Ravenclaw's Sapphire

"Zoe, do you think Professor McGonagall really won't deduct points from me because my turtle looks like a turtle?" Hermione flipped through the history of magic textbook anxiously, chanting words, repeatedly thinking about what she was doing in the past. Are there any mistakes in the answers filled in on the long examination paper?

She may not have noticed it herself, but this is the third time she has asked Zoe this question. Every time it comes to the official final exam week, she will become anxious and zoom in on any person she can see after leaving the exam room. Flaws, it always feels like it will make her grades plummet, even if she is doing better than anyone else.

"No, you did a very good job." Zoe also answered her patiently.

"But your teapot turned into a turtle perfectly, perfectly! And my turtle looks like a turtle (even if the difference between the two is very small)..." she sighed, her eyebrows were full of irritability. Almost tangled together, and always likes to bite her lower lip (with her protruding front teeth, doing this kind of action will always make people think of animals like rabbits or otters), but from Zoe's side Wake up, it is really never tired of watching.

"But you're still the best of us. I really don't understand how you can take so many courses this semester and actually finish them all," Zoe wisely skipped The divination class that Min gave up, you must know that the most important thing now is to calm down the anxious little lion, "You must know that there are eleven courses, even if you finally gave up divination."

Hermione's face became red, and she shyly scratched her messy brown hair, which was always restless, and said modestly: "Actually, if it weren't for you always encouraging me by my side, I must be Can't take it, Zoe. I know my nasty bad temper myself, even if we are friends, you are not obligated to bear my shouting and throwing things, let alone Ron and I had a fling some time ago. There are so many homework, and the class is very stressful..." She lowered her head sincerely, "Being friends with you is one of the luckiest things in my life."

"Where, if it wasn't for you, I would still be kept in the dark..." Zooey smiled unnaturally, but she desperately wanted to keep her biggest secret, "I heard Professor Barbara say After that, unless you are a direct user with talent for runes, there is no way to connect. You are even willing to compromise with Professor Barbara in order to help me, and do such a dangerous thing. I don’t know what to say " She looked deeply at Hermione, "Not to mention your support and help all the time, I can gain courage."

They looked at each other, and the students passing by looked at the two strange little girls curiously, and felt that the atmosphere lingering between the two was weird. They were obviously sitting in a public area with people coming and going, but they seemed to ignore their surroundings. There are only things like each other in the eyes.In the end, it was Zoe who woke up first, and said with a smile on her red ears, "Forget it, can't we just thank each other endlessly...Hermione?"

Hermione woke up from her contemplation: "Huh, huh? Yeah, you're right, it's going to be endless." She avoided Zoe's sight, her face remained calm, but then she As if remembering something, he said apologetically, "But I can't explain to you the reason why I was able to take so many courses, Zoe. Even if it is you, I have promised others that I will never reveal what I know."

"It's okay, I understand the importance of the oath, Hermione. You don't have to force yourself to tell me the secret, I won't ask until you want to." Zooey was also eager to hide her wavering. There was a faint sense of ambiguity between her and Hermione, or something more profound.

But that must be her own misunderstanding, because so many days have passed, what she saw in Professor Barbara's office at that time still makes her unforgettable, not only can't forget, but every time she is alone with Hermione It would quietly emerge from her mind, impacting her rationality of wanting to hide this emotion, making her take a step forward unconsciously, but would stop the steps she had raised after waking up.

It wasn't something to be ashamed of, and it wasn't a disgusting emotion... But that being said, Zoe was still very fond of those two, even though it was Barbara and Margaret who made her feel that way. The unscrupulous professor developed subtle hatred.If the fog in front of you has not been uncovered, you may still be hesitant to stand where you are, but once it is really unimpeded, you have to bite the bullet and go on.

If you want to use more intuitive words to express this feeling, it is that Hermione is becoming more and more attractive in her eyes, especially her eyes will drift to Hermione's lips unconsciously, and she can't restrain herself. I can't help but imagine what I will feel when I get close to it, and then I start to yearn for it.

Most tragic of all, she found that her willpower was gradually weakening, not to mention that her attitude may be slowly being exposed, and Hermione may be aware of it. You know, she is not a stupid People, if the attitude is slightly wrong, it is very likely that the situation will get out of control.

But why is there such a strong attractive aura today?Could it be that Hermione is the same as herself... Stop, don't think about it any longer, thinking about it will definitely create expectations, but expectations will become a noose that destroys this relationship.Zooey was eager to find a new topic to dissipate the strange thoughts emerging in her mind.

"Hermione, what did you think of Professor Lupine's final exam?"

"It was really fun, kind of a level obstacle course. It was so much more than that, very challenging, but really covered everything we learned this semester without going over the top at all... like Pond hiding Grindylow (a horned, light green water monster that pulls travelers by their feet to make them sink), Red Hat (a blood-sucking magical creature that appears in shadowy corners), Hincklepunk (I like to give travelers wrong instructions and make them lose their way)... Oh, and there are Boggarts at the end!" Hermione's face suddenly showed embarrassment, she looked at Zoe carefully and said, "I don't ask You, don't ask me what happened, okay?"

"It's good, I think it's good like this." Zooey was also a little embarrassed. She didn't show Hermione who sneered this time (I really don't want to do it again for a second time), but she couldn't explain her Borg either. Why did Tet turn into her "dead" mother—no, it should be said that it was Max wearing her skin, smiling at her eeriely.

Hermione breathed a sigh of relief. If Zooey knew that her Boggart had turned into Professor McGonagall, and told her that she had failed all the exam subjects—what a big impression it would have on her in Zooey's mind. A blow, and her image would plummet.

"However, I have to say that Professor Lupine is really good at teaching. He is the most competent and good at teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts professor I have met in the past three years..."

Hearing Zoe's words, Hermione suddenly showed a hesitant expression, and Zoe, who was always paying attention to her demeanor, immediately noticed: "What's wrong, Hermione?"

"Didn't you just talk about Professor Lupine, Zoe?" Hermione was thinking, as if she wanted to insert the last piece of a jigsaw puzzle that was about to be formed.

"I remember you're studying with Professor Snape now." She saw Zoe nodded, looked around for a while, and asked in a low voice, "I heard Harry say that Professor Snape was helping Lupin The professor boils the potion, and every time the potion is delivered at a specific time...for example, when the moon is full?"

"Can I ask you, is the potion that Professor Snape brewed for him..."

"That's right, it's Wolfbane." Zooey also lowered her voice, but her expression remained the same. "I know Professor Lupine is a werewolf."

"You know?! Yes, you must know... You're so smart that you can't see it, and you're still studying under Professor Snape... But you're not surprised at all?" She trembled, "A Werewolves! Appeared at Hogwarts, there are so many students here! I read from books that human beings bitten by werewolves can't recover at all, and they will turn into wolves when the moon is full, and they will lose their minds!"

"But even if you knew this, you still chose to shelter Professor Lupine." Zoe said softly.

Hermione looked depressed: "I can't reject him because of his status as Professor Lupine, or because of the consequences he may have caused but never caused, because he was just a victim in the past. He is a good professor, So kind to all of us, I couldn't tell anyone else about it - you know, even if I told Harry and Ron, it would just be messed up by those two yelling .”

"I hope everything will be fine, so that my concealment will be worthwhile."

"It's all right, Hermione. Although it is difficult to prepare Wolfsbane potion, Professor Snape can do it. He is a very good potions professor. Professor Lupine is also very aware of his state. After taking the potion, even if he is a wolf You can also stay sane.”

"Thank you for listening, Zoe." Hermione smiled easily, "Will you come to my house this summer vacation? Mom and Dad are also looking forward to your coming. Mom said she was about to treat you as the first in our family." Two kids."

Zooey blinked and rubbed her nose shyly: "Okay... I'm also very happy, if you don't feel like disturbing you..."

They walked to the entrance of the cafeteria together, smiled and waved goodbye, after all, they still had to sit at separate tables for dinner.Zooey greeted Luna, who had helped her get a good seat, and sat down, looking forward to not only the next dinner, but also the upcoming summer vacation.