Struggling to survive at Hogwarts

Chapter 139 ODDG

If someone were to interview the young wizards who participated in the selection process, I believe that 90% of them would say:

The exam/major questions were given in the afternoon, and I left before dinner.

Hilarious! They have no idea how they even got out of the classroom!

How can there be such a person in the world who is good at setting questions?

Is she a devil?

The young wizards' mournful looks did not affect Thea in the slightest; she continued to act as a ruthless grading machine.

Fortunately, she had Gella by her side to help her grade papers.

After all, the test had standard answers, and Thea wasn't worried about the other person going easy on her, because...

"By the way, you really don't want to participate in compiling Dumbledore's Transfiguration data?"

Thea's eyes were full of curiosity, but she did not suspect that the other party had ulterior motives.

"...Actually, I know exactly what list you finally selected, and the content of your speech on stage has basically come true. The names of these editors are all engraved in the history of magic."

"That's good!"

Thea's face was full of relief; thankfully, she hadn't boasted.

Looking at the smile on Thea's face, Gella wanted to ask something, but the question lingered in her mouth for a while before she finally couldn't get it out.

Who exactly are you?

Can the Malfoy family really raise someone like you?

You have a broader perspective than the entire wizarding world; your eyes are always on other things, and you seem indifferent to the honors that others are willing to pursue their whole lives.

It's so easy to share, as simple as sharing a piece of candy. You don't even realize that what you're sharing are actually gems.

But do you really not know?

Thea tried to ignore the stares of those around her and focused her attention on the pile of parchment in front of her.

However, the other person quickly looked away.

Thea knew what the other person wanted to ask, but none of that mattered, did it?

Compared to life and death, these honors are not even worth a potion.

At least potions can heal wounds, but what's the point of honor?

Can it help me escape that deadly curse?

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After three days of hard work by Thea and Gella, the list of the data compilation team was finally completed.

Thea went to the owl shed and mailed out the invitation letter that she had prepared in advance and filled in with her name.

A sense of ritual is still very important.

Helene from Ravenclaw is having breakfast today. She is listening intently to her classmates discussing a topic while quickly stuffing food into her mouth.

Why do humans need to eat?

If I could save that time, I could read so many books!

Just as Helene's thoughts were wandering, the arrival of an owl startled her awake.

"…What's this?"

Helene suspiciously removed the expensive-looking envelope from the owl's face and fed it some corn kernels.

Before Helene could even open the letter, the others at the Ravenclaw table also received this strange invitation.

Looking at the letters in his friends' hands, a guess gradually emerged.

Hailin's breathing grew heavier. She deftly opened the envelope, and the elegant and familiar handwriting that came into view made her eyes redden.

“Dear Miss Helene Davis:

I am Dorothea Black, and I am delighted that you passed the selection process with excellent results in last week's test.

If you have no other concerns and would like to join our transfiguration data compilation group, please sign your name on the other parchment in the envelope.

Note: Once you sign, you will be deemed to have agreed to abide by all the conditions on the parchment, including confidentiality during the processing. Please consider this carefully.

Your most loyal companion: Dorothea Black.

Helene read the letter carefully, word for word; the clear black and white font became the only color in her entire world.

She heard herself calmly joking with her friend:

"Look, as expected of a young lady from the Black family, she even pays so much attention to rituals."

Her friend rushed over: "Wow! Helene, you got chosen... Wait, why is there another contract...?"

Before her friend could even read the terms of the contract, Hailin pulled out a quill pen from somewhere and quickly signed her name.

"Holy crap! Aren't you even going to take a look?"

Helene dismissed her friend's exclamation as nothing more than a passing cloud. "There's nothing worth looking at closely. She wouldn't stoop to such tactics."

Upon hearing this, her friend chimed in, "Yes, yes, yes! No wonder he's your idol!"

"She's not an idol! She's my rival!"

Helene clenched her fist tightly. "I will definitely defeat her, and that Granger too!"

My friend said helplessly, "Alright, alright! Defeat them!"

Hailin was instantly appeased by her friend and said confidently, "Now I'm going to observe them up close. I refuse to believe that even with a full schedule, they can't compete with me!"

“But I heard that Granger dropped out of the divination class…” his friend hesitated.

Helene stiffened subtly for a moment, but quickly recovered: "So what! I'll beat them anyway!"

There are many similar bold statements at Hogwarts, but Helene is definitely one of the most steadfast.

After all, no one was as unlucky as her. Her first-year exam results had just come out when she lost to Thea and Hermione for the first time in a formal exam. Just as she was preparing ambitiously for her second-year exams, Dumbledore suddenly announced that the exams were canceled...

Now that she had such a good opportunity to get close to the other person, Hailin naturally wouldn't hesitate.

Only by understanding your opponent can you achieve victory!

She must observe carefully to see exactly where they are better than her.

Hailin's grand ambitions were unknown to Thea, who was currently checking the names of those who had already signed the contract on her screen.

Thea sent out a total of seventeen invitations, and so far, contracts have been signed with several of them.

They are: George Weasley, Fred Weasley, Luna Lovegood, etc. from the Red Team.

The white team included Dorothea Black, Hermione Granger, Helene Davis, Draco Malfoy, Blaise Zabini, Daisy White, and several others with good results.

Daphne and the others originally participated in the test, but in the end only Draco and Zabini passed.

What surprised Thea the most was that Daisy, the little girl who had always been protected by Thea, had also made it into the White Team through her own efforts.

As for the Weasley twins, they were purely lured over by Thea with Galon; Thea had long coveted the various whimsical ideas in their minds.

When Thea offered to sponsor their pranks, the two readily agreed to join the ODDG (Organize Deformation Data Group).