By the time Hermione opened her eyes, the darkness that had been so oppressive had dissipated and replaced it with a familiar white roof.

I can feel that the pain in my body has also disappeared. Right now, he seemed to be lying on a soft and warm bed, and he was lazy and couldn't exert his strength.

However, the memories before she passed out quickly gushed out from the depths of her heart and filled her heart at once.

"Yes...... Professor Dumbledore? ”

To be honest, her consciousness was already a little blurry due to the short period of time before she fainted. Looking back at this moment, almost most of the cold and gloomy feelings in her head were there, but Dumbledore's figure was deeply etched in her mind.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but pull her hand out of the quilt and touch her chest with a little difficulty. But there was nothing there.

"Or was it just a dream?"

Dumbledore was dead, she had seen the corpse with her own eyes, and she had attended the funeral herself. Even at the last moment, she clearly saw that Maca had frozen Dumbledore's body, which remained on the shores of the Hogwarts lake.

And how could a person who had already died still talk to her and save her like that?

Hermione couldn't think of anything else to explain it other than "it was a dream", because even in the wizarding world, the idea that the dead are gone.

“…… Thirsty...... Water. ”

However, when Hemin felt that her throat was dry and turned her head to look at the bedside table next to her, a touch of scarlet crept quietly entered her field of vision.

Yes, the silver necklace, the one with a dull gem on it—the one on top, or was it that Maca had set for her!

Remember, it was smashed out of the dung stone that Dumbledore had given her, a ruined philosopher's stone.

In this way, the phrase "My last gift I left you" in her memory was obviously referring to this.

Yes, it wasn't going to be a dream. When she was in the most dangerous situation she had ever seen, it was Dumbledore who saved her!

Slowly reminiscing like this, Hermione couldn't help but roll over with a little difficulty, reaching out and reaching for the necklace that someone had placed on the bedside table.

Yes, there were even a lot of dried blood stains on the surface of that dark red gem. At the slightest touch, they turned into powder and slipped off their heads and fell onto the white pillow.

And at this moment, not far from the bed, there was a sudden "click" sound of the doorknob being twisted.

"Hermione!"

With the sound of hurried footsteps, the familiar voice soon sounded beside him again.

"Hermione, are you awake? Are you feeling okay? ”

"Ron......

With the help of the other party, Hermione rolled over and lay back on her back, and then saw the familiar face on her face that had not faded from the surprise.

"You're here, that is...... Is this the observation room in the basement of New St. Mungo? ”

"Oh, that's right!" Ron scrambled to wring the towel for her as he said, "Maka sent you back." You don't know, when I saw the way he came running in a hurry, and you with him in his arms, covered in blood, I almost fainted! Fortunately, Maca said that fortunately, the rescue was ...... in time."

Ron babbled on and on, and it could be seen that he was really happy to see Hermione in front of him wake up unharmed.

And Maca also said, I don't know why, you don't seem to be cursed by that mist! So rest assured! Maca has checked it for you, and you won't be like the two next door, who won't be able to move after a while. ”

"Cursed ......"

Hearing Ron talk about this, Hermione's heart couldn't help but move.

"Maca, is he really 'not sure why'?"

Suddenly, Hermione remembered the moment when the necklace had been placed on the bedside table.

Yes, Maca probably knew—at least he had definitely guessed some of the reasons. Hermione clenched the gem in her hand slightly, and the hard, smooth, angular touch was silent proof of that.

And maybe Maca was able to find her in time to find her in the fog, and it was precisely because Maca was aware of Dumbledore's presence at that time.

"Ron," after a slight pause, Hermione asked softly, "How long have I been unconscious?" Also, what about the Maca people? ”

"How long?"

Ron handed the wrung out towel in his hand to Hermione, who insisted on wiping his face, and then thought for a moment:

"It didn't take long! Half an hour at most - Maca said before she left that you are recovering well and will wake up soon. ”

As he spoke, he scratched his head casually, and then continued:

"As for Maca...... He had mentioned that he was going to the open space outside in front of the ruins of the church, where it seemed like Harry was waiting! Well, I guess Harry didn't know you were injured, otherwise he would have come back. ”

"Don't let him know just yet," Hermione said, shaking her head, "Since I'm all right, it doesn't matter anymore...... Has half an hour passed? This means that the army of living corpses is coming soon, right? Compared to my little thing, that's the big thing that needs to be dealt with with with all my might! ”

"It's not a 'trivial matter'!" When Ron heard this, he immediately retorted, "That's not what I said - Maca is here until you've made sure you've fully recovered from your injuries!" ”

"Yes, yes?"

Seeing Ron say this, Hermione couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and then pursed her mouth and slowly closed her eyes.

"Then let me rest a little longer! Maybe in a few moments, there will be no rest here. ”

"Uh, good!" Seeing this, Ron nodded and said, "Then I'll go out and get you something to eat, and wait for you to rest for a while and fill your stomach." ”

After Ron waved his wand and went out with the basin, Hermione opened her eyes again and stared at the white ceiling in silence.

……

There was one thing Hermione didn't ask, but the facts were obvious.

The fog that drifted all the way from London finally stopped in Canterbury and arrived at its destination before the herd of living corpses.

Right now, Maca and Harry were sitting on the rubble pile in the open space in front of the church's ruins.

"Harry, be ready...... Those guys, they're almost there! ”

"Well, Maca, I know."

This battle against the army of living corpses is finally coming to an end.