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

Hearing Draco say this, Ariana asked in confusion: "Isn't that Nott also okay?"

When Draco wanted to choose someone to join their club, the first person he considered was Theodore Nott.

However, after a week of contact, Ariana discovered that Nott was very cold and usually didn't say a word. Draco talked more and it was obvious that he had different values ​​from people like Nott.

As Ariana had guessed, Draco immediately complained, "Being with him is no different from being with a piece of wood."

After all, Draco was her best friend at Hogwarts, so Ariana couldn't be too cruel to him.

"Well, it seems I'm the most interesting one in the entire grade. But just because I leave Hogwarts doesn't mean we can't keep in touch. Didn't you say your dad is interested in my villa? Let's go and see it after the holidays and then decide." Ariana reminded him.

Three days ago, Draco couldn't stand Ariana's constant questioning about buying the villa, so he lied and said that his father was very interested in the expensive villa.

However, since Lucius doesn't want to come into contact with Muggles, he has to wait until Ariana is on vacation before going to see the house.

There are many pure-blood wizards in Slytherin. Ariana has been here for a week and of course knows the nature of these people. After hearing Draco's reply, Ariana did not doubt it.

Draco didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, so he told Ariana to go to the classroom quickly.

"Professor Snape is very strict, we better not be late."

Ariana didn't see Professor Snape again this week. Although she heard from her classmates how strict he was, she had never experienced it personally.

Maybe if she had experienced it firsthand, she wouldn't be afraid.

"There's still half an hour left, and the Potions classroom is on the basement floor. It won't take us 10 minutes to get there." Ariana disagreed.

"If you want to drop out, of course I don't care, but I'm not going to drop out, so I have to go there early." Draco retorted.

"Well, actually, as a professor, no matter how strict he is, he can't use spells on little wizards. I don't understand why everyone is so afraid of him." Ariana spread her hands.

Draco scoffed at this statement.

"How do you know he can't use magic on the little wizard? My dad said that Professor Snape was obsessed with dark magic when he was in school, and he might even cast a curse." Draco lowered his voice to explain to Ariana.

"We've also come across some curse-related magic, and we can actually feel whether someone is cursed or not. And there's a room full of dark magic books in the Room of Requirement. We can just find an antidote when the time comes, right?" Ariana still didn't understand what Draco was afraid of.

"We're almost at the classroom, don't mention the dark arts anymore." Draco said helplessly.

Sometimes he couldn't figure out who was living in the Muggle world. He felt that Ariana was more like a child who grew up in a magical family than he was.

Perhaps it was because Professor Snape was so famous that not only did the Slytherin students arrive in the classroom early, but no one from the usually carefree Gryffindor was late either.

This was their first Potions class, and as expected, Snape took the roll.

Others were fine, but when it came to Harry Potter, Snape's tone was not only very sarcastic, but he also asked three questions to make things difficult for him.

As expected, Harry Potter had no answer.

Snape's tone became even more vicious, mocking him, "It seems that fame means nothing. I heard that in other classes, our famous savior also performed mediocrely. It's okay that he has poor magical talent, but he didn't even do any pre-study. It's really disappointing."

Gryffindor and Slytherin's courses mostly overlapped, and after a week of contact, Ariana could already tell that Harry Potter was no different from an ordinary little boy.

He is not very focused in class and is not rigorous when practicing magic. As for his magical talent, it can only be said to be at an average level.

Not to mention being able to compare with a genius like Ariana, he couldn't even catch up with outstanding students like Hermione and Draco.

Looking at Harry Potter with a red face and angry neck, Draco began to doubt his previous decision.

"We've taken quite a few classes together, and I really don't see any potential in him to be a savior. So, should I still agree to a duel?" Draco asked hesitantly.

"Let's make a date. What if he is just pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger?" Ariana was not sure, but practice is the only criterion for testing truth.

Draco felt that Ariana's guess made sense.

"Okay, I'll go taunt him again later and challenge him to a duel next week. You'll be my assistant then."

Although Draco was annoyed that Ariana had undermined his confidence in magic, he had to admit that Ariana's current magic level was definitely not worse than that of her seniors.

If Harry Potter really was playing the pig to eat the tiger, he wouldn't lose with Ariana as his assistant.

Chapter 14 Potter, the order of stirring is wrong

Ariana also hopes to keep in touch with Draco after dropping out of school, so that she can borrow his books on dark magic and continue to improve her magic skills.

Of course, Ariana would not refuse Draco's small request.

But to ensure everything was safe, she whispered, "I'll learn some powerful spells this weekend so we can be absolutely sure."

Draco knew that Ariana was only planning to read books and not practice magic next, so he couldn't help but feel a little proud when he heard that she had changed her plans for him.

Perhaps because they had a dispute before, or perhaps because Ariana and Draco were both Slytherin students, Professor Snape turned a blind eye to their whispering.

Of course, it's also possible that he was so obsessed with deducting points from Gryffindor that he had no time to care about anyone else.

"Potter, the stirring order is wrong, deduct 1 point." Snape's voice was cold.

"Potter, you input too much magic power, 1 point deducted."

Ariana glanced towards Gryffindor and asked Draco curiously, "Does Professor Snape have a grudge against Potter's parents?"

Draco raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why do you ask?"

Ariana is making her guess based on the information available.

"Potter is the same age as us. I heard that he also lives in a Muggle community. This proves that he didn't know Professor Snape before. But look at the professor's gnashing teeth. It's obvious that he hates him very much." Ariana analyzed.

"I don't know. How about I write a letter to ask my father?" Draco has formed a habit of asking his father when he doesn't understand something.

"I'm just a little curious. There's no need to make a big fuss." Ariana shook her head.

Then she saw Professor Snape deducting points from other Gryffindors, but he quickly turned the focus to Potter, which further strengthened her thoughts.

"How old is Professor Snape? I remember from recent history that Potter's parents got married three years after graduation, and Potter was born a year later. Hogwarts graduates are 17, which means they got married at 20. Adding Potter's age, his parents should be 32."

Snape is Draco's godfather, but before school started, he had declared that their relationship should not be exposed in school, so he never told anyone about it.

Draco was of course very clear about Snape's situation, and he immediately replied, "Professor Snape is also 32 years old this year."

Ariana showed a look of astonishment.

"So, they are students in the same class. Potter's parents are Gryffindors, and Professor Snape is Slytherin. It seems that the two sides have been feuding for many years." Ariana nodded.

Although the two were chatting, their hands did not stop moving. Ariana had no experience in making potions, but Draco did. With Draco's reminder, Ariana did not make any mistakes.

After the potion was made, before they could submit it, Snape, who was nearby, came over and praised, "Excellent, Malfoy and Colin's Healing Water Potion is perfect. Slytherin adds ten points."

This was the first time Snape spoke to Ariana since their last argument.

However, before Ariana and Draco could politely express their thanks, the classroom was filled with a pungent smell.

"Shield Charm!"

Ariana reacted quickly, pulled out her wand, and used the Shield Charm on herself and Draco.

At the same time, Snape used the same spell to protect himself.

It turned out that the cauldron of Neville's potion exploded, and everyone in the classroom was affected except for the three people who used the Shield Charm to protect them.

The shattered pieces of the cauldron flew everywhere, spilling the potion inside, and the acrid smell in the air was even worse than before.

"Idiot, you definitely didn't put in the porcupine quills according to the steps I told you." Professor Snape immediately walked to Neville and stared at him viciously.

He used several healing spells, but the force of the cauldron explosion was too great and the failed potion was corrosive, so the healing spells had little effect and Neville was still crying.

Professor Snape scolded Neville a few words, but Neville still kept crying, so he vented his anger on Harry Potter who was next to him.

"Potter, you were sitting next to him, why didn't you remind him to stop firing before putting in the porcupine quills? Were you happy to see so many classmates injured? That way others wouldn't notice your stupidity."

How could Harry possibly accept such an accusation? Moreover, after entering the wizarding world, he has been sought after by people, so his temper is much bigger than when he was at his uncle's house.

Since the class started, Professor Snape has been mocking him, and his anger has accumulated to the point of exploding.

"I didn't see what he did, and I wasn't happy that my classmates were injured." Harry retorted loudly, with infinite anger in his tone.

"Very good, for talking back to the professor, Gryffindor will deduct 5 points." Snape stared at him with anger in his eyes.

Not only Harry Potter couldn't stand Snape's bullying, but Ariana also had an opinion. She had never been one to put herself in a difficult position, and she would just say what she wanted to say directly.

"Why do I have to lose 50 points for talking back to the professor, but Porter only has to lose 5 points?" Ariana said loudly.

Snape had opinions about Harry Potter and Ariana as well. When he heard her refute him in public, he immediately turned his gaze to her.

"Colin, I don't want to argue with you, shut up right now!"

Ariana wanted to talk back, but Draco held her back.

He whispered a reminder: "Professor Snape would never deduct points from Slytherin. He was just trying to scare you."

Ariana snorted coldly and complained, "His teaching method is really terrible. Looking at the entire Hogwarts, I guess there are not many students who can learn Potions well."

Professor Snape is Draco's godfather after all, so of course he has to speak on Snape's side.

"Smart people will definitely be able to learn well, like the two of us."

Ariana absolutely disagreed with this statement, and she analyzed her own views to Draco.

"Didn't you say on the first day of school that all idiots and losers would go to Gryffindor and Hufflepuff? I see that most of the new students went to these two houses. This proves that there are not many smart people in the wizarding world, and even Slytherins are not all smart."

Draco tried to protest, but Ariana pointed at Goyle and Crabbe, and he was speechless.

"Well, those two are the exceptions," he sighed.

Ariana couldn't help laughing when she heard that, and reminded him, "Are you sure it's just the two of them? Why did I hear that Marcus Flint is going to repeat a grade?"

Hogwarts had never had a case of repeating a grade, and the fact that Marcus Flint was going to repeat a grade caused quite a sensation. Even Ariana, who was obsessed with magic practice, knew the news.

"He is an exception." Draco couldn't find any other reason, so this was the only explanation.

After dealing with the injured students, Professor Snape walked up to Ariana and Draco and interrupted their whispers.

"Ms. Colin, please explain, it's only been a week since school started, where did you learn the Shield Charm?" He looked at Ariana seriously, trying to tell from her face whether she was lying.

Ariana answered without hesitation, "There are many explanations of the Shield Charm in the library, but I didn't learn it from the books in the library. Instead, I read a second-hand book I bought in Diagon Alley. It contains detailed casting procedures."

Of course, Ariana had not learned this magic before school started, she had just read the analysis of this magic. The reason why she used it so skillfully was that she used the Armor Spell on the puppet many times this week to test the power of the Disarming Spell.

Ariana's expression was so calm that Snape couldn't tell whether she was lying or not.

"Then tell me now, besides the Shield Charm, what other spells have you learned?" Professor Snape's voice already carried a hint of aggression.

Of course Ariana knew what Snape meant. He wanted to know if she had practiced the three unforgivable curses.

She looked at Snape defiantly and said, "You could have just asked me if I had ever practiced the Imperius Curse."

Snape didn't waste any words and directly admitted his thoughts. He asked, "Excellent. Then please answer seriously, have you ever practiced the Imperius Curse?"

This week, several professors talked to Snape about Ariana, and they all said that she was a rare magical genius who could learn almost all spells immediately.

Even if her gestures and pronunciation were incorrect, she was able to cast simple spells silently.

At the opening dinner, Ariana said with certainty that she wanted to learn the Imperius Curse, and afterwards Snape asked other students for details.

The classmate sitting next to Ariana told him that Ariana said she had a book on brain occlumency, which contained a detailed analysis of the Imperius Curse.

With Ariana's magical talent, if she was determined to learn the Imperius Curse, she would have learned it in a week.

Chapter 15: They all drew their wands

Ariana preempted the question, asking in a natural tone, "If I don't answer, will the professor use a flashback spell on my wand? Invade my privacy?"

In a country that values ​​human rights, such behavior is absolutely impossible. Unfortunately, the magical world is not a place with such correct values.

Professor Snape nodded without hesitation and said coldly: "This possibility cannot be ruled out."

He looked at Ariana as a matter of course, with a look of scrutiny in his eyes.

Seeing Snape's attitude and his previous behavior towards Harry Potter, Ariana had a preconceived notion that he was a very bad person.

So Ariana glared at him and declared again, "If that's the case, as the Head of Slytherin, please help me make an appointment with Professor Dumbledore immediately. I want to talk to him about dropping out of school."

Professor Snape was stunned when he heard this, then sneered and said, "It's not enough to go to Professor McGonagall and make trouble, now you want to go directly to Dumbledore. What a stupid troll."

Professor McGonagall had already talked to Snape, and he certainly knew that Ariana had discussed dropping out of school.

Like Professor McGonagall, Snape also felt that it was normal for Muggle-born students to feel uncomfortable for a while after arriving at Hogwarts.

But attracted by magic, no one has proposed to drop out of school so far, so he didn't take Ariana's words about dropping out to heart.

Professor McGonagall originally wanted to talk about Ariana's dissatisfaction with Snape's teaching methods, but seeing Snape's vicious comments, saying that Ariana was a stupid troll, she couldn't say anything.

Mag originally wanted to solve the school's accommodation problem first and then talk about it, but she didn't expect that she would put the matter on hold and Ariana was not going to cooperate.

"So you think I'm joking about dropping out? Unfortunately, I've made up my mind. Even without your consent, I won't come to school after Christmas." Ariana said in a firm tone, with determination in her eyes.