Hogwarts: Why do you call me the Demon King?

As Peter Pettigrew was a hero who rebelled against the Death Eaters and whose name could not be spoken, Dumbledore would certainly not treat him unfairly.

Peter Pettigrew would rather become a mouse and hide in the wizard's house than appear in front of Dumbledore.

It was obvious that he was also afraid of Dumbledore.

Fudge wasn't stupid; he knew very well what kind of people wouldn't dare go out, wouldn't dare walk as humans, and wouldn't even dare to reveal their former appearance after "peace and tranquility" had been restored.

He's clearly a hero, yet he insists on hiding like a wanted criminal.

Peter Pettigrew has a big problem, a problem that could potentially bring down his office as minister.

Fudge is now eager to see Isaac; he needs to take the initiative.

No... it's not necessarily a bad thing if he doesn't have the initiative. At least he needs to know what's going on with Peter Pettigrew when Dumbledore comes knocking on his door.

And what about Sirius Black, who was imprisoned in Azkaban? Was he really imprisoned in the wrong place?

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This morning was destined to be invigorating for Fudge.

Before his day's work had even officially begun, his brain was forcibly turned on by a letter from Isaac.

For Isaac, the morning was equally sobering.

The main problem is that the environment in the Potions classroom is really not suitable for taking a nap.

Thanks to Isaac's advance study of the four main subjects during the holidays, Professor Snape, who knew Isaac's actual level, had begun to ignore Isaac.

Even the potions Isaac had to prepare, the potion ingredients he had to process, and even the prescriptions Snape gave him were different from those of the other students.

Aside from a few complaints from the Ravenclaw students who were in the same classroom, the Hufflepuff students from the same house acted as if they hadn't noticed Snape's special treatment of Isaac.

This left the young Ravenclaw wizards utterly perplexed.

No, didn't you see how blatantly you Hufflepuff guys are being treated differently?

Or have you become so spineless?

Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw only have Potions class this morning.

This also means they need to take two potions classes in a row.

Professor Snape did not have the habit of extending class time—or rather, Isaac was the only one who stayed after Potions class.

At this time, Ravenclaw wizards approached Ernie Macmillan.

“I’m telling you, McMillan, are you just going to watch Professor Snape give Valdore special treatment?”

You guys don't have any objections at all?

This blatant attempt to sow discord is incredibly effective in Gryffindor, mainly because the Gryffindors are all about having a say in everything their best friends do.

Ron and Harry didn't have many arguments, the most serious one being the Goblet of Fire.

Why was Ron angry with Harry that time?

Dude, I've risked my life for you for three years, and this year you're risking your life without me? Is this still a brother?

Back then, we both kowtowed to Merlin, promising to die on the same day, in the same month, in the same year.

You're going to your death without taking me with you? Is that okay?

This kind of blatant provocation might work in Gryffindor, but it's hard to say how it would fare against Hufflepuff.

In particular, Isaac gave his classmates a heads-up on the first night of school.

Being given special tutoring by a professor sounds great, but they themselves might not be able to handle it.

Even Professor Rozier, who looks so elegant, is so ruthless in the auditorium faculty section.

So, would Professor Snape, who looks so gloomy, be so easy to get along with?

Of course, Ernie would never openly utter such words that boost others' morale while diminishing his own.

Then he rolled his eyes and said to the young Ravenclaw wizard, "What, do you also want to be given special treatment by Professor Snape?"

No problem!

If I remember correctly, the potion we brew only requires 6 or 7 ingredients.

Professor Snape gave Isaac at least 20 kinds of potion ingredients... How about I apply for them for you when we get back?

If you're not afraid of Professor Snape deducting points from your house's grade.

As Ernie spoke, his gaze kept sweeping over the Ravenclaw wizards, his eyes befitting a typical Slytherin.

Chapter 86 Snape's Request (Please continue reading)

Ernie McMillan's words weren't very damaging to Gryffindor and Hufflepuff, but they were extremely "malicious" to Ravenclaw.

the reason is simple.

Isaac was almost as good at Potions as he was at math.

He had already learned what the teacher was teaching, and the math teacher in his class knew this too.

So the math teacher gave Isaac extra tutoring, letting him study competition-level material.

At this point, the top students in the class, who were originally ranked at the top, were not happy about it.

He ran to find his math teacher, Snape, and said he wanted to learn what Isaac was learning.

What would Mr. Snape do?

He would look the top student up and down a few times.

Dude, you haven't even mastered the parts of the textbook that are on the exam yet, and you're already thinking about competitions?

The saying "don't bite off more than you can chew" only applies if Mr. Snape is in a particularly good mood today.

Otherwise, only Merlin would know just how scathing Snape could be.

Students from other colleges at least have the self-awareness to know that they simply cannot understand these advanced and far-reaching concepts.

They even struggled with the normal brewing of magic potions.

But to the Ravenclaw wizards, this meant Ernie was accusing them of not being smart enough.

Holy shit.

For a Hufflepuff wizard to accuse a Ravenclaw of not being smart enough is the greatest insult to Ravenclaw.

Unfortunately, the young Ravenclaw wizard had no way to refute it.

The reason is simple: the fact that he approached Ernie at this time shows that he really wasn't smart enough.

Other Ravenclaw wizards must also dislike Isaac, but why is it you who came to find him?

The young Ravenclaw wizard who came looking for trouble was scolded by Ernie and left with his face covered. Ernie spat at his retreating figure.

Just kidding, what kind of background does our Uncle E have? He comes from one of the noble and sacred Twenty-Eight Families.

As a member of a pure-blood family, Ravenclaw is just doing what they've already done.

Do you really think that pure-blood families don't have internal power struggles?

This little trick is so simple that even a three- or four-year-old child in Ernie's family wouldn't know how to do it.

That's so low-class!

Justin approached Ernie, who had just witnessed Ernie tear the Ravenclaw wizard apart with his bare hands.

Justin has a gentle exterior but a strong interior, which means he can't bring himself to say something so insightful to his classmates.

To be honest, Justin still envies Ernie McMillan.

Ernie hadn't expected that just some "routine procedures" would earn Justin such admiration.

His face flushed red, and he immediately changed the subject.

"Let's go to the restroom. The Potions classroom is too cold and damp; I wanted to go during class."

It probably won't be long before such a long sentence is simplified to one or two words.

"Walk?"

"go!"

Or in the end, it might just be a glance.

Justin looked behind him with some concern: "Are we really not going to worry about Isaac?"

Professor Snape... doesn't seem very approachable.

Aside from Gryffindor and Slytherin, Snape treated the other houses relatively equally.

For example, in the first lesson, Snape deducted 10 points from both Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw for a "foolish mistake".

Hufflepuff was penalized because the young wizard was brewing a potion following the steps in the textbook, but it was different from the "Master Recipe" that Professor Snape wrote on the blackboard.

Snape was immediately enraged, stating that the textbooks they had were from the last century, while Potions was a constantly evolving discipline.

Therefore, they can only learn the most basic theories from books, but cannot learn the most cutting-edge knowledge.

The most cutting-edge content in potions science is displayed on the blackboard in the classroom.