The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

"I'm really sorry. I just took some dragon dung from the cellar. I told you in class that dragon dung is the best fertilizer in the world."

Professor Sprout put down the fertilizer bag, patted the soil on his body and said.

After that, she didn't care that Cedric was still there, and directly made a gesture of invitation to Link and Cedric to sit down.

After the two of them sat down again, she continued to ask:

"Link, are your injuries okay?"

"Nothing is wrong. He has recovered. Dean Sprout, thank you for your concern."

"What about the other two little guys?"

This time the person Sprout asked was not Link, but Cedric who was standing beside him.

After hearing this, the latter straightened his body and replied:

"Mrs. Pomfrey is treating them. She has left a message for the students staying at the scene. They should come over after the treatment is completed."

Sprout nodded. Although she trusted Link in her heart, she still couldn't just listen to Link's family's words when she understood the situation. It was still necessary to talk to the two children.

With this thought in mind, Sprout put on a kind smile on his lips and asked Link:

"Link, what exactly caused the conflict between you two, can you tell me?"

Professor Sprout's tone was very gentle and his words were very tactful, as if he was afraid of irritating Link.

When Link heard this, he took a deep breath, pretended to be aggrieved and nervous, and recounted everything that happened in the Charms class today.

As for what happened in the auditorium during dinner, he lowered his head and spoke vaguely.

This may seem suspicious, but it is actually a decision made by Link after careful consideration.

Although his memory is a little blurry, Link still remembers that lie detection methods exist in the wizarding world.

This means that to be on the safe side, everything Link says needs to be true, otherwise he may be betrayed.

So he simply didn't mention the things that needed to be covered up with lies later.

Yes, this is indeed a bit suspicious, but it is also very consistent with the character of the original owner who has a weak character and low IQ.

It is quite normal for such a person to not want to recall such painful things. Link is confident that someone as kind as Sprout will never ask him about the follow-up of the matter.

The fact was just as Link expected. After listening to Link's story, Professor Sprout had a distressed expression on his face again.

After repeatedly comforting Link for a while, she rubbed the red corners of her eyes and continued to ask:

"Link, have you been feeling unwell lately?"

"Of course there is no discomfort"

"No? Then how are you feeling recently?"

Sprout continued to ask, but after hearing this, Link fell silent.

After a while, he raised his head and said:

"Professor Sprout, to be honest, I have been in a bad mood recently. To be precise, my mood started to get a little bad after arriving at Hogwarts. Of course, I am not saying that Hogwarts is not good. Well, I actually like Hogwarts very much but none of my classmates here seem to like me that much."

"poor child"

Professor Sprout finally couldn't bear it anymore. She took two steps forward and hugged Link in her arms. She patted Link's back gently and said comfortingly:

"It's not that they don't like you, they just have some misunderstandings about you. Don't worry, time will tell everything."

"I see, Professor."

Link replied in a low voice, but Sprout still had no intention of letting him go, and instead hugged him tighter.

It wasn't until Link felt that he was about to suffocate that Professor Sprout let go of his hand and greeted Cedric:

"Cedric, take Link back first. You have class tomorrow."

"Understood, Professor."

Cedric also stood up after hearing this. After saying goodbye to Professor Sprout with Link, they both left the office and walked towards the Hufflepuff lounge.

Of course, since he was not sure whether the Slytherin girl named Emily was still around the corner, Cedric deliberately chose another route this time.

The route was a bit long, and Cedric kept saying comforting words to Link along the way.

Link was tired of hearing such words today and could only nod reflexively. As for his thoughts, he had already flown to other places.

Link noticed something unreasonable in the question he just asked.

Professor Sprout seemed to be more concerned about his recent physical and mental condition than the reason for today's incident.

Of course, this can also be explained by the fact that the professor cares about his students, but Link always felt that there was something hidden in it.

It's just that at this stage, Link still has too little information to analyze the reason, so he can only put it aside for the time being.

And no matter what, at least his performance today was quite perfect.

Thinking of this, a bright smile appeared on Link's face.

At the same time, the familiar entrance to the Hufflepuff common room happened to appear in front of Link and Cedric.

In Professor Sprout's office, after confirming that Link had been safely sent away by Cedric, Professor Sprout opened the trap door behind her desk again and got in.

Beneath the trapdoor was a cellar roughly the same size as the office above it.

The ceiling of the cellar is inlaid with many crystal clear crystals, which are emitting a soft dark yellow light.

However, the cellar was not filled with dragon dung as Sprout had said before. Instead, Dumbledore, the deans and principal of Hogwarts' four major houses, sat.

Under the dim light, they were sitting around a low table, silent, as if waiting for something.

"crunch"

The sound of being trampled on the wooden stairs came from the cellar exit, and everyone in the cellar moved their eyes away after hearing the sound.

In a short time, Professor Sprout's slightly huge body appeared in front of everyone.

"Huh!" Looking at everyone who was looking at him, Professor Sprout took a long breath, and then said in a serious tone, "Link, there is nothing wrong with him."

"Why are you so sure?" A middle-aged wizard with greasy black hair and a large black robe in the corner said in a voice that was so cold that there was almost no emotion at all. "Although just Legilimency The curse didn't detect him lying, but what he did today was obviously abnormal, so I think"

"I told you there's nothing wrong with Link."

Sprout interrupted the wizard rudely.

The wizard did not argue with Sprout. He silently turned his questioning gaze to Dumbledore in the shadows.

However, the latter ignored him at all.

Dumbledore's eyes remained locked with Sprout's.

After a while, as if he felt the determination in Sprout's eyes, Dumbledore sighed and nodded towards Sprout.