The most terrifying creatures in this world are not snakes, not tigers, and not the homeroom teacher at a parent meeting but those little monsters known as bratty children.
Because snakes and tigers are hard to encounter unless you go into the wild, and as long as you don't actively seek trouble, the homeroom teacher usually won't destroy you.
But the horrors of bratty children… are everywhere.
And today, unfortunately, Allen encountered them.
Even worse, he was the one who had to clean up the mess afterward.
Standing in front of him were four children pretending to be obedient angels… but were in fact true-born troublemakers.
Although they looked cute and well-behaved, Allen easily saw through their act.
However, all he could do at this moment… was have a very big headache.
These four children were, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and… Annie.
Yes. Even the always sweet and well-behaved Annie was involved this time.
That alone doubled the size of Allen's headache.
And what had they done?
The answer was simple: They broke school rules, collectively.
And not only that, they planned to continue doing so.
They intended to smuggle out a dragon on Saturday night.
Yes. A real dragon, Hagrid's pet.
Though at the moment… still just a little one.
As for how Annie got involved, also simple.
On the day the dragon hatched, Annie was near the Forbidden Forest, letting Tibbers freely roam.
What? School rules?
Well… when Annie asked whether she was allowed there, Allen thought for a moment and then still let her go.
Just in case, though, he made sure she always carried the Marauder's Map, a Christmas present he had received from the Weasley twins.
He only instructed her not to be seen.
As for Hagrid, under the effect of the Disillusionment Charm Annie used, the only thing he heard from the creatures of the forest was that "a strong bear" was roaming about.
He was delighted.
Unfortunately, he never saw it.
While Annie was letting Tibbers play, she noticed something strange on the map: someone who shouldn't have been at Hagrid's hut was there.
Someone named Malfoy, following someone else.
As a Slytherin, Annie was very familiar with that name after all, Draco Malfoy was the most energetic troublemaker among the first-years.
And because Annie was friendlier with Hermione's group, she chose righteousness over House loyalty she went to catch Malfoy for them.
But when she arrived, it was already too late.
Malfoy had already gathered enough information about Harry's secret, and left satisfied and now there was a new witness to the dragon, Annie.
Fortunately, Annie was "one of them."
And she wasn't afraid of dragons in the slightest, because she successfully tamed Tibbers at age two.
At Harry's and the others' desperate request, Annie made a difficult decision,
She would not tell Allen.
And why hide it from him?
Because, these were children rebelling.
They admired Allen's feats. They had heard stories.
But admiration did not stop them from wanting to accomplish something just as grand on their own.
Such as, smuggling a dragon.
It was a task of tremendous significance!
So, they insisted on keeping it secret from him.
And Annie, thinking this was a small matter, agreed.
Compared to Tibbers, what was a little dragon?
However, because the dragon reacted gently to Annie, the others always brought her along.
Strangely, in Annie's presence, the dragon behaved like a golden retriever.
Even Hagrid was amazed.
Soon enough, Annie was playing with the dragon like someone teasing a puppy.
Ron became jealous.
So he got bitten.
That still wasn't the main issue.
The real problem was,
They had already arranged a date and place to meet Charlie's friend to transport the dragon.
But Ron had left the letter hidden inside one of his books…which Malfoy had borrowed.
Allen glared at Ron.
If he hadn't known Ron had recently beaten Malfoy up, he would have suspected Ron of being a double agent.
"So, to sum it up, this weekend you're planning the operation, but now Malfoy knows the meeting location and time?" Allen asked, rubbing his temples.
Four heads nodded in perfect unison.
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"So what's your plan, then?" Allen asked tiredly. Everything was already arranged, what could he do now?!
"Brother, let's beat Malfoy until he has to stay in the hospital." Annie.
When did you become this violent?!
"I was thinking maybe we could move in secret and avoid Malfoy's attention." Harry.
Reasonable. Finally.
"Allen, is there a spell to make Malfoy forget this?" Hermione.
As expected from the top student.
But unfortunately, Allen's Forgetfulness Charm wasn't exactly reliable, there was a real chance Malfoy might forget he even attended Hogwarts…
As for Ron,
He wasn't saying anything.
He was hugging his injured hand, trembling.
The bite had worsened, and while getting treated in the hospital, Malfoy mocked him and took his book, only then did Ron realize the disaster.
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Allen pointed his wand at Ron's hand.
With the healing power he inherited from Soraka, Ron's pain eased quickly.
"Thanks, Allen." The relief brought color back to Ron's face.
"Don't get excited. We'll need another treatment tonight. Dragon teeth are poisonous. What I just did only slowed the damage." Allen completely ignored Ron's horrified expression and continued casually:
"Honestly, I really can't be with you four. Quietly smuggling a dragon in Hogwarts of all places?" He complained, completely forgetting how much trouble he caused in the past.
"Oh right, what day is it today?" Allen asked suddenly.
"Saturday," came a timid reply.•
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