Being at Hogwarts, something's not right with this system.

Lin Yu's worries were indeed not unfounded.

When Potions class began, Snape had just come in from outside, striding briskly toward the podium, his robes billowing as he passed Lin Yu, when he stopped in his tracks.

"What's that smell?" Snape stopped and glanced at Lin Yu, especially at the cauldron in front of him, and said, "Why does it smell like food? Lin Yu, I think you'd be better suited to be a chef."

"Pfft."

A burst of snickers rang out, and Draco and his gang made no attempt to hide their gloating.

Although the Gryffindor children wanted to stand up for Lin Yu, they were still very afraid of Snape.

Neville (it's been a long time since we've mentioned the chubby guy), in particular, looked at Lin Yu with concern. They were clearly friends, but he didn't dare to contradict Snape.

At this point, Neville was unaware that in the original story, he had been under Snape's oppressive and terrifying rule for almost his entire student life.

Neville was able to graduate from Hogwarts safely in the end, which shows how strong he really is.

But Lin Yu wasn't Neville. He wasn't intimidated. Instead, he stood up and looked at Snape, saying, "What are you saying? My cauldron has cooked for Headmaster Dumbledore before, of course it smells like food. And your cauldron? Didn't it also make medicine for Dumbledore? What's the difference between you and me? What makes you so superior?"

"What did you say?" Snape roared. "You dare talk back to me? Aren't you afraid I'll deduct points from your record?"

"It's not the first or second time," Lin Yu waved his hand and said, "If you're going to deduct points, hurry up and do it. Don't waste everyone's time. Anyway, you wouldn't willingly teach us even if we didn't deduct points, would you? Do you want the Academy Cup that much? You'd do anything to get it? If the Academy Cup had its own consciousness, I think it would find it filthy."

Snape was breathing heavily with anger, staring intently at Lin Yu.

He knows how to stab someone in the back.

Throughout Hogwarts, everyone knew that Snape would deduct points from other houses during class.

So many people have been whispering behind my back that this is how Slytherin's House Cup came about.

After all, other deans wouldn't be so despicable.

Yes, apart from Slytherin, the children from the other three houses disliked Slytherin's headmaster, Snape.

So it wasn't just the Gryffindors who called him "the greasy old bat" behind his back; it was the children from all houses except Slytherin who called him that.

Lin Yu was right before; the other houses all hate Slytherin.

Who told Snape to always deduct points randomly, even making up reasons and excuses on the spot?

Only Lin Yu dared to say it to their faces: "Do you really want the Academy Cup that much? Even if it means using dirty tricks?"

Snape was furious: "Aren't you afraid I'll kick you out of my class?"

Lin Yu shrugged and said nonchalantly, "Then I'll go find Dumbledore and tattle on you, saying you're incompetent. Also, Professor Snape, when you were studying here, did your professors treat you like this? Did you learn all your knowledge on your own? Don't forget your responsibilities."

Snape gritted his teeth and turned to leave.

But as he continued walking towards the podium, his steps seemed slightly unnatural, as if he had injured his leg.

Lin Yu ignored them and noticed from the other side that the Slytherin students had stopped mocking him and were now glaring at him angrily.

Lin Yu curled his lip, "Go ahead and bite me if you dare?"

He didn't take them seriously at all.

Hermione shook her head, sighed helplessly, and asked softly, "Do you really have to go against him?"

She no longer worries about Lin Yu, unlike before when Hermione would look terrified every time Lin Yu clashed with Snape.

After all, they are now Foundation Establishment cultivators, and with the improvement of their strength, their state of mind is naturally different.

Moreover, this scene has been repeated every Friday during Potions class for several weeks over the past two months.

She and the others are getting used to it.

Lin Yu rolled his eyes and sat down, saying, "Is it my fault? He just can't stand me and always tries to pick a fight with me. Honestly, Harry should be the one suffering all this."

Lin Yu subconsciously turned his head to look at the table next to him, where Harry and Ron were sitting.

Harry blinked and reached up to push up his non-existent glasses.

After Harry took the Marrow Cleansing Pill, he no longer needed glasses.

Lin Yu suggested several times that he wear glasses without lenses, saying that Harry wouldn't have Harry's style and flavor without glasses.

Harry thought he was crazy and couldn't understand what he was saying at all.

"I think this is a good thing," Harry said sincerely.

He truly felt that his life was good now; there were no more troubles from the Dursleys, no more serving them, and no one else causing him any trouble.

Because both Draco and Snape's malice was drawn to Lin Yu, who fueled their hatred.

"Harry, you're so cunning," Lin Yu gritted his teeth in anger. This cunning brat is starting to be sarcastic towards me, isn't he?

Harry shrugged, unconcerned.

"No private chatter allowed!" Snape roared from the podium. "Lin Yu, if you want to talk, get out."

Lin Yu rolled his eyes again. "Could you be any more targeted? You're even mentioning my full name now, huh?"

Are they not even going to act anymore?

What happened to disliking Harry? What happened to targeting 'Potter'?

Damn, isn't this the protagonist's halo?

Lin Yu really wanted to ask the system, "Am I not Xiao Yan? Am I not Zhang Wuji? How come I'm still Harry Potter?"

The chaotic Potions class finally came to an end. Lin Yu successfully completed his potion while being targeted and nitpicked by Snape.

"Not bad, humph," Snape reluctantly acknowledged Lin Yu's work.

Lin Yu: "Professor, being arrogant is outdated, and you are neither arrogant nor coquettish at all."

Fortunately, Snape didn't know what tsundere meant, otherwise he would have really gone berserk.

(Actually, tsundere characters are quite common in anime and manga, and they've existed for a long time. However, the concept and definition of the tsundere archetype only began to appear online after 2000. It's 1991 now, and we're in the UK, so naturally, we wouldn't know about this concept.)

"Get out, get out, get out!" Snape began to shoo people away.

Lin Yu didn't care. He packed his things and left with Hermione.

"Let's go, I'm meeting Dumbledore for lunch to cook hot pot, so we can use the cauldrons," Lin Yu said as he walked, deliberately.

Snape stood behind him, clenching his fists.

He felt that Lin Yu was his nemesis, and that he would be driven crazy by him sooner or later.

The thought that Lin Yu was still a first-year student and would spend the next seven years here suddenly made Snape feel irritated.

These seven years might shorten his lifespan by ten years?