Dumbledore's official words were not always so convincing. For example, most of the Slythrin students scoffed at his words and were more willing to believe that Malfoy was the successor of Slythrin. It was just that he was unlucky enough to be discovered. The fear of Ron being petrified had also subsided because they all knew about the grudge between the Malfoy Family and the Weasley Family. It would be abnormal if they did not take this opportunity to take revenge.
As for why the matter of him being expelled was suppressed, it was easy to explain. Who asked Malfoy to have a good father? Perhaps Lucius and Dumbledore had reached a compromise.
Compared to last semester when Harry and the others made mistakes and were given a lot of points, Malfoy's treatment was much better. He was even regarded as a tragic "hero". He originally had the opportunity to return the school to the exclusive possession of "pure bloodlines", but that disgusting mudblood and Defense Against Black Magic professor ruined it. This made the students of the same school feel very regretful.
Therefore, the current situation was very strange. "Malfoy", who was supposed to be the sinner of the school, was instead popular.
"I believe that the successor of Slythrin will not disappoint us next time." This was what a sixth year senior said when he came to visit him.
"Compared to the School Championship, I think it is more important to carry out the will of our school's founder. You don't have to worry about it." A senior who was about to graduate patted him on the shoulder and comforted him.
Lucius also took the time to visit him not long ago. His expression was also unclear, but Malfoy noticed that a few strands of his hair had turned white.
As for the students of the same grade or one or two grades higher, they were in awe mixed with worship. He would always receive some fruit baskets and candies every day. In addition, he also received a few pink love letters, all of which were confessions.
"Chuunibyou youngsters all love conspiracy theories." Malfoy could only sigh. Although there were indeed many things that were concealed, the direction of the students' imagination was an eye-opener. Well, this might also be related to Dumbledore's unpopularity in Slythrin Academy. They would rather think of Dumbledore as a negative character.
As for the other schools, there was a lot of market for such opinions. But whether it was private rumors or Dumbledore's official words, to the students other than Slythrin, Malfoy's behavior was a serious mistake.
"I think I should also consider forming an organization." Malfoy teased himself. His appeal in Slythrin was already quite strong. It made him feel like he only needed to raise his arm and call for action to instantly get a lot of his NC fans to respond and develop many Death Eaters in a short period of time.
After a few more days, the Mandrake finally matured.
When Ron found out that Malfoy was the real murderer, he jumped out of bed and struggled to pounce on him. Only Madame Pomfrey, who was responsible for feeding him the medicine, and Harry, who came to visit him, and his two brothers held him back. Only then did he give up on revenge.
"He almost killed me!" He roared, pointing at Malfoy who was quietly flipping through a book.
"Ron, calm down." Harry tried to calm him down. "He has also received the punishment he deserves. They will not have a chance in this year's School Championship Competition."
"Calm down, Ron." His two brothers kept trying to calm him down.
"I'm sorry, but I'm also a victim." Malfoy closed the book and apologized to him insincerely. But this made Ron even angrier, and he had nowhere to vent.
"The headmaster will definitely expel you next time." Ron could only throw out this sentence fiercely.
"Then I should still have a chance to transfer schools." Malfoy said lightly, "At least Durmstrang might welcome me." He glanced at Ron and continued, "Someone's family probably doesn't have the money to transfer him. Did you find the car from last time?"
Ron's eyes reddened when he heard this. He tried to get up from the bed again to compete with him, but he was pressed down again.
In the end, this dispute was left unsettled.
"Think about something happy, Ron." Harry tried to divert his attention. "If you see the hourglass that represents Slythrin's points, you'll be happy." He said, "And Hermione got the Special Contribution Award. Our school directly added 200 points! This year's School Championship Competition will definitely be ours. "
"Right, Hermione! How is she? "Ron thought of Hermione and asked Harry.
"She's basically not injured, much better than you. She was discharged from the hospital a few days ago." Harry pointed in the direction of the dining hall. "She should be eating in the dining hall now."
"Oh, I feel hungry now too." Ron remembered that he hadn't eaten for a long time. The hunger brought about by an empty stomach made him crave food even more now.
"Then let's go." Seeing the recovered Ron, Harry's tone couldn't help but lighten up. His two friends were safe now, and that was more important than anything else.
"Okay." This time, Ron was finally not pressed down, but when he really got out of bed, he found that his legs were a little out of control and very stiff. Harry noticed it and immediately held him, and then the two limped to the dining room.
"What are you doing?" Pansy opened his arms and stopped the Weasley brothers who were walking to the bed.
"Why, are you here to avenge your brother?" Malfoy had already lowered his head and continued to read the book just now. When he heard the footsteps of the two, he looked at the Weasley brothers again.
"We keep feeling that something's not right." George spoke first.
"Whether what the headmaster said is true or not, we don't care. He must have his own plans." Fred glanced at George, telling him not to say anything. Then he said, "We won't take advantage of others, especially the Malfoy family." After saying that, the Weasley brothers left a package and left the ward.
"Don't open it." Pansy looked at the package and held out her hand, asking Malfoy to give it to her. "This must be a prank by the brothers to avenge Ron. I'll throw it away." She said.
"Don't worry." Malfoy felt that the Weasley brothers didn't have any malicious intentions and said to Pansy. He slowly opened the package and found a lot of gold coins and silver lying quietly inside.
"What a pair of interesting people." Malfoy clapped his hands, clearly surprised by this. This should be the money that the Weasley brothers earned from the Howler Letters. It was obviously a large sum. Malfoy guessed that they must have guessed something and treated him differently from the others.
"What do they mean by this? Could it be that there's a conflict between the brothers and they hired you to kill Ron? I couldn't tell that their family is actually quite rich despite being so poor. "Pansy looked at the shiny coins suspiciously and voiced her doubts.
Malfoy was once again defeated by Pansy's ability to fill in the blanks. He was happy to let her speak freely, but it seemed that he was going to be disappointed.
"Right, that time you told them that you wanted to do business with them. It was the Howler Letters, right?" As she spoke, she showed an expression as if she had just woken up from a dream. "You were clearly controlled by the diary. How could you do something that was detrimental to the basilisk?" She paused for a moment and continued, "If according to the rumors, it was your own doing, then it's even more incomprehensible." She looked at Malfoy critically. It was obvious that she had only just remembered the ins and outs of this matter. It was quite illogical.
"This curse of forgetting is indeed useful. I somewhat understand Lockhart." Malfoy stroked his chin, clearly considering how to deal with someone's questioning.