On her very first night back at school, Shuxin went to see Professor Snape.
Professor Snape had finally achieved his wish this year and become the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, with Horace Slughorn taking his place.
Professor Slughorn was a more authoritative Potions master than Professor Snape. Rumor had it that the Dark Lord was his most prized student, but he had been retired for many, many, many years.
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