【Yo Deng】Badger and Snake

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Masquerade (1)

"General."

The white knight on the chessboard passes the black bishop and stands in front of the black king.The king tremblingly took off the crown on his head, threw it at the knight's feet, and was kicked off the chessboard by the horse's hoof.

Dojima Takuo took off his glasses in the same posture as his own king, and fell back with a muffled sound.He sank into the armchair in the Gryffindor common room without saying a word, pinching a corner of his robes and dusting his glasses.

"What's the matter, Zhuo?" Mia Campbell brushed the chessboard with her hand, and the chess pieces jumped up according to her wishes, "You look very bad."

"I don't know..." Dojima Takuo stared at his clean and shiny glasses, "I really don't understand..."

"Don't understand what?"

"Money, power, reputation...are things really worth fighting for by any means?"

Hearing this, Mia Campbell folded her arms and leaned back.

"You asked a very complicated question, Zhuo." She smiled, "For this question, everyone has a different scale in their minds, and the balance of the scale is determined by many external factors—such as birth, Growing environment, social class, education—determined. It’s hard to judge whether a person’s behavior is worthwhile without these factors.”

Dojima pinched the bridge of his nose wearily: "What about you, Mia? Do you think it's worth it? Will you be happy with what you get by any means?"

"Me? I don't think it's worth it, at least I think so now." Mia put away her smile, with a trace of seriousness in her eyes, "What happened to you, Zhuo?"

"No, nothing," Dojima wiped his face as if to cover up, "I just thought of it suddenly——" He patted the "Harry Potter Biography" next to the chessboard, "I've been watching it recently This, so..."

"I see," Mia couldn't help laughing, "You are too immersed in the book."

"Maybe." Dojima Takuo shook his head, "There is another question—Mia, you have read this book, right? Do you think——Peter Pettigrew, the one who betrayed Harry's parents Dude, why a Gryffindor?"

Mia Campbell stood up from her seat and smiled wryly: "Betrayal, Zhuo. Betrayal also requires courage."

Staring at the silent Dojima, she clasped her hands together and said slowly: "Gryffindor appreciates all courageous people, but courage itself does not distinguish between good and evil. It is like the sharpest sword in the world. A sword, how to use it depends on the person who holds the sword."

As she said that, she patted Dojima Takuo on the shoulder and stood up in the eyes of the other party: "Thuo, I don't know what you are worrying about now, but I believe you will make good use of this sword. Not only because of you A Gryffindor, and more because you're my friend."

"..." Dojima put on his glasses, and the blurry world became clear again.

"Mia..." He said hoarsely, "Thank you."

"You're welcome," Mia Campbell smiled. "Shall we go to dinner together?"

"No," Dojima Takuya stood up, his voice weak but firm, "I have someone—a friend—to meet."

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Edward Lupine was surrounded by a group of Hufflepuff girls when Jane Greider approached him, telling a vivid account of how he gave a triple spin to a Bludger.After seeing Grad rushing in, his hair gradually faded from the fiery red of the heartbeat to the original brown: "Grade? What's wrong with you?"

Grad pushed aside a few girls in the lower grades and grabbed his wrist: "That guy came to us for something, it seems that something happened."

"That guy? Which guy?" Edward was pulled out of the crowd with a confused expression, and he still didn't forget to blow a kiss to the girls of the same level.

"Stop your overflowing hormones," Gradle rolled his eyes, "Qami is waiting for us in the prefect's lounge, you'd better act quickly."

"What's the matter with her?" Edward strode to keep up with her in doubt, "So anxious?"

"I don't know," Greed said, walking quickly up the spiral staircase, "but she said she has something very important to discuss with us."

A moment later, there was a knock on the door of the prefect's lounge.After getting the consent of the insider, the door opened in response; Qihai Dengzi leaned on the sofa with her arms folded, and the orange-haired girl they were familiar with stood beside her.

"Grade, Edward!" Seeing the two coming in, the girl greeted them first.The Hufflepuff prefect's expression relaxed a lot: "Yo, you're here."

"Good evening, Nanami, Koito." Edward sat down opposite the black-haired woman, observing her expression.After catching a trace of shaking from the usually calm poker face, he couldn't help but thumped in his heart.

"Good evening, Greeder, Lupine." Qihai Lantern pulled out her wand from her sleeve, and added two new teacups to the table.Edward raised his cup, but his eyes fell on the fifth extra cup: "Who was here just now?"

Qihai and the orange-haired girl exchanged a look, and said, "An informant—he brought a very important piece of information, which is why I disturb you two."

"Don't say anything polite," Grad sat sideways on the armrest of the sofa, "What happened?"

Qihai glanced at You again, and suddenly there was a trace of self-blame on his face: "The relationship between me and You has been exposed, and Moritz Aldrich has conclusive evidence in his hands, and he plans to make it public at the ball tomorrow night. .”

As soon as these words came out, the room was silent.The teacup that Greed brought to his lips froze in mid-air, and Edward's eyes widened; but then, those dark brown eyes rolled around: "This...doesn't seem to have anything to do with us?"

Hufflepuff's prefect stabbed him hard, but the man ignored him and continued, "Sooner or later, your relationship with Koito will be made public. What are you afraid of? Don't tell me that you plan to make her your secret lover forever."

Qihai took a deep breath: "Of course not, but—"

"——The timing is too bad now," Yuyu added anxiously, "Aldrich obviously wants to use this to make seniors lose Slytherin's votes!"

"Yo, calm down," Grad put the teacup back, "There are pros and cons to the publicity of this matter. Although Slytherin's votes will be lost, some of the votes of the other three chambers may also go to Nanami, because with you Being together fully proves that Nanami's 'school equality' statement is true."

"That's true," Qihai clenched her fists, "but who knows if Aldridge has a back-up? I can't just sit and wait for loose tickets to enter, I need a more secure plan—"

She raised her head and looked firmly at the two candidates for the chairman opposite.

"—Come to cooperate, Hufflepuff. As long as we join forces, the current situation will be completely changed."

Edward narrowed his eyes: "What kind of combination?"

"It's very simple," Qihai replied, "the male and female chairmen are elected separately, which means that voters have two votes; then as long as the male chairperson of Slytherin votes for Edward Lupine and the female chairperson of Hufflepuff votes for Give it to me, so as to ensure that Lupine and I become the student president at the same time - if I remember correctly, Lupine, your approval rating is lower than that of Aldrich, and Greed's approval rating is the bottom ’” She took a sip of her tea, “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Hufflepuff, isn’t it?”

Edward and Grad looked at each other, and the latter turned his gaze to Qihai: "You are in danger now, what can you use to ensure that Slytherin will be obedient, give up Goldstein, and vote for Edward?"

"I have my own way of doing this," Qihai straightened her body, "I'm ready to hold a rally, as long as you nod and agree, I can persuade them—remember the first oath I made with you, Grad? Everything I do is to fulfill the long-cherished wish you share with us--collegiate equality."

Jane Gray was silent.She and Edward Lupine stared at each other silently for a moment, and then said with Edward raising his eyebrows and pouring tea: "I see—"

She held out her hand to Nanami.

"—for Yu's sake, happy cooperation, Slytherin."

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Fifteen minutes before the lights-off time, a soft and beautiful voice blessed by magic resounded in every corner of the Slytherin dungeon:

"To my dear fellow Slytherins - I am sorry to disturb you in this way. I am the Lantern of the Seven Seas, and I have an important decision to make regarding the election of the Chairman from tomorrow. I am in front of the fire in the common room, You can come down, or you can stay in the room; the amplification magic is two-way, and those who have doubts can directly raise it, and I can hear it."

There was a knock on Langdon Knott's door as the sound echoed.He opened the door suspiciously, and met a pair of emerald green eyes—Samika Saeki stood in front of his door and smiled slightly: "Langdon, good evening."

"Zuo, Zuobo?" He was taken aback, and quickly stepped back to give the other party room to enter the door, "Why are you here?"

Saeki lightly made a silent gesture, signaling him to listen to the female voice that resounded in the air——

"In order not to disturb everyone's rest, I will try to keep my story short. I have reached an agreement with Hufflepuff's prefects, Jane Greeder and Edward Lupine, who are also candidates for the chairmanship. Hufflepuff will strategically abandon Jane. Greed, center the Chairwoman vote on me; in turn, they ask the Slytherins to center the Chairperson vote on Edward Lupine."

Langdon's eyes widened in surprise again, and he asked loudly, "What about Goldstein?"

He was obviously not the only one who had doubts, because Nanami Dengzi then said in a reassuring tone: "Please be quiet - Jeff, I will answer your question first: Yes, Lupine is pure blood - Nott , Rudolph has agreed to the deal. He is willing to trade his chances for the benefit of the Slytherins, and I have my highest respect for him."

Before Langdon could react, the voice continued: "How to ensure the effectiveness of the alliance? This is a very good question. I have signed an 'unbreakable oath' with Jane Greid to ensure that we will not violate the agreement. .Jeff, you can cast a probing spell on me to verify-yes, that's it-and my friends at the fireplace should have seen by now that I do have a 'vow' with Jane Greed."

After a while, Qihai Dengzi went on to say: "Not only that, in order to show the utmost sincerity, we have also passed another condition - that is, at the pep ball tomorrow night Captain Koito Yu's relationship."

"What?!" Langdon's eyeballs were about to pop out.He pointed to the sky with an expression of disbelief, "She—what does she mean?!"

Saeki Shamixiang shook his head with a wry smile: "Just keep listening."

The female voice paused for a while, as if overwhelmed by all kinds of doubts and surprises.But immediately, she raised her voice: "Please be quiet—my friends, please be quiet. As I have already said, this is a statement, a kind of sincerity, not that we really have a substantial relationship— —”

"—Nonsense!" Langdon spat on the ground, rolled up his sleeves and was about to rush out, but Saeki Samika stood in front of him.

"Saeki, get out of the way."

"I'm sorry," Saeki apologized slightly, "I won't let you out until she has finished speaking."

Langdon now knew why Saeki had suddenly come looking for him.God pity see, she just came to help Qihai Dengzi stabilize herself——

"—Qihai Dengzi, I'll fuck you!" He was trembling with anger, but the woman he scolded continued her speech slowly: "Don't worry, I will answer you Question. Why Yu Koito? Because she is Greed and Lupine's right-hand man. She created the 'Rainbow Wine' club before, and then publicly expressed her support for me in the school newspaper. These are the sincerity shown by Hufflepuff. As for—why a woman?" She chuckled, "Of course I can't really find a half-blood wizard of the same sex as a partner. I will choose the same sex to play this play, just because it can further promote the other two colleges. Proof that I am against pure blood and for so-called 'academic equality'."

Lang stepped forward, lowered his voice, and held back his anger: "Zeber, you just watch her talking nonsense and bewitching people like this? She and that half-blood are obviously—"

"—Langdon," Saeki interrupted him, "something happened that made us have to make such a decision. It must be very uncomfortable for Toko to say this, but we have to do this—this is For the honor of Slytherin."

"What happened?" Langdon slowly lowered his hand, "May I know?"

He looked at Saeki pleadingly, and Saeki nodded slightly after pondering for a moment: "She and Koito Yu were photographed by Aldridge's people, and they are expected to be announced at the ball tomorrow night. We are trying our best to make this matter clear." impact is minimized.”

Langdon looked at her dumbly: "So you—you let her make up this nonsense to deceive people?"

Saiki Samika let out a long breath: "Do you have a better way?"

The room fell into silence for a while, only the female voice with the magic of amplification continued.

"—Are there any other questions? If not, let's stop here. Please don't leak the content of this speech to other colleges. I believe you understand the importance of this matter. Remember: everything is for Si Leitlin's honor. Good night."

As Qihai Dengzi's voice fell to the ground, the crew cut man also fell down on the sofa.Jade of Slytherin walked up to him and said softly, "Langdon, treat the lamp as a favor—as long as you don't speak."

The man waved his hand in distress: "You've said that, what else can I say?" Looking up, he looked into those emerald eyes depressedly, "Don't worry, I won't make trouble."

Saeki Samika smiled. "That's good. Good night, Langdon—for Slytherin's honor, thank you."

"...in Slytherin's honor," Langdon repeated, muttering, "good night."

Masquerade (2)

Koito Yu can still clearly remember the scene when she confessed to Hinata Shuri.Ye Li, who knew about it first, stood beside her, and patted her on the back encouragingly, and then heard his trembling voice forming fragmented sentences: "Zhu Li... I, I have something to tell you."

"Huh?" Zhu Li turned his head with a smile, "What's the matter?"

This is the first time Koito Yu took the initiative to stand in front of a friend and confess her relationship with Nanami Touko to the other party.

She didn't know how Hinata Juri would react.Although Zhu Li is usually cheerful and straightforward, she is still a pure-blood wizard from Japan after all, and she has never expressed her views on homosexuality on any occasion.

But she had to say it, she had to say it herself.It's not because things have reached the point where it has to be like this, but because she herself is eager for the approval of her best friend.

——It is impossible for her and Qihai Dengzi to hide forever, this is not what she wanted.In the future scene she described, she and the black-haired woman have thousands of different appearances, but she does not let go of her hand in front of others, lies when her best friend asks her, and bears the dazzling gaze alone in the sun .

"I'm with Senior Qihai."

Although his heart trembled with the sound, Yu still stared at Zhu Li's face tenaciously, as if he wanted to take all the changes on that familiar face into his heart: the momentary sluggishness, the astonishment when he recovered, the gradually widening mouth—— Hyuga Zhuri showed a big smile, and excitedly hugged his friend into his arms: "You are really in love! Congratulations——"

"What's it like to be 'as expected'!" Yu's tense body gradually relaxed, and he raised his arms to hug his best friend's warm body, "You accepted it too quickly!"

"Maki-kun and I have been wondering if you are in a relationship for a long time." Zhu Li let go of her, with a smile still on his face, "It's too obvious, your aura is different. But I didn't expect it at all. The other party will be Senior Qihai, oops—how did you hook up? Tell me!"

"Where is my aura different?" Yu also smiled unknowingly, "I will tell you, but not now, that is a long story."

Zhu Li pouted with some dissatisfaction: "What - you have become softer. I always felt that there was a layer of veil between you and the surroundings, and there was a kind of indistinct barrier, but recently you have completely softened. I don’t have this feeling anymore. I spend more time alone, and when I’m with us, I occasionally show an expression of missing someone, it’s really easy to guess.”

Hearing this, Yu couldn't help touching his face: "Is it... so obvious?"

"Yes," Zhu Li patted her shoulder vigorously, "So? Why are you thinking of telling me now?"

——Because we decided to make it public.

She remembered answering like this at the time.

but……

"Zuri," she said, "actually, I just want you to know."

Through the mirror, she clearly saw Hyuga Shuri paused: "What do you want me to know?"

"The matter between me and Qihai-senpai. It's not because it's going to be made public... I always wanted you to know."

Zhu Li's expression softened, but the powder puff on his hand didn't stop: "Yu, close your eyes."

"Thank you, Zhu Li." Yu murmured as he said.

"Thank you?" Zhu Li smiled happily, "As your friend, I still don't believe your eyes? Since I'm someone you approve of, I naturally have nothing to say. I'm just curious——what kind of person is Senior Qihai?" people?"

After closing her eyes, the touch of Zhu Li's hand holding her cheek became very obvious.Feeling the warmth, she began to describe the appearance of that person in her heart: "I like to be brave but also like to act like a baby. She is very cunning and candid at the same time. She is always serious when she treats me. She is very...cute."

"I always feel like I heard something very important," Hinata Akari smiled and took out the eyebrow pencil from the makeup box, "Will senior Nanami come to chase me down?"

Yu was amused by her: "No, she is a very good person."

"The person you like is of course a good person," Zhu Li carefully manipulated the eyebrow pencil, "and then? How does it feel to be in love?"

"There's a feeling of someone living in my heart..." You slightly raised the corner of his mouth, "I'll miss it when I don't see it, and desire to go further when I see it; even if we're not together, we still have something to worry about."

"'It's like the flying bird has found its perch, and the lost ship has set foot on its way back.'" Zhu Li recited Birkin's poem, "It's so good, so yearning."

"You will also meet, Zhu Li, someone who really likes you, and you really like him." Yu sincerely looked into his friend's light brown eyes.

"Thank you," Zhu Li smiled heartily, "I believe so too."

After that, she clapped her hands and rummaged through the lip gloss: "Let me see, this kind of color is not suitable for you, um... a little lighter... try this."

Yu opened his mouth obediently, watching himself in the mirror gradually transform into something he never had before.

—Will her seniors find her attractive?

Realizing that her thoughts revolved around her lover, she couldn't help but miss her even more—where is Qihai Dengzi at this moment, and what form will she appear in front of her?

After the girl came out of the bathroom with her hair covered, the eyes of the few people waiting outside were all brightened.

The champagne-colored tube top evening dress is wrapped around the slender waist, pouring all the way down; the light white gauze covers the nape of the neck and the arms, and the pale gold bead chains climb on it in the shape of branches and leaves, gathering in a circle at the neck.The elegant makeup and the dress complement each other, almost perfect.

After a moment of silence, Maki Seiji was the first to applaud: "This suit is too suitable! As expected of Hinata-san!"

The brown-haired woman standing behind the girl puffed out her chest triumphantly: "Hey, when did my eyes miss you?"

"I didn't expect, I didn't expect, Koito, you look so good-looking." Edward Lupine clasped his arms in amazement, while Jane Gradle gave the girl a warm hug: "Yo, you are so beautiful!"

"Thank you!" Yu blushed embarrassingly, "You are beautiful too."

Grad opened his mouth, and was about to boast a few more words, when he suddenly heard Ye Li say: "It's already 25:[-], you're going to be late."

"Go now," Zhu Li pushed the girl's back, showing a sly smile, "give her a surprise."

Yu took a few steps forward under the thrust, turned around, and smiled sincerely: "Thank you, Zhu Li."

Hinata Shuri made a face, Ye Li stood there and waved his hands; Koito Yu took the arm of his dance partner Maki Seiji, and set foot on the way to the auditorium with his two prefects.

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When Koito and his group arrived at the auditorium, Moritz Aldrich happened to pass by the dwarf singer who was singing loudly.He casually unplugged the magic microphone in front of the singer, straightened his collar solemnly, stepped onto the podium slowly, and said, "Friends present, welcome!"

He was answered by a frantic cry.Koito Yu led Maki Seiji aside, looked around the podium repeatedly, and saw Nanami Toko in a black and gold dress.The woman's skirt is made of two layers, the outer layer is as thin as a flap, flapping around her body, and the inner layer covers her graceful legs.The black background fabric is studded with golden flower decorations, making it very luxurious.

She was holding a goblet, talking to Rudolf Goldstein, who was next to him in a black dress robe.Opposite her was Saeki Samika in a dark green floor-length gown, standing with another Slytherin boy.No one looked in Yu's direction, so Yu also suppressed the desire to go there; she bid farewell to the two prefects, came to the long table with Seiji Maki, and poured some pumpkin juice into the cup.

"...Okay." After finishing his opening remarks, Aldrich solemnly cleared his throat, "Everyone, please go back to your own academy's table and leave room for our prefects to dance."

There was another burst of cheers, and the crowd parted obediently.The four long tables that were originally placed in the center of the auditorium were now neatly attached to the walls, with Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw on both sides, and Gryffindor and Slytherin at the head and tail.Everyone except the prefect and the dance partner picked a place to sit down, and the crowded scene disappeared in an instant, and Qihai Dengzi finally changed the cup, looking casually at Hufflepuff's long table. Cruise around.

--coming.

Koito Yuu felt a tightness in his throat.Her senior's eyes passed over a person, and finally fell on her.Those azure blue eyes widened slightly for a moment, and then bent at an angle that Yu was very familiar with——she lightly raised her glass, showed a sweet smile to Yu, and then opened her mouth, as if to say something softly.

--what are you saying?

Koito Yu didn't know.She just felt that the blood in her whole body was rushing to her head, and she couldn't help raising her glass in the same way, and smiled foolishly and contentedly.After a while, she belatedly realized that Seiji Maki was also looking at her with a smile.

"What are you doing?" Yuu felt goosebumps all over his body.

"You two are so cute." Maki Seiji did not answer her question, but said this sentence with a smile.

Realizing that he and his lover were being treated as entertainment, Yu kicked him from the bottom; the boy was not annoyed, and just smiled and drank pumpkin juice: "Oh, be careful not to sprain your ankle, Senior Nanami will kill you!" mine."

"I'd suggest that she turn you into a guinea pig and throw you in the owl shack," Yoo joked.

Maki Seiji was still muttering something, "That's a steady profit and not a loss", but Koito Yu's eyes had already moved away from him.Moritz Aldrich threw the microphone back to the band, and the fast-paced dance music played again; he took Mia Campbell's hand and slid onto the dance floor first.Behind him came Doris Selwyn and her dance partner, then a pair of Hufflepuff prefects, and then—

She held her breath.

Qihai Dengzi took Rudolf Goldstein's arm and came to the edge of the dance floor, but did not start the dance, but let go of the latter's hand, and walked into the center of the auditorium alone.

--coming soon.Koito thought to himself.

Unlike those puzzled or curious eyes nearby, she knew exactly what was going to happen next.

——Qihai Dengzi is walking towards her.

She couldn't help standing up, allowing herself to be bathed in the other party's spring-like smile.Chattering voices sounded beside her, but they could no longer reach her ears—all she could think about was the black-haired woman walking towards her, and she could only see her slightly raised lips and the ocean. Such deep eyes.

"Yu Koito, my beautiful lady—"

In the silence, she heard Qihai Dengzi's voice ringing in her ears.

"—would you like to dance with me?"

The brunette woman pulled up her right hand, bowed down gentlemanly, and printed a kiss on the back of her hand.

This invitation did not apply any magic, but it reverberated in the hearts of everyone in the auditorium——

Inviting same-sex dances at such a formal occasion is tantamount to declaring sexual orientation.

"……certainly."

You opened his mouth with a smile, and was pulled by the woman into her arms.

silence.The three pairs of prefects who were dancing on the dance floor stopped.In the whole venue, only the band is still playing dutifully.

silence.Until they take their first foot and complete their first dance step.

silence--

—and then there was a cry that pierced the eardrums.

"Well done, Nanami Toko! Koito Yuu!" Hinata Shuri stood up, put her hands around her mouth, and screamed hysterically.

This scream seemed to wake up the sleeping lion, and the Gryffindor table suddenly burst into roars - some were throwing things, some were jumping up and down, some were yelling - followed closely behind. It was Hufflepuff who broke out into cheers and applause in unison; some of the Ravenclaws took off their hats and waved, while the Slytherins watched silently, no one came out to express their opinion.

Moritz Aldrich stared at everything in front of him in disbelief, trembling all over his body——

"W-how could-"

He immediately looked at someone who was left on the edge of the dance floor, with raging anger burning in his eyes.The dark-haired man shook his head gloomily, returning a hint of disdain.Moritz Aldridge became more and more annoyed, he let go of Mia Campbell's waist, and strode towards the only dancing partner in the middle of the dance floor——

—— Qihai Dengzi raised his eyes and looked at him.

There was a hint of crisis, a hint of contempt, and a hint of indescribable complacency hidden in those deep blue eyes.

He stopped involuntarily.

"You lost" - he seemed to hear Qihai Dengzi saying this, but he was powerless to refute.

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"Congratulations! Nanami, Koito!"

After the dance, Mia Campbell enthusiastically shook hands with Nanami Toko and Koito Yu.Aldridge stood aside, his face turned pale, but he couldn't help but smile, and also stretched out his hand: "Blessings, blessings, you guys."

He almost gritted his teeth and said these words, his gloomy gaze skipped Koito Yuu and landed on Nanami Dengko's face.The woman shook his hand leisurely, with picturesque eyes: "Thank you, Mia, Aldridge—"

"—Thank you for preparing such a grand stage." Taking the opportunity of shaking hands, she deliberately lowered her voice and whispered to Aldrich.

Moritz Aldrich felt his face burst with blood.He quickly withdrew his hand as if holding something dirty, and shook his sleeve angrily: "Mia! Let's go!"

"What's wrong with you?" The unknowing Gryffindor prefect was left behind by him, "Moritz? Hey, Moritz!"

Looking at his back, Nanami Dengzi and Koito Yu looked at each other, and they both giggled.There were so many well wishes and gossips that they were almost drowned in the crowd—no one noticed that Rudolf Goldstein left the place.

"Is that all?" Rudolph asked in a low voice as he passed Aldrich.

"What else do you want?" Aldrich glared, "When I find out who leaked the news, I'll have to chop him up!"

The black-haired man snorted coldly and shook his head again.Aldrich seemed to be irritated by him, he broke away from Mia's hand, and grabbed his collar: "Why are you shaking your head? Huh?!"

Part of the venue's attention began to focus here.Rudolf Goldstein broke away from his hands and walked towards the center of the crowd without a word.With his pockets in his pocket, he soon came before Nanami Dengzi and Koito Yu.

"Rudolph?" Qihai narrowed her eyes, sensing a hint of danger from him.

"Qami," Rudolph lowered his head and said, "I have something to ask you."

"You said?" Although she didn't know why, the black-haired woman subconsciously protected the girl behind her.

"Could you please give up your alliance with Hufflepuff?" He cut to the chase.

Qihai's voice became cold: "What do you mean, Rudolph?"

"What do you mean?" The Slytherin prefect paused, "Of course it's the last struggle of a sacrifice—cancel the alliance, Qihai, or you'll regret it."

"I refuse," Qihai said decisively, "Didn't we agree?"

"It's done?" As if hearing something funny, Rudolph raised his head and laughed loudly: "Yes, it's done! Of course it's done—"

After laughing, he stared at the dark-haired woman darkly.

"—In that case, I'm sorry."

Masquerade (3)

Rudolf Goldstein wasn't called "Rudolf Goldstein" when he received the letter that changed his life.Little Andy, as he was called, was thin and short, the most unpopular in the Swansea City Orphanage.

Little Andy couldn't explain why he wasn't popular.He is honest and polite, taciturn, and hardworking. The only thing that is different from other children is that he wears glasses.The pair of worn and old black-rimmed glasses were bulky and ill-fitting, and they were discarded products picked up by the staff from nowhere; even so, he was scolded and the two fairy tales hidden under his pillow were confiscated Book.

"You are short-sighted because you keep looking at these messy things!"

The clerk tore the book in half in front of him, and little Andy had no choice but to pull the pieces back.He cried while fighting, and was surprised to find that the book was suddenly intact as before with tears in his eyes.

From that day on, little Andy knew that he was different from others.This deep feeling is the only motivation left in his life of being beaten, kicked, and drunk, supporting his thin body through the scorching heat and cold winter after another, until the letter was finally found. he.

"You're 'Little Andy', aren't you?"

In front of him was an old man with a solemn and stern expression, but kindness in his eyes.

"Here is a letter for you."

She bent down and handed a letter with emerald green ink into his hand.

"Son, you're a wizard. We've had your name since you were born."

Rudolf Goldstein - so his name is written in the Hogwarts Book of Admission.This school gave him his name, identity and barely enough stipends despite being stretched, and brought him into a completely different world; Rudolph felt that he should be grateful, even if he just walked into the world from a nightmare. into another nightmare.

"What family are you from, Rudolph?" the first Sly he met at school