Slughorn seemed to have a strong obsession with teaching and winning over excellent wizards.
"Sirius was a very talented boy. He and your father were best friends in school, and they were always together. They were the two best students in that year," he said. "Blake's family was all in our school, but I didn't expect him to go to Gryffindor. It's a pity that his brother, Regulus, is in our school. If only both of them were in my school."
Slughorn's tone was like that of an enthusiastic collector who had lost to his rival in an auction. He was obviously lost in his memories. He stared at the opposite wall and turned his body lazily so that his whole back would be evenly heated.
"Of course, there were many good students in that year. As I said before, your mother was the smartest student I've ever taught. She was a Muggle. I couldn't believe it when I found out. I thought she was a purebred because she was so excellent. "
"Elwyn and Hermione were also Muggle students," Harry said. "They were the two best students in the whole year."
"Well, yes, sometimes things like this happen. Muggle students are better than purebred students," Slughorn said. He quickly glanced at Elwyn and Hermione. "That's weird, isn't it?"
"It's not weird," Harry replied coldly.
"Horrible prejudice," Hermione said in a low voice, with a hint of determination.
"Professor, don't tell me you also support the ridiculous theory that purebred people are supreme?" Elwyn asked.
Slughorn was the previous dean of Slytherin School. He had taught Lord Voldemort and most of the Death Eaters.
Perhaps, like them, he was a purebred worshipper.
He was paranoid, conservative, and stubborn. He believed that purebred wizards should be superior to others.
"What?"
"I don't think a student's ability to learn magic has anything to do with his or her birth, but rather with his or her efforts." Elwyn continued, "Perhaps in ancient times, pure-blooded sorcerers would inherit the power of their bloodline and monopolize magical knowledge. They were more powerful than the sorcerers born in the Muggle family. But now, this power has been exhausted, and all knowledge is shared. Look at those pure-blooded sorcerer families. Other than heavy burdens, what else do they have? The magic world should break the monopoly of pure-blooded sorcerers and enter a new era. "
The reactions of Elwyn, Harry, and Hermione surprised Slughorn.
"Lord, don't think I'm prejudiced!" he said. "No, no, no! I'm not a pure-blooded supporter. "
"Your attitude makes me doubt it," Elwyn said, glancing back at the corridor. "Maybe we should leave."
"Wait, don't go. This is a misunderstanding. I have no prejudice against wizards born in the Muggle. Abus can prove it for me," Slughorn said. Slughorn said, "By the way, Harry, didn't I just say that your mother was one of my favorite students in my life? And Dirk Cresswell, who is one level lower than her, is now the director of the Fairy Liaison Office. He is also a Muggle, a very talented student, and has a good relationship with me. He still often leaks valuable insider information about Gringotts to me. Elwyn, I know the details of what happened to you in Egypt from him. "
Without waiting for Elwyn and the rest to answer, he jumped up with a proud smile on his face.
Slughorn waved his hand and pointed to the many shiny picture frames on the cabinet. Each frame had a moving little person.
"Look at this. These are all my former students. They are all signed photos. I take them with me wherever I go. You will see Barnabas Goodfellow, the editor of the Daily Prophet. Oh, now the chief editor of the Hogwarts Magic. He is always interested in listening to my opinions on the current situation. And Ambrosius Fromm from Duchess Bee Candy Shop. Every year on my birthday, he gives me a gift basket because I introduced him to Cicéron Harkis and got him his first job! And at the back, if you stretch your neck, you can see it. It's Gwenog Jones, the captain of the Holyhead Hobbits. People often wonder why I have such a good relationship with the Hobbits. As long as I want to, I can get free tickets, and … "
At this point, he seemed to be in high spirits and wanted to introduce everyone in the photo to them.
Looking at these wizards who held important positions or were well-known, listening to Slughorn describe their relationship with him, one could clearly feel the influence of this old wizard. He was like a spider, weaving a big invisible web.
Moreover, Slughorn seemed to be happy to show off these connections.
"Are these all your students?" Hermione asked.
"Yes, they are all my best students. Of course, there are many more people. The number of students I have taught is more than these. However, this photo wall is too small, so I have no choice but to put away their photos. You should really see, for my birthday last year, the number of presents they gave me could fill up this room. "
"That sounds nice," Elwyn said. However, he did not doubt Slughorn's influence.
He was also the most senior professor, but unlike Dumbledore, he would deliberately make friends with his students.
Yes, excellent students, and invite them to join the club he organized.
"Do these people know where to find you? Do they know how to give you things?" Harry asked. He could not help but wonder, if gift baskets full of candy, Quidditch tickets, and people who asked for his opinions and advice could find Slughorn, why couldn't the Death Eaters track him down?
Harry's question made the smile on Slughorn's face disappear, just like the blood on the wall.
"Of course not," he said with his head down, very dispirited. "I haven't contacted anyone for a year."
For a moment, he looked a little uneasy, and then he shrugged.
"But... nowadays, cautious wizards try not to show their faces in public. Dumbledore has a point. I know why he brought you three here tonight, but to work at the Hogwarts at this time is equivalent to publicly announcing that I support the Order of the Phoenix! Although I believe they are brave and admirable, I don't like death rates. "
"You don't have to join the Order of the Phoenix to teach at the Hogwarts." Harry said with a hint of mockery in his tone. "Most of the teachers in the school are not members of the Order of the Phoenix, and none of them were killed."
"Yes, the Hogwarts is not equal to the Order of the Phoenix," Hermione added.
"Of course, unless you count Quirrell, but he deserved it because he worked for the Lord Voldemort."
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