After class, Xie Lin and Daphne were chatting and laughing together as they went to the auditorium to have lunch. However, they saw a few people gathered in twos and threes on the other side of the corridor. Through the gap in the crowd, he happened to see them, surrounding the wall. The person is none other than Meredith. She was currently surrounded by Pansy and several other Slytherin girls.
Daphne also saw Meredith who was surrounded. She seemed a little worried. She whispered: "Oh my god...she will definitely be dealt with badly by Parkinson's group."
Xie Lin was a little puzzled, "Meredith is from the Shafik family, right? Isn't that one of the 28 pure-blood families of the Holy One?"
"I said Schelling, you are very talented in magic, but you don't understand the current situation of the wizard family too much? The Holy 28 Pure Blood Family was written by Cantanclus Nott in the 1930s, and later In the past sixty years, after the Second Wizarding War and many wizarding families fighting each other, many pure-blood families have gradually declined and sunk into the sunset - the Shafik family is one of them. In the past The entire Shafiq family is huge and has many branches, and now she is the only one left." At this point, Daphne's tone was also a little low.
"As far as I know, the Crouch family is similar. After Barty Crouch Jr. was sentenced to prison, Barty Sr.'s wife also died of a serious illness due to grief. After Barty Sr. also passed away, it is estimated that Crouch The day when the Qi family will disappear is not far away; the Goyle family and the Crabbe family have also retreated in power, so now they have become vassal families of your Malfoy family, trying to get shelter under the wings of the Malfoy family and survive to continue the family. Bloodline and glory..."
Sherlin replied: "So that's it. As far as I know, Hannah Abbott of Hufflepuff is a mixed-race wizard. Maybe the Abbott family she belongs to is forced by reality just like you said. , I have to withdraw from the pure-blood family, but no matter how I say it, I will not fall to the point of Meredith..."
Knowing Meredith's predicament, Xie Lin sighed and walked up. Although he didn't want to be in the limelight, Xie Lin couldn't stand it when so many people bullied one person.
Daphne also followed Xie Lin closely. The two of them walked towards Pansy's group. Only Pansy's voice was heard, "The eldest lady of the Shafiq family? Oh my god? I can't tell!" she screamed. His voice blocked Meredith against the damp stone wall, and he shouted exaggeratedly: "But look at the potion you made! You really have no talent at all! It makes me want to be killed by Snake too." Professor Pu scolded!"
When Shailene and Daphne approached, Pansy was almost pressing her face against Meredith's. She sneered and mocked: "Wow, look at how arrogant you are, Miss Shafiq! Haha! , now the only Shafiq!”
Xie Lin could see in the crowd that Meredith's face was red. She didn't know whether it was because of anger or humiliation. It could be seen that she was trying her best to control her emotions. She clenched her fists tightly and pointed. The tip was already swollen from congestion. But she still raised her head, maintaining her unique and strange pride.
Xie Lin's voice was not loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly: "Hey, Pansy, we are all Slytherins. Is it interesting for so many people to bully a little girl? Instead of blaming others here, why not It’s time to learn potions, win points and glory for our college, and let people in other colleges know how powerful we are, do you think I’m right?”
When Pansy saw that it was Xie Lin who came to the rescue, she didn't want to have any conflict with Xie Lin, who had an equally noble family and amazing magic talent, so she could only snort, turn around and leave with the girls.
When Pansy and his gang left, only the three of them were left in the entire corridor, and the atmosphere suddenly became silent.
Meredith was ready to endure the humiliation from Pansy and the others because she didn't have a single friend in the academy and she knew no one would help her.
When Shafiq was the only child left, she still remembered her parents' expectations for her before they died. The honor of the entire family seemed to rest on her alone. After that, although she once wanted to be with her peers She got into trouble and had fun, but the heavy responsibility of safeguarding the family honor bound her like a shackle. Over time, she became a lonely person and gradually lost the ability to communicate with others.
When Xie Lin and Daphne stood in front of her, the tears came so violently. Even when she received the news of her mother's death, she had never wanted to cry so much, but she gritted her teeth and tried her best not to let it go. Tears flowed out, but she still held her head high and maintained the proud attitude she had always had. For some reason, she just didn't want these two people to see her crying.
"Uh... do you want to have dinner together?" Xie Lin scratched his head and asked Meredith softly. He didn't know what was going on, but he looked at an 11-year-old girl who looked like she was about to cry. , which made Xie Lin a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say. Daphne also looked at her former childhood friend expectantly, and showed a rare sincere smile.
Meredith's face was even redder than before. She raised her head and didn't look at Xie Lin and Daphne at all. Her hands were still clenched tightly, as if there was some treasure that needed to be squeezed tightly.
Her body was shaking a little, but she was obviously trying her best to restrain herself. She opened her mouth with a strange tone, as if she was trying to cover up her crying, "You, you... you are really... have a finger in the pie!"
After pausing for a long time, she suddenly couldn't help it anymore, and the last word came out almost with tears. After speaking, she hugged the textbook, squeezed Xie Lin and Daphne away, and rushed up the stairs.
The rest of my life will return to the boring and repetitive school days.
Regarding the various courses established in the school, Xie Lin decided to focus on the specific subjects since he had already determined his future direction. Practical Potions, Charms, and Transfiguration classes were his focus. He decided to study harder; as for He took the astronomy class, Professor Quirrell's Defense Against the Dark Arts class, herbal medicine class, and flying class perfunctorily.
The only exception was the History of Magic class. Purely out of personal interest, Schelling decided to study this subject with all his heart. As for the OWL and NEWT exams and future employment? I am the one who wants to defeat the Dark Lord, so to hell with the exam!
The advantage of being a top student is that the teacher will grant you some privileges, such as not having to do homework - this makes Draco extremely envious. There is also the admiration of classmates. It is very important to have a good relationship with a top student. When doing homework, you can often see people asking Xie Lin for various questions.
Schelling was willing to give some pointers when he had time, but he only lent his homework to Daphne. This made Daphne complacent, but made Draco a little unhappy.
But Xie Lin just coaxed his brother a few words, telling him that this was to safeguard the honor of the Malfoy family, and also to let his brother practice more and become stronger quickly, and he deceived Draco into joy.
At the same time, Schelling will be challenged by some people-such as a certain shaggy-haired lion cub.
Hermione seemed to have discovered that Schelling was the biggest obstacle to her becoming the first in her grade, so Hermione was determined to surpass him, not only to answer questions more actively in class, but also to observe how he studied so well after class. So whenever Xie Lin sat in the library reading, she always secretly observed how he studied.
However, this was of no use. Schelling's theoretical knowledge was already very complete. What he lacked was just practical experience and the magic power that would allow him to cast more powerful spells. And these two can only be accumulated slowly over time, and there is no rush.
As for Meredith, since the last incident, Sherlyn has invited her to eat and do homework together from time to time. Meredith seemed very surprised by this. She thought that after the last rejection, Sherlyn and Daphne would not I'll ignore her again.
Finally, after Meredith responded, "You're so long-winded. If you want to eat, hurry up and go." Sherlyn and Daphne's small circle was joined by Meredith, who held her neck high and had a cold face every day. It became a trio.
Although Meredith had a cold face every day, the corners of her mouth would always raise unconsciously, and then when she noticed it, she would forcefully flatten it, causing Daphne to snicker at her more than once.
Flying lessons start on Thursday - this lesson is with Gryffindor.
The professor of the flying class is Ms. Huo Qi. She has short gray hair and two yellow eyes, like the eyes of an eagle. After everyone got the broom, she shouted sternly: "Okay, as soon as I whistle, you kick your legs off the ground and push hard. Hold the broom steady, rise a few feet, and then lean forward slightly, vertically. Fall back to the ground. Listen to my whistle, three, two..."
However, Neville was too nervous. He was afraid of being left on the ground, or he might be eager to prove himself - so he kicked hard and flew up before the whistle touched Ms. Hooch's lips.
"Come back, kid!" shouted Ms. Hooch, but Neville rose straight up like a cork from a bottle—twelve feet—twenty feet. Neville's horrified face looked at the ground flying away below. He gasped for air with his mouth wide open. He felt that all the strength in his body had disappeared, and he slid down from the side of the broom handle...
Xie Lin used the levitation spell in time, and Neville stopped when he was about to hit the ground, and then burst into tears. His broomstick was still rising higher and higher, and then began to float slowly towards the Forbidden Forest.
Ms. Hooch bent over Neville, her face as pale as Neville's. She turned to the other students in the class and said: "I will send this child to the hospital for a check-up. No one of you is allowed to move! Put the broomstick back to its place, otherwise, you will be killed before you can even say 'Quidditch'." Out the gates of Hogwarts. And twenty points for Slytherin, thanks to Mr. Malfoy's spell. Let's go, my dear."
After Ms. Hooch and Neville left, Draco picked up Neville's memory ball on the grass. He raised the memory ball and it sparkled in the sun.
"Bring it here, Malfoy," Harry whispered. Everyone stopped talking and stared.
Draco grinned. "I'd like to put it somewhere for Longbottom to pick it up—put it in a tree—how about it?"
"Bring it here!" Harry shouted, but Draco had already jumped on the broom and took off. Draco was indeed flying well - he was suspended parallel to the tops of an oak tree, shouting, "Come and get it, Potter!"
Harry grabbed his broom.
"No!" shouted Hermione Granger, "Ms. Hooch told us not to move - you would get us all into trouble."
Harry ignored her, blood hitting his eardrums loudly. He got on the broomstick and kicked the ground hard, so he rose up, the air blew through his hair, and his robes fluttered behind him-he felt a sudden burst of ecstasy, realizing that he had discovered something he A skill that can be taught without a teacher - so easy, so wonderful.
Just when Harry was about to rush towards Draco, a cry of "Neville's memory ball is flying!" sounded. The memory ball in Draco's hand somehow ended up in Xie Lin's hand. Xie Lin said calmly: "Who is Neville's roommate? Can you help me return this memory ball to him?"
Ron stood up with an angry face and said: "I am, both Harry and I!"
Xie Lin gently threw the memory ball. Ron didn't expect Xie Lin to return the memory ball so easily. He couldn't react for a moment and was in a hurry to catch the memory ball. There was another burst of ridicule from the sidelines, and Ron's whole face turned red.
Xie Lin ignored Ron's embarrassment, looked at the two people who were still flying in the air, and said calmly: "You two are still not coming down? I saw Professor McGonagall walking towards here..."
When Professor McGonagall came over and saw Draco and Harry flying privately, he deducted 10 points from the academy for each of them, but after hearing how Schelling handled the matter, he fairly added 10 points for Slytherin. This made all the little Gryffindor wizards, especially the rule-abiding Hermione, look unhappy with Harry's behavior.
Unlike in the original book, no one knew that Harry lost the opportunity to become the youngest Seeker in the history of Hogwarts.
