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“Goodbye, Norbert!” Hagrid sobbed. “Mom won’t forget you!”
These sentimental words sent a chill down Levin's spine.
No male mothers! No male mothers!
Harry considered covering the crate with the Invisibility Cloak, but Levine stepped forward, grabbed the edge of the crate with one hand, and pointed at himself with his wand with the other.
Suddenly, Levin himself, along with the box, became transparent.
"You...you really can use Disappearance!" Harry exclaimed. "No wonder we couldn't find you during our last nighttime outing."
"Hmm, that's right. Remember not to tell anyone else."
Levin admitted it directly, without intending to explain the difference between [Invisibility] and [Disappearance Charm].
Then he noticed that Hermione on the other side had done the same thing, pointing at him and also becoming transparent.
"You...you all know the [Illusionary Body] spell!" Ron exclaimed indignantly. "Why didn't you take us with you when you secretly learned this spell?"
"That's only if you can learn it. This is a skill that even older students may not have mastered."
Before Levin could even speak, Hermione started complaining.
"If you get a grade of 'good' or above in all your subjects this semester, then I will believe you can learn it."
Upon hearing this, Ron immediately wilted.
That's all excellent grades... His own goal is just to pass.
"Um... I was just saying, just saying."
Ron awkwardly slipped into Harry's Invisibility Cloak, while Harry secretly resolved to do well in the final exams.
It wasn't because he wanted to learn the Disappearance Charm—with the Invisibility Cloak, no Disappearance Charm would work—it was mainly because he didn't want to be looked down upon by Levin.
Although he felt somewhat estranged from his old classmates after arriving at Hogwarts,
But the other person was, after all, a friend I'd always known.
Now that the other party is so outstanding, he doesn't want to be looked down upon.
The four of them successfully delivered the box to the tower, except for a minor mishap along the way:
When they arrived at the foot of the tower, they encountered someone unexpected:
Professor McGonagall, dressed in a checkered dressing gown and wearing a hairnet, grabbed Malfoy's ear.
"Solitary confinement!" she shouted. "Twenty points deducted from Slytherin! How dare you wander around in the middle of the night—"
"You don't understand, Professor. Harry Potter is coming—he's bringing a dragon with him!"
Malfoy felt extremely wronged. How could he have known that the person he was accusing was standing less than 5 meters away from him?
"Utter nonsense! How dare you make up such a lie! Come on—I want to see how Professor Snape deals with you, Malfoy!"
And so, the four of them watched helplessly as Professor McGonagall dragged Malfoy away by the ear.
They immediately felt refreshed.
It felt as refreshing as eating konjac juice, jelly, and applying talcum powder.
He deserves it, Ma Tianlong.
At the top of the tower, the four of them deactivated their invisibility and waited for Charlie's friends.
After Harry and Ron worked together to carry the crate to each other, they looked at Levin with a mixture of fear and apprehension.
“Can I ask you a question, Levin? How did you manage to carry that crate all the way up to the roof without even breaking a sweat?” Harry asked cautiously. “Did you use some kind of magic?”
“How is that possible?” Hermione reminded her in time, “You can’t use magic while you’re hiding yourself with Invisibility…”
"So... in other words, he relied entirely on his own strength?" Ron was instantly dumbfounded, staring at Levin's not-so-strong arms with fear in his eyes.
The young wizard had no idea that his opponent could be so strong.
At this moment, he was incredibly grateful that he had apologized to the other party earlier, at Hermione's and Harry's urging.
Otherwise, the opponent would most likely not even need to use magic; they could strangle him with just their arm.
Of course! Check out the [Bull's Strength] skill, which grants +5 Strength.
Perhaps it was because he was too happy,
Although the four of them—actually, only Harry and Ron—were extremely careful going upstairs, there wasn't a single problem.
But something went wrong when we went downstairs.
The two walking ahead, Harry and Ron, turned a corner and saw the caretaker, Filch.
They both forgot their invisibility cloaks on the rooftop.
Levin, however, reacted quickly; as soon as he noticed the problem, he immediately pulled Hermione back.
Seeing Hermione turn to look at him, Levin quickly reminded her, "Better to sacrifice your friends than me! They've already been caught, so let's not go and send them on their way. That way, we can at least save some money."
Upon hearing this, Hermione immediately overcame her inner moral compass, joined Levin in casting an invisibility spell on herself, and then shamelessly fled to the ends of the earth.
The next day, Levin went to the auditorium hall for breakfast as usual.
Upon entering the auditorium, Levin noticed an odd atmosphere among the students at the long table.
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Then he immediately saw Harry, Ron, and Neville from Gryffindor sitting listlessly at the dining table, especially Neville, whose eyes were swollen like walnuts, while Hermione was quietly comforting them.
It seems what happened last night has blown up...
Levin turned to look at the giant hourglass that recorded the College Cup scores.
At this moment, only a thin layer of rubies remained scattered in the enormous hourglass representing Gryffindor—it was quite high yesterday.
Its empty appearance, compared to its Ravenclaw neighbors piled high with sapphires, seemed weak, pitiful, and helpless.
This was undoubtedly a huge blow to the lion cubs.
Originally, Gryffindor's grades were second this semester, only behind Ravenclaw, who had unexpectedly surged in popularity due to Levine's performance.
However, they at least surpassed their arch-rivals Slytherin—the Snakes had previously won the House Cup six times in a row.
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But now, it's obvious without even looking that they're definitely at the bottom of the list.
The chances of even catching up with Hufflepuff are slim.
The question is, how could they suddenly lose 150 points?
They soon found out:
The infamous Potter, along with his two foolish friends, nearly ruined their entire school year's grades.
They know they can't compare to Ravenclaw with Levin, but surpassing Slytherin would be quite satisfying.
And now? Everything is gone!
But today... yes, they lost a full 150 points!
Harry and Ron were caught red-handed, while Neville was caught trying to remind them about Malfoy.
Professor McGonagall was furious and deducted 50 points from each of them.
Harry, once one of the most popular and respected figures in school, the pride of Gryffindor, has now become their shame.
None of the Gryffindors wanted to sit with them, nor did they want to speak to them, and they didn't even lower their voices when they said insults to them.
On the other hand, whenever the Slytherins walked past them, the little snakes would clap, whistle, and cheer.
Although Draco Malfoy also lost twenty points to his college, they had no chance of winning the championship this semester anyway.
In the eyes of the little snakes, Malfoy traded 20 points for Gryffindor's 150 points.
Despite deducting points from Slytherin, the house actually surpassed Gryffindor and rose to second place.
That was a great deal!
Only Hermione felt both ashamed and fortunate; had she not heeded Levin's advice, she would now be among those being ridiculed.
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Watching Harry and his friends being unable to lift their heads due to the rumors and gossip
Levin actually felt a little guilty.
He had clearly sensed Filch's arrival long ago, but he betrayed them for the sake of the Forbidden Forest trip.
Of course, that's all the guilt I feel.
Even without him in the original story, Harry and the others would still have points deducted—his presence at least saved Hermione, reducing their point deduction by 50 points.
However, Levin did want to try to help them.
On the one hand, they couldn't stand this kind of school bullying, and on the other hand, they wanted to take the opportunity to disgust Gryffindor.
So after finishing breakfast, he stood up and, under everyone's gaze, ostentatiously went to the Gryffindor table and sat down next to Harry—because of the exclusion, no one sat in the two circles around them.
Then, he deliberately spoke to them in a loud voice, as if he wanted to give himself a loud voice: "Ignore them, Harry, Ron, and Neville, ignore their insults."
"Classmates who ostracize you because of this are just shallow-minded classmates,"
"A friendship severed over this matter is a hypocritical friendship."
"These superficial and hypocritical classmates and friendships are not worth your sadness."
Levin's words drew angry glares from the surrounding Gryffindors, but he remained unfazed and continued his loud and sharp critique:
“I believe that if this happened to me, if I were the one who caused Ravenclaw to lose 50 points, I believe my bright classmates would only offer a slight reprimand and then work together with me to make up for the points—instead of kicking me when I’m down.” The Ravenclaws puffed out their chests in agreement.
"Not to mention you, Potter, because of your performance in Quidditch, Gryffindor defeated Slytherin this year and got more points than ever before. These points are enough to make up for the 50 points that were deducted! And your classmates only see your current mistakes and have forgotten your past glories."
"On the other hand, the Weasley brothers have been losing points since they enrolled, and the total points they've lost add up to well over 50, but they're still very popular."
He paused and looked around. Some Gryffindors lowered their heads in shame, while George and Fred stood proudly with their heads held high.
"They share in the glory when their companions are honored, but humiliate them when they lose points; good students are severely criticized for occasionally losing points, while troublemakers are hailed as prodigals for occasionally doing good deeds. Are they still the Gryffindors who represent courage, loyalty, and will?"
"They are utterly hypocritical, even worse than Slytherin. At least Slytherin was united."
Slytherin also wore proud smiles. Although they were somewhat dissatisfied with the statement that they were "not even as good as Slytherin," at least they were a positive example in comparison to Gryffindor.