Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 367 I will resolutely not date children.

After standing still in the empty classroom, Viktor Krum opened his mouth somewhat grimly, as if he had a question to ask him, but after staring blankly at Tiera for a while, he said dryly:
"Good evening"

"Heh," Tyella chuckled softly, looking at Viktor Krum with amusement. "You want to ask why Hermione has been a bit cold towards you lately, right?"

"Huh?" Viktor Krum exclaimed in surprise, "You, how did you know?"

"Hehe." Tiera chuckled again. "Your thoughts are written all over your face."

—Heh, being so close, Tiera can't help but use "spying" magic.

"Then...then why is Hermione always so cold to me lately?" Viktor Krum looked puzzled. "I don't know why, but ever since Easter, Hermione has...she seems...well...different, like a...like a bulldog."

Then, Viktor Krum began to recount the story of his relationship with Hermione over the past few months in his heavily accented English—

Tiera yawned repeatedly.

“Don’t worry, you’re great too. Hermione has mentioned you to me a lot.” After Viktor Krum finally finished his rambling, Tyella casually comforted her, “Hermione’s just gone crazy from studying for exams. She’s been like this every exam week for the past few years, irritable and wanting to argue with everyone. It’s not that she’s ignoring you, you know. During the third-year exam week, she actually knocked over the crystal ball during Divination class.”

"Really?" Viktor Krum asked.

"Really, I was there during that class, and she—"

“No, I mean, did Hermione really mention me to you?” Viktor Krum asked. “What did she say?”

Tiera:
Honestly, Tyella never really paid attention to what Hermione said before, so now he couldn't make up anything.

"It basically means that I think you're very considerate, thoughtful, and... well, much more mature than us kids," Tiera said. "I've forgotten the specifics, but that's roughly the gist of it."

"Really?" Viktor Krum's face was beaming with joy.

“Of course, what good would it do me to lie to you?” Tiera rolled her eyes.

"Thank you!" Viktor Krum said like a spoiled rich kid. "Hemien has often mentioned you to me. She said you're very hardworking and talented."

After saying that, Viktor Krum looked up at the clock hanging on the wall of the small classroom and then carefully examined Tiera. "I was a little skeptical at first, but now I think I understand what Hermione meant by 'diligence'. To be honest, during the first project, I thought you were cheating to summon that giant meteorite, but now I think you might really have relied entirely on your own efforts."

“Thank you,” Tierra said.

“Keep it up, you’re amazing!” Viktor Krum patted Tierra on the shoulder and said, “Don’t let those rumors in the newspapers affect you. We all know what kind of person you are. I’ve wanted to talk to you for a long time, but neither Harry nor Ron knew where you were… Even in Durmstrang, I’ve never seen a wizard work this hard… I wouldn’t be surprised at all if you could lift the final trophy. You’ve worked so hard, you deserve it.”

"Thank you, thank you." Tierra was a little confused.

"Good luck to us in the upcoming matches!" After saying that, Viktor Krum patted Tiera on the shoulder, then forced a genuine but rather stiff smile and said, "Go for your love bravely, and I wish you find the love of your life!"

After saying that, Viktor Krum ran down the stairs briskly. From his back, you could tell that he seemed to be in a much lighter mood, as if he had just done something great.

Tiera stood there, somewhat puzzled, watching Viktor Krum's departing figure, then scratched her head in confusion—

That's it? The little boy's friendship is that simple?
Through the series of physical and eye contact just now, Tierra learned that Viktor Krum had categorized her as a "friend" and "adversary" to someone she had "grown acquaintances through conflict." This left Tierra feeling bewildered, somewhat absurd, and ridiculous—

Friendship, something priceless, seemed cheap and readily available to Tiera.

This is the advantage of Tiera as an adult. Even though Tiera is now in the same social position as those little wizards, with her years of experience in the world, she can easily make a minor devoted to her.

This is why Tiera resolutely refuses to date minors.

Even though Tiera looks like a child now, no matter how much he disguises himself, his mental age is still in his thirties or forties.

There are always some time-traveling adults who fall in love with one or even three minors, and they call it "love".

Love my ass! That's not love, that's an unequal relationship, that's an adult using their absolute advantage of experience and life experience to manipulate a minor whose mind is not fully developed.

Even the most useless adult can become a "king of the kids" when placed among children; that's the absolute advantage of adults.

This is also one of the psychological roots of most pedophiliacs.

Some adults, due to poor interpersonal relationships or setbacks in their work and life, feel that people are unpredictable and that dealing with adults requires a lot of scheming, thus feeling tired, tense, or even frightened. Interacting with children, on the other hand, requires less effort and mental thought. Over time, they become bored with adult relationships and turn their interest to children.

To put it bluntly, all pedophiles are the worst of the worst, either the lowest losers in the adult world or sexually impotent to some extent. They build their pathetic "sense of accomplishment" by having relationships with children of a lower level.

Of course, things are never so absolute; not everyone who dates a minor is a pedophile.

In certain situations, such as in Tiera's current situation, when an adult's mind is trapped in that of a child, surrounded by vibrant and youthful underage students, some people will inevitably lose sight of their own place and start to see themselves as children, thus engaging in romantic relationships with boys or girls they are attracted to.

There's nothing that can be done about this; self-positioning is a very mysterious thing, and no one can guarantee that they will be completely unaffected by their environment.

Just like Tyrell, although she was determined to go home, she also liked Hermione, a smart, beautiful, and vibrant young woman.
Tierra wasn't without this feeling, nor without moments of blurred self-identity. Sometimes she felt like she was among her peers, as if she truly were a child, but—

Hermione's angry demeanor is so, so, so much like Tyrell's mother.
When Hermione gets angry, Tyra seems to be transported back to her middle school days when she couldn't solve math problems and her mom was yelling at her by pulling her ear.
So whenever Hermione was in a bad mood and lost her temper, Tyella would silently clasp her hands together in her heart—

Only today do I realize who I am.
Remaining unmoved like a mountain, one can clearly discern right from wrong.
Amitabha Buddha, thank you Hermione, for seeing through my illusions and guiding me through my confusion.
Therefore, Tyella felt that if he put himself in her shoes, if he didn't have such a hot-tempered yet academically gifted mother, he probably would have had a hard time upholding his moral principles in the face of Hermione, the goddess of almost all Harry Potter fans.

However, Tierra felt that even if he experienced moments of self-doubt, he certainly wouldn't be dating two or even three witches simultaneously, after all—

No way, no way, no way?
Surely no one is more diligent than a stallion, capable of simultaneously dating Hermione, Luna, and a certain prefect from Ravenclaw?
Surely no one still expects a harmonious harem, with three distinct and independent women vying for his attention?
However, if this really happens, it can only mean one thing—

No way, no way, no way, there can't really be such a pure pedophile in real life, right?

No way, no way, no way, could there really be such a lowly loser in real life?
This chapter isn't just a rant... it also introduces the concept of "self-positioning," which will play an important role later on!
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