182. Chapter 182
No matter how mature Harry Potter usually looks, he is actually just a child in essence, and sometimes children will drill the horns, just like Harry did before.
Professor Snape didn't like Harry Potter for any reason, it looked more like a deliberate target, Harry hadn't deliberately targeted himself since he was a child, so in general, Professor Severus Snape did give him a different experience, especially after hearing Hermione's statement at the time, Harry looked at Professor Snape with a rare biased eye.
Thor didn't know how to persuade him to do this, so if Harry said that Snape was the culprit, he thought it was Snape.
Harry told his father, Greg Lestrade, who believed that Harry should not have such a relationship, and that it was taboo for them to follow the opinions of others to decide whether a person was guilty or not before they had a clear judgment.
And Lestrade decided that Harry didn't need himself, he needed someone who could see farther to guide, so he gave Mycrof the right to answer Harry's questions. Mycroft gave Harry a brief analysis, and sometimes what people see is not necessarily true, and he believes that Harry will understand what he means.
December had crept in, and Mycroft had been making another preparation, one that might be related to his lifelong happiness, and he wanted to propose, and proposed to Lestrade. It has been three years since the two of them met and fell in love, and although it seems to be faster, sometimes they will not be constrained by the world when they are in love.
Mycroft is also emotionally dead-eyed, since he has recognized Lestrade for life, he wants to have a legal relationship with a man, that is, a husband and wife relationship.
He had been preparing for this proposal for more than a month, and Mycroft thought that he had seen through Sherlock, but he didn't tell SΓΉ Reistrade probably because he was going to see the excitement. Mycroft has imagined many possibilities for marriage proposals, including failures and successes, and Mycroft has simulated thousands of possibilities in just over a month.
Thankfully, there are always more successes than failures in these simulations.
Mycroft thinks he needs to talk to the bears and ask for their opinions, and Lestrade has always valued these precious little angels in his family, and as long as one of them does not agree, Lestrade will probably not agree to his proposal.
So the best thing to do besides talk is to propose in front of the bear child.
Lestrade didn't really think about getting married, he enjoyed every day with Mycroft, the good things in men made Lestrade love him more and more, and sometimes he would think about what it would be like if he didn't have Mycroft in his life.
Both people love each other deeply, in fact, in the eyes of outsiders, it is a matter of time for two people to get married.
On the other side, Harry Potter and Saul Odinson are waiting for Christmas to come, with McCroft's guidance, Harry is thinking carefully about Professor Snape, in fact, except for some small troubles in class, Professor Snape has not done him any other harm, if you don't look at the Quidditch season, in fact, Professor Snape is not wrong.
Harry was a little confused, he didn't jump to conclusions, and when Ron and the others mentioned it, Harry only said that they might have misunderstood, not necessarily Professor Snape, and asked Ron to stop talking too much, especially in front of Slytherin. There is a big difference between the pure friendship of Slytherin and Gryffindor, they are twisted into a rope because of interests and so on, and all the people Slytherin respects are this Slytherin Dean with the rope - Severus Snape.
What also makes Harry more concerned is that the relationship between Slytherin and Gryffindor has become more strained recently, and in that game, it was Harry who finally caught the Golden Snitch and finally allowed Gryffindor to win the game, and at the same time, Gryffindor deserved the right to further compete for the House Cup, Slytherin, who has always been a strong player in Quidditch, was of course very dissatisfied with Gryffindor winning the game, even if they didn't say it in private at the time. Coupled with the fact that Gryffindor finally raised his eyebrows, they also provoked Slytherin in a big way, making the relationship between the two houses even more tense than before.
The Slytherin people are very vindictive, and although they were interrupted by the professors when they were about to argue with Gryffindor, it doesn't mean that they will forget it. In various events, Slytherin and Gryffindor snatchers took first place, and by the way, they managed to deduct their points.
In short, because of the tension between Slytherin and Gryffindor, Harry couldn't find many opportunities to talk to Draco, and the only few times he was disrupted by Ron, there was no way that Ron's surname was Weasley, and the head of the Weasley family and the head of the Malfoy family were tired of each other, and the children of the two families were even more like this.
Ron and Draco are generally old and have a strong sense of competition, Ron originally thought that he had won Harry's friendship, but in a blink of an eye, he was robbed of half by Draco, he didn't know why a cunning Slytherin would make Harry care so much, several conflicts between the two were under Harry's pull, and every time he saw Draco's smug look, Ron thought that he would not let him go next time.
But every next time it was blocked by Harry, so this next time was postponed indefinitely.
Although Draco was also very unhappy that Harry let Gryffindor win the game, but in terms of the competition alone, Draco had to admit that Harry's flying skills were quite good, which also made Draco have a strong competitive mentality, at the latest next year he must stand in the same position as Harry, and then it is not certain who the Golden Snitch will be able to catch/catch.
Where there is pressure, there is competition, and Draco Malfoy is really determined not to let Harry Potter leave himself behind in flying, a boy who has just started to Quidditch can do what he is now, and so can Draco Malfoy.
Harry and Thor are really looking forward to Christmas, because Christmas represents being able to go home, it was their biggest holiday in the past six months, and the thought of being able to return to their own Dad and their brothers, both Harry and Thor couldn't help but be happy.
But before Christmas, Harry and they came across something, about Harry.
The contradictions in Harry, Thor and the entire Gryffindor have always existed, Harry does not break out does not mean that he is at will to be suppressed at will, Thor is probably one of the few people who don't care about the house, in his eyes there is no difference in each house, but they are just places to learn, many people outside Thor is cowardly, after all, a little wizard from the Muggle world, a little wizard who is similar to a squib, how can he have the courage to resist.
But what they don't know is that the reason why Thor ignores these secret exclusions from them is not that he doesn't dare, but that he doesn't see it at all, if in Loki's words, Thor is just an arrogant fool, and not everyone can leave a shadow in his eyes.
Harry, Thor, and Draco were close to each other, and many Gryffindors thought it was a shame for the two of them to please a Slytherin like this, and Harry represented Gryffindor as a boy who never died, especially after winning a Quidditch match.
So the exclusion that had disappeared reappeared, if Harry still knew how to disguise and calm people, Thor was a person who didn't care about anything, how he greeted Draco before and how he greeted him now, without the slightest change.
Another point is like Harry's previous accusation that not every lion represents eternal justice, just like in a fairy tale, there will be a villain in a population of animals. There is also such a thing as the human heart, which is simply inexplicable, and no one can be sure whether a person's essence will change in the end, and the so-called essence that can be seen from the age of eleven is ...... In fact, it really looks like a fairy tale.
When Harry and Thor were blocked by the senior students, Thor just frowned, there were too many such things when they were young, and there were always people who thought that they wanted to teach them a lesson when they were old, and many times before the Lestrade brothers used their fists to tell them that the real strong man did not look at age.
"Harry Potter, you represent the face of Gryffindor, don't you and your brother know what convergence is? You've all done this kind of thing to please a Slytherin. β
If it weren't for blocking them in a nobody's corner, Harry would have been "moved" by the vivid words that couldn't be more vivid, and he sneered with a rare sneer, although Harry wasn't tall enough, but that feeling gave the two senior Gryffindors a sense that they were equal.
"Although I don't want to say it so bluntly, but our affairs are decided by ourselves, and we thank the seniors for their concern."
Harry bowed slightly, saluting first and then soldiering, which Hannibal had taught him.
"Harry Potter, you won't understand Slytherin's cunning, we're all here for your good."
said that it was for his good, but in the end, it was not the face of the academy that was important. Harry shook his head and made a gesture of please, which was better for someone like Thor, who liked to be straight.
"That's why I don't really like Gryffindor."
Thor yawned and moved his wrist, saying that if he really hit someone, the most he could do was to invite his parents.
"Saul Odinson-you-"
Everyone is proud of their house, but Thor has always been the opposite.
"Didn't you stop us just to teach us a lesson? If it is a man, put down the stick in your hand with your fist. β
When Thor became arrogant, Harry wanted to shake his head, he looked down like a god, and humans looked like ants in his eyes.
"You-"
Draco wanted to applaud, and sure enough, Gryffindor was a reckless lion, and he came to find trouble before he could recognize the essence of Thor and Harry, and he was really looking for his own death. This time Draco appeared here purely by accident, from here there is a more convenient passage to the tower, he usually goes to the tower when he is bored and wants to get rid of Goyle and them, who knows that he will meet the roadblock here.
In the end, Thor still didn't move, probably because of the cowardice of the strong, the seventh-year Gryffindors actually left in disgrace, they thought that if they were to fight with Sol, they would suffer a little, and if it was to compare with magic, there was a Harry Potter over there, and they left with two words of admonition.
Harry looked at the fleeing back and shook his head, "Come out, you're watching Malfoy." β
Draco smacked his tongue, why did he think he was so well hidden, it was not scientific, he straightened his robes and walked in front of Harry with his head held high, and said to Draco and Thor with a Malfoy-esque smile, "Good afternoon, Mr. Lestrade." β
"Looks like we've got you put on a good show?"
Thor had reverted back to his previous silly appearance, and he couldn't help but think of Loki's usual smile when he looked at Draco's smug smile, and he didn't know why his heart was so much sweeter. Hearing Harry's question, Draco nodded truthfully, "It's okay, there's not the plot I was expecting. β
Draco was actually looking forward to Harry's move, so he could know if Harry had really been like this all along or had been hiding it all along, but unfortunately the two Gryffindors were a little ...... It's too cowardly, so that the actors who let the play go to it before they go on stage.
"I don't know what exactly I've caught your attention, but peeking at people isn't a good thing to do, Mr. Malfoy."
Harry leaned closer to Draco and let out a breath in his ear, speaking in a low voice. Draco's ears were a little red, but he still kept his stern look, "What the hell am I curious about, Potter you should know, don't you?" β
In order not to be on the passive side, Draco also took a step forward and fought Harry face to face, all the breath he exhaled sprayed on Harry's face, and the distance between the two of them was beyond the safe limit, as if someone could kiss each other if they were taking a step forward.
"I'd be happy to play dumb if you want to, but don't think you're going to be able to fool you forever, Mr. Harry Potter."
After saying this, Draco took a few steps back, the two of them were too close just now, and Harry couldn't help but think of who McCroft and Lestrade usually did, such as the kiss one by one.
"The distant future, who knows."
Harry answered the question, no one was sure what their future would look like, and only they could change it.
"Aha? Then Mr. Harry Potter, whose future is uncertain, please make way for me, you are in my way. β
Harry blinked and made way for Draco to pass him, and just as Draco took two steps and was about to pass Harry, Harry suddenly grabbed his wrist, "You should know our choice, so Malfoy shouldn't overdo it." β
Harry knew that Malfoy was going to do something down there, so Harry was worried that Draco would make a ruthless move, and they might not even be friends at that point.
Draco looked at Harry in rare silence, he had just thought about how to use this opportunity to make a civil war in Gryffindor, who knew that he would be seen through, so Draco pouted and opened the distance between him and Harry, and then strode away.
In fact, there was a rumor that there was no need for Draco to do anything, and with Christmas just three days to go, many of the Gryffindors were passing the news about the Lestrade brothers, namely Harry and his brother Thor.
Probably the most ridiculous thing is that in this rumor, Harry and Thor are undercover agents from Slytherin, some people heard them say that Harry and Thor have said more than once that they want to go to Slytherin, plus the two of them are very close to Draco Malfoy, the leader of the first year of Slytherin, so these news have changed from no one to everyone believes them.
Gryffindor had not waited for Slytherin to use any means behind his back to start a new round of mass ostracism, and Harry later remembered that no one but Hermione wanted to be on their side. Ron chose neutrality, vacillating that Harry and Thor would not be some Slytherin undercover agents, but on the other hand, he believed that Harry and Thor were indeed doing something that would be detrimental to Gryffindor's face.
Ron is contradictory, who calls him a purebred lion cub, like a fake.
Harry didn't respond to these rumors at all, whether they wanted to or not, the fact that he and Thor were Gryffindors would never change, and he laughed away because he thought his life could go on and the rumors didn't affect anything.
Harry was now busy looking for the name Draco had told them, and the name Nicol Mailer had searched a lot of books and couldn't find it, but found the so-called Merlin in many magical origins, that is, Merlin who had become a god by the wizarding world. Legend has it that Merlin was a close friend of King Arthur, King of Great Britain, and his great magician, Merlin and King Arthur brought peace to Great Britain, and this Merlin did many things, and what he represented was the so-called ancient magic that had disappeared for a long time.
His magic is powerful and mysterious, and that's what everyone says about Merlin next to King Arthur.
After reading about the origins of magic, Harry began to wonder what the academy would be like when Merlin came to school, and it was impossible for the boy with the same name as the legendary magic itself not to attract onlookers.
Hermione hadn't found anything for the name, so Harry suggested that maybe they could wait until the holidays to find someone to help them find them.
Hermione probably thought of it with Harry, and she looked surprised, "Will Harold be able to help?" β
Harry shook his head, "A live horse is a dead horse doctor." β
There were still three days before they could go home, Ron hadn't made a choice yet, and many people kept him away from the trio, but with friends on one side and the academy on the other, Ron didn't think he was human inside or out.
He came to Harry with the wizard's chess board, then smiled and said, "Harry, do you know how to play wizarding chess?" β
Harry scratched his head, "It depends on whether it's much different from chess." β
Harry hadn't come into this world before he had come into contact with wizarding chess, so when he heard Ron's words, his eyes turned black and he didn't know anything.
Ron didn't know what chess was, but ......
"Probably about the same."
They both put their pieces in front of them, and Harry held out his hand for Ron to play first, and he needed to see how it was played. As mentioned earlier, Harry is not a person who likes to admit defeat, and after discovering that wizard chess is not much different from his chess, Harry let go of his hands and feet and wantonly swallowed Ron's chess pieces.
Wizard chess, except for being somewhat violent and being manipulated by sound, is a complete replica of chess.
In fact, Ron was also tempting, he didn't know which side he should be on, so he pretended to play against Harry to test Harry's reaction, Harry is not only a good Seeker, but also very good at chess, which is mainly due to the guidance of McCroft and Sherlock.
Ron put down his pawn and shrugged his shoulders and said to Harry, "Well, I lost. β
Harry nodded and smiled, "So you've decided whether you're on the side of the three of us, or the majority of Gryffindors?" β