Chapter 124: The Gears of Fate
After a few more days of observation, Harry finally had to come to terms with the harsh reality.
Although there was still communication between the two, Ron was fine after a day of delay, and talked to Hermione as before, but Hermione just nodded or shook her head, and did not answer verbally.
Even if they did, they would use words like "you" and "we", and in fact, there was not a word that was directly addressed to Ron from beginning to end.
Harry didn't know how to ease the relationship, he didn't want his two best friends to go on like this, but he couldn't help it, and this kind of thing was not something to be said to anyone, not even a professor.
As the second round began, Harry, who had returned to Quidditch training, was sore from Wood's training all day, and gradually forgot about it.
At the beginning of April, Hogwarts ushered in the Easter holidays.
This short few days off is actually very important, just a good time for the 5th and 7th graders who have been immersed in the intense pace of learning, to relax a little and adjust their mindset.
Just like a spring can't be pressed all the time, it will be better if there is a degree of relaxation.
On the morning of the first day of the holiday, Ike, who was in a state of "doppelganger" to supplement his sleep, was woken up by a cat meow. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw the iconic face of Crookshan.
I don't know how Hermione raised it, but after a few days of being brought back, it gained a lot of weight, and basically returned to the way it was when it first came to him.
After petting the cat for a while, and as soon as he walked out of the common room with Crook Hill in his arms, Ike saw Hermione surrounded by two little witches, not knowing what to say.
"Good morning, Ginny, Luna."
"Good morning, Hermione." Ike said hello, not surprised that Ginny was here. She and Luna are very good friends, they can be called handkerchiefs, their homes are not far from each other, and they are the same age, and they have played since childhood.
As for Hermione, the moment Crook Hill appeared, Ike had already guessed it.
"Why did you come here, something?" Ike asked, not seeing Ginny and Luna wincing at each other.
"Well, there's something." Hermione nodded, and turned her head to glare at Ginny while Ike was petting the cat.
"Then ......," Ike thought for a moment.
"Where are you going?" Hermione pointed in the right direction.
"Nope." Ike shook his head.
"That'...... Let's take a walk around the Black Lake. ”
"This time it's done."
The two of them walked on the edge of the black lake, stepping on the lush grass by the lake, and a yellow cat happily ran around, just looking at the picture, it was unexpectedly harmonious. But the inner softness of the conversation is not so friendly.
“…… He's just a selfish, big-grown bear kid! ”
Hermione spat out to Ike about the events of that morning, and asked Ike for his opinion from time to time.
What can Ike say? It is impossible for him to put forward his own views and opinions from an objective and fair point of view, and he can only keep echoing them with "yes, ah, yes, yes".
The effect is still good, he knows very well, sometimes a girl complains to you about others, just to make you listen. When they're done venting, they'll figure it out.
“…… The men are all elm pimples! ”
Hermione suddenly said this coldly, and finally glared at Ike and ran away. When Crookshan, who had been playing around like crazy, came back, he only saw Ike with a confused face.
One person and one cat, looking at each other without saying a word.
"Let's go, let's stay with me for a few days." Ike scooped up Crook Hill and stroked two handfuls intoxicated, and soon heard the familiar snoring sound with deep skills.
Ike didn't take what Hermione said to heart today, just took it as a story. I have the impression that there will be many conflicts between Hermione and Harry and Ron, and there are even several times when they are much more serious than this time, but each time they will get back together.
It's just a temporary contradiction, don't care.
On the other side, Hermione, who returned to the Gryffindor common room, was interrogated by Ginny and asked about gossip with great interest. This kind of thing is only Ginny who will speak, she is actually Hermione's best friend in Gryffindor.
Hermione, of course, denied it, but Ginny didn't believe it. After going back and forth, the two of them started fighting.
When Harry and Ron returned, they saw Ginny and Hermione whispering with their heads together, and neither of them paid attention. It's been a regular occurrence since Ginny went to school, and it's no longer uncommon.
If you have that time, you might as well study Quidditch tactics together. This true love for something is not diminished by Wood's brutal training.
In the evening, Wood held a rally in the common room, where the twins kindly offered plenty of butterbeer, and everyone was thrilled by Wood's speech.
In Wood's description, they will easily cross Ravenclaw, take revenge on Hufflepuff, tyrannize Slytherin, and finally win the championship.
Growth, revenge, victory, a very idealistic, very middle two script but fully mobilized the emotions of the little lions, coupled with the twins' treasured fireworks and various props, everyone present Gryffindor was excited, even the always serious Patsy, quietly picked up a glass of butterbeer.
What he didn't know, of course, was that the twins had something added to the butterbeer. The consequences are not serious, just burping and sneezing.
And that is, for a few hours.
It wasn't until late at night that the revelry ended. Back in the dormitory, Harry and Ron still couldn't suppress their excitement, and chatted with Seamus in the same dormitory for a long time before finally falling asleep.
In a daze, Harry felt as if he heard someone shouting, and the voice was very loud.
"Bang!"
In a trance, it was as if someone had slammed the door of the dormitory. This time he woke up completely, opened the curtain, and was about to turn on the lights.
"Smack!"
Dean Thomas lit the light, and Harry saw Ron sitting on his bed with a frightened expression, half of the curtain had been pulled off, and the rest had become one by one as if they had been slashed by a knife.
The dormitory looked like it had been ravaged by a tornado, and things that had been neatly placed were scattered all over the ground, and there was even a long paw print on the wall.
"Blake! Sirius! ”
"What?"
"Sirius! He's in! With a knife, he wants to kill me! ”
Ron was terrified, and his body trembled uncontrollably.
"You're not dreaming, are you?" Dean asked.
"Look around, look at the tent, he's right here! I saw it with my own eyes! ”
"What's going on?"
Patcy knocked on the door with a pale face, and was about to reprimand Ron, but when he saw this in the dormitory, he suddenly understood.
"Everybody's pouring into the common room! someone, tell Professor McGonagall! ”
Because of his health, Patsy's voice was very weak, so he had to use a loud spell to let everyone out, and he and Harry helped Ron, who was still trembling, out of the dormitory.
When he arrived in the break room, Patcy counted the number of people, and all but one who had gone to report the news were there.
After a while, Professor McGonagall, who had casually draped in a robe, arrived, and after seeing the devastated dormitory, she was also terrified.
"Prefects take care of the students, and everyone don't leave the common room!"
"Harry, Ron, tell me what's going on?"