Time goes back not long ago.

Not long after Snape returned to the office, he opened the door again and rushed towards the principal's office.

His face was extremely gloomy, his steps were very hurried, and his black robe danced up and down with his movements.

Just now, he was summoned by Dumbledore!

And the message Dumbledore gave him was very brief - [John has got the Sorcerer's Stone, come quickly!].

"That stupid boy!"

Snape couldn't help but curse when he recalled the message Dumbledore had given him.

He was originally very disgusted with John getting involved in Harry Potter's affairs.

Because he knew very well that this series of events this year were all caused by Dumbledore in order to test the savior of Pott!

He also knew that Dumbledore would not show mercy on this matter, which was related to the key to completely defeating Voldemort - the savior Harry Potter.

Dumbledore is that kind of person.

Snape knew this that night more than ten years ago.

And now, John not only got involved in the poltergeist thing, he even directly engaged in a conspiracy to steal the Philosopher's Stone!

What would Dumbledore do with John?

What was Dumbledore planning to do when he called Snape over?

Snape knew none of it.

He only knows one thing.

That's why he wants to protect John!

Unconsciously, Snape was standing in front of the entrance to the principal's office.

He adjusted his mood and facial expression before speaking out the password.

“Yellow rice cake!”

"Boom boom boom——"

The monster stone statue guarding the entrance stepped aside.

Snape quickly walked into the passage that was rapidly opening behind him, went up the stairs, and finally opened the door and entered the principal's office without knocking.

It was different from Snape's imagination.

In the office, Dumbledore seemed to be in a good mood.

At this moment, he had a smile on his face and was humming an unknown tune while using his magic power to control the teapot to brew and pour tea.

Seeing Snape come in, the smile on Dumbledore's face became even stronger. He pointed to the sofa opposite the coffee table and said:

"Take a seat, Severus. Would you like some more cockroaches? This goes well with black tea."

Snape said nothing and sat on the sofa in silence.

Seeing this, Dumbledore shook his head helplessly and said:

"Severus, what kind of man do you think John Shafik is?"

"Is this why you came to me to ask?"

Snape curled his lips in disdain and said, "John Shafik, stupid! Reckless! Self-righteous! Don't listen to advice! And greedy for money! He doesn't respect the professor enough, and he doesn't have any sense of collective honor!"

"Oh? This statement is quite new!"

Dumbledore said with a smile, "I asked many people the same question, but they all said that John was polite, quiet, hungry for knowledge, extremely qualified, and handsome. Almost everyone had a good impression of him.

Especially Filius, he is most optimistic about John and thinks that John is very talented in wizard duels. Moreover, John himself also likes wizard duels very much."

As he spoke, Dumbledore's smile slowly faded.

John's reputation is very similar to that of a certain person.

No, John is better than that man.

At least when that man was John's age, not only was his personal strength not as strong as John's, but his reputation and prestige within Slytherin were not as high as John's.

And now John has secretly taken the Philosopher's Stone.

But the difference with that person is.

John also has Michelle. Judging from his love and care for Michelle, it doesn’t seem to be fake.

In addition, John is actually not a person who only wants to pursue power.

Dumbledore still remembers asking John what he saw in front of the Mirror of Erised.

Based on his experience, he could tell that John was not lying at the beginning.

That is, compared to things like power or immortality.

What John wants to pursue more is actually delicious food.

However, when it comes to Harry Potter, the savior, one still has to be vigilant.

Dumbledore was thinking in his heart as time passed by.

At this time, Snape finally couldn't bear it anymore.

He said with a cold face:

"I will get the Philosopher's Stone back from John myself."

Dumbledore was surprised and said:

"Why take it back?"

Snape frowned slightly, thinking that Dumbledore was pretending to be stupid.

He took a deep breath and asked directly:

"Do you want to fire him?"

"Expelled who? Expelled John? Oh no! Severus, I think you must have misunderstood!" Dumbledore finally reacted and said with a smile, "A young man like John has no interest in a treasure like the Philosopher's Stone.

Curiosity is perfectly normal.

I was the same way back then, even crazier than him!

In order to pursue those legendary secret treasures, I and..."

At this point, Dumbledore suddenly paused, turned to look at Phoenix Fawkes aside, and kept smiling.

After a while, he continued:

"As professors, we just need to keep an eye on him and don't let him do stupid things."

Dumbledore felt that this was a good opportunity and a test for John.

If John did not do anything stupid and was just curious about the Philosopher's Stone, then it means that John is different from that person, the problem is not big, and he can continue to let things go.

"What if he does something stupid?" Snape asked.

"Then correct him and educate him." Dumbledore said seriously, "This is our responsibility as professors."

Hearing this, Snape secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as Dumbledore doesn't intend to expel John.

As for receiving other punishments or education, it doesn't matter.

Just as Snape was thinking about it, he heard Dumbledore say again:

"So, I asked a house elf friend to pay more attention to John and see what John is going to do after taking the Sorcerer's Stone."

"You want the house elf to spy on John?"

Snape subconsciously clenched his fists and raised his voice, "You sent someone to monitor the students? Dumbledore! Mr. Principal! Do you know what you are doing?"

"I'm sorry, Severus, but this is all I can do." Dumbledore said, spreading his hands.

"Take the people back immediately!" Snape said, "I will go and get the Philosopher's Stone back in person soon, and then give John Shafik a good lesson. That's how I'll deal with it!"

Dumbledore didn't say anything, just drinking black tea.

Obviously, he didn't want to interrupt John's test just like that.

Snape also understood what Dumbledore meant, turned around and gritted his teeth and said:

"Then just this once! You must swear not to spy on any students in any way in the future! The principal's authority is not for you to use it like this!"

"Yes, but the content of the oath must be changed. The definition of the oath you mentioned is too vague and the scope is too large." Dumbledore thought for a moment, raised his hand and swore, "I swear in the name of Dumbledore,

From now on, we will not spy on any students in a way that violates the laws of the Ministry of Magic and the rules of Hogwarts!"

This oath was not difficult for him at all.

Because, he would never monitor students in the first place.

Even in this 'trapdoor incident', he did not monitor Harry and his party as John expected.
To be continued...