Not only Ethan, but Snape suspected that the so-called relatives also had problems.
For example, Logan, this Gryffindor student usually spends time alone, rarely plays with other children, and most of the time behaves very mature, not like a child.
At first, he thought that Logan was just a little bit withdrawn, but now the real reason is that he can't play with real children.
And that Skaha... uh... Skaha?
Snape sat behind his desk, silently thinking.
Dumbledore saw through that Ethan is not a real child, but did not question Ethan’s true identity, and decided not to go further into this issue.
Snape didn't agree with this. He felt that leaving such an unidentified and powerful person to stay at Hogwarts was a very serious hidden danger and could cause huge damage at any time.
Hogwarts is very important in the magic world. If something happens, it may even cause the dating of the British magic world, and it may also cause many wizard families to lose their heirs.
In this case, no one does not pay attention to the safety of Hogwarts, even the officials of the Ministry of Magic who always do stupid things, they also pay attention to the safety of Hogwarts, but they often do strange things. .
Snape had been struggling with the identities of Ethan and others. When he was thinking about the abnormalities of a few "children", he suddenly thought of this problem that he had been neglecting.
Skaha?
A cold sweat began to appear on Snape's forehead.
Isn’t it the Skaha? Is this impossible?
At this moment, he suddenly understood why Dumbledore didn't go into Ethan's true identity. He still clearly remembered that Dumbledore specifically asked Ethan's real name, and Ethan stated that his real name was Ethan.
Similarly, if the other children also use their real names, the name Skaha is very scary.
Even more frightening was that he thought of Skaha’s performance in school. Her most outstanding feature was her understanding and mastery of Rune. For many adult wizards, it was a very troublesome course. For this little girl, it was simply a meal. Drinking water is simple.
"Snape... are you hot?"
"Do not."
Ethan raised his eyes slightly, and turned his gaze from the book to Snape. Seeing his expression, he immediately realized that the clever Professor Snape might have guessed something.
"Don't think so much, the truth of many things is very simple. For example, I just came to Hogwarts to learn some interesting knowledge."
Snape swallowed his saliva, his expression looked a little sluggish now, but no one here would care about it.
"Why are you... interested in this knowledge?"
"Why are you not interested? After all, I don't know these things, and they are interesting, right?"
Snape didn't understand the meaning of Ethan's words at first, and then he reacted that after hundreds of years of evolution, modern magic knowledge has long been far from ancient magic, and even many core concepts of magic have occurred. The earth-shaking changes, even if Ethan is really a special existence with amazing power, he may not know these things in detail.
The chatting stopped abruptly. After Snape continued to sit for a while, he saw Ethan put down the book in his hand, then closed his eyes as if he was thinking, then got up and put the book back in place, and then took another from the side. One.
"finish watching?"
"Yes it is."
According to his usual habits, Snape really wanted to complain about Ethan's way of reading. How much content can he remember? But then he realized that the student in front of him was not an ordinary student, and after Ethan opened the second Potions book and asked several questions continuously, Snape knew that Ethan not only recorded the contents of the book. He was very clear and understood very deeply, no worse than him, a wizard who had been studying magic for decades.
At this time, Snape suddenly realized a question...it seemed...probably...maybe...I should ask Ethan for some questions that he has been thinking about for a long time without an answer?
The magician will always encounter various problems in the pursuit of mysterious knowledge.
Some questions have universal answers. In this case, you only need to ask people who know them. Generally, the more powerful wizards have more ‘answers’.
There are also some explanations that are not universal, and involve the different paths that everyone takes. Even if you encounter this question, even if you ask powerful wizards, they can at best help them and can't get a very direct and clear answer.
But this is not absolute, like the one in front of me, if it is really the kind of existence I think, there should be a clearer answer, right?
Snape saw that Ethan was still reading, and he didn't know if he should ask. At this moment, Ethan seemed to have seen something through, and suddenly said, "Just ask what you want."
Only then did he know that even if Ethan did not look at him, all his actions could not be hidden from him.
"I have a few questions I want to ask."
"Ok……"
Snape thought for a while, did not directly ask the question in his mind, but just like discussing magic with another wizard, and exchanged their understanding of a certain spell with Ethan.
I don't know if I don't ask, I was surprised when I said it.
Snape heard what Ethan said, only to realize that Ethan's understanding of the spell was completely different from his own.
This difference is not that the two people are headed in completely different directions, but that there is a difference from the initial perspective on the curse.
To use an analogy, if you compare a magic spell to a maze, the ability to walk from the exit to the exit is considered successful and you can use the magic smoothly. Then you are exploring the maze and sketching its specific appearance is an understanding of the magic. Snape walked back and forth countless times, consciously ascertaining a lot of places, but there are still many places that he doesn't understand;
Ethan stood at a higher level and overlooked the entire maze. The area that Snape knew was already in the eyes of the opponent, and Ethan also knew what the place he couldn't see looked like.
So the other party can not only explain the details that Snape himself has overlooked, but also describe and analyze the spell from another angle or even the opposite direction.
Snape was naturally very happy, and immediately began to discuss the next topic. After discussing this for most of the day, Snape not only learned a lot, but also solved many doubts accumulated over the years. His magical prowess In this half-day of work, he has achieved a leap forward.
This kind of improvement does not mean a sudden increase in magic power, or that more powerful magic can be displayed; it is an improvement in the understanding and application of many spells. Now he releases the spell more easily, and the loss of magic power is also lower, and even many spells that he has never figured out how to release it silently can now be released easily.
The most intuitive manifestation is that now when Snape releases his invented Shenfeng Wuying, he can not only use no spells or even a wand, he can release it silently and suddenly. He thought he would do it until the day he died. Less than this.
At this level, the power of this offensive black magic has increased again. I don’t know a few grades. This spell itself is powerful and fast. When it is released, there is no conspicuous light and shadow such as light and light. Now when it is released, it does not require spells and The magic wand is quicker and too late to react when it is released.
If anyone can't get through with Snape now, even if they just stand opposite him, they risk being killed by this curse suddenly.
Then Snape asked about the contents of potions. As a professor of potions, Snape himself was very fond of potions. He also hoped that he could achieve greater success in this regard.
Ethan hasn't had time to understand the potions of this world deeply, but he has other related knowledge, so it's not that he can't give Snape some pointers.
can also let Snape personally explain some of the knowledge points of this world's potions, so that Ethan can absorb the knowledge of this world faster.
Unknowingly, most of the day passed. Ethan read the book for a day and unexpectedly learned the detailed and advanced knowledge of potions from Snape. Today is not in vain.
In addition to these gains, there is another more important reason why he is here.
"I am not eligible to borrow books from many areas in the library I am afraid I need your help."
"There is nothing wrong with this."
After a day of ‘discussion’ or asking for advice, Snape didn’t mind helping Ethan so little.
"What kind of books do you need me to borrow for you?"
"You can borrow books that students cannot borrow. You can get a few books every day."
Snape didn't know how Ethan had finished reading so many books, but he was not going to ask anyway. When Ethan came to pick it up tomorrow, he would know what was going on.
"Then, see you tomorrow, Professor Snape."
Without waiting for Snape to say goodbye to him, Ethan had closed the door and left Snape's office.
Today's class at Hogwarts is over at this time. It is the rest time between the end of the afternoon class and the break before dinner. There are many students in the corridor, and the same is true in the courtyard.
The students were doing what they wanted to do to relax, while Ethan was about to find a place to stay quiet for a while, and then went to dinner, but Ilia was caught upright.
"You skipped a day of class!"
Ethan spread out his hands. Compared to other courses, he could still learn something. The meaning of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class for Ethan is only to learn some spells used in battle, but now he can learn from the whole course. Nep wants all the offensive spells.
Then why does he even listen to Lockhart's bragging? Instead of wasting time with Lockhart, it is better to study with Logan what magic plants are suitable for stewing with basilisk meat.
Or study the details of that leather suit with Skaha. ...