Hogwarts: I've acquired the Father System

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Harry chimed in.

"Heh, maybe you guys don't have enough homework..."

Hermione glared at them through gritted teeth…

Day after day, Harry and Ron regretted their sharp tongues countless times, because they truly experienced what it was like to do homework.

Darren used to secretly lend it to them for a while, and Hermione would turn a blind eye.

Now Hermione is strictly forcing them to write it themselves.

If they dared to copy her homework, she would tell Professor McGonagall. So Ron and Hermione stayed up late every night to finish their homework.

They could only watch enviously as Darren comfortably leaned back in his library chair, reading storybooks.

But they could only watch with envy.

Even Hermione wouldn't say Darren.

Because Darren has already mastered all the first-grade textbooks, and the teacher has also recommended some supplementary books that they can read.

He studied even more thoroughly than Hermione, so Hermione's only requirement for him was that he not be bullied.

One afternoon, while Harry and Ron were agonizingly finishing their homework, Hagrid's note was delivered to them by Hedwig.

It read: It's about to hatch. Ron and Harry jumped up.

They now think that as long as they don't have to do homework, anything is great. And it's all part of the whole process.

How many dragons can a person see hatch in their lifetime? Hermione was convinced by them.

They woke Darren, who was dozing off with a book in his arms, and headed straight for Hagrid's cabin. When they arrived at Hagrid's cabin...

A deep crack has appeared on the dragon egg.

“It’s almost out!”

Hagrid said excitedly. They leaned their faces closer.

Sure enough, the dragon egg began to crack into pieces.

Darren suddenly remembered the phoenix eggshell he had once eaten. So he quietly took a piece and put it in his mouth.

Pooh!

It really is an eggshell.

Fortunately, no one noticed, otherwise Darren felt his image would be ruined.

"Wow!"

With Ron's shout.

Darren discovered that the little guy had completely emerged. The moment he came out...

Darren lost interest. This thing is really ugly…

He felt this thing was probably even uglier than a lizard. Spiky wings, a jet-black body.

It has a big nose and bumps on its head. Its orange-red eyes bulge outwards.

Darren really wanted to chase this guy out of his sight with a broom.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?"

Hagrid excitedly stroked Norbert, only to have Norbert bite his finger hard.

"Look, it recognizes its mother... I'm so touched..."

Hagrid's eyes were filled with tears, and he wanted Darren to touch him.

Darren glanced at the sparks the guy was spitting out and suspected they could set his clothes on fire.

So he smiled kindly and said obediently, "Hagrid, it's best not to touch the little animals by hand when they first crawl out of their eggs. I've heard there are bacteria there that can make them sick!"

[Ding, Father's Value +100] [Ding, Father's Value +50]

Darren suspected that the Father Value he received most was given by Hagrid.

He was so moved that he cried.

The last one was given by Hermione. Although she disliked Norbert somewhat, she believed that Darren had a kind heart.

As for Harry and Ron, they disliked Norbert so much that they didn't want to get close to him, so they didn't hear Darren's words.

"Ah! It's Malfoy!"

Just as Darren was about to leave in disgust and return to the library, he heard Harry shout angrily.

He rushed out, only to catch a glimpse of Malfoy's back. He said anxiously and worriedly, "I'll go after Malfoy; hopefully I can get him to keep this a secret!"

[Ding, Fatherhood Value +50]

[Ding, Father's Value +60] [Ding, Father's Value +100] [Ding, Father's Value +80]

With the addition of four Holy Father values, Darren ran even faster.

That's right, he did it to capture Malfoy, definitely not to avoid seeing that ugly guy Zero.

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Chapter 104 You Can't Lie Anymore!!

As is customary, Darren did not capture Malfoy.

After all, when he went out, he only saw Malfoy's back.

When he returned to the lounge to look for Malfoy, the guy was hiding far away and wouldn't even look at him.

To avoid ruining his public image, Darren tried to talk to Malfoy during class, but Malfoy completely ignored him.

It was clear that Malfoy was somewhat reluctant to meet Darren after what happened last time.

He even felt that it would be best if the two of them never appeared in front of each other again. Darren couldn't do anything about Malfoy's behavior.

You can't just slap someone for no reason, can you? That doesn't fit his public image.

So all he could do was mourn for Hagrid.

Over the next week, whenever Harry and the others visited Norbert, Darren would sadly express that he would try to persuade Malfoy again.

Hagrid was so moved that he cried again and again.

However, in the end, everyone understood that Norbert, the lizard, had to be sent away.

Harry suggested that Ron's brother Charlie secretly take Nober away. After communicating with Charlie, they chose to send Nober away on Wednesday. However, on Wednesday, Ron was bitten by Nober.

And the wound seemed to be infected. He had to go to the school clinic.

Darren had suggested that since Ron couldn't go, he should take Norber to the rooftop.

He could manage to give the guy a send-off, but Harry refused.

He thought Darren was too weak and might get bitten by Norber.

If Darren ends up in the school infirmary, Mrs. Pomfrey will really start to suspect they're raising dragons.

So they had Darren wait downstairs while he and Hermione, wearing invisibility cloaks, took Norbert to the rooftop for Charlie.

Darren could only stand downstairs and guard, wearing the invisibility cloak Snape had given him.

He remembered that in the original book, Malfoy discovered Charlie's letter in Ron's book and would inform Professor McGonagall, perhaps even gaining some "Holy Father" points.

Sure enough, not long after Harry and the others left, Malfoy arrived with Professor McGonagall.

“Professor McGonagall, I heard them mention the word ‘dragon.’ They plan to send the dragon away tonight. If you arrive late, they’ll be gone!”

"Impossible! There's no way a dragon could be inside the castle, Malfoy. You can't fool me."

"Come upstairs with me now. I'm handing you over to Filch so he can put you in solitary confinement!"

Professor McGonagall didn't believe Malfoy at all. This kid almost got Darren expelled!

Darren, who was standing next to the two wearing an invisibility cloak, almost burst out laughing when he heard Malfoy and Professor McGonagall's conversation.

Malfoy has absolutely no credibility with Professor McGonagall now. But it's time for his little saintly role to make his appearance.

Just as he was about to apologize to Professor McGonagall, the system triggered a mission.

[Ding, detecting a scene where the Holy Father System is in action around the host, a temporary task is now issued:]

Wearing an invisibility cloak, she arrived at a secluded location. After removing the cloak, she stopped Professor McGonagall with a trembling body.

After Professor McGonagall asked if he had been tricked into coming, he insisted that he wanted to be there and stalled for ten minutes.

[Ding! Mission completed. You have acquired the Mind Healing Technique. Would you like to accept the mission?]

[Receive]

Darren was overjoyed; he hadn't gotten such a rewarding mission in a long time.

If he doesn't accept this task, wouldn't he be a fool?

Looking at the mission requirements, Darren, wearing the invisibility cloak, quickly went to a hidden spot in the corridor and took it off there.

Then he swallowed hard, looked terrified, and emerged from his hiding place.