Chapter 34 There is a price to pay for being in the limelight

Aaron held the Golden Snitch on the court and enjoyed the joy of victory with the rest of the academy team.

Harry lowered his head guiltily, not daring to look at Wood who had high hopes for him.

"Sorry, if I could have tried harder..."

"There is no need to apologize, you have done your best.

At least this time we were convinced. "Wood comforted him. Although he was very sorry, as a qualified captain, he knew how to reduce the pressure on his players.

"That's right." The Weasley twins were also quite surprised, "This competition is very abnormal."

The other twin brother emphasized: "It's particularly abnormal. Slytherin didn't do anything illegal. It can be regarded as a good performance."

"I know this. It seems to be a condition for Aaron to join the academy team. He will not allow Slytherin to do anything illegal during the game." Harry raised his hand and said, this was the only valuable information he obtained.

Wood raised his eyebrows, "It seems that he really loves Quidditch, and it's amazing that he can suppress six unruly players.

But that's right, Slytherin respects the strong. If Aaron's abilities were mediocre, Marcus would never agree to this condition. "

"It's more than that." Angelina said, "I don't know if you have discovered it, but I have discovered it anyway."

"What did you find?" Harry asked.

"Aaron's finger." Angelina pointed to Aaron not far away, "His finger is still bleeding."

Several team members looked over at the same time and found that Aaron's right hand behind his back was dripping with blood, and they gasped in unison.

Wood sighed and forced a smile, "Harry, to be honest, it's really not shameful to lose to him.

At least I haven't seen any eleven-year-old player do that, it must have hurt. "

Harry nodded silently. The big guy didn't blame him, and he felt a little better.

...

After everyone left the field, Draco reluctantly returned the cat in his arms to Aaron, "Aaron, you were so handsome just now. This is the most beautiful win that our Slytherin has ever won. It's overwhelming." A full one hundred and sixty points for Gryffindor."

"Yeah! But I'll never play like this again."

"What? Why?"

"Because there is a price to pay for being in the limelight." Aaron smiled bitterly and opened his right hand, which was already stained with blood.

"Are you hurt?" Draco's eyes widened.

Abe showed the pet's concern for its owner. He bit off a piece of the scarf around his neck and wrapped it around Aaron's finger as best he could.

Then he took out a candy from his pocket and handed it to Aaron's mouth with his soft and waxy paws.

This wave of operations shocked Draco. As the heir of the Malfoy family, he had never seen any kind of pets, but those who are as sensible, loyal and highly intelligent as Abe are probably only those rare ones. Magical creatures.

"Sometimes I really doubt it's not a cat." Draco said in astonishment, then looked at Aaron's wounds, "It's better to go to the infirmary first!"

"It doesn't matter, it's just a scratch." Aaron rubbed Abe's faucet, "Although it bled a little, no bones were injured, just bandage it and it'll be fine.

Coupled with the magic potion I brought, I can be as good as before after just two days of rest. "

On the other side, Harry, Ron, Hermione and Hagrid were walking together.

Hermione told Harry and Hagrid about Snape's curse on the pitch, while Ron testified.

"That's nonsense. Why did Snape curse Harry's broom?" Hagrid said he didn't believe it. Would a professor harm his students on the playing field?

Obviously, no.

“Who knows, but my broom is definitely out of control.

Aaron also said that someone is harming me, and now it seems that that person is probably Snape.

He has been very hostile to me since the first day of school. He must have some ulterior secret. "

"Haha!" Hagrid laughed loudly, "Harry, everyone has their own secrets, and so do I. I also have a lot of pets in school."

"Pet?" Ron paused, "I suddenly remembered the three-headed dog the three of us saw in the room on the right corridor on the fourth floor of the school."

"Have you met Maomao?"

"It still has a name." Hermione was a little surprised, "Did you really raise that monster?"

"Of course, I bought it from an Irishman in a pub last year, and later lent it to Dumbledore to guard..."

"Guarding what?" Harry asked immediately.

"I can't say." Hagrid's voice suddenly dropped, and then he looked at the three of them with wide eyes and said sternly: "Stop asking, don't ask any more questions, this is top secret.

In short, this matter has nothing to do with you, and it is very dangerous.

The things that the dog guards are limited to Professor Dumbledore and Nico Flamel. "

"Nicholas Flamel?" The corners of Harry's mouth raised slightly, as if he had discovered some new world.

Hagrid opened his mouth and walked towards his hut with some shame. He kept mumbling: "I shouldn't have said it, I really shouldn't have let it slip, I really shouldn't have let it slip... "

"I have a hunch." Harry turned around and looked at Hermione and Ron, "Snape's purpose may be related to what Momo is guarding."

"Harry, Snape did cast a spell on your broom, but this only proves that he wanted to harm you, and it may have nothing to do with what Momo is guarding." Hermione said, "This is too far-fetched."

"No, it's related." Harry suddenly thought of something, "The things that Momo was guarding were taken out from Gringotts by Hagrid and I. Snape is a professor at the school, so he must know about it.

Maybe he thought I knew what was in that bag, so he was hostile to me and harmed me on the playing field.

I can't think of any other reason besides this. After all, Snape and I have no enmity, and he has no other reason to harm me. "

Ron and Hermione looked at each other. They had to say that Harry's speculation was reasonable, and they reluctantly believed it.

"Do any of you know this Nico Flamel?"

"I don't know," Hermione said, "but we can check it out in the library sometime."

...

The next day, the stadium was also bustling with people.

Aaron quit the Academy team after the first game, and Terrence returned to the role of Seeker.

But even so, Slytherin's strength cannot be underestimated.

Because Aaron defeated Harry Potter, Snape was in a particularly good mood and allowed him to sit on the teacher's stand and watch the game.

After all, it was the dean's kindness, and he couldn't refuse it. It was very necessary to have a good relationship with the dean and potion master at Hogwarts.

"You look a little unhappy!" Snape asked calmly.

"What do you think, Professor?" Aaron hugged Abe and yawned, "Not everyone likes to watch games, especially during nap time."

"Mr. Gaius, you may have some problems with your thinking.

You don’t have to watch some games, but this game is between Slytherin and Ravenclaw. As a member of Slytherin and the star who defeated Harry Potter yesterday, it’s really unreasonable not to come and cheer. . "

"Don't tell me that I will lose if I don't come to Slytherin. I still miss the bed in the dormitory more.

Besides, I promised you and I did it. We don't owe each other anything now. I'm already giving you a lot of face by giving up my precious nap time to come and watch a game with you. Aaron said, and then met Snape's cold sideways glance.

Gulu!

Aaron's Adam's apple moved, and then he stared back.

No matter what, he couldn't lose his momentum, and he knew very well that Snape would never deduct points from Slytherin just because he was unhappy with him.

Gradually, their eyes became a little sour. It was not until Mrs. Hooch blew her whistle and announced that Slytherin had won that they blinked and then turned their heads away in unison.

When leaving, Hermione ran over and stopped Aaron.

"Miss Granger, don't tell me that I still came to Professor Flitwick today to ask for advice on spells." Snape looked at Hermione indifferently. He felt that something was wrong yesterday. Flitwick was obviously a fabricator. The current performance, with his poor and stiff acting skills, could not deceive a person who has been acting for more than ten years.

However, he didn't have time to study it carefully when it related to Harry Potter's safety, but this time it was Hermione Granger who came to the door herself. If he didn't find a reason to deduct a few points from Gryffindor, then this Si It would be a waste to be the dean of Leitlin.

"Ahem! Miss Granger, because..."

"Hermione, you came on time." Aaron said suddenly, catching Snape off guard and swallowing back half of what he said.

He looked at his student blankly, hoping that he could give him an explanation.

"Um...Professor, Hermione and I have something to talk about, so I asked her to come over.

You've always had a lot of things, so you shouldn't blame me! "

The corner of Snape's mouth twitched involuntarily, and he showed his demeanor as the dean, gritting his teeth and said: "No."

After saying these two words, Snape walked towards the bottom of the platform. When passing Hermione, he paused and lowered his voice: "Miss Granger, I won't say I hope there is no next time, because Granger There are too many people in Fendo who refuse to change despite repeated admonitions.

What I'm saying is, you'd better hope someone covers you next time. "