citrus hogwarts

Chapter 20 and Hermione's Weekend

"Kate, when will the phoenix in Mr. Principal's house be reborn? We haven't gone to the library together on weekends for a long time."

After breakfast, upon hearing that Kate was going to the principal's office again today, Hermione finally couldn't hold back and asked this question that had troubled her for a long time.

The reason Kate gave them was to take care of Phoenix on weekends, but it had been a month since school started, and they hadn't spent weekends together.

This made Hermione very resentful for a while.

"Ah, this..." Kate froze for a moment, thinking that if she went to Dumbledore this time, she would spend more time on the diary and the basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets.

She hesitated for a while, then took Hermione's hand: "Okay, let's go to the library together today."

"Really?" Hermione's eyes widened in surprise, "but the headmaster..."

"It's okay! Dumbledore won't blame us for this!"

Kate raised her eyebrows and was about to take her to the library, but Hermione stopped her: "Wait a minute!"

She turned her head and saw that Hermione's face was a little hot: "We... shall we not go to the library today?"

"Ah?" Kate blinked in confusion, "It's not that you said you want to go together..."

"Then why not go somewhere else?" Hermione deliberately raised her eyebrows, pretending to be fierce, "Or do you just want to go to the library with me to do homework?"

She hurriedly raised her hand: "All right, all right, you have the final say on where to go today, I have absolutely no opinion!"

I don't know if it's a generation gap problem. She really doesn't understand some behavioral motivations of girls born in the [-]s.

Well, she was obviously born after the 20s, and there was a gap of nearly [-] years!

Let Hermione pull her all the way up until the tower, where astronomy classes were originally held, and classes only start at midnight, so there are basically no students or teachers visiting during the day.

"A long time ago, I wanted to come here during the day! The scenery here is so beautiful!"

With a cheer, Hermione dragged her to the opening of the tower wall, stretched out her arms, and breathed the fresh air wantonly.

Unlike her ease, as soon as Kate came here, she subconsciously compared the scene here with the movie clips in her memory.

If history has not changed, then in a few years, this place will become Dumbledore's fugitive place.

She deliberately stood on the spiral staircase and glanced down. It was as high as eight floors, making it almost impossible for her to see to the end at a glance.

If it really fell from here, it should be very painful, right?

"Kate? Kate?"

Hermione's voice woke her from contemplation, "What's wrong with you? You seem preoccupied?"

"I..." Kate opened her mouth subconsciously, and hesitated as soon as she uttered a syllable.

She didn't know how to describe to Hermione how she felt from last night until now.

She used to read Harry Potter, that is, read it as a novel. For her, the fate of the characters in the story is just recorded on paper, and it is a foregone conclusion.

And now, she herself has become a person in this story, because she is afraid of dying again, she chooses to hide her strength and bide her time, and save her life first.

That's why when she saw a real Dumbledore and saw that he was willing to end his life for the sake of the entire wizarding world, she would have an indescribable feeling.

She took a deep breath, and pulled Hermione to the edge of the wall, looking at the beautiful scenery below, "I don't know what to say, Hermione."

In fact, she didn't need Dumbledore to show her the memory, she would help, but that was to complete the task.

But now, when she had a shallow understanding of Dumbledore's state of mind, an impulse welled up in her heart.

This is an impulse that she has never had in the past ten years. Even if there is no task, she still wants to help Dumbledore.

Not for anything else, just because this centenarian has been guarding his beloved Hogwarts and the wizarding world.

But... this is in conflict with her principle of saving her life.

It's fine if there is a mission this time, but what if there is no mission next time and Dumbledore hopes that she can come to help?

Seeing Kate's anxious and speechless appearance, Hermione pursed her lips and gently shook her hand.

"I don't know what you are anxious about, but you once said that entering the magic world is equivalent to giving up the opportunity to study and live among ordinary people. At that time, I chose to be with you without hesitation.

Later, my mother told me that this is the path I chose. If one day I start to feel lost at Hogwarts, I will look back and think about my original intention of coming here.

I don't know how to enlighten you, but when you can't figure out a certain problem, then go back to the original point and start again. "

Kate was stunned for a moment, "Back to... the origin?"

What is her origin?

Go all the way and graduate alive?

No, it's just the goal.

Because she doesn't want to die, she wants to live well, as long as possible, because she is afraid of death.

In this world, the one who can bring her the fear of death is Voldemort.

In the final analysis, if Voldemort is not dead, she can only live in the shadow forever and cannot get out.

"I understand...I understand!" Her eyes lit up slightly, she held Hermione's shoulders joyfully, and pulled her into her arms excitedly, "Thank you, Hermione!"

Whether it's dog or reckless, it's just a means.

She chose to hide her strength and bide her time because she wanted to better protect herself and the people around her, and it would be best if she could kill Voldemort together—it doesn't matter who kills him in the end, since Voldemort must die anyway!

Although she is not strong enough now, but there is an opportunity to help Dumbledore destroy the Horcrux together, how can she stop?

"Huh? Kay, Kate?"

Hermione was dazed by her sudden hug, and reacted at a loss for a while before she put her hand on Kate's back little by little.

Just before her palm touched the fabric, Kate let her go and squeezed her face with a smile.

"Hermione, you are my baby!"

He didn't even know what she was struggling with, yet he was able to enlighten her, it was amazing!

The scenery outside the tower looks very different when the mood is different.

Kate opened her arms, took a strong breath of fresh air, and let it out refreshed.

"Where are we going next?" Fortunately, she hadn't forgotten her promise to spend a day with Hermione because of her excitement.

It's just that Hermione, who was still generous and natural just now, suddenly became a little awkward.

She lowered her head, covered her face with one hand, and pointed to the lawn below: "Go and sit there for a while, it seems that you can see the whole picture of the Black Lake over there."

"it is good."

Kate turned her head and glanced at the location she was pointing at. It was not far away, but it would take some time to go down the stairs from the tower to the floor.

She suddenly thought of something, raised her eyebrows, leaned into the ear of Hermione, who was still blushing, and asked, "Shall we try to go down another way?"

"Wh, what way?" Hermione reacted for a while before realizing what she meant. She glanced down in fear and frowned hesitantly.

"But it's so high here..."

"With me here, I will definitely not let you get hurt!" Kate stared at her eyes sincerely, "How about it? Do you want to try?"

If you don't even have this bit of courage, it's not Hermione.

She hesitated for a few seconds, then blushed, and took the initiative to wrap around Kate's slender waist, and said half-jokingly: "Okay, then my life will be handed over to you."

"It's not that exaggerated." Kate smiled and shook her head, letting her hold her. She put one hand on her shoulder, and the two of them jumped over the wall together and jumped directly from the air.

At the same time, Kate took out her wand with her other hand and cast a levitation spell to the sky.

The body that was falling rapidly fell to the ground unsteadily as if being gently supported by something.

"How? I'll just say it's a lot faster this way!"

She lowered her head and looked at the girl who was hiding in her arms with a smile, only to be pulled over by Hermione with one arm around her waist.

"I... I wanted to use the Levitating Curse just now, but you were the first to do it!" Even though her voice was still trembling, she still stubbornly raised her head and looked directly at her in disbelief.

Kate suppressed her smile, and had no choice but to stand up for her: "Yes, I was impatient just now, and I was worried about falling, so I preempted it. In fact, you can do it easily."

"Cough, it's good that you know." Hermione coughed guiltily, and lowered her head, only to realize that she and Kate were in a rather intimate and ambiguous posture, and she was so frightened that she quickly let go of her hand.

Fortunately, Kate didn't care about her small thoughts, but went directly to the lawn and sat down.

In front of their eyes, the vast black lake lay quietly under the castle, and there was no sign of the turbulence of the water during yesterday's storm.

Hermione sorted out her emotions, and sat down with her, habitually leaning on her shoulder: "What are you thinking?"

"Hogwarts has been standing for a thousand years. Over the years, what will those students think when they see the same scenery as now?"

Originally, she was just feeling a little inexplicable, but Hermione beside her began to think seriously.

"I don't know what they're thinking, but I know what I'm thinking right now."

She raised her head, stretched out her fingers, and poked the corner of Kate's lips, and said with a smile, "I hope you can be happier."

Kate was stunned, and her eyes fell on her fingers unconsciously: "You only think about this now?"

"Yes," she took it for granted, "I just want to take time to accompany me, like now. You have been with me and made me very happy, so I want you to be happy too."

Before she could speak, Hermione rushed to ask again: "Are you looking for Mr. Principal now?"

Kate hesitated, then nodded slightly.

"Well," Hermione sighed with feigned resignation, "the next time we're together, if you're so absent-minded again, I'll throw you off Gryffindor Tower."

"Wait a minute, what do you mean..." Kate didn't get the meaning behind her words for a moment.

But soon, Hermione took the initiative to pull her up and pushed her towards the castle: "Fool, go to Mr. Principal, if you delay, it will be my fault."

"But I have already promised to accompany you!" Kate was forced to be pushed forward by her, so she could only turn around to stop her.

But as soon as he turned around, he met Hermione's serious eyes.

"Kate, I don't know what you've been up to lately, but as a friend, I'm supposed to support you, not hold you back, right?"

"Er... it seems to be so reasonable."

"So, you don't want me to be the one who drags you down!" Hermione said firmly, "Go and do your thing, and come to me when you're done!"

Kate blinked her eyes, she was checking if Hermione was talking ironically.

As a girl, she knows girls very well, especially some immature girls, under the influence of negative emotions such as anger or loss, will say some irony.

For example, he said that he didn't need to accompany her, but he wished that someone would stick with her.

But this time, she didn't seem to see any signs of connection on Hermione's face.

"Then... I'll make up for you next time?" She asked tentatively.

Hermione smiled: "Okay, then I will remember!"

Well, sure enough, she is emotionally stable, and this little girl has really grown up.

Kate no longer struggled, reminded her to go back earlier, and then hurried to the castle.

After she left, the smile on Hermione's face drooped.

Bored, she returned to the position just now, and she glanced at the black lake in front of her, "I really don't know why Kate sighs so much when she looks at this scenery that can be seen every day."

Although she didn't know what Kate was worrying about recently, she believed that what she did was the least embarrassing for Kate!

Just like what Professor Wynyard taught her, if you want to help someone, you don't need to force the other person to do something for you, but you need to be considerate of the other person.

Hermione felt that she had done a good job this time, although she wanted to ask Kate desperately, but she held back.

It doesn't matter!Someday, Kate will tell herself what happened!

And what she has to do now is not to worry about in place, but to use all the time and opportunities to improve herself, so that she can help Kate when she needs it.

Patting her face hard, Hermione exhaled lightly, pulled out her wand, and waved vigorously at the lake in front of her.

But what she uttered was not a spell, but a mysterious and incomprehensible syllable.

"HAGALAZ!"

Almost instantaneously, a few minutes faster than the release speed of ordinary spells, a small part of the Black Lake in front of him gradually began to freeze.

Hermione was overjoyed, but when she saw the ice on the lake melting rapidly again, she lowered her head in disappointment.

Sure enough, he was far from the level of a professor.

Soon, she pulled herself together, looked back in the direction of the castle, and silently clenched her wand tightly.