Malfoy did not do anything good after he became the prefect last semester.
Not only did he work for the special investigation team and cause trouble for Gryffindor, but he also bullied the new Year 1 students.
Especially at the beginning of the semester, Malfoy led Gall and Crabbe around the castle, looking for students who violated the rules or found a random reason to deduct points or even punish them in other ways. He overused his authority as the prefect.
He enjoyed it and could not wait to hang the prefect badge on his chest, but now he voluntarily gave up his position as the prefect …
"You know, Harry, I kind of agree with you. Malfoy is really suspicious. He missed a good opportunity to show off his authority as the prefect. This is not like him. He was always showing off last semester. " Ron said and made the same gesture again. "I have a plan. Why don't we strip him naked and see if he has the Stygian Mark on him?"
He mentioned the plan that Elwyn and Hermione rejected not long ago, hoping to get Harry's support.
"Don't mention this stupid idea. If Malfoy is not a Death Eater, you two will be in trouble. Why not change to a more reliable plan?" Hermione said, "Even if he is really a Death Eater, there is nothing he can do in school."
"You are too optimistic, Hermione. Don't underestimate Malfoy," Ron said and continued to look at Harry. "What do you think?"
"We can use this as a last resort," Harry said, his mind working quickly.
Malfoy gave up on being the prefect. Did this mean that he had something more important in his mind than bullying the little students?
The speculations about Malfoy's suspicious behavior in Knockout Alley returned to Harry's mind.
Like a slide show, the scenes replayed in front of his eyes.
Before the train left, he told Mr. Weasley about this, but Mr. Weasley did not want to believe him. All the signs pointed to Malfoy's suspicious behavior, but they lacked sufficient evidence. Could it really be like what Ron said …
"Please, you two are overestimating Malfoy. Elaine said she did not know what Malfoy was doing with the werewolves. We did not even see where he went that day. It was all nonsense from the werewolf at the end." Hermione said, "I think it is wise for him to give up on being the prefect because he knows that if he continues to be the prefect, he will have to listen to Elwyn's orders. He can't …"
Before she could finish, the door of the carriage opened, and a third-year girl walked in, panting.
"I'm here to give these to Neville Longbottom, Harry Potter, Elaine Slytherin, Hermione Granger, and Elwyn Mason," she stammered. When her eyes met Harry's, she immediately blushed. She seemed to have a crush on Harry.
She handed over five rolls of parchment paper tied with purple ribbons, with their names written on them.
After Elwyn and the others took them, the girl stumbled out of the carriage.
"What is it?" Ron asked curiously, staring at the paper in their hands.
"An invitation," Harry said.
"It's Professor Slughorn," Elwyn said, throwing the paper aside without even looking at it. He knew what was written on it.
Dumbledore had said before that Slughorn might be wary of his strength and would need to observe him for a while before making a decision on whether or not to rope him in. Now it seemed that Slughorn had already made up his mind, and he was astonishingly fast.
That's right, he would not let go of Elwyn. He would definitely rope Elwyn into his club.
"He wants to invite us to Carriage C for lunch," Hermione said, reading the words on the paper.
"Sounds good. We can eat for free. Will the food he prepared satisfy our taste buds?" Elaine said doubtfully.
"Wait, who is Professor Slughorn?" Neville looked at his invitation in confusion.
"A new teacher," Harry said. "Looks like we have to go, right?"
"Yes, it's impolite to refuse a professor's invitation directly," Elwyn said. Iven said, "But if we feel bored, we can leave early. I don't think it's rude."
He didn't hate Slughorn, nor did he object to the club. He just didn't want to be asked those embarrassing questions.
"I still don't understand. Why did he ask me to go?" Neville asked uneasily, as if he would be locked up.
"You'll know when you get there. It's not a bad thing." Harry comforted him. Suddenly, he had an idea. "We can wear the Invisibility Cloak. We can observe Malfoy carefully on the way and see what he's up to."
"Are you sure?"
It was lunchtime, and the corridor was crowded with people waiting for their food to be delivered. It was impossible to wear the Invisibility Cloak.
Even so, Harry still stuffed his Invisibility Cloak into his schoolbag.
"Harry, don't do anything stupid," Hermione said worriedly.
"I'm just taking it just in case," Harry mumbled and followed them out of the carriage.
The carriage was full of students. As soon as they came out, everyone stared at Elwyn and Harry, their eyes full of curiosity.
Some students even hurried out of the carriage just to get a good look at them.
Ever since the news of Lord Voldemort's resurrection and return was confirmed, this phenomenon had been happening for a while.
However, it had to be admitted that the series of events during the summer vacation and the panic of their families made the students realize how serious the situation was. They were always slow to realize this kind of thing, so their stares were even more difficult to deal with.
Elwyn had already experienced this feeling when he was patrolling in the morning. Many people were still staring at Elaine.
It was the first time Harry walked out of the carriage. He really wanted to put on the Invisibility Cloak and disappear in front of everyone.
Everyone was pointing at them, with the exception of Autumn Zhang. As soon as she saw Harry, she plunged into her carriage.
When they passed by the window of her carriage, they could see that she was chatting enthusiastically with her friends.
Ever since Gryffindor defeated Ravenclaw in the last Quidditch match last semester, Harry and Autumn's relationship had come to an end, as had Ginny and Michael's. Many of Ravenclaw's students had also withdrawn from D.A. activities.
When they arrived at Carriage C, it was already full of people. Slughorn had invited more than the five of them.
It must have been hard on him. At his age, he had sorted out all the Hogwarts students in such a short time and confirmed his target.
Anyway, judging from Slughorn's warm welcome, they were the ones he was most looking forward to seeing.
Especially Elwyn, Harry and Elaine. When he saw the three of them, Slughorn's eyes even lit up.
"Oh, my dear children, I am so happy to see you," he said as he jumped down from his chair.
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