Al and Hermione went outside the cave and took a closer look at the footprints on the snow, and found that in addition to their own footprints, there were a large number of animal paw prints!

These paw prints run along the valley floor to the end of the forest. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 But they didn't tell if the paw prints were dog or wolf.

"Great, with these footprints we can find Tumnas. Hermione said happily, "Follow them, and you'll definitely find the White Witch's hideout." ”

"Hermione. Looking at Hermione, Al sorted out his words, and then said solemnly, "This time we are facing a wizard with high mana and a very brutal wizard, it will definitely be very dangerous, and may even lose your life, if you think you ......"

Hermione waved her hand, then smiled slightly, looked at Al with bright eyes, and said, "So what, it's because of the danger that it's worth the risk for us, and don't forget, we're Gryffindor." ”

"Remember the song that the Sorting Hat once sang?' You may belong to Gryffindor, where there is a deep boldness in the heart, and their courage, courage and boldness make Gryffindor exceptional. ’”

"It's because we're Gryffindors that we're fearless. ”

Al looked at Hermione in amazement, not expecting to hear these words from her mouth. To be honest, in Al's impression, Hermione has always been the most conformist, and it seems that their colorful school life has really changed her a lot.

"You're right. Al nodded and said, "We'll have to try anyway, despite the difficulties." ”

At this point, the two reached a consensus.

"But it's getting late, and we can't act rashly in this environment. Hermione said, retreating into the cave, "Why don't we rest here for the night tonight?"

"Sleeping here?" Al looked around, this was Tumnath's home, and although he had been taken away, he felt very inappropriate to move in without his master's permission.

But Al thought about it, special circumstances require special treatment, and the most important thing now is to rescue Tumnas, Hermione doesn't care about a girl, what do you have to worry about.

"Well, I'm in favor of it, since the White Witch has sent someone here, no one will come again, and this place is safe for the time being. ”

Al then lit the fireplace, and with Hermione, he and Hermione magically restored the cave to its original state, repairing the broken wooden doors, tables, chairs, and bookshelves.

When they were done with all this, the whole cave was as good as it was before.

There was a gurgling sound that suddenly came from Al's stomach, and Al touched his shriveled belly, only to realize that he was already hungry.

Looking at the time, it turned out that before I knew it, it was already two o'clock in the second half of the night. Counting them, they hadn't eaten for a long time since the afternoon refreshment.

Neither Al nor Hermione knew how to cook, despite some ingredients in the kitchen, but they were able to bring some food with them before they left for Aaron's Manor.

They ate a few haphazardly in front of the fireplace, and finally filled their stomachs.

But when it was time to go to bed, Al and Hermione were a little embarrassed again.

There was only a small double bed in the bedroom of the cave, there was no sofa in the living room, the floor was covered with blankets, but it was still cold, and more importantly, they had no extra quilts.

Al and Hermione looked at each other, then quickly looked away.

The atmosphere was really awkward for a while, and the two of them stood in front of the window, and neither of them spoke first.

In the end, it was Al who broke the silence first, he coughed, and said, "You can sleep in bed tonight, and I'll just find a place to do it." ”

With that, Al turned to leave the bedroom, but he had barely taken two steps before Hermione stopped him.

"Wait a minute!" Hermione pursed her lips, looking hesitant, but in the end she made up her mind, and she said with a little twist, "It's not a big deal, it's not that particular about going out, and the bed is so big enough to sleep the two of us, not to mention that we have to save Tumnath tomorrow, and we have to have a good rest tonight." ”

Al looked at Hermione and noticed that her cheeks were a little red, not like she was joking.

"That'...... All right. ”

After Al and Hermione washed their faces and rinsed their mouths, they took off their heavy coats and lay down on the bed with their clothes on one side, with a large space in between.

For a long time, no one was talking, and just when Al thought Hermione was asleep, he suddenly heard her whisper, "Why don't you go and turn off the lights......"

Al noticed that there was still a candle on the table in the bedroom, and he rolled over and got out of bed, blew out the candle, and then lay back on the bed.

This time, though, he was a little closer to Hermione.

The bedroom was pitch black, and although his eyes could not see, his ears became sharper than usual.

... Bang bang... Bang bang... Bang bang......

Not only Al's own heartbeat, but even Hermione's heartbeat seemed to be clearly audible.

Hermione had apparently heard it, her breathing suddenly getting heavier, and she was nervous as she knew what to do.

Al wanted to sleep, but he couldn't sleep at all, and the fragrance of the girl next to him tugged at his heartstrings all the time. He rolled over quietly, half-squinting, and looked at Hermione closely.

The moonlight shining in from the small window shone faintly in front of the bed, providing a limited amount of light to the bedroom.

Al's eyes had slowly adjusted to the darkness, and in a dim light, he saw Hermione lying there quietly with her eyes closed.

Hermione's facial features are very delicate, and there is a special beauty in the night, Al just looked at it secretly for a moment, and suddenly felt that his mouth was dry.

Hermione's breathing slowly became even and steady......

I guess I fell asleep this time, right?

Thinking of this, Al was a little distracted, he couldn't control his thoughts, gritted his teeth, stretched out his right hand and slowly touched Hermione.

A little...... A little......

After fumbling for a while, Al's hand finally touched something soft—it was Hermione's hand.

Hermione's little hand trembled a little at the touch, but she didn't move away, perhaps in her opinion, it was just an unintentional contact.

But because of this, it gave Al a lot of courage, and he moved slowly, finally holding Hermione's small hand.

Hermione's little hand was cold, and it trembled again the moment Al grasped it, but there was no follow-up, and she just left it there, neither resisting nor withdrawing her hand.

Hermione's breathing became heavy and rapid again, and the atmosphere became delicate.

Al's heart was beating wildly, partly because he was holding Hermione's hand, and partly because he knew that Hermione wasn't asleep.

But why didn't she stop herself?

As he thought, Al slowly and gently played with Hermione's little hand.

Smooth and very soft.

That's nice.