There is no doubt that the "Severus Snape" professor from Gryffindor House was completely unexpected.

He has a good temper and almost never gets angry, even when dealing with some students who have made mistakes.

He also seems to be warm with people, whether it's to students, colleagues, or even ghosts.

And on the academic side, some of his views are quite "radical", one might even say very risky......

In a sense, this "Severus Snape", whether it is appearance, personality or attitude, is almost the opposite image of the face in memory.

"Is there anything else, Mr. Wakefield?" Professor Snape asked softly, locking the door, "Or do I have anything I can do to help you?"

"No...... No need......" Matthew quickly shook his head and explained, "Sorry sir, I'm thinking about something......"

"That's right. Professor Snape smiled and patted Matthew on the shoulder: "Great buttons, the buttons that Matthew turned into beetles in class, and being able to do that in the first class is already very good!"

"You're wrong, Professor Snape. Matthew hurriedly said very humbly.

"That's not a bad thing, I've heard a friend mention that you're gifted at shapeshifting," Professor Snape shook his head, encouraging him, "Work hard......"

“...... We'll see you next time. With one last word, he walked away.

"Goodbye, Professor. Matthew waved his hand.

As he turned to leave, he wondered who the "friend" Professor Snape had just talked about.

......

I had two classes in the morning, and there was a period of manual labor in between, and my stomach was already rumbling with hunger.

Matthew hurried to the auditorium and found that lunch had already begun.

On the first day of school, lunch was still hearty, stacks of pork chops, beef, and large bent sausages...... It's as if the house-elves in the kitchen are also welcoming the students back.

Matthew shoved a large piece of pork chop into his mouth as he saw that on the other side, Malfoy, Knot, and Crabbe, seemed to be discussing something.

"Draco?" Matthew yelled, "What are you doing?"

As soon as Malfoy heard Matthew's voice, he hurriedly came over, holding a piece of parchment in his hand.

Nott, Crabbe, and Goyle also gathered around.

"Only students from the second year and above are eligible to participate in Hogwarts societies...... "Matthew, do you have any clubs that interest you?"

"What ...... club," Matthew's tone obviously became much more flat.

In some of his previous college experiences, he didn't have much interest in such organizations.

He asked softly, "What are they?"

"There are all kinds of types, the big ones have hundreds of people, and the small ones may only have a few people," Malfoy said quickly, "The more famous ones are, such as the Quidditch Club, the Gobble Stone Lovers Club, and the Muggle Culture Research Group...... The choice is very wide. ”

"Can I skip it?" asked Matthew calmly.

"No, I can't. Theodore Knott on the side suddenly interjected: "According to the regulations, second-year students must join at least one club...... But for students from the third year onwards, it doesn't matter. ”

"Okay...... Matthew frowned slightly and asked softly, "So what did you all report?"

"Draco and I have already applied to the Quidditch Club, as well as the Dueling Club," Noether continued, "and the others are still ...... consideration"

"What is the Dueling Club for?" Matthew suddenly became intrigued.

"We'll be taught some dueling-related content, and there should be a teacher to attend...... "Noether said excitedly, "Why don't you join Matthew, dueling clubs are very popular at Hogwarts!"

"Sounds useful," Matthew nodded approvingly, "which teachers will be...... It can't be Professor Rozier, is it? ”

The Deputy Headmaster, Professor Rozier, who is also the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts, is very strict...... It stands to reason that an organization like the Dueling Club falls within the scope of her "profession".

"Of course not, Headmaster Rozier doesn't have much to spare. Noether smiled, "Last year it seemed to be Professor Flitwick, and this year it will probably be ......him," Noether said.

"Then I'll sign up too!" Matthew said without hesitation, "That's it." ”

"No problem!" Nott quickly bent down and wrote Matthew's name on the parchment.

Malfoy reminded him, "The Dueling Club is held every Sunday afternoon, and it doesn't conflict with Professor Slughorn's banquet. ”

"Okay, thank you, Draco!"

Matthew continued to eat his lunch as he pondered:

Every even-numbered Saturday with an after-school practice, plus a Sunday afternoon dueling club and a Sunday night slug club party......

The few hours of the weekend seem to have been eroded.

......

On Monday afternoons, there were no classes for Slytherin students.

Matthew had planned to go to the library, but after thinking about it, he returned to the Slytherin common room first.

He was the only one in the dormitory, and the roommates didn't know what they were doing, and Matthew didn't care much about it.

After a moment of hesitation, Matthew gently opened the drawer of his desk, and at the same time saw a familiar scene-

The book, with its yellowed paper and an ancient cover, was lying quietly in a drawer.

Or rather, it hasn't moved for more than half a year.

It's amazing......

Matthew had expected that after he left Hogwarts during the summer holidays, it would follow.

But it "backfired", and he didn't find the book either in the basement of the Blotted Bookstore or in Room 13 of the Leaky Cauldron.

It's as if it's lost its magic.

Of course, this must be a good thing, and no one wants something to follow them like a ghost.

Since there was no one else in the dormitory, Matthew had no scruples and took the whole book out of the drawer.

Turning the page, he took a quill pen, dipped it in ink, and wrote:

"Long time no see!"

The handwriting quickly faded.

A few seconds later, a line of dark green handwriting with a very familiar font appeared in front of him:

"Hello, Matthew!"