Struggling to survive at Hogwarts

The door to the private room was flung open a second time, followed by a strange and urgent voice: "Have you seen a toad? Neville's toad is missing!"

The three people in the private room were stunned by this sudden turn of events. They stared blankly at the impudent little wizard for a moment, and then turned to look at Thea in unison.

Thea lived up to expectations, opening her eyes and frowning as she looked towards the door.

Hermione was terrified. She had only wanted to help Neville find his toad, but she had accidentally disturbed his rest.

The atmosphere in the private room was so frightening that Hermione almost ran away.

In the silence, Thea spoke up: "Miss, don't you know the etiquette of knocking on a door?"

Thea's tone wasn't harsh, but Hermione's face flushed red and then turned pale. Finally, she stammered, "I...I came to find Neville...the toad...I can't find Neville..."

Thea listened patiently to Hermione's explanation, then said somewhat impatiently, "Miss, what we need is your apology, not an explanation."

Hermione's face turned even redder, and she was about to say something when Draco, who had snapped out of his daze, rudely interrupted her: "Are you going to push open each carriage one by one looking for the toad? Don't you even knock on the doors?"

Hermione was shocked by Draco's undisguised disdain, but she quickly recovered and sincerely apologized: "I'm sorry for barging into your carriage without knocking. I'll apologize to the others later."

Thea saw that the little girl seemed sincere and was about to let her go, but when she saw the girl's brown, fluffy hair and prominent front teeth, she had an idea.

"I accept your apology. So, miss, may I ask your name?"

“My name is Hermione, Hermione Granger,” the little girl said quickly.

“Then Miss Granger, why don’t you use the Summoning Charm to find the toad?” Thea suggested, seemingly out of kindness.

"You've actually learned the Summoning Spell! I've seen this spell in a book, but I haven't learned it yet. It seems to be taught to older students..."

Hermione didn't understand Thea's meaning; she just thought the other person was amazing.

Thea had a bit of a headache; she really couldn't beat around the bush with these little lions.

Seeing Thea's expression, Daphne interrupted Hermione's long-winded explanation with a smile: "Miss Granger, Thea means that you can ask the upperclassmen for help in finding the toad."

Hermione then realized what was happening, and after quickly saying goodbye to Thea and the others, she ran off to find someone else to help.

As the door closed again, Pansy, who had remained silent the entire time, stared at Thea and said in a sinister tone, "Why is Miss Black being so polite to a 'Mudblood'?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the glass in front of Pansy shattered with a "bang," and shards of glass flew in all directions.

Pansy and the other two instinctively dodged, only to find that the glass shards seemed to be completely blocked by an invisible thin curtain.

Draco and Daphne were both startled by this turn of events, and they looked at Thea in alarm.

Thea's gaze swept across Pansy's face, and upon successfully seeing the undisguised fear on the girl's face, a mocking smile curled at the corner of her lips.

She slowly moved closer to Pansy and said in a deep voice, "When have you ever had the right to tell me what to do?"

"And another thing, if I hear you mention the word 'Mudblood' in my ear again, do you think shards of glass will cut your throat?"

Draco was stunned. This was the first time he had faced Thea's dark side directly, even though he had sensed before that Thea was not a simple child.

But when the truth was laid bare, Draco still couldn't reconcile the image of the vicious little girl with that kind and considerate older sister.

Daphne was the first to react. She looked at Draco, who was still in a daze, with a hint of mockery in her eyes, mocking this carefree young master.

Then, turning her gaze to Pansy, who was trembling with fright, she complained gently, "Pansy, you're so careless. How did you break the glass?"

Pansy turned her head sharply, looking at her childhood friend with disbelief, as if she were meeting her for the first time today.

Draco then realized what had happened and blurted out without thinking, "Yeah, Pansy, how did you break the glass?"

Pansy looked at the two "friends" who were calling a deer a horse, and then at the still smiling Thea, and her whole body trembled uncontrollably.

Finally, she compromised, saying, "I'm...I'm sorry...it was...it was my fault...that I broke the cup."

The room fell silent again, and Thea continued to rest with her eyes closed, leaving the other three with their own thoughts.

Thea coldly assessed her actions, and she did not regret revealing her true colors so quickly in front of the three of them.

It all started with Hermione's intrusion, which made me wonder: if Hermione hadn't met Harry and Ron in the carriage, would the trio still have appeared?

That's what she thought, and that's what she did; she specifically reminded Hermione that she could seek help from older students.

Since the train had only just departed, Thea deduced that Hermione probably hadn't seen Harry and Ron yet.

Even if Thea's deduction is wrong, it doesn't matter. After all, this is just a small move by Thea to test the strength of the plot. If it succeeds, all the better. If it doesn't, Thea has other methods.

As for threatening Pansy, since Pansy and Thea already don't get along, now that she has seized on a weakness in Thea's defenses, she will definitely use this as a breakthrough point to deal with Thea in the future.

Thea would never tolerate being controlled by others.

Therefore, when the flaw was exposed, Thea chose to use force to intimidate Pansy's restless heart and temporarily dispel her thoughts of controlling her.

Draco, Thea had spent more than two years with him, and with spoilers from her previous life, she could roughly figure out his personality.

Arrogant and domineering, yet spoiled by his parents since childhood, he never suffered any hardship except for Potter's rejection.

But he was, after all, a Slytherin, and seeking advantage and avoiding harm was in his nature.

With the added advice from Aunt Cici and Lucius, Thea never doubted whether Draco would stand by her side.

As for Daphne, it was even simpler. She had a keen sense of things, and while Pansy was still determined to oppose Thea, she discovered that Thea was someone the Malfoy family was grooming with all their might.

When Thea and Pansy clashed, Daphne, faced with the choice between the two, naturally opted for Thea, who was being nurtured by both families.

After calmly assessing everything, Thea finally felt relieved and began to rest, preparing for the tough battle ahead.