After hearing Draco's thoughts, everyone couldn't sit still.

Harry and Lucius entered Malfoy Manor almost one after another. There was another person who came back with Harry, and that was Snape.

This family, who are always busy with their own things on weekdays, is gathered together at this rare moment.

When night falls and a sumptuous dinner is served on the table, everyone sits together and enjoys the food.

There has never been a rule here of "don't talk while eating, don't talk while sleeping".

Lucius and Narcissa were discussing the next series of actions to be taken enthusiastically, without avoiding others.

On the other hand, Draco, Harry and Snape focused their conversation on the upcoming game.

"Beauxbatons kept the details of this competition very secret, and not much relevant information has been leaked."

Snape raised one eyebrow slightly, and at the same time picked up the extra carrots on Harry's plate and put them back into Draco's bowl accurately.

Seeing this, Draco's face immediately frowned, and a look of resentment appeared in his originally bright eyes.

But because of Snape's half-smile, he had to reluctantly pick up the carrot on the plate with a fork, put it into his mouth, chew it quickly and swallow it.

Seeing this, Harry could only shrug helplessly, indicating that he was powerless to help.

He talked about some inside information he got from Headmaster Dumbledore.

"Dumbledore said that this second task seemed to be inextricably linked to the Black Lake. However, he refused to reveal any further details, citing the need to ensure the fairness of the competition."

Before he finished speaking, Snape sneered sarcastically.

"Fairness... Haha, the so-called fairness, to him, is as elusive and difficult to define as Schrödinger's cat."

There was a subtle glint of irony in Snape's eyes.

He has never been a tolerant and generous person. On the contrary, his heart is full of a strong desire for revenge.

This is part of his character given to him by his original family.

He has no intention of changing, and will not change.

Perhaps in the past, these scars from his original family would sting him from time to time, making him think of his mother's distorted face when he woke up in the middle of the night.

But now, he can face the past calmly.

It's not a constraint; it's part of who he is.

This personality trait causes him to often take extreme measures to respond to people and things that have made him feel dissatisfied or hurt.

Especially towards Dumbledore, Snape's dissatisfaction was not easily dispelled.

Although he usually buried this emotion deep in his heart, it was like a time bomb that could explode at any time, just waiting for the right time to be detonated.

Snape was not the only one who knew this. Lucius, Narcissa and other students from Slytherin College also knew this very well.

They knew clearly that behind Dumbledore's seemingly sincere words and deeds, there was probably hypocrisy and cunning.

They will not easily believe his kindness, nor will they be moved by the so-called "crocodile tears".

However, due to various practical considerations, they still choose to maintain a false friendly relationship on the surface.

After all, the situation has changed now - Dumbledore also knows that his era is gradually fading away, and the rise of the Malfoy family is as unstoppable as a prairie fire.

As a man of rich experience and intelligence, Dumbledore naturally understood when to go with the flow and when to give up decisively.

The ability to judge the situation is not just the exclusive domain of Slytherin House, but an important quality that every wise person in a complex situation needs to possess.

Draco and Harry had a really average impression of Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

To them, Dumbledore was the lover of their teacher Grindelwald; the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; the greatest wizard of our time; the leader of the Order of the Phoenix...

They will respect him, but they won't be very close to him.

They all knew clearly the difficult knot in the hearts of their godfather and Narcissa Lucius.

So they never changed their opinion of Dumbledore because of his kindness.

Perhaps in the eyes of many people, Dumbledore can be regarded as a good man and a saint, but in the eyes of Harry and Draco, he is unworthy of his position as the headmaster, especially of Slytherin House.

On the one hand, the previous Dumbledore looked at Slytherin with a vigilant eye; on the other hand, he often lamented the Slytherin students' indifference.

Moreover, it is impossible to ignore that Dumbledore seems to be good at utilizing all the resources around him, even at the cost of sacrificing his own life.

One has to admit that Harry and Draco still had a hint of admiration in their hearts for such behavior.

But this does not mean that they will accept and agree with the practices adopted by Dumbledore.

After all, in their minds, nothing can compare to precious life and the warmth of family.

What does the life and death of others who have nothing to do with you have to do with you?

What's more, Harry never thought of being a so-called "savior".

Whether it is to save people or to organize everyone.

Everything is just to better win people's hearts.

He is not like the Harry Potter in the original book who is at the mercy of others. He is a thorough Slytherin.

Dumbledore always likes to do useless things. He seems to feel that since he has the blood of James and Lily flowing in his veins, he has an innate sense of justice in his bones.

Huh? That's pretty funny.

There was no way he could be the typical Gryffindor that Dumbledore had in mind.

Harry rejected all of Dumbledore's intentional or unintentional indoctrination.

Maybe he did have James and Lily's blood, but that was when he was young and ignorant, at the age when he was just getting to know the world.

It was the Dursleys who raised him.

Shouldn't he be thankful that he didn't become the second Voldemort?

Even though Draco redeemed him later, Harry's inherent cruelty could not be changed.

This afternoon, after listening to Dumbledore's endless nonsense, the expression in Harry's eyes was exactly the same as Snape's - full of ridicule and disdain.

It is an indisputable fact that Dumbledore definitely knew the specific content of this competition.

This point was clear as a mirror in the minds of everyone present.

You know, with Dumbledore's powerful strength and his spies - portraits - spread throughout Hogwarts, it would be funny to say that he didn't know.

If Harry were in Dumbledore's position, he would definitely pay attention to every detail and would not miss any corner of the campus.

After all, only by keeping all matters firmly under your own control can you feel at ease.

Negligence and carelessness are undoubtedly the most deadly taboos in a fierce game.

As for the so-called "fairness", as long as he and Draco are in this game, this game is destined to not achieve true fairness.

Because even before the competition started, the outcome seemed to be obvious - the championship position had already been decided.

Otherwise, how could they successfully hold up the trophy that symbolizes supreme glory? How could they face head-on the terrifying enemy Voldemort? Right, Headmaster Dumbledore?

No matter what Dumbledore's mentality was in insisting on upholding the principle of "fairness" in holding this competition, it is irrelevant.

In any case, the final winners must be him and Draco, there is no possibility of them failing.

Let the end of Voldemort open a new chapter for wizards.

Everyone present knew exactly what Harry was thinking.

There was the same ambitious smile on his face.

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After Draco and Harry re-entered the Hogwarts campus, they still attracted the enthusiastic gazes of their classmates like two shining stars and became the focus of everyone's attention.

However, compared with the initial almost crazy pursuit, the enthusiasm of the students has cooled down a little, but it is still as hot as ever.

Those students who had done stupid things on impulse were really worried for a while after they regained their composure.

Thinking back to how they had the audacity to confess their love to Draco, the arrogant young master of the Malfoy family, in front of their savior Harry Potter, they felt extremely regretful. They didn't know where they had gotten the courage from at that time.

Especially the students of Slytherin College, their inner uneasiness was beyond words.

Students from other colleges might simply be worried that they would be retaliated against by this savior because of Harry's decisive style of saying what he means and the high prestige he has established.

But for the Slytherin students, the situation was completely different - they knew that they would inevitably receive ruthless "teaching" from Harry.

After all, everyone in the school knew that the "savior" in their minds had a strong possessiveness towards Draco, the beloved little prince of Slytherin.

And the Slytherin classmates knew that in this new school year, the relationship between Harry and Draco seemed to be getting closer and closer.

They could often catch the two of them inseparable and extremely intimate in the Slytherin common room.

However, it is not entirely true to say that their actions are ambiguous, but the natural understanding and closeness that they reveal is hard to ignore.

The intentional or unintentional physical contact between the two, the encounter of eyes, and the smiles on the corners of their mouths all made the clever Slytherin realize something.

The precocious Slytherin didn't find it strange.

Of course, before this, there was no shortage of ambitious people who wanted to take down Draco and use this opportunity to climb up the Malfoy family tree and soar to the sky.

There was once a conceited and ignorant guy who actually thought that his family was on par with the Malfoy family. Not only was his attitude frivolous, but he also touched Draco's face unexpectedly.

What happened? Harry, without a word, simply and neatly broke the guy's restless hand in the name of sparring.

Not only that, he also openly used black magic to torture the man to death.

This scene was so shocking that everyone present was dumbfounded, and they couldn't help but feel a deep fear of this savior who looked amiable on ordinary days.

That’s right, how could someone who can enter Slytherin be a good person? Um, no, how could he be an upright and kind person?

After all, the philosophy that Slytherin House has always upheld is the pursuit of strength and power.

After being frightened, everyone admired Harry even more.

As for telling the dean? Don't be ridiculous. Everyone knows that their Snake King is the godfather of these two.

Tell the dean? Is your death not fast enough?

Moreover, in Slytherin, strength comes first.

So, when facing those innocent and simple-minded Gryffindor little lions and Hufflepuff little badgers.

The reason why the Slytherin snakes showed a relatively friendly attitude was probably because they felt pity and sympathy for these little guys because they were deceived by Harry's appearance.

Of course, they were not wrong. After the second game, what awaited them was the endless and dark "coaching career".

And despite the inhumane "guidance" they had experienced the day before, they still wanted to maintain the noble and mysterious image of Slytherin House in the eyes of outsiders.

The next day, they all had to act as if nothing had happened.

No one can watch Slytherin's fun!

But these are just afterwords.

After returning to school, Harry and Draco went to reunite with their friends.

Ron and his friends had returned to school a day early, and the positioning badges showed that they were all in the auditorium.

When Draco and Harry arrived at the bustling Great Hall in the morning, they immediately saw the figure sitting next to Hermione - the warrior from Durmstrang, Viktor Krum.

He stared at Hermione with a focused and passionate gaze like a sunflower, his eyes full of admiration and love.

Krum was talking to Hermione enthusiastically, speaking English awkwardly and not very fluently.

Ignore the looks from other people around you.

But everyone in the auditorium seemed to be used to it, and even the other students at Durmstrang didn't pay much attention to Krum.

So the only ones keeping an eye on Krum were Hermione's friends like Ron.

Pansy, on the other hand, sat there with an unhappy look on her face. Her nose wasn't a nose, her eyes weren't eyes, and her expression was as ugly as it could be. She looked like a vicious mother-in-law who was always ready to break up a couple.