Chapter 45

Honestly. For Devereux, the most hated class, first of all, was Defense Against the Dark Arts, because Quirrell always made the classroom reek of garlic. The second, without a doubt, was Potions. Although his proficiency in potions far surpassed that of his peers—which meant he should have enjoyed the classes, after all, it was a chance to shine in front of others, and once he unlocked the trait [Descendant of Slytherin] in the future, it would count as a hard-earned honor and perhaps even boost his strength—Snape never gave him the opportunity to showcase his talent, going so far as to treat Devereux like air during class. Snape had eyes only for...