Chapter 296 Back to School

The Christmas holiday ended quickly, and Jian Yu, who had spent the entire holiday digesting indescribable things, returned to school.

But almost as soon as she saw the Slytherin students, she noticed that the atmosphere at the long table had become completely different.

Everyone has a different expression on their face, some are absent-minded, some are nervous, some are worried...

Except for a few heartless students, she could hardly see any joy on their faces.

Seeing Jian Yu appear at the long table——

Daphne and Blaise, whose heads had drooped limply, suddenly had their eyes lit up, and they seemed to have regained some of their abilities and strength.

Draco and Theodore, who were cutting steak with tense faces, relaxed and nodded at her.

"I can guess with my toes that you are on a secret mission." Daphne blinked her left eye twice and whispered in her ear, "The news these days has scared me. I almost wanted to follow your example and put three branches on Merlin's portrait and pray for your safe return."

As a well-informed person, Daphne quickly told Jian Yu about the students' movements like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube.

"Everyone is terrified. You should know that many of the Death Eaters who escaped are related to us, right, Jade?"

Jian Yu nodded and listened to Daphne continue:

"If you trace back the family tree, you will find that our ancestors always intersect a few generations ago... This results in restrictions on our every move. No one knows whether they will come to our house in the name of visiting relatives and friends to show their support."

Daphne nervously glanced at Draco, who was frowning and looking very quiet, and said in a very low voice:

"One of the Death Eaters who escaped from prison, Bellatrix Lestrange. She was from the Black family and was Draco's aunt."

"Dolohov, Rookwood...these two families also have deep connections with everyone. I heard that Goyle and Crabbe's fathers were very happy."

"And..." She hesitated and glanced at Goyle and Crabbe, who seemed to be eating heartlessly and with greasy faces in the distance, "I'm not sure... Although they are considered Draco's guards... But their attitude is weird, and Draco is trying to avoid them... Do you think they are the ones who monitor the behavior of the only son of the Malfoy family in school in the name of protection?"

Jian Yu carefully observed Draco and Gower and Crabbe, who were sitting on his left, and found that his body was slightly leaning forward, with his arms tightly clamped on both sides, and he looked very stiff.

It was an instinctive defensive movement of the body. She could sense from the subtle details that he was alert and wary of his two "followers".

Feeling her gaze, the two men who were chewing with big mouthfuls of food raised their heads. Their eyes still revealed a kind of clear stupidity as always, an innocence like that of a child, but that innocence was deeply filled with innate innocent malice.

Theodore, who was on Draco's right, leaned back a little calmly, blocking the view of both people.

"The OWL exams will be at the end of the summer semester, and I think our studies will be very busy in the future."

He brought up a new topic in a light tone, which gradually eased the atmosphere at the long table.

"Oh - Theodore, please be kind!" Daphne's face instantly fell and her waist bent down. "I really want to vomit. I haven't touched a wand for several months. The Defense Against the Dark Arts class is even worse. Sometimes I really suspect that I have become a Muggle. I want to sleep as soon as I listen to the class."

"My Transfiguration class is hopeless." Blaise also looked dull. "Just now I secretly heard Professor McGonagall say that she was going to adopt Umbridge's legacy - adding weekly exams, monthly exams, midterm exams, in-class exams, and surprise tests... But now I only remember a conversion spell in my mind, and the mouse I turned into a teapot even had a tail."

"Instead of that," Theodore pointed out the problem mercilessly, "it's better to think about how to keep your brain clear while reviewing in the next few months. Bafe's brain stimulant or dragon claw powder are not cheap."

Daphne and Blaise both made desperate noises; they had already begun to think of ways to sneak into Snape's office and steal the herbs.

Hearing this, Goyle and Crabbe covered their ears in unison, picked up the pie with their mouths, stuffed a few pieces of chocolate pie into their robes, and hurriedly left the long table, apparently trying to avoid such an inhumane topic as the exam.

As soon as the two left, Draco immediately changed his seat, and the topic at the long table quickly turned to current political affairs.

"The Ministry of Magic has made a big move." Draco's tense body finally relaxed a little. "My father said that he has hardly ever seen such a unified force demanding Fudge's resignation. It is said that Director Bones is likely to take over his position, even though she is a Hufflepuff."

He seemed to have regained his usual high spirits and began to talk about the Ministry of Magic:

"Of course, although it's not that satisfying, it's still a popular candidate after all. My father said he would take some time to go to the Ministry of Magic."

"By the way, speaking of the Ministry of Magic, did you know that the Department of Mysteries there is to some extent not under the control of the Minister? To be honest, I'm very curious about it, and I really hope my dad can take me there..."

Jian Yu felt his legs, which were placed under the table, suddenly being kicked from the side.

Maybe Draco was talking too excitedly and accidentally touched it.

She didn't think much about it.

Draco continued to babble on about information about the Department of Mysteries that was unknown to the average person.

This was very Draco, after all, he loved to be the center of attention and show off something he knew that others didn't.

"I heard that their floor is on the ninth floor. It is said that the Silents are very independent and always study some weird puzzles."

Hearing this, Jian Yu suddenly felt his leg being kicked again, and this time the force was even stronger than before.

She glanced at Draco, but he didn't look in her direction, still waving his hands and talking excitedly.

"I heard it's an unremarkable black door. Maybe there are a bunch of crystal balls inside the black door... they will explode if touched..."

But strangely, Draco's feet were still doing something weird under the table.

He went on and on about the Department of Mysteries until even Blaise and Daphne put two fingers in their ears -

But his upper body remained motionless, while his lower body was twisted into a knot, and he kept kicking her with greater force.

Jian Yu quickly read the message from his abnormal actions!

Draco was hinting at her -

Need to be wary of the Department of Mysteries!