Hogwarts: Why do you call me the Demon King?

The most important thing for a student is to learn to treat everyone equally.

That's how Isaac would go to ask questions; he would visit the offices of all four deans, showing them equal favor.

Although in the Great Hall, Professor Snape's demeanor was much colder than that of the other professors.

But they don't owe Isaac anything.

Seeking knowledge, seeking knowledge—Isaac only managed to learn in his past life. But the key to those two words is the pursuit.

Professor Snape maintained his indifferent attitude towards Isaac's questions.

But he taught just as much as he should have.

With Snape's guidance, Isaac would avoid many pitfalls in the field of potions.

In the magical world, there are barriers to learning.

These subjects cannot be learned by simply referring to textbooks, especially potion-making and herbalism, which involve too many details and trivial knowledge points.

These minute details are practically instinctive for the powerful wizards who write textbooks.

However, these are precisely the things that Isaac, a newcomer to the magical world, needs to pay special attention to.

Although Isaac could learn these things through prophecy, it was still less efficient than going directly to someone's house with his notebook to ask for advice.

Humans have a mouth, isn't it for speaking?

In short, over the course of a few days, Isaac became a familiar face to the deans.

At this moment, Isaac is in Professor McGonagall's office, making final revisions to his transfiguration paper.

"What did you just say, Quirrell?" Professor McGonagall had just muttered something under her breath, and Isaac had vaguely heard her mention Quirrell.

Professor McGonagall nodded: "Yes, Professor Quirrell will be your Defense Against the Dark Arts professor for the next academic year."

Professor McGonagall sighed inwardly; her once-professional Defense Against the Dark Arts class had become a one-year job once she arrived at Hogwarts.

The problem is that, even Professor McGonagall can't say for sure whether the rumor that Voldemort cursed the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor position is true or just a rumor.

Back then, she could tell everyone with complete confidence that it was just a rumor.

Unfortunately, Professor McGonagall doesn't have the confidence to say that right now.

She had personally experienced that every year after Dumbledore refused to teach Voldemort, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor would get into trouble.

Fortunately, we already have some candidates for Defense Against the Dark Arts professors this year, but we don't know who to find next year.

Isaac was astonished at how tight-lipped Dumbledore was. He dared to keep something like this from Professor McGonagall?

Just yesterday, Isaac spotted Dumbledore sneaking a dessert in the headmaster's office.

As expected of the headmaster of Hogwarts, he really doesn't feel any pressure at all.

Dumbledore didn't tell Professor McGonagall, but Isaac couldn't "keep quiet." Dumbledore was the headmaster, but Isaac wasn't.

Professor McGonagall treated him with utmost sincerity; how could Isaac let Dumbledore be the only one enjoying a peaceful life?

"Where is Professor Quirrell now..." Isaac's eyes darted around. "The new Hogwarts Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is gone."

"Hmm?" Professor McGonagall's heart skipped a beat.

If any other young wizard had said this, Professor McGonagall would have simply thought the wizard was being mischievous and needed to be disciplined.

But Professor McGonagall had to take Isaac's words seriously.

Firstly, the relationship between this child and Dumbledore is unclear and ambiguous; it's possible that he heard some rumors from Dumbledore.

Secondly, Professor McGonagall has already confirmed with Dumbledore that Isaac can indeed make prophecies.

It was a Grindelwald-style prophecy with very precise targeting, not the kind of charlatan-like prophecy of Professor Trelawney of Hogwarts Divination.

This also means that if Isaac says the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is gone, then it might really be gone.

Buhao!

Professor McGonagall quickly confirmed with Isaac.

"Mr. Valdore, what exactly do you mean by 'gone'...?"

"Professor Quirrell went to the forests of Albania and brought back Voldemort hiding in the back of his head."

I happened to see Voldemort's mark on the back of his head, so I told Professor Dumbledore.

Isaac pointed to his heterochromatic eyes and told Professor McGonagall that the "seeing" he was referring to was not physical seeing.

Rather, it was seen through prophecy.

"Professor Dumbledore made a trip a while ago and killed Voldemort's ghost at Quirrell's house."

However, because Voldemort and Professor Quirrell were so deeply bound together, after Voldemort's spirit was destroyed, Professor Quirrell also perished.

"So, Professor McGonagall, we don't have a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor this year!"

"By the way, I personally witnessed Professor Dumbledore kill Voldemort's ghost, and he used the Pensieve on me."

Isaac also provided Professor McGonagall with irrefutable "ironclad evidence".

Professor McGonagall: ? ? !

Since meeting Professor McGonagall at Hogwarts, this was the first time Isaac had ever seen such a dramatic change in her expression.

For the first time, he saw a hint of panic on Professor McGonagall's face.

This panic is not because of Voldemort's death.

With Dumbledore, the greatest wizard of our time, personally coming to block the door, it would be strange if Voldemort didn't die.

If he had survived, he wouldn't have avoided Dumbledore back then.

Professor McGonagall is worried about what to do with Defense Against the Dark Arts class in the coming school year.

With only a month or so left before school starts, I've only just heard this devastating news.

The professor who was supposed to teach the class is gone, what should we do?

"Mr. Valdore, your paper has been revised to perfection. Here is the mailing address for 'Transfiguration Today'. You can have the owl deliver the paper to them."

I need to speak with Professor Dumbledore, so that concludes today's tutoring session!

Professor McGonagall left in a hurry, heading straight for the principal's office after leaving her own.

As the vice-principal, she needed to know Dumbledore's arrangements for the Defense Against the Dark Arts class for the coming year.

If Dumbledore doesn't have a suitable candidate either, Professor McGonagall will have to quickly use her connections to find someone to fill in.

We can't expect the young wizards to learn everything on their own over the next year, can we?

It's important to know that Hogwarts has seven years, with the fifth and seventh years requiring students to face two of the most important exams of their lives.

If there isn't a reliable professor, wouldn't that be a disservice to the children?

Professor McGonagall would never do such a thing!

Chapter 39 Achievement: Published a paper in "Nature" before enrolling in school.

In the days that followed, Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall were both very busy.

Professor McGonagall was in a hurry, and Dumbledore had no choice but to be anxious.

To be honest, a good... or rather, a qualified Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is not that easy to find.

As the greatest wizard of his time, Dumbledore naturally knew many powerful figures. Not to mention the simple Defense Against the Dark Arts, Dumbledore could find people to teach him even the most profound and complex advanced spells and runes.

But it was precisely the relatively easy task of finding a professor specializing in defense against the dark arts that gave him trouble.

First of all, it should be made clear that being a teacher has little to do with how strong a wizard is.

This is especially true for the discipline of Defense Against the Dark Arts.

For example, the magical world has many magical creatures and dark magic beings that could easily kill themselves if they weren't careful.

Ironically, some of these magical creatures and dark magic beings can be subdued with a simple, albeit rarely used, spell.

If it were one of the magical masters Dumbledore knew, what would they do when faced with these "dangers"?

They don't need to rack their brains to come up with those obscure spells that haven't been used for decades.

They can turn danger to ashes with a single spell.

So here's the question... how do young wizards at Hogwarts learn this stuff?

Their spell strength and proficiency were insufficient; it was like an academician looking at a middle school student's questions.

Isn't the answer to this just a glance? Why do I have to use a pen to calculate and do it step by step?

The experts can't teach it, and the juniors can't learn it either.

Therefore, in the Defense Against the Dark Arts course, it's not good if the professor is too powerful.

Professor Quirrell, Dumbledore's original choice, was indeed a perfect candidate.

First of all, Quirinus Quirrell's theoretical knowledge is exceptionally extensive, which means he is not the kind of powerful wizard who can dispel danger with a wave of his wand.

He then underwent a year of practical training, which made up for Quirrell's lack of practical experience.

If he hadn't brought Voldemort back with him, he might actually have been a pretty good Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.