Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 115 Male, 3 years older, relying on a gold mine? Plotting to spy on him!

The dramatic scene at the hospital bedside ended in an unexpected way.

With Ecclesia having said all that, all the Hogwarts staff who were unaware of the situation, including Snape, who had been unexpectedly entangled in a romantic affair, believed her.

The only difference is the degree of faith involved.

Seeing this, Dumbledore's gaze toward Ecclesia gradually lost its scrutinizing quality, a testament to his superb acting skills.

As he was about to leave, the centenarian had to adopt the principal's perspective and resort to bureaucratic language:

"Professor Ecclesia, everyone knows what happened, and this can't be entirely blamed on you, so punishment is unnecessary. However, I need to remind you not to misuse the three Unforgivable Curses."

Furthermore, while we outsiders have no right to interfere with your feelings for Professor Snape, at Hogwarts you still need to be mindful of your behavior and avoid disrupting the school's normal academic life, do you understand?

“I will be careful, Headmaster Dumbledore! And thank you all for not making fun of my affection.”

Eckeris responded very sincerely, saying that her acting was so meticulous that she deserved a bunch of Oscars.

Professor McGonagall was clearly deeply moved by the performance. She was kept in the dark and thought she was witnessing a sincere love story, which touched her deeply.

She slowly stepped forward, took Eckeris's pale, slender hand in hers, and said very tenderly:

"Professor Ecclesiastes, no love should be ridiculed. Rest assured, although Professor Snape is sullen and not usually inclined to communicate with others, he is exceptionally talented, possesses powerful magic, is extremely knowledgeable, and is a good person. You have made the right choice!"

You must be bold and go...

“Minerva, Mrs. Pomfrey’s visiting hours are over. Professor Eckeris needs to rest, so let’s not disturb her.”

Dumbledore interrupted Professor McGonagall's rambling, giving a perfectly valid reason, but this valid reason was clearly not his true thought.

The truth is, Dumbledore simply couldn't stand it anymore.

Ecclesia watched everyone leave the ward, a cold smile creeping onto her face.

Unexpectedly, Dali, who was lagging behind, turned to her and whispered something:

"I think I misjudged you, Professor Ecclesia. Please don't make things difficult for me in class because of this!"

“No, Assistant Professor Dursley, your suspicions are reasonable. If we were in each other’s shoes, I would make the same choice as you.”

Eckeris's response was gentle and polite, demonstrating her high emotional intelligence as always.

"That's good." Dudley's skin was as thick as ever. He didn't apologize and simply moved on from the matter of his earlier confrontation with Eckeris.

Eckeris's face twitched slightly with anger, but she had to maintain her composure and could only continue to smile.

"Oh, right!" Dudley turned to leave, but then suddenly turned back, asking in surprise, "Professor Eckeris, how old are you this year?"

“Dr. Dursley, that’s not very gentlemanly of you. A lady’s age is a secret.”

Unsure of what trouble Dudley was up to this time, Ecclesiastes adopted a conservative approach.

"Fine, don't tell me then."

To her surprise, Dudley turned and left, subjecting her to emotional abuse.

Eckeris's forehead creased with dismay; her mood instantly soured. After hesitating for a moment, she raised her voice slightly and called out:

"I'm eighteen...twenty-eight years old this year."

Dudley stopped in his tracks upon hearing the sound, turned around, and smiled:

"Twenty-eight, twenty-eight is good! Snape was born in 1960, so he's thirty-one this year, three years older than you."

There's a Chinese saying: "A man three years older than his wife is destined for wealth." Professor Erickle, you're about to strike it rich! Hahahaha—"

After saying this, Dali left with a strange laugh.

Eckeris was left slumped on the hospital bed, completely bewildered and full of questions.

Little did she know, Dudley had another explanation that better reflected her future relationship with Snape.

The male student, a junior, caused a huge uproar.

Dudley was really looking forward to Ecclesia driving Snape crazy and causing chaos.

Hahaha...

Dudley sneered inwardly as he left the ward. Outside, Filch, with keen insight, was waiting.

Dudley glanced at the ward door and gave Filch a wink. Filch immediately gave a knowing, sly smile, indicating that he understood.

Then, Dali quickly caught up with Old Deng, who had been some distance away.

Dumbledore was walking alone toward the headmaster's office when he saw Dudley catching up. He immediately slowed down and silently cast a soundproofing spell.

“Twice! I’ve given you face twice, Dumbledore.” Dudley began the conversation curtly.

"I know, Dumbledore, but you should at least be mindful of the occasion, shouldn't you?" Dumbledore said helplessly.

"I'll be mindful of the occasion, but you have to promise me one thing."

Dudley directly revealed his true intentions: "You must not tell Snape about Ecclesia's background unless absolutely necessary."

I have a feeling that Ecclesiastes will be a perfect instrument of torture.

"Sigh... Alright! I promise you."

Dumbledore sighed deeply once again for Snape and agreed to Dudley's request.

Dali nodded in satisfaction and changed the subject:

"I've temporarily put Filch in charge of keeping an eye on Eckeris, but that's definitely not a long-term solution. Filch isn't very discreet, and he has other work to do."

Peeves doesn't need to sleep, which makes him more suitable for this surveillance job, but his stealth isn't that great, and he might not be able to evade Voldemort's main spirit's perception. What are your plans?

Dumbledore glanced at Dudley in surprise. He had expected Filch, but Peeves?

Good heavens! Dudley has only been enrolled for less than a week, and he's already subdued the two most hated and ruthless characters in the castle?

He strongly suspected that if things continued like this, Dali would sideline him as the principal.

"Now that you've tamed Peeves, I have some ideas."

Surprised as he was, Dumbledore didn't forget his business. "Have Peeves come to the headmaster's office to see me. I'll give him a makeover and make sure he's competent for the job."

With a suitable candidate—no, a terrible one—in hand, Dumbledore was happy to have some peace and quiet.

He would never personally don an invisibility cloak and follow the young female professor 24/7!

This is something that's easy to do but hard to talk about, and even if you could talk about it, it wouldn't sound good!

"Alright, it's settled then. Pipi will be going to the principal's office in a bit."

Dudley believed in Dumbledore's magical skills and methods, and that this thorny matter was temporarily resolved.

Dudley and Dumbledore's brief discussion ended, and the two parted ways.

To outsiders, the two simply walked side by side down the same road.

Following the guidance of Hogwarts' superconscious, Dudley first found Peeves and sent him to the Headmaster's office for reformation. He then returned to the Gryffindor common room and went to the Great Hall with Harry and the other roommates for breakfast.

After breakfast, they went to the Charms class together.

Today is Thursday. Gryffindor freshmen have Charms and Transfiguration classes in the morning.

I need to have a flight lesson this afternoon.

The schedule is quite full.