Chapter 11 It's the beginning of the school year again
"Cousin, you don't seem to be in a good mood, huh?" Draco asked curiously.
It seems to have been influenced by Daphany, and now Draco also likes to get on the train at the station early and wait for the train to leave. So he and Pansy are and Daphany are on the front and back feet of the car. At this time, except for the three of them, there will be no more than ten students in total.
"Is it obvious?" Dafanie wondered when Xiaolong was so good at observing words and feelings.
"If you're blind, you probably won't be able to see it." Draco pursed his lips, and Daphne's face was almost full of anxiety, and if she didn't see it, she would be a fool.
It seems that Occlumency is still not at home.
Daphany was secretly depressed. She does have some anxiety these days for many reasons. However, the root cause is that Voldemort is about to return this year. This is one of the things that worries Daphany a lot. Although her growth can already be said to be very fast, there is no rival among her peers, even if it is an adult wizard, it must be very good to fight him. But compared to the truly top-notch dark wizards, there is still a gap.
Not to mention, when she was at the Quidditch World Cup camp before, she faced a little Barty Crouch Jr., and Daphany failed to show her all-round suppressive power. You must know that Barty Crouch Jr. can only be regarded as an immature Death Eater, although his strength is good, at most he is only at the middle and upper level of Death Eaters. But even so, it was not easy for Daphany to beat him. Not to mention the stronger of the Death Eaters.
"Cousin, you wouldn't still be worried about that Dark Mark marker, would you?" Draco was a little surprised: "It's just a fish that slipped through the net and jumped around." He didn't even dare to show his face. โ
"You're right!" Daphany smiled, reining in her emotions. There's no point in worrying about it. Again, if you are facing a top dark wizard, you must really not be able to beat it. However, at the level of Daphany at this time, they may not be able to catch it if they want to run.
"Well, I'm looking forward to the start of school." Draco and Pansy sat side by side, Pansy said expectantly, "It's exciting to think that the Triwizard Tournament is going to restart." โ
"It's useless to be excited, at most, let's just watch the excitement in the audience." There was a chuckle at the door, but Angelina had arrived early.
"It's early, Johnson!" Pansy greeted with a grin, and Draco just nodded.
Angelina greeted Pansy with a smile, not caring about Draco's attitude. After all, Xiaolong's classmates have never been likable.
"What a pity." Angelina walked to Daphany's side and said with a smile: "I still want to win the Quidditch Cup this year, but if I want to hold a Triwizard Tournament, I guess it will be canceled." โ
"Eighty percent is going to be canceled." Daphany nodded, but Draco on the side didn't do it.
"Re-elected? I'm telling you that's impossible. Last year, you were lucky enough to win once. If there is another competition, it will be us Slytherin who will win in the end! Draco shouted.
"Oh?" Angelina glanced at Draco and smiled playfully, "With you being a Seeker who hasn't touched the Snitch more than twice in a season?" โ
Draco was dumbfounded, as a Seeker, his results were really not ideal. Riding the best broomstick but not grabbing the Golden Snitch. This made Master Malfoy, who was always proud at other times, unable to raise his head as soon as he arrived at the team.
Pansy snickered heartlessly, and Daphany couldn't help but laugh. However, it should still be scared: "Little sister, don't blow the air, if you want to win us, you have to be as lucky as last year." โ
At this moment, Draco understood what a plastic sister was. The two of them, who usually have a good relationship, have all kinds of arguments because of this matter, until someone comes in again......
With the help of Blake, or more precisely with the help of Kreacher, the elf of the Black family. Harry and the Weasley kids had a smooth and healthy year and got on the train early.
The classmates who didn't have much contact during the summer vacation stopped by each other to say hello and say hello, and Daphany's box was packed with girls from various colleges as always. I don't know what kind of brain circuit those students with younger siblings are, they will bring their younger siblings who are about to enter the school to introduce Daphany. This kind of thing happened last year, but it was relatively rare, and this year it is more than that.
First-year students are usually forty to fifty people, and Daphany 'met' nearly twenty people in the carriage!
It is customary to come over to say hello before driving. Let the students go back to their boxes first, and then come back later. The prefects of all grades are basically going to call Daphany the head now, so they are very polite to come and speak.
Originally, the matter of the Triwizard Tournament should not be made public at this stage, but since Daphany knew, most of the friends around her knew about it. And then the news spread.
When the train arrives at Hogwarts, almost all the students know about it. Whether it's a little lion or a little snake, or a little badger and a little eaglet, they are all excited. Everyone discussed it, but this event has not been held for nearly 100 years, and everyone really doesn't know much about the content of the competition.
But there is one thing that almost everyone agrees with. That is, Daphany has a high probability of becoming the representative warrior of Hogwarts. Three-two
Halfway through the train, it started to rain. When Daphany and the others got out of the car, instead of stopping, the rain rained harder!
"This hellish place in England, this rain really says it will fall." Daphany muttered scoldingly.
"Cousin, you should get used to it." Draco didn't care, and neither did the other young wizards. First-graders said goodbye to their older siblings and went on a boat ride through the Black Lake, while older students such as Daphany rode in a horse-drawn carriage.
This is the first time Daphany has seen Thestrals!
They had no flesh at all, their black fur clinging to their skeletons, and every bone was clearly visible. Their heads resemble the heads of dragons, and their eyes are white and staring intently without pupils. Wings sprouted from the bulge between the shoulder bonesโlarge, black, tough wings that looked like they belonged to giant bats.
I witnessed death with my own eyes? Daphine was stunned for a moment, she didn't remember killing anyone or seeing someone killed.
"Cousin, what are you looking at?" Seeing that Daphany's gaze was fixed on nothing in front of the carriage, Draco asked, a little puzzled. Growing up in a honeypot, Draco naturally couldn't see Thestrals.
"Sister Daphany, can you see that too?" Luna, who was beside her, asked softly.
Daphany didn't speak, just gently hugged Luna.
Dafanie ignored the confused Draco and Pansy and took Lupin and the four of them into the carriage. The carriage slowly headed towards the castle. Along the way, Daphany didn't remember that she had witnessed death there.
The rain became heavier and heavier, so heavy that the short section of the carriage into the castle made many young wizards wet.
Of course Daphany is fine, her water resistance skills are already very proficient, she has no problem blocking the rain, and by the way, she can protect Luna next to her. Draco and Pansy weren't as good as her, but they could still use magic to transform an umbrella. The corners of the remaining robes were a little wet, and it was easy to use a little magic.
Most of the senior students can face it very calmly, but most of the rookies in the second and third grades have been drenched in soup.
"I feel like I'm going to have a lot of water in the lake, such a heavy rain!" Ron, who was not far away, was smiling as he dried the water off his body.
Suddenly, several large balloons fell from the ceiling one after another, smashing several students. The balloon was filled with water, and a few moments after being smashed, it turned into a soup chicken again.
And that's not all, the second wave is coming.
Harry looked angry. The water balloon didn't hit him, but it hit Ron. Water splashed on him. Seeing that the second wave was coming, he waved his wand, which was in his hand just as he had dried his clothes, and the balloons were in the air, and then he went back the way he came. Crackling and crackling the face of Peeves floating in the air.
"Stinky Potter, stupid Potter, Scarhead, you dare to throw me!" Peeves was annoyed and angry, he had always been domineering, and no student had ever dared or could resist him.
"Peeves, if you make trouble again, I'll make you look good!" Ha pointed his wand at Peeves in the air and shouted, "Do you know the Soul Curse? โ
Peeves listened to Harry's words, and the ghost's body jerked. Obviously, he heard the topic of extreme fear, and he didn't even dare to say a cruel word and turned his head and fled.
"Soul Curse, what's that?" Seamus, who was beside Harry, asked excitedly, in his opinion, Harry, who could scare away Peeves, who usually didn't even pay attention to the professor, was really handsome.
"A little spell that my godfather told me, in fact, I can't do it, it's just a lie to him." Harry laughed.
Daphany listened intentionally to the movement here, and smiled softly when she heard the words. A little spell? Harry knew how to hide something. This is good! The Imperi Charm is a very powerful black magic, somewhat similar to the Imperius Charm, but not as subtle, but more domineering. It is to directly imprison the soul of the other party and make the other party become a walking corpse. If you use it on ghosts or undead, the effect is simpler, and you can directly imprison them. Peeves is a very special kind of gob, but it is also affected by this type of magic.
Professor McGonagall stepped out and let the prefects lead the students into the auditorium. She's going to wait here for a new life.
The students entered the auditorium in a large group, but when they got inside, they were separated according to the branches. Daphine glanced at the podium, and three seats were empty. One of them was with Dumbledore, and it was Professor McGonagall's. One was very close, and the chair was extraordinarily large, and it was for Hagrid, who was still struggling with the freshmen on the lake and in the rainstorm. The last one is for the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor who has not yet arrived.
If there are no accidents, the new arrival should be the Crazy Eye, Alastor Moody! Or rather, transform into his little Barty Crouch!