Howl's Moving Castle and Hogwarts Castle

A week passed quickly.Ji Xing was playing wizard chess with Draco that day, and Blaise brought news that the school was going to open a duel club, and tonight was the first meeting.

"Draco, are you going?" Ji Xing looked at Draco on the opposite side, who was frowning and thinking about what to do next.

"Go, why don't you go." Draco threw the chess piece away, "Okay, you win." He turned to Blaise, "Do you know who organized it?"

"It's said to be Professor Flitwick, who used to be a duel champion." Blaise sat on the sofa and helped Ji Xing sort out the chess pieces.

"Actually?" Draco knew Blaise had something to say.

"Actually - Lockhart."

"What?!" It was Ji Xing who exclaimed first, "That idiot?"

No wonder Ji Xing said so bluntly about Lockhart. Anyone who is called out to perform meaningless things in class will go crazy. Ji Xing thinks that Lockhart is really the most annoying person in the world. .

"He always likes to do boring things," Draco said with a dull face, "but you can go and see those idiots in Gryffindor. Most of them must not even know what a duel is."

"I don't want to go," Ji Xing said, "I'm not interested in Lockhart, and I'm even less interested in Gryffindor. I'd rather read here."

"If you're really here to read," Draco said meaningfully, "you have to go anyway."

"I..." Ji Xing's unfinished words were cut off by Draco's determined expression. Draco seemed to know something, and he has been restricting his actions recently.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Ji Xing and the others hurried back to the auditorium. The long dining table disappeared, and a gilded stage appeared along one wall, illuminated by hundreds of candles floating in the sky.The ceiling was once again as black as velvet, and almost all the students from the school came, crowded together, each holding his own wand, and his face was full of excitement.

"There are so many people," Ji Xing followed Draco, they stood very far in front, only one or two meters away from the stage.

While everyone was guessing who was going to teach them how to duel, Lockhart came out in a purple suit, and the one standing next to him was actually Snape!

Lockhart waved for silence, then shouted, "Come around, come around! Can everyone see me and hear me? Great!" Well, Professor Dumbledore allowed me to start the business. Small dueling clubs, well trained in case you ever need to defend yourself, in the same way that I have used countless times - see my published work for details on this. "

"Let me introduce my assistant, Professor Snape," said Lockhart, grinning widely, "he told me he knew a thing or two about duels himself, and he generously Promise, help me with a little demonstration before class. I said, I don't want to worry you little guys - when I'm done demonstrating with him, I'll give you back your Potions teacher intact , don’t be afraid!”—Excerpt from the original work

After Lockhart finished speaking, he and Snape started the demonstration.They counted down 'three two one' and simultaneously raised their wands over their shoulders.

Then, Lockhart flew out.

"Pfft ha ha ha ha ha ha!" Ji Xing was really relieved to see this scene, he laughed loudly, and he shouted to Snape, "Uncle! You are awesome! You are too powerful!"

Of course, among the noisy voices of a bunch of people, only the people around him heard his shout, and it is not known if Snape on the stage heard it.In short, Snape glanced at Ji Xing.

Lockhart cheekily climbed onto the stage and continued his lecture. Maybe he was afraid of being hit by Snape again, so he started to let everyone practice in groups.

Ji Xing was separated from Draco and the others because of the crowd, and because he was too short, he couldn't see the situation in front of him clearly.All he knew was that when he and Giles pretended to attack each other, all sorts of chaotic events had happened around them—they didn't just use the [Disarming Curse] as Lockhart said.

Then the crowd started to move again, Ji Xing seemed to hear Harry and Draco dueling in the middle of the crowd, and he immediately wanted to squeeze in to see the situation.But the crowd was so dense that by the time he squeezed in, all he could see was Harry 'hissing' something to a large python, which then languished.

And Justin, who was frightened half to death in front of the boa constrictor just now, showed panic and anger on his face, and he yelled at Harry, "What kind of trick do you think you are playing!"

For a few seconds, hundreds of people seemed to have been muted, without making a sound.Then there were various discussions.Ji Xing saw Harry follow that Weasley away, he squeezed to Draco's side, "What just happened?"

"It's nothing." Draco didn't intend to tell Ji Xing anything, "Let's go back."

Well, if you don't say anything, I'll check it myself.Thinking this way, Ji Xing followed Draco back to the lounge.

Back in the lounge, Draco chased Ji Xing upstairs, and Ji Xing stood on the stairs watching Draco with a strange expression and arguing about something.

"Hmph!" Ji Xing returned to the room with heavy footsteps.

The next day, Ji Xing was looking for books in the library. He felt that everyone was very sensitive to the two 'hissing' words Harry said last night, because he didn't grow up in the magic world, and no one was willing to tell him— ——Giles was ordered by Draco, so Ji Xing still didn't know that Harry spoke a special Parseltongue, a language that Slytherin's own descendants could speak. The biggest chamber opener suspect.

Ji Xing shuttled among the bookshelves, he couldn't figure out what kind of books he should borrow to find what he wanted.Then he and Harry came face to face.

Ji Xing looked at Harry and opened his mouth to say something, but he had never spoken to Harry, so Ji Xing didn't say anything.He picked up a random book and wanted to get out of there, but a conversation interrupted his thoughts and grabbed Harry's attention.

"So, anyway," said a tall boy, "I told Justin to hide in our dormitory. I mean, if Potter is going to kill him, he'd better Temporarily concealed. Of course, Justin had expected this to happen ever since he accidentally told Potter that he was a natural Muggle. Justin actually told Potter that he Went to Eton. That's not something you can say about a descendant of Slytherin, is it?"

Descendants of Slytherin?Ji Xing gave Harry a strange look, he didn't think a Gryffindor could be a descendant of Slytherin.

The conversation was still going on, and Ji Xing finally understood some strange things. It turned out that Harry was talking about 'Parseltongue', no wonder so many people are alienating him.

However, Ji Xing listened to the more and more exaggerated conversation, and glanced at Harry. It must be very uncomfortable for him to be talking about him behind his back when they were all friends before.Harry's face was full of anger and grievance.

"I, cough, I think," Ji Xing said softly, "I don't think you are someone who would attack your classmates..."

Harry turned around with a look of surprise, he remembered this blond boy, his appearance in Diagon Alley was impressive, he just felt like a shy and cute boy.It's a pity that he entered Slytherin and often talked to that Malfoy. Under the influence of Ron, he almost forgot about this boy.However, from Hermione's mouth, he also knew what happened in the potions office last time. Ron kept saying that it was Slytherin's conspiracy, but Hermione kept talking for the boy abnormally, and he was worried about petrification. Join the discussion.

"...Thank you." Harry said, a trust is very precious to him now, he couldn't help but rushed out just now, but now he feels that there is nothing wrong with going out, just like what Hermione said , and they won't believe it again.

"No, it's nothing." Ji Xing blushed a little. He stuffed the book in his arms back to the shelf. He already knew the information he was looking for, so he should go back quickly.

When turning the corner, he was stopped by a loud shout.

"What's the matter?" Ji Xing looked at Harry who was running out of breath for some inexplicable reason, and he was the one who stopped him just now.

"Well... I want to ask..." Harry wanted to ask Ji Xing where Malfoy was during the last few incidents, but now looking at this boy, he suddenly felt reckless, after all, he was also a Slytherin, "Nothing."

"..." Ji Xing turned around and wanted to leave. It's not a good thing to stay in the corridor with a Gryffindor for too long. Draco would be angry again if he found out.

As he walked, he heard a loud voice talking to Harry behind him, but he didn't look back.

"Why didn't you go to class..."

"This is the second cock killed this semester..."

"monster……

"vampire……"