In the prefects' lounge of Slytherin House.
Sitting on a tall armchair that looked very classical, engraved with two giant snakes intertwined, was a tall female prefect with straight light brown hair.
Her delicate and carved face was so cold that the air in the secret room seemed to be covered with a layer of frost. If Daphne were sitting here, she would recognize this female student - the new prefect of grade 5 and the eldest daughter of the Selwyn family, Irina Selwyn.
There were two boys in the secret room. At this moment, facing Irina's overwhelming momentum and overwhelming pressure, their faces looked very ugly. One of these two boys is Gallup Lestrange, who was defeated by Schelling, and the other is Miles Blige, the goalkeeper of the Quidditch team. Both are fifth-year students. .
Irina spoke, "That boy from the Malfoy family, his prestige seems to be getting higher and higher - you also saw his performance on the court today. His support is no longer limited to Slytherin, but even Slytherin." There are quite a few in Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. What do you think of that?"
Gallup spoke with difficulty: "Although the Malfoy family has declined in recent years, it is still one of the most powerful families. And little Malfoy's strength is even more unpredictable. Last time we launched a duel in an attempt to suppress The arrogance of the Malfoy family had the opposite result. Instead, it allowed him to take the opportunity to consolidate his prestige in Slytherin. He couldn't defeat him, and he probably couldn't use his power to overwhelm others. If he used drastic measures, Snape and He will definitely not sit back and ignore old Malfoy's friendship. I really can't think of any way..."
Miles Blige nodded in agreement, "I have to say, that kid is not simple. A series of tight plans made his fame grow faster than the fire dragon - look at what he has done in the past three semesters. What, defeating trolls, killing basilisks, Merlin fighting for hegemony, but the savior even came to his doorstep to slap him in the face twice to establish his authority. Recently, he held a magic exchange meeting, wrote a book and sold it like crazy. Defeating more than a hundred dementors in front of everyone on the Quidditch field——"
At this point, he sighed, "This kid has already gained momentum and is now at the peak of his power. I suggest that we stay away from him for the time being and wait for a better opportunity."
An imperceptible sarcasm flashed through Irina's eyes, "Is this the only level of ambition and belief you two have? I have to wonder if the family made a mistake when they chose to accept you as vassals..."
Gallup raised his eyebrows and asked, "Irina, what do you mean by this?" Even though the Lestrange family is currently in a bad situation, they have not yet fallen to the point of being bullied. My uncle is not dead yet. Who knows if he will be able to successfully leave Azkaban like Black one day.
Irina said unhurriedly: "It doesn't mean anything. I just feel that you have lost the courage to face Malfoy. And your intelligence seems to have fallen behind. You may not know yet-the Higgs family has already Through Terrence Higgs, he made friends with the Malfoy family, together with his close friend, Adrian Pusey (the Chaser of the Slytherin Quidditch team), and the two of them met in Slytherin. The prestige among the fourth-year students of Leitlin is not low."
(Note: In the original book, Terrence and Derian are the only two players on the Quidditch team who never commit a foul. The author believes that it is reasonable for them to have a good relationship, and sets the two as good friends in this book. )
She paused and gave the two of them some time to digest the information, then continued: "Even in our fifth grade class, Cassius Warrington and Graham Montague also vaguely revealed that they wanted to communicate with each other. The intention of making friends with the Malfoy family, Cassius, a mixed-race with no background, was first selected to participate in Merlin's test, and then took away the position of prefect that should have been you, Gallup. This itself shows that Many questions..."
"If you add in the Quidditch captain Marcus Flint, he has adopted the Malfoy family's broomstick, and at least his position will not be biased towards us; from this point of view, there are seven people in the entire Quidditch team. At least five of them are biased towards Malfoy, and Miles is the only one left here..."
"If we continue to bury our heads in the sand and do nothing as you suggest, soon, I dare say, not only Quidditch, but also prefect positions and other resources will slowly... If they cannibalize us, it will be too late by then!”
(Note: The position of prefect is not just a medal or a false name - it has a dedicated lounge, a dedicated carriage, and a dedicated washroom; it has the power to deduct points and punish ordinary students with solitary confinement; and most importantly, they can freely enter the library In the forbidden book area of the library, Hermione, who became a prefect in the original book, can freely search for information about Horcruxes in the forbidden book area as if there is no one else.)
Miles frowned, "Even if what you said makes sense, what should we do specifically? Now in terms of momentum, strength, and foundation, the other party is looming above us..."
Irina's red lips, as beautiful as red roses, were slightly raised, "While 4 of the 6 prefects are from our side, we still have a good chance. What's more, I think... it's It’s time to drag the Ghost Club into this muddy water..."
Schelling didn't know about the secret conversation in the prefects' lounge. He only knew that there were only two weeks left before the end of the first half of the semester.
The castle has been filled with the Christmas atmosphere in advance, and almost all students are happily discussing their respective holiday plans. Because of Sirius Black, most students are preparing to go home for Christmas.
Draco, Daphne, Astoria, and Meredith all decided to go home for the holidays, but Shailene decided to stay at school. Initially, Narcissa was a little dissatisfied, but Xie Lin used the excuse that the professors wanted to give him a private treatment, so she calmed her mother down. There was no other way, this is what happens when people are too good.
He had already contacted Nicholas and successfully exchanged three bottles of Eight-Eyed Spider Venom for a portion of Phantom Smell Grass. He also asked Dobby to help him sell the jumping toadstools on the black market in exchange for 60 gold galleons.
With the basilisk venom, phantom smelling grass, and other materials collected by Dobby from various drug stores, the materials for refining the magic potion are complete. Xie Lin plans to use the two-week vacation to make the magic potion at school. come out.
Ron and Hermione had both decided to stay at Hogwarts this year, with Ron saying he couldn't stand having to spend two weeks with Percy and Hermione insisting she was going to the library. But Harry knew deep down that they were doing this to keep him company, and he was very grateful for that.
In the last week of term, everyone can go to Hogsmeade again. Everyone was happy except Harry.
On the morning when everyone went to Hogsmeade, Fred and George gave Harry an early Christmas gift - the Marauder's Map. This was Harry's happiest day since the Quidditch game. Harry used the Marauder's Map to successfully sneak into Hogsmeade, find Ron and Hermione, and overheard Black's betrayal of his parents at the Three Broomsticks pub.
That night, Harry slept very poorly. All he could think about was revenge against Black. This made Ron and Hermione very worried about him. Harry was born with the attribute of seeking death. As a good friend who knew him well, , Ron and Hermione both knew that as long as there was a chance, Harry would definitely do something stupid and seek revenge from Black.
Schelling accidentally heard that Hagrid was not doing well there. He received a letter from the school board about Buckbeak's attack on Blaise.
Although he himself will not be punished for the incident, Hagrid and Buckbeak must attend a hearing before the Disposal of Dangerous Animals Committee. According to Hagrid's understanding, Buckbeak was in danger during this trial and it would be difficult for him to escape death. After all, no one except Hagrid cared about the life or death of a hippogriff.
Hagrid became increasingly depressed because of this incident, and occasionally drank to drown his sorrows, allowing others to see him drunk.
On Christmas morning, Xie Lin found that he was more popular than last year - he received nearly 100 gifts, more than half of which were given by unknown girls, ranging from 1st grade to 7th grade girls, all over the country. For the three houses of Lytlin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw, most of them are snacks and chocolates.
Dobby once again presented a pair of socks, Kreacher presented a wooden carving, Draco presented a toy from Zuko's Joke Shop, and Narcissa presented a pair of very practical dueling gloves.
The gloves are engraved with anti-disarming spell magic. When the gloved hand holds the wand, an invisible and close magical connection will be created between the wand and the glove. Unless the owner loses consciousness or dies, the wand will never leave the glove. . Perhaps the disarming spell cast by a great magister of Dumbledore's level can break the function of the gloves, but how many great magisters can there be in this world?
【Get Duel Gloves! 】
As in previous years, Daphne and Meredith gave away a precious book from their family. Astoria imitated her sister and chose to give the book as well. Xie Lin preciously stored them one by one in his portable library. His collection already has more than four hundred books (he asked the house elf to make a copy of all the Malfoy family's books for him).
Murray gave a scarf that he knitted by himself. Although the style and craftsmanship were very ordinary, Xie Lin could feel the care and thought on the scarf and cherished it very much. Even Luna gave herself a very strange style of glasses. It is said that after wearing them, you can see harassing flies and oyster hooks.
What surprised Xie Lin even more was that he received a Christmas gift from Hermione. In addition to thanking her for the guidance at the Patronus Charm exchange meeting, Hermione thoughtfully attached notes on the key points of the exam that she had written, which allowed Xie Lin to Preparing for the exam this year was a lot easier.
It is worth mentioning that the Ellerby and Badmore Flying Broom Companies in Germany did not forget to send Schelling, the major shareholder, a Firebolt.
Although the Firebolt was valuable, Schelling had neither the time nor the interest to participate in Quidditch, so he gave the Firebolt to Draco as a Christmas gift and told Draco to keep it a secret. Appears as a secret weapon to defeat Gryffindor.
Draco couldn't let go of this broomstick, and promised Sherrin that he would do his best to achieve glory for Slytherin and the Malfoy family in the next Quidditch match.
At the same time, a lot of things happened with the Harry trio.
Harry received a Firebolt as a Christmas gift from an anonymous person. Harry and Ron were very excited about it, but Hermione thought it should be checked by the professors first. While Hermione and Harry were arguing, Hermione's cat Crookshanks attacked Ron, or rather Scabbers, in Ron's pocket, resulting in Hermione and Ron having a bad time.
That night, Hermione called Professor McGonagall and temporarily confiscated Harry's Firebolt on the grounds that it needed to be inspected. This caused Hermione, Harry and Ron to fall into a cold war.
Hermione never returned to the Gryffindor common room and hid in the library all day. When Schelling occasionally went to the library to look for information on refining magic potions, he would see Hermione sitting in a corner with disheveled hair, rummaging irritably through books.
The day before school started, in the laboratory in the suitcase space, Xie Lin held a bottle of light green potion in his hand and showed a satisfied smile. Thanks to Xie Lin's unremitting efforts, a bottle of magic potion was successfully released!
Xie Lin directly opened the sealing wax and poured the magic-enhancing potion into his mouth. There was no feeling at first, but after the medicine entered the throat, it was like drinking some terrible poison, and there seemed to be a fire burning in the throat. Xie Lin pinched his neck with his hands and coughed violently.
Soon, Schelling's temperature began to rise. He grabbed a bag of ice prepared in advance and put it on his forehead to cool his head. Immediately afterwards, the heartbeat accelerated significantly, the blood was rushing in the blood vessels, and the whole person seemed to be in a blazing flame. There was an illusion of going directly to heaven. Even in Xie Lin's state of mind, he couldn't help but let out a cry like a beast. A general roar.
This bad feeling lasted for about ten minutes before gradually weakening and finally returning to normal. However, Xuelin's body and clothes were completely soaked with sweat.
Xie Lin had a good sleep, and when he woke up energetically the next day, the first thing he did was to use his magic eyes to look at himself carefully.
He found that his magic power had indeed improved significantly, and it had caught up with the level of senior students, and was similar to that of elite seventh-grade students like Percy and Penelo. Xie Lin was very satisfied with the effect of the potion. Now that his biggest problem was solved, he could start practicing more advanced spells.
He has already planned for himself a series of magic spells that need to be learned, and he has already mastered the theory. All that remains is the actual practice.
