Chapter 777: Deserve a beating
"What's up with him?"
“Looks like I fell down the stairs.”
“Pushed down?”
“He should have stepped on the air and fallen down by himself.”
“He’s really unlucky.”
“It’s totally deserved.”
“I guess I have done too many bad things and have been retaliated by others.”
There were whispers all around, but no student was willing to take the initiative to lend a helping hand to Malfoy. They just looked at his embarrassed appearance and gloated.
Draco Malfoy climbed up from the stairs in embarrassment, with confusion and pain that could not be concealed on his face. He could not understand that he would forget to jump over the teasing steps, and fell into the teasing steps. On the steps, his right leg seemed to be sprained, and the pain made him almost burst into tears.
When everyone around him was attracted by Malfoy's unlucky appearance, Albert just glanced at Malfoy and quietly turned around and left.
That’s right, Malfoy’s fall down the stairs did have something to do with Albert.
Just now, Albert secretly erased Malfoy's small memory, and also cast a confusion spell on Malfoy to divert his attention.
The Confusion Curse worked well, and Malfoy even fell down due to it.
Albert really had no pressure to cause Malfoy a little trouble. He dared to pat his chest and guarantee that the Ministry of Magic's sudden change of appeal time must have something to do with old Malfoy.
Albert was not surprised. The Ministry of Magic had a really bad impression in his mind, and it took more than a day or two to do something like this.
Fortunately, Albert had made preparations in advance a few weeks ago, otherwise he might have been caught off guard by a sudden accident.
Although it is always said that plans cannot keep up with changes, a prepared person will not be afraid of any challenge no matter when or where.
Well, Albert was actually wary of the Easter holiday. He always felt that he would always cause some trouble during his Easter holiday.
It is not without reason that he thinks this way.
Ever since Albert came to Hogwarts to go to school, the frequency of accidents during the Easter holidays has even been comparable to that of Halloween.
In his first year of school, Albert entered the Forbidden Forest late at night to search for the whereabouts of Fred and George, and he also brought down a group of deadly Acromantulas.
If this wasn't enough, the Easter holiday of the next year was even more terrifying. Albert and Isobel killed their Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Rowena Smith, in the Forbidden Forest.
It was a big deal, but the third year of Easter was even more incredible. Albert and several of his roommates broke through the mechanism protecting the Philosopher's Stone. You must know that it was the Philosopher's Stone that was targeted by Voldemort, and he also used this to blackmail Quirrell, who was possessed by Voldemort, for a large sum of galleons. It is simply going further and further on the road to death.
Last year's Easter holiday was even more thrilling. In order to completely expose the heir of Slytherin, Albert risked being killed by the eyes of the basilisk and designed to escape the basilisk's pursuit.
So, what about this year?
Who knows whether Hagrid’s Buckbeak will be executed early this Easter, or whether Sirius Black will appear early.
Then, stage a human-wolf battle, a dementor battle, or a genius fight against a prisoner?
Even all things can happen together?
It is said that only by being prepared can you avoid danger.
Albert is always preparing to complete his tasks better.
That evening, after having dinner, Albert ran to Hagrid's hunting lodge for tea.
While drinking tea, the two chatted about Buckbeak's appeal.
After listening to Hagrid's description, Albert probably guessed the reason why the Ministry of Magic changed the location of the appeal.
It may be that Hagrid hired a legal adviser for himself based on Albert's advice, which made Lucius Malfoy feel threatened.
Last time, without anyone's help, Hagrid almost labeled Draco as a fool who grabbed a dog's tail and got bitten.
If Lucius hadn't bribed a bunch of people, God knows what would have happened that day.
This time, Hagrid not only found himself a professional legal adviser, but also planned to make all the contents of the appeal public, which put old Malfoy under great pressure.
Once this comes to light, God knows where things will go.
So, Lucius Malfoy chose to bribe Hagrid's legal advisor and use the relationship with the Ministry of Magic to solve the problem in the simplest and most efficient way: to directly sentence Buckbeak to death.
Lest this matter continue to drag on and more variables arise.
Who knows if the big guy will appeal again if he loses this time, or how much trouble he will cause.
“This should be regarded as an error in judgment on my part.”
Albert admitted his mistake very generously. If he hadn't asked Hagrid to find a legal adviser to cheat Lucius's Galleons, the other party probably wouldn't want to cut the mess quickly.
However, the plan worked, and Lucius gave the legal advisor a bag of galleons, telling him to quit participating in the matter and keep his mouth shut.
However, Old Malfoy didn't know that. He thought he had bribed Hagrid's legal advisor, but he never imagined that half of the galleons he used to bribe Hagrid's legal advisor would be placed in front of Hagrid.
If Lucius Malfoy knew that he had fallen into someone else's conspiracy, he would probably be so angry that he would go directly to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Maladies.
"no problem?"
Hagrid didn't care about the galleons in his purse. In his heart, no matter how many galleons he got from old Malfoy, they couldn't compare with Buckbeak's life.
“Don’t worry, it’s no problem.”
Albert made an OK gesture and began to tell Hagrid what he should do the day after tomorrow to completely clear his suspicions.
“Is this really okay?” Hagrid was still a little worried after hearing this.
"No problem, as long as you don't make a mistake, they will think Buckbeak broke free of his chains and flew away." Albert said.
"So you must drink a sedative that day to ensure that you don't show any flaws. This is very important. You must not show any flaws." Albert repeatedly warned, "Of course, Dumbledore may be able to see some problems, but don't worry. , he won’t expose you easily. In fact, Dumbledore definitely doesn’t want old Malfoy’s conspiracy to succeed, and he will be happy for you to do that.”
"I believe you, and there is no other better way now." Hagrid looked sideways at Buckbeak outside the window and said, "I will take you back to the castle."
"You should have confidence in me and yourself Hagrid. We have been preparing for this for so long." Albert reached out and patted Hagrid's arm and said, "We will not fail. At least, I will not fail."
“As expected of Albert, your words are really domineering.”
After Hagrid left, Fred, George and Li Jordan appeared out of nowhere, holding biscuits they got from the kitchen.
“No, no, it’s just domineering.”
Albert was too lazy to argue with them, so he changed the topic and asked, "Do you have my share?"
"You can have Lee Jordan's portion." George said without hesitation, "He is losing weight recently."
"I will definitely not forget your share, and I don't need to lose weight." Lee Jordan handed the oil paper bag to Albert and said with a smile, "If you are hungry, you can eat George's share too. ,I have no opinion."
The four of them were joking with each other. When they were walking through the corridor on the third floor, they heard Malfoy's disgusting voice coming from the corner.
The four of them looked at each other in confusion, choosing to sit back and listen to what Malfoy wanted to do.
Perhaps, they can also give each other a surprise.
At the corner, Harry, Ron and Hermione were confronting Malfoy and his two lackeys.
"Potter, look what this is. That Hippogriff is dead, and the Dangerous Creatures Committee will bring an executioner the day after tomorrow to hear that stupid big man's appeal!"
Malfoy threw the letter he had just received to Harry Potter and said proudly, "I will also go to hear the appeal with my father. Guess what he will say, 'It doesn't harm anyone, really!' '"
“Shut up Malfoy.”
Harry looked at the blond boy in front of him with disgust, wishing he could punch him in the nose, "You're so boring just to tell us this. Get out of the way and stay out of the way."
“Honestly, I have been looking forward to the day when I finally have the opportunity to hear in person how that stupid big man tried to defend himself.”
As soon as Malfoy showed a malicious smile, a fist hit his disgusting face directly.
Hermione's punch actually made Malfoy stagger two steps.
Harry, Ron, Crabbe and Goyle were all stunned.
"You evil beast," Hermione raised her hand again and slapped Malfoy with all her strength. "Killing an innocent life with your own hands, does that amuse you so much?"
She had already pulled out the wand from her robe pocket and pointed it at Malfoy's neck, threatening, "Believe it or not, I will turn you into a beast, so that you can truly experience what it feels like to become a beast."
"Hermione!" Harry grabbed her hand, "He doesn't deserve what you do."
Malfoy was startled by the amazing power exuding from Hermione.
Crabbe and Goyle next to them looked at Malfoy at a loss, waiting for his instructions.
After Malfoy suppressed a "retreat", the three of them finally fled in embarrassment. In the end, they were stumbled by Fred's spell and rolled away.
Ron looked at the three people who were fleeing and said in shock, "Hermione, you scared them away."
“You were so handsome in those two moves just now.”
Albert gave a thumbs up to Hermione and said: "However, it's not a good thing to hit someone in public, and you probably haven't mastered human body transformation yet. It's best not to try it on other people, otherwise something will happen." It’s a very bad thing and will definitely cause you unnecessary trouble.”
“That’s not the problem!” Ron said weakly.
“Then what do you think is the problem?” Albert turned to ask Ron.
“The Malfoy brat is really annoying, no wonder someone secretly cast a confusion spell on him.” George gloated.
“What’s going on?” Harry asked curiously.
"Malfoy was cast a confusion spell not long ago and fell down the stairs. The guy probably just came out of the school hospital." Fred curled his lips and said: "How dare you be so arrogant now? I'm not afraid of being hacked on the head again." Stuff it into the toilet and feed it shit?"
“Hey, I’m eating.” Lee Jordan complained.
"This world is really unfair, why would Hagrid lose to someone like that?" Hermione said angrily.
"Hermione, Hagrid hasn't lost yet. We have prepared so much information for Hagrid. As long as Hagrid is clear-headed, they will definitely not kill Buckbeak!" Ron became less and less confident as he spoke.
"My dear brother, it seems that your mind is still not clear!" Fred looked at Ron with pity and said: "Those **** have even prepared axes, do you think Hagrid still has a chance to win? ?”
"Yes, they even prepared the executioner!" Harry handed Malfoy's letter to Albert, thinking that Albert might need it.
Albert took the letter, reached out and patted Hermione on the shoulder and reminded: "Anger cannot solve the problem."
“But you can deal with people who make you angry,” Fred added.
"Shut up." Albert said seriously, "In short, you don't have to worry about this matter, and don't go to Hagrid for the next two days."
“It makes it sound like we’re only going to get into trouble,” Ron muttered under his breath.
Harry and Hermione were silent.
As soon as he returned to the dormitory, Albert was surrounded by Fred, George and Li Jordan.
“Are you planning to take away Hagrid’s Buckbeak?” George asked, “We can help you.”
"It's not needed at the moment." Albert thought for a while and said: "You can make preparations first, maybe... I will need your help. Lucius Malfoy coming to Hogwarts is not a good thing."
“Forget it, I’ve made a prediction.”
Albert felt that we should use a big weapon to nip all problems in the cradle.
"Every time I see your predictions, I feel incredible. Is there really no trick?" Fred looked at the white mist spinning in the crystal ball and envied Albert's divination ability.
“Divination requires more talent than skill, otherwise Professor Trelawney would not be regarded as a liar by most students.” Albert stared at the crystal ball with his eyes fixed on it, and a suitcase appeared on it.
Fred, George and Lee Jordan all looked at the cabinet next to them, where there was a suitcase of the same style.
“Why is it a suitcase?”
Fred opened the box and found that there was a staircase.
He went down the stairs and found that there was blue sky and white clouds below, and there was even a small lawn.
“Oh my God, how did you do that?” Lee Jordan was stunned by the sight in the suitcase.
"Are you going to hide Buckbeak in here?" George felt that he had guessed part of Albert's plan. Although he didn't know how Albert planned to get Buckbeak away, this suitcase was definitely used to hide Buck. Piccolo's.
"This is actually the finished product of my latest research. A box is a small world." Albert suddenly said, "I plan to leave a secret room for the Wizard Card Club after we graduate from school."
“You mean the classroom where the Defense Association meets?”
"Yes. However, that thing still needs to be perfected. You can also help. Just like the robbers left the Marauder's Map, we will also leave something that belongs to us when the time comes."
“This is a great idea.”
The three of them couldn't help but be immersed in the plan described by Albert, temporarily forgetting that they just said they wanted to help Albert save Buckbeak.
(End of this chapter)