the Gambler

How naive Harry was in his eagerness to rip himself open in the ground and swallow him!How could it not have occurred to the other students that their alienation from Tom was due to fear of great power, and damn it, after the accident, they were all looking at that particular nasty Slytherin with that admiration now.Naturally, Harry also enjoyed the same admiring sight. He didn't know how the fight was spread so miraculously. At least the students knew that since the school was founded, no one's fight could shake the whole castle.

This wasn't the part that really upset Harry.The rumor that Harry and Tom's fight to the death was the result of a broken relationship between the two was agreed to confirm the truth of the rumor after Harry moved back to the tower and Tom moved into the cellar.

Harry fucking hated other people's attitudes.

The students had been pointing at his back all morning, and all the discussions centered around Harry and Tom, well, more of the latter.It seemed that the dark-haired wizard had quickly captivated the school's moving creatures, and they were talking about how handsome and powerful Tom was and single again - what was the meaning of that last one?For Merlin's sake, he said more than once that he had nothing to do with Tom.The jealous and hostile eyes of those witches almost drove him crazy, not to mention someone patted him on the shoulder sympathetically.Seriously, could they be any more stupid?How the hell does he look gay!Harry stomped angrily, and his displeasure prevented some people who wanted to get close to him, but not everyone could read the air.

"Give me a little space." Harry said to the Hufflepuff girl in front of him for the seventh time, the understanding on the other's face made him want to bang his head hard against the wall, what is this?They thought their anger was due to breaking up with Tom?Obviously not, he was cornered by their actions!Harry bit his tongue to stop the growl that was about to escape, he had never known girls could be so annoying.

Another hand patted Harry's shoulder, and the boy roared angrily: "Tom and I have never been a couple, and I don't need comfort!"

Harry looked at Qiu standing in front of him in surprise, she wasn't frightened by the boy's sudden outburst at all, and the witch had a charming smile on her face: "I just want to congratulate you on being discharged from the hospital, I'm relieved to see you look so energetic." gone."

Harry instantly turned into a tomato, overwhelmed with embarrassment.Especially in the face of Qiu's concern, the beautiful girl he has been secretly in love with for a long time.Harry's stammering thanks to Cho amused the witch, who let out a silvery laugh that only made Harry more and more nervous.

Cho pinned her limp black hair behind her ears and stared at Harry with bright black eyes, looking hesitant and nervous.Harry smiled reassuringly, and the girl blushed, rubbing her hands together uneasily, before finding the courage to look again into Harry's green eyes.

"I want to ask you if you have time this Hogsmeade weekend, maybe we can go together?" Qiu whispered.

Harry was frozen in place. He felt that his whole world was lit up with colorful fireworks, and his heart was filled with great joy. He wanted to spin around in place a few times. This was a great surprise, Qiu Zhang!The object of Harry's crush all year, the most attractive witch in Ravenclaw, was standing in front of her asking for a date!

Tom's face flashed across Harry's mind, as if he had been splashed with a bucket of ice water. Harry's joy disappeared instantly. Harry remembered being so enamored with Cho so clearly, it was a little odd.Harry frowned and glanced at Qiu who lowered his head. Fortunately, the other party didn't see him, otherwise he would definitely think that Harry rejected the invitation.No, Harry would take the date, he wanted to spend the weekend with Cho, it would be a wonderful experience.

Let Tom go to hell!Harry roared in his heart and tore up the bastard's triumphant face, he raised his head to meet Qiu Xiji's eyes: "I'm very happy—"

"He's glad you like him, but Harry is gay and he likes men." Tom's voice cut in suddenly, and Harry watched in horror as Qiu's tears welled up in his eyes. They all followed Qiu's disappearing back with that regretful expression, and then they glanced back and forth between Harry and Tom with the words "So it is."

"You're the fucking gay!" Harry's angry roar echoed throughout the corridor.

This was Harry's first Defense Against the Dark Arts class after he left St. Mungo's. Sirius—or Professor White was in a very bad mood. He didn't even bother to hide his disgust now.The moment Harry stepped into the classroom, Sirius quickly appeared in front of Harry. He grabbed his godson's body and examined it carefully, with undisguised eagerness and worry on his face.This made Harry feel very warm. He kept reassuring the wizard that he was fine. He could see the suspicion and hesitation in Sirius' blue-gray eyes. Finally, the godfather still hesitated and walked back to the teaching desk.

Harry sat between Hermione and Ron, and they deliberately dragged the boy into the heated discussion, trying to prevent Harry from finding out that the others were whispering about what had just happened in the hallway.Harry took out his book, quill and parchment and put them on the table, smiling at Sirius, whose smile froze the moment Tom stepped into the room, and Harry could see Sirius' fingers How to hold the handle of the wand hard, wishing to directly Avada that bastard.

"Please put all the books back. Today is a practical class. I hope to see that your dueling skills have not deteriorated." Sirius said in a brisk tone, his eyes were like knives. The corner of the mouth is provocative.

This was the first dueling class they had since Umbridge, and many students showed joyful expressions. They followed Sirius around several corners and stopped at the door of an abandoned classroom.Harry noticed that the worn-out seats were piled up in haphazard corners, and there was a large open space in the middle, which was thick with dust.Sirius waved his wand, a small whirlwind picked up the dust on the floor, and moments later the room was as clean as if it had been swept.The wizard uttered another spell, and the nearby chairs quickly transformed into long red carpets.

Sirius turned around and faced the students' admiration calmly. He motioned Neville and Parkinson to the dueling ring.Neville was a little nervous, he wasn't used to expressing himself in front of so many people.This was much better than it used to be, and Harry had no doubts that Neville would be standing there blushing, had it been the Gryffindor boys before the DA.

"Neville, you know you're great!" Harry encouraged his friend, deliberately revealing Galleon hidden under his robe.This gave the round-faced boy a lot of confidence. Neville stood up straight, and he quickly adjusted his breathing and focused on Parkinson, unmoved by the disdain on the witch's face.

Neville put his wand on his chest, he turned around and took three steps, just like Harry did at the time, before counting to three, a red light shot out from Parkinson's wand, Neville used 'armor protection' to relax Bounce the attack.Parkinson threw another spell, and Neville dodged sideways. The white light of the disarming spell was slightly missed, and the witch quickly lifted the carpet to block Neville's view.

Neville held his breath and listened carefully to the movement in front of him. He was always ready to add another protective spell to himself. Parkinson was obviously planning something.Sure enough, the carpet was torn apart in the next second, and several arm-thin steel needles slammed into the protective shield forcefully. The huge impact made Neville back a little distance, and he patiently waited for them to fall to the ground.

"You can't even attack?" Parkinson laughed teasingly and walked slowly towards Neville, her vision was blocked by the carpet raised again.Harry watched Neville barely turn those steel needles into a huge mirror. At the moment when the carpet fell, Neville uttered the fluorescent spell, and the light enhanced by the reflection of the mirror made Parkinson dizzy for a while. The next second, her wand fell Fly into Neville's hands.

After a short silence, all the Gryffindors burst into deafening cheers, while the Slytherins gaped in surprise.Parkinson was obviously hit harder, she stomped on the ground, Harry suddenly realized that there was a sly gleam in the witch's eyes, he quickly pulled Neville behind him, a spell crossed the oncoming red light, Pa Jin Sen flew into the air and fell heavily to the ground.

"Twenty points to Gryffindor, for the wonderful performance of Mr. Longbottom, and twenty points to Gryffindor, for Mr. Potter's quick response." Sirius signaled Crabbe and Goyle to send the fainted witch Go to Madam Pomfrey and tell them they need to go to McGonagall for detention after Parkinson sober.Sirius patted Harry and Neville on the shoulder proudly, their faces flushed with praise.

"I said you'd do well." Harry tapped Neville on the shoulder lightly, and Neville scratched the back of his head with a smirk.

"Yeah, Neville, I've never seen you behave so well!" Ron put his arm around Neville's shoulders, they were about the same height, "How did you come up with that method, it's so clever."

All the Gryffindors pricked up their ears, even Sirius leaned over.

Neville looked at Harry gratefully, with a shy smile on his face: "I imitate Harry's fighting style, but I don't have such a powerful fluorescent spell, so I can only use a mirror to enhance the light."

Harry felt a surge of pride. He was glad that his teaching was not in vain. Neville obviously thought a lot, and his methods were more suitable for wizards of ordinary level.Harry smiled and hugged Neville.

"You are much stronger than you think, Neville."

Sirius cleared his throat to attract everyone's attention, and his cheerful expression had faded.The wizard stretched out his hand to signal Tom to come forward, and he stood at the other end of the red carpet. The two saluted solemnly, and spells of various colors were quickly exchanged in the middle. Harry noticed that Tom didn't use any black magic. The meaning of concealing one's own strength.

After 5 minutes, the surrounding area was dilapidated, Sirius had many scars on his body, and Tom was not much better. They killed each other with their eyes out of breath.Harry had to notice that Sirius was at a disadvantage, his physical strength gradually couldn't keep up with Tom's rhythm, and the 12 years of his career in Azkaban had consumed more wizards than he imagined, not to mention that this wand was not Sirius' original wand. wand.

Sirius sidled away from the wand again, and he summoned a silver shield out of thin air, and ducked behind and charged directly at Tom, clearly intent on winning by hand-to-hand combat.Tom turned the splintered floor into spikes to stop Sirius, who quickly cut off the spikes with the wind blade. During the delay, Harry noticed that Tom used the same trick to disappear into the air again, and was in the middle of the battle. As a bystander, Harry could clearly hear the hissing of the snake. He turned his head to look at the others, and it seemed that he was the only one who noticed it.

Sirius chanted something, and the next moment golden threads emerged from the tip of the staff, and quickly spun into a fine net and moved towards the place where Tom disappeared.Harry didn't know how powerful the spell was, but Tom had to expose his body and split the golden net. The strong light and crackling sound from the impact of the spells made the onlookers briefly dizzy.Seizing the opportunity that no one saw, Harry waved his wand to turn the carpet into a smooth ice surface. Neither of the two in the fierce battle expected the intervention of a third party. When they both fell to the ground, Harry quickly announced that The duel is over.Sirius was very grateful to his godson who helped him up, and Harry carefully led the wizard to the healing wing, ignoring someone's hot gaze behind him.

Don't expect me to give you half of my attention.The boy thought bitterly.