Hogwarts: I Really Don't Want to Be the Dark Lord

"Xiazhi's attack was indeed blocked, but..." Cassandra glanced at Xiazhi, "but it was only blocked once, and then the small disc shattered..."

Liz:  …

Well, this is also very reasonable. After all, she couldn't beat her son at the beginning. It is not surprising that Ye Xiao, who ranked lower than her, was cleaned up by her son.

Xia Zhi took out the pile of fragments of the small disc and studied it carefully, "Well... I don't know where she got it... It's really good... However, looking at the rune here, it doesn't look like that. The current product seems to be the handwriting of an ancient alchemist... This stroke is going to..."

Everyone looked at the Xia Zhi chattering there with dumbfounded expressions.

"Xiazhi...we don't understand...you should take the time to study it yourself..." Liz couldn't help interrupting Xiazhi's train of thought.

"Cough cough, I'm sorry, I was a little addicted for a while, this thing is really good, Mom, do you know where she got this?"

"Uh... I heard that she got it when she was exploring an ancient ruin. I don't know where it is."

Xiazhi pouted, what ancient ruins, isn't it just robbing tombs, really... However, ancient alchemy also has its own uniqueness. In the future, if there is a chance, you can also find a 1.9 ancient tomb... The ancient ruins have a good experience a bit.

At this point, the Cassandra family of three could be considered to have rested. After all, what happened today was too thrilling. When they came to Xiazhi's house, they were still in shock.

"You stay at my house first. If you have anything, you can tell Dobby. He is my housekeeper. My house is still very safe now, because Professor Dumbledore helped me set the Faithful Charm."

Liz said to Xiazhi and Cassandra, Hermione and the others, "Don't go back to school today, just stay here for one night. On the school side, I'll just ask for leave for you."

Hermione glanced at the Cassandra family and said a little embarrassedly: "Uh... I'd better go back tonight... I still have something to do tonight."

"Well, since that's the case, after dinner, I'll take you back." Xia Zhi said.

"Hmm." Hermione nodded.

In the evening, Dobby arranged a sumptuous meal.

It can also be regarded as a wind and dust for the Cassandra family.

After the guest and host enjoyed themselves, Xia Zhi took Hermione out of the house.

Cassandra said: "Summer solstice, stay safe."

Saying that, she glanced at Hermione silently, and said nothing else.

Hermione followed Xiazhi silently, and when she got to the lawn, Xiazhi looked back.

"Come on, grab my hand."

"Um..." Hermione stretched out her little hand and grabbed Xia Zhi's hand.

"You... I ran away halfway through the meal with you, will you be angry?"

"No... I didn't! This is a life-saving thing, why am I angry!" Hermione said sternly.

"That's good."

"It's just... at noon, Cassandra suddenly came, and I was a little... a little..." Hermione's voice became less and less, and finally it was barely audible.

Chapter XNUMX Hermione: Even if the whole world says you're the Dark Lord, I'll be by your side!

"What?" Xia Zhi turned his head and asked with concern.

"Oh...it's nothing...let's go." Hermione shook her head quickly, feeling a little nervous for a while, wondering if Xia Zhi heard the last few words she said.

Xia Zhi showed a gentle smile, "Then, hold on tight."

"Snapped!"

The two disappeared at the same time.

……

The place where they appeared was at the gate of the castle.

Summer Solstice's Apparition is much more comfortable than other people's, without the weird feeling of being squeezed into a rubber strip and stuffed into a pipe.

So Hermione recovered quickly.

"Then... you go back first, I can go back by myself." Hermione whispered.

"Well... it's actually still early isn't it?"

"Yes……"

"If you're not in a hurry, can you accompany me for a walk? Hermione?"

"Huh?" Hermione raised her head and looked at Xia Zhi in surprise.

"Oh...if you don't have time, then..."

"I have time! Don't worry about that matter!" Hermione hurriedly grabbed Xia Zhi's hand, a little afraid that he would suddenly Apparate and disappear in place.

07 Xiazhi looked at her reaction with some surprised eyes.

Hermione quickly released her little hand that grabbed Xiazhi's arm, "I'm sorry...I just..."

She blushed with anxiety, not knowing how to explain her reckless behavior.

"It's okay...then let's take a good walk." Saying that, Xia Zhi reached out and grabbed the small hand she had just retracted, and then walked forward.

Hermione, who was suddenly taken the initiative to hold her little hand, was a little panicked, but she didn't realize that the place where Xia Zhi took her to was not the castle, but the Forbidden Forest...

"Hermione..."

"Huh?" Hermione bowed her head and followed Xiazhi's side, a little afraid to make a sound, just followed him silently.

"Do you think I'm a good person?"

"Of course you are a good person!" Hermione raised her head and said seriously, "I told you before, although you always say that you are not a good person, but what you do is good for others. , I see it all."

"Thank you for your trust, Hermione, but I don't want to hide from you, I'm using black magic again today. I used a death curse and attacked a wizard."

"The Sudden Curse...is it one of the three unforgivable spells?" Hermione shrank her neck in fear.

"Well... I not only used this spell today, I also used this spell when I was in the Albanian forest before, killing a lot of werewolves."

"This...you told us before...you are also forced to."

"What I didn't tell you was that I was crazy at the time. I rushed to kill the werewolf camp, killing corpses everywhere... But... Who knows if there are any of these dead werewolves as kind as Remus. The werewolf of the gang was only forced to come there by those bad companions? In fact, they may not have bad intentions... But I killed them indiscriminately."

"But... you can't help it either. If you don't kill them, you will be the one who will die!" Hermione tried to comfort Xia Zhi.

"I used this reason to comfort myself before, but...is that really the case? The more I think about it, the more terrifying I am. I am even worried now that I have killed the wrong person at the time. I have cleaned up a lot of camps, in case those Are there innocent people in the camp who are werewolves? I am more and more uncertain now. If there are innocent people among the people I killed at that time, am I still a good person?"

"No!" Hermione held Xia Zhi's hand tightly and analyzed in a very calm tone: "Xia Zhi, you are undoubtedly a good person! In the Albanian forest, you definitely did not kill the wrong person! You know, that The forest was already occupied by werewolves, and there were no other innocent wizards at all. If there were innocent people, they would definitely be attacked by werewolves. Wasn't Cassandra attacked? So, at that time, Those who can live peacefully in the Albanian forest must belong to their group!"

"But...I used the Unforgivable Curse...you know, the Ministry of Magic has regulations, whoever dares to use this spell on someone else has to stay in Azkaban for the rest of their lives, and the reason why I'm fine is entirely because Because Professor Dumbledore protected me... I promised Professor Dumbledore not long ago that I would never use dark magic, but... I don't think I am a good person, Hermione, I can't resist black magic Temptation, so, you must not believe me easily..." Xia Zhi said in a low voice.

"I don't allow you to say that about yourself, Xia Zhi, whether you are a good person or not, I can judge for myself. Moreover, although it is black magic, it is just a curse. You didn't say before that black magic cannot corrode you. heart!"

"However, the Killing Curse is the Killing Curse. It is for killing people. A person like me who kills without blinking an eye...really...is it worth your trust?"

"I only see that you have made great efforts to help other people, running around, researching potions day and night. Think about it, how many people have you helped so far? Let's talk about today's Lu Mr. Ping... why do you think he decided to continue to fight for you as a werewolf! So... no matter what happens in the future, even if everyone thinks you are the Dark Lord, I will believe you!" Hermione also said: I don't know where the courage came from, I said loudly.

"Hermione... Thank you... If you believe me, that's enough." Xia Zhi said softly.

"Xiazhi...even if...even if everyone no longer believes in you, I will stand firmly by your side." Hermione mustered up all the courage to say these words, feeling that all her strength was drained. Disappeared, his legs were weak, and he almost lost his footing.

Xia Zhi grabbed her hand, and Hermione felt that there was an invisible force in his warm palm that could bring her endless power.

"Enough, Hermione."

When Hermione saw Xia Zhi's approaching figure, she panicked for a while. He... Was he thinking...

Then she found out that the summer solstice had taken a fallen leaf from her hair...

Hermione couldn't help blushing. It turned out that he didn't mean that... I thought...

At the same time, she also felt a little disappointed.

Fortunately, it was getting late now, and Hermione's flushed face was hidden in the night and was not conspicuous.

Just when Hermione didn't know how to speak, suddenly, there was a very loud hissing sound in the distance.

Hermione was taken aback and looked up quickly, only to see that the forest was full of trees and fallen leaves, and there were no creatures.

It was only at this time that she realized that she had been brought into the Forbidden Forest by Xia Zhi.

What is that unknown creature?Why can't I see it myself?Hermione was terrified.

It was her first time sneaking into the Forbidden Forest in the middle of the night.

"Don't be afraid, Hermione, they are Thestrals. I know them very well, and I asked them for a Thestral tail feather to make a wand.".

Chapter XNUMX Cassandra: It seems you get along pretty well?

"But...but I can't see them..." said Hermione, puzzled.

"Thestrals are very magical creatures, and you can only see them when you have truly seen death and truly understand the meaning of death."

"No wonder..." Hermione was stunned.

She had actually seen death. At that time, Professor Quirrell died in front of her, but she didn't really know the meaning of death.

Of course, if Xia Zhi had really died in front of her at that time, the result would have been completely different.

"If I can, I don't want to see them..." Xia Zhi said faintly.

Hermione involuntarily held Xia Zhi's hand in comfort.

"Let's go back..." Xia Zhi smiled slightly, and took Hermione to the castle.

"Who's there!" came Hagrid's loud voice, accompanied by Fang's barking.

"Uh..." Xia Zhi scratched his head, this guy, it's really not the right time.

He originally wanted to take the girl for a walk around again...

"Haha! It's you! Summer Solstice! Oh...and Hermione..." Hagrid keenly noticed the hands they were holding together.

"Well... it's not a good choice to come to the Forbidden Forest at night, but... if it is Xiazhi, then there is no problem at all..." Hagrid knew how strong Xiazhi was, and the Forbidden Forest was no threat to Xiazhi at all. ...

Hermione blushed and tried to withdraw her hand, but was unsuccessful.

"Hagrid, did you start work so early tonight?"