A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 660 The people of House Stark are powerful and fierce!

On the day before the Christmas holidays ended, William and Hermione secretly returned to Hogwarts.

For some reason, this was the shortest vacation he had had in five years, so short that he didn't get to do much.

Hermione thought so too.

Before the ball began, she devised a plan to read more than a dozen magic books.

Then, learn two or three powerful spells from William.

She made a whole bunch of plans, but for the first time ever, she didn't complete a single one.

But she didn't feel like she wasted any time, yet time inexplicably dwindled.

It can only be said that good days are always fleeting.

Nico took the alchemy book with her, preparing to make another trip to America. That Slytherin wand had become the hope of the entire village.

But Little Tom is nowhere to be found.

I hope he's alright.

I also hope he won't go to the Horcrux cave anymore and should go back to America to do something productive.

William and Hermione parted ways at the crossroads, and he headed toward the Ravenclaw common room.

Upon entering the lounge, many students looked at William with strange expressions.

How to describe it?

The boy felt envy and jealousy, but not hatred.

Instead, I felt a subtle sense of admiration for him, a true role model for us all.

He was practically begging to kneel down and acknowledge him as his elder brother.

The girl looked at William with eyes that seemed to think he was a beast and a slut.

Okay, there's a hint of curiosity in his expression.

William was completely baffled.

He walked toward Qiu, who was sitting on the sofa studying the golden egg.

Where there is autumn, there is Cedric.

He spends almost every day here; he's practically a Ravenclaw, just a bed away from being one of them.

I wonder what Professor Sprout thinks.

Cedric looked at William with surprise and admiration in his eyes.

But under Qiu's gaze, the light quickly changed its tune, turning into a severe condemnation.

"Is something that happened that I don't know about?" William sat down next to the two of them.

"Everyone's saying you dumped Hermione," Cedric whispered.

"Who spread this rumor?" William frowned.

"It's not a rumor," Qiu asked, scrutinizing William.

Where did you go that night at the Christmas ball?

"What's wrong?" William felt a little guilty; he couldn't very well say that he had taken Hermione back for some alone time.

"You came back shortly after you went out with Hermione that night," Cedric explained.

"First he danced with Gabrielle, then with Trinity, then with Fleur... and finally with Madame Maxim."

The ball wasn't over yet when Mrs. Maxime took you back to the carriage in Beauxbatons, and then…”

"What?"

"And then... he never came out again."

"Pfft!" William actually spat it out.

"That's not all. Annie came to see you that night, but in the end, only she came out of the carriage alone," Qiu continued.

"Tsk tsk... even this couldn't get you to leave."

"..."

"You haven't really been staying in Maxim's room all this time, have you?" Cedric asked in a low voice.

He was really curious!

I'm so curious.

He wasn't the only one curious; everyone was.

The twins even secretly placed a bet on how many days William could hold out.

The limit is being completely drained... and never being able to get out again.

Many students placed bets.

"I'm home," William said with a pained expression. "Really, I brought Hermione home, and we spent Christmas at home."

"Really?" Qiu stared at him with a skeptical look, seemingly not quite believing it.

Cedric was also skeptical.

He prefers to believe the version that is circulating.

After all, it represents an immortal myth.

Even if he loses money, he's happy.

Finished!

Even Qiu and Cedric don't believe it, damn it... who else would believe it!

But this rumor is also quite outrageous.

What does it mean to stay in Mrs. Maxim's room for an entire holiday without coming out?

Let alone a whole holiday, even staying for one night would be unbearable!

This is completely ruining William's reputation!

William pleaded with them, practically swearing oaths, before the two finally believed him.

"Who could have done that?" Cedric asked curiously. "It seems someone used a compound potion to transform into your likeness."

But who has your hair?

William gritted his teeth and said, "Anne!"

He remembered.

During the Quidditch World Cup, Professor Barbling asked him to kill Tom.

On the night of the opening match, Hermione became him, and Anne became Hermione.

But it was Anne who pulled out the hair; she pulled out a lot of it at once.

The compound decoction she's using now must be something she brewed herself; no wonder she's been appearing and disappearing mysteriously lately.

As for the materials... Akali's Mystery Shop specializes in selling these.

This sister of hers is such a pain... William should hang her up and beat her.

Qiu looked at William pitifully.

Cedric, however, did not evoke much pity.

There's nothing pitiful about that... at least everyone misunderstood one thing.

That is: Our Old Zhang... cough cough, the Starks are powerful and fierce!

So many people want to be misunderstood, but they don't even have the chance yet.

"By the way, have you two found the secret of the golden egg?" William decided to change the subject.

"No," Cedric shook his head. "We've both been a bit busy lately."

"Isn't it just that you're busy dating?" William glanced at the two of them.

Qiu blushed, cleared her throat, and changed the subject, saying, "William, haven't you been reading the newspaper lately?"

"No," William shook his head.

He and Hermione just wanted to have a Christmas of their own; they didn't even read the newspapers or the letters from fans.

Autumn handed William a copy of the Daily Prophet.

When he opened it, he found it was a report about Rita.

[Shocking! The Weasleys' dark wizard, an attack from the warriors!]

Below is a photo of Ron patting Harry on the shoulder before he collapses and convulses.

In the first round, Mr. Ron Weasley used a dark magic trick and was disqualified.

But that's not all; he also attacked Harry Potter.

The incident started with a fourth-grade girl named Lavender Brown.

She was Harry's admirer and also his first love.

Moreover, Miss Lavender was stunningly beautiful, born into a wizarding family, and like Harry, she was one of the top students at school.

Ron, wanting to be Lavender's dance partner, first attacked Harry and then forced himself on her.

"He tore my skirt and walked towards me step by step. He even wanted to take me to his dorm..." Lavender Brown cried.

"I'm so scared and helpless right now..."

William finished reading it quickly. He couldn't help but admire Rita's talent for making things up.

"Not this one, William." Autumn turned the newspaper to the other side.

The poster featured a picture of Hagrid, whose expression looked furtive.

Dumbledore's major mistake

This report is filed by our special correspondent Rita Skeeter. The eccentric Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Abbott Dumbledore, has always been known for hiring controversial instructors.

In September of this year, Mad-Eye Moody was hired as the instructor for the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

This decision greatly surprised many in the Ministry of Magic.

However, compared to the half-giant Dumbledore hired to teach the Magical Creatures class, Mad-Eye Moody was quite responsible and kind...

William finished reading it quickly.

It turns out that Rita revealed that Hagrid was a half-giant.

William sighed softly. In fact, he had reminded Hagrid more than once not to tell anyone about it.

He seemed to think it was a very honorable thing and that he had to tell others about it.

Okay, now that's bad, isn't it?

William and Hermione do indeed have something on Rita. But their agreement is as follows:

She didn't report on William and Hermione's affairs; instead, she provided them with intelligence.

William couldn't possibly stop her from reporting on other people.

After all, he knows so many people, many of whom have connections even further than Rita's. Can he control Rita and prevent everyone from reporting on it?

"Hagrid, how are you?" he asked, looking up.

"I don't know. Hagrid hasn't seen us at all; he seems to have left the cabin." Qiu shook her head.

"Has Lu Wei been checked?"

"We checked, and there was no one there," Cedric said.

William sighed. This might not be such a bad thing after all.

At least this will teach Hagrid a lesson, so he won't carelessly reveal secrets in the future.

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