Harry Potter: The Path of Destiny

After Dumbledore left, the Shrieking Shack returned to its original appearance, and Nydia, who had gotten the answer she wanted, could finally return to school with peace of mind.

At this time, the gate of the castle has been closed by Filch. Nydia can only return to the castle through the passage behind the mirror on the fifth floor. This passage is currently the only one that Nydia and the others know that Filch has not yet known. Know the secret passage leading outside the castle.

After confirming that there was no one else around the exit in the secret passage, Nydia walked out of the mirror. She arranged her clothes and prepared to return to the Gryffindor lounge quickly, but at this moment, a hand suddenly Putting his hand on her shoulder, Nidia's heart thumped and she secretly screamed, "Oh no, has this last passage been discovered by Filch?"

"You are finally willing to come back!" Draco's voice came from behind Nydia.

"Draco!" Nydia turned around in surprise. Looking at the person in front of her, she didn't know whether she should be grateful that it wasn't Filch who discovered her or worry about how to explain her whereabouts to Draco. "You...why are you here?"

"Why! Of course I'm waiting for you!" Draco replied matter-of-factly.

"But...how did you know that I wasn't in the castle..." There was no one in the dormitory when he left. Even Yi Wan was asleep.

"If I said that I searched the entire castle and couldn't see your figure, so I confirmed that you are not in the castle, would you believe it?" Draco's tone was calm, making it impossible to tell what kind of person he was now. What kind of emotions.

"I'm sorry..." Nydia lowered her head. She felt very guilty when she thought that Draco might be searching for her all over the castle.

"Idiot! You believe this too." Draco tapped Nydia's head angrily, "How can I have the time to look for you all over the castle? I discovered nothing when I used the double-sided mirror. If there is no response, I know you must have left the school, and now there is only one way to return to the castle from the outside, so I came here and waited. "

"That's right..." Even if Draco didn't really search for her all over the castle, Nydia still felt guilty because she didn't know how to explain to Draco where she had gone.

"Let's go! I'll take you back to the academy." Draco said suddenly.

"Eh!" Nydia looked at Draco in surprise. Are you just going back to the academy?

"What? Don't you want to go back yet?" Draco asked.

"No!" Nidia shook her head quickly, "Let's go... let's go!"

Nydia didn't understand why Draco had no intention of asking about her whereabouts. This was completely inconsistent with his past style. Draco always smiled on the way back to Gryffindor House, as if to Nydia Ya's whereabouts didn't matter, but the more he behaved like this, the more panicked Nitya became. Everything was so weird!

"Draco..." Nydia couldn't help but speak as she was about to reach the portrait of the Fat Lady.

"What's wrong?" Draco asked.

"You...why don't you ask me where I went at night?" Nidia asked.

"So you've already thought about how to explain it to me?" Draco turned back and looked at Nidia with interest. He seemed to have expected that Nidia would not be able to help herself from saying it.

"I... that..." Nydia was speechless for a moment. She just couldn't stand Draco's indifferent attitude, and she didn't really think about how to explain it to Draco.

"If you haven't planned to tell me the truth, then don't tell me. I don't want to hear some lies you made up. It's boring!" Seeing Nydia's embarrassment, Draco shook his head with disgust.

"I didn't want to make up lies to deceive you, it's just..." Nitya hesitated.

"It's just that you are afraid that I will be angry if I find out that you ran away because of something related to the Dark Lord, right?" Draco said. "How did you know..." Nydia looked at Draco in surprise again, how could he know all this! "... Well, Draco, if you are really angry, you can tell me directly, or you can scold me like you did before... You... you don't want to be like this... you scare me... ".

"Will scolding you help?" Looking at Nydia's nervous look, Draco smiled and sighed, "There's no need to be so nervous, I've already figured it out."

"Eh?" Nydia looked at Draco in confusion.

"I used to think that as long as we choose to stay safe and not get involved in these things, then all the problems and dangers will have nothing to do with us. Recently, I have come to understand that, whether it is you or me, in fact, it is impossible for us to really stay out of the matter. ." Draco said.

"So you won't stop me from getting involved in these things anymore?" Nidia asked.

"Of course the premise is that you must ensure your own safety." Draco knocked Nitya's head angrily, "You must tell me what you plan to do, and you are not allowed to do it secretly without telling me, especially It would be better for you to stay less involved in those mindless actions of Potter!"

"I know!" Nydia touched her head in pain, "Then why do you keep running to Snape at night recently? Are you planning something?"

"Did Blaise tell you? This guy is really talkative." Draco said.

"He said it because he thought I knew about it." Nitya explained for Brace.

"I'm not making any plans, I just hope that I can have more ability to protect myself. If there is any danger one day, I can also have the ability to protect you." Draco said.

"..." Nydia looked at Draco with a complicated mood, "You came up with this idea because of Easter, right?"

"Yes, not entirely." Draco replied, "Actually, I should have done this a long time ago, but I have been living too comfortably..."

"Draco...actually I had my own purpose for agreeing to meet Voldemort," Nydia said after thinking again and again, "Dumbledore hoped that I could help him find something, so I agreed to go to Riddle's old house. I hope I can find some useful clues there.”

"Dumbledore!" Draco was surprised at first, but after thinking about it, he understood. "No wonder you were so sure that Dumbledore would come back at that time! It turns out that you have always been in contact."

"Shh! Keep your voice down!" Even though there was no one else around, Nydia still looked around worriedly, "Umbridge is looking for Dumbledore! But she must not let her know that I Still connected with Dumbledore."

"Did you leave school tonight because of Dumbledore? Did you go out with him?" Draco asked.

Nitya nodded, "He found some clues and took me there with him."

"Then did you find what you were looking for?" Draco asked curiously.

"Found one of them," Nidia replied.

"One of them? What are you looking for? Are there a lot of them?" Draco asked doubtfully.

"The things we are looking for are called Horcruxes, and we still can't determine the specific number." Nidia sighed. The inability to determine the specific number of Horcruxes is the most troublesome problem at the moment.

"Horcrux?" Draco was a little unfamiliar with this word. "what is that?"

"I can't explain it for a while. In short, it is a very evil thing, but it is also the key to defeating Voldemort." It seems that Draco's explanation of the Horcrux and the specific situation cannot be explained clearly in a few words.

"Then let's wait until tomorrow! It's getting late now, so go back and rest!" After saying that, Draco touched Nitya's head, then leaned over and kissed her forehead gently.

Nidia felt a warmth in her heart, stood on tiptoes a little, and kissed Draco on the cheek, "You should go back and rest quickly!"

"I'll leave after I see you go in." Draco said with a smile.

"Um!"

After saying good night to Draco, Nydia turned and walked past the Fat Lady's portrait into the Gryffindor common room. At this time, in her bedroom, a figure was standing beside the wooden box beside her bed, thinking quietly about something.