[HP] Similar but different

Dean Thomas eventually became the No.3 Chaser of the Gryffindor team.He has served as a Chaser twice before and has more experience than any other draftee.The batters are still Jimmy Purks and Richie Guter.This time, Ron defeated Cormac McLagan, who was repeated by his own ability, and kept his goalkeeper position.

The new team kicked off their first practice session of the term on Saturday morning.Given that there are no real fresh faces among the members, there is basically no need for running-in, and Harry is much more satisfied than he was in sixth grade.

But the good mood was gone by lunchtime.In fact, Harry had just picked up a piece of pumpkin pie when he saw Malfoy walking towards him from the long Slytherin table opposite with a smirk on his face.

The name Malfoy was tantamount to bad luck for Gryffindors, and the smiles on everyone's faces disappeared like bubbles burst.

"Oh, I'm so scared, you look like that." Malfoy flinched pretentiously.Finding himself attracting more glares, he dragged his voice, "I have something to tell you, Potter."

Harry misplaced his eyes and noticed that Snape was already looking over at the teacher's table.It would never be wise to run afoul of Malfoy under the watchful eyes of the Head of Slytherin, even if they might have internal strife. "But I have nothing to say to you."

Malfoy folded his arms, seemingly amused. "You think I really have something to say to you?" His gray eyes gleamed maliciously. "Please, Potter, use your meager brain?"

Harry tensed.Indeed, he hadn't had a run-in with Malfoy since school had started; Malfoy, to be precise, had unilaterally thrown them a lot of nostrils.And when it comes to Malfoy's "condescension" to spread the word, I'm afraid there is only... "Change place." He stood up, and pressed Ron who was about to get up, "I'll be back in a while, help me stay." Have something to eat."

Ron opened his mouth in wonder, and understood before he asked.Watching the two leave the auditorium one after the other, everyone else was at a loss, only he and Hermione exchanged glances.

As for Harry, he followed Malfoy around a bend into a dark, deserted corridor. "Almost," he said, flicking his wand up his sleeve nonchalantly.

Malfoy turned around, his pale face showing interest. "So it's true, Scarhead? Another private tutoring?" He purposely emphasized "another private tutoring", "What kind of difference do you have to make you need to keep tutoring?"

"It's none of your business, Malfoy." Harry warned, "Just tell me the time."

Malfoy looked behind Harry, as if to make sure that no one was coming. "I'll just say it," he said, lowering his voice so that only Harry could hear, "I'm surprised you're still alive. But I've heard a saying that snakes wrap their prey patiently before they actually devour them." until you die."

Harry understood the metaphor, and he wasn't surprised Malfoy thought so.The Dark Lord gave the savior private tutoring?That would be the most ridiculous thing in the world, and torture alone is much more believable. "I'll say it again, it has nothing to do with you."

"It doesn't look like you're scared at all," Malfoy tutted falsely, "It's rare that I even sympathize with you..." Seeing Harry pressing his sleeve threateningly, he returned to the topic: "Tomorrow at seven o'clock , the office of the Dark Lord."

Harry silently memorized, while keenly grasping the two words. "Since when did you call Snape the 'Dark Lord'?"

"It's none of your business, Potter." Malfoy perfectly imitated Harry's tone just now. "Also, don't compare Snape to me. He's different from me."

"Only in terms of Death Eaters, I don't see any difference between him and you." Harry pointedly pointed out that there was no temptation - if Malfoy didn't refute his statement, then he could be sure that the other party was Death Eater only.

Malfoy puckered his lips in disgust. "Even if..." He swallowed back the words at the beginning, "I won't tell you yes or no," he said with a smirk, "You can guess slowly."

Although Malfoy discovered the language trap, Harry was now absolutely sure-"He kept you a secret."

"I'm not like you, I want to put my ears on other people's territory anytime and anywhere." Malfoy replied sarcastically.He walked quickly around Harry, and at the same time dropped a cold and vicious sentence: "Good luck to you, Potter."

Harry couldn't help but wonder who had been poking around at Slughorn's party last year.But this is not important, what is important is that Malfoy's vigilance is obviously very high.If Malfoy can do this, what about the other older, die-hard Death Eaters?No wonder I couldn't find any trace of them...

As he thought about it, he walked towards the auditorium, but he was blocked by people before leaving the corridor.

"Potter." Snape appeared suddenly, his body wrapped in black robe cast a large shadow, "What are you doing here?"

"Walk around." Harry replied without thinking.

Snape's expression looked enigmatic. "Walking casually with your nemesis?"

"No!" Harry retorted immediately, "And, wouldn't it be quicker for you to ask Malfoy?"

Snape's dark eyes narrowed, clearly dissatisfied. "Whatever you're doing," he said grimly, "you and he are still kids who don't know what you're doing..."

"No matter what Malfoy does, I'm an adult!" Harry interrupted impatiently, "This is not a restricted area, I can come anytime. If there is nothing else, can I go first, Professor?"

Hearing the sarcasm in the words, Snape returned to his expressionless face, his black eyes gouging Harry viciously like knives.Harry stared back unflinchingly, the air around them filled with utter hatred.After a few seconds, Snape turned first, and Harry left.

After another half hour, Harry returned to the tower with Ron and Hermione, and sat down at a table away from the crowd.After hearing what Malfoy and Snape had done, Ron began to criticize the two impassionedly, while Hermione rested her chin thoughtfully.

"It seems true," she said between Ron's drinks, "Malfoy looked down on Snape, so Snape didn't ask Malfoy—he knew Malfoy wouldn't tell him, or could only Get excuses for answers."

"How bad is their relationship that they would ask Harry directly?" Ron almost spit out the water from his mouth with an unbelievable expression on his face, "Did he think that after six years of torturing Harry in disguise, he still Can you get what he wants to know from Harry's mouth smoothly?"

"He's just a disgraceful snitch." Harry couldn't agree more. "However, I want to know more why he didn't put me in confinement, and didn't even say a word about me." He added a little puzzled, "According to Snape's usual standards, my last words are true to him. Disrespectful enough."

Ron gave Harry a "nice job" look, and Hermione immediately looked at Harry worriedly. "Although I hate to say it, it is obvious that whether it is Malfoy or Snape, there is only one reason for them to change."

The three looked at each other.The biggest change in Hogwarts, of course, is that there is a Dark Lord as a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts.

"You mean..." Harry thought carefully, "Snape didn't want the You-Know-Who to know that he was punishing me, so he let me go? Why? Malfoy believes that the You-Know-Who is torturing me, and Snape should be happy to join ah?"

"Malfoy didn't actually do anything to you." Hermione pointed out sharply. "I have reason to think that You-Know-Who asked them not to interfere."

It's about the same as fifth year... Harry thought, nodding.

"That is to say, the mysterious man intends to handle matters related to Harry himself, and he deliberately isolated Harry from the Death Eaters." Ron tried to conclude, "At the same time, Snape was also isolated? "

"I think so." Hermione said, "For a week, the mysterious man has never appeared in the teaching staff except for the opening dinner. Judging from yesterday's situation, he may leave every day when everyone is eating in the auditorium. "

There was a little silence.

"He has already obtained the complete prophecy, and he can come to the school by himself. Snape is completely useless to him." Harry tried his best to search for relevant information in his head to complete the conclusion, "But I think, since he Getting Dumbledore to nod would mean that Snape had already lost his role as an informant for the Order of the Phoenix before then—if he really was—I mean, he would definitely need long-term preparations if he wanted to enter the school, but We haven't heard anything before!"

Hermione's eyes widened slightly, obviously surprised she hadn't thought of that sooner. "You're right," she suddenly realized. "You-Know-Who may have mistrusted Snape long ago, but he suppressed that until he had to!"

Harry paused for a moment. "That doesn't sound like good news," he said, his tone a little dry. "In the past, he wasn't so patient with the traitors he thought... I've seen him use the Cruciatus Curse on them...but if Snape gets Cruciatus Gouged bones, we should have heard, shouldn't we?"

"Yes," Hermione agreed, with a grim expression, "Let's not talk about us—as long as Dumbledore knew, he wouldn't ask the You-Know-Who if Snape would be cursed."

There was a longer silence, and the sounds of frolicking on the side seemed to come from the distant sky.

"...Okay." Ron broke it reluctantly, looked at Harry, then at Hermione, "You-Know-Who is back, and he's stronger and more terrifying than ever," he seemed to struggle to restrain himself The impulse to say "more handsome and handsome" is "more scheming and deep."

Harry didn't answer right away.

To kill Voldemort, you have to kill a bunch of Horcruxes (including himself).But the old problem remained - Voldemort might have recovered a few Horcruxes, and he didn't know how many others he had and where they were.This made the complete elimination of Voldemort an unattainable luxury; at the same time, on the other hand, could he agree with Dumbledore's judgment that Voldemort had begun to improve?

"I believe him now," Hermione said suddenly, interrupting Harry's contemplation.

Ron immediately asked curiously: "What did he say?"

"He's here for Harry," said Hermione dryly, "because I can't think of anything other than wanting to get that great power—whether it's from Harry or you can do it together—at school. There is something else that attracts him."

Harry had to notice that, like so many times before, Hermione had deliberately ignored Voldemort's soul piece on him.Of course he could think of what she said, and he still remembered Voldemort's astonishing restraint in the face of that mushroom cloud. "I heard a dangerous tendency..." His voice was also dry, but he was not surprised. "I think you are implying that he is trying to win me over."

Hermione looked at him, worried. "Actually, I've guessed this since I knew he was coming. I don't want to think so, but..." She bit her lower lip.

"But of course Harry won't fall for it," Ron said dryly, "isn't it, Harry?"

Harry said nothing.He never believed that Voldemort could pull him into the filth of evildoers; but since they could not allow the Death Eaters to continue to grow secretly, it was impossible for him to refuse the opportunity to get in touch with the core of the opponent...

Voldemort left him only one choice.

Harry knew it, and so did Ron and Hermione.But Harry believed that his friends didn't know he was having that weird feeling - he finally knew why he felt weird -

Whether Voldemort was courting him as he had thought at the moment, or wooing him as Hermione had said, he didn't really feel it.Even if they were mortal enemies, Voldemort couldn't fully exploit his ability to deceive people, but it shouldn't be so... perfunctory, right?

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Excerpts from the Diary of the Brave:

Hermione said that the Dark Lord planned to attack me, but I don't think he has any intentions at all (#‵′)

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