A broken Hogwarts

Chapter 15 Chess Players and Pieces

Time flickered to Thursday, and the weather outside was sunny, but there was not a ray of sunshine in the Slytherin common room, which made Owen a little listless.

Since there were no classes in the afternoon, most of the Slytherin first-years gathered in the common room.The lounge during the day does not require everyone to consciously keep quiet as in the night, and the atmosphere of chatting and playing is lively.

Owen curled himself up in the armchair in front of the fireplace, lazily roasting the fire, letting the heat of the flame drive away the perennial damp and cold air that lingered underground in the castle, but he was thinking about the cat he hadn't touched since that night.

Well, he took an interview with the castle administrator Mr. Filch yesterday, and found that the thin gray cat was the notorious Mrs. Norris among the seniors.

After seeing Owen, Mrs. Norris blocked him in the corridor and meowed excitedly, wanting to jump up and scratch his face, causing Mr. Filch to suspect that Owen was hiding some prohibited items, and refused to forgive him for a long time Then he let him go with a warning face.

But still the same sentence, what evil can a kitten have?It just wanted to help Filch.

Owen yawned, turned his head and glanced behind him, and saw that Harry and Draco were playing wizard chess, and there were many people booing beside them.Harry Potter was very popular in the house, at least by most people, especially when he gradually showed excellent magical talents.

Perhaps not wanting to live up to many people's expectations - although he himself did not want such expectations - Harry was working very hard these days.Combined with his already good talent, he ranks among the best in almost every class, and has undoubtedly become one of the professors' favorite students.

Well, two other students who are very popular with the professors are Owen and Hermione Granger, and good students are always favored.

Slytherin House originally advocated honor, pursued strength, and put victory first. The students were very united and protective of their weaknesses externally, but internally they always maintained a proper competitive atmosphere.Because of the influence of the surrounding environment and classmates, several conversations with Owen, and the absence of a Ron Weasley who took him crazy, Harry decided to become a schoolmaster.

After Harry showed that although he could not match his astonishing name, but he was outstanding enough, the little snakes who had always worshiped the strong did not hesitate to establish a good relationship with him early.Although a small group of people represented by Theodore Nott were indifferent, it was obvious that no one wanted to offend him, especially now that Harry was rumored to be a powerful dark wizard.

Similarly, these days Harry didn't forget to go to the library to look for information and catch up on common sense in the wizarding world.

For example, he found out a lot about himself and things about Voldemort.

He was already mentally prepared for the fact that there were Voldemort supporters in the families of his classmates, but he didn't intend to ask.After all, Voldemort has fallen, so what if he keeps chasing after him?Do you still want to blame your classmates because of your parents' affairs, and cast evil curses on them?
Another example is that he learned about the bloodline theory that is highly respected in Slytherin College. For this tradition of unwillingness to recruit Muggle-born wizards that has been handed down from the Slytherin era, Harry disagrees very much in his heart, especially After finding out the information of his parents.

Fortunately, he found that the contradictions about bloodlines in the academy did not seem to be sharp, but each had its own circle, which made him a little relieved.

If Owen knew this idea, he would definitely tell him that you want to be simple.Slytherin House maintains harmony because there are no Muggle-born students in the house, and all Slytherin students have at least one parent who is a wizard.

The Sorting Hat never sorts young Muggle-born wizards and those of unknown origin into Slytherin House, even if the quality of that little wizard meets Slytherin's standards.The purpose of sorting houses is to choose the most suitable environment for students to grow up. Obviously, Slytherin House is definitely not a suitable environment for Muggle-born wizards.

As for Voldemort at the time, the fact that he could speak Parseltongue speaks volumes about his ancestry, which is why he was sorted into this academy as an orphan.

Although the Sorting Hat looks unreliable, it is actually an elder who cares about the students wholeheartedly. Well, it would be better if it was a little cleaner.

All in all, this kind of contradiction that has lasted for thousands of years is difficult to resolve, otherwise the Dark Lord Voldemort would not have been born.

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Owen rolled a gold coin on the back of his hand in boredom, and Daphne sat on the chair next to him, watching Harry and Draco play chess across a table with her chin in one hand.

"Aren't you going to play together?" Daphne tilted her head and looked at Owen.

"It depends on your mood." Owen clamped the gold coin in his hand, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.To be precise, he was a bit depressed by his father who always likes to cheat when he plays chess. The chess game between the father and son will always develop into a situation where you steal my queen and I hide your king. I really don’t know Mr. Shafiq Where have you lived at your age.

"Why do I feel that you always seem to be close to Harry and the others." Daphne looked into Owen's eyes, and the blue pupils flickered like water waves, "To be honest, I thought you would become very good friends It can be seen that Harry has always believed in you, but you don't seem to want to have too much to do with him?"

Owen glanced at her in surprise, and flicked the gold coin in his hand into the air with a "ding": "You are very sharp. It's not that you don't want to get involved, but just want to let nature take its course."

Getting too close to the savior would only put him under Dumbledore's nose. Owen didn't want to be a pawn in the savior's growth plan, and was clearly arranged.

He walks his own way, even if he wants to participate in some events, it is Owen's own choice, rather than becoming a character in someone else's script.

In fact, Owen prefers to write the script by himself, even if it is out of play, it is Owen's own ability.

Although the messiah thing is still interesting, just wait and see from afar.Owen has always been very sober and understands that his task at this stage is to learn magic, and seize the time to let himself grow up quickly.

"I always feel that you are as mature as my father." Daphne said jokingly.

"Hehe, that's a coincidence. I always feel that I am much more mature than my father." Owen returned a gentle smile.

At this time, they heard a bluffing sound behind them.

"Harry, are you really learning wizard chess for the first time?" Draco's tone was a little suspicious.

"Yeah, you just taught me today." Harry looked at the pieces on the chessboard that could move by themselves with interest.

"That's impossible, I've never lost a chess game with Mom and Dad, Crabbe, Goyle, and Pansy before!" Draco watched his king being cornered again, angrily clapping his hands. After touching the chessboard, his fingertips were pierced with a spear by an angry chess piece, and he jumped up with an "ouch".

He has lost six games in a row, and his brain is numb after losing.The black chess pieces he controlled also dropped their weapons one after another, jumping around and yelling at this unreliable commander.

Wizard chess is not good at this point, even the chess pieces will hang up and spray teammates, and it is easy to explode the mentality if you lose too much.

"Why don't you think about whether they are letting you in?" Theodore flipped through his book in the back row and said without raising his head, "Or, their chess skills are actually half the same as yours."

"No, I think Harry you have a very high talent in wizard chess!" Draco said resolutely.

Harry coughed lightly, and returned an awkward yet polite smile.Admitting yourself to be a wizard chess genius?That's shameless.If you refute it, it is to say that your chess skills are very bad.

"Admit it, Draco, you are a stinky chess basket." Blaise made a stab at the side.

"Believe in yourself, Draco, you are no worse than anyone!" Pansy firmly supported Draco, cheering him up with a tight face.

"Okay, come again!" As if inspired, Draco started a new round of masochistic journey.

Owen also slowly became interested, walked over slowly, and joined the crowd who were laughing and offering ideas.

(End of this chapter)