Mo Fei no longer cares more about what Grindelwald will say next. After all, the biggest relationship with him is over.
As for now, he has made plans to travel around Germany.
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Similar to Mo Fei, Tom was also at home among Hogwarts during this period.
With experienced professors, a rich enough library, and many Pure-blood nobles who are curious about him, he is as comfortable as a mouse in a rice vat these days.
He has also made good progress in various subjects.
Professor Herbology and Professor Charms's favor for him is not accidental. On the contrary, it may be puzzling that he can dislike this young wizard who is both studious and talented.
In addition to these two people, Potions Professor Slughorn has more appreciation for this little wizard who accidentally entered Slytherin.
Not to mention that he was a student of his own college, just talking about his life experience made him very interested.
As a professor from Pure-blood's aristocratic background, he is different from other professors who have begun to specialize in academics and teaching. As a professor who is more senior than Dumbledore, he is more interested in money and connections.
Although as Potions Master, he has built up enough impressive connections, in his opinion, these are not enough.
Therefore, after serving as the dean of Slytherin, he continued to discover talents, and at the same time, he did not hesitate to provide more help to outstanding talents. This also allowed him to obtain a second network system different from Potions...
As a wizard who has been to Mo Orphanage, he did not think of the origin of Tom at first.
But it was because of the principal's actions that after being alerted, he discovered a problem.
Since Tom was born in the orphanage of Muggle, that means that this child's life experience is not that simple. Maybe one of the children is Muggle...
Then combined with the sudden nervousness and toughness of the principal who is gentle enough, it can explain a problem. The other party of Tom is not simply related...
Among the wizards, the one who can make the principal of Hogwarts a little overly vigilant belongs to the powerful wizard family of Britain. Obviously, only Gaunt family...
It just so happened that I had heard that there seemed to be some scandals circulating in that family. The youngest daughter of that family seemed to have disappeared a long time ago - could it be that she fell in love with a Muggle and even gave birth to a child...
This can also explain some problems.
But even if this is the case, the principal should not be alarmed, unless this child has some signs of Slytherin's atavism. In other words, only the descendants of Four Founders are worthy of the principal being so nervous...
After thinking of this, Slughorn did not rush forward to help, and even showed favor.
This kind of behavior is very low-level. Betting too early may make a lot of money, but it may also lose everything.
He does not lack this little bit of time, and he has plenty of opportunities since he is nearer to the water and first to the higher ground.
So, he began to silently observe the situation of Tom.
Then some clues were discovered on Tom's body. A small snake scale unexpectedly appeared on the sleeve of the wizard's robe.
He could tell at a glance that they were the scales of Horned Serpent.
For Potions Master, this is considered a basic ability.
But Horned Serpent is not among Hogwarts, unless he carries it himself.
But the creature Horned Serpent itself is the most arrogant existence. Isn't it true that among magic schools in the United States, Horned Serpent is specifically used as the symbol of the school?
The only people who can raise Horned Serpent are those masters of magical creatures, that is, Parseltongue...
When he thought about it like this, his heart began to feel slightly hot.
Parseltongue once again confirmed his initial guess about Gaunt family.
The identity is already worthy of his investment, and Tom's talent makes him want to directly invest more chips.
This child is so extraordinary, he is very organized and knowledgeable.
This ability is second only to the most important inspiration in Potions. With these abilities, Tom has a lower limit of Potions that is visible to the naked eye. As long as he can be more proficient, he will at least have an outstanding appearance. As long as he has more inspiration, he is very likely to hit Potions Master...
Moreover, in his opinion, for some unknown reason, Ms. Herbert also had a good impression of this child.
The success of Herbology can also further promote the development of Potions. Therefore, Professor Slughorn is very confident in the future of this child. At least it will not be like the mediocre Gaunt before...
From this point of view, he seems to have a good chance of becoming Heir of Slytherin.
As the dean of Slytherin, he knows something that others don't.
For example, Four Founders has indeed left some legacy about them in this school, some of which is specific knowledge, and some of which is the control over Hogwarts.
Among them, if I must say it, the inheritance rules of Slytherin are much simpler.
The first point is to have his bloodline, which is the core. Without Slytherin's bloodline, you will never be recognized by him.
This is his natural limitation as a master of bloodline research.
Although that person studied a lot of Magical Creatures's bloodline in order to study magic, but in the later stages, he did not want his knowledge to be learned by other wizards who were not of his own bloodline...
Of course, the first is a necessary condition, and the second is the most important, which is to master the strength to defeat the professor while in school.
This is an almost impossible approach.
The strength of professors mentioned here refers to these core professors, in other words, professors who have reached the master level in various fields.
It is simply a fantasy to say such a thing, how could it be possible?
The professors here are all leaders in various fields. They have studied magic for so many years, how could they be easily surpassed by their students?
But these were the restrictions Slytherin left at that time. Bloodline and strength were his only requirements.
Some people may say that, looking at it this way, the difficulty of Heir of Slytherin is really ridiculously high, but in Four Founders, this is actually the easiest one, because everything is given very clearly.
As for the other requirements of Founders, no one has ever understood them, and no one has been able to achieve them.
But whether Tom can succeed is only a possibility now, and Slughorn is just willing to believe it now...
Because of this expectation, he began to invest on his own.
For example, when Tom comes to ask questions, he will take the initiative to guide Tom to think in a deeper direction, and at the same time, he will also bring out some not too expensive materials for Tom to do it himself. Refining Potions, in this process, is not only limited to Potions, but will also help Tom in all aspects to expand the knowledge in Wizarding World...
Tom also fully accepted his kindness.
No matter what the reason was, the professor who showed affection towards him at this time was recorded in his heart.
As I said before, most professors are very fond of him, and there are also some who have different attitudes towards him -
For example, Professor Transfiguration Dumbledore, and Professor History of Magic Professor Binns.
Of course, the latter is the same for everyone, after all, he is already a ghost...