A broken Hogwarts

Chapter 68 Formation of Study Groups

At the long table by the window in the library, half of Owen's body was bathed in the afternoon sun, holding a copy of "Advanced Principles of Charms" with a strange expression, flipping through it absent-mindedly.

This long table was full of people, including Harry, Hermione, Daphne, Neville who followed Hermione, and Draco who was out of place... The atmosphere was so frozen that it was suffocating.

Owen and Daphne were holding back their laughter, Hermione raised her head proudly, Neville clasped her hands in bewilderment, and Harry was so embarrassed that his toes almost snapped through the soles of his shoes.Only Draco sat there with his arms crossed, with Crabbe and Goyle standing behind him on the left and one on the right, looking at Hermione and Neville with a condescending attitude like a gangster.

As Draco had said, he had agreed to follow Harry to meet Hermione Granger... but he hadn't said he was apologetic.Owen, who had just returned to the lounge, was also dragged here, watching the show with a smile.

"Hey, this is Neville Longbottom." Hermione glanced at Draco disdainfully and introduced in a low voice.Then she looked at Owen and Harry: "Neville is very grateful that you helped him in his flying lessons last time. He finally decided to work hard and study hard recently. Although I think it's a bit late, it's barely too late. "

Owen looked at Neville with a tense face. Under his gaze, Neville straightened his back like a good student who was called out by a strict professor in class. Even his lips were slightly twitching on his round face. trembling.

In the last flight lesson, Owen's words made Neville realize that he can also be relied on and trusted. He began to regain his long-lost confidence and awakened the bravery hidden in his heart.He decided to become a truly trustworthy person who can protect others.

Neville looked at Owen nervously, with a disturbed expression and a little hope of being recognized.

Owen nodded to him with a gentle face, feeling that this guy's eyes looked like those loyal fans of his previous life.Alas, farewell, dear fans.

Neville breathed a sigh of relief, and then opened the book in front of him with a firm and solemn expression. Even Draco's threatening gaze became like a spring breeze in his eyes.

Draco, who was ignored, turned his head angrily and continued to stare at Hermione, ignoring Harry's hints of furiously kicking his legs under the table, eyes as haughty as if he saw a slug wallowing in mud.

"Are you that... Hermione Granger?" He drew out the name in a strange voice, and glanced down in disgust from the corner of his mouth.

"If you're not so brain-defective that you can't remember things, if nothing else happens, that's my name." Hermione didn't get used to him, and said sarcastically.

Harry wiped his face with all his might, his features almost creased together.If he had known this would be the case, he would never have brought Draco here.

Draco's gray eyes scrutinized Hermione mercilessly, from her disheveled hair to those oversized front teeth, the expression on her face growing disgust.

"If I remember correctly, you seem to be getting carried away with your title of 'jack of all trades'?" He leaned back on the back of the chair, put his hands on his shoulders, and said slowly, "I know you, a person with a rigid mind I am a bookworm, showing off like a peacock with its tail open in every class, and likes to point fingers at others...Given your background, maybe you think this is something to be proud of?"

As he spoke, his face twisted suddenly as Harry kicked him hard in the shin from under the table.He glared at Harry, and forced himself to speak without changing his face.

"I know you, too, wandering around the school like a vulgar nouveau riche with your followers. Arrogant, self-righteous, with eyes in your nostrils, so pathetic that you can only find a little bit of superiority from your underprivileged classmates Feeling..." Hermione also hugged her shoulders and retorted.

The two came and went, just sneering at each other and mocking each other.Harry was sandwiched between the two of them pitifully, mediating with each other like a sandwich biscuit, and finally cast a look at Owen for help.

Owen couldn't hold back a small cough, and gave Harry a self-seeking look, then looked at Daphne who was sitting opposite him, and blinked in unison.

"...Better than you, no one can stand your arrogance." Draco's voice became louder.

"Then what else can you do besides calling Dad?" Hermione was stepped on the pain point and glared at him.

"Stop talking!" Harry couldn't help but patted the table.

"The library is not a noisy place, get out! Get out!" The librarian, Mrs. Pince, rushed over with a feather duster and drove the entire group out.

"Heh, if you just came here today to show off that you're not dumb, then congratulations, you've got what you want." Walking briskly outside the library, Hermione said coldly.

"Wait! I don't know what gave you an unrealistic sense of superiority. In order to make you realize the reality, I will fight you!" Draco raised his pointed chin proudly, "You should remain in awe , Granger, some things cannot be provoked, and you cannot break them."

"Childish!" Hermione turned and left with her head held high.

"Granger, are you scared?" Draco exclaimed triumphantly, "Then apologize to me before I get angry, and I can consider forgiving your ignorance."

Hermione faltered, her shoulders shaking with anger.She turned around abruptly, and waved the wand in her hand at Draco: "All petrified!"

Draco took a step back in fright, and an invisible barrier appeared in front of him, deflecting the sudden spell back.Hermione was also stunned for a moment, narrowly dodging the rebounding spell, and dropped the book she was holding onto the floor.

"Sneak attack! It's really despicable and shameless!" Draco said angrily and proudly, and pulled out his wand, shouting loudly, "Stop standing still!"

"Tarantella dance!" Hermione's spell followed, and the two sparks collided in mid-air and canceled each other out.

Owen pulled Daphne to the side of the corridor, and cheered the two of them up with a smile: "Hey, Draco, be careful of the books behind you! Oh, Hermione, your spell is only half an inch off, what a pity...ha Lee, don't stand there, drag Goyle over here!"

Neville stood by, bewildered, dazed.Crabbe hopped away like a rabbit, and Goyle, affected by the spell of the two, was grinning, with tears streaming from his small eyes.

Harry stomped his feet anxiously. He glared angrily at Owen, who was fanning the flames, and directly pulled out his wand, pointing at Draco who was the first to provoke: "Disarm!"

The wand in Draco's hand flew out of his hand and spun into Harry's hand.Immediately afterwards, he was hit by Hermione's Body-Binding Curse, his legs were suddenly joined together, his hands were stiffly at his sides, he swayed for a while, and then fell to the ground, leaving only a pair of angry and flustered eyes Twirling around.

Looking at Hermione who was still holding her wand, Harry said, "Okay, Hermione...I'm very sorry, I didn't expect this to be the case..."

"You don't need to apologize." Hermione withdrew her wand angrily, as if she wanted to tear Draco apart with her eyes.

At this time, Crabbe, who had run far away like a monkey, ran back again, yelling, "Filch is here!"

"Oops, if we get caught, we might be imprisoned until Christmas!" Harry grabbed Draco, who was stiff all over, and numb his paw for a while, "Owen, don't watch the excitement!"

"Well, it's actually quite interesting." Owen shrugged and drew out his wand.In his opinion, it is trivial for children to fight and fight, just stand aside and watch the excitement.What a wonderful world it would be if Voldemort would only fight with "grin ho la la" or something.

"The spell stops immediately." Owen pointed at Draco with his wand, and then clicked on Goyle who was laughing endlessly.Draco jumped up from the ground stiffly, grinning at Hermione.

"Run!" Harry tugged at him and ran away.

The eight of them walked through the complicated corridors and stairs for a long time, and only had time to stop and catch their breath when Filch's cursing could no longer be heard.

"Listen, there's no end to this, a despicable villain who only takes advantage of others!" Draco pointed at Hermione provocatively.Then he looked at Harry with great resentment, with the look of a betrayed woman: "You actually helped her deal with me? I didn't do anything to apologize to you..."

"You're not qualified to say something like that, relying entirely on alchemy items to make a fuss!" Before Harry could speak, Hermione said tit-for-tat.

Draco's pale cheeks were slightly flushed. If it weren't for the alchemy items on his body just now, he would have lost without a doubt.He said slowly: "This is my advantage in the first place, and it is the background that you can't catch up with even if you flatter me..."

"It's hard for you to speak so confidently of your incompetence." Hermione sneered.

"Do you think I'm afraid of you? I can beat you without them!" Draco jumped.

"Ah, great, since you have reached a consensus, how about putting your limited energy into unlimited learning!" Owen said solemnly, "Knowledge is power, why don't we seek common progress through peaceful competition, How about it?"

"Oh! How about setting up a study group," he clapped his hands together and said with a smile, "Compete with each other in the field of wisdom and strength, compete with each other, and promote each other... There is nothing better than this."

Hermione and Draco looked at Owen with question marks on their faces, wondering when they had reached a consensus.But compared to studying, Hermione wasn't afraid.

"Agreed! If you're scared, you can stay away in the future." She said, squinting at Draco.

"Who is afraid of whom!" Draco could not be subdued.

"Look, isn't my suggestion good?" Owen looked at the remaining people playfully.

"Sounds interesting." Daphne said with a smile.

Harry nodded numbly, feeling that his peaceful life was gone forever.Neville also nodded like a chick pecking at rice, with an excited and apprehensive expression, like a scumbag who sneaked into a group of bullies.

"Then I announce that the strongest Hogwarts study group has been established today!" Owen said, raising his right hand.

"That's a stupid name!" the others said in unison.

Crabbe and Goyle smuggled candy into their mouths, nodding bemusedly.Poor, helpless, stupid, neglected, but edible.

(End of this chapter)