"Detention in the Forbidden Forest?!" Hermione turned her head, looking at Harry in disbelief.

The three of them had just finished studying in the library and were walking with Lin Yue towards their respective house towers.

"Yeah," Harry nodded, looking at her with some confusion, "What's the problem?"

"What's the problem?" Hermione frowned, "This is a big issue. The Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts is home to many dangerous creatures, which is why students are prohibited from entering. Even professors must be extremely careful when they go in."

"How could they make you serve detention in the Forbidden Forest?" Hermione's face turned a bit pale, and she pressed her lips tightly together. "Who told you this news?"

"Professor McGonagall," Harry said, pulling a note from his pocket and handing it to Hermione. "She gave me this during dinner; it has the details and timing of the detention."

Hermione took the note and examined it carefully. "Well... it seems you really do have to take a walk in the Forbidden Forest."

"Don't worry too much," Ron chimed in to comfort his two friends. "Since it's the Forbidden Forest, Hagrid will definitely be with you."

"Yeah," Harry nodded at Ron's words, a reassuring smile appearing on his face as he signalled Hermione to calm down. "With Hagrid there, I won't get into any trouble."

Lin Yue watched them talk in front of her with a blank expression, her mind racing.

Harry was going to be punished and sent to the Forbidden Forest. Based on her assessment, the danger level was quite high, even with Hagrid accompanying him. After all, other factors had to be considered, such as Hagrid not being able to stay with Harry at all times.

In that case, Harry would be a first-year wizard facing various situations all on his own.

Lin Yue made her judgment in just a few seconds, and Hermione's decision also took only a few seconds.

“Harry, I’m going with you,” Hermione said decisively.

“What? No, Hermione, you don’t have to…” Harry turned to Hermione and waved his hand.

“I’m going,” Hermione shook her head. “It was originally my responsibility to accompany you to deliver Norbert, and you covered for me, so it’s only right that I go with you and besides, you’re going to the Forbidden Forest. Having one more person means more support, and you can lend me your Invisibility Cloak when the time comes.”

Hermione finished her sentence in one breath without giving Harry any chance to refuse. By the time she stopped speaking, Harry had no opportunity to decline. Not to mention, just the way Hermione's bright eyes were looking at him made it impossible for him to say no.

It felt like being stared at by Professor McGonagall, making it hard to entertain any thoughts of refusal.

“Alright… thank you,” Harry nodded helplessly, agreeing to Hermione's plan.

“I’m going too,” Lin Yue suddenly spoke up, her tone flat and without any fluctuation.

“You don’t have to,” this time it was Hermione who said to stop her. She turned to look at Lin Yue, her face serious.

“Your complexion still hasn’t fully recovered; you should rest more. I can go with Harry.”

Lin Yue fixed her gaze on Hermione, her expression as still as the Dead Sea, showing no signs of emotion.

“If you two go, the escape rate in case of special situations is low. If I go with you, the escape rate will greatly increase.”

Hermione paused for a moment; she knew Lin Yue was speaking the truth. If they encountered any special circumstances, having Lin Yue with them would indeed make them safer.

"Also, I was there that night, and Harry covered for me, so it’s only right that I go too."

Lin Yue spoke mechanically, without any emotion. Although she didn’t understand the emotional implications of that statement or why it was said, since Hermione had just mentioned it was useful, she could use it for herself.

Hermione gritted her teeth; she really didn’t want Lin Yue to join them on this adventure. After all, going into the Forbidden Forest while being under restriction had never happened in the history of Hogwarts.

It was clear that this was not a normal situation, and who knows what was waiting for Harry in the Forbidden Forest. If Lin Yue went with her and Harry, would she encounter…

Lin Yue slowly and stiffly said, "Whether you agree or not, I will follow you. That’s the truth."

"Alright, alright…" Hermione completely deflated, raising her hands in surrender. "You can come along, but you must first ensure your own safety."

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"Right," Harry nodded in agreement. "If you encounter danger, don’t worry about me; you must turn around and run!"

"Merlin's magical creatures…" Ron raised his hand to cover his face. "Harry, your invisibility cloak can cover three people, right?"

Harry and Hermione both looked at Ron, who shrugged. "I can’t just watch you two go."

"Listen to me, Ron, don’t go." Harry patted Ron’s shoulder.

"There are too many people going; if the invisibility cloak can’t cover us all, it’ll be even more dangerous."

Ron looked at Harry with reluctance, unwilling to let his friends take risks and face unknown dangers while he just hid in the common room.

"We need backup, Ron," Hermione said with a reassuring smile. "If something really happens, at least there should be someone to help us from behind, and you're the best choice."

"I mean, you can explain things to all of us," Hermione said, pointing to herself, Harry, and Lin Yue.

"Yeah," Harry winked mischievously at Ron and made a dark joke, "If something really happens, at least you can collect our bodies."

"Shut up," Hermione said, unceremoniously giving him a smack on the back of the head.

Lin Yue watched the interaction between Hermione and the two boys with indifference, and spoke in a flat tone, sharing her analysis.

"Don't worry too much. Although according to the history of Hogwarts, students have never been sent to the Forbidden Forest during detention, this suggests that Harry's detention must be unusual and have a different purpose."

Harry swallowed hard as he listened to Lin Yue's analysis, and Hermione nodded with a pale face, as this was also something she had considered.

"However, the content of the detention was given to Harry by Professor McGonagall, and the likelihood of Professor McGonagall harming Harry is almost zero. Therefore, we can infer that the possibility of Harry facing a real life-threatening danger is low. So, in summary, the most likely scenario is that there is something in the Forbidden Forest that needs to be shown to Harry, and they are using detention as an excuse to guide him to see it."

Lin Yue paused here, her mind quickly considering various possibilities and quantitative analyses.

"The thing that needs to be shown to Harry has an unknown level of danger, but we can roughly assume that it won't pose a life-threatening risk."

"Alright." Harry seemed to have relaxed after hearing Lin Yue's analysis. He felt indifferent now; it was just about showing him something, and he would go see it.

"As long as I don't die, I can just stay in the hospital wing for a while," Harry said, ruffling his messy hair.

"You are quite carefree..." Hermione shook her head with amusement, then reached out to pinch Lin Yue's cheek, which felt soft and smooth.

"Thanks for your hard work."

"Not hard at all," Lin Yue replied honestly.

"Then tomorrow night, I'll go with Harry to meet you at the entrance of the Ravenclaw common room?"

"Okay." Lin Yue nodded and turned to walk towards the Ravenclaw tower.

Hermione sighed as she watched Lin Yue's back, then turned to look at Harry and Ron, nodding, "Let's head back too."

The two responded and silently followed Hermione. Ron nudged Harry with his elbow.

"What's up?" Harry asked quietly, turning his head.

"When you guys come back from the Forbidden Forest tomorrow night, you have to tell me what happened," Ron said, worry written all over his face. Even after hearing Lin Yue's analysis, he couldn't help but feel anxious for his two close friends.

But he couldn't show it in front of Hermione; she was different from Harry. Being a girl, she was more sensitive. If he showed his concern in front of her, it might make her think even more and feel more anxious.

"Don't worry," Harry said, patting Ron on the shoulder.

Back in the dormitory, Lin Yue quickly changed out of her clothes and took a shower. After casually drying her hair, she sat down at her desk to read.

Cho Chang and Marietta had a lot of classes today, so they were already asleep. It wasn't until midnight that Lin Yue closed her book and prepared to rest.

Sitting on her bed in her clothes, Lin Yue contemplated her actions for the next day: night exploration, sneaking into the Forbidden Forest, which violated two school rules.

Without hesitation, she reached down and firmly squeezed her left leg twice, leaving two large bruises before she finally lay down on her bed calmly.

Closing her eyes, she fell into a deep sleep without any gaps. She woke up every hour and opened her eyes at six o'clock sharp.

Throughout the day, she had a Potions class in the morning and a Herbology class in the afternoon.

As usual, Lin Yue didn't receive a perfect score in Potions, but because of Hermione's request, she didn't punish herself over the score this time.

Instead, she continuously berated herself in her mind, using the words her father and mother used to scold her.

"Others can get full marks, why can't you? You're all taught by the same teacher in the same class. If they can get full marks, why do you get points deducted? What's wrong with you? Are you a pig brain?!"

Lin Yue hurriedly walked on the way to the hall for lunch, while instinctively saying the pre-determined response, "I am... sorry, I was wrong."

Sitting at the Ravenclaw long table, Lin Yue quickly ate her lunch.

After three and a half minutes of lunch time, Lin Yue arrived early at the greenhouse for Herbology class, waiting for Professor Sprout to arrive. Standing quietly in place, she looked at the potion’s books borrowed from the library, remaining still for an entire hour without moving. In Herbology class, Professor Sprout generously awarded her ten points for her plant care techniques. By Merlin, it was rare for her to see a talented child like Lin Yue.

Every step of her technique was the same as in the book, and she was very quick, making no mistakes. Achieving this at such a young age, Professor Sprout truly liked this child. After Herbology class, Lin Yue carried her backpack to the hall for dinner, and then returned to the Ravenclaw common room, sitting on the sofa reading while waiting for Hermione and Harry to come pick her up.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the door to the Ravenclaw common room suddenly opened.

Hermione walked in with Harry, and as soon as she entered, her gaze was drawn to the large Ravenclaw internal library on the left.

"Wow..." Hermione's eyes sparkled as she looked at the seemingly endless books, as if she were gazing at an infinite treasure.

Harry followed Hermione's gaze to the left and couldn't help but wince at the sight of the towering pile of books. He reached out and tugged at Hermione's sleeve, whispering a reminder.

"Hermione, it's about time..."

"Huh? Oh, right." Hermione snapped back to reality and quickly nodded.

Seeing Lin Yue sitting on the sofa, she walked over. "Lin Yue, we should go."

Hearing her full name, Lin Yue snapped out of her studying state, closed the book in her hands, and stood up with a swift motion, her tone flat.

"Okay, let's go."

Hermione carefully took out the Invisibility Cloak from her wizarding robe and draped it over herself and Lin Yue, then followed Harry out of the Ravenclaw common room.

"Harry, can you see our feet?" Hermione asked quietly, walking behind Harry with Lin Yue.

Harry turned back, bent down to take a closer look, and shook his head.

"No."

"That's good, let's hurry." Hermione sighed in relief.

Walking side by side with Lin Yue, Hermione could constantly feel the warmth and softness of the person next to her, causing her heart to flutter and her face to heat up slightly. Confused, Hermione shook her head. What was wrong with her? Her heart was racing, and she felt a bit warm on her face and body. Was she coming down with a cold?

Before she could think it through, they had already followed Harry to the first-floor corridor, where they saw Filch waiting. Filch led Harry and the invisible Lin Yue while Hermione went to find Hagrid, all the while trying to scare Harry with various terrifying tales. Ultimately, being young, Harry didn't feel too much, but he still swallowed nervously at what Filch said.

Hermione, walking beside Lin Yue, felt the same way, while only Lin Yue listened to the various rumors about the Forbidden Forest, quickly comparing them with the information she had read in the Hogwarts library. Most of it was false, nonsense, Lin Yue concluded.

When they arrived in front of Hagrid's hut, Draco Malfoy was already there, looking quite frightened about the prospect of entering the Forbidden Forest. He kept saying he would tell his father, and as she listened to him, Lin Yue's brain instinctively began to analyze the information.

Draco Malfoy's father, Lucius Malfoy, a former Death Eater, a pure-blood aristocrat, and one of the members of the Hogwarts Board of Governors, had paid a large sum of money to escape punishment after Voldemort's death and the subsequent crackdown on Death Eaters. Having instinctively organized the information in her mind, Lin Yue expressionlessly watched as Harry and Draco exchanged barbs.