Harry Potter: The Path of Destiny

Normally no one comes in or out of the Hogwarts dining room after dinner is served, but at this time Nydia and Draco are sitting in this dark dining room, with a few dim lights in the corner. Wall sconces are their only source of light.

After Barty Crouch Jr. finished telling his story, the two of them took the unconscious Professor Moody to the hospital. Although Nydia kept claiming that she was fine, Draco still insisted on going to the hospital. Madam Pomfrey checked her eyes until Madam Pomfrey confirmed that Nydia was fine.

Afterwards, they came to the restaurant, and Nydia never had time to take a few bites of the food brought by Snape, because they were all listening carefully to Barty Crouch Jr.'s speech.

"Actually, I don't quite understand. If it's just to send Potter to Voldemort, why does the Portkey have to be the Triwizard Cup? He has been lurking in the school for nearly a year. There are obviously many opportunities, so why does he still need it? We have to work hard to get Potter to participate in the competition, so as to ensure that he will win the championship," Draco said doubtfully.

"I think Voldemort doesn't want everyone to know that he has returned right away." Nydia said while stuffing food into her mouth, "The items for the Triwizard Tournament must have been drawn up before the competition. , they knew in advance that the third project was a maze, and no one would know what happened in it. They could send Harry away and kill him silently, and then send the body away without anyone noticing. When he came back, when the body was found, others would only think that Harry died in an accident during the competition. After all, the mortality rate in the Triwizard Tournament was well known, and no one would associate this incident with him. In this way, he He can become stronger before anyone notices it, until no one can stop him."

"Why do you know these thoughts of his? Did Barty Crouch Jr. tell you?" Draco looked at Nydia in surprise.

Nitya shook her head, "I just made a wild guess. I just think I would find a way to do this if I were in another situation. Why should I remind my opponents to be prepared to deal with me!"

"So Potter's escape disrupted his original plan..." Draco sighed. He should have been lucky that Voldemort's plan failed, but the news that he had completely returned made everything heavier. .

Nydia shook Draco's hand, "Don't worry, he won't do anything to me for the time being. Now that Dumbledore has learned about his return, I think he will definitely discuss with the Ministry of Magic to deal with him." method."

"That's not the only thing I'm worried about... Nidia, more and more people know your identity now. If people from the Ministry of Magic also know your identity, I'm afraid they won't let you go easily." Draco said worriedly.

Nydia was silent. She was really surprised that Harry and Hermione accepted her identity calmly, but she could not expect everyone to be like this. The news of Voldemort's return might be on the headlines of major newspapers and magazines tomorrow, and It is very likely that her identity cannot be concealed any longer. Nydia raised her head and took a closer look at the entire restaurant. Maybe the rest of this semester will be her last time in Hogwarts.

"What is going to happen will always happen. It is useless for us to worry too much now." Nitya smiled pretending to be relaxed. "Let's talk about the rest later! Now... you can start criticizing me."

Draco didn't speak. He looked at Nydia helplessly and then turned his head to the side.

"...Then I can apologize to you!" Nydia forcibly turned Draco's head back to look at her.

"Why should I criticize you, and why should you apologize to me?" Draco's tone was calm, but Nydia could feel that he was holding back his emotions.

"Of course it's because I hid it from you and did something very dangerous because of my cleverness!" Nydia smiled flatteringly at Draco.

"Do you also know that you have done something very dangerous?" Draco said angrily, "Do you know how worried I am that I can't find you today? I don't even know what you might do. I have no clue, I'm like a headless fly asking and looking for people everywhere. The most ridiculous thing is that everyone thinks I should be the one who knows your whereabouts best, but in fact I don't know anything. There is no difference between existence and other people. Do you remember that you promised me last year that you would never hide anything from me again, but now? If something really happens to you today... today..."

Draco's voice became choked with sobs. He had been holding back these words for a long time, but too many things happened at once. Nydia must have been locked in that dark basement for so long, and she must have been feeling very sad. She was afraid, and the news of Voldemort's complete return must have made her feel even more uncomfortable. She really couldn't bear to blame her anymore, so she kept suppressing her emotions and said nothing.

Nidia took Draco's hand and opened his clenched fist bit by bit, "I'm sorry, I know I was wrong. I knew it when I was locked in that black box. I did something wrong, and I made you worry about me again. I thought he trusted me, and I didn't expect things to develop like that. I shouldn't be so self-righteous and deal with these things alone. I should tell you in advance, After discussing it with you, I really know that I was wrong, and I promise I will never do this again.”

Draco looked at Nidia without saying a word. The emotions in his heart were very complicated. In addition to being angry at Nidia's concealment, he was even more afraid of the situations that might happen.

"Can you hug me? I was really scared when I was in that dark room. Barty Crouch Jr. said he would send me to Voldemort. I thought I would never see him again. I want to use a double-sided mirror to find you. Even if you can't save me, at least I can talk to you again..." Nidia made a pitiful look.

"That's right! But when the box was opened, the first thing you worried about was Potter! You weren't even worried about your own safety." Draco turned his head to the side angrily. He knew that Nydia was like this Zi is just pretending.

"Oops! That's different! Their goal was to kill Harry. I thought Harry was already... don't be angry, please forgive me!" Nydia saw that Draco didn't come over to hug her. He simply moved forward and hugged Draco's waist.

"You..." Draco didn't expect Nydia to behave in such a rogue manner, and he didn't know how to comment for a moment.

"I don't care, I already know I was wrong, and I've already suffered a lot today. Barty Crouch Jr. pushed me directly into the dark room, and my whole body hurt from the fall!" Nidia raised her head. She buried herself in Draco's chest, hugging him tightly with both hands, not giving him a chance to push her away.

"Hey..." Draco sighed helplessly, raised his arms to hug Nitya in front of him, and then gently kissed her on the top of her head, "... I hope you're okay."

After receiving Draco's response, Nydia was happy. Now that Voldemort was back, she didn't know what kind of days were waiting for her, so with the little time left, she didn't want them to still be there. Spent in conflict.

"By the way, how did you know that I was locked up in Moody's office!?" Nidia asked curiously.

"At first, I thought you were looking for Rita Skeeter alone! No one was found in the whole school. I was planning to go to Hogward Village. Fortunately, I met Sirius on the way. He said The last time I saw you, Moody called you away, so I went to Moody's office." Draco said. "Then I found the Marauder's Map on his desk and realized you were trapped in that box."

"Rita Skeeter..." Nidia broke away from Draco's arms and reached out to take out the glass jar from her pocket. "Actually, you are not wrong. I am indeed going. Looking for Rita Skeeter, look."

"This is it!" Draco looked at the beetle in the jar in surprise, "Rita Skeeter...you caught her?"

"It wasn't me who caught it, it was Mu... Barty Crouch Jr.," Nidia said proudly, "I showed him the report written by Rita Skeeter and said this The woman was causing trouble for me and asked him to help me. I wanted to use this to test whether he was Voldemort's person, but I guessed it!"

"Then he was caught too! Really?" Draco knocked Nydia on the head.

"Haha..." Nydia smiled sheepishly, "But it's still rewarding! At least he really helped me catch Rita Skeeter."

"No wonder you looked so nervous when Dumbledore asked him just now! It turns out you were worried that he would ask about this matter!" Draco shook his head angrily, "What are you going to do with her?"

"I haven't decided how to deal with it yet, but she will definitely stay in this jar for a while! It depends on my mood next time!" Nitya deliberately shook the jar to let the beetles inside float on the glass wall. It hit back and forth a few times.