”

"Well, I thought it was this weekend......

Jack Slaubo continued to speak, but Harry's attention fell on the open parchment, and before Jack could finish, he pulled Hermione and Ron away.

waited until a hidden corner to open the parchment again. And it reads:

"Dear Harry,

I'm planning to start giving you individual lessons this Saturday, please come to my office at eight o'clock in the evening. Hope you have a great first day of school.

You are faithful

Dumbledore

ps: I like sour popping candy"

"Sour lollipops?" Ron asked, puzzled.

"The password for his office." Harry whispered, "Looks like I don't have to go to Snape, that's good!" ”

"yes, he must be angry." Ron chimed in.

Preconceived notions weren't easy to change, and they had probably forgotten what Hermione had said.

Hermione didn't care about the attitude of the two, just looked at the time and said, "Okay, I'm going to Snape, who may be in a bad mood, I'm going to go now, good luck with me......"

Harry and Ron looked at each other, and they realized it. Hermione: This is hitting the muzzle of the gun!

"Well, Hermione, good luck......"

With their heartfelt wishes, Hermione went alone to the basement of the castle and knocked on the door of Snape's office.

"Knock Knock"

After three knocks, the door opened automatically. Hermione walked in and saw Snape sitting securely at his desk. Seeing her come in, a wand flew into a chair, pointed to the chair and said, "Sit down." ”

Once Hermione was seated, Snape waved his wand again, and two thick notebooks flew out of the pantry, making a heavy muffled thud as they landed on the table.

Pushing the note in front of Hermione, Snape said calmly, "He gave it to you." ”

Hermione froze, and looked at Snape in astonishment. Snape looked disgusted, and said coldly, "What? Did you stay with those two stupid guys too long and infect them with their stupidity? ”

"Take them, look at them to the side, don't make a sound, and wait until half-past nine, and you can go back."

With that, he turned around and picked up a pile of parchment on the table and looked at it.

Hermione subconsciously picked up the two thick notebooks and flipped through a page casually, the familiar handwriting on them made her dazed for a while.

Taking a deep breath and closing her eyes for a long time, Hermione suddenly asked, "Professor, ...... What do you think? ”

"How do I know?" Snape said angrily, "This is what he gave it a month ago, who knows what his situation is now?" ”

He looked at Hermione's eyes full of determination and stubbornness, and after a long while, he slowly said, "It's good to say it, it's not good to say it, it's not good, it should be like this......"

"Professor, is it good or bad?"

There was a hint of impatience on Snape's face, but he didn't have a seizure. With a wave of his wand, a spell landed on the office door.

"How's your Occlumency?" He asked.

"It should be good." Hermione replied.

Hearing this, Snape didn't reply, and directly pressed his wand against Hermione's forehead, using the Dementor to take the thought.

He looked at Hermione calmly, and Hermione looked at him calmly. After a while, he withdrew his wand and folded his hands in front of him.

"If that stupid Potter could do a third of yours, a lot would be a lot easier." Snape said, "But even so, I have to remind you that I can't say anything to you today, especially Potter and Weasley!" ”

"Of course, Professor, this is not the first time." Hermione nodded and agreed.

Hearing this, Snape still looked at Hermione quietly for a long time before he said softly, "Generally speaking, he has passed the Dark Lord's test this time." ”

"What's going on! Didn't he ...... long ago"

"You should learn to listen politely, Miss Granger." Snape coldly interrupted Hermione's words, and waited for Hermione to say that she would not interject casually before continuing, "I should have told you a few times ago that the Dark Lord doesn't trust anyone easily, especially a young wizard like Stred. ”

"To win the trust of the Dark Lord, there is a price to pay. And for Stred, completely cutting off the possibility of coming back is the price he has to pay. ”

"But Professor, he's done so much! Werewolves, giants, Azkaban, and the Department of Mysteries even brought him something he hadn't found himself! Hermione looked a little agitated, and Snape calmed down.

"Looks like he's told you a lot of things, with all the gadgets he's made?" Snape glanced at the pendant on Hermione's chest and said, "A word of advice to you, don't try to contact him with this thing again, it's a dangerous thing to do, especially since he's been under the nose of the Dark Lord right now." ”

"Yes, he did a lot of things for the Dark Lord, but he did even more with the Dark Lord behind his back!"

"Don't underestimate the Dark Lord, like that arrogant guy from Potter! Do you really think the Dark Lord didn't notice it at all? ”

"Huh!" Snape sneered, "You have the same problem as him, and you always think everyone else is stupid." A wizard who has not yet graduated can fight evenly with a wizard who can break through the defenses of Azkaban on his own? ”

"Do you think the Dark Lord is an idiot?"

Hermione shook her head.

"Humph!" Snape snorted coldly, and was silent for a moment before sighing, "Strider paid a heavy price this time, like I said, he personally cut off the possibility of coming back, and let the Dark Lord see his determination. ”

"Still, he relented......"

"But he killed Mundungus Fletch!"

"But he can do better!" Snape snapped, "Tonks, Mad-Eye, and Scrimgeour – he could have done better!" If it weren't for Dumbledore's cooperation, you would have been able to see his death in the Daily Prophet by now! ”

Hermione was silent, though she had thought about how hard it would be for Ike, but she had never thought it would be so bumpy.

Snape looked at Hermione's somewhat gloomy appearance, but did not give her time to digest, and continued, "For the sake of the final victory, the necessary sacrifices are inevitable......

"If one day, my life can allow us to defeat the Dark Lord, I can let him kill me without hesitation!"

"There must be such an awareness, Granger!"