Hermione is still looking at the chocolate box that Harry gave to her. It already has passed a few days since San Valentine's Day. Harry hasn't changed how he treats her; it means that the chocolate has a deeper meaning.

After that talk about his knowledge of her blood status, and her genealogical ancestors, Hermione could understand that Harry is a mastermind. She recalled the times she read or saw something about him on the TV.

"Surely, the chocolates have a deeper meaning", thought Hermione.

Hermione was walking around her bed, in which the chocolates were. Then she recalled their first meeting, back on the train. "He implied that we were betrothed, so the chocolates are only a way to cover up. Of course," said Hermione to herself.

The new problem is that she has not played her part in it. Hermione thought about a possible way to end this already. "I could return the chocolates to symbolize that I don't want that relationship, but it already passed some time", thought the brown-haired Gryffindor.

She let herself fall in the bed and grabbed a pillow, "but do I really want that?". Hermione could not help but put the pillow over her face to hide her embarrassment.

The door opened, and Lavender looked at her with a raised eyebrow. Hermione turned to see the newcomer, composed herself, took the chocolate box and saved it.

She tried to walk outside the room but was stopped by Patil. She was entering the room, and while in front of the smartest first-year girl she said, "so, will you tell us how did you do it?"

"Oh, yeah, I also want to know", said Lavender with a high peach voice. Both girls corned Hermione, while Kellah Morris and Fay Dunbar entered.

Dunbar saw the scene, shook her head and left the room. Morris saw her friend leaving the room and then turned back at the girls in the room, "What's happening here?"

"We want to know how she did it", said Lavender. Hermione looked at the three girls, "I have absolutely no idea about what are you talking about."

Lavender rolled her eyes, "We are talking about Harry Potter, The-Boy-Who-Live, Gryffindor's first traitorous Potter".

"Gryffindor's first traitorous Potter?" asked the three girls. The imperative pink lover girl shrugged, "That's how Ron calls him".

After that, everybody got back to their original mission. Patil got closer to Hermione, and Lavender did it too. Morris only went to her bed and sat there, not wanting to participate but still interested in the answer.

"So? How did you do it?" Parvati asked while stepping closer to Hermione.

"Did you do it to took her to form the gasp of that horrible Slytherin girl, and bring him back to Gryffindor?" said Lavender Brown while motioning with her hands.

"Did you use a love potion?" Patil raised her eyebrows.

"Or maybe both of you fell in love when he rescued from the troll, Looking at him as your knight in shining armour", Brown said while motioning as if she was dancing with a prince.

"How far did you have gone?" Patil smirked

"Or maybe, it was love at first sight, and you just could not resist getting close to him. Even when he was destined to be a Slytherin", Lavender continued creating different scenarios, forgetting about the others.

"What…", Patil was going to ask something else, but Lavender continued talking.

"Or maybe you have been talking with each other in the library, and that's why you go there frequently because it's the only place when you can be alone with him", and continued.

"ahem… Lav…?"

"Or maybe you are reincarnated souls, and no matter the odds, you believe that is your fate to be together", and continued.

"Or maybe…"

"WE ARE BETROTHED! HAPPY?!" yelled Hermione. She was embarrassed that she had imagined herself in each of the situations Lavender described. She walked away and shut the door with a big THUD. Morris was with her eyes wide open, and Patil was with her mouth fully open by the revelation.

Lavender, on her side, was making little jumps and clapping, "That's what I was going to say next".

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Hermione left the Gryffindor tower and met Harry while he was walking alongside Crabbe.

"What are you talking about?" asked Gryffindor girl to both of the boys.

"Oh, Crabbe wants to know his Patronus, and we are using an article in The Quibbler that have a questionary about it".

"Patronus? What kind of spell is that? What does it do?" interested Hermione asked.

"In short. It's defensive magic that takes the form of an animal. Good against creatures of negative karma. Obviously, it depends on the creature, for example, a novice vampire may be affected, as long as you are stronger than that vampire", explained Harry.

Crabbe looked amazed by the explanation of Harry. Hermione understood but was left with a question that she voiced out, "Negative Karma? What is that?"

Harry turned to look at Hermione and realized that he might have given her information that he shouldn't have, but he was still calm because he didn't think it was very relevant information. "I don't know how they call it here. It's when a creature realized 'negative' acts by nature. For example, killing for the pleasure of killing".

Hermione frowned, "So, the Troll from Halloween cold be stopped with it?"

"No. The Trolls, by nature, does not attack if they are not provoked", answered Harry without looking. But when he turned and saw Hermione frowning, he complimented, "I am not saying that you provoked it. But I don't think that the Troll entered the school by itself".

Hermione was confused by the sudden explanation. "I didn't…", the Gryffindor tried to say that she didn't think that he was implying anything, but Vincent Crabbe interrupted her while "whispering" to Harry, "Nice save".

"Either way, let's continue with the quiz", said Harry.

After Crabbe answered all the questions, Harry was checking out the results to tell Crabbe his Patronus. In the meantime, Hermione got closer to the bulky Slytherin kid. "Why are you so interesting all of a sudden about a new spell? You have never been the type who wants to prepare ahead".

Vincent put his index finger over his mouth to ask Hermione to be quieter, "the others are preparing something for Harry."

"Why?"

"Because tomorrow will be the last game of the season. Harry has cached the snitch each time, and Slytherin has always won, so they are preparing something to celebrate", said Crabbe, now really whispering unlike before.

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"I really don't understand when did you change so much. If someone had told me a year ago that Draco Malfoy would ask me to help celebrate another kid's victory, I would have immediately sent him to St. Mungo's," Pansy said sitting on a sofa in the Slytherin common room.

Draco exhaled desperate for Pansy attitude, "Look, you can refuse, but as his girlfriend, you should help".

Pansy's eyes were wide open when she was called Harry's girlfriend. Draco saw that and smirked, "unless you already have your own present for him".

Goyle was there watching everything, and he was having difficulties telling if Pansy was red for embarrassment or because she was angry, or maybe both.

Pansy threw a pillow on Draco's face and left the Slytherin common room

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Pansy walked nowhere. She was very comfy reading a fictional book, but Draco spoiled everything. On her walk, she decided to go to the library.

On her way, she noticed some groups of girls talking to themselves. Here and there, you could see how the girls of Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff are gathering in small circles.

Suddenly, Gemma Farley, a Slytherin prefect stood in front of Pansy. The girl was, in Pansy's mind, her nemesis. She was the perfect girl, tall, fit, with enough bust, beautiful brown long hair, with naturally pink lips, good in quidditch, and with a perfect nose. The girl did not need to wear makeup to attract attention with her beauty.

Pansy had won a little complex thanks to Ron Weasley, who bully her, calling her "pug nose". Although, she also remembers Harry saying that her nose was cute the way it is.

"Follow me", ordered the prefect and took Pansy's arm.

Pansy shook her arm to free herself and asked, "Why?"

Gemma sighed a little and talked to her ears in a whisper, "not here. But It's important for you, though". The perfect grabbed the first-year arm and take her to an empty classroom.

When the door was closed, Pansy freed herself again, "What's this all about?"

"You should leave Suzuki alone", said the perfect.

Pansy was getting angry for what she just heard. "The perfect girl wants now to take Harry from me. From me!", Pansy mind rushed in anger and confusion. "What are you talking about?" was what she could articulate.

"Look. Your family is part of the sacred 28. My mom's family is also part of it. Going after a betrothed kid won't help you at all, and will put shame on your family", said the perfect girl.

Pansy's eyes were wide open. "Harry was betrothed?" thought Pansy aloud. After that Pansy, remained silent. "But with who? Is she more beautiful than me?... Of course, she will be. Even his servants are beautiful. But why should I care? I am not his girlfriend or anything. Why should I?" Pansy thoughts rushed to throw her head.

Without her knowledge, she has turned her gaze to the floor. She was gritting teeth, her eyes were frowning and were watering uncontrollably.

The prefect stepped back a little. She felt horrible for the way she said it. Her heart broke when she saw Pansy's eyes asking her to confirm that Harry was betrothed. She should know that a family part of the sacred 28 would not do such an act, "I-I am sorry".

Pansy raised her head and looked at Gemma "Why are you sorry?"

Some tears started to fall on Pansy's cheeks, that's when she realized that she was crying in front of her. She quickly dried her tears with the sleeves of her robes.

"Look, I get it that you did not know it, just…", try to say the prefect girl, but she did not know what to say.

"It's not like we are a couple in the first place. I… I will never dare to do something as low as that!" Pansy almost yelled at the end.

The Slytherin princess tried to calm herself. It was not obvious to her what was happening inside her. "Why am I acting this way? I would hate to be betrothed if I were in his place. I should feel sorry for him. Why? How?... Who?", thought Pansy, but at the end, she whisper the last question. Who?

"Is…" Gemma Farley hesitated to answer that. She has seen the three together from time to time, so she knew it. It would hurt her. Still, the prefect thought Pansy should know it, "Hermione Granger".

Pansy's eyes were wide again. "What? Her? She is better than me? I am inferior to her? What is wrong with me", Pansy's mind worked again in silence, while she gazed went down again.

"I see. It's good to know, I wish they have told me before so I could congratulate them. Now if you excuse me". The first-year girl walked outside the classroom, with her face with heat, and with tears that couldn't stop falling.

While Pansy was walking back to the common room, trying to evade other people, she was with her head down. Suddenly she saw a group of Gryffindors walking in her direction, and she turned to see outside a window, and she saw it.

Harry was talking with Hermione, both with a big smile. Behind them was Crabbe, but he was omitted in Pansy's mind.

Pansy walked away and arrived at the common room.

"Wow, you changed your mind already? If you do, you can help with…" Draco tried to guide Pansy, but she furiously walked directly to the girl's room, and only a big thud was heard.

Inside the girl's room, which was empty at the moment, Pansy walked to her bed. She took the necklace out. She frowned her eyes and gritted her teeth while the necklace was in her hand. She thought about throwing it away. She wanted to throw it away and break it into millions of pieces.

But she couldn't.

Instead, she put close to her chest and let herself fall in the bed with her face facing down. And she cried.

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The Quidditch game happened. Harry tried to prank their team and caught the snitch, but hid it. The game continued for about 4 hours. It was the first time that the game did not end in 15 minutes, having Suzuki as a seeker.

The idea of the prank came from his Capitan. He was furious that the team was slacking off only because Harry could catch the Snitch right away. The words he used were, "Don't stop the game until we have scored 150 points to the Ravenclaws".

The 150 points marked was passed in the first hour. But Harry decided to interpret it as "150 points OVER Ravenclaw".

When the time rushed the fourth hour, many students were so tired. The Ravenclaw seeker was flying like mad trying to find the Snitch. Harry also played along with the charade but always with managing his energy.

Then he saw how Pucey, the Slytherin chaser, scored, and the score changed to 680 – 530. Harry smiled and flew in his chaser direction.

When Harry stopped in front of him, he hit his chest with his right fist twice. Adrian did the same, and both raised their arms, but Harry used that moment to show the snitch that was hidden in his fist.

The game ended, 830 Slytherin to 530 Ravenclaw. Pucey did not question Harry since when he had the snitch. He just hugged Harry totally happy because the game finally ended, and they became champions.

The celebration was loud by the standards of Slytherin. Snape clapped, at first hesitantly, but when he noticed that the other professors left, he clapped faster.

Flint wanted to scold Suzuki for what he did but decided against it. They just won the cup, he wanted to celebrate with the others, and he heard that there was Fire-whiskey that Pucey could hide.

Draco was not able to finish what he was planning. The reason was not time, but in reality, the whole idea was Greengrass idea, and she used Crabbe and Goyle to talk to Malfoy about doing it. He realized what was happening, he left the project.

He knew that somebody else injected the idea into the two of them, but he was sure that it was Pansy, not Daphne. He also did not like doing that kind of thing, and the only reason to try to be part of it, it's to not lose the position as a right hand of Suzuki. Which were the strict orders of his father.

In the celebration, Draco approached Harry, who was walking up the stairs to the boys' dorm, "Congratulation. Although, by the results of the previous games, only a disaster may have taken the championship away. Like you not finding the snitch in those 4 hours".

Harry, looked at Draco smirked and snorted, "don't blame me. Blame the Capitan. He ordered me to wait until we scored 150 over the Ravenclaws".

Draco, confused, only could ask one thing, "Why?"

"In his words, 'they depend too much on you, Suzuki. They are slacking up in the training'" Harry tried to imitate Flint's voice. Draco snorted because of the imitation.

"Hey, Draco. Don't you feel that someone is missing?" asked Harry looking at the common room where people were still partying.

"With that many people, you can tell?" Draco looked at the common room.

"Not only now, since yesterday," said the Slytherin seeker. After that, he just stepped further to the dorms and sighed, "either way, I going to sleep now. Tomorrow the classes with the Gryffindor teacher are going to be heavy. That I can tell right now."

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A week passed since the Quidditch final game. The classes went like normal, and everything went calm. Way too calmed for Harry's liking.

It's only then that Harry realized that Hermione has been closer to him. Which was welcomed but also surprising. Although, he has been using her to help Draco in his subjects.

The other thing that Harry noticed was that Pansy had been avoiding him. In classes, she will sit in the opposite direction. At dinner, she will sit in the further back, opposite Harry. And if he wants to approach her, she either leaves or a girl will shield her.

"This is a problem", sighed Harry while walking alone in the corridor after being negated to talk to Pansy.

"Momonga-sama asked me to be close to her, but now this is happening", thought Harry while he crossed his arms, thinking about the problem and the possible solution.

"I could use a spell, but there is always someone with her. What should I do?" Harry stopped his thoughts when he saw Hermione approaching him with a smile. "Of course, I can always send just another girl. Hermione and Pansy are already friends, they have the connection that can communicate only with a gaze", concluded Harry while smiling.

The Gryffindor girl's cheek went pink, "hi".

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Hermione did not understand why she accepted to help Harry before hearing what he needed. She imagined many possibilities, but checking up on Pansy was not one of them. She sighed and walked until she found Draco.

"Hi, Granger", said the blond. Hermione stopped and turned to the voice, "I already told you to call me Hermione".

"Sure", was the only answer. Hermione sighed and shook her head. The young Gryffindor has already told the blond Slytherin to address her by her name, but he has not changed so far.

The blond was going to leave the place but was stopped by Hermine, "Can I ask you a question?" Draco shrugged and stopped walking.

"Do you know why Pansy is angry at Harry?"

Draco was about to answer the question but stopped, and instead, he asked, "Why would you want to know?"

The Gryffindor started to talk in a bossy and somehow annoyed voice, "because, Harry asked me to. He somehow thinks that she is my friend".

"Spend time together talking about teachers and classes", said Draco and raised one finger.

"It's not the same",

"If you find each other in a place, you both stopped what you are doing to recognize the presence of the other", Draco raised another finger.

"That's not being friendly",

"You and she are the only girls that went to that Party of Suzuki", Draco counted another finger.

Hermione narrowed his eyes.

"Oh, and picture of the Muggle press where you are together", said Malfoy. "Picture? What picture?" Hermione tried to pry more about it.

"A half-blood of the older years showed to us. It was a picture in a very colourful newspaper. There you are talking with Pansy. Both of you wearing dresses. They called you, possible AOG future models", explained Draco.

Draco smirked, and Hermione's cheeks went pink. The Gryffindor girl cleared her throat, "Either way. Will you tell me why she is angry?"

"Can't"

The brown-haired girl sighed and with a bossy tone said, "You can't, or you don't want?"

"Can't. Neither I do know", shrugged the blond. Hermione shook her head and continued walking trying to find Pansy, with Draco following her.

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Daphne and Pansy are not best friends. But both of them are Slytherins, and at least outside the common room, she shows she cares about Pansy. Especially now that she is depressed after the rumour that Suzuki and the Granger girl are betrothed.

Currently, she is sitting in front of her in the great hall, eating lunch. On Pansy's side is Millicent Bulstrode, and on the other side is Tracy Davis. Although the last girl is not very talkative, she understands the unity that Slytherin should have.

Daphne would love to take advantage of the moment to improve her image and become the girls' leader. But even with Pansy's current condition, or maybe because of it, she becomes more aggressive at the commands of the other two.

On her side, Daphne started to think that she should abandon the idea of pitying her and show as she will protect her. "Instead of taking her leadership, I am looking like another follower of her group", thought the Greengrass heir.

Suddenly Pansy stood up, but some of her food was left on her plate. Daphne was going to say something but stopped herself. She just decided to stop being part of the group.

Daphne still went with the group as she finished her food.

When the Greengrass girl was about to leave the group when saw Draco walking with the Granger girl. "Does he not know about the house pride? Why is he with her?" said Daphne almost whispering.

The Gryffindor girl went directly to Pansy, but Millicent walked in front of her. Draco stood up and crossed her arms.

"Excuse me. I want to speak with Pansy", said Hermione. "We have nothing to talk about", said the Slytherin princess. Pansy tried to walk away, but now Draco was the one who stopped Pansy's way. The short-haired girl looked at him with frown eyes. The blond only shrugged, "I am curious why are you avoiding us."

"Just tell me what Harry did. I am sure he…"

"SHUT UP! You, you…" yelled Pansy, who surprised Hermione. The Slytherin princess's face was red and frowning. It looked like she was about to take her wand, but remember where she was. After a few seconds of staring at the Gryffindor, Pansy walked away, followed by Millicent and Tracy.

Hermione was still standing in the same place, unable to move, and with her eyes still wide open. When Daphne was about to leave, Draco took her by the arm, "Greengrass, you should know. Tell me. What is this all about?"

Daphne moved her arm to leave Draco's hold, "you should already know. I bet the entire school know by now".

"Know about what exactly?" asked Hermione, who recovered from her small shock. Then she was left in the same mood, once again, when the Greengrass girl replied, "about your engagement to Suzuki."

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"Who?... How?... Why?" confused Harry asked no one special, but the only person in front of him was Goyle, who shrugged. "Are you sure about this?" tried to confirm the Suzuki heir.

Vincent nodded while eating a biscuit, "I heard Bulstrode speaking to her, and she was telling her to forget your betrothal".

Harry let himself fall on a couch and sighed deeply. Harry leaned to the front and started to caress his forehead. He thought about his ongoing task of being on the good side of the Parkinson daughter, "and I thought that it was going to be too easy".

"Very well. Crabbe, Goyle, come with me. I will need help to be alone with Pansy", commanded Harry while standing up and walking to the door. The two kids shrugged and followed him.

When Harry was close to the door, Pansy entered the common room. Both faces were close to each other, and both of them with their eyes wide open. The first to react was Harry, who grabbed from the arm and closed the door behind her, "Crabbe, Goyle, please do not let anyone enter for a moment."

The two kids ran, and while one used his shoulder, the other used his back to maintain the door close. Meanwhile, Pansy was moving her arm desperately to free herself, but Harry never let her go. "Let me go! I am going to scream if you don't", said Pansy while still trying to free herself.

"I am sorry!" screamed the Suzuki heir, and Pansy stopped forcing.

"I should have told you that I was betrothed", spoke clearly the Slytherin seeker. The Slytherin princess turned her gaze down and frowned, "Why should I care if you are betrothed or not?"

"I can see that is bothering you. Honestly, I never thought of speaking of it, since it will be cancelled", said Harry while letting her go. Pansy's eyes were wide open.

"But please, don't go say anything. You know, this should be a secret. I mean, the whole thing should have. Either way, please wait until is done at least before announcing it", said Harry before the door was finally opened by older students who also wanted to enter.

When the other students entered, they saw Harry and Pansy looking at each other.

"Very well. Take care of it", said the black-haired girl, who then turned to the stairs. On one of the steps was Harry's cat, Pandora. Pansy took the cat in her arms and smiled at it. She entered the girl's dorm and hugged the cat.

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The week of exams is close, but Suzuki and company did not look affected by it. For one, Hermione has been added to the study session, and surprisingly, she was a better teacher than Harry. And it also helped that they have a study session every weekend after the problem was resolved between Suzuki and Parkinson.

One morning, before the classes started, and owled came to Harry and gave him a letter.

Dear Harry,

I know you get Wednesday afternoons off, so would you like to come and have a cup of tea with me around three? I want to apologize for the way I tried to enter your house. Send your answer back with this owl.

Hagrid

"That's a school owl", said Draco. Harry wrote, "6pm will be perfect". Then the Suzuki kid gave the paper again to the bird, who flew away.

Pansy only turned to see him, and Harry shrugged, "I have been invited to tea".

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At 5:50, Harry was walking in the direction of the small hut of the Half-Giant. Surprisingly Hermione and Draco went with him. Which in reality was a payback to Pansy for yelling at them the other day. Now she is stuck with Crabbe and Goyle, who will be bothering her. What they didn't know was that Pansy made her own move and left the boys with Daphne.

On his way to Hagrid's hut, Pansy also showed up, with a smirk on her face.

The four kids arrived at the door, and Harry knocked. "Are you really going to drink tea with the forest keeper?" asked Parkinson.

"He is the one who invited 'me'", said Harry. "Seriously, you should think a little more about the places you frequent", said Malfoy.

"Well, the first time that 'I' was invited here", said Harry.

"I have nothing against you coming and visiting him. But a week before the exams, you should think more about studying than drinking tea", said Granger.

"Look, I was…" Harry was interrupted when the door opened.

"Oh, you ar punctual, and I see you brin your friends. Oh, come in, come in", said the half-giant.

Harry entered and said, "excuse me". Hermione entered next to Harry, but she did not say anything. Draco and Pansy sighed and follow suit.

Inside the hut, they saw Hagrid's big black dog sleeping. Pansy looked at the dog with some worries, but Hagrid said, "you don't hav to worry about that old dog. It's as brave as a puppy".

The half-giant started to look in his things to find extra cups, and then he turned to the kids, "make yerselves at home".

"Impossible", murmured Pansy. Draco, who was the only one who heard her, nodded.

When Hagrid found the cups, he put them on a table and started to serve the tea he was brewing.

"I guess, I need to introduce the unexpected guesses. On my right is Hermione Granger, and at the left first is Pansy Parkinson, and Draco Malfoy", explained the Suzuki kid.

Hermione smiled at Hagrid when she was presented, and Hagrid smiled back. He was kind of happy that Harry still associated himself with the Gryffindors. Unlike Hermione, Pansy only nodded, and Draco only raised his eyebrow.

Harry gaze turned to see each one when he was introducing them, and when he tried to go back to the half-giant, his eyes ended up looking at a mask. A green mask with golden trims. Harry stood up and went close at it, "Is that supposed to be the mask of Prince Canek?"

"You know him?" asked Hagrid. But Pansy and Hermione asked, "Who?"

"Canek, the Mayan prince", said Harry. Then Harry continued with a little explanation when he saw the girls' faces, "Mayans, an old culture that is in the south of Mexico, and it extends to Guatemala, Belize, and some parts of El Salvador and Honduras. Obviously, this is a fan-made mask".

At the last statement Hagrid, smiling nodded at him.

Pansy, a little desperate for the small of the place decided to make an excuse, without much effort, and leave the place. Draco and Hermione follow her, the first because he could stand the smell of the hut, and Hermione because she wanted to study a little more.

"I still don't know why they wanted to come. I guess that she is still having some problems with trusting me fully again", thought Harry.

"Harry", called the half-giant while having something in his hands. "Well… I… I… I want to apologize. Dumbledore made me see my mistakes. And the biggest was not to talk to you", Hagrid said, somehow ashamed.

"You don't have to apologize. It was our fault for using excessive force", answered Harry.

"No, no, no problem, really. In fact, I hav a present for you. Well, it's a present from the headmaster, but I was the one that put the photos inside", said Hagrid while giving Harry a photo album.

Harry opened the album and saw some moving pictures of two teenagers, a boy and a girl. And in other pages, the same couple but a little older.

"You looked like your father", said the half-giant, which was answered with an eyebrow up. "Er, you birth father, that is. Somehow. But you certainly have your mother's eyes", reaffirmed Hagrid.

Harry looked at the photos, with a face of interest, but in his mind, he thought, "so, this is his new approach?"

"Thanks", said Harry with a fox smile. Hagrid smiled back, happy to know that the present was well taken.

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In the great hall, all the students were enjoying a "great feast", since it was the last dinner at Hogwarts. Results of the exams were given, without any surprise, Harry was first, followed by Hermione, becoming the top students. Close behind was Pansy, Draco and some other Ravenclaws.

The headmaster then cleared his throat with a sonorous charm, "Another year gone! And I must trouble you with an old man's wheezing waffle before we sink our teeth into our delicious feast. What a year it has been! Hopefully, your heads are all a little fuller than they were... you have the whole summer ahead to get them nice and empty before next year starts...

"Now, as I understand it, the house cup here needs awarding, and the points stand thus: In fourth place, Gryffindor, with three hundred and twelve points; in third, Hufflepuff, with three hundred and fifty-two; Ravenclaw has four hundred and twenty-six and Slytherin, four hundred and ninety."

A storm of cheering happened at the Slytherin table. The Hufflepuff and the Ravenclaw table clapped with respect.

Only a few Gryffindors clapped, Percy Weasley clapped as if was his duty as a prefect, with his straight posture. Hermione was also clapping, and the annoyance of Ron made it even more meaningful for her. Lastly, Dean Thomas won some confused glares from some Gryffindors, especially Seamus, but Dean only shrugged without stopping clapping and his friend also clapped with him.

Above the heads of all the students, banners with the colours and crest of Slytherin on them were unfurled.

The feast started with cheerful energy at the Slytherin table. Harry remained with his good manners, Draco let himself go a little and put too much food in his mouth. Pansy also took care of her image. In contrast, Bulstrode was in some sort of eating contest with Crabbe and Goyle.

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When the feast ended, Harry and company walked back to their common room, and while getting out, they could hear how Ron was being a git again. He was blaming Hermione for Gryffindor loss, Hermione was ready to answer, and Draco was getting ready to go and defend her, but it was Dean who said, "Shut your mouth, Ron!"

To the surprise of the Slytherins, Dean was back up by Seamus. The other girls were only spectators, except Lavender, who was on Ron side but without saying anything.

Harry was happy for the outcome, but then he saw the reaction of Draco, "do you want to also go there?". Draco did not answer and only continued walking to the Slytherin common room.

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Two cabinets were occupied. In one was Seamus Finnigan, Dean Thomas, Vincent Crabbe, and Gregory Goyle. At first, they were in silence, but after a few minutes, they started to talk about different topics related to Quidditch. Except for Dean, who still believes that futbol is better.

In the other cabinet was Harry, Draco, Pansy, and Hermione. And the first to speak was Pansy, "so, you when will you break the marriage pact?" Pansy was looking at Harry's eyes, and for that reason, she did not see Hermione's wide open. Draco was also interested in the answer and turned to see Harry.

Harry was looking at the window, he turned to see the three, and while turning his head to face them, his mind was, "What? I did not think about it. I was so focused on the exams, and not failing the Great Tomb of Nazarick. Damn, I have to say something. What should I say?"

Harry cleared his throat, "Well, I was planning to travel to Canada this summer with her to talk with the head of her family." Hermione could not think of a better idea. If they do that, she could finally meet her magical ancestors. Pansy nodded, and Draco did the same.

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The train arrived at the King Cross Station; the whole group left the train together. Dean said that he needed to go now because he was going to watch a game of West Ham. After all, their family got tickets for all the family.

Lucius Malfoy arrived at the station alongside Crabbe and Goyle parents. The Malfoy patriarch presented himself to Harry, "It's an honour to finally meet the Boy-Who-Live".

Harry smiled back, and the long-haired blond got closer and uncovered the forehead to see the scar. "I am sorry, but I have to see it. That scar was made by a powerful wizard", Lucius said to test Harry. The Suzuki heir moved his hand and made his hair to cover the scar again, "powerful enough to die in the hands of a baby".

Malfoy patriarch composed himself and said, "Bold words, but you are young". "I am young, yes, but my words are not bold. I have witnessed true power, and a mere Lord will never compare to the supreme 41 who possess real power".

Lucius was intrigued by these 41 individuals, but before he could ask, the Parkinson arrived. The two men exchanged greetings and talked a little.

Then another group arrived. Albedo and LopusRegina arrived, and with them were the Granger family. Lucius scowled at the image of the Granger family, but to his surprise, the Parkinson family saluted them like old friends.

He then watched as Perseus Parkinson greeted Albedo. He realized that the Suzuki family had already made their move within the British wizarding world.

End of the sorcerers stone book.