Just a Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor

After Professor McGonagall and the three of them left, Slughorn waved for Ms. Rose Merta, the owner of the bar.

"Two steaks, and it would be even better if you had grilled elbows here."

The charming Ms. Rosmerta said with a smile.

"I happened to be able to do it at noon today."

Slughorn looked very happy.

"That was awesome, remember to brush with two extra layers of honey, I love the taste."

I like meat and sweets, no wonder I am so fat.

After ordering their lunch at noon, instead of drinking, they ordered two butterbeers, the drink that the students used to drink.

With only two people left at the wine table, the atmosphere gradually cooled down.

Sherlock leaned back in his chair, crossed his hands on his stomach, and waited quietly for Slughorn to speak first.

He could see that the person who invited him out this time was actually the fat old man in front of him, and Professor McGonagall was just a microphone.

After Professor McGonagall and the others left, Slughorn's smile gradually faded, and his face slowly became gloomy.

It was only at this time that he seemed to let go of all the cover-ups, and only revealed his true temperament to Sherlock alone.

"To be honest, Sherlock, Minerva and the others don't want me to mention your mother in front of you."

He held a large glass of butter beer in front of him, but he didn't mean to drink it. Instead, he silently turned his head to look at the gloomy sky that was still raining outside the window, and said coldly.

"I know what they're worried about, Sally really doesn't look like a mother when she's like that, they want you to never remember this memory, and I even suspect that after I left, they eliminated-- "

Having said this, his voice suddenly stopped.

Slughorn put down his glass, closed his eyes in pain, and leaned back in his chair.

Sherlock never said anything. He was thinking about Slughorn's words. The second half of the unspoken sentence was so thought-provoking.

"Sorry, I seem to be drinking too much. Don't take what I said just now. Mag and Dumbledore are the best people in the world right now. You can trust them completely and unconditionally."

Slughorn seemed to pack up his emotions again, sat up straight from the chair, and laughed at himself.

"Of course, now I have no reason to say such a thing, after all, you have no trust in me at all."

"I still remember the last time I saw you at the funeral seventeen years ago. You hid in the corner, holding the toy wand that your mother gave you on your first birthday, sitting alone on the ground with your knees in a daze. ."

"When I found you, I was able to guess the future you at first glance, and you will become what you are now."

"Having been Head of Slytherin at Hogwarts for so long, having seen countless students, and knowing what kind of experiences make people what they are. But there's nothing I can do, and I'm just a weak and weak bastard. The old man, like a lost dog, can only find a place to hide and escape from everything I have committed."

Sherlock frowned when he heard what he said.

He remembered that there was no mention of his family in the original owner's diary, even though there was a portrait of his lunatic mother hanging in his study, even though his Muggle father was still alive, and even sent someone to persuade him to inherit his own 's family business.

But whether it is life at Hogwarts or entering the magical society after graduating from Hogwarts, there is nothing in the diary.

It was as if the original owner had no feelings for his parents, and had no feelings left behind.

Slughorn's remarks seemed to reveal the truth, and he could hear it. He really had a good relationship with the original owner's mother, and he really regarded Sherlock as a close junior.

I left the original owner alone before, as if he was afraid of something and wanted to hide it desperately.

"What happened to my mother back then?"

Sherlock asked softly after the steak was served.

This was the first time he took the initiative to speak to Slughorn, but the other party did not give him a satisfactory answer.

"I'm sorry Sherlock, I can't tell you." Slughorn shook his head, "We made an agreement, and even put a Faithful Charm, to bury this secret forever, unless Dumbledore feels that he has When the time is right, he will tell you these things in another way."

Sherlock was silent in his heart.

So he hates dealing with these older wizards the most. Whenever there is something, he will play Riddler here, and sometimes he won't even tell you what the puzzle is.

"Then why did you come here to find me?"

"I wanted to remind you of Sherlock." Slughorn's face was extremely solemn, and he stared at Sherlock's eyes tightly, "Hogwarts is very dangerous, very dangerous, especially with Dumbledore and The boy was there at the same time."

He took out a small glass bottle from his pocket, and there was some shimmering golden liquid flowing slowly inside.

Slughorn placed the potion in front of Sherlock.

"The only help I can give you is this, Fuling Elixir, a potion that can temporarily make people lucky, you'd better take it with you, it may help you a little at a critical time. busy."

"Don't think it's too little. The effect of Fuling is very strong, but you can't drink a lot of it continuously, otherwise it will not only bring you good luck, but it will also cause serious problems. I have only used it twice in my age. , these are the one-time doses for you."

Sherlock looked at the potion that felt like a work of art just by looking at it.

If it can really make people lucky, then this potion is really strong.

Slughorn continued.

"I don't know why Dumbledore agreed to your application, maybe he didn't think that man's resentment of the position was that strong back then, but I still think it's risky."

Hearing this, Sherlock was obviously a little surprised, and he asked quietly.

"You mean the Curse of You-Know-Who on the Defense Professor? Does it really exist?"

"It exists, but it's not a curse." Slughorn said very seriously, "You are Sherlock, the master of Defense Against the Dark Arts, you should be able to know the difference between black magic and black magic, evil curse, poison curse , Curse, these are the three dangerous levels of the black curse, the curse is the most dangerous and taboo, the three unforgivable curses are all curses."

"But when that person resented the position of professor of defense, his strength was not that strong, so what was entangled in this position was just a poison curse, but this poison curse was very partial, and even Dumbledore didn't know it. What the hell is it, and there's no way to unravel it."

"But what I'm sure of is that as long as you don't have ulterior motives in your position, the effect of the poison curse is not strong. It is estimated that Dumbledore agreed to your application for this reason."

"But anyway, as long as you stay in this castle for a day, you still have to be very careful, Hogwarts has never been the safest place in the wizarding world, and even with Dumbledore, it is more than any other place. Danger!"

"Finally I want you to believe my word Sherlock."

Slughorn stared into his eyes.

"Don't hate your father. He didn't take the initiative to abandon your mother and son. Don't hate him. He is actually the most pitiful person."

After saying this, he didn't talk to Sherlock about anything else.

After eating the steak and the three-layered honey-roasted elbow, Slughorn left Hogsmeade in a hurry, and no one knew where he went.

After he left, Sherlock didn't leave immediately, but quietly looked at the one-third of the Butterbeer left in the glass, recalling word for word what Slughorn had just said to him.

Through this meeting, he can be sure that this fat old man is not an ordinary character in the original book.

And the original owner's background is much more complicated than he imagined.