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Hearing Harry's question, Malfoy became even angrier, feeling that the other man must be showing off!
He wanted to say something more, but when he saw Levin and Hermione walking towards him, he immediately turned and left.
“He said you’re a ‘Parsleyan,’ Harry. You can talk to snakes,” Ron explained helpfully.
“Harry, being able to talk to snakes is Salazar Slytherin’s famous skill. So, the symbol of the Slytherin School of 687 is a snake,” Hermione said in a low voice.
“But I’m really not a Slytherin descendant,” Harry said慌张地. “I’m not, I didn’t, don’t talk nonsense.”
He was terrified. He couldn't explain why he had Parsley's ability, and he couldn't accept the fact that he might be the Slytherin heir.
Out of friendship, Levin offered words of comfort: "Don't worry, Harry. Parseltongues aren't necessarily Slytherin's heirs. In fact, Parseltongues existed as early as ancient Greece; for example, that despicable Helbo was a Parseltongue..."
But his words seemed to add fuel to the fire.
Harry became even more anxious upon hearing this: "So, Parseltongue is a language only dark wizards speak?! But I'm not a dark wizard..."
Levin was at a loss for words, and could only offer dry, unhelpful advice:
"But learning a new skill is good, isn't it? Perhaps you can treat it as a foreign language... Dumbledore can even speak the language of merfolk."
That was all he could say.
However, judging from the other person's expression, this reason was clearly unacceptable.
Levin felt that he wasn't suited to giving advice.
If he were to say a few more words of advice like that, Harry would definitely climb the Astronomy Tower and jump off.
Since that's the case, we can only let him have a few more days of EMO.
Thankfully, NetEase Cloud Music doesn't exist in this era.
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Chapter 132 Ideological and Political Education
The next morning,
I don't know when it started, but snowflakes began to drift past the castle windows, falling in a flurry.
Therefore, the last herbalism class of the semester was cancelled.
Professor Sprout wanted to take care of the mandrake, and she didn't trust anyone else to do it.
Now, it is of paramount importance that the mandrake grows quickly enough to save Mrs. Lorris and Colin Creevey's lives.
Sure enough, the students all knew that Harry was Parseltongue by the next day.
At breakfast, Harry and Ron almost took up the entire long table, with only Hermione and the Weasley twins daring to get any closer to them.
Levin recalled the scene when the Gryffindor lion cubs cheered, "We have Potter now!" during the Sorting Ceremony.
A similar scene to what happened after Harry and Ron lost a lot of points in Gryffindor because of their nighttime outing.
And the cheers after Harry received extra points for saving the Philosopher's Stone at the end of the semester.
Such an ugly display of arrogance followed by obsequiousness is truly lamentable.
However, for Harry, the closeness between Levin and Hermione and others was still a source of comfort.
But the comfort from the twins was still too advanced.
The two men cleared a path for Harry and his friends in the corridor, shouting, "Make way for the heir to Slytherin! He's going to have afternoon tea with his wicked servant in the Chamber of Secrets!"
Ugly things don't only happen in Gryffindor; Ravenclaw is no exception.
Upon returning to the Ravenclaw common room, Levin saw a long list of lost and found items posted on the notice board.
The list belongs to Luna Lovegood.
Levin was deeply impressed by this girl whose appearance was marred by her bizarre attire.
The other person happened to be in the lounge, so Levin curiously went up to him and asked, "How did you lose so many things?"
Luna blinked and said softly, "Everyone always likes to joke with me and hide all my things."
"Now that it's almost holiday time, I need to ask them to return my things to me before I go home."
Luna said this with a calm expression, but...
Wen's expression turned sour.
What does it mean to "hide" someone? This is blatant bullying.
He just criticized Gryffindor, isn't this a slap in the face?
Moreover, they are neighbors, and Levin is going home tomorrow. What should he say when Mr. Lovegood asks him about it?
No, we have to do something about it.
"Don't worry, Luna, I'll make them return the item to its original price."
Levin took on all the responsibilities and then immediately went to Ciri.
She was not only an idol among the Ravenclaw girls, but also Penelope, the prefect, so she would know this better than anyone.
After asking around, Ciri finally understood that Luna had become the subject of jokes among her classmates because of her strange behavior, and they called her "crazy girl" behind her back.
And she was completely indifferent to everything.
This submissive attitude made her the target of ridicule and mockery.
This directly resulted in her being a Ravenclaw, but her best friend was Ginny from Gryffindor.
Upon hearing this, Levin characterized the matter as follows:
This is a serious violation of school rules and must be dealt with severely!
Soon, all the first and second grade girls were gathered together in the common room and sat in rows on the sofas.
Levin stood before them, his face serious.
"I always thought only Slytherin students would engage in this kind of discrimination, but I never imagined that bullying would happen in Ravenclaw!"
“We always think Gryffindor is reckless, Slytherin is obsessive, and Hufflepuff is too mediocre, but you guys are even worse than them. At least this kind of thing doesn't happen in Hufflepuff.”
"The Sorting Hat says that Ravenclaws pursue wisdom and revere knowledge, but I think that if you can't even accept and tolerate your classmates whom you spend every day with, then all your intelligence is just superficial cleverness. True wisdom lies in understanding that one person's skills are limited, but two people's are superior; no one can solve all problems alone, and everyone needs..."
"Need the strength of others..."
At this moment, Levin fully exerted the authority he had accumulated over the past two years, giving these little witches a thorough lesson in political ideology.
Although he didn't name names, everyone understood what Levin was trying to say.
Several first-grade girls were brought to tears.
After they left, Levin comforted Luna: "Even among the young wizards of Ravenclaw, not everyone can grasp true wisdom."
For example, Professor Quirrell, Lockhart… how come two consecutive sacrifices have come from Ravenclaw?
Couldn't Dumbledore have chosen a different sheep to fleece?
"So, don't worry too much about these things, and don't try too hard to fit in. You are you, special you, aren't you?"
Luna nodded, seemingly understanding, and thanked Levin.
Most of the things she lost have been returned by her mischievous classmates, and some have even apologized to her.
Even though she might not be able to make friends in Ravenclaw this way, at least her situation is much better.
After dealing with all that, Levin finally had some free time to do his own work.
He sat by the fireplace in the common room, enthusiastically designing a new alchemy scheme for [Arcane Sword 20], wanting to recreate the inspiration from his time at the gladiator club, when he could finally pull off the fancy feat of slashing magic with a sword.
Shirella sat beside him, diligently completing her heavy homework.
She certainly didn't want homework to disrupt their lives during winter break.
Lately, she's preferred to drag Levin back to the lounge to study instead of staying in the library.
Since Hermione can't come in here, she can fully enjoy time that belongs to just the two of them.
But there are other problems with studying in the lounge, such as…
Suddenly, the door to the Ravenclaw lounge opened wide, and Cho Chang and Marietta walked in hurriedly, their faces filled with deep fear.
Upon seeing Levin, Zhang Qiu immediately went up to him, wanting to share her gossip with him.
Seeing this, Ciri almost snapped the pen in her hand: Look, trouble is coming.
"Something terrible has happened, Levin! Another attack, and this time two unlucky guys have been attacked!" Zhang Qiu chattered to him. "The victims are Justin and almost headless Nick. They've both been petrified. Your friend Harry Potter is the culprit; Peeves caught him on the spot."
Oh, poor Potter,
How heartbroken he would be if he knew that in his goddess's eyes, he was just "Levin's friend."
Levin thought to himself,
On the surface, he would naturally speak up for his friend:
"The murderer shouldn't be Harry Potter. With his mediocre skills, he couldn't possibly petrify a ghost's intestines."
But he still put away the banknotes and stood up: "However, I've never seen a ghost petrified before. This is indeed very novel. Let's go and see what's going on. Where is Nick now?"
"Near the corridor on the third floor!" Zhang Qiu offered to lead the way.
Although she was also afraid of being attacked, she felt much safer with Levin by her side.
Chapter 133 A World for Two
When Levin saw Nick with his own eyes, he was somewhat shocked.
The ghost was no longer the milky white and transparent thing it always was.
It turned completely black, shrouded in smoke, and lay motionless, but did not land; it remained suspended six inches above the ground.
Half of his head was severed, and his face bore an expression of utter terror.
It's amazing that it can still float even after being petrified.
Levin couldn't help but step forward and examine it closely.
However, he didn't notice anything unusual; the components that made up the ghost hadn't changed at all, except that it was mixed with a strong curse power.
This is no different from being petrified.