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(Zicomo: I know this well. After I became a god, I also tried to kill a flying dragon in the border area with my fists using my superior physical abilities.)

As Draco was sent flying, Hydra had already regained its strength. Seeing its master being knocked away, Hydra angrily breathed dragon's breath at Harry.

Harry quickly used numerous obstacles to slow down the dragon's breath, then sped away from the spot.

Just as Harry stepped aside, Hydra appeared in front of him, waving its front paws and trying to grab him.

Harry dodged repeatedly, all the while thinking about how to deal with the Hydra.

A moment later, he had an idea.

Harry waved his wand at the ground beneath Hydra's feet, and countless chains as thick as arms emerged from the ground, attempting to bind Hydra.

Draco got up from the ground and saw this scene before him.

He scoffed, "You think you can entangle a Hydra with such a thin chain? You're so naive."

Harry ignored him and used a speed-up attack on the chains, making them thicker than a bucket.

Not only that, the soaring weight of the chains pinned Hydra to the ground. Hydra tried to open her mouth to use her dragon breath, but the chains moved across her body, quickly binding her mouth shut, eventually binding her up like a dumpling.

Harry turned his head, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Is he still too young?"

"you!"

Draco angrily raised his wand, intending to use his Shrink to unlock the Hydra's chains.

But Harry didn't give him a chance at all. He kept waving his wand, and another bunch of spells came flying at Draco.

Draco could only dodge and keep his distance from Harry. He didn't want Harry to get close and punch him again.

Harry didn't give Draco a chance to rescue him either. One curse after another was cast, giving Draco no chance to shrink the Hydra and escape.

Although Hydra cannot help Draco at this moment, fortunately, the contract rune between Draco and her is still in place. As long as Hydra is present, Draco's casting speed will be amplified.

So Draco, with his slightly faster spellcasting speed than Harry, gained the upper hand for a time.

However, he was destined not to last long.

After Lily possesses Harry, Harry can borrow Lily's magic.

Who is Lily? She was a top student at Hogwarts, with excellent grades and exceptional talent.

Her magical power was so high that even though Draco had used a magic-enhancing potion, it still couldn't compare to Lily's. Not to mention Harry's own magical power.

The duel ended with Draco running out of magic and being defeated.

Harry walked into the audience seats with a happy expression, followed by a dejected Draco.

“Well done!” Zicomo praised Harry.

Although the duel between the two was nothing more than a minor skirmish in Zicomo's eyes, their combined strength actually surpassed that of many Aurors in the Ministry of Magic.

At least most of the Aurors in the Ministry of Magic couldn't subdue a dragon by themselves.

Furthermore, neither of them used any particularly powerful curses during the duel. After all, it wasn't a life-or-death battle, and both of them held back, not unleashing their full strength.

Zicomo was unaware of Harry's side of the story, but he knew that Snape had already taught Draco the spell "Swordsmanship".

That's pure black magic. Once you're cut by an invisible blade, without a specific antidote, the wound won't heal and you might even bleed to death.

"Alright, don't be so down. Since you've lost, accept it gracefully, analyze your shortcomings, and then work even harder. This isn't the first time you've dueled Harry, and you don't want to fall even further behind him next time, do you?"

...... ........ ...

After praising Harry, Zicomo patted Draco on the shoulder and gave him a pep talk.

There was no way to show favoritism; both of them were his friends.

After being comforted by Zicomo, Draco felt much better. However, he still approached Snape with his head down.

“Godfather, I’m sorry. I’ve disgraced you,” Draco said.

Snape didn't say anything to reprimand him. Instead, like Zicomo did, he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Try harder next time. I want to see you win."

Draco looked up at Snape and nodded firmly.

“Alright, today’s duel is over. Anyone want to grab a late-night snack with me?” Zicomo suggested.

Harry and Draco, of course, wouldn't refuse. Having just gone through a fierce battle that had exhausted them, they were already feeling a bit hungry. Just then, Zicomo suggested going for a late-night snack, and the two quickly nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Zicomo led them toward the Hogwarts kitchen.

To Zicomo's surprise, Snape followed.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Snape is currently acting headmaster and also has to handle Potions class. Plus, with finals and holidays approaching, he's bound to have a lot to do.

What's more, the young wizards at Hogwarts just finished their exams today, and when Zicomo invited Snape to watch, he saw him grading papers in his office.

Snape was probably so busy he didn't even have a proper dinner, so it's understandable that he wanted to have a late-night snack.

…………

Inside the Hogwarts kitchen, Zicomo and the others were enjoying a late-night snack prepared for them by house-elves.

Tonight's late-night snack is simple barbecue with ice-cold butterbeer.

This kind of low-alcohol drink won't make you drunk at all, so neither Snape nor Lily, being adults, cared about the issue of minors not being allowed to drink alcohol.

It was a rare treat to let Harry and his friends indulge themselves.

Chapter 164 Hermione's Transformation, A Night Visit to the Ministry of Magic

In the Hogwarts kitchen, everyone enjoyed the cooking skills of the house-elves.

Even Hermione got out of Zicomo's arms, transformed back into human form, and sat beside him, munching on barbecue.

Harry swallowed a bite of roast meat with his beer, then suddenly frowned and asked the others, "Have we forgotten something?"

Zicomo thought for a moment and said, "Really? What could possibly happen so late at night?"

"But I always feel like I've forgotten something."

Harry tried hard to recall what he had forgotten.

"Why think so much? If you don't eat soon, Draco will steal everything." Zicomo interrupted Harry's thoughts.

Upon hearing this, Harry quickly resumed eating the skewers.

Meanwhile, Ron was still hanging in mid-air in the Room of Requirement.

This is what Harry forgot. Ron, with his barely noticeable presence, was thus forgotten by everyone in the Room of Requirement.

As everyone left, Ron kept waving his arms, trying to get their attention. It wasn't that he didn't want to talk, but rather that Hermione had gagged him.

However, no one noticed him and left chatting and laughing, leaving him alone, hanging upside down in the air.

Of course, Zicomo knew about this.

But who told Ron to speak ill of Hermione?

As Hermione's cousin, Chicomo was already being kind by not kicking him while he was down. Leaving him hanging there was just a way of teaching him a lesson, so he wouldn't keep his mouth shut.

So Zicomo interrupted Harry's thoughts, preventing him from remembering that Ron was still hanging there.

Although Harry eventually remembered, he didn't dare go back to put Ron down.

If Hermione finds out he went to help Ron, who knows if he'll be hung up in the sky too!

With the idea of ​​"better to die than to die myself," Harry went back to his dormitory for a good night's sleep after a hearty meal.

Ron, on the other hand, had the opportunity to experience what it felt like to sleep upside down.

Yes, this thick-skinned guy still managed to fall asleep even while hanging upside down, and slept quite soundly. It's just that this way of getting up was a little terrifying for Ron.

Hermione's spell lasted until the next morning, and the moment it wore off, Ron fell straight down from the sky.

Fortunately, he woke up quickly enough to flip himself in mid-air and land on his back. Otherwise, he would have hit his head on the ground and died on the spot.

After Ron came down, he found Harry and gave him a good scolding, saying that Harry wasn't a good friend for not saving him. However, he didn't dare to say anything bad about Hermione.

In the days leading up to the holidays, Ron avoided Hermione whenever he saw her. Hermione, too, didn't bother with him either, preferring to stay out of his sight.

A week passed in the blink of an eye, and the little wizards welcomed their favorite summer vacation. They packed their bags and boarded the train home.

Zicomo was used to the lively atmosphere in his carriage. Of the four girls—Lani, Hermione, Luna, and Penelope—Lani was the only one who spoke relatively little. The other three girls chattered away happily.

Zicomo didn't participate in the girls' conversation; instead, he closed his eyes to rest.

He has other plans for tonight.

…………

That night, Zicomo opened his window, intending to jump out. But when he looked up, he saw Hermione's Animagus sitting in the window.

“Hermione? What are you doing here?” Zicomo asked.

Hermione, in her cat form, shrugged and said, "Of course, it's because I noticed that some people were having an event without me, so I came by myself!"

How did you know I had something going on tonight?

"intuition!"

Zicomo was speechless. You're just an Animagus in cat form, not a real cat. Does your intuition have to be this sharp?

And Luna should be the one who bases her cognition on intuition, right?