Hogwarts: The Savior's Strong Cousin

Who else could that barefoot figure with platinum hair be but Miss Lovegood?

"Hello, Dudley."

Luna turned her head and smiled imperceptibly - it seemed that there was always a faint smile on her face, just like the color of her hair.

"It's a nice day today, come and see the Whomping Willow?"

Dudley smiled naively and walked quickly to the Whomping Willow. He patted the thick trunk which still had some scratches on it. The Whomping Willow swayed gently and the bundles of willow branches that it was most commonly used were raised high, as if to express its joy in a flattering way. It looked extremely funny.

"I've never heard of the Whomping Willow being so humane."

After looking at Dudley deeply, Luna also walked forward and touched the scar on the Whomping Willow.

"Oh, you actually know its weakness."

Dudley raised his eyebrows. As a first-year student, Miss Lovegood had already shown enough wisdom.

"No matter how ferocious a magical creature is, there is always a side of it that wants to be cared for."

Taking a few steps back, Luna made a "please" gesture and sat on a stone nearby.

The training was naturally excellent, but compared to sandbags and reaction targets that couldn't fight back, the Whomping Willow was clearly a much better sparring partner - in fact, during training, it was Dudley who needed to restrain his strength, not the Whomping Willow. It only needed to attack with all its strength to protect itself from being beaten to pieces.

But what made Dudley curious was that Luna was watching with great interest. But it was true. In the entire magical world, who had ever seen a human wizard fight with a powerful guy like the Whomping Willow with just fists and feet? I'm afraid that the legendary fifth-year transfer student had never seen such a grand occasion.

Perhaps because there were spectators nearby, Dudley fought extra hard this time and even accidentally broke a branch of the Whomping Willow - but the Whomping Willow did not express any dissatisfaction, it just quietly hid the broken branch.

A tree may not have a face, but it still has bark.

"Huh, I sweated a little, not bad."

Wiping the sweat off his face, Dudley came to Luna with a smile, but her silver eyes never left him. Dudley wanted to say something witty, but he suddenly felt a chill for no reason. His throat moved and he swallowed the words he had been brewing for a long time.

"You helped Potter defeat Voldemort."

"But why haven't I seen you in the newspapers?"

Dudley shrugged at Luna's words.

Naturally, this matter could not be concealed from the Daily Prophet. Although due to pressure from all sides, this matter did not make the headlines, it still occupied a full page. That issue of the Daily Prophet also ushered in a peak in sales because of this news. Countless wizards were eager to know, what kind of powerful wizard could defeat the returning Dark Lord?

Then they saw the name Harry Potter, and some wizards who were familiar with the situation immediately realized what was going on.

Indeed, Harry's reputation in the wizarding world is exceptionally high. After all, as an underage wizard who not only escaped safely from Voldemort but also successfully defeated him once, Harry has become the focus of many people - both wizards and Death Eaters.

And Rita Skeeter would obviously report it. Although she did not directly interview Harry Potter himself due to Dumbledore's intervention, she still took some photos indirectly and added a little of her own understanding. The news she presented naturally became: underage students of Hogwarts defeated Voldemort in an incredible way.

As for whether this "unbelievable" method refers to tactics or some long-lost ancient magic, this kind of thinking is left to all readers.

Of course, the Daily Prophet did not report on other people who took part in the crusade, except to mention them as “the Savior’s followers and cousins ​​with connections.”

In this case, it is not difficult to understand why Luna would have such doubts.

"You know, the Daily Prophet likes to publish fake news."

Dudley responded with a shrug.

Luna's eyes lit up.

"You think so?"

Dudley sat down immediately.

"Of course, how many of those who write news with the support of the Ministry of Magic can be realistic?"

"For example, Ron's victory in chess, did they report it?"

"Hermione's help is indispensable. Without her, Harry wouldn't even be able to make it to the second level."

Dudley got angry when he thought of that whole page in the Daily Prophet that was eighty percent made up.

Brother D naturally regarded fame and fortune as dirt. Being famous or not was not important to him. However, half of the content in the book discussed what happened that night in Godric's Hollow, and the other half talked about the wonderful effects of ancient magic and forbidden techniques. As for Harry's own efforts, the words and sentences did not exceed two paragraphs, which made Brother D furious.

Dudley, of course, had no hair.

Miss Lovegood's face grew brighter and brighter.

“I’m glad we see eye to eye.”

Slowly standing up, Luna looked excited and suddenly grabbed Dudley's hand.

"Would you like to talk about it? About the basement, the troll, and Voldemort - how did he get into the school? You know, he was defeated by Dumbledore."

Raising an eyebrow, Dudley smiled.

Although this girl's thinking is a bit unconventional, it is still a rare pastime.

When chatting with her, he could feel very relaxed and even didn't mind revealing some strictly prohibited information - at least, no one was willing to believe what the "crazy girl Lovegood" said.

When Dudley returned to the castle, he found that the Gryffindor students in the common room were all dejected.

"Why, did Quidditch lose to Hufflepuff?"

Dudley asked, grabbing Neville who was passing by.

"Don't mention it, the game is cancelled. Oh, yes, Harry and Ron... were taken away by Professor McGonagall. I think they went to the school hospital?"

Blinking, Dudley suddenly reacted.

Two days ago, Tom Riddle's diary mysteriously disappeared and was stolen from Harry's dormitory.

When Dudley thought of what happened today, his head buzzed and he finally remembered that today seemed to be the day when Hermione was petrified in the library?

Without thinking, Dudley jumped out of the window and chanted a spell in mid-air. Nimbus 2000 flew out of the dormitory, caught his body steadily, and rushed towards the direction of the school hospital, which made the Gryffindor students marvel.

When they arrived at the school hospital, Ron and Harry both looked at Dudley with pity.

Miss Granger was lying on the bed, holding a small mirror in her hand.

On her head, she still wore the Whomping Willow's wicker crown.