After hearing Draco's thoughts, everyone couldn't sit still.

Chapter 166 A young man’s worries

Draco Malfoy couldn't help but cover his face when he recalled the scene that morning. It was so embarrassing, like a girl being molested... And Harry Potter didn't necessarily like him, maybe it was just his illusion?

He imitated Harry Potter and pinched his waist, but felt nothing but itchy. Why was that? Draco Malfoy didn't quite understand.

He looked at Draco who was looking at him with concern, and inexplicably wanted to talk to him.

Draco Malfoy looked around like a thief. Harry, Pansy Parkinson and Blaise Zabini were chatting happily and probably didn't notice this little corner.

He asked Draco hesitantly: "Well, I have a friend..."

Draco understood instantly, oh, himself... He looked at Pansy Parkinson and Blaise Zabini, who were obviously eavesdropping on the conversation, and smiled meaningfully, but did not expose it.

"Um, so what happened to your...friend?"

He felt that pause was extremely suspicious, but Draco Malfoy knew he couldn't hide it from Draco, so he didn't care.

"My... friend fell in love with his sworn enemy. He thought..."

There was a bang, and Draco Malfoy turned his head quickly, only to see Harry and the others still chatting. He turned his head suspiciously, thinking he seemed to have heard something just now. Had he misheard?

After he turned his head, Blaise Zabini breathed a sigh of relief. He gave a warning look to the emotional Pansy Parkinson, signaling her to calm down.

Pansy Parkinson held her breath and nodded. Damn Harry Potter! She knew he had bad intentions.

"What does he think?" Draco sympathetically drew Draco Malfoy's attention back.

"He thinks his sworn enemy likes him, too." Draco Malfoy blushed. "His sworn enemy always makes physical contact with him, intentionally or unintentionally, often holding his hand or hugging him..."

Draco looked at Draco Malfoy with a smile, without saying a word, just kept laughing, and only spoke when Draco Malfoy became a little annoyed and angry.

"From what you said, it seems like they have a mutual crush. There's nothing wrong with that, right?"

"But his mortal enemy has a crush on a senior schoolmate! A senior schoolmate who adores him! He also has close female friends and countless suitors!" Draco Malfoy became angry as he spoke.

Damn that stinky scar!

"Huh?" Draco's face was filled with questions. Could Draco Malfoy be talking about Cho Zhang, Ginny, and Hermione? This...

"Isn't that too much? That scumbag!" Draco Malfoy said indignantly.

Pansy Parkinson clenched her fists. What the hell? The savior was playing with their young master's feelings?

Draco looked intentionally or unintentionally at the suddenly excited air in the corner.

"Shh! Harry! Wait until Draco finishes speaking!" Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley held down Harry Potter, who had a silly smile on his face and wanted to run out excitedly to explain.

She sighed tiredly, she felt that there should be more than that.

Only then did Harry Potter suppress his inner ecstasy and listened carefully to what Draco Malfoy said.

"That should be just one of the reasons, right?" Draco looked away and asked Draco Malfoy with a smile.

"...mainly because my...friend's parents should have noticed it." Draco Malfoy was silent for a moment.

"He loves his parents very much."

"His family has always married into pure-blood families. And he's the only son in the family, so he has his responsibilities."

"Family honor is above all else." Draco Malfoy said calmly and rationally. "It's best not to start a wrong relationship."

He knew that those secret crushes, those girls, those people he cared about, might just be rumors.

Harry Potter looked at Draco Malfoy in a daze. From his angle, he could see Draco Malfoy's expression.

It was a kind of indifference that abandoned all emotions.

Harry Potter doesn't understand, family honor...is it so important?

He thought that he only needed to consider Draco Malfoy's thoughts in his relationship, but the facts told him that no, he was too naive.

He didn't understand the pure-blood nobles, didn't understand the significance of family to them, didn't understand...Draco Malfoy.

He was silent for a while, and the joy he had just felt completely disappeared.

Hermione Granger looked at Harry Potter like this and seemed to be hesitant to speak, but in the end she said nothing. She sighed and patted Harry Potter on the shoulder.

Draco could understand what Draco Malfoy meant. "Mom and Dad only want you to be happy."

"Yes, I know." Draco Malfoy couldn't help but smile softly and gently.

"I know," he repeated. "I know if I insist, Mom and Dad will definitely give in. It's always been like this since I was little."

"But what can we do?" Draco Malfoy's face darkened.

"Even if the Malfoys side with the Savior, there will still be people who object. The Savior and the former Death Eater? Don't be ridiculous. The Savior won't lose anything, but the Malfoys will be criticized."

Draco Malfoy analyzed the situation rationally. It wasn't that he was overthinking it, but rather, it was very possible. He smiled sarcastically.

Those newspapers wanted to cast the Malfoys into the mud, and the Ministry of Magic officials behind those newspapers were waiting for the Malfoys to make a mistake so they could grab a piece of the pie.

He gave Draco a complicated look. It was great that he could do whatever he wanted.

"Do you care what others think?" Draco asked curiously.

"No, I care about the Malfoy family. I am the heir, and I have this responsibility."

"Will you be tired?" Draco looked at his counterpart. He knew that Draco Malfoy had made his decision after careful consideration, and he also knew that what he said was the most likely to happen.

"No, or rather, this is what I like. I am determined to be the head of the Malfoy family. I will definitely lead the Malfoy family to the top." Something called ambition burned in Draco Malfoy's eyes.

Harry Potter looked at Draco Malfoy, who was inspired by ambition and seemed particularly... seductive under the dim light of the Slytherin common room, and sadly discovered that even if Draco Malfoy said so, he didn't want to give up.

He might not fully understand Draco Malfoy's concerns, but he respected Draco Malfoy. If...if he could be strong enough to clear away everything for the one he loved, then would he get a chance to pursue her?

Harry Potter's eyes gradually became firm. It didn't matter. If Draco had too many concerns, he could take the 99 steps towards him. Draco only needed to stand there. He would be determined and walk towards him without hesitation!