HP: I beat the otome game at Hogwarts

When Lyra and the twins returned to the school hospital to explain some things to Mrs. Pomfrey, they unfortunately ran into Professor Snape, who had been called in to help.

Fearing it would delay Neville's treatment, the three tearfully confessed to the misdeeds they had committed during their previous service. When Professor Snape learned that they had brazenly thrown something into the love potion to sabotage things, he gave them a severe dressing-down and deducted points once again.

Twenty points, for each person.

He was placed in solitary confinement for one month.

"Can we still win the Academy Cup this year?"

"Don't worry, we have Harry. If we win Quidditch, we can keep it."

"But our lives may not be spared..."

After thoroughly reprimanding the three, Professor Snape ominously announced that he would tell Professor McGonagall, the Headmaster of Gryffindor, about the incident.

"Merlin..." A mournful cry 3

*

Leila returned to her dorm room listlessly and saw the pile of Valentine's Day gifts at the foot of her bed, but she wasn't interested in anything else.

However, I still opened it to check if there was any food or anything. I would absolutely not eat it, but I would handle it properly to prevent it from rotting or attracting rats kept by other students.

Lyra had once seen the fat mouse that Percy had rejected and then passed on to Ron, which would sneak out and steal cookies that others had left in the lounge.

Lyra shuddered at the thought of attracting rats into the dorm room.

After sorting through the gifts she received, Lyra realized that the vast majority were indeed chocolates. She was sure there were some regular chocolates from the store, but she certainly wouldn't risk being drugged by eating these Valentine's Day gifts.

The only two exceptions were gifts from two acquaintances.

Lei, a pen pal from afar, sent me a beautiful keychain covered with tiny silver bells.

Is this a return gift for the magic bracelet she gave me before?

Platinum Prince continues his usual luxurious style, gifting a green gemstone brooch that completes the set with the previous green gemstone bracelet.

Okay, at this rate of gift-giving with no surprises, I'll probably be able to put together a complete emerald outfit from head to toe by graduation.

However, she hadn't prepared any Valentine's Day gifts for the two of them in advance, but since they had received gifts, she felt it was a matter of etiquette to give them a return gift.

After searching for a long time, I felt that the only thing that could be considered as a gift was the handmade chocolate that George and Fred had eaten half of but disliked.

Well, although the taste wasn't quite what I expected, making it by hand is incredibly meaningful.

I'm sure the magical world also values ​​the sentiment behind a small gift!

So be it. Too lazy to put in the effort, Leila abandoned her conscience and skillfully stuffed Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans into the cloyingly sweet chocolate, then repackaged it in a pretty box.

Why add Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans?

Of course, it's because having only one flavor, which is overly sweet, is too monotonous.

It wasn't some kind of deliberate revenge because he didn't want to be exposed or because he was pushed aside!

*

Hogwarts is known for its rapid spread of gossip, and the gossip about Valentine's Day is even faster.

The news that Neville of Gryffindor had been admitted to the school hospital spread throughout the entire castle before dinner was even over.

It is said that the twins were fighting over a chocolate made by Lyra White. As a result, Lyra White got tired of the two brothers arguing and deliberately gave the chocolate to Neville, who happened to be passing by. The Weasley brothers, who held a grudge, teamed up to send her to the school hospital.

Another version says that Neville confessed his feelings to Lyra White in the Gryffindor common room, but Lyra White didn't like him and gave him poisoned chocolates, which landed him in the school hospital.

There are also rumors that because so many people liked Lyra White, she deliberately made poisoned chocolates and gave them to everyone who confessed their love on Valentine's Day. If they didn't dare to eat the poisoned chocolates, they would lose the right to pursue her.

There are also rumors that other girls were jealous of Lyra White and poisoned her chocolate, which Neville accidentally ate.

.......

In short, although there are various rumors, each one contains three key pieces of information: "Lyra White", "homemade chocolate", and "poisonous chocolate".

Back in my dorm after dinner, I discovered I'd received a Valentine's Day gift. Excitedly, I opened the Platinum Prince gift box, but upon seeing the handmade chocolates inside, my smile froze. Those three key pieces of information involuntarily flashed through my mind...

He's angry, isn't he? He must be angry! Pushing her away must have made him angry!

Another lucky recipient, who also received handmade chocolates, quietly observed their roommate and pondered deeply—

How long after ingesting a toxic substance is it considered safe if there are no adverse reactions?

*

With the combined efforts of Professor Snape and Madam Pomfrey, Neville was quickly discharged from the hospital.

Lyra gave Neville lots of candy and a firework she painstakingly pulled out. Knowing that Neville liked herbalism, she even specially picked a rare butterfly vine from the Forbidden Forest for him. Neville was overjoyed.

On the contrary, Lyra and the twins were not very happy.

Because she lost a lot of points, Leila reduced her playtime and began to actively participate in her classes in all subjects in order to get extra points.

Fred and George, on the other hand, threw themselves into Quidditch training, hoping to score more points in the upcoming Quidditch matches to make up for the points they had lost before.

In particular, the next match is between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff. The Weasley brothers, having become even more displeased with the Hufflepuff's perfect boy after Valentine's Day, plan to thoroughly humiliate their opponents in the match.

After finishing their studies and team training, the three of them still had to find time to do community service, keeping them so busy they were practically dying.

Not to mention that Lyra also needs to make time for final exams and needs to stockpile manuscripts for her novel in advance.

Therefore, the Easter holiday was a rare chance for Leila to catch her breath. She slumped on the sofa in the common room, warming herself by the fire, listening to the conversations around her, not wanting to move at all.

“This will affect our entire future,” Hermione said seriously to Harry and Ron, sitting not far from Lyra.

They were choosing their new courses for third year. Harry was carefully studying the list of new courses, while Ron was making marks on the list beside him.

“I just want to give up Potions,” Harry said.

“I never want to take Defense Against the Dark Arts class again,” Ron said.

"Why? Defense Against the Dark Arts is a very important subject!" Hermione exclaimed in surprise.

"Would the headmaster let a fool like Lockhart teach us such important lessons?" Ron retorted. "I haven't learned anything from him except how to stop the elves from coming out."

“Ron! Say it again, Professor Lockhart is not an idiot—” Hermione screamed.

"If you insist on protecting him—"

"Stop arguing, my little darlings," Leila said lazily. "You all have to continue with your original subjects anyway, so there's no point in arguing."