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

The two have already studied the monkey's brain. After all, this species is relatively intelligent and should have the smallest gap with humans.

Before the experiment ended, Snape's deep eyes swept over Ariana and said coldly, "You want to duel with someone just to experience various dueling styles. I've talked to Professor Flitwick, and he's willing to duel with you."

This kid must be in urgent need of improving his strength, as he organized a duel competition, but she can't participate.

There was no other suitable place. If she didn't solve this problem, she would definitely go to Quirrell again.

Ariana raised her eyebrows, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and asked: "Really? When?"

She just wanted to study a few more fighting styles and didn't care who her opponent was. Professor Flitwick was the Head of Ravenclaw and was said to be a dueling champion, so his fighting ability should be very high.

Snape's tone remained cold as he said, "You should consult Professor Flitwick now. Don't go to Quirrell. Just like before, if he approaches you, have him come to me."

The mysterious man must be near Hogwarts, or even inside Hogwarts. Maybe he was the one who followed the little kid last time.

As to why the mysterious man did not contact him, Snape thought of many possibilities, but he could not think of the reason. Could it be that the other party suspected that he had defected to Dumbledore?

In fact, Snape did not really surrender to Dumbledore. He just made a deal with him to save Lily's life.

Snape was indeed grateful that the other party came forward to guarantee that he would not be sent to Azkaban.

But just like he said about Ariana, as a Slytherin, any favor comes with a price.

The reason why Snape is willing to obey Dumbledore's orders now is just to save Harry's life. After all, Dumbledore is the only one in the world who can deal with the Dark Lord.

Ariana, who values ​​her life, certainly doesn't want to take risks if she has a choice.

She nodded in agreement and said to Snape, "Thank you, Professor. How good is Professor Flitwick in combat? What kind of magic is he good at?"

During class, Professor Flitwick only demonstrated spells, and most of them were about daily life. Ariana could not see his fighting ability.

Snape snorted coldly and said unhappily, "You can't have the opportunity to strike first in a duel with every adult wizard, nor can you understand every opponent."

This kid wanted to get familiar with more people's fighting styles. If I told her, maybe she wouldn't want to duel with Professor Flitwick. Without a research subject, she might think about Quirrell again.

Ariana said with a nonchalant smile, "Well, this unknown duel is not bad."

Since Professor Flitwick was willing to duel with the little wizard, this person must be a combative person. Ariana was now looking forward to it.

If it wasn't so late, she would have wanted to go to Professor Flitwick immediately to discuss the time.

After talking about Ariana's duel, Snape turned his gaze to Draco and told him, "Draco, your father will come to Hogwarts to watch the next duel. I hope you won't be defeated by the youngest son of the Weasley family."

Don’t think that the wizarding world is so relaxed that they won’t push their children to have children. In some aspects, they are even more exaggerated than the Muggle world.

Otherwise, the Weasley family, who are so poor, would not have bought Ron a new wand.

Lucius was also very nervous about his son's duel. He had been able to remain calm before, but when he heard that his son was going to duel with the youngest son of the Weasley family, he could no longer sit still.

As a school director, he could find many reasons to come to Hogwarts, unlike other parents who could only wait for letters from their children.

With Ariana's help, Draco straightened his chest and said confidently, "No, Ariana is already helping me improve the flying spell, which can increase the speed of movement. Even if my spell can't hit him, I can still put my sword on his neck."

This was the secret to victory that Ariana had thought of for him. Draco believed it without a doubt and became much more confident. He was no longer as panicked as he had been in the past few days.

Snape frowned, his gaze returned to Ariana, and he said to her speechlessly, "It seems that magic experiments and the dark magic books in the Room of Requirement can't occupy all your time."

This little brat really has a lot to do. She has classes every day, and Quidditch after class on Mondays and Wednesdays. Even if she is just going to take a test, she has to stay there and wait for Draco.

Not to mention her weekends, which were also packed with other things. No matter how you think about it, her remaining time should be used to read books on dark magic.

Even in this situation, she still found time to help Draco improve his dueling spells. It seems that the power of love is really great.

But are these two little ghosts really in love?

They usually just play and fight, and stick together wherever they go. I've never seen them holding hands or hugging, let alone the kiss that Ariana had promised before.

Maybe this is how all kids of this age fall in love?

Ariana had no idea about their love, and was questioned by Snape again, with a faint smile on her face.

"There really isn't enough time. Quidditch training takes too long. I hope that next year a young wizard with greater talent than me will enter Slytherin, and then I can step down with honor." She said easily.

Draco was not happy with this and said hurriedly, "But didn't we agree to compete together?"

The two of them, a seeker and a chaser, would dominate the field. It would be best if they could join an international Quidditch team together and perform on the international stage.

Ariana looked at Draco speechlessly and said, "Who said that he would fully support me as long as I want to do it? I want to quit the Quidditch team in the future. I wonder if he supports it?"

Draco was helpless about Ariana's dislike of Quidditch. He sighed and compromised, "Okay, if you quit, then I'll quit too. I like the position of Seeker anyway."

He had tried his best. If Ariana still didn't like Quidditch, then that was up to her. They were happy doing whatever they did anyway.

Chapter 178 The two little ghosts are pretending to be in love

Ariana smiled at Draco and said, "If I quit, you can become the Seeker."

Draco looked at Ariana, shook his head solemnly and said, "Compared to Quidditch, I still prefer being with you."

Didn't they agree to go everywhere together? How could Ariana forget?

Just now he suspected that these two kids were pretending to be in love, but now Snape has no doubt at all and is sure that this is how kids of this age talk.

Snape didn't want to eat even the childish dog food, and his face turned gloomy.

With a sudden flick of his sleeves, he said sternly, "If you're going to gossip like that, get out."

The two of them shut up immediately because the experiment was still one step away from completion.

Draco complained inwardly that it was he who spoke to him first, but now he was blaming us.

Ariana was an impetuous person. After lunch the next day, she went to Professor Flitwick's office.

Professor Flitwick's office was filled with a faint smell of magic ink. The bookshelves were filled with various magic books, and some paintings of magic duels hung on the walls.

Snape had already greeted them, so Professor Flitwick certainly knew why Ariana came. He sat on a high chair and looked at Ariana with a smile.

"You're here to ask about the duel, aren't you?" asked Professor Flitwick.

Ariana nodded slightly and asked politely, "When do you think we can meet? Let's also confirm the location."

Professor Flitwick thought for a moment and said, "How about going to your dueling classroom?"

He didn't know that Snape and Ariana had dueled, and Snape wouldn't tell it, otherwise he would have to save face when asked who won or lost.

I had already been complained to by Ariana twice, which made me lose face among my colleagues.

Ariana frowned and said kindly, "The dueling classroom is bustling with people, and if a professor duels with a first-year student, it wouldn't be a good idea to start talking about it, right?"

The main thing is that Professor Flitwick lost, which may affect his prestige. How will he teach the young wizards then?

It's easy to be looked down upon because of your height.

Although it may be impolite to say so, lovely Lianna's first impression of Professor Flitwick was that he was able to become the Charms Professor only because he was good at Charms, and she did not think that his fighting ability was very high.

Later, after hearing Draco's explanation that he was once a duel champion, she put away her contempt, but the first impression was still difficult to change.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have thought of challenging him to a duel before.

Professor Flitwick nodded in agreement. "Yes, if we want to avoid people, then the Forbidden Forest is the only place suitable. No young wizard would go there."

Then, thinking of the Weasley twins who loved to go there for treasure hunting and adventure, Professor Flitwick added, "The Weasley twins go there occasionally. I'll have someone confirm their whereabouts before we go."

The twins often get into trouble and are punished. They can choose to go to the Forbidden Forest when they are punished.

Ariana suddenly thought of something. These two people had the Marauder's Map, but the Forbidden Forest was beyond the scope of the map, so it didn't seem to have any impact.

Ariana didn't have any ideas about this map. She couldn't just snatch away everything that was good, right?

Anyway, there is nothing that cannot be known where she goes. Even if there is, she will ask Snape to go with her so that there will be a witness.

Ariana smiled and said, "The time will be between after dinner and before curfew. As for the chosen day, I will wait for the professor's notification."

The professors knew which students were punished, and Ariana couldn't help with that.

Professor Flitwick now realized why Ariana did not choose the dueling classroom, and a hint of appreciation appeared in his eyes.

"It seems that you are very confident about this duel, otherwise you would not refuse to duel in the classroom because you are afraid that if you win against me, it will have a bad impact on me." He said in a firm tone.

Ariana did not deny it, her eyes revealing confidence as she said, "Even against Dumbledore, I am very confident."

The implication is that no matter who it is, even if she can't beat her, she is confident.

Professor Flitwick understood what Ariana meant and said with emotion, "Belief is magic. Those who are confident and strong in their hearts will also have strong and tenacious magic."

Ariana's thoughts moved when she heard this. She glanced at Draco beside her and asked curiously, "Professor also studies the properties of magic?"

Why didn't she think of asking, this person is the Professor of Charms, maybe he also has research in this area.

Professor Flitwick leaned back in his chair and said with a smile, "Most professors who are willing to stay at Hogwarts to teach are obsessed with magical research, including me, of course."

Academics also require an atmosphere. In the entire magical world, only schools have a research atmosphere, even though most of their time is occupied by teaching tasks.

Ariana hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Then, Professor, do you know how to change a person's magical attributes?"

She didn't want to ask, for fear of touching upon Draco's sorrow.

Professor Flitwick narrowed his eyes slightly, glanced at Draco, and asked Ariana, "Are you asking this for Mr. Malfoy?"

Ariana smiled helplessly and said, "It seems that all the professors can see that his magic attributes are not suitable for combat. Why didn't anyone warn him?"

In this light, her hesitation just now seemed a bit unnecessary.

Professor Flitwick sighed and said slowly, "The Malfoy family has been wealthy for generations, and Mr. Malfoy's parents love him dearly. So what does it matter if he has a weak magical attribute?"

Like Quirrell, Professor Flitwick also gave Draco a look of pity.

Ariana frowned and asked, "As a wizard professor, if you were to put yourself in Draco's shoes, would you rather be the heir to a wealthy family, constantly worried about a powerful wizard trying to coerce you? Or would you rather have strong magical powers and the potential to become a powerful wizard yourself?"

Draco was very sensitive after his last conversation with Quirrell. It seemed that today's conversation was another blow to him.

Professor Flitwick was slightly stunned, then without looking at Draco, he shook his head helplessly.

"I finally understand why Dumbledore handled your problem so badly. You can see everything clearly, but you are still an 11-year-old wizard, and people haven't changed their mindsets yet."

This is a complete physical and psychological imbalance. Ariana already has the qualifications of a strong person, but everyone still does not treat her as a strong person because she is just a child.

Ariana returned to the topic and asked again, "Professor, do you have a method to change the properties of magic?"

Chapter 179 Professor Flitwick Moves Quickly

After all, they had been doing research for longer, and she wanted to see if Professor Flitwick's views were different from Quirrell's.

Professor Flitwick said, "Why not let Mr. Malfoy ask himself?"

Draco looked at Ariana's encouraging eyes and without hesitation, he walked down the stairs and asked, "Professor, do you have any method to increase the impact of my magic?"

He was a little confused. What was the difference between asking himself and asking Ariana?

Professor Flitwick looked at Draco and smiled, "That's the way."

Before Draco could ask further questions, Ariana already understood what he meant. In fact, Professor Flitwick's idea was similar to Quirrell's, which was to change his personality.

The difference is that Professor Flitwick's method is to influence things silently, while Quirrell advocates that one's temperament will change drastically after falling into a desperate situation.

"I understand. What the professor means is that the formation of magical attributes is not a matter of one day or one night, and changing them naturally won't happen overnight. If Draco wants to change his magical attributes, he must change his mentality, and it must be proactive." Ariana nodded.

Professor Flitwick confirmed, "This is just an idea I have. Changing magical properties is extremely difficult. So far, there has been no real case of it being realized. Perhaps there is, but we just don't know about it."

The magical world is still too closed, and there is no forum to share various achievements.

After confirming the duel and discussing the properties of magic, Ariana and Draco said goodbye to Professor Flitwick.

After leaving the office, Ariana looked at Draco's expression and asked in confusion, "You've already accepted the reality that magic is difficult to change. Now that you have a direction, why are you still not happy?"

She knew that Draco was devastated, and she said this just to divert his attention and prevent him from indulging in self-pity.

Draco lowered his head and said in a low voice: "I don't want to change my magical attributes."

Ariana looked at him in surprise and asked in confusion, "Why?"

Didn't he always want to become stronger?

Draco raised his head, looked at Ariana, and said seriously: "I think it's good now. I'm happy to be with you every day, and I'm happy to talk to you. I'm also happy to see you fighting with others. Didn't you say that happiness is all that matters?"

He didn't say much in the office just now, but he was actually thinking about this matter. Ariana had already helped her a lot, and he didn't want to keep holding his good friend back.

Just stay with her like this. It doesn’t matter if I’m not a strong person. I just hope they can always be friends.

Ariana still didn't understand, so she asked, "Is there any conflict between being happy and changing the properties of magic?"

Draco hesitated for a moment and said, "You have such a strong personality. If I take the initiative in everything, without even saying whether I can do it or not, will you be happy? How can I be happy?"

Ariana couldn't be the little girl hiding behind others, the problem was, he wasn't strong enough to stand in front of her.