For My Glory, Go Die

Gemini ended up buying a Firebolt at the weapon shop, spending over a thousand pounds...

As for how to explain the sudden appearance of a broomstick, if it can't be explained, then don't explain it – Gemini lived his life without needing to explain himself to anyone.

Mastering Legilimency and Memory Weaving, Gemini wasn't worried about Legilimency at all. Even a Truth Serum, if it stayed in his body for more than three seconds, would be considered potent. The powerful immune system brought about by the Spider Serum could make Gemini immune to the effects of most poisons, let alone Truth Serum, which barely qualified as a poison.

Besides, even if it couldn't be explained, it was just a broomstick. Dumbledore wouldn't bother him over something like this, and Snape even less so.

On Friday, after Potions Class, a boy named Adrian Pucey approached Gemini.

"Let's get acquainted, Adrian Pucey."

"Gemini Fox."

Gemini shook hands with Adrian amicably.

Adrian looked down at the boy who barely reached his chest and smiled kindly, "Thanks to you, I've become captain. Professor Snape has already told me about you. Do you know anything about Quidditch?"

Gemini smiled gently, "I've learned a bit. I want to be a Seeker, is that okay?"

"Of course," Adrian nodded.

"Then the team's Seeker..."

"He'll switch positions," Adrian said indifferently.

Gemini suddenly felt that these little Slytherin snakes weren't entirely useless. At the very least, talking to them was easy. Compared to students from other houses, these little snakes knew how to handle people.

After lunch, Adrian, carrying a broom in one hand and a large box in the other, took Gemini to the flying lesson grounds.

"Seeker training only requires attention to two things: dodging Bludgers and catching the Golden Snitch." Adrian handed the broom to Gemini, "Ride my broom, let's practice it once."

Adrian released the Golden Snitch from the box. As soon as it appeared, it shot up into the sky. Without a word, Gemini mounted his broom and chased after it.

Adrian's broom was a Six-Barreled Sweeper. While it couldn't compare to the fastest Nimbus 2000 on the market, its overall performance was barely comparable to the Nimbus 1700. Furthermore, the Six-Barreled series brooms had excellent turning performance. Although they were at a disadvantage in speed, their agility was no less than that of the Nimbus series.

This was the fastest broom Gemini had ever ridden, whether compared to the school's brooms or the ones he had previously found in the Room of Requirement.

In less than a minute, Gemini landed with the Golden Snitch in his hand.

Adrian stared at Gemini in astonishment, unsure of what to say.

He had just watched Gemini fly high into the sky, closely trailing the Snitch, and then, during a sharp turn, Gemini had swung his arm and caught the Golden Snitch.

Generally speaking, straight-line acceleration was when Seekers had the easiest time catching the Snitch. Because of the Golden Snitch's speed, if it suddenly turned, a person's visual perception would struggle to even see it clearly.

"Is my skill okay?" Gemini asked.

Adrian pondered for a few seconds, then looked at Gemini with a serious expression, "What do you think about the captain's position?"

Gemini: "..."

He eventually declined Adrian's offer. For now, he could only fly, but he had no understanding of Quidditch tactics or strategy, and he had no interest in leading a team.

What he was interested in now was something else.

During dinner, Draco excitedly recounted his heroic deeds to Gemini.

The incident went something like this: after flying class yesterday, he had a verbal spat with Harry, and they agreed to duel in the trophy room that night.

After agreeing, Draco didn't go. Instead, he informed Old Filch about Harry's plan to go to the trophy room that night, playing a trick on Harry.

"What a shame, they're still in this school," Draco muttered with regret. "I thought Filch would catch them. That useless old good-for-nothing..."

Gemini glanced in the direction of Harry and his friends, seeing him and Ron whispering about something. Gemini mused.

At this time, they must have already encountered that Hellhound, right?

"Don't you have anything to say?" Draco asked, puzzled.

"Say what?" Gemini asked, confused. "Do you want me to comment on you avoiding the duel?"

As soon as he said that, Draco's face turned pale.

He suddenly realized what a foolish thing he had done!

In the wizarding world, dueling was sacred and serious. If two people were injured or killed as a result of a duel, even the Ministry of Magic wouldn't intervene. This had been the unchanging rule for thousands of years.

Let alone the wizarding world, even in today's civilized Muggle society, duels were common occurrences just a few decades ago.

The eldest son of the Malfoy family, having agreed to a duel with someone, failed to show up and instead resorted to despicable means to avoid the fight.

If this matter were to get out, the glory of the entire Malfoy family, accumulated over a thousand years, would be nailed to the pillar of shame because of his actions. In centuries past, such cowardly behavior would even result in execution within the family.

Slytherins could be despicable and cunning, but when it came to dueling, even someone as vile as Voldemort would bow to Harry.

Even in the era when dueling was prevalent, some women would pick up blades and challenge male opponents who had sullied their honor!

As for male nobles, it was even more so; a mere verbal argument could trigger a life-or-death duel.

In the wizarding world, Godric Gryffindor was a master duelist. Regardless of whether his opponent was a Muggle or a wizard, his goblin-forged Gryffindor's Sword was forged for dueling.

"For my honor, please die" – this was a duel that gambled honor and life!

If his father found out about this, although he wouldn't actually kill him, he would likely receive a severe beating – because the Malfoy family was not only a wizarding family but also held hereditary titles from the Muggle royal family...

"There's no need to be so serious. Even if it gets out, no one will take it seriously, given your age. With your current abilities, I guess you would just swing your fists and smash the other person's nose."

Gemini rested his chin on his hand and said casually, "Harry and the others probably won't spread it around. Getting caught wandering around at night by a teacher means point deductions, and... I guess they don't really understand what your actions mean. You're lucky."

Malfoy's expression was grim. For someone who valued family honor, he found such a thing unacceptable.

Regardless of the reason, avoiding a fight was avoiding a fight. This was an unchangeable fact.