Dragon Roar Master at Hogwarts
Chapter 44: Professor Snape’s cunning conditions
"Dumbledore trusts people too easily, so he often brings dangerous people and dangerous things to school." Snape complained sullenly as soon as he entered the office.
Although Dudley had a similar opinion just now, he heard that there was a pun in Snape's words, so he decided to keep his mouth shut and remain silent.
Snape sat down on the office chair and stared at Dudley with a half-smiling expression.
"Dudley Dursley, to be honest, you really make me look at you differently." Snape said softly and sinisterly, with a playful expression on his sallow face: "Originally, I thought you and Bo You are the same... you are the kind of arrogant student, but I never thought you could defeat a troll or even tame a dragon. You are truly a Slytherin student."
Although he was praised by Snape, Dudley did not feel happy because he felt that Snape's words seemed to have some hostility towards him.
As expected, Snape's expression changed and his voice gradually became stern: "However, it is obvious that the more talented wizards are, the more likely they are to go astray."
Snape leaned forward and stared directly into Dudley's eyes, as if he wanted to see through him: "Tell me, Dudley Dursley... you have been through life and death, and you have to sacrifice yourself to save Potter." , is there any reason, or in other words, what is your purpose!"
"Because Harry is my cousin, so I want to protect..."
"Don't tell me these clichés and nonsense!" Dudley's classic words were sternly interrupted by Snape, "I have investigated you and found that not only did you not protect Potter as your cousin before your 11th birthday, you even Bullying Potter! Giving up his life to protect his family? Do you think I will believe these false and empty words you say?"
"But Dumbledore will believe it, and Harry will believe it." Dudley responded to Snape's gaze without fear, "Harry's mother, my aunt, Lily Potter, will believe it, and she also relies on This belief successfully protected Harry and defeated Voldemort!"
This was indeed a bit false and empty, and Dudley felt a little goosebumps when he said it, but he was sure that his words would be very effective.
It was obvious that Dudley's words directly hit Snape's weakness. He could clearly see the panic and evasion in Snape's eyes when he heard Harry's mother's name.
"Did Dumbledore or someone else tell you something... Tsk, forget it." Snape lost all his aura and sat back, leaning on the chair as if he was thinking about something.
The two were silent for a long time, and the atmosphere became awkward. In the end, Snape spoke first.
"Let's get straight to the point. Dumbledore told me that you and Potter's gang are going to keep the baby dragon in the school, right?"
"To be precise, an area should be set aside for Norbert to..."
"Don't play these word games with me, neither you nor I are fools." Snape frowned and said, "To be honest, this thing is so ridiculous, letting first-year students play the game of training a dragon... .If anything goes wrong, does Dumbledore know how many people are waiting to see him make a mistake?"
"But -" Snape suddenly changed the subject, with a strange smile on his face, "Dudley Dursley, if you agree to me a condition, I can temporarily not raise objections to this matter."
Dudley had a bad feeling.
"The conditions are very simple. I want you to join the Slytherin Quidditch team, and then win this year's Hogwarts Quidditch Cup... Remember, as long as you dare to lose a game, I will A proposal to expel the young dragons will be presented to the school board.”
"what?"
Dudley was stunned. He had thought of countless ways for Snape to make things difficult for him, but he never expected that Snape would mention the Quidditch team, from dragons to Quidditch. The topic was so jumping. too big.
Seeing Dudley's stunned expression, Snape seemed to feel satisfied: "I will inform Marcus Flint, the captain of the Slytherin team, to arrange your training. From today on, you do not need to come to my place for confinement. I suggest you train twice as long as others, since the season is about to start."
"Wait, Professor Snape." Dudley felt that there were too many questions and his head was about to explode. He decided to solve the biggest question in his heart first: "I am a Muggle born and have never even seen a Quidditch ball. How is this possible? Playing on the Quidditch team."
"Don't worry, your cousin also grew up with you, didn't he also become the youngest Seeker at Hogwarts?" Snape looked at Dudley and gave a numbing sneer: "You There is no need to be modest, I heard Pansy Parkinson say yesterday that you left on a flying broomstick after defeating the troll. It seems that your flying talent is not inferior to that of your cousin."
Hearing Snape mention Harry, Dudley calmed down, and after thinking carefully, he began to vaguely understand Snape's intentions.
The first and most important reason is probably for Harry's safety.Although Snape would not admit it, he had actually been silently protecting his first love, Harry Potter.
After experiencing the dragon invasion last night, Snape probably realized that the mastermind behind it was trying to kill Harry, and the accident-prone Quidditch game was an excellent opportunity to do so.
And if Dudley is put on the court, no matter what, Dudley will definitely give the highest priority to protecting Harry's safety, and he can do more than Snape off the court.
Of course, if that was all, it would be fine just to arrange for Dudley to play, and Snape's requirement that Dudley must win the game may be his little idea.
Dudley knew that Snape had been bullied by James Potter and held a grudge against him.When he saw Harry showing off his extraordinary Quidditch talent and being so energetic on the field, he would definitely think back to his father.
And by giving Dudley the condition that he must win, if Dudley wins, it will have a blow to Harry's mentality; and if Dudley loses, Snape will have an excuse to expel Norbert, which is very important to Harry. For Snape, it can be said that it is a sure profit without loss.
Dudley secretly scolded Snape for being cunning, but this condition was actually not unacceptable to him.He had been worried that Quirrell would put a curse on Harry during the Quidditch match like in the original work. But now the plot has changed. If Quirrell has Pettigrew's help, he doesn't know what dangers will be waiting for Harry.
"Okay, deal!" Dudley reached out to Snape with a sullen face, and Snape held it with his sallow and sweaty hand, as if his plot had succeeded.
Dudley could already imagine Harry and the others' expressions when they learned that he had joined the Slytherin Quidditch team. This was probably one of Snape's intentions. As long as he became Harry's "enemy", he could not I've been hanging out with the threesome like before.
(To be continued)
Although Dudley had a similar opinion just now, he heard that there was a pun in Snape's words, so he decided to keep his mouth shut and remain silent.
Snape sat down on the office chair and stared at Dudley with a half-smiling expression.
"Dudley Dursley, to be honest, you really make me look at you differently." Snape said softly and sinisterly, with a playful expression on his sallow face: "Originally, I thought you and Bo You are the same... you are the kind of arrogant student, but I never thought you could defeat a troll or even tame a dragon. You are truly a Slytherin student."
Although he was praised by Snape, Dudley did not feel happy because he felt that Snape's words seemed to have some hostility towards him.
As expected, Snape's expression changed and his voice gradually became stern: "However, it is obvious that the more talented wizards are, the more likely they are to go astray."
Snape leaned forward and stared directly into Dudley's eyes, as if he wanted to see through him: "Tell me, Dudley Dursley... you have been through life and death, and you have to sacrifice yourself to save Potter." , is there any reason, or in other words, what is your purpose!"
"Because Harry is my cousin, so I want to protect..."
"Don't tell me these clichés and nonsense!" Dudley's classic words were sternly interrupted by Snape, "I have investigated you and found that not only did you not protect Potter as your cousin before your 11th birthday, you even Bullying Potter! Giving up his life to protect his family? Do you think I will believe these false and empty words you say?"
"But Dumbledore will believe it, and Harry will believe it." Dudley responded to Snape's gaze without fear, "Harry's mother, my aunt, Lily Potter, will believe it, and she also relies on This belief successfully protected Harry and defeated Voldemort!"
This was indeed a bit false and empty, and Dudley felt a little goosebumps when he said it, but he was sure that his words would be very effective.
It was obvious that Dudley's words directly hit Snape's weakness. He could clearly see the panic and evasion in Snape's eyes when he heard Harry's mother's name.
"Did Dumbledore or someone else tell you something... Tsk, forget it." Snape lost all his aura and sat back, leaning on the chair as if he was thinking about something.
The two were silent for a long time, and the atmosphere became awkward. In the end, Snape spoke first.
"Let's get straight to the point. Dumbledore told me that you and Potter's gang are going to keep the baby dragon in the school, right?"
"To be precise, an area should be set aside for Norbert to..."
"Don't play these word games with me, neither you nor I are fools." Snape frowned and said, "To be honest, this thing is so ridiculous, letting first-year students play the game of training a dragon... .If anything goes wrong, does Dumbledore know how many people are waiting to see him make a mistake?"
"But -" Snape suddenly changed the subject, with a strange smile on his face, "Dudley Dursley, if you agree to me a condition, I can temporarily not raise objections to this matter."
Dudley had a bad feeling.
"The conditions are very simple. I want you to join the Slytherin Quidditch team, and then win this year's Hogwarts Quidditch Cup... Remember, as long as you dare to lose a game, I will A proposal to expel the young dragons will be presented to the school board.”
"what?"
Dudley was stunned. He had thought of countless ways for Snape to make things difficult for him, but he never expected that Snape would mention the Quidditch team, from dragons to Quidditch. The topic was so jumping. too big.
Seeing Dudley's stunned expression, Snape seemed to feel satisfied: "I will inform Marcus Flint, the captain of the Slytherin team, to arrange your training. From today on, you do not need to come to my place for confinement. I suggest you train twice as long as others, since the season is about to start."
"Wait, Professor Snape." Dudley felt that there were too many questions and his head was about to explode. He decided to solve the biggest question in his heart first: "I am a Muggle born and have never even seen a Quidditch ball. How is this possible? Playing on the Quidditch team."
"Don't worry, your cousin also grew up with you, didn't he also become the youngest Seeker at Hogwarts?" Snape looked at Dudley and gave a numbing sneer: "You There is no need to be modest, I heard Pansy Parkinson say yesterday that you left on a flying broomstick after defeating the troll. It seems that your flying talent is not inferior to that of your cousin."
Hearing Snape mention Harry, Dudley calmed down, and after thinking carefully, he began to vaguely understand Snape's intentions.
The first and most important reason is probably for Harry's safety.Although Snape would not admit it, he had actually been silently protecting his first love, Harry Potter.
After experiencing the dragon invasion last night, Snape probably realized that the mastermind behind it was trying to kill Harry, and the accident-prone Quidditch game was an excellent opportunity to do so.
And if Dudley is put on the court, no matter what, Dudley will definitely give the highest priority to protecting Harry's safety, and he can do more than Snape off the court.
Of course, if that was all, it would be fine just to arrange for Dudley to play, and Snape's requirement that Dudley must win the game may be his little idea.
Dudley knew that Snape had been bullied by James Potter and held a grudge against him.When he saw Harry showing off his extraordinary Quidditch talent and being so energetic on the field, he would definitely think back to his father.
And by giving Dudley the condition that he must win, if Dudley wins, it will have a blow to Harry's mentality; and if Dudley loses, Snape will have an excuse to expel Norbert, which is very important to Harry. For Snape, it can be said that it is a sure profit without loss.
Dudley secretly scolded Snape for being cunning, but this condition was actually not unacceptable to him.He had been worried that Quirrell would put a curse on Harry during the Quidditch match like in the original work. But now the plot has changed. If Quirrell has Pettigrew's help, he doesn't know what dangers will be waiting for Harry.
"Okay, deal!" Dudley reached out to Snape with a sullen face, and Snape held it with his sallow and sweaty hand, as if his plot had succeeded.
Dudley could already imagine Harry and the others' expressions when they learned that he had joined the Slytherin Quidditch team. This was probably one of Snape's intentions. As long as he became Harry's "enemy", he could not I've been hanging out with the threesome like before.
(To be continued)
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