Ravenclaw's Sapphire

"We hope to have a few words with this young lady... If her physical condition allows us to do so, we promise it won't take too much time." The Diggory couple walked over from Cedric's side, she said softly Ask Draco and Luna, because the two of them are like a gate in the way of moving on.

"...It's okay, Draco. Please let them come here." Zooey said quickly, she was a little nervous, even though she could see that the Diggory couple should not come to condemn or question, but she almost killed their only one However, the fact that she is the son of her father will not change because of this. Just looking at the faces of these two people makes her feel uncomfortable, and there is always a heavy weight.

Mr. Diggory's complexion was not very good. He was a man of no city, and he would always show his emotions carelessly on his face.Mrs. Diggory had a gentle attitude. She smiled at Zooey and asked with concern. "Miss Siegel, your face is blushing. If it's because of an injury, please don't worry about us, or can we help to call Madam Pomfrey?"

"It's all right, Mrs. Diggory. I just have a fever. I sweated a little after drinking a large glass of hot potion. The weather has been nice recently, and it's almost summer... Please sit down, all of you." Let's go." Hermione turned her face away from Zoe's silly smiling face, and the two insiders who knew it tacitly didn't bother to expose this forced lie.

"The more you have to be careful not to catch a cold at this time, even if it's just a few doses of medicine, you will always feel uncomfortable when you are sick or injured..." Mrs. Diggory was still exchanging greetings, but her husband seemed a little impatient. He stopped, and moved uncomfortably on the chair. "Okay, okay, let's stop here for the polite words. Hurry up and finish the matter, and we should let them have a good rest."

Mrs. Diggory patted her husband on the shoulder helplessly: "I'm sorry, my husband has such a temper..." Zooey shook her head with a stiff expression. "It's okay. Is there anything you two want to ask me, such as what happened tonight?"

Mr. Diggory shook his head: "No. It's not good for us to keep asking about these horrible things, and Seid has already told us everything that happened before..." After he finished speaking, But fell silent again.Zoe noticed that his body was shaking with fear.

"Honestly, we can't believe what happened to you at all... Seid said that his memory was a bit muddled because of the torture (Mr. Diggory sniffed loudly) and he couldn't remember some details clearly... But, You've really met a dark wizard, haven't you?" Mrs. Diggory tried not to cry again, and she held Mr. Diggory's hand.

"Yes, and...the scariest one among them." Zoe said softly, "Diggory is very brave, if he hadn't saved Potter, maybe the situation would not be so optimistic, we might have some Loss..." She stopped and didn't continue talking. In this kind of time when all the staff survived, just talking about the future that almost appeared is like a dream that is about to be shattered, and it will not happen to the family members. What comfort.

"I've always, always been proud of him...Sed he just smiled and said to me 'thanks to the dagger you gave me daddy'...but I can only sit in the audience and don't know he's in danger , and can't do anything for him, even his son was attacked by the Unforgivable Curse, and his life is hanging by a thread..." Mr. Diggory lowered his head in pain, and Mrs. Diggory hugged him so that he could rest his head on her own arms.

"He almost died! He died in the wilderness where none of us could see, maybe even...the body couldn't be found, that was my only child... I don't have much hope if I lose him ’ cried Mr Diggory, and even Cedric on the other side looked up at the sound.With tears in the corners of Madam Diggory's eyes, she looked at Zooey, "So we want to thank you."

The word was so weird that Zooey couldn't react at once, and made a weird sound from her mouth, and looked at Mrs. Diggory who said it in shock. "I think you two may have misunderstood... I didn't do anything, he survived only because of his own efforts..."

"Please don't be modest, Miss Siegel, Seid has told us all." Mr Diggory's voice sounded hoarse and sniffling, "he told us just as he was being killed by a very dangerous black When the wizard was chasing him, even cut off the possibility of escape, and he was likely to die there, it was your appearance that helped him, and it was you who defeated the dark wizard so that he could survive."

Cedric must be a person who doesn't often tell lies, so what he said can be fully accepted by others.What he said was not a lie, but Cedric consciously omitted a fact when he narrated: the dangerous dark wizard chasing him was Zoe Siegel, and Zoe was not a hero. but the prisoner himself.

Regardless of whether the body was controlled by the Imperius Curse or not, no matter whether it was Max or Zoe who did it, once learning these neglected details and knowing that she was responsible for this almost completed tragedy, Di Surely Mr. and Mrs. Gorey would not be so tender to her, and could not be grateful to her...

"Please don't say that, I'm not qualified to accept your thanks... It's better to say that I may be the culprit who put him in danger, or that everything I did was only for myself, not to save his life... ..." Zooey was about to break free from the hands that held Mrs. Diggory before, but was stopped.

"But it turned out that you saved Ced, and you helped him, thank you." Mr. Diggory said sincerely, "Just for this alone, you are already a benefactor of our family."

Mrs. Diggory also looked at her tenderly: "We can't imagine the scene at that time, and we don't know what happened. You must also be facing a critical decision, just like Seid... Those of us who are not here One can't blame you for that. Thank you for saving Seid and not giving up on him. He is still very weak, but he will definitely be back to health as he slowly recuperates. We can still sit and talk, and you have a part in it .”

Zooey leaned back uncomfortably, and only after a long time could she say, "It was Potter who brought him back..."

"So we'll thank him too... Amos, you should apologize to that boy too." Mrs. Diggory pushed her husband, and Mr. Diggory showed a momentary look of embarrassment, but then heaved a sigh Take a breath. "Okay, I admit I'm a bit too competitive... But Seid is definitely better than Potter! He beat Potter in Quidditch and won the Tournament trophy..."

"Honey, that's what they 'jointly' got. Both of them are champions." Mrs. Diggory's tone became more serious. Mr. Diggory choked and stopped talking. He lowered his head and started fiddling with his robe.

Zoe could feel her heart beating in her chest, and she could even feel the blood rushing to her head along the veins, all because of the sincere thanks from Mr. and Mrs. Diggory.A hand rested quietly on her shoulder, and she knew whose hand it was.

"...Miss Siegel," said Mr. Diggory, blushing, and he seemed unwilling to say these words at all, but he faltered for a long time before speaking. "I guess I should... apologize for all the untrue comments about you that I've discussed with people in the past."

"It's okay, sir. I'm used to it, and I won't take it too seriously..." Zooey said calmly.There were times when she hated these rumors and felt extremely hopeless because of them.But at least after so many years, at least with some warmth and care in her hands, now she can face up to the pain that she couldn't face in the past.

"Hmm..." Mr. Diggory frowned, as if he wanted to say something, but his wife stopped him. "Let the kids rest, Amos...we've been bothering them for too long." They stood up. "You guys go back too." Zooey said to Draco and the others, and then turned to look at Hermione, as if she was hesitating whether to stay or not.

"I'm fine, Hermione. You can go back together, and you can bring me two books tomorrow. I didn't take the exam, and I don't know if Dumbledore would like to give me a chance to make up the exam." Hermione listened to her That being said, I froze all of a sudden.

"What's the matter?" Zooey asked her hastily.

"Hey, can I also apply for a make-up exam?" Hermione smiled wryly, but didn't say anything more. "It's nothing, I just remembered that there was a drop of ink dripping on the paper... Sure enough, I still stayed?" She repeated nervously. Although Zooey felt warm, she still rejected her.

"Bang." The door of the infirmary was suddenly pushed open before there was a knock, and the sound of several adults' messy footsteps came from the door. Prisoners, they might as well be Aurors, because their eyes have a coldness that ordinary people don't have.

"Minister!" Mr. Diggory rose to meet him, and Fudge shook hands with him absently. "Where is Zoe Siegel?" As if he didn't know Zoe at all, he looked away from her, and then looked at the other people in the infirmary, and everyone scanned it.

Zoe sat on the bed and raised her hands. She also secretly speculated about Fudge's purpose for coming here.She noticed that there was a man with a mad face behind Fudge, who was firmly imprisoned in place, still muttering something in his mouth.

"Very good." Fudge strode over, his complexion complicated, and finally he turned around and nodded to one of the wizards. The wizard walked to Zoe's bed in silence, and grabbed the hand she hadn't let go. The movement decisively pressed her on the bed.

"What are you doing?!" Hermione was stunned. She was about to rush forward to knock the wizard away, but Fudge stepped forward and pulled her back, shaking her head. "Don't ask for trouble, miss." Fudge said coldly.

"Zoe Siegel, you were arrested by the Ministry of Magic on suspicion of assisting Death Eaters, holding black magic rituals, using the Unforgivable Curse, spreading false panic, and many other crimes. Until the trial begins, your whereabouts will be controlled by The Ministry of Magic strictly guards... come with us, Miss Siegel."