HP: I’m working on redemption at Hogwarts

The originally crowded crowd dispersed in an instant. All the students, large and small, sensed the malicious intent of this poisonous snake and retreated fearfully.

Only the Hufflepuff boy who was stared at by the poisonous snake, his body was as stiff as a piece of wood, cold sweat broke out from his forehead, and he stood motionless, his soul not knowing where he had drifted to.

"Hiss~hiss..."

Harry's constant words of comfort were of no use at all, and Professor Lockhart, the only adult, had disappeared to nowhere. The viper's body suddenly curled up and its pupils stood up, as if it was about to exert force.

Astoria tightened her grip on her wand and stared at Viper's every move.

If there is no reliable person to act, she will have no choice but to take action... Astoria complained inwardly.

Suddenly, the venomous snake broke through the silent forest like a bolt of lightning, sprang forward with great force, and rushed towards the Hufflepuff boy with its bloody mouth open.

"Ev——"

"Vipera Evanesca!"

Before Astoria could speak, a burst of white light appeared on the opposite side, and the poisonous snake in front of her turned into a burst of black smoke and disappeared without a trace.

Astoria silently put her wand back into her sleeve, and her eyes fell on the source of the magic opposite, but she happened to meet the eyes of the black-haired girl wearing Slytherin school robe.

She kept a low profile and didn't say anything. She just hid in the crowd and turned away.

"Potter, what did you just do to that snake?" The Hufflepuff boy finally came to his senses at this time, exhaling heavily and leaning against his friend, but his eyes were still staring at the person on the stage with an extremely unfriendly look. Harry.

"What?" Harry didn't seem to understand the Hufflepuff boy's obvious hostility. After all, he was just trying to get the snake not to hurt him, wasn't he?

Harry felt that the atmosphere around him was not normal. He looked around carefully and saw everyone staring at him with suspicion and fear, even his friends, Hermione and Ron...

……

At this moment, the entire Slytherin lounge was eerily silent.

"So, is Potter a Parseltongue?" Pansy was the first to speak. She turned her eyes cautiously to the frowning Draco and spoke hesitantly.

"Hmph! Him! How could he?!" Draco seemed to be ignited in an instant. He was so angry that he was about to overturn the roof. He smashed the glass in his hand and jumped up from the sofa.

"But you have to admit that he did have trouble-free communication with the poisonous snake..." Zabini shrugged lazily and put his hand on Theodore's shoulder.

"You think so?" Zabini's cunning eyes flashed and he raised his eyebrows at Theodore.

Theodore obviously did not want to participate in this meaningless conversation. More importantly, he did not want to speculate on such an obscure and important identity as a Parseltongue, unlike Zabini who was afraid of getting into trouble...

"I don't know." Theodore glanced sideways at Zabini, shook his shoulders, threw Zabini's arm away, and immediately stood up and left the place of trouble without hesitation.

Looking at Theodore's back gradually disappearing at the corner of the stairs, Astoria felt a little bit of envy in her heart. She also wanted to escape from this oppressive and tense atmosphere.

Three heads poked out from the corner of the stairs leading to the dormitory. Without exception, they all had expressions of gossip and longing. Seeing this, Astoria couldn't help but snicker, and tried to find an opportunity to quietly leave the sofa and join her roommates.

Clang…

The password was correct, and the Slytherin stone door mechanism sounded and slowly opened.

The eyes of Draco and others were instantly attracted, and they saw Lilith walking in holding several thick books. Her expression was indifferent, and she didn't seem to be disturbed by the bunch of probing eyes on the corner of the sofa.

"Wait!" Draco called to the girl who was walking straight upstairs. Seeing that she finally turned around, he spoke to her with a proud and confident face.

"I saw it today. Your spell is very good. Thank you. Otherwise, my mistake might have caused unnecessary trouble..."

"Not bad?" Lilith raised her eyebrows slightly. Her originally calm expression suddenly became cunning. She glanced down at Draco and snorted softly.

"That's great!" Lilith smiled, and her eyes that seemed to be ridiculing and disgusting fell on Draco and looked back and forth.

"But...if you hadn't arrogantly rushed forward to fight with your claws and used some black magic that you couldn't master, you wouldn't have needed my help!" Lilith stated the facts, but it was General De. Laco was thoroughly enraged.

"Who do you think you are, just because you are close to the professor, you can point fingers at Malfoy at will?!" The anger in Draco's eyes could not be concealed, and Astoria, who had originally planned to leave, also disappeared in an instant. Movement, watching Draco's every move with an uneasy expression.

"You Black family, pure-blood traitors! The only two people left, one is crazy and is in prison, and the other is a cowardly villain who is the traitor of the Dark Lord! You are worthy of-"

"That's enough!" Astoria raised her hand and grabbed Draco's sleeve, and she could still vaguely feel the strength and movement of the clenched fist in the robe.

"What did you say? You were trying to protect her!" Draco's anger changed its outlet, and he gripped Astoria's wrist so tightly that her wrist turned purple.

Astoria was frightened. Her eyes were dull and tears flashed, but she just lowered her head in panic and whispered to herself... "It's just... enough..."

Seeing Astoria's red eyes flash, Draco could only throw her wrist away angrily and glance away.

Lilith's expression across the street finally changed. It seemed that matters related to the family's reputation finally made her angry. She held the wand tightly in her hand, but still suppressed her anger to prevent herself from violating school rules.

Draco's gray-blue eyes were full of ridicule and ridicule. He looked at Lilith's expression that finally changed and smiled proudly.

"Black, as a Malfoy, I am happy to advise you that in Slytherin, it is best to keep your tail between your legs and keep a low profile!"

After saying that, Draco turned and left without looking back.

Without the presence of this noble center of attention, Master Malfoy, the students gathered in the corner of the sofa dispersed one after another. Only Astoria and Lilith remained where they were.

Astoria slowly raised her eyes, her eyes met Lilith's, and she saw that complex and suspicious expression flash past. Before Astoria could speak, Lilith turned and left.

"Merlin! The atmosphere just now was too tense!"

"That's right, Leah, are you okay? Is Hun'er still there?" The three roommates who were hiding at the corner of the stairs swarmed over, chirping and concerned about Astoria's mood.

"Oh...I should...should be fine." Astoria's face was held by Chloe's hands, shaking her back and forth, and she pushed her away uncomfortably.

"As someone who has been attending aristocratic gatherings all year round, I admire the various famous scenes you have experienced these days. ..." The delicate lace fan in Shiblank's hand waved gently next to Astoria, as if Soothing her inner anxiety.

"I'm telling you in a low voice, it's well known that Malfoy, this young master, only listens to good words and not criticism. Leah, if you want to get along well with him, you'd better be careful not to be as straightforward as Black..."

Seabrank really cared about this sickly beauty roommate. Seeing that she seemed to be often staying with Master Malfoy, he couldn't help but start to teach her the truth...

"I know, thank you, Shiblank." Astoria smiled from the bottom of her heart and hugged Shiblank affectionately.

"Uh...Merlin, don't do this!" Siblank felt the soft and warm touch next to his body. She is a sweet-smelling and soft girl...

She made an awkward expression of displeasure, but honestly stretched out her arm to pat Astoria's back to comfort her.