Chapter 32 Exam Week

Brian listened quietly to Malfoy's story and analyzed the situation in his mind.

"After putting out the fire in the Forbidden Forest, the stupid guy took us to see the unicorn's body." Malfoy continued, "It was really miserable, with blood all over the floor."

"Actually, I really wanted to see a unicorn." Malfoy smacked his lips and said, "I didn't expect that the first time I saw a unicorn was to see its corpse."

"What happened next?" Brian stared into his gray eyes.

"Later, the silly guy took us back to the castle and let us go back by ourselves." Malfoy said in a long and slow tone.

"Potter was still shaking on the way back. He must have been frightened."

"I never knew Hogwarts could be so dangerous!" Malfoy complained. "What if that monster gets into the castle?"

"Maybe he is a member of the castle." Brian picked up his breakfast and said casually, "He has a wand and can spell. He must be someone from the castle. You know, you can't just come into Hogwarts. . He is wearing a black robe and a hood. He should not have been living in the Forbidden Forest."

"You mean, we have been living with that vicious guy day and night?" Malfoy took a breath.

"No, Brian, we can't stay here." He grabbed Brian's sleeves and said, "Let's transfer to another school. It's better to go to Durmstrang than here. I don't want to be attacked by the killing curse at any time. !”

"Durmstrang is similar, even more dangerous, because there is no Dumbledore there. And black magic is not prohibited there, and many black magics are no better than the Death Curse." Brian looked at him One glance said.

"I understand your fear, Draco." Brian looked at him deeply and said, "Death is such a scary thing, so you must cherish the hard-won peace now."

"I'm not afraid." Malfoy raised his chin and said, "I just don't think we need to take this risk."

"No, you should face it squarely." Brian shook his head, "The wanton deprivation of life will always be one of the most serious crimes."

"So, the reason why the period of the Dark Lord is dark is that no one knows whether death will come to them in the next moment." Brian's tone became lowered, "Everyone is trembling with fear, because the Dark Lord takes life and death, so It was definitely not a good time.”

"Only by facing cruelty can we have a deeper respect for life."

Malfoy nodded thoughtfully, and then reacted: "I didn't say Dark Lord, it was the Death Curse. Brian, I almost died! I never thought that Hogwarts would have... "

Malfoy started chattering in his ear, causing Brian to scratch his hair in annoyance.

"I think you should think about the exam, Draco." Brian rubbed his temples and put the History of Magic textbook in his arms expressionlessly.

Malfoy fell down while holding his textbook.

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After the Forbidden Forest incident, everything was calm.

There is no Dumbledore investigation, and there is no too tense atmosphere.

The students are still immersed in intense review.

Although Malfoy wrote a letter telling his father about the incident, and Aurors from the Ministry of Magic came to investigate for a few days, it had little to do with Brian.

Quirrell looked for Brian once before get out of class ended, and the two of them had no other communication after that.

Brian revealed something to him: Dumbledore placed the Mirror of Erised somewhere in the castle during Christmas. Quirrell let him go thoughtfully, and never looked for him again.

Brian no longer thinks about those messy things. Dumbledore will take care of everything anyway.

Just like that, the exam began.

Brian took the quill with the anti-cheating charm and wrote the answer sheets one after another in the classroom that was as hot as a steamer.

There is also a practical exam.

Professor Flitwick of the Charms class asked them to line up and walk into the classroom one by one, and asked them to recite a spell to make a pineapple tap dance across the desk.

It's simple, for Brian it is.

Malfoy also thought these exams were a piece of cake. But Gower said that his pineapples always split in the middle, and he didn't know if many points would be deducted.

For the Transfiguration exam, Professor McGonagall asked them to turn a mouse into a snuff box. Brian put some thought into making the snuff box he conjured more beautiful, with beautiful stripes on it.

Professor McGonagall must be quite satisfied with this, as her always stern face has softened a bit.

But after finishing the exam, Daphne grabbed her hair manically and opened her eyes with thick dark circles. She said in a broken tone that the snuff box she conjured still had a few rat whiskers on it.

The Potions exam was not difficult. They prepared a potion of forgetfulness. Professor Snape always stood behind Harry and stared at him, as if waiting for him to make a mistake.

Brian saw fine beads of cold sweat covering Harry's head.

Halfway through, Crabbe's cauldron bubbled up a lot, like soda that had been shaken for a long time, attracting Snape's attention.

He gave Crabbe a scolding for getting every step of the procedure wrong and making Snape think he was deliberately working against him.

At the same time, Malfoy had to rush through his birthday during the stressful exam week.

Brian went to the kitchen to find the enthusiastic and hardworking house elves and asked them to make a big birthday cake.

After the day's exam, several friends gathered around Malfoy and sang happy birthday. There are Brian, Crabbe and Goyle, as well as Shabini, Pansy, etc. Even Daphne, who has been very irritable recently, was pulled over by Pansy.

Pansy blushed and gave Malfoy a pink old-fashioned hat, making his expression slightly distorted and thanking him stiffly.

Shabini got a group of goblins in white tutus from nowhere. They jumped around the lounge and sang loudly with a voice like a broken gong: "Oh, Draco, my most cherished friend, you Your eyes are brighter than the stars, your hair is as brilliant as gold, and your face is more charming than flowers... I wish you a happy birthday and be happy forever..."

Malfoy's pale cheeks turned as fiery red as Weasley's hair, and he shouted "Stop singing, stop it!" while the rest room was full of goblins.

The little wizards in the lounge laughed, filling the air with joy.

Brian looked at Malfoy's embarrassment, and he was also frightened.

His birthday was in February. During his birthday, Shabini got him a big firecracker package. When Brian pulled it open, more than a dozen colorful little flower essences exploded. They surrounded him for a whole hour. twirling his head in circles and singing happy birthday loudly.

Shabini is a birthday nightmare!

Malfoy was so embarrassed that he couldn't see anyone for a long time after this birthday, and he missed the time when he used to celebrate birthdays at home.

In previous years, his birthday would be celebrated all day long and there would be a grand birthday party.

In fact, Brian's previous birthdays were similar. Mrs. Foley was always generous with her splendor, and perhaps she just took this opportunity to invite her friends to another ball.

Birthdays are just a small episode in the exam week, and the tense exams are still going on.

The practical exams were not difficult for Brian, but the theoretical exams were a bit worse.

Brian had no problem with basic theoretical knowledge of magic. But in the history of magic exam, he didn't have the time to remember which wizards invented the automatic stirring crucible.

In the last History of Magic exam, Brian could only answer the knowledge points he remembered first, and he answered the rest of the paper half-guessing.

Finally, the exam passed. They then have a full week of free time until the results are announced.

After the exam, Slytherin's prefect Emma Farley brought a lot of food from the kitchen, as well as candy, butterbeer and various interesting gadgets bought by the senior students from Hogsmeade. Son, the little wizards of Slytherin were having a carnival in the common room.

At first, they celebrated politely like adults, but soon they no longer restrained themselves, and their laughter almost broke the ceiling.

I don't know who set off a few hard-drawn fireworks. They were spinning on the ceiling, causing bursts of exclamations.

A senior student was leaning against the fireplace and playing the violin to show off his skills. In front of everyone, he elegantly confessed his love to his prefect Emma, ​​causing her to run away with a blushing face.

Brian ate the sizzling honey candy and found it too sweet. Then he lowered his head to avoid a piece of cream cake thrown by someone.

Malfoy was secretly drinking butterbeer, smacking his mouth in disgust, complaining that it was a cheap drink, and kept drinking it.

Brian dipped a piece of cream with his finger, turned around and smeared it on Malfoy's face, took the drink from his hand and said, "Underage people are not allowed to drink." This caused Malfoy to throw a large piece of cream cake at him. .

Crabbe and Goyle were concentrating on eating sweets and cakes, completely ignoring the noise around them.

Daphne and her friends watched with laughter as the senior students conjured up several clusters of various flowers. They twisted the stems, opened and closed the petals, and sang the most popular songs in different pitches. There were also small flowers in them. The fairy is dancing lightly.

Here, both boys and girls are laughing and celebrating the end of the exam.

Brian allowed himself to immerse himself in the joyful atmosphere, temporarily forgetting all his worries.