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

Draco immediately understood her intention. He frowned and objected, "Although there is no game today, we can train with the substitutes. Flint will not allow you to read on the court."

Monday and Wednesday are training days after class, which is not as long as Saturday. It can be said that formal training only takes place on Saturday morning.

Ariana is the seeker and the core of the team. How could Flint let her sit idle?

Ariana smiled and said confidently: "Since I decided to bring a book, it must be readable. Don't you believe I can do it?"

Draco didn't say whether he believed it or not, but just said silently: "Well, I want to see how you deal with Flint."

In fact, he believed it, but Flint was not that easy to talk to. Draco was a little curious about how Ariana would deal with the stubborn captain.

When they arrived at the stadium, Ariana went straight to negotiate with Flint about not training.

Hearing Ariana's request, Flint looked at her and asked in confusion: "Let the substitute take your place in the official training? Why?"

The substitute only has the opportunity to play when she is injured or unable to play due to something. If Ariana arranges it this way, then what is the difference between the substitute and the regular player?

Ariana explained: "I can basically catch the golden ball in 10 minutes. Do you think I still need to train?"

In terms of how to insert and form teams, the seeker position is still too buggy. In addition, Ariana is so powerful that whichever team she is on will win. Since it is within the team, there is no excitement at all.

Flint asked awkwardly, "But you have to stay in shape for the game, right?"

Especially because her flying skills were too rusty, and when she went on stage, the golden flying ball was snatched away by others, especially Harry, who debuted this year. His ability is not worse than Ariana, but he is not as smart and calculating as her.

Since she wanted to make time to read, Ariana certainly had absolute reasons to convince Flint.

She patiently said, "We train three times a week. Just like we said when we first came for training, let me take the test first. If you feel you meet the standards, you don't need to train with us. I actually suggested that the substitute join the regular team training just in case."

As long as it wasn't about studying, Flint was quick to react. He nodded and said, "I know. You're worried that I might get injured on the court, and the gap between me and you will be too big after I come on as a substitute, affecting our victory?"

"That's what I mean." Ariana nodded seriously.

Flint thought for a moment and agreed.

Chapter 159 Another weekend update

"You're right. Our Quidditch level is much higher than other schools. If nothing unexpected happens, you can definitely win. But we also have to be prepared for unexpected situations."

The last time they played against Gryffindor, Harry caught the Golden Ball twice in a row in the second and third games, and he almost got injured before he succeeded. It was just like Flint said, he had a desperate drive.

Although Slytherin also caught the golden ball three times, Ariana caught it very easily, and once she even caught it in 6 minutes.

Now they can't win 100%, mainly because Ariana's strategy of leading by 150 points has not been fully realized, but this has little to do with Ariana. It mainly depends on the ability of the three chasers.

"Okay, you train with the team first. I'll see how your level is maintained. Once I'm sure there's no problem, let Horan play. We have to make sure everything is foolproof." Flint nodded.

After Flint left, Draco leaned over to Ariana's ear and whispered, "I feel like Flint has been fooled by you."

Ariana remained serious. She said calmly, "Do you think what I said doesn't make sense?"

She didn't want to show a happy expression and let Flint notice something was wrong, which would make all her efforts go to waste.

Draco snorted and pointed out, "That makes sense, but it's also mixed with selfish motives, isn't it?"

He knew Ariana too well. She had been spending more time on experiments recently, and two months was not enough to return the book. She probably didn't want to break her promise and was afraid that Dumbledore would catch her.

Although he understood, Draco felt unhappy that they couldn't play together.

Ariana looked at the arrogant young master beside her and smiled remindingly, "Dear boyfriend, who is it that always emphasizes that we are Slytherins, not reckless and impulsive Gryffindors."

Isn't it normal for Slytherins to be shrewd and calculating? Should they learn from that idiot Harry who even talked about something like the Philosopher's Stone in front of three Slytherins?

But Ariana was still very grateful to Harry. After all, without him, the truth would have been hidden, she would not have known about it, and there would have been no plan to borrow the Philosopher's Stone.

Draco couldn't be tough anymore as Ariana was pulling his sleeve to plead with him.

He could only compromise and said, "Okay, I was fooled by you too."

Ariana couldn't help but burst out laughing and teased him, "Even though you know you're being fooled, you still have to believe it. This is a very clever way of speaking. Learn from it, boyfriend."

Flint prepared the props and started training. After Ariana finished the test, she left the field, gave the opportunity to her substitute, and then went to where her schoolbag was and started reading.

Just as Draco said, there was always a lot of excitement around Ariana. She seemed to be the center of everything. She had just been reading for a while when someone suddenly appeared next to her.

"Miss Colin, this must be a book on dark magic. You performed a special transfiguration spell, so no one else can see the contents."

It was none other than Professor Quirrell who always appeared inexplicably.

He really appeared suddenly. Ariana could feel traces of magic on his body. He might have used an invisibility spell.

As a professor, she couldn't understand why he was hiding his whereabouts in the school. Ariana then thought of his connection with Voldemort, and it seemed that he was guarding against Dumbledore.

Ariana admitted nonchalantly, "Yes, I incorporated other magical applications into Transfiguration. Only I can see the contents of the book, so it's considered a spell innovation."

Ariana made a code lock in Transfiguration, and the key was attached to the eye spell. Only by using this eye spell could the contents of the book be seen.

Recently she has started to organize magic into letters of code. Maybe in the future she will be able to play magic like hacking.

However, this is a huge workload and it is estimated that it will take more than ten years to complete.

Ariana did not put this spell on the bookshelf of Slytherin's magic research results. It was not that she would never put it there, but she would wait until she finished reading the book before putting it there. Even though no one could understand her magic research results now.

Ariana looked at him curiously and asked, "Professor Quirrell, are you back from St. Mungo's?"

He looked half-dead before, but now he is full of energy and is like a completely different person.

Quirrell, or it can be said that Voldemort is now possessed by him, of course he did not go to St. Mungo's, but went to the Forbidden Forest to drink the blood of the unicorn.

Originally, Quirrell's body could have held on for a while, but when Voldemort saw Ariana fighting a 1-on-20 duel, he felt itchy and wanted to test the strength of this little brat.

But Quirrell's current vitality is definitely not enough to support him in the duel with Ariana, so he asked Quirrell to suck the unicorn's blood in advance.

Of course, he couldn't tell the truth to Ariana. He smiled and explained perfunctorily, "The curse in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class is indeed powerful. My physical condition has only been temporarily resolved. If I want to fully recover, I need to continue studying."

Once he gets the Philosopher's Stone, he will be fully recovered.

Eliana understood that the other party meant to find a way to alleviate the curse.

She still remembered that this person wanted to lure her into disfigurement and insanity, so she resisted asking for a way to lift the curse.

"I didn't expect that the professor is also interested in curses. Professor, you came to me specially. Is there something wrong?" Could it be the method that I didn't finish talking about last time?

As expected, Voldemort brought up the topic from last time. He asked, "You haven't come to me to ask for methods to increase your magical storage. Are you planning to give up?"

The relationship between Ariana and Dumbledore has been strained recently, and Voldemort knows it.

In terms of Dumbledore's attitude, Ariana was in a similar situation to him. All the professors loved his talent, but this old man was the only one who was always wary of him doing bad things.

As God knows, Voldemort really didn't want to do anything at the beginning, but he also didn't deny that he would do some things that Dumbledore didn't like for the sake of magical research.

However, Ariana did much worse with other professors than he did at the beginning. After all, she didn't get along very well with several of them.

Ariana looked at him jokingly and spoke seriously, "Professor, times have changed. Now we need to cultivate both inner and outer beauty. We must not only pursue powerful magic, but also maintain a handsome and beautiful appearance. Otherwise, even if we become a powerful wizard, we will not be respected by others."

Ariana's words indicate that she doesn't want to look like a magical creature like Slattery.

In fact, she wanted to find a method that suits her. Only a fool would choose disfigurement and mental illness.

Voldemort looked at the little devil speechlessly and retorted, "Powerful is powerful, regardless of whether others admire you or not. Perhaps it's because you have only been in the wizarding world for a short time that you haven't understood this truth yet."

Ariana didn't want to continue this topic, so she asked directly, "Professor, you don't seem like someone who would care about the growth of students' magic power. Why don't you tell me what you want to talk to me about?"

Voldemort didn't want to waste his energy talking to Ariana, so he told her the purpose of coming to see her directly.

"The other day I saw you dueling with 20 Slytherin half-bloods. It was a one-sided crushing victory. There should be no student at Hogwarts who can be your opponent." A hint of excitement appeared on his face.

Ariana asked in surprise, "Professor, are you planning to challenge me to a duel?"

Chapter 160 Are you afraid that I will blackmail you?

"Yes." Voldemort did not hesitate.

Why hasn't Ariana taken the initiative to challenge Professor Snape to a duel recently?

It's not that she doesn't want to, but she hasn't developed enough spells yet for her to verify their effectiveness.

In the previous duel, Ariana had simulated the scene of fighting with Snape countless times in her mind.

After doing this, she became extremely familiar with Snape's fighting style.

Lovely Lianna also understands that if she wants to improve her combat skills, it is not enough to just be familiar with one style, she also has to try a variety of combat styles.

These Hogwarts students struggle with basic combat and aren't very proficient in spells, let alone any fighting styles.

At this moment, an adult wizard suddenly came to challenge her to a duel. It would be a lie to say that Ariana was not moved at all.

But when she thought that the other party was an accomplice of the mysterious man, Ariana began to have doubts in her heart and was hesitant to agree to the duel.

After a little thought, she came up with a way to agree to a duel without having too much contact with the other party.

"Everyone in Hogwarts should know by now that I'm having a bad relationship with Headmaster Dumbledore. After all, this is still his territory. I don't want him to catch me and cause me trouble." Ariana said helplessly.

"So you are going to reject me?" Voldemort asked with a raised eyebrow.

Ariana complained in her heart: Professor Quirrell is an adult wizard, he must know that combat skills can only be improved through continuous actual combat and accumulation of experience.

The little wizard was of no use to her in improving her combat skills. Her only choice was the professors at Hogwarts, but how could these people be willing to duel with a first-year little wizard?

This is so obvious, how could she refuse?

Ariana cleared her throat and said, "The professor is an adult wizard. He must know that combat skills need to be improved through continuous actual combat and experience. A Hogwarts professor would not be willing to duel with a first-year wizard. It's rare that you are willing to duel, so I don't intend to refuse."

After talking so much nonsense but not agreeing directly, he must have some concerns.

"And then?" asked Voldemort.

Ariana rolled her eyes and said, "I want to find someone to be our referee. In case there is something I can't explain clearly, there will be a third person to help explain it, right?"

After hearing this, Voldemort couldn't help but jokingly said, "Are you afraid that I will blackmail you?"

He was the head of the Death Eaters, the most powerful person in the wizarding world. Why would he resort to blackmail? He just wanted to test the magical talent of this little wizard.

If he knew that Ariana had slandered him and tried to blackmail him for money, he would definitely be so angry that he would cast a killing curse on her.

Ariana said bluntly, "We should not have the intention to harm others, but we must be on guard against them. The professor must know that Headmaster Dumbledore now regards me as the third generation Dark Lord in reserve. I must be extremely careful."

Dumbledore was dragged into the story to increase its credibility, hoping that he would not be as observant as Snape and realize that he had guessed that he and Voldemort were in cahoots.

The second generation Dark Lord, Voldemort himself, looked at the little brat speechlessly, not knowing where to start complaining about her.

"Are you going to ask Snape to be the judge?" Voldemort guessed what she was thinking.

You wouldn't go to Dumbledore or Professor McGonagall, would you?

Ariana nodded and said, "Yes, I'm from Slytherin. If there's any problem, as the Head of Slytherin, I'm the first person responsible. Plus, we've had a pretty good relationship recently, so he's the most suitable person."

"I thought you were looking for little Mr. Malfoy." Voldemort teased deliberately.

Not only did Dumbledore hate Ariana and Draco's clinginess, but the entire Hogwarts didn't want to get close to these two people for fear of being fed a mouthful of dog food.

With this opportunity to watch the game, Ariana certainly wouldn't forget her best friend.

Ignoring the other party's teasing, she said seriously, "Draco is my boyfriend, so of course he will be there to watch, but he's not in a position to be a fair referee, and he can't understand what kind of magic is used in the duel."

Ariana secretly complained in her heart: Are you kidding me? If I don’t bring Snape, how can I take Draco to duel with you alone?

What if Voldemort is hiding in the Forbidden Forest? How can I deal with two adult wizards alone, one of whom is the most powerful dark wizard Voldemort?

If there was one more Snape, it would be two against two, and at least Draco would have a chance to escape.

It's a pity that she didn't know that it was Voldemort himself who was dueling with her, otherwise she would have refused directly at the beginning. Being arrogant doesn't mean being stubborn. She might have the capital to fight Voldemort in her seventh grade, but not now.

Of course, Voldemort didn't want Snape to watch the battle. Snape was one of his closest subordinates and had seen him fight many times with his own eyes.

A person's fighting style cannot be hidden. Voldemort knew that Snape was a careful person. As long as he watched his duel with Ariana, he would guess that he had taken over Quirrell's body.

Voldemort pondered for a moment and then said, "You should have noticed that I used the Invisibility Charm to come to you. I did this because I didn't want others to know about our duel."

In order to gain Ariana's trust, he added: "A professor duels with a first-year student. Think about it yourself, what would Dumbledore think if he knew?"

This little brat has a lot of grievances against Dumbledore. Using the old bee to provoke her, is she willing to duel secretly now?

Everyone knows that this person is related to the mysterious man, and Ariana is not stupid, so of course she is unwilling.

"Professor Snape is very nice to me now. He probably won't tell Dumbledore about our duel. Otherwise, you should go and discuss it with him first. If he agrees, then I will agree to duel with you." Ariana said shamelessly.

The implication was that if Snape didn't agree, she would not duel, cleverly shifting the responsibility to someone else.

Snape must be aware of the mysterious man's situation, and he is also very keen on dueling. If there is no danger, he will not refuse to be the referee.

Voldemort frowned again and said, "I need to think about it again. He is only good to you and has a lot of opinions about me. What if he thinks that reporting this matter will make me resign? After all, he really wants to become the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts."

It seems that everyone knows that Snape covets the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts, and his frequent part-time jobs over the years have not been able to satisfy his wish.