"Of course it's true, though I didn't expect you to really know about our family. After all, our family has long vanished in the long river of history. As I mentioned before, my parents died when I was young, and now I'm the only one left of our bloodline—a fully awakened member of the Noah Family," Miss Rhea said softly, revealing the Hexagram that symbolized her identity.
Mr. Dumbledore could no longer maintain his usual calm and unflappable expression. He could hardly believe that the legends were actually true, that a family cursed by gods truly existed.
"Mr. Dumbledore, you really don't need to worry too much about my identity. You should know that I am unconditionally on your side; don't forget our agreement. I never intended to interfere too much with Professor's decisions, which is why I had to make a detour and come to you instead. I hope you can understand. Strictly speaking, I'm just a pitiful remnant of a family abandoned by the gods, a little demon deeply in love with the world and a bit of a romantic at heart (in a world with Snape). I have no boring ambitions to conquer the world, nor do I have any grand and lofty ambitions to save it—that simply doesn't fit my persona at all. I have only one small wish: I want Professor to live, to live free without any chains." Miss Rhea looked at Mr. Dumbledore with a serious expression, her tone only softening slightly when she spoke of the Professor.
It took a long time for Mr. Dumbledore to digest everything and pull himself out of his thoughts. He could sense that the girl was telling the truth; she indeed harbored no grand ambitions or desires for conquest, holding only a single, simple wish—a wish concerning the salvation of the person she loved. Severus was truly fortunate, just as having Severus on their side was the world's great fortune!
"Ah, Miss Rhea, thank you for your honesty. I now understand why you said your power isn't suited for participating too heavily in saving the world. I must say, love is truly a miraculous existence. The Noah Family awakens solely to protect the one they love—it's completely different from the legends! I do hope that after you enroll, you won't use your powers. After all, Hogwarts is filled with a bunch of lovely children who don't possess such overwhelming strength," Mr. Dumbledore sighed and said to Miss Rhea, his final sentence carrying a somewhat pleading tone.
"You can rest assured about that. Relax, Mr. Dumbledore. You should know that the human form of the Noah Family leans closer to human wizards; it's just that our innate talents might be a bit higher than ordinary people. Therefore, I plan to graduate early after enrolling and become the Professor's teaching assistant. What do you think? Of course, I will follow the proper procedures to skip grades and graduate," Miss Rhea said with a smile to Mr. Dumbledore.
"Of course you can, Miss Rhea. I will discuss the matter of a genius girl skipping grades and graduating early with all the professors. My own knowledge of the Noah Family is actually quite limited; I only happened to read about the legend of the Noahs in an ancient book when I was young. I never imagined I would actually live to see a real Noah today, haha." Hearing Miss Rhea's words, Mr. Dumbledore's tense body gradually relaxed, and he smiled as he spoke to her.
Snape was waiting right outside the door under a Disillusionment Charm. He had been worried that Mr. Dumbledore might try to manipulate Miss Rhea. However, because Miss Rhea kept her guard completely down around Snape—her magical aura included—the barrier she had placed around the office could block everyone, even the portraits, but it couldn't stop Snape from eavesdropping. Just as Miss Rhea had remained completely unaware when Snape inadvertently used Legilimency on her, she was equally oblivious to his eavesdropping this time.
Snape had originally intended to help protect Miss Rhea from Mr. Dumbledore, but he never expected to hear that Miss Rhea belonged to the god-cursed Noah Family and that she was a demon. No wonder her powers were enough to make even him feel a sense of dread, and her innate talent for magic and Potions was terrifyingly strong. He had been so utterly shocked and lost in his own thoughts that he missed the subsequent conversation between Miss Rhea and Mr. Dumbledore. By the time he snapped out of it and resumed listening, Miss Rhea had already reached the part about planning to graduate early and become his teaching assistant.
Snape could not quite describe what he was feeling. Perhaps today's revelations were simply too world-shattering; Snape didn't even notice when his Disillusionment Charm failed to hold and automatically dissolved. He stood completely rigid in the doorway of Mr. Dumbledore's office.