The person standing outside the door was not Snape, but a witch wearing dark green robes and narrow-rimmed glasses.

Devereaux recognized her as Professor Victor, the professor of Arithmetic and Divination at Hogwarts.

She assisted for a while when the treatment plan was first proposed, but then quietly withdrew.

Professor Victor crossed his arms on his chest, obviously in a bad mood.

Lupine stood up immediately and tried to be polite.

"Hello, Professor Victor. I am Professor Snape's teaching assistant. He should still be at the Halloween dinner. Is there any urgent matter you want to see him for?"

Upon hearing this, Professor Victor did not answer directly, but narrowed his eyes and looked Lupine up and down.

"oh?"

She raised her eyebrows slightly, with a hint of teasing in her tone.

"Looking at your appearance, you are not young yet, and you are still working as a teaching assistant? Moreover, if I see Snape at the dinner, do I still need to come here to find him?"

This question was quite rude, and Devereaux felt embarrassed for Lupine.

The smile on Lupine's face froze for a moment, and then he looked down at the toes of his shoes with a sneer.

"Well... I'm also learning. You can really learn a lot by staying with Professor Snape."

Professor Victor snorted coldly, obviously not buying this answer.

"Really? It seems that Professor Snape is quite popular."

Lupine quickly changed the subject.

"As for the specific location of Professor Snape, to be honest, I don't know much about it..."

He looked up at Professor Victor's expression and added bravely.

"Sorry, maybe you have to wait a little longer, or find him another day."

After hearing what Lupin said, Professor Victor raised a disdainful smile, seemingly not hiding his contempt at all.

"Hmm, if you ask me, Snape is not that good."

She shook her shoulders slightly, her tone full of mockery.

"You don't know, he likes to take credit the most."

Lu Ping frowned slightly, but did not interrupt.

"Take your recent treatment plan as an example,"

Victor continued, his voice rising slightly, as if to make sure Lupine heard clearly.

"I heard that this plan was originally proposed by his students, but he just snatched it and openly regarded it as his own achievement! Also, he also likes to brag, saying that he has found the most professional statistician - haha , what a joke.”

Devereux grinned and had to say that if it weren't for her, he would never have become a statistician.

She said, snorted coldly, and glanced at Lupine with a hint of pity.

"If you follow such a professor, your future will really be poor."

Lupine turned his head and glanced at the laboratory, seeming to be looking for some excuse to end this awkward conversation.

His expression was a little stiff, but he still tried to remain polite: "Professor Victor, I want-"

Before he finished speaking, Victor had already taken out a business card from his robe pocket and handed it to Lupin.

The name "Wizard Statistical Association" is printed in gold letters on the business card, and there is a line of contact information below.

"No more,"

Victor's tone became more casual, as if he was making a routine.

"Snape looks younger than you. Even if you work with him for decades, you may not be able to reach the position of professor. Why waste time?"

Lupine took the business card, looked down at it, and showed an awkward smile when he raised his head.

"Uh, this..."

Victor continued without giving him a chance to explain.

"Let me tell you, finding a position in the Wizarding Statistical Association is better than staying in this school. You will meet many people and have many opportunities. What future can you have if you stay in school every day?"

She took a step closer, her voice lowered, but her tone became warmer.

"If you have any plans to change jobs, come to me. The contact information is on the business card. You are welcome at any time."

Devero, who was standing behind the invisibility spell, almost cursed at this moment.

He finally understood that Professor Victor was here to find Snape, he was clearly here to poach people!

Indeed, being Snape's second-in-command was not an easy task.

That kind of double mental and physical torture had already completely destroyed Devereux.

He secretly sighed in his heart that people like Lupine were truly miraculous - after experiencing so much suffering, they could still endure under Snape's hands.

There is no doubt about Lupine's ability. Being able to become Snape's deputy speaks for itself.

However, at this juncture, Victor suddenly came to poach people, which did not look like a simple "good intention".

It was obvious that she was not only here for Lupine, but also wanted to take the opportunity to trip up Snape.

What's even more interesting is that Victor never showed any worry about Lupine's rejection from beginning to end, as if everything was under control.

"Anyway,"

Victor's voice was drawn out a bit, with a bit of pride.

"You will see this weekend that Snape's data report is full of holes and then completely overturned by people in our association."

When she said this, her tone was light and airy, as if she had foreseen the victory scene.

"When the time comes, you will probably want to leave him quickly. Oh, by the way, remember to convey these words to Snape and ask him to prepare hard before the weekend - although, I don't think he can change anything no matter how hard he tries. "

At this point, Victor raised a thorny smile, then raised her head and laughed sharply, as if completing some kind of ritual, and turned to leave the classroom.

Deveraux didn't want Lupin to be poached.

After all, Lupin worked quickly and efficiently. With such a diligent colleague, his life of slacking off was simply too good.

Of course, he believed in Lupin's character, but more importantly, even if Lupin changed jobs, it would not conflict at all to come back to Hogwarts as a teacher in the future.

After all, according to Hogwarts' consistent tradition of "high-risk positions", there will always be a vacant professor position in the school at this time next year.

And what about Lupin?

As a core member of Snape's project team, whether it is taking over the Potions class or the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, there is nothing wrong with it.

So, Deveraux lifted the Disillusionment Spell, pretended to raise his head casually, and asked in a nonchalant tone.

"Well, Mr. Assistant, what do you think?"

Lupin scratched his head, his expression rarely serious. He looked at Deveraux and said in a deep voice.

"Deveraux, I think this is a question worth serious consideration. I want to hear your opinion. Can you answer me truthfully?"

Deveraux sat up straight and looked serious when he heard this.

He quickly thought about how to answer the most appropriately - after all, in his eyes, Lupin's usual treatment was like helping Snape tame his black slaves.

"Ask."

Deveraux's tone was serious, as if he was a serious arbitrator.

Lupin nodded, took a deep breath, and seemed to be brewing some important topic.

Then, he spoke: "Do I really look older than Snape?"

"I think work... huh?!"

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