"What did Professor Dumbledore want with you just now?" Cho Chang, who was walking slightly ahead, turned his head and asked Marietta in a low voice when he saw her return.

"He said to wait until Lin Yue wakes up and let her go to the principal's office. We can all go with her."

"I, you, Hermione, and Senior Penelope."

"Okay." Cho Chang nodded, indicating that he understood.

Holding Lin Yue, who was nestled among the group, Hermione looked down at the girl sleeping soundly in her arms.

Her face remained expressionless, but it gave off a sense of tranquility and stability.

Moreover, Lin Yue was sleeping in Hermione's embrace with her arms naturally hanging down, looking completely defenseless, which made it clear that she felt very safe at that moment.

There was no whispering among the Ravenclaws along the way, and even when they returned to the Ravenclaw common room, everyone deliberately lowered their voices while answering the riddle of the bronze door. The purpose was to avoid disturbing Lin Yue. Once inside the common room, Hermione, holding Lin Yue, was led into their dormitory by Cho Chang and Marietta.

Having been here before, Hermione carefully placed Lin Yue on her bed and gently reached out to tidy her hair.

"Should we change her clothes?" Cho Chang approached and quietly discussed with Hermione. "Isn't it easy to catch a cold sleeping in a wizard robe?"

Hermione looked at Lin Yue lying on the bed and pursed her lips. "Yeah, that's true. Let's change her into something else."

Once the decision was made, they got to work. Since everyone present was a girl, there was nothing to be concerned about.

Carefully help Lin Yue up, Hermione and the others slowly took off her wizard robe. Fortunately, it was already Halloween, and the weather had turned cooler, so Lin Yue was wearing a shirt and thermal pants under her wizard robe and Hogwarts uniform.

After helping Lin Yue take off her wizard robe and Hogwarts uniform, Hermione and the others sighed in relief when they saw that she was dressed warmly in her shirt and thermal pants. Although they were all girls, if Lin Yue had been wearing nothing underneath, they would have felt a bit shy.

Therefore, none of them mentioned changing Lin Yue into pajamas; it seemed fine for her to sleep in just her shirt and thermal pants for the night. They neatly folded her clothes and set them aside. Cho Chang pulled back the covers, and Marietta and Hermione helped lift Lin Yue into the bed.

After covering Lin Yue with the blanket, Cho Chang smiled with relief, finally managing to settle Lin Yue down to sleep without waking her up. Marietta turned to Hermione and quietly said, "Hermione, why don't you just rest here today?"

"It's getting late, and Mrs. Norris has just been petrified. According to Lin Yue, there should be a basilisk in the school, so it's not safe."

Hermione hesitated as she looked at Lin Yue, who was lying on the bed. If she stayed, she hadn't brought anything with her and had no way to sleep on the floor. It wouldn't be appropriate for her to squeeze into bed with either of the two senior sisters. That would mean... she would have to squeeze in with Lin Yue, right?

It's strange to think that when she imagined sharing a bed with either Cho Chang or Marietta, it felt inappropriate. But when she thought about sharing a bed with Lin Yue, she found that, aside from feeling shy, she actually felt a bit of anticipation.

Following Hermione's gaze to Lin Yue, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, Cho Chang and Marietta understood everything. Marietta smiled and pushed Hermione to sit by Lin Yue's bed, while Cho Chang reached out to grab the bed curtains on both sides.

"Just sleep here peacefully. Given the current situation, if Lin Yue were awake, she would definitely be worried about you going back to Gryffindor. She won't mind you sleeping here with her."

"Good night, Hermione."

After Marietta finished speaking, she didn't give Hermione a chance to respond and directly stepped back, leaving the range of the bed curtain.

Cho Chang cheerfully pulled the bed curtain closed and said, "Good night, Hermione, sweet dreams."

Looking at the bed curtain that had closed in front of her, Hermione opened her mouth and then closed it again.

Turning to look at Lin Yue, who was lying on the bed, Hermione couldn't help but smile.

If she were to sleep here... it seemed she really could have sweet dreams.

Without sleepwear, Hermione could only, like Lin Yue, slip into the covers wearing a shirt and long johns.

Lying next to Lin Yue, Hermione cautiously extended her hand under the blanket towards Lin Yue.

A warm and delicate sensation came, and Hermione gently held onto Lin Yue's fingers.

They were slender and long; imagining what Lin Yue's fingers looked like made Hermione's eyes curve as she rubbed against the pillow.

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Closing her eyes, Hermione soon drifted off to sleep, enveloped in happiness and excitement.

That night, Lin Yue did not experience the usual hour-long awakenings; she slept soundly for six hours and only woke up at five in the morning.

After opening her eyes, there was only a moment of drowsiness, which was quickly dispelled, leaving her mind clear.

Feeling her right index finger gently held, Lin Yue slowly turned her gaze to her side.

A fluffy little head was peacefully sleeping next to her, with messy brown hair scattered on the pillow, looking extremely cute.

It was Hermione; Lin Yue's brain provided the correct answer.

Memories quickly came rushing back: she had suddenly felt tired in the second-floor corridor, then Senior Cho Chang and Senior Marietta had supported her, followed by Hermione hugging her and telling her she could sleep.

So, Lin Yue's index finger, held by Hermione, moved slightly; it must have been Hermione who carried her back while she was asleep.

As for why she was in her own bed, it was likely because a petrification incident had just occurred outside, and since she mentioned there was a Basilisk in Hogwarts, Senior Cho Chang and Senior Marietta must have been worried about Hermione going back alone.

A very wise decision; if it were her, she would have let Hermione stay too.

After all, that was a Basilisk. If encountered one-on-one, Hermione, a second-year witch, would have no more than a five percent chance of winning, even if she knew a few more spells.

Being petrified would be a stroke of luck.

With her index finger held by Hermione, Lin Yue instinctively did not want to disturb Hermione's rest.

It is basic etiquette not to disturb others while they are resting.

So, she could only lie quietly in bed, her eyes seriously watching Hermione's fluffy hair, while her mind quickly recalled the content of the Herbology class she would attend today.

At 7:50, Hermione, who had slept beautifully through the night, finally woke up.

She opened her mouth and let out a big yawn. In her groggy state, she felt something in her right hand, so she could only lift her left hand to rub her still-sleepy eyes.

Once her mind cleared up a bit, Hermione instinctively wondered, what am I holding in my right hand?

As she thought about it and opened her eyes, she saw a blur of blue curtains, blue blankets, and sheets.

Wait, blue?

The motion of rubbing her eyes suddenly stopped, and her previously muddled mind snapped into clarity.

She wasn't in her own dorm room on her own bed; she had gone straight to Lin Yue's place after seeing her home yesterday.

So... Hermione slowly and stiffly turned her head, and then she clearly saw Lin Yue, who was already awake and looking at her with wide eyes.

She thought about the not-so-ladylike yawn she had just let out and the action of rubbing her eyes.

Hermione couldn't help but feel a wave of despair in her heart. Oh no! Was her image in Lin Yue's mind not good anymore?

Lin Yue was completely unaware of Hermione's thoughts; she just stared blankly at Hermione, who had woken up and sat up.

Her index finger was still being held by Hermione, and since she had just reviewed the content for the herbology class for the third time today, Hermione didn't say anything, so she didn't move either.

She was just silently reciting the material in her mind for the fourth time.

After a while of internally screaming in despair, Hermione noticed that Lin Yue had no reaction. Unable to resist, she reached out her right hand and poked Lin Yue's cheek, tentatively speaking up.

"Good morning, Lin Yue."

"Good morning, Hermione," Lin Yue nodded in response.

Seeing that Lin Yue's reaction was no different from usual, Hermione silently breathed a sigh of relief. After letting out that breath, she realized that she was still holding Lin Yue's index finger.

Her face flushed slightly, and Hermione cleared her throat and released her grip. Lin Yue slowly sat up in bed, sitting right next to Hermione.

Hermione suppressed the warmth on her face and turned to her, "You... what time did you wake up?"

"Five o'clock," Lin Yue replied in a flat tone, quickly adding as if to explain, "I went to bed early yesterday, so it should have been around eleven."

"So I've had six hours of sleep."

"Mm," Hermione smiled gently and reached out to ruffle Lin Yue's hair, "You're really great, Lin Yue."

Lin Yue blinked, not quite understanding why Hermione was praising her.

She hadn't achieved very good results, and she hadn't even participated in an exam yesterday.

Hermione pulled back the covers and quickly put on her school uniform and wizard robe, glancing back at Lin Yue as she dressed.

Lin Yue was even faster than her; she had already put on her uniform top and wizard robe.

It was just that she was slightly slower when putting on her uniform pants, specifically, there was a slight pause when she was putting her left leg into the pants.

What was going on with Lin Yue? Hermione furrowed her brow in hesitation, was her leg hurting? Growing pains?

After putting on her uniform pants, Lin Yue pulled back the bed curtain and walked out, and Hermione followed her out after finishing putting on her wizard robe.

Cho Chang and Marietta had just gotten up and were putting on their shoes by the bed.

"Good morning, Lin Yue." The two of them looked up and smiled at Lin Yue upon hearing the noise.

"Good morning, Senior Cho Chang, Senior Marietta." Lin Yue politely nodded in response.

Hermione also followed suit and greeted the two seniors, and after that, she turned to look at Lin Yue.

"Lin Yue, I noticed that when you were putting on your pants just now, your left leg seemed to pause a bit. Are you injured?"

Hermione walked over to Lin Yue with concern, her eyes fixed on Lin Yue's left leg without blinking.

Lin Yue looked down at her left leg; the ten-centimeter wound on her thigh didn't affect her normal walking because she had already gotten used to the pain.

However, when it came to bending her leg to put on pants, she would indeed pause for a moment due to the physiological response.

After hearing Hermione's words, Cho Chang and Marietta quickly tied their shoelaces and looked up at Lin Yue.

Lin Yue expressionlessly nodded, "I have an injury on my leg."

"What happened?"

"How did you get hurt?"

"Why are you injured?"

The three of them surrounded Lin Yue directly, and Hermione was so anxious that she wanted to reach out and check, but if it weren't for the fact that Lin Yue was injured on her leg, she would have done so.

"Was it done by someone from Slytherin?" Cho Chang's face was filled with seriousness.

It was understandable that she suspected Slytherin right away, as the only students at Hogwarts who had a bad relationship with Lin Yue were from Slytherin.

Marietta also looked at her with a serious expression, her hand even resting on her pocket.

As long as Lin Yue said the word, she could immediately draw her wand and call upon the entire Ravenclaw eagles to directly attack the snake's den.

Even Professor Snape wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

Hermione took a deep breath to calm herself down. She understood Lin Yue better and knew that she had punished herself in the past.

So she didn't believe that it was someone from Slytherin who had hurt Lin Yue. In her view, unless it was Professor Snape, the head of Slytherin, who acted personally, or if the entire Slytherin house gathered together to deal with Lin Yue, she believed that no one in Slytherin could hurt her.

Even a few people working together wouldn't be effective; only the entire house together would have a chance of a successful ambush.

That left only one possibility. Hermione's eyes shone brightly as she looked at Lin Yue, her whole demeanor radiating the aura of a mother lion about to become enraged.

Not caring that there were two older students beside her, Hermione spoke in a low voice to ask, "Lin Yue, you punished yourself again, didn't you?"

Cho Chang and Marietta both froze for a moment, then turned their heads in unison to stare at Lin Yue. Lin Yue met the gaze of the two Ravenclaws and a Gryffindor, and with a calm expression, nodded slightly.

"I made a mistake, so I need to accept the punishment."

"Merlin made a mistake!" Hermione bit her lip and spat out a few words, her eyes slightly red. She felt both upset and angry upset that Lin Yue had hurt herself again, and angry that she had encountered this situation before but still allowed it to happen again.

"Didn't I tell you not to punish yourself anymore?"

Hermione tried to calm herself down, her voice trembling slightly.

"I'm not punishing myself for studying anymore," Lin Yue replied seriously, nodding to indicate that she had followed Hermione's advice.

In a moment of daze, Hermione recalled what she had previously told Lin Yue—not to punish herself for studying.

"So, you not only punish yourself for studying, right?"

The trembling question reached Lin Yue's ears, and for some reason, her heart suddenly twitched.

"Yes," Lin Yue admitted without changing her tone, "as long as I make a mistake, I should accept the punishment."

"I don't even need to ask who taught you this," Hermione said as she wiped her eyes, then turned to look firmly at Cho Chang and Marietta. "Cho Chang, Marietta, could you please help me and Lin Yue take a leave? I need to have a good talk with her."

Cho Chang and Marietta exchanged glances and nodded.

"Sure, we'll take a leave too. When we come back, we can all have a good talk."

They were also very concerned about Lin Yue's situation.