Many Slytherin wizards changed their expressions; the fact that Hogwarts was admitting Muggle-born students had already made them feel quite uncomfortable. Now they were actually allowing Muggles to enter the school. Was Dumbledore getting senile?

However, despite their dissatisfaction, they only dared to cast a furtive glare at the Granger couple. After all, Dumbledore and Lin Yue were right next to them. None of them wanted to lose house points, let alone face repercussions. They still remembered the last time when Lin Yue single-handedly raised her wand and threatened the entire Slytherin house, causing Malfoy to back down voluntarily.

Therefore, they absolutely did not want to provoke this "madwoman" who was very likely to act without hesitation. They had to be cautious and protect themselves to some extent.

Hermione is a student of Gryffindor, so it was only natural for Mr. and Mrs. Granger to be brought by Professor Dumbledore to sit at the very front of the Gryffindor long table.

Lin Yue watched as the Grangers sat down and nodded at them, "Auntie, Uncle, I'm going back to the Ravenclaw long table now."

"Alright, eat more, you look so thin," Mrs. Granger replied with a smile, reaching out to pinch Lin Yue's slender arm.

"I'll try my best," Lin Yue responded in a flat tone, turning around to sit back down at the Ravenclaw long table.

Professor Dumbledore walked up to the staff table, extending his hands to get everyone's attention.

"Today, Hogwarts welcomes two guests, Mr. and Mrs. Granger, who will be spending Christmas here at Hogwarts with their daughter, Miss Granger."

As soon as Dumbledore finished speaking, the hall erupted into warm applause.

The Gryffindors welcomed Hermione's parents with enthusiasm because she was one of their own.

The Ravenclaws, upon realizing that these two adults were Hermione's parents, instinctively turned their gaze to Lin Yue. When they saw her clapping and realized what was happening, they immediately joined in the applause.

In fact, the intensity of their applause seemed to slightly surpass that of the Gryffindors.

As for the Hufflepuffs, they followed suit and clapped as well, since the Ravenclaws were applauding.

Hufflepuffs usually have no problem following the Ravenclaws and the top students.

The Slytherins had gloomy expressions, and it was already quite something that they weren't saying anything. Applause was absolutely out of the question. When the clapping stopped, Professor Dumbledore smiled and said, "Please continue eating."

The little wizards in the hall continued their lunch, and the Slytherins even deliberately quickened their pace, finishing their meals as quickly as possible to grab their luggage and prepare to catch the Hogwarts Express.

Merlin above, how could Dumbledore think of letting two Muggles into Hogwarts? They definitely had to discuss this news with their families when they got home.

Lin Yue, who was focused on her lunch, was completely unaware of the Slytherins' disdain and early departure. Just a moment ago, Mrs. Granger had said she hoped Lin Yue would eat a bit more. After she finished her third steak, Cho Chang, who was sitting next to her, could no longer hold back and pressed down on her right hand, which was reaching for more steak.

"Aren't you full yet? Don't overeat." Cho Chang said with a frown, using her other hand to touch Lin Yue's belly. The once flat stomach was now noticeably bulging, clearly a sign of overeating.

"You must be full by now."

Cho Chang sighed helplessly and gave Marietta, who was sitting next to Lin Yue, a glance.

Marietta understood immediately and quickly removed the plate and cutlery in front of Lin Yue.

Lin Yue watched as Marietta took away her plate and cutlery and said in a flat voice,

"Mrs. Granger advised me to eat more, saying that I am too thin."

"That's Mrs. Granger caring about you," Cho Chang said, gently rubbing Lin Yue's belly with his hand while patiently explaining.

"Mrs. Granger means that you are too thin, and you should eat a bit more within your capacity."

"But you can't overeat," Marietta chimed in from the side, also reaching out to gently rub Lin Yue's belly, working in tandem with Cho Chang.

Cho Chang glanced at Marietta, and Marietta blinked.

The two of them lowered their heads at the same time, alright... they both wanted to pursue the junior.

Lin Yue sat quietly in her chair, repeatedly thinking about Mrs. Granger's words and the explanations given by Senior Cho Chang and Senior Marietta just now.

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So it turns out... this one sentence can have so many meanings?

Lin Yue firmly remembered this point in her mind: when analyzing what others say, it needs to be more specific and more in line with the context.

When Hermione was petrified, Cho Chang and Marietta unhesitatingly chose to stay at school to accompany Lin Yue.

Penelope also wanted to stay but had to go home due to an urgent matter.

In the afternoon, Hogwarts felt even more spacious and grand with more than half of the students absent.

After the Grangers finished lunch, they went to the hospital wing to be with Hermione, while Lin Yue went to the library to read.

Even though it was clear that this was a completely different world from before, studying had already become an instinct ingrained in her genes.

Cho Chang and Marietta, the two senior students, were also sitting in the library accompanying Lin Yue as she studied. However, they had agreed with Lin Yue that on Christmas Day tomorrow, she wouldn’t be able to study, not even to review knowledge points in her mind. Christmas Day should be a time to relax; if one were still thinking about studying, what would that mean?

After an entire afternoon and evening of studying, Lin Yue remained focused and serious in her studies. But Cho Chang and Marietta could no longer hold on. Even though they were from Ravenclaw and indeed enjoyed studying, they couldn’t withstand several hours of continuous concentration in the afternoon and evening. The two seniors felt dizzy until they returned to their dormitory and took a hot shower, which slowly alleviated that feeling.

At eleven o'clock, after drying her hair, Lin Yue sat down at her desk right on time, taking out the feather she had plucked. Drawing her wand, Lin Yue didn’t directly use the Transfiguration spell to make her feather into a quill. Instead, she carefully and attentively used her wand to design and adjust the feather, ultimately creating a quill that she deemed satisfactory.

The quill appeared shiny and black, but when you held it and began to write, it would subtly switch between a faint red and black as your hand trembled while writing, giving off a strong sense of mystery. After finishing the quill, Lin Yue raised her left hand to check her watch; it was exactly midnight, not a second off. She stood up, expressionless, lay down on her bed, and fell into a deep sleep the moment she closed her eyes.

In a sleep cycle of waking up every hour, six hours quickly passed. When she opened her eyes again, there were already quite a few Christmas gifts placed by her bedside. The last time she woke up, there was nothing there, so the gifts must have been delivered by the owls between five and six o'clock.

Instinctively beginning her first thoughts of the day, Lin Yue got out of bed barefoot and subconsciously picked up the gift box labeled "From Hermione." Gently unwrapping it, Lin Yue was momentarily stunned as she looked at the album inside the gift box, then took it out.

Opening the album, the first thing she saw was a picture of Hermione being held by the Granger couple. She was just a tiny baby, having been born not long ago, but even then, she was already very fair and beautiful. Following systematic deductions, one could see the shadow of the current Hermione in her features.

Flipping through the pages, one-year-old Hermione was seen sitting at the dining table, eating breakfast heartily, while four or five-year-old Hermione was sitting on the sofa reading. Page by page, the first half of Hermione's childhood was completely presented before Lin Yue's eyes.

She clearly witnessed Hermione's growth from a young age, witnessing the joy and happiness of her early childhood. An indescribable warmth filled her heart, and her mind was no longer dull and painful as before, but instead flowed with waves of warmth. Looking at Hermione's smile in the album, it felt as if she herself had experienced those moments.

Tears slowly welled up in the corners of her eyes, and her lips instinctively curled upwards. Childhood... was it supposed to be like this?

Hermione... truly is a wonderful person.

For the first time, Lin Yue connected the definition of "wonderful" in her mind with a person.

Flipping through the photo album over and over, Lin Yue's strong memory allowed her to remember every detail of each photo.

By the time Cho Chang and Marietta got up at eight o'clock, Lin Yue had already been looking at the album for two hours.

Cho Chang was the first to pull back the bed curtain, opening her bleary eyes to look at Lin Yue's spot.

Sure enough, Lin Yue was already up, smiling at a book she didn’t even know the title of.

Wait a minute, Cho Chang raised her hand and rubbed her blurry eyes vigorously. Was Lin Yue really smiling?

She couldn't be mistaken!

As her vision gradually cleared, Cho Chang looked at Lin Yue's face again, and without a doubt, it was definitely a smile!

Cho Chang took a deep breath, not daring to make a sound, afraid of interrupting the smile on Lin Yue's face.

In fact, to avoid making noise, she didn’t even put on her slippers, running barefoot to Marietta's bedside.

Marietta, just waking up, instinctively opened her mouth to shout when she saw someone rushing towards her.

But before the sound could escape, Cho Chang pressed her hand over Marietta's mouth.

"Don't make a sound!"

"Wake up and look at Lin Yue."

Swallowing hard, Marietta obediently nodded and slowly turned her head to look at Lin Yue, then couldn't help but widen her eyes in surprise.

Even her mouth slightly opened, her warm breath escaping into Cho Chang's palm.

Cho Chang felt the warmth and moisture in her palm, her face flushed slightly, and she immediately withdrew her hand. Then, as if to cover it up, she made a disgusting expression and rubbed her palm on Marietta's nightgown.

Marietta turned her head, looked at Cho Chang, and twitched her mouth, then immediately formed her lips to ask her, "Why is Lin Yue smiling?"

Cho Chang shook her head and replied with her lips, "I don't know. I just got up, and she was already smiling."

Marietta pretended to think, slowly stroking her chin with her right hand. "I think it must be because of what she has in her hand."

She stood up and leaned close to Cho Chang's ear, whispering softly.

Cho Chang pressed her lips together, subtly shifted a step to the side, and nodded, "I think so too."

"What are you doing? Are you disgusted with me?"

Although Cho Chang's movement was subtle, after being friends for three years, Marietta could easily understand her. She leaned closer to Cho Chang, squinting her eyes at her. If Cho Chang dared to say yes, she would make this girl smile for a good half hour.

"Ahem... No, what are you thinking?" Cho Chang waved her hand, "I just... I'm a bit hot!"

"Hot?" Marietta frowned. It was Christmas, in the middle of winter, and Cho Chang said she was hot?

But thinking about it carefully... Hogwarts was indeed warm, and since she had just been very close, maybe Cho Chang really was hot.

Realizing this, Marietta raised her hand to make an "OK" gesture and continued to excitedly observe the smile on Lin Yue's face.

Cho Chang secretly glanced at her. Some things might not feel significant when done before... but at a certain moment, the feeling can suddenly change.

Just as Marietta opened her mouth in surprise, exhaling towards her hands, Cho Chang clearly felt her heart go into disarray. She was certain that this was that moment.

However, it seemed that her dear friend... was still far from realizing that aspect.

Forget it... Let it be, she would guide her slowly; Marietta would eventually come to understand. Just like Hermione, who gradually influenced Lin Yue over time.

As for now, it was better to continue enjoying the rare smile of her junior.

As Lin Yue turned the page of the album, both sharp-eyed seniors clearly saw the face of the little girl on the previous page.

Although she was much younger than now, there was no doubt that it was...

"Hermione!"

Cho Chang and Marietta exchanged glances and said in unison.

"So, Lin Yue was looking at Hermione's childhood album while smiling, that makes sense," Marietta murmured softly, and Cho Chang nodded in agreement.

An album of Hermione's childhood... No wonder it could make Lin Yue smile.

Since Hermione was petrified, the only possible person who could have given this album was the Granger couple.

Thinking of the wise-looking mother she had seen before, Cho Chang silently nodded.

She really is wise... By giving the childhood album, she indirectly allowed Lin Yue to participate in Hermione's childhood and understand her better.

Isn't that equivalent to nurturing a relationship? It seems the Granger couple is truly satisfied with Lin Yue.

Speaking of which... should she give this person a gift next Christmas? Cho Chang glanced at Marietta, and a plan slowly formed in her mind.

After looking through the entire album no less than ten times, Lin Yue finally closed it.

The smile at the corner of her mouth gradually faded, and her mind returned to a calm state.

She became "silent" again, but if one looked closely, beneath her originally lifeless eyes, which were as still as the Dead Sea, there were now signs of life beginning to sprout. With more sunlight shining in, it would grow and thrive completely.