The latter sneered and shook his head: "Of course not. I'm not an idiot. How could I eat food of unknown origin? After using some detection spells to figure out the little secrets inside, I quickly threw it aside."

"What? You didn't eat it! Oh my God! It took us a whole week to make that big jar of Fat Tongue Toffee."

After hearing that his prank failed, George fell to his knees on the ground and howled in pain.

"Damn! Why! Why can you see through our conspiracy?" Fred pretended to be indignant and roared.

"Idiot!"

Hermione rolled her eyes angrily.

Through previous cooperation, she already knew that these two guys actually had very powerful magical talents, but they were just used in "evil ways".

However, the other students were amused by George and Fred's antics.

Harry, who was still troubled by the Mirror of Erised, laughed so hard that he completely forgot about the illusions of his parents that made him nostalgic.

Obviously, few people at Hogwarts really hate the Weasley twins.

Because they can always bring laughter to the people around them.

After a while of commotion, the hall soon returned to calm.

Since classes will start again tomorrow, many little wizards began to borrow homework from each other, intending to pick up all the things they had forgotten during the holidays.

As for Zuo Si, after sending the salute back to the dormitory, he immediately went to the dean's office to report.

Snape, who was making a potion, asked without looking up: "How was your holiday?"

"It's not bad. I bought a lot of materials for making high-level potions, and I'll be asking for your advice in the second half of the semester." Zuo Si responded with a smile.

"I don't mind giving some extra guidance to students who are talented and smart enough.

But are you sure you can spare that much time?

After Christmas, the first class scheduled by the Ministry of Magic will begin soon.

Not only will many people from the Ministry of Magic come, but many foreigners and school professors will also attend.

If you are too nervous and make a fool of yourself, you will not only lose your own face, but also the reputation of Slytherin House and Hogwarts."

When he said these words, Snape's eyes showed scrutiny.

Zuo Si shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "Don't worry, professor. Although I will be nervous, I will never appear in this situation. As for the course schedule, I have already prepared everything."

"All?!"

A surprised expression appeared on Snape's face.

"Yes. After all, the Ministry of Magic spends a lot of money, and I must be worthy of the remuneration they pay."

After that, Zuo Si took out the lesson preparation notes he prepared in advance and put them on his desk.

Snape subconsciously picked it up and flipped through two pages, and found that not only was the entire course divided into several parts from easy to difficult, but detailed steps were also listed for each lesson, without any confusion at all.
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If you follow the above steps in class, I'm afraid many second and third grade students can understand it, not to mention a group of adult wizards.

After realizing this, he immediately raised his head and asked in an uncertain tone: "Did you also learn this from the Muggle world?"

"That's right." Zuo Si nodded slightly. "Most teachers in Muggle schools will prepare lessons before class, and some even plan the entire course schedule for a semester at the beginning of school. I

Although I have never taught anyone a lesson, I know the general steps."

"Well, I hope your mental quality will be as good as now."

Snape casually returned the note to Zuo Si.

He finally understood why Dumbledore was afraid of a first-year student.

A guy like this who will be fully prepared in advance no matter what he does, if he becomes an enemy, will be far more terrifying than Voldemort, who has an extreme personality and is irritable.

"When is my first class scheduled?" Zuo Si asked with interest.

Obviously, as a student, he cannot easily leave school after the semester begins.

Therefore, after discussing with the Minister of Magic Fudge, Principal Dumbledore chose the castle as the venue for the class.

Anyway, Hogwarts has so many rooms and classrooms, it is not difficult to find a free space for classes.

"At nine o'clock in the morning three days later, the specific location will be notified to you that morning." Snape gave the exact time without thinking.

"Thank you very much. If there's nothing else, I'll go back first." With that said, Zuo Si put one hand on his chest and bowed slightly, then prepared to turn around and leave.

But before he could take a few steps, Snape called him from behind.

"Wait! Did Quirinus Quirrell give you a notebook containing many notes about dark magic?"

Zuo Si immediately turned around and replied: "Well, that's right. But I think the content inside is too superficial, childish, and low-level. I probably gave it to the Weasley twins after flipping through it. They just need some.

Hexes to create hilarious gadgets."

"Superficial, naive, low-level?"

Snape reached out and took out the book from his desk, with a playful expression on his face.

You don't need to ask to know that he already knew about the remnant soul of Voldemort in Quirrell, but he deliberately pretended not to know anything and continued to maintain his identity as a double agent.

This is both Dumbledore's request and his own choice.

Snape was curious about how Voldemort would react if he knew that the notes he sent were evaluated by a student as "superficial", "childish" and "vulgar".

"Isn't it?" Zuo Si asked disapprovingly.

"Look at all those random spells. How many of them are really practical?

Many so-called black magics are not as powerful as fire spells, cutting spells, stun spells, petrification spells, crushing spells, blasting spells, and disarming spells.

Wizards learn black magic because it has powerful power that other spells do not have, not just because it is black magic.

If you get this wrong, you are completely putting the cart before the horse."

"Well said." Snape praised without hesitation. "I'm glad you can understand this truth at this age."

"Please, Professor. Don't think of me as the same type of person as those middle school boys in Slytherin who always think that black magic means being cool and powerful."

There was a hint of ridicule in Zuo Si's tone.

"What's more, what really determines the strength of a spell is the wizard who uses it. In the hands of Principal Dumbledore, even the most common floating spell can cause unimaginable damage and lethality if he is willing.

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Snape nodded with deep understanding: "It is not the magic but the wizard that is powerful? It seems that you are much smarter than I thought. Someone may have miscalculated this time. But you'd better be careful.

!Although Quirinus Quirrell is a fool, the guy behind him is very dangerous."

Regarding the warning issued by his dean, Zuo Si just responded indifferently: "Please don't worry, professor. Maybe that person had very terrifying magical power in his heyday, but now he is just a remnant soul.

If I can't even handle this miserable state of half-death, wouldn't it mean that I have failed many people's expectations of me?"

"Don't be careless. You must know that some of the dark magic he performs in his hands is completely different from other dark wizards." Snape couldn't help but remind him in a low voice.

"Understood."

Just when Zuo Si turned around again and was about to leave the underground office, Snape suddenly threw the notebook recording black magic in his hand over.

"Here, take your things. Remember, don't give this kind of thing to anyone else next time, especially the Weasley twins. Otherwise, God knows what weird things they will develop."<

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Zuo Si caught the note, gave the other party a look of understanding, and then disappeared into the corridor leading to the Slytherin common room.

About half a minute later, Snape slowly took out a pendant inlaid with silver-white crystals from his collar, and stared at the female illusion that appeared in the center. A hint of tenderness and guilt appeared on his originally gloomy face.

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Obviously, this thing is a Christmas gift given to him by Zuo Si, a magic amulet that can turn the person the wearer misses most into a lifelike illusion.

And these illusions are the reappearance of precious memories.

Except for the wearer, no one else can see the picture inside the crystal pendant.

Although Snape was not sure whether this gift was a coincidence or whether Zuo Si learned about his relationship with Harry Potter's mother from somewhere.

But for him, this can indeed alleviate the strong longing in his heart to a great extent.

At the same time, Zuo Si, who returned to his dormitory, discovered that among the notes thrown to him by his dean, there was actually a piece of parchment filled with fine writing.

Two spells are recorded above.

One of them is the famous "Shen Feng Wu Ying", and the other is the former's counter-curse.

"Is this a reward for my little gift? Severus Snape is really a tsundere who doesn't want to owe favors easily." Zuo Si couldn't help but sigh slightly.

He finally understood why Snape, who had a very high IQ, was able to push his childhood sweetheart Lily Evans into the arms of his love rival.

Apart from his obsession with dark magic when he was young and his voluntary surrender to Voldemort, as well as the long-standing grudge between Gryffindor and Slytherin House, this unflattering character is also one of them.

After all, no one likes a weirdo who has too much self-esteem and is unwilling to accept even the kindness of his friends.

In addition, a personality that is cold on the outside and hot on the inside can easily be misunderstood as cold and impersonal.

Zuo Si has always felt that accepting others' kindness is as important as taking the initiative to help others in interpersonal relationships and interactions.
To be continued...