A friendly day at Hogwarts

The air suddenly became quiet, and the proud smile on Slughorn's face instantly froze.

After a long time, he picked up the goblet and drank it all in one gulp. He sighed and shook his head and said, "Of course not. Today is the first time I have seen other wizards in half a year..."

"When I was in China, I heard a saying, 'Every festive season, I miss my loved ones even more.'" "Glenn took the opportunity to say, "Christmas has just passed, you must miss them very much, and you also miss the days when the bed is full!"

Slughorn fell silent for a moment, but Dumbledore seemed to have discovered something and suddenly asked: "Is that Lily, Horace?"

He leaned forward slightly and pointed to a photo on the wall. His eyes behind the lenses were slightly squinted, as if he couldn't see clearly.

In the photo was a girl with long dark red hair, beautiful features, and a pair of green eyes that were almost identical to Harry's.

That was Harry's mother, Lily Evans, during her school days and one of Slughorn's favorite students.

Slughorn looked in the direction of his finger, but did not answer. He just sighed.

As if he was hurt by the scene, his eyes were slightly moist, and he wanted to lower his head to get the wine glass, only to realize that the glass was already empty just now.Glenn cleverly picked up the bottle and filled it up for him again.

Facts have proved that although Slughorn is a lover of wine, his ability to drink is average. In addition, people are more likely to get drunk when they are in a bad mood. He only had two drinks and his face was already slightly red.

He drank another glass of wine, ignored Dumbledore, looked at Glenn intently and said, "You must want to know why I would rather hide here and there than go back to Hogwarts to be safe. Want to be a teacher?"

"Of course." Glenn nodded obediently, showing a well-educated look of confusion.

"As we all know, Hogwarts is Dumbledore's territory..." Slughorn said slowly, "At this juncture, if I choose to serve at Hogwarts at this time, in the eyes of some people, Here, I became his, and a staunch supporter of the Order of the Phoenix..."

He glanced at Dumbledore secretly and added: "Of course, I must admit, they are a group of brave and admirable heroes, but you know, the mortality rate of this organization is really shocking. ..”

He didn't continue speaking, but the meaning of his words was made very clear.

He, Horace Slughorn, did not want to sacrifice his precious life for justice like those members of the Order of the Phoenix who died heroically.

Of course, this is understandable, everyone loves themselves, especially people like him who are keen to enjoy life.

The comfort he was considering was not at the moment, but mainly because of his lack of confidence in Dumbledore.If Voldemort wins the final victory, everyone who has anything to do with the Order of the Phoenix will inevitably be liquidated.

On the contrary, the same goes for the Death Eaters, so he would rather live in exile than join any force.

"To be honest, Professor Slughorn." Glenn said after careful consideration, "I personally think that your current life... may not be as safe as staying at Hogwarts. After all, what happened a few days ago During the battle, Voldemort failed to take any advantage from Professor Dumbledore..."

Slughorn didn't respond and seemed lost in thought. He didn't even react when Glenn mentioned the name "Voldemort".

Glenn took advantage of the situation and continued to persuade: "It suddenly occurred to me that you seem to have ignored a situation - you have been hiding like this, and I am afraid it is no different from rejecting Voldemort's invitation in person... I mean, if it really comes to him to settle everything When the time comes, you may not be able to be open-minded, right?"

Slughorn's eyes changed slightly, but he still remained silent.Glenn didn't say anything more and turned to look at Dumbledore.

Dumbledore nodded imperceptibly, with a hint of satisfaction in his smile.

There was a long silence, and Glenn looked at the dark red elderflower wine in the cup in a daze.

"Can you tell me what exactly happened last night?" Slughorn spoke again, his voice

The voice was slightly hoarse.

"Ah?" Glenn was stunned, "What are you referring to?"

"The one I didn't take advantage of," Slughorn said, pouting at Dumbledore.

"There seems to be nothing worth describing..." Glenn recalled, "It was probably that Voldemort was held down and beaten for a long time, and Dumbledore locked him up in a water cell, and almost suffocated to death. Later..."

"It is worth mentioning that Glenn personally blocked a killing curse from Voldemort." Dumbledore suddenly interjected.

Slughorn's eyes widened for a moment, and he looked at Glenn dumbfounded.

"Are you serious?" He said in disbelief, "A minor wizard blocked a mysterious man's killing curse in a real battle? Are you sure you 'blocked', not avoided?" "

"I can vouch for that, Horace." Dumbledore said with a smile, "In fact, that killing curse was aimed at me."

"I just took advantage of the sudden attack. If it were a head-on battle, I'm afraid it wouldn't be so easy..." Glenn said "humbly", "Besides, even if I don't help, Professor Dumbledore will definitely be able to hide." open."

Slughorn's eyes looked at Glenn even more intensely.He has always been keen on making friends and cultivating young people with talents or prominent family backgrounds, and Glenn not only meets the requirements, but is also the best in all aspects.

Even though Glenn had known this for a long time and had confirmed from Dumbledore that the other party's orientation was normal, he still felt frightened by such a look.

"Okay..." Slughorn spoke again, "I admit, you succeeded in impressing me. Glenn is right. Since I have not joined the Death Eaters, it is impossible for the mysterious man to regard me as a friend. . In this case, I’m afraid it’s safer to stay with Albus..."

"This is a wise choice, and everyone at Hogwarts will be happy." Dumbledore said with a smile, "Don't worry, we have been strengthening security measures recently, and I believe you will not encounter any danger wherever you go. .”

"I hope so..." Slughorn said with some resentment, "Listen, Albus, I can go back to work, but you must agree to one condition."

"What are the conditions? Can I hear it first?" Dumbledore asked.

Slughorn looked at him again with his look that made Glenn panic, and said slowly.

"I need your guarantee that both Glenn and Harry Potter will join my slug club..."