Someone Is Completely Unfit to Be an Older Sister / The Spy Who'd Been Watching Them Has Finally Been Removed

"Is that really true?" Astoria Greengrass asked in surprise. "Then... can you help me find him? I really want to know what's wrong with him!"

"Sure, but we need your cooperation a little." Harry nodded in agreement. "Actually, your father's ghost is hiding in the walls of this room, but for some reason, he won't show himself. That's why we need your help to lure him out."

"Is Father... nearby?" Astoria Greengrass looked around anxiously, but she couldn't sense any trace of the ghost. In the end, she could only suppress her anxiety.

She sat up straight, composed herself, and looked at Harry: "What do you need me to do?"

"All you have to do is follow us to the Forbidden Forest and remain silent the entire time."

"Is this all you need?"

Astoria Greengrass was taken aback. She had initially thought it would be something difficult, but she never expected it to be so simple.

As for the place we're going to be, the Forbidden Forest on campus that everyone dreads?

Please, she'd heard plenty of rumors. To Harry Granger, the Forbidden Forest was probably just like his own backyard.

"That's all. If you have no other questions, we can leave now." Harry nodded to confirm, then added seriously, "Before we go, I must remind you again... Once this door is opened, no matter what happens, you are absolutely not allowed to say a word!"

"No problem!" Astoria Greengrass nodded hurriedly and stood up, even covering her mouth tightly with her hand, looking like she was keeping her mouth shut.

Her behavior brought smiles to everyone's faces; they all felt that this cute little girl was indeed very likable.

Everything went smoothly with Astoria Greengrass, and the group was ready to set off for the Forbidden Forest immediately. However, when the classroom door reopened, Harry and the others were stopped by a group of uninvited guests.

Leading the group were Malfoy's female henchman of the past three years, Pansy Parkinson, and Astoria Greengrass's sister, Daphne Greengrass Greengrass.

Following them were Malfoy's two male henchmen, Crabbe and Goyle, who were presumably brought in to provide cover.

Another boy was Theodore Nott, whose family was second only to Malfoy among the third-year boys in Slytherin, and perhaps he was there to take charge.

The last two girls seemed to be first-year Slytherin students. Harry didn't know them well, but Will had taken classes with them... These two seemed to be Astoria Greengrass's 'good' friends, the kind who were always inseparable from her.

"Hmm..." Seeing the menacing Slytherin House group approaching from the doorway, Astoria Greengrass instinctively tried to call for help, but Will quickly grabbed her.

Harry's instructions are always absolute. Since he said that no one was allowed to speak after the door was opened, Astoria Greengrass couldn't even utter a single interjection!

The clever girl had clearly figured this out as well. Her expression changed several times as she tried to find an excuse, but in the end, she gave her sister an apologetic and helpless look without saying anything.

"Lia! Well, those two weren't lying to me... You actually hang out with these guys?!"

Unfortunately, her sister Daphne Greengrass was only focused on Harry and the others inside the house, and on Will and Astoria Greengrass's 'overly intimate' behavior, completely ignoring the struggle on her sister's face.

"Daphne Greengrass, I warned you to keep a close eye on your sister," Pansy chimed in, adding fuel to the fire. "Look at her now! Hanging out with those... Muggle-born guys has made her smell cheap! If Draco finds out what happened today after his confinement ends, he'll be absolutely furious!"

Pansy Parkinson, who is not good-looking and has a terrible personality, is the epitome of meanness, but even so, she dares not say the word 'Mudblood' in front of Harry and the others again... because doing so would definitely cause the situation to immediately spiral out of control.

"This is none of your business!" Daphne Greengrass glared resentfully at her sister, whom she considered utterly useless, then turned to the boy in the lead. "Theodore, how do you plan to handle this matter?"

"Ha... I find you Slytherin quite amusing. You need an outsider to judge who your sister befriends." Before Theodore could speak, Hermione let out a disdainful sneer. "And... are you really sure you can make the decisions today?"

"Daphne Greengrass is Astoria Greengrass's older sister. She asked me to help bring her sister back," Theodore Nott said thoughtfully, stepping forward in a deep voice. "We're here to pick up our own students, and this matter..."

"Theodore Nott, have you forgotten about Year One?" Suddenly, Harry, who had been silent until now, spoke calmly. "I'll count to three, and you'd better get out of my sight, or you'll regret it."

"Granger, you..."

"One." Theodore seemed to want to argue, but Harry's countdown silenced him.

"Damn it... let's go!" Before Harry could continue counting down, he hurriedly turned and left, not forgetting to tug at Crabbe and Goyle beside him.

So, after a pointless standoff, only Daphne Greengrass remained in the corridor; even Pansy and the two Slytherin House freshmen girls left in a panic.

"Heh, I've truly witnessed the friendship of Slytherin today."

Looking at the corridor that had suddenly emptied out, Harry's expression was utterly sarcastic.

Chapter 370 Someone is completely unqualified to be an older sister.

"You... Pansy Parkinson, Theodore Nott! You just left like that?!"

Daphne Greengrass was furious. She never expected that the reinforcements she had called in to help her get justice would turn around and run away because of a single threat!

"What's so surprising about that?" Hermione shook her head dismissively. "They've been beaten up before. Continuing to stay here would only add to Madam Pomfrey's workload."

"But they really ran fast enough, they didn't even last two seconds." Colin, standing to the side, also made a small complaint. These Slytherin students really exemplified the attitude of self-preservation to the fullest extent.

"He has to go," Luna Lovegood interjected casually. "Harry can't count to two."

Luna Lovegood is a sensible person, Harry... well, the Granger Siblings are like that too; they always skip around when they count.

If there's no response after I call out "1", they'll just start attacking immediately; who's going to keep counting after me?

"Lia... I'm asking you this: do you even consider me your sister anymore? Are you coming with me or not?!"

Discovering that all the helpers she had hired had a combined fighting strength of almost zero, Daphne Greengrass had no choice but to take matters into her own hands.

She turned her attention to Astoria Greengrass, even using their sisterly relationship as a threat, determined to make sure her sister distanced herself from Harry and the others.

"..." Astoria Greengrass had already agreed to Harry's request for a ban, and she wasn't sure if Harry would still help her if she went back on her word halfway through.

So, she could only shake her head helplessly, looking at her sister with pleading eyes, hoping that the other could understand her.

"Lia?!" Daphne Greengrass, however, paid no attention to any of this, and was instead furious because her sister had disobeyed her.

From childhood to adulthood, my younger sister has never disobeyed me... not even once!

But since her father left, especially recently, she seems to have completely changed. Not only is she increasingly unwilling to interact with people in the same courtyard, but she has even become very close to a dirty Mudblood!

If it weren't for the first-year girls around her secretly reminding her, she wouldn't even have known that she was actually contacting Harry Granger and his gang in secret!

Take a good look at this group of people! Two self-destructive bastards with three despicable Mudblood... It's a disgrace to the family for Lia to associate with people like this!

"Lia...you've really disappointed me! Father's only been gone a short while, and you've already forgotten all his teachings?" Daphne Greengrass angrily pointed at Astoria Greengrass's nose, her once pretty face now contorted in rage. "You...you don't deserve to call yourself Slytherin, and you certainly don't deserve the Greengrass name!"

Hearing her sister's criticism, Astoria Greengrass was terrified, and her eyes instantly filled with tears.

At that moment, she desperately wanted to tell her sister that things weren't as the other person thought, but she couldn't speak up and couldn't explain her predicament.

All of this she did was clearly to find clues about her father's existence. Why couldn't her sister just calm down and wait for her to explain things to her afterwards?

And... why did she send someone to watch me?

Just because I don't spend enough time with people from my college, because I've made some friends she doesn't approve of?!

Astoria Greengrass felt increasingly aggrieved and even began to feel a sense of despair, but just as her vision completely blurred, someone stepped in front of her to protect her.

It's Will!

"I don't think you're worthy!" Will completely ignored Daphne Greengrass's accusing gaze, his tone even more resolute. "You're absolutely unworthy to be Astoria Greengrass's sister! You don't understand her hardships at all, and you have no idea about the fears she's experienced... As a sister, this is utter dereliction of duty!"

"Besides, not only do you not understand her, but you've also been condescendingly interfering in her life! Sure... you might think I'm not qualified to be Astoria Greengrass's friend, but what about those two so-called 'friends' you found for her? They're nothing more than Draco Malfoy's two useless lackeys, and they have to obey your orders to monitor Astoria Greengrass. Those kinds of people... are not true friends at all!!"

Will himself is an older brother, and while he may not fully understand the kinship between the Greengrass sisters, he can't help but feel that Daphne Greengrass is completely unqualified as their older sister.

Is family honor really that important, that it warrants an older sister being so harsh on her younger sister?

Besides, no matter how glorious the Greengrass Family's 'glory' may be, can it compare to one's own home?

When have you ever seen me treat Harry this badly?

"You! You... you're despicable!" After being rebuked by Will, Daphne Greengrass's chest heaved violently, clearly indicating that she was quite angry.

But at the same time, she was somewhat speechless, because apart from the cliché of 'Pure-blood glory,' she had no idea what to say to refute Will... and Will obviously didn't buy it.

Comparing one's heritage and glory to that of the Britain Royal Family is simply wishful thinking.

"I think we should leave this at that," Harry said, stopping the farce. "Greengrass, your sister came to us because she has a case that requires our help in investigating, and this case is very important to your entire family..."

"You're talking nonsense! Our family matters are none of your business!" Daphne Greengrass clearly didn't believe Harry's words.

"But you've already brought in outsiders to interfere with your sister's life," Harry retorted nonchalantly. "Anyway, that's all I have to say. Whether you believe me or not is up to you... just stop bothering us!"

"Ugh!" Startled by Harry's imposing aura, Daphne Greengrass froze on the spot as if she were being stared at, and could only watch helplessly as Harry and the others took her sister and walked away.

Apart from a group of Slytherin who came to make a fool of themselves, Harry and his companions encountered no further obstacles and quickly and smoothly arrived in the Forbidden Forest.

Throughout the journey, Astoria Greengrass appeared very downcast, and even secretly wiped away tears.

Seeing her like this, Harry and the others couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion.

"Harry, I really don't understand... Is it really impossible for people like us to be friends with Slytherin?" Will asked with a sigh, handing Astoria Greengrass another tissue.

"It's not impossible, it's just very difficult, especially in the current situation." Harry sighed softly. "You've probably heard the Sorting Hat's Song, right? It says you can make true friends in Slytherin ..."

"But what do you think constitutes a true friend for the vast majority of Slytherin?"

Chapter 371 The spy who had been monitoring us all along was finally removed.

To reiterate, Harry has never been prejudiced against Slytherin.

One of the people he trusted most, Severus Snape, was Slytherin; and during the first-year Sorting Ceremony, the Sorting Hat also mentioned that Harry himself possessed certain qualities that made him a suitable Slytherin.

Astute and capable, resourceful, strong-willed, and so on, and not limited to the above.

The problem is that these traits can sometimes conflict.

For example, friendship is one of the characteristics of Slytherin, and the Sorting Hat even sang that... you can make true friends in Slytherin.

But Slytherin also possess the core trait of self-preservation. So, when so-called true friends encounter insurmountable difficulties, will Slytherin uphold their friendship and face the challenge together, or will they choose to protect themselves and slip away?

Ultimately, the reason this conflict arose is all due to Salazar's insatiable greed.

He liked to teach gifted students, so he put all the qualities he valued into the Sorting Hat, just like a cooking video.

Ambition, shrewdness, leadership, a drive for achievement, the ability to read the situation, and most importantly...

Pure-blood.

This method of screening, which involves trying to do too much at once, has naturally become somewhat outdated and incongruous after more than a thousand years of evolution.

Therefore, Harry cannot say that the statement 'you can make true friends in Slytherin's is wrong.

But what exactly 'friend' means to the vast majority of Slytherin is a matter for debate.

Rather than saying that the Slytherin were making friends, it would be more accurate to say that they were looking for a 'compatibility of interests'.

Salazar Slytherin's emphasis on lineage has, over time, gradually evolved into sectarianism.

Harry, Hermione, and their fellow third-year students have already fallen out with the Malfoy, Greengrass, and other families. This deep-seated hatred naturally affects the younger students in their social circles.

Therefore, it's perfectly normal for Daphne Greengrass, as the older sister, to have someone keep an eye on her younger sister and prevent her from getting too close to Will, a child from the opposing camp who also comes from an 'ordinary' background.

Oh, by the way, those two Slytherin House girls who are usually on good terms with Astoria Greengrass, they definitely can't be considered friends... because they're not a good match for her.

If you want a marriage between equals, you only need to consider family background and personal ability, nothing more.

So, another similar example is Pansy Parkinson.

Despite this woman spending three whole years clinging to Malfoy's side, and recently even starting to call herself Malfoy's girlfriend, she will absolutely never be able to enter the Malfoy family home and become some kind of 'Narcissa Malfoy'.

The reason is simple: she lacked ability, and the Parkinson family's social standing was not good enough for her to be considered by the Malfoy family.

Therefore, while a Pure-blood witch like her could be flirted with and pursued by Malfoy at school, and even to the extreme, they would definitely break up after graduation.

Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy would absolutely never agree to this marriage; perhaps Daphne Greengrass Greengrass might have been more accommodating...

But that's only if Lucius survives until then.

Upon arriving at the Forbidden Forest, Colin and Will, seeing Harry's treehouse for the first time, couldn't help but marvel at it.

However, when they thought about it again, Harry was the one living in the Forbidden Forest, and the two brothers quickly felt relieved.

After all, it wouldn't be strange for Harry to go clubbing at the crater's edge.

Harry didn't build a ladder at the treehouse, so they'll have to find their own way to get to the terrace... Forget about not being able to climb it; if a wizard with a wand can't even do something as simple as climbing a tree, and even needs a ladder—a tool used by ordinary people—then they should probably go back and retake their first-year Charms Class!

"..." Upon entering the room, which had been temporarily converted from a terrace, Astoria Greengrass became slightly suspicious of its simple interior. She frowned and looked around, feeling that something was amiss with this 'room'.

"You can speak now." Harry carefully set up Silencing Barrier and then lifted the silencing spell.

"Why did you bring me here? Where is my father?" Astoria Greengrass asked hurriedly after she was able to speak.

"He's been following us, and now he's outside."

Although he was responding to Astoria Greengrass's words, Harry's eyes remained fixed on the parchment in his hand, and a hint of joy gradually appeared on his face.