“…… That black eagle is so beautiful! ”

Harry was startled by the sudden sound, and he jerked around in surprise to find a short, chubby old man standing behind him.

It was apparently Horace Slughorn, who had moved into Hogwarts Castle early because of Marka's invitation.

"Y-Hello?" Harry subconsciously said, "Excuse me—"

Before he could finish his sentence, his gaze crossed the fat old man's shoulder, and stopped at the doorway that had been opened again. There, Cho Chang of Ravenclaw College walked into the shack with a package.

"Ah, Miss Zhang?" Harry suddenly ignored the fat old man Slughorn, "That's ...... Well...... Good morning! ”

"Oh—you must be Harry Potter! Yes, you can't go wrong! Slughorn's face must have been as thick as the outer walls of Hogwarts castle, and he didn't care about Harry's ignorance, and even reached out and forcibly grabbed his shoulder, "It's so similar, you look exactly like your father-"

"Huh?" Harry was stunned for a moment, seeing that Slughorn's slightly bloated head was taking his gaze tightly, so he had to put his gaze back on the other man's face, "Uh, you know my ......"

"Yes, that's right!" Slughorn said happily, still oblivious to Harry's thoughts, "It's just that the eyes don't look like they, yes- your eyes-"

"Like my mother, I know." Harry said helplessly, "A lot of people say that, I'm sure I've heard it more than ten times." ”

Behind Slughorn, Cho was sneaking a few glances over here. But presumably because Slughorn was so tough, she couldn't help but think that it was best not to greet Harry at this time, lest she be caught up in it.

"So...... Sir, do you know my parents? Harry was caught by Slughorn and couldn't move, so he had no choice but to ask.

"Oh-yes! James Potter and Lily Evans were both students I taught. But...... Well, as a teacher, you shouldn't have a preference for a particular student......" Slughorn said with a little recollection, "but I just like your mother." ”

"Miss Evans, she must be the smartest of all the students I have taught. Kind, lively, and cute, she is a good girl who fascinates other boys. ”

“…… In fact, I often told her that she should be assigned to my house. But every time she gave me an unkind answer—" Slughorn shook his head, "well, that's a pity. ”

"You used to be a professor at Hogwarts?" Harry was surprised, "What house are you in?" ”

"Slytherin," Slughorn said proudly, "I was the head of Slytherin House at the time. ”

"Oh, really?" Harry's interest immediately waned.

"Hey, come on!" As soon as Slughorn saw the expression on Harry's face, he immediately shook his stubby index finger, "You must be like her, a Gryffindor, right?" I know Gryffindor and Slytherin don't get along, but you'd better not be prejudiced against Slytherin because of that. Isn't it all at Hogwarts, no matter what house it is? ”

"yes, that's right." Harry echoed casually,

"Oops—" Slughorn apparently refused to give up, "and lo and behold! That one...... Well, that McLean, I remember he was originally sorted into Hufflepuff, right? But he's on good terms with your current Head of Slytherin—"

"So what?" Harry asked rhetorically.

"Huh?" Slughorn was inexplicably surprised, "I thought you students should have admired that McLean - shouldn't you be an example for him to do this?" ”

"That's not at all what you say!" Harry emphasized, "Maca never made us blindly follow in his footsteps, on the contrary, he often made us try to figure things out for ourselves!" ”

Although they were often confused by this - Harry certainly wouldn't mention that, as he understood that it was all his own inadequacy.

"Huh, is that so?" Slughorn blinked, a hint of embarrassment flashing across his face, but was quickly swallowed up by his cheekiness.

In fact, he had met Harry at the owl shack this time, though it was a coincidence. But in terms of his personality and habits, he had already set his sights on Harry in the first place.

To put it bluntly, Slughorn is a good talent collector. A student like Harry, who holds the title of savior, can't tolerate missing out.

For Maca, he already knew clearly that he would not be able to collect such an unprecedented super genius. But for Harry, he jumped at the chance to join his talent club.

However, this accidental first face-to-face contact seems to have ended in a not-so-happy ending.

As soon as Harry said that, he dropped the word "I'm fine" and walked around Slughorn and left the owl hut.

In addition to the fact that he didn't have much affection for this fat old man, there was another reason, that is, Qiu Zhang had already left after sending the letter.

"Oh——, sorry!" Harry hurried a few steps and caught up with the other man, "I'm so embarrassed just now, I blamed that strange old man, I couldn't say hello to you properly!" ”

"Oh, good morning!" Cho, who was walking on the spiral staircase, nodded politely and said, "It's okay, I should say I'm sorry, that gentleman scared me...... Who is he, though? ”

“…… Listen to what he says, huh...... It seems to be a former professor. Harry suddenly felt that his mouth was a little bit unsharp.

"Oh, really?" Autumn blinked and said, "Seriously, I didn't expect someone to be in the shack so early...... If I hadn't just remembered that it was my mother's birthday, I wouldn't have come here early in the morning. ”

"Hmm...... Ah......h

Harry snorted, his head in a mess.

Cho Chang is an Asian girl with long black hair, and her gentleness and beauty are obvious to all. And it is such a beautiful girl who is like water and tender, but she is quite active in the Quidditch game. Among all grades at Hogwarts, she is quite popular.

To put it bluntly, Harry was actually keen to create some nice atmosphere with something more funny to wash away the unpleasantness he had from Slughorn.

But he found that his mind was full of the fat old man's big face.

"I mean...... Well...... Weather," Harry said suddenly, pointing to the window opening next to the stairs, "It's nice weather today?" ”

Oh, my God! What the hell is he talking about in this stall? Embarrassed by his words, Harry felt his internal organs churn.

"Yes, nice weather." Cho covered his mouth and yawned, and said a little lazily, "Just right for Quidditch training...... But seriously, I was tossed by McLean last night, and I can't lift my energy today! ”

"Hmmm......"

Harry nodded subconsciously, but as if he had thought of something, Autumn immediately fell asleep. She glanced at Harry with some confusion, and was slightly relieved to notice that the other man didn't seem to notice the ambiguity in what he had just said.

Why don't you say that girls are generally more precocious than boys? This was especially evident in Harry's case.

"By the way, will there be any changes to your Gryffindor team this year? I heard from a friend yesterday that someone proposed that you be elected captain! In order to divert the topic, Autumn picked an interesting incident at random to try to cover up the past.

"How so?" Harry said unconsciously, still a little slurred, "Captain Quidditch...... Well...... Isn't it always the sixth and seventh graders? ”

"Ha, I'm just talking about it......," Qiu said casually, "Actually, I don't think it's too much for you to be the captain, you're a great flyer." ”

"She said I was great!"

Harry's chaotic head flickered over the words, and then he casually glanced at Qiu's face, only to notice the unabated flush of the girl's cheeks.

"Oh!" Harry blinked, a little flustered, "Is she ...... Like me? ”

Because of this unintentional coincidence, and the polite words of a girl to hide her embarrassment, Harry's bouquet of flowers in love bloomed on the vine of a heart called "Illusion".

As the two of them walked to the corridor leading to the west side of the main castle, Cho immediately said goodbye, leaving Harry, who was trembling slightly, in the corner of the hallway.

"I'm going this way...... Well, goodbye then, Harry. ”

"Ahh......h Okay, okay, goodbye. ”

Harry continued to walk forward, but his heart was full of smiles at him when he and Autumn were separated.

"No, no, no......" Harry shook his head vigorously, "As I thought before, now is not the time to talk about likes and dislikes!" Even if Autumn likes me...... Even if Autumn likes me......"

He muttered not very firmly, and finally tilted his head and muttered, "Even if it is...... Like me? One of the girls who is most popular with boys, actually likes me in her heart? Merlin's ...... So what......"

"Isn't that right?" Harry suddenly glared at him and muttered to himself, "She's not with Cedric—"

"What's wrong with Cedric?"

Suddenly, he was awakened by a familiar voice, and when he came back to his senses, he finally realized that he had unknowingly arrived in the auditorium.

In front of him, Ron, who was holding a grilled sausage in his hand, was looking at him happily, his lips glistening with a greasy sheen.

"What are you thinking?" Ron asked, his mouth bulging.