Harry and Cho had been to Hogwarts more than a few times, but he was still just as excited every time.
Holding Cho's soft little hand as they strolled down the street, the two of them felt happy even without doing anything in particular. Of course, it would have been even better if they had not run into Draco Malfoy and Pansy Parkinson, who happened to be wandering around there too.
"Ha, Potter, I thought you'd been put in detention again. Didn't expect you'd still be allowed out for a stroll." The moment Draco saw Harry, he spoke with a mocking look on his face.
Harry had actually only served detention once, and it had ended early because Umbridge's magic had backfired on her. But the Slytherin students did not care; they relentlessly mocked Harry over his punishment and detention.
Hermione's assessment was that this was probably one of Umbridge's schemes. She wanted to undermine Harry's standing at Hogwarts through such means.
Judging by what had happened today, however, many students remained unaffected and still trusted Harry.
So Harry paid no mind to Draco's mockery. "Stay out of my way unless you want a beating. I'm in a good mood today, and I don't want to bother with you." Holding the lovely Cho Chang's little hand always put Harry in a good mood, so, for once, he did not feel like bothering with Draco.
Some people, however, really did prove the old saying true: spare them a beating for three days, and they would climb onto the roof and tear off the tiles.
Seeing that Harry was actually ignoring him, Draco was displeased. "What's wrong, Potter? Scared? Tsk, tsk, so even the famous Harry Potter gets frightened. Hahaha."
Draco had learned from other students about Umbridge's punishments for the Gryffindor