Hogwarts Melting Ice Journey

Stephen and Rowan were still on the other side of the dining room, at the long Hufflepuff table.

Penny saw Chiara sitting alone at the front of the long table. She said sorry to the people around her, then walked to Chiara and sat down next to her with her dinner plate.

"Chiara, I see you are always sitting here alone like this. What's bothering you?" Penny placed the dinner plate on the long table and looked at Chiara's side face, "It's because of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class just now. Something about it?”

"Thank you for your concern, Petunia. I feel a lot better now." Chiara forced a smile towards Petunia, "I think I have eaten. See you later, Petunia."

Penny grabbed Chiara: "You have just eaten so little, can you still say you are done eating? Chiara, you can tell me what is on your mind. I promise I will be strict with my mouth."

Chiara sat down and stared at Penny for a few seconds, her blue eyes reflecting Penny's face. She looked away at her plate and hesitated for a long time.

"I think it's better to forget it, Penny." Chiara stood up again.

This time Penny did not hold her back, but stood up and followed her. She felt that she needed to ask clearly to avoid Stephen misunderstanding Chiara.

"Chiara, wait. Stephen asked me to stay away from you as much as possible when get out of class is over. I think you and him may have some misunderstanding." Penny rushed to Chiara's side and walked side by side with her.

Chiara waved her hand, ran away quickly, and said without looking back: "Penny, I think Stephen is right, you'd better stay away from me."

"But" Penny looked at Chiara who was running away. She wanted to stop Chiara, but she still didn't say anything. "Really, one is more mysterious than the other, and Stephen said it was almost the full moon, so what? Same thing."

Penny didn't know what to do, she stood there and looked at Chiara who was gradually going away.

She shook her head, thinking she'd better go back to the Hufflepuff common room.

Chiara ran to the courtyard. She found a bench in the corner and sat on it. Then she curled up on the bench with her hands and knees, muttering to herself: "If some people have been criticized since they were young, they will always It’s because you’re afraid of accidentally hurting others, so why let others get close to you.”

Petunia returned to the common room, sitting on a chair in a daze.

She felt that when she saw Chiara's loneliness, she would feel powerless, just like she did before.

When she was little, she was always inexplicably ignored by others. Her parents were always busy and had no time to take care of her, so she could only chat with the house elves in their huge home alone, but they were always too polite and careful; those so-called friends were busy with gorgeous forms of communication, and few of them would Treat people with sincerity.

She was always welcoming to guests who came to her home, but that was because of her parents' request and for the family's reputation.

She is also very enthusiastic about those "friends", but actually it is because of "face".

It was only when she came to Hogwarts that she was truly passionate for herself, and it was only after she came here that she made real friends.

Penny thought about Chiara's loneliness, as if she saw herself in the past, but she also felt that their loneliness was very different.

"Maybe I should go find Stephen. I always feel that he knows something. Maybe knowing the specific situation will allow me to help Chiara." Petunia got up and prepared to go to Ravenclaw Tower, completely forgetting to enter Ravenclaw Common. The lounge also needs to answer questions.

"You mean, the Boggart became like that because you were afraid that you would become nothing." Rowan and Stephen sat in their usual seats and chatted.

"Combined with the problem of the door knocker just now, after death, it will return to nothingness. Isn't that the case with Boggarts?"

"No, no, no." Rowan shook his index finger, "Stephen, I think it may not be that simple. Do you still remember what your brother wrote in his notes? The soul determines the magic power and serves as the container."

"Of course I remember, so you are saying that the thing that turned into nothingness may just be" Stephen thoughtfully.

"It's possible, but it's just a conjecture, and it's based on your brother's conjecture." Rowan picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip. If he didn't take a break at noon, he would either rely on a pick-me-up or coffee.

"But I think what I'm afraid of is not that it will become nothingness." Stephen thought about his time travel, "I think it's that I'm afraid that my soul will become nothingness."

Rowan was about to answer, but was interrupted by Mikel, "Stephen, there is a girl outside the door looking for you. She seems to be stumped by the door knocker problem."

"Thank you, Senior Mikel." Stephen nodded to indicate that he understood, "Rowan, let me leave first. I guess it may be Penny."

"Maybe it could be Merula." Rowan muttered, then took out a book and started reading.

Stephen walked out of the common room door and saw Penny waiting at the door. He was a little curious about what Penny wanted to see him for at this time.

"Stephen, can we talk?" Petunia hurriedly stepped forward after seeing Stephen come out, "Of course, not here."

"Of course, but Penny, what do you want to talk to me about?" Stephen thought for a moment, "About Chiara."

"Yes, let's find a quieter place." Petunia nodded and led Stephen to a corridor in Ravenclaw Tower with fewer people passing by.

Penny collected her thoughts and then said, "I went to see Chiara during lunch, but she didn't want to tell me what was on her mind. I think you should know something."

"Wait, don't talk nonsense." Stephen coughed a few times, as if he was shocked by Penny's words, "I don't know what she is thinking, and I don't want to know. I don't know her as well as you do. You should You won’t forget that I got the news from you.”

"Ah, I'm sorry, I think my expression may be wrong." Penny realized that she seemed to have said the wrong thing just now, "What I want to say is that you should know something about her, such as why she is afraid of the ball. "

"Well..." Stephen hesitated. He had no evidence to support what he said. He couldn't say it was because he knew Lupine was afraid of that, so he inferred it. Besides, Petunia definitely didn't recognize Lupine either.

"Penny, if Chiara is different from us... emmm, how should I put it, would you still be willing to help her like this? Would you still want to be friends with her?" Stephen became serious, and he looked at Penny's eyes.

Although Stephen had no prejudice against werewolves, and Chiara's admission was approved by Dumbledore, so he wouldn't think anything of it, but Petunia and others were different.

Even ten years later, the situation of werewolves has not improved much, so he does not think that most wizards will have a good opinion of werewolves now, so he thinks it is better not to say anything.

"What do you mean different?" Penny looked at Stephen very confused.

"Penny, sometimes I hope you don't always have to trace the origin. Knowing some things is a burden." Stephen sighed, "Everyone has their own little secrets, and I don't think you should pry around at will."

"You're right, Stephen, I really didn't expect that."

"Penny, I think Chiara will tell you when she feels like it." Stephen looked away from Penny's eyes, always looking at each other which made him feel weird.

The two chatted for a while and then separated. Stephen returned to the lounge and sat down. Rowan was still reading his book, having no doubts about what Stephen and Petunia had just talked about.