Vacation

"He didn't want to deal with us for the sake of profit, so he just turned against us? That's really something."

Eli nudged Ron Weasley with his elbow, signaling for him to say less.

"He won't turn against you. Trust him..." Seeing Astoria grow increasingly agitated, Hermione Granger helped her sit down nearby.

Eli watched the two of them leave. He did not doubt Astoria's words. Though love made people see beauty in everything, Astoria knew Draco Malfoy well enough that she was not wrong.

Eli had worried about this before. He knew Draco would face this choice sooner or later, and he had suspected as much when the term had just begun.

Draco's personality was simple. He wanted to make his own decisions, yet he was scared out of his wits.

He wanted to maintain his friendship with Eli and the others, but he also worried about his father's safety. After all, if Voldemort learned that his father had secretly told him to get close to Eli and Harry, Voldemort would never spare him.

So from the very beginning, he had chosen to avoid Eli and the others.

As for joining Umbridge's Investigation Action Group... well, Eli only wanted to grab him and beat the hell out of him.

Fine, don't interact with them if you don't want to, but why the hell did he directly defect to the enemy? Did he really intend to stab them in the back?

Eli had already secretly made up his mind. When the time came, he would at least make Draco spend a few days in the Hospital Wing—and drink Snape's special potion.

"What do we do now?" Harry spread his hands.

"We teach Malfoy a lesson first!" Ron waved his fist.

The twins nodded in agreement.

"That bastard definitely needs a