Chapter 95: Chapter 95: Snape Teaches
That evening, Professor X completed the transfer of his consciousness, abandoning his frail, wheelchair-bound body and finding new life in the younger clone body.
As George had anticipated, Professor X's psychic abilities were significantly weakened due to the limitations of the cloned body. However, because of the innate strength of his consciousness, he retained the abilities of a Level 3 mutant overall.
"Professor, I need you to use the Cerebro amplifier during your downtime from teaching to help me find some people."
"What kind of people?"
Feeling rejuvenated in his youthful body, Professor X stood up, testing how to walk naturally again.
George explained, "Find children with special abilities, and we'll try to recruit them to our school."
He outlined his plan to transform the mutant school into one for all individuals with superpowers.
After hearing the proposal, Professor X pondered for a long time before nodding solemnly.
"You're right. Perhaps when I first introduced the term 'mutant,' I inadvertently created a divide between us and humanity, which led to many of the troubles that followed.
This is a good idea—removing the mutant label will help the children integrate into society in the future."
In that moment, he felt an even greater sense of responsibility.
Perhaps his vision needed to broaden—not just mutant children but all children awakening to superpowers face similar challenges.
"And for some adults with unique abilities, the school could use more teachers as well," George added thoughtfully.
Professor X hesitated. "Even with Cerebro, my current abilities are limited. I won't be able to search the entire world—at most, I can cover the New York area. The results may not be as impactful as you're hoping for."
"That's fine. Take your time; there's no rush," George replied.
He wasn't surprised. This was just a preliminary move, not the main focus of his plan. Even if Professor X found only one person a year, it would still be worthwhile.
In time, as George's power grew and the school's reputation spread, people would naturally seek them out for help.
After their discussion, George shifted his focus entirely to studying magic, ignoring everything happening in the outside world.
Meanwhile, back at his mansion, Tony Stark reveled in the thrill of combat in his Iron Man suit. Inspired, he continued refining it and embarked on his journey as a superhero.
Any time news reported terrorist activity, Tony would gleam in his Iron Man suit, annihilating the terrorists under the flashing cameras of journalists.
In just a few days, he became globally renowned as Iron Man.
He even disregarded S.H.I.E.L.D.'s advice to conceal his identity, boldly revealing it during a press conference.
None of this affected George, who remained deeply engrossed in learning and researching magic.
In the Harry Potter universe, at Hogwarts, George was in excellent spirits. Today, Professor Snape had agreed to teach him a few of his personally invented spells, including the one George most wanted to learn: the Sectumsempra.
In the dimly lit office of the Slytherin Head of House, Snape looked at George, who stood before him, and said, "George, you are the most talented student I've ever encountered in my teaching career. Exceptional. I am very pleased."
As the Slytherin head, Snape did not hold back in praising the shining star of Slytherin.
George, being a true Slytherin, responded in kind: "Thank you for the compliment, Professor. I will continue to excel and lead Slytherin to the top of the four houses, bringing glory to Slytherin!"
False humility would have seemed insincere. From his time spent with Snape, George knew that the professor would appreciate this attitude.
Sure enough, a rare smile appeared on Snape's face, though it looked more like a grimace.
"Well said. Glory always belongs to Slytherin. I believe in you.
This is why I called you here—to teach you a few spells I created myself. Would you be interested?"
Dumbledore had previously spoken with Snape, advising him to keep an eye on George. He'd pointed out certain similarities between George and the young Voldemort and suggested guiding him to prevent him from straying down a dark path.
Snape was already aware of this concern.
He had noticed George's cunning tendencies but didn't see them as problematic. After all, Slytherins should act with guile. What would be the alternative—behaving like the reckless Gryffindors?
As for the comparison to Voldemort, there were similarities. But Snape thought George resembled himself more than Voldemort in essence.
George's brilliance, politeness, and genuine love of magic set him apart. While Voldemort's pursuit of magical knowledge was purpose-driven and extreme, George seemed to approach it with pure curiosity and passion.
Even George's tragic background hadn't made him bitter or vengeful; he had a surprisingly optimistic outlook.
Still, Snape knew that people were adept at masking their true selves. George might be hiding his deeper thoughts, and as a natural Occlumens, George's mind was impenetrable—even to Snape's Legilimency.
Given this, Snape resolved to teach George his unique spells. By guiding George's magical development, he hoped to steer him away from darkness.
"I would love to learn, Professor!"
George didn't hesitate to accept. Only a fool would refuse.
The Sectumsempra curse was one of the spells he most wanted to learn.
The spell was silent and nearly impossible to dodge. Its curse-like nature made it resistant to standard healing spells, requiring a specific counter-curse for treatment.
Mastering this spell would make it his most powerful offensive magic, second only to his giant transformation magic.
He even speculated that Wolverine's healing factor wouldn't be able to recover from wounds inflicted by this curse.
Another spell, the Levicorpus, also caught George's attention. Unlike the Levitation Charm or the Summoning Charm, Levicorpus could not be dispelled with a general counter-spell. Unless the specific counter-curse was known, the victim would have to wait until the magic's effects wore off to return to the ground.