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

Draco scratched his head and asked worriedly, "Do you think I can defeat Potter?"

He remembered that Ariana only told him that she could defeat Ron, but did not mention Harry.

It can be said that Draco is not only timid, but also extremely unconfident. However, if others say that he can definitely do it, he will immediately become confident.

Of course, this other person must be someone he trusts very much.

In Ariana's judgment, Draco should not be able to defeat Harry at the moment, but she also knows Draco's character.

Ariana smiled calmly and said, "Of course I think you can defeat him. Just like you believe in me, I absolutely believe in you."

Just like dueling competitions require behind-the-scenes manipulation for a more entertaining experience, she felt that she couldn't be completely honest with Draco. Some things had to be kept secret.

In order to prevent Draco from continuing to dwell on this issue, Ariana changed the subject and asked the same question again.

"You haven't answered me yet. Did you have a fight with your father?" He was not very happy when he came back.

Draco sighed and explained helplessly, "It wasn't really a quarrel. After you finished reading the Dark Arts books you brought back from the Room of Requirement, you're out of books to read. I want him to promise to send me the Dark Arts books at home so you can read them later."

Ariana was stunned when she heard this, and then said with certainty: "Then he will definitely not agree."

Magical families value magical resources more than property, so there's no way Lucius would agree to Draco's request.

Hearing Ariana's words, Draco's expression changed. He said mysteriously, "I've learned a lesson from the flying broomstick incident. That's to test him first, then make higher demands. In the end, he'll definitely compromise and agree to my test."

At first he thought it was very difficult to get a flying broom, but after lovely Liana bought it directly, his father immediately sent the money to him.

So I have to test his father's bottom line and put extreme pressure on him, then his demands can be easily met.

Ariana became interested, sat up straight, looked at Draco curiously and said, "Tell me about it."

Draco cleared his throat and proudly explained his plan.

"I asked him if he could let you into the basement library during Christmas break, and he flatly refused. Then I told him I wanted to go in and memorize it and read it to you, but he still didn't agree."

Draco paused here and looked at Ariana, waiting for her to finish his words.

Ariana also cooperated, nodded, and asked, "What is your higher requirement?"

Draco smiled slyly and continued, "Don't you have that book reader? I'll tell him then that it can not only read, but also scan books. I'll threaten him to go in and scan all the books and bring them to you."

He first told his father that he would go in and recite it to Ariana, then he asked to lend a few books for Ariana to read, and finally scanned all of them for Ariana.

No matter what Lucius chooses, Ariana will be able to see their collection of books.

Ariana didn't immediately realize that Draco was blackmailing her. After a moment's reflection, she said to him, "The reader can scan, but it's definitely not as intuitive as seeing it directly. It describes the magic illustrations to me, but I still need to see them to understand."

The memory capacity of this reader is really too small. It is impossible to scan so many magic books, unless it uses magic frequency to store the scanned information somewhere else like a computer.

After getting the inspiration, Ariana felt that this direction was indeed worth studying.

Draco had no idea Ariana had thought that far. He patted his chest and said confidently, "I'll be sitting next to you anytime. Of course I know that. I'm just threatening him. If he doesn't want me to scan all our books and bring them to you, then he'll have to back off and let me choose some for you."

Hearing that Draco was so concerned about her, Ariana looked at him and said with emotion: "Draco, I'm lucky to have you."

She felt that this was really magic, and it moved her.

As a best friend, Draco was of course concerned about Ariana's situation. He smiled and said, "Not only the Malfoy family, I can also ask my mother if she can enter the Black family's library, or summon the Black family's house elf, maybe she can lend you some books from the Black family?"

Chapter 200 Draco is now very confident

Draco felt that there was no one left in the family anyway, so he didn't take his uncle Sirius in Azkaban seriously at all.

Ariana asked in surprise: "Your mother has married into the Malfoy family. Can she still enter the Black family's ancestral home?"

It would be great if I could read the Black family's collection of books. After all, even Draco said that this family is the only true pure-blood family, which shows that their magical resources have never been leaked.

Even one’s own books can be borrowed, let alone the Black family who have no one.

Draco said nonchalantly, "Just ask, maybe it'll work. Compared to my dad, my mom is obviously easier to talk to. I'll write to her tomorrow."

Ariana nodded, but still reminded him: "You can state in the letter that I will only take a look at it and return it, and will not keep it for myself."

She couldn't understand why these magical families were so conservative. Not everyone could learn by reading books. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been only three well-known powerful wizards in all these years.

These families are responsible for 70% of the fact that the wizarding world is still stuck in the bad habits of the Middle Ages.

Seeing that Ariana also agreed to this proposal, Draco became more confident and added, "Okay, then I'll ask my mother not to tell my father about this, otherwise my father will be unwilling to lend you the books at home if he finds out."

If my good friend wants to become a powerful wizard, she must accumulate magical knowledge. After reading the books in the school's hidden secret room, she may go to the school's restricted area.

Judging from Ariana's reading speed, I'm afraid she won't be able to finish the book for long. She should still think of a solution from the magic family.

Maybe during Christmas, Ariana can test the attitudes of those family heads.

Hearing that there would be so many books to read, Ariana looked at Draco with stars in her eyes.

"Draco, you cast a 'lucky you' spell on me, didn't you? I'm super happy now," she said with a smile.

Draco didn't deny it and said with a smile, "Yes, because you just cast this spell on me, to be fair, I cast one on you too."

Seeing Ariana smiling so happily, he was also very happy.

Draco's duel was over, and the next step was preparation for the Quidditch match.

It was time for Slytherin training again that day, but Flint didn't pick on Draco first, but instead turned his attention to Ariana.

Looking at Ariana who had finished the test, Flint frowned and said to her with some concern: "It's the last week, and you still don't want to train with the team?"

What if I’m not in competition shape? Gryffindor is a strong opponent and should not be underestimated.

Ariana thought about it, made a decision, picked up the broom and said, "Then let's do half the time. My level will only be so good after further practice, but my substitute can still be improved a little bit."

Extreme sports require opportunities to make breakthroughs. Ariana doesn't like Quidditch very much, so she is not willing to waste her time on such an illusory opportunity.

Seeing Ariana's firm attitude, Flint sighed helplessly and said, "You're right. Then you should practice for half the time and stay in competition shape."

After Flint left, Draco finished the test and flew over on his broom, stopping next to Ariana.

He said seriously, "It's the last week, and you still refuse to practice with me throughout the whole process. It seems that when talented young wizards enter Slytherin next school year, you really have to leave the team."

Although I have accepted the reality, it is not the last moment yet. What if Ariana changes her mind?

Ariana rolled her eyes at Draco and turned the topic to him, saying, "We've already agreed on this matter. It's you who should not let this affect your mentality. If it leads to a loss in the game, Flint will definitely be very angry."

This senior who is about to repeat a grade is most interested in Quidditch at Hogwarts, so don't challenge his bottom line.

With the state of the test just now, Draco is now very confident. He patted his chest and said, "I am in super good condition today. I will definitely not make him angry."

After practicing for half the game, Ariana returned to where she put her things, took out the book she had brought from her schoolbag, and started reading as usual.

She plans to return the books before Christmas.

She had felt that time was a bit tight before, but with Draco's reminder yesterday, she seemed to be able to scan the books she hadn't read.

But before that, she had to make an alchemical item with storage function.

Although time is tight, this can solve a lot of problems. For example, after reading the books in the Room of Requirement, she can scan all the books in the restricted area.

This also prevents her from going to the restricted books section frequently and being caught by Dumbledore who is watching her.

People really couldn't help but think about it. Just when they thought of Dumbledore, he appeared next to Ariana.

Dumbledore had gone to comfort Hagrid, but when he passed by the Quidditch pitch, he saw Ariana sitting by the Quidditch pitch reading a book.

Although he was concerned about Snape's reminder, he still walked over after thinking about it for a while.

Suddenly, there was someone standing next to Ariana. Naturally, she looked up and found that it was Dumbledore.

But she said nothing and returned her attention to her book.

Seeing Ariana's attitude, Dumbledore sighed and said gently, "Professor McGonagall should actually give you extra points for what happened in the bathroom on the third floor. You saved Harry and the other two."

If he was there at the time, he would definitely give Ariana extra points for controlling the troll and saving Harry, which is such a great contribution.

As for Draco, he definitely wouldn't have cast a healing spell on Ron if it weren't for Ariana's request.

Dumbledore felt a little regretful that he had rejected Ariana in the office, otherwise the two of them could have communicated well.

But if he were given another chance, his choice would probably not change, even though he has already compromised.

Just like he once said to Ariana, at his age, people are stubborn to the core.

Ariana didn't look up, but just said nonchalantly, "If Professor McGonagall gave me extra points, she would definitely give them to Potter and the others, saying that their friendship is sincere or something. Given our Slytherin lead, I think it's best for no one to give extra points."

If Ariana wanted to win points, she would not have remained silent at that time. She is not the kind of person who will swallow her anger.

Dumbledore frowned slightly, a thoughtful look in his eyes, and pointed out tactfully: "You didn't care about the house score before. It seems that you are still affected by the environment."

He remembered Ariana saying that she didn't want to be assimilated by the environment.

Chapter 201: Making Dumbledore owe her a favor

He is the principal and this is a school. Ariana can't chase him away. If she doesn't want to deal with him, she can only leave on her own, but Quidditch training has not ended yet.

Ariana multitasked, flipping through a book while saying, "People live in the environment, how can there be no influence at all? Not to mention the environment, people also influence each other. Otherwise, the principal would directly question my purpose in going to the bathroom on the third floor."

Don't think she doesn't know what the old bee is up to.

Dumbledore shook his head and said, "It seems you misunderstood my intention in asking this question. Actually, after returning to school, I have always wanted to express my gratitude to you. It is my responsibility as the headmaster that Harry and the others are in such danger, but Severus seems to be a little opposed to my meeting you."

Snape always suspected that he wanted to suppress Slytherin, but he really just wanted to maintain stability in the wizarding world.

Ariana chuckled and said bluntly, "The smart headmaster must know the reason why Professor Snape objects."

Not only Snape, but now the entire Slytherin is implicitly expressing that they need a powerful wizard. Ariana knows very well that these Slytherins are suppressing a lot of resentment.

Seeing that Ariana was thinking the same thing as Snape, Dumbledore sighed again and said, "I have stated many times that I have no intention of suppressing Slytherin's rise. However, in this matter, he, like you, has lost trust in me."

Ariana no longer wanted to argue that this person's words and deeds were inconsistent. She said expressionlessly, "Perhaps the Headmaster can suspect that all Slytherins are so deep-minded and don't trust others easily."

Maybe she could leave the Quidditch field early, but thinking of Flint's painstaking efforts in developing a training plan, she ultimately held back.

Seeing Ariana's impatient expression, Dumbledore knew he had messed up again.

He said helplessly: "The Sorting Hat's evaluation is very pertinent. The friendship of Slytherin is very strong, just like you and Mr. Malfoy."

I didn't want to talk anymore when I heard this old man only mentioned friendship.

Ariana immediately stated, "Besides friendship, we also have love. The principal came to me to thank me for saving Potter and the others?"

She thought it would be better to change the subject, as she would make mistakes if she talked too much.

Dumbledore nodded and said, "I suppose so."

Thinking of her previous decision, Ariana blinked and said with a smile: "Isn't verbal thanks too insincere?"

Looking at the somewhat enthusiastic Ariana, Dumbledore smiled sincerely. As long as she had something to ask for, it would be good enough.

He asked bluntly, "You asked me to solve three problems: the professors' different treatment of you, the dueling course, and the storage location of magic power. It seems that we have already reached an agreement on all of them. Do you have any other questions about magic?"

Perhaps the two of them could ease their relationship through magical exchanges. As long as it didn't involve black magic, he was still willing to communicate with Ariana.

Ariana closed the book, cleared her throat, and said, "I've only been exposed to magic for a short time, and I have a lot of questions. However, none of my questions are worth the favor of saving three lives. I'd like to borrow the Philosopher's Stone to study it."

She made her purpose clear and pointed out directly.

Dumbledore was choked. Even with the previous experience in mind, he still shook his head and said, "I have other uses for the Philosopher's Stone for the time being, so I can't lend it to you for research."

Anything else is fine, but the Philosopher's Stone is too special. With Ariana's talent for alchemy, I'm afraid she will be able to figure out the production principle. What if she plans to make one?

Ariana was a little disappointed to hear Dumbledore refuse without a second thought, but she still said, "Then can you lend it to me for research after you're done with it? I still have seven years to stay at Hogwarts anyway, so as long as you can lend it to me within that timeframe, it'll be fine."

I can’t even lend you the favor of saving my life, so I’m afraid I can’t lend you the favor even if I save Harry many times, right?

Dumbledore learned from his last lesson and said with a smile: "This Philosopher's Stone belongs to someone else. I have to ask its owner's opinion."

The main point is to push the responsibility away.

Just now he said it had other uses, and now he says he should ask the owner of the Philosopher's Stone. If you don't want to lend it, just say so.

Ariana curled her lips and said, "Mr. Principal, I feel very uncomfortable talking to you. If possible, it would be better for us to communicate less."

Then she opened the book again and didn't want to pay any attention to the old man.

Dumbledore said shamelessly, "That won't work. After all, when you wanted to communicate with me, I would have preferred to age for more than ten years."

Ariana made him so angry that he didn't want to talk to her, and the scene was still vivid in his mind.

Unfortunately, no matter what he said, Ariana didn't reply, and he could only leave helplessly.

Quidditch training was over and the players got off their brooms one after another with tired looks on their faces. Draco flew to Ariana on his broom and stopped.

Draco asked curiously, "What did the headmaster tell you?"