the Gambler

This Transfiguration class was shared with Hufflepuff, and the other two members of the group were girls who always had a goofy grin, and no matter what Harry and Tom did, they would make a forced giggle.Now they are sitting in groups of four around a round table with a beautiful white/owl in the center - Harry's Hedwig.It was a proud girl who hadn't given them a good look since the class, and Harry couldn't be angry, after all, no one would like to be used as a guinea pig.

Professor McGonagall put on a straight face, and his sharp gaze swept over them. The two girls quickly silenced, and the effect was as good as a silencing spell.The witch took out her wand from her arms and tapped the tabby cat in front of her lightly. The cat let out a dissatisfied meow and turned into a beautiful puppy.McGonagall waved her wand again, and this time it was a real eye-opener, when the puppy transformed into a young woman.Everyone looked as if they had seen a miracle. The classroom quickly exploded, and the sound of excited discussions was everywhere.

"It's just like a human." McGonagall interrupted the discussion and said seriously, "Animals cannot become fully human, which violates the "Fantastic Beasts Protection Act". Objectively speaking, this is a very useful skill, and it is also Very difficult, even beyond the level of NEWTs. I won't ask you to master it," she paused unnecessarily long this time, as if thinking about how to proceed.Harry looked at the professor suspiciously, and the other side was also looking at him. McGonagall cleared his throat loudly, and spoke again, "In the coming war, we don't know what dangers we will encounter. One more hope of survival."

"Let me tell you this is very painful. Sometimes, no matter how reluctant you are, you can save your own by sacrificing your pet's life." Mag turned her back and took out a checkered handkerchief from her pocket to cover her nose. If the classroom was not silent , no one could hear the muffled sniffling sound.About 2 minutes later, the professor turned around, as if nothing had happened just now, she straightened her body, and stretched out her hand to signal everyone to start practicing.

Harry drew out his wand first, and Hedwig gave him a fierce look, which extinguished the boy's hard-earned courage. He looked helplessly at Tom, who took the task with his mouth shrugged, and sternly pointed at the owl. Sight waving wand.Hedwig shook her body and successfully transformed into a black rabbit. Her pink triangular nose kept shrinking, and she jumped towards Tom's face with a kick of her feet.Tom was stunned by the sudden attack. Seeing that the gleaming front teeth were about to bite his nose, Harry grabbed Hedwig the rabbit by the back of the neck with lightning speed and pulled him back.

"She hates you," Harry said gloatingly. Hedwig was obviously much more secure in his hands, though she still glares secretly at Tom from time to time.

The dark-haired Slytherin suddenly didn't want to turn her into a human so much. Just because Harry can catch the snitch doesn't mean he can catch the crazy girl, yes, he's pretty sure that Hedwig's human form is definitely fangs and claws type.

"May I have a try?" the brown-haired Hufflepuff girl said timidly, instead of her shy tone, her eyes boldly flicked back and forth between Harry and Tom.Definitely thinking of something inexplicable and messy, Harry touched the goosebumps that suddenly lined up on his hands and nodded. The girl's mind has always been more difficult for him than the most esoteric topics.

The girl took the black rabbit happily, stretched out her wand and muttered, but unfortunately, Hedwig didn't respond, she lowered her face and let out a frustrated wail.

"You don't need to be disappointed, Miss Summers, the part of becoming a human is the hardest part." Professor McGonagall suddenly appeared in front of their table, Summers nodded and handed the rabbit back to Harry.McGonagall glanced at Tom and said to Harry, "Try it, Mr. Potter, don't be nervous."

Harry coughed a few times. It was hard not to be nervous in this situation. He could feel the eyes of the whole classroom on him.Tom's light laugh added fuel to the fire, and Harry kicked him angrily under the table, earning Tom's faint exclamation and McGonagall's twitching eyelids.The girls at the same table cast puzzled looks at them, and wisely chose not to ask questions.

Hedwig's dark eyes stared straight at Harry's face, her ears quivering.Harry concentrated and was careful not to poke each other with the moving wand. The result of the first trial was a failure. Hedwig only changed from the black rabbit form to a lively puppy.Not in the mood to look at Professor McGonagall's disappointed expression, Harry tried several times in a row, but couldn't complete the human form transformation.He wrinkled his nose in chagrin and gave the snickering Tom an 'absolutely revenge' look.

"Perhaps you can relax a bit, Mr. Potter." Professor McGonagall tried to put his tone lightly, although it seemed more stiff to the audience, "You are a little too hard."

"Too much force." Tom repeated in the voice of the witch, and was kicked by Harry again.

The mood of not admitting defeat suddenly rose, Harry took a few deep breaths, and waved his wand again. This time, Hedwig really turned into a beautiful little girl around six or seven years old.Seeming to be equally surprised by her appearance, Hedwig was stunned for a moment, then suddenly put on a ferocious smile, jumped off the table, and slapped Tom directly in the face. safe distance.Harry's reaction was also very sensitive. The moment Hedwig made a move, he also straightened up and hugged the struggling little girl from behind.Hedwig wrinkled her delicate and small nose, buried her head in Harry's arms, and did not forget to show Tom a seemingly innocent but evil smile.

Considering Harry's affection for Hedwig, the little girl remained in human form throughout the class and received envious looks from everyone - in the arms of the dark-haired Gryffindor - which made Harry so happy that he didn't even pay attention. No energy was given to the very gloomy Slytherin next to him.Tom expressed that his status and dignity had been greatly threatened, and finally, while Harry was distracted talking to Summers, he unambiguously dealt with the potential "rival in love".Hedwig flapped her wings and pecked Tom's finger vigorously, and finally gave up her revenge only after Harry gave her a big piece of bread with sticky strawberry jam, and didn't give Tom any good looks.

After class, Harry, Tom and Hermione were the only three to successfully transform their pets into human form. Hermione's Crookshanks was a brown-haired boy with faint freckles.Like Hedwig, he also showed a little hostility towards Ron, which translates to dislike for him.But compared to Harry's girl, he was at least a lot restrained, and just happened to laugh at Ron when he failed the whole time.Hedwig didn't seem to want to leave Harry for a moment. She stood on the boy's shoulder next to Tom, making a vicious cry whenever the latter tended to approach.

How ridiculous to be threatened by a bird!

"I'm very interested in roasting birds tonight, maybe it's time to give Winky a job," said Tom fumingly.

"Huh?" Harry had just recovered from the intense Quidditch discussion with Ron, and he was stunned for a while before he grasped the hint in Tom's words with his frozen mind, and he reached out to stroke Hedwig's soft feathers , showed a disgusted expression to Tom, "Shouting? Tom, you really refreshed my understanding of your jealousy. Wow ~ I am more and more interested in the object of your hostility, don't tell me you are My Fire/Crossbow/Arrow has a similar sentiment," Harry chuckled, "it's my baby, ahead of you."

"You confirmed my suspicions, dear," Tom raised half an eyebrow, "I always knew you had a special affection for him, just from the way you rubbed your hip against it. That's more service than mine." Wonderful? I’m really hurt,” he gestured to the thickness of the handle of the fire/crossbow/arrow, with a wicked smile on his face, “It makes you so drunk that it’s hard to let go?”

Harry was so embarrassed by the rebuttal that Hermione and Ron squirted out the pumpkin juice they had just swallowed.

"Don't be shy, sweetheart, if you want, we can bring your baby with us next time," Tom's revealing gaze slowly slid between Harry's legs, showing a very sweet and meaningful smile, "Since I'm the one above, I don't care much about its participation, maybe it has a different taste, what do you think?"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Harry raised his voice, hastily defending Ron and Hermione's stunned expressions, "We don't have that kind of relationship!"

"What kind of relationship?" Tom asked softly, his eyes lingering on Harry's ring. "Technically, we're married, aren't we?"

Harry opened his mouth wide, opened and closed several times but still could not make a sound.To make matters worse, the friend has already shown a tendency to break the pot.The blush on Hermione's face hadn't faded, and she played with the knife and fork restlessly with her fingers.Ron's face was pale and his breathing was short of breath. Harry suspected that it would be a matter of time before the other party passed out.Tom seemed satisfied with the status quo, and he stuck another screw in the gear that Harry couldn't turn: "The final conclusion of soul mates, of course, requires a physical relationship."

"—I don't know," said Harry quietly.

"Now I know," Tom said happily, and he glanced back at Ron, who still had a ghostly expression, "Oh, those were just kidding you, Harry is underage."

Ron nodded awkwardly, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Tom continued, "It's only three months later."

The red-haired wizard rolled his eyes and fell into the plate full of food.

"The heart is too fragile, what do you think?" Tom grabbed Hedwig's wings and threw it out. Before the owl could complain, it disappeared into the air.Slytherin vaguely replied "Owl Shed" and put his head on Harry's shoulder, his tone was very calm, "Maybe you should cooperate with me next time, bullying Gryffindor is very interesting."