Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 153: Valentine's Day Secret Visit (Part )
"I understand what you mean, but unfortunately I may not be able to give you much help. After all, Percy and I don't have a good relationship. You know, Percy is a bit difficult to get along with." Harry said to Mike with an expression that said I understand everything, "But as your friend, I promise to help you."

Mike looked at Harry in confusion. He didn't understand what Harry understood.

"I heard that Percy likes your girlfriend Penelope, and he was sad for a long time after you got together with Penelope. I think he might have worked hard because of this." Harry whispered mysteriously in Mike's ear, "If you want to find out about Percy's information in the duel competition, I can take you to ask Ron."

Mike then understood that Harry thought he came to collect intelligence about his opponent because he was worried about the duel competition.

Although this was not Mike's original intention, he had no choice but to go with the flow under the circumstances.

The two of them came to the Gryffindor common room together.

Mike has been to the common rooms of the four major colleges except Slytherin's. In comparison, Mike's favorite is Gryffindor's common room.

Compared to the Ravenclaw common room, which has a strong academic atmosphere and is relatively feminine, this place is more like a common room for junior high school students.

As soon as Mike and Harry entered the Gryffindor common room, they saw that the usually noisy little lions were now quietly gathered around the fireplace, occasionally bursting into exclamations.

Mike, who had been mentally prepared, was not surprised. He knew that these students were probably listening to Ron telling stories about his brother Percy's overwhelming success in the dueling competition.

When Mike walked closer, he found that not only Ron, but also his two brothers George and Fred were in the crowd.

"…At the critical moment, Percy used the most powerful Crushing Curse ever, which directly broke through xxx's armor and broke xxx's entire arm…"

Ron's sonorous voice came, and George raised his wand and pretended to yell at Fred, who was wearing a Slytherin uniform opposite him:
"Shattered to pieces!"

As George chanted the spell, Fred's right arm snapped into two with a crackling sound. Bright red liquid gushed out from the broken end, soon dyeing half of his robe red.

The onlookers all screamed in shock, and a few timid ones even fell to the ground in fear.

Fred, whose arm was broken, rolled on the carpet, holding his arm, looking very painful.

But just when several students were about to report to Professor McGonagall, Fred changed his painful expression, laughed and stood up. His right arm also recovered at some point, and only the large bloodstain on his robe proved what had just happened.

"The Weasley brothers made this fake hand for pranks. Hurry up and buy one to scare your friends. It's only 5 silver Sickles now!" Fred picked up the half fake hand on the ground and walked over to George and said, "And this fake hand is edible! It's made entirely of marshmallows and tastes great!"

After saying that, Fred took a bite of his fake hand and made an extremely intoxicated expression.

The students around finally breathed a sigh of relief, and some heartless ones even started placing orders with the Weasley brothers.

Mike was a little amused and confused about the Weasley brothers' operation of using their brother Percy's fame to sell things. He didn't expect that the Weasley brothers were so talented in business that they would now use the celebrity effect.

Mike and Harry walked up to the Weasley brothers after most of the people around them had left. Ron was grinning as he turned over and over a silver Sickle George had given him, taking a bite from time to time, as if this simple method of distinguishing the authenticity of gold could also be used on magic silver coins.

Seeing Harry coming, Ron showed a happy expression on his face, holding up the silver Sickle as if he wanted to share his joy with Harry. But when he saw Mike beside Harry, the smile on Ron's face quickly froze, replaced by a vigilant expression, and he put the silver coin away, as if he was worried that Mike would snatch it away.

"Ron, um, we came here this time to, um..."

Harry was a little overwhelmed by Ron's vigilant eyes, scratching his hair awkwardly, not knowing what to say. After all, Percy and Mike were theoretically competitors, and it was not a good idea for him to bring Mike to Ron to inquire about his brother's news.

Seeing Harry scratching his hair in embarrassment, Mike grabbed Harry's hand that was scratching his hair.

Harry is good in every way except for his bad habit of scratching his hair when he is nervous. If he continues like this, Harry might become bald at a young age.

It is true that young white people do not know the value of hair. You know, Franklin has severe hair loss because his laughing owl Alfred has built a nest on his head for a long time.

"Don't be nervous, I just came here to ask Percy..."

"Aha! I guessed it right. You are here to gather intelligence!" Mike had only said half of his words when Ron jumped up as if he was bitten by something terrible. "Harry, you really disappoint me! You are my best friend! But now, you are helping the enemy!"

"Mike is also our friend. He's not aiding the enemy. It's just... just..." Hearing Ron's accusation, Harry hurriedly jumped out to explain, but he didn't know how to say it.

Just when Harry and Ron were about to start arguing, George and Fred, who were busy counting money nearby, also noticed the commotion here.

The two looked at each other and silently completed the division of labor.

George walked straight towards Harry and Ron, pulled the two men who were about to fight apart, and started to persuade them.

Fred put his arm around Mike's shoulders and walked him to the corner while saying:
"Brother, I know your intention, but we really can't help you this time. No matter how weird Percy is, he is still our brother, and we will never betray our family.

Besides, a duel is a manly matter and should be resolved in a manly way, not through any conspiracy or trickery."

Mike was almost going crazy. When it came to imagination, each of these guys was better than the other. Now Fred even thought that he felt Percy was a big threat so he planned to use conspiracy to defeat Percy.

Please! Although Mike admitted that Percy did have some talent, it was just some talent, and he was still an order of magnitude lower than the top talents like him and Cedric.

Although he was complaining madly in his heart, Mike said calmly on the surface: "You misunderstood, I just wanted to ask if Percy has done anything abnormal recently?"

However, Fred was not moved by Mike's words. He just followed Mike's habitual action, spread his hands, shrugged his shoulders, and gave Mike a helpless look.

(End of this chapter)