The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

After Harry entered the carriage under the leadership of John, he found that Professor Slughorn had invited many people.

At this moment, everyone was looking at Link who was being entangled by Neville with smiles on their faces.

Sitting on the main seat next to Link was a semi-bald old man.

The old man also noticed Harry at this moment. He stood up and waved:

"Look who's here! Harry Potter, our savior! I'm so happy you can come, come here and sit next to me!"

This is probably Professor Slughorn.

With this in mind, Harry was warmly greeted and sat down next to the old man, with an awkward smile on his face the whole time.

Because the black boy sitting opposite him was looking at him with contempt from the corners of his high eyes.

Especially when Professor Slughorn called him the Savior, the other party even sneered contemptuously.

Harry knew exactly where the hostility came from, because he was a Slytherin, or a Slytherin in the same grade as him.

They have been fighting since the first grade until now, and the other party would be crazy if he could give him a good look.

Sadly, there are not a few Slytherins in this carriage.

But Harry knew no less than four people, and compared to them, the number of Gryffindors was pitiful.

This group of people was now openly exuding hostility towards him.

This made Harry feel like it was difficult to breathe.

Professor Slughorn obviously saw this too.

But he just smiled softly and said:

"Okay, everyone is here, let me introduce you! You may all know Harry Potter, so I won't say more. I will introduce it from here first..."

He pointed to the row where the Slytherins were gathered, "Brace Shabini, his mother is a very charming lady..."

The black boy stood up and saluted everyone.

"This is Cormac McLagan. His father is the director of the Apparition Testing Center of the Ministry of Magic. He is a very responsible official and was once my student!..."

"This is Marcus Belby..."

"This charming young lady is Motley Monaghan..."

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After introducing nearly ten people at once, Slughorn paused and pointed his finger at Link on the other side.

Harry noticed that Slughorn looked radiant at this moment, and even his pale beard was trembling, expressing his joy.

"I don't need to say more about this, right? Link Foley! Just from this name, you should understand that this is an amazing person!"

Slughorn said with excitement.

As soon as he finished speaking, deafening applause erupted in this small carriage.

Neville's whole body turned red and he clapped so hard that he even stood up.

But he is not the hardest working of all.

The one who was most excited and worked hard was the black boy named Blaise Shabini.

No, not just him.

All members of Slytherin were extremely excited.

That kind of pure, fanatical admiration was a huge difference from their previous contempt for Harry!

Link raised his hand with a smile on his face.

The applause from the audience disappeared instantly as if someone pressed a switch.

But this did not extinguish everyone's excitement.

Everyone was looking at Link with great excitement, even Slughorn.

Under the gaze of everyone, Link slowly stood up and said to Blaise Shabini in front of him:

"Your name is Shabini?"

Hearing this, Blais Chabini was like a soldier who heard the officer's call. He stood up immediately, straightened his back, and said in a trembling voice:

"Your Excellency! Just call me Brace!"

"Hehehe-"

Link smiled and clapped while laughing, "What a good name. You left a deep impression on me. I will remember you, Shabi... Ni!"

After saying this, Link smiled even more happily.

That smile was genuine joy.

Seeing this, Blaise Shabini was so excited that his whole face turned red.

This was no easy task for him.

After all, his dark complexion makes it difficult for other expressions to appear on his face.

The other Slytherins also looked at Blaise Sabine with envy.

They all felt that this was Link's appreciation for Blaise Shabini.

Some people even had a look of jealousy in their eyes.

Think about it, what an honor it is to be remembered by the famous Link Foley?

Unlike this group of people, Harry's expression looked a little weird.

Based on how well he knew Link, he felt that Link's previous smile was more like a mockery.

It was as if the appearance of Blaise Sabini was a joke, a huge joke that made Link want to laugh.

Shabini is indeed quite funny.

His mother was a famous widow who was famous in Europe.

This lady is said to have a breathtakingly beautiful face.

But what really made her a household name throughout Europe was that she was a widow seven times, and each of her husbands who died left her a large inheritance.

After a rigorous investigation, the Ministry of Magic ruled out the suspicion that she murdered her seventh husband in order to seize the family property.

But this bizarre experience still turned her into a 'Mother Praying Mantis'.

Logically speaking, with such a family background, Shabini should be worthy of mercy.

After all, he has no father.

But Shabini didn't feel anything was wrong.

He was even often proud of himself, showing off to others the wealth his mother had won for him.

This is a bit annoying.

Thinking about this, Harry couldn't help but want to laugh.

He tried hard to turn his head to prevent himself from laughing, but he happened to catch Slughorn's gaze.

Slughorn winked at him, which gave Harry the feeling that the other person had read all his thoughts.

"Well, it's a pleasure to have an opportunity to get to know you all better." Slughorn turned his head and said with a smile, "Here, get a napkin. I brought my own lunch. I remember the meals on the food truck always smelled too strong of licorice wands, and a poor old man's digestive system couldn't stand the stuff... Some quail, Belby?"

Hearing this, the young man named Belby sitting in the corner was obviously surprised, but he still accepted the half of what looked like a cold quail.

"Link, you may not be familiar with this young Marcus, but you definitely know his uncle Damocles." Slughorn gave Link the other half of the quail, Harry noticed. , Link's half of the quail was obviously larger than Belby's, "A very outstanding wizard, very outstanding, and he definitely deserves the Order of Merlin. Do you often see your uncle, Marcos?"

Eating quail is definitely a technical job.

The flesh of these little creatures is rich in texture and aroma, but at the same time, their bones are small and dense.

If you are inexperienced when enjoying this delicacy, it is easy to eat all over the place, or even get the bones stuck in your throat.

Marcus Belby obviously had no experience in this area.

When Slughorn turned the topic to him again, he was biting the ribs of the quail with great effort. Slughorn's words made his nerves tense again, which directly caused his face to turn suddenly. It turned into the color of pig liver, and I was choked and speechless.

"An cough disappears."

Link pointed his wand at Belby and said calmly that Belby's trachea seemed to be unobstructed all of a sudden.

Belby, who had regained his composure, choked with tears and said with a heavy breath:

"No...I don't see him that often."

Link put down his wand and said calmly:

"You should visit him more often. Your uncle is very accomplished in potions. He invented and improved the famous wolfsbane potion. This invention has benefited countless people who were accidentally infected with the werewolf virus and also allowed him to obtain A badge of the Order of Merlin."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the carriage looked sideways.

This was the first time they heard that Belby's uncle had such outstanding achievements.

You know, for so many years, Bell Bike has never mentioned this matter once!

The expressions of Harry and Neville also changed dramatically.

You know, Professor Lupine is also a werewolf.

If it weren't for Wolfsbane potion and Link's help, he might not be able to return to human society until now!

Facing the complicated looks from everyone, Belby smiled bitterly and shook his head:

"Well...that's right, he doesn't have a good relationship with my father, so I haven't actually seen him much..."

Belby's voice grew lower and lower, and finally disappeared.

Because in the middle of his words, Slughorn began to sneer and turned to look at McLaggen on the other side.

"And you, Cormac," said Slughorn, "I happen to know that you saw your uncle Tiberus quite often, for he has a picture of the two of you in... Let me see, in Great photo of Norfolk hunting a giant tailed beast, isn’t it?”

"Oh, yeah, that would be fun,"

McLagan said with excitement, "Betty Higgins and Rufus Scrimgeour were also going with us - of course, this was what happened during his lifetime."

"Ah, you still know Betty and Rufus?"

Slughorn said with some emotion, and took up a plate of pies to share with everyone, but somehow he missed Belby, "It's a pity that Rufus is dead. This is really a pity, he He is a very competent director of the Auror Office. You mean that, right? Link, as one of the current members of the Tripartite Committee of the Ministry of Magic of the Republic of China, you should also know this very well."

After hearing this, Link pondered for a moment and said:

"He was a pure soldier."

As soon as he said this, Slughorn nodded deeply. He seemed very excited, and even his eye circles were red.

Upon seeing this, Shabini and others in the carriage also lowered their heads in silence.

Only John is different.

This guy couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth when he heard this.

He knows it all too well.

Link's evaluation of Scrimgeour's so-called 'pure soldier' ​​is definitely not a compliment.

You must know that the Auror troops led by Scrimgeour were originally thinking of attacking the Foley family's hunter group.

It can be said that they are absolute enemies.

Because of this, John didn't have the slightest fondness for Scrimgeour.

And what will be the final result?

Isn't Scrimgeour dead yet?

Even the Auror troops he was so proud of have now become Link's minions!

No one at the scene noticed John's expression.

Slughorn also recovered quickly, wiped the tears vaguely visible at the corners of his eyes and said to Neville:

"Then, it's Mr. Longbottom's turn. Oh! Longbottom, when I hear this last name, I think of your grandmother. I taught her for a year when I first became the Potions Professor at Hogwarts. , she was so beautiful and charming at that time! How is her health now?"

"Thank you for your concern. Grandma is in good health, but her movements are a little inconvenient."

"This is a problem that all elderly people have. Not only her, my current actions are even worse than hers. But that doesn't matter. We are wizards and we have many ways to solve this problem."

Slughorn's expression suddenly became solemn as he spoke, "I'm sorry about your parents. They are both excellent and kind people. I sincerely wish them a speedy recovery."

Neville was a little moved when he heard this, took a deep breath and said:

"Thank you, I'll pass it on to them."

Slughorn nodded with satisfaction and said:

"That's great. But I'm a little confused now, because I heard some rumors about you before I came here. They all said that you were a little... uh... a little shy. But based on what I saw today , but things are not what they said. Is someone trying to slander you?"

"No, Professor Slughorn, their comments about me are not slander. I am indeed timid and cowardly, and I also like to shed tears. But that was me before, and I am different now!"

"Oh? How do you say this?"

"This is all thanks to Link! It was Link who gave me a new life. I..."

Neville choked.

But even so, he still recounted what happened to him during this period.

Such sincere feelings made Harry's eyes turn red even after hearing it for the second time.

Everyone else also had moved expressions on their faces.

At this moment, the door on the other side of the carriage suddenly opened.

Emily, dressed in black like Link, walked in.

She placed several portions of pumpkin stew on the dining table and said with a smile:

"Sorry, I'm late. Did I miss something?"

"You have missed a lot." Link also said with a smile, "Neville has been given a new life. He just kept saying that he would work hard and become better and repay me. To be honest, Neville, you didn't This is necessary. But I still welcome you to work in the Ministry of Magic after graduation. I welcome talents like you."

As soon as he said this, Shabini and others on the opposite side cast envious and jealous glances at Neville.

Link's words were equivalent to giving Neville an unofficial qualification.

This is a privilege that most students would never even think about.

Slughorn also looked at Link in surprise.

He didn't seem to understand why Link would say such a thing.

After all, in his opinion, Neville did not seem to have inherited the outstanding talents of the Longbottom family.

"Professor Slughorn, didn't you know?" Link said in a surprised tone, "Neville has an amazing talent in herbal medicine, and Dean Sprout has always been very optimistic about him. .”

"So that's it! This is the first time I've heard of this. It seems that I will have to examine you carefully in the future. Neville, you know, children who can learn herbalism well will generally not be weak in potions. ."

Slughorn suddenly understood, glanced at Neville who was in high spirits, and then said, "But compared to these, I am actually more willing to hear your experience, Link, you are definitely a legend among legends. , and the things that happened to you must also be very bizarre, right?"

Everyone's eyes lit up instantly after hearing this.

As a legend of Hogwarts, Link's story has actually been known to everyone in Hogwarts for a long time.

Even because of the relationship between Ron and his two unreliable brothers, many unreliable magically modified versions have emerged.

But everyone still likes to hear Link talk about it himself.

Seeing everyone's expectant eyes, Link also smiled and cleared his throat, looking like he was about to speak.

But at this moment, a deafening loud noise exploded from the direction of the front of the car!