HPDBC Chapter 184 183 Headmaster Dumbledore chuckled and stroked his beard
Chapter 184 183 Headmaster Dumbledore chuckled and stroked his beard
Headmaster Dumbledore chuckled and stroked his beard. He guessed that the photo album must contain pictures of Miss Granger.
What a wonderful pair of girls. They would make excellent partners, good enough to face the obstacles and temptations of life's path together.
Professor Snape gave a cold snort, but he quickly interrupted when Lockhart tried to say something.
"Professor Lockhart, you'd better hurry up and eat your breakfast. I believe you still want to take advantage of the Christmas holidays to finish your lesson plans for next term."
The expression on Lockhart's face stiffened, and he nodded awkwardly. "Yes, yes, I'd better be quick. After all, time waits for no man."
"Teaching the children more knowledge sooner is for the best." After saying that, he lowered his head to continue eating, while secretly resenting some unknown Young Wizard in his heart.
If it hadn't been for that student reporting to Headmaster Dumbledore that he was having them perform "stage plays" in class, why would he be forced to make lesson plans under supervision?
No one would have cared what he taught, but now he had to make lesson plans.
He didn't even know those spells himself, so how was he supposed to make a lesson plan... he didn't know how much longer he could keep this up.
Damn it, he came to Hogwarts for greater and better fame, not to be exposed.
On the other side, Lynn was still immersed in the photo album, her brain rapidly memorizing every detail within.
At this very moment, as she was memorizing the album, a sentence suddenly popped into her head that she could never have thought of on her own.
I watched and participated in your past through photos, I stepped into photos and participated in your present, and in your future, I will participate in even more ways.
Her mind suddenly dazed for a moment. Lynn didn't understand why she had suddenly thought of such a sentence.
However, she fortunately remembered that it was breakfast time. She couldn't delay for too long and affect the Grangers' breakfast.
Closing the album, Lynn stood up and nodded to the Grangers. "Thank you, Mrs. Granger. Thank you, Mr. Granger. I like the gift very much."
Seeing Lynn's face return to its expressionless state, Mrs. Granger patted the back of her hand affectionately.
"You're welcome. Go and have your breakfast."
"Mhm."
Lynn nodded, walked quickly back to the Ravenclaw Table, and began eating her breakfast at a steady pace.
The Little Eagles at the Ravenclaw Table looked at each other, but in the end, they didn't disturb Lynn while she was eating.
They cautiously suppressed their excitement about Lynn's smile.
After breakfast, Lynn parted ways with Maranhao and Marietta and went alone to the Hospital Wing.
The Grangers were still eating breakfast in the Great Hall, so at this moment, there were only her and Hermione in the Hospital Wing.
Even Madam Pomfrey had found a random excuse to leave after seeing Lynn come in.
Anyway, there were no other students in the Hospital Wing right now, only a petrified Hermione. She wasn't really needed here.
Sitting by Hermione's bed, Lynn took out the Christmas gift she had prepared for Hermione from the inside of her robes and placed it next to Hermione's pillow.
"Christmas gift, for Hermione," Lynn said in a mechanical voice. She wasn't sure if the petrified Hermione could hear her.
As for whether a person petrified by a Basilisk remains conscious, the books she had read didn't mention it in detail.
But even if Hermione couldn't hear... a voice deep in her mind was still urging her to speak.
"A quill made from the feathers of my Animagus form. I've tried it; it works very well."
Lynn fell silent for a moment, then reached out tentatively to hold Hermione's cold, petrified hand.
She didn't know why she was doing it, but she did it anyway, just as she couldn't stop the words that followed.
"Mrs. Granger and Mr. Granger gave me a photo album of your childhood on your behalf. It's very beautiful."
"They also gave me a new album taken last summer on their own behalf. It's very... you are very beautiful."
Lynn changed her words halfway through, excluding herself from the category of "very beautiful."
"I... I watched and participated in your past through photos, I stepped into photos and participated in your present, I... I..."
That sentence in her mind was on the tip of her tongue, but she could only say half of it. The last half was stuck firmly in her throat, and she couldn't say it no matter what.
Withdrawing her hand, Lynn sat on the chair with her head lowered. Her face was still expressionless, but her slightly trembling hands revealed her abnormal emotional state.
"I... I'm waiting for you to wake up."
As if forcing the words out, Lynn only realized after saying this that sweat had already soaked her clothes.
She stood up, her legs feeling as heavy as lead. After looking at Hermione twice more, Lynn turned and walked toward the door of the Hospital Wing.
With every step she took, the sweat on her body gradually faded, and her leaden legs slowly became lighter.
Her mind felt as relieved as if a giant boulder had been removed. Leaving the Hospital Wing, Lynn walked quickly out of Hogwarts Castle.
Today was Christmas. She had promised Senior Maranhao and Senior Marietta that she wouldn't read books or study—she wouldn't even think about it.
So she decided to leave the Castle and sit outside for a while.
Waving her wand to clear the snow from the ground, Lynn sat down and looked at the frozen Black Lake nearby.
Before long, a figure with long blonde hair sat down gracefully beside Lynn.
Lynn looked sideways and greeted politely, "Luna, good morning."
"Good morning, Senior Lynn. It's a very beautiful black gem, isn't it?"
Luna spoke in her characteristically ethereal voice, pointing toward the Black Lake.
"Yes, very beautiful." Lynn turned back to look at the Black Lake nearby and nodded with a calm expression.
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