Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 232 The Passing of Red

The match between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw was a resounding victory for Gryffindor. Even though Harry and Ravenclaw's Seeker Cho Chang spotted the Golden Snitch at almost the same time, Harry, with a nearly full head advantage over Cho Chang, caught the Snitch first thanks to the power of the Firebolt, earning Gryffindor a valuable 150 points.

Of course, there was a little mishap along the way—

Seemingly out of excessive fear of the Firebolt, Slytherin's captain Marcus Flint, along with Draco, Goyle, and Calabre, donned tattered black robes and disguised themselves as Dementors while Harry and Cho Chang competed for the Golden Snitch, hoping to scare Harry and cause Gryffindor to lose the match.

It has to be said that their plan was half successful. Harry and Cho Chang were both startled; Cho Chang even let out a scream, and Harry paused for a moment as well.

But when he saw the sinister-looking Tierra standing behind the Dementors, Harry began to swoop down again to continue chasing the Golden Snitch, without even taking out his wand.

While Harry continued his pursuit of the Golden Snitch, the sinister Tyrell raised her thick fire poker and struck down Dementors one by one.

Draco, Crabbe, Goyle, and Marcus Flint, who were wondering why Harry wasn't reacting, were suddenly struck hard on the back of the head.

Tyella first dragged Crabbe, Goyle, and Marcus Flint down from the top of the Slytherin stands, then knocked Draco Malfoy down with a stick, and before the others in the Slytherin stands could gather around, she grabbed Draco's hair and shoved him hard to the ground.

After the other Slytherin students came to their senses—

"Heh-tui!" Tierra spat at the unconscious Draco Malfoy on the ground, then pulled out the Weasley twins' dung bomb and threw it into the crowd. He then poked the impact area with a wooden stick, and lifted it up—

A wooden stick stained with excrement, and Lü Bu reborn—

Although the Slytherin students hated Tyrell to the core, they had no choice but to make way for her.

"Amazing!" The moment Tierra stepped into the arena, the Weasley twins each grabbed one of his arms and lifted him up.

"How did you come up with that?" George Weasley asked.

"This is our product!" Fred Weasley seized the opportunity to advertise to the audience—

"If you're interested in buying, come find us! Weasley products are guaranteed to be top-notch!"

The Quidditch match ended in a comedic way, leaving everyone happy—

Except for Slytherin House.

Because Marcus Flint, Draco Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle attempted to impersonate Dementors and frighten Harry, Professor McGonagall deducted 100 points from their scores on the spot, and they would all be put in detention.

As for Tierra...

The Slytherin students were naturally indignant and demanded that Gryffindor also have 100 points deducted, because Tyella had deliberately harmed four Slytherin students and used a dung bomb in public. They also demanded that Professor Snape, Head of Slytherin House, uphold justice.

Of course, the result was predictable.

Professor Snape was unwilling to intervene, and Professor McGonagall was unwilling to severely punish her own students. So, in the end, Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape discussed it and decided to deduct ten points from each of them to be fair. They also punished Tierra by making her copy "I cannot beat my classmates" one hundred times.

After the Tyrell affair was over, it was naturally time for Gryffindor's traditional celebration—

Everyone seemed to have already won the Quidditch Cup, and they celebrated all day in the Gryffindor common room, with the party continuing into the evening.

Fred and George Weasley were missing for two hours, and when they returned, they were carrying bottles of butterbeer, hissing pumpkin juice, and several large bags of Honeydukes candy.

Even Tierra, who usually dislikes crowds, made a rare appearance at this banquet—

Since officially starting her research and preliminary exploration of the molecular mechanisms of Animagus, three-dimensional animals, and wizard genetic growth and development, Tiera has rediscovered the state and passion she had for experiments in her previous life. However, coupled with the plans for the upcoming end of the academic year, Tiera feels that she has been under too much pressure lately and needs to relax with activities that are good for her physical and mental health, such as attending banquets and beating up Malfoy.

The party lasted until 1 a.m., when Professor McGonagall, dressed in a plaid tweed shirt and a hairnet, arrived and insisted that everyone go to sleep, finally bringing the Gryffindor party to an end.

Just weeks after her Quidditch match against Ravenclaw, Tyella finally received the good news she had been waiting for—

After her trip to Hogsmeade, Hermione tearfully approached Harry, Ron, and Tyella—

This was the first time Hermione had initiated a conversation with Tyrell since the start of the school year.

“Waaah… Buckbeak… Buckbeak it… Waaah…” Hermione finally broke down under the weight of the news of Buckbeak’s execution. “Hagrid, Hagrid lost the case, and Buckbeak is going to be executed.”

"Oh? Really? I don't believe it." Tyella asked, feigning shock. "How could that be? You should be very well prepared. And I heard that the famous Mr. Newtscamander also appeared in court. He's Dumbledore's favorite student. How could he possibly lose a case?"

“Hagrid… Hagrid sent me this.” Hermione said, handing the letter to Tyella.

The parchment was wet; large teardrops blurred the ink, making some parts difficult to decipher.

"Dear Hermione,"

We lost. Allow me to take it back to Hogwarts. The date for the execution is yet to be decided. Buckbeak loves London. I will never forget all the help you gave us.

"Hagrid!" Harry exclaimed angrily after taking the letter from Tyrell. "They can't! Buckbeak isn't dangerous."

“Malfoy’s father threatened the committee to do this,” Hermione said, wiping away her tears. “You know Lucius Malfoy! Just like Draco Malfoy, despicable, shameless, and vile!”

“Hagrid said the committee is a bunch of old, trembling fools, scared off by Lucius Malfoy. There’s always an appeal, though… but I see no hope… nothing will change.” Hermione started crying again.

“No, things will change!” Ron roared. “You don’t have to do all the work by yourself this time, Hermione. I…we, we’ll help! We’ll definitely help!”

"Oh, Ron!" Hermione wrapped her arms around Ron's neck and broke down in tears again. "Thank you so much! Thank you so much!"

Ron was startled and awkwardly patted her head to comfort her.

After crying for a while, Hermione stood up again, somewhat embarrassed.

After Hermione calmed down a bit, Harry and Ron took over Hermione's file and began to study it.

Tyella sat with Hermione by the fireplace.

When no one else was looking, Tyrell reached into the void and took a glass of pumpkin juice from the Hogwarts kitchen, placing it in front of Hermione.

"Thank you, Tyella..." Hermione seemed to feel much better after taking a sip of pumpkin juice, and said with a blush, "I...I'm sorry..."

Hermione whispered again:

"I...I was a little too...too..."

“It’s alright, Hermione, don’t worry. I’m a prophet, I know you can’t say, but I know how much pressure you’ve been under this semester,” Tierra said reassuringly, then pointed to Hermione’s chest.

"Thank you! Thank you, Tyella!" Hermione cried again. "It's so good that you understand me!"

After Hermione stopped crying again, Tyrell patted her on the shoulder and said:
"Hey Hermione, how about we talk about something else?"

“Nothing…?” Hermione asked doubtfully, then shook her head. “I’m sorry, Tyella, I didn’t know anything about Buckbeak…”

"It's about Buckbeak," Tiera said with a smile.

If there were a mirror in front of Tyella right now, she would know that this is called the smile of an old sly fox.

“Hermione, you’re so smart, have you ever thought about why Buckbeak was sentenced to death?” Tierra asked.

“Because…because Buckbeak hurt Malfoy?” Hermione asked.

“No, Hermione, no,” Tierra said. “You’ve studied the cases. All the magical creatures sentenced to death were those who caused mass casualties, while ordinary injuries or deaths at most resulted in exile or imprisonment. Now, let’s go back to the Buckbeak case—”

“Draco Malfoy’s condition doesn’t even qualify as a serious injury, not even a minor one. If he had gone to the school hospital any later, his wounds might have healed on their own,” Tiera sarcastically remarked. “So, Hermione, tell me, what, or who, ordered Buckbeak to be sentenced to death?”

"It's Malfoy!" Hermione suddenly felt a surge of anger. "It's Lucius Malfoy and Draco Malfoy!"

“Yes and no.” Seeing that Hermione had taken the bait, Tyrell said happily, “To be precise, it’s the privileged class. This privileged class has taken root in this corrupt British Ministry of Magic. They see other wizards as ants, and they manipulate the law at will. Today they might be able to execute Buckbeak, but what about tomorrow? According to their pure-blood theory, tomorrow they might expel us from Hogwarts because a Muggle wizard like us had a conflict with one of their children!”

Hermione looked up, her previously sorrowful eyes now gleaming with anger and defiance—

Through the "peeping" magic, Tyella saw into Hermione's heart, and Tyella knew it was time—

“I’m sorry Hermione, I didn’t give you a present for Christmas. It’s not that I forgot…” Tyella said.

—In fact, Tiera simply forgot.

“But I feel this gift shouldn’t be given at Christmas. At least when I give this gift, I don’t want to say Merry Christmas. Instead, I want to say—” As she spoke, Tiera put her hands behind her back and reached into the void where Hermione couldn’t see.

"The proletariat of the whole world is happy."

Tyrell pulled a book out of thin air and placed it in front of Hermione—

Capital: A Critique of Political Economy

Karl Heinrich Marx
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