Struggling to survive at Hogwarts

Chapter 123 Roaring Letter

Draco's voice was a little soft, and Thea didn't hear him clearly at first. "What?"

Draco suddenly became serious and said, "I'm telling you, they don't deserve it! Gryffindor doesn't deserve your kindness!"

Seeing Thea lower her head, Draco instantly lost his composure. "From the first year, no, from the very first time you met them, you've been protecting them!"

"Even if Potter was like that, you still defended Granger when she was so rude!"

Draco's chest heaved. "A first-year troll, a second-year Quidditch player, forming a locked-room mystery team... Thea, I don't believe you're doing this out of curiosity. You're clearly after that Potter!"

"But what about them? They stood on that big guy's side without hesitation! They didn't think about us at all!"

Thea finally reacted. She slowly raised her head, her tone still carrying a hint of hope, and tried to defend them, saying, "They...they might just not have realized it yet..."

Draco was furious with Thea. He stood up abruptly, wishing he could pick her up and shake her to get all the water out of her brain.

"Didn't they realize it?" Draco laughed angrily. "Five whole hours have passed since get out of class ended! They still haven't realized it?"

Seeing that Thea was about to speak again, Draco immediately presented evidence: "I just asked Madam Pomfrey, and besides Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff all sent people. Gryffindor sent the fewest, but there were still a few..."

“But!” Draco’s voice suddenly rose: “None of them came! Even Hufflepuff had someone come to see you, but none of them did…”

"Do you think it's worth it?"

As Draco asked the question calmly, everyone inside and outside the house held their breath.

After a long silence, Thea finally spoke, "I don't know... but they are my friends... aren't they?"

"Friends? Do they even consider you a friend?" Draco completely gave up on getting Thea to stop her from going too far.

"How could someone's friend be a Gryffindor, a snake from the cellar?"

Draco said with a faint, self-deprecating tone.

In an instant, the atmosphere inside and outside the house sank to rock bottom.

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Harry has completely gone mad!

He went mad after hearing what Draco said. He wanted to rush in and refute Draco, but found himself unable to move his feet.

He looked down and saw a vine called life clinging tightly to his foot...

In the end, he ran away...

Like a general defeated without a fight, he fled in disarray, abandoning his armor and weapons.

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Inside the medical wing.

Thea closed her eyes in pain, and Draco's expression was also not good.

“You win, Draco,” Thea said through gritted teeth.

“…I’ve never wanted to lose like this before.” Draco’s voice was strained.

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Hagrid is in deep trouble!

The next morning, when everyone gathered in the hall to enjoy breakfast.

Before I could even pick up my knife and fork, a whole bunch of owls flew in through the door with a whoosh, instantly flooding the entire professor's chair!

The young wizards stared in disbelief at the scene. Instinctively, they covered their cups to prevent the owl droppings from ruining their breakfast.

The clever little wizards also realized the trigger for this scene and all turned their gazes in the same direction, where the girl with black hair and black eyes was calmly sipping a glass of pumpkin juice, completely unaffected by the owl.

Everyone was impressed by the other person's strong mental fortitude. Then they turned their attention to the people next to them and found that they all looked calm.

Looking around the Slytherin table again, it became clear that apart from the first and second year students, no other young wizards dared to speak up. The silence of everyone further confirmed that Hagrid was in trouble.

Just then, the unusual silence was completely shattered by the howling of an owl.

That's right, someone sent a shouting message to Professor McGonagall, and in front of all the young wizards, an excited and loud female voice rang out:

"On behalf of the students' parents, I hope your school can provide us with an explanation as to why our young wizards are facing life-threatening situations during class..."

"Shh!"

Professor McGonagall utterly destroyed the howling letter. She glanced at the seemingly oblivious girl with a complicated expression, then quickly left the hall.

In the distance, the young wizards heard the faint voice of the Howling Letter again: "On behalf of the Department of Magical Creatures of the Ministry of Magic, I request that your esteemed school hand over the hippogriff..."

"...The Malfoy family hopes..."

"...We need an explanation..."

The young wizards weren't stupid; they had never understood Thea's influence in the wizarding world so clearly before. Even though nothing had happened to her, Hogwarts was still shaken by it…

Thea sat calmly, keenly aware of the surprised, dissatisfied, or fanatical gazes of the other young wizards, but she paid no attention to any of them.

She quickly wiped her mouth and then led the group toward the Magical Creatures Protection class classroom.

Throughout the entire story, the author never once looked at the Gryffindor table.

Daphne and the others also maintained a cold attitude, as if their previous companionship only existed in their imagination, and that their current indifference was their true way of getting along.

Because of the problems with Hagrid's class yesterday, Professor McGonagall immediately arranged for another substitute teacher.

Perhaps because of the commotion in the hall this morning, Professor Glapland gave Thea a complicated look.

The other person's gaze caused Draco to explode instantly. If Thea hadn't pulled him back in time, Draco would have wanted to follow in Hagrid's footsteps and make this substitute teacher suffer the same fate on the spot.

It's clearly not Thea's fault, so why should we look at her like that!

The young Slytherin wizards also got angry, but Thea temporarily suppressed their anger.

Thus, two years later, the students of Gryffindor and Slytherin once again presented a clear division.

"Thea!"

That evening, Gella was waiting in the lounge early and called out to Thea, who was about to head to the library.

Thea looked up and saw the other person's worried eyes, instantly understanding their intention.

The two returned to the private room in the lounge. Once they were seated, Gella hurriedly asked, "Are you alright?"

Thea chuckled softly, her face revealing no sign of trouble. "How could I possibly be in trouble? It's Professor Hagrid who's in trouble!"

Gella looked at the girl's smile and coldly exposed her lie: "When you lie, your index finger taps unconsciously..."

Thea was startled, abruptly withdrawing her index finger from the table, and said cryptically, "You really know me well..."

Gella was startled, but pretended not to understand. "It's mainly about you... You've read quite a bit, so of course you know."

Gella's words were vague, but Thea understood what she meant.

But it's really not a good feeling to be so familiar with someone unilaterally.