A magical journey that begins at Hogwarts

“Shut up,” Snape said in a low voice. “Although this guy has some magic resistance, he’s only at the level of a high-level mage.”

In addition, it has almost no intelligence, so you can handle it if you're careful, let alone me!

However, it's school property, so unless absolutely necessary, it's better to capture it alive.

At this moment, the giant walked up to the two of them and, without saying a word, swung the wooden stick in his hand and smashed it down on them.

"All petrified!"

Snape and Aaron simultaneously waved their wands, and two beams of light, one white and one blue, repelled the troll.

"Collapse!"

Just as it was about to stand up, two more spells struck its little head.

This time, the troll's magic resistance finally gave way. Its eyes rolled twice before it collapsed to the ground.

Chapter 30: Even rescuing people requires skill.

boom!

A loud bang echoed in the hallway.

Looking at the giant monster that couldn't withstand even five spells, Aaron felt no joy, but rather a pang of heartache.

What happened to the claim that even adult wizards might not be able to handle the trolls? This is just scaring children!

With its fighting ability and extremely low intelligence, anyone who knows a few proper spells could easily defeat it!

It's a pity. The original plan was to use Snape as a card in the battle against Voldemort's remnant soul, that is, Professor Quirrell. But now it's gone in such a muddled way. What's the difference between this and using a royal flush to beat the opponent's three?

"Sigh! We've suffered a huge loss this time," Aaron sighed.

Snape, however, felt the opposite; he had struck it rich this time. "Ahem! Mr. Gaius, after this I owe you nothing."

"I understand, I understand!"

Regardless, I still have to thank you, Professor, for your kind assistance.

Hermione came out of the women's restroom and the first thing she saw was the troll lying at the door. Her eyes widened instantly, and she let out a long scream.

"what!"

"It's alright, Hermione," Aaron immediately reassured her. "It's alright!"

"What exactly happened?" Hermione asked, clutching her chest, still somewhat shaken.

"This is what happened..."

After hearing this, Hermione felt a sense of relief, followed by heartfelt gratitude towards Aaron.

She was no match for the giant; if Aaron hadn't come to her rescue, she might have been in mortal danger.

However, to her surprise, Professor Snape, who had always been at odds with Gryffindor, would also come to her rescue, which she found somewhat puzzling.

“Thank you, Aaron,” Hermione said, then looked at Snape with a complicated expression, “Thank you too, Professor Snape.”

Snape paused for a moment, then gave a soft hum, but the look in his eyes was more complicated than Hermione's.

“I didn’t come here specifically to save you; I was just fulfilling a promise,” Snape said haughtily. “To be honest, Miss Granger, I should thank you, because what Mr. Gaius asked me to do was simpler than I expected.”

Aaron's eye twitched. "Professor, is this necessary?"

He just couldn't understand why someone who was clearly cold on the outside but warm on the inside would insist on making themselves appear cold.

Snape didn't answer, but just gave the two of them a deep look before turning and leaving.

Just then, Harry and Ron ran over and bumped into Snape.

Upon seeing the two Gryffindors, especially since one of them was Harry Potter, Snape's mood instantly brightened.

"What are you two doing here?"

I think Dumbledore just said that all students should return to their dormitories under the guidance of their prefects!

Do you think you're so capable that you can ignore the principal's words?

“We…” Harry stammered, unable to say anything.

Ron was the same; he particularly disliked the professor, but he was also particularly afraid of him.

They thought they would just need to inform Hermione, but they never expected to be caught red-handed by Snape.

This isn't just bad luck, this is extremely bad luck.

"Aren't you going to explain?" Snape continued aggressively.

“We’re here to warn Hermione that there are trolls at school,” Harry said, mustering his courage.

“Ah!” Snape drew out his words, pointing with a sneer at the giant lying to the side, “So you think you can beat that giant?”

Think about it, I don't need to remind you what would have happened if Aaron and I hadn't arrived in time!

You will die at the hands of this monster along with Miss Granger.

The two looked at the giant's enormous body and couldn't help but lower their heads.

Snape was quite pleased with their attitude, and a slight smile crept onto his lips. He then coldly said, "Gryffindor, deduct five points."

“You can’t do this,” Harry said immediately, his face filled with indescribable anger.

That's five points! They haven't lost that many points since the start of the semester!

“Yes, that is indeed biased!” Snape nodded in agreement and added, “It should be five points deducted from each of you, so the two of you will have a total of ten points deducted.”

Of course, you can protest if you believe your life isn't worth ten points.

Harry and Ron exchanged a glance, speechless. No one would think that grades were more important than their lives.

"What about him?" Ron pointed at Aaron and said unhappily, "Aaron came too, so why doesn't he get points deducted?"

“Mr. Weasley, you know, I’m actually quite pleased that you asked me that,” Snape chuckled. “Because Aaron and I came together, is that reason enough?”

Ron looked at Aaron, the Slytherin student, and then at Snape, the head of Slytherin, and he seemed to understand something.

Yes! They were traveling with a professor. To put it nicely, it's called thinking things through before acting; to put it bluntly, it's about saving their lives.

But it wasn't like that with him and Harry; they sneaked in from the student group without telling anyone, so naturally no one protected them.

To put it nicely, their situation is called being blinded by concern; to put it bluntly, they're just brainless and reckless!

A comparison of the two clearly shows the superiority of the former.

Despite this, Ron was clearly still somewhat unconvinced. He was about to say something in rebuttal, but Harry pulled him back, and he suppressed his thoughts.

At this moment, Professor McGonagall and Professor Quirrell also came over. Seeing that no students were injured, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Professor McGonagall looked at Harry and Ron, and said with some anger, "What happened? You two, no, you three had better explain to me."

"professor..."

Hermione was about to plead for Harry and the others when Snape glared at her, which stopped her. Although she felt a little wronged, she couldn't refuse to give face to her savior.

"Professor McGonagall, I think it's best if our Slytherin students explain this matter!"

"Mr. Gaius has always been a good student, and I don't think he would twist the facts like some people do to avoid criticism," Snape said smugly, while not forgetting to give Harry and Ron a gloating look.

“Alright then! Aaron, can you tell me what happened?” Professor McGonagall asked.

"Um..." Aaron glanced at Harry and Ron, who looked guilty, and then at Hermione, whose eyes were still a little wet and who hadn't recovered from the shock. He sighed slightly. "Professor, it's Halloween today, and it's so late. Why don't we explain tomorrow?"

The three of us boys are fine, but Hermione was quite frightened and needs to rest.

"Aaron!" Snape was a little unhappy. This was a great opportunity to embarrass Gryffindor. Although such opportunities were not uncommon, such a big mistake was rare, not to mention that Harry Potter was involved in this mistake. And if Harry could make Harry look miserable, Snape would feel much better.

“Professor Snape, you’ve already deducted ten points from them, which means they’ve received their due punishment…” Aaron said, noticing that the coldness on Snape’s face hadn’t lessened at all, and immediately changed his tune, “I think it would be better for them to admit their mistakes to Professor McGonagall in person. After all, the two of us know the truth, so I doubt they would lie!”

Snape reluctantly agreed. Although Professor McGonagall was kind enough not to do anything to the two Gryffindors, she would definitely be angry if she knew the truth, and Harry Potter and Ron Weasley would have to bear that anger.

All things considered, it's not unacceptable.

"Then I'll give you a day to think about how to explain this to your headmaster!" Snape said, then left the stairwell without looking back.

"You two better watch yourselves!" Professor McGonagall gave Harry and Ron a cold look, then turned to Hermione Granger with a gentle gaze. Among the first-year students in Gryffindor, she was the only one who could give her peace of mind.

"Miss Granger, you must have been terrified today! Go back and rest!"

"Thank you, Professor." Hermione nodded weakly.

"You'd better get out of here! It's not dead yet!" Professor Quirrell said sullenly. Just then, the giant lying on the ground suddenly started snoring, which startled the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

The three professors left one after another, while Aaron and the other three strolled leisurely toward their dormitories.

On the way, Hermione couldn't help but ask, "What exactly did you and Professor Snape agree to?"

"Sigh! I feel so cheated when I think about this!" Aaron said helplessly.

Upon hearing this, Harry and Ron became interested and looked at him with curious eyes, hoping he could elaborate.

"Okay! But you must keep this a secret."

Professor Snape asked me to be the Seeker for the Slytherin team, and I agreed, but on the condition that he help me unconditionally once during the school year.

Of course, that's within my capabilities.

"So all you asked him to do was come and save me?" Hermione's expression was complicated; she knew she owed someone a rather large favor this time.

"Otherwise what! I've heard the legends of trolls too, and I was afraid I wouldn't be able to deal with it, so I asked Professor Snape for help."

Looking back now, it was all unnecessary. I think I could have taken care of him by myself; it was just a waste of a Potions Master's favor.

Hearing this, Harry and Ron were both taken aback, but they were worried about something else.

Aaron becoming Slytherin's Seeker means he'll be Harry's opponent in Quidditch, which is not good news.

Chapter 31: Even equipment can't make up for the gap in strength.

After Halloween, Hermione gradually forgave Ron and Harry, and the relationship between the three was no longer so strained.

Aaron's act of standing up for Hermione left an indelible impression on her, but he was unaware of this. In his view, their revolutionary friendship was still at the stage of being good friends, far from being elevated, and far less important than signing in to become stronger.

It's worth mentioning that Harry and Ron's opinion of Snape has also changed a bit. Perhaps he's not so hateful after all, the fact that the headmaster of Slytherin was able to save a Gryffindor student before anyone else speaks volumes.

The next day, in the auditorium.