Hogwarts becomes host

Everyone in the room was stunned.

"Wait, what do you mean?" Ron's eyes widened and he said in disbelief, "It's impossible for Elaine to not be the real Shafiq, otherwise who would she be?"

"The body is real, but the soul inside is fake." Adair replied casually while stirring the hot tea. "My real daughter passed away when the Death Eaters attacked Shafiq Castle thirteen years ago. This guy is just a random piece I caught, and he is also a fake."

Professor McGonagall's eyes flashed, and she suddenly remembered a special situation:

Elaine Shafiq's name had been erased from the Book of Access.

The Book of Admission is a large book made of parchment with a black dragon skin cover. The Pen of Acceptance will write the names of all newly born children with magical talents on it. The book sets a powerful and lasting Magic, Professor McGonagall would read it every year to send admission notices to new students.

As the overseer of the Pen of Admission, unless the Book of Admission receives sufficient evidence that a person possesses magical abilities, it will refuse to allow the Pen to write his name on it, and therefore no Squib will be admitted to the school.

Even the Ministry of Magic has no way of detecting where wizards are born. This is a blessing given to the school by the four founders.

Due to the sharp drop in new students in recent years, there are very few wizard children under the letter S, so she remembers this special situation - that name disappeared less than a year after birth, but reappeared five years ago.

At that time, she specifically reported it to Dumbledore and asked if there was something wrong with the Book of Access.

"I see." Daphne said softly, "So she doesn't care about the Shafiq family, nor does she have the values ​​of a pure-blood family, nor does she agree with the theory of pure-blood supremacy. You don't treat her as your daughter either."

"Although it was said to be an emergency measure to continue the Shafiq family, I never thought about giving all the Shafiq family's property, reputation, and inheritance to an outsider, let alone that guy was originally a Muggle. "After drinking the hot tea in the cup, Adair took the handkerchief from Nott and cleaned his hands. "So I made a request to her. If there is no way to complete it, then she must merge with my soul, and Slytherin's inheritance is one of them."

"Muggle Adair, are you crazy? You actually involved outsiders?" Professor McGonagall said through gritted teeth, "You violated the law──"

"I am the head of the Shafiq family, a Slytherin." Adair stood up and looked at Professor McGonagall proudly, "It is my responsibility and obligation to continue and carry forward the Shafiq family. In order to achieve this The end justifies the means - if you talk to me about the law, then I would like to ask, where was the law on the night when the Death Eaters attacked Shafiq Castle?"

This question once again stumped Professor McGonagall, but it did not slow down the anger in her heart. She felt that Adair was just using sophistry to avoid her questions, but these sophistry was sharp and hurtful enough, making it difficult for her to answer.

"Anyway, this guy didn't object. She is quite happy to be able to continue to live." Perhaps sensing that Professor McGonagall was about to lose control, Adair added. "Because I am an outsider, my requirements are of course a bit strict, but since she has achieved it, then I recognize that she will inherit the name Elaine Shafiq. Look, there is no big problem, right?"

"No one was permanently harmed─except Lockhart, but he deserves it for stealing other people's memories and profiting from it; there are even additional benefits─as long as the inheritance of Slytherin is analyzed, not only can Weakening Voldemort, you can also obtain a lot of lost magic, and increase the strength of the wizarding world. This is obviously something worth celebrating. I really don’t understand why you are angry, it’s inexplicable.”

"You are the most baffling one." Professor McGonagall's cheek twitched slightly, "Miss Shafiq is also quite unlucky."

She really wanted to take out her wand and teach Adair a lesson, but with students around, it would be bad if it affected the four of them; and now Adair is using Elaine's body, she has the consciousness of a professor, so she won't She hurt students because of personal grudges, but her strong sense of reason calmed her down.

"Unfortunately, she is lucky. The inheritance, gold, and reputation of the Shafiq family were all given to her." Adair snorted displeasedly, "It also gave her a body so that she could enjoy life again. She is very happy. You guys There is no need to think too much, this is a private matter of the Shafiq family, to you, she is Elaine Shafiq and has never changed.”

"If she refuses, you will devour her soul and resurrect her." Suddenly, Hermione asked in a hoarse tone, "So, she didn't choose not to do this and she would die, is that right?"

"Enough rest." Adair ignored her. He pretended not to hear and said to Harry, "Does this answer your question? If you can, Potter, come with me."

"Well, actually, I still have a problem." Harry glanced at Hermione, whose eyes were red, and asked, "Why did you find someone else to replace you instead of resurrecting yourself from the beginning?"

"I can't explain this magic, Potter, it is taboo." Adair moved his eyebrows slightly, "As long as you know everything about me, my wife, family, and life, were all destroyed by Death Eaters and Voldemort thirteen years ago. Destroyed - I have lost my qualifications as a living person forever, and after revenge, the dead will eventually die, and only the living can inherit the wealth and continue the family, and I can't do that."

"Then you still said you wanted to devour Elaine?" Ron asked in shock.

"If you can't even pass this test, there's no way you can take revenge on the Dark Lord. You can only let me take part in person." Adair shrugged, "Anyway, she was already dead. If she was swallowed by me, she would just be unable to be resurrected. Although there is no one to inherit the Shafiq family, it is better to lose both sides than to let an incompetent trash defeat the family."

"So she really has no choice." Daphne smiled miserably and said with self-deprecation, "If you don't do that, she will be killed by you. This rubbish test means nothing to you, human life, no more than that of the Shafiq family. Profit and reputation are more important to you──"

Before she could finish her words, she flew backwards and hit the wall hard. The force was so strong that spider web-like cracks appeared on the wall. Daphne spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground.

"Adair" Professor McGonagall yelled. "stop"

"I don't need an outsider to judge what I do." Adair declared coldly, "This is a warning. Anyone who refuses the good intentions of the Shafiq family should not come in front of me and be an eyesore. If you can't be friends, then Just be strangers. Unless you want to become enemies, we should live our own lives and not interact with each other until we die... This is good for everyone."

Harry subconsciously looked at Daphne and Hermione. Both girls' faces turned very pale, not sure whether it was due to excessive blood loss or the impact of Adair's announcement.