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But Malfoy has already turned to Levin.
“You’ve finally figured it out, Levin Green. You were never meant to be one of them. You need to understand, a smart person like you can’t possibly be associated with those blockheads. You should befriend people of our stature; that’s how you’ll have a future.” Malfoy crossed his arms, looking somewhat smug at Levin.
When Wen starts lecturing, the arrogance in his words is truly annoying.
Upon hearing his words, Ciri's hand had already reached for the arcane sword in the bag.
It seemed as if he was about to stab the other party if he said another word.
Levin, on the other hand, seemed completely indifferent to what he was saying.
This made him even more smug: "You're speechless, aren't you? Is it because my words struck a chord with you?"
Levin shook his head, a helpless expression on his face, and drew his wand: "You never seem to think before you speak. I'm giving you a chance to make amends."
His gesture made Malfoy's face turn pale, but he still insisted, "If I were you, I would be extra careful. There's no benefit in relying on the savior all the time."
Levin immediately realized that he was referring to Sirius Black.
But he was still somewhat surprised.
Considering what the other party said at the beginning, and his arrogant and awkward personality,
Levin could tell that Malfoy was actually trying to curry favor with him.
Although Levin completely ignored this condescending gesture of goodwill.
He has even decided to restart the nightmare that Malfoy has been on hiatus for a month.
But this still couldn't stop his curiosity.
Why would Malfoy do that?
He really got himself into trouble last time. Kids this age usually don't think about trying to please their enemies, even in the most arrogant way.
Could it be that it was at the behest of his father, Lucius Malfoy?
But given the relationship between Lucius and Levin, and Lucius's intelligence...
If this is truly his intention, then he genuinely doesn't care about the fate of the Malfoy family.
Just then, Filch's urging voice rang out: "Are you guys still going to Hogsmeade?"
Malfoy glanced at Levin, gave up on continuing his verbal sparring with Ron and the others, and walked out the door surrounded by Crabbe and Goyle.
“The Malfoy family has long been known for its ability to assess situations and act accordingly.”
Luna appeared out of nowhere and revealed the secret in a single sentence.
Levin suddenly realized what was happening, then gave a wry smile.
All I can say is that the Malfoy family's upbringing was extremely... pragmatic.
In fact, Malfoy was right about some of what he said:
Because they had attended the same primary school, Levin and Harry had a very good relationship when they first started school.
However, as the courses changed after the Sorting House, his relationship with Harry actually became more and more distant.
If it weren't for Hermione being in the middle and their many shared adventures, they might have already become just ordinary friends.
At least this semester, he and Harry haven't been in regular contact for a long time.
The last time they got together was during the first week of school when they went to comfort Hagrid.
Especially after Levin refused Harry's offer to join the study group, the two seemed awkward when they met again.
...
"Did you secretly help Harry go to Hogsmeade?"
On the way to Hogsmeade, Hermione suddenly said,
She finally understood why Levin and Harry had acted strangely during their previous confrontation.
In fact, Levin admires this about Hermione:
After she came to regard him as an object of her admiration, Hermione always had an unconditional trust in him.
And this trust is based on reason.
Specifically, this means that when faced with Levin's decisions, he always chooses to obey them immediately, even if his choices seem unreasonable at the time—only to find out the reasons afterward.
Just like now, even though Hermione and Harry are good friends, when Levin pulled her aside, she immediately stopped arguing with Malfoy.
Even if Levin's choice at the time was suspected of compromising with Malfoy and abandoning Harry.
This is what smart people do.
Truly intelligent people, when faced with seemingly unreasonable orders from their superiors, will usually choose to execute them while reserving their opinions, and then evaluate the rationality of the order afterward.
If it turns out that the leader was right in hindsight, then it proves that the leader is smarter than him, and doing as he says is the right thing to do.
If, in hindsight, the leader is wrong, then you should decisively abandon that leader.
On the other hand, Ron immediately gave Levin a hard time when he saw that Levin hadn't stood by his side right away.
Of course, Levin also believed that Ron would definitely apologize to him obediently after he figured everything out.
No matter how much an apology is given afterward, it can't compare to the heartwarming feeling of Hermione's complete trust beforehand.
Levin, of course, had no intention of hiding anything from Hermione, and nodded matter-of-factly: "Yes, you know his eccentric aunt and uncle. With them around, Harry has no chance of getting an autograph, so I had him ask George and the others for help."
Sure enough, Levin, whom she admired, was not such a heartless person.
Hermione was immediately delighted, but she still had questions to answer.
“Everyone says Sirius’s target is Harry. Even Professor McGonagall doesn’t approve of him going to Hogsmeade. It’s dangerous for you to let Harry out so rashly,” Hermione 737 pointed out sharply.
"Just because everyone says so, does that mean it's true?" Levin shook his head and commented, "Sometimes you can't judge things by appearances alone. If Black's target was Harry, then why didn't he escape from prison the year before last, when we enrolled?"
Levin's question left her speechless.
At this moment, Penelope, who was standing nearby, analyzed: "Perhaps it took him several years to come up with a way to escape from prison, or perhaps he only learned about Harry's situation this year."
Hermione nodded; Penelope's statement was also a possibility.
Levin somewhat admired the student council president's wisdom; she had almost guessed half the truth.
However, instead of news about Harry, Black received news about Peter Pettigrew, the traitor.
"If you say that, you really don't understand the media. A story about a boy who survived a great disaster enrolling in Hogwarts is news if it's reported once, but if it's reported for three years in a row, nobody will even bother to read it. In fact, the news of Harry's enrollment did appear in the Daily Prophet and Wizarding Weekly three years ago."
Upon hearing Levin's analysis, the two women nodded repeatedly in agreement.
Levin continued, "Furthermore, we must consider the existence of Dementors. With Dementors present, the longer prisoners remain in Azkaban, the weaker their bodies and minds become, making escape extremely difficult. Therefore, if a prisoner has the idea and ability to escape, he will choose to do so as soon as possible, rather than delaying."
Go, until you lose the ability to escape.
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Chapter 201 Your Lips Have Cream on Them
Levin and the others walked for a while longer, crossed a stone bridge, and finally entered Hogsmeade Village.
As the only remaining pure wizard village in the Underworld, Hogsmeade is also one of the most famous tourist attractions in the Underworld.
Of course, Levin thought this so-called only pure wizard village was just a gimmick.
If you're really looking for villages inhabited solely by wizards, you can actually find a few.
For example, Aindale, which Levin visited before.
But most of those villages had only a few households and lacked the bustling commercial atmosphere of Hogsmeade.
Perhaps to deliberately create that ancient and mysterious feeling, most of the buildings in the village are medieval huts with white walls and black tiles, and they are not very tall, with very few exceeding three stories.
To put it more nicely, this design has a classic feel.
To put it bluntly, it's about sticking to the old ways and refusing to embrace modernization.
However, being a wizard village, the magical power filled the place with a dreamlike atmosphere, and the group explored it with considerable enthusiasm.
Especially when they passed a shop that was constantly emitting a sweet and cloying aroma, the four of them stopped without prior arrangement.
Honey Duke Candy Shop.
Levin's eyes lit up when he saw the name on the shop sign.
For him, this shop was already well-known.
Whenever the young wizards at Hogwarts crave a sweet treat, they always mention it.
Their signature candy, Spicy Bee Candy, was Dumbledore's favorite, even though he was an old bee.
It is said that the old bee orders at least ten kilograms, or even dozens of kilograms, from here every year.
Of course, Levin wasn't the one who most wanted to go there.
"Levin, Levin! It smells so good! I want to go inside, I want to buy lots and lots of candy, more than ten of me!"
Upon smelling the fragrance, Aiwu jumped onto Levin's head and spoke impatiently.
Upon hearing this, Levin looked at his companion.
"How about we go in... Ah, let's not."
Levin suddenly changed the subject halfway through his sentence.
Because he personally witnessed a large group of young wizards from Hogwarts rushing into Bee Duke Candy Shop like madmen, completely overwhelming the not-so-small shop.
"If all else fails, how about we start exploring from the other end of Hogsmeade?"
Levin then made a suggestion.
His experience from visiting various amusement parks and zoos in his previous life was very useful.
It's certainly not impossible for a few people to do it.
Along the way, Levin and his companions saw all sorts of magic shops.
Including "Joko Jokes" store, which sells joke props.
"Spinning Witch Sports Essentials" sells Quidditch equipment.
J. Pippin's Potions Shop sells magical potions.