Chapter 84

He hurriedly grabbed his clothes to steady himself.

"Alright, I just wanted to see my brother too much, thank you for your help."

Darren nodded.

He of course knew Harry had walked far away; he was just doing it to farm Saintly Points from this giant.

"You're welcome, little one!"

Hagrid's mouth, buried in his big beard, laughed broadly.

He felt this little guy in front of him was excellent; he must be a Gryffindor lad!

"Go on!"

"First-years, pay attention, watch your step!"

Hagrid called out, turning back.

He led everyone along a muddy little path.

Many people fell because of it.

Darren cleverly walked by Hagrid's side, being pulled by Hagrid from time to time, and arrived steadily at the edge of the Black Lake.

This was a black lake.

On the opposite shore, the castle stood on cliffs that reached into the clouds.

Looking at the castle from afar, one could see the starry sky flickering inside.

"Hurry, don't dawdle, get on the boats, no more than four to a boat!"

Hagrid shouted loudly.

All the students stumbled onto the small boats.

Darren had originally planned to just follow someone onto a boat.

Who knew that just by standing there, he felt someone pushing him forward, and he went directly onto an empty boat.

After Darren got on the boat, he looked over in confusion.

It was a very cute little girl.

Golden hair, green eyes like his, a mole under her eye, and an expression that was very cold and aloof.

Discovering Darren looking over, she turned her head without a word.

Isn't this the girl who was in the senior's compartment earlier?

Looking at these features, Darren suspected in his heart that she was the Slytherin 'Card Queen', Cassandra Vole!

By the way, didn't the system say it gave him 50 favorability with Cassandra? How come it felt like it was of no use at all?

And he also wore the title 'Little Lolita Nemesis', which gave him +30 favorability with all girls under sixteen; logically, that should be 80 favorability.

Yet, she didn't pay any attention to him when he got on.

Is the system playing with him?

Darren scratched his hair.

However, he didn't initiate a conversation, but instead looked at the surrounding scenery with excitement.

Passing through the cliffs covered in ivy, there was a hidden, wide entrance.

The small boat glided across the calm, waveless water, following a pitch-black tunnel, and arrived beneath the castle.

Then it glided to a place like a dock, and the boat stopped on a ground of pebbles and gravel.

"Out of the boats!"

Hagrid called out.

He cleared all the boats and even found Neville's toad.

Afterward, they followed Hagrid's footsteps, climbing a small path on the rocky mountain.

Finally, they walked across a damp grassy lawn and arrived at a large door made of oak.

Hagrid stepped forward and knocked three times.

Darren saw the wooden door open, and Professor McGonagall walked out sternly.

"Thank you, Hagrid, I'll take it from here!"

She nodded at Hagrid and led the group of first-years toward the Great Hall.

It was very large here.

The ceiling was almost endless.

Torches burned on the stone walls, making the place bright.

Even though Darren had been here before, he felt shocked once again.

"This place is enchanted; it looks just like the sky outside. I read about it in 'Hogwarts: A History'."

Darren heard someone behind him say this.

It must be Hermione.

This was a true top student.

He couldn't help but offer a compliment.

"Pfft!"

Just as Darren was sincerely sighing at Hermione's diligence, an extremely disdainful interjection came from the side.

He turned his head to look.

Cassandra was standing behind him with her arms crossed, looking cold and aloof; if Darren didn't have good hearing, he wouldn't have been sure that sound came from her.

He hesitated for a moment, wanting to exert his saintly radiance to correct her moral values.

But after thinking about it, he gave up the idea; after all, he couldn't produce evidence that she made the sound.

And Cassandra's voice was very soft; he guessed no one else had heard it.

This scene wasn't good for showing off.

Forget it, there would always be a scene for him to perform.