[HP] Comparative

Ludo Bagman, currently Head of the Magical Sports Department, was once the best batsman ever for the Wimbourne Hornets.His round blue eyes, short blond hair, and flushed face made him look like an oversized boy.He was so-so about the safety of the Quidditch World Cup, but simple and passionate, so he became the head of the sports department.

It makes sense for Tom to question Harry's object of concern.Because, Harry guessed, simple-mindedness equated to stupidity in the eyes of the other party, not to mention that Moody had made similar comments about Bagman.

But since Harry dared to speak out, of course he had thought of a reason. "I suppose you remember what Professor Slughorn told us last time," he lowered his voice slightly, "about the maze."

The look on Tom's face showed that he thought Harry was talking nonsense. "So what's the matter?"

"Who in the Ministry do you think told the professor?" Harry continued persuasively - he didn't want to give away his true intentions of inquiring about the twins - "and, did the professor ask, or did that person ask? "

When he heard the first sentence, Tom's face didn't fluctuate; when the second sentence came, he couldn't help showing a little surprised expression. "You..." He looked Harry up and down with a new look, as if Harry had become someone he had never met. "You're implying that it was Bagman who told Slughorn on his own initiative." And Slughorn just took this as a favor.

Harry shrugged at such speech and subtext, neither acknowledging nor denying it. "All I can say is that the professor didn't pay that much attention to me before. As for Bagman, I'm sure that he made a private bet on the Quidditch World Cup and lost a lot."

In fact, Tom had already expected Slughorn's source of information, but he had no interest or reason to spend time on a fool who had nothing to do with him.At this moment, he thought about it along Harry's train of thought, and came to a conclusion easily: "You suspect that Bagman beat you to win in the Triwizard Cup."

"I look the weakest among the contestants, so the odds must be the highest." Harry stated in an objective and calm tone as much as possible, but he didn't bother to hide his anger, "If he wants to return quickly Ben, maybe it's a good idea to use your power to secretly manipulate the direction of the game?"

"Good reasoning," Tom raised an eyebrow. "Also amazing," he couldn't help clicking his tongue. "I thought you'd never think of that."

This weird tone... Harry couldn't help squinting his eyes.He had reason to suspect that the tall boy was mocking him for being simple-minded and soft-hearted, and couldn't help protesting loudly: "I really wouldn't do that kind of thing, but it doesn't mean I can't think of it!"

But Tom just smiled. "If what you say is true, it's too much trouble for him to go around in such a big circle. Why didn't Bagman go after someone who was closer to you? Your parents are colleagues with him, aren't they?"

This is a deliberate change of subject.For a moment, Harry wanted to have a good discussion with Tom about how he appeared to Tom; but doing so would jeopardize what he was planning.

"They don't know each other very well, because their jobs basically don't overlap," Harry replied, and he couldn't help curling his lips. "Daddy and Bagman discuss football games—only occasionally—because Mom doesn't like Bagman very much."

Tom nodded knowingly. It really seemed like something Lily would do.What's more, James and Lily are both Aurors, and Bagman may not be able to deceive them; on the other hand, Slughorn, who focuses on building relationships, can't pay attention to such details, so he is a better candidate .

Thinking of this, Tom opened his mouth again. "You have to understand, Harry," he drawled slightly, "that Bagmans are usually not the object of special attention."

"...Huh?" Harry froze as soon as he heard it, his shoulders slumped. "Don't you know?" He couldn't ask Lily James, could he?If they inadvertently said it in their daily exchanges with the Weasleys, wouldn't he have killed Fred and George?

Tom looked at Harry's disappointed expression with amused expression. "That's the case, but I happened to have heard about it—" Facing Harry's instantly lit eyes, he added slowly, "I'm not sure if it's useful to you."

Again and again, Harry couldn't help getting annoyed. "Don't be a fool, can you?" Some part of his body is already gearing up, ready to try; if the tall boy keeps playing with him, he will...

Too bad Tom had answered before Harry could figure out what he could do with the tall boy specifically. "To be precise, it wasn't from Bagman's side, but from the goblins. They thought Bagman had deceived them, so they came after him in a big way, chasing him around. After the World Cup, he had to disappear for a while."

Harry's attention was immediately diverted. "Tricking goblins?" He opened his eyes wide and was terribly shocked, "Bagman is really brave, goblins are not easy to deal with!"

"Huh?" Tom's voice rose, suspiciously.He didn't see anything scary about goblins; the Slytherins did it as a joke when they mentioned it.

Harry immediately discovered that the other party, like most wizards, didn't know much about goblins. "The concept of goblins is quite different from that of wizards." He explained, trying to be concise and quick. "For example, ownership: a wizard asks a goblin to make a piece of silver and pays for it. In the concept of wizards, this The silverware is his, and of course it can be inherited as property. However, the goblins will think that what they sold is only the right to use, and after the current owner dies, the silverware should be returned to them." He finally concluded with Lily's warning, " So it's best not to have financial disputes with goblins, because they'll chase you to the ends of the earth—for generations."

Tom frowned more and more, until he formed a disapproving expression. "This is really messed up!"

Harry didn't mind, because a lot of people thought so.Right now, he cares more about other things. "So what did Bagman do to deceive the goblin?" He continued to ask the previous topic, "Have you heard?"

Tom forgot about the goblin thing, and the next moment he noticed that Harry was unconsciously moving closer and closer to him, the emerald eyes still looking at him eagerly. "Owing money," he said, finally mercifully quitting Harry's appetite. "Bagman paid the leprechaun's bill with leprechaun gold."

The Irish Leprechaun is an all-green goblin that produces a solid, gold-like substance.But after a few hours, these things will disappear without a trace.

Even though Harry had already made some mental preparations, he still gasped when he heard it.He thinks he guesses what Fred and George have been up to all year—

Bagman definitely did the same with the twins!Because it was an underground gambling game, the two of them could only collect debts secretly!

The twins have good intentions, but the wrong approach... no wonder they talk about "blackmail", "breaking the law"... both goblins are owed money, and their principal is almost destined to never come back... but just need joke store funds If so, maybe he can convince Fred and George to let him help...

"What?" Tom's voice interrupted Harry's confused thoughts, "Could it be that Bagman owes you money too?"

Harry shook his head desperately in horror, not wanting anything to do with gambling at all. "Of course not!" He hastily clarified for himself.

It might have been a bit of an overreaction, for Tom raised half his eyebrows in a half-smile.

Seeing him like this, Harry quickly went through what happened just now in his head.Obviously, even if he suspects that Bagman intends to secretly manipulate the game (use him) for personal gain, it can't explain why he cares about Bagman's recent situation, let alone the topic ends with him falling into deep thought. "I really want to win the game, but I don't want to be someone else's pawn." He was vague, planning to deal with it like this.

Tom raised his eyebrows even higher, looking unconvinced. "It turns out that you are more self-aware than I thought."

...self-knowledge?This must be mocking him for being stupid, right?

Harry immediately glared at Tom, but the handsome boy pretended he didn't see it.Not only that, but he continued slowly: "Otherwise, I can't explain why you put other people's affairs before your own interests."

Uh...Harry, who was hit by the inexplicable poke, choked all of a sudden, and all the rebuttals he had prepared were stuck in his throat.It really wasn't a good idea to lie to Tom; it was obvious that he could make solid reasoning without Legilimency. "I...that..." He faltered, and suddenly realized the loophole: "Wait! Are you implying that you did let me hear those conversations on purpose?" Lestrange and the others left Afterwards, Tom appeared immediately, not by chance at all!

"What conversation?" Tom asked back, his smirk innocent and flawless. "That's what you said, but I didn't say anything."

"You..." Harry stared at Tom hard, wanting to grind his teeth.If he understands correctly, this is the default; there is another meaning underneath, which is "If you didn't ask before, you won't get an answer if you ask now."

Whether the tall boy is a good person is indeed more related to his "immediate interests"; but then again, is it the first day that he knows that the other party has many mysteries?

On the plus side, it might turn out to be his paranoia; as for the bad part...

"You don't need to test me." Harry announced loudly, and at the same time raised his chin at Tom, with a provocative three-point rudeness, "If you think I will regret it if you convince me that you are a bad guy, then you are very wrong wrong."

This speech was earth-shattering, and Tom was really stunned.He stared fixedly at Harry, and after a moment he showed that smile that Harry didn't like. "I have to admit that I didn't expect it," he said softly, with an amused tone, "after all, you seem to be the kind of person who has a sense of justice... Parents or Aurors..."

"The two of them have nothing to do with this matter! Besides, although I admit the sense of justice, I'm sure it's not superfluous!" Harry interrupted the other person a little annoyed, "So, compared to regretting, you know I'm more Might it do something?"

For the first time since tonight, Tom showed genuine interest. "Tell me? I'm all ears."

"—I'll stop you!" Harry announced without hesitation.

There was a moment of silence, the classroom was so quiet that a needle could be heard, and the air seemed to have stopped.

Tom stared blankly at Harry, then suddenly burst out laughing—literally, the stooping kind of laugh—as if he heard something really outrageous.After a long while, he stood up straight while supporting the desk, the tears from laughing just now remained in the corners of his eyes. "That's the most..." But Harry's close stare forced him to change his subject halfway, "I hope you understand, Harry, that you're talking about something that simply can't happen. "

Harry's original three-point anger had been laughed out of the way, and now he was so angry that the top of his head was smoking. "I haven't started doing it yet, how do you know it's impossible?" He approached the tall boy angrily, standing up without knowing it, "I guess you must say that your magic ability is better than mine-- Of course, I admit it - but strength does not mean victory!"

Tom's response to this was to wink, still slightly amused. "For example?"

This condescending and perfunctory tone... Harry could see that the other party only took what he said as a joke, and his heart grew more and more annoyed. "There's nothing like that," he took another half step forward, retorting gruffly, "We'll see then!"

Hearing this, Tom showed that amused look again. "Is this a gauntlet?" He asked teasingly, "I don't mention the time, I just want to ask now—" He lowered his eyes, indicating that there was almost no distance between the two, "This is also walking Look at the one?"

After being reminded like this, Harry realized that he was already standing beside the tall boy, staring at that extremely handsome but extremely hideous face from a slightly higher place.Tom is clearly hinting at a fight or something, but he's not going to do it first...

However, the thought died away when Harry caught a playful gleam in those jet eyes.Without thinking at all, he reached out and grabbed the Slytherin prefect's uniform tie, and licked it on his lips.

Really chew.The teeth of the two collided through the thin flesh, and the smell of blood immediately diffused in the mouth.

Tom did not sit idly by the attack.In fact, in a flash, he counterattacked - he stood up suddenly, threw Harry onto the desk in front of him, and bent over him in a tie-drawn position. "Tell me, Harry." At a very close distance, his tone became more gloomy, and the blood on the corners of his lips became more obvious, "Did I indulge you too much?"

The entire length of Harry's spine was screaming in protest of the pain from the violent impact that he hadn't been able to react to yet, but he smiled nonetheless. "What do you think?"

This provocative rhetorical question was thrown out, and the air became more and more tense.The two stared at each other for a moment, breathed each other's rapid exhalation, and the blood in the whole body was flowing rapidly.But after such a stalemate, the rising anger began to take on another flavor, which was closer to a certain tension that they all knew well——

Harry instinctively raised his head, wanting to do what he wanted to do before, but just half way up, Tom pressed his shoulders and fell back to the table.He was about to struggle hard to show his opposition, but suddenly there was a statement and a warning from above: "This is your own choice."

It was a low, hoarse voice he had never heard from Tom before.

Harry's heart skipped a beat, but a nerve deep in his body twitched excitedly.Before he could think any more, the stormy kiss fell, with the momentum of devouring everything.He couldn't and didn't want to resist at all, and he was deeply involved in it all at once.

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