"Hermione, just now... Maka seemed to have arrived and took Harry away with her."
"I saw."
"Then...why didn't you go over and ask what was going on?"
"It's not necessary - if he wants to tell us, he will come by himself; but if he doesn't want to, even if we take the initiative to go there, we will only make things difficult for him..."
A little further in the queue, Hermione was waving her wand. As she walked, she conjured a stream of water from the tip of her staff and poured it on the person next to her who was wearing a patient's gown.
That was a wizard who was sick and hospitalized after eating too much sparkling fruit. If he didn't keep pouring water on him, he might even spontaneously combust.
And right next to Hermione, Ron was walking step by step, as if he was as light as a swallow.
But in fact, he was the one responsible for leading the patient with inflating syndrome. If he hadn't tied a heavy object to his body, he would have been directly carried up to the sky by the patient floating in the air.
However, after most of the journey, the two of them had obviously become accustomed to this rush state, and they were talking to each other as they walked forward.
"Ah! By the way," Ron said suddenly while walking, "What should we do after we arrive at the new refuge point with everyone else?"
Since they would be evacuating from St. Mungo's, they had naturally already determined a new refuge place. According to a certain therapist, the destination of each refuge point is not the same, and they only stay in a temporary place first.
In the end, under the arrangement of the British Ministry of Magic, which has also decided to withdraw from London, they will all be taken to live together in the latest wizarding neighborhood that was under construction a few years ago but has not yet been completed.
Of course, so far, only a few people seem to know the specific location of that block, and the entire evacuation plan is still being kept secret.
After hearing Ron ask what the friends should do next, Hermione thought for a while and couldn't help turning her head to look at Luna who was not far away.
"Luna, what do you think? What should we do when we get to the temporary settlement?"
"Well?"
On the other side, Luna was holding a gray rabbit the size of a child that was several months old, feeding carrots and casually saying:
"Waiting for the people from the Ministry of Magic to pick us up and take us to the new neighborhood! I think I can open a magical creature zoo there then... Well, or at least wait until I graduate!"
"Luna!" Hermione glanced at her again helplessly, "I'm serious!"
"Me too?" Luna said with a smile, "After I opened the zoo, I will go out on adventures every month to find those magical species that have not been discovered yet - I have always wanted to do that since I was a child. Woolen cloth!"
"oh-"
Hermione sighed, and then she no longer looked directly at Luna for any reliable advice she could give her. Instead, she said:
"Anyway, let's take a look when we get to the place first! But... okay! Actually, I know what you want to ask. However, at least until I get Maka's approval, I don't think it will be a good idea for us to come back here then. Good thing - I think you should also understand that there must have been some huge changes in the city, so Maka suddenly asked everyone to evacuate London urgently."
"Well, yes! I understand..." Ron had to nod his head and said, "Not to mention anything else, just the gray-black pillar of fire that appeared in the city center is enough to prove this!"
When Hermione heard what he said, she immediately pursed her lips and said:
"So, although Luna went off track again just after she said one sentence, her words at the beginning should still be good. When we get to the temporary settlement, we will just 'wait for the Ministry of Magic to send someone to take us to the new neighborhood.' !”
But at the same time, we should always pay attention to what's going on in London, especially Maka's situation - Hermione didn't say this in the end, but she couldn't stop herself from thinking so.
She, Hermione Granger, was not Luna Lovegood after all. For some things, even though she has begun to agree with the latter's ideas more and more, she still leaves room for independent thinking.
Hermione would probably never be able to do that kind of behavior like blindly following other people's ideas in her life.
Beside her, Ron couldn't help but feel a little dazed after hearing what she said. He could clearly feel the changes that had taken place in Hermione over the past few days, especially in some of her views on how to deal with things. Hermione was obviously very different from the past.
You know, not long ago, Hermione was still an activist whose ideals were higher than reality; but now, from a certain perspective, Hermione seemed to be being dragged bit by bit toward compromise by the weight of reality.
Ron didn't know which of the two extremes was correct, or whether there was nothing wrong with either. But if he had to choose one... To be honest, he personally felt that the original Miss Know-It-All who was always unwilling to bow to reality was more likable.
Today's Hermione seems a bit too dull.
Of course, if he could hear the last unspoken thoughts in Hermione's mind, he might be able to feel a little relieved.
"Okay!" Ron shrugged, "Anyway, I just need to follow you!"
…
Not to mention that Ron was feeling a little confused and uneasy about Hermione's psychological changes, because at the same time, his good friend Harry obviously had an inner burden that was even greater than him.
After Makana's repeated narration along the way, he already had a lot of understanding of the situation he was about to face. But as Maka described it in more detail, the uneasiness in his heart became stronger.
Maka didn't mention the word "demon", but in Harry's heart, that enemy had actually already been equated with the "demon" in his concept.
"Maka, is it on the street in front?"
Noticing that Maka beside him was gradually slowing down his flying speed, Harry also involuntarily slowed down.
"Yes," Maka pointed to the block ahead, "It's over there... And it seems that that guy hasn't gotten rid of the restraints I specially set for it. This is an opportunity for us! "
After saying this, Maka asked Harry again, "Are you ready?" before closing her mouth and waving her hand.
For Harry, this battle, which may last only a moment, is about to begin.
"Oh, is that the 'powerful' humanoid dark magic creature Maka was talking about?"
As soon as he flew over the street, Harry caught a glimpse of the enemy he was about to strike with his sword - there was nothing he could do about it, the image of the devil was so eye-catching that it was hard not to notice. to its existence.
Fortunately, as Maka sensed, the demon was still in the rune pattern he had hastily set up before. Moreover, he is still in a state of being unable to move.
Maka followed Harry, nodded slightly to the latter, and then descended first. At the same time, Harry followed closely behind the former as promised before.
After Maka fell back to the ground first, she jumped off the magic book and walked down to earth in the direction of the devil. Harry, on the other hand, was still sitting astride the broomstick, following Maka as he moved forward bit by bit in a flying posture.
"Remember, you only have one chance!"
Harry tightened the hilt of Gryffindor's sword in his hand, and the cold touch made him calm down slightly.
"After the attack, no matter whether it is successful or not, you must turn around and leave immediately. The sooner the better! If it is too late to join, you must at least stay where you are and wait for Maka's rescue."
He followed Maka as he flew forward, whispering secretly in his heart...