30 Chapter 30

### POV: Aiden Canis ###

After reading the article, I started to have my breakfast. I was in the middle of my breakfast when I saw Hermione Granger coming towards me with a determined face.

She came up to me and started in a loud voice, " You won't get away with this. I won't rest until I find evidence and then, I will expose you in front of everyone."

What the hell? What is going on about? Has she finally lost it? I always knew that using time turner for hours every day, just to do homework is not healthy for her mind. Even though she was studying a bit extra using time turner in canon, she is just hardcore in real life. I mean, I have noticed her sometimes in Library, writing for hours on out, doing homework.

Besides, I haven't done anything worth exposing besides killing Skeeter, even then no one knew that she was an animagus, so no one can accuse me of just killing a water beetle. Well, guess that settles it, she finally lost it. Good luck Harry, on your future endeavors with her, you have my sympathy.

Since we are in public, telling just telling her to Fu*k off won't be good for reputation. Well, in that case, I will just humor her. Besides, I can use some entertainment with my food.

I didn't get up and just calmly continued on with my breakfast.

She stood there for a few seconds, looking confused. Guess she thought I would be more involved with her confrontation and actively defend myself. Sorry to burst her bubble but I don't have Gryffindorish tendency to shout loudly and heatedly defend myself like her friends, also I am not going to insult her publicly and call her 'mudblood' like Malfoy, that's just asking for bad reputation.

After seeing that I am not defending myself, she continued confidently, " what no words to defend yourself. I knew it you cheated to get good marks."

Cheated? In a practical test, not to mention I was the only candidate to take exams and examiners were solely focused on me. I stand by my previous thought of her losing her mind.

Once again, I continued to calmly eat my food while barely sparing a glance at her.

Seeing my lack of attention and no response, she started to look a bit out of her comfort zone. Guess only confrontations she has been part of were with Draco Malfoy, who is quite vocal for a supposed Slytherin.

She persevered despite my lack of attention, " I know you are a pureblood, I bet your family provided you private tutoring in summers and probably provided you with illegal memory potions for you to be so far ahead of everyone else. But, unlike you, I can't even use magic in summer, but I am still first in my age group."

Many of the pureblood, especially Slytherins looked enraged at her accusation.

Well, this is just sad. She is digging herself in a deeper and deeper hole, even without my assistance.

But, this could be a chance for a good old sympathy play, so I replied calmly," I am an orphan, I also don't have any living relatives. And just like you, I couldn't do any magic during summer since I lived at a Muggle orphanage till my seventeenth birthday which was recent. In fact, I only had access to trust fund until then, just like your friend Harry."

Everyone was silent and listening to our conversation. She looked like she wanted to still continue but professor McGonagall came and sternly said, " Five points from Gryffindor, Miss Granger, for baselessly accusingly Mr. Canis of cheating. In fact, students are checked for potions before they take their NEWTs. Now go sit down at your seat and quit disturbing everyone else."

Hermione looked like she wanted to start crying right there but held it in and quickly left the great hall.

Professor McGonagall also went and took her seat at the staff table.

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Headmaster Dumbledore stood up and announced, " I am sure by now everyone has read the newspaper and found out about Mr. Canis accomplishment. I am happy to say that Mr. Canis has certainly made all the teachers proud with his scores. Also, now that he has passed his NEWTs, Mr. Canis has chosen to pass out of Hogwarts and will be leaving later today. I hope everyone gives him a warm farewell."

Everyone clapped. Though, Those from Beauxbaton and Durmstrang looked a bit less enthusiastic at my accomplishment.

After I had my breakfast, I bid my goodbyes to everyone and left Hogwarts on foot. When I reached Hogsmeade, outside Hogwarts wards, I Apparated to my Manor.