Struggling to survive at Hogwarts

Chapter 166 Strange

After Harry left the Potions classroom, almost all the remaining young wizards were forced to bear the brunt of Snape's wrath.

"Longbottom! If you dare to burn another cauldron, you're never going to Potions class again!"

“Weasley! If the three of you can’t brew a decent potion even with your combined efforts, then I might need to ask Madam Pomfrey to come over. After all, with your intellect, I’m worried you won’t be able to find the Medical Wing.”

"........."

Finally, after scolding a bunch of Gryffindors, just when everyone thought Snape would calm down, he unexpectedly turned his attention to... Slytherin!

Slytherin: "..."

Well, what can you expect from Professor Snape, a good professor who treats everyone equally!

And so, the two Potions classes finally came to an end amidst everyone's eager anticipation.

Seeing Professor Snape with his arms crossed over his chest and his face particularly gloomy, I wish I could run away as fast as I could, afraid that he would utter a reason to deduct points at any moment.

Miss Black,”

Hearing the roll call from behind, which sounded like a death knell, everyone dared not linger any longer and slipped out of the classroom through the back door in a flash.

"Professor," Thea greeted Snape respectfully, her manner unhurried.

"I heard you're asking to apply for classrooms for dueling training?"

Snape's eyes were full of assessment and scrutiny, but Thea remained unmoved:

"Yes, Professor Moody once said that our theoretical knowledge is quite rich, but our application of spells is still far behind. Therefore, I would like to organize some students who need it to participate in dueling training."

“Is that so?” Snape said without a change in his tone.

Just as Draco was about to give up, Snape spoke again: "The abandoned classroom on the fifth floor."

"Huh?" Draco didn't react for a moment, while Snape's eyes flashed with impatience.

Fortunately, Thea thanked him in time, which made Snape's expression improve slightly.

"The professor agreed?" Daphne's face was full of surprise.

“Yes, but we might need to add a few more members.” Thea pondered Snape’s unspoken meaning.

"Adding more people?" The group exchanged bewildered glances. "Could it be Potter and his crew?"

“Very likely, after all, they are champions of Hogwarts, aren’t they?” Thea replied with a smile.

The crowd let out a groan, but quickly accepted the fact.

"Thea, are you going to the library now?"

After dinner, Gella hurriedly called out to Thea, who was about to leave.

"Yes, are you going too?"

"Of course! I also have a paper on the history of magic that I need to look up some materials for."

"And what about you guys?" Thea turned to ask the others.

“Draco and I are planning to brew some potions, since we might need them for dueling training,” Theodore was the first to answer.

“Daphne and I are going to see Professor McGonagall. We just finished a paper and might need her help to proofread it,” Pansy replied.

"I need to contact students from other colleges and collect the Transfiguration notes they've compiled this week." Zabini also had his own things to do.

"Okay, good luck to you guys!"

“There are still four hours until curfew, which should be enough time for us to review the information,” Thea said, glancing at her watch.

“This watch is beautiful. Is it from the Muggle world?” Gella asked curiously.

"Yes, it was a birthday gift from an elder."

Despite the darkness, Gella could still see the joy in Thea's eyes.

But this joy vanished the moment Thea saw the person approaching.

"Hello, Professor Karkaroff and Senior Krum."

The two greeted the newcomers.

The person opposite seemed surprised that anyone would be at the library so late, and hesitated for a moment before replying:

“Um…hello…Miss Black, and…Miss Rozier.” Krum tried to make out the two people in front of him.

"...Hello, Miss Black..." Karkaroff's sweet voice rang out, shocking the other two people present.

Karkaroff never expected to be so unlucky, especially since he had clearly avoided her before!

But now that the other person is standing right in front of him, he can't just turn around and leave...

"Professor, you're too kind."

Thea's smile was polite and courteous, and no matter how Krum looked at her, he couldn't see any flaws.

After a brief greeting, the four of them left in opposite directions.

"...Professor, just now you..."

Before Krum could finish speaking, the professor, who was usually very kind to him, immediately stopped him sternly: "Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask!"

Seemingly realizing his tone was off, Karkaroff softened his tone and said, "Don't mess with that girl, stay away from her!"

Although Krum was momentarily stunned by Karkaroff, he was also intrigued by the other man's strange attitude.

Seeing the growing competitive spirit in Krum's eyes, Karkarov was quite troubled.

Well, I'll just keep a closer eye on her from now on. As long as I don't offend her, nothing should happen...

Karkaroff consoled himself.

After saying goodbye to Karkaroff, Thea and Gella went into the library.

Because the two were looking for different information, they went to different areas separately.

Thea was looking for books about dueling and the application of spells, and she happened to run into... Cedric on one of the bookshelves.

To avoid disturbing the other person, Thea chose to quietly leave this row of bookshelves and go to look at other bookshelves first.

But Cedric called out to Thea in a low voice.

Thea turned around, and a smile reappeared on her face.

"Hey! Champion of Hogwarts?"

Thea's teasing tone made the boy blush slightly. "I... um... are you planning to borrow a book about dueling? This is the row right here."

Under the bright lights of the library, the boy's already handsome features appeared even more defined, and with his enthusiastic invitation, Thea found it hard to refuse.

"Okay!"

Thea readily agreed.

Cedric breathed a sigh of relief at Thea's unreserved attitude. If she had refused, he really couldn't find any other reason to approach her.

Next, Cedric watched as the girl, in the blink of an eye, collected a huge collection of books from the various bookshelves.

And he, the champion of Hogwarts!

I've been reduced to a mere tool for moving books!

Although he was happy to do it.

Although Thea could use the Levitation Charm, she naturally wouldn't refuse Cedric's offer to help.