Chapter 874: Portrait
The fact that Flegg was rescued and Barca's half-joking reassurance calmed the already fearful atmosphere.
"Eh, you can't fight in class. Mr. Barça raised his wand, and with a spell separated Neville and Theodore, who were torn apart.
"Why the fight?" asked Mr. Barça, in a kind tone, his eyes glancing at Theodore, calmly.
This made Neville not as scared as he was when he saw Snape: "Mr. Barcelona, Theodore deliberately coughed loudly when Flleg's apparition was distracted!"
"I just have an uncomfortable throat, my throat is itchy and I can't help coughing!" Theodore grinned in pain as he spoke, "Longbottom, can you control yourself from sneezing or coughing when you're sick?"
"You, on purpose. Neville clenched his fists in anger, but he couldn't think of anything to contradict Theodore.
Theodore was already tall, although he actually did it on purpose just now, but he didn't want to make things fatal, but now that he saw that Flegg had been treated, his originally somewhat weak waist began to straighten up, and he looked confident, and deliberately let the expression on his face show his true thoughts - I did it on purpose, but you can't do anything about me.
Neville stammered in anger, the muscles in his face trembling with anger, his face flushed, but he couldn't speak.
"Mr. Longbottom, please calm down," Mr. Barça gently patted Neville on the shoulder, then looked at the others, "Has anyone seen what happened?"
Hannah Abbott, who was onlookers, saw the situation in front of her and muttered indignantly: "Theodore Noether is really shameless enough to treat all of us as fools, and your family teaches you to face people when you cough?"
"Are you in love with that silly boy?" Millicent Birdside deliberately took advantage of his weight and slammed Hannah Abbott away with his shoulder, standing in front of her, his eyes squinting and his eyes full of disdain, "Silly girl and silly boy, it's like a couple." ”
Hannah's face, which was already ruddy, suddenly turned even redder, she shook her head violently, and the two golden braids she was combing hit Millicent's body, "You are so majestic, but you are more suitable for Theodore." ”
Draco Malfoy, who had gathered with the other wizards, looked at Theodore who was a little embarrassed in confusion, looking at this guy who could be regarded as his follower before, Draco's brows furrowed, and after a moment of confusion, he seemed to think of something, and then glanced at Barcelona, an official from the Ministry of Magic, and then, he clenched his right hand into a fist, slammed it on the palm of his left hand, and roared, "How dare he... This stupid guy, how dare he do this!"
As he spoke, a raging Draco Malfoy tried to pull out his wand, and Pansy, who was standing behind Draco, stepped forward and grabbed his hand.
Pansy pointed at Mr. Barça with Draco's inquiring gaze, "He'll fix it, don't be impulsive, think about your parents... No, think about Alan, don't get him in any more trouble..."
Pansy couldn't tell her boyfriend about his father's situation, although the Dark Lord had some knowledge of Draco and Alan's intimate relationship and planned to use this connection, but if Draco was too eye-catching and the Dark Lord knew about it, it would be hard to guarantee that he wouldn't change his attitude because of his displeasure, then neither Draco nor Lucius would have a good time, and Pansy didn't plan to let Draco bear the pressure she was currently under.
The onlookers talked a lot, and gradually an argument broke out.
The little wizard who was born in Muggles and sympathized with Muggles empathized with what happened to Flegg and stood up indignantly to argue, and a small number of pure-blood wizards who understood Theodore's intentions also began to coax, thinking that Mr. Barcelona's classroom teaching was problematic, and he shouldn't try to practice in the first phantom shift class, which was too dangerous, and more people didn't care if Theodore did it on purpose, anyway, Flegg Brown had recovered, which could be seen every year in the phantom shifting class in previous years, there was no need to waste any more time holding on to it, it was better to resume practice - Of course, there are also many wizards who think they are smart people who know the reason for this 'accident', but they don't say anything, they know that the game between the two sides has just begun, and they don't plan to take sides and take a stand now.
Hermione, who had finished rescuing Flegg and was sure he was completely fine, stood up, and instead of participating in the discussion, she squinted her eyes and stood quietly in the crowd, observing the reactions of the wizards, especially those in her own training class.
"Mr. Theodore Notte, it seems that you are not feeling well, I suggest that you go back and rest first, and come back after recuperation, otherwise you will cough when you are transfiguring or the person you are infected will cough when you are transfiguing..."
"Uh... Yes, sir..."Theodore Nott had no reason to let himself stay, and feared reprisals, so he left the auditorium in a huff.
"Splitting often happens when you are not determined enough, so you don't need to be afraid of it...", Mr. Barça personally demonstrated the illusion of displacement, "as long as you don't die and try to teleport over long distances... When you learn it, you won't forget or be in any danger. ”
After that, until the end of class, except for a few people like Draco, who were more relaxed, even if they had participated in the intensive training class and learned some theories in advance, there were very few young wizards who could make themselves successful - Hufflepuff's Susan Bones split up after Fleg, and most of her body went into the wooden ring, but she left her left leg in place five feet away.
However, compared to previous years, the success of so many people in the first class still made Mr. Barcelona smile, and he and the young wizards determined the time for the next class, so they removed the wooden circle on the ground and left Hogwarts with the Aurors.
Whether it was the long table in the Great Hall at lunchtime or the wide hallways of Hogwarts afterwards, the split of Flegg Brown became the biggest news at Hogwarts today, and Susan Bones didn't discuss it except for her friends - accidental splitting in the illusion class was too common, but it was rare to be suspected of being mischievoked and causing splitting, especially when it also had the problem of pure-blood and Muggle origins.
After lunch, a few lion cubs were on their way to the ancient magic classroom.
"Have you noticed that things have been going so badly on the Slytherin side lately, there seems to be a split between them, who have always been very united internally, and Theodore is clearly deliberately targeting wizards from Muggle families? Harry's tone was full of affirmation, and he turned to look at Hermione, "Hermione, do you know what's going on?"
"Harry, what else could it be, it was nothing more than Alan's speech that day that split the snakes themselves. Ron replied in a pretended high-minded tone, the Weasleys were considered traitors to the pure-blood family, and they themselves had experienced similar things but the situation was not so drastic, which also gave Ron insight into what was going on, "There are some people who think that the Harris family has also become pure-blood traitors, and they want to make some trouble for the Ministry of Magic that they control, look, Harry, I bet this is the beginning... They're not in a hurry..."
Draco Malfoy, who had eaten and had not seen Alan in the dining room, walked at a rapid pace, and finally found the target of his trip in the hallway - Alan Harris by asking him to walk through a luxurious marble staircase.
Alan's behavior at this time seemed a little laid-back to Draco's eyes, and he watched one portrait for a moment before moving on to the next.
It's just that the ancient magic class is coming soon, and what happened in the apparition class in the morning and the appearance of Alan in front of him who doesn't seem to know anything make Draco feel that the sooner he tells Alan, the better.
So Draco couldn't wait to explain the situation before he could fully get to Alan's side: "Alan, some purebloods have been in contact a lot lately, and they have also tried to contact me but I have refused, Pansy has received word that they may choose to make trouble in your ancient magic class. ”
Then, Malfoy quickly told Alan what had just happened in the Transfiguration class.
"Don't worry, Draco, there's no big problem. Allen's hand behind him looked at Draco, who was sweating on his forehead because he was in a hurry, and after stroking the other party with his hand to make him feel fresh and tidy again, he smiled at him, "Let's go, my class is about to start." “
Seeing Alan's reaction, Draco knew that he was probably prepared, nodded convincingly, and walked towards the ancient magic classroom with Alan's side, and the silence for a while also made Draco recall his parents, Professor Snape, Pansy, his attendants, and even Allen, and felt that there was something abnormal, he shook his head and muttered, "You know, I think the people around me feel weird lately..."
Alan tilted his head and asked with concern, "Is Mr. Lucius Malfoy okay lately?"
"I don't know. Draco shook his head, "I haven't seen my dad in a long time, he's been away for a long time, and he hasn't even come back for Christmas, but he still ordered me a present." ”
"He's a good father. Alan nodded, then patted Draco on the shoulder with his hand: "Draco, you don't have to show too much support to me in front of others in the future, just keep silent when someone is making trouble or talking, your mother is the only one in the house."
"But... Well, thank you Alan. Draco was silent for a moment and nodded hesitantly, he could understand why Alan asked him to do this, just now in the illusion class, Pansy also reminded him - this also made Draco breathe a sigh of relief, if it was just about himself, even if he was afraid in his heart, he would be willing to support Alan, but after all, this time the matter was too big, although the Malfoy family was ancient, if it was too conspicuous in the period before this kind of storm, it would be difficult to protect itself if it was involved in advance.
"Alright, you go to the classroom first, I'll come back later. Alan smiled at Draco and stood in front of a portrait of Mithlandil and raised his chin down the hallway, signaling for Draco to leave first.
"Alan, if the time really comes for you to say something, I'll convince my dad to support you. Draco knew what he meant, suppressed his gratitude, clenched his fists, and left in obedience.
Turning to face the portrait of a gray-robed old wizard with a sword in his left hand and a staff in his right, Allen's hand touched his chin and focused on Draco's father - Lucius Malfoy went to dig up the remains of Vicna's hand and he was notified by the other party, but the other party did not try to contact him after Hermione's assassination to explain that the assassin was different from his report, which may indicate that maybe he didn't know the news of Hermione's assassination in Hogsmeade or could still be trusted?