struggle

When December came, a violent snowstorm also came down, dyeing Hogwarts into a pure white world.However, all the students did not cheer happily in the snow as usual. Even the Weasley twins, who have always been the most lively, stayed in the castle as peacefully as possible under Percy's strict instructions. During the time, stay by Ginny's side.

The atmosphere of panic and depression pervades the whole school. All the students are eagerly looking forward to the early arrival of Christmas, to be able to return home to reunite with their families, and use the warmth and safety of home to dilute the anxiety that has been in the past few days.Under such circumstances, the news that Lockhart was going to hold a duel club undoubtedly lifted everyone's spirits up.It has become the unanimous opinion of everyone to learn the course of dueling to protect oneself, which may come in handy in dangerous situations.

So, at eight o'clock in the evening, the hall was brightly lit and crowded, and almost all the students were waiting with their wands and excited faces.When Lockhart appeared in a fuchsia robe, the crowd burst into applause. Lockhart waved his hands and walked along the passageway that the crowd gave way to, while behind him followed with a stern face, still in a suit. Snape in black.

When he came to Ginny, Lockhart stopped: "Miss Weasley, you are welcome to join my dueling club. Even if you are a lady, we have to learn some dueling skills properly, don't we?" He said He thought he was handsome and blinked his eyes.Ever since Hermione saw through his true strength and started to be serious about him, he could only hope to feel a little admired in front of Ginny, so he paid special attention to Ginny. She had no choice but to perfunctory with her gentle appearance.

"Yes, Professor Lockhart, I look forward to your teaching." Ginny used her usual complimenting tone, successfully making Lockhart show a full mouth of white teeth in satisfaction.Then, he turned to Harry again: "Harry, and you, if you want to become a celebrity like me, you must have excellent dueling skills. I relied on it to eliminate those terrifying werewolves and vampires." , and goblins, etc., that is a truly outstanding wizard."

Harry had a weird expression on his face, not knowing what to say, while Snape snorted heavily behind Lockhart.Lockhart didn't feel it at all, and continued walking forward with a smile, waving to the students along the way, as if what was being held was not a duel club, but his personal signing event.

The next development was no surprise. Ginny was casually practicing duel with a Slytherin girl, while paying attention to Harry's situation.When Draco drew out the black snake with "Out of the Hole", Ginny moved the hand holding the wand, but finally endured it and decided not to intervene.It wasn't until Harry used Parseltongue to back off the black snake that was trying to attack Justin, and stood helplessly in the middle of the hall under the horrified eyes of everyone, that she stepped forward together with Hermione and Ron, and pulled Harry out of the room. hall.

Harry finally understood the meaning of Parseltongue from Hermione's mouth. After being shocked, he walked towards his bedroom with a blank expression.Ron hurriedly followed, and Hermione patted Ginny's shoulder dejectedly, telling her to go to bed early, and then walked back to her dormitory.When Ginny thought of what was described in the original book, it was only after Justin's petrification that he attracted Dumbledore's attention, and finally led to his phoenix's timely rescue of Harry and herself, and decisively returned to In his dormitory, he took out his diary.

After listening to Ginny's narration, Tom had a rare serious expression on his face, and unconsciously tapped on the table with his fingers curled up: "Ginny, do you think Harry is a Parseltongue?"

"Yes, he spoke to the black snake that attacked Justin, and made it stop. But, in this way, everyone suspected that he was the heir to the Chamber of Secrets, and he was in a bad mood. Tom, I don't believe him There must be a mistake somewhere." Ginny grabbed Tom's hand eagerly, acting like a little girl out of shape.

"Ginny, don't worry, things haven't gotten that bad yet. Everyone just suspects, and there's no definite evidence, so they can't convict him, right? Let's figure out a way together, and we'll definitely prove his innocence." Tom Kim Ni pressed on the chair and smiled at her comfortingly.However, he thought that what he wanted to do was not to clear his suspicion, but to further confirm his crime.

Ginny held the glass of water Tom gave her and sipped it, while Tom just leaned back on the chair with a somewhat sarcastic look in his eyes: "Half-race, orphan, Parseltongue, some things, by coincidence, make people It feels absurd and ridiculous."

Ginny understood the meaning of Tom's words, and the similar coincidence between him and Harry really made him feel ridiculous.The enemy of fate has such a similar side, but in the end they took two diametrically opposite paths, anyone would feel amused.However, she still lowered her head, pretending not to understand his muttering.

"Tom, Harry..." Tom was still whispering, but Ginny suddenly remembered a common English saying, and subconsciously picked it up: "Tom, Dick and Harry (Tom, □□andHarry), there is still a Dick missing .”

Tom suddenly tightened his hands, and a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes: "Yes, there is another common name." He resentfully discovered another similarity, the meaning of "ordinary people" represented by the connection of the two names, so Disgustingly featureless, having to accept the same name as other mediocre people.

Ginny regretted it when she blurted out her own words. Tom's name was something he had always been ashamed of. She even impulsively said that common saying after hearing him and Harry read together, The meaning of the so-called "ordinary person" was one of the reasons why he hated the name.But the words have been spoken, she can't take them back, but she can't apologize.Acting to know him too well will arouse his suspicion.Therefore, she could only pretend that she didn't notice his sudden abnormality, and said in a calm tone as usual: "Harry's name is indeed too common, but because of his fame, the current wizarding world is talking about Harry." When I was there, it was only him I thought of, and not confused with the other Harrys."

"You mean in today's wizarding world, when you mention the name Harry, you think of Harry Potter?" Tom suddenly raised his head and looked at Ginny thoughtfully, "Because of his fame, he is so ordinary. The name becomes a unique reference?"

Ginny nodded: "A unique name can attract everyone's attention, but turning an ordinary name into a special designation can reflect a person's success. I remember hearing my father say that the Muggle community in the United States During World War II, there was a man named Harry——Harry S. Truman, who became president from the bottom of the society, making his ordinary name a dazzling record in history. It's so different , is the real difference.”

After listening to Ginny's words, Tom suddenly relaxed his tense body and smiled meaningfully: "Little Ginny, your insights have always been unique, and Harry's existence is indeed a perfect interpretation of your theory." He, I believe, will do better than Harry.If the main soul represented by the name Voldemort is already a symbol of failure, he can indeed consider whether he should use this ordinary name to achieve his unique glory and become a special reference in the British magic world.

Seeing that Tom was no longer angry at her gaffe, Ginny secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but thought of another problem.That ordinary name has always been what he resents the most. He has always believed that he is different, and that's why he is so worried about this too popular name.Now, although she used specious theories to avoid his anger, seeing his thoughtful expression made her worry whether her theory had given him another inspiration.Rubbing her forehead helplessly, she decided to say goodbye to Tom early tonight to avoid more gaffes.

A few days later, as Ginny expected, Tom released Haierbo again by her hand and petrified Justin.What's worse, this time Harry was found at the scene where Justin was petrified, so all the suspicions were pointed at him, and he was finally brought to Professor Dumbledore for questioning.

All the students started avoiding Harry, pointing at his back, scrambling to book tickets for the Hogwarts Express, hoping to leave here early and go home for Christmas.George and Fred were probably the only ones who maintained their usual cheerfulness in such an atmosphere.They simply took the statement that Harry was the heir to the Chamber of Secrets as a joke and made fun of all the students, but this approach unexpectedly comforted Harry.

When Christmas came, the school was emptied all of a sudden, and the students who could go back returned to their homes, but Harry stayed in Hogwarts for the holidays as usual.All the Weasleys had refused to go with their parents to visit Bill in Egypt, opting instead to stay at school for Christmas, which no doubt greatly appreciated Harry.But surprisingly, in such a tense atmosphere, Draco also chose to stay at Hogwarts, which made Ginny wonder if he was also worried about Harry.

After the sumptuous Christmas dinner, Hermione secretly winked at Harry and Ron, and then the three of them left the hall together on the pretext that they were full.Ginny chewed her steak slowly, not going to join them in taking Polyjuice Potion and trying to talk to Draco.From her point of view, Draco obviously knew something about his father's plan, so he would stay this Christmas.But this doesn't mean that he will tell Harry all the clues he knows because of this, and he can't hide the truth from people he knows by using Polyjuice Potion. If Harry and Ron, who don't really know Crabbe and Goyle, are going to pretend, they will definitely Let Draco see through.What's more, even if Draco didn't recognize the two of them, presumably he would not tell the two followers he thought of the clues he knew, so their actions would surely fail as in the original book.However, she still plans to pick a suitable time after Christmas and throw the diary into the Myrtle bathroom in its original condition, so as to promote the plot and develop in its proper direction.

The author has something to say: Tom, □□andHarry, means Zhang San Li Si, ordinary people, so, didn’t Aunt jk choose the name on purpose when she wrote the article?