Chapter 491 Snape's Little Thoughts

"Vold...Dark, Dark Lord!" With a cry of surprise, everyone in the classroom turned their eyes to the strange creature in the glass cabinet.

"No, Voldemort's skin is a pale color." Harry corrected loudly, "Like the body of a drowned person."

Snape did not deduct points for Harry Potter's unauthorized speech. His fingers tapped lightly on the table, and the whispers in the classroom gradually subsided.

"It's so strange." Ariana had not yet understood the horror of the potion professor. She whispered to Hermione: "Can that transparent cabinet isolate life? Why can't I feel its breath."

"Maybe...maybe it was killed by Professor Snape." Hermione swallowed her saliva and understood why Professor Lupin refused to explain the snake man.

According to the information released by the Ministry of Magic, Muggles are transformed into this kind of monster under the influence of the virus. Killing a snake man is equivalent to killing a Muggle.

Lupin, who was once a werewolf, would choose to hurt himself instead of hurting others even on a full moon night. Now as a teacher of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, he will never attack a snake man.

"Miss Dumbledore!" Snape's voice was as cold as ice, and a hint of smile flashed across his eyes: "Gryffindor will deduct 5 points for speaking without the professor's permission."

"Ah?" Ariana's face was full of confusion. She was about to open her mouth to defend herself, but was held tightly by Hermione. Hermione shook her head gently at her, with a warning in her eyes.

Ariana closed her mouth reluctantly, feeling unfair in her heart, thinking that this magical potion professor was more annoying than Albus. There were students with louder voices in the classroom, but Snape only targeted her.

"Does anyone know anything about the dragon pox virus?" Snape's voice echoed softly in the classroom.

Almost at the moment when he finished speaking, Hermione's arm suddenly raised up, and her enthusiasm almost made her jump out of her seat.

Snape looked around, and Roger sat quietly, as indifferent as always, with no interest in answering questions.

"Miss Granger, you answer it." Snape's tone was a little helpless, as if he was used to her enthusiasm.

Hermione said "Yeah" softly, cleared her throat, and began her answer: "Dragon pox virus is an infectious disease that is deadly and dangerous to wizards. Infected wizards will have permanent scars on their bodies and their skin will appear blue for a long time."

"In addition, green and purple rashes will grow between the toes of the infected, which are called dragon pox. During the illness, wizards will sneeze like dragons, and sparks will spray from their nostrils."

Snape nodded slightly, approving Hermione's answer: "Gryffindor plus 5 points."

His tone sounded a little reluctant, and the points he had just deducted were added back by himself, which was quite ironic.

His eyes swept across the faces of Gryffindor students, hoping to catch a smile, so as to find a reason to deduct points again.

However, after four years of tempering, none of these Gryffindor lions would be easily fooled.

He reluctantly withdrew his gaze, and his tone became serious: "Dragonpox virus is one of the known, incurable diseases. It can easily take the life of a wizard."

"Now, a new magical virus has appeared." Snape knocked on the glass cabinet and formally explained today's course: "Snake Man virus, which can transform Muggles into snake-like monsters."

"Muggles infected with the Snake Man virus will have green scales all over their bodies, and their noses will almost completely disappear. They will grow hollow teeth in their mouths, which are filled with virus venom."

Snape walked to the shelf next to him, took down a jar full of liquid from it, and showed it to the students. The jar was soaked with the gums of the snake man, which gave everyone a more intuitive understanding of the harmfulness of this virus.

"So far, the snake-man virus has not posed a direct threat to wizards. However, it can cause wounds that are extremely difficult to heal."

"Their teeth are very sharp and can easily bite through the skull. The nails are long, thin, and moderately sharp, mainly used for stabbing."

"Because the brain has been completely changed by the virus, the snake-man has become extremely irritable and extremely sensitive to light and sound. In addition, their noses and tongues can sense heat sources and find hidden targets."

"However, in most cases, their stupidity and impulsiveness will make this function ineffective." Snape used his wand to cut off the corresponding parts of the snake-man as he spoke. Then, they were turned into specimens in bottles and stacked up one by one.

The damp and cold air in the dungeon somehow carried a faint smell of blood. Although not a drop of blood flowed from the wounds of the dismantled snake-man, this scene was enough to make everyone present feel uncomfortable.

Snape tightened the can in his hand, looked around at the students in the classroom, and said coldly: "What are you waiting for? Do you need me to repeat it again?"

The students woke up as if from a dream, picked up their quills, and endured the strong discomfort to record the characteristics and abilities of the snake people.

"Snake people are agile and can easily climb trees and tall buildings. If you are unfortunate enough to encounter them, don't try to hide in the trees."

"The correct way is to first use the armor protection spell to protect yourself, and then use many obstacles to stop the snake people's charge. Your Defense Against the Dark Arts professor will teach you how to do this."

"Maybe." He added softly.

"Besides that, all you have to do is ride on a flying broom or a magic carpet and quickly escape from the sky. Don't be confused by one or two lone snakemen, as there may be thousands or tens of thousands of their kind lurking behind them."

Snape sneered, and then used a gloomy and terrifying voice to help his students strengthen their memory: "Once you fall into the army of snakemen, they will swarm up like crazy wasps and tear you to pieces in an instant."

His eyes suddenly fell on Harry Potter, causing Potter's body to stiffen instantly.

Snape continued: "Some people in our class have mastered some special skills, such as snake language. If someone wants to taste death, this is an effective method."

Harry swallowed unnaturally, and he guessed in his heart that snake language can communicate... or command snakemen. But if Voldemort finds out, they will turn against him.

"Finally, I emphasize again that the snake-man virus cannot transform wizards at this stage. But when fighting them, it is best to use the Bubble Head Curse. No one knows whether the virus will mutate." Snape's words were like a sharp sword, piercing the students' hearts. He hoped that these important knowledge could be engraved in their hearts.

There was a strange silence in the classroom. Many students had never heard of the "Bubble Head Curse" before. But out of fear of Professor Snape, they did not dare to ask.

Finally, for the safety of his own life, Seamus plucked up the courage to raise his hand.

"Mr. Finnigan, please speak."

"Professor, what is the Bubble Head Curse?"

"Haha." Snape laughed lowly and refused to answer the question, "You should not have forgotten that this is a potion class? Gryffindor will deduct 5 points for your inappropriate question."

"As for those students who pretend to know and do not cherish their lives, they should deduct more points." He shook his head gently, revealing a hint of regret in his tone, "What a pity."

Roger slightly raised the corner of his mouth, feeling both amused and helpless about Snape's behavior against Gryffindor today. In the first class of this school year, the teacher was determined to deduct their house points, and Merlin couldn't stop him.

"Although Lupin has developed a study plan for you covering seven school years, in my opinion, it is too naive and weak." Snape said, waving his wand, turning the test tube in his hand into a dagger, and then piercing through the glass cabinet and directly digging out the heart of the snake man.

In the fifth grade, Snape thought he was mature enough to be exposed to the crueler truth of the wizarding world. Now American wizards are fighting in the war, and it will be their turn in the near future.

The heart of the snake man presents a strange green color, and the smooth surface gives people a nauseating and greasy feeling. It scares most students, and their pupils shrink because of fear. However, there are also students who remain calm, and some students are even angry at Snape's behavior.

The bell for the end of get out of class broke the terrifying atmosphere in the dungeon. Snape left a paper on the snake man and announced the end of get out of class.

He added coldly: "To be honest, this is the easiest homework I have assigned in the past five years."

"Rogge, Ariana... Hermione, Harry stay." He paused and announced without looking up.

"Professor, I still have Divination to take." Harry tried to challenge Snape's authority and resisted with a reasonable excuse: "Professor Trelawney..."

"Trelawney will predict it." Snape stared at Harry coldly, his tone without a trace of warmth: "Perhaps, you should give up this elective course. I can't see that you have any talent for Divination."

Harry's eyes froze, he wanted to refute, but thinking back, all his Divination homework since the third grade was made up. However, Professor Trelawney never noticed it.

"Ariana." Snape looked at the headmaster's sister first, "You have a lot of things to learn in Potions. Every Saturday, you need to go to the dungeon and Hermione will teach you."

"Tutoring?" Ariana looked at Hermione, as if she wanted to say something, but noticing Snape's cold eyes, she could only agree: "I know, Professor."

She gently pulled Hermione's sleeve, and under Snape's tall nose, she turned and went to the next classroom.

Before leaving, she whispered to reveal the truth about the snake man in the glass cabinet: "Professor, it's fake."

Hermione's heart tightened, fearing that Snape would take the opportunity to deduct points again, and hurriedly pulled Ariana out of the dungeon.

A trace of helplessness flashed in Snape's eyes. It seems that Ariana still holds a grudge against his previous deduction. However, her observation is indeed sharp. The snake man in the glass cabinet is actually a prop made by Professor McGonagall.

The only authentic one is the snake man's heart he bought from Knockturn Alley.

His eyes lingered on Roger and Harry, as if he was thinking about something.

In the end, he did not believe in Trelawney's divination ability, but directly said to Harry: "Harry, come to my office every Friday night..."

"Why?" Harry Potter interrupted Snape eagerly before he finished speaking: "I am not a transfer student, I need to take potions lessons. Besides, I have to prepare for next year's exams."

"Heh, Potter, it's rare that I agree with your point of view." Snape sneered and mocked: "Even if you start taking potions lessons tonight, your grades are not enough to enter the advanced potions class."

"If you think Friday night is too busy, I can arrange it to Sunday. In this way, you can stay away from Hogsmeade and Quidditch and focus on studying."

Harry Potter suddenly struggled. Sunday is an even less likely time for him to accept. However, he didn't want to be in the same room as Snape.

"I want to find the principal..."

"This is the principal's order."

"Then why didn't he tell me in person?"

"You should ask him." Snape replied forcefully, not giving Harry any chance to retort.

Harry lowered his head helplessly. Although he was filled with reluctance, he knew that he had no choice but to accept the arrangement of the principal and Snape. He doesn't even know the real reason behind all this.

Since Harry still had a Divination class to attend, Snape kicked him out coldly.

"I've finished reading your paper." Snape took a deep breath and tried to calm down his excitement. "The research on the Blood Curse is far beyond my imagination."

He showed a rare smile and motioned for Rogge to sit down, "I thought you had to be in the advanced potion class to complete the final transformation."

"Are you interested in studying new topics?" Snape said softly, more like a discussion.

Although Rogge's experience in potions has not yet reached Snape's level, his thinking is more open-minded and he can combine other magical means with potions to achieve goals that cannot be achieved with a single potion.

In his research on turning blood orcs into wizards again, Snape had witnessed Rogge's talent and potential. He believed that given time, Rogge would become a more powerful potion master than himself, and even great.

Rogge did not answer directly, but asked: "Is it the snake virus?"

"That's right." Snape opened the locked drawer and took out a snake heart suspended in the solution. "The situation on the other side of the Atlantic is very bad. The American wizards have abandoned the east coast and fully retreated to the interior. land."

"Their external explanation is not to retreat, but to move in."

"So fast?" Rogge's eyes showed a trace of surprise, "Doesn't this mean that the territory ruled by the Dark Lord is already larger than the British Magical World Headquarters?"

"Alas." Snape sighed, with uncontrollable worry in his tone: "The key to the problem lies with the snake man."

"There are too many Muggles, and the virus spreads too fast. This has resulted in countless snake-men becoming minions of the Dark Lord. What he and the Death Eaters have to do is send their men to take over the states occupied by the snake-men. "

"Although Muggle doctors suggested ways to interrupt the spread of the virus, those Muggles simply didn't listen to these suggestions."

"They ran to the streets, claiming to breathe 'free air'." Snape sneered and said half-jokingly: "I think we should research an obedience potion to make them stay at home. Wait until the war is over, and then Let them march in the streets."

"The principal doesn't know anything about Baldwin. So far, he thinks that the snake-man is a disaster caused by the Dark Lord."

Rogge nodded slightly, understanding that the teacher was protecting him from letting the principal know the origin of the snake-man virus.

Although Dumbledore has always given people an amiable impression, his deep thoughts can only be felt through personal contact.

His reputation was not earned through kindness. No one should underestimate Dumbledore's determination to realize his ideals.

The snake-man virus originated from Rogge's abandoned research draft, and Baldwin created a Blood Curse-like virus based on that wrong idea.

It is precisely because of this that Rogge was able to realize that there is no absolute right or wrong in research, only different purposes and directions.

Even if it is the wrong path, as long as you smash all the southern walls, you can open up a road to the sky that others have never thought of.