As Christmas approaches, Hogwarts, as it does every year, spreads the festive atmosphere throughout the castle with the help of pine trees and various magical decorations.
No matter how many people encounter misfortune, as long as someone is still alive, they should always maintain a little more optimism.
In fact, even Maka actually wanted to enjoy it in his heart. This gradually becoming lively festive atmosphere can really warm people's hearts.
But it's a pity that his happiness can only be kept in his stomach for the time being, because Luna can finally say goodbye to the ward.
For the sake of the future safety of Hogwarts, he had to make another trip to the secret island. And accompanying him were naturally Hermione and Luna.
On the Saturday when the three of them left, something strange and interesting happened.
"Oh - Harry? Why did you get up so early? We practiced until midnight yesterday, why are you so energetic?"
In the boys' dormitory in Gryffindor Tower, Ron seemed to be awakened by some small movements. He struggled to open his eyelids, and suddenly felt a numbness in his eyeballs.
As he said, after the party broke up last night, he and Harry spent a long time together in the dormitory thinking about it - there was so much information that Maka sent them!
The lack of sleep time made it difficult for him to open his eyes, and he became tearful within a few seconds.
"No, I don't think my energy is that good... Don't worry about me, you can continue to sleep! Today is Saturday."
Harry was half sitting on the edge of the bed, with his hands on the quilt beside him, staring out the window in a daze.
This time, he wasn't actually worried about things related to darkness, nor was he even worried about his lack of strength. As for nightmares and pain from the scar on his forehead, they have long since disappeared with the advancement of his Occlumency.
So, what happened to me
Harry felt a little confused in his head. He found that he seemed to feel some inexplicable anxiety from time to time recently, as if there was something that he should do that had not yet been completed.
Because the more he thought about it, the less he understood it, so Harry sighed subconsciously.
"Hey, buddy!" Ron squinted his eyes and said with exhaustion from lack of sleep, "I think something's wrong with you. What's wrong? I almost can't sleep. There's no way you're not sleepy? I I advise you to tell me what you have to say, and don’t hold it in your heart to the point of suffocating yourself—"
"No, it's not." Harry waved his hands and said, "I'm really fine, I just always feel uneasy. I don't know why."
"Um... Really?" Ron blinked hard and rubbed the corners of his eyes with the sleeves of his pajamas, "Maybe it's because you didn't sleep well? I remember someone once said that if a person is overtired, If you do, you will be prone to insomnia. You see, you have been studying non-stop these days, right?"
"Hmm... that sounds reasonable," Harry scratched his scalp hard, then took off the quilt and got in, "Then I'll try to see if I can sleep a little longer..."
The fireplace in the bedroom was still beating with flames, making the indoors and outside seem to exist in two different worlds. This warmth is actually very helpful for falling asleep.
For example, Ron - although he was still a little worried about Harry's condition, not long after staring at Harry's bed, the boundless sleepiness pulled him into sleep again.
However, Harry, who was huddled in the bed, kept his eyes wide open. After trying again, he finally sat up suddenly.
"...No, I really can't sleep at all."
In order to prevent Ron from being woken up again, Harry carefully rolled out of bed. After carefully putting on his thick robe, he tiptoed out of the dormitory door.
As soon as he arrived outside the dormitory, he was immediately enveloped by the sudden drop in temperature, which made him shiver. After tugging hard on his scarf, he puffed into clouds of white mist and walked towards the common room with his neck curled up.
On such a cold day and during the weekend, it is indeed rare for students to get up early in the morning. Although the sun had already jumped over the mountain tops in the east, Harry didn't see anyone along the way.
Of course, it would be scary if you really saw "half" a person!
After looking around the deserted common room for a few times, Harry simply decided to take a walk outside the castle or something. When he came back, he could probably go directly to the Great Hall for breakfast.
As soon as he came outside, Harry immediately noticed that the snow on the ground had thickened again. It seemed that the heavy snowfall last night might not stop until nearly dawn.
The soft snow crunches when you step on it, making people want to step on it more.
Harry didn't know where he should go for a walk - to be honest, he actually regretted it a little. The temperature outside was lower than he expected, and soon he was so cold that his ears turned red.
But since it’s already out, let’s take two steps! If you just turn around and go back, you will only make yourself feel stupid.
However, after Harry wandered aimlessly for a while, he found that he had inadvertently walked to the door of the west tower.
Just when Harry raised his neck and looked blankly at the owl loft on the top of the tower, he suddenly vaguely understood what he was worried about.
"Oh... Qiu."
He murmured the name softly, but then there was a feeling of heat behind his ears.
He thought he knew that the gentle and beautiful black-haired girl had someone he liked, and he shouldn't think about it any more. He still remembered that during the Triwizard Cup last school year, the other party seemed to have started dating Cedric Diggory of Hufflepuff.
Cedric is a nice guy and friendly to everyone. But at the same time, the big boy was obviously more mature and more popular than me.
To be honest, he and Qiu really matched each other - they were both outstanding students who stood out.
But…
"Qiu and Cedric...have their relationship been finalized?"
Harry felt that he couldn't help himself from thinking this way, because he didn't know yet, so he unconsciously hoped that the answer would stay on a smaller possibility.
"...Should I go find her to confirm?" He couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Or should I ask someone else first?"
As soon as this idea popped out of his head, he found that he couldn't hold it back. Not long after, he suddenly turned around and walked quickly towards the main castle.
Asking Ron was definitely out of the question, because Harry felt his cheeks heat up just thinking about it. But if you choose someone other than Ron, it seems to be even harder to say.
After all, this was the first time Harry had had this feeling. He was young and clumsy, as if he would get tongue-tied even if he spoke half a sentence to others.
He stood in the foyer, staring at the Christmas trees decorated on both sides, and as soon as he hesitated, time flew by.
There were more and more little wizards coming and going in the hall. Most of them had just come out of their dormitories and were heading towards the auditorium in twos and threes.
"You have to ask someone... You have to ask someone..."
Harry pretended to be admiring the baubles on the Christmas tree, even though he didn't realize that he had been in front of the same Christmas tree for a full hour!
"... Who should I look for? Anyone can do it... No, I have to find someone from Ravenclaw... Since we are all together, it is best to find someone who is alone... Well, boys are not suitable, right? Qiu is so popular, They may not tell the truth... You have to find a girl who is alone... "
Every time his eyes were directed at someone, a negative reason would appear in his heart involuntarily.
As time passed by bit by bit, just when he moved his eyes to the "next target" again, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Qiu's figure on the other side of the stairs.
"Oh - it seems like she will always be with friends," Harry suddenly groaned in his heart, "No, it should be because she is so popular, so there is always no shortage of friends around her. But in this case...ah!"
Suddenly, Harry seemed to finally realize something and froze on the spot.
"Even if I muster up the courage to ask her directly, how should I ask her?" Harry half-opened his mouth with an awkward expression, "Just ask, 'Are you already with Cedric?' How would she do that?" Didn’t you understand everything at once? You have to... you have to be tactful... "
"Oh - good morning, Harry!"
Just when he was confused about how to speak, Qiu and her few good friends had already walked to the passage corridor not far from here.
Qiu is also a member of RA. Although the two barely spoke during the training activities, the relationship between them is obviously enough for Qiu to take the initiative to say hello.
"Ah! Yes, yes," Harry came back to his senses immediately, but then became a little flustered, "Good morning! Well, that's right!"
"Well," Qiu looked at the Christmas tree in front of Harry, and then smiled softly, "It's Christmas again, and time flies so fast! I feel like graduation is right around the corner..."
"Oh, yes..." Harry responded vaguely, but his heart was shaking and he couldn't calm down at all, "No, I want to say... We have to cherish every day and everyone, right? ?”
"You're right." Qiu nodded, "Aren't you leaving? Have you had breakfast?"
"Yes... No, no! I... I will go in a moment..."
Seeing Harry say this, Qiu didn't care. She just nodded again, said good-bye to Harry, and headed across the hall with her friends.
"...Look at him, so stupid..." When the girls left together, another Ravenclaw girl who was following Qiu laughed and murmured softly to her companion.
But at this moment, Harry seemed to have just woken up and took a few steps in that direction.