Andy Collins, Born Evil

After lunch, Andy left the Great Hall, found an empty corner, and cast the Disillusionment Charm before silently leaving the castle.

Outside, the magical barrier that had enveloped all of Hogwarts had completely dissipated.

The Little Wizards clustered around the professors, chattering questions without pause. Every so often, cries of surprise and sharp gasps rang out.

Avoiding the crowd, Andy headed into the Forbidden Forest alone.

Spinner's End.

Crack! The air exploded as Andy appeared out of nowhere.

Spinner's End was a narrow street in Cokeworth. The area was filthy and chaotic, littered with rubbish, with a dirty river running near the alley.

Along one side stood rows of decrepit brick houses. Their windows were pitch-black, and the buildings seemed utterly lifeless.

At number 23 Spinner's End, Andy politely knocked on the door.

Bang, bang, bang! After a brief wait, the door opened from within.

Snape gave Andy a gloomy look. "Mr. Collins... if I remember correctly, Hogwarts is a boarding school."

"Yes! Your memory is perfectly fine."

Andy smiled. "What a pity. If you were still a professor, you could definitely take fifty points from me."

"I would expel you!" Snape said with disgust, though he shifted slightly aside to signal Andy to get inside.

The boy was already here. What else could he do?

He was merely a pitiful, weak, helpless professor.

Oh, he was not even that anymore.

Andy walked into the room and chuckled. "Professor Flitwick would never agree to that. Neither would Professor McGonagall or Professor Dumbledore."

"I'm their favorite student, after all!"

Snape: "..."

The dim room contained only a battered sofa, an armchair, and a table. Bookshelves covered the surrounding walls, and many of the books were bound with black leather straps.

Clearly, the books here were dangerous.

They were books on the