Hogwarts: I am Harry's eldest cousin

“It’s the biting kale.”

"Biting kale? What?"

Malfoy was still confused. Herbology was really not his forte. His learning progress was not much higher than that of his classmates. He had not even learned how to bite cabbage.

The biting cabbage, whose full name is Chinese biting cabbage, is simply the magic cabbage.

However, this cabbage is not the kind of cabbage in the ordinary world that you peel layer by layer and taste a little astringent but is harmless to humans and animals.

This thing can bite people. It has a big mouth full of sharp teeth at the heart of the vegetable. It is extremely aggressive. The most important point is that it is a plant that can move freely.

If there are enough of them, even a fire dragon will be bitten to death.

Directly in front of Malfoy was a field of biting cabbage.

After listening to Neville's explanation, Malfoy shuddered unconsciously and quietly moved a few steps to the side, trying to keep himself as far away from the vegetable patch as possible. His steps also became much softer, for fear of waking up the cabbages.

Apart from anything else, this cabbage field alone can raise the defense of the entire castle to a higher level.

Definitely top defense.

"These cabbages have a slow growth cycle and high requirements, making them difficult to grow. Brother D put a lot of thought into it," Harry introduced.

The volume of his voice made Malfoy nervous: "Shh Potter, keep your voice down."

The key word is to emphasize the word "cowardly".

Harry shook his head helplessly: "Don't worry, without Brother D's instructions, you will be fine as long as you don't go there by mistake. These cabbages will not come out easily."

Neville withdrew his reluctant gaze and followed the other two.

As a top student in herbology, he naturally knew the charm of biting kale.

Soon they were crossing the garden and reaching the gate of the castle.

"How do we get in?" Malfoy asked, looking at the bare door.

This door had been modified by Dudley. Not only did it have no door handle, it didn't even have a keyhole. Even if you wanted to use the 'Alho-Kuai' skill, which was known as the friend of thieves, there was nowhere to perform it.

Harry gave him a bumpkin look that made Malfoy uncomfortable.

Then Harry walked right in front of the door.

'Face recognition, passed.'

A slightly mechanical voice sounded in the ears of several people.

The door slowly opened.

"What kind of magic is this?"

Malfoy couldn't care less about being a country bumpkin anymore, he just thought it was miraculous.

Harry thought for a moment and answered, "Similar to the bronze eagle-shaped door knocker of Ravenclaw, which can identify us autonomously."

"Cool!" Malfoy exclaimed.

Then the three of them entered the gate of the castle.

Chapter 179 Neville: I think so too

The moment they entered the castle, Malfoy and Neville, two children who grew up in the magical world, turned into country bumpkins again.

This is a decoration that is completely different from the mainstream aesthetic of the wizarding world, combining fantasy and science fiction.

Led by Harry, they came to the restaurant where Dudley and Hermione had been waiting for a long time.

"Neville, Draco, welcome to our home."

The words "our family" not only brought a brilliant smile to Harry's little face, but also made Hermione, who was sitting next to Dudley, blush and turn her head away shyly.

"Serve the food." Dudley sat upright and snapped his fingers lightly.

In an instant, the lights came on. The sun had already set and night was gradually approaching, but the room was as bright as day.

Cornish elves transformed into servants, wearing suits and ties, flew in from the door carrying plates and placed them on the spacious dining table.

The delicious aroma of the food made everyone's mouths water.

Malfoy picked up a piece with a fork and put it in his mouth. It melted in his mouth, and the wonderful taste bloomed on his taste buds.

It tastes much better than the food at home.

Malfoy exclaimed when he learned that these dishes were made by Dudley himself.

"Brother D, can you cook?!"

When at Hogwarts, Dudley did not show his cooking skills in front of them, so Malfoy and Neville did not know that he could cook.

"Of course." Harry said proudly, "Brother D's cooking skills are the best."

If you don’t know, you might think he was praising him.

"You're welcome, just eat as much as you want. I made a lot."

Dudley said as he looked at a plate of crispy roast pork elbow. He was about to start eating.

Do you think Dudley would use a knife and fork to slowly cut off a piece and taste it bit by bit?

No kidding, this is Dudley.

He just picked up the pork elbow and put it into his mouth and started chewing it at a very fast speed.

Meat is best eaten in large chunks.

Malfoy had only just started to eat his second forkful when Dudley had finished his meal, his eyes turning to another plate of delicious food.

Perhaps because they had been with Dudley for too long, Hermione and Harry ate very quickly and the food on the table was decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye. At first Malfoy tried to be reserved, but as he watched the delicious food dwindle little by little, he no longer cared and joined the rush to grab food.

Not to mention Neville, who was bigger than Malfoy and Harry, and was already starving.

In a short while, the whole table of delicious food was devoured by several people in a flash.

With a wave of his hand, a group of vixen flew over very tactfully, picked up the plates and flew towards the kitchen.

Dudley wiped his mouth gently with a napkin, looked at the others and said, "There's still some time before school starts. What do you want to do?"

Visiting the castle, even if you visit it one place at a time, would only take a few days at most, and there are still two full months before school starts.

Before they came out, they had told their families that they would not go home for the next two months.

Originally Malfoy thought that his father would not let him out, but he didn't expect that his father actually agreed, and before leaving he asked Malfoy to learn well from Dudley.

Although Lucius is arrogant, he is not stupid and has some vision in judging the situation.

Hermione was the first to express her thoughts: "I think we should use the remaining time of the holiday to strengthen our studies. In the fifth year, we will take the OWLs (Ordinary Wizarding Level Test), and we don't have much time left."

"We will be in our third year when we report to Hogwarts this year."

“There are only a little over four years left until graduation.”

This word is used very well. If you don’t know, you would think there is only one month left before graduation.

However, Dudley really appreciated Hermione's sense of crisis that she had prepared in advance.

The only difference is that their starting points are different. Hermione is thinking about graduation, while Dudley is thinking about another aspect.

Senior Tom has suffered heavy losses at my hands repeatedly. Two of his Horcruxes have been destroyed, and his main soul has also been eliminated. He absolutely cannot sit there and wait to die.

The older Harry gets, the greater the threat he becomes.

He believed in the prophecy, he believed in it too much. According to the prophecy, Harry would be the one who defeated him, and this was his obsession.

For wizards like him and Dumbledore to go further, they must eliminate their obsessions by themselves.

And he died at Harry's hands, at least that's what it seemed to outsiders.

Therefore, as long as he gathers enough strength, he will definitely make a comeback, summon his subordinates, and do everything possible to kill Harry with his own hands in front of everyone.

As far as students are concerned, the members of the disciplinary group are already very strong, but when facing adult wizards, especially extremely vicious adult wizards, Harry and the others are still far from it.

Don't ever expect the Ministry of Magic to do anything, they are really unreliable.

Dudley, who had dealt with the Ministry of Magic, knew this very well.

'They are submissive in front of Death Eaters, but attack ordinary wizards with strong blows.' This is the true portrayal of the Ministry of Magic now.

"I agree." Unexpectedly, Malfoy was the first to agree with Hermione's proposal.

Although he doesn't always look for opportunities to be lazy like Ron, he is definitely not diligent.

Others didn't know that Malfoy had already set becoming the 'Head of the Malfoy Family' as his first goal as soon as possible.

Of course, if he wants to become the new head of the family, he must oust the previous head of the family.

What a filial son.

"I think so."

After hearing Hermione's suggestion and seeing Malfoy's attitude, Neville nodded in agreement and expressed his own opinion.

"I think we should increase training in Defense Against the Dark Arts." Harry also spoke up to express his opinion.

Harry was very dissatisfied with himself for not being able to fight the basilisk with Dudley at the end of last semester, and strongly requested to increase the Defense Against the Dark Arts training.

The basis of the Defense Against the Dark Arts course is practical combat.

"I think so," Neville agreed again, nodding his head like a chick pecking at rice.

The three of them turned their eyes to Dudley at the same time.

He is the one who makes the final decision.

Dudley felt very pleased to see everyone studying so enthusiastically.

"Both theory and practice must be grasped."

Dudley slowly expressed his opinion: "In addition to the basic content in the textbooks, I think we should also learn some advanced magic."

For example, the Patronus Charm

And just in time this year there’s a group of dark creatures for all the young wizards at Hogwarts to face.

Dementors.

It is perfect as a training object.

How to defeat ten or more Dementors head-on is the basic topic for this year's Discipline Group. Whoever can meet the standard will be eligible to enter the Discipline Group.

Dudley's eyes fell on the Daily Prophet newspaper, or to be more precise, on the Weasley family.

I don’t know if the big dog in Azkaban has seen this newspaper.

Chapter 180 Mr. Lockhart Dursley, Help Me

"Dudley, is this the advanced magic you mentioned?"

Hermione looked at Dudley with suspicion. Dudley was sitting lazily on a chair, holding a book in his hand, or a novel to be precise.

A very familiar novel.

Author: Gilderoy Lockhart

"Can what Lockhart wrote be called advanced magic?" Hermione emphasized again.

It was a consensus among the disciplinary team that Lockhart was a waste.

The various useless operations in Hogwarts, being defeated instantly by Neville in a one-on-one fight, and having relationships with students, these black spots can never be washed away.

"No, although he wrote it, the content is indeed adapted from real events, but he is not the protagonist."

Dudley slowly put the book down and said seriously.

The title of the novel is: Wandering with Werewolves

At first, the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic took him away because of the moral issue of "professor having a relationship with a female student". Unexpectedly, his reaction was so violent that he was charged with assaulting an Auror. Even so, it stands to reason that with his status, he could have settled it with a few Galleons.

However, the Aurors soon discovered that things were not as simple as they thought.

After an interrogation, Lockhart broke down and confessed his crimes.