HP Star Shining

"Would you believe me if I told you it's comfortable to sunbathe here?"

Cedric smiled and said, "The sunshine is really nice today."

"What about you? Why are you here alone?" Usually there is a large group of people surrounding him.

Cedric looked at Su Xingchen with a smile, "If I say I came here specially to accompany you to bask in the sun, would you believe me?"

Su Xingchen rolled his eyes at him and asked, "Do you think I believe it?"

Seeing Su Xingchen's indecent behavior, Cedric was not annoyed. The warm sunlight cast a layer of light on his handsome profile.

"I had plans with a friend to go to the lake, and I saw you on the court when I passed by, so I came to say hello."

It turns out that he had made an appointment with someone. This is the right development.

"You're still too young." Resisting the urge to poke her fair, soft cheeks, Cedric stood up and said, "Grow up quickly."

Su Xingchen was confused. Why did they start talking about age? His thoughts jumped too fast for her to keep up.

"How am I small?" Besides, she was already in her twenties in her previous life!

"Let's go." Cedric took a few steps and looked back at her, "Should I take you back?"

"No need." Su Xingchen was still angry. Did she look so childish? But in her current state, there seemed no reason to be angry about being called childish.

Su Xingchen realized belatedly that Cedric had just asked her whether he wanted to take her back. Could it be that he thought she was lost and was sitting here, so he came here specially?

"I have a date too." After thinking for a moment, she explained to Cedric's back.

People will be worried about her later, so it would be impolite.

Cedric didn't turn around and waved at her casually.

In the stadium, the Gryffindor players finally came out. Harry looked up and saw Su Xingchen in the stands.

Su Xingchen waved at him.

Colin Creevey also ran up to the stands and kept snapping pictures.

Not long after Gryffindor started training, a team of Slytherins in green clothes arrived at the stadium.

Su Xingchen seemed to see Draco in the Slytherin team. She couldn't help but hold her forehead with her hand. What kind of crematorium is this?

I hurried downstairs and met Ron and Hermione who had come with me.

When Su Xingchen entered, the Slytherin team members were holding up the brand new "Nimbus 2001".

"Look, someone's on the field," Flint said.

Seeing Su Xingchen coming, Draco smiled happily: "Xingchen, I joined the Slytherin house team."

"Ah, congratulations." Su Xingchen originally didn't remember that Draco had also joined the Quidditch team, and only now did he have a vague impression.

Ron looked at Draco in his Slytherin Quidditch uniform in surprise, and then stared at the seven high-end brooms in amazement.

"That's pretty good, isn't it?" Draco said with a genial smile. "Maybe Gryffindor can get some gold too, to replace those museum-worthy 'Five Star Sweep's."

The Slytherins laughed raucously.

Su Xingchen was slightly speechless. Young man, isn’t it a bit too much for you to mock the Gryffindor team members in front of me, a Gryffindor?

"At least none of the Gryffindors had to pay to get in!" Hermione screamed. "They all got in on their own merit!"

Draco was severely humiliated by Hermione in front of everyone, and instantly lost his mind and became outspoken: "No one asked for your opinion, you mudblood!"

"Draco!"

Su Xingchen's surprised look made Draco's face quickly turn ugly.

In fact, Su Xingchen didn't know the specific meaning of this word, but it didn't prevent her from remembering that it was a swear word similar to "racism".

This sentence also immediately triggered an explosive reaction.

Gryffindor member Alicia screamed, "How dare you!" Flint had to stand in front of Draco to prevent George and Fred from jumping on him.

Seeing this, Harry immediately pulled Su Xingchen behind him to prevent her from being accidentally hurt. Ron reached into his robe and pulled out his wand, "You will pay for this, Malfoy!" He pointed at Draco angrily from under Flint's arm.

A huge explosion resounded throughout the stadium, and a green light shot out from the back of the wand and hit Ron in the abdomen, causing him to stagger and fall to the grass.

"Ron! Ron are you okay?" Hermione screamed.

Ron opened his mouth to speak, but burped and vomited out a few slugs.

The Slytherin team members were all paralyzed with laughter, and Flint was laughing so hard that he couldn't straighten his back and pounded the ground with his fists.

The Gryffindor team members gathered around Ron, who kept spitting out large, shiny slugs. Everyone looked worried, but no one wanted to touch him.

"We'd better take him to Hagrid's, it's the closest." Harry said to Hermione, and the two of them pulled Ron up by the arm, and Su Xingchen followed them.

Draco was still standing stiffly because of the disappointed look Su Xingchen gave him before she left.

Colin skipped after them, and Ron shuddered violently and vomited up another slug.

"Wow~" Colin raised his camera with interest, "Can you hold him still?"

"Go away, Colin." Harry said angrily, and he and Hermione helped Ron out of the court.

"We're almost there, Ron," Hermione said, as the hunting lodge slowly loomed before them. "You'll be all right soon."

They were only about twenty steps from Hagrid's hut when the door opened.

It was not Hagrid who came out, but Gerald Lockhart, who was wearing a lavender robe today.

"Hide quickly." Harry immediately pulled Ron to hide behind the bushes, and Su Xingchen also pulled Hermione to hide, but it was obvious that Hermione was reluctant.

Harry waited until Lockhart was out of sight before he pulled Ron to his feet and hurried to knock on Hagrid's door.

Hagrid opened the door immediately, looking furious.

But as soon as he saw them, his face was immediately filled with smiles.

"I've been wondering when you'll come to see me. Come in, come in—I thought it was Professor Lockhart again."

The fire crackled cheerfully as Hermione and Harry supported Ron into the cabin.

Harry hurriedly told Hagrid the situation, but Hagrid wasn't too worried.

"It's better to spit it out than swallow it," he said cheerfully, finding a large copper basin for Ron to hold. "Spit it all out, Ron."

"I don't think there's anything to do except wait for it to stop on its own," Hermione said worriedly. "It's a difficult spell even in the best of circumstances, and you're using a bad wand..."

Hagrid was busy making them tea.

"What's Lockhart doing here?" Harry scratched Fang's ear.

"Teach me how to keep the Nymph from digging the well," said Hagrid angrily, setting the teapot on the table. "As if I didn't know, and you're bragging about how you keep the Nymphs away. If you tell me a word of it, I'll eat this teapot."

Harry was a little taken aback; it was totally unlike Hagrid to criticize a Hogwarts teacher.

"I think you're being a little unfair. Professor Dumbledore obviously thinks he's the most suitable candidate..." Hermione's voice was much higher than usual when the idol was criticized.

"The only candidate." Hagrid brought them a large bowl of treacle toffee. "I mean the only one. It's very difficult to find a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher these days. Everyone thinks it's unlucky and doesn't want to do it. No one can stay in the job for long."

Hagrid turned to look at Ron. "Tell me, who did he want to curse?"

"Malfoy called Hermione some nasty names. They must have been very vicious. Everyone was furious."

"Very vicious," croaked Ron, peeking from the table. "Malfoy called her a Mudblood, Hagrid..."

Ron leaned over again, and new slugs came out.

"is that true?"

Hagrid looked very angry and asked Hermione loudly.

"I don't know what that means, but I can tell it's very rude."

"That's the most insulting thing he could think of," Ron said breathlessly, emerging from his position again. "Mudblood is a slur for Muggle-borns—people whose parents are non-magical. It means they're of a dirty, inferior blood. Some wizards, like the Malfoys, always think they're superior to others because of their so-called pure blood."

Ron burped, and a slug fell into his hand, which he tossed into the basin.

"Most wizards nowadays are half-bloods, otherwise we would have been extinct long ago. Look at Neville Longbottom, he's a pure-blood, but he can't even set a cauldron properly."

"I don't think they've invented any spells yet that our Hermione can't perform," said Hagrid proudly, and Hermione blushed with embarrassment.

"Well, I don't blame you for wanting to hex him, Ron," Hagrid said loudly after the slug fell into the basin with a plop. "But it's a good thing your wand didn't work. If you had really hexed that kid, Lucius Malfoy would have come to the school in a rage. At least you didn't get into trouble."

Ron retched and leaned over quickly.

Harry was about to say that nothing was worse than having slugs coming out of his mouth, but his mouth was glued shut by Hagrid's treacle toffee.

Seeing Ron spitting out sticky slugs one after another, Su Xingchen seriously considered where to get something to prevent others from playing pranks on her. She didn't want to spit out slugs in a basin one day, otherwise she would die.

Ron looked up and saw Su Xingchen's subtle expression. He said pitifully, "Xingchen, you despise me..."

"No, wipe it off quickly." Su Xingchen took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to Ron. His face was covered with a lot of slug mucus.

"Thank you." Ron took the handkerchief and wiped it twice, then lowered his head and vomited again.

Su Xingchen raised her eyebrows. She really disliked him, but she couldn't say it because it would hurt the child's feelings.

"Harry." Hagrid suddenly thought of something. "I need to settle a score with you. I heard you gave out autographed photos, but I don't have any."

Harry was furious and tried hard to open his glued mouth.

"I didn't send out autographed photos!" he protested vehemently. "If Lockhart spreads such rumors again..."

Hagrid laughed. "I was joking," and patted Harry on the back so affectionately that his face nearly hit the table.

Su Xingchen wanted to laugh when he saw this.