After Hermione left, Lin Yue expressionlessly sat back down in her chair and opened her book to continue studying. She had promised Hermione that she would get six hours of sleep every night and would no longer punish herself for her grades, so she would naturally adhere to these two points. However, in other aspects, she would still follow the "rules." For example, aside from sleep time, meal time, and necessary time for dealing with physiological needs, all other time was designated for studying. Additionally, if she violated school rules or regulations, she would have to accept punishment.

Her brain was indeed unconsciously sending her signals, urging her to listen to Hermione. Otherwise, if it were anyone else, unless they were a professor or the principal, she wouldn't care about what they said, let alone change her study plans and regulations based on someone else's words.

As for why her brain repeatedly wanted her to listen to Hermione... Lin Yue herself didn't know. That part of her brain, that piece of her heart that felt incomplete, made it difficult for her to understand these behaviours.

When Cho Chang and Marietta returned, they found Lin Yue still sitting at her desk, diligently studying, just as she had been before Christmas. The two of them moved quietly, taking turns to shower, and then they also sat down on their beds to read the books they kept for bedtime reading.

By eleven o'clock at night, Cho Chang was the first to put down her book, rubbed her eyes, and after saying goodnight to Marietta and Lin Yue, she curled up in her blanket and went to sleep.

Marietta, on the other hand, did not feel tired because she had taken a nap on the Hogwarts Express on her way back, so she continued to read her book. It wasn't until nearly midnight that a shocking scene unfolded: Lin Yue, who was supposed to keep reading, unexpectedly closed her book, expressionless, stood up, grabbed some clean clothes, and walked into the bathroom to take a shower.

After finishing her shower, she quickly dried her hair, and Marietta stared at this scene in a daze, unsure if the person in front of her was really Lin Yue. Or... could it be that Lin Yue finally realized she was tired? So, she decided to rest early?

Thinking of this, Marietta surprisingly felt a sense of relief in her heart.

After drying her hair, Lin Yue raised her head and calmly glanced at Marietta. Remembering that Cho Chang had just said goodnight to both of them before going to bed, Lin Yue spoke up in a flat tone.

"Good night." After saying that, she lay down on the bed, reached out to pull the bed curtain, and covered herself with the quilt to sleep.

Marietta looked at the bed curtain that Lin Yue had pulled shut and couldn't help but swallow. She actually... really fell asleep?

But why did Lin Yue's complexion look so bad? Her cheeks were unusually pale, and her lips had a bluish tint. Earlier, she had her back to Marietta and Cho Chang, so they hadn't noticed. Just now, when she took a closer look... Lin Yue's complexion was truly at its worst. Was she sick?

Suppressing her shock and concern, Marietta closed the book in her hands, lay down on the bed, pulled the bed curtain, and decided to find time with Cho Chang tomorrow to ask Lin Yue if she was unwell. If she was, they would take her to the medical wing.

Closing her eyes and trying to clear her mind, Marietta soon fell asleep.

Lin Yue lay on the bed, covering herself with the quilt, and as soon as she closed her eyes, her exhausted body immediately "pulled" her into sleep. Sadly, just an hour later, Lin Yue suddenly opened her eyes wide.

Instinctively, she sat up to pull back the bed curtain to study, but as soon as she reached out her hand, she remembered that she had promised Hermione to get at least six hours of sleep every day, and that she should continue sleeping.

Retracting her hand, Lin Yue lowered her gaze and slowly lay back down.

Closing her eyes, her weary body once again pulled her into a deep slumber, until an hour later when she woke up again.This cycle repeated for six hours, with Lin Yue waking up once every hour and then falling back asleep, going back and forth like this, preventing her from getting a good night's rest.

At six in the morning, Lin Yue, who had gotten six hours of sleep, sat up with a lifeless expression. She quickly changed her clothes, pulled back the bed curtains, and sat down at her desk to read.

After finishing all the books, she borrowed from the Ravenclaw common room's small library, Lin Yue put on her backpack and quietly walked out of the dormitory, holding the books. She returned the books to the small library, then left the Ravenclaw common room and headed straight for the Hogwarts library. Upon arriving at the library, Madam Pince was already organizing her things in preparation for work.

Lin Yue greeted her expressionlessly, "Good morning, Madam Pince."

"Good morning, Miss Lin Yue." Madam Pince instinctively looked up and smiled in response upon hearing her voice.

However, when she saw Lin Yue's complexion, her pupils dilated in shock. "Why is your face even paler than before?! And those dark circles... have you been staying up late studying?"

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Lin Yue paused for a moment and replied in a flat tone, "I won't do that anymore. I will ensure I get six hours of sleep."

Madam Pince reluctantly nodded, "Alright... although I think six hours of sleep isn't quite enough for little wizards like you."

Lin Yue calmly withdrew her gaze and walked straight to the bookshelf, pulling out a few books in order, and then handed them to Madam Pince. She helped Lin Yue register the borrowed books, and after Lin Yue politely thanked her, she left the library and quickly headed towards the Great Hall.

As she entered the Great Hall, breakfast was just being served. Lin Yue sat down at the Ravenclaw table and quickly lowered her head to eat her breakfast. Just as she was halfway through her meal, Hermione, who had gotten up early just to block her in the Great Hall, walked in yawning.

Although Hermione had enough sleep, she had to admit that she really hadn't gotten up this early before; she was up by six-thirty! However, when she saw Lin Yue sitting at the Ravenclaw long table, she instantly felt that her early rise was worth it.

She quickly walked over, leaning down to carefully examine Lin Yue's complexion. Hmm... although it was still not great, it was much better compared to what she looked like yesterday. It seemed that Lin Yue had followed her advice and gotten a full six hours of sleep, and Hermione nodded in satisfaction.

"Good morning, Lin Yue," Hermione said, and without caring that this was the Ravenclaw long table, she directly sat down opposite Lin Yue.

Lin Yue, who had been silently scrutinized by Hermione, only lifted her head from her breakfast when she heard her name being called, responding in a flat tone.

"Good morning, Hermione."

Hermione used a knife and fork to bring herself a sandwich, took a big bite, and asked while chewing, "You got enough sleep for six hours yesterday, right? I can see your complexion has improved a lot."

"Yeah... I got enough sleep," Lin Yue replied in a calm tone, nodding slightly. Although she woke up every hour, as long as she lay down and closed her eyes, she would immediately fall back asleep, so she could say she had slept for six hours.

"That's good," Hermione smiled and handed Lin Yue a cup of pumpkin juice. "Now that your sleep schedule is back to normal, do you feel much better?"

Lin Yue reached out to take the pumpkin juice that Hermione handed over, took a sip, and nodded slightly with a neutral expression.

"Mm, much better."

"That's good to hear," Hermione said with a smile.

As usual, breakfast was finished in three and a half minutes. Lin Yue stood up and walked out of the Great Hall. Her first class this morning was Transfiguration.

Before the Transfiguration class started, Professor McGonagall noticed Lin Yue sitting in the front row as usual.

She also noticed the unusual paleness and fatigue on her face. "Miss Lin Yue, are you unwell?"

Professor McGonagall looked at Lin Yue with concern. "If you get sick, you can go to Poppy, that is, the hospital wing, and you'll get better very quickly."

Lin Yue calmly shook her head. "Thank you for your concern, Professor McGonagall, but I'm not sick."

"Not sick? Then what's wrong with your complexion?"

Lin Yue's mind briefly stalled as she recalled the word Mrs. Pince had mentioned. "Staying up late to study. What she said was indeed the truth, with no discrepancies, and it was highly aligned with the facts. However, her staying up late meant that she had gone several days without sleep, leaving herself in a state of near coma.

Professor McGonagall furrowed her brow tightly and said, "Miss Lin Yue, I cannot agree with your method of staying up late to study. Young wizards are in a period of growth, and you need plenty of sleep."

Lin Yue nodded with a vacant expression, echoing the same words she had said in front of Madam Pince. "I won't do it again."

"I hope so." Seeing Lin Yue's vacant eyes and expressionless face, Professor McGonagall sighed and said no more.

In Transfiguration class, Lin Yue continued to showcase her excellence and impressive point-earning abilities, just like in every previous class. By the end of the lesson, she had earned quite a few points for Ravenclaw. Since the beginning of the school year, thanks to Lin Yue and the Ravenclaw top students who were motivated by her, Ravenclaw House was now far ahead in house points, leaving the other three houses behind.

The first-year courses at Hogwarts are indeed not many. After the morning classes ended, there were no classes in the afternoon. Lin Yue quickly finished her lunch, reading while walking, and hurried to the library, sitting down in her usual spot to start reading.

She completely failed to notice that three little tails were following her from behind.

One of the little tails, Ron Weasley, turned to Hermione with a painful expression. "Hermione... there are no classes this afternoon, so it's meant for resting, right? Can't we go back to the common room and take a break?"

"If you're worried that Lin Yue is studying too long, we can take her with us to rest."

The second little tail, Hermione Granger, listened to Ron's words and couldn't help but recall how she had brought Lin Yue to watch the Quidditch match, which led to Lin Yue punishing herself.

A dull pain surged in her heart, and Hermione shook her head. "No need, I just want to study with her."

While studying, she could keep an eye on that girl to prevent her from doing anything reckless. Plus, she could manage the study time and remind her to take breaks without harming herself.

"And you and Harry haven't finished your homework yet, right? It’s just right to finish it later."

Hermione stared seriously at Harry and Ron, and the two boys felt as if they were being scrutinized by Professor McGonagall, completely unable to muster any thoughts of refusal.

"Alright... we'll finish our work as soon as possible," Harry said, yielding to his feelings and "submitting" to Hermione.

"Very good," Hermione smiled with satisfaction, then walked into the library and sat down next to Lin Yue, not disturbing her, but simply taking out a book and starting to read slowly.

Harry and Ron exchanged glances, sighed helplessly, and then walked over to sit across from Hermione and Lin Yue, taking out their homework and beginning to work diligently.

After studying for nearly an hour and a half, Hermione lifted her head, blinked her slightly tired eyes, and reached out to tap Lin Yue's shoulder.

"Lin Yue, Lin Yue."

Lin Yue heard her full name being called and immediately snapped out of her studying state, turning to look at Hermione with a blank expression on her face.

"You've been reading for an hour and a half, take a break."

"I don't need to..." Lin Yue instinctively wanted to say she didn't need a break, but was abruptly interrupted by Hermione.

"Don't say you don't need a break. You're a person, not a machine. Just take a break."

As she spoke, Hermione reached out and pulled the book in front of Lin Yue over to herself, enforcing the break! Lin Yue slowly withdrew her gaze, leaned back against the chair, and stared blankly at the wall opposite her.

It looked like she was daydreaming and resting, but in reality, she was continuously reciting the content of the book she had just read in her mind. On the other hand, Harry and Ron were also allowed to take a break under Hermione's permission. Taking advantage of the break, Hermione lowered her voice and asked them, "So... have you figured out who Nicolas Flamel is during the Christmas holiday?"

"No..." Harry shook his head somewhat guiltily. He and Ron spent their Christmas holiday just doing homework and playing around.

Nicolas Flamel, Harry only remembered to check who he was on the night he received the invisibility cloak, and afterward, the two of them forgot about it.

"Well," Hermione shrugged, "I didn't think of it either. If we can't find out, we can't find out. Let's just keep looking slowly."

Harry and Ron could only nod in agreement silently.

Lin Yue, expressionless, was reciting the content from the book beside them, but Hermione and the conversation between Harry and Ron still reached her ears.

However, just like last time, Hermione and the others didn't ask her, so she took it for granted that they didn't need her to tell them who Nicolas Flamel was, and thus Lin Yue remained silent.

While the four were taking a break, a commotion suddenly erupted from outside the library.

Listening closely, it seemed there were voices of Neville and Malfoy.

The three members of Gryffindor exchanged glances, all feeling that nothing good was happening outside the library at that moment, especially with Neville and Malfoy together.

Without a second thought, Hermione, Harry, and Ron stood up and walked towards the library exit together.

Lin Yue watched the three of them leave with a calm expression. After two seconds, she also followed suit, standing up and following them without any emotional turmoil in her heart.