Chapter 449

"If you hadn't insisted on knowing what Justin thinks of you, I wouldn't even want to tell you these things; it would definitely make you sad!"

Hermione said indignantly.

She had heard Justin say this in the morning and had even had an argument with him.

But Justin just liked saying things like that, and he kept popularizing it to the first-years, trying to make everyone believe that Darren was a villain.

"I really hope he gets petrified soon!"

Harry said angrily.

He particularly hated Justin now because this guy had suspected Darren of petrifying Filch's cat last time.

"Brother, don't say that. Actually, he's quite right; I feel like I'm a jinx."

I always bring misfortune to those around me... I really wish I could make everyone better.

【Ding, Saintly Father Value +100】

【Ding, Saintly Father Value +100】

【Ding, Saintly Father Value +100】

【Ding...】

"Oh, Darren, you always blame other people's bad luck on yourself.

In reality, even without you, they would still have bad luck; these are just coincidences, don't take it to heart!"

Harry comforted Darren.

He felt that Justin was just sick in the head.

How could Darren possibly do those things?

And besides, except for when he goes to sleep, Darren stays by their side almost every moment, so how could he possibly do such a thing?

Why can't these people believe in the existence of coincidences?

Harry thought angrily.

Darren shrugged his shoulders.

Because of his farce with Lockhart yesterday, Harry's Parseltongue had not yet been exposed.

So now, there was no one discussing Harry at all; everyone was discussing him, this poor child.

Of course, there were also those "sober-minded" people like Justin.

But there were very few people as sober as Justin.

Only Ernie from Hufflepuff thought that what Justin said made a lot of sense.

Most people looked at Darren and felt that he was a poor little thing who needed to be protected.

Some girls even wanted to establish a Darren Protection Association.

This was said jokingly by Hagrid.

It left Darren feeling between laughter and tears.

"Alright, Darren, I'll walk you back; it's already very late."

Harry checked the time; it was already ten o'clock at night.

Darren needed to return to the Slytherin common room.

"No, brother, I'll go back by myself; it's not far from here to Slytherin...

If you walk me back, I'll have to worry about you, and then I'd have to walk you back, and you know how strong I am!"

Darren said with a smile.

Harry sighed; there was absolutely no room for him to refute what Darren said.

As expected, he was just too weak.

"Fine, then goodnight..."

Harry watched Darren's departing back and then sighed softly.

"Every time I watch Darren leave, I think I must become stronger to protect him...

But why can't I become stronger?"

"Oh, mate, perhaps you need to study hard? You haven't even written today's Potions homework, and you want to protect Darren?"

Ron jokingly took out Harry's Potions homework.

That piece of parchment only had two words written on it so far.

"Ron, can't you say something nice?"

After Darren left the Gryffindor common room, he felt that something was wrong.

Because he heard the Basilisk's voice again.

"Tear him apart!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

This guy's voice was even more terrifying than usual; it sounded as if it were enraged.

And judging by the direction of the sound, it seemed to be heading toward the Slytherin common room.

This meant that he might possibly run into the Basilisk's crime scene.

【Ding, detected a scene for the Saintly Father System to trigger near the host. Now issuing a temporary mission: Follow the Basilisk's voice and head toward the Slytherin common room.】

After seeing Justin, block in front of him, look directly into the Basilisk's eyes, and pretend to be exhausted from resisting the Basilisk's power, then collapse to the ground for one minute.

Finally, cause Justin to see the Basilisk's eyes through Nearly Headless Nick.

【Ding, after the mission is completed, you will receive the reward: Ghost Transformation. Does the host accept the mission?】

Ghost Transformation?

What kind of thing is that?

Darren blinked in confusion.

However, he still clicked to accept.

He quickly ran, following the Basilisk's voice.

As he ran, he shouted: "Quick, has anyone heard? I just heard that voice again; it's about to commit a crime!"

However, it was almost curfew time, and most students were staying in their common rooms.

His shouting here, besides waking up a few portraits and catching the attention of Nearly Headless Nick, did not bring anyone out to check.

"Potter, you..."

Darren ran all the way to Justin's side.

Justin was clearly terrified; he thought Darren had come to take revenge on him.

However, as soon as Darren saw him, he said anxiously: "Quick, close your eyes quickly!"

"Potter, are you here to take revenge on me?"

Justin hadn't reacted at all.

Hearing Darren's voice, he even felt that Darren was telling him to close his eyes so he could hit him.

Of course, he couldn't possibly do that; he had to keep his eyes wide open.

It was just that Darren wasn't taking revenge on him at all, but rather blocking in front of him.

Justin poked Darren in confusion, and just as he was about to say something, he saw Darren collapse weakly, following his momentum.

"Potter, don't pretend..."

Justin looked up.

Then, through Nick's body, he saw a pair of yellow-orange eyes.

Those eyes quickly drained all the strength from his body.

Then his entire body was suddenly petrified.

Like the sound of a stone hitting the ground, Justin crashed onto the floor.

Darren looked toward Justin with a pained expression, his whole body seeming to have lost all strength, collapsing around Justin.

【Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining Ghost Transformation.】

Ghost Transformation: The host can change into a ghost state at any time. In the ghost state, the host can pass through walls.

Huh?

This Ghost Transformation is actually quite interesting.