Inside the auditorium, the atmosphere was a little awkward.

Ron and Hermione watched Harry's back fade away, neither of them speaking.

After a long time, Ron said with a sense of understanding, "Harry has always been like this, blindly trusting others, he always thinks about the good side of things. ”

Ron turned his head to look at Hermione, as if expectant.

"Like Harry, I believe in Aven. Hermione repeated, "He's done a lot of things to prove that he's not like the evil Dark Wizard."

"I believe in him too, we all believe in him!" Ron said annoyedly, waving the utensils in his hand vigorously, "I know, Evan is very good, he has done so many great things that I could never have done in my lifetime. But the problem now is that he is just an ordinary person, and he may not be able to resist the temptation of power. Those evil black magic are much more powerful than ordinary magic, and perhaps that's why he's so powerful. You know what I mean, Hermione?"

The more Ron spoke, the more he felt that it was possible, and if Evan hadn't studied the dark arts, how could he explain that he was far beyond the magic level of young wizards of his age.

Evan was just an ordinary Muggle of origin, he had no contact with magic before coming to Hogwarts, and if it weren't for some special reason, he wouldn't have become so powerful all at once, even surpassing all the pure-blood wizards.

Ron didn't deny that Evan worked very hard, but he should be at best about Hermione, not so much more than everyone else.

It was so unusual, he must be secretly learning the evil dark arts. The thought of this possibility was more unfair to Ron than to his disgust and fear of the dark arts itself, and in his opinion, Evan was doing it as if he were cheating.

Evan blinded others to get what he shouldn't have.

Thinking of this, Ron's breathing couldn't help but increase a little. After being rescued by Evan last semester, he had already planned to give up all unrealistic ideas, and decided to see Evan as his true friend, just like Harry and Hermione.

But the thought that Evan might be studying the dark arts, that everyone was blinded by it, and that he had gotten everything he had because of this, made Ron very uncomfortable. The thought kept coming to my mind that if I studied the dark arts myself, maybe I wouldn't be much worse than Evan now.

Great strength, great fame, adoring eyes, supreme glory, and Hermione's affection

What was originally out of reach suddenly has a shortcut, and you can reach it as long as you stretch out your hand.

A longing rose in Ron's heart, and then he shook his head vigorously, telling himself repeatedly that he wouldn't do it.

Unlike Aven, he wouldn't degenerate enough to study evil dark magic, which should be absolutely forbidden.

Hermione didn't answer Ron when she heard this, and she shook her head blankly.

"I mean, Evan can make mistakes, too. Ron was not satisfied with Hermione's reaction, and he continued with a frown, "We have to be careful, and if we find out that Evan is really doing dark magic research, we can take action. ”

"What do you want to do?" Hermione looked scared.

"I haven't figured it out yet, but it's fair that I should at least stop him and then make it public so that everyone knows what he's doing, right?"

"Listen to me, Ron!" Hermione took a deep breath and made up her mind, "If you want to ask for other people's opinions on this, I don't think there's anything to make a fuss about Evan studying the Dark Arts, and everyone else probably thinks so, which is the main reason why no one believes that ridiculous rumor." We all know what kind of person Evan is, he studies those magic not to use it, but to improve his strength and deal with the powerful enemies of the future. ”

"What a noble reason, what enemies does he need to face?!" Ron said disdainfully, "Peter Pettigrew has been captured, this is Hogwarts, with Dumbledore here, how can there be any enemies." ”

"Have you forgotten the prophecy that Evan told us the other day during the Christmas holidays?!" said Hermione, "Voldemort will return, and with the help of one of the chosen ones, he will become stronger than ever." ”

"You mean Professor Trelawney's prophecy, I thought you didn't believe in that kind of thing?!" Ron waved his hand nonchalantly, "we both know that she must be lying again, deliberately scaring Evan to make Christmas a little more exciting." ”

"Professor Trelawney is a liar, but it cannot be denied that she has the potential to make a true prophecy. Hermione continued, trying to convince Ron, "In addition to this, there is also the secret treasure that Aven mentioned that the four founders of the school left behind, and they must have known what was going to happen, so they deliberately left something behind. ”

"It's just that Evan himself said that he had seen it, or went back a thousand years, and no one can guarantee that this thing is true. Ron said stubbornly, "Even if the four founders really left any magic items, it is a question of whether they can function normally, after all, after so long, what kind of magic should be invalid!"

"But Evan said it was in the centaur tribe of the Forbidden Forest."

"Don't change the subject, Hermione, we're talking about Evan doing dark arts research, and it has nothing to do with the Big Four or the centaurs in the Forbidden Forest. Ron looked at Hermione and said expectantly, "Come with me to find the evidence, Hermione, I'm sure Evan is doing dark arts research, we can go and expose him together, I feel like I'm close to finding the truth." ”

"No, no matter what happens, I believe Aven!" Hermione repeated, her voice unwavering.

There was no need for evidence, Ron had already told her about what Evan had already told her, and she had made a decision.

"I know, I believe him, too!" Ron stood up and said irritably, "I really understand, what the hell is going on with you two?! I'm just kindly reminding you that if you're not careful, you're likely to regret it in the future. ”

Drawn to Ron's shout, everyone in the auditorium turned their heads to look at him in surprise, wondering what was going on and what he was talking about.

Sensing everyone's gaze, Ron sat down with a red face, his ears just as red, looking as red as bricks.

After a few seconds, seeing Hermione's gaze that didn't change in the slightest, he was like a deflated balloon, and said weakly, "Okay, maybe you're right, I'm just too sensitive." You know, because of the dark arts, I wish I could have been a little more cautious. ”

"I understand what you mean, Ron!" Hermione patted Ron on the shoulder and comforted him, "We really should be careful, I'll advise Aven." But I still said that, I believed him, and he promised me that he would never let me down. ”

The corner of the Gryffindor table fell silent again, and neither Ron nor Hermione spoke, and they finished their breakfast in silence.

Both of them seemed to have something on their minds and didn't know what they were thinking. (To be continued.) )