Chapter 86 Professor, thank you for your chicken soup

"what should I do?"

Malfoy could no longer straighten his back. He sat there dejectedly, asking himself this question over and over again.

However, his knowledge was so limited that he had no idea what to do.

Suddenly, he had an idea and figured out something.

I am so stupid. The other party definitely didn't say this just to scare me.

So he raised his head and asked carefully: "Professor Swan, how about we have a conversation between a professor and a student?"

"Will you tell me what to do?"

"Hahahaha!"

Sebastian laughed heartily. He just liked the Slytherin students' cleverness and flexibility.

If I were facing a Gryffindor iron-headed lion now, he would probably point his finger at my nose and call me despicable and shameless.

Sebastian stood up and walked over to sit next to Malfoy.

"Draco, the answer to your question is actually very simple. That is to treat people equally and make more friends. As long as you have more and more friends, your business will become easier and easier."

"The British wizarding world is so small, and there is only one magic school. This means that all the classmates you meet in school are your potential customers and employees."

"Think about it, if you offend them all now, won't it bring a lot of potential enemies to the Malfoy family?"

"Draco," Sebastian changed the subject, "What do you think is the most important quality for us Slytherins?"

What quality do you value most?

Is there any doubt about this?

Malfoy blurted out: "Blood!"

Hearing this answer, Sebastian smiled and shook his head.

"If bloodline was all that mattered, then there wouldn't be any half-bloods in Slytherin house."

"Remember, the qualities we value most are shrewdness and ambition."

“Only a smart mind can prevent you from doing stupid things, such as making enemies everywhere.”

"Ambition can help you understand what you are pursuing. As long as you have the motivation to pursue your ambition, your life will not be mediocre."

"As for bloodline? Haha..."

Sebastian sneered and showed a contemptuous expression.

"If bloodline represented everything, there wouldn't be so many impoverished pure-blood families in the wizarding world."

"If bloodline means everything, you wouldn't have lost the duel with Mr. Potter so badly."

When Malfoy heard about the duel, his face immediately darkened.

He couldn't help but feel aggrieved - the professors were too partial to Potter.

It would be fine if professors from other colleges favored Potter, but even the dean of his own college favored Potter and even arranged for Potter to become an assistant teacher in the Potions class.

What made him even more angry was that Potter's superb dueling skills were actually taught by the Slytherin professor in front of him.

Malfoy was filled with resentment and confusion.

He is obviously a Slytherin student, so why does Potter receive such preferential treatment?

He raised his head and looked at Sebastian, his eyes full of grievance and confusion.

Seeing Malfoy's aggrieved look, Sebastian couldn't help but rub his head.

"Draco, you are actually quite amazing. The requirements for the Stunning Spell are quite high. It is amazing that you can use it now."

"Normally, these powerful offensive spells are somewhat difficult for second-year wizards."

"That's no use," Malfoy muttered, "I still lost to Potter without even touching the corner of his clothes."

"Don't underestimate yourself. According to my observation, the only first-year wizard who is better than you is Harry Potter."

"Professor Swan, can I still catch up with Potter, or even surpass Potter?"

"More than Potter?" Sebastian smiled.

“Our only opponent has always been ourselves.”

"Draco, remember, never think of yourself as being so dim just because you see others shining."

"Everyone has his own pace. Work hard, but don't rush. All success takes time to accumulate."

"But..." Malfoy whispered, "I still want to surpass Potter."

"If you really want to surpass Potter, then you have to be ruthless and work hard."

“Try to become a great person.”

"Say goodbye to the past and become a better self."

“Remember this: you won’t know how good you are until you try your best.”

"You were born to be a mountain, not a blade of grass!"

After drinking several bowls of chicken soup, Malfoy was so excited that his blood boiled. He wanted to find a place to practice spells right away.

Seeing Malfoy's eyes light up and his fists clenched, Sebastian knew the time had come, so he struck while the iron was hot.

"Draco, Professor Snape and I have high hopes for you."

"Looking at the entire Slytherin, your talent is one of the best."

"We all hope that you can grow up quickly and become a Slytherin flag that everyone likes."

Sebastian stood up and extended his right hand to Malfoy.

"Draco, let's work together to make Slytherin House a better place!"

Not to disappoint Sebastian, Malfoy stood up abruptly and shook his hand vigorously.

"Professor Swan, I will definitely make changes and live up to your and Professor Snape's expectations!"

Malfoy left happily, and unlike when he came, he held his head high and walked with a dash of spirit.

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After the duel with Malfoy, Ron couldn't wait to pester Harry and beg him to teach him a few moves so that he could show off his skills in the Dueling Club.

After hearing Ron's request, Hermione also asked Harry to teach her some dueling skills in advance.

So, after dinner, Harry took Ron and Hermione to an open space outside the Quidditch field and began practicing spells. They did not go to the dormitory until the sun had completely set.

However, on their way back to the dormitory, a sudden change of stairs brought them to the fourth floor corridor.

"I think," Hermione gasped as she looked at the long-abandoned corridor in front of her, "this is the corridor that Headmaster Dumbledore said would kill people."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's get out of here!" Ron's legs trembled with fear when he heard it.

Unfortunately, just as they turned around to leave, they saw a cat squatting at the stairs.

"It's Filch's cat," Hermione also became panicked. "If we're caught, Gryffindor will lose a lot of points. If it's worse, we'll be expelled!"

She looked at a room at the end of the corridor and called to the two of them, "Hurry up and hide in the room first!"

"Look at the way you lead us!" Ron turned the door handle hard, but found that the door did not move at all. "The door is locked. We are finished!"

"Go away, useless thing!" Hermione pushed Ron away and took out her wand and pointed it at the door lock, "Open it all!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the door lock opened and a group of people filed in, hiding inside and not daring to make any sound.

Harry put his ear to the door and heard Filch leave after asking a few questions, so he whispered, "Filch has left. Let's go."

Seeing that no one replied to him, Harry turned around to see what was going on, but the scene before him made his hands and feet turn cold.

A huge three-headed vicious dog was sleeping in the room, and the stench from breathing was so strong that Harry could hardly open his eyes.

Harry was extremely nervous, he knew that even if he tried his best he couldn't do any harm to the monster.

So he pulled Hermione and Ron back step by step, and retreated outside the door the moment the vicious dog opened its eyes.

They ran as fast as they could until they reached the Gryffindor common room, where they stopped, panting.

"There is such a monster in the castle!" Ron was somewhat relieved to have escaped.

"If the monster just now was awake, my mother wouldn't be able to collect my body."

"It's unbelievable! This is what the books say, the safest Hogwarts in the wizarding world!" Hermione panted heavily. She was extremely tired after running all the way.

She recalled what she had just seen: "The dog seemed to be guarding something. It was standing on a trap door."

Guarding something?

When Harry heard Hermione's words, he immediately thought of the small package he and Hagrid had picked up from Gringotts. He was about to say something when he heard Hermione say.

“We are thankful that we were not bitten to death or expelled.”

"Harry, thank you for teaching me spells today. If you don't have anything else to do, I'm going to bed."

"I need to get enough energy for tomorrow's duel club..."

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