Harry Potter: I started checking in from Diagon Alley

Eric said thoughtfully, "Human desires are free, Ron. You'll understand later."

Ron:?

Malfoy lay on the ground, filled with grief and indignation, groaning incessantly.

In the past, his duel with Harry was about evenly matched, with Harry being slightly stronger in terms of raw skill, but he had more tricks up his sleeve.

But now, for some reason, Harry has suddenly become so strong.

The duel was completely one-sided.

Harry wasn't hit by any of the spells; on the contrary, he maintained firm control of the duel's pace throughout.

Malfoy's thoughts raced, and he soon realized that a large crowd had gathered around him.

He, the heir of the prestigious Malfoy family, was humiliated like this, especially in front of so many people. What did he even mean by that?

Malfoy, a man of pride, was unwilling to be humiliated any longer. He half-scrambled to his feet and roared angrily.

Harry was startled, thinking he was about to fight back desperately. He canceled the casting of the next spell, cast an armor around himself, and became cautiously on guard.

Malfoy turned and, with his last bit of strength, jumped off the field.

According to the competition rules, leaving the playing area results in a loss.

Just as Malfoy was about to leap off the field, Harry's Disarming Charm struck him squarely in the back.

Malfoy cried out and was sent flying in a spread-eagle position, his wand flying from his hand.

This scene was so comical that the referee wanted to laugh but didn't dare. Only after seeing Malfoy fly off the field did he announce, "The match is over!"

Fearing something might have happened to Malfoy, the referee rushed to his side and asked, "Are you alright, kid?"

Malfoy's face was covered in bruises, and he was itching so badly that he could barely stand. He helped the referee to his feet and forced himself to say, "I'm fine."

The referee said "Oh," took out his wand, and used it to break the curse on Malfoy, while also providing some emergency treatment.

As the referee continued interpreting the spells, he realized something was amiss. Good heavens, Malfoy had been subjected to almost every curse imaginable, his body covered in marks—it was astonishing.

Putting everything else aside, this willpower alone is quite outstanding.

The referee himself admitted that he couldn't have endured being pinned to the ground and beaten into such a sorry state for so long.

The referee touched Malfoy's forehead to check his temperature.

Malfoy asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"

"It's nothing." He doesn't have a fever. It seems to be a mental issue. The referee lowered his hand, and his gaze towards Malfoy softened considerably. Silly kid, so pitiful.

After a brief celebration, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Eric came over and surrounded Malfoy.

Malfoy lost both face and dignity, so he pretended not to see it and didn't want to say anything.

Harry said, "Malfoy, apologize."

Malfoy turned a deaf ear.

A flash of light appeared nearby, accompanied by the sound of a camera shutter clicking, and everyone was startled.

A Gryffindor student walked over excitedly, holding a camera, and said to Harry, "Harry, I filmed the scene where you beat up Malfoy. Do you want to see it?"

Eric recognized the man; his name was Colin Crevy, a huge Harry Potter fan, a second-year student, and he often wandered around with a camera.

When he first enrolled, Harry was often bothered by him, but it's much better now, though he still likes to follow Harry around.

Enraged, Malfoy cursed, drew his wand, and unleashed a malevolent spell, glowing with black light, at Colin.

Harry and the others were stunned. It was too late to stop them. They never expected Malfoy to be so shameless as to seek revenge even in this situation.

Just as the curse was about to strike Colin, a circular, semi-transparent halo emerged from Colin's body and blocked the curse.

The next moment, the spell reappeared from the air exactly as it was and bounced back directly onto Malfoy.

Malfoy was unable to dodge in time and was struck by the spell he had cast. He trembled all over, collapsed to the ground, and began to vomit violently.

Eric appeared beside Colin, smiling gently.

Chapter 99 Snape's Wrath

Malfoy's actions aroused public outrage.

Colin Crevy still didn't understand what had happened. He held his camera, looking completely bewildered, as if Malfoy had just been about to attack him.

Why is he completely unharmed?

Not only Harry and Ron, but even the referees on site couldn't help but notice Malfoy when they saw this scene.

Harry and Ron were stunned for a moment, then angrily charged toward Malfoy, only to be held back by Hermione and the Gryffindor students who had gathered around.

Because Malfoy's condition doesn't seem to require their intervention.

Malfoy collapsed to the ground, vomiting uncontrollably.

As he moved, the floor beneath him was covered in disgusting pale yellow matter and a faint green liquid.

The stench permeated half of the auditorium.

Malfoy raised a hand, trying to speak, but couldn't utter a word.

He knew the spell he used.

Simply put, this is a beginner-level black magic that can cause stomach churning and intense pain.

Now that Malfoy himself had fallen victim to the spell, he instantly regretted using it.

Malfoy finally finished vomiting and tried to straighten up to say something harsh, but then he vomited again.

Eric frowned and covered his nose; he had to admit, it really stank.

Seeing this, Harry and Ron abandoned their idea of ​​going up to cause trouble for Malfoy.

If Malfoy had acted like this during the duel, he would have definitely conceded defeat immediately.

It's disgusting that the spells cast on people like this get tainted by them.

Better say goodbye.

"What's going on here?" Snape noticed the commotion and arrived just in time.

To be honest, he didn't want to come out because he knew Malfoy and Harry were there.

The fact that these two got together meant there was bound to be trouble, and as the head of Slytherin, he had no choice but to step in and resolve it.

Although Slytherin wouldn't suffer losses with him around, it gets annoying after a while.

Malfoy is such a troublemaker.

Unfortunately, Malfoy couldn't gain any advantage, which made things even worse.

Malfoy lay sprawled in his vomit, gasping for breath, and saw Snape as if he were his savior: "Professor! Save me!"

Holy crap, don't come any closer.

Snape cursed inwardly, quietly taking a few steps back to avoid being touched by Malfoy's vomit-covered hands. With a wave of his wand, he used the Vanishing Charm to clear away what Malfoy had vomited.

Snape glanced at it and asked, "Who did this?"

When everyone saw Snape appear, they dared not speak out in anger. Based on past experience, Malfoy would not only not be punished, but Snape might even deduct points from their scores.

Eric said, "Malfoy tried to attack Colin with a spell, but I stopped him in time, Professor."

Snape said expressionlessly, "Clapton assaulted a classmate. Ravenclaw gets 20 points deducted and will be put in detention along with Weasley."

Even Eric, with his calm demeanor, was stunned by Snape's self-righteousness.

The senior student who was acting as referee was the first to jump out and object: "Professor! Malfoy attacked first, and he even tried to attack the others after the duel was over!"

Snape said, "I didn't see him. I only saw Draco lying on the ground. Which house are you from?"

The referee looked away, a little regretful, but still answered with a stiff upper lip: "Hufflepuff."

Snape said, "Talking back to the professor, Hufflepuff loses ten points."

The referee remained silent.

Harry was enraged: "How dare you so blatantly distort the truth?"

Snape didn't even look at Harry, and said, "Gryffindor also loses ten points. Next time, you'll have to call me Professor Potter."

Harry wanted to say something more, but Ron stopped him. Ron was also angry, but he had already been hit hard, and if he stepped in, things might get worse.

Hermione struggled to suppress her anger and changed tactics, saying, "Professor, we will complain to the headmaster about your abuse of power. The evidence is conclusive, everyone saw it, and the points you lost will be added back in the end."

This is not without precedent. There was once a professor at Hogwarts who was even worse than Snape, openly favoring students from his own house.

Fortunately, Hogwarts has a self-correcting mechanism in this regard; the power granted to professors by the castle is not unlimited.

After the incident blew up, the professor resigned voluntarily, and the points he had deducted from the faculty were returned.

This time, Snape didn't deduct points from Hermione's score. Instead, he sneered, "Why don't you give it a try, Miss Granger the Know-It-All?"

After saying that, Snape gestured for Malfoy to follow him and walked outside.

Malfoy made a face at Harry arrogantly, but halfway through the face his expression changed drastically, and he quickly covered his mouth, feeling like he was going to throw up again.

Hermione was furious; she hated being called a know-it-all.

Eric, who had been silent, chuckled in a voice just loud enough for Snape to hear: "Never mind, Hermione. Insecure people always try every means to protect the little power they have, because they are incompetent and cannot protect the people they love on their own."

Snape stopped abruptly.

Eric looked curiously at Snape's back.

He deliberately brought up Snape's painful memories. Will Snape be angry?

can you?

Eric knew that Snape had always loved Harry's mother, Lily.

More than a decade ago, when Snape was still a loyal Death Eater, he told Voldemort a prophecy about destiny.

The gist of the prophecy is that Harry will be the one who ultimately kills Voldemort.

In the end, Voldemort chose to strike first and attempted to kill Harry, along with Harry's parents, Lily and James, who also died in the battle.

It could be said that Snape indirectly caused the death of his beloved Lily.