Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 179, Section 177. Neville: I think so too.

The moment they entered the castle, Malfoy and Neville, the two children who had grown up in the magical world, once again transformed into country bumpkins.

This is a completely different style of decoration from the mainstream aesthetics of the wizarding world, combining fantasy and science fiction.

Led by Harry, the group arrived at the restaurant, where Dudley and Hermione had been waiting for some time.

"Neville, Draco, welcome to our home."

The phrase "our family" not only brought a bright smile to Harry's face, but also made Hermione, who was sitting next to Dudley, blush and shyly turn her head to the side.

"Serve the food." Dudley sat up straight and snapped his fingers lightly.

In an instant, the lights came on. The sun had already set and night was gradually falling, but the room was as bright as day.

Cornish elves, dressed as servants in suits and ties, flew in from outside the door carrying plates and placed them on the spacious dining table.

The enticing aroma of the delicious food made everyone's mouths water.

Malfoy casually forked a piece and put it in his mouth. It melted in his mouth, and a wonderful taste bloomed on his taste buds.

It tastes much better than the food I cook at home.

Malfoy exclaimed in amazement upon learning that Dudley had personally prepared all the dishes.

"Brother D, you can cook?!"

Dudley didn't demonstrate his culinary skills in front of them while at Hogwarts, so Malfoy and Neville didn't know that he could cook.

"Of course," Harry said proudly. "D-bro's cooking is the best."

Anyone who didn't know better would think they were praising him.

"Don't be shy, just eat as much as you want, I made a lot."

As he spoke, Dali looked at a plate of crispy roasted pork knuckle; he was about to start eating.

Do you think Dudley would use a knife and fork to slowly cut off a slice and savor it little by little?

Don't joke around, this is Dali.

He picked up the pork knuckle and quickly put it into his mouth, chewing it vigorously.

Meat is best enjoyed in large chunks.

Malfoy had barely taken his second bite when Dudley had already finished his meal and turned his attention to another plate of food.

Perhaps because they had spent so much time with Dudley, Hermione and Harry ate very quickly, and the food on the table disappeared at a visible rate. At first, Malfoy tried to be reserved, but as he watched the delicious food disappear little by little, he couldn't care less and joined the food-grabbing frenzy.

Needless to say, Neville was much bigger than Malfoy and Harry, and he was already starving.

In no time at all, the table of food was devoured by the group in a whirlwind.

With a wave of his hand, a group of vixens tactfully flew over, picked up plates, and flew towards the kitchen.

Dudley wiped his mouth lightly with a napkin, looked at the group, and said, "There's still some time before school starts. Is there anything you want to do?"

Visiting the castle, even if you see it one by one, will only take a few days at most, but there are still two whole months before school starts.

They had told their families before they left that they wouldn't be going home for the next two months.

Malfoy had initially thought his father wouldn't let him out, but to his surprise, his father agreed and even told Malfoy to study hard with Dudley before leaving.

Although Lucius was arrogant, he was not stupid and had some foresight in judging the situation.

Hermione was the first to speak up: "I think we should use the rest of the holiday to study harder. We have the OWLs (Ordinary Wizarding Levels) exams in fifth grade, and we don't have much time left."

"We'll be third-year students when we register at Hogwarts this year."

"There are only four years left until graduation."

The word "只" (zhǐ) is used very well; someone who didn't know better would think that there was only one month left until graduation.

However, Dudley greatly appreciated Hermione's prepared sense of crisis.

The problem is that their starting points are different; Hermione is thinking about graduation, while Dudley is thinking about something else entirely.

Having suffered repeated losses at his hands, with two Horcruxes destroyed and his own main remnant soul annihilated, Tom was absolutely not going to sit idly by and wait for his demise.

The older Harry gets, the greater the threat to him becomes.

He believed in prophecies, he believed in them too much. The prophecy described Harry as the one who would defeat him, and that was his obsession.

Wizards who reach his and Old Deng's level must personally eliminate their obsessions if they want to advance further.

And he died at Harry's hands, at least that's how it appears to outsiders.

Therefore, once he gathers enough power, he will definitely make a comeback, summon his subordinates, and do everything in his power to kill Harry in front of everyone.

For students, the members of the disciplinary group are already very strong, but when facing adult wizards, especially vicious adult wizards, Harry and his friends are still far from being able to compete.

Don't expect the Ministry of Magic to do anything; they are truly unreliable.

Dudley, who had dealt with the Ministry of Magic, knew this very well.

"Meek and subservient to Death Eaters, but fierce and ruthless towards ordinary wizards"—this is a true reflection of the Ministry of Magic today.

"I agree." Surprisingly, Malfoy was the first to agree with Hermione's suggestion.

While he wasn't as prone to slacking off as Ron, he certainly wasn't exactly diligent either.

Unbeknownst to others, Malfoy had already set his primary goal as becoming the 'Head of the Malfoy Family' as soon as possible.

Of course, in order to become the new head of the family, he must first oust the previous head of the family.

What a filial son!

"I think so too."

Hearing Hermione's suggestion and seeing Malfoy's attitude, Neville nodded in agreement and expressed his opinion.

"I think we should increase training in defense against the Dark Arts," Harry added.

Harry was very unhappy that he couldn't fight the Basilisk with Dudley at the end of last term and strongly demanded more Defense Against the Dark Arts training.

The Defense Against the Dark Arts course is fundamentally about practical application.

"I think so too," Neville echoed again, nodding his head like a chicken pecking at rice.

All three turned their gazes toward Dudley.

He is the one who makes the final decision.

Seeing everyone studying so enthusiastically, Dali felt very gratified.

"We must grasp both theory and practice."

Dudley slowly expressed his opinion: "Besides the basic content in the textbook, I think we should also learn some advanced magic."

For example, the Guardian Charm

This year happens to be a year when all the young wizards at Hogwarts will have to face a group of dark creatures.

Dementors.

It's perfect as a practice subject.

How to defeat ten or more Dementors head-on will be the basic task for the Discipline Group this year. Whoever can meet the standard will be qualified to enter the Discipline Group.

Dudley's gaze fell on the Daily Prophet, or more precisely, on the Weasleys.

I wonder if that big dog in Azkaban saw this newspaper.

(End of this chapter)