In the dimly lit prize showroom, Hermione stood in front of Harry with her hands wide open, trying to persuade him.

However, this is impossible, judging by his stubbornness in the face of a big devil like Voldemort, Harry will not easily change things once he decides.

"Hermione, get out of the way, I can't let the duel just go wrong! We are Gryffindor, and I'm not afraid to lose, but I can't lose without a fight! ”

Harry pushed Hermione on the shoulder with his hand, trying to push her aside, but Hermione seemed to be very determined this time, and there was no way to push her away without great effort.

"Scarhead, I advise you that it's better to listen to other people's persuasion, and don't ask for hardship."

Draco seemed to be kind enough to persuade him and Sephiroth to watch the show not far away, holding hands in their arms.

Challenge Draco?

Challenge Sephiroth again?

He didn't need to be reminded that Harry knew what he was doing stupidly, he was still somewhat self-aware. Although the wizards praised him as a "savior", to be honest, he himself has no memory of that time, let alone how to save the wizarding world.

Compared to Draco, compared to Sephiroth, even compared to Ron and Hermione...... He is just an ordinary person with wizarding talents, and he doesn't want to be exposed to magic since he was a child, and after coming to Hogwarts, his talent is mediocre, and he is probably not as good as Ron when it comes to fighting.

To put it mildly, among the Gryffindor trio present, the real genius was Hermione. Even if he had only studied magic for less than half a semester, Hermione was mostly familiar with first-year spells, and she could easily let him go with just two clicks.

But he's a man!

Knowing that losing is at most a beating, can he still avoid the fight?

Ron was already so brave that even though he fell, he didn't run away from fear.

Pride exists in everyone's heart, not just Slytherin's privilege, Harry also has some pride in his heart, the pride called "Savior".

The first time he stepped into the wizarding world, countless people came to shake his hand, and Shijie here welcomed him more than the obscurity on his aunt's side.

Ron, who was Harry's first male friend, couldn't let his duel go unchecked.

Now, without Hermione's words, Harry knew that it was impossible to defeat Draco and threaten him.

Then, only at this time, this opportunity, to get so many punches in Draco's face with desperate momentum, so that he can be worthy of himself, worthy of Ron, who fell to help him.

After all, although this duel was provoked by Ron, in the final analysis, it was to find out the truth for himself.

"Needless to say, I knew I wasn't a genius, I knew I didn't have a chance of winning, and I wasn't expecting any miracles. But stop holding me back, Hermione! Besides, the insult of the mudbloods, I have to pay it back for you. ”

Harry took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled it, closed his eyes and opened them again, all that was left in his eyes was a fiery battle intent.

“…… I see, please pay attention. Don't hold on, if you can't stand it, just admit defeat decisively. If you can't hold on, I'll go up and save you. ”

Hearing Harry's words, Hermione lowered her head and secretly wiped her eyes with her hand, and she silently moved out of the way.

"After that, I might have to trouble you."

Harry smiled wryly, he was probably going to fall to the ground like Ron in a moment, he didn't expect Malfoy to show mercy to his men, he really didn't know how Hermione would bring them back at that time.

"Please stop, students shouldn't stay on this ground in the middle of the night, you should go back to your room and rest."

Just as Harry entered the dueling circle, his stiff muscles tensing and ready to rush over to give Malfoy a few blows, an old, kind voice interrupted his movements.

"Who!"

Draco was taken aback, and instantly raised his wand to look around, but he didn't notice anyone else in the room.

After some inconclusive inspection, Draco's face turned pale, and he secretly glanced at Sephiroth, only to observe Sephiroth subtly shaking his head at him.

"The voice is...... Professor Dumbledore! ”

When Hermione heard this, her face first showed a happy expression, and then she also changed to a sad face. She remembered that they were violating the school rules and traveling at night this time!

If I were to be expelled, how sad my parents would be.

Hermione thought bitterly.

"Professor Dumbledore?"

Hermione's words didn't escape Draco's ears, and now his face turned black instead of iron.

was actually caught by his old rival Dumbledore, how bad his luck was. I didn't expect that the person who came would be Dumbledore, no wonder Sephiroth asked him not to act rashly just now, with their ability, it is naturally impossible to do anything under Dumbledore's nose.

"Ahhh~ Let me see who is there, and I don't sleep in the middle of the night. Harry, and Mr. Weasley, and Miss Granger...... Oh, and Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Sterling are there. Children, what are you doing at a time when everyone should be falling asleep? You know, for an old man, how difficult it is to fall asleep. ”

The white-bearded, white-haired Headmaster, Dumbledore came out of the darkness, dressed in a nightgown, like an ordinary old man who had been woken up in the middle of the night to check on him.

Draco noticed his eyes scan the ground for a moment, and a moment later a look of realization.

"Oh? Are you dueling? Don't be afraid, I won't blame you or deduct points from you. I used to do this a lot when I was younger, and I understand your youthfulness. A little conflict is inevitable, but it doesn't affect each other's friendship, does it? ”

Without even pulling out his wand, Dumbledore just tapped his hand in Ron's direction, and Ron lifted the petrification and stood up.

His face was flushed, and he could clearly hear the sounds around him when he was petrified, Dumbledore's arrival was beyond his expectations, and he was too uneasy to stand side by side with Harry at the moment.

"Professor, I'm sorry I violated the school rules."

Hermione said eagerly, bowing her head as sadly as a child ready to be trained.

"It's nothing, Miss Granger. You didn't get hurt and that's the best result. ”

Dumbledore touched Hermione's head to comfort her, then turned his gaze to Harry and Draco.

Gryffindor and Slytherin have been at odds for a long time, and every class of students will behave against each other.

In this class, it was undoubtedly Harry and Draco, who represented their respective houses and fought endlessly as soon as they met, which made Dumbledore very troubled.

"I didn't expect Mr. Stirling to do the same. Compared to Harry, I think you should be a little more mature. ”

He can ignore the fight between Harry and Draco, Dumbledore should know that Harry is at the same level and can't suffer anything, especially with Granger's help, it is often Draco's side who suffers.

But it was not a good thing for Sephiroth to join the standing circle, and he had heard of Sephiroth's name as a genius, and he had made a point of observing it during the entrance ceremony, and he was sure that this pure-blood Slytherin freshman lived up to his reputation.

Sephiroth was a true genius, not a boasted genius, not only in the past, but also in other professors who praised him during his classes.

The fact that such a prominent figure was standing opposite Harry prematurely would have hit Harry and would probably have brought him down.

Dumbledore definitely couldn't accept this, so he had to intervene.

"Draco is my friend, isn't friendship a symbol of Slytherin?"

Sephiroth shrugged his shoulders, but he didn't have the look of a flinch in the face of Dumbledore.

"All right, kids. If you don't want to talk to me in the principal's office on this cold night, you'd better go back to your room and get a good night's sleep. By the way, I miss my warm bedding too, and I can't wait to go back and lie down again. What a cruel thing it is to let an old man stand with you in his pajamas in this cold air. ”

Dumbledore tightened his pajamas as if to tell everyone that he was feeling very cold right now. Such an action undoubtedly deepened Harry's guilt, and they all bowed their heads in a hollow heart, and listened honestly.

And the two Slytherins, who have contempt for the rules in their bones, are a little unnatural, and they have endured this desire to complain and secretly cursed a few words in their hearts Dumbledore, a slippery old thing, with his ability, will he be afraid of the cold?

Even if he did freeze, I'm afraid Draco and Sephiroth would only clap their hands, who told him to be at odds with Slytherin.

With Dumbledore's intervention, it was naturally impossible for this duel to last. Under the education of the old lion, the three lions of Gryffindor could only nod their heads again and again, and after being taught a lesson, they honestly walked towards the Gryffindor lounge in the tower.

Of course, they also had to avoid being discovered by Filch.

"Humph!" Seeing Harry leave, Draco snorted softly at the man through his nostrils, then turned around to leave. They didn't have much to say to Dumbledore. As for not worrying about deducting points, after Gryffindor's people left, Draco also saw that it was impossible for Dumbledore to deduct his own points, and immediately ignored him.

"Ah, please wait a minute! Mr. Sterling, Mr. Malfoy, if you have time tomorrow morning, can you come to my office? I'll have candy ready for you in the office. ”

After seeing Harry and the others disappear, Dumbledore smiled and said to Draco and Sephiroth.

“…… Got it, we'll go back. We arrived at 9 a.m. ”

Sephiroth, who had his back to Dumbledore, narrowed his pupils, and without a trace, he grabbed Draco, who was about to refuse directly, representing that the two of them accepted Dumbledore's invitation.

I knew that it was not that simple, and that we were not the pure lion in his heart, but the insidious viper.

"I'm glad you agreed to my invitation. By the way, don't forget, the password is 'Cream Mints'. ”

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PS: Stealing a code for a change, one more these days is a change......