December brings high winds and sleet to Hogwarts.
Although there is always draft in the castle in winter, when the little wizards see Durmstrang's ghost ship parked on the lake, they will feel lucky for the hot fire and thick walls in the castle. The big ship was bumping and swaying in the strong wind, and its black sails were flying and dancing in the dark night sky.
Beauxbatons' carriage was in a similar situation, always being rattled by the strong wind. Those majestic rune horses were covered with thick blankets, and Hagrid continuously provided them with single malt whiskey. The smell of alcohol drifted from the feed trough in the corner of the stable, making the students in the Care of Magical Creatures class a little dizzy. This isn't good for the students, because caring for the fearsome Blast-Ended Skrewts requires constant vigilance.
Now there are only ten Blast-Ended Skrewts left. Apparently, their desire to kill each other has not been completely eradicated. Today they are nearly six feet long each. Their thick gray protective coating, their powerful swinging legs, their exploding, fire-breathing tails, their stingers and suckers all combine to make the Blast-Ended Skrewt one of the most fearsome things anyone has ever seen. Disgusting stuff. The students looked listlessly at the big box Hagrid brought out, which was filled with pillows and fluffy blankets.
Hagrid put the Blast-Ended Skrewts into the box and closed the lid to see if they would hibernate. The result was that he was wrong, and very wrong.
Apparently, snails don't hibernate, and they don't like being crammed into cramped boxes. Several explosions rang out, and the ground was already strewn with smokey box fragments. The snails escaped and ran rampant in the pumpkin patch.
Draco and Blaise curled their lips and turned to leave, unwilling to pay attention to this boring farce. Goyle and Crabbe also left as qualified followers.
Harry, Ron and Hermione led a group of Gryffindor wizards, spraying sparks from their wands to try to drive the blast-ended skrews back.
The remaining little Slytherin wizards learned from the previous experience and learned the lesson this time. They spontaneously gathered behind Xie Lin, intending to rely on Xie Lin's leadership to deal with the situation in front of them.
What? What if Xie Lin can't handle it? Are you kidding me? A wizard who treats a dragon like a puppy can't handle a lobster with its butt on fire?
Schelling's eyes swept over Pansy, Millicent, Tracy, and Audrey one by one, and then stayed on Theodore Nott for a while. His deep eyes became meaningful, and he seemed to have something to say. He asked: "Has everyone made a decision?"
"Yeah," Pansy and the three girls looked at each other and took the lead in responding.
The corners of Xie Lin's mouth raised slightly, "Then, now listen to my command. I will first use the obstacle spell to restrain them. After I count one, two, and three, you will use the stun spell to stun them at the same time. Remember - Don’t bombard those hard shells, the males attack their spines and mouths, the females their suckers.”
Schelling did not cast the Obstacle Spell. He was worried that the Obstacle Spell would not be able to penetrate the shell of the Blast-Ended Skrewts. He quickly waved his wand, conjuring thick vines one after another and tying up the five Blast-Ended Skrewts layer by layer. Just when the squid tried to struggle and started to spray sparks from under its tail, Xie Lin shouted coldly: "One, two, three, do it!"
The little wizards did not disappoint Xie Lin. They hit the weakness mentioned by Xie Lin cleanly and knocked out all five Blast-Ended Skrewts.
At this time, the little wizards of Gryffindor, with the help of Hagrid, had just sorted out the first one.
Rita Skeeter leaned against the fence of Hagrid's garden and watched the drama. Today she was wearing a thick magenta robe with a purple suede collar, and the crocodile leather handbag hung on her arm.
"Who are you?" Hagrid asked Rita Skeeter as he put a rope buckle on the blaster's spine and tightened it.
"My name is Rita Skeeter, a reporter for the Daily Prophet." Rita replied, looking at Hagrid with a smile on her face, her gold teeth shining in her mouth. "What are these charming animals called?" she asked, her smile widening.
"Blast-tailed skrewts," Hagrid replied gruffly.
"Really?" Rita said, looking interested. "I've never heard of that before...where did they get them?"
Hagrid's face turned red behind his unkempt black beard. At this moment, the clever Hermione stood up and said: "They are interesting, aren't they? You tell me, Harry, aren't they?"
"What? Oh, yeah... Ouch... that's interesting." Harry faltered after being stepped on by her.
She was looking over at Dean (who had an ugly gash on half his cheek), Lavender (a chunk of her robe was singed), and Seamus (who was nursing several burned fingers). , seeming to see something, she smiled and said: "Great... I wonder if you would like to be interviewed, huh? Share your experience in teaching the protection of magical animals with readers? "Daily Prophet" every day There's a zoology column on Wednesday, which I'm sure you know. We could introduce you to these - um - rattlewolves."
"Blast-ended skrewts," Hagrid said eagerly, "Uh-yeah, that's okay."
The two finally arranged to meet at the Three Broomsticks on Friday so that Hagrid could be interviewed by Rita.
"What's wrong?" Daphne looked at Xie Lin, because Slytherin had already taken care of the blast-ended skrewts, and the other little wizards had left, but Xie Lin still stayed there, looking at Rita and the sea from a distance. interactions between grids.
Xie Lin smiled slightly and said: "It's nothing, I just think that the old man with the white beard will be troubled by something soon." Xie Lin thought of Hagrid's subsequent development. Although he found it funny, he also sympathized with Dumbledore. Why did he All the henchmen are so capable of causing trouble.
Daphne approached Xie Lin. Although there was no one around, she still cautiously released the ear-blocking spell around her, and then whispered in a low voice that only two people could hear: "What's wrong with Pansy's people?"
Xie Lin shrugged, "What else could it be? It's just a gesture of goodwill to me."
"But," Daphne showed a puzzled look, "Isn't she very close to your brother?"
Xie Lin sneered: "Whether it's Pansy, Millicent, Audrey, or Tracey, after I demonstrated my ability to tame the fire dragon, their personal honor and disgrace preferences are no longer important. The interests of the family are their primary consideration. I dare say that their statements today are actually the intentions of those old guys behind their backs."
Since the beginning of this semester, Xie Lin has been busy with the Sleeping Dragon Club, the Goblet of Fire, and studying various magic matters. He is indeed a little alienated from the young Slytherin wizards of the same year. He really has no choice. His time is limited. , it is impossible to cover everything.
And the brother who made him feel a little strange did not disappoint him. He took advantage of this opportunity to establish prestige among a group of classmates through his excellent performance in class and frequent friendly exchanges with other classmates.
It goes without saying that Pansy has been close to him for a long time; Goyle and Crabbe have always been his loyal followers, even more so. Among the other young wizards, Blaise seemed to suddenly become very close to Draco. Millicent, Audrey, and Tracey's enthusiasm and admiration for Draco became more and more obvious. Originally, the latter two were fans of Xie Lin, but both of them suddenly became fans of Draco.
Xie Lin obviously knew it, but he chose to turn a blind eye.
Because he knows that life is like a chess game, and the truth is simple. If one piece is wrong, the whole game will be lost.
No matter what Draco had planned before, no matter how hard Draco had pressed forward, the moment Schelling defeated Draco and was selected to become the Hogwarts Warrior, the battle for fame between the two brothers had ended. The winner was determined.
After Xie Lin won the first event strongly, even Pansy understood that Xie Lin's momentum was established, let alone the other three girls who were not so close to Draco. Even if they prefer Draco because of their personal feelings, these girls from wealthy noble families must also worry about the family behind them. They must know that their words and deeds can represent their family, and the family cannot allow them to do whatever they want.
Draco, or the person behind Draco, as long as he is not too stupid, as long as he is still thinking about the Malfoy family as Sherlin thought, he will not not know this - he has There is no chance for a comeback.
Brother, brother, in the real chess game, I have already made the move as early as the first grade. No matter how your strength surges in just one summer vacation, unless you kill me, you can only be a pawn after all——
Real chess player, I think you will appear soon, right?
To be honest, I also have some expectations...
"By the way," Daphne asked solemnly, "do you know what happened to Draco?"
"Well," when talking about Draco, Xie Lin's expression became solemn at the moment, "I already have an immature guess in my mind..." He then showed a wise smile and said: "I think, I am very We will soon know if my guess is correct..."
Even though Daphne had almost blind confidence in Xuelin, she couldn't help but show a hint of worry, "Is this really okay with you?"
"Don't worry!" Xie Lin raised his head slightly and cast his gaze into the distance, "I won't fight a battle I'm not sure about, and -"
"******!"
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