HP: I'm not going to rule the wizarding world

I don’t know if other houses have the same rule, but Slytherin has always been like this, and this is the key to their maintaining the championship year after year.

An hour later, the basic flying skills selection was over and Flint announced the results.

"You two have comparable flying skills, and both can join the Quidditch team. If you want to become a regular player, you will need to compete with the veterans. Which position do you want to compete for?"

Flint was somewhat concerned about the status of the Malfoy family and did not speak very directly. Judging from the flying skills alone, the two were indeed on par with each other, but in terms of momentum, Draco was far inferior to Ariana.

As a crazy fan of Quidditch, Draco certainly saw the problem that Flint saw. After weighing the pros and cons, he made a decision.

"I think you have a decisive personality and are more suitable for the position of seeker," Draco said to Ariana.

The words came out, but there was still some reluctance in Draco's eyes.

Of course Ariana could see that he was reluctant to give up this position, as she had heard him bragging about how good this position was all day long.

She scoffed at the activity, position didn't matter to her and she didn't want Draco to give it up.

"Why do I remember that the thing you talked about the most was the Seeker? Do you still want to compete with me?" She looked at Draco puzzledly.

"Of course I can't compete with you. I plan to try out for the Chaser position. It would be nice to score more goals." Draco's mood had calmed down.

Ariana didn't quite understand his choice. She obviously liked the position of seeker so much, especially when she heard that Porter was in this position. She also vowed that she would become a seeker after the second grade and would definitely put Porter under her feet.

Ariana patted his shoulder and advised, "Give up your favorite position for me, but it's you who likes Quidditch, not me. You should choose your favorite position."

Chapter 79 Then I'll ask Professor Quirrell

"I like Seeker very much, but I like winning even more. I think if you become the Seeker, our chances of winning will be higher." He didn't want to lose to the Gryffindor team with Potter.

Unable to persuade Draco, Ariana could only smile and compliment him, "Our young master has grown up and can consider the overall situation."

At first, I was really sad to give up the Seeker position, but when I thought about the fact that this position was my best friend, I felt better.

"Then you must defeat Potter after you become a seeker. I don't want to see him so smug." He was full of confidence in Ariana.

Although Ariana apologized to Potter about the title of savior, Draco had already seen that she did not interfere with his mockery of Potter, so he had no psychological burden in saying these words.

Ariana shook her head at Draco's blind trust and said, "Although the rules of Quidditch are really ridiculous, it is ultimately a team sport. Only through cooperation can we achieve ultimate victory. Not only do I have to work hard, but you must also not relax."

Even though there are many complaints about the rules, people still play according to these rules. She can't change them by threatening everyone with a magic wand. So if she wants to win, she still has to find loopholes in the rules. Not find loopholes, but take advantage of the rules.

Although the Seeker is a bug, it is not impossible to work together as a team. Before finding the Golden Snitch, the Seeker can try to interfere with the opponent and keep the team ahead by 150 points.

In this way, even if the opponent catches the Golden Snitch, the team can still win the game. However, since he has not become an official member yet, it is too early to say this.

Although he gave up his favorite position, Draco was still a Quidditch fanatic. After hearing Ariana's analysis, he naturally agreed.

"Of course." With his talent, he could play Chaser well too.

Ariana was really not interested in Quidditch, so she gave the task of reminding Draco of the training time and asked him to call her for training. However, she was always focused on magic research.

In the evening, she asked Draco to go back to the common room, and she went to knock on Professor Snape's office door, intending to challenge him to a duel.

After hearing Ariana's intentions, Snape snorted coldly, "It seems that school courses can't consume your excess energy. Since you want to be beaten, then I will grant you your wish. To convince you, you can choose a day to appear in front of everyone with a bruised face."

He was obviously willing, but he had to say it so harshly. Ariana had seen through this vicious black bat.

In fact, Ariana could more or less feel that Professor Snape had no ill will towards her, but she was a soft-hearted person. Every time she heard that the other party had few nice words to say, her attitude naturally could not be good.

Hearing what the other party said, she sneered and retorted, "Don't be so absolute. What if the one with the bruised face is you, Professor? Then you'll be slapped in the face."

The reason why Snape accepted Ariana's duel invitation was not only because he was itching to duel, but more because he wanted to know how many spells she knew and how far she had progressed in her research on magic.

Hearing her boast, he immediately sneered and reminded her, "Foolish little troll, I admit that you have an unparalleled talent in magic, but the magic power accumulated by an adult wizard is not something you can catch up with after learning magic for less than a month."

Snape's obsession with magic is no less than anyone else. Ariana has already realized the importance of accumulating magical power, so how could he not know this?

Ariana knew the other party's good intentions, but she didn't take it seriously. She thought that she would have to fight to know whether it would work or not. Besides, would having more magic power guarantee victory? There were cases in history where the weak defeated the strong.

However, the other party is an adult wizard after all, and has considerable combat power. I think he may have different opinions on the accumulation of magic power, so I plan to ask him.

"There's an old saying in China that goes, 'A teacher's job is to impart knowledge and resolve doubts.' It means that teachers have an obligation to help students answer questions. Professor, can I ask you a question about magic?" After all, she had to ask a favor, so her tone was much better.

Thinking of the nickname Ariana gave him, Snape didn't want to pay attention to her, so he said sarcastically: "I'm just a black bat who teaches potions. You should ask Professor Quirrell or Professor Flitwick about magic."

He had lost face among his colleagues after being complained about twice by students from his own college, and this happened not long ago.

Ariana didn't force it, but just nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll go ask Professor Quirrell. Last time he asked me to go to his office to discuss magic insights, and then things happened one after another, and I forgot everything."

Although Professor Quirrell was very suspicious, Ariana thought he was quite capable. After all, there shouldn't be any danger in Hogwarts, so it was reasonable for her to ask him about spells.

He stuttered at the beginning of the school year, and after Ariana complained, Dumbledore called him in for a talk. As a result, the stuttering was gone the next day.

Even Draco could see that there was something wrong with Quirrell, so how could other colleagues not see it?

As a double agent, Snape knew even more clearly who Quirrell belonged to. When he heard that Ariana was going to find him, he immediately regretted what he had just said.

"When did he ask you to come to his office?" Snape stared at her.

This little troll always does unexpected things. It’s better not to let her contact Quirrell. If she is won over, everyone will have a headache.

Ariana replied without hesitation: "The week before last."

Not only did he invite her to the classroom to discuss magic, but he also told her that Hagrid had a three-headed dog. However, Hagrid did have this magical creature, so she did not suspect that Quirrell had any conspiracy in this matter.

Snape said unhappily, "Just ask whatever you want to ask. The questions your professors ask you will eventually come back to me. You might as well ask me directly."

Speaking of this, Ariana remembered that she was going to talk to Dumbledore about the dueling class, and also about the professors' different treatment of her.

Every time she has a conflict with someone, it's not entirely her fault, so why is she treated differently while others are not?

But at the moment she was more concerned about the storage location of magic, so she put Dumbledore's question aside.

But before asking, she angrily said to Snape: "That's not what you said just now."

"Do you want to ask?" Snape looked at her unhappily.

Ariana immediately stopped her taunts and put on a serious expression. "Of course I have to ask, Professor. Where is a wizard's magical power stored in the body?"

Snape didn't expect that this kid had studied magic so deeply.

"You're in Slytherin. Didn't anyone tell you that wizards' magic is stored in their blood?"

He couldn't believe that no one talked about pure-bloods in Slytherin social gatherings. The relationship between this kid and the Slytherin people had eased recently, so there was no reason for him to be excluded from social gatherings.

Ariana nodded.

"Draco did give me this direction, but can't wizards also give birth to Squibs? I looked at the library's graduate directory, and I found that among those with particularly outstanding grades, 70% were half-blood and Muggle-born wizards." This fact made her question the pure-blood theory.

Then she added, "It's a bit of a shame. The outstanding graduates didn't achieve very high achievements later on. I think this may be because Hogwarts only teaches basic magic, and they have no place to take their magic to the next level."

Not only is there no channel to further develop magic, but after entering society, one also has to consider survival and family, so the energy is not as focused.

After all, there are no universities or research institutes in the magical world. Whether it is magic or science, the environment is still very important if you want to achieve something.

Snape frowned and asked, "Are you trying to say that wizards' magic isn't stored in their blood?"

Ariana looked at him speechlessly: "Professor, this is my question to you."

On the road of learning magic, she had also been entangled in other problems, but she had ideas to solve those problems, they just needed time to verify. The only thing was that she had no idea at all about the storage of magic power.

Snape did not answer directly, but told her a realistic result.

Chapter 80: Learned from the Dark Lord

"The conflict between Gryffindor and Slytherin is mainly about bloodline, so I don't have an answer, and no one else can have one either."

Ariana had read a lot of history of the wizarding world, and of course she knew about the grudges between the two founders. However, she usually looked at problems from many angles, and she somewhat disagreed with Snape's conclusion.

"The conflict between Gryffindor and Slytherin is mainly about admissions, so how did blood become involved?" She looked at the other person in confusion.

On this issue, there are really a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand readers. Ariana believes that the environment caused the disagreement between the two, but Snape does not think so.

"Slytherin mainly recruits pure-bloods, but Gryffindor accepts everyone. It seems to be an admissions issue, but in essence it is related to bloodline." This was Snape's conclusion.

Ariana still insisted on her point of view and refuted the other party, "We should also look at the problem in the context of the situation. At that time, the Church used the royal power to kill wizards. Slytherin did not want to recruit Muggle-born wizards. This was in line with the situation at the time. It should have nothing to do with bloodline."

Snape didn't want to argue with Ariana about this issue, so he just started to chase her away.

"Slytherins have been dead for hundreds of years. If there are no other questions, you can leave."

Ariana did not forget the purpose of her visit to Professor Snape. Although the other party agreed to a duel, the time had not yet been set.

She thought about her schedule and said to Snape, "I'm going to study the flying spell this weekend. If it involves displacement, the fight can be more intense. Next weekend we'll go to the Forbidden Forest for a duel."

Ariana had read all the magic principles taught at Hogwarts. The only displacement magic was Apparition. There were restrictions within Hogwarts, so she couldn't try it.

There is a difference in magical power between her and Snape, so she wants to achieve a surprise victory in terms of displacement.

Thinking of Ariana's analysis of the Fiery Blaze, Snape hesitated for a moment and said to her, "You don't need to study this magic anymore."

Then he walked to the table and began to write the analysis of the flying spell. Of course, it was impossible for him to be as precise as Ariana, down to the division of each magic power. He only had a general understanding of the principle.

This is not because he is hiding it from Ariana, but because the teacher who created this spell taught him this way.

Because Snape didn't say it was a flying spell, Ariana only found out after she roughly read the principle.

"It turns out the professor has already developed a flying spell. I really can't just work in isolation. I need to find some time to visit the various professors and see if they're willing to teach me some of their famous spells."

Although the magical world has a patent, it is not used for commercial purposes. Even if they want to charge patent fees, she can afford it.

As for the flying spell, since there is a ready-made magic analysis, she won't waste her time on it. There are still many interesting magics to study anyway.

Although Snape had a bad temper, he had a bottom line. When he heard that Ariana had misunderstood, he explained coldly, "This is not something I came up with."

Ariana was facing the analytical paper, and the more she looked at it, the more amazed she became.

"Who came up with this? This person must be a genius. I haven't thought of the above ideas." She thought this person was quite amazing.

If it was a professor at Hogwarts, she would have some ideas about the application of magic, and perhaps she could discuss them with him.

Hearing Ariana's words, Snape smiled and said with a malicious tone, "It was developed by the Dark Lord. Didn't you guess that he's not dead? Let's see if you dare to use his famous spell."

Although he guessed that Ariana knew that the Dark Lord was not dead, he still needed to make the final confirmation.

Ariana, who still had little social experience, asked casually, "How did you know?"

She regretted it as soon as she said it. Isn't this just trying to cover up the truth?

Not only did Ariana feel stupid, but Snape also felt so and began to mock her.

"Foolish little troll, you think you are invincible just because you have outstanding magical talent. In the wizarding world, you are just a blank slate. The reason you are so popular in Hogwarts is simply because no one wants to bother with you."

Ariana disagreed with this. Although this was one of the reasons, wasn't her own ability the main factor?

"Professor, that's a bit exaggerated. Professor McGonagall apologized to me. Does that mean she doesn't want to bother with me, or that she can't? Although the wizarding world is still in the vulgar environment of the Middle Ages, people like the Dark Lord who have no moral bottom line are still a minority. I know where other people's bottom lines are."

Snape had long known that this little troll was difficult to deal with, but he didn't expect her to react so quickly. He snorted coldly and asked, "So you're just testing her limits?"

Ariana admitted it without hesitation, but also had a different opinion.

"Yes, didn't Dumbledore also test my bottom line? Otherwise, why would I choose to give in?"

Ariana is rich in theory but has little social experience, and her reaction ability is definitely not as good as these cunning professors, but that doesn't mean she can't calm down and guess what others are thinking.

Snape didn't care about her confrontation with Dumbledore, he cared about how Ariana knew that the Dark Lord was not dead.

"So how do you guess he's not dead?" He stared at the prick, trying to tell if she was lying.

People have already guessed it, and Ariana has nothing to hide.

"If he was dead, why did Dumbledore try so hard to raise the banner of the savior, and why did he persuade me to stand on Potter's side? And the curse in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class didn't lose its effect."

"You understand the curse?" Snape frowned at her.

Ariana nodded and replied, "After studying the principles, I suspect that this curse is powered by the magic of Hogwarts. Hogwarts can't be blown up, so the only way to defeat it is through the Dark Lord's death."

Seeing that Snape wanted to ask more questions, Ariana waved her hand and said, "Now is my consultation time. Don't keep asking me. Let me ask. Everyone's understanding is different. You only talked about Slytherin's speculation about the storage location of magic power. What are your own opinions?"

As for the Dark Lord, let’s wait until he jumps out. What she cares most about is the issue of magic.

Only by standing on the shoulders of giants can we go further. Ariana deeply understood this truth when she learned hacking technology in her previous life.

When it came to professional issues, Snape's attitude wasn't as bad, but he didn't give Ariana an answer.

"I don't know where magic is stored, but I can tell you that its intensity is related to emotions."

This is what Snape learned from the Dark Lord, and he also verified it on himself.

Ariana's own magic power is very strong, and she doesn't want to study in this direction. What she lacks now is the accumulation of magic power. Since she can't find a reasonable explanation in magic, she decided to try it from a scientific perspective.

But the data for Snape alone is still a bit insufficient, why not ask Dumbledore?