[HP] Liar

Chap.10

When Viola returned to the Ravenclaw girls' dormitory the next morning, she ran into Nancy who was looking for her anxiously.

"Merlin's socks! Where the hell did you go last night?" When Nancy saw Viola, she hurriedly reached out her hand and shook her shoulder, asking sharply, "Do you know that Sophia and I last night? Are you worried to death?"

Sophia Harris also stood beside Nancy and said: "Yeah, you don't know how worried Nancy is. Even Lovegood doesn't know what happened to you...We thought you were It’s not that there was an accident outside.”

"We almost went to find Professor Flitwick—" Nancy went on, "if Sophia hadn't held me back desperately."

Viola stood blankly in front of Nancy, Sophia, and Luna, feeling a little guilty for a moment.

She opened her mouth, hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm sorry...for making you worry. I won't do this again next time."

"Oh, my God," Nancy asked, "so where the hell have you been?"

"I, I—" Viola was a little speechless.

And Luna interrupted her just at this moment: "Viola, Davis came to find you on purpose last night, but it's a pity you weren't in the common room at that time."

"Davis?" Viola looked a little surprised, "Are you referring to Roger Davis—the Quidditch captain of our academy?"

"Who else could it be?" Nancy said. "He wants you to paint a portrait of each of our college team members, because he thinks it will boost morale."

After hearing this, Viola gave a soft "Oh", then nodded and said: "Okay, I will tell Davis later... I'm actually very happy to help."

Fortunately, Luna helped Viola change the topic in time, so Nancy and Sophia did not continue to hold on to what happened last night.

After Nancy and Sophia had left, Luna quietly approached Viola's ear and asked softly, "Viola, what happened to you last night?"

Viola subconsciously turned her head and looked around. There were still a few lower-grade Ravenclaws in the girls' dormitory who hadn't left yet.

So she took a deep breath, lowered her voice and said to Luna: "I'll tell you slowly later...it's not convenient now."

Luna nodded and gave her a faint smile.

Today's first class is Potions with Professor Slughorn.

Compared with Professor Snape, Professor Slughorn is almost comparable to an "angel on earth" - this is the conclusion Nancy came to after taking one of Slughorn's potions classes.

"Okay students, today we are going to start learning how to make Veritaserum. I hope this content will not disturb you." The middle-aged man with a big belly smiled and looked at the students sitting in the seats, and said in a high-pitched voice. they said.

Viola and her classmates have entered the fifth grade this year, which also means that they have to take the OWLs exam after two semesters.

Although Viola herself didn't feel too much urgency about this, because her grades had always been very stable—to be precise, there was no improvement.So she basically gave up the idea of ​​getting a high score in this exam. Her only wish is to pass all subjects.

But most of Viola's classmates don't think so, especially her roommate Nancy Jones, after all, she is a very typical Ravenclaw girl.

Studious, tenacious, positive.

Viola knew her goal was to achieve straight A's in the OWLs.

After a class ended, Nancy was left alone by Professor Slughorn, and Viola thought it might be because she made exceptionally good potions today.

And Viola took Luna and left the Potions classroom first.

"I heard that Nancy received an invitation from Professor Slughorn." Luna said to her in an ethereal voice just as the two of them stepped out of the door of the Potions classroom, "Nancy seems very happy. "

"Invitation? What invitation?" Viola was puzzled.

"Looks like... a club," Luna said.

"Really?" Viola blinked, "But I also feel that Professor Slughorn likes her very much. Do you remember—ever since Nancy mentioned her girl named 'Heska' in the last class?" Jones' aunt, Slughorn began to take a liking to her."

After finishing speaking, she seemed to remember something, turned her light-colored eyes, and asked, "By the way, Viola. What exactly are you trying to tell me this morning?"

Viola looked around, and after confirming that no one really paid attention to the conversation between the two of them, she lowered her voice angrily and said, "I met Malfoy on the way to the Room of Requirement last night... .”

"Malfoy?" Luna's eyes widened in surprise, "then he didn't—"

"No, you can rest assured." Viola said, "Before he had time to cast a curse on me, I seized the opportunity to escape. However, it is very likely that I will cause trouble because of this matter." Here he is."

Luna nodded slightly, and was about to say something, but at this moment, another voice interrupted their thoughts.

"Good morning, Luna." Harry Potter was now standing in front of Luna and Viola, waving at them.

"Uh...Of course, there is also Viola." After Viola's eyes met his, he immediately added a little unnaturally.

"Good morning, Harry," said Luna briskly.

"Good morning." Viola also nodded.

"How?" Harry asked with a faint smile, "Did you just finish Potions?"

Luna replied, "Oh yes. We've just finished Potions with Professor Slughorn, he's such a funny old man."

After hearing Luna's words, Viola quickly touched Luna's arm with her elbow, and at the same time looked at her with some anxiety.

After all, "old man" is not a respectful title for a professor.

Unexpectedly, Harry let out a chuckle. He seemed to find Luna's statement very interesting, or... he himself agreed with this statement.

"What about you, Harry?" After saying what she just said, Luna asked back, "What class did you just take?"

"Defense Against the Dark Arts," said Harry.

"how do you feel?"

Harry shrugged his shoulders and replied with a wry smile, "What else - after all, the professor of that class was Snape."

After exchanging pleasantries with Harry, Viola and Luna walked together with Harry towards their respective next class locations.

Harry's next class was Herbology, while Luna and Viola's was History of Magic.And it happened that for the three of them, these two classrooms had to pass through the Hogwarts playground to reach them.

In fact, Viola felt a little strange in her heart.Because in her memory, Harry Potter will always stand by his two friends-Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley.But today, he appeared in front of them alone.

Viola thought about it, and couldn't help but began to wonder if Harry Potter had some disputes with his other two friends.If not, how could he be with Luna Lovegood and Viola Clearwater now?

Along the way, Harry and Luna had been chatting one after another, and Viola couldn't get in the way at all.

So she had no choice but to look ahead quietly, and at the same time try not to let her footsteps fall behind the two of them.

But just as Viola walked forward behind Harry and Luna with blurred eyes, Harry suddenly stopped his steps vigilantly.

Viola also raised her head involuntarily.

A blond boy wearing Slytherin robes and a prefect's medal was standing in front of the three of them with his arms folded, with a look of displeasure on his pale and thin face.

He is Draco Malfoy.

The person Viola had offended just last night, but who should not have offended the most.

After realizing this, Viola hurriedly lowered her head, for fear that Malfoy would find herself standing behind Harry and Luna.

She also didn't know if she had the guts to cast the Disarming Curse on Malfoy last night.But... what would happen to her if she didn't do that at that time?

Viola found herself unable to come up with an answer to this question.Even though her heart is full of uneasiness and fear now, if she were to choose again, she would still do the same thing as last night.

"What do you want, Malfoy?" After discovering Malfoy's existence, Harry hastily clenched the holly wand in his hand and lowered his voice to question.

Malfoy raised his chin arrogantly, quickly passed Harry and Luna with contemptuous and disdainful eyes, and then looked behind them.

Viola only felt a cold sweat protruding from her back.

"...What?" Malfoy said, looking at Harry sarcastically, "Has the great savior Potter been abandoned by his two good friends? That's why he's reduced to—to be with this lunatic Lovegood The point of staying together?"

"Watch your words, Malfoy!" Harry yelled angrily, "You should apologize to Luna immediately—"

"Apologize?" Malfoy raised his eyebrows with interest. "You mean... want me to apologize to you and your 'crazy' friends and 'Mudblood' friends? Absolutely not!"

After speaking, he also pulled out his wand at the same time, pointing at Harry and Luna.

"Don't make me, Potter," he said. "My wand doesn't have eyes, after all, and if you 'accidentally' hurt two of your best friends . . . don't blame me."

Harry didn't answer immediately, but Viola could feel his anger.

Yes, although Harry was trying his best to restrain his emotions, he was obviously irritated by Draco Malfoy.

Viola suddenly remembered what Luna had said to her before—Harry's godfather, Sirius Black, passed away at the end of last semester.At that time, Malfoy's father was confirmed as a Death Eater and imprisoned in Azkaban.

If in the past Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy simply disliked each other because of the antagonism of the colleges, then...their relationship is much worse than it was then.