harry potter book of crimes

As Christmas is getting closer, Hogwarts, as in previous years, spreads the festive atmosphere throughout the castle with the help of pine trees and various magical decorations.

No matter how many people encounter misfortune, as long as someone is still alive, they should always remain optimistic.

In fact, even Maka actually wants to enjoy it in his heart. This gradually becoming lively festive atmosphere can really warm people's hearts.

But it's a pity that his happiness can only be stored in his stomach for the time being, because Luna can finally say goodbye to the ward.

For the sake of the future safety of Hogwarts, he had to make another trip to the secret island. Naturally, Hermione and Luna were also traveling with him.

On the Saturday when the three of them left, something strange and interesting happened.

"Oh - Harry? Why did you get up so early? We practiced until midnight yesterday, why are you so energetic?"

In the boys' dormitory in Gryffindor Tower, Ron seemed to be awakened by some small movements. He struggled to open his eyelids, and suddenly felt a numbness in his eyeballs.

As he said, after the party broke up last night, he and Harry spent a long time together in the dormitory thinking about it - there was too much information that Maka sent them!

The lack of sleep time made it difficult for him to open his eyes, and he became tearful within a few seconds.

"No, I don't think my energy is necessarily that good... Don't worry about me, you can continue to sleep! Today is Saturday."

Harry was half sitting on the edge of the bed, with his hands on the quilt beside him, staring out the window in a daze.

This time, he was not actually worried about things related to darkness, nor was he even worried about his lack of strength. As for nightmares or the pain of the scar on his forehead, as his brain

The progress of Occlumency has long since disappeared.

So, what happened to me?

Harry felt a little confused in his head. He found that he seemed to feel some inexplicable anxiety from time to time recently, as if there was something that he should do that had not yet been completed.

Because the more he thought about it, the less he understood it, Harry subconsciously sighed.

"Hey, buddy!" Ron squinted his eyes and said with exhaustion from lack of sleep, "I think something's wrong with you. What's wrong? I almost can't sleep. There's no way you're not sleepy? I

I advise you to tell me what you have to say, and don’t hold it in your heart to the point of suffocating yourself——"

"No, it's not." Harry hurriedly waved his hands and said, "I'm really fine, I just always feel uneasy. I don't know why."

"Um...really?" Ron blinked hard and rubbed the corners of his eyes with the sleeves of his pajamas, "Maybe it's because you didn't sleep well? I remember someone once said that if a person is tired,

If you have a headache, you will be prone to insomnia. You see, you have been studying non-stop these days, haven't you?"

"Hmm... that sounds reasonable," Harry scratched his scalp vigorously, then took off the quilt and got in, "Then I'll try to see if I can sleep a little longer..."

The fireplace in the bedroom is still beating with flames, making the indoors and outside seem to exist in two different worlds. This warmth is actually very conducive to falling asleep.

Take Ron for example - although he was still a little worried about Harry's condition, not long after staring at Harry's bed, the boundless sleepiness dragged him into sleep again.

However, Harry, who was huddled in the bed, kept his eyes wide open. After trying again, he finally sat up suddenly.

"...No, I really can't sleep at all."

In order to avoid waking up Ron again, Harry carefully rolled out of bed, put on his thick robe carefully, and then tiptoed out of the dormitory door.

As soon as he arrived outside the dormitory, he was immediately enveloped by the sudden drop in temperature, which made him shiver. After tugging on his scarf, he breathed in the white mist and shrank.

Walking towards the common room.

On such a cold day, and during the weekend, it was indeed rare for students to get up early in the morning. Although the sun had already jumped over the top of the mountain in the east, Harry didn't see a single person along the way.

.

Of course, it would be scary if you really saw "half" a person!

After looking around the deserted common room for a few times, Harry simply decided to go for a walk outside the castle or something. When he got back, he could probably go directly to the Great Hall for breakfast.

As soon as he came outside, Harry immediately noticed that the snow on the ground had thickened again. It seemed that the heavy snowfall last night might not stop until nearly dawn.

The soft snow crunches when you step on it, making people want to step on it more.

Harry didn't know where he should go for a walk - to be honest, he actually regretted it a little. The temperature outside was lower than he expected, and soon his ears turned red from the cold.

But since you have already come out, you should take two steps! If you turn around and go back, you will only make yourself feel stupid.

However, after Harry wandered aimlessly for a while, he found that he had inadvertently walked to the door of the West Tower.

Just when Harry raised his neck and looked blankly at the owl loft on the top of the tower, he suddenly vaguely understood what he was worried about.

"Oh...Qiu."

He muttered the name softly, but then he felt a fever behind his ears.

He thought he knew that the gentle and beautiful black-haired girl had someone he liked, and he shouldn't think about it any more. He still remembered that during the Triwizard Cup last school year, the other person seemed to have been dating He

Cedric Diggory of Chipachi starts dating.

Cedric is a nice guy and is friendly to everyone. But at the same time, the older boy is obviously more mature and more popular than him.

To be honest, he and Qiu really match each other - they are both outstanding students who are very eye-catching.

But……

"Have Qiu and Cedric...confirmed their relationship?"

Harry felt that he couldn't help himself from thinking this way, because he didn't know yet, so he unconsciously hoped that the answer would stay on a smaller possibility.

"...Should I go to her to confirm?" He couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Or should I ask someone else first?"

As soon as this idea popped out of his head, he found that he couldn't hold it back any longer. Not long after, he suddenly turned around and walked quickly towards the main castle.

It was definitely not possible to ask Ron, because Harry felt his cheeks burning just by imagining it. But if he chose someone other than Ron, it seemed even harder to say it.

After all, this was the first time Harry had had this feeling. He was young and clumsy, as if he would get tongue-tied even if he spoke even half a sentence to others.

He stood in the foyer, staring at the Christmas trees decorated on both sides, and as soon as he hesitated, time flew by.

There were more and more little wizards coming and going in the hall. Most of them had just come out of their dormitories and were heading towards the auditorium in groups of twos and threes.

"You have to ask someone... you have to ask someone..."

Harry pretended to be admiring the baubles on the Christmas tree, even though he didn't realize that he had been in front of the same Christmas tree for a full hour!

"... Who should I look for? Anyone can do it... No, I have to find someone from Ravenclaw... Since we are all together, it is best to find someone who is alone... Well, boys are not suitable, right? Qiu

If they are so popular, they may not tell the truth... Well, we have to find a girl who is alone..."

Every time his eyes focused on someone, a negative reason would appear in his heart involuntarily.

As time passed by bit by bit, just when he moved his eyes to the "next target" again, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Qiu's figure on the other side of the stairs.

"Oh - it seems that she is always with friends," Harry suddenly groaned in his heart, "No, it should be that she is so popular, so there is always no shortage of friends around her. But in this case...ah

!”

Suddenly, Harry seemed to have finally realized something and froze on the spot.

"Even if I muster up the courage to ask her directly, how should I ask her?" Harry half-opened his mouth with an awkward expression, "Just ask, 'Are you already with Cedric?' What would she do?

Didn’t you understand it all at once? You have to... you have to be tactful..."

"Oh - good morning, Harry!"

Just when he was confused about how to speak, Qiu and her few good friends had already walked to the passage corridor not far from here.

Qiu is also a member of R.A. Although the two barely spoke during the training activities, the relationship between them was obviously enough for Qiu to take the initiative to say hello.

"Ah! Yes, yes," Harry suddenly came back to his senses, but then became a little flustered, "Good morning! Well, that's right!"

"Well," Qiu looked at the Christmas tree in front of Harry, and then smiled softly, "It's Christmas again, time flies so fast! I feel like graduation is just around the corner..."

"Oh, yes..." Harry responded vaguely, but his heart was shaking and he couldn't calm down at all, "No, I want to say... we have to cherish every day and everyone,

right?"

"You're right." Qiu nodded, "Aren't you leaving? Have you had breakfast?"

"Yes...no, no! I...I'll go there in a moment..."

Seeing what Harry said, Qiu didn't care at all. She just nodded again, said goodbye to Harry, and walked towards the hall with her friends.

"...Look at him, he's so stupid..." As the girls left together, another Ravenclaw girl who was following Qiu laughed and murmured softly to her companion.

But at this moment, Harry seemed to have just woken up and took a few steps in that direction.