When the snow-covered Hogwarts, Lin Yue had to finish her Christmas holiday homework early. To prevent her from spending all her time on the extra reading assignments, Qiu Zhang, Marietta, and Penelope dragged her outside the castle to build a snowman.

Next to them, Harry, Ron, and the Weasley twins were divided into two teams, having a snowball fight. Recently, Harry and Ron had been focused on Dobby's situation, so they hadn't had much time to relax. It wasn't until yesterday that Dobby's matter was finally settled; he would be brought to Hogwarts tomorrow, the day before Christmas, by Lucius Malfoy. In front of Professor Dumbledore, he would be given clothes and set free. As for why Mr. Malfoy agreed to this... Harry and Ron weren't quite sure.

After spending the whole afternoon building snowmen with the three older girls, Lin Yue stared at the snowman in front of her for a moment. The snowman was holding a wand, with a serious yet gentle expression, and had a somewhat messy head of snow hair cascading down its back. It looked just like Hermione, who was currently lying in the hospital wing.

"Merlin's snowman... Can snowmen really be built with such exquisite detail?" Marietta, who had just finished her own snowman, walked over to Lin Yue and stared in amazement at the snowman in front of her.

"Is this Hermione?" Qiu Zhang also came over and asked in a tone that was more of a statement than a question.

"Without a doubt."

Penelope walked up behind the three younger students and spoke softly, her gaze at Lin Yue tinged with jealousy.

Building a snowman that resembled Hermione so seriously, she understood that Hermione likely meant something different to Lin Yue. However... as a senior, she still felt quite uncomfortable about it.

Qiu Zhang and Marietta displayed almost the same reaction; if Lin Yue weren't nearby, their lips would probably be pouting enough to hang an oil bottle.

Lin Yue looked calmly at the snowman in front of her, not really knowing why she had built a snowman that looked like Hermione. In her memory, she was just building a snowman while mentally reviewing her Christmas holiday assignments. The act of building the snowman and the concept behind it were entirely driven by her instincts.

Her body automatically shaped the snowman according to the model in her mind, and besides this snowman, there was also...

"How beautiful!" Qiu Zhang exclaimed as she picked up a small snowman that Lin Yue had carefully crafted from a less noticeable spot. Its facial features and physique clearly resembled her own.

"I love it," Marietta said as she took the second small snowman that Lin Yue handed over, her face beaming with joy.

Penelope cautiously accepted the last snowman that belonged to her, which Lin Yue had brought over. She lowered her head and gave Lin Yue's forehead a polite kiss, saying, "Thank you, I really like it. It was worth the trouble to have you as a junior."

Lin Yue blinked with a blank expression, not quite understanding why the three seniors were so happy. She could only infer from their micro-expressions that they also wanted snowmen. Coincidentally, when she instinctively built snowmen earlier, she had subconsciously made three smaller ones that resembled the three seniors. Since they wanted them now, she decided to give them away.

At the same time, Lin Yue's gaze slowly shifted to the snowmen built by the three seniors. They were just ordinary snowmen made by stacking one snowball on top of another, but it was clear that they had put a lot of effort into them. The snowmen even wore blue scarves, exclusive to Ravenclaw.

The three seniors happily held the snowmen that Lin Yue had given them and soon noticed some differences between these and other snowmen. The snowmen in their hands were not only lifelike but also showed no signs of melting. Although the weather was indeed very cold, they were still holding these three snowmen. Typically, snowmen would melt to some extent, but these three... showed no changes at all.

The three girls exchanged glances, silently accepting the fact that the snowmen Lin Yue had made were magical. What an enviable magical talent! This thought only flashed through their minds. What they were really thinking was, this is so convenient! They could keep these snowmen forever!

After playing in the snow, Lin Yue returned to the dormitory with Qiu Zhang and Marietta. The two seniors urged her in unison to take a hot shower first.

"We're seniors, so we can definitely handle the cold better."

"That's right, you're younger, so you need to be careful not to catch a cold."

Pushed into the bathroom, Lin Yue expressionlessly closed the door and swallowed the words she had just wanted to say.

What she wanted to say was... according to the rules of etiquette, she should yield to the seniors.

Moreover, they had all used warming spells before going out to play in the snow, so it was impossible for them to catch a cold.

She reached out to turn on the shower, and hot water cascaded down from her hair, flowing over her body.

As she slowly washed herself, Lin Yue kept recalling the content of her potions class in her mind.

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The bathroom was filled with steam, while the cold wind howled outside the Hogwarts castle.

The snowman that Lin Yue built, resembling "Hermione," stood motionless in a spot outside Hogwarts Castle, allowing the cold wind to blow past it without budging an inch. Not even the branches blown over by the wind left a mark on it.

Fred, still immersed in the snowball fight, threw a snowball with all his might, which hit the snowman Lin Yue had made. Fred instantly gasped, "Oh no!"

Without a moment to spare for the ongoing snowball fight, he dashed towards the snowman as quickly as he could, taking several snowballs to the face in the process.

Ron and George, realizing what was happening, stopped throwing snowballs and walked over with Harry, looking at him curiously.

"Fred, what's wrong with you?" Ron asked, confused.

" Fred, have you completely lost it?" George was teased, looking at him.

Only Harry, who had witnessed everything, shakily raised his hand to point at the snowman in front of Fred.

"The snowman... Lin Yue made it, Hermione..."

"What?" Ron and George both exclaimed in confusion, then turned to look closely at the snowman.

"Merlin, it really does look like her..."

As Ron gasped, his voice grew quieter.

Wait, Lin Yue built a snowman, and it’s modeled after Hermione, so this snowman must be... Thinking about Lin Yue and then about Hermione, Ron silently took two steps back.

“Fred,” George, looking pale, turned to his brother, “you didn’t just hit it with a snowball, did you?”

“Yes,” Fred nodded reluctantly.

“Merlin…” Ron covered his mouth to stifle a gasp, and after looking around to make sure no one was watching, he whispered, “Lin Yue’s snowman was hit by you, and it looks like Hermione. Just Hermione, and the Ravenclaws, plus how their mom dotes on her. If they find out about this, they’ll definitely come after you.”

Saying this, he even started to feel a bit gleeful.

Their mom, Mrs. Weasley, liked Lin Yue a lot because Lin Yue saved Ginny.

From what they knew, their mom had prepared an extremely lavish Christmas gift for Lin Yue.

Thinking about their mom, Fred held his breath and leaned in to take a closer look at the snowman, then let out a sigh of relief, “Fortunately, the snowman is fine.”

“It’s quite sturdy.”

The four boys fell silent for a moment, then left as if nothing had happened.

If there were no bad consequences, they slipped away.

After taking a shower, Lin Yue walked out of the bathroom, drying her hair.

Now she had learned to thoroughly dry her hair after showering; she could recite the knowledge she had learned while drying her hair.

But she couldn’t skip drying it, because if she didn’t, she would have to trouble Senior Qiu Zhang and Senior Marietta.

Lin Yue had just taken a shower, and Qiu Zhang came in with a change of clothes. Only after confirming that Lin Yue had dried her hair did Marietta feel at ease to sit back on her bed.

Sitting at her desk, Lin Yue looked out at the vast white sky and suddenly stood up, walking to the window to open it.

From the window of their dormitory, she could just see the snowman she had built earlier, Hermione.

“Wingardium Leviosa.”

She took out her wand and waved it gently, causing the snowman outside Hogwarts Castle to float steadily up, slowly drifting towards the window.

With a flick of her wand, Lin Yue easily maneuvered it to "lie down" and brought it inside, placing it beside her bed.

The snowman Hermione stood beside Lin Yue's bed like a decorative piece of art, its eyes made of snow staring unblinkingly at Lin Yue's bed.

Marietta was not very surprised to see Lin Yue calling up the snowman from downstairs. After all, they had also brought back the snowman that Lin Yue made for them. To be honest, just a moment ago, she and Qiu Zhang were still wondering why Lin Yue would leave her own snowman, Hermione, outside. But now it was brought up, so Lin Yue was just a bit slow to react.

Looking at the snowman Hermione quietly standing by her bed, Lin Yue felt her heart, which had just been tightly wound, suddenly relax. The voice that had echoed in her mind just moments ago also stopped. Returning to her desk, Lin Yue opened her book and began to read carefully.

After a while, Qiu Zhang came out of the bathroom and was slightly taken aback when she saw the snowman by Lin Yue's bed, but she quickly regained her composure. Acting as if she hadn’t seen anything, she walked back to her own bed and slowly dried her hair.

For the rest of the day, Lin Yue remained immersed in her books until a letter from Professor McGonagall interrupted her studying after dinner.

Called out of her study mode by Qiu Zhang, Lin Yue opened the window, and an owl dropped off a letter before flying away.

Upon opening the letter, she was surprised to see Professor McGonagall's handwriting.

"Miss Lin Yue, the Granger couple, will arrive at Hogwarts tomorrow at noon. You may go to the entrance of Hogwarts Castle to meet them."

Aunt and uncle are coming tomorrow. Lin Yue neatly put away the letter, and Qiu Zhang and Marietta exchanged glances, neither daring to ask Lin Yue what the letter said.

What if it involved Lin Yue's privacy?

Not only were the Granger couple arriving at Hogwarts the day before Christmas, but Lucius Malfoy had also already sent Dobby to the headmaster's office that morning.

Having lost his house-elf, learned of his failed plans, and received a quiet warning from Headmaster Dumbledore.

Lucius Malfoy felt the anger in his heart growing heavier.

Storming out of the headmaster's office, he ran into Harry, who was rushing over to check on Dobby.

Seeing Harry hurrying towards the headmaster's office at this time, Lucius had no doubt left. The person who lost Dobby and failed the plan, even if it wasn't Potter himself, was definitely related to him.

Glaring at him fiercely, Lucius slowly spoke with an air of superiority.

"Mr. Potter, I think it's quite uncouth to run around the school."

Having heard Lin Yue's analysis and knowing that Ginny likely got Voldemort's diary because of him, Harry was not about to indulge him.

"That's still more civilized than scheming against an eleven-year-old girl, Mr. Malfoy."

Lucius's eyes instantly narrowed, and he gripped his cane tightly.

"Indeed, it is you, Potter."

"You are just like your parents, utterly oblivious to danger."

Harry's expression instantly turned colder, and he sneered, "Well, that's still better than you, Mr. Malfoy. You talk about pureblood supremacy while kissing the hem of a half-blood like Voldemort. Is that the kind of behavior the Malfoy family has?"

Hearing Harry directly reveal Voldemort's true heritage while belittling the Malfoy family, Lucius didn't hesitate to draw his wand.

"You need to learn to keep a low profile, Potter, Ava..."

" Protego."

Before his spell could finish, a calm, emotionless voice rang out.

A powerful Shield Charm appeared, directly blocking the space between Lucius and Harry, shaking the ground beneath them.

Lin Yue stepped forward slowly, her eyes devoid of any expression. She had originally intended to go to the castle entrance to meet the Granger couple.

But on the way, she saw Harry and Lucius Malfoy, and more importantly, Lucius was trying to cast a spell on Harry.

"Are you trying to endanger Harry's safety, Mr. Malfoy?"

Lin Yue's voice was calm and unperturbed, yet it inexplicably made Lucius feel uneasy. The last time he had a conflict with this little girl was still fresh in his memory, and now they were facing each other again...

Lucius tightened his grip on his wand and gave Lin Yue and Harry a deep look. "Remember, Hogwarts and Dumbledore can't protect you forever."

After saying that, he turned and left. Lin Yue watched his retreating figure and silently crossed out the thought that had popped into her mind about directly killing him to eliminate the threat. Hermione had said that one should not kill unless necessary.

The Shield Charm suddenly dissipated, and Lin Yue turned around. Harry looked at her and sincerely thanked her. "Thank you, Lin Yue. You've saved me once again."

"You could have done it without me," she replied.

Lin Yue's expression remained unchanged as her eyes turned to Harry's right hand, where he had subtly gripped his wand.

"No," Harry said with a wry smile, shaking his head. "I definitely can't do it without you; I don't even know any spells yet."

"Your disarming spell is enough to knock Lucius Malfoy's wand away."

Lin Yue quickly calculated in her mind and stated her conclusion.

"Maybe," Harry scratched his head. "I'm going to Dumbledore's office first."

"Okay."

Lin Yue nodded and continued to walk down, as it was almost noon and aunt and uncle should be arriving soon.