Chapter 314 Slughorn's Heart Is Known to All

"The upper limit of wizards' lifespan has increased to a terrifying number of one thousand years, and this number will increase in the future. In this case, many policies need to change accordingly." Dumbledore adjusted his glasses.

He looked at Aberforth, who was with Ariana not far away, with envy, and then spoke slowly after restraining his emotions.

"Alastor originally wanted to be an Auror. If you look at the number of one thousand years, he is still young and can still shine for the Ministry of Magic."

"Horace is the same. He also wants to return to his old position before some old wizards who have returned to their youth set their sights on teaching positions at Hogwarts."

"Old position?" Ginny caught the key, "Is he the professor of Potions?"

Dumbledore nodded, "The position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor will be held by Severus."

"No!" Ron made a sharp explosion.

It attracted the attention of almost everyone in the lounge, and even Horace Slughorn, who had been fixing his eyes on the warrior, looked at him with interest several times.

Unlike Ron, Ginny did not react.

She was not surprised either. Everyone knew that Professor Snape had always wanted to be the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts.

"Didn't you always reject him because you didn't believe he could do the job?" Ron added when Dumbledore didn't respond, "Everyone has known this for years."

Dumbledore coughed awkwardly, "Everyone knows that this job is cursed. No one can last more than a year. Quirrell even lost his life. I personally hope that murder won't happen to Severus."

"Just because the curse is gone, Snape can take over?" Ron panted and looked at Dumbledore with the eyes of a betrayer.

In Ron's simple black-and-white values, Dumbledore, who came from Gryffindor, would naturally be irreconcilable with Snape, the evil Slytherin leader who targeted Gryffindor.

But now he found that he was wrong and betrayed.

Ginny sneered, "Ron, don't forget that Snape is still Harry's investor, the most determined one."

"That's because he likes Harry's mother. He wants to stick his eyes on Mrs. Potter, and he wants to lick the soles of Mrs. Potter's feet with his sticky snake tongue!" Ron gestured to Ginny rudely, "As Harry's friend, I have to stand on the same side as him!"

"You--" Ginny was speechless.

Just as everyone knew that Snape wanted to be the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, everyone also knew that he wanted to be Harry's stepfather.

Therefore, he was also known as the most affectionate Slytherin in the market.

Ginny looked around, and Ron's words and gestures were just heard and seen by no one.

Dumbledore had already come to his sister's side and was arguing with his brother. It was estimated that when Ron questioned him and Ron and her were about to quarrel, he left without a sound.

And Dumbledore, he didn't care about being jealous in front of his sister.

In fact, he was a little strange.

Why did Horace approach Cedric so unapologetically?

You know, Cedric's contractee was Tom Riddle, the younger version of Voldemort when Horace was still a student.

Horace always regarded misjudging Riddle as a shame, unwilling to mention it, and unwilling to get close.

When he was the headmaster and Voldemort came to apply for a job, Horace happened to be ill and hid in the office. For this reason, he also rejected the invitation of a powerful student, which was rare for Horace.

When Voldemort was rampant, Horace almost disbanded the Slug Club and hid in the school.

After Voldemort was defeated, Horace was extremely happy and made a teaching plan for the next few years in one go.

At that time, he also realized from the past that Horace and Tom Riddle might share some dark secrets, but a few days after he asked Horace about this matter, Horace immediately resigned.

And now, Horace

Dumbledore did not understand and was ready to continue to observe secretly.

As for Dumbledore's doubts, apart from Horace Slughorn himself, only Basil knew the reason.

All this was because of what Cedric said to Riddle and others in the spell card world in the staff room.

This made Slughorn think that he was not wrong about Riddle, but because of the Horcrux.

It was the Horcrux that destroyed Riddle, making Riddle cruel and going astray.

The only mistake he made was that he shouldn't have told Riddle that multiple Horcruxes could be made, and then alienated him and stopped guiding him.

So, he got rid of the guilt in his heart.

Now Slughorn's only goal is to return to his teaching position again, and by meeting the warriors, he can make up for the loss of the rising stars of the wizarding world in Hogwarts in the ten years after retirement.

For this reason, he even approached Ron, who could sense the innocent aura on him without getting close to him.

"You must be Ron Weasley, here." He handed him a cup of delicious coronation soup (a kind of soup drunk by ancient British monarchs during coronation, made by mixing almond milk, chicken jelly, sugar and spices, and half-cooked chicken and other ingredients), because he had a keen eye to see what kind of person Ron was at a glance.

"Mm, it smells really good." Ron smiled.

The food offensive was indeed very useful to him. He, who was a little angry at Slughorn just now because of Snape and the quarrel with Ginny, immediately beamed.

And found the emotional intelligence that usually didn't exist, "You are looking for Harry, right? He hasn't come back from that world yet."

"Of course, we all know that." Slughorn showed great patience.

As he said, any wizard could tell through the black screen in his heart that Harry was still in the spell card world, training in the bathroom there or doing things that couldn't be broadcast.

But Slughorn was even happier with Ron's nonsense and the empty brain he showed.

This proves that his vision is still correct.

Secondly, it was easier for him to get information about Harry from Ron.

Sure enough, ten minutes later.

The image of Harry before he participated in the Goblet of Fire was already clearly standing in Slughorn's mind.

Handing over a fried chicken leg, Ron smiled stupidly again. After politely leaving, Slughorn fell into self-doubt.

Is this really Harry Potter?

Not another Ron Weasley, the typical impulsive and irritable Gryffindor?

Another James Potter?

But he didn't even like James Potter.

After hesitating for a moment, Slughorn picked up his professional ethics.

When did he become so picky? It was enough for him to bathe in the sparkle of the person he approached.

As long as there is a celebrity, no matter how famous he is, whether he is a fool or not, he should chase him and include him in his club.

Seeing Harry finally appearing in the crowd not far away, next to the square-faced girl named Ginny Weasley, Slughorn regained his smile and slowly approached.

He was not worried that he would fail, and when everyone else chose Fleur to invest, he chose Harry Potter.

This was just a belated meeting. As Harry's biggest investor, the reason for not meeting before was just because he was too guilty to see Lily and his son.

"You must be Harry." Slughorn greeted with a smile, then pretended to turn his head casually, "Ah, long time no see Lily."

"Professor Slughorn!" Lily said with great enthusiasm.

Harry noticed this, and a smile appeared on his face that had become cold due to the interruption, "It's you."

His smile wasn't entirely due to his mother's enthusiasm.

And because he was indeed familiar with the name.

Has always been behind him, unlike other investors whose names have tried to get in front of him.

So he roughly understood his purpose, "Slug Club?"

Slughorn's smile became more genuine, and he began to regret why he believed Ron's description.

Obviously, hadn't he seen Harry's performance through the live broadcast?

The liberation of the magic weapon was not behind Cedric Diggory. The winner of the second trial was Peverell, Malfoy, the son-in-law of the Weasley family.

"I'm not here to invite you to join it." Slughorn shook his head, "I'm just here to get to know Lily's son."

This was a lie. He only said this because Harry was too famous and too good for the Slug Club to deal with.

He might as well be distracted.

In fact, he did this to every warrior he just met.

Lily saw it, but she didn't say anything to undermine it.

Professor Slughorn was indeed very kind to her and was very fond of her. Apart from often saying inappropriate things like that she should go to his college, he had no shortcomings.

She believed that Harry had no bad intentions.

This was also a test for Harry.

Harry is not only her son, but also the heir of the Peverell Malfoy family. A warrior who needs to go to another universe to participate in trials is not some fragile porcelain.

Snape rolled his eyes secretly in his mind. He didn't believe Slughorn's words, but they were indeed beautiful.

At least it was useful for Harry Potter, who had a brain as stupid as James Potter.

In his seemingly flat gaze, the smile on Harry's face became more sincere.

Harry took Slughorn's extended hand and said, "Thank you very much. I heard from Snape that you provided us with access to many precious medicinal materials. At that time, everyone was more optimistic about Fleur."

"After all, you are the son of my favorite student. Lily, uh, and James." Slughorn greeted Ginny for a moment and then looked at Ginny, "You are Ginny Weasley, right? When you were born I even hugged you, and you grew so big in a blink of an eye."

This is not a lie. Although the Weasley family was in decline before Dumbledore's rise, they had many children and relatives.

Every kid except Ron is great.

"Hello." Ginny nodded coldly.

In adolescence, when I heard that you were born and I hugged you, most people would react like this.

Slughorn had already expected it, and he used this excuse to change his target, "Severus, you also know that I have retired for more than ten years. I have never put down the potions, but I know the students well. Just let me know at your convenience——"

"Potion?" Harry reacted. He immediately looked at Snape and smiled with big white teeth. "You retired early?"

Snape's thin lips trembled, "If you could move your splendens-filled brain, you would understand that the probability of me retiring is not as high as the probability of you marrying the Dark Lord."

Then he forced a smile, "Next, I will take the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor."

Harry showed the same expression as Ron, "No!"

Not far away, Dumbledore, who was laughing because of his sister, was silent for a moment.

"What's wrong?" Ariana was curious.

"Nothing?" Dumbledore shook his head, "Harry must have known about Snape."

He was not surprised by Harry's reaction, just as he was not surprised that Harry and Ron fell in love.

On the other side, Slughorn left Harry tactfully and continued to collect targets.

It is worth mentioning that Draco Malfoy, who was originally ignored by him in the world line, became his target.

"Is that Malfoy?" Hermione wrinkled her nose slightly, "Why is he here? Why did Professor Slughorn choose him?"

During the time when Slughorn was "parading" in the lounge, almost everyone knew that he was the next Potions professor and his Slug Club.

After all, in addition to his own publicity, there are many celebrities who are members of the Slug Club here.

They were also willing to share information about this private club. After all, in their opinion, all students who could attend Harry Potter's birthday party were eligible.

Hermione was one of the students that Slughorn had found. Now that Draco Malfoy was being paid attention to, she felt a little insulted.

"Don't forget," Basil reminded, "he is also the isotope of Draco Malfoy in another universe."

"The lifespan of the magic fairy is endless, and so will the lifespan of wizards in the future. This title is more valuable than any achievement."

"Endless lifespan," Hermione blinked, "That's great. There's unlimited time to read books, learn new spells, and... accompany you."

She said the last two words very quietly, almost as soft as a mosquito.

But even so, her ears were still red.

Basil held Hermione's hand, "What will the world look like a hundred years from now? I want to see it with someone."

"I haven't agreed yet." Hermione stamped her feet and turned her head, but she 'forgot' to pull her hand out.

"By then, humans will have entered the interstellar age. I will buy a large piece of land on the moon and build a library in the crater. I will fill it with all the books I have read. I will hire countless house elves to look after it. They will have salaries, holidays, medical insurance, and two days off a week."

Bajir's mouth twitched, but he still added such a strange library to the world that was about to take shape.