When Ash left the Room with Hermione in her arms, the girl blushed slightly and whispered:

"Ash, can you let me go? I、I think I should be able to walk on my own. ”

The effect of the invigorating potion was immediate, and her feet didn't hurt that much anymore.

"No way!" Before Ash could respond, Harley and Kassandra rejected her in unison.

"Hmm~" Hermione shrank her head and buried her head in Ash's arms.

Kassandra looked at the empty hallway and asked with some hesitation:

"Where are we going now?"

"The Great Hall."

Ash said solemnly, "You three didn't eat well today, did you?" ”

Kassandra is right:

"That's for Hermione, too."

Hermione lowered her head in shame and said like a gnat:

"I'm sorry."

Kassandra frowned and asked:

"What the hell is that?"

Both Harley and Hermione subconsciously looked at Ash, as if they both knew everything.

Ash explains:

"There's a room for requirement."

"To put it simply, you can only go in when you really need it."

"If you need to hide something, it'll come in the form of the maze we just saw. And if you need to go to the toilet, it might look like a washroom. ”

Hallie and Kassandra looked at Hermione at the same time, so what was she trying to hide?

The answer to this question is not hard to guess, and Hermione wants to hide it is undoubtedly herself.

Harley asked softly:

"Hermione! Have you been bullied by Gryffindor students? ”

She had always been haunted by what the two Ravenclaw sisters had said.

The girl pursed her lips and hesitated for a long time to tell them what had happened in Charms class today.

For Hermione, she was just helping to correct her classmates' mistakes in the pronunciation of spells. But it was clear that she was doing a good thing, but Ron didn't appreciate it at all, but said bad things about her to her face, which made her both angry and aggrieved.

Originally, she just wanted to be quiet in the Astronomy Tower, but as she passed by this hallway, she found the Room of Requirement and walked in out of curiosity. As a result, she was trapped inside for a whole day, and she didn't expect the wall to suddenly collapse, let alone break her leg while climbing.

Looking back now, Hermione was also a little scared that if Ash hadn't brought Kassandra to find her, she might have starved to death.

"Hermione!"

Kassandra raised her voice and said angrily, "Are we still friends?" ”

Hermione was taken aback and hurriedly explained, "Of course it's ......"

Kassandra asked:

"Since we're friends, why don't you come to us when you're in trouble?"

Hallie also cooperated and asked, "Why do you want to hide in that kind of place, we have been looking for you for an afternoon!" ”

"I accidentally broke in, it was just an accident......"

Looking at the girl who was still trying to explain, Ash interrupted her softly:

"Hermione, never punish yourself for someone else's mistakes, understand?"

Hermione whispered:

"I know ......"

Ash asked rhetorically:

"But do you really understand?"

"Hmm~" Hermione lowered her head silently.

In fact, she herself knows that if she really understood, it would not be what it is now.

Ash shook his head and spoke:

"Don't go back to the Gryffindor common room for the next few days, stay with Halle and the others for the time being."

"Yay!" Hallie cheered:

"It's just me and Kassandra in our dorm."

Hermione said weakly:

"But, I'm a Gryffindor student......"

Kassandra's eyes rolled slightly, and she said slyly:

"Do Gryffindor students have to live in a Gryffindor lounge? Hogwarts doesn't have such rules, does it? ”

I can't change schools, but it's nice to be able to live together!

Hermione was a little excited, but still a little worried:

"But, the prefect's ......"

Ash said softly:

"It's okay, I'll make it clear to Percy."

Speaking of which, Hermione had no reason to refuse.

Ash admonished:

"Hallie, Kassandra, remember to take care of Hermione. After all, Slytherin wasn't very friendly to Hermione. ”

Kassandra bowed her head silently to hide her slightly flushed cheeks.

She knew what Ash was referring to, Slytherin students were mostly pure-bloods, and even though most of them were half-bloods, they would still discriminate against Muggle wizards in an attempt to prove that they weren't at the bottom of the wizarding world.

During the conversation, they had left the marble staircase and returned to the corridor area on the first floor.

At Hermione's insistence, Ash didn't continue to hold her, letting Harley and Kassandra help her into the auditorium.

The food on the table was long gone, but when they entered the auditorium, there was suddenly more food on the Ravenclaw table. Although the number is smaller, the variety is just as large.

Harley and Kassandra hesitated for a moment, then took Hermione to sit down next to Ash, and there was no one in the auditorium anyway.

The three of them, who hadn't eaten anything all day, were starving, and although the girl's reserve made it impossible for them to completely let go, and the appearance of eating was not like gobbling up, it was not much different.

Bang!

The door to the Great Hall was slammed open, and Professor McGonagall rushed into the Great Hall with the sound of loud footsteps. Her eyes swept over the four people in the auditorium worriedly, and she breathed a sigh of relief when she realized that they seemed to be fine.

Behind her were Professor Snape and Quirrell, Professor Snape's steps were a little unnatural, and Professor Quirrell still looked terrified, making people laugh when they looked at him.

Snape's gaze was as worried as Professor McGonagall's, but his concern was limited to Hallie. He was visibly relieved to find out that Harrie was unharmed. But when he found Ash sitting next to Harry, his face turned cold again.

Professor McGonagall approached them step by step, her voice cold with anger:

"Mr. Black, and you, I think you need to explain it to me!"

Ash pressed Harley and Hermione on the shoulders to stop them from getting up.

Seeing this, Kassandra did not fail to get up, and cut the steak elegantly, without lifting her eyes - mainly because she was really hungry.

Ash stood up and explained:

"Professor McGonagall, by the time you made your way to the basement classroom, the trolls had already made their way up the stairs on the other side to the first floor."

"I didn't have time to inform you at the time, so I had to take the risk and stop the trolls. And I'm not alone, they helped me a lot. ”

Kassandra and Hermione blushed because they didn't help anything.

As for Harry, her expression was a little proud, because she did help Ash, albeit with the potion that Ash had given her.

Professor McGonagall's face changed, and she realized that what Ash said was true.

If Ash hadn't stopped the troll in time, it might have hurt the other students!

As for Ash's behavior, Professor McGonagall actually felt that there was nothing to be faulted with. Although he is only a first-year student now, his strength is no worse than that of an average Auror, and it may be difficult to deal with a troll, but he is already the only person who can prevent a tragedy from happening at that time.

As for the issue of the three Kassandra, Professor McGonagall does not intend to pursue further.

Professor McGonagall looked at Ash with grateful eyes and approving:

"Well done, Mr. Black, your decision has saved the lives of many students."

"You've earned fifty points for Ravenclaw, and as for you ......"

Professor McGonagall turned her gaze to the three of Harry, "Each of you earns five points for your respective house. ”

It's a consolation prize.