Hogwarts becomes host

October came quietly, and as the days passed, Elaine was discharged from the hospital.

She couldn't remember, nor did she really want to know what happened in the secret passage that day.

Daphne didn't behave strangely, and both of them seemed to want the incident to pass peacefully.

As for the change that that date brought to both of them... it was probably that Daphne kept a little distance.

But Elaine wasn't sure whether Daphne sensed her resistance or simply couldn't find her because she was too busy.

Yes, Elaine is very busy, Hermione is also very busy, and even Harry is starting to get busy with the Quidditch game.

Originally, according to the original plot, the Iron Triangle was supposed to be quarreling about Scabbers, and Harry would also be distressed about Sirius, Dementors, Hagrid's Buckbeak incident, and not being able to go to Hogsmeade.

Thanks to Elaine, none of this happened...

Now Harry was only worried about Divination class. Ever since Professor Trelawney predicted that he would die, Lavender and Parvati always spoke to him in an annoying whisper, as if he would die next moment. It was like dying, and Professor Trelawney always looked at him with her big eyes filled with tears.

By the way, Elaine, like Hermione, was described by Trelawney as the type who had "poor tolerance for future resonance." Since then, the Iron Triangle has not taken Professor Trelawney seriously.

The first official Hogsmeade holiday was at the end of October, on Halloween. Elaine, who had been there once, was not in the mood, but Hermione, Ron and Harry were all looking forward to it. But Hermione couldn't do it, so Elaine could only put down her homework. And Muggle Studies class thing, and she went to Hogsmeade again.

Elaine found that because of her interference, Hermione's relationship with Harry and Ron was a bit strange - after all, there was still a gap between girls and boys, and Harry and Ron didn't like Hermione's learning enthusiasm. Son.

As a result, after arriving in Hogsmeade, the four of them naturally wandered around in pairs, Harry and Ron, Hermione and Elaine, which made Elaine a little embarrassed - it was hard for her not to compare Hermione and Daphne. ah.

If Daphne had appeared at this time, Elaine might have been better. Unfortunately, due to the change in temperature, Astoria was feeling unwell, so Daphne stayed at school to take care of her.

Compared to Daphne, Hermione was much more assertive, and she dragged Elaine around.

The two of them first spent some time hanging out at the Hogsmeade Post Office. There were nearly two hundred owls inside, and different colors were used to distinguish the speed of delivering letters. In addition to delivering letters, there was also owl feed sold here. Buying feeds could give bribes. Owls are more responsible.

Then go to the Literary Quill Shop - Hermione hesitated for a long time, because the quills here are equipped with special magic, such as automatic writing, concentration, relaxation or strengthening inspiration, and there are different colors and styles, which are dazzling.

The magical world greatly surpasses the Muggle world in this regard. As long as you are willing to spend Galleons, the products you buy will have special effects, and there are very few fake and inferior products in official stores, although the special effects are not necessarily good...

After Hermione bought three quills and seven rolls of parchment, the two walked towards the Three Broomsticks without hesitation─Hermione didn't care about the snacks, Elaine's stock hadn't been finished yet, and besides, Honeydukes was already full. As students, they didn't want to squeeze into that scary crowd.

There were a lot of people in the Three Broomsticks, but Elaine and Hermione still found a seat in the corner. This time Elaine didn't want to die anymore. She ordered a normal cherry juice. Hermione refused to listen and wanted to try butter beer. .

"Very good?" Hermione looked at Elaine in confusion, "Why are you so repulsive?"

"...the taste is bad."

Elaine replied nonchalantly, she felt very uncomfortable, especially since the students passing by would always whisper to each other when they saw her hanging out with Hermione.

She really wanted to sew those people's mouths and eyes shut.

Hermione is not a mistress!

Daphne was taking care of her sister and wasn't hiding in her room crying!

She doesn't ride in two boats!

Elaine wanted to kill someone when she heard this. Fortunately, Hermione couldn't hear her, otherwise the atmosphere between the two of them would have been even more awkward.

If she stayed at the school, there would be no such problems... But would Hermione be happy then?

Elaine had a headache every time she thought about this problem. If she didn't make up her mind to distance herself from Hermione, strange rumors would always spread, and Hermione wouldn't find new friends.

Becoming friends with Hermione means that you lose a lot of fun and spend most of your time in the library dealing with textbooks. This is too harsh for the little wizard; and it may be because of Elaine, Hermione is getting more and more The more she looks down on other little wizards, at least among the witches of the same age, only Elaine and Daphne can have a good chat with her.

What if Elaine kept her distance again?

Then Hermione would probably have to stay alone in the library and accept the respectful looks from most students.

It was hard to say whether she wanted to be like that, but Elaine didn't want to see Hermione alone.

Dumbledore was like this when he was at school.

He can get along well with everyone, but no student can be his opponent, and no one can truly understand him. Because of this, Grindelwald will enter the heart of the old principal.

If she distanced Hermione, Harry, and Ron, she would never leave Hermione alone... This was not just Elaine's opinion, but the hundreds of millions of viewers in the live broadcast room also demanded this.

…Anyway, it’ll be fine if you don’t take action.

Elaine said that she had a clear conscience. Hermione still worked so hard to get along with her and Daphne. Isn't it nice to get along like this? If you are upright, you are not afraid of slanted shadows, no matter what others say.

Hermione and Elaine sat in the Three Broomsticks for a long time. Neither Harry nor Ron came to join them, so the two began to let themselves go. The chat topics ranged from normal small talk, to evaluations of professors and classes, to after-class homework, Finally progressed to magic research.

When Harry and Ron came to the Three Broomsticks with a lot of snacks, they saw at a glance that in the cheerful and laughing bar, there was an open space where everyone retreated - Hermione and Elaine's tables were filled with On the parchment of the data, the two were discussing some contents of the heavenly book that sounded unclear and enlightening. The other students stayed away from them as if they had seen a ghost.

"...We want to go over and meet them?" Ron swallowed and asked Harry.

"Well, let's go to Zuko's Joke Shop." Harry said, wiping his cold sweat. "I feel it's better not to disturb them..."

***

This year's Halloween ended safely, which made many students breathe a sigh of relief.

Ever since Harry entered school, there have been trolls in the first grade and basilisks in the second grade. Everyone is guessing that Halloween in the third grade will not be messed up. Fortunately, nothing happened... After all, Sirius has no reason to hold a handful. Dao went to talk to the Fat Lady.

The days that followed were uneventful - very dull indeed if you didn't care about Quidditch.

Elaine, Hermione and Daphne are examples of people who don't care.

Daphne seemed to be concentrating on conquering the Animagus transformation, while Elaine was dizzy from the Muggle Studies class and the time-turner, and Hermione was almost the same.

Although she didn't have to grade homework or deal with the affairs of the Shafiq family, Hermione spent the little leisure time she had left studying Animagus and practicing the Patronus Charm with Daphne. Elaine could only say that she was happy.

In addition to academic pressure, Adair's Defense Against the Dark Arts class was also a problem--after Dementors and Boggarts, this time she got a ????level stealth monster.

This kind of monster is nocturnal and lives in the deep forest and feeds on humanoid creatures.

It can change its shape so that it can hide behind almost any object, and can completely hide itself when encountering predators or prey. Almost everyone in the class except Elaine and Hermione has been bitten by it.

Elaine relied on her own hearing power, while Hermione deliberately knocked the ink to the ground and used the ink's footprints to identify the location of the invisible monster.

Even though Elaine and many students complained to Adair, thinking that she should get some simple creatures, such as red hats or grindylows, all she could say was "that kind of garbage monster can be dealt with with a stun spell. Last semester, there were good ones." If you want to learn, you don’t need to be taught at all.”

I heard that we have to deal with the rune snake next. This kind of snake with three heads is the beloved pet of the dark wizard. Even though their lifespan is short because the three heads attack each other, they still have certain potential under the care of the dark wizard. of danger.

...Students can only hope for themselves.

In any case, it is obvious that Hermione and Elaine are very busy, and other students do not dare to disturb them for the Quidditch match, just like what Harry and Ron saw that day in The Three Broomsticks, when the two of them Appearances in the common room were always accompanied by an abundance of books, scrolls of parchment, and an air of frantic concentration.

This is not a human life, and a child's body cannot endure it, so Elaine and Hermione need something to concentrate--at first it was strong and bitter black coffee, and later Slughorn specially helped They concocted some magic potions, but the most effective one was the refreshing essential oil developed in the live broadcast room.

The split soul has been at peace since last semester. This is because he has been consuming magic power to deliver items back and forth between the two worlds.

With the joint efforts of many countries, the original world has lived up to expectations and produced some results.

Refreshing essential oil is one of them. Just take one sip and you can stay focused for two to three hours. Even if the effect will be compromised due to physical fatigue, overdosing will also make the brain fall into a hazy state. But compared with the cheap cost, it can be said that It's great value for money.

The current magical world is unable to cultivate on a large scale due to lack of magic power, but the original world is different. Under the strong magic power, the magical plants almost grew out of control.

Fortunately, various countries prepared flamethrowers, so no big trouble occurred.

In short, with this essential oil, Elaine and Hermione's efficiency has improved a lot.

This is why Hermione was distracted studying the Animagus.

It was another day of study. The library was closed this afternoon because Mrs. Pince was on leave. Elaine and Hermione stayed in the lounge to study hard, making Harry and Ron, who was playing wizard chess beside them, feel very guilty.

Anyway, we’re going to have dinner later, and we have to hand in homework next week...

After struggling for a while, Harry and Ron reluctantly put aside the wizard chess and began to draw a nebula diagram.

"Uh...Hermione, is this right here?"

"Huh? Let me see..."

Ron still had the habit of asking Hermione for advice. Although Hermione was a little impatient, she still took the assignment seriously and checked it.