The simple Harry was fooled down the wrong path (the right way?). That's it......

Xiao Ao, you have a black belly, and you don't have a backache when you stand and talk, so you really have a mouth to fool such a simple Harry......

So Harry, you and Draco beg for your own blessings, and may Merlin fool you, Amen......

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Sword

King (upright): A trustworthy experiencer.

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Hogwarts Library

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A heavy snowfall that started late last night had turned into a snowstorm in the morning, and many outdoor classes had to be temporarily canceled and converted to self-study. However, since it is the last class before the Christmas holidays, it has no impact on the students.

Because Harry said snake language at the dueling club last night, even now there are already students talking about it, and even there is a tendency to get more and more intense, in his own classroom really can't stand this noisy atmosphere Opal, so he has to hide directly in the library - after all, with Mrs. Pince's suppression, even if there is a discussion, it is absolutely impossible to make a noise.

"Ahh

Covering his nose and sneezing, Opal smiled helplessly: [Draco must be speaking ill of me.] ]

After all, he left the task of attending the Slytherin Year Meeting directly to him early in the morning, and he came to the library to be the shopkeeper for his own innocence, and it was normal for Draco to have a grudge.

"Opal?!"

Just as Opal was sitting at the table between the bookcases and reading "Magical Creature Sights", she heard someone call her name in a little cramped, and looked up with some confusion to find Harry wearing an invisibility cloak, showing a face at the moment, standing on the edge of her desk with an uneasy expression.

[Harry?] ]

After placing a bookmark on the page and closing it, Opal bowed his head to the chair next to him and motioned for Harry to sit down, then looked at him, "What's the matter with me?" ]

Although Harry is referred to as "Potter" when he is mentioned to others, Opal still calls Harry by his first name when confronted by himself, which makes Harry feel very calm.

"That...... That ......"

After a moment's pause, Harry, who sat down, half-lifted his cloak and said with some slurring, "It's about last night......

[Last night?] ]

Tilting his head, Opal looked puzzled, [Did something happen last night that made you come to me on purpose?] ]

“…… It is...... It's the snake......"

After a pause, Harry took a deep breath as if to calm his emotions, "Last night I told that snake not to attack you......"

At the end, he suddenly got stuck, as if he didn't know how to continue.

[Ah, I know.] ]

Although he secretly rolled his eyes in his heart, Opal still smiled, [The snake was summoned by Draco, and Professor Lockhart, who provoked it, wanted to attack me, but the snake didn't move until it was disbanded by Professor Snape after Harry spoke, and it was obviously stopped by Harry. Is this something that is obvious? ]

“…… Aha......"

It seemed that it was because the good rhetoric was completely useless, or because Opal was too understanding, Harry visibly choked for a moment, and then hugged his head in some frustration, "If only everyone else thought the same way as you." ”

[Is it necessary to care so much about what others think of you?] ]

Opal didn't care about Harry's statement, and slowly reopened the book, [You are Harry Potter and no one else. Just because others think you're the heir of Slytherin, are you really the heir of Slytherin? Bloodline and background are facts that can never be changed, aren't they? But if you don't believe in yourself, what can your friends believe? ]

"Opal ......"

It was clear that he didn't expect Opal to say this, and this understanding and support was definitely a relief for Harry, who had been questioned by his friends - and Opal was a member of the hostile Slytherin House, which was even more valuable.

Raising his head and smiling at Harry, who looked a little excited, with the same gentle and friendly smile as before, Opal raised his index finger to his lips: "It's not what other people think, it's what you do. As for the rest, I don't need to say more, right? I'm a Slytherin, after all. ]

"If the other Slytherins or students were like you, maybe there wouldn't be so much of a dispute."

The blue eyes behind the lenses curled, and Harry, who had regained his spirits, exhaled, "Thank you anyway, Opal. ”

Opal just winked at Harry's thanks: [I'm just talking to myself.] After all, it's 'no one' here, isn't it? ]

This, of course, is the invisibility cloak on Harry's body.

"I don't think you should be in danger of Opal, but please be careful with Draco. It's possible that he opened the chamber. ”

With that, Harry put his cloak back on, and the figure disappeared from Opal's presence.

Draco opens the Chamber of Secrets? Are you kidding?

Opal scoffed at Harry's words—as far as she knew about someone's character, if Draco had opened the Chamber of Secrets, he would have come to show her back.

I really don't know where Harry came to this conclusion, if he wasn't too whimsical, he was misled.

Looking in the direction Harry had left, Opar thought for a moment, then shook his head with a chuckle, and turned his attention back to the book in his hand.

Time passed unconsciously, and after exchanging opinions with Draco about Harry's matter, Opar rejected Draco's idea of returning to the common room to study on his own, and decided to stay in the library and finish reading the book in his hand first.

Then, as Opal was reading the book and seeing that it was nearing the end, he suddenly heard the sound of the last Halloween again.

{…… Hungry...... I'm so hungry......}

It was a snake's, a slippery and hoarse voice, but it sounded clearer than the last time I heard it.

{…… Want...... Eating ......}

Worst.

Without thinking about it, Opal immediately put down the book in his hand and rushed in the direction where the voice had gone.

Although the owner of this voice has nothing to do with her, but now that the whole of Hogwarts has been in a uproar because of the secret room, it is obvious that the Bureau of Magic will definitely start to intervene if anything happens - and once the Bureau of Magic starts to intervene, it is obvious that her studies will start to suffer.

No matter what she thinks, she's going to stop things from getting this far, isn't she?

============================I'm the dividing line ==================== the switching scene

Hogwarts House Hallway

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Because of the snowstorm, although torches were burning in the corridor, because of the wind, the firelight in some places swayed, making the light very dim.

Following the hissing sound, Opal stepped up the stairs and bent down another hallway.

It was very dark in this hallway, and the torches had been extinguished by the fierce and cold wind blowing in through the broken glass windows. Opal then heard the door of the room slam open, and Peeves rang out with a shrill voice.

“…… Raid! Raid! Raid! Raid! Neither humans nor ghosts are safe! Run for your life! Attack—Attack! ”

Although Opal followed the sound of Peeves to the scene of the incident as soon as she heard it, it was clear that she was still a step too late - she was not able to use the Silence Charm to silence Peeves in the first place.

A Gryffindor student who looked to be in the same grade as Harry was lying on the ground, cold and hard, staring at the ceiling with empty eyes and a look of utter shock on his face.

Nick, who was almost headless, was a little in front of the student, no longer snow-white and transparent, but black and smoking, floating six inches above the floor, not moving. He was only half a head left, and the look of shock on his face was exactly the same as that of the student.

Beside the two of them, Harry was watching all this with a shocked expression, and after hearing Opal's footsteps, he turned his head to look at her as stiff as a robot, and his face could be described as iron-blue.

“…… Not ......"

Then Opal heard Harry speak to her in a very dry voice, as if trying to explain something, "...... It's not ......"

Although he knew that Harry could never have done this, Opal also knew that the current situation was really not ordinary - there were no witnesses, the murderer was obviously a basilisk, and the person present was someone who could speak snake language.

Without thinking hesitantly, Opal flew directly at Peeves who was still screaming with a spell, completely blocking his voice, and then added a "Petrificus.Totalus" (all petrified), and then kicked it out of the window - without forgetting to tell the surrounding magic plants to find a way to control Peeves for a while.

And just as Opal finished this as fast as he could, the doors in the corridor not far away opened, and the students and teachers inside rushed out.

Really, the worst development.

Rubbing his aching temples, Opal exhaled softly.

If she was Harry, the first thing she had to do when she found out about this thing would definitely be to pretend that she didn't see anything, and even if she was discovered by Peeves, she would have to control it as soon as possible, but Harry didn't expect to do nothing but stand there in a daze...... Sure enough, he's just a kid who doesn't know anything. (Celestial Voice: Do you think that everyone is as wicked as you?) Forehead ...... ）

Because of the crowd, for a few minutes the entire corridor scene was chaotic. That was until Professor McGonagall ran over and made a loud noise with her wand, quieting the noisy crowd and ordering them to go back to the classroom.

Of course, Harry and Opal, who are the parties involved, must stay.

In contrast to Harry's nervousness and his attempt to explain to the professors, Opal watched calmly and coldly. The last two were taken by Professor McGonagall to Dumbledore's rector's office.

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Headmaster's Office at Hogwarts

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[Okay Harry.] ]

After Professor McGonagall asked the two of them to wait for Dumbledore in the Headmaster's room, Opal looked at the nervous Harry with some frustration, and finally couldn't help but stop him, [Don't be so nervous.] ]

"But Opal ......"

[This has nothing to do with you.] ]

Guessing what Harry was trying to say, Opal smiled at him, [At least that's what I believe, don't I?] ]

“…… Oh...... Thank you! No, I mean ......"

Probably because it was the first thing to think that he hadn't done on this chaotic night, Harry had finally calmed down, but still a little incoherent.

[Think about how to describe what happened to you.] Principal Dumbledore has always been a wise man. ]

With that said, Opal turned his head to look to the other side, [Fawkes, long time no see. Is the time coming? ]

She said this to the Fawkes, who was squatting on the sycamore shelf, which was about to lose all of his hair.

[Long time no see.] ]

A melodious voice like an organ sounded completely different from what it was looking like at the moment, [I'm sorry to show you the terrible way I look now.] Children blessed by wind and fire. ]

Wind...... And fire?

Opal was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Harry without a trace - if she could become a unicorn representing the wind, then that meant Harry had something to do with fire?

"Opal?"

At this time, after following Opal's gaze to see Fawkes, Harry, who had finished communicating with the Sorting Hat, showed a strange look, "What is this?" ”

[It's a phoenix, and it's already in the Nirvana stage.] ]

After explaining, Opal looked at Fawkes, [but you're in a really bad situation......]

[The end represents a new beginning.] ]

After saying this, Fawkes suddenly raised his head and let out a high-pitched chirp, and his whole body burst into flames—it was a very beautiful and warm, warm orange brilliant flame.

"Opal! This...... This! Water...... Right! Look for water! ”

Visibly frightened, Harry hurried around looking for water, but soon Fawkes had completely turned into a pile of ash and landed under the plane tree frame.

[Harry...... You haven't listened to Magizoology at all, have you? ]

Hitting a black line on his head, Opal grabbed Harry, [This is a natural nirvana phenomenon, you don't have to be so nervous, right?] ]

"Huh? But, but ......"

[Calm down!] Look what you look like now! ]

The pigeon's blood-red eyes stared at Harry, and there was a hint of magic in Opal's voice, [If you don't even have confidence in yourself, what else are you talking about!] Without self-confidence, without calmness, no matter how simple things are, they will develop towards the worst! Is that what you want to happen? ]

“…… I...... I ......"

There was a hint of confusion in his turquoise eyes behind the lenses, but Harry's struggled movements calmed down, he opened his mouth, and finally let out a long breath and closed his eyes.

After a long while, Harry opened his eyes again, and his turquoise eyes had regained their usual clarity, and he said to Opal, who had already sat leisurely in the rectain's chair and closed his eyes, "Thank you, Opal. ”

[Nothing to thank, I just did what I was supposed to do.] ]

Seeing that Harry had finally recovered, Opal just nodded at this, and then turned to look to the other side, [But Headmaster Dumbledore, why should you be doing it, but I am in charge of it!] ]

"Hehe, Opal you're pretty good, aren't you?"

With such a sound, Deng Liduo pushed open the door and walked in, smiling.

[This was not part of the original agreement.] ]

"But you're not opposed to that, are you?"

[Tsk.] ]

Opal snorted softly, bowed her head a little angrily and continued to drink her tea—she was not disgusted with Harry, but she was just not disgusted. If it weren't for the fact that she still vaguely remembered that Harry was the so-called "main character" and had to have a good relationship with him for security reasons, would she be willing to meddle in such a troublesome matter?

"Opal? Professor Dumbledore? ”

Harry, who was confused by the strange atmosphere between the two in front of him, already had several shiny question marks on his head at this moment, "...... you"

[It's good when I don't exist.] ]

Opal just turned his head in a puff and threw Harry the back of his head.

However, Harry suddenly felt that Opal was a little closer than he usually looked calm.

"Huh?"

"Hehe, this kid Opal is just messing with me."

Dumbledore smiled and pushed his eyes to change the subject, "I've heard about tonight's events, Harry, I'd like to hear what you have to say first, okay?" ”