The Sleeping Zacharias

"So Zacharias was the culprit behind all this?" Neville said in shock from the corner of the common room.

"He's in the dungeons! I really hope I run into him when I go back to the common room!" Draco, who had not gathered with everyone for a long time, seemed to have stars sparkling in his eyes.

"That's not the point. How did he have the nerve to think that without Harry, he would be the Champion? Let's start with the simplest thing. Did he ever take down a professor in his first year? Harry did! What a joke! How could my Harry be falsely accused by someone like that? Does he even deserve it?" Ron said indignantly, but when Harry's achievements were mentioned, he unconsciously puffed out his chest with pride. As though they were his own.

"'My'? Ahem. Ron, I should be the one saying that!" Ginny reminded him.

Harry quickly wrapped an arm around Ginny. "Ron's my brother. There's nothing wrong with him saying that."

Ginny wriggled a little, but when she saw she could not break free, she did not make a fuss.

Honestly, she had almost gotten used to it by now.

Ron only had the desire, not the nerve, when it came to Harry.

And Ron was genuinely devoted to Lavender as well.

Draco hurriedly changed the subject. "By the way, did you just leave that Zacharias there? I'm not saying that was a bad thing. I mean, without your protective magic concealing him, won't he be discovered easily? If he gets rescued right after you leave, isn't that letting him off too easily?"

Harry blinked gratefully at Draco. "I didn't remove the protective magic. It won't wear off until curfew tonight. After that, Filch can handle it."

However, Harry had miscalculated.

Because he