He lowered his head and kept reading, utterly engrossed.
When the protagonist started school, his magic was so weak that the Sorting Hat hesitated for a long time before finally placing him in Hufflepuff.
Seeing that the protagonist was a Hufflepuff, Slane gave Douglas a thumbs-up...
In Potions Class, the potion the pure-blood genius brewed contained too many impurities, but the protagonist produced a first-rate potion through methods such as temperature control and variable calculations.
Snape stood in front of the protagonist's cauldron and examined it for a full three minutes. In the end, he only said, "Barely a pass," but deducted twenty points from the pure-blood genius.
When Slane reached this part, he cautiously glanced around.
"Is it really all right to use Professor Snape's name outright? His personality does suit this role, and readers do enjoy seeing him being sharp-tongued but actually fair..."
Douglas chuckled. "Heh, I'm clearing Professor Snape's name. I think he ought to thank me."
Slane wiped away nonexistent cold sweat, wondering whether Professor Snape would come to his door in person and force poison down his throat once this was published.
When he was in his seventh year, Snape was still a Potions Class assistant at Hogwarts. Even then, he had been somewhat afraid of the young assistant. Fortunately, by the time Snape became a professor the following year, he had graduated.
Slane kept reading and reached the Defense Against Dark Magic practical lesson.
A student taunted the protagonist, saying that a Squib had no business learning Defense Against Dark Magic.
Rather than duel him by casting spells, the protagonist used the Frequency Adaptation Method to adjust the vibration frequency of his Shield Charm.
When his opponent's spell struck the Shield Charm, it was like a stone falling into cotton wool.
Then the protagonist