The reason why Dumbledore is so respected is not only because he is the most powerful white wizard, but also because he has done favors for many people and everyone is indebted to him.

No matter how powerful Ariana is, she is still not fully grown up. How can she deal with so many reckless Gryffindors seeking revenge?

Maybe others can't kill Ariana, but they can arrest her, and then she will either go into exile or go to Azkaban.

Ariana also thought of this and said angrily, "There's really no place in the wizarding world where you can reason. But I'm just threatening him, I won't necessarily do it."

She was just a little angry because she was being followed, but when she calmed down, she realized that she would never use the Killing Curse in public, nor would she use it on innocent people.

Otherwise her experiment wouldn't have gotten stuck there.

Seeing that Ariana had listened to his advice, Draco raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said with a smile: "I think if you get too angry, you might really do that. Then it will be a lively scene."

The most powerful white wizard was killed by a first-grade wizard. It’s exciting to imagine.

Draco was only so relaxed because he was sure Ariana wouldn't do that. If his good friend got impulsive, he would definitely hold her back.

And this wasn't the first time. Last time, when Ariana made a scene in the principal's office, he hugged Ariana.

Ariana calmed down immediately. It seems that in addition to being a good encyclopedia, she will also have to take on the role of a fire extinguisher.

Ariana spread her hands and said nonchalantly, "If I really get hooked, I'll have no choice but to leave the British wizarding world and go to the United States. Maybe the magic there is more interesting."

Draco dragged Ariana towards Slytherin and said, "It's late, let's go back quickly."

The busy time passed quickly and before she knew it, it was already late. Ariana did not rush to find Snape to talk about this matter.

After class on Monday it was Slytherin's Quidditch practice time, and even though Ariana was just going for a test, she had to accompany Draco on the field.

Ariana planned to talk to Snape about the threat after class on Tuesday.

After class, Ariana turned around, looked at Draco, and asked, "I'm going to find Snape. Do you want to come with me?"

Draco nodded quickly and said, "Of course, I'll go with you wherever you go. Didn't you say someone was secretly following you? Having me by your side will give you an extra witness if anything happens."

Ariana thought to herself that if someone really wanted to attack her, they would definitely get rid of Draco first.

But of course she would not refuse a kindness from a good friend.

As she walked downstairs, Ariana felt someone following her again. This time, there was no obvious magical fluctuation like last time, but a kind of gaze that made her feel like she was being stabbed in the back.

Chapter 166: Violation of privacy is a crime

When turning a corner, Ariana was quick to pull Draco to stop and lean against the wall.

When the person who followed her appeared, she looked at him coldly and cast a spell to immobilize him.

Draco took a closer look and said speechlessly, "Potter and Weasley, what are you following us for?"

Ariana looked at the two people in front of her, and after a little thought, she knew why they were following her.

She scoffed, "I didn't expect you to still doubt that I would steal the Philosopher's Stone. What's the point of you two spying on me when you can't even figure out how to use a spell?"

I can freeze both of them with just one spell. If they were vicious people, I could just drag them into a corner and kill them without anyone knowing.

However, when she saw Harry, Ariana denied her idea. Dumbledore would never let anything happen to the savior.

Ron stiffened his neck and said, "We can report you to Professor Dumbledore and make you pay for it."

He only dared to say such harsh words because he relied on Ariana and knew that she didn't dare to do anything to him and Harry.

Ariana sneered and retorted, "We're not going in the direction of the fourth floor. How can you conclude that I'm going to steal the Philosopher's Stone? I think your brains have been crushed by a troll."

Ron stiffened his neck and said, "We heard you say you were going to find Professor Snape. You must be conspiring with him to steal the Philosopher's Stone together. Don't try to quibble."

After hearing such outrageous remarks, Ariana didn't know how to complain.

Ariana looked at Harry with disdain in her eyes and said, "Potter, as a young wizard who grew up in the Muggle world, perhaps you know that violating privacy is a crime, right?"

Harry didn't want to spy on Ariana, but he couldn't resist Ron's persuasion.

Now he was caught red-handed and was being questioned about illegal issues. It was wrong for him to answer, and it was wrong for him not to answer.

"We just want to protect the Philosopher's Stone." That was all he could say at this point.

Ariana crossed her arms and taunted him, "You asked me not to call you the great Savior of Gryffindor, but you let the title get to you like a fool."

Then he reminded him of something: "Why did the principal rush to the classroom in time to stop the duel on Sunday? Can you use your poor brain to figure out why?"

Unfortunately, Harry was a dullard and just looked at Ariana in confusion, obviously not understanding what she meant.

Ron didn't understand either, but he was already obsessed with it, so he said loudly, "Headmaster Dumbledore showed up suddenly because he was worried that someone would get hurt in the duel."

Ariana laughed at herself and said, "I'm such a fool to analyze something like this with two idiots."

After saying that, he raised his wand and cast a levitation spell on the two of them, pretending to take them downstairs.

Draco had been rubbing his hands in anticipation, and upon seeing this, he immediately said excitedly, "Are you going to take them to the Great Hall and hang them up?"

Ariana looked at him helplessly and explained, "They are not ghosts. Little wizards have managers. Since they are Gryffindors, they should naturally be handed over to the Gryffindor Headmaster for handling."

Ron turned pale with fear when he heard this. He no longer cared about his dignity and quickly begged for mercy, "Colin, I'm sorry, we shouldn't have followed you. Could you please not hand us over to Professor McGonagall? We won't dare to do it again next time."

100 points were deducted, and now Gryffindor was still ostracizing them. After all, Harry hadn't started the competition yet and had no intention of gaining points for the house.

Harry also pleaded, "We won't follow you next time. Please let us go this time."

Harry really didn't want to lose any more points for Gryffindor, but no matter how much they pleaded, Ariana ignored him and Ron.

Since words can't explain it clearly, let's teach them through actions. Considering that these two people deduct points from Gryffindor every other day, I guess even actions can't explain it clearly.

Soon, Ariana and Draco took Potter and Weasley to Professor McGonagall's office.

Looking at the scene in front of her, Professor McGonagall frowned and said seriously, "Colin, perhaps you should know that using spells on classmates is not allowed and violates school rules."

Professor McGonagall has made a lot of progress. At least she didn't remove the binding spell on Harry and Ron right away.

Ariana said fearlessly, "Perhaps Professor McGonagall can remember that there is a reason every time I use a spell on my classmates."

Professor McGonagall looked at Ariana, then at Harry and Ron, and asked, "How did they offend you?"

Ariana was furious when she heard this and said sarcastically, "This question is really annoying. They followed me and slandered Professor Snape and me without any basis, saying that we were going to steal the Philosopher's Stone."

Professor McGonagall's face darkened immediately when she heard this. She knew without asking that Ron must have been encouraging Harry to make a mistake again.

"For stalking classmates and slandering professors, Gryffindor will deduct 50 points. They will also have to do disciplinary labor. Just hand them over to me." Professor McGonagall said expressionlessly.

Ariana didn't show any satisfaction, but simply nodded calmly and said, "Thank you, Professor McGonagall, for your fair treatment. I hope you can prove to them that if I wanted to study the Philosopher's Stone, I would ask Headmaster Dumbledore for help. It seems that if he wants something from me, he should be willing to lend me the Philosopher's Stone for research, so there is no need for me to steal it."

Professor McGonagall nodded coldly and said, "I will teach them a lesson."

After leaving Professor McGonagall's office, Draco said excitedly, "It's so satisfying to see Potter and Weasley get humiliated. I wonder what kind of labor punishment they'll receive? Maybe we can go and watch."

Ariana wasn't happy, she just said helplessly, "It's annoying to always be provoked, and then have to apologize when caught. I've already been deducted 50 points twice, and this is the third time. I wonder if that Weasley will dare to do it again next time."

It's really frustrating that someone like Ron has no strength, kneels down too quickly, and has no right to argue.

Draco curled his lips upon hearing this and said, "It's because Weasley is the prefect of Gryffindor. If it were someone else, even if Potter was the savior, they would have been punished long ago. But after this, I'm afraid the two of them won't have much time to bother us anymore."

These two idiots will probably have to deal with criticism from other grades in Gryffindor all day long.

Ariana shook her head and said, "I don't think so. After all, Potter is the savior appointed by Dumbledore. It is definitely impossible to punish him. At most, he will suffer the cold shoulder."

Draco said nonchalantly, "That's enough for them. After the last ghost surveillance, I now have a strong aversion to being spied on. It's like being stripped naked."

Ariana patted Draco's shoulder and said, "Let's go to Snape's office. The matter of being monitored will be resolved soon."

Chapter 167: Let You Experiment with the Killing Curse's Blocking Spell

The two came to Snape's office, and Ariana briefly described what happened on Sunday.

Snape frowned and asked, "Could it be that you are mistaken? Who can follow you invisibly in Hogwarts? Not everyone can enter here."

Ariana quickly said, "Professor Quirrell has been following me several times in stealth. By the way, didn't he come to you to discuss a duel with me?"

Snape was surprised when he heard this and asked, "What? You want to duel with Quirrell? When will it be?"

Ariana replied, "During Quidditch practice on Saturday, he came to me on the field incognito, saying he wanted to duel me privately. But didn't I guess he was related to that person? So I suggested that you be the referee and let him ask your opinion."

Although she knew at the time that the duel was impossible, Ariana didn't expect that the other party had not told Professor Snape.

Snape's face darkened. "He didn't come to see me," he said.

Ariana frowned and said, "He refused at the time and didn't want you to be the referee. I thought he would at least inform you."

Snape pondered for a moment and asked, "What do you think his intention is in not wanting me to be the referee?"

Just like what Ariana thought, if there is no special reason, she should not refuse him to be the referee.

Ariana replied as a matter of course, "It's not that they want to kidnap me and hand me over to that person, but they're afraid that you'll find out that he knows that person's magic. After all, you used to follow him, so you must understand his magic."

Although Snape had guessed that Professor Quirrell followed the mysterious man, he had no real evidence. But after being watched by others during the duel, wouldn't he have the real evidence?

Snape looked at Ariana seriously and said, "Don't promise him anything, and don't get close to him easily. Dumbledore is watching you personally now. If you do anything out of line, it will become a handle, just like being caught by the pigtail, and he will be at his mercy."

Although Dumbledore is used to showing favors to others and controlling them, he would sometimes find something weak in others and use it to control them.

This little brat won't be manipulated just for a little favor. If Dumbledore wants to control her, he can only grab her by the braid.

Ariana smiled slyly and said, "I came to see the professor because I want you to tell him something. I have designed a blocking spell for the Killing Curse, but I'm worried that no one will let me experiment on it. If I find someone secretly following me next time, I will definitely try this spell."

I talked about the experimental method of this spell last time.

Snape glared at her and said, "Tell me everything about that day again. Don't miss any details."

Ariana then recounted the situation in detail.

After listening to this, Snape said, "Dumbledore has just appeared. He can't be following you invisibly. It must be someone else."

Ariana was actually a little confused, but there was no one else to suspect. As for Quirrell, he didn't want to obtain the Philosopher's Stone, nor did he kidnap Harry, so why was he following her?

"If it's not him, then it can only be Professor Quirrell, or that person sneaked into Hogwarts and wanted to test whether I have the possibility of inheriting his throne." She guessed all the possible candidates.

Snape said unhappily, "Do you think you're the third generation Dark Lord?"

Ariana said helplessly, "Does it matter whether I consider myself the third generation Dark Lord? Anyway, I already have this treatment now. It's like being labeled for no reason."

Or was it a label given to her by the most powerful white wizard.

Snape stopped trying to persuade Ariana and nodded to her request, saying, "I will talk to Dumbledore about this and test his attitude. If it's not him, I agree to your experiment with the blocking spell."

He actually wanted to see a spell that could block the Killing Curse, but it was really hard to find a test subject.

Since someone has brought it to my door, it might be a good idea to let this little brat try it.

Ariana suddenly smiled and said, "Professor, I just wanted to threaten Dumbledore. I'm not crazy enough to use the Killing Curse in school. It would be bad if I accidentally hurt someone. I don't want to become a sinner in the wizarding world."

Snape snorted coldly and said, "Only people with bad intentions would stalk others. They deserve to die."

Ariana winked playfully and said, "Does that include the great Savior of Gryffindor?"

Snape was stunned for a moment and asked, "What do you mean?"

Ariana smiled and replied, "When we came here just now, we were followed by Potter and Weasley. I used a binding spell to send them to Professor McGonagall's office. Gryffindor was deducted another 50 points. They are really two troublemakers. Wherever they go, they cause trouble."

Snape also agreed very much with Ariana's evaluation of Harry and Ron. These two were troublemakers, or more accurately, narcissists, just like his father.

He couldn't even use many spells, yet he was bold enough to follow Ariana. Fortunately, this kid wasn't a cruel person, otherwise his life would be in danger.

Snape seemed to have forgotten what he had just said, and said to Ariana: "It is indeed inappropriate to use the Killing Curse in school."

Ariana was stunned when she heard that, then looked at him with a half-smile and asked calmly, "Professor, does he not hate Potter as much as he appears to?"

The main reason is that the attitude changed too quickly.

Snape's face darkened, and he impatiently drove them away, "It's time for dinner."

The implication is that you should go and have dinner.

After they left the office, Draco frowned and said, "I didn't expect Professor Snape to care about Potter. When he heard that you had just caught Potter following us, he immediately changed his mind and forbade you from experimenting with the blocking spell of the Killing Curse."

Ariana said indifferently: "If you want to know the reason, maybe you can ask your father. I think it has something to do with Potter's parents. We previously speculated that they had a feud, and it seems that there must be another hidden story."

Draco, who should have been very concerned about Harry, shook his head and said, "Forget it. I have too many things to ask my father right now. The Potter matter is not worth writing to me."

Ariana nodded and said, "That's right. I can't just use the Killing Curse on anyone anyway. I'll just threaten Dumbledore to stop following me."

During dinner, many people in the hall were shocked when they saw that Gryffindor's score had dropped by 50 points.

Naturally, people want to ask about the situation. Some are gossiping, some are anxious, and some are gloating.

"How did Gryffindor lose 50 points? What happened? Anyone know?" a student asked loudly.

Draco raised his chin proudly and said, "Just now, he and Weasley followed Ariana and me and were caught red-handed by us. Not only did they not apologize, they also slandered Ariana and Professor Snape for stealing. We handed them over to Professor McGonagall, and then we deducted 50 points."

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