Chapter 420: Growth and Rebellion

On the way back to the dormitory, Harry and Ron didn't say much. The Dangerous Trigger incident caused some disagreement between the two good friends, and they didn't know how to solve it.

"You shouldn't try it casually," eventually, it was Harry, harboring worry for his friend, who was the first to say this sentence he had been brewing for a long time. "We'd better try the Dangerous Trigger under the supervision of others. Let's ask Cui Ge to help tomorrow when he's rested."

"Unhuh," Ron hummed listlessly. He also discovered this problem. Among the Knights in school, only Cui Ge and he could be considered to have no conflict, but even so, Ron's natural dislike for the Snake House made it very difficult for him to face Cui Ge.

Returning to the dormitory, Harry's gaze drifted involuntarily toward his large box. In his heart, he was still willing to believe that he could become a Knight, and a set of blank energy bottles lay quietly on the dress there. However, what would be the most suitable bottle for Harry? Harry himself hadn't figured this out. If it was Harry Potter in school, then Potions, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Quidditch—he had many things to be proud of—but these things were too trivial compared to his legendary experiences outside school.

Maybe one of my bottles can extract the Time-Instant Moment, Harry thought. He looked at his wand again, the golden time energy flowing slowly along the Time-Instant Moment, bringing his thoughts back to that legendary battle at the end of the fourth year.

However, after Harry woke up from his memories, he once again realized a problem deeply, the problem that made him repeatedly suppress his desire to Henshin, which was Ron's inferiority complex. To cultivate Ron into the strongest Kamen Rider, Harry himself must never charge to the front. The Knight system was both Ron's opportunity to become stronger and an important thing to help him eliminate his inferiority complex and help him establish himself. And Ron must truly eliminate those inferiority and confusion to untie his heart and become a stronger Knight. These were complementary.

Harry spread out his textbook and tried his best to focus his energy on his homework. He knew that his task this year was not to steal the limelight from Ron, but he couldn't help but miss Zhang Qiu. Why was it that when he should have had time to talk about some romance, Zhang Qiu herself was nowhere to be found?

Despite his complicated mood and wandering thoughts, Harry successfully completed his not-too-much homework. Then he looked up, ready to call Ron to eat, only to find that he was still on the bed and sleeping very soundly. After hesitating slightly, Harry decided to go eat alone and bring some food back for Ron.

At the Gryffindor long table, Harry saw Hermione at a glance, because the two seats around her were empty, which was a bit eye-catching in the crowded Great Hall. Perhaps it had something to do with the previous public opinion, or perhaps it had something to do with her being too official and somewhat unapproachable in her position as a prefect.

Harry sat down beside her, put a large spoonful of mashed potatoes on his plate, and then greeted her.

"Oh, Harry, what's the matter again?" Hermione asked while fiddling with her roasted vegetables.

"Ah? I have nothing to do, just saw that it was empty here," Harry said. "How have you been lately?"

"Just so-so. Honestly, I'm a bit surprised. You aren't with Ron and sat alone beside me. I really thought there was some new situation," Hermione's words were a bit strange, but the tone was sincere. "I always thought you were very busy, maybe even busier than me, so it's hard to imagine you doing this, uh, casual thing."

"What you said is not unreasonable. I was of course very busy last year, almost never stopping," Harry nodded. "I shouldn't be so busy this year, but some inertia is at work, haha."

"I also discovered this problem," he immediately added. "If I push too hard, it's also unfavorable to Ron's growth."

"That's how it is," Hermione nodded in agreement. "Alina always said he hides behind the Savior. It's true, Harry. You might not feel it, but Ron is too dependent on you, which makes him look very childish."

"You see it very clearly, Hermione," Harry suddenly became interested. "I suddenly want to know, how do other girls view Ron? If we put aside his relationship with me and look at Ron alone?"

"Oh, this is very..." Hermione touched her chin. "You can think about how you view Crabbe and Goyle, just, look at them alone?"

"It's not that miserable!" Harry said with a wry smile. "At least Ron's performance in Quidditch is very outstanding, isn't it?"

"Yes, but the strong binding relationship between you two has too much influence. People always treat him as 'the Savior's capable subordinate, chief confidant', which leads to the fact that any achievement he makes is not surprising, and any mistake will be magnified. Of course, it might be the same for you, but fortunately, you haven't made any mistakes."

"Ron hasn't made any mistakes either, is anyone picking on him?"

"No, but no one discusses his achievements either. Perhaps you don't care about some vanity, but Ron cares, so you will find that even if he has done very well, his heart is still full of insecurity. He longs for recognition, but the recognition people give him is too flat."

"Yes, so Zhang Qiu and I both think that the Knight system is also an important part of helping him gain a sense of identity..."

"Oh, I'm done eating," Hermione tapped her empty plate. "Chatting is still quite relaxing, but I have to be busy reading books, sorry."

"Of course, you go ahead, I'll eat some more," Harry said goodbye to her politely, then took a large piece of ribs for himself.

Hermione saw through Ron's problem, Harry thought. However, when he overheard her chatting with Marietta last time, Hermione said the same thing. It belonged to some clichés. Of course, clichés just showed that this problem was a stubborn disease that was difficult to solve. Ron's insecurity originated from the lack of parental attention in childhood. In the teenage stage, his achievements were always overshadowed by Harry's light, so Ron would either hide behind Harry from time to time, opening up for himself in a way of being a green leaf, and once he was ready to do something independently, he would immediately fall into inferiority and internal friction.

This problem was too difficult to solve. Harry's chewing slowed down a lot. He realized that he should give Ron more space for independent growth, but this was really difficult to operate.

Until he was full, Harry didn't come up with any solution. He could only walk toward the dormitory helplessly.

"Oh, you're awake. Why did you sleep for so long this afternoon?" When Harry returned to the dormitory, he noticed that Ron was already awake and was sitting at the table doing homework.

"I just wanted to take a nap, didn't expect to sleep for so long," Ron said with wandering eyes. Harry felt he might not have fully woken up yet.

"I just went to eat, and brought you something to eat by the way," Harry put the oil paper bag on the table, and then he began to hesitate whether to tell Ron about meeting Hermione, but in the end, he decided it was better not to say.

"Does the Old Bat have any progress?" Ron asked.

"No, he didn't do research this week, he went to the Death Eaters," Harry recalled Snape's itinerary. "He said that the Death Eaters achieved peculiar results in some unexpected places."

"Really?" Ron was obviously very interested in this topic.

"Really, but it doesn't make much sense," Harry shook his head. "We know that the Killing Curse is also a spell that can threaten Kamen Riders. The Death Eaters are doing some research starting from the Killing Curse, but obviously, the Killing Curse must be released by extremely evil people, so no matter what results they achieve, in my opinion, it is meaningless."

"That's true," Ron nodded. "Then what are you going to do tonight?"

"Finish the homework," Harry said naturally. "Then go to bed early, and ask Cui Ge to help you practice the Dangerous Trigger tomorrow."

"Ah, yes, that's what you planned," Ron's eyes were fixed on the food in his hand, saying casually. "Then I'll write some homework too."

When Harry finished his homework, he noticed that Ron hadn't finished yet, so he flipped through the book at will and went to bed—just as he was about to fall asleep, in a daze, he heard the sound of the door opening.

"What's the situation?"

"I'm not full," Ron's tone sounded exceptionally flat in the dark night. "I'm going to find some midnight snack."

"Alright," Harry only had one thought at this moment, which was that he was very sleepy.

When he opened his eyes, the morning sun had already spilled through the window onto the dormitory carpet. Harry remembered what he was going to do today and felt a bit uneasy. He put on his clothes, got off the bed, and looked at the clock. It was already past eight.

"Ron?" Harry walked toward the bed with tightly closed curtains and gently lifted a corner of the curtain. Ron was still sleeping soundly.

"He only came back in the middle of the night yesterday," Neville said. "And looked exhausted."

"What?"

"I suspect he went to do bad things with a girl, don't know who—" Neville added. "In short, he happened to run into me when I got up in the middle of the night, that was definitely the second half of the night."

"He told me he just went to eat a midnight snack," Harry was a bit dissatisfied, but he didn't think Ron went on a date with a girl. What was the thing that Ron was really worried about at this moment? He easily guessed that Ron must have secretly practiced the Dangerous Trigger.

This was too dangerous, Harry frowned. He sat on the chair with some worry, looking at the sleeping Ron, considering whether to call Madam Pomfrey, or go consult Mr. Shoichi. But soon, his brows relaxed. No matter whether Ron succeeded last night or not, since he chose to hide it from himself, it meant that he already had the determination and courage to face everything independently—it was worth taking a little risk for this. ===== CHAPTER 421 =====