Hogwarts: Who uses a crowbar in wizard duels?

Shocking! Hogwarts' youngest assistant instructor, the strongest of the Warriors Four, abused his power and reputation to forcibly harass a young witch in his office!!

Why did this ordinary-looking witch with no connections catch the eye of Kevin, the strongest warrior? Was Kevin bewitched by a love potion?

The next day, Wizard Weekly was suddenly filled with rumors.

There are rumors that Kevin used his position to bring Hermione back to his office and bully her.

There are rumors that Kevin was seduced by Hermione using a love potion.

Kevin, who was eating breakfast, looked at the report with a puzzled expression.

To be fair, the first article does seem to have made a correct report...

He really did bully Hermione...

The second report is a bit outrageous. How could Kevin, a master of potions, not even be able to distinguish love potions?

However, the key issue is that some of the conversations in these reports were actually things they said yesterday. How did the reporter know that?

It's impossible to eavesdrop outside the door; his workspace is protected by an isolation spell.

Eavesdropping outside the window? His workspace is on the eighth floor, unless she can fly.

It doesn't seem impossible...

Hermione was so angry she was shaking when she read the report.

She and Kevin had known each other for four years, and their long-standing relationship was being described as being caused by aphrodisiacs—how could she stand it?

"This reporter, who only knows how to spread rumors to grab attention, Dumbledore wouldn't even let her into Hogwarts, and yet she still manages to write something like this!"

Hermione said angrily as she looked at the report.

After the first competition, Rita wrote a bunch of nonsense while interviewing Harry, and was subsequently blacklisted by Dumbledore and banned from entering Hogwarts again.

Harry and Ron, on the other side, were a little worried about whether these rumors would have any impact on them.

"Should we try to refute this rumor? I'm worried this report will affect Kevin's teaching assistant position."

Harry said to the group.

"Explanations will only make things worse. These few words can't prove anything. My relationship with Hermione is common knowledge at Hogwarts. The first report can be completely ignored."

"Regarding the second report, instead of us clarifying it, we should ask her to provide substantial evidence first."

Kevin looked at the weekly magazine in his hand and said.

Hermione nodded. She was just angry that their relationship was being called a love potion, but she didn't really care about these personal attacks.

It's nothing but baseless fabrication.

Hermione also noticed that the report included their conversation, which increased the credibility of the report.

But they were chatting in the studio at the time, so how could reporter Rita have overheard their conversation?

Rita Kester, Hermione had heard of her exploits. Her favorite thing to do was expose other people's dark past and then embellish it with her own words to smear them.

She always manages to discover secrets that others can't, and even Dumbledore's little-known dark history has been reported by Rita.

Rita must have some extraordinary skills.

The last time someone as powerful as Dumbledore could remain completely unaware was when Sirius Black infiltrated Hogwarts...

Animagus!

Hermione's eyes lit up. Rita was very likely an unregistered Animagus, which was why she was able to eavesdrop on their secrets without anyone knowing.

That explains everything.

Hermione was eager to share her discovery with Kevin right away, but when she turned her head, she saw Kevin looking at her.

Then Kevin put a finger to his lips, signaling Hermione not to speak.

Hermione was taken aback. Did Kevin know what she was going to say?

"Hermione, come to my workspace after your classes this afternoon. I have something I want to talk to you about."

Kevin said to Hermione mysteriously.

Hermione had been with Kevin for so long, and she could tell from his expression that Kevin was planning to trick someone, so she nodded knowingly.

Harry and Ron were completely baffled as they watched the two cryptic figures.

"What are you talking about? Do you have some kind of plan?"

Harry asked the two of them.

"Don't pry into things in the underworld. Hermione and I just have some private matters to discuss."

Kevin smiled faintly. There were too many people around, so he didn't plan to explain for the time being.

Hearing that it was a private matter, Harry and Ron had no choice but to stop asking and told them to contact them anytime if they needed any help.

Kevin nodded, and after breakfast, everyone went to class as usual.

Many people on the street saw Kevin and Hermione together and started talking about it.

A perceptive young wizard, upon seeing that the reporter was Rita, automatically categorized it as "fun news."

Of course, there were also some young wizards who were easily swayed by the narrative, believing the reports and then spreading malicious rumors about Kevin and Hermione.

However, they didn't dare to openly criticize them; they only dared to gossip about them behind their backs.

So Kevin and Hermione were not affected, or rather, they didn't care at all.

Queen Hermione is not affected by these rumors at all; as long as Kevin is by her side, it doesn't matter.

Kevin's attitude was that he wouldn't bother with Hermione unless she confronted him directly, but if she dared to criticize her, Kevin wouldn't let her off the hook.

These young wizards who believed the rumors simply lacked the ability to distinguish right from wrong. They might have made mistakes, but not major ones. The truly evil one was Rita, not these young wizards.

Kevin can still distinguish between the king and the queen.

The morning passed peacefully like this.

In the afternoon, Kevin was going to give a lesson to the second-grade students.

Before even entering the classroom, you could hear a commotion inside.

However, after Kevin opened the door, everything fell silent.

"What's wrong? The teacher isn't a demon, why did you all quiet down as soon as you came in?"

Kevin smiled, walked up to the podium, and addressed the audience.

However, the people in the audience remained silent, and no one dared to speak.

"I know what you're talking about. How about we talk about something that interests you all this lesson: love potions?"

Kevin steered the conversation toward aphrodisiacs.

"Can someone tell me what a love potion is?"

No one spoke from the audience. Just as Kevin was about to speak, a little witch in the audience raised her hand.

Kevin recognized the man and said, "Greengrass, you speak."

This person was Astoria. She had recently become very close to Draco and learned about Kevin, whom he mentioned, through Draco.

In her view, the idea that a potion master could be bewitched by a love potion was utterly absurd.

She raised her hand because she sensed that Kevin seemed to be planning to dispel the rumors in this class, so she took the initiative to cooperate with him.

Kevin is Draco's friend, which is why she decided to help.

"Aphrodisiac is a magical potion that makes the drinker fall in love with the person who delivers it," Astoria replied.

"More or less, but not entirely," Kevin nodded and continued, "Love potions don't produce love, but rather a strong obsession or infatuation. After the effects wear off, the user won't develop any feelings for the person who gave them the drug."

"The effects of aphrodisiacs usually only last for 24 hours. To maintain this obsession, the user must continue to take the drug, and the longer the drug is stored, the stronger its effect becomes."

"The scent of aphrodisiacs is different for everyone; that scent is the most wonderful and desirable scent for you."

"After drinking it, it usually causes your behavior to become abnormal, you become extremely obsessed with the person who gave you the drug, you think about the person all the time, and it may even affect your normal life."

"So I strongly advise against using this kind of potion to make someone fall in love with you, because that kind of love is fake."

Listening to Kevin speak eloquently on stage, no further explanation was needed; everyone understood that Kevin had absolutely not been bewitched by the love potion.

Seeing the reactions of the audience, Kevin knew his words had worked, and smiled, saying, "Any other questions?"

Then someone else raised their hand. Perhaps the misunderstanding was cleared up, and everyone returned to their normal state, becoming very easygoing.

"Was the story about Kevin bullying Hermione also false?"

"..."

These words left Kevin speechless. How could this guy be even more stubborn than me...?

"Ahem, let's not talk about anything other than potions in class."

Seeing Kevin's reaction, everyone exclaimed, "Wow, so the first report was true?"

However, no one thought Kevin was really bullying Hermione; they just thought it was a little playful thing between the two lovers.

After all, if Kevin is not under the influence of a love potion, then his relationship with Hermione is self-evident.

I never expected you to be this kind of teacher!