So in fact, a certain little platinum nobleman is really awkward and cute, isn't it? Anyway, I was cute.

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Holy Grail 10 (upright): Pleasant.

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Hogwarts Slytherin common room

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On the relatively luxurious and comfortable common room tables, Slytherin students are gathering in pairs, chatting or doing homework, and occasionally engaging in a samurai duel.

At this moment, Opal was concentrating on writing potions homework against the textbook, while thinking about the strange movements of Harry's group in recent times.

Although Hermione's child has always been a lover of reading, and can often be seen in the library, judging from the books she has recently borrowed—"Famous Magicians of the Age," "Important Discoveries of Modern Magic," and "Studies in the Development of Modern Witchcraft," it is clear that she is looking for someone or information.

"Opal."

Speaking of which, Harry has been quiet outside of Ron lately......

Although Harry's personality is relatively quiet, Ron is definitely not a safe man by his side, and she should believe that Ron will be quiet because of the current popularity of wizarding chess...... She would rather choose to believe that Headmaster Dumbledore was starting to hate sweets.

"Ahem, I said, Opal ......"

Although I have to admit that I have been nesting in my room every day and not traveling at night recently, it is also because I am studying the ancient potion formula that Fred gave her, and I have been watching Fei Lengcui and Ronan more closely recently, so I don't want to make trouble for myself. It's not because she grudges Snape's attitude towards her on the edge of Lake Moon, huh! (Tianyin: Xiao Ao Nai is arrogant, really...... ）

"Opal!"

If you count the days, it looks like Christmas is coming, right? Although I don't know why Nagini has been repeatedly insisting that he wants to stay at school during the Christmas break half a month ago, why is it not even allowed to return to the Forbidden Forest to visit the Centaur Garrison! You know, she really misses everyone in class......

"O. Pa El

A loud roar rang in his ears, and Opal, who was wandering in the world, was awakened, and the quill pen that was writing the words was slammed, and a thick ink mark was scratched on the smooth parchment.

[Ahh My Potions homework! ]

Almost immediately, she screamed, but it was still too late, so Opal turned her head, her eyes sparkling at the culprit who had reimbursed her for 2 hours of hard work, [Draco, how can you do that?] ]

Because someone's aggrieved appearance at the moment is too deceptive, the direct result is that someone who was originally justified instantly weakened - in fact, he was angry with a certain person who repeatedly shouted that he should not be.

"Ahem!"

Coughing twice, silently self-hypnotizing "I'm not wrong" After doing a good job of psychological construction, Draco looked at Opal and raised his eyebrows, "I shouted at you several times before, but you didn't hear it because your own mind was distracted, is it possible to blame me?!" ”

[Then you don't have to scream so loudly!] ]

Opal reluctantly pushed the parchment in his hand under someone's nose, pointing to the scar-like ink mark on the neat handwriting on the parchment, his face full of resentment, and his eyes sparkling, [Look at you, it's ugly to death.] You know, Professor Snape was very strict, and if there is such a trace, I can only take "A" instead of "E" at most! ]

"Uh...... This ......"

Draco's gaze began to drift because of the inexplicable loss, "Professor Snape's 'E' evaluation condition is enough to be an 'O', and it's not because of yourself...... Uh......"

Facing the pair of aggrieved, watery pigeon-blood-red eyes, Draco couldn't even spit out the word "deserved" in the end, and finally scratched his hair in frustration, "Forget it, I'll help you do your Defense Against the Dark Arts homework for you." ”

Oh yes! It's got to be done in a double sense!

Knowing that she didn't have to listen to someone else's babble anymore, and that she could also solve her Defence Against the Dark Arts homework that she had always disliked, Opal secretly mentally compared the "V" to the Muggle eye drops that Fred had given her.

[Speaking of which, I don't have much...... But Draco, what are you calling me for? ]

Knowing very well what it meant to take it when it was good, Opal changed the subject before Draco realized that he had been tricked.

"Tsk, I was disturbed by you and almost forgot about business."

Draco, who didn't expect to react to the fact that he had been pitted, shook his head, and then took Opal's hand, "Go, come with me, take you to a good place." ”

[Huh?] ]

It wasn't hesitant, but Opal was a little surprised that there was anything else to see in the evening.

"Don't 'huh', just follow me and you'll know."

Draco just pouted at Opal's sluggishness, "Don't worry, I won't kidnap you and sell you, come over quickly." ”

[Oh!] ]

Although I was completely confused, one of them obediently ran away.

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Hogwarts Tower

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[Draco?] ]

Opal pulled Draco beside him a little strangely, [Why did we come here on purpose?] ]

If I'm not mistaken, isn't this the Gryffindor lodging tower!

Wouldn't the two of their Slytherin students come here without fear of being spotted and beaten up by the impulsive lion cubs in Gryffindor?

After all, their behavior can be regarded as completely out of bounds now!

"Shhhh It's no joke to be found here. ”

Draco hurriedly made a "silence" gesture at her - he had completely forgotten that Opal's way of speaking was not a normal person - and pulled Opal through a hidden magical secret door next to Gryffindor Tower.

After climbing the stairs all the way up to the top, Draco counted seven bricks up the edge of the landing on the left, then knocked the brick three times faster and then twice slowly.

Then the brick rose silently under Opal's somewhat stunned gaze, and then extended outward to form a door and a platform outside the door: "Here we are." Here it is. ”

[Ahh......h

After looking out of the brick door curiously, Opal let out a soft exhalation in some surprise, [so beautiful......]

Outside the brick door is a small terrace that extends outward, and from above, you can see all of Hogwarts in full view.

Because of the heavy snowfall that had just fallen two days ago, Opal's eyes were full of gorgeous silver red printed with the afterglow of the setting sun, only a small patch of crystal blue on the moon lake in the distance, and the dark eaves and tiles that occasionally peeked out after the snow - even the Forbidden Forest not far away was wrapped in layers of thick silver and red costumes.

Because it was already evening, the sky above me had turned into a deep and clean purple, making people feel as if their souls were about to be sucked into it.

Purple and silver red, the two blend so harmoniously, the whole world seems to be cleaned by these two pure and gorgeous colors, people feel that they can throw away all the worries and depression in their hearts, and laugh to their heart's content.

Not to mention that this can basically be regarded as the highest point in the entire Hogwarts, although the wind is a little cold, but standing here and looking at the distant scenery will make people can't help but have a sense of pride in "seeing all the mountains and small places".

"How? Nice place, right? ”

Draco said proudly, "This is a secret passage that only the Malfoy family would know about - when you look at it from the outside, many people think that this attic is sealed. ”

[Very powerful, Draco, did you listen to Mr. Malfoy?] ]

Opal was a little fascinated and leaned on the railing to look into the distance, [I didn't expect to stand in a different direction, and the feeling of seeing things was completely different......]

"Huh?"

Draco looked at Opal with some confusion, "I remember that Hogwarts could go up to the highest place, and besides here, there was a professor's temporary lounge and Gryffindor's lounge...... Opal: When did you go there? ”

[Ah...... I've climbed the tree to see it before. But it's not that far away. ]

Opal, who had accidentally slipped out of his mouth because he was in a good mood, hurried to make amends—she couldn't tell Draco that she had transformed into a unicorn and flown into the air to see the snow before, could she?

After all, the ability to transform into a beast is a secret, and the less people know about it, the better.

"Heh, that's what I'm saying, I know that Opal can't be idle."

Remembering the first time she saw Opal, Draco, who was sitting on the wall of her house, didn't get suspicious, but pulled a small bag out of her pocket, "Ah, give!" ”

[Huh?] What is it? ]

Opal took it with some confusion, and was pleasantly surprised to find that it was the kind of magic fruit candy that he usually likes to eat—and it was a limited edition version, [Ah, Draco, you must have worked a lot of time to get it, right?] ]

"It's nothing, house-elves are empty anyway."

Draco said lightly, he didn't admit his own move because he had been eating happily with a sugar jar that was definitely not given to him for the past two days, "They don't feel comfortable if they don't find something to do with them." ”

[But anyway, thank you Draco!] ]

Looking up, Opal gave Draco a bright, sweet smile, [I didn't expect you to notice what I like to eat!] ]

"Cut, pay attention to small details, this is the basic common sense of nobles!"

Draco looked away, his attitude stiff.

[But thank you anyway.] That means Draco usually keeps an eye on me, doesn't it? ]

Opal still smiled with a simple look of "harmless to humans and animals", opened the wrapper of the candy with a smile, took one in his mouth, and opened another one and sent it to Draco's mouth, [Draco eats one too, right?] ]

"I don't like to eat it...... Forget it......"

Wanting to refuse, Draco finally bowed his head slightly and took the candy into his mouth with Opal's hand.

The sweet fruit flavor spreads in the mouth, and it is the smell of strawberries that I have always felt sweet and greasy.

Merely......

[Delicious, right?] ]

Smiling at Draco's movements, Opal, with the mint candy in his mouth, admitted that he had deliberately chosen a sweet strawberry-flavored candy that Draco didn't particularly like.

“…… Not as unpalatable as expected......"

Although his brow furrowed invisibly, Draco stared at Opal for a few moments before only muttering in response—a slight disappointment to Opal, who was eager to see someone change his face.

[Really?] That would be great. ]

Although he was a little disappointed in his heart, Opal still smiled brightly on the surface, and he didn't see any pity at all.

Draco, on the other hand, looked at Opal's long-lost smile and didn't say anything, and after a while, he suddenly "snorted", stretched out his hand and pressed Opal's head to his chest, protecting her: "Sure enough, this kind of idiot smile is more suitable for you, it's better not to let me see your stupid face with a sad face!" It's stupid enough! ”

Idiot?! Stupid?! Stupid?!

Very good, Draco, I remember, you dare to say that about me, you are bold, aren't you!

Opal was slightly stunned for a moment before reacting, although he had already begun to grind his teeth with hatred in his heart, but on the surface, he still widened and deepened his smile: [Well, I see, thank you Draco.] ]

"Thank me for what?"

Because Opal's face was still buried in his chest at the moment, he didn't see Draco's face reddening slightly from her words, and then took a deep breath and said, "Speaking of which, if you really want to express your gratitude, be my dance partner on Christmas Day, right?" ”

[Huh?] What dance partner? ]

Looking back at Draco, Opal tilted her head and blinked, a look of "confusion" on her face to show her incomprehension.

"My family is going to have a Christmas ball, so you can be my dance partner."

Draco glanced at her amusedly, amusedly, "Don't tell me you don't know anything about this. ”

[But...... Draco, if it's a Yule ball, shouldn't you spend it with your fiancée, Miss Pansy? ]

"Which bastard is chewing on your tongue with you! Pansy and I were just my mother's verbal agreement, and we hadn't had an engagement ceremony yet, just talking. ”

Instantly choked, Draco secretly clenched his fists as he explained - Pansy had warned her last time, so it shouldn't be her. So...... Could it be that Blaise's bastard who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic?!

[That's it...... But ......]

Opal looked a little embarrassed, [I'd love to visit Draco's house, but I promised someone to stay at the school for Christmas......]

"...... "Which bastard is so fast?!

After taking a deep breath, Draco managed to adjust the distortion of his face and coughed, "So...... Are you going to the school prom? Did that person say they wanted to be your dance partner? ”

[This one doesn't.] ]

Because he had only promised Nagini to stay at school, Opal told the truth, [Well, it's the first time I've attended a Christmas party with so many people...... It's going to be a buzz at school that day, right? ]

"That's fine."

After relaxing his nerves a little, Draco immediately said, "Since no one has asked you out yet, I'll be your dance partner." It also saves you from making jokes. ”

[Draco, you look down on people less, I still have this bit of common sense of etiquette!] ]

Opal immediately puffed out his mouth in protest, and then reacted, [But, don't you have to go home?] ]

"It's not decided yet, and I think it would be fun to have a dance party at the school, right?"

Although I promised my parents to go home, I ...... Anyway, it doesn't matter if you're absent from the house once......

What's more, the prefect who didn't have much real power had recently approached him to discuss matters related to the early holding of the first-year chief challenge, and he replied that he needed to think about it and didn't reply immediately.

He believed that with Opal's strength, even if he held this challenge now, he would be sure to win - and he only admitted that she could be the head of the year.

[Well, that's fine.] ]

After thinking about it for a moment, and realizing that being Draco's dance partner didn't hurt her, Opal nodded, [though...... If you want a prom, you want an evening dress, right? ]

"Since I invited you, how can I still let you worry about such a thing."

Draco raised an eyebrow and sneered, "Don't think about superfluous things, your little head is not suitable for thinking about those inexplicable things." ”

[Alright, I'll trouble Draco.] ]

Since there are people who are willing to serve, Opal is too lazy to bother with such things. Smiling, he continued to lie on the railing and enjoy the beautiful sunset and snow.

Draco, on the other hand, grinded his teeth in the shadows where Opal couldn't see - swore in Slytherin's name that he would never find the guy who dared to put his black hand on Opal who he was protecting!