HP - Shadow Monarch! [BOOK 1]

Chapter 167 - History of Magic Class.

[Chapter Size: 1900 Words.]

Third Person POV

Hogwarts.

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"Well, we will be starting the class soon... Snape! I mean, Mr.Snape!" the teacher began in a strict voice, holding a handkerchief to her nose to avoid smelling the humans there, as she scanned the Slytherin and Gryffindor students.

However, as soon as Snape entered, her eyes widened upon seeing that he had actually come to her class. This made her stop behaving like a stern teacher and start acting like a teenager. She raised the handkerchief with her hand, changing her expression into a smile, while her voice took on the tone of a lovesick girl.

Everyone in the room immediately stared in shock, wondering what had happened to the strict teacher they knew.

Regardless, Snape entered and walked to the back desk, sitting beside Clarisse, his usual partner and seatmate in class. She pouted, looking at him and then at the teacher, seeming annoyed by that little scene.

Rosaria also glanced at the student sitting next to Snape, shifting her eyes away from him, clearly expressing with her gaze that she didn't like the girl. The same could be said of Clarisse as they exchanged a mutual look.

Snape ignored all of this, but he couldn't help noticing Lily Evans, who, from the corner of the room, looked both irritated and hurt.

"Hey, does Snape know the teacher? Why is she acting so weird with him?" one of the students murmured.

"You didn't hear? They spent hours together after last week's Potions class. I heard Professor McGonagall caught them red-handed, and he lost points for inappropriate behavior with the teacher," another student said, turning it into juicy gossip.

"He's dating the daughter of that vampire? That should be impossible!"

"You know she doesn't even use a handkerchief when she's with him..."

"Damn, how did Snape get so popular? Curse him!" a final student commented.

There were some laughs and whispers among the Slytherin students, while others glared at him with anger and envy—especially James Potter, who looked furious. Snape, however, ignored it all, as always. He just didn't know if James was angry because of Lily's looks or because of the teacher's attention.

At that moment, the teacher cleared her throat, drawing everyone's attention back to her, and continued.

"Well, let's begin! We were discussing the period of King Arthur and Merlin. I may not have lived back then, but my father told me some interesting things you won't find in books."

She started talking, emphasizing her glances at Snape, while he kept his focus on the book he had brought from Salazar's study room. He was examining some formulas and even a way to find the recipe for a potion that could both create and remove the effects of a love potion, as his next project was to learn how to craft magical artifacts.

"Hey, aren't you going to talk to Lucinda anymore?" Clarisse suddenly murmured beside him. Since they had returned to the past, the two hadn't spoken again. It was strange, considering the girl had always been quite attached to him, which was why she brought up the subject.

"Do you want me to talk to her?" Snape asked, not lifting his eyes from the book.

"No, that's not it... It's just that I find it really strange," she insisted.

Snape shrugged. It was better this way. Whatever the reason Lucinda wasn't in front of him, asking questions or making odd statements, it made his life easier. Still, he noticed that the girl seemed restless in the rows ahead, occasionally glancing at him but not exchanging any words—only responding to her friends when they spoke to her.