harry potter book of crimes

"Hermione? Oh, you are here..."

Luna was also going to the Quill Shop, but although she set off earlier than the three Harrys, she arrived at the Literary Residence later than they did.

In order to go to Devis and Bans stores to find out if there are any novelty and cheap things, she would almost always list that store as her first choice every Hogsmeade day. Even if the store is actually in Hogsmeade

At the end of the street, she always insisted on doing this.

Therefore, Luna's Hogsmeade itinerary is usually the opposite of everyone else's.

"Hermione, are you also picking out a new quill? I think the crow feather is more convenient for us to write fine handwriting..."

Luna seemed very happy when she discovered that Hermione and the other three were also here. To her, the three Gryffindors in front of her were all friends worth making, especially those who had become very close to her some time ago.

Hermione.

Unfortunately, today is destined not to be a suitable opportunity to meet.

"etc!"

Hermione, who had been carefully examining the quills before, suddenly turned her head and inexplicably stopped Luna who was walking towards her.

"Well?"

When Luna heard the sound, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and her steps stopped subconsciously.

"Are you okay?"

"Stay away from me, don't come here!" Hermione reached out and refused loudly.

In fact, not long ago, the two of them had a tacit understanding in the library that did not need to be explained in words. Not to mention Maka, the friendship between the two actually went a step further.

However, right now, Luna intuitively felt a sense of distance emanating from Hermione.

"What's wrong?" She looked at Hermione with some confusion and asked, "Are you feeling unwell? Or has a bug floated into your ears and affected your brain?"

If these words were spoken by others, it would be like a roundabout curse, but now that Luna is asking softly, one can only feel the concern and worry contained in her tone.

As for what a "harassing fly" is, well... Ron, who was standing not far away, felt that he had heard it somewhere, but he just couldn't remember it at all.

"Stop! Stop talking..."

Hermione pursed her lips tightly and didn't even look at Luna who was at the door. She just lowered her head and backed away quickly.

Because she somehow felt that an irritable mood was constantly rising up, and that kind of unreasonable anger mixed with her original doubts and became more and more confusing.

She only knew that if Luna got any closer, she would most likely be unable to help but say nasty things to her.

"Leave...Ron, Harry, let her leave first..."

Once she saw Luna's people or heard Luna's voice, she couldn't help but feel angry. She knew clearly that some of her thoughts were wrong, but she could clearly feel that those thoughts really came from her heart.

.

Are you really jealous of Luna?

Yes, she was really jealous. Hermione had always understood her own thoughts. And she also understood that in the past, she had always suppressed this jealousy deep in her heart and never let it have a chance to be exposed.

But now, that jealousy was like a torch sprinkled with oil and lit... The high temperature was burning her locked heart.

The salesperson at the counter was looking at Hermione in surprise, not knowing why she had such a big reaction when she saw the girl at the door.

Ron on the side saw something was wrong and quickly came to Luna.

"Although I don't know what happened, anyway, you should go out first..." He was somewhat at a loss, so he habitually listened to Hermione's words, "Harry and I will send her back to school in a while.

.”

"Um……"

Luna glanced behind Ron again, but Hermione just leaned against the counter and still didn't look at her again.

"Then I'll go find the professor first," she said, but she warned in a serious tone, "I think it's probably the trouble caused by harassing flies! You should also be careful."

After saying that, she wanted to turn around and leave, but the moment she turned back, her movements suddenly stopped.

It can be seen that Harry, who was originally standing next to the shelves in the store, has now gone to Hermione's side. Looking at him, he seems to be comforting or asking Hermione, and his expression also has a very serious look on his face.

A natural feeling of anxiety.

However, Luna always felt that Harry was a little different from usual today.

"Luna, what's wrong?"

Seeing her pause, Ron couldn't help but turn around and glance back. But when he saw that Hermione seemed to be still shrinking back, he immediately urged Luna: "You go first! Don't worry, Harry and I

Lee will take good care of her."

"oh."

After Luna looked at Harry with doubt again, she nodded, turned around and left quickly.

"Harry, how is Hermione?"

Seeing Luna's figure quickly disappearing into the crowd outside, Ron hurriedly turned around and came to Hermione. At this moment, Harry was holding her elbow, otherwise, she would have been very nervous just now.

It's possible that they can no longer stand.

"I...I'm fine..."

The answer was Hermione. Her face looked very bad. It was originally a little red due to the cold in Hogsmeade, but now it turned pale.

With her chest rising and falling slightly, she was wearing rough clothes and trying her best to adjust her breathing.

"She... um..." Hermione opened her mouth and frowned, as if she was still enduring something, "Is she gone? Is she not nearby?"

"Ah, yes..."

As Ron answered, he looked at his good friend Harry with a somewhat questioning expression. But at this moment, Harry, who was gently supporting Hermione, didn't seem to notice the gift Ron handed over.

His eyes were focused on his own business.

Hermione, on the other hand, finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Ron's affirmative answer. She first gently pushed away Harry's support, stood up straight, and then took a few deep breaths of air.

The salesperson behind the counter looked at them with an expression that said he wanted to say something but didn't dare. He probably felt that these three students had affected the store's business——

Didn’t you see that the other little guests were considering staying away from this “place of right and wrong”?

"Hermione, what happened just now? And you just told Luna in the auditorium before -"

"Don't mention that name in front of me!"

Hermione's words interrupted Ron's concerned inquiry and even shocked the latter. But as soon as she blurted out these words, a hint of regret immediately appeared on her face.

"Sorry, I'm not... I didn't want to say that..." She first denied the impulse she just had, but then she still shook her head, "No, that's not right... I did think that, but

I……"

Ron blinked, with a little complexity hidden deep in his pupils.

He felt that although he didn't understand what caused Hermione to become like this, he could probably understand Hermione's state.

"No matter what, let's go back first!" Shaking away the sigh in his head, Ron hurriedly advised, "Lou... I mean, someone has already informed the professor, and Maka will definitely come soon.

I know. Let them take a look and they should be able to understand what is going on."

"Maka..." Hermione muttered in a daze, but took half a step back the next second, "No, this is the only thing, I don't want Maka to know-"

"Hermione!"

Ron stared into her eyes and was about to say something else, but unexpectedly another thought suddenly came to his mind.

[Yes! If Maka sees Hermione and Luna together...will something interesting happen? 】

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly hit his head hard.

"What is this..." Ron wondered to himself, "Is there something wrong with my brain? No, this is probably because I am habitually thinking blindly..."

After laughing at himself, Ron grabbed Hermione's sleeve and pulled her towards the door of the Literary Residence.

"It's normal for me to be petty, but it's not right when it comes to Hermione. After all, I still have to let Maka see..."

He ignored Hermione's struggle to remove the sleeve and walked forward.

"Harry, come here and help! We have to take Hermione back to school quickly..."

However, Harry, who was still in the store, did not take action immediately.

Amid the hesitant glances of the salesman and other customers, he stared dimly at the backs of Ron and Hermione, his eyes slightly narrowed.

"Hmph... interesting," Harry murmured to himself in a soft and inaudible voice, "Hermione Granger has a strong willpower, and it is understandable that she can barely resist her desires... But Ron

·Weasley's will is much weaker, so why was he less affected than Granger?"

"Harry?"

After realizing that there was still someone who hadn't followed, Ron couldn't help but paused outside the door and shouted inside again.

"Ah, um! I'll come right away!"

"Harry", who was still in the store, responded and seemed to put aside his doubts for the time being. He raised his legs and walked forward.

"However, my brain is not working very well... Is that the reason?"

…

Almost ten minutes later, at the gate of Hogwarts.

"Maka—Professor McGonagall—"

Maka has just driven away the Werther family, and is discussing with Professor McGonagall about going to the Pig's Head Bar!

But the moment he stepped out of the door and was about to take out the door key, a familiar voice came from far away.

"Luna?"

Maka and Professor McGonagall looked at each other, and the latter gave him an amused smile, then turned around and headed towards the castle.

"Oh...are you embarrassed?"

Maka smiled awkwardly, then took the door key back, and then she saw the familiar light golden color on the horse path.

"Maka, it's not good! Hermione's brain is about to be damaged by the molester—"

"What?" (To be continued)