After lunch, Ivan flipped out the map and walked towards Hermione.

Passing through a hallway, the two happened to meet.

Ivan stepped forward quickly, but Hermione looked a little absent-minded, just walked forward with her head down, and didn't seem to see him.

"Hermione!" Ivan beckoned and said, the latter did not react, he had no choice but to stop in front of the little witch,

"Huh? Ivan, what's the matter? Hermione looked up, as if she had just spotted him, her eyes a little red.

Ivan could see that something was wrong with Hermione, but he couldn't tell what was wrong, so he could only ask. "Have you thought about the prom? Hermione? ”

Listening to Ivan's words, Hermione's face became very indifferent, and her brown eyes glared at Ivan in annoyance, and only after a while did she snort softly. "Haven't you already invited someone else? Also ask me what to do? ”

Ivan was confused, when did he invite someone else?

Before he could figure it out, Hermione slammed him on the shoulder, grabbed the book in her arms, and ran away in a rage.

Ivan hurriedly looked back at Hermione's departing figure, but the little witch was gone, replaced by the sound of "poof" wooden legs on the ground—and a few seconds later, Moody was seen coming down the corridor over there.

"Hals, I can be regarded as finding you, I don't have time to explain to you, hurry up and come with me!" Moody quickened his pace the moment he saw Ivan, grabbed his arm and said solemnly.

"Don't you see that I have something to attend to? Professor Moody's? If you can, can you wait for me for a few minutes, and it's not too late for us to act later. Ivan rolled his eyes and sighed, he had to figure out why Hermione thought he had invited someone else, and if there was some misunderstanding.

"No, we can't delay, Hals, there aren't many opportunities like this......" Moody shook his head and said eagerly, the expression on his face was very solemn, his magic eye swept around, and seeing that there was no one around, he bowed down and continued in a low voice.

"Crouch will be going to talk to Bagman about the next game this afternoon, and he happens to be out of his office! This is a rare opportunity...... We only have a maximum of half an hour of security time! ”

Ivan hesitated, but did not move.

"Were you just inviting Miss Granger to the ball?" Moody asked, slightly irritated.

If he could, he didn't want to waste time doing emotional guidance for a young boy at such an important moment, but now it seemed like he had no choice.

Ivan didn't quite want to answer the question.

Moody's on the side did not hesitate to debunk. "Apparently obviously, you failed?"

"I can't say that!" Ivan shook his head firmly.

"It's not a big deal to be rejected by a girl, even if you are a Hogwarts warrior, it is impossible for everyone to like you because you are amazingly famous!" Moody said quickly. "You might be able to change your target, but the girls are waiting for your invitation, and they will be ecstatic about it!"

Ivan's brow furrowed, and Moody saw that he didn't like to hear it, so he changed his tone.

"But I don't think it's that bad, everyone in the school can see that Miss Granger is ...... you," Moody looked at Ivan with rare normal eyes, and instead of going on, he suggested instead.

"I think you should learn to be tough, Hals! Sometimes a hug is more tangible than any words, and those witches are always insecure, desperate to know ......"

"Are you going to give me some emotional guidance? Professor Moody's? Ivan interrupted Moody's words, and then looked at him with a very strange gaze, "But if I'm not mistaken, you should have been single until now, right?" ”

How weird is it for a lonely bachelor to give emotional advice to a teenager who is going through an emotional entanglement......

"Make no mistake, just because I'm single doesn't mean I haven't been liked, Hals! When I was an Auror at the Ministry of Magic, I had countless admirers, and I was just focused on how to capture those dark wizards. Moody retorted, a little smug in his words.

"Really? Are you sure? Ivan looked at his face, which looked like he had been shaved with a knife, and was skeptical of Moody's claims.

Moody read Ivan's thoughts, and his hideous face twitched.

"I suddenly understand why Miss Granger rejected you...... Hals! He said.

"Huh?" Ivan looked at him in surprise.

"It must be because you're talking too hurtful!" Moody's complained.

Ivan was speechless, he was silent for a moment, and finally said with a sigh. "Well, according to your plan, we'll go and search Crouch's office now!"

"That's right! It's still too late to go! Take care of this, and you'll have plenty of time to comfort your little girlfriend. Moody raised an eyebrow, and couldn't wait to pull Ivan's wrist and walk upstairs.

Ivan didn't resist either, and was led by Moody to Crouch's office.

He had figured out why Hermione had said that, and Ivan hadn't forgotten that he had been following him that evening two days earlier.

Now that I think the person who followed her was probably Hermione, she saw herself and Luna say goodbye in the Ravenclaw tower—maybe more?

It didn't matter how much she saw, the important thing was that Hermione was probably misunderstood.

Thinking of this, Ivan's heart was troubled, even though he figured out the reason, and knew that if he explained it himself, he could make Hermione angry.

But... This was the second time in the semester that Hermione had been so angry with herself, and Ivan wondered if there would be a third or fourth time after he had explained.

He admits that it was his fault the first time, repeatedly breaking his promise and forgetting to write to Hermione (though he doesn't think it was a serious mistake).

This time was different, Hermione was reluctant to accompany him to practice the Divine Mind, he understood Hermione's distress, and also approved of her behavior to protect her memory, so he chose Luna as the object of the practice......

Ivan didn't expect to be bumped into by Hermione, and he didn't expect Hermione's trust in him to be so weak, even if she rushed directly to question herself at that time, it was much better than being so cranky.

The more Ivan thought about it, the more depressed he became, which was why he was willing to talk to Moody for clues instead of immediately going to Hermione to explain.

He thinks everyone needs time to calm down and think about it, not just Hermione, but himself......