Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

Chapter 23 Jokes and Secrets

With an official name, this group that was originally just gathered by chance suddenly became official. Everyone discussed some details together - for example, adding other members must be approved by everyone, not destroying other people's things, and SSC members should protect each other when facing professors or other students.

Wade originally thought that this was a bit like a game - it was just a small group of a few people, so if they got along, they would gather together, and if they didn't, they would disperse. Why would they set rules and regulations? But the others were all participating very seriously, which gave Wade some strange feelings.

It was as if he had really joined some mysterious organization.

……

"Rue was used as a drug to remove poison in ancient Greece. It was discovered in the 16th century AD. So far, people have found that its medicinal value is as follows: the extracts from the stems and leaves can remove toxins. The pollen has a protective effect against the poisonous gas sprayed by basilisks. Rue is widely planted. The cultivation method is - you need to pay attention when cultivating it -"

Wade wrote the last letter on the parchment, finishing his homework for yesterday's Herbology class. As for the homework for other subjects, he had finished them all on the same day after class. Wade checked the grammar again and rolled up the parchment after the ink dried.

"Wade, have you finished your homework?" Hermione came over and asked.

"Correct."

"I have something to tell you," Hermione whispered.

The two moved to the other side of the classroom, and Wade waved his wand: "Close your ears and listen."

——In this way, no matter how loud they speak, it is just a slight buzzing in the ears of others.

Vader looked at Hermione's worried expression and asked, "What happened?"

"It's like this. The day before yesterday afternoon, Malfoy challenged Harry to a duel in the trophy room at midnight. As soon as I heard him, I knew he had bad intentions because he didn't have the guts!" Hermione said angrily, "But Harry and Ron totally ignored my advice. For some reason - the boys' face - they were so selfish! They didn't even think about how many points they would lose if they were caught! They didn't care about the honor of the college at all!"

Hermione took a few deep breaths, suppressed her anger, and continued: "Of course, this is not the point - because we were lucky not to be caught, although it was just a close call -"

"--You guys?" Wade grasped the key words.

"Yes. When I was trying to stop them from doing something stupid, I was accidentally locked outside the common room and had to go with the two of them." Hermione frowned and said with disgust: "As expected, Malfoy did not go to the trophy display room. He also revealed the news to Filch - that despicable guy! Then when we escaped, we broke into a locked room -"

Hermione suddenly lowered her voice and asked, "Weid, do you remember what Professor Dumbledore said when school started?"

Wade thought about it. Dumbledore didn't say much, so what impressed him most was of course -

"Idiot! Crybaby! Scum! Twist?"

"Oh, that's not it!" Hermione rolled her eyes and reminded, "It's - anyone who doesn't want to suffer an accidental, painful death -"

"--Don't go to the corridor on the fourth floor?" Wade remembered, "Did you go to the fourth floor? What did you see?" "Yes. We accidentally ran to the fourth floor, and then we saw a--" Hermione swallowed, with a lingering fear on her face: "A three-headed dog as tall as a house!"

"--How did you survive?" Wade was speechless. He had long forgotten such details, and he had never expected that Hermione and the others would experience such adventures so early. He said, "I remember seeing this kind of monster in a book. Although the three-headed dog today is not the legendary hellhound, its teeth can easily crush the skull, and its teeth are also corrosive and poisonous. It is difficult to heal the wound after being bitten by that guy."

"It may not have reacted at first, but then it lunged at us with a roar, and we were almost eaten by it!" Hermione clenched her fists, her body trembling slightly. "The school actually - actually put such a dangerous monster in the castle! It's unbelievable! Even if they want to use it to guard something, what if another reckless student breaks in?! Doesn't the school consider the safety of ordinary students at all?"

Wade made a joke: "Maybe there is a death index or something like that in magic schools? The death of a few students every year is not a big deal at all, and it can serve as a wake-up call to others! Let them know that they can't take the professor's words lightly!"

"——There is such a thing!" Hermione grabbed her face in horror and said incoherently: "But I didn't see it in "Hogwarts: A History" at all - yes, such a thing would certainly not be written in the book - it's terrible! How could the Ministry of Magic allow——"

Wade didn't expect that she didn't doubt his words at all, and quickly raised his hand to apologize: "I'm sorry! Hermione, I was just talking nonsense. Don't take it seriously--"

Hermione stared at him blankly, tears welling up in her brown eyes.

Wade felt really guilty now. He said again sincerely, "I'm sorry, I just saw that you seemed scared, so I made a joke. But it seems to have become a joke in hell - I'm just an idiot! Don't be angry -"

Hermione kept a straight face and said nothing, and was so angry that she ignored Wade for a long time.

It was not until the practice was over and everyone else had left that Wade stopped Hermione and apologized repeatedly before the girl finally let go.

Hermione lowered her head and said sullenly, "Actually, I know - everyone dislikes me - but I treat you as a friend, so don't tease me like everyone else -"

Wade was so soft-hearted that he almost drowned in guilt. He was so embarrassed that he would slap himself in the face if he thought about it in the middle of the night. He knew that Hermione had a hard time in Gryffindor, so he was sensitive and vulnerable. He raised two fingers and said seriously as if he was swearing, "I'm sorry. I promise it won't happen again."

Hermione looked into his eyes for a long moment before she whispered, "A joke is only a joke if both parties feel happy about it."

"I remember that." Wade was ashamed. He actually asked a real eleven-year-old girl to tell him such a simple truth. Did he really regard himself as a heartless little boy after living a new life?
Looking at the vortex above his head, Hermione smiled slightly.

"Okay, I'm not angry anymore." The girl coughed dryly, "Let's talk about the three-headed dog - I actually want to discuss with you whether I should go to Professor McGonagall?"

"You want to talk to Professor McGonagall about the safety of the three-headed dog?" Wade immediately understood what she meant.

"Yes." Hermione scratched her already messy hair in annoyance and said, "Although they locked the room, it can be opened with just an unlocking spell. In case a curious student runs in - well, I want to suggest to Professor McGonagall that we use powerful magic to hide the room, but this will expose the fact that we have violated the school ban -"

"Why don't you think about it from another angle, Hermione?" Wade said after thinking for a moment: "Maybe the door was locked so simply to allow someone to open it."

(End of this chapter)