A Certain Magical Hogwarts
Chapter 722

What a Good Person He Is

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In the afternoon, a practical spell test was conducted.

To prevent interference between students, they first went into a small room next to the Great Hall and then were divided into groups.

Those taking the exam nervously entered the Great Hall; those who stayed behind remained in their rooms, memorizing spells and practicing the movements of waving their wands.

By the time William arrived, there were only a few people left behind.

He entered the Great Hall and walked toward Professor Tofty, who was free.

Professor Tofty was the oldest examiner, with thinning hair and only a few tufts of hair sticking up from his head.

Some wizards are clearly professors; their hairlines are a good indicator of that.

In his previous life, William used this method to distinguish which students were the Doctor... and it never failed him.

Seeing William approach, Professor Tofty smiled and said, "Long time no see, William."

"Long time no see, Professor. How have you been?"

William shook hands with him.

The two were old acquaintances, having corresponded many times. Professor Tofty was knowledgeable and could offer many excellent magical ideas.

"Not good. I heard the news. It came from Albus. It's terrible," Professor Tofty said in a low voice.

"So, you really did fight him that night..."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the students saw William chatting with Professor Tofty.

Many students tried to eavesdrop, but William cast a spell and they couldn't hear anything.

Professor Tofty had a relatively good mindset. He had lived for so long, experienced Grindelwald and Voldemort, what storms hadn't he weathered?

He patted William on the shoulder and encouraged him, "The future belongs to you. The future rests on the shoulders of you young people!"

Years ago, I gave this quote to Albus; now I pass it on to you.

That's pretty exciting. Looks like this is what inheritance means.

Just when William naively thought that he wouldn't need to take exams after receiving the inheritance, Professor Tofty changed the subject and said:

"Son, half an hour of the exam has already passed. Chatting with me also counts as time. If we keep talking, you might not get your certificate."

"..."

It wasn't you who kept pulling my hand, trying to talk about Voldemort!

Senior citizen, you lack professional ethics!

William began to make the cup float.

"Using your own invented magic gets you extra points," the old man kindly reminded him.

William raised his wand, and a Water Tornado swirled the cup in mid-air.

This magic, originally invented to give Bobocha a bath, has now turned into a fountain.

Professor Tofty found it amusing and pulled him aside to talk about the magic again.

Has William learned his lesson this time? He's demonstrating magic while engaging in rambling, unrelated conversation with him.

They just wouldn't tell him... the principles of magic.

Something unexpected happened in the classroom too? Marietta confused the Engorgement Charm with the Freezing Charm.

The cat that was supposed to be frozen by her? Its testicles swelled up alarmingly, becoming the size of a watermelon before the examiner could correct the mistake.

The examiner cast Severing Charm, permanently severing the cat's skin.

This is truly an undeserved disaster.

During the Transfiguration exam, William once again only used half an hour, handing in his paper early amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd.

William suddenly remembered the college entrance exam in his previous life; for the last subject, English, his roommate had let him hand in his paper early.

The reason was different then than now. Now it's really simple, but back then... it was simply about going to the internet cafe to reserve a seat.

During the college entrance examination period, all internet cafes will be closed.

Only by submitting your paper early can you secure a seat? It'll be too late if you go after the exam is over.

(A true story from a classmate.)

All my roommates agreed, but none of them handed in their papers early.

My roommate failed his college entrance exam? So he's going home... to inherit his family's pig farm, his dad's several houses and cars, and fifty acres of land.

This is a sad story.

During the practical exam on Transfiguration, Professor Tofty wanted to test William again.

But he didn't get a chance this time? Professor Marchbanks beat him to it.

The assessment questions ended quickly, but Professor Marchbanks showed no intention of letting William leave.

"Something different, William, let me see something new," Professor Marchbanks said excitedly.

"That won't do; it would be beneath your reputation."

When Albus took the NEWT exam, I personally tested his Transfiguration and Charms... The tricks he conjured with his wand were things I had never seen before...

What would you like to see?

"Animagus? Forget about it, I've seen those... How about some Human Transfiguration?"

William raised his wand and aimed it at Professor Marchbanks. The wrinkles on the professor's face were disappearing, and his skin was slowly becoming smooth.

She looked much younger, only in her fifties.

"Outstanding Human Transfiguration, truly astonishing!" Professor Marchbanks looked in the mirror.

"It's still a long way off," William said, somewhat dissatisfied.

His Human Transfiguration are far inferior to Professor Babbling's. She can transform into anyone without using Polyjuice Potion, simply by Human Transfiguration.

However, this skill still requires time to develop.

Next, all the teachers used William as their experimental subject.

They lured William to showcase his various skills by offering him bonus points.

During the Defence Against the Dark Arts exam, one of the teachers even challenged William to a duel.

He is said to be a fighting master from the last century.

Fighting an elderly person like this is the most strenuous; you have to control your strength.

Otherwise, after three minutes of fighting, you might have to kneel on the ground, begging him not to die.

All the professors who examined William gave him the same evaluation:

He is considered the last great magical genius of the 20th century.

William has to take twelve exams, the last of which is Ancient Runes.

The examiner spent half a class period talking to him about Ancient Runes, much of it relating to the alchemical items he had created.

William hired him on the spot.

What does it mean to turn the tables? (Leans back tactically)

After the exam, William walked out of the examination room.

Unexpectedly, he saw Karkaroff.

"... Stark, come here for a second," Karkaroff called out.

William walked over and whispered:

"Sirius, your acting is so fake. It's fine as long as you don't show your face now, but if you go back to Durmstrang, they'll definitely spot your deception."

"I'm still trying," Sirius scratched his goatee. "This kind of personality is hard to imitate."

"Learn more from Karkaroff, try your best to imitate him, and don't let any flaws show."

Putting everything else aside, let's trick him into giving us all the keys to his vaults first.

All the Galleon that Karkaroff had painstakingly saved over the years had ended up with William.

At that moment, Snape strode over. He glanced at Karkaroff, looked at William, and said:

"Come here, Shidake! I need to talk to you."

"Why are you looking for him?" Karkaroff asked sternly.

Snape ignored Karkaroff and walked toward the corner.

William followed.

Snape glanced at Karkaroff and sneered, "You're just going to let this stupid dog replace Karkaroff?"

Dumbledore certainly didn't tell Snape about Sirius's mission; they each had their own tasks.

But William wasn't surprised that the professor could sense it.

Karkaroff went to see Snape before he left, so there's no reason for him to suddenly stay.

Snape was also extremely familiar with Karkaroff; after only a few encounters, he was able to spot his weaknesses.

"The forces over there need to be unified, Professor Snape. Durmstrang is very important to us," William explained.

"Karkaroff didn't go to see the Dark Lord, and the Dark Lord is furious. He's already issued a kill order against him," Snape sneered.

"It's alright at Hogwarts, but if he dares to show up at Durmstrang, the Dark Lord will definitely send Death Eaters to hunt him down."

He might go himself, who knows.

Snape said sarcastically:

"Of course, this stupid dog must have wanted to face the Dark Lord for a long time."

He managed to evade capture despite being pursued by the Ministry of Magic. Perhaps the Dark Lord is no match for him.

William ignored Snape's sarcasm and said in a low voice:

"This is up to you, Professor. The Death Eaters want to leave United Kingdom for Durmstrang in Northern Europe; they can't just send one or two wizards."

You should be able to easily extricate yourself from such a large-scale operation and detect it in advance.

I need your advance notice.

"Why should I help him?" Snape stared at William's face and sneered, "You don't actually think I have a good relationship with this stupid dog, do you?"

William calmly replied, "To kill Voldemort for a greater purpose."

Snape's lips moved as if he were humming, neither agreeing nor refusing.

He remained silent for a long time before asking, "The poison on the Dark Lord's arm..."

"He asked you to get the antidote from me?" William seemed to have been prepared, and pulled out a piece of parchment.

"This contains the correct ratio of antidote to poison."

Snape narrowed his eyes, his feelings far more complex than his cold expression suggested.

He certainly wouldn't give Voldemort the antidote so easily; he hadn't expected... William to give him the antidote formula so readily.

Professor Snape took the parchment and left quickly.

William stood at the other end of the corridor. Sirius walked up to him and asked in a low voice, "What does Slug want with you?"

William, recalling Snape's parting words, "Don't let that stupid dog know he's helping," softly replied:

"Professor Snape is such a good person."

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