Chapter 39
A good flying lesson ended abruptly.
Malfoy was threatened by William, and he couldn't beat William, so he swallowed his anger and stayed away.
But he didn't hide his resentful eyes at all, and he must be thinking about how to retaliate in the future.
But William didn't care at all. After all, strength is respected in the wizarding world.
Hermione was a little angry. She didn't say a word to William at dinner and ate the stew by herself.
Harry, on the other hand, talked nonstop and told William and Ron about the thrilling experience in the afternoon.
Harry said that he was ready to be expelled, but Professor McGonagall took him to find Wood, the captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
And let him be Gryffindor's seeker, and he specially asked Dumbledore for this.
"You are kidding me."
Ron said in disbelief. He was about to put a piece of steak and kidney pie into his mouth, but forgot about it halfway.
William had expected this, so he acted very calmly, but he still smiled and congratulated Harry:
"Congratulations, Harry, you are the youngest player on the house team in Hogwarts in this century."
"Thank you, William, you are really knowledgeable, Wood did tell me so."
Harry said, grabbing the pie and stuffing it into his mouth. After all the ups and downs in the afternoon, he felt very hungry.
Ron was too surprised and shocked.
He sat there, staring at Harry blankly.
William turned his head to look at Hermione who was silent beside him, and said smugly:"Hermione, Harry was not expelled, so you lost the bet between us."
Hearing this, Hermione glared at William speechlessly and snorted coldly:"He was lucky this time, but I admit defeat."
"Just admit defeat."
William's face suddenly changed, and he said with annoyance:"Oh! I made a mistake. I only said that if I lose, you can do whatever you want, but I didn't say what will happen if you lose. Is it too late now?"
Hearing this, Hermione immediately shouted:"Of course it's too late. This is your own mistake."
"Hermione, this is not fair! William argued
"Anyway, I don't care. Who told you not to say it then? It's too late now." Hermione showed a proud smile. William said with regret and helplessness:"Okay, okay, it's really my problem."
Seeing William's expression, Hermione was immediately happy, and all the unpleasantness in the afternoon was forgotten.
"This matter ends here, but William, please don't break the rules again."
""Okay, I'll listen to you."
In fact, these were all William's deliberate pretense, and now it seems that the effect is quite good.
At this moment, a very unwelcome person showed up, Malfoy came over with Crabbe and Goyle.
Maybe he thought that the main guest seats were full of teachers, and William didn't dare to hit him, so Malfoy came over arrogantly.
However, the fact that William casually threw him around for fun still left a deep shadow on Malfoy.
But when he thought of his own plan, he calmed down a lot.
"Cavendish, you barbarian, you attacked me today when I was not prepared. I want to duel with you." Malfoy looked very angry.
"Are you sure you want to fight me?"William sneered.
"Of course I'm sure, but we are wizards, not barbarians, so I want to have a wizard duel with you, only using wands, no contact!"
Malfoy also knew to restrict William, for fear that William would play tricks on him again.
Without waiting for William to answer, he said triumphantly:"What do you think? I guess you haven't heard of a wizard duel?"
William sneered:"Malfoy, you underestimate me too much. Wizard duel, right? What time?"
"If that's okay with you, how about tonight at midnight? We'll meet in the trophy room, which is never locked."
""Okay, but I hope you won't run away from the battlefield. Otherwise, tomorrow the whole Hogwarts will spread the story of the coward Malfoy."
William knew that this guy had bad intentions, but he also took advantage of the situation and turned the tables.
Sure enough, when Malfoy heard William's words, his face changed instantly, and he turned pale.
"Humph! I, Malfoy, will definitely not run away from the battlefield! Just wait."
"I hope so!"William sneered.
Malfoy no longer paid attention to William, but looked at Harry and said sarcastically:
"Are you having your last meal, Potter? When are you catching the train back to the Muggles?"
"Now that you are back on the ground and have your little friends by your side, you are much braver."
Harry was not so easy to mess with, and he spoke in a sarcastic tone.
Of course, Crabbe and Goyle were not little kids at all, but with the teacher around and William next to them, they didn't dare to act rashly. They could only frown and pinch their fingers to make a sound.
"I am always willing to fight you alone. If you want, you can come to the trophy display room tonight and challenge me to a wizard duel."
"I'll come." Harry agreed without hesitation.
Malfoy nodded with satisfaction and left with Crabbe and Goyle.
Hermione stared at William again:"You just promised me that you won't break the rules in the future!"
William nodded and said:"Yes, I didn't break the rules either."
"You agreed to duel with Malfoy at midnight, and you still say you didn't break the rules?" Hermione said angrily.
William shook his head calmly:"Hermione, you are wrong to say that. Only when you are caught on the spot will it be considered a violation of the school rules."
"As long as I'm not caught on the spot, I won't be breaking the rules."
When Hermione heard what William said, she puffed up her face and said angrily,"You are just making up excuses!"
"That's just the fact. Before that, I had wandered around the school twice at night, and I was fine."
Hearing William say this, Hermione couldn't hold it anymore and looked at William in astonishment.
"Is everything you said true? Are you lying to me?"
"Of course it's true. I ran into the Weasley twins on a night out last Friday night."
Hermione felt a little confused at this moment. Could it be that William was right? As long as she wasn't caught, it wouldn't be considered a violation.
Her heart was a little confused. After all, she had always been a good student who followed the rules. She had never thought about such a violation.
"Hermione, Hogwarts is a school of magic. You can't look at it with common sense. Think about it yourself."
William's words had a great impact on Hermione. The two did not talk to each other and finished their dinner quietly.
On the other side, Ron volunteered to be Harry's assistant.
Harry was not very clear about wizard duels and assistants, so he asked Ron.
Ron explained lightly:"If you die, the assistant will take over."
When Harry heard this, his face suddenly became a little unnatural. He was only eleven years old and was still a little scared when he heard the word death.
Ron caught the expression on his face and hurriedly added:"But you know, people only die in formal duels with real wizards."
"The best you and Malfoy can do is shoot sparks at each other. You two know too little magic to really hurt each other."
"What if I wave my wand and nothing happens?"Harry was a little unsure.
Ron suggested,"Then throw away the wand and punch him in the nose."