The white moonlight streamed through the window into the Ravenclaw tower, illuminating Lin Yue's pale cheeks, making them appear even more pale.
The terrifying aspect of deep-seated pain lies not only in the unbearable torment and suffering it brings but also in its direct impact on a person's soul. Lin Yue's soul was already riddled with wounds from past experiences, and at this moment, it felt as fragile as a precarious attic.
In the silent darkness, a miniature version of Lin Yue curled up, hugging her legs as she lay in the shadows. A faint golden glow emanated from her, but it was quickly swallowed by the darkness.
Upon closer inspection, dark red, lightning-like entities continuously roamed around little Lin Yue, tearing at her soul.
"Alas..." A soft sigh echoed, and a wave of magical energy surged throughout Hogwarts, enveloping the entire school. Everyone inevitably fell into a deep sleep, completely unaware of the outside world, including Professor Dumbledore.
Outside Hogwarts, the winds rose and clouds gathered, as a massive amount of invisible magical energy frantically converged towards Lin Yue's dormitory from all directions.
Lin Yue's body slowly floated up from the four-poster bed, enveloped by a large and gentle mass of magical energy. The magic rolled and surged, like a pair of large hands cradling Lin Yue, gradually forming a white cocoon of light.
The magic entered Lin Yue's body bit by bit, and in the boundless darkness, the black and red lightning on little Lin Yue was slowly pulled away by the scattered magic.
The curled-up little Lin Yue finally began to calm down, soothing the pain in Lin Yue's soul. The light cocoon slowly dissipated, and Lin Yue was gently placed back on the bed, even being carefully covered with a blanket.
The sky outside Hogwarts gradually calmed down as well, leaving only a silent presence still watching over the scene.
" Keek!" A loud eagle cry sounded at Lin Yue's bedside, and a blue eagle was looking down at her.
"Don't worry, she's fine." A soft and gentle voice echoed in the void.
The blue eagle raised its head and let out a high cry into the emptiness.
"I can't restore her directly," the gentle voice sighed helplessly. "Her body has been reverted to eleven years old, and her nerves have been reconstructed, but only her habits and emotions cannot be directly bestowed, even by the world."
Listening to the gentle voice, the blue eagle glanced at Lin Yue, extending its wings to carefully stroke her cheek.
" Keek!"
"It's not that it can't be bestowed, but that it shouldn't be. Emotions are something that humans experience and comprehend gradually, and it is precisely the emotions that humans come to understand that drive them to become complete individuals."
"What Lin Yue needs to do is to recover her emotions. If I were to directly bestow her emotions, would she still be the same her? Therefore, all I can do is guide her, following the thoughts that arise autonomously from the deepest parts of her brain."
"The same goes for her habits. If she doesn't break through this barrier with her own will, then my act of directly instilling new ideas in her would be no different from what her parents would do."
"You know this too, which is why you haven't done anything all along."
" Keek!" The blue eagle glared at the void, spreading its wings and fiercely flapping them. The gentle voice paused for two seconds before responding helplessly, "Do as you wish, just don't kill her."
After finishing, the voice completely faded away, disappearing without a trace. The blue eagle turned back to look at Lin Yue, a hint of affection flashing in its human-like eyes.
The blue eagle lowered its head and gently rubbed its beak against Lin Yue's cheek, then raised its head, spread its wings, and soared into the air. Ignoring all walls and doors, the blue eagle flew unimpeded to Professor Chilo's office.
Looking at Professor Quirrell, who was lying on the bed in a deep sleep, and the figure behind his head, the blue eagle narrowed its eyes slightly and flapped its wings, charging straight forward.
Boom! The bed board beneath Professor Quirrell shattered instantly, and he crashed heavily to the ground, causing even the floor to crack.
" Keek!" the blue eagle called out, flapping its wings and soaring upwards, heading straight for the Hogwarts headmaster's office.
Upon entering the headmaster's office, the portraits inside showed that Headmaster Dumbledore was also in a deep sleep, with only a phoenix standing on a special perch still awake.
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The blue eagle's gaze slowly moved to the phoenix, Fawkes, whose body suddenly stiffened, and then it awkwardly buried its head in its wings. Don’t look at it… it knows nothing, sees nothing, hears nothing.
" Keek!" Seemingly satisfied with Fawkes' attitude, the blue eagle shifted its gaze back and then flew into the air, flapping its wings fiercely once more.
In an instant, a strong gust of wind erupted in the headmaster's office, flipping the desk over, sending the sofa rolling several times, and shattering all the frames of the portraits.
Fawkes felt the commotion outside and trembled, not daring to lift his head. Blue Eagle looked at the wrecked principal's office and nodded in satisfaction before leaving gracefully. A tempted wizard, a descendant of Salazar, dared to act against the child she had her eyes on right under her nose—serves him right for getting beaten up.
She had been watching over this child since he arrived in this world, and even the stairs, statues, and suits of armor in Hogwarts had been instructed by her to take care of him and now, it turned out that he had been beaten by a descendant of Salazar!
Then there was the current headmaster, who set up a trap—if you're going to do it, at least do it right, but leaving hidden dangers behind that caused the student to suffer was just asking for trouble. It was only right that she destroyed the principal's office and don’t think she didn’t know that this guy had previously suspected Lin Yue.
This child had already suffered enough, and yet he still doubted her. Although she knew that this guy hadn’t done anything wrong, just being a bit cautious, it didn’t stop her from taking out her anger on him. One of the four founders of Hogwarts, Rowena Ravenclaw, was just that wilful! If he, Albus Dumbledore, had the ability, he could come to her for an explanation.
Blue Eagle let out a human-like hum and flew back to Lin Yue's dormitory. After some thought, she transformed into a blue light and flew into the watch on Lin Yue's right hand, leaving a small blue eagle mark on the side of the watch.
Not long after, a yellow little badger also ran into Lin Yue's dormitory, looking around. Finally, its gaze landed on Lin Yue's watch. Tilting its head, it charged straight into it.
Meanwhile, in a room deep within Hogwarts, a red lion was watching a green little snake with glee.
The descendants have harmed the child that Ravenclaw favoured; just wait for her to settle the score later, especially with Helga Hufflepuff by her side. It will be an exciting girl-on-girl showdown.
Lin Yue lay on her bed, turning over as if unaware, completely oblivious to the fact that she had unknowingly gained two mothers who absolutely adored and even spoiled her.
As soon as her six hours of sleep were up, Lin Yue suddenly opened her eyes, expressionless, and sat up in bed. The intense pain she had felt the day before had vanished without a trace.
Raising her right hand to check her watch and confirming the time, Lin Yue quickly got up and walked into the bathroom. Three minutes later, she emerged from the bathroom after a quick shower, her hair still dripping.
Putting on her watch, Lin Yue's vacant gaze lingered on the edge of the watch for two seconds, looking at the eagle and badger depicted on it. Letting her hand drop, Lin Yue felt no confusion or curiosity in her heart; she simply sat down at her desk and expressionlessly opened a book.
She flipped through the pages quickly, only breaking out of her study mode at seven o'clock. She stood up, slung her backpack over her shoulder, and walked out of the dormitory with her book in hand.
All the way, the stairs of Hogwarts autonomously guided her to her destination.
Upon arriving at the Great Hall, breakfast was just being served on the four long tables. Lin Yue sat at the Ravenclaw table and quickly began to "stuff" food into her mouth.Before her three-and-a-half-minute mealtime was up, Hermione walked into the Great Hall. Without even glancing at the breakfast, she quickly made her way to Lin Yue's side.
"Lin Yue, are you okay?"
Lin Yue turned her head, looking at Hermione with a calm expression, her tone flat, "I'm fine."
Only then did Hermione let out a sigh of relief. Last night, she had been so anxious, thinking she should go back and find Harry and the others to avoid them doing anything unnecessary, so she left first.
After communicating with them, she couldn't help but remember the sound of Lin Yue's voice at that time—so hoarse, exhausted, and weak...
The sky was too dark then, and she couldn't see Lin Yue's face at all, so she couldn't confirm her condition. Plus, she was too nervous at the time to think too much.
Once she calmed down, she almost instinctively wanted to go find Harry for the invisibility cloak and then check on Lin Yue in the Ravenclaw tower.
However, before she could even step out, she suddenly blacked out and fell forward, completely unconscious.
As a result, when she woke up this morning, she had a large red bump on her forehead, but Hermione didn't know about it.
As soon as she woke up, she rushed to the hall without stopping, still wearing yesterday's clothes, having no time to wash up, and naturally, she didn't see the bump on her forehead. In her hurry, she didn't even feel the pain on her forehead.
Lin Yue looked at the large bump on Hermione's forehead and calmly drew her wand.
To others, this might seem a bit terrifying, and if someone were more cautious, seeing someone expressionless and calmly drawing a wand in front of them would likely trigger an instinctive reaction to draw their own wand in defense or to turn and run. However, Hermione had no such thoughts; she just tilted her head, curious about what Lin Yue was going to do with her wand.
Lin Yue raised her wand and gently tapped Hermione's forehead, saying, “Episkey."
With the emotionless incantation, the large red bump on Hermione's head instantly returned to normal.
Hermione felt a slight warmth on her forehead and raised her hand to touch it, asking somewhat confusingly, " Episkey? Did I hurt my head?"
Lin Yue nodded expressionlessly and mechanically replied, "You just had a big bump on your head, most likely from falling to the ground."
Hearing Lin Yue mention the most likely cause, Hermione felt a bit embarrassed and touched her nose.
It was truly shameful to have suddenly fallen and hit her head while anxiously trying to confirm the other person's safety.
However, Lin Yue was completely unaware of Hermione's embarrassment. Seeing that she was no longer speaking, Lin Yue returned to her seat and continued to eat her breakfast quickly.
Noticing this, Hermione pursued her lips, looked around, and seeing that there weren't many people in the Great Hall, she simply sat down next to Lin Yue and started eating breakfast with her.
Since three and a half minutes of breakfast time had already passed, Lin Yue finished her meal in nearly a minute.
Hermione swallowed the salad in her mouth and turned to Lin Yue, "Lin Yue, are you full?"
Lin Yue nodded indifferently, "Mm."
"Alright... then you can go to class first," Hermione said, turning back and lowering her head to continue eating her breakfast.
Lin Yue put on her backpack, stood up, and quickly left the auditorium while reading a book.
As the end of the semester approached, the students at Hogwarts began to feel the pressure. After all, they were all students and took exams seriously.
The library at Hogwarts gradually became more crowded, and Lin Yue's notebooks for all subjects had already been borrowed out. Her notebooks contained all the key points from each subject, with no omissions, and her handwriting was neat, almost like it was printed—clear and concise. Even the small tips that the professors mentioned during class were recorded accurately.
Therefore, reviewing her notes was far more efficient than studying from textbooks. To the other students at Hogwarts, Lin Yue seemed to be the least nervous about the upcoming final exams. After all, with her level of understanding, there was no doubt that she would be the top student among the first years this year.
However, Lin Yue was the most anxious and pushed herself the hardest among the students at Hogwarts. She kept reminding herself that she couldn't be careless or negligent when facing exams; no matter how simple the exam was, she had to take it seriously.
She repeatedly copied the textbook content for each subject and practiced various first-year spells in her dormitory repeatedly. Her roommates, Cho Chang and Marietta, were left in awe as Lin Yue's parchment filled with copied notes piled up high next to her desk, almost as tall as the desk itself.
Her frequency of practicing spells was also very high; she hardly had any downtime. But with the final exams approaching, Cho Chang and Marietta felt it was inappropriate to urge her to take a break, so they could only watch her frantically copy notes, review, and practice spells.
Under her influence, they unknowingly joined the frenzied review team. Although they didn't study as intensely as Lin Yue, they were still more diligent than when they studied on their own, and their efficiency improved significantly.
The two of them had even made a bet in private to see who the top student in the second year would be and who would come in second. Yes, it wasn't arrogance; given the current situation and their estimates, they believed that the first and second places in the second year would likely be claimed by the two of them.