Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 150: Eckeris's Frenzied Pursuit of Love! The Labyrinth Construction Begins!

Dudley, far away at Hogwarts, had no idea that he had inexplicably become a scapegoat for someone else, nor could he have imagined that before he even had a chance to deal with the little beetle, it had already started to hold a grudge against him.

All he knew was that today, Friday of the second week of school, was the day he and Dumbledore had agreed to build the Forbidden Forest maze, and also the day of suffering for Ecclesiastes and Voldemort's main soul.

After lunch, Dudley, Dumbledore, the heads of the four houses of Hogwarts, and Ecclesia, who had recovered more than half of her health but still looked pale, came together to Hagrid's hut outside the castle, by the Forbidden Forest.

They met up with Hagrid, who had returned early to make preparations.

The journey from the Great Hall to Hagrid's Hut was quite a 'torture' for Snape.

Don't get me wrong, it wasn't Dudley who attacked Snape again, but rather Ecclesia half-heartedly approached Snape and pestered him to help her walk.

This disgusted Snape.

He wanted to seek help from other professors in the same field.

Professor Flitwick was too short; he was not tall enough to support an adult.

Professor McGonagall and Professor Sprout were waiting to enjoy the sweet moments between Snape and Ecclesia, this strange couple, and consciously kept their distance from the two of them, ignoring Snape's pleading eyes.

Dumbledore seemed helpless, walking far ahead with Dudley, completely ignoring Ecclesia's little antics;

As for Dudley, who wasn't even on Snape's list of people to ask for help, he not only didn't offer any assistance, but he also laughed all the way and encouraged Ecclesia to grab Snape's elbow.

Snape was furious.

But apart from Dudley and Dumbledore, none of the group could understand Snape's predicament.

Even so, Snape had no intention of touching Ecclesia. He dodged her hand as if avoiding a snake, telling her to be respectful.

But Eckeris had already gone all out, showing no self-respect whatsoever, acting as if she were under a love potion and throwing herself at him.

Snape really had no normal solution.

For the past week, Ecclesia had been dragging her still-healing injuries to Snape almost every day, circling him two or three times.

Snape couldn't avoid it, he couldn't escape it.

Because many female professors were Ecclesia's romantic wingmen.

Snape had no choice but to face reality and tell Ecclesia that he didn't like her. Ecclesia, however, said that she would wait until the day Snape fell in love with her.

Snape, unable to find a match, said he already had someone he liked, but Ecclesia stated that she was willing to compete fairly with any woman for Snape's love.

Snape had no choice but to smear himself, saying that he actually preferred men, but Ecclesia still wouldn't give up, saying that she could also dress up as a man in a dashing and heroic manner.

Snape then went on to deeply smear himself, saying that he had kidney problems and was infertile. Ecclesia, instead of being saddened, was delighted, saying that she sought a spiritual love and that she didn't like children.

Snape was furious and asked Ecclesia what she liked about him, saying he could change it.

However, Ecclesia said that she loved every single thing about Snape, and that she loved him whether he was alive or dead.

In short, whatever Snape says, Ecclesia fits perfectly.

Snape kept Legilimency active, but he couldn't find any of Ecclesia's insincere thoughts or memories.

What could Snape do?

He couldn't leave Hogwarts for Ecclesia, so he could only break down.

He even felt that this mental torment was far worse than Dudley casting the Cruciatus Curse on him.

Let's go back to the present.

Today, at Dumbledore's invitation, Snape is forced to accompany Ecclesia on a journey to the Forbidden Forest.

He anticipated that he would be relentlessly pursued by Ecclesia.

Therefore, he cannot keep recklessly dodging and weaving, simply relying on agile movements to evade.

Left with no other choice, he reluctantly resorted to the underhanded trick he had prepared beforehand.

It involves wearing nasal plugs and spraying a self-made stench potion onto one's clothes to create an extremely foul-smelling no-go zone within a 100-inch (2.54-meter) radius around oneself.

This finally managed to distance Snape from Ecclesia.

The reason was not that the stench defeated Erkris, but that the stench defeated Voldemort's main soul, which had no nose but shared the same senses as Erkris.

Voldemort could force himself to endure hardship and bide his time, but he couldn't convince himself to suffer without it.

In this respect, Voldemort is no match for Ecclesia.

Ecclesia received a secret message from Voldemort's soul, so she had no choice but to abandon her plan to stick close to Snape. Instead, she transformed a silk scarf into a light, long wooden stick, held one end herself, and poked the other end at Snape's hand.

She then explained to Snape with deep affection and a pitiful expression that she was not disgusted by the smell around Snape, but rather that she was afraid Snape would be disgusted by her stench.

She only hoped that Snape could grab the other end of the stick to give her some help in walking, so that she wouldn't fall behind and delay the important matters of the headmaster and the professors.

Snape retorted sarcastically, "Since you're not fully recovered, don't be so self-aware as to get involved in this kind of operation and drag others down."

But Eckers easily interpreted this sentence as Snape's care and affection for her.

A blush rose on her pale face, making her look shy and joyful.

Snape was speechless and exasperated. In order to make things a little quieter for Ecclesia, he had no choice but to reluctantly grab the other end of the stick and trail far behind the group.

Fully armed, leading a large dog named Tooth, and covered in various raw meat feed, Hagrid, waiting in front of the house, saw this strange, disorganized group.

He didn't delve into it, but instead cheerfully greeted Dumbledore and Dudley, who were leading the group.

“Professor, I’ve already spoken with Aragok, and we can head to the territory of the Eight-Eyed Giant Spider now.”

Hagrid said to Dumbledore with a simple smile, "I've already moved a lot of giant logs and stones over there beforehand, which will be perfect for building the maze!"

After saying that, he smiled at Dumbledore and Dudley.

"That's good!"

Dumbledore smiled and nodded, then turned to the professors and instructed them, "Gentlemen, today we will build the prototype of the Labyrinth of Trials! It would be best to speed up our pace and try to finish it before dinner time."

The work of refining the details of the maze can be left to be completed over the weekend of the next two days.

Please bear with me; I will provide a special allowance as compensation for the time you have lost during your rest period.