"Oops—time flies so fast when discussing such a passionate topic!" Fred stood up, stretched, and said to Harry and the others, "While there is still a while before we go back to school, George and I , and Li is going to buy some more 'highly confidential supplies', we'll see you back at school!"
After a lot of discussion among everyone, the training time for Defense Against the Dark Arts was set at a frequency of once a week.
Although Hermione felt that this was definitely not enough, in fact, the young wizards still seemed to be unable to truly connect "crisis" with "responsibility".
To put it bluntly, in fact, it means that there is no corresponding awareness yet.
After all, until now, they are just a group of half-grown children. Without experiencing the fear up close, it is obviously unrealistic for them to immediately realize the ubiquitous sense of urgency.
In this regard, the performance of the relatively single-minded little lions and the loyal and reliable little badgers seems to be more positive than that of students from other colleges.
After Hermione announced the disbandment, all the young wizards stood up in groups to say goodbye.
"I think... it's actually going well, right?"
After everyone left, the four friends Hermione, Luna, Ron and Harry walked out of the bar together. The two boys were each holding their own bottles of butterbeer.
"What's that guy's name... Zacharis?" Ron complained angrily, "What a nuisance, how could there be someone like him -"
"Indeed, I don't like him either..." Hermione curled her lips and said, "But last night at dinner time, when I went to the Hufflepuff long table to talk to Ernie and Hannah, he overheard a few words. Sentence—He is very enthusiastic and wants to participate without saying a word—"
"It's really hard to refuse in that situation..." Harry nodded in understanding, "After all, the primary purpose of this matter is to 'allow more students to protect themselves'."
"Yes!" Hermione spread her hands and said, "After all, he is indeed a classmate... If he takes the initiative to join, we really can't say anything. However, the more people involved, the better, just like Michael ·Kona and the others…”
"What happened to them?" Ron asked curiously, "Speaking of which, you are not familiar with those boys, right? How did they come?"
"Oh -" Hermione glanced at Ron, "It's Ginny? Don't you know? Michael Korner is in a relationship with Ginny - otherwise, he and his friends would never know about it. thing."
As soon as she said these words, Ron, who was pouring butterbeer from the bottle into his mouth, choked instantly, and the yellow liquid spurted out from his nostrils.
"Falling in love? Who is he with?" Ron coughed hard for a while, then regardless of the sticky mess on his face, he immediately raised his head and said loudly, "Ginny? My sister? With the guy with the kelp on his head fall in love?"
Perhaps it was because Zacharias, who was walking next to Ginny, was so arrogant that they focused their attention there, but the boy with long black hair on the other side of Ginny was ignored. .
"Kelp?" Hermione smiled twice, but seemed to feel something was wrong. She quickly straightened her expression and said, "Hey! Ron, don't be like this... I heard that Michael Corner is quite gentle with girls."
"When did it start? Ginny, how could she-" Ron didn't seem to hear what Hermione was saying at all.
"... It was probably at the end of last year, right? Do you remember, at the Christmas ball... Then they found time to go on a date..." Hermione said indifferently.
When passing by the Wenrenju Quill Shop, she stopped and looked at the many exquisite quills displayed in the window with bright eyes.
"Oh! I think I should buy a new quill..." She turned around and walked into the store excitedly, and Ron subconsciously chased after her.
Behind them, Harry seemed to be thinking about something and did not follow them in; while Luna was attracted by the Fengya Wizard Clothing Store next to the Quill Shop and wandered over.
"Hermione, wait - this won't work, you have to tell me in detail!" Ron kept nagging in the quill shop.
Hermione, who was focusing on the products on the counter, didn't care so much and just answered his questions casually.
"Which college is he from?"
"Ravenclaw..."
"How was studying?"
"It's okay. I heard that my grades in Potions are very good, but I'm not sure about other subjects."
"No wonder he looks a bit like Snape... Doesn't he wash his hair too?"
"how could I know!"
A little troubled by Ron's unclear questions, Hermione turned her head and glared at him.
"I don't like him!" Ron said stubbornly, "That kelp leader wants to be with my sister, but I will never agree with him!"
"Oh, really?" Hermione frowned and said, "But it's Ginny's right to fall in love with whomever she wants! I thought you understood this. After all, you once said those things to me -"
Although Hermione had never had any feelings for Ron, she was still very moved when Ron asked her for a "no."
"I... I understand..." Ron held his breath and said angrily, "But that is my sister! The most beloved sister of our Weasley family! Her future, her happiness, our whole family Everyone will be very concerned-"
"Okay, okay..." Hermione patted Ron's shoulder boldly like a boy, "It's okay to feel angry, but don't go and embarrass yourself because of impulse! It's you who will be embarrassed. My sister’s face!”
"I know, of course I know..." Ron sighed heavily, "I thought... Ginny has always liked Harry! If it were Harry, our whole family would be very relieved..."
Hermione looked at Ron sympathetically, then at Harry outside the shop door, and then shook her head helplessly.
"It's true that Ginny liked Harry in the past, but look at Harry's behavior -" she curled her lips and said, "If it were me, I wouldn't like Harry like that - you know, he would take the initiative to speak these days. There aren’t many girls out there!”
Before she finished speaking, Hermione immediately blushed and hurriedly pulled out a quill from the copper bowl on the counter, pretending to look at the workmanship of the pen tip carefully.
"Really? You-" Ron's mind was mostly focused on Ginny's relationship, and he spoke subconsciously.
But before he could even utter a few words, he saw Hermione suddenly turning her head and staring at Ron with a frighteningly blank expression.
"... Uh, haha... You're right, yes, that's it!" Ron said hurriedly, "Harry is too slow, I think so too..."
"Hmph!" Hermione shook her hair, then waved the quill towards her boss, "I'll choose this one!"
After counting fifteen Sickles and two Nats and handing them to the boss, she walked directly outside the store.
"Ron," Hermione didn't turn around until she left the store, "It's because of your behavior just now that Ginny didn't want you to know that she was dating Michael. She already knew that you must be a man. It will make you explode! So, please stop worrying about this matter... "
"This is really interesting," Ron muttered. "What's wrong with a brother caring about his sister? That kelp is not a good thing at first glance. It's really..."
While Ron was chattering all the way, several people walked forward along the horse path in Hogsmeade Village.
…
Although Hermione and the others still had worries that they couldn't let go of, they still had a pretty leisurely weekend. But for Maka, it can only be described as "dark and dark".
Because it was confirmed that Grindelwald had escaped from the Nurmengard Wizarding Prison, Maka would naturally not slack off. In addition to the research on the Bewitched Monument, there are other magic research projects that need to be carried out one by one.
Therefore, he did not change his schedule much throughout the weekend and was immersed in a large amount of research materials as always.
In addition, after sorting out what Dumbledore said, he combined some of the information at hand and came up with a new idea - he wanted to rewrite the "Book of Sins"!
The "Book of Sin" given to him by his future self can be called a "magic book", but it also contains a lot of diary-like pages.
It's not so much a magic book as it is a diary full of confessions. The "sin" in the title of the book is probably more about the self-blame of my future self.
And now, judging from the "Bewitching Monument", "The Sword of Gryffindor", "Blood Curse of the Blois Family" and the "unknown floor-to-ceiling round mirror" in the tomb murals that he has come into contact with so far, , these four things are all the source of disaster.
These things are the real "sin". Compared with the confessions in the original book, they are more worthy of recording, more worthy of study, and more worthy of the word "sin".
"...Speaking of which, what on earth is going on with the Sword of Gryffindor?"
Maka leaned on the desk, tapping the words on the manuscript paper with a quill, frowning slightly and thinking carefully.
"I remember the Sorting Hat once said that Gryffindor has also gone berserk and out of control... But according to the information depicted in the mural, that sword will not go berserk every time... "
Regarding the Sword of Gryffindor, although there are records showing that the forger should be a certain ancestor of the goblins - Legnac I. Gryffindor commissioned it to be forged back then.
But it was already the 11th century, which was far different from the era when the despicable Haierbo was active!
"Alas..." Maka twisted her sore neck and sighed softly, "The only thing within reach, I can't even pick it up. This is really..."