Hogwarts lazy snake

After returning to Hogwarts from the Guardian's base in England on a weekend afternoon, Horn felt particularly heavy-hearted.

Horn recalled his experiences at the base. Those terrible legends and mysterious powers about the "old" made him shudder, and at the same time he was curious about why that power could enable his Yang Shen to take a step further.

At the same time, I heard the little wizards around discussing the Quidditch four-to-two qualifying match on Saturday.

Horn had no interest in the somewhat boring Quidditch game, so he did not stay to watch.

Anyway, Horn knew that the finalists would be Gryffindor and Slytherin.

So, just watch the finals then.

Because Horn also had something important to do this weekend, which was to go to the Guardian with Master Flamel to learn about the "old" knowledge and how to deal with it. And as Horn expected, Gryffindor and Slytherin both advanced to the finals.

Horn was thinking about the "old" problem and was happy that his two friends had entered the finals. Suddenly, he saw Professor Quirrell and Professor Snape talking not far ahead.

Professor Quirrell's behavior was still a little strange. He seemed to be arguing with Snape, looking confident and arrogant.

Horn stopped subconsciously.

However, Professor Quirrell was keenly aware of Horn's presence. He glanced at Horn for a moment, then warned Snape. Although his voice was low, it carried an unquestionable majesty.

Then, Professor Quirrell nodded slightly to Horn in the distance, turned around and left in a hurry.

Horn looked at Professor Quirrell who was leaving, thinking about the problems he discovered when he fainted, and the subsequent changes that made Horn deeply uneasy.

Professor Quirrell no longer stuttered during class and could even speak short sentences at a time.

Moreover, he became very serious in class and no longer just read from the textbook as before.

Although Professor Quirrell's performance in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class was no longer so weak because of the raven incident, it was extremely strange that he was now teaching students how to prevent dark magic and how to use defensive magic.

After class, Professor Quirrell found Horn and told him that he could ask him for advice on Defense Against the Dark Arts during the break.

Horn thought to himself: If it was before, it might be because Voldemort wanted his raven. After all, Horn also realized that the raven was not as simple as an ordinary alchemical magic product or the key to the cave.

After all, Master Flamel has not been able to revive the dead bird yet.

At this time, Professor Snape also noticed Horn who seemed to be in a daze through Quirrell's reaction, and then walked towards Horn with an expressionless face. The atmosphere between the two was tense and depressing.

Just as they were about to pass each other, Snape suddenly handed Horn a notebook with quick and precise movements.

"Professor Snape, what is this?" Faced with the notebook suddenly thrown at him, Horn caught it in a hurry and looked at the other party with a puzzled look.

Professor Snape said sarcastically in his usual cold tone: "Slytherin students, don't be as blind as those stupid Gryffindors."

After saying that, he floated away like a black bat, leaving Horn standing there, holding the notebook tightly in his hand, his heart full of doubts.

But Horn also felt that the scene seemed a little familiar.

When he first met Master Flamel, he reminded himself that he could not become famous in the wizarding world.

At that time, Master Flamel refused to tell him the reason, but after the "Old One" appeared, Flamel also told him the reason, which was that he had Nicholas' blood in his body. So when the "Old One" appeared, he might have been marked.

Horn continued walking forward, and when he came to the aisle near the restaurant, he met Hermione, Harry, Ron and others.

Their faces still looked unhappy, and they didn't know who had offended the man of destiny again.

Horn looked at them and was about to say something.

However, before he could say anything, Ron spoke up first: "Humph, Horn, what else do you want to say? Look at you, you have been defending that Snape all this time, now you see it."

Ron's face turned red with anger, and without waiting for Horn to speak, he continued to shout: "Yes, we were almost harmed by Professor Snape, but you still let us believe him."

"Hermione saw it clearly during the match. Snape was there mumbling something and performing magic on Harry's broom."

"If Hermione hadn't reacted quickly and burned Snape's robes with me, Harry would have fallen off his broom, with disastrous consequences. And you kept defending Snape. What on earth were you thinking?"

When Horn heard what Ron said, he thought to himself, is this actually happening?

At this moment, Hermione frowned slightly, with a trace of entanglement and helplessness in her eyes. She bit her lips lightly, hesitated for a moment and said:

"Horn, I did see Professor Snape's suspicious behavior. I was very worried about Harry at the time, so Ron and I took action and set Professor Snape's robe on fire. We interrupted Snape's magic and saved Harry."

Hermione frowned slightly, with a hint of confusion in her eyes, while Harry had a stern face, and although the anger in his eyes had weakened, it was still possible to see his dissatisfaction with Horn.

Ron glared at Horn angrily, as if ready to have another quarrel at any time.

Horn looked at the expressions of the three people, frowned, and tried to explain: "Harry, Ron, calm down first. I was not there at the time, and we can't conclude that Professor Snape is a bad guy just because we saw him using magic against Harry in the competition."

"After all, there are so many people in the audience, right?"

After hearing Horn's explanation and thinking of the dangers in the game, Harry's face turned red, his eyes burning with anger. He pointed at Horn and said loudly: "Horn, you made us believe that Professor Snape was good, but that was a lie! You deceived us!"

Ron was also stamping his feet in anger. He shouted, "That's right, we were almost hurt by Professor Snape, and you're still making excuses!"

Harry shouted angrily, "Still unsure? We all saw his suspicious behavior at the Quidditch match. He must have been casting spells. He must have wanted to hurt me and stop me from finding the Philosopher's Stone. The injury that day must have been caused by Fluffy discovering that he wanted to steal and stopping him."

Ron also echoed, "That's right, Horn, you have let us down so much. We have always regarded you as a friend and trusted your judgment, but you put us in danger."

Horn sighed helplessly and said, "I know you are angry, but we can't draw conclusions based on superficial phenomena. We need more evidence."