The Rune Mage Starting at Hogwarts

Once inside the greenhouse, the warmth made Reese feel sleepy.

However, seeing Malfoy did revive Reese somewhat.

Compared to Riz's listlessness during his practice, Malfoy's condition over the past two weeks can be described as utterly unlucky.

Ever since Malfoy and his cronies tried to secretly annoy Reese on Valentine's Day, they've been running into all sorts of trouble for the past two weeks.

Inexplicably, something went wrong in Potions class, and I ended up covered in slug slime.

During flight class, he picked out a faulty broom that spun around like a top in the air dozens of times before finally being saved by Harry Potter, his second least favorite character.

He even vomited on the other person after he landed.

Malfoy looks extremely gloomy now, even his hair looks somewhat dull.

Only when looking at Rizzi did Malfoy's eyes show not only resentment but also fear.

He stared intently at Ryze's dejected appearance, his hand unconsciously tightening its grip on his wand hidden in his sleeve.

He now strongly suspects that Rizzi is behind all the bad luck he's had over the past two weeks.

After all, their bad luck did indeed begin on Valentine's Day.

They sent Ryze a greeting card with a curse on it, trying to disgust him.

As a result, Ryze not only quickly found out the identity of the person who wrote the greeting card, but also somehow made the person run into a statue on the roadside that was smeared with pus from a Baboon's penis, and he was hospitalized for three days before being discharged.

The guy was trembling as he recounted what Ryze had said to him in the infirmary, clearly still traumatized by Ryze.

Although Malfoy has no evidence, they have had an extremely unlucky two weeks.

He was convinced that his recent misfortunes were caused by Rizzi using some of the ruthless methods passed down through generations of the Black family.

After all, everyone knows that the Blake family is one of the oldest pure-blood families in England, and even though they have declined, their family background is still deeper and darker than that of the Malfoy family.

In Malfoy's view, this kind of curse that kills without bloodshed, leaving no trace even Snape, is precisely the trick that these ancient families excel at.

To be honest, with every step he takes to watch his feet and every bite he has to be careful not to choke, Malfoy had already considered giving in to Raz.

After all, he is now one of the heirs of the Black family and is no longer the illegitimate child he once was.

Bowing down to Ryze, his nominal "cousin," is not a pure-blooded disgrace.

But seeing Reese's dejected state, Malfoy's wavering thoughts began to stir again.

“He looks like he’s about to collapse,” Gore muttered to himself. “He seems to have no strength when he’s shoveling dirt, and he’s moving very slowly.”

Upon hearing this, Malfoy narrowed his eyes.

He didn't know why Ryze would come to class looking so weak, but it seemed like a good opportunity for revenge.

His initial hesitation to back down diminished considerably upon seeing Ryze's weakened state.

He turned his head and his gaze fell on a large wooden barrel not far away.

That was dragon manure fertilizer that Professor Sprout had just distributed. Although it had been processed, it still smelled very strong.

The large wooden barrel wasn't too far from Rizz.

“Judging from his appearance, he probably can’t even stand up right now,” Malfoy said in a low voice. “We can try to make him fall into that bucket of fertilizer, but we have to do it discreetly so that no one can see it.”

Chapter 169: Malfoy's Calculation

However, Malfoy was no fool.

Of course, he hadn't forgotten Aery, the little elf inside Ryze who had always protected him.

Last semester, he was unaware of Ellie's existence, which is why he suffered a great loss at Ryze's hands.

However, after taking classes together for half a semester, Malfoy now has a general understanding of Alley's situation.

In most cases, it stays quietly inside Ryze's body, but when Ryze or a close friend of Ryze encounters trouble, it will come out of Ryze's body to help.

Malfoy's face was grim as his gaze swept around the dimly lit greenhouse, finally settling on Sue Lee not far away.

Although the other person wasn't Mudblood, he seemed to have grown up in the Muggle world and was of Chinese descent. To Malfoy, he was a guy who would never initiate a conversation.

However, because Rizzi had an exceptional understanding of Muggle culture and Eastern civilization, the two always managed to find common ground in conversation.

In Ravenclaw's first year, besides Reese's roommates, Sue Lee was the one he talked to the most.

However, apart from having a good relationship with Ryze, this Eastern girl didn't have any other distinguishing features.

With mediocre academic performance and unable to even hold a broom properly during flight lessons, Malfoy probably wouldn't have given this little guy a second glance if it weren't for Ritz.

But at this moment, this guy is actually a pretty good breakthrough point.

At this moment, Su Li was standing in front of the wooden table, carefully pruning the branches and leaves of a constantly swaying Christmas cactus.

Christmas cactus is the subject of this lesson. It is a plant that looks very similar to Devil's Net in appearance, and its vines also sway around like Devil's Net.

Compared to the highly aggressive Devil's Web, the Christmas cactus is much gentler. Its vines grow smaller and stronger naturally than Devil's Web. Unless it is subjected to severe stimulation or suffers serious injury, it will almost never attack people. Therefore, it is a very common indoor potted plant in the wizarding world.

At the same time, like the Devil's Claw, the Christmas Cactus also has the weakness of being afraid of light and heat.

For the first half of this herbal medicine class, Professor Sprout spent explaining how to distinguish between the two.

To help everyone better understand how to cultivate Christmas cacti, after explaining the theoretical aspects, Professor Sprout lowered the lighting in the greenhouse area so that everyone could observe the characteristics of the Christmas cacti more closely.

It was precisely because of these suitable environmental conditions that Malfoy wanted to take this opportunity to get revenge on the poorly performing Rez.

"You two go and get that bucket of fertilizer, and when you return it, place it two or three meters away from Ritz. Be careful," Malfoy instructed his underlings in a low voice, seeing that Professor Sprout's attention was on the Slytherin students.

Goyle and Crabbe naturally followed Malfoy's orders. Upon hearing the instructions, they didn't mind the smell of the fertilizer and simply moved it over.

Malfoy endured the smell and took out some fertilizer, then had Goyle and Crabbe return it.

"After you send it back, Gore, pretend to go get something, then cause some trouble for that little brat Sue Lee. Draw away the spirit on Ryze. Make a big commotion, but don't let anyone notice."

Gore and Crabbe did as they were told. The fertilizer bin was already close to Rizzi's location, and with their deliberate arrangement, they placed it even closer to Rizzi behind him.

Then Gore and Crabbe exchanged glances, and then Gore walked to the shelf to the side, making a gesture as if he was going to get some tools.

But as he passed behind Sue Lee, he deliberately slipped and then slammed his muscular body into the wooden table next to her.

"boom!"

The heavy thud immediately drew everyone's attention in the greenhouse.

The Ravenclaw students sitting at the row of wooden tables, who had been intently pruning the Christmas cacti in front of them, were startled by the sudden tremor.

Several students accidentally cut into places they shouldn't have because of the vibration.

The damaged Christmas cacti instantly went from docile to violent, their once soft vines suddenly lashing out at the people around them.

"Ah!" Sue Lee cried out in surprise. Several whip marks had appeared on her wrists, and several tentacles were wrapped around her hands.

The surrounding students were also in considerable trouble, struggling to keep up with the wildly flailing vines.

And at the same time.

A faint blue light shone from Ryze's chest, and Aery leaped out gracefully, rushing towards the students entangled in the Christmas cactus at incredible speed, placing a simple shield on their arms.

The moment Alley left Ritz, Malfoy's eyes lit up.

While everyone's attention was drawn to Sue Lee, he quickly drew his wand, hid it under his sleeve, and whispered a tripping charm to Ryze, who was dozing off in the distance.

A faint red light flashed across the dim greenhouse, heading straight for Ryze's legs.

Malfoy's lips curled into a triumphant smirk.

For some reason, Ryze was in terrible shape today; he looked exhausted throughout the entire class.

Moreover, now that Ryze's only talisman, Aery, has been lured away, all Ryze needs to do next is to use the bucket of freshly made fertilizer next to him. This will allow him to vent all the frustration he has accumulated over the past two weeks.

However, the next moment, Malfoy's eyes widened in astonishment.

He had a very accurate aim; even though the lighting in the greenhouse was dim, the distance between the two was only about seven or eight meters.

At such a short distance, he was absolutely certain that his spell was aimed at Ryze's leg.

But when the spell was about two meters away from Ryze, the red light strangely drew an arc in the air and hit Crabbe, who was standing on the other side!

Crabbe's legs instantly felt as if they were locked in place by iron clamps, causing him to lose his balance and fall straight to one side.

"Ouch!"

Crabbe exclaimed in surprise, having no idea what was going on.

His heavy body instinctively tried to avoid the fertilizer bucket, but by the time he reacted, it was too late. He crashed heavily onto the fertilizer bucket, burying most of his body in the sticky green substance.

"Whoosh—!"

A full bucket of dark green, foul-smelling, sticky dragon manure fertilizer overturned under Crabbe's immense impact.

The stench, a mixture of rotting plants and excrement, instantly filled the air, causing the surrounding students to back away.

Chapter 170: Malfoy's Powerless Explanation

"Help...help me, cough cough...gag!" Crabbe struggled and let out a miserable wail.

Malfoy stared at the scene before him, his hand holding the wand still trembling slightly.

He had no idea why his spell had suddenly veered off course just before hitting Ryze, nor did he expect it to hit Crabbe instead.

But he still remembered that he was Crabbe's boss, and at this point, he certainly wouldn't admit his mistake.

But when he saw everyone's eyes turn to Crabbe in the greenhouse, Malfoy's first reaction was to reprimand him.

He must immediately clear himself of suspicion and absolutely cannot let anyone know that he was the one who cast the curse.

“Crawb...you, you clumsy idiot, what are you doing?” Malfoy shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice sharp with tension.

He shouted as he walked forward, feigning exasperation: "You can't even move something properly and you still fall down! What are you thinking... Get up right now!"

Malfoy was in a hurry; he wanted to remove the traces of the tethering curse before Professor Sprout arrived.

However, he forgot that he had fallen more than once in the past two weeks because he wasn't paying attention to the road.

The greenhouse floor is not a flat floor, but rather treated soil.

Just as Malfoy was hurrying forward, his right foot precisely stepped into a small pit that had appeared out of nowhere.

Malfordton, like Crabbe, lost his balance and fell forward.

"Slap!"

Amidst a foul stench, Malfoy realized that the liquid from the fertilizer had spread right to the spot where he had fallen.

As he awkwardly tried to stand up, his arms were soaked with fertilizer.

Fortunately, Slytherin's wizard robes are originally dark green, so no one can see any change now.

But the strong stench assaulting his nostrils at close range still made Malfoy feel nauseous.

"Ugh..." Malfoy had never suffered such humiliation before, and he couldn't help but kneel on the ground and vomit.

"Oh my God!"

The students around, whether Slytherin or Ravenclaw, couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

Everyone subconsciously took a few steps back and covered their noses because of the unpleasant smell of fertilizer.

The students on Sue Lee's side, having escaped the entanglement of the Christmas cactus under Alley's protection, were now staring in astonishment at this comical and bizarre scene.

"What happened?"

Professor Sprout rushed over from the other side.

She couldn't help but frown after smelling that odor.

She certainly didn't dislike the smell of fertilizer; she had been working in the greenhouse for so many years and was already used to it.

She felt it was a pity that the students had wasted the whole bucket of fertilizer.

At this moment, Ryze slowly turned around.

He rubbed his eyes and then looked curiously at Crabbe and Malfoy, who were covered in filth.

By this time, Alley had also finished dealing with the situation on Sue Lee's side.

It nimbly jumped back onto Ritz's shoulder, tilted its head to look at Crabbe and Malfoy, and let out a few clear chirps, seemingly somewhat disgusted by their scent.

Ritz then explained to Professor Sprout: "Professor, I just heard Mr. Crabbe yell and fall on the fertilizer bin, and then Mr. Malfoy also tripped and fell while helping Mr. Crabbe. That's about it."

“Mr. Malfoy, Mr. Crabbe!” Professor Sprout sternly pulled out his wand. “I remember emphasizing many times that you must be careful in the greenhouse, or you will easily run into danger. You not only knocked over the fertilizer, but you also made a mess of yourselves.”

"Sweep it all away!"