As soon as the game between Gryffindor and Slytherin was over, December entered.
The weather is getting colder, leaden clouds are covering Hogwarts in layers, and the sunshine is getting less and less day by day - like the gems in the hourglass of each house. The weather is gloomy and students' tempers are getting worse. From time to time, professors encounter students fighting in front of them. However, when the points were deducted, everyone claimed that they were in a "wizard's duel".
In the entire Hogwarts, only Anthony and Quirrell's professors' offices were on the second floor of the castle, so Professor McGonagall asked them to patrol the second floor during their free time.
Anthony lost interest after catching two Gryffindors scribbling on the wall, so he didn't go out much.
His ability to intimidate Slytherin students is still there, and he cannot encounter Slytherins who violate the rules. Whenever they see him in the corridor, this group of people will pack their things and quickly leave his sight, regardless of whether they have violated school rules or not.
According to reliable sources, in order to keep the remaining gems, Slytherin has been settling down a lot recently, and the number of points deducted is even less than that of Hufflepuff. Hufflepuff, the house with the largest population, mainly deducts points for "I forgot to bring my paper and it will be due tomorrow", both true and false.
Perhaps because the Slytherin responsible suppressed the matter, almost no one in the school knew how Anthony had deducted so many points at once. What puzzled Slytherin the most was that they believed that Snape must have protested, but this huge deduction was not revoked.
Professor Sprout told him that the internal view in Slytherin was that Anthony was ruthless and had deducted all his points in order to show favor to the principal and vice-president who were in Gryffindor. In addition, Anthony's background must be so terrifying that even those who know the inside story are keeping it secret.
After Anthony saved Harry Potter on the court, there were even more supporters of this view.
Yes, saved Harry Potter. After Mrs. Hooch agreed to a rematch, the players' sanity seemed to suddenly return as they flew away with the Golden Snitch. Except for Harry who still felt that he was only one step away from victory, everyone thought that Professor Anthony protected their precious genius Seeker at the critical moment and were extremely grateful to Anthony.
"Look how popular he is in the school now!" Slytherin said vigilantly after the two Gryffindors smiled and allowed Anthony to take away points, "He really took away points from Gryffindor. Slytherin will only be more cruel!"
There was even one time when the Slytherin Quidditch captain was going to class on the third floor. When he saw him passing by the stairs, he actually walked down the stairs and returned to the first floor without hesitation.
Professor McGonagall, who was patrolling the first floor, stopped him: "I remember that Slytherin has a Charms class at this time. Go back to the classroom and don't skip class."
The big man stared at Anthony sullenly and stepped carefully up the steps. His athletic qualities were on full display at this moment... The creaking old wooden ladder actually made no sound, and Anthony was quite shocked.
"Don't be so nervous." Anthony smiled, "I'm not your dean, so I won't deduct points for stepping on the stairs with your left foot."
The student looked down and changed his right foot to his left foot. Just when Anthony was thinking about whether he was provoking himself, the foot retracted again as if it was burned.
The tall Slytherin senior asked worriedly: "...Which foot is the left foot?" He looked up and saw Anthony's expression, and added, "Professor."
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Today, Anthony only patrols the corridors when he goes to or comes back from the library. He had no interest in watching Slytherins flee like beasts for the time being.
When he came back from the library with his notebook in his arms, he unexpectedly heard Snape's voice.
"You know what I'm talking about, Quirrell." Snape hissed, his voice echoing off the empty walls of the corridor, "Don't think I didn't notice your little interest... You're pretty good at dealing with trolls, aren't you? "
Professor Quirrell stammered: "I-I don't know what you're talking about, S-S-Snape."
"Oh, really?" Snape said coldly, "Want me to help you recall the Halloween story? When I walked into your room at the request of the deputy headmaster, what potion was on your bedside? How could you—how dare you—think I couldn't recognize you?"
"I don't know what you're talking about," Quirrell insisted.
Snape said diplomatically: "Don't play dumb, Quirrell, you're a smart man. Stop stuttering, huh? No need to try to hide it... I can see it. I didn't need to remind you - I really wanted to see it. The look on the principal's face when he realized he trusted the wrong person - but I've had enough of you pretending to be pathetic."
Anthony felt something sounded familiar... He always felt that Snape had said the same thing to him in the staff room before. If any student dared to hand over two answer sheets with such similar ideas, Anthony would even seriously consider the possibility of plagiarism.
He couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Snape. It must be difficult to live with persecutory paranoia.
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After Snape left, Quirrell still stood cowering against the wall, seemingly still in panic.
Anthony stepped forward to comfort him: "I heard it."
Quirrell was shocked and looked at him in horror. Anthony hurriedly said: "It doesn't matter, he told me the same thing before." Getting Snape's favor may be the most difficult but also the most meaningless thing in the entire castle.
Professor Quirrell asked quietly: "Almost...?"
Anthony patted his sweaty back comfortingly - if he hadn't known how professional Professor Quirrell was in Defense Against the Dark Arts, he might have ignored Quirrell's knowledge like others and only focused on On his garlicky turban.
"Yes, it's almost the same," Anthony said. "So, don't worry. I'm on your side."
Professor Quirrell nodded: "I believe, Professor Anthony teaches." He took the initiative to ask, "How is the progress of your topic on resurrection?"
Anthony gave him a surprised look. After Snape's shock, Quirrell actually stopped stammering.
"Resurrection? It's okay." Anthony replied, "I encountered a little problem in studying the nature of the soul, so I put it aside for the time being. But other than that, there is no big problem... Oh, by the way, thank you for last time for the book. It helped a lot, that one was really enlightening."
Quirrell affirmed: "Yes, it is a good book. In addition to it, there is also a book about - about the soul... It should - should be in the forbidden book area, but now I can't find it. That book is also - -very good."
"Oh, I should know which book you are talking about." Anthony said, "Although it is an old book, the angle of that book sounds very novel, but I couldn't find it after I joined the job. What is it called..." He banged his head, trying to remember the name of the magic theory book that neither he nor Mrs. Peace could find before school started.
Quirrell did not name the book. "Very innovative," he said. "Very cutting-edge."