Harry Potter: The Path of Destiny

It's already past the lights-out time at Hogwarts, but there are still several Slytherin students walking slowly in the corridors of the school. They don't care that their behavior at this moment will deduct points from their college, because their The new principal Umbridge has given them very high rights in the school. Not to mention prefects, even the student union president has nothing to do with them now. They are members of the investigation team.

Draco walked slowly at the end of the team, looking at the starry night sky through the window in the corridor from time to time. He was thinking about his father's letter, which asked him to go back during the Easter holidays. , originally this was normal, he would go back almost every Easter, but this year was different, he would be taking the O.W.L exam in a short time. This father knew that almost all the students in the grade would be here. When he was young, he chose to stay in school to review, but his father wrote a letter specifically asking him to go back. This made Draco feel that things were not that simple. He couldn't help but wonder if it was because he failed to do what his father told him. As long as Draco thought about this situation and asked himself to go back to accept punishment, he couldn't help but scold Potter in his heart again.

"Ouch!"

When they reached a corner, a panicked girl suddenly ran out and bumped into Gower who was walking in the front. Gower's tall body directly knocked the girl to the ground. Crabbe was beside him. They were about to teach this girl who suddenly jumped out, but when they took a closer look, they realized that this girl was actually Nydia. Goyle and Crabbe were stunned for a moment. They both looked back at Draco at the same time, but Draco... He seemed to be thinking about something and didn't notice what was going on here.

"Who dares to wander around the school at this time!" Pansy pushed past Goyle and Crabbe who were at a loss and walked out. She frowned when she saw Nydia sitting on the ground, " It’s you!”

If Draco were not here, Pansy would be very happy with the situation in front of her, because she could confidently deduct some points from Gryffindor, but the reality is that Draco is behind her at the moment, and he will definitely protect Nina again. Tia's, which made Pansy feel very unhappy.

"It's already past lights-out time, you know?" Even though she guessed the result, Pansy couldn't help but said, "I'm going to deduct points from Gryffindor because you violated the school rules!"

"But aren't you still outside? Shouldn't you deduct some points?" Nidia patted her robe and stood up from the ground.

"Our identities are different from yours! As members of the investigation action team, it is our job to patrol at this time." Panxi raised her head proudly. Now she was full of superiority. Not only did she She is the prefect of Slytherin, and now she is a member of the investigation team selected by Umbridge herself, while Nydia is just an ordinary student.

"What's going on?" Draco hurried over after hearing Nydia's voice, "Why are you here?"

Draco walked forward and asked Nydia about the situation with concern. The pride in Pansy's heart suddenly disappeared. He is not a prefect or a member of the investigation team. He has done so much to win so much, but it is just for the sake of it. He could get closer to Draco, but everything he did became meaningless as soon as Nydia appeared.

"Draco..." Nydia's expression became flattered as soon as she saw Draco. She felt endless grievances in her heart and wanted to tell him. She ran to see Snape because she realized what Harry had said. The contents of the peeked memories probably touched on Snape's sadness, so I wanted to see if he was okay, but Snape told him to get out without any appreciation.

"What...what's wrong with you!" Draco panicked when he saw Nidia's expression of repeatedly wanting to cry. He turned his head and glared at Pansy fiercely and said, "What did you say to her?" What!"

"I..." Pansy looked at Draco in surprise and then at Nydia, who had tears welling up in her eyes. She felt angry in her heart, "She violated school rules and did not go back to the college lounge after lights-out time. I just Just warned her! Why are you pretending to be pitiful?"

"Is it past the lights-out time? I think your watch is broken!" Draco looked at Goyle and Crabbe, "Is it past the lights-out time now?"

Goyle and Crabbe quickly shook their heads and waved their hands, saying that it was not yet time to turn off the lights. At the same time, they glared at the others with ferocious eyes, and everyone immediately shook their heads.

"...You guys!" Pansy was so angry that she burst into tears. "What kind of ecstasy soup did she fill you with? Why do you always help her in whatever she does!"

After saying that, Pansy ran away in tears, and the remaining people also wisely left first, leaving only Draco and Nydia.

Draco held Nydia in his arms, patted her back and comforted her, "Okay! You don't have to worry, Pansy won't deduct points from your college."

"I'm not doing this..." There was a hint of crying in Nydia's voice. Her emotions seemed to have been infinitely amplified since Draco appeared. She had been silent and was trying hard to suppress herself. I burst into tears in front of so many people.

"Isn't it about this? What happened? Why haven't you returned to the lounge at this time?" Draco asked worriedly.

Nydia told Draco what happened intermittently. After hearing this, Draco was surprised at first and then remained thoughtfully silent for a long time. Then he sighed deeply, "I think it really hurt Snee." What worries Pu is not the memories Potter peeked at, but perhaps the question you asked."

"Why?" Nitya asked in confusion.

Draco sighed again, "Remember last year when Moody, ah no! It should be Barty Crouch Jr., he made me turn into... into a ferret to tease me in public..." Draco After a long pause, he continued to speak with some difficulty, "Although many people around me were laughing at me and seeing my jokes, at that time I just felt more angry and angry, and how to retaliate against him, but later You showed up... You know, at that moment I wished there was a hole for me to crawl into and escape. I didn't want you to see me, and I didn't want you to know it was me... But you not only knew it, but you also stood up, He even stood up for me... At that time, I really felt that I was ashamed, so I said some harsh words to you when you chased me out... Even after so long, I think back to you at that time. I will regret anything you say."

"But I didn't take those words to heart. I know you didn't really mean to hurt me." Nidia said in surprise.

"But I take it to heart. Every time I think about it, I can't help but blame myself. I think Snape's mood should be the same. In that whole memory, the thing that he really couldn't let go of might not be Potter. "Father, they humiliated him, but he said those words that made the girl he liked sad." Draco said.

"And my question just hit his pain point... Merlin! Should I apologize to him..." Nydia looked at Draco at a loss.

"No! Don't bring it up again!" Draco quickly stopped him, "Just pretend that nothing happened. If you continue to dwell on this matter, it will only make things worse."

"Okay..." Nidia nodded.

"Don't think about these things now, I have another thing to tell you." Draco touched Nitya's head, "My father wrote a letter asking me to go back during the Easter vacation. He asked me to call Come with you!"

"Easter holiday! But shouldn't we stay to review our homework? And the team is still training!" Nidia said in surprise.

"Yes! That's what I originally planned, but I think there might be something wrong with my father asking us to go back at this time... So..." Draco spread his hands and shrugged helplessly.

Nydia thought for a while. If the person who wrote the letter was Narcissa, then maybe she missed her son too much. But if the person who wrote the letter was Lucius, then there must be something important. Bar!

"Then I'll ask Angelina for leave tomorrow! I hope she won't get angry!" The team's training has not made much progress, and the smile seems to have completely said goodbye to Angelina.

"One more thing...he asked you not to tell your father about this." Draco said.

"Why?" Nitya asked in surprise.

"I'm not very clear either. There's no explanation in father's writing." Draco shook his head, he couldn't understand this either.