Chapter 243: With You
Silence silently swallowed the entire corridor, Ning An didn't say a word, he looked at Hermione quietly, and understood that he couldn't hide these things from Hermione forever, since they were lovers, there must be a day when they would understand these things.
"I don't care...... It doesn't matter what kind of person you used to be...... Those things ......" Hermione covered her cheek with her hand and said with an unexpectedly calm voice:
"I can understand...... The important thing is now...... Ning'an ...... Yes, now you can't do that anymore. β
Ning An lowered his eyelids, turned his head to look at the empty corridor, still no one appeared, he turned his head, looked at Hermione, and whispered, "Hermione...... The truth is, even now, I still think that these spells are very effective, and sometimes I have to do them in order to achieve their goals......"
"But that's wrong!" Hermione became excited, she suddenly waved her arms, and said sharply, "What you think is effective is wrong, Fu ...... The mystery man also thinks it works, but the Unforgivable Spell is too evil for you to continue. β
"I don't think there's any reason for me to argue with you like that, Hermione." Ning An's face was calm, staring at Hermione tightly, and he spoke slowly, "What you said is very good, but I also have a reason why I have to do this, we are wizards, and sometimes we just need to fight, otherwise we can't protect those family members who are important to me...... Friends ......"
He looked at Hermione, a hint of tenderness flashing in his eyes, "Including you......"
"But you don't have to use the Unforgivable Spell...... That's going to hurt yourself......" Hermione's eyes were red, her voice choked up, and her gaze was reluctant to leave Ning An for a moment, it sounded like a pleading tone, but more of a worry and apprehension.
"But often these spells are more effective, and when faced with Voldemort and his Death Eaters, or even other more terrifying enemies, it's hard for me to have a choice of what spells to use and what not to use......"
Ning An sighed and continued to whisper: "As for the problem of hurting myself, you don't have to worry, have you forgotten, I told you-" A hint of cunning flashed in his eyes
"Your love protects me from those harms, so you see, although I use such a spell, I don't become hysterical, crazy to the extreme, right?"
"Not crazy yet?" Hermione took a step back, and Ning An said that she was about to step forward and grab her, but Hermione subconsciously stepped back.
A look of disappointment flashed on her own face, looking at Ning An's embrace, she felt very uncomfortable, she was really dizzy, she obviously wanted to be held in Ning An's arms like this, she obviously wanted to do it in her heart, but there was a stubborn thought that drove her to retreat unconsciously and avoid it.
Looking at the disappointed look on Ning An's face, Hermione's heart was like a knife, and for some reason, she was inexplicably painful.
"It's crazy what you're going to do! Do you want to take control of Umbridge? An official from the Ministry of Magic? Hogwarts Inquisitor? Don't you realize how dangerous your ideas are? β
Hermione asked incredulously, she waved her hands frequently to express her strong emotions, but her feet stood still and did not retreat, which even she couldn't tell why those feet were standing still and unwilling to move any more, probably just afraid to see Ning An again.
Convince me, convince me and I'll let you hold it.
There seemed to be a voice calling in her heart, and Hermione wasn't sure if it was her own voice, but even the shape of her mouth seemed to change, and she began to mumble this sentence quietly.
"But she's a rotten person." Ning An looked at Hermione, his face did not change, and he took a step forward, he saw Hermione's slightly trembling shoulders, but he did not take half a step back, Ning An was happy, and then said:
"The Ministry of Magic still refuses to admit that Voldemort is back."
When he said the name of the mysterious man, Hermione trembled again, but his expression became obviously serious, Ning An didn't care so much, he followed the train of thought and said:
"It turns out that in some things gentle means often don't work so well, you see, stupid and stupid Cornelly? Fudge didn't care about Dumbledore at all, because he was sure that Dumbledore wouldn't hurt him, at least not by suddenly appearing in front of his house and casting a spell on him or something. β
"Of course Dumbledore wouldn't do that, only Voldemort ......"
"Yes, only Voldemort!" Ning An preempted Hermione and said, "That's why people fear Voldemort, even though Dumbledore may have more power than him, and it's often better to make them fear when dealing with vulgar ordinary people-"
"But you can't make everyone afraid, those who really have courageβ" Hermione scrambled as well
"Umbridge doesn't happen to be among them, she's just a fox and a fake toad." Ning An waved his hand to try to stop the argument, "The Ministry of Magic is already in shambles, but Fudge doesn't know it yet, look at it, such a mess will only make Voldemort easier to control." β
Hermione opened her mouth, but as if she had lost her voice, she didn't speak, she looked at Ning An, the wetness in the corners of her eyes was wiped dry, she just looked at Ning An, silent.
The cool breeze in the corridor blew in gusts, but the two of them didn't seem to feel it, it was extremely cold in Hogwarts Castle today, but no one passed by on the damn fifth floor, Ning An even hoped that someone could pass by at this moment, at least help break the deadlock of silence.
"It's time for me to go." The silence lasted for another ten minutes, Ning An felt that it was as long as ten days, and it was extremely tormenting, he had to speak up and break the silence himself, "Otherwise, I don't know what Umbridge would do, such a thing...... The sooner it is resolved, the better. β
"It's crazy." Hermione sighed softly, not knowing who she was talking about, "Do you have to do this?" β
Then she raised her head suddenly, and said to Ning An in a harsh tone: "Your power has reached this point? Aren't you afraid that I'll denounce you? Accusing you of using a Imperius Charm to control a Ministry of Magic, or do you think I wouldn't do it? Would I acquiesce to this behavior of yours? β
As if she had been seriously stimulated, her voice became louder and louder, echoing in the corridor on the fifth floor, and Ning An had to look back carefully, nervously watching to see if anyone was passing by at this moment.
"You should knock me unconscious, take out your wand, Ning'an, knock me unconscious, or cast an amnesia charm on me to make me forget about this- you should do it, or what you're good at, yes, the Imperius Charmβ"
"I wouldn't do that, Hermione." Ning An shook his head.
"Then what do you mean!" Hermione shouted, "You want me to hide this for you?" Or do you want me to go to the Ministry of Magic and denounce you? Or notify Dumbledore directly!? β
"I can't decide what you do, Hermione." Ning An looked at Hermione, scratched her head, and said, "But I won't do that kind of magic on you, never, no matter how you decide, you are my girlfriend in my eyes." β
Ning An said as she walked over to Hermione, Hermione's body was trembling, and her back arched as if she was resisting something
"Don't come here...... Don't come......" she said with a little pain.
But Ning An still hugged her, the two hugged each other, Ning An didn't speak again, Hermione stopped, Ning An's hand gently stroked her Ling/Luan's brown hair, straightening them up.
"How much I wish I could ...... Can you really give me an Oblivion Curse...... Makes me forget about these ......."
Hermione lay on Ning An's shoulder, her fingers pinched Ning An's waist fiercely, the robe couldn't block it at all, Ning An gritted his teeth and endured the pain, he felt that a piece of flesh on his waist had been screwed off.
"I'm sorry ......"
Ning An could only grit his teeth and spit out these three words, but his mood was inexplicably much more relaxed, he knew Hermione very well, the two of them had spent countless happy days and nights, and they had nothing to talk about, they had said everything, so for Hermione's mood, Ning An's feelings were often very accurate.
This time was no exception, although his waist was twisted and it hurt a lot, he could more or less feel that Hermione seemed to be slowly deflating, and even accepted what he was about to do, although it sounded incredible, but Ning An did feel like this.
"Do you think sorry can do anything?" Hermione awkwardly wanted to push Ning An away, but she pushed twice but didn't push, so she let Ning An hold her, which made Ning An's guess even heavier.
"I know, but I know I'm going to disappoint you." Ning An said sincerely.
"Why do you do it if you know it's going to disappoint me."
"Because I don't just have to think about myself, you know that there are other people who have snake letters, including those who are attached to snake letters, I have to be strong, I have to make the organization strong so that it doesn't collapse."
"So those unforgivable spells are used?" Hermione turned her face and looked at him in Ning An's arms.
Ning An was silent and did not answer.
The corridor on the fifth floor seems to be learning from Ning An, silent, even the wind from the other end can't bring the slightest sound, quiet.
"I'll go with you."
When Hermione said this, even she herself was surprised, although the expression on her face was extremely calm, but her heart was stirring up turbulence.
Oh my God, Hermione? Granger, what are you thinking? How can you say such a thing? Do you want to accompany Ning An to cast an unforgivable spell on Umbridge, the High Inquisitor of Hogwarts, and the Deputy Division/Zhang of the Ministry of Magic?
This was something Hermione had never dared to imagine, she had always been a good student, she had strictly followed the rules and regulations of the school, and she had been the one who had been the most frequent in urging Harry and Ron not to break the school rules.
However, since being with Ning An, especially since the beginning of this year's summer vacation, something has quietly changed, Hermione found that she was no longer the same person she used to be, and many things changed her bottom line with Ning An.
"What?" Ning An looked at Hermione in surprise, he couldn't believe that this was Hermione's words.
Hermione's fingertips coiled together, trying to say in a calm tone, "I mean...... I'll go with you...... Make sure you don't do anything worse to ......"
Worse things, Ning An looked at Hermione in amazement, what could be worse than using the Unforgivable Charm? If Hermione hadn't been with him since the beginning, he would have even wondered if someone had cast a Imperius curse on his girlfriend.
"Don't look at me so strangely." Hermione was annoyed, she glared at Ning An, and seemed to finally say what was in her heart, "If it's Daphne?" Greengrass, she'll be with you. β
Plucking up the courage to say what she wanted to say the most, Hermione looked at Ning An's expression a little complicated, and Ning An seemed to be even more surprised when she opened her mouth wide
"Why do you say Daphne ......?"
"I don't want to be the one who gets pulled downβ" Hermione still stared at Ning An, looking conflicted and annoyed, "I don't want to talk about this, Ning An, maybe we'll talk about it later, but I'm really not in the mood to talk about this anymore, I said-"
She hesitated for a moment, then said, "Why don't we use the Oblivion Charm on Umbridge to make her forget about today's lessons." β
As the two spoke, they were already preparing to leave the fifth floor and walk towards the Defence Against the Dark Arts office on the fourth floor.
"I'm afraid not, then she won't forget the education order she issued, and she will still come to trouble us next week, and besides, I'm more inclined to think that such a guy as the deputy head of the Ministry of Magic/zhang will be used by Voldemort sooner or later, you say, if the Death Eaters want to control her-"
Hermione was speechless, she was horrified to find that she actually felt that what Ning An said made sense, since when did she think that Ning An said that it made sense, if it was before, she would definitely have a big quarrel with Ning An about it.
"I've been deceived by youβ" Hermione shook her head, muttering helplessly, looking like she was speaking to herself.
"Oh my God, if Professor Dumbledore ...... Or maybe Professor McGonagall knew......" she repeated over and over again, seemingly struggling with it.
"Alright, Jane." Ning An looked at Hermione, gently pulled her into his arms, and rubbed the girl's head, which seemed to have a good comforting effect, Hermione leaned her head over, and a reassuring smile appeared on her face, this embrace was probably the only thing she longed for.
When she did this kind of thing that made her feel hesitant, Hermione couldn't tell what her psychology was, she just felt that her mind and body seemed to be split into two people, and the only thing that could make them reunite was Ning An's hug.
Ning An took Hermione's hand and said to her softly, "You don't have to go, baby, stay in the common room, don't worry, I may not use the Unforgivable Spell, maybe I just went to 'warn' the senior investigator that she can't control my head yet." β
Hermione stubbornly didn't let go of Ning An's hand, and the shadow of Daphne kept appearing in her mind at this moment.
If she can do it, I will definitely do it.
It was Hermione's first heart, and it kept ringing in her heart.