"Wedding? Sorry, I haven't thought that far ahead right now. Compared to this, there are two troubles that I urgently need your help to solve. ”

Snape shook his head slightly, sat down on the couch in the living room, and poured himself a glass of wine.

"You don't want me to help get Harry Potter and make him accept that his mother is about to marry another man who is the professor he hates the most?"

Zuo Si guessed the other party's thoughts almost effortlessly.

Because he knew that with the degree of infatuation of the man in front of him, he would definitely not bear to let the woman he loved hide in this house for the rest of his life and never have contact with the outside world.

And contact with the outside world means that sooner or later Lily will find out that she is married and has a son.

However, due to memory loss, I may not care too much about my husband who has been dead for many years.

But it is certainly impossible for a mother to give up or give up his biological son easily.

Therefore, resolving the conflict with the Messiah has become a necessary thing to do.

Snape was clearly aware of this, and responded in a slightly frustrated tone: "It's a real headache for me. You should know that Potter has always been quite wary of me due to something that happened during the first semester, so it wasn't easy to improve the relationship. I've heard that you have a pretty good relationship with him, maybe you can make him change his attitude a little? ”

"I'm sorry, Professor. My relationship with Harry Potter is limited to ordinary friends, no, not even friends, at best a classmate. If you want me to exert any influence on him, I'm afraid it's really too much. Also, I think that if you want to improve your relationship, you should first make him less repulsive to Potions class. Zuo Si smiled and gave his own advice.

You must know that in your teens and so, you are the most sensitive and rebellious age group.

Based on Snape's targeted and undisguised disgust last semester, it is estimated that it is not easy to change his image in the heart of the Savior.

In the original book, Harry chose to forgive, and even be grateful to the half-blood prince, because of his tragic self-sacrifice at the end and the surrender of all his memories.

At that time, the Savior had already experienced a lot of things, both in age and psychologically.

"Oh? What do you think I should do? ”

At this moment, Snape is completely devoid of his usual arbitrariness and arrogance, but is like an "old father" who longs for his children's forgiveness.

Zuo Si replied nonchalantly, "It's simple, first of all, give him extra points in Potions class, and make sure he will be separated from Ron."

Because when the two of them are together, the rejection of you will increase exponentially.

Second, let him know that his mother was a great witch and very good at making potions.

Finally, and most importantly, you can no longer continue to trouble Gryffindor House students, but rather establish an image of fairness.

If the above three points can be adhered to for a semester, then I think he will make a difference for you. ”

Snape nodded thoughtfully, "You have a point. Ron Weasley, in particular, was simply an idiot who didn't do enough to do more than he could lose. He followed Harry all day, and it didn't make any positive difference except that he would drag him down. I'll have to find a way to separate them so that Harry can be a good wizard like his mother. ”

Hearing this, Zuo Si immediately silently mourned for Ron for a second.

Because of this poor little guy, the new semester is going to get off to a hellish start.

He soon discovers that a broken wand and a screaming letter from his mother in front of everyone in the school is just the beginning, and that he will have to face the wrath of an "old father" next.

After all, in the eyes of parents, once it is confirmed that so-and-so has damaged their children, they will inevitably do everything possible to take some more extreme coercive measures.

However, Zuo Si has no prejudice against Ron, and he has not done anything specifically against him, and he can only blame his brothers for being too good, so that he himself is too ordinary and incompetent.

It's like a big family with all the outstanding talents, and suddenly a slightly less excellent person will naturally look very eye-catching, and every move will be subject to criticism and huge pressure.

Ron is a prime example.

Whether it's a Hogwarts professor or a parent at home, they will inadvertently compare their older brothers to their school performance.

Coupled with the fact that his best friend is Harry Potter, the savior with his own aura, he has further created a strong sense of inferiority.

And people who are too inferior or arrogant will not be likable at any time.

In this way, Zuo Si had a light meal at Snape's new home, and gave full play to his advantages in social, language, and psychological control of people, so that Lily covered her mouth and snickered the whole time.

In less than half an hour, Harry Potter's mother saw him as a young friend she could trust.

When he returned to the castle, Snape even said thank you very rarely.

You must know that it is not easy to say these two words from the mouth of his awkward and arrogant personality.

At least as far as Zuo Si knew, the Potions Master had never said even a word of thank you to anyone else.

Along with this thank you, there were a large number of valuable high-grade potions, as well as a potions notebook written by Snape himself, which was more than five hundred pages thick.

There are hundreds of improved potion recipes alone, many of which are subversive and have never been published to the public.

From this alone, it can be seen that he was really disheartened after Lily's death, and he didn't even care about honor, wealth, and fame.

But now, these things are cheaper.

Based on the contents of the notes alone, Zuo Si was able to take a big step forward on the basis of the standardization and quantification of potions.

Of course, he didn't forget to share it with Hermione.

As a result, many students and professors could see that the two were inseparable all day long, and after class, they would hide in the room specially assigned to Zuo Si to do experiments to concoct potions.

There are even rumors that they saw the two hugging each other and kissing.

In short, as a high-profile figure in the school, Zuo Si's every move has attracted the attention of countless people, and Hermione, as a top student second only to the former in the whole age, has also received no less attention.

When the two get together, it is natural that some gossip news and gossip will inevitably occur.

Fortunately, they don't care much about such frivolous rumors.

Hermione, in particular, was frantically absorbing a lot of knowledge about magic, alchemy, potions, etc., from Zuosi, and had no mind or energy to pay attention to other things.

In addition to sleeping and cleaning up her personal hygiene, she only spends a little bit of time putting on makeup and dressing herself up when she goes out in the morning, and the rest of the time is either studying and experimenting, or doing some preparatory work.

"Damn! It's just too hard! ”

After another failed attempt to turn a huge rock into a human or animal form, the girl couldn't help but curse in a low voice, filled with a strong sense of frustration in her heart.

Because it was only yesterday that she saw Zuo Si demonstrating and easily turned it into a tiger that was more than two meters tall and more than four meters long.

And the markings, eyes, claws, and teeth on the tiger's body are all lifelike.

If the material is not stone and is not painted, it is estimated that some people will think that it is a real tiger.

But it was only when it was time to try it out that Hermione realized how hard it was to use this level of shapeshifting magic.

Not to mention anything else, just shaping the shape of such a large stone is much more troublesome than you think, let alone making it move.

Zuo Si, who was concocting potions on the side, smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, keep a normal mind and take your time." The most taboo thing about magic is impatience, and I'm sure with your talent, hard work, and ingenuity, you should be able to do it soon. After all, with the current average level of the wizarding world, more than ninety-eight percent of adult wizards can't do it. ”

"But you did it easily, didn't you?" The girl asked rhetorically unconvinced.

"Easy?

No, I didn't do it easily.

Where you can't see, I put in a lot more time and effort than you think.

Remember, there is no such thing as a genius in the field of magic who doesn't have to work hard to learn it.

The strength of a wizard is always proportional to the dedication he puts into the study of magic. ”

Zuo Si solemnly admonished.

Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, he is the kind of genius who can learn anything as soon as he learns.

But in reality?

Even with the help of the traveling mage's ability [Thinking Library] and the [Eye of Knowledge] given by Ogma, Zuo Si spent several months systematically studying at the beginning.

His studies did not take only a few hours a day like ordinary wizards, but a continuous rotation of twenty-four hours a day.

These months are even comparable to other people's years, even more than ten years, and decades.

What's more, Zuo Si did not start from scratch, but experienced two worlds successively, laying a solid foundation for magic theory.

"Can you teach me a little bit of the trick then?"

Hermione obviously knew a little bit about Zuo Si not sleeping at night, so she immediately put away her bad mood because of her many failures, and began to humbly ask for experience.

"Tell me, what is the essence of the Transfiguration Charm?" Zuo Si raised his head and looked into the girl's eyes and asked.

Hermione pondered for a moment, then immediately responded, "The essence of the Transfiguration Charm is to temporarily change the structure and properties of the target substance through magic. The decisive factor is the strength of the magic first, and then the wizard's control over the subtle changes in the magic. ”

Zuo Si nodded slightly: "That's right." Generally speaking, the strength of a wizard's magic power cannot be improved through acquisition, but only accumulates with age. So in most cases, it's the subtle control of the magic that really affects the transformation effect. In this regard, Professor McGonagall and Headmaster Dumbledore are both out-and-out masters. Do you know how they do it? ”

"How?" The girl's eyes sparkled with curiosity.

"It's easy! They have all worked hard to understand the properties of different organisms and matter.

Take the rock in front of you, for example, according to modern scientific discourse, it is composed of a large number of silicate minerals, the main components of which are silica and calcium carbonate.

If you want to change its external form and animate it, you'll need to use magic to intervene first with these two ingredients.

Then there are the other ingredients that make up a relatively small percentage.

Instead of taking the whole rock as a whole, it is a whole to apply the transformation magic.

This way of dividing the transformation targets and adjusting the mana output is the subtle control mentioned in Transformation Magic.

It's just that wizards don't know much about natural science, so they can't express the meaning clearly, so most of the students at Hogwarts can only rely on their feelings.

That's why there are so few wizards who are really good at transfiguration. ”

Zuo Si expressed his understanding without reservation.

Unlike Faeron's complex transformation magic, which may involve energy, space, and radically altering the size and properties of a substance, the transformation magic in this world is relatively pure, that is, the interference of magic with matter itself.

The more a wizard understands a substance or creature, the easier it is to successfully perform transfiguration magic.

The semi-permanent Animagus is the culmination of this magic.

It's so complex that even the current Zuo Si doesn't dare to try it easily.

Because failure will most likely lead to the complete assimilation of the beasts that have been turned into, and it will never be able to regain human form and sanity.

Even many masters of transfiguration have only transformed themselves into ordinary animal forms such as cats, dogs, mice, and birds through a series of methods, rather than more dangerous and complex magical creatures with magical abilities.

Hermione had a thoughtful look on her face, "I see. Maybe I should try again the way you did. ”

"Here, drink this, it will give you a certain degree of enhancement in terms of mana sensing."

With that, Zuo Si took the concocted potion out of the cauldron and poured it into one of the transparent crystal bottles and handed it to the girl.

"This is the new potion you've been brewing for three whole days?"

Hermione cautiously took it and looked at the faint blue glow of the liquid in the bottle.

"Well, yes. Thanks to Professor Snape's notes, I wouldn't have found the right recipe so easily. ”

Zuo Si waved his wand and poured the rest into the other empty bottles.

You don't have to ask, but the greatest use of these potions is to detect more subtle changes in the process of magical study and research, so as to find the cause of failure more quickly.

Without any hesitation!

The girl raised her head directly and drank the potion in the bottle.

In just a few seconds, she could clearly feel the trajectory of the magic flowing through her body, and then cast a transformation spell on the huge rock in front of her.

Next Second......

The shape of the stone began to change rapidly, eventually condensing into a vague human form, and taking a step forward.

I don't know if there's something wrong with the center of the shape, or if something went wrong when controlling its movements.

In short, the stone giant didn't step on it steadily, and instantly smashed it towards the girl's position.

Hermione was obviously frightened and didn't have time to react, so she could only subconsciously close her eyes.

But after waiting for a while, I didn't feel any impact or pain.

When he opened his eyes, he found that the stone giant had been reshaped, and that he had a hand attached to the wall and had not really fallen.

"Thank you, you saved my life again." The girl turned to cast a grateful gaze.

Zuo Si waved his wand to turn the giant back into a stone, and shrugged his shoulders disapprerovingly: "You're welcome. In fact, you're very close to success. With that feeling in mind, I guess a few more tries should be a complete success. ”

"Potions class will start in ten minutes, and it looks like I'll have to wait until I'm done with the class before I can continue." Hermione glanced at her watch and said with some regret.

"You're right. It was best not to be late for Professor Snape's class, as today's Potions class could be interesting. The corners of Zuo Si's mouth rose and a very playful expression appeared.

He couldn't wait to see the look on Harry Potter's face and reaction when Snape gave him extra points.

"Interesting?"

The girl blinked inexplicably.

Due to Snape's long-term behavior towards Gryffindor students, even those who love to learn do not like Potions class.

"You'll know when the time comes." Zuo Si pretended to sell it mysteriously.

Through a maze of corridors and staircases, the two soon found themselves in the Potions classroom beneath the castle.

Because they were almost stuck in the late spot, the other students were already sitting in their seats by the time they arrived.

In particular, Harry and Ron, who hated Snape and Potions class so much, had no spirit at all, and the whole person looked as if they were being tortured, and every pore exuded visible resistance.

Snape, as a professor, was keenly aware of this, and a chilling glint flashed in his eyes, and he immediately asked in a tone without a trace of warmth: "Weasley!" Tell me, what is the main ingredient for the preparation of blood tonics? ”

"I ...... I don't know, Professor. ”

Ron stammered in response.

He didn't understand at all, wasn't Snape in Potions class all the trouble with his friend Harry before?

Why did you suddenly turn your gun on yourself today?

"What about the tranquilizer formula?" Snape narrowed his eyes and continued to ask.

When the other students saw this scene, they couldn't help but chuckle in their hearts.

Anyone who is not a fool can feel that the Potions Master is in a very unbeautiful mood, and is looking for a person to be angry, so they all bow their heads and dare not look at him.

Even the savior himself decisively chose to sell his teammates instead of drawing fire to himself.

Realizing that he was alone, Ron replied in despair, "I don't know, Professor. ”

"Rubbish! Your stupidity and ignorance are beyond the limits of what I can imagine. At the end of a whole semester, I didn't even master these most basic knowledge. ”

As soon as Snape came up, he fired on all the firepower, and he shot Ron with a blow, directly spraying the poor boy to shut himself up.

The latter didn't dare to explain or talk back, and hung his head and only hoped that the other party would finish scolding and deducting points earlier.

Anyway, it's not the first time that a similar situation has happened in Potions class, so he takes it too seriously, and just thinks that he has been unlucky lately.

However, Snape obviously didn't rush to deduct Gryffindor House this time, but quickly put on another smile that made Harry feel creepy next to him, and asked softly, "Potter, what do you get by adding narcissus root powder to wormwood infusion?" ”

"You'll get a powerful sleeping potion, also known as the water of life and death." Harry gave the answer without thinking.

Because he will never forget that on his first Potions class last semester, the Potions Master in front of him gave him the same question.

"Excellent! Gryffindor plus ten points. Snape nodded in satisfaction, and turned to point at Ron's nose and reprimanded, "See? This is the result of knowing that mistakes can be corrected and listening carefully. But what about you? What are you doing all day but a fool with nothing to do? ”

As these words blurted out, not only Ron, who was being scolded, was dumbfounded, but the other students in the entire classroom, whether they were Gryffindor House or Slytherin House, all opened their mouths wide, and their eyes revealed shock and disbelief.

Young Master Malfoy pinched his thigh even harder to make sure it wasn't a dream.

The stunned look on Harry's face at the moment was like asking, "Who am I?" Where am I? What just happened? ”

This sudden change even frightened the timid Neville to the point that he rolled his eyes and fainted.

But Snape apparently didn't give the others time to think and react, and directly waved his hand and ordered, "Soth, you come and swap places with Weasley." Porter may need some special tutoring during his studies. As for you, Weasley, I hope the clever Granger will open your elm head a little, or I'll have to give you a failing grade at the end of the semester. ”

"As you wish, Professor."

Zuo Siqiang couldn't help but smile and gave the girl beside him a look, and then walked straight to the savior's side.

Ron, on the other hand, sat down beside Hermione as if he had lost his soul, and remained silent for the entire lesson, not recovering from the massive blow.

Taking advantage of the potion in class, Harry lowered his voice and asked, "What's going on?" Could it be that the sun is coming out of the west today? Or was Snape taking the wrong medicine? ”

"No, Harry, I think you've misunderstood Professor Snape too much. He was actually a nice guy, gentle and caring (at least for your mother), and very helpful. Zuo Si said with a smile.

"Are you sure you're talking about Snape and no one else?" The corners of Harry's eyes twitched fiercely.

"Of course! Don't you realize that Professor Snape is showing you kindness? If, notice I said, what would you do if one day your mother, Lily, comes back to life and marries Professor Snape, and even has a few younger siblings with her? Zuo Si said tentatively with interest.

"Uh...... I do not know. Joy? Maybe it's a little bit, after all, I haven't seen my mother since I was born, and it would be nice if she could be resurrected. But if my mother was resurrected, why couldn't my father be resurrected with me, and why should he have to marry Snape? Harry's face was full of confusion and confusion.

Because he had no idea of the grievances of the previous generation, let alone the complex love-hate relationship between his parents and Snape.

Zuo Si lowered his voice and explained meaningfully, "Because in the beginning, your mother Lily and Professor Snape were childhood sweethearts, and your father was the culprit who intervened and caused their eventual separation.

Especially when you were a student, your father was probably like Draco Malfoy now, proud, arrogant, and unsightly, always surrounded by a few sworn friends who were willing to act as accomplices.

and bullied Professor Snape for seven years as a student.

If you don't believe me, you can ask people like Professor McGonagall and Hagrid who knew about it.

I deeply regret that these words have subverted my father's image as a righteous hero in your mind.

But there are some things that don't come because you resist.

If there is such a day, I hope you can look at it.

After all, there's nothing wrong with having a stepfather who loves your mother dearly, at least it's much better than living in the Dursleys, isn't it? ”

Moment!

Harry suddenly had a very bad premonition, and hurriedly raised his head and glanced at the Potions Master who was looking at him with caring eyes like an elder, and the whole person couldn't help but shiver, and the hairs on his body stood up.

As a result, for the next half of the class, his mental state looked muddy, even worse than Ron's.

As soon as the pair of difficult brothers and sisters survived until the end of class, they immediately picked up their books and ran away, not daring to stay for even a second.

"What did you say to Harry to scare him like this?" Snape questioned Zuosi after the other students were gone.

The latter smiled and replied, "It's nothing, I'm just describing to him a vision of a better life in the future." Also, I suggest you hurry up and try to have a baby. Because only in this way can Potter accept the reality that you are his stepfather. ”

"Raw...... Have a baby?! ”

Snape's face flushed slightly.

"That's right, have children.

Only if you and Lily have a common bloodline, those who try to keep you together and want to separate you will not succeed.

It is not difficult to see from the act of sacrificing her life to protect Harry that Lily is a great mother who loves and protects her children.

If she can do this for Harry, she can do it for your children.

So...... Please work hard to create a man!

If you have difficulties in that area, you can come to me for help. ”

After saying this, Zuo Si ignored Snape's reaction and disappeared side by side with Hermione, who was waiting at the door of the classroom, on the corner of the staircase leading to the upper floor.

……

At the same time, in the Department of Mysteries, which is nine underground floors of the British Ministry of Magic, Minister of Magic Fudge and several high-ranking officials are nervously watching the progress of an experiment.

In the huge, empty room, a prisoner with his hands and feet tied, who had just been taken from Azkaban and escorted here, was secured to a chair.

He looked very nervous, probably in his mid-fifties, with a gloomy, world-weary face, and a beard that had grown almost all over his chin because he had not been trimmed for a long time.

This guy is none other than one of the most important core members of the Death Eaters, August Luckwood.

At that time, he worked in the Department of Mysteries, and he secretly passed on information, so that Voldemort knew everything about the Ministry of Magic.

Today, however, August Luckwood was brought here not because he had any secrets, but because he needed a living man for the experiment, and nothing more.

"Minister, can we begin?" A diminutive wizard asked Fudge.

The latter nodded thoughtlessly: "Of course, let's get started." Be careful, though, I don't want anything unexpected. ”

"Rest assured, we've done experiments on animals before, and everything has been very successful." The wizard assured with confidence.

The next second, he turned to Auguste Luckwood and read out Voldemort and the Death Eaters' favorite "Arvada gnaws on a melon".

A flash of green light flashed, and August Luckwood was hit on the spot and died instantly.

Because of the speed of death, he didn't even have time to scream.

I have to say that it is full of drama and irony to let a hardcore Death Eater die under the Death Curse.

But none of the people present reacted even slightly, instead focusing their attention on the small bottle held in the wizard's hand.

I saw him open the seal and pour the liquid that radiated the color of moonlight on the corpse, which had no signs of life.

After about a minute, the corpse began to convulse violently, and the heart that had been beating again began to beat.

In a few moments, August Luckwood jumped up from his chair and threw himself on the ground retching, inhaling heavily, his pupils revealing intense shock and fear.

What was terrifying was that he never dreamed that the Ministry of Magic would suddenly kill him with the Death Curse.

What shocked me was that the other party actually mastered the secret of resurrection from the dead, and was able to resurrect himself after killing himself.

"You see, Your Excellency, as in previous animal experiments, the magic mercury produced by the second Philosopher's Stone mixed with healing potions does have the effect of bringing the dead back to life. At least so far, we haven't found any adverse side effects. The little wizard said in an excited tone.

He has been working in the Department of Mysteries for many years, specializing in the mysteries of life and death.

However, unlike time magic, which has made considerable progress, the question of why ghosts are born and how they disappear is not yet understood in the realm of death.

But the second Philosopher's Stone that was sent not long ago changed all that.

If it weren't for the strict ban on human testing in the first place, the person in charge would have wanted to bring all the felons of Azkaban who had committed unforgivable crimes directly as test subjects.

By killing them incessantly and then resurrecting them, we learn the truth about the afterlife of the spirit world.

Ignoring the little wizard, Fudge walked straight to Auguste Luckwood's gloomy eyes and asked, "Do you know who I am?" ”

"Cornelius Fudge, a waste and puppet who came to power with Dumbledore's support." August Lukewood grinned sarcastically.

There was no doubt that this sentence instantly stung Fudge's fragile self-esteem, and his pupils suddenly burst out with anger, and he gritted his teeth and said, "My ability to become the Minister of Magic has nothing to do with Dumbledore!" Not even his puppet! ”

"Oh? Are you sure? You probably didn't ask Dumbledore permission to do this kind of experiment, right? Guess what he would have done if he had known the truth. ”

August Luckwood apparently saw through Fudge's weakness and began to use his eloquence to incite conflict between the two.

It must be said that he succeeded.

Because since being corrupted by power, the last thing Fudge could hear was that someone said that he was Dumbledore's puppet, and he needed the help of the other party to climb to the position of the Minister of Magic, so he immediately raised his foot and kicked Auguste Luckwood to the ground, and angrily ordered: "Give me this bastard and return to Azkaban!" Let him stay inside until he becomes the walking dead. ”

Soon, two Aurors who were in charge of escorting the prisoners walked in, dragging the newly resurrected Auguste Luckwood and disappearing into the hallway.

After the three of them had gone completely, Fudge told the person in charge of the project, "Remember, all experiments today are to be kept strictly secret. Also, don't resurrect anything for the next few days, and we'll have to wait until Soth arrives at the Ministry of Magic to discuss it. ”

"Understood! Rest assured, I will keep the secret of the Department of Mysteries. The little wizard nodded vigorously.

As the most secretive place in the entire Ministry of Magic, where secrets and dangerous objects are hidden, the Department of Mysteries is effectively the top scientific research institution in a country's magical community.

Most of the items they study are extremely dangerous and untouchable for ordinary wizards in their lifetimes.

From the very beginning of its establishment, secrecy has become a consensus from top to bottom.

Take the time reversal spell as an example, if it is mastered by someone with ulterior motives, then the existing world pattern may be completely rewritten.

After witnessing the resurrection of a human from the dead, Fudge was clearly at peace, and returned to his office with a good glass of wine before regaining his composure.

Umbridge, who was on the side, seemed to notice this, and hurriedly whispered: "Mr. Minister, I think you should reach some closer cooperation agreement with His Excellency Soth as soon as possible. ”

"Cooperation agreement?" Fudge was momentarily stunned.

Because he has always regarded Zuo Si as a young and promising junior, he has never thought of any cooperation.

"That's right, it's cooperation." Umbridge hastened to explain: "Sos already has a considerable reputation at the moment, and his great potential for future development is recognized by everyone. Since Dumbledore has gone from being a supporter to a threat to you, why not raise a Dumbledore of your own? Don't forget, Dumbledore admitted to his face that Zuoth had his family's bloodline. ”

"Ahh That's a great idea! I didn't think of that! ”

Fudge's eyes lit up, and he was moved by his men's proposal.

Is there a better idea in the world to defeat another respected senile Dumbledore with a younger, more talented Dumbledore who does not threaten his position?

The answer is clearly no.

Thinking of this, he immediately asked, "What am I going to do?" ”

"All you need to do is find a way to give Thus a title like advisor when he visits the Ministry of Magic, so that everyone knows that he's yours. In exchange, he could relax the restrictions and give him some privileges, so that he could freely pursue the research he liked. Umbridge suggested quietly.

"And what about Albus?"

Fudge was clearly still a little afraid of Dumbledore.

Because he had experienced Greenwald's revolution that swept across Europe, he knew better how powerful Albus Dumbledore could be to defeat him.

If the opponent proposes a one-on-one duel, he is afraid that he will lose in a few minutes.

"Don't worry, Minister, I'll keep all the trouble out for you."

As she said this, Umbridge's eyes flashed with what she called ambition.

There is no doubt that the reason why she chose to help Fudge stabilize his power was because she saw the cowardice and incompetence in the old man's heart.

Once Dumbledore was done, her next goal was to remove Fudge from power and become the new Minister of Magic herself.

This is a woman who is truly born for power, but also a cold, cruel and unscrupulous politician.

The biggest difference from other wizards is that Umbridge never hoped for family, friendship, love and anything like that, but relied on lies, deception, and false identities to climb to where she is today.

Although she claims to be a descendant of the Twenty-Eight Pure-Blood family, the Selwyns, and her father was a key member of the Wizengamot, the highest court in the wizarding world, she actually came from a half-blood family, and her mother was a Muggle in the heart.

As for his father, he was a cleaner who only cleaned at the Ministry of Magic.

In order to avoid revealing her identity, the woman even ordered her father to retire early and lived a secluded life without visiting him until his death.

It's a pity that Fudge didn't see that his most trusted assistant was actually a dangerous Black Widow.

And he himself is the most important and final stepping stone for the latter to climb to the apex of power.

With deliberate currying favor and sweet words, the Minister of Magic soon gave Umbridge great power and allowed him to call upon all the resources of the Ministry.

But he had no idea that Umbridge had actually secretly made another plan, that is, to make an unknown deal with Zuo Si by himself.

To that end, the woman even made a list of the most valuable knowledge and magic items in the Department of Mysteries.

As an ambitious and astute politician, she knows exactly what enemies she needs to eliminate if she wants to become Minister of Magic.

Among them, Dumbledore is the most important, in addition to Barty Crouch, Amelia Bones and other well-born and respected people.

Otherwise, even if Fudge is eliminated, Umbridge will not be able to win in the next election.

Because she has offended too many people by doing these things, she must have a strong and powerful supporter, just like Fudge was raised to the position of minister by Dumbledore.

And Zuo Si is the best candidate for this.

To be precise, Umbridge didn't lie about the specific plan, but temporarily replaced his name with Fudge.

By early evening, a letter from the Ministry of Magic flew to Hogwarts with an owl messenger.

As for the content inside, it is also very simple, it is the carefully listed list.

Umbridge believes that with Zuosi's cleverness, he should understand what he means when he sees this list.

At that time, as long as you find a time when Fudge is not present to talk privately, it should be easy to reach a cooperation agreement.

After all, she can give what Fudge can give, and she dares to give what Fudge doesn't dare to give.

Anyway, the things of the Ministry of Magic don't belong to him, so he doesn't feel sorry even if he gives them away, but the power he gets is real, Umbridge said to himself in his heart......

(End of chapter)