HP: I'm not going to rule the wizarding world

Chapter 168 Draco, You Have Grown Up

Harry and Ron were sent by Professor McGonagall to clean the bathroom and have not yet come to the Great Hall for dinner.

In this case, I guess I wouldn't dare to come.

Upon hearing this, Flint said excitedly, "It looks like this year's House Cup is a foregone conclusion. Slytherin is first, Ravenclaw is second, and Hufflepuff, who has always been at the bottom, is actually climbing up to third place. They really should thank Potter and Weasley. These two are Hufflepuff's 'big heroes.'"

Slytherin's scores were far ahead, and Ravenclaw was firmly in second place, with only the third and fourth places swapped.

The Gryffindor student said angrily: "Potter and Weasley have already deducted 150 points from the house. This matter cannot be let go like this."

Another Gryffindor student also secretly resented, "Once, twice, and now there's a third time. If they don't take proper measures, there will probably be a fourth and fifth time."

Some people began to blame Percy: "Percy, you must stop favoring your brother. He is a troublemaker."

Percy blushed and said quickly, "I have never been partial to him. I will give everyone an explanation for this matter."

Someone asked angrily, "Just another few verbal lectures? What's the point?"

It's really useless. The college has been deducted 50 points in just a few days.

Percy said helplessly, "So what are you going to do?"

After some thought, someone suggested, "Everyone in the lounge tonight has expressed their opinions. This matter must be taken seriously. We can't let them continue to act recklessly."

Seeing Gryffindor's situation, Draco gloated and said to Ariana, "Potter and Weasley are really going to be in trouble. I hope they won't provoke us again, otherwise they will be in trouble."

Ariana shook her head and said, "They don't come to provoke, but you will provoke them. Gryffindors are impulsive and reckless, and they have the support of the headmaster. They can't stand the slightest provocation and will cause trouble."

Draco was silent for a while, then said, "I won't provoke them anymore. I won't say a word to them. I want to be an elegant Slytherin."

Ariana smiled and asked, "Because of what happened last time? I don't blame you."

Draco said seriously, "I don't want to ruin your plan. Besides, I'm a Slytherin. I should be shrewd and reserved. I can't show my emotions so much anymore."

Ariana looked at him seriously and said with a smile: "Draco, you have grown up."

Draco pretended to be angry when he heard this and said, "You want me to say that you have grown up too? We are the same age, okay?"

Ariana said calmly, "I've always been like this. At most, my magic has improved rapidly recently. So, do you think you're much different now than when you first entered school?"

Draco tilted his head and thought for a moment: "It doesn't make any difference, right?"

Ariana smiled and asked, "How long has it been since you took the initiative to provoke Potter and Weasley?"

Draco scratched his head. "Didn't we just provoke them on Sunday?"

Ariana was there at the time, why would she ask this question?

Ariana certainly didn't forget about this because of memory loss. She reminded them, "I provoked them when I saw them. It's not like when school started, when I took Goyle and Crabbe to provoke them for no reason."

At that time, Draco regarded Potter as more important than Quidditch, and only Ariana could be ranked slightly ahead of Potter.

Draco thought for a moment and said, "It's mainly because I'm too busy to take care of him. But if you put it that way, I've indeed changed a lot. My magic has improved a lot, and I'm not as afraid of my father anymore."

Ariana said jokingly, "Not only has his magic improved, but he's also become good at Quidditch. His words and actions are more mature. Isn't this a sign of growing up?"

Draco did not show a smug look, but looked at Ariana seriously.

"It's all because of you. When I'm with you, I can't think of anything else, and I don't have any worries. I'm very happy every day."

Although he is busy every day, he lives a very fulfilling and happy life, which is why he always enjoys it.

Seeing this, Ariana said tactfully, "I don't think provoking Porter will make you happy, so just ignore them from now on."

On Sunday, at the door of the dueling classroom, Draco subconsciously provoked Harry and Ron, which made Ariana stunned.

He at that time was very different from the Draco he usually was when he was with her. Ariana still preferred the Draco who was with her.

Draco had already decided to ignore Harry, so he naturally agreed immediately, but he still said, "Maybe you can keep a close eye on it, just in case there are other opportunities to lose points like this."

Ariana didn't want to waste her breath, so she had to make him promise to stop paying so much attention to Harry.

"The biggest bonus for the house is winning the Quidditch match, but Slytherin is almost 300 points ahead of Gryffindor now, and the Quidditch bonus is only 150 points. Even if Potter turns the tide and wins the final match, the house cup is still ours. Why do you care so much about this score?"

Of course Draco wouldn't refuse Ariana, so he nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll try to ignore them."

With this promise, Ariana is already very satisfied. She is not in a hurry anyway and can just take it step by step.

Facts have proved that Ariana was right when she said that Harry and Ron were troublemakers. Even if Draco hadn't used them to deduct points from Gryffindor, they would have been on the verge of losing points.

October ended, registration for the dueling tournament ended, and Gryffindor's lesson was completely over.

But before Harry and Ron could breathe a sigh of relief, they discovered that Hagrid had obtained a dragon egg from somewhere.

Hagrid loved the dragon egg like his precious child and was unwilling to give it away even if Harry asked him to.

Because of this incident, Harry and the others didn't even breathe a sigh of relief for two days before they started to worry again.

Draco just promised not to provoke Harry and the others, which didn't mean he would stop paying attention.

After all, Ariana's Killing Curse was blocking the curse, and Professor Quirrell was expected to conduct an experiment when he attacked Harry, so it was impossible not to pay attention.

After making a major discovery, Draco approached Ariana and shared the information with her mysteriously.

"I noticed that Potter and Weasley were acting mysteriously. They must have done something bad again. Should we follow them? We might discover some big secrets."

Ariana said speechlessly, "They were deducted 50 points for following us. If we follow them now and get caught, Professor McGonagall will be very happy to deduct 50 points from us."

Draco frowned and asked, "So we just don't care?"

Ariana raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a sly smile, reminding Draco to pay attention to his identity.

"We are Slytherins, and we are good at shrewd calculations. Do you want to know if they have done something shameful? There is no need to expose it yourself."

Chapter 169 Ariana stole all the limelight

If she exposed other people's conspiracies and tricks, not only would her character be ruined, but she might even be bitten back at by others. Ariana didn't care about the score, but she felt a little embarrassed.

Draco frowned and said, "If we don't follow them ourselves, how can we be sure they've done anything shameful?"

If you don't go yourself, then you can only let others go.

Thinking of his followers, Draco said with disdain, "I can only order those two idiots, Goyle and Crabbe, around. It would be better for me to go myself than to let them go."

He had asked these two guys to inquire about the news before, and they told him everything, including words that slandered him, which made him embarrassed at the time.

Ariana certainly didn't just count on Goyle and Crabbe. She shook her head and said, "This candidate can't be us, nor can it be Goyle and Crabbe. Even the Slytherins can't do it. I think it would be more appropriate to let someone from Gryffindor go."

That way, Gryffindor couldn't put the blame on anyone else.

Draco asked in disbelief, "What are you thinking? Let Gryffindor expose Gryffindor, how is that possible?"

Although Gryffindor is a group of reckless and impulsive lions, it does not mean that they are brainless. This year there is also the smart Hermione.

Ariana raised the corners of her mouth and smiled, "Why not? Gryffindor is very dissatisfied with Potter and Weasley right now. I asked Senior Farley to find a way to leak the news to the senior students there, saying that Weasley and Potter are going to cause trouble again and deduct points from Gryffindor. I don't believe they won't take the bait."

I heard that every Gryffindor scolded Ron and Harry after the previous lesson, but they actually took into account the title of savior, otherwise they would definitely have used wands.

After the news got through, Slytherin went invisible. No matter what Harry and Ron were hiding, and what the consequences were, it was all caused by the internal divisions within Gryffindor.

Draco showed a look of sudden enlightenment and said, "I understand what you mean. No matter what they are doing secretly, Gryffindor will definitely investigate it thoroughly to avoid losing points. When there is a commotion, we will know what they are hiding."

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this idea was particularly suitable for Slytherin. They could do bad things without being caught.

If Ariana knew he was thinking this way, she would definitely complain. Is he putting himself in the villain's perspective?

Seeing that Draco understood, Ariana said seriously, "That's right. Sometimes you don't have to do something yourself when you want to. Just like when you ask Goyle and Crabbe to save breakfast for you, can't you just go and eat it yourself?"

She said this mainly to remind Draco to be nicer to his two followers, or at least not to look down on them all the time.

Draco didn't understand Ariana's deeper meaning, so he said casually, "But they also left breakfast for you."

Ariana's face froze when she heard this. It seemed that she herself was not very nice to Goyle and Crabbe, so she knew what to do and stopped trying to persuade them.

"Dear boyfriend, I'm just making a metaphor." She smiled awkwardly.

Although Draco didn't understand the implication of his good friend's words, it didn't affect his ability to bring his own perspective into the conversation.

"You're the only one who can order Sister Farley around. It's definitely not possible for me to go."

His subordinates are only Goyle and Crabbe, but Ariana's subordinates can be all Slytherins, because everyone is willing to help her.

Draco was a little hit by this matter. He used to be able to boss the half-bloods around by relying on his pure-blood status, but he couldn't do that anymore after Ariana mentioned the population issue.

Seeing that Draco was unhappy, Ariana knew what he was thinking.

So she patted him on the shoulder and said, "How is that possible? Go tell Senior Farley now that Potter's flying skills are on par with mine. We need to prevent him from unexpectedly winning Quidditch and getting those 150 points to close the gap with us. Now that we have the opportunity to deduct points, tell her to try her best."

As someone who spends all day in the lounge dealing with disputes, Ariana believes that Farley will definitely not refuse if he can deduct points from his competitors.

Draco hesitated and said, "Will this work?"

If Ariana talks to Farley about this in person, he might agree. After all, all Slytherins respect her now.

Ariana said in an enigmatic way: "You'll know once you try it."

Draco was still a little worried and said, "But didn't you say that we're almost 300 points behind Gryffindor? The last time we surpassed Ravenclaw, it wasn't even that much. We were deducted 50 points, but Senior Farley wasn't even angry."

It was Ariana who had analyzed this matter. How could she refute what he said now? Draco looked at her in confusion.

Ariana reminded him, "Think about which college the principal is from? This is the Savior's enrollment year."

Dumbledore really wanted Harry's savior to have a better reputation. Now that Ariana has stolen all the limelight, this old bee might find an opportunity to give Gryffindor extra points to help Harry improve his reputation.

After being reminded by Ariana, Draco also figured out the key point.

He slapped his thigh and confirmed, "Senior Farley is afraid that the headmaster will give Gryffindor extra points, so she's deducting as many points as possible just in case?"

With the tracking and surveillance incidents, Draco had no trust in Dumbledore's moral bottom line, and he would actually do things to find excuses to give Gryffindor extra points.

Ariana nodded and said, "This is just one of the reasons. The most important thing is the conflict and grudge between the two academies. Didn't you explain these things to me?"

To put it bluntly, this move is nothing more than kicking someone when they're down. Of course, this only works if the target is Gryffindor. If it were Ravenclaw, Farley would never agree to do such a thing.

It’s okay to look down on other colleges, after all, most Slytherins come from aristocratic families, but there’s no need to target others, after all, they don’t want to be completely isolated.

Draco went to talk to Farley about this matter. As expected, she did not refuse, nor did she come over to talk to Ariana. She just nodded from a distance.

After Draco returned, he examined Ariana for a moment, then suddenly said, "You said before that you hadn't changed, but you have. Before, you didn't care much about your house points, but now you're trying to find ways to deduct points from Gryffindor."

Ariana was stunned by what Draco said, then smiled bitterly and said, "The power of the environment is really too great. I said I don't want to be affected by it, but it's impossible for me to have no influence at all. Now I have begun to consider myself a Slytherin."

Draco smiled and said, "You are a Slytherin from the beginning, and you are better now than before."

"Where is good?" Ariana looked curious.

Draco said as a matter of course: "Good is good, there is no need for so many reasons, I just think you are very good, even more perfect."

Ariana burst out laughing, then asked in disbelief, "You're my boyfriend, of course you think I'm good in every way. Now more and more people are afraid of me."

Chapter 170 Going to America with You to Buy a Big Villa

Before, only Slytherin was afraid of her, but since the establishment of the Dueling Club, students from other colleges now look at her with a hint of respect, and of course fear.

Maybe it wasn't just the Dueling Club thing, but because of her duel by the Black Lake, and in the dueling classroom, when she and Dumbledore fought together, everyone thought her level was almost the same as the professor.

The investigation of Harry and the others was subcontracted to Farley by Ariana. She now wanted to subcontract all the work she was doing, but there were many things she had to do by herself.

Most of my time is usually taken up by classes. I also have Quidditch training three times a week, and I have to watch the club's internal duel on Sundays.

The rest of my free time will be spent on magical experiments to store magic power.

I had thought that I would never be able to finish reading all the dark magic books I brought back from the Room of Requirement, and now I have to be busy making magic bracelets in order to duel.

Even if you squeeze the sponge into powder, it probably won't take any time.

Things won't resolve themselves if left alone.

In order to solve the problem of time, Ariana decided to make herself an automatic reader that could read the text on Defense Against the Dark Arts, describe the illustrations in it to herself, and even turn the pages automatically.

That way, she can read at any time while doing other things.

Moreover, you can wear it on headphones so that others cannot hear it. You can also listen to books during class because others cannot see the content of the book anyway.

Since there is not enough time, just do many things at the same time and overlap your time.

That day in the lounge, Draco watched Ariana make a pair of headphones and asked curiously, "What is this? Didn't you say you wanted to make a magic bracelet?"

The Duel Tournament is coming up soon, and the Duel Club doesn't have bracelets for the ranking duels yet, so Ariana needs to watch every time.

Ariana introduced calmly, "This is an automatic reader. I've been so busy lately that I'm afraid I won't be able to finish reading the books I brought back from the Room of Requirement. With this thing, I can read while doing other things."