What's the matter? Ivan asked curiously.

"I read in a book that every year at Christmas, the fairy tree will bloom, and all the fairy trees will fly out together at night, it must be beautiful!" Luna said in a trance, as if imagining the beauty.

"Oh, and the scimitar-horned snorer, which would have been attracted if it was nearby...... Luna added.

"So you're going to go find the Trace Immortal Tree during the holidays?" Ivan immediately understood that he had seen a similar scene in Luna's memory, and that the little witch was always keen to find something new.

"That's right! This kind of tree usually grows in very dense jungles, and I think there may be one in the Forbidden Forest! I haven't looked for it closely. Luna said happily.

Ivan's mouth was open, and he wanted to speak.

He knew that Luna would never find the Immortal Tree and the Scimitar Snorkel in the Forbidden Forest—because they were all imaginary things.

But Ivan also knew that he was not qualified to break this beautiful illusion......

After a moment of silence, Ivan responded with a smile. "Well, I think you'll find it someday."

"yes, I'll find it......" Luna said earnestly.

Before they knew it, the two of them had reached the end of the hallway, and facing the blank wall, Luna turned her head to look at the main tower in the distance.

The lights in the auditorium were still flickering, and I could vaguely see the students coming out of the foyer.

Apparently dinner is coming to an end......

"I guess you've got to leave, don't you?" Luna looked at Ivan and asked.

Ivan nodded, apologized to Luna again, and walked briskly towards the foyer.

Along the way, Ivan organized the language in his mind, and he couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his heart, to be honest, it was the first time he confessed to a girl.

"George, Fred!"

As he passed through a corridor, Ivan happened to bump into the Weasley brothers who were returning to their dorm after lunch, and a thought crossed Ivan's mind, so he greeted him.

"What's wrong? Ivan? (Is there something wrong?) George and Fred turned around, and before they could ask, they saw something flying towards them.

George subconsciously took it and took a look, only to find that it was a golden Galleon.

"I've got something I want to ask you two for!" Ivan looked at the two and said.

……

In the evening, Hogwarts Great Hall.

Hermione sat absentmindedly in her Gryffindor seat, her eyes turning to the entrance to the foyer.

Harry on the side couldn't stand it, and couldn't help but ask. "Are you waiting for Ivan? Hermione? It's so late, he definitely doesn't plan to eat! ”

"I'm not waiting for ......him," the little witch said angrily, shaking her head, and the knife in her hand unconsciously cut the steak on her plate into pieces, but she didn't notice it at all.

Harry looked at the untouched plate in front of Hermione, and shrugged helplessly, he could naturally see that his two best friends were making trouble, but he really couldn't figure out why.

Obviously, Ivan invited Hermione to this year's Christmas ball in public a few days ago, and their relationship should be very good.

"Could it be that you rejected Ivan's invitation? Looking for someone else temporarily? Harry asked curiously.

But it soon occurred to him that if that were the case, Hermione wouldn't always be looking into the foyer.

"What are you doing so much?" Hermione glared at him in annoyance, then stopped eating, picked up the book on the table, stood up, and walked straight out of the Great Hall, not even hearing Harry shouting behind him.

Leaving the foyer, Hermione's face was blank.

Instead of returning to the girls' dormitory, or staying in the library until the evening, she wandered around Hogwarts Castle alone, thinking about the recent separation from Ivan, and feeling a little chagrined.

When Ivan asked that question, she realized that she had misunderstood, and that Ivan had not invited Luna of Ravenclaw to the ball.

It's just that when she thinks of the scenes of Luna and Ivan getting along in her memory, she is like swallowing a sour fruit, and she feels very uncomfortable, and she can't help but stimulate Ivan.

After saying that, Hermione regretted it, so she waited in place for a while, but unfortunately she didn't wait for Ivan to catch up.

In addition, Ivan was not seen at the dinner, which made Hermione a little worried.

She hadn't forgotten her earlier suspicion that the Mystery's men might have infiltrated and thrown Harry's name into the Goblet of Fire.

Maybe the other party will also target Ivan, who is a warrior.

Of course, there is a second possibility, that is, Ivan invited other girls to go during this time......

Thinking like this, Hermione was a little annoyed, and she thought angrily that even if Ivan really invited someone else, it wouldn't be a big deal!

Thoughts collided in Hermione's mind, and after a while, she stopped abruptly because there was the last person she wanted to meet.

The blonde witch on the other side also seemed a little surprised to run into Hermione here.

The two were stunned for a moment, and Hermione turned decisively to walk back, but Luna's voice had already been heard.

"Hello, Hermione......" Luna greeted.

Hermione paused in her footsteps, she didn't want to show weakness in front of Luna, so she turned around and said angrily. "Hello...... Miss Lovegood! ”

Luna didn't seem to notice Hermione's alienation or malice at all, and she walked up quickly, her hands rummaging through the cloth pockets of her wizard's robes.

Hermione was secretly vigilant, her right hand clutching her wand tightly.

However, under her gaze, Luna simply pulled out a thick notebook from her cloth pocket.

"It's okay, I've always had it with me!" Luna said happily, and handed the note to Hermione.

Hermione didn't take it right away, she looked at Luna puzzled, not understanding what she meant.

"Don't you see?" Luna asked.

Hermione didn't care, she just took the note and flipped it open, she wanted to know what was written inside.

After a few glances, Hermione found that the page was written on the method of practicing Occlumency and the technique of resisting the deception, and most importantly, the handwriting on it she recognized, it was Ivan's handwriting.

Are you here to show off?

Hermione looked at Luna dissatisfied, but noticing the innocent look on Luna's face, she understood that she had misunderstood, and after calming down and thinking about it for a while, she immediately understood what Luna meant, and asked in a confirmed manner.

"So, you guys were practicing the Divine Mind that day?"

(End of chapter)