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

Snape glanced at Ariana and Draco and said calmly, "You should have been communicating with Draco frequently recently. Hasn't he changed in the letters?"

He was speechless when his own son asked him this.

Lucius sighed helplessly and said, "No, except for asking me for a raise in pocket money, which was a bit out of line, all his actions were within my expectations."

Snape gestured for Lucius to look at Ariana beside Draco and pointed out, "You should have expected that he would be affected by following such a strong young wizard all day long."

Ariana's influence on Draco can be said to be all-round. No one else can get in between the two of them.

Lucius's eyes revealed a hint of worry, and he asked, "Is there anyone or anything that could create a barrier between them?"

He still didn't want his son to be with this powerful little wizard. After all, the mysterious man was not dead yet. Which side would the Malfoy family choose to stand on then?

As one of the mysterious man's closest subordinates, Lucius knew too well the other party's ruthless methods. He acted like a fence-sitter back then only after he was sure that the mysterious man would not be able to return in the short term.

Snape shook his head and said, "I don't know of any such person or thing."

These words completely cut off Lucius's last thought.

Lucius pondered for a moment and said, "They are only in the first grade, maybe we can wait a little longer."

If the mysterious man never returns, it wouldn't be a bad idea for the two to get married, but recently the dark mark on his arm has been moving.

Lucius really didn't dare to bet on the time of the mysterious man's return. It would be best to separate the two children and then choose a powerful marriage for Draco.

Snape suddenly asked, "Why do you object to their love? Colin can fight me back and forth."

Lucius withdrew his thoughts, his eyes widened in surprise, and asked, "What? How come I didn't know about this?"

Snape sneered and said, "I thought Draco would write to tell you that I was dueling with that brat in the Forbidden Forest, and Draco was one of the spectators."

Now he was sure that Draco was too corrupt. He even ignored the interests of his family for the sake of his girlfriend. In this regard, Draco was very derelict in his duty.

Lucius frowned and asked, "Do you think she can be more powerful than You-Know-Who?"

Chapter 196 Are you so confident in her?

A little hope arose in Lucius' heart. If Ariana could defeat the mysterious man, he might betray the mysterious man for Draco's happiness.

As for the Dark Mark, the worst that can happen is death.

Thinking of Ariana's cryptic magic analysis, Snape said seriously, "Not yet, but if she gives her enough time, it should be possible."

If it were in the past, he would not have said so much to Lucius, but Snape now regarded Ariana as the third force besides Dumbledore and the mysterious man.

Snape has been on both sides, so it's just like that. He is still more optimistic about Ariana now.

Lucius looked at his friend in disbelief after hearing this, and after a while he asked, "Are you so confident in her?"

Snape nodded and said thoughtfully, "I lost that duel."

There are only so many forces in the wizarding world. If Ariana wants to gain a foothold, she has to either poach Dumbledore or the mysterious man.

Dumbledore's side is full of ragtag troops, Snape himself looks down on them, and that kid probably looks down on them even more.

Since she is already with Draco, it would be best to bind herself to the Malfoy family and then conquer all the magical families.

As Adrian blew the whistle, the game was about to begin.

Looking at Draco, whose fingers were trembling slightly, Ariana thought for a moment, patted his shoulder, and said with a smile: "You don't have to be too nervous. Follow our daily training rhythm. Not to mention Ron Weasley, even if you face Potter, you won't lose."

What she said was complete nonsense. Everyone saw how well Harry performed in Defense Against the Dark Arts, including Ariana.

Not only was his magic powerful, but his spells were also very accurate. Draco had only practiced his movements for two weeks, so there was no way he could dodge his Disarming Spell.

Looking at Ariana's determined eyes, Draco asked hopefully, "Really?"

Ariana smiled slightly, nodded firmly and said, "Do you believe me?"

Draco said without hesitation, "I see. You must have noticed that I'm much stronger than Weasley, so that's why you concluded that."

Ariana smiled and said, "That's right."

All Draco needed now was a little confidence, and Ariana gave it to him.

As the competition was about to begin, Adrian asked the two contestants to stand in the middle of the competition stage in the classroom.

As the shouting began, Ron was the first to cast the Scorching Spell on Draco.

Draco had been training his physical skills during this period. He had not used the displacement spell yet, but dodged the spell by relying on his instinctive reaction.

Then, Draco quickly drew the long sword from his waist, cast a displacement spell with his left hand, and rushed towards Ron.

Ron's reaction speed was not slow either. He immediately cast two immobilization spells, but Draco was very fast and the immobilization spell could not hit him at all.

Seeing Draco approaching, Ron began to get anxious. He used the Fang Club Curse and the Leg Locking Curse in the Mischief Curse one after another.

These spells were the special training given to him by his brothers recently. It was easy to learn them and they didn't require much magic power.

Moreover, young wizards at this age are more inclined to play mischief, so the power of the spell is not low.

However, Draco was like an agile cheetah, moving freely between the gaps in the spells, sometimes turning sideways, sometimes jumping, and easily avoiding Ron's attacks.

The venue was not big to begin with, and with such a short distance, Ron had already used seven or eight spells, which was his limit. Soon he was approached by Draco.

Draco raised his sword high, the blade flashing with cold light, and placed it on Ron's neck.

Maybe it was instinct, or maybe that was what Ron was thinking. He thought it was impossible for Draco to cut his neck, so he planned to use a spell, which would definitely hit the target at such a close distance.

Seeing this, all the professors and Lucius in the teaching seats stood up.

They could all see that Ron was using mischief spells, and Draco would definitely feel very uncomfortable after being hit.

Lucius was worried that his son would get hurt, and the other professors were worried that Ariana's boyfriend would get hurt. Although they didn't want to admit it, they were all afraid that the little wizard would explode again.

As Ariana had been training with Draco for two weeks, she didn't move at all and just watched the game calmly.

Draco did not disappoint her trust. Before Ron cast the spell, he had already used the healing counter-spell, hitting Ron's hand, and the wand immediately fell to the ground.

In fact, this strategy was arranged for him by Ariana in advance.

Because Ariana had long guessed that Draco was kind-hearted, and even in the face of danger, he would probably hesitate to take action.

Before the game, Ariana asked him to find a way to hit Ron's hand and make him lose his wand, so that he could be invincible.

The winner was decided, and Adrian announced loudly: "The winner of this match is Draco Malfoy."

It can be said that this game was the most exciting one among all the first-grade games. As Adrian's voice fell, thunderous applause immediately rang out at the scene.

Lucius was even more exaggerated. Regardless of his usual elegance, he immediately ran over and hugged Draco tightly.

He said excitedly: "I knew you could do it. You are my pride, Xiaolong."

But Draco was the first to look in Ariana's direction, then smiled and waved to her, ignoring his old father's excitement.

Lucius was holding his son, and naturally soon found that his son was waving at Ariana, and he couldn't help feeling sad.

In order to divert his son's attention, he pretended to be pleased and said, "Xiaolong, if your mother knew your performance in the competition, she would be very happy."

Not only Narcissa, Lucius himself was also very happy. After all, his son defeated the son of his old rival Arthur in full view of everyone.

Both father and son loved being the center of attention. At this moment, Lucius was enjoying the flattering looks from others. He felt extremely proud, especially since Dumbledore nodded to him.

Dumbledore had been called away by the Wizengamot Court before, and when he got there he found out it was just a trivial matter, and soon realized that he had been deceived.

When they came back, they found out that something had happened. If Ariana and Draco had not appeared at that time, the savior would probably have died at the hands of the troll.

Afterwards, he wanted to talk to Ariana, but Snape persuaded him to stop.

"I have no objection if you want to go to the Slytherin common room and chat with her," Snape said expressionlessly.

Dumbledore didn't mind being looked down upon when he went to Slytherin, but he went to see Ariana just to chat, after all, the other party would not agree to anything he asked.

Chapter 197 Lucius is very depressed

Draco followed Lucius's gaze and saw Dumbledore smiling at him encouragingly, which made him feel sick.

Then he stopped looking over there and said to Lucius excitedly, "Ariana must be very happy too. Dad, look, she's waving at me!"

Lucius felt a toothache just like Snape did when he heard his son's words.

He calmed down a bit, regaining his gentle and polite demeanor, and said calmly, "You've been together all day, so it's okay to separate for a while. Tell me, how did you come up with this method of fighting?"

Although Snape's words changed his attitude towards Ariana, he couldn't feel comfortable knowing that his beloved son always talked about other people.

Draco didn't understand his father's complicated feelings at all. Upon hearing this, he couldn't wait to say, "Of course it was Ariana who designed the combat method for me. She even trained with me for two weeks. She also taught me how to wield weapons with both hands."

He wanted to find Ariana right now, but why did his father hold on to him?

Lucius was choked, and after a moment's silence, he slowly said, "Take me to the school gate later, and we can talk alone, okay?"

As for their relationship, he thinks it's better to wait and see, no matter how great Ariana's potential is.

Draco looked at his father with some confusion and asked, "But didn't we just talk about this alone?"

A lot of things were written in the letter, and they talked for more than ten minutes before the game. Now he should go and share the joy of victory with Ariana.

Lucius looked at his son sharply and asked unhappily, "What's the matter with you?"

Hopefully it wasn't related to Ariana. He really didn't want to hear that name anymore, especially from his son.

If it were in the past, Draco might have been afraid of Lucius's cold face, but now he was fearless, especially after defeating Ron. He felt that he was now the spokesperson for courage.

Unfortunately, Draco disappointed Lucius, and now Draco can't stop talking about Ariana.

He said as a matter of course: "Nothing, I just wanted to tell Ariana that it was a close call just now. Fortunately, she reminded me to use a spell to knock down Weasley's wand, otherwise I would definitely be hit by his prank curse."

Draco felt that if it were in the past, he would definitely feel that the sword was at the enemy's neck, and would be proud of his victory, thus being careless and allowing himself to be attacked by surprise.

Lucius was extremely depressed. That damn little wizard was too powerful. It had only been a short time, and his son was already dependent on her.

Then he abruptly changed the subject, narrowing his eyes slightly and asking, "What spell did you just use? The youngest son of the Weasley family, it looked like he couldn't move his hands."

He knew his son's character very well. This topic would definitely make him brag about himself and he would not care about Colin at all.

Draco didn't mention Ariana, but he remembered something. He glanced at Ron, who couldn't even lift his wand, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.

"Dad, wait a moment, I'll go cast a healing spell on Weasley." He also treated his opponents during duels before.

Lucius's face darkened, and he felt something was wrong. He asked, "Why don't you just ask the school doctor to use a healing spell on him? You are the heir of the Malfoy family, not a healer who serves others."

He had never agreed with Draco's desire to become a healer, but he didn't expect that his son, who had already learned the healing spell, would cast a spell on the son of his enemy?

Draco ignored his father's dark face and said firmly, "But I wrote to you before and told you that I want to be a healer. Besides, my healing spell is a little special. Madam Pomfrey's healing skills may not be comparable to mine."

His healing spell incorporated anatomy, and many details used the magic zoning method taught by Ariana. He was not sure whether Madam Pomfrey's method was consistent with his own.

Lucius snorted coldly and said sternly: "You want to become a healer, but I didn't agree."

I sent so much information to try to dissuade my son from having this idea, but it didn't have any effect.

At this time, Adrian hurried over and said to Draco: "Malfoy, there is still a game to come. Can you go and help Weasley with your healing spell now?"

Lucius was here, so it was difficult for others to come and urge Draco. Only Adrian, who was also a Slytherin, could come as the referee.

Draco replied without hesitation, "Of course, I'll be right there."

After saying that, he ignored his father's obstruction and ran towards Ron. Without saying anything, he used a checking spell on him first.

It was discovered that Ron was not only hit by the healing counter-spell, but also sprained his foot, which was probably caused by dodging the impact just now.

While Draco was treating Ron, Ariana walked up to Lucius and asked casually, "The Malfoy family has been around for hundreds of years, so it's impossible that they don't know that personality affects magical attributes. Mr. Malfoy deliberately let Draco develop this personality, right?"

Professor Flitwick is a half-elf and half-wizard, so it is impossible for him to have a distinguished family background.

Even he has studied the properties of magic to this extent. Professor Quirrell is said to not be from a noble family, but people also know it.

The Malfoy family has such a long history that it is impossible that there has not been a wizard who has studied it to this extent, but this is how Lucius educates his son.

Lucius's expression changed, but he quickly regained his composure. He then accused Ariana, "If Draco hadn't become friends with you, or even dated you, he wouldn't have cared about such profound issues like magical attributes. He would have been a happy little dragon forever."

This was his expectation for Draco, just to be a carefree little master.

Ariana raised her eyebrows slightly, a hint of disdain flashing in her eyes. She pointed at her friend in the distance who had an arrogant expression and asked, "Isn't he happy now?"

Draco seemed very happy, probably because he saw Ron's frustrated expression after being cured by the spell he cast.

Lucius was choked by his son and then by his girlfriend. He said unhappily, "But as he gets to know you more and more, he'll find that the world is becoming more and more cruel. Will he still be able to be happy then?"

Those who get too close to the powerful don't have a good ending, such as his wife's sister Bellatrix Lestrange.

Ariana sneered and retorted, "So you're depriving him of the possibility of becoming a strong man, leaving him unable to protect himself and forced to hide in the safety shell you built? What if one day you're no longer willing to protect him, or can no longer protect him, then what will he do?"