Time passed day by day, and the dragon egg in Hagrid's hut was slowly approaching the day it would hatch. Finally, during breakfast today, Harry received a letter from Hagrid.

Opening the letter, Harry quickly read through it and then turned to whisper to Hermione and Ron. "Hagrid's letter says the dragon is about to hatch, and he wants us to come see it this afternoon."

While having breakfast, Hermione took a sip of pumpkin juice and swallowed her sandwich. "Sure, let's go after our classes this afternoon."

"Yeah," Ron nodded in agreement. Hermione put down her cup of pumpkin juice and turned to look at the Ravenclaw table. As expected, Lin Yue had already finished breakfast and left.

With a helpless sigh, Hermione turned back to continue her breakfast, deciding to talk to Lin Yue at noon instead.

After the morning Charms class, Hermione pulled Harry and Ron and rushed straight to the Great Hall. Even in their breathless state from running, they encountered Lin Yue, who had been "delivered" by the Hogwarts stairs.

"Lin Yue... good afternoon," Hermione said, placing a hand on her chest to catch her breath.

Hearing her full name, Lin Yue stopped and mechanically turned to look at Hermione. "Good afternoon, Hermione. What's up?"

Once Hermione caught her breath, she smiled gently at Lin Yue and leaned in closer to speak softly. "Hagrid said the baby dragon is about to hatch, and he wants us to come see it this afternoon."

Lin Yue listened to Hermione's words and nodded expressionlessly. "Okay, I understand."

Hermione lowered her gaze and thought carefully. "Your class this afternoon... is Transfiguration with Professor McGonagall, right?"

"Yes."

"Then we'll come to pick you up," Hermione said, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Lin Yue.

Lin Yue, under Hermione's gaze, nodded without realizing it, "Um, thank you for your trouble."

Entering the hall and sitting at the Ravenclaw long table, Lin Yue quickly ate while her mind flashed back to the moment when Hermione's eyes sparkled. That shining light seemed to still illuminate her, making one feel warm and cozy. After lunch, Lin Yue went straight to the Transfiguration classroom. Sitting in class, she lowered her head to read, entering a state of study, just like usual, ignoring everything around her.

Professor McGonagall, holding a textbook as she walked into the classroom, looked at Lin Yue, who was predictably reading, and sighed. After so many years of teaching, there was only this one student who made her want to advise her to take a break and rest well. In the end, she couldn't bring herself to say it. Professor McGonagall withdrew her gaze and began to organize the podium. It was a good thing for students to love learning; she couldn't just stop them from studying...

After a Transfiguration class, Lin Yue once again contributed ten points to Ravenclaw. So far, Ravenclaw had a lead of over four hundred points compared to the other three houses, truly standing out. Walking out of the classroom with her backpack, Lin Yue turned her head and saw Hermione and the others still panting nearby.

"Good job," Lin Yue said flatly, her mind drifting to the thought that they should wipe off their sweat, and she casually pulled out three tissues from her backpack and handed them to the three of them.

"Thank you," the three said as they took the tissues to wipe the sweat from their faces, and Hermione naturally linked her arm with Lin Yue's.

"Let's go."

"Mm." Lin Yue nodded mechanically and followed them toward Hagrid's hut.

At the door of Hagrid's hut, Harry raised his hand and gently knocked on the door, "Hagrid, it's us."

The door opened in response, and Hagrid stood behind it with an excited expression, "You came just in time! It's about to hatch, come in!"

As the four of them walked into Hagrid's hut, Hagrid immediately closed the door.

Inside Hagrid's hut, it was unusually stuffy. In the pot on the stove, the dragon egg was moving restlessly, clearly about to hatch soon.

"Wow..." Hermione and the others exclaimed in unison, leaning in to observe closely.

Lin Yue looked at the dragon egg with a calm expression, her mind instinctively analyzing the situation. The dragon egg had shown clear signs of hatching, and it was estimated that it would break open in about three minutes.

After completing her analysis, Lin Yue calmly withdrew her gaze, looking at a window on the side that had not been drawn with curtains. She walked over and pulled the curtains shut.

Although she didn't feel particularly anxious or guilty, Lin Yue was well aware that the existence of the dragon egg was illegal, so it couldn't be known to others. Further concluding that everything in this hut should be properly concealed, she realized that the window should not be left uncovered. With this thought in mind, she had just pulled the curtains shut.

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After securing the curtains, Lin Yue walked steadily back to stand behind Hermione, quietly watching the dragon egg in the pot, her mind slowly counting down.

Five, four, three, two, one—time to hatch. Just as this thought crossed her mind, a small head broke through the shell of the dragon egg and emerged.

Looking at the little dragon that had crawled out of the broken shell, both Hermione and Harry had expressions that were hard to describe.

"Uh... why do I feel like it looks a bit ugly?" Hermione turned to Lin Yue and quietly shared her feelings.

Harry nodded in full agreement, "I think so too."

Lin Yue stared intently at the newly hatched little dragon. She didn't have any feelings of love or hate towards beauty or ugliness, so to her, the little dragon was just a creature, nothing more.

"It's so cool!" Ron exclaimed, his eyes shining as he looked at the little dragon. Hagrid was also excitedly watching it, even lifting it up with both hands.

"Oh... what a cute little guy. Look, it even knows I'm its mom," Hagrid said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the little dragon let out a burp, and sparks instantly ignited Hagrid's beard.

"Wow!" Hagrid exclaimed, hurriedly trying to pat out the flames on his beard.

Harry and Hermione exchanged glances, both thinking the same thing: this little dragon must be sent away as soon as possible!

"From now on, you will be called Norbert," Hagrid laughed as he looked at the little dragon in his arms.

After the initial surprise wore off, Ron also calmed down. Seeing Hagrid holding Norbert so affectionately, he couldn't help but cover his face with his hand. Hagrid couldn't really think of himself as its mom, could he...? Outside Hagrid's hut, a platinum-coloured head was circling around the window, trying to find any gap to see inside.

Draco Malfoy flicked his hand in frustration; he was sure that Potter and the others coming to Hagrid's hut meant trouble. He had been following them for the past few days and was determined to find something to use against them!

"Hagrid, I think you remember that we agreed to send the dra... Norbert away after it hatches?" Hermione interrupted the "heartwarming" scene between Hagrid and Norbert, biting her lip.

Hagrid paused, looking down at Norbert with a gaze full of reluctance. "But it's still so small... It can't leave its mother..."

"You’re not its mother, Hagrid," Ron sighed helplessly.

Lyn stood nearby, her mind racing with analysis, and then spoke with a blank expression. "Hagrid, you can't take care of Norbert. You can't provide everything necessary for a dragon's growth, which will lead to Norbert being weak. It will be in worse health than other dragons of the same age."

Lyn's words were devoid of any emotion; she couldn't consider Hagrid's feelings. Her cold analysis struck at the heart of the matter, and Hagrid began to sob loudly. He knew Lyn was right; he truly couldn't provide Norbert with the necessary conditions and space to grow.

"Okay, okay... We'll send it away."

Hermione, Ron, and Harry breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Lin Yue, giving her a thumbs up in unison. Lin Yue's expression remained unchanged; she had simply analyzed the situation and stated the facts.

In the following time, Ron wrote a letter to his brother Charlie to confirm the time for sending off Norbert, while he, Harry, and Hermione would take turns going to Hagrid's hut to help take care of Norbert. As for Lin Yue, the three of them consciously decided not to let this matter disturb her, after all, she was busy enough with her studies...

On Thursday afternoon, while Lin Yue was reading in the library, Hermione and Harry walked in with Ron, whose right hand was wrapped up. Hermione placed her backpack next to Lin Yue and, after sitting down, looked at Ron, who was sitting across from her, with a serious expression.

"So... Malfoy knows about our plan to send off Norbert and the exact time?" Ron sat in his seat, feeling downcast. "Yeah... it's all my fault. He came to the hospital wing and mocked me, and I got so angry that I lost my cool and let him take the book. Charlie's letter was in that book."

Hermione sighed silently but shook her head. "It's okay, don't blame yourself too much. When Harry and I go to send off Norbert, we just need to be careful."

"Exactly," Harry nodded in agreement.

Hermione took out her notebook, and after a while, while Lin Yue was turning the pages, she quickly asked her about the parts she was unsure of. Lin Yue lowered her head, staring blankly at Hermione's notebook, mechanically answering her questions. Hermione nodded repeatedly as she listened, quickly jotting down the explanations Lin Yue provided. Meanwhile, Harry and Ron, listening to the knowledge drilling into their heads, felt a wave of dizziness.

After clarifying her questions, Hermione thanked Lin Yue and then quietly discussed the plan to send off Norbert on Saturday night with Harry and Ron. Lin Yue listened attentively, understanding the time and place clearly, even though she hadn't fully entered study mode yet.

"The Invisibility Cloak should be able to cover the two of us, right? I’m afraid Malfoy will provoke the professor to come over," Hermione said.

Hermione quietly confirmed with Harry, who nodded, "It should be fine, as long as we walk a bit slower." Lin Yue lowered her head, her gaze returning to the book, and several thoughts flashed quickly through her mind.

Hermione and Harry were supposed to send Norbert to the Astronomy Tower at midnight on Saturday, which was against school rules and even against wizarding law. If Malfoy found out about this, he was likely to report it to a professor, which meant Hermione and Harry could get caught. Being caught for violating both school rules and wizarding law would result in punishment for Hermione and Harry.

Thinking of this, Lin Yue felt a dull pain in her head again; she should help Hermione... she couldn't let her get caught by the professor. Lin Yue stiffly moved her fingers, reminding herself of what she needed to do.

As curfew approached, Lin Yue packed her things, slung her backpack over her shoulder, and left the library. After saying goodbye to Hermione and the others, she headed back to the Ravenclaw tower.

On the way, Lin Yue's mind was racing with calculations: leaving the dormitory after curfew, breaking the rules, helping Hermione and the others get rid of the dragon, breaking the rules, helping Hermione and the others avoid the professor, breaking the rules. The three violations were clearly present in her mind, and without any hesitation, Lin Yue raised her hand and pinched her thigh three times.

She stood still for a moment, waiting for the muscle tremors in her leg to subside before quickly returning to the Ravenclaw common room.

Just before midnight on Saturday, Lin Yue expressionlessly got up from her desk and walked toward the dormitory door. Cho Chang and Marietta, who were on their beds trying to fall asleep, suddenly opened their eyes at the sound and stared in surprise at Lin Yue, who was about to walk out of the dormitory.

"Lin Yue, what are you... going to do?" Cho Chang asked Lin Yue with a dazed expression.

Lin Yue turned back, her gaze as still as a stagnant pool, and said, "Going out for a night stroll."

Night stroll!!! Cho Chang and Marietta widened their eyes in disbelief, unable to fathom how the term "night stroll" could be associated with Lin Yue, who was solely focused on her studies and regarded as the absolute model student and good child by professors and classmates alike. However, if it were Lin Yue, perhaps a night stroll wouldn't be so bad. It could be a little adventure for her, a chance to relax and not be so tense.

Thinking this, Cho Chang smiled gently, got up barefoot, and walked over to help Lin Yue adjust her collar. "You need to dress properly for a night stroll, don't catch a cold."

"You don't have to worry about running into professors. You've earned enough points for Ravenclaw, so they can deduct points at will; no one will blame you," Marietta added, standing up and walking over to lightly tap Lin Yue with her wand while casting a warming charm.

"You can also check out the kitchen on the basement level; the house-elves will be more than happy to make you plenty of late-night snacks. Have fun!"

Lin Yue looked at the two senior sisters in front of her and suddenly recalled the dinner on Christmas Day... A dull pain surged in her brain, and her chest felt hot. She slowly and stiffly nodded her head.

"Okay, thank you, Senior Cho Chang and Senior Marietta."

"You're welcome, go have fun!"

Cho Chang waved her hand with a smile, watching Lin Yue leave the dormitory with Marietta.

"How nice, she's willing to do more things outside of studying, even things outside of school rules."

Cho Chang turned to Marietta and winked with a smile, and Marietta also had a beaming expression.

"Yeah, she’s finally not so rigid and stuck in her ways anymore."

As Lin Yue's senior sisters and roommates, they understood very well what she was like when she first entered school.

She was lifeless, like a puppet, going through the motion’s day by day, focused solely on studying. At that time, as part of the outside world, whatever they said probably didn’t register with Lin Yue at all. But later... it must have been because of Hermione, Lin Yue began to connect with the outside world to some extent.

Now she could even take the initiative to go out at night! That’s why they just took the initiative to speak up, dispelling any concerns Lin Yue might have had, telling her where she could go, and supporting her actions.

They just hoped that even if she was a little mischievous, Lin Yue could show more different expressions on her face. On this night, although the thoughts of the two senior were far from reality, their actions struck some sparks on a pitch-black, silent rock once again.