HP: I'm not going to rule the wizarding world

Moreover, when it comes to training new moves, not only is he not as good as Ariana, who can learn it quickly, but several people on the team are better than him.

After finishing training, they went to change clothes and met at the door. Seeing that Draco still hadn't recovered, Ariana patted his shoulder to comfort him.

"If you recognize your shortcomings, you will definitely be better next time." Isn't it normal for a novice to be beaten by an old hand?

As for Ariana, the newbie, not only did Draco ignore her, she also didn't consider herself a newbie, even though she had never played Quidditch before.

In Ariana's view, all she had to do was preset the trajectory in her mind and fly according to it.

She thought it wasn't difficult, but Draco hadn't learned Occlumency, so he couldn't use this method.

As expected, Draco didn't mention Ariana, but was instead concerned about his substitute.

"I only scored one goal today, and Evans scored three. If this continues, I'm afraid I'll be relegated to the bench." He wanted to be on the court and play with Ariana.

Ariana is not worried about the substitution.

Flint made Draco a regular team member not only because he had the Nimbus 2000, but also because of the speed he had developed as a Seeker, which gave him a great advantage as a Chaser.

Ariana reminded him, "Your reaction speed may not match his, but he's been playing for two years and definitely has more experience than you. Otherwise, I'll make you a positioning flying ball. You can practice catching it anytime, anywhere, and your reaction speed will definitely improve quickly."

Since experience is needed, then practice more. Draco does have a lot of things to do in his daily life and it is impossible for him to set aside time specifically to train his reaction ability, so he can only use his spare time.

"What is a positioning orbiting flying ball?" Draco had never heard of this term.

Ariana explained nonchalantly, "I just picked it up. It's a locator I put on you. The ball will fly around you erratically. You have to be quick to catch it, then let it go and it will fly again. Then you have to catch it again."

This is to practice reaction speed and feeling. As long as Draco can hit the target every time, the gap between him and Evans will quickly narrow, or even surpass him.

Thinking of Ariana modifying the memory ball for someone else before, Draco asked, "Then this ball can only be mine, okay?"

Looking at her best friend with a pitiful face, Ariana agreed to everything.

"Well, since you're my boyfriend, I'll just say this is a token of love for you. Flint and the others will definitely be embarrassed to ask me to make more."

This thing is also helpful for training other positions. If I don't explain the situation, Flint will definitely ask me to make a few more.

Draco realized that this ball could help the players improve. He always wanted to win Quidditch, so he took a step back.

"You can make it for Flint and the others, but you have to make this ball for me a little more special. Also, in the future, any things you give me should have a label written on them saying it's exclusively for Draco. No matter how you make it for others, mine will also be unique." He thought this was a good suggestion.

"Okay, you are my boyfriend after all, and you have the final say." Ariana thought it would be good if he was happy.

Draco was of course happy, and he pulled Ariana to discuss the design of the ball.

The two returned to the team gathering place, only to see Flint and his men blocking a group of Gryffindors.

"Wood, how does our new member compare to your Potter?" Flint looked at the Gryffindor captain provocatively.

Wood asked Harry to keep his entry into Quidditch a secret, but unfortunately Ron, the big mouth, told it out, which later led to Ariana buying two flying brooms and making a big fuss.

Now the whole school knows about this, and it also comes with the fact that the serious Professor McGonagall is not so fair.

Gryffindors were naturally rebellious, and when they learned that all first-year students in the school could participate in Quidditch trials, they all signed up.

If it weren't for Harry's outstanding flying talent, which overwhelmed a group of first-year students who wanted to join Quidditch, Professor McGonagall's reputation would probably be completely irreparable.

Chapter 107: Thank you for the gift

Wood didn't want to argue with Flint, so he just said calmly, "You'll know after you compete on the field."

Gryffindor had just arrived, but they were outside and hadn't come in. However, they had also seen the strength of the two Slytherin freshmen.

Malfoy's flying was indeed good, but compared to Colin's, it was almost dull.

Colin, a popular first-year student, never expected his flying talent to be so exaggerated.

She caught the golden flying ball almost every time within 10 minutes. She seemed to know the trajectory of the ball. Not only was her flying momentum sharp, but her observation ability was also very keen.

Wood had originally been full of confidence in Harry, but now he was a little uncertain.

Harry did give him a big surprise, but compared to the calm and sharp Colin, he seemed to be a step behind.

Flint saw that Wood didn't refute him and knew there was a chance, so he smiled contemptuously and said, "There's no need for a formal match. Saturday is our training time with Gryffindor. Why don't we have a match next week to test out our new players?"

Wood frowned and said, "Quidditch doesn't start until November. It's only October now, and no one has started training yet."

In the past, everyone only competed on the court.

Flint said sarcastically, "That's a better way to see the quality of our new team members, isn't it? Or is your Potter scared?"

Wood was a little hesitant. After all, Harry had only been training for two weeks, and it would be a pity to refuse. After all, this competition would also be beneficial to them.

"We need to think about it." Wood decided to discuss it with the team.

Flint scoffed, "Gryffindors are known for their courage, but now they don't even have it anymore. So let us Slytherins use that word from now on. We have ambition and honor, so courage wouldn't be a bad word either."

But the lion could not withstand such provocation. Before Wood could say anything, the others started shouting.

"Competition is a competition."

Ariana looked at Flint, who was already making an appointment with Wood. She couldn't help but admire him, "The captain's execution ability is quite good. I just asked him to arrange a match with another college, and it's only been half a day, and he already made it."

It’s still our old rival Gryffindor. I believe this game will be as exciting as the official game. After all, there are no large-scale events in the whole month of October.

Draco followed up, "As long as it's not about studying, Flint is very good at everything, especially Quidditch."

The two said goodbye to the team and returned to the castle. Looking in the direction of Snape's office in the corridor, Ariana thought of Flint's action just now and suddenly had an idea.

"Otherwise, I'll learn from Captain Flint and take action as soon as I feel like it. I'll go and make an appointment with Professor Snape right now." Ariana didn't want to delay for even a minute.

Before Draco could say anything, Quirrell, who had been eavesdropping on their conversation, appeared behind them again.

"I heard that classmate Colin was wondering where the magic power was stored. Why don't you come and talk to me? I remember I invited you before." Professor Quirrell still looked very weak, but his eyes were sharp.

Ariana didn't want to pay attention to this suspicious professor, so she shook her head and said, "But we have to go find Professor Snape now."

Not to mention Quirrell's behavior of always spying on people, he looked like he was about to faint at any moment. Could he be trying to scam people?

Quirrell shook his head and reminded, "Professor Snape teaches Potions, and I teach Magic. If you ask him where magic power is stored, he probably won't be able to give you an answer."

Now Voldemort is controlling Quirrell. He knows very well what level Snape is at. Although he hasn't seen him for ten years, he can guarantee that the other party has not yet figured out the problem of magic storage.

It always pops up inexplicably every time. If it has no purpose, Ariana would never believe it. But when she heard the other party mention magic storage, she was a little tempted.

"We're going to see Professor Snape about other matters, but there's no rush. Let's first go and hear Professor Quirrell's opinion on the location of magic storage."

Anyway, I have Draco with me. If the other party really commits a scam, there will be witnesses and I can't blame it.

Voldemort wanted to talk to Ariana about the Philosopher's Stone, or wanted to control this perverted little wizard for his own use, so he would never let her bring Draco with her.

It's not that he is concerned about the Malfoy family, but the two little wizards are very difficult to control, especially Quirrell who is now very weak.

"Mr. Malfoy's magical attainments should not involve such profound issues as the storage location of magic power. He won't understand if he goes, and it will be boring for him to stay there." Voldemort refused tactfully.

Hearing the other party's refusal to let Draco follow, Ariana became more convinced that this was a scam.

The thing he thought about most was money, and he had never heard of insurance in the magical world. The other party's purpose was very obvious.

Ariana solemnly stated: "He is my boyfriend and he has to be with me."

Voldemort was choked. He never expected that the kid who could force Dumbledore to back down was actually a love-brained person.

He glanced at Draco's platinum hair and thought it might be a good idea to let the brat go for the time being.

"Since you don't want to know, forget it." Then he left.

Ariana looked at Professor Quirrell's unsteady steps and frowned as she asked, "You're so sick, why don't you go to the hospital? Is the professor's salary very low?"

Draco knew the answer to this question: "The average professor earns 120 Galleons, and the Dean gets other allowances. I heard that from my father."

"No way, where did Professor Snape get those precious magical herbs? You know, dragon blood and dragon liver seem to cost hundreds of Galleons." Ariana looked confused.

Draco explained to her, "He's the most famous Potions Master in recent years. Many people, especially those in the Slytherin circle, want to ask him to make potions. Those people are very wealthy and can let Professor Snape name any price he wants."

Ariana nodded in understanding and said, "It seems that magic represents power, and with power comes money."

Draco shook his head and denied it: "Not really. Those officials in the Ministry of Magic have power, but they don't have money."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this distorted way of operating the world. We should be more careful next time. I suspect Professor Quirrell has no money to treat the illness, and he probably wants to blackmail me. After all, he didn't ask you to go to the office. He must think that the Malfoy family is not easy to blackmail." She felt that this possibility was very high.

Draco was quite angry when he thought about being rejected just now, but now he looked like he was in danger after hearing Ariana's analysis.

"Let's go talk to Professor Snape about this. What if he blackmails you in public? We can't always be on guard, right?" He didn't want Ariana to be blackmailed when she wasn't paying attention.

Ariana thought so too. If something like this really happened, reporting it in advance would provide an extra witness.

"What, Quirrell wants to blackmail you for money?" Snape looked at the little thorn in front of him strangely.

Seeing Snape's attitude, Ariana immediately realized that she must have misunderstood.

So I quickly thought about connecting the strange things that had happened recently, and tried to analyze what variables I had missed.

Chapter 108: Quirrell is definitely related to the mysterious person

There aren't many things that she can't figure out recently, and by connecting a few of them together, Ariana came up with a guess.

"Dumbledore has asked me to wait until next year several times. He must have something very important to do. Professor Quirrell is always spying on me. I don't know what his purpose is. Besides, he is too enthusiastic about Potter." Ariana said to Snape.

Snape had already seen how smart this little troll was. When he heard that the little devil had almost guessed the mysterious man, he immediately interrupted her to continue thinking.

"If you're here to show off your brains to me, you can leave now." He looked away.

Ariana came in and hadn't scheduled a duel yet, so she thought Quirrell's matter was just a report, so she mentioned it first. She didn't expect to discover such a big thing by accident.

Ariana didn't continue, but just said: "Actually, I want to ask the professor to duel tomorrow night. It's in the Forbidden Forest, the place we went last time. How about it?"

Quirrell is definitely related to the mysterious man, but he is just spying on her now, and she has nothing to do with the mysterious man. The matter is not urgent, and she is still concerned about the duel.

Snape was actually quite happy when he heard that Ariana came to challenge him to a duel.

Since being sent to Hogwarts by Voldemort, he has never had the opportunity to fight, except for the last conflict with Ariana in the classroom, but that was not a serious duel.

Having studied magic to such an extent as Snape, he certainly knows the importance of improving strength through combat.

But the boss is a kind-hearted man who advocates peace. He is not willing to duel with people outside. Other colleagues are also intimidated by the boss's program and put on a peaceful face all day long.

It's really infuriating. Dumbledore had enough of duels when he was young, but these rising wizards hadn't had that. He was really fed up with the atmosphere of this team.

If Ariana knew what the other person was thinking, she would definitely comment: He used to be in a team that would fight at the slightest provocation, but now he’s in a place where he can’t fight, he must be feeling very frustrated.

"Okay, come to my office after dinner." Snape said expressionlessly.

Most of his time was allocated to teaching tasks. He didn't have much free time to begin with, and now he had to study potions and spells, which only made him even busier.

Ariana finished her talk and didn't want to see his dark face, so she took the pendant and left immediately.

Draco cared about Ariana very much and took every word she said to heart. As soon as the office door closed, he couldn't help but ask what had happened just now.

"You should have guessed Professor Quirrell's intention. Why didn't you discuss it with Professor Snape?" If it's not blackmail, it definitely doesn't have good intentions.

He should have just talked to the principal once if his stuttering was so severe. He also kept peeping at them. He really doesn't seem like a good person.

Ariana shook her head and said, "Because my guess is not suitable to be discussed with Snape."

Dumbledore told the public that Snape was an undercover agent among the Death Eaters. Ariana learned about this incident when she was reading Dumbledore's information.

This wizarding world is really bullshit. When Snape was arrested, Dumbledore went to court and said he could bail for Snape.

No evidence was provided, yet the court actually acquitted Snape. What's even more ridiculous is what happened with Hagrid.

Although there was no direct evidence that Hagrid's acromantula killed anyone, he was the only suspect. In the end, it was Dumbledore who vouched for him, and he was acquitted.

This is not to say that it cannot be released. After all, there is no evidence that the giant spider kills people.

But Hagrid ignored the Ministry of Magic's request and released the Acromantula without authorization. It is a fact that he obstructed law enforcement, but in the end he was not held responsible.

"Why? Professor Snape is our dean. Isn't it normal to ask him for help if we have any problems?" Dracomo looked at her puzzled.

Ariana was also afraid that Quirrell would jump out from behind again, so she said to Draco, "Let's go to the Room of Requirement and talk."

Draco naturally would not refuse and asked Ariana to cast an Disillusionment Charm on him, which was a necessary condition for them to go to the Room of Requirement.

After entering the door, Draco asked again, "What's so serious? Why do you have to come here?"

Ariana's face showed a hint of seriousness as she explained, "Didn't I tell you before that Dumbledore was waving the banner of the savior so vigorously because the You-Know-Who wasn't dead yet? No one knew Potter lived in the Muggle world before. This year, he turns eleven and starts school. Everyone knows he will definitely appear at Hogwarts."

"And then?" Draco didn't know what this had to do with Quirrell.

Ariana guided him to think and continued, "Although after more than a month of getting along, we are sure that Potter is no different from ordinary little wizards, the wizarding world particularly believes in prophecies, and this must include You-Know-Who, otherwise he would not have killed Potter when he was one year old."

Then he disappeared inexplicably for ten years.

Draco was talking about Quirrell before and the mysterious man now. He connected the two and was shocked.