HP Wizard Age

"I mean, can I ask you to be my dance partner?"

"what?"

Harry regretted it so much now that when he saw Asteria standing alone under a large bunch of mistletoe, he asked the question on a whim.

Forgive him for really not being able to find anyone to attend the Christmas party held by Professor Slughorn, and he thinks that Astria knows something, whether it is Dumbledore's matter or Malfoy's matter, as long as Just reveal a little bit.

Dumbledore hadn't been at Hogwarts for a long time, and the last time he saw him was half a month ago.

Hermione was also worried about this. She had to read the Daily Prophet every day to see who had an accident and where the Death Eaters had damaged.Not only her, but Harry also saw someone whose parents took her home overnight.

Sirius seemed to be busy with something, the letter was scribbled and rushed.Many of the questions he asked were avoided.

So he wanted to get news urgently.

"I don't think so, Harry." Asteria refused without hesitation.

"Do you have a partner?"

"No."

"Then why..." Harry asked eagerly.

"I don't need a partner, I'll go alone." Asteria didn't go to a single party several times before.Professor Slughorn had asked Blaise to invite her, and she had a hard time refusing to go, but the partner was...forget it.

"What? You alone? Going to the dance?" Harry opened his mouth in surprise.

"Can't you?" Astria asked casually.If it doesn't work, it's good to find Bryce to dance when the time comes.I heard that Professor Snape is also there, and inviting the professor to dance can also be an option.

There are already two people, and Astria is not going to invite others.If Draco finds out, is the Platinum Master going to explode?

And she wasn't interested in anyone but Draco.

It has to be said that Astria is very willful in this regard.

As for Draco, he was still in the Room of Requirement... The disappearing cabinet finally got a clue, he should not be going to any banquet.He needs a memory of working hard for the mysterious person.

"Okay..." Harry was speechless for half a minute before uttering a word.

In fact, Harry didn't really believe Astria's words, but when he met her walking alone in the corridor, he realized that she was really alone.

"She's beautiful, isn't she?" Harry heard his girlfriend, Luna, say.

Astria was wearing a champagne one-shoulder dress, her hair was carefully combed and hung on one side, and a pearl earring was hanging on her small and exquisite ear.It looks simple and beautiful.

Merlin, Harry had to tell the truth, Asteria was indeed beautiful, which made it even more difficult for him to understand why her heart was so attached to Malfoy.

Whether by nature or by magic, Slughorn's office was much larger than the average professor's room.The ceiling and walls were hung with emerald, crimson, and gold hangings, making it look like a large tent.

The table next to it was full of snacks and drinks, and Astria also saw a few Gryffindors serving as waiters in the middle.There was a gramophone in the corner, singing with mandolin accompaniment, and Professor Slughorn was talking to some old wizards, watching Harry come in and walking over immediately.

Asteria was standing behind Harry, and he saw her too.

"Welcome, Miss Knightley, why didn't you see Mr. Malfoy?" Professor Slughorn asked this question simply because they were from the same house, and he didn't care that she came alone.

And Harry's eyes widened when he heard this question, which made Astria think of... Umbridge.

"I'm sorry sir, I don't know." Astria's tone was naturally apologetic, without embarrassment at all.

Fortunately, Professor Slughorn preferred Harry as the "savior", and he didn't care when he knew it, so he took Harry to introduce him everywhere.

Astria immediately breathed a sigh of relief, took a glass of mulberry juice on the table, and stood quietly by the curtain of the window.

"Asteria, I'm so glad to see you!" Hermione seemed to have gotten out of a devil's net, her hair was messed up, "Oh! No! Cormac is here. I have to hide..."

As soon as Hermione took a sip of the juice, she immediately went elsewhere.Immediately afterwards, she saw Harry chasing Luna with him, and Cormac ran over looking around.

It was so wonderful that she wanted to applaud...

Only three of the Slytherins had been invited, and Blaise was having a blast coaxing this one and teasing that one among a bunch of girls.Astria simply set her sights on the dining table.

So when Draco walked into the banquet, he immediately saw someone in a champagne dress happily walking around the dessert table, forming another world with the chatting and laughing people next to him.

What was even more amusing was that a house-elf or two followed her and held up the silver platter for her to taste which was the tastiest.

There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, he hadn't slept well in the past few days, and his spirit was lifted a lot.

Draco glanced at the juice in her hand, walked up to the table and took a glass of the same sip.

Astria stared in surprise: Why are you here?

Draco gave her a wink by tilting his head back to drink the juice, but the wink died halfway.Draco only felt his eyes dim, and looked up again, okay, his godfather...

"Mr. Malfoy." Professor Snape narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice.Hearing Draco's ears, there was a little warning...

Professor Snape turned around and picked up a glass of juice - there was only juice here, which made him very disgusted.

"Miss Knightley?"

After feeling the exclusive attention from the dean, Astria could only raise his glass to Professor Snape, and then smiled flatteringly.

Professor Snape twitched the corners of his mouth, forced a smile, then tilted his head to signal Draco to go aside.

"...Crabgore is still in confinement in the office, and may not be able to come out soon. And I have called you many times recently, but you have not come to my office, Draco. I hope you don't forget to go to the This time..." Professor Snape paused suddenly, then turned around abruptly and pulled back the curtain.

They moved from the dining table to behind the window curtains, and it was almost impossible to spot anyone without turning.

Draco also poked his head out from behind, looked at the scar head poking his head towards the dining table, and immediately sneered, which almost coincided with the sarcastic expression on Snape's face.

Harry tried his best not to show his flaws, thinking about being natural, who made it impossible for him to take out the invisibility cloak under such circumstances.

"Astria, this is delicious!" Harry picked up a black thing and stuffed it into his mouth.

Astria, who was named, looked at Draco and the professor, then at Harry's suddenly wrinkled face, and reminded: "You are eating dragon eggs..."

Harry threw up all at once on the ground.

Astria immediately took a big step back quickly, shaking her head sighingly.

When Harry looked up again, Snape and the others had disappeared.

"Are you sure Snape is asking Draco to help him?" Ron asked again on the train back for Christmas.

"Otherwise Malfoy's whereabouts are so weird? They must be plotting something!" Harry was so firm in his suspicions that he even wanted to tell everyone he could tell the news.

Hogwarts during the Christmas break was still the same as usual.

Once he learned how to fix the Vanishing Cabinet, Draco was quick to fix it.When everyone returned to Hogwarts again, he had only one last step left.

Draco put a cuckoo into the disappearing cabinet, closed the cabinet door, and the treasure room was very quiet, and the silent atmosphere at this time was like the venom of a giant snake, which made people feel palpitations.

He opened the door, and Cuckoo, who was alive and kicking, had lost his life and was lying in the middle of the cabinet.

But he knew it was a sign of success—the disappearing cabinet had been repaired.

The darkening twilight came from afar.The air was filled with the smell of warm grass, the steam from over the Black Lake, and even a little woodsmoke.

Hogwarts still has the lingering warmth of Christmas.

"Harry, didn't you say that Malfoy hasn't disappeared from the map for a long time? Why are you still looking at it?" After finishing speaking, Hermione looked at Ron and Lavender on the other side of the corridor with a look of wanting to vomit .

"He disappeared again, and he didn't even show up at the dinner table. I don't think that's a good sign, Hermione, in case he's finished and just biding his time? Was Dumbledore in the Great Hall tonight. Not on the map." Harry kept his eyes on the Marauder's Map, hoping to see a sticker that said "Draco Malfoy" appear.

"Okay, it's late, let's go back." Professor McGonagall drove a group of students outside back to the lounge.

She looked at the oppressive sky outside, and couldn't help muttering, "It's really bad weather, is it going to rain?"

Reluctantly, Harry put away the map, and followed the scattered crowd back to the lounge. He wanted to take another look, but this time he was not disappointed. The name gradually appeared in the blank place in the next second.But behind Draco Malfoy's name gradually revealed several other names.

Bellatrix Lestrange.

Fenrir Greyback.

Amycus Carroll.

Alecto Caro.

……

Harry stood up abruptly, almost piercing the parchment with his fingers pinching the map, "Hermione..." he cried weakly.

But a high-pitched scream drowned out his words.Harry saw a girl sitting by the window sill—she was sitting on the floor now, and she pointed to the window, "Dark—Dark Mark..."

When Harry heard these words, his heart was filled with fear. He stumbled forward and saw the dazzling green skeleton through the window, hanging above the school with a snake-like tongue sticking out of its mouth.

Astria stood in the dormitory, looked at the sky, squeezed her cold hands, raised her head, and drank the water in the wine glass.

"Merlin bless you." She whispered, and hurried downstairs.

A lot of people had already gathered in the Slytherin lounge, and when they saw her go downstairs, there was an eerie silence for a moment.Because someone knew Malfoy wasn't here anymore.

She took a deep breath, "The lower grades are now back in the dormitory," as soon as the voice fell, the lower grades immediately ran upstairs with their heads down.

Most of the people who stayed in the lounge were seniors.

Like a chokehold, Pansy Parkinson laughed.Surrounding her were the children of the Death Eaters.

Asteria gave her a sideways look, but didn't reply, but temporarily handed over the task of prefect to Millicent and Blaise.

Blaise wanted to say something, but finally closed his mouth.

When Astria ran out, the road was extremely quiet, and there were no signs of struggle or struggle, nor a corpse.

She ran near the Astronomy Tower before hearing the sound of fighting. She saw Harry, Hermione and the others fighting the Death Eaters, but obviously they were not the Death Eaters' opponents.When Neville was knocked into the air, Professor McGonagall arrived.

Astria hid behind the pillar and looked up at the Astronomy Tower, but the thick wall prevented her from seeing anything. She took out a magic coin and held it in her hand, with the number 1 on it.

When Greyback, the werewolf in the Death Eaters, jumped at Ginny, Asteria couldn't help it, and hit Greyback directly with a spell, making him take a step back, and Ginny took the opportunity to go to the side Jump.

"Knightley, Knightley is here!" Greyback shouted, instantly attracting the attention of the Death Eaters downstairs.

Astria didn't say a word, and issued the spell calmly, blow by blow.

"Oh! You shouldn't be here!" cried Professor McGonagall, who was fighting two Death Eaters with Sirius.

Astria lowered her head and rolled to the side, narrowly avoiding the curse above her head, which exploded on the stone wall, splashing debris.

Before she got up, a pair of hands grabbed her ankles, it was a Death Eater who had just been knocked down.

"I got her!"

A red light came directly towards her, Astria immediately turned sideways, and the curse hit her ear.She kicked the Death Eater away, causing the grass to grow wildly around him and gag him.

The lawn under the Astronomy Tower was played a great role by Asteria, and the rapidly growing grass could always catch one or two Death Eaters.

Just as Asteria avoided a spell, a wave of heat hit her from behind, and Hermione screamed and threw her aside.A huge tongue of flame brushed past her and spread across the lawn in an instant.

This is the black magic Fiercefire!She could smell the burnt ends of her hair!

"Who set the fire!"

The Fiendfire under the Astronomy Tower had spread out and even showed signs of jumping up. Astria and Hermione ran out of the fire.

"Where's Harry!" Astria felt the magic coin in her hand change, and asked pantingly as she turned her head.

Hermione pulled Neville, who was covered in blood, and shook her head.

"I saw him go up, and Dumbledore was also up there. Malfoy, Snape, and Lestrange..." Neville pointed weakly at the Astronomy Tower.

Astria and Hermione followed his words and looked up to the Astronomy Tower, only to see a figure fall from the crenel of the wall and fall into the fire under the tower, making a "thud-" sound.