Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 152 Snape, the Disliked One! Arrival at the Giant Spider's Nest!

"Why are you all looking at me? I didn't say anything wrong!" Snape felt completely innocent. "Professor Hunter is weak! And not only weak, he's also brainless. He almost got us all attacked by the eight-eyed spiders!"

"Enough! Professor Snape! You may not like Professor Ecclesia, but please don't take advantage of her liking you to hurt her feelings so recklessly! That's not kind at all!"

Professor McGonagall couldn't stand it any longer. She stared at Snape sternly and shouted a warning.

“Professor McGonagall is right! Professor Snape, beautiful flowers need gentle care and nurturing; they cannot be treated roughly, or they will not bear good fruit!”

Professor Sprout chimed in, using the analogy of herbal cultivation, which made Snape's face contort, his expression shifting between pale and flushed.

"Who said I was going to have a future with her?!"

Snape could no longer bear it and let out a devastating roar.

"Hmph! Professor Ecclesia, ignore him, I'll help you up!"

Professor McGonagall glanced at Snape with great disappointment, then turned to Ecclesia and said...

He then walked over to Ecclesia to help her up.

"Professor McGonagall, let me handle this!"

Upon seeing this, Dudley's brow twitched, and he shouted as he ran to Eckeris's side, helping her up by the arm.

"Dexter Teaching Assistant, what's this?"

Professor McGonagall asked a question in confusion, and the other professors were also puzzled. They clearly remembered that Dudley and Eccles did not have a very good relationship.

Dali immediately explained to everyone:

There is an old Chinese saying that means that if a teacher has something to do, the students should do their best to help.

There are eight of us, and I'm the only one who's also a student, so let me help Professor Ecclesia!

To prevent Voldemort's main spirit from acting rashly and attacking the unsuspecting Professor McGonagall, Dudley promptly fabricated a reason and took on this arduous task.

"Looking at it this way, Assistant Professor Dursley is much gentler than some professors!"

Out of righteous indignation, Professor McGonagall used Dudley's actions to make another sarcastic remark about Snape.

"Alright, stop arguing and wasting time, let's go!"

Dumbledore, who was at the very front, spoke up and stopped the argument.

He understood everyone's reaction and wanted to help clear up the misunderstanding, but... he couldn't do that for the time being.

We'll just have to make things difficult for Snape for now!

The procession resumed its march.

Dudley helped Eckeris up and kicked away the wooden stick that Eckeris was holding in her other hand, which had been made from a silk scarf.

"Professor Eckeris, the other end of your scarf is dirty, you can't use it! Come on, let's move forward!"

Dudley preemptively silenced Ecclesia's questions with a single sentence.

Then, under the approving gazes of Hagrid and the heads of the three houses—Lion, Badger, and Eagle—he helped Eckeris to the front of the group.

Dudley was incredibly thick-skinned and didn't feel embarrassed at all while supporting Ecclesia.

On the contrary, Ecclesia, pregnant with the demon and preoccupied, stiffened somewhat when Dudley helped her up.

Because Eccles knew all too well that Dudley was quick-witted and full of mischief, much more difficult to deal with than the easily fooled Professor McGonagall.

But she had no reason to break free from Dudley's enthusiastic support, so she could only temporarily submit and look back at Snape with lingering reluctance.

The heads of the three houses—Lion, Badger, and Eagle—followed suit, each giving Snape a disdainful look before turning away.

Hagrid reacted similarly; he wanted to run to the front and lead the way, but before setting off, he jokingly added insult to injury for Snape:

"Professor Snape, you need to take a bath! I almost passed out from the stench! The raw meat hanging on me smells terrible, I don't know if Aragog will still eat it."

Snape was increasingly devastated, on the verge of tears.

He felt like the whole world was against him, and he couldn't live like this anymore!

It's only been a few days? Dudley, who used the Cruciatus Curse, has become a gentle student, while he, a pragmatic professor, has become a universally despised scumbag!

That's outrageous!

Snape silently followed at the back of the group, then took out a deodorizing potion from his pocket, removed the stench around him, and sprayed the stuffing out of his nose.

……

The group was already close to the lair of the eight-eyed giant spider, and under Hagrid's guidance, they soon arrived at a huge depression covered with vines and fallen trees.

Giant spiders can be seen coming and going everywhere, and huge, crooked vines grow on the leaning, rotten giant trees.

These vines weren't very vigorous, and it seemed they had been specially transplanted by the giant spiders. The vines' growth was chaotic yet orderly, making them perfect for the giant spiders to climb up and down, forming many three-dimensional pathways.

They were standing at the entrance to the largest and widest ground passage in the middle. Looking ahead, down the passage to the bottom and deepest part of the depression, they could see a huge, dark hole.

"That's Aragog's place!" Hagrid excitedly introduced to everyone. "The trees and stones I prepared are placed on the other side of the depression. I'll talk to Aragog, and then we can start working!"

"Go, Hagrid!"

"Dumbledore said calmly."

Upon hearing this, Hagrid handed the rope holding Tooth to Dudley, and carrying his body covered in raw flesh, headed towards the cave entrance deep in the depression.

The others followed slowly, officially stepping into the giant spider's lair deep within the forbidden forest.

Upon reaching the interior of the depression, the professors gained a clearer understanding of the terrifying nature of the eight-eyed giant spider swarm.

On the wide, three-dimensional vines, there are huge, ferocious spiders running back and forth, each with multiple pairs of eyes and constantly moving mouthparts.

Moreover, most of the giant spiders' attention was already focused on the group of people.

Hundreds of spider mouthparts, all dripping with corrosive mucus, looked like they had encountered a rare delicacy.

"Professor Dumbledore, are we really going to set up some kind of training maze here? Even if a group of sixth or seventh-year students came, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to save their lives!"

The eight-eyed giant spiders love to eat human flesh. Will they really listen to Hagrid and obediently act as guardians of the maze?

In my opinion, these monsters should all be wiped out! They pose a huge threat to the students in the school!

Professor McGonagall was truly baffled and voiced her doubts.

At the same time, she used earplugs to listen to the spell, preventing the eight-eyed giant spiders from eavesdropping.

Because these monsters can understand human speech, and their ancestor and leader Aragog was even more capable of speaking human language.

Hagrid had already told everyone this beforehand.

"Therefore, when we set up the maze, we need to implement restrictions on these eight-eyed giant spiders and leave a large number of safe zones for the students to take temporary refuge."

In addition, we need to train the students participating in the trial for a long period of time. When the maze is put into use, we must also keep an eye on it at all times and be ready to rescue students who are about to face life-threatening danger!

As for eliminating these eight-eyed giant spiders, there's no need for now; let the students participating in the training naturally reduce the number of giant spiders.

I will always be aware of the risks, and if necessary, I will personally eliminate them.

Dumbledore had clearly prepared in advance, providing a perfect answer to Professor McGonagall's question and allaying the concerns of the other professors.

Neither Ecclesia nor Voldemort's main soul, which was constantly monitoring the outside world through Ecclesia's senses, had any doubts about Dumbledore's intentions.

Because when Dumbledore set the construction date a few days earlier, he made it clear to Ecclesia that she did not have to participate.

Voldemort's main spirit forced Ecclesia to participate, just so she could have a chance to get close to the 'Sorcerer's Stone'.