[HP] The Last Demon King

After they had made a fuss about Potter, Aridins and Malfoy returned to the common room when the common room was already empty.

Malfoy complained sullenly: "It's really not worth it, you took such a big risk just for one thing."

"It's not as useless as you think."

"You should want Scarhead's invisibility cloak, you didn't see his expression when he heard that you only wanted this—"

Aridins didn't answer. In her opinion, the Marauder's Map was much more useful than the invisibility cloak. Potter didn't have the Marauder's Map right now, but he promised to bring it to Aridins as soon as he found it.

"You unlocked them and gave them a broom, but you only want the Marauder's Map. It's a big loss." Malfoy said with great heartache: "We can ask for something else, such as making Potter kneel down Juggling with sea lions in front of us..."

Eridins did not speak, she was very satisfied with the reward of the Marauder's Map.

"Oh, by the way... What do you mean you can't send out the Patronus anymore?" Malfoy thought about it again at this moment. "Didn't you already send out the Patronus that day?"

Aridins was silent, and it took a while for the wand to display the words: "I don't have that mood anymore."

"Not in that mood anymore?" Malfoy looked confused. "You mean you're not in a happy mood anymore? Why? There's always one or two happy things, right?"

Eridins shook her head, "I don't know."

Malfoy still couldn't solve his doubts, but he couldn't press any more.

On the last day of the semester, the test results were announced. Eridins was still the first in the grade, and Granger's score was 320%, the first in the school, but the extra scores were not counted into the ranking.

Thanks to the efforts of Eridins and every Slytherin student, the House Cup returned to Slytherin again, and when the silver and green decorations covered the end-of-year banquet, the eyes of several Slytherin students were wet.

Malfoy was particularly pleased, for him, the good news was more than that, Lupine, whom he had been targeting, had formally tendered his resignation at the banquet, which meant he wouldn't have to see this nasty Potter-related teacher next year .

After the year-end banquet, Potter brought the Marauder's Map, "This is yours." Potter looked at the roll of parchment with longing eyes, then turned and left.

After the summer vacation started, apart from reading books by herself in the manor as in previous years, Eridins also had an extra homework, which was to learn actual combat experience. The boys of the Selwyn family had to learn how to defeat their opponents from the age of 11. Girls didn't have to, but Eridins was the only child so far in this generation, and she had to learn it all.

"The reaction is too slow—too weak." Arnold watched Eridins stand up from the ground coldly: "If I'm serious, your head should be rolling on the ground by now."

Eridins touched her neck, where there was a shallow cut.

"Is your head on your waistband? Don't just attack like a madman. Defense can keep you alive unless you only intend to win one game." Arnold said. "Think of my words well, put your neck ornament to use, and that's it for today."

The afterglow of the sun covered the ground, and Arnold left the garden after dropping these words.

Eridings went to her room while arranging the results of the battle, and changed her clothes after taking a shower. When Eridings was reading a book at the table, Bubble the eagle owl of the Malfoy family flew in from the window, leaving a Aridinsi touched the letter, and it fluffed its feathers and stood proudly by the window.

The seal on the envelope was printed with the family crest of the Malfoy family, made of black, green, and silver, with a serpentine pattern printed on it, and a line of Latin words "Sanctimonia Vincet Semper" on the silver ribbon, which translated into English means "Pure Eternal Victory".Eridings opened the letter, the letter was still about daily life, and at the end she complained that Eridings's reply was too perfunctory and short. Look, one row more than the last reply, so be it, Eridins handed the letter to Buber, who touched her fingertips with his beak, and then spread his wings and flew away.

A month later, in a letter, Malfoy asked her if she would go to watch the upcoming Quidditch World Cup. Arnold put down the letter and went to find Arnold. Arnold was drinking coffee with Anna in the glass room. Arnold smiled. Yan Yan didn't know what she said, which made Anna smile uncontrollably.

Eridins knocked on the door, and Anna's smile immediately returned to her indifferent expression.

"What's the matter?" Arnold looked unhappily at Eridins who broke their conversation.

"Can I go to the Quidditch World Cup?" Eredins asked.

"I remember you're not interested in Quidditch." Arnold's eyes narrowed dangerously: "Who asked you out? It's that again..." He paused, stopped talking suddenly, and then said, "Maybe I Didn't tell you, I'm not satisfied with your training results last month, even so, do you still want to watch the Quidditch World Cup?"

Eridins nodded.

There was contempt in Arnold's eyes: "Would you rather spend your time on things you're not interested in than learn something beneficial?"

"I'm interested," Eredins wrote. "I want to see outside. I want to see places other than Hogwarts or Selwyn Park."

"I'll tell Arthur." After a while, Arnold replied, "I'll let him take you with him when he goes to participate."

After Eridins left, there was silence between Arnold and Anna. After a while, Anna said, "You don't have to guard me, you can go to watch the World Cup with Arthur."

"I don't want to go. What's the point? I'm not interested at all."

"I know you are worried about me." Anna smiled self-deprecatingly. "If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't need to be trapped in the manor every year."

"Don't say that." Arnold forced a smile, with bitterness in his eyes. Anna didn't notice it. She took a sip of coffee and asked instead, "When are you going to find a mistress for Selwyn?"

"Let's talk." Arnold said perfunctorily.

"You tell me that every year." Anna said, "You should also think about the big things in your life, and Arthur, he didn't want to get married because he learned from you."

"He is the eldest brother. If you want to get married, he should get married first. It's none of my business." Arnold looked worried.

Arnold took Arthur, who was drunk, to the study that night.

After a few sobering spells, Arthur's cloudy eyes cleared up, he saw where he was, and sat back with his muddy body: "...what's the matter?"

"Are you going to the Quidditch World Cup this year?" Arnold sat at the desk expressionlessly.

"Then what happened?"

"Take Eridins, and let her open her eyes."

Arthur said grudgingly, "I don't have time for children."

"Take care of her after you go, don't let her get together with the Malfoy boys... I can't control who you associate with, but Eridins, don't let her get mixed up with Malfoy." Arnold explain.

"Just let her stay in the manor! I don't have time to take care of the children!" Arthur said angrily.

"This is a settled matter." Arnold said: "Besides this, there is one more thing to tell you."

"It's also a matter of decision?" Arthur sneered.

"You're not young, and it's time to think about the big things in your life." Arnold took out a stack of photos, and the woman on the top was beautiful and lively, looking at Arthur curiously: "Pick out the ones you like, and I'll arrange for you to meet .”

With a dark face, Arthur slammed the door angrily and left: "Don't even think about it, you don't want to get married yourself and want to meddle in my affairs?"

Arnold looked at the photos on the table, and the woman on it saw him looking at him and gave him a friendly smile. Arnold sighed and put all the photos in the deep drawer.

The World Cup was on Monday night, and Eridins had packed her things early, but Arthur was still sleeping in the dark in his room until lunchtime.

After lunch, he read some books again. At almost two o'clock, Arthur finally appeared in front of Eridins' eyes. Different from the previous image of fooling around, today he not only changed into brand new clothes, but also had a decadent beard. He also shaved cleanly, and took good care of his always messy hair. His whole body was completely new, as grand as if he was going to be in love with the woman he loves for the rest of his life.

Anna and Arnold were not surprised by this, and must have gotten used to his enthusiasm for Quidditch.

Arthur took Eridings to apparate outside the manor, and after a while, Eridings' feet touched the ground again.

Eridins looked at the surrounding environment, they appeared in a forest, Arthur walked away as if he was familiar with the road, Eridins followed behind, and saw several wizards who had just manifested along the way .

Aridins noticed that they were all wearing Muggle clothes.

Arthur didn't greet them, and kept moving forward with a firm goal. Not long after, they walked out of the forest and came to a large swamp. Two wizards with tired faces stood there, also wearing Muggle clothes.

"Arthur, has no one reminded you to remember to dress like a Muggle?" They glanced at Arthur and Eredins, and one of the wizards said sullenly.

"Stop talking nonsense, where is my camp?" Arthur asked bluntly.

"You're always like this, we have rules..." The wizard complained while flipping through the list on the parchment: "Walk about a quarter of a mile, the first camp is there, and the groundskeeper is Mr. Roberts. "

"Thanks, don't meddle in your own business." Arthur patted him on the shoulder and told Eridins to follow him.