Harry Potter's Bastard

"Seriously, I feel like I'm completely superfluous. "

No sooner had left Slughorn's "temporary residence" than Solim spoke to Dumbledore.

"Actually, as long as he is told that he can be safe at Hogwarts, and that he can satisfy his 'hobbies' at Hogwarts, Professor Slughorn will obediently go. Solim glanced at Harry, "Well, Harry is enough at most, I feel like I'm completely redundant - his attention is completely unfocused on me." "

Harry was still reeling from the shock of seeing a picture of his mother - Lily didn't look much older than Harry, it was Lily from his school days, and Harry had never seen it.

"I guess it's because of fear?" Dumbledore thought for a moment.

"Fear?" Harry came back to his senses and gave Solim a strange look, "He's afraid of Solim?"

"Oh, I believe not. Dumbledore shook his head, "Horace likes the good students, but the ones that are especially good...... He's had some bad experiences, and I think Solim you know what I'm talking about, and he has a fear of someone as good as you, and he's worried about ......"

"Another Dark Lord?" Solim sneered, "and he thinks too highly of me." "

There are very strict conditions for the emergence of such a "thing" as Voldemort.

A family like Selwyn would never allow such a madman to come out, and when there were signs, the family would take action, even if it was 10,000 steps back, if it really reached the point of being full-fledged, Selwyn would dispose of it internally.

It's hard to be "bad" like Voldemort to this extent. First of all, you need a lot of magical knowledge, as well as a fairly high level of magical talent, to be worthy of being feared by others like Voldemort. That alone has already killed the vast majority of wizards. Throughout history, it cannot be said that there is no such thing as Voldemort, but it is rare. Excessive vigilance doesn't change anything.

Ash appeared on Solim's arm with a burst of fire.

"So...... Professor, Harry, see you at the start of school. "

Solim vanished from Harry's eyes in an instant.

"Well done, Harry. Dumbledore said.

"But Professor, I didn't do anything. Harry said puzzled.

"No, you and Solim were here tonight to help a lot. Dumbledore said, "Students like you are something Horace can't refuse. "

"Ah, I've heard Solim say that he likes students who are famous or have backgrounds, and then gets them together to get some kind of benefit, like he just said, candy, or a ticket to a game, or some inside information......"

Dumbledore smiled.

"Yes, do you like him?"

Well......

Harry couldn't go against his heart, he didn't really like Slughorn very much. Vanity, timidity, hesitation...... These are traits that are hard for a Gryffindor to like.

"Horace loves creature comforts," Dumbledore continued, "and like you say: he likes to make friends with famous, successful, powerful people. He loved the feeling of being at his mercy. He himself never wanted to be in power, preferring to be relegated to a secondary position—to be wider and more comfortable. When he was at Hogwarts, he always liked to pick his favorite students, sometimes because of their ambition or intelligence, sometimes because of their charm or talent, and he had an unusual knack for picking people who would go on to excel in all walks of life. Horace has a club at his core, made up of his protégés. He gets them to know each other, make useful connections, and always end up with some kind of benefit, either as a free crate of his favorite candied pineapple or as a chance to recommend a clerk to the Elven Liaison Office. "

"Yes, Solim said to me last semester, 'Slug Club,' that's what I remember. "

"Harry, I'm not saying this to make you feel sorry for Horace - of course, I think we should call him Professor Slughorn by now, I don't want you to turn aversion to him, but get ready. He's going to woo you, just as he's going to woo Solim, and the two of you will be his focus. "

Dumbledore had stopped, standing parallel to the church they had passed earlier.

"Alright, Harry. All you have to do is hold my arm. "

This time, Harry was mentally prepared for the apparition, but still felt uncomfortable. By the time the stress had worn off and he found himself breathing smoothly again, he was standing side by side with Dumbledore on a country road, and the crooked silhouette in front of him was his second favorite place in the world: the Burrow.

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"So...... How's Slughorn?"

As soon as Solim returned to Orvis Manor, he was busy reporting to Sylna.

"What else can a balding fat old man do?" Solim looked at the ashes on the shelf, and his heart was much more steady.

"What you said before is also hearsay, I'm asking you, what exactly is he?" Silna leaned back on the couch, one hand playing with Telles's tail.

"Vanity, timidity, and uncertainty...... If that's all you want to know. Solim shrugged and took off his coat and put it on the back of the couch.

"But I remember he was very popular. Draco was lying on his desk, with a pile of books in front of him, all of which were Solim's collection and codex. He was looking at these things before Solim returned.

"It's true, from a utilitarian point of view, Slughorn will bring a lot of benefits to those students, and those who are favored by him can accumulate contacts and make important people through Slughorn, which is a very good platform for some ambitious people - but that's all, for us, these things are useless at all. "

Solim was right. Slughorn's connections are indeed extensive, but the level is there, he can't touch the real power, at most he can influence some officials in the Ministry of Magic, he can't even influence some policies of the Ministry of Magic - families like Malfoy and Black, although they have declined, they can still influence the policies of the Ministry of Magic to some extent.

This kind of energy is something that Slughorn does not have.

"By the way, Draco, you're going out with me tomorrow, there's something you need your help with. "

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