demon hunter at hogwarts

"what a pity."

After a moment of silence, Regulus only said this.

In his opinion, Quirrell underestimated his opponent, but overestimated himself, so that he missed the fleeting opportunity to escape, and was eventually killed.

"We already know the true identities of those two people." Dumbledore asked smoothly, "But why did they attack Quirinas?"

"It's definitely not to make the Dark Lord's curse come true." Regulus gently tapped the edge of the pensieve with his slender index finger, looking down at the vague vortex of memories still swirling in the basin, "Maybe Quirrell knows something we don't? Or..."

He suddenly stopped talking.

"What's wrong?" Dumbledore asked gently, "Did you remember something?"

"I want to read the memory just now." After saying that, Regulus did not wait for Dumbledore to speak, and plunged into the pensieve again.

When he came out of the pensieve again, his face was a little more confused.

"It seems that you have made a new discovery." Dumbledore had already sat back in his chair, using his wand to fiddle with a silver instrument on the table that looked like an astrology.

"I noticed that Travers had many opportunities to kill him at the beginning, but did not do so..." Regulus paced slowly in the room, "His original purpose seemed to be to capture Qi alive. Luo, as for Rao Er...that guy has always succeeded more than failed, but he only used a death curse."

"Oh? You mean, they want to capture Quirinus alive?" Dumbledore waved his wand to draw a smoke ring, then lightly tapped the instrument, and the smoke ring was immediately sucked into the instrument.

"It's possible. After all, they captured McNeil alive before..." Regulus stopped in front of the desk, "But Quirrell shouldn't be a Death Eater. What do they want Quirrell for?"

"Good question," Dumbledore said. "We might as well think about it, what is Voldemort's most pressing concern?"

"Resurrection? Capture Harry Potter?" Regulus replied without thinking, "For the Dark Lord, there should be nothing else more important than these two."

"Yes, we have already seen his choice on Halloween last year. He wants to be resurrected and catch Harry Potter." Dumbledore stared at the instrument, and the ball on it was spinning faster and faster, " We know that he now has a preliminary physical body, but to restore a complete body, he still needs some other materials... I don't know if you still remember when we went to Little Hangleton a few months ago, Something not found.”

"Marvolo's ring." Regulus' first reaction was the Horcrux that was transferred away by Voldemort in advance.

"anything else?"

Regulus carefully recalled everything he saw and heard in Little Hangleton. Before going to Gaunt's old house, he also went to Riddle House.

"...I remember the gatekeeper of Riddle House said that old Tom Riddle's grave had been dug..."

"He took old Tom Riddle's ashes. I have been thinking about this issue until recently..." Dumbledore said, "I found an ancient potion recipe that can create a perfect body, better than ours." The one I found last time was much more perfect...almost indistinguishable from a real person. But the potion requires three ingredients, namely blood, flesh and bones."

"It sounds disgusting." Regulus frowned.

"He has already obtained his father's bones, and his servant's flesh... His loyal Death Eater friends should be willing to give one or two pieces of meat to the master..." Dumbledore said to himself, seemingly completely Failure to consider the feelings of the listener.

Regulus spat.

"As for the third item, that is the blood of the enemy..." Dumbledore spread his hands, "Actually, this item is very simple, because there are so many wizards who hate Voldemort in the world, and he can take the blood of anyone at will. Reshape your body for yourself…”

"But for his own perfection, he could only choose Harry Potter's blood, so that he could... bypass Harry's mother's protection." Regulus took over, "This makes sense... …They didn’t know where they learned that Quirrell would go home once a week. This was an opportunity. If they could subdue Quirrell and disguise themselves as him, they could sneak into Hogwarts and wait for an opportunity to take away Harry’s Blood. But in order to disguise it, they need to keep Quirrell alive to torture some information..."

"Obviously, the plan failed." Dumbledore said. "The noise was too loud, and the Aurors quickly discovered the abnormality and rushed to the scene."

"There's one more thing I don't understand," Regulus said. "Even if those two people didn't use the Death Curse, the blasting curse in the end would be enough to kill him if it hit him directly in the face..."

"But he survived, right?" Dumbledore took out something and put it on the table. "This is what Kingsley discovered in Quirrell, which may explain the problem."

The thing looked like a coin, but its shape was not too regular. It had a strange eye engraved on it, and a tear dripped from the corner of the eye. A crack had appeared on the coin where the tear was engraved, making the entire coin It looked gray and dull, like an ordinary tattered antique.

"Is this... an amulet?" Regulus took the coin and looked at it over and over for a long time, but he had no clue.

"Fortunately, Quirinus's trip to Egypt was not without success." Dumbledore waved his wand, and a coat of arms that was much more delicate than the one on the coin appeared in mid-air.

The old principal pointed to the coat of arms and explained: "This is called the Eye of Horus. The real one in the legend can bring people back to life. As for this one... although it doesn't have such a powerful effect, it can save people after all. Killed him."

Regulus sighed and put the coin back on the desk, and the crest in the air turned into a wisp of smoke.

"You should have noticed that the position of Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts is vacant again." Dumbledore added, "It is not easy to find a competent teacher now..."

"As far as I know, Sirius seems to want to take up this position." Regulus said with a half-smile. "We all know his level. He is definitely not a second-rate amateur wizard. He is more than enough to teach students... "

"You know, if Sirius and Severus are placed in the same castle, they will blow up the entire school in less than a week. By then, we will not be thinking about hiring new teachers. "Yeah..." Dumbledore also showed a smile, "I originally planned to invite Remus to help, but Alastor also needs manpower... I can't let Severus get a salary and do this..." It’s double the work, not to mention..."

"What's more, the Death Eaters may not have given up on this plan and may launch an attack on the next Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at any time in order to disguise themselves as him and sneak into the school." Regulus said seriously, "Thank you Your affirmation, it seems that in your mind, I am not so easy to be attacked... What an honor."

Gu Yan</span> "In that case, we might as well sign the contract now." Dumbledore took out the appointment letter that he had prepared and put it on the table.

Regulus picked up the quill, but did not write his name immediately.

"Any questions?"

"Considering the danger and importance of this position, I want a [-]% increase in salary, isn't it excessive?" Regulus raised his head and stared at Dumbledore, "Mr. Principal, I know you have this right."

"You don't look like someone who's short of money."

"But I need money to do some things." Regulus said, "It is always better to earn more."

"Okay... this is easy to do." Dumbledore pointed at the appointment letter with his wand, and the salary on it was immediately modified to the amount Regulus requested.

"After all, I still don't know how to bargain. If I had known you would agree so happily, I would have asked for [-]% more." Regulus finally smiled and signed his name on the appointment letter.

"Hahahaha... If you asked for [-]% more, I might not be so happy." Dumbledore said with a smile, "You have about a week to prepare. After Halloween, you can take office... Merlin , why are they so angry?"

Regulus was still thinking about what Dumbledore meant by the last half of his words, but he saw the door to the principal's office suddenly opened, and the spiral staircase sent two people up. They were arguing fiercely as they walked. What are you wearing?

One of them is Professor McGonagall, and the other is Snape.

"What are you doing here?" Snape immediately asked warily when he saw Regulus.

"Obviously, the principal wants me to return to my old job." Regulus curled his lips, raised the newly signed letter of appointment, and pointed to the name on it, "Help someone relieve some work pressure."

Snape's thin lips opened and closed a few times, as if he was hesitating whether to speak.

Finally, he made up his mind, pointed at Regulus, and said to Dumbledore: "So, this person is going to come back... to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor?"

Dumbledore nodded.

"Thank God!" Professor McGonagall patted her chest. "I'm really worried about how those children will cope with exams and life after graduation if they don't have a good Defense Against the Dark Arts professor."

"It sounds like you have a problem with my teaching methods?" Snape asked slyly.

"I don't deny your ability, Severus, but the most important task for fifth-year students this year is to pass the OWLs exam, and how to resist the Imperius Curse is not part of the exam." Professor McGonagall retorted sternly Snape, "What's more, you...you actually cast spells on students yourself, don't you think it's a bit too much?"

"When they are really in danger, OWLs' certificates can't save their lives, but what I teach them can." Faced with Professor McGonagall's accusation, Snape did not flinch at all, "After so many things have happened, , I think it is necessary to let those stupid children know that what they will face after leaving school is not a game of house, but a cruel and bloody war."

"They are all children!" Professor McGonagall screamed, "We will protect them!"

"The Dark Lord doesn't care whether they are children or not," Snape said coldly.

"That's enough." Dumbledore finally said, "Let me say a few words, Minerva...Severus is right, Voldemort will not show mercy to children, he has already done it to babies. , right? What happened to Quirinas should be a wake-up call for us. Even Hogwarts is not that safe."

"But..." Professor McGonagall was about to speak when Dumbledore raised his left hand and winked at her.

After appeasing Professor McGonagall, Dumbledore turned to Snape and said, "I understand what you two think, but arguing can't solve any problems. I believe that Regulus will make a proper course arrangement." Yes, right? After all, we already had experience last year, whether they were fifth grade or seventh grade students, they all passed the exams they should pass."

After hearing Dumbledore's words, Snape snorted coldly and said, "In that case, I won't worry about this unnecessary worry."

After saying that, he turned around and left, lifting up his black robe and almost throwing it into Regulus' face.

"His temper is getting worse and worse." Regulus couldn't help shaking his head.

"Albus, is Severus... really okay?" Professor McGonagall asked with some worry, "If according to what you said, God... Voldemort is gradually gathering his old subordinates. They may contact Snape at any time..."

Regulus said nothing, but his eyes made it clear that he had the same doubts as Professor McGonagall.

Especially since he already knew that Voldemort needed Harry's blood to complete his resurrection.

If Snape really returns to the ranks of Death Eaters, with his ability, it would be too easy to take some of Harry's blood, such as preparing a "nosebleed potion" or something, and then in the name of "demonstration effect", let If Harry takes it in class, he can obtain the blood openly and without arousing anyone's suspicion. This is much more convenient than sending a Death Eater to disguise himself as Quirrell and sneak into the school to collect blood.

"I have complete trust in Snape, and he is on our side." Dumbledore said in an unquestionable tone, "I have said this to you before, and I hope... this is the last time I explain this matter. "

"Well, you are the smartest one among us." Professor McGonagall shook her head helplessly, "I hope your judgment can be as accurate as before this time... I should go, Weasley family The twins threw Montague into a toilet, and I have to deal with this before Severus deducts three percent from them... Nice to meet you, Regulus."

"Starting from next month, we will meet often." Regulus said goodbye to Professor McGonagall with a smile.

"Although it is somewhat unfair to Quirinus, I can foresee that those children will welcome their Professor Black back to Hogwarts." Dumbledore said.