【HP】I don’t want to fall in love, I just want to mess around

Unfortunately, the day after "Headless Nick" was petrified, Justin Finch-Fletchley was also petrified.

What's more coincidental is that Harry once again appeared at the crime scene.

Esther knew the plot and understood that the reason why he appeared at the scene one after another was because the monster kept in Slytherin's secret room was a basilisk, and he happened to be able to understand snake language, so he followed the sound to the scene of the crime. .

But other people who don't have God's perspective don't know this, and they will only doubt Harry even more.

Even because he was suspected of instigating the snake to attack Justin before, and this time it happened to be Justin, so everyone was even more suspicious of him.

Hufflepuff has been in a state of panic recently. Ernie stayed with the petrified Justin in the infirmary for a while. When he came back, he was in a low mood and insisted on going to Harry to explain everything so that Harry could undo everyone's petrification.

Esther stopped him from reasoning earnestly: "Although Harry appears at the scene every time, there is no real evidence that he is the murderer, and didn't the dean say that petrification can be lifted with mandrake? Mandrake The grass is almost mature, if you go there now, it will only cause conflicts."

Ernie said: "I just went to ask, I'm not looking for trouble."

Esther said: "Then if Harry Potter said he was not the murderer who caused everyone to be petrified, would you believe it? You know in your heart that you have identified him as the murderer. No matter what he says, you will not believe it. Then Why bother looking for him again? The teachers in the college will not let anything happen to the students, and they will explain it to us no matter what."

Hannah also came out to persuade Ernie: "Yes, Esther is right, you don't want to go."

But Ernie couldn't listen, and in the end he had no choice but to have two senior seniors accompany him to the Gryffindor common room, but they came back soon.

The reason was that Harry Potter was called to the headmaster's office and they didn't see him.

"I found that the atmosphere in Gryffindor is also very strange. They themselves feel a little suspicious when they mention Harry Potter."

In the lounge, Ernie pulled Hannah, Susan and Esther to talk.

Susan said: "This is not surprising. If such a big thing happens, everyone would have mixed feelings."

"Yes, even Gryffindor himself suspects that Harry Potter is the heir of Slytherin, so I think it is normal for me to doubt him, right?"

Ernie looked at Esther and said.

He had long been dissatisfied with Esther's preference for Harry.

Esther shrugged helplessly and said, "I just think that since he is the savior, he shouldn't be a bad person."

"That's not necessarily true. Who said that defeating the mysterious man means he is a good person?"

Ernie retorted.

It did sound reasonable, and Esther might actually consider this possibility if she hadn't known the plot, but at this point she chose to remain silent.

"Didn't you admire Harry Potter very much before? Why do you hate him so much now?"

Susan looked at Ernie in surprise.

Ernie frowned: "Stop it, I used to admire him because he defeated the mysterious man and saved the magical world from fire and water. But when the savior turns into a person with bad moral character who wantonly harms other people, of course I will Spit him."

Okay, then just spit on it first.

Esther thought to herself, remembering that in the fourth grade of the original book, everyone also misunderstood that Harry Potter broke the rules and secretly threw his name into the Goblet of Fire in order to show off.

At that time, Hufflepuff began to isolate Harry again because of Cedric, and the leader was Ernie.

From a God's perspective, he can't help but seem a little stupid, but from the perspective of the whole story, although he took the lead in isolating Harry, he did so once because his good friend was suspected of being petrified by Harry Potter, and once to defend Cedric. .

Every time he stands up for his friends, it also shows that his character is indeed the kind that can shed blood on his friends' heads.

And you can't blame him for isolating Harry, the main reason is that Harry is really unlucky.

So to sum up, Esther decided not to say anything for the time being. Anyway, when the truth comes out, he himself will naturally know that he did something wrong.

Time passed day by day, and Christmas was approaching, but the petrified classmates still didn’t wake up.

Likewise, the murderer who caused everyone to become petrified has still not been found.

This Christmas, Ernie decided to stay at school to accompany the petrified Justin and not go home for the holidays.

So Esther said goodbye to Ernie in the heavy snow and returned home alone.

They did not spend Christmas today in the village of Ottery-St. Catchpole. This place was just a house purchased for Esther to come to Hogwarts. Of course, they had to return to their original home for the holidays, and Esther Te's grandfather, Mr. Main, is still alive, so he naturally cannot let the old man celebrate the festival alone.

After she returned home from Hogwarts, she returned with her parents to their home in London to meet her grandfather.

Esther's grandfather, Mr. Mayne, was a rather old-school gentleman. Compared to Esther's bright golden-brown hair, Mr. Hill's hair color was more brown. Esther's father David Very similar to him.

His facial features are clear-cut, his eyes are clear and slightly serious, and he doesn't look easy to get along with.

Esther was quite afraid of her grandfather when she was little. She got better as she grew up, but she didn't dare to act naughty in front of him.

As a rich man whose ancestors once held a title and are still wealthy today, Esther didn't know exactly how much property Mr. Mayne owned. Anyway, even if she and his father did nothing for two generations, they would still be able to spend it all.

Because it was approaching the festival, everyone in the villa was in high spirits. David was called away by old Mr. Main to discuss some matters, while Esther was sitting in the living room receiving greetings from her step-grandmother.

Yes, Mr. Mayne Sr.'s first wife and her father David's biological mother passed away many years ago. Later, Mr. Mayne Sr. remarried. David had a normal relationship with his stepmother, but Esther loved this stepmother very much. Step-grandmother's favorite.

The reason may be that Esther casually complimented her step-grandmother on how good-looking she was when she was little, and her status in her heart has soared since then.

"Ais, oh my little star, let me see how you are doing lately? You have become even more beautiful!"

Her step-grandmother did not change her husband's surname after marrying, but insisted on her original name of Eve Hawke.

She doesn't have an outstanding appearance, with flaxen hair, brown eyes, and a long face. Her eyes are big and round, which is the most outstanding thing about her face.

She was five years younger than old Mr. Mayne, and looked very young because of the care she took.

And she is also a strong woman, helping old Mr. Mayne conquer the mall. The two of them say they are husband and wife, but they are more like comrades-in-arms.

For example, at this time, she was wearing a professional suit and high heels. It was obvious that she hurried over after hearing the news that they were back.

First, he took Esther to take a good look, and then complained to Letitia: "You didn't tell me in advance when you came back, so I could wait for Esther to come back at home."

Letitia smiled. She had a normal relationship with her mother-in-law. Esther was probably the only one in the family who liked her, and even old Mr. Mayne was probably not as important to her as Esther.

"I'm too busy. I originally planned to come over on Christmas Day, but I came back early today, so I couldn't notify you in time."