the Gambler

The weather outside was fine, and the sun shone warmly on Hogwarts Castle. Harry could see from the window that several Ravenclaw students were already sitting on the edge of the Black Lake, reading.His stomach growled twice, and Harry looked back at the already empty four-poster bed. Tom left early in the morning and went somewhere Merlin knew. The boy was still very satisfied with this, and he was not even interested in seeing him now. To hell with surveillance.

Harry couldn't help roaring, his memory flashed back to last night—

Tom had a contented expression on his face.

These are all damn bad!Harry couldn't believe the people in front of him, he could accept a fair and square duel, but what about playing tricks behind the scenes?Obviously not!How dare Tom use him to cover up his crimes, and also modify his memory!

"It's not fair," Harry said, suppressing his anger, and the moment he said it he realized how stupid it was, that there was no such thing as fairness in the Slytherin sense.Tom's answer only confirms this.

"I don't know when I said it was fair. I didn't kill you, did I?" Tom slowly approached Harry, without any thought of repentance, "If your body appeared in the Forbidden Forest, It will be more convenient in the future.”

"You didn't do it because you haven't got what you want." Harry narrowed his eyes, if he didn't trust his intuition to delve into the subtle dissonance, maybe this memory would never come back, and he didn't want to To imagine what else Tom would do to his head.Tom hasn't figured out his identity yet, which is the only reason to stop the other party at present.Harry now knew that there was a real Chamber of Secrets, and not even the magic of Hogwarts could protect him once he was taken out of the castle.

"I like the way you look at me now." Tom lowered his head and let his breath hit Harry's face, "You know I'm bored, if I don't have some exciting challenges, I'm likely to make even crazier moves " Tom narrowed his eyes suddenly, "I seem to have misunderstood something, you are not afraid of death, you are afraid that I will see your memory."

Harry closed his eyes tightly.

"You don't know Occlumency." Tom said affirmatively, he looked amused at Harry's unwillingness to open his eyes, "Don't bore me, then I can consider not directly using Dementor Find the answer."

"I didn't know you had integrity. Who knows if you'd curse me as soon as I opened my eyes?" Harry sneered coldly.

"If you think I can be trusted, I'll be very disappointed, dear."

Harry's memory was interrupted by Medusa on the portrait, who reminded him that there were two Gryffindors waiting for him outside, Harry looked at the alarm clock, it was nearly half an hour later than his usual dining time, no wonder He Min and Ron would worry about themselves.The first class was still the nasty Potions class, Harry rubbed his grumbling stomach, it seemed that in order to prevent Snape from finding a reason to deduct his credits, he had to go to class hungry.Harry swept everything that was spread out on the round table into his schoolbag, and the inkwells banged against each other in protest.

As soon as the door opened, Hermione threw Harry on the ground. She checked Harry's body carefully, and finally lifted up the boy's sleeves, and cried out in horror when she saw the writing on it: "We heard what Professor McGonagall said. , she said that Umbridge used a prohibited item on you, oh, Harry, why don't you tell us, Ron and I will find a way to report her! This is a crime!"

Ron rescued Harry from Hermione's almost suffocating embrace: "I didn't see you and Marvolo together this morning. I thought I'd see you in the treatment wing. Fortunately, Hermione had the guts to go Asked him, Merlin, his face is really scary," Ron still had lingering fear, Tom looked at him as if he wanted to use the Cruciatus Curse on him, "Dude, what happened between you?"

"I had an argument with him," Harry added, noticing the worried looks on their faces, "it wasn't a big deal."

Ron's eyes widened, his mouth could have stuffed an entire egg.He exclaimed in disbelief: "I've never thought Marvolo was so angry! You don't see those Slytherins, they're like frightened chicks! A first year accidentally dropped a spoon Knocking on the plate, Marvolo kept him in the correct eating posture for an entire hour!"

"Even though Professor Snape lifted the spell later, the poor kid still didn't dare to eat." Hermione angrily condemned Tom's bad behavior, and swallowed back the words "Slytherin is not pitiful at all" that Ron was about to say .

"How do you think he could do this to his classmates?"

"Hermione, he's actually dueled Harry twice already, and that's far worse than petrification," said Ron, stomping on his toes.

Seeing that Hermione wanted to comfort him again, Harry hurriedly changed the subject: "Don't think about that troublesome bastard, tell me how things are going this morning?"

The faces of the two were suddenly lit up, and Hermione grabbed Harry's shoulders excitedly and kept shaking: "That's great! Professor McGonagall became the acting headmaster and kicked Umbridge out of Hogwarts." , Of course, you know this better than us, after all, you are one of the heroes. But there is an additional gain, and the attitude of other students towards you will be much better from today onwards."

"I can only say that there is nothing better. You haven't seen Slytherin. They can't deduct points at will now. I will make good use of the prefect's power to get back." Ron nodded the golden prefect badge on his chest, Smiling brightly, "I think the other prefects think the same way, Ernie couldn't have smiled more treacherously. On the way to find you I saw him grab a big stupid Slytherin and bully Hufflepuff Strange girl, he deducted thirty points severely!"

Even Hermione couldn't help smiling this time, and it seemed that even Hermione, who was as fair as she was, had a deep grudge against Slytherin these days.Harry's stomach growled inappropriately, and Hermione took out a bun wrapped in oiled paper from her arms, and the food that had been cast with a warming spell was still steaming.Harry stuffed it into his mouth gratefully, and heard the witch ask: "By the way, why don't you come to eat today? Marvolo looks really angry."

"I don't know what he could be angry about, and I should be angry anyway," Harry wrinkled his nose, "he cast the Imperius Curse on me, directed and acted Umbridge's play— —Oh, you probably don’t know, last night he planned to take revenge on the old hag, and it’s not counting putting the responsibility on me, but he also modified my memory! Do you think it’s that easy to drive Umbridge away? No , Fudge used Veritaserum on me, and Tom was very considerate even though he didn't want to admit it. After the interrogation, I threatened Fudge to tell the press about Umbridge's use of the Unforgivable Curse if she didn't leave. "

"This is really scary, Harry. How do you know that your memory has been modified?" Hermione gave Harry an answer that even the wizard himself hadn't thought about, "You are very powerful, Professor Moody said But you have a particularly firm mind, I guess this is also the reason why you can break through the Imperius Curse and Memory Curse."

"Whatever. Anyway, I have drawn a clear line with him." Harry lifted the strap of the slipped schoolbag up, and there were not many people left in the corridor. "It's almost time to go to the cellar."

The potions classroom was still bleak and bleak, and even the cheerful atmosphere of the castle didn't make the cellar any warmer now.Hermione was right, the students from other colleges they met on the road all nodded to Harry.The three hurriedly arrived before Snape entered the classroom. Harry looked up and saw Tom sitting in the middle of Slytherin. He picked a seat next to Neville and threw his schoolbag heavily on the table. , Many people frowned.Neville smiled confidently at Harry, and the boy had to admit that the other had grown slowly. The baby fat on Neville's face had disappeared, and he had a rather handsome face, with a height that Harry envied. Endless height.

"Everyone is praising you, Harry, and I'm no exception. This is the most exciting news I've heard this year." Neville said cheerfully, "The next step is to look forward to the headmaster's return."

"I think that will happen soon." Harry pulled out the Potions textbook and spread it on the table. Snape raised his hooked nose and scanned the classroom, and the whole room fell silent instantly.Snape was visibly shocked to see Tom and Harry sitting apart, squinting at Tom, who twirled his wand and raised an eyebrow in response.

The potion class with Neville was definitely a disaster. Although Harry could barely concoct a quality potion (this is what Hermione said, Snape’s prejudice against Harry made him never treat him well. face, no matter how perfect the potion is, as long as it comes from Harry's hands, he can always pick out dissatisfaction), Neville is simply a mess, not to mention Snape looked at them with that sharp look throughout the class , and soon the liquid in the crucible turned a cloudy mud color.Snape emptied the potion with a cold snort, and walked away after the two failed. Harry gestured his middle fingers to the big greasy bat.

Harry wasn't dull enough to ignore someone's eyes on him the whole time, especially when he and Neville were talking close together.Like Leif being targeted by a snake - his own toad, Neville could clearly feel a chill down his spine. He looked around vigilantly, and he could only be sure that the hostility came from Slytherin. As for who, he didn't know. , since everyone is still bowing their heads and making potions seriously.Neville couldn't resist curiosity and asked in a low voice, "So what happened between you and Marvolo?"

"It's not important, what are your plans for this Hogsmeade weekend?"

"I haven't thought about it, you're not with Ron Hermione?"

"I would rather go with you. It's time for the two of them to seize the opportunity to confess. Seriously, who else doesn't know that they have a crush on each other?" Harry tilted his head and looked at the backs of Hermione and Ron. It was obvious that Ron had made a mistake. What steps, Hermione sprinkled powdered things into the potion, she grabbed the stirring rod and twirled it clockwise several times, the liquid began to take on a beautiful light blue color.

"What about Marvolo? Didn't you say that the principal asked you to look at each other? You did keep an eye on him a while ago, but today you didn't even look at him."

"It's time to give him some privacy," Harry shrugged. "I feel the need to develop a relationship with you. I haven't had much time in the tower since Marvolo came. Besides, I miss being with you." Time, Marvolo is not a good company."

"He gives me the creeps." Neville shivered, "although everyone else thinks he's friendly."

Harry looked at Neville in surprise, and he had to say that he was surprised. Although everyone said that Neville was nothing like a brave Gryffindor, Harry knew the boy better than others. So he stood up and stood firm to stop Harry and the others from looking for the Sorcerer's Stone.Neville's instincts were spot on, and Harry was delighted to know that someone else saw through Tom as well.

"I thought I was the only one who didn't get tricked by him," said Harry. "Then you should accompany me all the more."

"I'm glad you decided to go to Hogsmeade with me, and in fact Dean and Seamus are going too." Neville noticed that Harry's body stiffened when he mentioned the Irish boy's name, and he sighed inwardly. In fact, Seamus and Harry were the same, they just couldn't let go of their pride and reconciliation, and Neville didn't know if going to Hogsmeade together would make the situation better.

"Seamus won't be happy." Harry bit his quill, his eyes firmly fixed on the textbook, although he didn't read a word.

"No one knows what he thinks, but Dean and I are good friends of yours. In fact, when discussing this issue, Ron suggested to bring you along, and Seamus didn't object." Neville smiled, "But Now the proposer will be kicked out by us."