HP: I'm not going to rule the wizarding world

Ariana briefly talked about the topic of conversation. She was completely clueless about the magical world, and her new friend Draco didn't seem to understand the situation very well either, so she gave him a suggestion.

"You'd better ask about this when you write to your father to see if there's any conspiracy."

"Okay." Draco nodded grimly.

Thinking about how long it took Ariana to put on the Sorting Hat, Draco asked in confusion, "If you only fit in Slytherin, what took you so long?"

"I was asking him if he could see my memories," Ariana explained. "Before school started I bought a used Occlumency book."

"The previous owner made a note saying that if I wanted to see the results of my training, I would need to use the Imperius Curse. But there are no other wizards around me, and I can't cast the spell on myself. I thought the Sorting Hat had the effect of the Imperius Curse."

There were several people who wanted to test Ariana's bloodline, but when they heard her mention the Imperius Curse, they were too scared to come over and talk to her.

Draco's face turned pale with fear, and he whispered to Ariana, "The Imperius Curse is one of the three Unforgivable Curses. The Ministry of Magic stipulates that anyone who uses this spell is guilty of a crime. You must not practice it casually."

Ariana had read modern history and of course knew the Ministry of Magic's regulations on the three unforgivable curses, but she didn't take the Ministry of Magic's laws seriously and was also surprised by Draco's reaction.

"If I remember correctly, it seems that most of the families in the wizarding world are proud of their heritage of dark magic. Isn't the Malfoy family the same?"

There was no way Draco would admit otherwise. He gritted his teeth and said, "That's true, but we have to consider the environment. Otherwise, it would be annoying to be constantly questioned by the Ministry of Magic, right?"

Hearing this, Ariana remembered that the Ministry of Magic couldn't interfere with Hogwarts' teaching at will, which meant that they would not come to school.

So he said to Draco excitedly, "No one from the Ministry of Magic can enter Hogwarts without permission. Otherwise, we can secretly learn the Imperius Curse. I want to test the results of Occlumency."

Chapter 8: Unbelievable Remarks at the Dinner Table

Before Draco could worry about how to reply to Ariana, the voice of Head Girl Farley appeared behind them.

"Miss Colin, I must remind you of one thing. From now on, you are officially a member of Slytherin, so you need to work hard for Slytherin's house points. If you dare to learn the Imperius Curse, you will not only be expelled from Hogwarts, but all your Slytherin house points will be deducted."

Draco was startled, but Ariana was fine. She just said calmly, "I feel that the teaching at Hogwarts is too conservative. Now that the spell has been developed, we should learn it. Otherwise, how are we going to deal with dark wizards who can cast this kind of spell?"

"You mean to use the three unforgivable curses against dark wizards?" Farley looked at her in shock.

Ariana nodded as a matter of course. "Of course, dark wizards can do that, but we can't. That's like sticking your neck out while the enemy holds a knife. I don't think there's any safety in that."

"I will report your dangerous ideological tendencies to Professor Snape truthfully." After Farley finished speaking, he hurried away.

After Farley left, Draco dared to lean over to Ariana and whispered, "You shouldn't say such things at the dinner table. Professor Snape will definitely give you detention."

"I was just talking about it and didn't really do it. Is this against the law? If the school really puts me in solitary confinement for this reason, then I can only consider dropping out." Ariana was not afraid at all.

"You're not going to Hogwarts, are you planning to go to Durmstrang in Germany?" Draco asked doubtfully.

After the Sorting Hat's assessment, Ariana certainly couldn't go to Durmstrang, which only accepted pure-bloods. She said nonchalantly, "I've discovered that I have a pretty good talent for magic. I know where Diagon Alley is anyway, so I can always buy books there and study on my own."

What Ariana didn't know was that these Slytherin classmates wanted to confirm her bloodline, and if they found out that she was not a pure blood, they would carry out a series of bullying behaviors.

Following her outrageous remarks at the dinner table, all those people stopped making moves, allowing her to avoid this series of arrangements.

There are not many freshmen this year. There are 31 Hufflepuffs, 20 Gryffindors, 13 Ravenclaws, and only 9 Slytherins.

Ariana counted the number of freshmen and asked a senior in front of her in confusion, "Senior, have you noticed that there are so few new Ravenclaw and Slytherin students? Is this normal?"

Before the senior could answer, another senior responded first: "It's like this every year, but this year there are only 9, which is indeed a little less."

Ariana asked doubtfully, "They have so many people, and we have so few. How can we compete for the college points?"

Draco knew the answer to this question, so he hurried to make his presence felt.

"House rankings aren't based on headcount. Slytherin has been the champion for six consecutive years, and Ravenclaw has always been in second place. That's why these two houses only recruit the smartest people. The stupid and lazy ones are all assigned to Gryffindor and Hufflepuff."

"Okay." Ariana nodded, believing it, and then said, "But this year's house scores shouldn't be very optimistic, because Harry Potter went to Gryffindor."

"Do you think he can lead Gryffindor to win the house cup?" Draco asked with a frown.

Ariana nodded slightly. "This is the analysis result based on the current information. After all, he is the one who defeated the most powerful dark wizard."

"But he looks so skinny and malnourished," Draco said unconvincedly. "And didn't you and Blaise analyze it before? It's very likely that his parents died together with the You-Know-Who, and that he's being hailed as a savior is just a conspiracy."

"In fact, he is the savior." Ariana continued: "And who said that you need to be physically strong to defeat the strongest dark wizard?"

"Then let me try to see if he has the real ability." There was a hint of excitement in Draco's eyes.

Ariana had no intention of stopping her, but was actually aroused by a little interest.

"I heard there's no dueling class at Hogwarts. How are you going to try?" she asked.

Draco replied as a matter of course, "If there are no dueling courses, then arrange a duel with him privately. Then you can test his skills."

Ariana was a little embarrassed and suggested, "We haven't started class yet, and we don't know many spells. Why don't we let the seniors try him?"

"But I can't order the seniors around." Draco said helplessly.

"Then wait for a while. Learn a few offensive spells before asking him out?" Ariana suggested again.

"Okay, let's do it." Draco thought this arrangement was reasonable.

There were five male Slytherin freshmen and four female Slytherin freshmen. Ariana didn't know the situation on the male side, but the female students were all squeezed into one room.

Ariana looked around the room and complained unhappily, "There are only nine freshmen this year, and there probably aren't many from other grades either. Shouldn't everyone have their own room?"

Pansy was very unhappy because Ariana and Draco had been whispering all night. When she heard her complain about the large number of people in the room, even though she felt that everyone should have their own room, she still said sarcastically, "Ms. Colin, don't you want to share a room with us?"

Ariana admitted directly: "Yeah, at home I have a room to myself, and it's much bigger than this. It's hard to go from luxury to frugality."

"What do you mean?" Pansy asked.

"Oh, this is a Chinese idiom," Ariana explained. "It roughly means that after living a luxurious life, it's hard to go back to poverty."

Pansy didn't dare to argue with Ariana anymore, because if she continued, she would have to admit that she could easily return to poverty. She was a lady from a pure-blood family, how could she be poor?

As Ariana expected, the bathroom in this castle was not in the bedroom, but at the end of the corridor, which means it was a public bathroom.

After washing up, Ariana started complaining again: "I remember there is a magic to expand space. Why can't the school expand a space in each room to use as a bathroom?"

Daphne looked at Ariana curiously and asked, "Colin, is your house very luxurious? You can even despise such a beautiful castle like Hogwarts."

Ariana didn't want to seem disgusted, so she said tactfully, "It's not that I dislike it, it's just a little inconvenient, don't you think?"

She thought she was being tactful enough, but the people present didn't think so. They were all young ladies from wealthy families who cared about their reputation. Who would be willing to admit that this castle was convenient?

And no one dares to say that there is indeed no separate bathroom in the bedroom of their family castle.

"Yeah, it's a bit inconvenient not to have a private bathroom in the bedroom." The big guy Millicent Bulstrode said in a low voice, "When you use the bathroom, you have to wait until the person before you finishes."

She also didn't want to be looked down upon by the people in the dormitory.

Having avoided the bloodline questioning from other grades, Ariana also avoided the isolation of the pure-blood ladies. Unfortunately, her good luck ended the next morning.

As Ariana and Pansy arrived at the auditorium, they were pulled into a corner by Snape, who was dressed in black.

"I heard that Miss Colin plans to learn the three unforgivable curses? I want to confirm whether Slytherin's house points will be deducted this year?" Professor Snape's voice was low and serious.

Ariana didn't expect that Prefect Farley would go and tell tales so quickly, and Professor Snape would actually come and question her in person. Is this a big deal?

"Professor, you can use the Flashback Charm on my wand to see if I used the Imperius Curse. Don't you think it's a bit exaggerated? I'm just talking. Is this illegal?" Ariana was speechless.

"Who can guarantee that if you have this tendency today, you won't start practicing tomorrow?" Professor Snape said coldly.

"Professor, if I'm punished for saying a few big words, I'm going to apply to drop out." Ariana was very unhappy.

Professor Snape sneered and said, "Very good, you're threatening the professor before the first class even starts. You should be grateful that the Sorting Hat put you in Slytherin, otherwise I would definitely deduct 50 points from you."

"Professor, you can deduct points from me now because I just said a few big words." Ariana looked at Snape forcefully.

"Go back to your prefect, take your timetable and go to class," Professor Snape said angrily.

Snape wanted to settle the matter peacefully, but Ariana refused to give up. She said calmly, "Although the professor didn't punish me, it doesn't affect my impression of Hogwarts."

Not only is the environment here still stuck in the Middle Ages, but the professors have not kept up with the times and still use an intimidation-based teaching method.

Snape ignored Ariana's anger and said to himself, "I'll keep an eye on you at all times. If you do anything you shouldn't do, I can expel you without applying for expulsion."

"I'll talk to the principal about dropping out tonight." Ariana also ignored Snape's threat.

Although Snape moved them to a corner, their argument did not control the noise, and the entire hall could hear their conversation.

For a moment, the auditorium was silent.

After Professor Snape left, Draco cautiously approached Ariana and asked worriedly, "Are you really going to talk to Dumbledore about dropping out of school?"

Chapter 9: Isn't it easy to control

The first class was with Gryffindor and was Transfiguration taught by Professor McGonagall.

Although Slytherin's prefect Farley had a bad attitude, he still dutifully sent the freshmen to the Transfiguration classroom.

Unlike the Slytherins who acted in groups, most Gryffindor students went in groups of two or three to find their classrooms, and as expected, some were late.

Draco couldn't help but chuckle as he watched Harry Potter and Ron Weasley being threatened by Professor McGonagall with being turned into maps because they were late.

"Here's another piece of evidence that he's unworthy of his reputation. As the great savior, he can't even cope with the changing patterns of the stairs. How could he possibly defeat the most powerful dark wizard, right?" Draco looked in Harry's direction sarcastically.

"Let's wait until you duel with him before drawing any conclusions." Ariana felt that Draco was a little too confident.

Professor McGonagall was a stern person, and under her glare, Ariana and Draco didn't dare to say anything.

Transfiguration classes usually combine theory and practice. Perhaps because it was the first class, the theory class took up most of the time, and Professor McGonagall only left the last 10 minutes for them to cast spells.

Each person was given a match, and Professor McGonagall demonstrated, asking the students to turn the match into a silver needle like her.

Ariana drew out her wand, and according to Professor McGonagall's theory, she pictured the appearance of the silver needle in her mind, and then began to cast the spell. As expected, it succeeded at once.

"Very good, Miss Colin has succeeded. Five points to Slytherin," Professor McGonagall praised.

After Professor McGonagall left, Draco asked her in surprise, "How did you do it? You succeeded in one try."

"Didn't Professor McGonagall explain the theory very clearly just now? Imagine the silver needle in your mind and output magic power according to her gestures. In this process, you need to control the amount of magic power and make sure it is smooth and even." Ariana was not stingy in sharing her experience.

Unfortunately, by the end of get out of class, apart from her, only Hermione and Draco's matches had shown some change, but they were not completely successful.

Ariana had succeeded, and Professor McGonagall exempted her from the essay, while the others were required to write on 12 inches of parchment.

After leaving the classroom, Draco was still brooding, "Do you have such strong control over your magic? It's not that easy to evenly output magic."

"Is it difficult? The magic power is your own. As long as you want to control it, you can control it easily, right?" Ariana thought about it and realized that she didn't encounter any difficulties.

"That's not the case at all." Draco said dejectedly.

"Maybe you are not used to your magic yet. I could feel magic when I was born. I have been using it secretly over the years. I got used to it after using it many times." Ariana comforted him.

"You have memories as soon as you were born?" Draco asked in surprise.

Ariana shook her head. "Not right after I was born. When I was about three months old, my aunt didn't prepare milk powder for me in time. I imagined that the milk powder could be prepared automatically and delivered to my mouth."

"Then the milk powder was automatically prepared and delivered to my mouth. At that time, I didn't know it was magic, I thought it was a superpower." Ariana regained consciousness when she was three months old.

She had no idea what kind of reaction her words would cause.

"You're kidding?" Draco stared at her with wide eyes.

"Of course not." Ariana shook her head and said, "But I can't remember everything so clearly."

No matter how good one's memory is, it is impossible for a person to remember everything, unless it is something particularly important that leaves a deep impression.

Ariana didn't want to continue this topic. Thinking of the argument with Snape in the morning, she asked Draco: "By the way, do you know where the headmaster's office is?"

"I don't know." Draco shook his head. "Are you really going to talk to Dumbledore about dropping out of school?"

"I have this idea." Ariana hesitated a little. "Hogwarts has disappointed me. I am not happy staying here any longer. Besides, I have other things to do. I don't want to waste time here."

Magic is still very interesting, but her consortium plan is more important. If the school cannot make concessions, she really wants to drop out.

"What's more important than school?" Draco asked curiously.

After two days of contact, Ariana already knew Draco very well. Although he was a little arrogant, he was a nice person. She accepted him as her friend, so she did not hide her intentions.

"Didn't I tell you, my parents passed away when I was very young, so I'm the one managing the family's assets. I want to immigrate to the United States next year. Before that, there are so many things that I can't even keep track of them."

"Then why did you come to Hogwarts?" Draco looked at her in confusion.

Ariana became angry when this matter was mentioned. She complained indignantly: "It was Professor McGonagall who told me that if I don't receive formal magical education, I will most likely become an Obscurial."

"I'm just afraid for my life, but after reading the history of magic, I learned that the conditions for becoming an Obscurial are quite harsh, and my situation doesn't meet the requirements at all." She looked deceived.

"If you insist on going to see Dumbledore, you can ask Professor McGonagall first," Draco suggested. "She's the vice-headmaster of the school. She must know where the headmaster is."

The next class was at 2:30 p.m., and there was still plenty of time. Ariana planned to go find Professor McGonagall and ask where Dumbledore's office was.

Draco had nothing to do, so he followed her to join in the fun.

"What? You're planning to drop out after just one day of class?" Professor McGonagall looked at the student who accused her of being a gangster in surprise.