Harry Potter: Reunion with the Enemy

"Did you know that the snake that killed your father with poison is now wearing a crown?" Because there were not enough people to act opposite Alex, Draco played seven or eight roles in the play at the same time, and now he was trying his best to integrate into the plot.

From the dead old king, Hamlet's friend, the treacherous king, to the ministers, the ministers' sons, and the subordinates, Draco found that by the time he had finished reading the part of the role assigned to him by Alex, the thin script had been completely read through.

In order to fulfill his parents' wishes, Alex, who was determined to compete for the leading role, changed his previous lazy style and tried hard to adjust to different states in front of the different roles played by Draco.

Harry propped up his head and watched Draco, who went from reading the lines emotionlessly at the beginning to gradually getting into the role and his tone becoming more and more ups and downs.

Draco didn't even know where he found a cloak, and when he slowly paced in the room, he actually looked a bit like a real royal duke. For a moment, Harry suddenly had an idea that it would be nice if Draco changed into the appearance of a Danish prince.

However, the progress of the play soon interrupted Harry's imagination.

Draco, who played the treacherous king, turned to Harry and asked, "Have you discovered the reason why your son is uneasy?"

Harry, who plays the queen, reads out the lines from the script: "I think it's because we got married too quickly."

A smile flashed across Draco's lips, but it was quickly controlled. The treacherous king Draco quickly asked: "Are you marrying me out of true love?"

Queen Harry looked a little bewildered: "I think so."

Draco insisted: "That means you love me, right?"

Harry paused for a moment, then quickly flipped through the pages of the script, obviously thinking he had missed something.

The air was silent for several seconds.

Alex, the disturbed son himself, who plays the kind and hesitant Hamlet, spoke calmly: "I don't think there are these lines."

Then Alex raised the prop ruler that he used as a sword and pointed it at Draco: "This is a yellow card warning. Don't act on your own."

Draco pulled up a corner of his cloak to cover the lower half of his face, and was obviously laughing.

Alex pouted in dissatisfaction, but soon changed his face to Hamlet's sad face and entered another plot seriously. He raised the math ruler high and announced with the majesty of a prince, "Never tell others what you have seen, and swear on my sword."

"Swear by my sword." Harry repeated the line thoughtfully.

sword……

The goblin silver sword that was locked in the glass room and seemed to be within his reach came into his mind again.

Maybe now is a good new opportunity?

"Well... maybe a good prop can help you stand out." Harry held Alex's math ruler, "Take out your silver sword as a prop for the play, it might attract a lot of attention."

"The school's drama club has its own props group." Alex replied, but did not immediately deny Harry's idea. "I'm not sure."

"Silver is not expensive. Compared to precious metals like gold, it is quite cheap. You don't need to worry about it getting damaged after using it." Draco quickly understood Harry's intention. "I think Matthew will agree. With the blessing of the good luck of the sword of good luck, you will perform better."

Alex seemed a little convinced. "The final duel in Hamlet's last act involves sword fighting. Maybe I could ask my dad."

Draco nodded. "Only a prince can be worthy of an exquisite silver sword. If I fail the audition and end up playing the treacherous king, I will have to wear a fake beard and speak some evil lines. Don't you agree, Queen?"

Harry rolled his eyes and ignored the treacherous king's teasing.

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Aside from their early mornings and evenings being filled with tutoring schedules, Harry and Draco actually had plenty of free time during the day.

In the past few weeks, the two of them took advantage of their free time to cast the Disillusionment Spell on themselves and secretly follow the whereabouts of Matthew and Lina. After gradually figuring out their daily schedules, they finally no longer needed to keep an eye on them all the time every day.

"It turns out that Lina often sneaks into the bar, while Matthew often drinks with clients or friends." Harry sorted out the results of his recent surveillance and used the Auror notebook to organize the timeline.

Draco flipped through the photo of Lina drinking with a big pregnant belly. "The Forsyth family can't live without bottles of wine, so it's not surprising that Alex has developed this habit since he was a child?"

"That's even stranger. Matthew's job requires rigorous judgment and professionalism. As a pregnant woman, Lina should stay away from him for her health. Alex... let alone him." Harry rejected the idea.

"But none of the three of them knew about each other's alcoholism."

“If we knew, maybe our daily family activities would become wine tasting exchanges among the three of us.”

"In order to ensure this opportunity to meet Matthew, I'm not sure whether I should cast a Confusion Charm on the audition judges."

Near noon, Draco dragged Harry into the supermarket to buy ingredients. He had recently discovered the fun of Muggle cooking. Compared to creating a table of delicious food by waving a wand, Muggle cooking, which was dangerous, unexpected and strictly controlled, aroused Draco's interest.

"Muggle cooking is somewhat similar to potion making, don't you think?" Draco picked up the vegetables on the shelf and examined them carefully.

"Same trouble," Harry answered dryly. Although he always enjoyed the high-quality food produced by Mrs. Weasley or Hogwarts, when it really came to his own study of cooking, Harry would rather have a quick meal at a fast food restaurant.

"I've been cooking for you lately, Potter." Draco lazily put the cart into Harry's hands. "You don't find it troublesome to open your mouth to eat every day, do you?"

Yes, Harry thought Draco's cooking skills were pretty good, but he felt bad just sitting aside waiting for dinner, so he volunteered to help every time.

The result is that there are often some "inspiration" moments in order to be lazy.

For example, in an attempt to cut a carrot quickly, Harry simply tried to cast a Sniper spell on the poor carrot, and the carrot and the cutting board were cut into pieces.

For example, in order to make the food heat up faster, Harry recalled that Hermione had tried to use a small flame that she always carried with her, and put an extra one on the top of the pot.

For example, when Harry doesn't feel like chopping the mince properly...

"If you don't want to blow up the kitchen with me -" Draco pushed Harry out of the kitchen and took his wand, "just sit at the dining table and wait for me. You cook like a complete dark wizard, and Hamlet's poison may come from your innovative dishes."