Chapter Twenty-Three: The Midnight Duel

The next morning, the students of the other houses were surprised to find that the style of the Gryffindor students had changed. The first-graders were chatting and laughing happily with the senior students, while the seniors were always smiling and nodding, expressing some opinions on the course issues from time to time, and providing some experience help to the freshmen.

Obviously, the day before yesterday afternoon, there was a stiff quarrel because of the group fight, and there was a posture of not getting along with each other for the old and dead, why did it become a happy and peaceful day today? Could it be that Gryffindor's trait is forgetfulness?

They all looked at the scene at the Gryffindor table, then turned to look at Slytherin...... Then he let out a long sigh of relief.

The little snakes didn't say a word, they huddled together in a lonely corner of the long table, several seats separated from the places where the senior students were sitting, as if separated by a chasm. They didn't say a word, silently picking up their meals, and the expressions on their faces were gloomy as if someone had just died in the dormitory.

This is in line with the setting of a freshman who has just been deducted 100 points and suspended for a day...... Be as happy as the Gryffindor's retards. In that case, everyone should wonder if the fake points were deducted the day before yesterday.

At this moment, a cheer erupted from the Gryffindor's long table. It turned out that the heroes who had been lying in the hospital room for two days had returned, and Ron walked in front with his head held high and his chest puffed out, with bandages around his nose, and Dean Thomas limping after him, like the mayor and his dogs who had come to inspect the countryside.

"Now the nose has just retracted and can't move, that potion has temporarily softened the bones of the nose, and if it is crooked, it will be deformed." He walked from one end of the table to the other, and finally sat down contentedly between Brandi and Harry, motioning for them to move in either way. "Can't make me excited~ I have to breathe more leisurely now, Mrs. Ponred said that if you breathe too hard, you may intrude your nostrils."

"So that's the reason why you can be unreasonable and insist on taking a seat between the two of us~" Harry wrinkled his nose and waved the fork in his hand at Ron with a dissatisfied expression, and there was a chicken butt hanging from the fork.

"Hey, I'm a hero~~ Isn't it good to give a little face."

"Speaking of which, why don't you ask Madame Poundred to correct your nose for you, you should have asked her to pinch your nose and lift it up? Obviously the opportunity is so good...... Maybe the bridge of the nose will be a little more straight, right? Haven't you always hated your nose affecting your handsome face and making it difficult for you to sleep? Brandi kindly hinted at him, and Ron paused for a moment, and then the style of painting on his smiling face changed. Merlin's beard, how can you still have this kind of operation? ”

He was immediately unhappy, and kept sticking his fork in his share of mashed potatoes in frustration.

…………

"By the way, I'll tell you something......" When everyone was full of food and drink, Harry suddenly leaned over and handed Ron and Brandi a mysterious look. Didn't I chase Malfoy with a broomstick the day before yesterday and then be taken away by Professor McGonagall? Guess who she showed me? Ha! Oliver Wood! ”

"Oh my God! You're kidding?! Ron was about to put a piece of chocolate pudding in his mouth, but it fell on the plate halfway through. Captain of the Gryffindor team? Professor McGonagall takes you to see what he does! Do you mean? ”

He spoke so loudly that everyone around him looked at him, but he didn't pay any attention to it, and he was suddenly startled by his own thoughts, and sat there looking at Harry. "No......"

"Haha~ That's what you said no, that meeting was just to observe and observe, didn't I go out before the celebration last night. Wood was going to test my flight...... Finally, Professor McGonagall and I decided this morning to make me a Gryffindor Seeker. ”

"Seeker? Quidditch matches? Brandi leaned in, past Ron's eyes. Brandi finally got a rough idea of what a Quidditch match was about. "Isn't that kind of activity never attended by first-year freshmen in the academy?"

"Not really, there is a precedent, of course, a precedent from a century ago, Wood told me." Harry said proudly.

As if to verify the correctness of what he said, Fred and George happened to walk up to them. They saw Harry, and walked briskly over to him.

"Hey, I didn't expect it~" George patted Harry on the shoulder fiercely, "Wood has already told me, he is about to lift you up to the sky, saying that your flying skills can break through the sky?" Haha, whether it's true or not, I can't wait to get the Quidditch Cup back, and we haven't won first place since Charlie left...... By the way, Fred and I were on the team, and we were batsmen. ”

"But it's best to keep this matter a secret first," Fred glanced at Brandi and the others, blinking. "I want to wait until the game starts before revealing this hole card, Gryffindor is Harry Potter, the savior of British wizarding? Haha~ That would definitely be fun. He spoke to Ron a few more words, and then left with George.

"It's a pity, Ron's broken voice just now, I guess it should be spread throughout Hogwarts by the afternoon." Brandi sighed and took the last sip of black tea. "Secrecy or something, it doesn't exist."

After sitting and resting for a while, Brandi put on his school bags and planned to rush to the Charms classroom, and if they were fast enough, they should be able to find a nice corner to sit down. After all, they are not Hermione-level scholars~ at least they don't want to expose themselves to Flitvier's sight at any time...... Although since last night's party, they also want to earn more points for Gryffindor to make up for their mistakes. However, based on this morning's herbal class, this plan probably did not come to fruition. Neville still has a chance.

However, as they reached the foyer, the three of them were stopped by someone particularly unpopular: Malfoy, still flanked by two stupid bodyguards, Crabbe and Goyle.

"Yo! Potter, you haven't left yet, do you want to finish your last Hogwarts meal with gratitude? It's time to get back to your Muggle world with the Express! Malfoy said in a strange way, he had never felt more embarrassed and ashamed than he did now. Because of him, Slytherin and Gryffindor had a group fight, which didn't matter, but they actually lost!

For noble Slytherins, it would be a shame to fail, let alone in the sensitive realm of wizarding duels!

When they returned to the snake's den, they were greeted only by cold stares and silent ridicule. The strict hierarchy makes them unable to hold their heads up in front of their seniors!

So the Slytherins could only hide their pent-up humiliation and anger in their hearts, and then focus on the other houses. Even Snape was holding his breath, and Brandy heard from a beautiful second-year senior that Snape had deducted almost twenty points in Potions class for the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff freshmen yesterday.

Since the teachers in the hall were there, both sides could only pinch their wrists and shrug their eyebrows to show their contempt. "Unlucky Malfoy, Harry has just become the youngest Seeker at Hogwarts in a hundred years! The Hogwarts Express probably won't be for Harry alone! Ron made a lewd gesture at Malfoy.

"Malfoy, do you think you didn't get beaten up the day before yesterday? Come on, I'll be there for you! Harry was also provoked by Malfoy, and despite Brandy's desperate glances at him, he said coldly to Malfoy.

"Ha~ Interesting, do you have the ability to play another game! Just tonight! A duel between wizards! ”

"Hehe, let the horses come."

————

"Harry! You don't want to die! Malfoy and Harry agreed to duel in the prize display at midnight, and walked away triumphantly (Ron volunteered to be Harry's assistant...... But his nose was obviously not good. Brandi couldn't help but complain to Harry. "School in the middle of the night was really scary...... I mean in every sense. ”

"I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation... But... One by one! What the hell do you want to do? Hermione stood beside Brandi at some point and said menacingly. Brandi ran out the night before yesterday to make trouble and was almost caught by Filch! Filch will definitely be on his guard these days! You can't sneak out and play some wizarding game with Malfoy at this time! ”

"Yes, and maybe it's a trap on the part of Malfoy, what if you go and they don't come, and you tell Filch!"

"Think about Mrs. Loris, isn't it a matter of minutes for that cat to see you call the police?"

"That's right, the dead Filch will pounce on you like a dog!"

"And then he'll be hung up and beaten by Filch, don't you see all the mess in his office!"

"What a whip, a candle, a heel......"

“………… You wait, Brandy, are you sure Filch will have these things...? ”

The two sang and harmonized... Talk endlessly... The husband and wife said an incomparable tacit understanding.

"What does this have to do with you! This is a duel between me and Harry and Malfoy! Don't help, don't affect us! Ron finally couldn't take it anymore as he listened to Brandi and Hermione whisper in his ear, and he roared loudly. You guys are so annoying! ”

"And it's a duel, not a game! Granger! It's a sacred duel! Harry unceremoniously pushed back. Why can Brandi run out in the middle of the night and I can't? I'm going to be at least better at Charms than Brandy! If he can run away under Filch, then so can I! ”

He turned his head and glared at Brandi angrily, as if he wanted to lose his temper at him, but he finally restrained himself. "Brandy, listen, this has nothing to do with you." He had already made up his mind to go to the appointment, "Also, don't be like Hermione, that annoying jack-of-all-trades." ”

With that, the two ignored Brandi and Hermione and left the restaurant.