"She's lying!"
Andy whispered in Hermione's ear, "This kind of terrible incident happened last year, and Professor McGonagall saw it with her own eyes."
"Last year, both sides used wands, which was much more dangerous than this year!"
Hermione gave Andy a fierce glare.
"But then again, Professor McGonagall is still very intimidating!"
Andy continued, "You see, just by standing there, no one dares to fight... Ouch!"
Hermione pinched Andy's waist and gave him a hard pinch.
Andy rubbed his waist and said with a face full of grievances, "I just wanted to liven up the atmosphere... Why?"
"Shut up!" The young witch snapped.
Undaunted, Andy said, "Hermione, you must never become like Professor McGonagall... Fine, I'll shut up, okay?"
Seeing that the little witch was about to lose her temper, Andy quickly raised his hands in surrender.
On the other side, Professor McGonagall, furious, inquired about the cause of the fight.
In full view of everyone, Harry and Malfoy had no way to argue.
Malfoy accused Harry of starting the fight.
Harry accused Malfoy of mocking his father, claiming that he couldn't help but fight back.
Malfoy accused Harry of falsely accusing his father of being a Death Eater.
Harry stubbornly insisted, "Your father is a Death Eater."
Malfoy said, "You have no proof."
Harry said, "I just know."
As Harry and Malfoy accused each other, Professor McGonagall quickly figured out what happened.
At this point, Professors Dumbledore, Snape, Flitwick, Sprout, and Lupin also arrived in the Great Hall.
To be honest, Malfoy did start the fight today, but Harry was the one who attacked first—and in every way, the one who attacked first is the one who bears the main responsibility.
But Malfoy's behaviour was disgusting.
In the end, Dumbledore decided that each side would receive a deduction of 100 points.
The Gryffindors and Slytherins would each lose a total of 200 points, and the five who started the fight—Harry, Ron, Malfoy, Goyle, and Crabbe—would be placed in detention until the Christmas holidays.
This punishment was not light, but it was not heavy either.
Especially for Gryffindor and Slytherin, losing 200 points meant that they would be completely out of the chance of winning the House Cup this year—something the young wizards still cared about.
Ravenclaw was the biggest beneficiary of the fight, a sure win for the most laid-back house.
If it weren't for the situation, the Ravenclaws would have been cheering for the House Cup this year.
What? You mean Hufflepuff?
What do they have to do with the House Cup?
After the professors left, Andy and Hermione returned to the Ravenclaw table to continue eating.
"Slytherins are so annoying, especially Malfoy!"
Hermione said indignantly. "Potter was already very sad about Peter Pettigrew running away, but Malfoy still deliberately provoked him. How can there be such annoying people in this world?"
After saying this, Hermione waited for a while, but she didn't get an answer from Andy.
The young witch immediately frowned suspiciously at Andy. "Why aren't you saying anything?"
Andy looked at Hermione innocently, pouting and making a "zipping" motion with his lips.
Hermione gave Andy a deep look and said, "You can speak now."
"He really is annoying!" Andy nodded in agreement.
Hermione glared at Andy and said, "You should avoid Slytherins in the future."
"I never go looking for them."
Andy said helplessly, "And I don't want them looking for me either."
Hermione suddenly leaned over and whispered, "Andy, you said before that Malfoy's father wanted to defect to Dumbledore... Could it be that he's also an undercover agent, like Professor Snape?"
"I don't think so." Andy thought for a moment and said, "Don't think too much about it. Malfoy and Harry fighting is purely a personal grudge between children and has nothing to do with the overall situation."
"It's just that..."
Hermione pursued, "Just what?"
Andy put on a helpless expression and said, "Most Slytherin students are pureblood supremacists or ambitious people."
"This time, the Death Eaters rescued Peter Pettigrew and showed their powerful strength again. I'm afraid there will be many admirers of the Death Eaters within Slytherin."
"Just look at them..."
Hearing this, Hermione glanced back in the direction of Slytherin.
Sure enough, she saw the Slytherin wizards gathered around the newspaper, talking excitedly.
Unlike the young wizards from other houses, the Slytherins looked very excited and thrilled—they almost idolised the two Death Eaters.
"Once Voldemort is resurrected..."
Hermione turned back and said with some concern, "Maybe they'll immediately turn to Voldemort."
"Don't worry!"
Andy reassured, "Professor McGonagall alone can suppress them."
With these words, Hermione glared at Andy angrily, "Andy, don't you dare speak ill of Professor McGonagall!"
"But it's not ill, is it?"
Andy said innocently, "I'm saying that Professor McGonagall is very imposing; she's practically a heroine."
Hermione: "..."
"Andy...for some reason, whenever I hear you say these things, I always feel like you're making fun of Professor McGonagall."
Hermione raised an eyebrow and said unceremoniously, "Maybe it's because you didn't have any good intentions when you said those words!"
Andy was shocked to hear this: "Hermione, can you already sense what's in my heart? When did you move in? How come I didn't know?"
Hermione's expression froze for a moment, and she looked at Andy blankly.
Andy took Hermione's hand and placed it on his chest. "Hermione, you've moved into my heart, so you have to pay some rent."
"What, what rent?" Hermione's face turned red.
Andy quickly kissed Hermione on the face, "This is good enough."
Hermione was stunned by Andy's sneak attack, and the whole person froze and was at a loss for what to do, her face instantly turning beet red.
"Oh hoo—"
The great hall suddenly resounded with groans.
Many people saw Andy's actions, and they cheered Andy on with whistling and clapping.
"Andy, well done!"
"Wow, are they professing their love?"
"Andy, do it again!"
"Do it again!"
Holy shit!
Andy came back to his senses. This is a fucking great hall!
He was so used to teasing her that he got carried away today. Andy didn't pay attention to the situation.
Moreover, Hermione in the third grade had changed a lot, and she looked completely different from the little girl she had been in the previous two years. Andy felt that it was time to make a move in his subconscious.
Luckily, this is a Western country, and it's very open.
If this happened in China in the 1990s... a teenage boy and girl kissing in public—the teacher would have their parents called to school.
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Interview: When did you have your first crush?
The author had his in the second year of junior high school. So thirteen or fourteen was not young. The author isn't into Loli.
I confessed in the third year of junior high school, at the age of 14 or 15. If I hadn't been so shy in the second year, I would have made my move in that year.
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