Quirrell's Choice

It's 2:30 now, 30 minutes before the scheduled end time for Defense Against the Dark Arts.

With an hour to go before Herbology, this was a very generous amount of time for Harry and the others.

The group returned to the lounge together, discussing the events of the class along the way.

Ryan secretly sighed; Quirrell still hadn't seized the last chance.

Ryan's prank seemed sudden, but he had thought it through from many angles before carrying it out.

The instant he took action, Ryan considered whether he would be exposed and how to avoid it.

At the same time, in order to give Quirrell a chance, it was also necessary to choose a time when Dumbledore was at school and not out.

Ryan even manipulated the students Quirrell encountered on his journey, inadvertently revealing that Dumbledore just been in the library on the fourth floor, allowing Quirrell to find Dumbledore more quickly.

This is why the magical phenomenon only made Quirrell faint for exactly 10 minutes. When he woke up, according to Dumbledore's pace, he was on the fourth floor, which was also the closest Quirrell was to him.

Unfortunately, for some reason, after Quirrell learned of Dumbledore's location, he paused for a few seconds before heading to the first floor instead of choosing the path Ryan had laid out for him.

"Harry, Gryffindor great. Nearly Headless Nick often gives directions to lost freshmen, while Lady Grey ignores everyone all day long," Ron complained as he walked with Harry and the others toward the greenhouse.

"Ron, will I often find myself unable to control my powers, and even Peeves won't want to come near me?" Harry said worriedly, not agreeing with Ron.

"That was just Quirrell. Thanks to you, we weren't knocked out by the fumes," Ron comforted him.

"Without you, Harry, we'd probably still smell like garlic right now, just like Seamus did after Defense Against the Dark Arts this afternoon," Neville said, shaking his round face.

"Harry, it must be your pronunciation that's wrong. You need to emphasize the 'm' in 'Periculum' and speed it up," Hermione chimed in, pointing out.

It has to be said that Hermione is now thriving in Ravenclaw. Her habit of constantly bringing up textbooks is undoubtedly a strength in the eyes of the Ravenclaw. Ron and Harry, who initially had a good impression of Hermione, also took Hermione words as a reminder.

Moreover, after arriving at Ravenclaw, Harry and the others were like sheltered young ladies, rarely leaving the house except for attending classes, and they didn't cause any trouble, thus avoiding giving Hermione an opportunity to lecture them.

Ryan even noticed that the disgust in Snape's eyes for Harry had faded considerably.

The current Harry is completely different from his annoying father in his way of dealing with people. More importantly, he is not Gryffindor and will not run around at night, causing his father to worry.

Staying home all day? Isn't that a good thing? That's how he repays Lily's sacrifice.

After much thought, Snape's dislike for Harry was not without reason.

Firstly, they are skilled at Quidditch, enjoy showing off (passive), love adventure, and don't value their own lives.

Secondly, he is not good at Potions, his studies are not good enough, and he has not inherited Lily's excellent qualities at all.

Thirdly, there's his appearance; he looks exactly like his father. Interestingly, the trio of Harry, Ron, Hermione also share some unique traits. Harry has green eyes and is Lily's son; Ron has red hair like Lily, with long locks at the back; and Hermione is as intelligent as Lily.

How could this not make Snape reject Harry?

However, there was actually a chance for Harry and Snape to improve their relationship.

Ryan suddenly realized that it was hard to say whether Dumbledore had deliberately created this situation.

At the end of Harry's first year, after learning that Snape was a good person, he had been protecting himself the whole time. At this point, it's said that Snape protected Harry because James saved his life.

This led Harry to believe that he held this view, and he even revealed it to Snape in a private conversation. After hearing Snape's truth, he thought that Snape was slandering his father.

This caused the relationship between the two, which should have eased, to drift further and further apart.

In Harry's fifth year, Snape taught Harry Occlumency, allowing them to learn about each other through memory through practice. Harry also learned about his father's true nature through this process.

But then Dumbledore Snape him, and their relationship returned to coldness, even hatred.

However, it was precisely these extreme struggles that laid the groundwork for Harry's later willingness to calmly listen to Snape's last words.

According to the original plan, Snape shouldn't have had to die. If he had followed Dumbledore's advice and handed over the truth and the Sword of Gryffindor to Harry, while he looked after the school and waited until the end to betray them and escape, he would have been fine.

However, his willingness to die led him to accept the mission of assassinating Nagini, resulting in his demise. Truly, arrogance ruins one's life.

Slytherin, especially those with a conscience, are often Slytherin (initially cold but later warmly affectionate). For example, Malfoy is very good at suppressing his compassion to bully others.

Sure enough, not far away, Malfoy walked arrogantly toward Harry again, looking like he was looking for trouble, showing no intention of becoming friends with Harry at all.

This time, however, Malfoy was smarter. He lowered his voice and spoke softly to avoid attracting Professor Sprout's attention.

"Potter, I heard you've gotten into trouble again? I'm worried about you."

"That's none of your business, Malfoy."

"What, are you going to use your magic to hurt me? I'm so scared. (You've broken my heart.)"

"Shut up, Malfoy!" Ron couldn't help but shout.

"Mr. Weasley, do you have a question for me?" Professor Sprout asked as he demonstrated how to loosen the soil.

"No, no." Ron's ears turned red as he glared at Malfoy.

Draco Malfoy, on the other hand, was laughing so hard he was twitching while covering his mouth, occasionally sneaking a pat on the back of Goyle or Crabbe.

Soon it was 4 o'clock, and then it was time for a 30-minute break.

"Malfoy, you despicable scoundrel, why are you still bothering Harry!" Ron stepped forward, glaring at Malfoy.

"What? Did I?" Malfoy said in a drawn-out tone, his eyes narrowed, making one want to spit out his anger.

"If you can't talk, then don't talk, Weasley!"

"With a brain like yours, how did you get into Ravenclaw? Did you see the Chosen One get into Ravenclaw and then beg the Sorting Hat to let you in? You poor wimp," Malfoy said maliciously.

"Ron is better than ten of you. I think I know very well who is the better friend for me," Harry said coldly.

Upon hearing Harry's words, Malfoy suddenly turned serious, stopped mocking, gave Harry a deep look, and returned to the Slytherin crowd.

"Ron, Malfoy is clearly trying to provoke you, understand? You need to be careful about that. Luckily, Professor Sprout didn't deduct any points," Hermione lectured. Ryan was quite surprised; Hermione's words should have been much harsher, especially when it came to House Points. But perhaps it was the Ravenclaw atmosphere, which didn't value grades, that changed her.