the Gambler

Three purple flashes pierced the darkness, and there was the hiss of snakes in the hallway.Brother Lestrange's footsteps became messy, and they disappeared at the end of the dark corridor in an instant.

"Are you still here, Draco?" Harry said cautiously into the darkness, he was sure he had dealt with the Lestrange brothers just now, and in the confusion, he failed to notice if Draco was still in the house Inside, at least the blond Slytherin kept his track under wraps as ordered.The last thing you need to fight in the dark is extra distraction.

"You got them?" Draco said. "I'm safe now?"

"If it's just Lestrange," Harry continued, "we've got to find a way to reunite with Tom. Where's Dobby?"

"Volunteered to attract the attention of other Death Eaters, you really managed my house elf very well," Draco couldn't suppress the dissatisfaction in his tone, and said viciously, "He is your slave now, Potter?"

"Go away, Malfoy, Dobby is a free elf." Harry slowly moved over following the voice, grabbed Draco's arm and ran to explain, "He and I are in an employment relationship."

"what?"

"Dobby does the work for me and I pay him, understand?"

"House-elves don't need wages!" Draco argued, "They like to work. They are creatures created by wizards to solve housework!"

"Obviously most of them, Dobby being the exception," said Harry. "He's a funny little elf."

"Whatever you say." Draco wanted to put the topic aside, and what he wanted to do most now was to argue with Harry about Dobby. He was dragged by the Gryffindor boys through room after room, gradually Yes, the moonlight slowly shone into the dark corridor.He ran with his head covered for a long time before he had the opportunity to carefully observe the surrounding environment.This increasingly familiar scene made Draco's breath stuck in his throat, impossible!They ran back to the right?

"Harry, are you crazy? This is where the Dark Lord lives, and he may come back anytime!" Draco was trembling with fear, "Merlin knows how long Marvolo can hold him! I don't want to die yet! ' he said, pulling Harry back.

"Wait, I still need to get Ravenclaw's diadem." Harry panted back.

"What crown?"

"A jeweled silver crown decorated in the shape of an eagle. I promise Helena will take it back."

Draco opened his mouth wide and rubbed his fingers over the uneven surface of the crown in his pocket, his surprise couldn't have been more palpable: "I think I stuffed it in my pocket." He pulled out the crown and handed it to Harry, who heard this Nod gratefully after the message.

Just as Harry was about to speak, the door suddenly opened, and a thick and long body slowly slid out of the gap. She was a full twelve feet long, and her neck was as thick as an adult's thigh.Nagini looked up, his scarlet slit eyes unblinking at the two shocked boys, his red forked tongue protruding from the open mouth, licking it quickly and then withdrawing it.Draco's legs went limp and he sat on the ground, Nagini straightened up suddenly, making a gesture to pounce forward.

"/Nagini!/" Harry yelled in panic, the giant snake stopped for a moment, and slowly turned its huge triangular head to Harry's direction.She hesitated for a moment, then moved her long body and slid towards Harry, wrapped her body around the boy's shoulders, and quickly slid her tongue across Harry's neck.

"/Potter Boys./" Nagini said.

"/You're not going to eat me?/" Harry raised his eyebrows in surprise, Nagini let out a hissing laughter unique to snakes, put his head on Harry's shoulder, and motioned for him to touch him.Harry was silent for a while, putting his hand on top of Nagini's head and teasing slowly, the snake made a satisfied noise, exposing more of it.Draco stared blankly at the interaction in front of him, as if he wanted someone to tell him that all this was an illusion.

"/Tommy said you would take me out of here./" Nagini tucked his tail and tapped Harry's instep lightly, and said cheerfully, "/You are his partner, you smell like Tom, hehehe ,I like./"

Harry blushed and looked at the grinning snake in disbelief.Merlin, was he molested by Nagini just now?

"/Ah - such a shy boy/" Nagini said in an aria, "/It's all over, when will the pups be born? I'll take care of them for you, I've always liked little snakes— /"

"Salazar! We haven't had sex! And we don't have cubs! There won't be a nest of little snakes!" Harry roared in embarrassment, noticing Draco's bewildered expression before he realized that he was careless Switching to English, he gave Nagini an embarrassed look, and the other party broke out into hissing laughter again.

"What are you looking at!" Harry yelled at Draco viciously.

The blond wizard turned his head quickly, raised his hands into fists and deliberately coughed a few times, and looked at Harry with an innocent expression.

"Shut up, Malfoy."

"Hey! I haven't spoken yet!" Draco grimaced.

With Nagini's huge physical presence, the invisibility cloak seems to be unable to function well.The two sneaked through the dark corridor and ran into the lively yard.There are soaring flames and running crowds everywhere here. Occasionally, a few slender white heads will emerge from under the deep bushes. Even the feathers on the peacock's body are messy.Draco sighed in regret, and vented his anger on the Death Eaters not far away, with a stare.

Harry glanced at the barrier above the manor and sighed, "Where is the exit from what your father said?"

"Left wing."

"Are you kidding me?" Harry said, "We're on the right wing now!"

"Thank you for reminding me, I know where the left and right wings are better than you." Draco snorted, "You said earlier that we wouldn't come here."

"Oh, shut up."

"impossible."

"So we still have to find a way to find Dobby. Do you think Tom and Voldemort are over?" Harry used his arms to help support Nagini's weight and ran out of the manor. Put it in the forbidden forest to lose weight, really, she is too heavy!

"I'm sorry I can't answer this question." Draco looked around vigilantly, and replied in a muffled voice, "You left him there alone. Who knows what will happen?"

"Don't be so dull, at least you know that your parents have run away." Harry tried to dispel Draco's gloomy mood. It is definitely not a pleasant thing to have the manor destroyed like this, and it is still so luxurious. The Malfoy family must lose A lot of Galleons went in.Harry would have had a stomach twitch from the pain.Fortunately, it wasn't, Harry thought with a little guilt, he raised his finger and pointed to the flames exploding directly in front of him and blurted out: "Fireworks!"

"Thank you, Potter." Draco snorted heavily, every word filled with malicious sarcasm, "I'm in a much better mood."

Nagini hissed again and hit Draco on the head with his tail.She seemed to enjoy bullying Draco, and Harry knew exactly what she was thinking, and since Draco's panicked expression was really funny, he didn't tell her that Nagini was just joking.

Draco moved a few steps away from Harry with lightning speed, and was hooked back by Nagini's thick tail.

"I suddenly remembered that it doesn't have to be so troublesome." Draco gritted his teeth and shouted, "Dobby!"

The house-elf suddenly appeared out of nowhere, staring straight at Draco with eyes the size of tennis balls, horror on his face.When his gaze fell on Nagini's greedy eyes, Dobby let out a sob under his throat, and stepped back four or five meters.Nagini slid his body and swam towards Dobby while sticking out his tongue, Harry grabbed his tail.The giant snake hissed dissatisfiedly, and turned to stare at Harry fiercely: "/That's my food! Hey!/"

"/Dobby is not your food, he is my friend./"

"/Don't be silly, that's food./" Nagini looked back at the elf, and saw the other's frightened expression, and smiled more happily, "/So cute, so scary! It must be delicious!/"

"/Bite him and I'll leave you here./" Harry threatened, "/You can hang out with those filthy Death Eaters./"

"/You're terrible, they don't taste good at all./" Nagini raised his head and complained, turning it back on Harry's shoulder, his eyes still resting on Dobby, "/I want to eat a lot of good food. /"

"/There's everything in the Forbidden Forest./" Harry turned to look at the motionless house-elf with a relieved expression, "How is Marvolo now, he and Voldemort are still arguing?"

Dobby grabbed a handful of pricked ears, and slowly took a few steps towards Harry, looking at Nagini warily with his eyes: "Yes, Mr. Gunter is still in the hall, Dobby needs Shall we take Mr Harry Potter away first?"

Harry glanced at Draco, took Nagini off and threw it into the other's arms, Draco was frozen in place, whether he was holding it or putting it down, the look in Harry's eyes almost killed the boy Cut to pieces.Nagini glanced at Harry and wrapped his body around Draco's shoulders, resting his head directly on top of 'poor white mouse'.To tease Draco, she purposely rubbed her fangs against the throbbing carotid artery.Draco swallowed.

"What is this, Potter?" Draco's voice was trembling and inaudible.

"/Bullying Draco keeps you entertained, doesn't it, Nagini?/"

Nagini nodded.

"/Then restrain yourself, I will let Dobby take you back to Hogwarts. He will leave you in the Forbidden Forest, then, you can come here however you want, deal?/"

Nagini nodded again.

"/I hope you will go back to the secret room to wait for me and Tom after you are full, no one will disturb your rest, even if you sleep forever, it will be fine./"

Nagini looked back even more eagerly.

Harry ignored Draco's pleading eyes and turned to face Dobby, who had just taken his panicked eyes away from Nagini and looked at Harry intently: "Dobby, do you throw Nagini away?" In the Forbidden Forest, go straight to Hermione and Ron after taking Draco back to the castle, and tell them to get ready. Any questions?"

"No problem, Mr. Harry Potter! Dobby will live up to your expectations!" said the elf excitedly.

"Thank you, Dobby, this really helped me a lot." Harry added, "Next, I will go to find Marvolo alone, and then I will go back to Hogwarts by myself. Please tell Professor McGonagall We'll be back at Hogwarts in half an hour."

"Dobby will tell Madam Headmaster!"