"Hermione? Oh, you are here..."
Luna was also going to the Quill Shop, but although she set off earlier than the three Harrys, she arrived at the Literary Residence later than they did.
In order to go to Devis and Bans store to find out if there is anything novel and cheap, she would almost always list that store as her first choice every Hogsmeade day. Even though the store was actually at the end of Hogsmeade Street, she always insisted on doing so.
Therefore, Luna's Hogsmeade schedule is usually the opposite of everyone else's.
"Hermione, are you picking out a new quill as well? I think the crow feather is more convenient for us to write fine handwriting..."
Luna looked very happy when she found out that Hermione and the three of them were here too. To her, the three Gryffindors in front of her were all friends worth making, especially Hermione, who had become very close to her some time ago.
Unfortunately, today is destined not to be a suitable opportunity to meet.
"etc!"
Hermione, who had been carefully examining the quills before, suddenly turned her head and inexplicably stopped Luna who was walking towards her.
"Well?"
When Luna heard the sound, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and her steps stopped subconsciously.
"Are you okay?"
"Stay away from me, don't come here!" Hermione reached out and refused loudly.
In fact, not long ago, the two of them had a tacit understanding in the library that did not need to be explained in words. Not to mention Maka, the friendship between the two has actually gone a step further.
However, right now, Luna intuitively felt a sense of distance emanating from Hermione.
"What's wrong?" She looked at Hermione with some confusion and asked, "Are you feeling unwell? Or did a bug float into your ears and affect your brain?"
If these words were spoken by others, it would be like a roundabout curse, but now that Luna is asking softly, one can only feel the concern and worry contained in her tone.
As for what a "harassing fly" is, well... Ron, who was standing not far away, felt that he had heard it somewhere, but he just couldn't remember it at all.
"Stop! Stop talking..."
Hermione pursed her lips tightly and didn't even look at Luna who was at the door. She just lowered her head and backed away quickly.
Because she somehow felt that an irritable mood was constantly rising up, and that kind of unreasonable anger mixed with her original doubts became more and more confusing.
She only knew that if Luna got any closer, she would most likely be unable to help but say nasty things to her.
"Leave... Ron, Harry, let her leave first..."
Once she saw Luna's people and heard Luna's voice, she couldn't help but feel angry. She clearly knew that some of her thoughts were wrong, but she could clearly feel that those thoughts really came from her heart.
Was he really jealous of Luna
Yes, she was really jealous, Hermione had always known her own thoughts. And she also understood that in the past, she had always suppressed this jealousy deep in her heart and never allowed it to be exposed.
But now, that jealousy was like a torch sprinkled with oil and lit... The high temperature was burning her locked heart.
The salesperson at the counter was looking at Hermione in surprise, not knowing why she had such a big reaction when she saw the girl at the door.
Ron on the side saw something was wrong and quickly came to Luna.
"Although I don't know what happened, anyway, you go out for a while..." He was somewhat at a loss, so he obeyed Hermione's words out of habit, "Harry and I will send her back to school in a while. "
"Um… "
Luna glanced behind Ron again, but Hermione just leaned against the counter, still not looking at her again.
"Then I'll go find the professor first," she said, but she warned in a serious tone, "I think it's probably the troublemaker! You guys should be careful."
After that, she wanted to turn around and leave, but the moment she turned back, her movements suddenly stopped.
It can be seen that Harry, who was originally standing next to the shelves in the store, has now gone to Hermione's side. Looking at him like that, he seemed to be comforting or asking Hermione, and there was a quite natural feeling of anxiety in his expression.
However, Luna always felt that Harry was a little different from usual today.
"Luna, what's wrong?"
Seeing her pause, Ron couldn't help but turn back and glance at her. But when he saw that Hermione was still shrinking back, he immediately urged Luna: "You go first! Don't worry, Harry and I will take good care of her."
"oh."
After Luna looked at Harry with doubt again, she nodded, turned around and left quickly.
"Harry, how is Hermione?"
Seeing Luna's figure quickly disappearing into the crowd outside, Ron hurriedly turned around and came to Hermione. Harry was holding her elbow at this moment, otherwise, she might have been unable to stand just now.
"I...I'm fine..."
The answer was Hermione. Her face looked very bad. She was originally a little red due to the cold in Hogsmeade, but now she turned pale.
With her chest rising and falling slightly, she was wearing rough clothes and trying hard to adjust her breathing.
"She... um..." Hermione opened her mouth and frowned, as if she was still enduring something, "Is she gone? Is she not nearby?"
"Ah, yes..."
As Ron answered, he looked at his good friend Harry with a questioning expression. But at this moment, Harry, who was gently supporting Hermione, didn't seem to notice Ron's eyes as he passed her over, but was absorbed in his own thoughts.
Hermione, on the other hand, finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Ron's affirmative answer. She first gently pushed away Harry's support to stand up straight, and then took a few deep breaths of air.
The salesperson behind the counter looked at them with an expression that said he wanted to say something but didn't dare. He probably felt that these three students had affected the store's business -
Didn't you see that the other little guests were considering staying away from this "place of right and wrong"
"Hermione, what happened just now? And you just told Luna in the auditorium before—"
"Don't mention that name in front of me!"
Hermione's words interrupted Ron's concerned inquiry and even startled the latter. But as soon as she blurted out these words, there was a hint of regret on her face.
"Sorry, I'm not... I didn't want to say that..." She first denied the impulse she just had, but then she still shook her head, "No, that's not right... I did think so, but I..."
Ron blinked, with some complexity hidden deep in his pupils.
He felt that although he didn't understand what caused Hermione to become like this, he could probably understand Hermione's state.
"No matter what, let's go back first!" With a sigh from his head, Ron quickly advised, "Lou... I mean, someone has already informed the professor, and Maka will know soon. . Let them take a look and they should be able to understand what is going on."
"Maka..." Hermione muttered in a daze, but took half a step back the next second, "No, this is the only thing, I don't want Maka to know-"
"Hermione!"
Ron stared into her eyes and was about to say something else, but unexpectedly another thought suddenly came to his mind.
[yes! If Maka saw Hermione and Luna together...would something interesting happen?]
Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly hit his head hard.
"What is this..." Ron wondered to himself, "Is there something wrong with my brain? No, this is probably because I am habitually imagining things..."
After laughing at himself, Ron grabbed Hermione's sleeve and pulled her towards the door of the Literary Residence.
"It's normal for me to be petty, but it's not right when it comes to Hermione. Sure enough, we still have to let Maka see..."
He ignored Hermione's struggles to remove the sleeve and walked forward.
"Harry, come here and help! We have to take Hermione back to school quickly..."
However, Harry, who was still in the store, did not take action immediately.
Amid the hesitant glances of the salesman and other customers, he stared dimly at the backs of Ron and Hermione, his eyes slightly narrowed.
"Hmph... interesting," Harry murmured to himself in a soft and inaudible voice, "Hermione Granger has a strong willpower, and it is understandable that she can barely resist her desires... But Ron Way Sly's will is much weaker, so why was he less affected than Granger?"
"Harry?"
After realizing that there was still someone who hadn't followed, Ron couldn't help but paused outside the door and shouted inside again.
"Ah, um! I'll come right away!"
"Harry", who was still in the store, responded and seemed to put aside his doubts for the time being. He raised his legs and walked forward.
"However, my brain is not working very well... Is that the reason?"
…
Almost ten minutes later, at the gate of Hogwarts.
"Maka—Professor McGonagall—"
Maka has just driven away the Werther family, and is discussing with Professor McGonagall a trip to the Pig's Head Bar!
But the moment he stepped out of the door and was about to take out the door key, a familiar voice came from far away.
"Luna?"
Maka and Professor McGonagall looked at each other, and the latter gave him an amused smile, then turned around and headed towards the castle.
"Oh...are you embarrassed?"
Maka smiled awkwardly, and took the door key back smoothly, and then she saw the familiar light golden color on the horse path.
"Maka, it's not good! Hermione's brain is about to be damaged by the molester—"
"What?"