Ron's Brashness

Faced with the stubborn Hermione, Bell used his silver tongue for the first time, presenting facts, reasoning, and demonstrating his skills...

However, it was all for naught.

Ultimately, under the stern gaze of his girlfriend, Bell humiliatingly ticked the box for Care of Magical Creatures on the course selection form, and handed it to Professor Flitwick under Hermione's constant 'monitoring'.

Putting aside these minor flaws, Bell's vacation was pretty good overall.

His "grand plan" is also progressing smoothly, and judging from the current pace, it will definitely be completed before the final deadline.

Nothing could make Bell happier than this.

That morning, Bell, as usual, had breakfast with Hermione in the Great Hall.

Today is Quidditch Match day, Gryffindor vs. Hufflepuff. Bell is really looking forward to today's match.

After nearly two years of observation, he discovered something amazing: whenever Harry Potter participated in Quidditch Match, none of them went smoothly to the end.

So, although it might seem a bit malicious, Bell is really looking forward to seeing what kind of mischief will unfold in today's game.

Moreover, the weather today is very nice, with warm sunshine and a gentle spring breeze, making it perfect for an outing.

Bell planned to take Hermione on a picnic by the Black Lake after the Quidditch Match and then spend the afternoon leisurely.

As Bell was enjoying the afternoon, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that Harry, Ron, and Neville were walking towards him menacingly.

This is truly rare.

You know, although he didn't have much interaction with Harry and Ron, it's unclear whether the two of them heard something from Neville. In any case, every time they saw Bell walking towards them, the three of them would avoid him like the plague.

"Um, why do I suddenly feel so annoyed?"

"Your name is Bell, right? Tell me! Did you do it?!"

As soon as he reached Bell's side, Ron questioned him aggressively.

"What?"

Bell looked completely bewildered.

"What do you mean, did I do it?"

"You're still pretending to be stupid, it must be..."

"Ron!"

Harry interrupted Ron's questioning.

"We can't be sure yet that Bell stole the diary."

Neville shrank behind the two men and nodded weakly. Unfortunately, no one noticed him.

Neville was extremely reluctant to come to Bell. Those who had never faced Bell's murderous intent could never imagine how terrifying this seemingly harmless Little Wizard truly was.

Perhaps no one in the entire Hogwarts community, including Hermione, understood Bell's terror better than Neville.

When Neville threw himself on Trevor on the Hogwarts Express to block Bell's Wand, he genuinely felt that he was about to Reduce to Dust.

That fear of facing death was the main reason why Neville had always avoided Bell.

And to be honest, Neville doesn't believe that Bell stole the diary.

To avoid unintentionally provoking the other party, he specifically inquired with his family about information regarding Bell Menethil.

As Pure-blood Longbottom family's network of connections in the British Wizarding World is not to be underestimated.

Therefore, Neville, who had a certain understanding of Bell, did not believe that Bell would do such a petty theft.

Furthermore, what Neville didn't dare tell Harry and Ron was that he was actually relieved that Riddle's Diary had been stolen.

As a Pure-blood Little Wizard had a little more common sense than Ron, Neville didn't trust the diary at all, and even felt a little bit of fear.

Neville would have told Professor McGonagall about it long ago if his only two friends hadn't objected.

It could be said that Neville was the only one of the three who did not want to find the diary.

"Who else could it be but him? He's the only outsider from another house who knows the password to the Gryffindor Common Room!"

Ron was clearly convinced that there was only one killer, and that was Bell!

"You lot!"

Hermione couldn't sit still any longer. She couldn't tolerate someone picking on her boyfriend for no reason.

"Although I don't know what the diary Harry was talking about is, or what exactly happened, it certainly wasn't Bell who stole it. He wouldn't steal your things."

"If you don't know what happened, then shut up! And ultimately, it's all your fault! If you hadn't given the password to the common room entrance to someone from another house, Harry's diary wouldn't have been stolen!"

At this moment, Ron exuded a sense of arrogance, ready to challenge anyone and everything.

But Bell wasn't going to appreciate Ron's audacity. Someone actually dared to talk back to his girlfriend right in front of him?! That was really amusing. Did they really think he couldn't lift a knife?!

"You..."

"Bell, sit down!"

Hermione pressed Bell, who was trying to stand up, back down.

The two of them were currently sitting at Gryffindor dining table. If others saw Bell and Harry getting into a conflict, the surrounding Little Lions would definitely gang up on Bell. Hermione didn't want to see her boyfriend targeted by the entire Gryffindor House student body.

"I'll say it again, Bell did not steal Harry's diary!"

Putting aside the fact that Bell was with me the whole time he was in the Gryffindor Common Room, he simply didn't have time to steal that diary.

Even if he had the time, he would absolutely, positively not steal anything from Harry!

"Hmph! What makes you so sure? You can know a person's face but not their heart. Who knows what kind of person they are behind the scenes?"

And who knows, you might even be involved, so your words aren't credible! If you really have nothing to hide, then let us search him...

Just as Ron was getting more and more excited and starting to let loose, Neville suddenly pounced on Ron from behind and covered his mouth.

Unfortunately, if he had a choice, Neville would really prefer to continue being an invisible nobody, and ideally, never be noticed by anyone.

However, looking at the veins gradually bulging on Bell's forehead, and feeling that Bell might pull out his Wand at any moment, Neville once again recalled the experience when he had just entered school last year, when he almost "merged" with his beloved pet Trevor on the Hogwarts Express.

After seeing Harry's weak and ineffective attempts to dissuade him, Neville had no choice but to take matters into his own hands.

Neville really misunderstood Bell. How could he possibly pull out his Wand so suddenly? You see, Curses cast with Wand can be recreated using the Flashback Charm.

And to deal with a mere Ron, would he even need Wand?