As so often happened, once Parvati led the way, the other wizards were greatly encouraged. The students began walking toward the staff table, trying to give their Headmaster some keepsakes or little gadgets they thought might help him fight.
No one gave any orders. This time, even Goyle and Clark, who usually had no opinions of their own as lackeys, did not ask Draco or Pansy what they thought. They instinctively stood up and prepared to walk toward Allen, only then remembering something and turning back awkwardly to look at Draco and Pansy, habitually wanting to seek their opinions.
The two lackeys' unexpected action surprised Draco a little, and Pansy also froze in astonishment for an instant. But she quickly came back to herself and immediately stood up, taking Draco's arm, while the two lackeys hurriedly followed behind Draco again.
Pansy realized that the fathers and families of these two had both been saved last year because of Allen, and now they were even living quite well in the Floating City. All of this made them grateful to Allen. And when she thought of Allen soon going to fight the Grim Reaper, who was even more terrifying than You-Know-Who, Pansy's nose also stung a little—for Pansy, when she had been at her most desperate after being arranged to assassinate Dumbledore, she had received help. Her father was not only safe and sound, but under Allen's influence, she and Draco had even made a Blood Pact and become engaged.
Over time, Pansy's reverence for Allen had risen even faster than Draco's, not to mention that for the sake of her family's interests and Emily, she also did not want anything to happen to him.
It was the same over at Gryffindor. Neville and the others also began to get up. Seeing