Section I

"It's not fair why he did that." Ron complained, "He himself used the Polyjuice Potion to sneak into Malfoy and sneak away to Hogsmeade, but Harry was not allowed to go, and he took the map of the living spots." ”

Hermione bit her lip, not knowing what to say, and Harry looked dejected - when he returned to the castle, Sauron took his map of the living spot and gave him a serious lecture, which made him feel bad.

"He's not going to sue Professor McGonagall." Hermione said worriedly.

"Please, Sauron is my brother." Harry reluctantly, "He won't be bored enough to complain to Professor McGonagall and give me a lecture." ”

"By the way, do you remember what Sauron was holding in his hand when he saw him?" Hermione suddenly lowered her voice and said, "He's got a bouquet of red roses in his hand?" ”

"Why did Sauron buy flowers?" Harry asked innocently, and Ron on the side looked curious.

"Oh, my God." Hermione covered her forehead, "Tomorrow is February 14th-"

"So what?" Harry and Ron remained innocent.

The girl broke down and said in an extremely helpless tone: "February 14 is Valentine's Day. ”

"Ahh......h

In the Slytherin lounge, Draco was lying bored on the table by the fire, writing papers, while Isabella leaned back on the couch reading a thick book of spells.

The portrait of the entrance to the common room opened, and Sauron, who had changed back to his original form, walked in.

"Thanks, Draco." "Got you here all morning." ”

"It's my pleasure to help you." Draco said politely, and then he noticed what Sauron was holding. "You bought it, Your Highness."

"Hmm." Sauron replied, a rare hint of unnaturalness on his face, especially noticing Draco's look of abrupt realization.

After Sauron returned to his room with his things, Draco looked around and whispered, "I dare say that Your Highness is in love." ”

"Hmph." Isabella snorted coldly, "I'm not feeling well, so I'm leaving." With that, she closed her book and got up and went back to the girls' dormitory.

"What did I say wrong?" Draco looked at Isabella's back for some reason, and raised an eyebrow.

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Section II

Watching Forbertol fly into the fireplace with roses and chocolates, and thinking of Hibiscus in France, I couldn't help but smile faintly on my face. After a long time, he closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and when his eyes opened again, there was no tenderness in his eyes, only perseverance and coldness.

He took out the map of the living spot from his bosom, tapped it with his wand, and recited the incantation, and soon the entire Hogwarts map was displayed on the map in detail, looking at the dots marked with people's names, even Sauron couldn't help but marvel at the talent of the maker.

"Moonface, wormtail, pointed fork, big feet......" Sauron whispered the name above the map, his expression complicated, he stretched out his fingers, gently rubbing the name of the pointed fork. He sighed lightly, put down the map, and sat down on the sofa, thinking quietly.

The silver fire in the fireplace burned brightly, occasionally crackling, and Sauron squinted his eyes as he looked at the map, which was lit up by the flames, and wondered what to think. Finally, Sauron's gaze fell on the Slytherin common room where he was, where the ink dot with his name remained motionless. Sauron hesitated, took out his wand, and tapped it lightly on the ink dot that represented him, and soon, the ink dot that had been clearly dissipated, along with his name. Sauron sighed, put away the map, folded it into his arms, and got up to leave.

Sauron came to Lupin's office with a map of the living spots, knocked lightly on the door, and politely asked, "Are you there, Professor, I'm Sauron." ”

The door opened, and it was Lupin, his face a little pale, but in good spirits. Seeing that it was Sauron, Lupin was stunned for a moment, then smiled mildly and let Sauron into the house.

"Is there anything wrong, Sauron?" "There's a bit of chaos in the room, and I've just been preparing for the next class, but I'm done, and now I have time." ”

"Oh, it's not a big deal." Sauron said calmly, pulling out the map from his bosom, "Maybe you know this?" ”

Lupin looked at the map of the living spots and asked with some surprise, "Where did you get that?" ”

"Harina." Sauron said truthfully, "The Weasley twins stole it from Mr. Filch and later gave it to Harry, and my brother used it to sneak away to Hogsmeade. ”

Lupin raised an eyebrow, "Then why did you give it to me?" ”

Sauron raised his head, looked into Lupin's eyes, and said calmly, "It's nothing, it's just that the thing is returned to its original owner." ”

Lupin was stunned, and after a long moment, "Thank you." He whispered.

"It's nothing." Sauron said indifferently, "If you don't have anything else to do, I'll go first, goodbye." ”

Sauron turned and walked towards the door, just as he opened it......

"Sauron-" Lupin called out to him, Sauron turned to look at him, Lupin opened his mouth, and finally just said, "Take care of Harry, too...... Take care of yourself. ”

"Thanks, I will." Sauron's voice was as polite as ever, but it couldn't hide its indifference. With that, Sauron walked out the door and closed the door.

Lupin sighed, a lonely wry smile on his face, and he couldn't help but clench his fists as he looked at the map on the table.

"Rest assured, Jaime—" Lupin's voice was low and firm, "I'll take care of them, even if it costs me my life." ”

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Section III

Hermione hadn't been in great shape lately, she looked a little dazed, very tired, and her eyes were as dark as Lupin's. Harry and Ron were worried, but couldn't do anything about it - Harry and Ron urged her to go to Madam Pomfrey to check it out, but the stubborn little girl refused.

"I don't have time, I still have several papers to write, so many courses to review, and I have to prepare for Buckbeak's appeal." Hermione always said that.

In fact, Harry and Ron had already taken over the preparation of the appeal, fearing that Hermione would soon collapse. The only thing that relieved the two of them was that Hermione had completely abandoned Professor Trelawney's divination, though that didn't seem to make her burden any less. Sauron wasn't surprised by Hermione's situation, the use of a time converter was a great burden on people, especially with a high frequency like Hermione's.

Time passed quickly, the weather became warmer and warmer, and the grass that had been dry and muddy gradually became green.

The final match of the House Cup is just around the corner, and the enthusiasm of the students grows as the date of the match approaches, and the whole of Hogwarts seems to be immersed in a certain excitement and frenzy.

As the two sides in the final, Gryffindor and Slytherin are even more obsessed with the upcoming match. Slytherins have won the House Cup for eight years in a row, and they are determined to defend their glory; Gryffindor, on the other hand, is determined to win the House Cup and write a new legend.

This situation brought the mutual hostility between the two houses to the highest level, and in everyone's memory, there was no match that was as full of gunpowder as this one. By the time the Easter holidays had passed, tensions between the two teams and the houses had reached a point where they were on the verge of erupting. There were a few small fights in the hallway that turned into a, with a Gryffindor 4th and a Slytherin 6th being admitted to the school hospital with leeks coming out of their ears.

However, because of Sauron, Harry's life was relatively good. Out of reverence for Sauron, the Slytherins tacitly maintained a considerable amount of courtesy towards Harry, at least no one dared to attack him. However, the overly mentally sensitive Wood had already given an order that Harry must be accompanied wherever he went, in case the Slytherin men prevented Harry from playing. The entire Gryffindor House enthusiastically accepted the challenge, causing Harry to be always late for class, as he was always surrounded by a large number of idle people. This continued for a long time, until Sauron assured Wood that no one would dare touch Harry's hair.

In fact, Slytherin's side went to great lengths to protect the team's players, especially after Drake was cursed in the hallway - Snape was furious and severely punished the sixth-year Gryffindor, deducting 50 points and sending him to the school hospital to clean the toilet for a month. Since then, Draco has hardly ever left Sauron's sight, and Crabbe and Goyle have stayed by his side.

On the eve of the game, the players on both sides looked nervous. Harry was always anxious, and the Weasley twins were telling jokes out loud all day to relieve the stress in their hearts. On Slytherin's side, Drake's face looked even paler, and even his hair was no longer as soft as it used to be, and Flint's face was always gloomy, like a summer rain cloud.

On the day of the game, Harry and the rest of the Gryffindor team entered the auditorium, and the auditorium erupted in applause - in addition to Gryffindor, the people at the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff tables were also applauding them. As they walked past the Slytherin table, the Slytherins remained silent, and Sauron threw a reassuring smile at Harry, much to Harry's pleasure, in fact more than when he heard the applause.

At the Slytherin table, the former silence had elevated to oppressive silence, and the occasional clashing of cutlery became apparent. Sauron raised an eyebrow and looked at Epikos, who smiled and stood up.

"We are Slytherin, and we stand by our pride." "We desire victory, but we need not fear defeat," said Ibikos, "for our glory is indelible and remains in our hearts." Now, put away the helplessness on your faces, and remember, there will always be only a proud smile on Slytherin's face. ”