Hogwarts, where the stars shine

Late at night, the headmaster's office at Hogwarts was brightly lit, and both Snape and Hagrid were there.

It was a large, beautiful round room filled with all kinds of funny little sounds.Many strange silverwares rotated and emitted small puffs of smoke.

The walls are covered with portraits of old principals, both men and women, snoring gently in their respective frames.However, they always opened their eyes quietly and listened in on Dumbledore's conversation.

Dumbledore sat behind a large desk, wearing gray pajamas with yellow stars painted on them.Half-moon glasses hid his wise blue eyes, making him look kind.

Hagrid was still wearing a thick moleskin coat, and the chair under him made an unbearable creaking sound.Snape was leaning against a long-legged table, fiddling with the silverware on the table.

"Forbidden Forest, Professor Dumbledore." Hagrid said gruffly, "The centaurs have issued another warning. And my..."

"If you're talking about those ugly spiders, then there's no need to say anything," Snape interrupted Hagrid roughly. "They're not very friendly."

Acromantulas, these foreign visitors were brought to Hogwarts by Hagrid. It was more than 40 years ago that the giant spiders were placed in the Forbidden Forest.

In the beginning, there was only one Acromantula, and Hagrid named it "Aragog." Later, Hagrid found a wife for it, and the giant spider group multiplied to the size it is today.

There is such a dangerous creature in the school, so Dumbledore naturally knows about it.Hagrid was able to raise Aragog in the Forbidden Forest, which was considered to have the tacit approval of the headmaster.

It's just that the Acromantulas had behaved very calmly before. Even if students entered the Forbidden Forest late at night, they would restrain their nature and not attack these delicious prey.

"Don't forget, they attacked students who entered the Forbidden Forest in September." Snape continued, "But you were kept in the dark by them."

Hagrid opened his mouth, as if he wanted to argue, but nothing came out, and his big furry head hung weakly.

The Acromantulas concealed the truth. They did not inform Hagrid about the group's attack on the students. Instead, they said that someone broke into the Forbidden Forest and attacked the spider group crazily.

If the centaur hadn't happened to witness the attack and told Hagrid the truth, the gamekeeper would have been fooled by the ugly spiders.

"Okay, Severus," Dumbledore said, "I think Hagrid can handle the spiders in the Forbidden Forest properly." The headmaster did not let Snape continue to embarrass Hagrid.

Dumbledore turned to Hagrid and said: "They must restrain their behavior, Hagrid. If they can't, I can only help them restrain themselves."

Acromantulas have lived in the Forbidden Forest for many years, and their group is very large. Even Albus Dumbledore cannot invite them all out of the Forbidden Forest at once. It is inevitable that some fish will slip through the net.

What's more, giant spiders are not the only creatures in the Forbidden Forest. If Dumbledore hits the door directly, it will inevitably cause panic and dissatisfaction among other intelligent creatures, causing a series of chain reactions and causing more trouble.

Although the Forbidden Forest is still the property of Hogwarts in name, in fact it already belongs to the creatures living there."Our Forbidden Forest," as the Centaurs say.

"I understand, Professor Dumbledore," Hagrid said, "I will go to the Forbidden Forest now. This will never happen again!"

With that said, Hagrid stood up impatiently and strode out of the principal's office.Hagrid was very aware of Dumbledore's concerns and knew that the headmaster was thinking of himself.

Watching Hagrid disappear into the office, Snape said: "Rubber Hagrid, is he that important to you?"

"It's very important, Severus." Dumbledore said, "I can trust him with my life." Then, Dumbledore added, "You too, Severus."

Snape turned around proudly, not looking at the old man sitting behind the desk, and continued to play with the smoking silverware, as if that thing had infinite attraction to him.

I believe you a ghost, you bad old man is very bad!

"By the way, how is that kid Mesa Black?" Dumbledore suddenly asked, "How does he make you feel?"

"Black, which Black?" Phineas Nigellus Black asked, "My great-great-great-grandson has left descendants?"

As the most unpopular headmaster Hogwarts has ever had, Phineas's portrait will certainly hang in the headmaster's office.

Phineas looks like a shrewd wizard with black hair and dark eyes.He has sparse eyebrows and a goatee.This was the first time Phineas heard Mesa's name.

"No, Mesa Black is not a descendant of your incompetent great-great-grandson." Snape said, "I'm sure of this."

If Snape also becomes the principal one day in the future, he will definitely have the strength to compete for the title of "the most unpopular principal in history".

Just listen to Snape continue to say: "He comes from the Muggle society and should be a descendant of someone who was expelled from the Black family."

Snape's words directly made Phineas depressed, and he almost pulled off his goatee.It was Galen who spoke softly, silently and breaking his defenses.

Born in the Black family and a Slytherin, Phineas Nigellus was a staunch advocate of pure blood.He looked down upon Muggles and Muggle-borns, and even used the insulting term "Mudblood" to refer to them.

Mesa's origins made it difficult for his great-great-grandfather to be satisfied.

"That's a very talented child," Dumbledore said. "I haven't seen such an outstanding child in a long time."

Snape snorted, clearly disagreeing with Mesa's opinion.He said: "The talent is good, but the character is really terrible. Compared with someone's incompetent great-great-grandson, it is even worse."

As he spoke, Snape glanced at the portrait on the wall.I saw that Phineas Nigellus had already closed his eyes, blocked his ears, and pretended to be an ostrich very simply.

"Reckless, arrogant, eager for success, self-righteous..." Every time Snape said a word, Phineas's face in the portrait darkened a bit, becoming the real Black.

Not long after, the principal's office burst into laughter.Even though all the past principals were hung on the wall, Phineas was still not very popular. There were many old principals who wanted to beat him up.

"Doesn't he have any merit?" Dumbledore asked, he was still somewhat interested in Mesa Black.

It would be a pity and terrible thing for a very talented little wizard to go astray on the road of growth and grow wantonly.

Snape ended his venomous remarks at this time and said: "The learning ability is very good and he is good at summarizing and thinking, but it still needs to be polished. Overall, it is worth cultivating."

Although he criticized Mesa as useless, Snape still recognized his ability in his heart.

Otherwise, why would Snape set up a small business for Mesa, and the Potions Professor was not stupid, so why would he devote all his efforts to investing in a piece of rotten wood?

"But," Snape changed the topic, "If you want him to become a person who knows sacrifice and dedication, you will be disappointed. Even though his character is immature, he is a complete Slater in his heart. Forest."

Phineas Nigellus in the portrait opened his eyes again, seemingly surprised that this great-great-grandson who ran out of nowhere was actually a Slytherin.

Dumbledore shook his head and said: "Sacrifice and dedication are rare qualities that not everyone can possess. Now I just hope that he can grow up kindly and not fall into the quagmire and be covered in filth."

Experiencing the dark side of society prematurely will affect the psychological growth of young people, and may even make them hate human beings and society as a whole.

If such a young man cannot be redeemed and allows the evil thoughts in his heart to grow wildly, when one day he no longer controls the evil thoughts, no one knows how terrible things he can do.

Dumbledore didn't want to see something like this happen again, one was enough.