Ever since Salazar began impersonating Iblis and living at Hogwarts, his biggest annoyance was having even more students coming over to chat, followed closely by Barty Jr.’s Dark Arts class. That overconfident fellow always targeted and probed him in subtle ways during lessons. Although he had the urge to let Herpo bite the man to death several times, Salazar suppressed it for the sake of the bigger picture. He also acted no differently from the other young wizards; whether it was the Imperius Curse or the Cruciatus Curse, he could fend them off quite well without Barty Jr. noticing a thing.
As for Iblis, her classes proceeded as usual, and different professors came to observe each time. As for why she wasn't starting her search for Helga yet, she wanted to wait until the start of the Triwizard Tournament. By then, Barty Jr.’s mind would be entirely focused on Harry, and even if he learned of another's awakening, he wouldn't be able to halt the mission Voldemort had entrusted to him.
However, a small interlude occurred during this time.
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