Chapter 599: Dusk Before the End
In each of our days, the sunrise is always wonderful and short. It symbolizes vigorous vitality and makes people want to pick up the energy to face a new day.
Correspondingly, of course, it was the extraordinarily long sunset. Compared with the sunrise that will speed up the pace of life for you, the sunset is like a rickety old man, sharing the afterglow of a whole day with you under the afterglow of the dusk.
While the young wizards of Hogwarts hurried through the tumultuous day, the part of Hogsmeade that remained was bathed in the golden sunset, laughing at each other on the way back to school.
It stands to reason that there are fewer students in grades 5 and 7 in these groups. Because they are all going to face a major exam that can be said to be a lifetime in the near future, there is not much time to waste.
However, there are no absolutes in the world, and there are really a few Hogwarts fifth-year students in Hogsmeade at this time.
Harry, of course, was one of them.
In his mind at the moment, accompanying Ginny to enjoy this beautiful twilight time was the first priority, and in order to have enough confidence to stay in Hogsmeade, it took him a lot of effort to finish most of his homework ahead of schedule. Well, yes, it's only half of it - if it's a little late, I'm afraid I'll have to stay up all night tonight.
"Harry, this sunset is beautiful." Ginny walked gently beside Harry, letting him hold her hand, feeling the warmth of his palm, "To be honest, when Voldemort came a few times, I thought I would never be able to enjoy such a beautiful sunset in my life!" β
Harry turned his head and stared quietly at Ginny's face. In the soft glow of the sunset, the delicate hairs on her face reflected the light, outlining the silhouette of her side face in a circle of gold.
"yes!" Harry looked at her and said, "The so-called Dark Lord is indeed terrifying, and although we all believed that we would be able to defeat him, we also believed that it would be a terrible showdown. Not to mention us, even everyone in the Order of the Phoenix resisted with a desperate determination, who would have thought that the final victory would come so suddenly......"
The two of them chatted casually as they strolled through the streets of Hogsmeade Village, experiencing the last rays of warmth that the sun brought to the world today.
Harry...... You say, Neville, is he okay now? β
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Whether Neville was good or not, Harry certainly didn't know.
In the previous afternoon, Mr. Longbottom, who had been reprimanded by Lavender, had told a great truth that he had buried deep in his heart, and at once it had stirred the hearts of both girls at once. The phrase "I like Hannah" not only hit Lavender's self-esteem hard, but also made Miss Hannah Abbott, who was standing by silently, tremble.
Speaking of which, Hannah and Neville are actually very similar - they are both the kind of people who are not good at words, shy and timid, forgetful and reckless, almost like a pair of long-lost twins. From this point of view, it is not so strange that Neville will probably like Hannah.
But here's the point, after all, Neville has never shown his admiration for Hannah, and now that he has been forced out by Lavender, the cowardly boy and girl are naturally more and more embarrassed.
After that, no matter what Lavender said, Neville never answered, he just kept his head down, not daring to lift it up, for fear of seeing the possible disgust on Hannah's face.
Hannah, on the other hand, was even more embarrassed.
I saw that her little face, hidden in her long hair, was all flushed, and it was so red that it seemed to be dripping blood. A pair of delicate hands were folded together, clasping their chests for a while, and covering most of their faces for a while, and it seemed that it was good not to run away on the spot.
Eventually, Lavender, who had been harassing Neville, seemed to be tired of tossing, and she finally gave up her persistent questioning, and pulled her good sister Parvati to leave the Three Broomsticks in a rage.
When Harry and Ginny left with them, they remembered that Neville and Hannah were the only ones left. As for whether the two stuffy gourds will eventually develop any further, it will depend on whether Neville can regain his courage - at least that's what Harry thinks.
Of course, if the future is interpreted according to someone's expectations, then it is not a "future", but another person's "past".
Well, that's about it! Right now, at the Three Broomsticks Bar, Hermione and Luna were walking down the stairs down the second floor. What they have said today has not been heard by anyone; As for some of the results that came out of the conversation, no one knew about it.
Not to mention what the two girls who stood together with a sense of disobedience had come to say, but the most noteworthy thing now was Neville and Hannah, who were sitting on either side of a small round table.
Their expressions all looked strange: one of them folded his hands between his knees, and stared at the table with his neck bent, as if he were trying to count the wood grains on the table; The other was holding a cup of hot drink, the heat in which had already dissipated, but not even a single sip of it had been drunk.
If you don't know what happened between them, it's hard to understand why they're so silent.
"Neville? And Miss Hannah Abbott from Hufflepuff House? β
At this time, the three brooms were already much empty, and Hermione, who had just come down the stairs, glanced casually in the store and found the two classmates with strange expressions and gestures.
"What are they doing? Is it longer than who doesn't speak? Luna next to her said curiously.
Hermione shook her head speechlessly.
"Hermione, let's get over here! I'm going to join them tooβ"
Luna said, grabbing Hermione's arm and about to pull her over, but Hermione was pulled by Hermione, who suddenly reacted.
"Hey, don't go over!" She whispered, "I think they must have something to do, so let's not go over and make trouble." β
The innocent Luna may not be able to see the wonderful atmosphere over there, but Hermione is so smart that she is naturally more or less aware of some of the situation very quickly.
"Huh?" Luna said with a look of pity, "How do you know? Maybe the winner will get a small gift...... Can't really go? β
"Can't!" Hermione grabbed Luna's wrist angrily and walked straight to the door, "Don't make a fuss, it's almost time, we should go back too." β
However, perhaps because the movement on their side was still a little too big, Neville and Hannah were quick to notice their presence.
"Uh-"
Hannah's face turned red again, and she glanced quickly at Neville, then stood up and scrambled to the door. Looks like she might want to get out of here before Hermione and Luna do.
Seeing that this was wrong, a thought flashed through Hermione's mind, and the next moment she ran without hesitation.
"Wait, Miss Abbot!"
One of the members of .., and probably because of this, it is for this reason that Neville has the opportunity to develop feelings for her. But with Hannah's personality, she really didn't have much presence in her previous training, so even Hermione didn't have a deep relationship with her.
But even if the friendship is still shallow, even if you don't know much about the situation in between, this idle Hermione still wants to take care of it. A girl who will even take care of the house-elf on herself, her sense of responsibility is obvious, how can she let the situation change badly because of her appearance?
Yes, it was because of her and Luna's presence that Hannah ran with her legs up - she could still see that.
"Oh! I...... Miss Granger, please...... Please let me go......"
Hermione was fast, and in terms of distance, she was closer to the door of the bar, and it was only natural that she could intercept Hannah's steps.
"I'm sorry, I don't think I can put it yet-" Hermione looked at her face and said seriously, "Miss Abbot, if I'm bothering you, please let me say yes......"
"No, no...... Didn't bother. When Hannah heard this, she immediately interrupted her with a flushed face, "You don't have to apologize, we didn't ...... Nothing happened. β
Hermione blinked slightly, then casually glanced at Neville.
As she expected, Neville was still standing next to his chair. He looked at it from afar, his face full of embarrassment and anxiety, but he just wouldn't move half a step under his feet.
As for Neville's temperament, Hermione, who had been together since she first entered school, was clear. As a result, she has more speculation about what happened between Neville and Hannah.
"Miss Abbot, if you want, we can talk to each other individually." Hermione withdrew her gaze, lowered her head slightly, and whispered to Hannah, who was a little shorter than herself, "Come on, please come over here - Luna, please wait here." β
"Oh...... Good? Luna nodded dreamily, but her attention had already slipped to the kitten lying at the window.
On the other hand, Neville was deflated when he saw that Hannah had finally walked out of the bar with Hermione. He threw himself back into his chair with a thud and fell limply.
"Ah, I'm sorry, Ron......" he muttered listlessly, leaning his face against the cool table, "I've messed up everything you're asking for, really...... I'm really sorry. β
Neville knew that what he really wanted to say wasn't really sorry. But even in his own words, he still didn't have the courage to complain about his feelings for Hannah, and could only hide them deeper and deeper silently.