HP: At the beginning, I influenced Snape's childhood.

The once bustling and noisy fighting club became somewhat dull and chilly after Snape's arrival.

Pretending not to see Snape's murderous glare, Lockhart invited Snape onto the stage and said to the young wizards below, "Classmates, let me introduce myself. I am the organizer of your fighting club."

Lockhart had already introduced himself once, and after introducing himself again, he pointed to Snape, who had a cold face next to him: "Everyone here knows this man. He is my teaching assistant, your Potions professor, Mr. Snape."

"This fighting club was specially set up by me to improve the fighting skills of every student, so today Professor Snape and I will demonstrate real fighting to you."

"Don't worry, I'll return your potions professor to you intact," Lockhart said smugly, shaking his hair and flashing what he thought was a charming smile.

Although the young wizards around him wanted to tell Lockhart that he didn't actually need to return the title of Potions Professor to them, most of them knew that Lockhart was overestimating himself.

Even first-year students have gradually come to understand, and through various channels, the powerful Potions Professor on the stage with his furrowed brows, after months of torment.

The Weasley twins stood next to Lin Mo, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a grin, "Mo, look at your Dean, he looks really angry right now."

"Although we don't particularly like your Dean, Lockhart's behavior is just too infuriating. Since he's so foolish as to choose your Dean for a duel, we'll reluctantly record the moment Lockhart is defeated," Fred said.

While joking with Lin Mo, the twin brother directed his younger brother George to point the camera at the scene on stage where one was silent and the other was talking non-stop.

Feeling guilty, Lin Mo looked at Snape on the stage, whose face was even darker than if he had been mining coal, after Snape had entered the room.

"Perhaps you're right, the professor seems genuinely angry." Lin Mo's voice trembled inexplicably, as if he could already foresee the scene of Snape spraying him with venom.

Thinking back to his own headmaster, who hated being around stupid people, let alone duels, Lin Mo secretly glanced at Snape on the stage, and his guilt and remorse intensified.

Lin Mo has absolute evidence that he now seriously suspects he was used as a pawn by Dumbledore.

The Slytherin headmaster on stage, who's about to start criticizing people, must have been tricked into coming here by that old bee Dumbledore because of that previous incident.

The thought that this whole thing was caused by him made Lin Mo a little worried about whether he could continue to live a relatively leisurely life in the cellar.

In order to practice spells and potions in the cellar in peace and quiet, and to learn new knowledge and defense against the dark magic, Lin Mo resolutely decided to stand up and share the pressure of facing the fool with his beloved professor.

Seeing Lin Mo take two steps forward, Fred and George, who was holding up the camera, quickly pulled Lin Mo back. Looking at the two professors who were about to start their duel, they said to Lin Mo, "Mo, even if you really hate Lockhart, you don't need to go up there now."

"Yeah, yeah, look, your Slytherin headmaster is about to deal with him, what are you doing going up there?" the two added in unison.

Hearing their words, Lin Mo wondered if it was possible that he wanted to take the place of the Dean in the duel. It had nothing to do with who beat Lockhart; it was about whether his own Dean was willing to step in.

"Alright, let go. It's not what you two think." Lin Mo quickly pried his hands apart and immediately walked onto the stage. He was afraid that if he was a step too late, Lockhart would end his speech at any moment and start dueling with Snape.

Lin Mo had never thought that being talkative was an advantage. Now he thought Lockhart was quite talkative and could buy him time, which was a good thing.

Lin Mo, who seemed somewhat abrupt, walked step by step onto the dueling platform, and all eyes turned to him.

Snape now had all his eyes on Lin Mo, and he really wanted to beat this annoying troublemaker to a pulp with his eyes.

"Mr. Lin, why aren't you going down to watch the duel properly? What are you standing here for?" Snape said to Lin Mo without any mercy. He didn't believe Lin Mo could fight in his place at all.

Feeling the oppressive atmosphere of being stared at with death, Lin Mo quickly shrank back and said, "Good day, professors. As you all know, I've been studying Defense Against Magic with the dean for a while now, so I'd like to test my learning progress."

"Professor Lockhart knows that I have always admired your strength, so I would like to take this opportunity to have a duel with you in place of Professor Snape." Lin Mo's voice was not loud, but it resounded throughout the entire fighting club.

Upon hearing Lin Mo's words, Snape raised an eyebrow and instantly understood his meaning. It turned out that this little troll wanted to help him duel with the idiot in front of him.

After some consideration, Lockhart quickly agreed. Lin Mo was now fighting in place of his master, a test of Snape's teaching skills and Lockhart's true abilities.

Lockhart, though unsure of Snape's true strength, was convinced that the student was no match for the professor. Following the principle of picking on the weakest link, Lockhart secretly rejoiced and readily agreed.

The Defense Against the Dark Arts professor didn't care whether what he did was shameless or bullying, because he had already lost his nerve after feeling Snape's fierce and terrifying aura the moment he stepped onto the stage.

Seeing Lockhart's smug expression, Snape pursed his lips and then looked at Lin Mo.

A towering figure in black robes approached. Snape leaned forward slightly, raised an eyebrow, and said to Lin Mo alone, "Mr. Lin, let your boring and incompetent acting Defense Against the Dark Arts professor see your recent level."

"If I am not satisfied, Mr. Lin will bear the consequences." Snape deliberately slowed his speech, and Lin Mo, who was only slightly shorter than Snape, felt the threat from the serpent king of the cellar.

"Sir, I understand. I certainly won't let you down," Lin Mo replied in a voice only he and Snape could hear.

Snape had intended to mock Lin Mo, saying that losing wasn't just a disgrace to his poor headmaster, but a disgrace to himself. But in the end, he said nothing and walked away.

After the Serpent King of the Cellars was dethroned, the young wizards automatically cleared a no-man's-land. Snape, already used to this, pretended not to see anything and focused his gaze on the two on the platform.

Snape wasn't worried about Lin Mo, because he knew that apart from his troublesome student's penchant for causing trouble, his strength and talent were impeccable. If he didn't hold back in a moment of madness, he would have more than enough to defeat Lockhart, that idiot.

As a powerful and cautious double agent, Snape would not be like Lockhart, who would not investigate his opponents at all.

Long before Lin Mo told him he didn't want to attend Lockhart's class, Snape had already investigated Lockhart's background and found many inconsistencies, but he was too lazy to care.

Before Lockhart announced the start of the duel, Lin Mo glanced at Snape, giving him a calming and relaxing smile.

The two gripped their wands tightly, raised them upright, and bowed slightly, showing respect to their dueling opponent. As Lockhart finished his series of flashy opening moves, their duel finally began.