After Madam Pomfrey left, both Astoria and Phoenix breathed a sigh of relief.

Astoria's face was still a light pink, and she muttered in a low voice:

"Luckily Daphne and Phoenix just left, otherwise it would have been awkward."

She gently touched her forehead, feeling the changes in her body, and secretly felt relieved.

"However, Madam Pomfrey's method seems to be quite effective. It really is much better."

Astoria whispered, a hint of amusement in her voice.

At this moment, Phoenix, who was about to show up, suddenly stopped.

He had a strong premonition in his heart that if Astoria knew he was here now, the consequences would be disastrous.

He will die, he will definitely die!

Phoenix's heart was filled with fear. The worry that had just been put at ease was lifted up again, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"What should I do? The door is closed now. Astoria knows that I can Disillusion. Going out now seems a bit provocative to Astoria's intelligence."

Phoenix had a bitter look on his face and was extremely flustered.

Now, he was in a dilemma and didn't know how to face the next situation.

It was not only because of the problem of how to get out now, but also because he suddenly discovered a very serious fact - his magic power was almost exhausted.

He was so focused just now that he didn't notice this problem at all.

Although Phoenix had more magic power than other young wizards of the same age since he was a child, he was casting the Disillusionment Spell almost the entire time when he brought Daphne here, then back, and then back to the school infirmary.

Moreover, he didn't have any rest in between, let alone time to recover his magic power, which caused his magic power to be consumed very quickly.

Phoenix suddenly thought of a sentence from his previous life:

"It's really been squeezed dry, not even a drop left!"

He calculated silently in his mind that in about 10 minutes, his Disillusionment Spell would lose its effect.

Thinking of this, Phoenix couldn't help but envy Harry Potter's invisibility cloak. That thing was really a great thing. He could spy on people as he pleased... bah... and protect people in secret without having to worry about running out of magic power.

"No, we must leave first!"

Phoenix thought secretly that he was going to give it a try this time and get through this difficulty no matter what.

Phoenix took a deep breath and quietly walked to the door, carefully opening it a crack while keeping his eyes on Astoria.

As expected, Astoria's attention was immediately drawn to the movement at the door, and she glanced at it in confusion.

Phoenix was secretly delighted. He waited for about five seconds, then quickly closed the door and hid himself again.

At this moment, he suddenly appeared, pretending to have just arrived, with a bright smile on his face, and said to Astoria:

"Miss me?"

Then, as if remembering something, he added:

"I just ran into Madam Pomfrey on the road. It was so scary!"

Astoria was really confused by Phoenix's shameless words and didn't know what to say for a moment.

The girl glared at Phoenix fiercely and cursed angrily:

"Shame on you, you big bad bastard!"

Phoenix was delighted in his heart, as he felt that he still had a way to control his future wife.

Astoria's blush had not yet faded, but she still asked with some concern:

"So you weren't discovered?"

Phoenix replied triumphantly:

"Of course not. Your future husband's Disillusionment Spell is very powerful. How could it be easily discovered?"

As he spoke, he did not forget to brag about himself.

Then he plopped down on the edge of Astoria's bed.

Astoria originally wanted to punch this guy who took advantage of her verbally and let him know what the rules are.

But at this moment, she suddenly noticed a problem, frowned her beautiful eyebrows, and asked in confusion:

"What's with the white ash behind you?"

Phoenix froze, but Astoria had already reached out and gently brushed away the white ash from the back of Phoenix's robe.

Phoenix was immediately moved. He sighed and then made up a reason to explain:

"My wife is so virtuous, hehe."

"I don't know. Maybe I accidentally touched it in the Slytherin common room."

Astoria still had a frown on her face and didn't speak to Phoenix, but looked around.

Her eyes were full of suspicion and vigilance, as if she was looking for some clues.

Suddenly, her eyes seemed to be attracted by something and she stared at one position closely.

Phoenix turned his head in confusion and followed the girl's gaze.

His heart skipped a beat as he realized that Astoria was looking at the exact spot where he had just crouched.

The wall behind is white and gray.

Astoria suddenly smiled gently and said softly:

"You sit down first. I want to get out of bed and move around a bit."

Her voice sounded gentle, but there was a hint of firmness in it.

After saying that, Astoria stood up, put on her shoes, and prepared to walk towards the wall without waiting for Phoenix to respond.

Phoenix was startled and quickly reached out and grabbed Astoria.

A guilty look appeared on his face, and he explained hastily:

"Astoria, you just fainted yesterday, you still need to rest."

"Why don't I take you for a walk in Hogwarts Castle tomorrow after you are discharged from the hospital? This is the school infirmary after all, and the space is limited."

Astoria shook her head slightly, a smile flashed in her eyes, and replied:

“No, I think the space here is just right. Besides, I feel much better now and really want to go down and walk around.”

Astoria looked at Phoenix's guilty look and understood most of what was going on, but she still said with a smile:

"Oh~ Really?"

Then she broke free from Phoenix's hand, walked quickly to the wall, and touched the wall with her hand.

Astoria's expression became colorful when she saw that her hands were also stained with white ash.

She looked shy at one moment, angry at another, with dangerous light flashing in her eyes from time to time.

Phoenix, who was standing behind Astoria, explained weakly:

"Well...well, actually, this white ash might have been rubbed on by me accidentally in the Slytherin common room."

However, Phoenix had already begun to roar in his heart:

"What kind of broken wall is this? How could it be able to rub off white ash? I'm going to complain, I must complain!"

Then, Astoria turned around, with sparks of anger flashing in her eyes, and asked Phoenix through gritted teeth:

"Have you ever seen a Slytherin common room with white walls?"

Her voice was full of doubt and dissatisfaction, as if she was pushing Phoenix into a desperate situation.

This time Phoenix finally reacted and realized that he had made a stupid mistake.

He secretly thought that something was wrong, but he still tried to stay calm and tried to find a reasonable explanation.

"Uh... maybe I got it somewhere outside, but it's definitely not here!"

Phoenix said seriously, his tone firm and confident.

He was very satisfied with his answer, thinking that it would both avoid being discovered and leave Astoria speechless.

After all, who knows where the white paint came from?

Maybe it was just accidentally touched somewhere else.

Phoenix firmly believed that as long as he refused to admit that he got there, Astoria would not be able to do anything to him even if she had any suspicions.

"Phoenix!"

Astoria turned her head, her eyes were unusually calm, like the calm surface of a lake, which made Phoenix feel a little scared.

The girl suddenly asked:

"Did you ever hear a word?"

Phoenix had an ominous premonition in his heart. He caught a hint of danger in Astoria's eyes, but he still pretended to be calm and asked:

"What?"

Astoria answered word by word:

"There is no silver three hundred taels here!"

Her voice was cold and firm, with unquestionable authority.

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