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Harry and Neville left the office in sudden realization. It looked like they had gone to arrest Slughorn throughout all of Hogwarts.

Meanwhile, Slughorn was still leisurely strolling along the Black Lake with Dumbledore. The two were fully immersed in aerobic exercise, with no idea what a Grindelwald even was.

It was not until evening that the two finally returned to the castle and began dinner.

As he ate, Slughorn kept looking back toward the stairway. At last, he spotted Kayson's figure there.

"Kayson! Kayson, have you thought it over? Would you like to join my Slug Club?" Slughorn lowered his voice, though everyone at the long table could still hear him.

Including Snape. Upon hearing this, he discreetly lowered his head.

Kayson merely shrugged. "Sorry, but I have no interest in it."

Slughorn's formerly beaming face instantly stiffened. Then he gave an awkward little laugh. "Oh... hehe, uh, I see. Of course, no problem. It is your freedom, after all."

He quietly sped up his eating, then rose and headed toward the stairwell. Snape soon stood as well and walked in that direction.

"If you're going to find Slughorn, you can sit back down. I'll go make things clear to him," Kayson said, hurriedly wiping his hands with a napkin and getting to his feet.

Snape turned back to glance at Kayson, then completed a sneer, a spread of his hands, and a shrug in one fluid motion. "He doesn't have the nerve to fall out with me now. He just has a question to ask me, that's all."

Kayson's eyes shifted. A retired old man and the Head of Slytherin House—it made sense.

He sat back down.

Before long, Snape returned to his seat.

"What did he ask you?" Kayson asked.

Snape shook his head. "Nothing. Perhaps he