"Are you trying to say that Professor Quirrell is related to the You-Know-Who?" As a young wizard who grew up in the magical world, Draco was still a little afraid of this person.

Ariana nodded and concluded, "Dumbledore asked me to wait until next year, so he must have something very important to do this year. For someone like him, what is the most important thing?"

"Yes, for him, destroying the Dark Lord is the most important thing." Draco swallowed.

According to historical descriptions, Ariana knew that the mysterious man was a dark wizard with no bottom line, and his subordinates should be similar.

She thought carefully about the two times she had been alone with Quirrell, and immediately understood why he had so easily given up inviting her to his office before.

"When he left, he took a look at you and probably thought that I was your girlfriend and your father used to be his subordinate. When he came back, I would definitely stand on his side, so he let me go." But she didn't quite understand what the other party wanted to do with her?

The mysterious man sent people to Hogwarts, definitely for the savior, but she had nothing to do with Potter and they didn't even have much contact.

Could it be that he wanted to recruit me, a young wizard with great magical talent and money?

It seems quite reasonable. No matter what kind of team it is, if it wants to develop for a long time, it always needs to consider the backbone of the future.

Draco suddenly said, "My family may not be on his side. How can he be so sure that you will follow me and stand on his side?"

He knows Ariana so well. She doesn't care about bloodline and doesn't even obey Dumbledore. How could he obey the mysterious man who enforces the pure-blood theory?

If she joined the Death Eaters, she would probably spend all her time thinking about how to kill the Dark Lord and take over.

Then change the environment to what she likes. Didn't you see that she even dislikes an environment like Hogwarts?

Chapter 109 Even if the mysterious man fails again

Draco was just complaining casually, but Ariana heard something else.

She frowned and said, "Yeah, how can he be so sure that your family is still willing to follow him? There must be a reason. You'd better ask your father during the holidays."

"Can't you write and ask?" Draco asked.

He felt that this matter should be resolved as soon as possible, after all, the mysterious man had sent people into Hogwarts.

Ariana shook her head and rejected it: “It’s better not to write a letter about this kind of thing. It would be terrible if it fell into the hands of someone.

Seeing Draco's face turn pale, he patted his shoulder and comforted him, "Don't worry too much. Even if he comes back again, he won't be able to succeed. If your father really has something in his hands, just find a way to solve it."

The two sides don't matter anymore. Even if the mysterious man fails again, the Malfoy family will not be implicated like last time.

Draco asked curiously, "How can you be so sure he won't succeed? Potter is quite weak after all. Maybe it's really like Blaise guessed, that his parents died together with the You-Know-Who back then, and now there's no one to protect him."

Ariana made such a guess, of course she was not pinning her hopes on Harry. Even if she was relying on Hermione, she would not rely on that careless Harry, not to mention that she only had confidence in herself.

"Haven't I analyzed it? Slytherin's biggest problem is population, and the You-Know-Who is promoting the pure-blood slogan."

Ariana thought of Snape and added, "Even if he were to use a capable half-blood like Professor Snape, the political agenda is there. Over time, the half-bloods and pure-bloods would inevitably clash internally. Even without external factors, he wouldn't be able to succeed."

What's more, there is such a powerful external factor as Dumbledore.

Although Draco does not intend to stand on the side of the mysterious man for Ariana, he is a pure-blood and naturally stands in favor of the family, and the mysterious man is the spokesperson for the family.

"Can't purebloods maintain their dominant position?" He looked at his good friend hopefully.

Ariana knew what Draco wanted to know.

She said awkwardly, "Even if the You-Know-Who succeeds, the pure-blood families won't be able to maintain their dominant position forever. They will eventually be overrun by Muggles, unless wizards can wipe out billions of Muggles."

Grindelwald took this path, and no matter why he failed, the ending was that this path didn't work.

"Is there really no way?" Draco asked unwillingly.

Of course there is a way out. Ariana already has a rough idea in her mind, but it is too early to say anything now.

"I'm a wizard now. To Muggles, I'm considered an alien. Of course, I'll find a way to solve the problem of wizards' living space. But right now, the most urgent thing is to learn magic well, so that no one can jump out and threaten my life."

If you have lost your life, what’s the point of talking about living space?

In fact, it is not just Ariana. All young wizards of Muggle origin are already aliens to Muggles from the moment they awaken their magic power.

This is also why many Muggle-born wizards choose to stay in the magical world and live in poverty after graduation, even if they know they can live a better life by returning to the ordinary world.

Because at least everyone here is the same kind of person, they won't be looked at with strange or horrified eyes, and they can use magic at will.

When they had almost finished talking, Draco suggested, "Now that we're done talking, let's go."

"Since I'm here, I'll do a few experiments before leaving." Ariana shook her head.

She comes to the Room of Requirement less often now because she is busy with various black magic experiments. Ariana can only take the books in the Room out to read.

She also transformed herself to avoid attracting attention. In order to prevent being discovered or accidentally hit by the counter-spell of the Transfiguration, Ariana also set up a counter-spell defense device in the Transfiguration.

This device caused Professor McGonagall's spells to fail. Currently, she was the only one who could break this transfiguration spell, otherwise it would take until the magic power dissipated to restore it to its original state.

Ariana pursues an upright approach to everything she does. She conducts various black magic experiments in the Room of Requirement, not because she is afraid of being seen by others.

But the experiments she was doing now were very dangerous, and even Draco would stay away from them.

I had previously told Snape that I wanted to make an explosive device to provide a safety defense mechanism for my memory.

Ariana is not just talking, but there are many difficulties in realizing this idea.

Transfiguration has the disadvantage of magic dissipation, and it is impossible for her to replenish the magic of the bomb at any time to maintain the transformed state.

This requires the use of the curse operating program. After the transformation, the explosive device will absorb magic power from Hogwarts to maintain the transformation of the bomb.

Before coming, Ariana had already designed the corresponding equation.

But even so, it took her two hours to make the small bomb. The specific effect will have to wait until next time to see, and specific explosion tests will have to be done.

Ariana easily gets addicted to experiments, so she sets time reminders for herself.

When the time came, she put her things away and saw Draco in the distance. He was half lying on the sofa and had fallen asleep.

After Quidditch practice this morning and being busy for so long afterwards, he was really exhausted.

Ariana walked over, woke him up, and said, "It's been an hour and a half since curfew. Let's go."

Draco had brought a lot of biscuits and drinks and left them here. It was so late, so the two decided to eat something before going out.

Before leaving, Ariana put the books she brought with her on the shelf and took four more books, which was her reading amount for two days.

"You read too fast. You've already reached the middle. I'm afraid you'll finish reading all the books on dark magic here before the end of this year." Draco said worriedly.

He also looked at the bookshelves around him. When he first came here, he thought there were a lot of books, but now he felt that there were not so many.

Ariana was actually very clear about Draco's constant worries. Although he said with certainty that he would leave Hogwarts, he would leave.

But Draco grew up in the magical world after all, and the environment here makes him feel safe. He doesn't want to go to a strange place unless it is absolutely necessary.

"Are you worried that I'll lose interest in magic after watching this?" Ariana looked at him knowingly.

Draco never hid his feelings from his best friend.

He nodded and said, "Yes, in Hogwarts, you are only interested in this room full of books on the Dark Arts."

She doesn't like flying brooms, doesn't like Quidditch, and is disgusted with the environment here. The professors often give her trouble. Draco actually feels sorry for Ariana, so he said he would go with her.

Ariana felt very warm.

In her previous life, she was only focused on where her heart belonged and didn't care about anything else. She had no family and no friends. Draco was her first friend in two lives.

Chapter 110 Dumbledore is still very pleased

"Magic and science are the same, exploration is endless. I haven't even gotten past the learning stage, let alone the endless exploration stage." This is her current learning progress.

Ariana could only do her best to meet Draco's concerns, because she always cared about herself. If the cost of staying here exceeded her bottom line, she would definitely leave.

But Ariana had a feeling that things wouldn't get any worse, so she smiled and looked at him in comfort.

"You don't have to worry that I will lose interest in magic. Besides, there are more black magic books in the world than just those in this room. Didn't you say you have a lot at home? Take me to see them when the time comes." Ariana knew that learning never ends.

Draco felt relieved after hearing Ariana's promise, but then he felt embarrassed about her request.

"I don't know if it's possible. My dad doesn't let me go there. Even if I take you there secretly, my grandfather will be able to see us." If she could make the decision herself, Ariana could read any book in the house.

Ariana wasn't worried about this. She said confidently, "Didn't you say that the magical resources of a magic family are always given to the heir first? It's perfectly normal for an heir like you to go to your family's library. Your father has no reason to object, and the same goes for your grandfather."

The logic is very logical. Draco feels that since he is the heir, won't everything in the house belong to him in the future?

"You're right. This is my privilege as the heir. When the time comes, I'll tell my dad that you'll teach me when you've learned it. He probably won't object to you going in." He also found a reason for Ariana.

Ariana immediately improved on this reason and added, "Yes, I am officially your girlfriend and the mother of your future heir. I should learn all the magical inheritance of your family. They have no reason to object."

Draco nodded immediately and said, "Yes, tell my father so."

He is not afraid of his father at all now. As long as there is a legitimate reason, he should argue with him, just like before, his father gave in in the end.

After the two of them had eaten and drunk their fill and picked up their books, they left the Room of Requirement.

As soon as she came out, Ariana felt a surge of magic and she pulled Draco away.

"careful!"

Then he used the Armor Charm and swung out an ice cone with his other hand, aiming it at the source of the magic fluctuations. There was no wand in this hand.

Ariana did not pronounce any spells for either of the two spells, which means that one of her hands was casting silent spells with a wand, while the other hand was casting silent spells without a wand.

The person who cast the spell also used magic to block the ice cone. There was a loud bang, and the ice cone shattered to the ground, and the person immediately shouted to stop.

"Ariana, I know it's you and Mr. Malfoy. Please lift the invisibility spell and let's talk." The person who cast the spell just now was Dumbledore.

He hadn't used any lethal magic just now, it was just a counter-spell to the Disillusionment Spell. He hadn't expected Ariana's reaction to be so intense.

Judging from her posture, if she doesn't make a sound, the attack spell will probably be launched again.

Dumbledore didn't expect that Ariana's use of magic had become so powerful.

She had only been in Hogwarts for over a month, and even including the time after receiving the admission letter, it was only over three months.

Casting spells silently without a wand, and with both hands, is truly an astonishing talent. I'm afraid even the young Gettler can't match her.

Since everyone was blocking the way here, Ariana didn't take any chances. She lifted the invisibility spell on herself and Draco and stood out.

"How do you know we are here?" She looked at the other person gloomily. If it weren't for surveillance, she would never believe it.

Dumbledore certainly knew what Ariana's accusation meant, and that was just what he did, so there was nothing wrong with admitting it.

Especially in the attitude towards Ariana, the most taboo is to be vague or conceal the truth, which will make her feel disgusted.

"A ghost saw you use the Disillusionment Charm after coming out of Professor Snape's office. I've always been curious about where you learned your knowledge of the Dark Arts. It seems it was here." He looked at the door that had disappeared on the wall.

Dumbledore knew that there was a Room of Requirement here, but he didn't know that it could contain books on dark magic.

At this point, Ariana had nothing to hide and answered bluntly: "Yes, I didn't expect it to be exposed so soon."

It's only been over a month, and she still hasn't read most of the book.

It is difficult to change a habit formed over many years. Even though he knew that Ariana needed special treatment, Dumbledore was still in the habit of speaking for the good of others.

"Ariana, you have just entered the magical world. Many magics are dangerous. You should follow the professor's teaching progress." He felt a little regretful after saying that.

Sure enough, Ariana sneered and said, "During class, I followed their teaching schedule. I used the extra time to learn other things. This doesn't affect anyone, right?"

Before Dumbledore could reorganize his words, Ariana continued, "You don't need to come up with any high-sounding reasons to convince me. No matter what the consequences are, they are what I should bear. As for opposition or punishment, even the Ministry of Magic can't convict me until I do something that hurts others."

Dumbledore knew that it was impossible to convince Ariana from his position, so he looked at Draco who was protected by her and decided to change his approach.

"Ariana, you believe that you are strong inside and will not be affected by the dark magic. In addition, your parents have passed away long ago, so you think you can be responsible for yourself. But Mr. Malfoy is different from you. He is not alone. He must always consider his parents."

Although he didn't want the two of them to be together, Dumbledore was still very pleased to see that Ariana had someone she cared about.

Even if such a person falls into darkness, she will definitely consider her boyfriend's feelings.

Ariana hesitated and said, "Draco doesn't learn the dark arts, he just came here to accompany me."

Her good friend was too concerned about her reputation. She came from a magical family but couldn't use black magic. It would be a bit embarrassing to tell others about it, so Ariana didn't tell the truth.

Dumbledore could see that Ariana wasn't telling the truth, but he misunderstood and questioned in disbelief, "Can Mr. Malfoy really control his desires in the face of powerful magical shortcuts?"

Before Ariana could refute, Draco could no longer remain silent. He grabbed his best friend's hand, shielded her behind him, and faced the most powerful person in the magical world by himself.

"Don't make things difficult for Ariana. I can't learn black magic at all because the wand is very repulsive. If you don't believe me, you can use the flashback spell." As he said this, he took out the hawthorn wood wand.

Chapter 111 This is definitely revenge

Ariana pulled his wand-holding hand and said unhappily, "You haven't broken any law, why are you using a flashback spell? Mr. Principal, if you have nothing to do, we'll leave."

Dumbledore looked at the two people helping each other and couldn't help but think of his childhood.

Although Draco is not as good as Gellert, they were the same in the past. If something happened accidentally, both of them would rush to take the responsibility.

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