Chapter 536 Stay away from Malfoy and have an ordinary dinner (1/2)

Chapter 536 Stay away from Malfoy, an ordinary dinner

The Hogwarts Express started slowly and moved forward along the tracks.

After Aaron attended the prefects' meeting, he stayed in the prefects' box. All the bad things during the summer vacation were quickly regressing like the scenery outside the window.

When everyone else in the carriage had almost left, Hermione asked tentatively: "What's going on between you and Fleur?"

"It's not because of my damn charm that has no place to be." Aaron said depressedly, "Thanks to you, I was kicked out of Gaius' house.

I spent most of this holiday living in Diagon Alley. Fleur worked in Ollivander's Wand Shop and came over to visit whenever she had something to do. This was my uncle's tacit approval, and I had to give him some respect! "

"Tell me the important point." Ron asked with interest, "What is your current relationship with her?"

"Nothing to do with you."

"Ah... why don't you just care about it?"

"Nonsense, of course not."

"She likes you, right?" Hermione bit her lip.

"Obviously." Aaron spread his hands helplessly, "I don't know what is going on during this holiday. My parents, grandpa, and uncles all seem to have agreed upon it, and they are all very concerned about my life events.

I personally am very resistant to this. After all, I am really under a lot of pressure. Falling in love is a waste of time, so I can only put it aside.

But reality taught me a good lesson. Some things really can’t be avoided even if I want to. "

"Who are you?" Ron was envious and jealous, "You don't know how beautiful she is! If I were you..."

boom!

Before he finished speaking, Ron's left foot was stepped on hard.

It hurt, but he didn't dare to make a sound, because at this moment he almost felt the same aura as his angry mother.

"Tell me! What would you do if it were you?"

"I..." Ron was about to cry, but said insincerely: "I am still a student, and learning must be my top priority."

"I thought so at the time." Aaron nodded in agreement, "So I politely rejected a beautiful girl's confession."

"She confessed her love?"

Hermione was surprised and felt a sense of frustration.

No wonder Fleur behaved so confidently in front of her. She really had nothing to say when someone took the first step in what she didn't dare to do.

"You refused?"

Ron's mouth twitched slightly, somewhat doubting Aaron's sexual orientation.

She is a great beauty. If it were anyone else, she would be so happy that she would die of joy. At least he would definitely not refuse her.

"But they are obviously more patient than I thought, and they didn't give up for more than a month." Aaron smiled mockingly, "Fortunately, Hogwarts has started school, and I won't be able to hold on any longer."

Hermione was silent for a moment, took a deep breath and took out the blue crystal bracelet. "She made this with her own hair. Let me hand it over to you."

Aaron looked at the bracelet and was stunned for a while with a wry smile on his lips, "It's really embarrassing. This must be Ollivander's idea. I wouldn't accept it if she gave it in person.

But I can’t accept it now. At least I have to keep it until the end of this school year and then return it to her. "

"Meeting true love at the age of sixteen." Ron joked, "enough for you to brag about for a lifetime."

"Are you envious?" Aaron responded and gave him a playful look, "I know this is a bit of a big blow to you who are single."

Click!

A heartbreaking voice suddenly sounded.

Ron's eyes were dull, and his face was twitching uncontrollably.

That is to say, it cannot be defeated, otherwise there will be a life-and-death duel between high and low.

Hermione rolled her eyes speechlessly, and then she suddenly thought of something, "Harry said you've been staying at home for half a month, right?"

"That's what happened." Aaron didn't deny it. "Originally, I couldn't go home, but someone came to visit me.

For the sake of the guest, my grandfather allowed me to stay at home for an extra half month. "

"What guests?" Hermione asked.

"This...can't tell you." Aaron said sheepishly.

A hibiscus is enough to make people's heads ache. If another one says it's a coincidence, no one will believe it. If word spreads about his image, he won't want it.

"Forget it." Hermione breathed out slowly, "I have to tell you something. It's best to keep some distance from Draco Malfoy."

"What?" Aaron was slightly stunned, "What happened to him?"

"There is a problem, and it's a big problem." Ron said seriously. "When we were buying textbooks in Diagon Alley, we saw him sneaking into Knockturn Alley and staying at Borgin Burke's. For a long time, that store specialized in selling all kinds of dangerous and unknown things.”

"Is that so?" Aaron pondered for a moment, "I know it well."

"This is really no joke." Hermione said anxiously, "His father is a Death Eater after all, and we also heard him severely warning Borgin Burke."

"That's not a warning, that's a threat." Ron corrected, "He threatened Borgin Burke not to let anyone else know about it, otherwise Fenrir Greyback would settle the score with him.

That is the most ferocious werewolf in the wizarding world, a truly ruthless character. "

Hearing this, Aaron couldn't help but feel a headache.

Draco had gone a bit overboard, purchasing dangerous dark magic items and not ruling out working with Death Eaters.

"I know, but he will definitely not do anything to me."

Ron and Hermione wanted to persuade them again, but the door of the box suddenly opened.

A junior Slytherin wizard walked in. He cautiously handed a roll of parchment tied with a purple ribbon to Aaron, "Senior, this is what the new professor asked me to give to you. "

"Professor Horace Slughorn?"

"Yes, that's him." The junior wizard nodded and then exited the box.

"What?" Hermione asked curiously.

"An invitation." Aaron opened the parchment and said.

Aaron Gaius

I would be very happy if you could have lunch with me in Box C

Yours faithfully

Professor Horace Slughorn

"Why would he invite you?" Ron asked puzzledly.

"How do I know?" Aaron frowned, "I have no connection with this professor at all, and even the name was only known to Harry the night he went to my house.

However, the professor’s face must be given, and I happened to be a little hungry too. "

Aaron picked up Abe and walked through the busy corridor to the door of Box C. After arriving, he discovered that he was not the only one invited by Slughorn.

There is Slytherin Blaise Sabine, Gryffindor Cormac McLaggen, Ravenclaw's Marcus Belby, in addition to these three, there are three acquaintances of his, Harry. Potter, Neville Longbottom, Ginny Weasley.

After meeting these people from different colleges and not having much interaction with each other except Harry and the other three, Aaron immediately regretted coming.

He thought that Horace wanted to talk to him about something. After all, he was the Potions professor personally invited by Dumbledore, the old fox, but now it seemed that this was just a dinner party.

He didn't know what the purpose was, but he was sure it didn't mean much. He might as well sleep in the box!

But before he could retreat, Slughorn enthusiastically pulled him in, "The last one has finally arrived, Aaron Gaius, I've always wanted to meet you."

"Good afternoon, everyone." Aaron said a simple hello, and then was seated by Slughorn.

Eight people sat around the dining table. The food on the table was carefully prepared and much more exquisite than the food on the train. This was the only place where Aaron felt that his visit was not in vain.

"Before lunch starts, let me introduce each other to you." Slughorn first looked at the tall black boy, "Brace Shabini, who is in the same grade as you, you must know him."

Shabini nodded slightly to Aaron, but he ignored the others at all.

"This is Cormac McLagan, whom you may have met."

The big guy with thick hair raised his hand, and Harry and Neville, both Gryffindors, responded with polite smiles, even though they were not very familiar with each other.

"This is Marcos Belby."

The thin Ravenclaw looked nervous and forced an unnatural smile.

"This charming young lady, Ginny Weasley.

When I saw her just now, she cast a wonderful bat spirit spell with impeccable technique. "

Ginny smiled sheepishly. Everyone else came with invitations, but she was the only one who was invited here in a daze.

"Harry Potter, the famous savior, Neville Longbottom, his parents are both famous Aurors, and Aaron Gaius. I really didn't expect him to come to Hogwarts to attend school. , His family is comparable to pure blood..."

"Ahem!" Aaron hurriedly interrupted Slughorn, "Professor, you don't need to introduce this. I think they all know me."

"Okay, okay." Slughorn also knew not to overdo it, so he immediately changed the subject, "Each person takes a napkin, and we can eat.

I brought this myself, the food on the train always smelled too strong of licorice wands, and for a poor old man, his digestive system couldn't stand the stuff. "

Slughorn chatted with the students casually while eating, "Tell me about it! Cormac, have you seen your uncle Belous recently?"

"Yes Professor, I'm actually supposed to go hunting with him and the Minister of Magic this holiday."

"Don't forget to say hello to both of them for me." Slughorn beamed.

"Where's your uncle, Balbi?

In case anyone hasn't heard, Marcos' uncle invented the Wolfsbane potion.

What new invention has he made recently? "

"I don't know." Balbi was minding his own meal, "He doesn't have a good relationship with my dad, maybe because my dad said that potions are rubbish.

He said the only magic potion that worked was a few sips of strong wine when he got home. "

A look of embarrassment flashed across Slughorn's face, and then he set his sights on others.

He seemed to have done some research in advance. Except for Ginny, who was invited temporarily and he didn't know much about it, he knew the family backgrounds of everyone else very well. Even Shabini's mother had been married seven times, and each of her husbands He died under mysterious circumstances and left her a huge inheritance. Neville's parents were tortured to madness by Death Eaters and were treated at St. Mungo's Hospital of Magic. He knew these secrets.

Harry Potter naturally had the most topics. Slughorn first recalled his parents, using their and Voldemort's deaths to confirm his identity as the savior, and then mentioned the rumors this summer, " News published in the Daily Prophet include prophecy balls, battles in the Department of Mysteries, etc.

A series of indiscriminate bombardments left Harry at a loss. He didn't know how to answer at all, so he could only nod silently.

"This is the price of being famous!" Aaron complained silently in his heart.

No one knew how much Harry Potter weighed better than him. Among his peers, he was indeed considered a genius, but he was far from what the newspapers said he would do in a head-on battle with Voldemort.

Slughorn seemed to have endless topics to talk about, and he could casually tell interesting anecdotes about various outstanding wizards. It was not until the train entered dusk in the afternoon that he stopped with unfinished content.

"I didn't even notice it was getting dark." Slughorn lit the lights in the carriage, "You'd better go back and change into your school uniforms.

Cormac, you can come to me when you are free to borrow the book about the giant tailed beast. Blaise, Harry, Ginny, you can come to me when you are free. You are welcome to come over at any time.

Gaius, your pet seems to be very special. If necessary, I can introduce you to a magizoologist. "

Aaron, who was the last one to walk out of the box, paused and looked at Slughorn pretending to be confused, "Professor, I don't understand what you are talking about. Abe is just an ordinary cat."

"You can't hide this from me." Slughorn said proudly, "I know many magical zoologists, and I knew it was not a cat from the first moment I saw it.

And when I was cleaning the dishes just now, I accidentally discovered that it actually ate five of my lunches. "

The corner of Aaron's mouth twitched slightly, and he stared at Abe speechlessly.

My life has been a little more relaxed recently, my vigilance has dropped a lot, and someone accidentally discovered my flaw.

He can still survive after eating one or two portions, but how can he survive after eating four or five portions?

"Can you tell me what it is?" Slughorn asked with great interest, "I promise I won't tell anyone."

Aaron hesitated for a few seconds and gave Abe a wink.

After all, the other party said it so straightforwardly, and it wouldn't make sense if he didn't reveal something, as long as it wasn't too shocking.

Abe suddenly understood and spread the white wings under his clothes.

"Oh my God!" Slughorn swallowed, his eyes flashing with excitement, "No wonder you have to put a dress on it. This is truly a unique creature in the magical world. Kirin may not be as precious as it. .

If you report its situation to the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, I can guarantee that you will be able to apply for an Order of Merlin no lower than Level 2. "

"I wouldn't do that, professor. I've been guarding it since it was an egg. It has been with me for the five years since I started school. It means a lot to me and our family." "

"Uh...Okay." Slughorn said reluctantly, "But I still suggest you consider it. This is a huge honor!"

"Professor, do you think the Gaius family has that little honor?"

Slughorn: ...

"forget it."