HP: Hogwarts Snake

The New Year has passed, and the medicine has not been prepared yet. It seems that some medicines that are not rare but must be matured at a certain time are difficult to find. However, they are all medicines to be taken later, so Della's treatment can begin.

From Della's perspective, it feels more like maintenance than treatment. Massage, acupuncture, hot springs and medicinal baths fill her schedule, and each one feels more like an enjoyment than a treatment.

Why didn't you try Chinese medicine before?

Smelling the pleasant incense, Della, who was once again lying on the bed and letting Tang Xueji prick her up like a hedgehog, was thinking in a daze.

When Della sat up from the bed, she felt that her body was a little lighter. She looked at her arms, which were still thin but had unknowingly added some thin muscles. For a moment, she felt a little unfamiliar with herself.

Not the kind of strangeness in a bad direction.

She regained the freedom she had when she was with Belinda in Country F, even more so. The better body she had maintained without her realizing it became the best evidence to reject her past life.

Her body could have been better, her mind could have been better, her life could have been better...

Forget it, the past that has become a memory cannot be changed.

Della got off the bed, lifted the curtain and walked out, and saw Tang Xueji sitting sideways on the bed. Several rows of silver needles were arranged on the small table above the bed. She opened her exposed right eye and carefully wiped the needles one by one.

"Xueji," Della called out a name that she could now say a few words to after so many days, and sat across the table from Tang Xueji, "Has my health improved?"

Better? Of course I got a little better after taking so many supplements. Fortunately, I was able to deceive myself into thinking that my mental illness was over. The treatment went smoothly. As for the cure...

"I think you can feel it yourself," Tang Xueji said with a curled mouth, not directly answering Della's question, "How are your recent sports and hobbies going?"

"I do yoga every day as taught by Bellinda. It's just a hobby," Della paused and said slowly, "I'm studying chess."

She was going to receive treatment here, but Belinda and Zhou Yushi didn't need treatment. Of course, Belinda was worried about her, but Zhou Yushi had already prepared all kinds of travel arrangements a year in advance, and Della also felt it was a pity to give up the experience of various customs, so without waiting for Zhou Yushi to speak secretly, she persuaded Belinda to go out and have more fun.

Currently, the couple maintained the frequency of going out for a week and coming back to see her for two days. At the end of the year, the house was solemn rather than lively, and Della had few opportunities to play chess with others.

"Would you like to play a round with me later?" Tang Xueji was a smart person and she understood Della's current situation. She continued to wipe the needles on her hands and invited her coldly.

"Okay." Della was not affected by Tang Xueji's coldness. Over the past few days, the most common smile on Tang Xueji's face was a sneer. She knew that this woman, who looked like a ruthless character at first glance, had such a personality.

Della was looking forward to seeing what style of chess Tang Xueji would play.

Tang Ming's chess moves have a textbook feel, and playing with her is the best way to understand the rules of Go; Tang Ming does not like to use common sense when playing chess, in other words, she likes to take risky moves, and in the end she either wins narrowly or loses badly; Zhou Yushi is the one with whom she has the most draws, and to be honest, the two of them are comparable in their level of caution.

"I heard from them that you actually won a lot," Tang Xueji picked up another needle and started to wipe it, "Then I will not give up the game later."

"No problem." Della was not overly modest. She knew that if she said that kind of thing too much, people would get annoyed, so she agreed with a smile and patiently watched Tang Xueji wipe the silver needles that were like works of art.

"Were you guys having a competition before you came?" Tang Xueji asked while wiping.

"Yes, it's called the Triwizard Tournament," Della introduced, knowing that the wizards here didn't pay much attention to their group of cross-sea wizards. "It's the O continent competition. Last year, we brought E Ross's school for the first time, and it was considered the semi-finals."

"How do you compete?" Tang Xueji asked.

"Dragon taming, underwater treasure hunting, and mazes," Della said, "are all tests of magical prowess."

In fact, it also tests courage, wisdom and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances, but Della's magical strength is so far ahead that the Triwizard Tournament is just a game of magic for her from beginning to end.

"So, there are no ordinary people participating?" Tang Xueji paused slightly.

"Ordinary people? Muggles without magic and Squibs who have almost no magic?" Della asked curiously, "Why would they participate in a magic contest?"

"But don't you affect ordinary people?" Tang Xueji thought of the Muggle family that was hurt during the Quidditch World Championship. "You didn't do anything to them. Why can't you give them a say?"

"Because," Della frowned and said hesitantly, "We are the ones who have magic?"

"Fate will not enjoy any special privileges because of the existence of magic," Tang Xueji said calmly, "the two separated worlds will never be at peace forever."

"......" Della felt that this sentence had a deeper meaning, and she also remembered the book "Mud, Dirt and Land" which she had not read for a long time. Just like the first time she read this book, Della still appreciated and did not oppose such views, but now, she became more and more clear that she would not be the revolutionary one.

Because she used to be a vested interest who watched from the sidelines, but now she is a self-seeker who has given up everything.

"Okay," Tang Xueji was not the type to talk big. She wiped the last silver needle and inserted it, then looked up at Della, "Let's play chess."

Della didn't win a single game today. It was the first time she encountered an opponent who had no chess style but was able to accurately block her plans.

Looking ahead several steps ahead is a basic skill in playing any type of chess, and the opponent in front of you seems to be able to see very far ahead.

On the way to the residential courtyard, Della was still thinking about today's chess game. For the first time, she felt that Tang Xueji was a little too evil.

Della was very self-aware. She knew that she was an evil person, but this was the first time she had seen someone who was considered evil in her life.

When she arrived at the courtyard, she was kissed twice on the cheek. Belinda came back today. Her hair was braided into many small braids. She was wearing a dark red robe that Della had never seen before. There were wolf-like embroidery on the shoulders, and her waist was narrowed by thick black silk. She also carried a small scimitar by her side. She looked heroic, like a female warrior.

"You guys are back from riding? How was your time?" Della looked at Belinda, who was beautiful no matter what, and smiled.

"The vast grassland and the wild horses," Belinda took a deep breath, as if she was still breathing in the freedom over there, "I felt like I was about to be blown away by the wind."

"I brought you a gift as well," Zhou Yushi, who was wearing similar clothes to Bellinda, walked over and showed his face, "Come in and have some local specialties first."

"If you keep bringing more gifts, the room next to me will be full." Della complained half-seriously, holding Belinda's hand and walking into the yard with a smile.