Struggling to survive at Hogwarts

Chapter 250 Drawing

It's unclear what words Dumbledore used to persuade Potter and the others, but when Thea stepped into the hall, aside from a moment of silence, at least Potter and the others didn't immediately rush over to give her a "kill her" look.

Nevertheless, Thea once again received a wave of top-tier treatment, with the entire hall falling silent, as she stepped into the hall.

In fact, this situation seemed quite familiar, and for Thea, it was even commonplace at first.

As for why the young wizards didn't just rush up and give Thea a curse, the biggest reason is probably that they didn't know the power Thea displayed in the battle against the Department of Mysteries.

Potter and several members of the Order of the Phoenix who were personally involved have been ordered by Dumbledore to remain silent;

Within the Ministry of Magic, with Dumbledore in control and Crouch secretly pushing things along, naturally no one revealed the whole truth.

Finally, Rita Skeeter, the largest "mouthpiece" in the wizarding world and a reporter for the Daily Prophet, was also under Thea's control. After realizing that she was not Thea's only option, Skeeter had no choice but to cling tightly to Thea, so that the public would naturally not know the whole story.

At most, a few tabloids published cryptic reports that Thea was also involved, but how many people believed that a girl who was only in sixth grade this year could survive such a horrific battle and play an important role?

However, even the most meticulous plans can have flaws.

The general public may not know, but the Death Eaters certainly do.

Despite their parents' repeated reminders to maintain distance from Thea and deepen their relationship, the little devils effortlessly connected the great battle with Thea's soaring status...

In this way, the truth of the matter becomes quite clear.

No matter how much awe one feels for this "successor to the Dark Lord," one still has to appeal to emotions...

Before Dumbledore could even speak, several groups of young wizards who had come up to "make friends" with Thea had already been driven away.

Seeing this, Thea, who was already exhausted, became even more impatient. As Thea lowered her eyes, Daphne and Gella immediately took action, politely but firmly dismissing everyone.

Thea was finally able to have some peace and quiet, but after all that commotion, she had lost her appetite and decided to focus on listening to Dumbledore's speech from the stage.

As Dumbledore spoke on the stage, Thea easily spotted his exposed hand—it was a little wrinkled, but clearly healthy.

What a pity, I really wanted to see how effective the spell Tom used on the ring would be...

Realizing that the thought seemed a bit too dark, Thea lowered her eyes and suppressed it back into her mind.

It seems... I've been having more and more dark thoughts popping into my head lately... Is it a side effect of those dark magic spells?

Thea's mind drifted away, and by the time she came to her senses, the young wizards were already preparing to return to their dormitories.

Upon arriving at the common room, Thea, as usual, gave the new young wizards a lesson on the Slytherin survival rules in order to help them integrate into Slytherin as quickly as possible.

In this awkward situation, if the Slytherin freshmen don't learn to unite, they could easily become the perfect target for those with ulterior motives to exploit the Slytherin class.

On the first day of the new semester, Thea decisively skipped both potion class and herbalism class.

Professor Sprout, who teaches herbal medicine, also knows about the principal's approval note. As for Horace, he's now hoping to get as far away from Thea as possible.

Having finally chosen Dumbledore's side, it wouldn't be right to do something that contradicts both sides.

He was overjoyed that Thea wasn't coming to class, so why would he bother to ask her about it?

Thea, who wasn't attending class, wasn't idle either. She didn't go to the library or the Chamber of Secrets; she just wanted to plow every inch of Hogwarts.

Mark the anchor points, start drawing, scrap and redraw, draw, calculate, draw again, calculate again... and finally get an optimal location.

For the entire week, Thea lingered around Hogwarts like a ghost. Her unusual behavior was naturally noticed by the professors, but with Thea's daily visits to the headmaster's office, Dumbledore's hard-won vigilance was naturally extinguished.

A week later, Thea changed her previous ghostly style and completely locked herself in a secret room, and no one knew what she was doing.

Aside from a few necessary lessons to prove she was still alive, Thea even started to follow the Basilisk's example in terms of mealtimes, always coming out at night.

Thea's habit of staying up all day and being out at night lasted for a whole month. Finally, the girl, who had become so thin that she was almost skin and bones, was forcibly placed in the medical wing by Snape.

Since she had already completed most of the project in the secret room, Thea decided to let herself have a good sleep.

Thea slept for an especially long time, and when she woke up, she was surprised to find that she had a fellow patient—Katie Bell.

Thea, who had seen much of Riddle's old house, could naturally recognize whose masterpiece it was.

Sure enough, just like its seller.

Dark and rough, like a rat hiding in the sewer.

Draco…

Why don't you listen to me?

Didn't I say I would help you solve this?

The more you do, the more mistakes you make.

The ultimate move can only be used once, so why alert the enemy?

Despite feeling frustrated, Thea was determined to have a good talk with Draco, after all, she had promised to help him resolve this matter.

Katie Bell was transferred to St. Mungo's Hospital the next day, and Thea also left the medical wing.

Thanks to her "Sleeping Beauty"-like sleep duration, few people directly attributed this vicious attack to her...

But... just because there aren't many people doesn't mean there aren't any.

Seeing Harry's eyes, which seemed to want to poke several bloody holes in her, Thea didn't care at all. After all... she couldn't kill her with just her eyes.

Thea walked briskly to the principal's office, and unexpectedly, she saw Draco, who was moving stealthily, along the way. She silently kept this in mind.

"Professor, I'm here."

Dumbledore didn't say much either. Just like before, Thea once again saw Dumbledore's memories of Tom in the Pensieve.

It wasn't until the moon was high in the sky that Thea took her leave.

Meanwhile, Thea remained immersed in those memories, while Dumbledore sat in his chair fiddling with the gadgets and occasionally jotting something down in his notebook.

The two of them didn't exchange a single word from beginning to end.

There's no need to say more to them.

Dumbledore could tell what Thea was going to say as soon as he opened his mouth, and this principle applied to Thea as well.

Since the two are temporarily on the same side, they naturally dare to place their trust in each other.