It was still snowing outside, whirling and dancing with the wind.

From near and far, it seems that the snowflakes in each area follow their own melody, but when they are mixed together, they look so chaotic.

And if you go any further, you won't be able to see anything clearly.

But like this, Maca likes it.

“…… Do you have something on your mind? ”

Suddenly, the back figure in front of him turned around, and a pair of dark brown eyes pointed straight to this side. And in that pair of pupils, there is as sharp as ever.

"Don't deny it, I can feel it. You've always been ...... lately It's always going to be inadvertently distracted, and it looks like it's almost like ......"

It's like Luna.

Hermione thought so, but she couldn't say it. Because she understands that everyone can get distracted, and she can't force Luna in because of the inexplicable relationship between the three of them.

This is obviously not fair to the innocent and pure Ravenclaw girl.

"Anyway, you've got to tell me what's going on? This is what we have agreed on. ”

However, as soon as Maca heard her question, she shook her head decisively.

"I'm sorry, Hermione...... I can't say just yet. ”

"But—"

"Yes, I said it was best not to hide anything, and I paid special attention to my usual behavior for this reason." Maca interrupted, "But even so, you seem to have discovered something......"

As he spoke, he recalled in his mind.

"Oh, is it because I stayed in the classroom too long after class?"

"It doesn't matter, I just thought-"

Hermione had just said this, when her face suddenly changed slightly, and she subconsciously took a step back.

"Maka, are you...... You're not Maca? ”

"No, no," Maka smiled, "I'm still me, and I won't be so easily taken over by Helpo...... What's more, if Helmo had obtained my body, he would have turned Hogwarts upside down. ”

The magic power of a wizard is linked to the soul, and although the amount of magic power is limited, the activity will increase with the growth of the principles of magic, the laws of nature, and even the spiritual will.

At the same time, the soul is constantly getting stronger.

If you want to suppress Maca's soul, it is impossible in the first place.

"That'...... What the hell is wrong with you? Why-"

Hermione's words always seemed to be interrupted today, and this time before Maca could speak, the door of the auditorium behind him was suddenly opened from the inside.

"Hey! What are you talking about? Is it related to what Professor Bubaji is working on? ”

"What?"

Looming a head out of the door was Luna, apparently following Maka and Hermione after seeing them walk this way.

For Luna's irrelevant inquiry, Hermione was stunned. But when Maca heard it, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

"Oh?" He was surprised, "You saw that? I told her to pay attention to the ...... of secrecy."

Maca's words immediately caught Hermione's attention, and she keenly felt that there might be a hidden reason behind this for Maca's recent distraction.

"What's that?" She immediately asked Luna.

"Huh? Don't you know? ”

Luna, on her part, also showed a smile in a very cooperative manner, and said everything she knew without even thinking about it.

"That's what I happened to see when I went to Professor Bubbaji to ask about Muggle bathing!" She whispered, "Shhh ”

"Really? Say it! What exactly do you see? ”

Hermione also put on an eager expression, although this was a bit of an acting element in it, but her desire to understand the specific situation was also true.

Maca looked at Hermione's hurried appearance and knew that this girl wanted to ask for more useful things before he could stop him.

But it wasn't a secret that had to be kept, so he didn't stop Hermione's inquiry.

As for Luna, she didn't have the self-consciousness of "don't tell anyone" herself, and seeing that Hermione was interested, she became more interested.

"That's ...... Oh, Hermione, you're a Muggle-born wizard, and I think you know that! She said happily, "Professor Bubbaji said, that big guy seems to be called 'Vapor Hime' in the Muggle world!" ”

"That's the 'steam engine.'" Maca couldn't help but correct her.

And Hermione, her expression was much more exciting.

"Steam engine?"

Due to some unknown nature of magic, most of the technological artifacts invented by Muggles are not effective within Hogwarts. As a result, many of the modern products that were so popular in the Muggle world were largely not found in schools.

Add to that the fact that some of the Muggle-minded people are always dancing non-stop, making it even harder for wizards to understand the beauty of technology.

So, when Luna said she had seen a steam engine in Professor Bubji's office, Hermione, a Muggle-born, was surprised.

"Yes, the steam engine!" Luna nodded happily, "Oh, Professor Bubaji told me not to say it, but...... Well, as far as you and Maca are concerned, it should be fine, right? ”

Seeing that Hermione was surprised, but also seemed to have a little doubt, Maca couldn't help but wave her hand.

"Remember the Hogwarts Express?" He reminded, "There's a steam engine in the front of that car, but no matter how it works, it's only responsible for spitting steam!" ”

"That means......" Hermione said immediately, "at least, magic doesn't interfere with the steam engine?" ”

"Yes, you're right!" "According to the current speculation and verification of Muggle scholars, it is likely that the magic in magic interferes with electricity - if you are interested, you can try to study it in the future, just like Professor Bubbaji!" ”

After Maca said this, Hermione, who already liked to think, couldn't help but ponder. But after more than ten seconds, she suddenly looked up when she found that her surroundings had quieted down, and put this really interesting question behind her for the time being.

"Maka," she said, "So, you're in a daze in the after-school classroom from time to time because you're helping Professor Bubaji with the steam engine?" ”

"Hey, I'm not in a daze, okay?" Maca smiled helplessly, "Please call my state 'thinking'. ”

He didn't deny Hermione's assumptions, and of course, he didn't admit them either.

It's just that on Hermione's side, she thinks that this should be the case - Maca loves to do research, which is what she has judged when she has watched Maca from the beginning of her admission to Hogwarts until now, and this is undoubtedly correct.

"Okay!" Hermione pursed her lips and said, "But what can't be said about that?" ”

Hearing this, Maca shrugged her shoulders.

"You'll find out soon," he smiled, "trust me, it won't be long." ”

When she heard Maca's words, "It won't be too long", Hermione tilted her head, and suddenly her eyes lit up again.

"It's Christmas! It's Christmas, right? ”

This time Maca didn't answer anything, he just made a noncommittal expression at Hermione, but the curvature of the corners of his mouth made an answer self-evident.

"Oh! I understand, I won't ask this question again! Hermione finally nodded her head and a smile appeared on her face, "And ...... Yes, I'll be looking forward to it! I love surprises! ”

"Well, it's great that you could think so!"

Luna looked at Hermione and Maca as they played dumb riddles, looking dazed. But she didn't care, and when she heard Hermione's last "I like surprises", she also showed a big smile.

"I love surprises too! Like Daddy's Gordigan Tea, it fills me with anticipation every morning – because you never know what Daddy will add to it! ”

The example she gave made Maca shake her head in tears.

"Luna, you'll have to tell the difference between the words 'surprise' and 'fright.'"

……

The situation on Maca's side did not produce the kind of "change" that Ron feared, but on Ron's side, the changes in his heart and expression became more and more intense.

"Harry, you have to understand that I've really invited her more than once! Because we danced so well at the last ball in Slughorn......"

"Yes, you saw that too! But after that night, no matter how much I tried to find her, she ran away from me again and again. Sometimes she can't avoid it, so she just lowers her head and pretends that she hasn't seen it, even if I keep calling her, she just pretends not to hear! ”

"Seriously, I don't know what to do anymore...... I can feel that I like her very much, and I love the tacit feeling of being with her! But...... She seems to be too shy and introverted......"

Lunch time was almost over, and many students were getting up to leave, so the long tables were already empty.

But Harry, though he was also full, could only sit in his seat, looking at Ron beside him with a bewildered expression, gesturing and telling his inner tears.

In fact, although Harry has Ginny as a girlfriend, when it comes to experience in love, he is not much higher than Ron.

Now that he was listening to Ron's incessant complaints, there was only one sentence left in his mind - what kind of nonsense were you talking about?

When Ron finally got his mouth dry and picked up half a glass of juice left to drink, Harry scrambled to his feet.

"Ron, it's time to go back to the break room, we need to get our textbooks ready for the afternoon."

Hearing Harry's words, Ron, who had just brought the cup to his lips, glanced left and right in surprise, and realized that he seemed to have been complaining for too long.

But at this moment, he suddenly let out an "ah" - it turned out that the juice in his hand had been taken away by the house-elf in the kitchen.