Ravenclaw's Blue Gem

"...I didn't joking with you, Zoe." Hermione whispered, "I know this is wrong, I apologize to you, but..."

"But?" Zoe felt like his voice came directly from his chest, "I have promised the invitation, Hermione. How can you deceive me, the client, against my will to deceive you? Parents, go to'represent' me to make a decision?!" Her body was trembling slightly, trembling and emptiness surged up, as if the power from the whole body had been taken away, and only her head was dizzy.

"I know it's despicable and shameless... but I can't do it anymore! I'm messed up now, I don't know my thoughts, I feel like everything is messed up, I feel like there is something when I can't see it. Distorted, I want to get rid of it, I am scared, Zoe!" Hermione also covered her face, crying.

But Zoe was completely angry and couldn't hear anything.She felt as if she had been betrayed by Hermione, and her brain was boiling: "But you never came to ask for my opinion! Have you ever asked me what I think? Not at all! Or do you think I will be because of You tell me "Don't come to your house" and you are troubled with you? You think I am such a selfish person, don't you? So you don't even want to ask me what I think, just throw me away like a burden ?!"

"It's not like this!" Hermione stood up subconsciously, her face pale, with a hunch that something was gradually getting out of control, "It's just that so many things have happened before, and I am very confused now. There are so many things beyond my control. I need Time to think about it... I did use one of the stupidest methods, but I couldn’t think of a better one! It’s not that I mean anything to you—"

Hermione was already close to the bed in order to defend herself. Zoe only had to reach out and grab her arm, and then drag Hermione to her, which she did.Hermione felt a great force coming in front of her, and she was completely defenseless, so she fell straight forward.When she recovered, half of her body was already lying on Zoe.

Chapter 75 The Crack (Part 2)

Hermione was startled, and subconsciously wanted to get up immediately.Her face was almost buried in Zoe's abdomen, and even through the thin quilt, she could still easily feel the soft touch of the human body.Hermione's face suddenly became hot, as if someone lit a fire directly on her face.She supported the blank area at the corner of Zoe's bed and was about to use her strength, but Zoe moved faster than her.

She held Hermione's shoulders, with the force that seemed to pinch her prey against her escape.Hermione couldn't move, and was about to write the beginning, only to find that even this freedom had been taken away.Zoe looked at her like a different person, with enthusiasm in her eyes that made her dare not look directly at her. Of course she knew what this enthusiasm meant, even if she didn’t know it before, after the absurd change last night , She should know.

Zoe held her face, not only deliberately or unintentionally, her hand made Hermione feel a dull pain in her jaw.But compared to the slight physical pain, the strong discomfort and timidity in consciousness were the root cause of Hermione's desire to escape, not to mention that she even noticed that Zoe's face was gradually approaching her.

To be taken away.The resistance in Hermione's heart swallowed her like an explosion, and even the faint shyness and acceptance that was so fleeting, was caught in the torrent of resistance and disappeared.Her scalp was numb, and she felt that the girl in front of her was like a seductive and degenerate demon, leading her into a dark and thorny road that couldn't see clearly ahead.

"Zo, Zoe..." Hermione's voice was trembling. I don't know why, she found that she couldn't escape. She obviously only needs to push or attack the opponent's abdomen... But she just can't start. Her heart was enveloped by different feelings, beating complicatedly, but panic and fear swelled a little bit, "I..." She could only helplessly open her eyes and watch Zoe's face slowly approach her, accompanied by There was the sound of something breaking.

When she could even feel Zoe’s breathing, her approach cast a shadow in Hermione’s vision. Hermione seemed to have been disarmed. She thought that Zoe must have wanted to kiss her, just like the previous one. In the same way, she clenched her fists, her body trembled unconsciously, her mind was blank and her eyes closed.

But to her surprise, there was no sensation on her lips or anywhere that she should have when kissing, and being in the dark would only make herself even more cranky.Hermione opened her eyes a little bit and found that Zoe was only a few feet away from her. She could still feel Zoe's fine breath hitting the tip of her nose, but in the clear ocean blue reflection, it was Self-deprecating and embarrassed.

"What do you think I will do? Do you think I will kiss you forcibly when you are reluctant? I haven't been shameless yet, but then I can be sure..." She gently Let go of Hermione, watching Hermione fall back out of her place, watching her warily.

"Sure enough, it's not that you want to think about something, it's just that you are afraid, afraid of me, afraid of how I feel about you, so you want to run away, so you are vigilant, so you don't want me to go deeper. "Zoe whispered, she was clearly telling her heartache, but instead there was a smile at the corner of her mouth, "That's it, you have already made a choice, Hermione."

Zoe closed her eyes in frustration like a plant that had withered in an instant. She gritted her teeth and tried to make herself look less sad and less caring: "This is wrong, Zoe... We are all girls, how can we do this? This is an unusual and counterintuitive behavior." Hermione said dryly, and she also lowered her head, not refuting Zoe's speculation.

"But you responded to me." Zoe looked at her seriously, hoping to detect even a trace of hesitation and intolerance from Hermione's face. "No matter what you say now, you responded to me at the time, didn't you? Do you want to say that all that is just a whim? I said not to think of me as a fool!"

"I wasn't awake at the time! I was attacked by a dementor and I just took chocolate! I...I..." Hermione actually hates to say this kind of shirk, but she has no choice, Zoe said. It was like a knife, repeatedly plucked into her heart. Every time it was implemented, it would repeat "Yes, I responded" in her mind, but she didn't want to continue thinking about it, it would make her face it. What I don’t want to face, "I’m too excited! I can’t be responsible for my actions at the time! So it must be a special situation..."

"Special circumstances... don't you have even a moment of love for me? You want to say that our behavior at the time was just an illusion?" But Hermione was calm. Although she was shaken by Zoe's words, she stood in front of her. The invisible wall stopped her, "...Yes, it's just an illusion. I was just infected by the atmosphere at the time. I couldn't control myself. It was an accident."

"So you want to say that I don't have any chance, do you?" Zoe's nails were almost embedded in the flesh, but she refrained from making herself at least look calm, because she didn't want to show even a little weakness at this time.

"I don't like this, and I don't want to... Zoe, we are just friends, only friends." With this sentence like a summary, the atmosphere flowing between the two seemed to be completely frozen.Hermione seemed to have found the backbone, the muscles of her face became stiff, which made her attitude look harsh.

She stood up, and only a lone corned beef sandwich was left on the plate she was holding."We need to keep our distance, Zoe, so that we can return to the'normal' of the past. That kind of feeling is false. You are just blinded by an illusion. You need to calm down and think rationally." She finished in one breath, but that The back who left quickly seemed to be escaping, until she opened the door and never looked at Zoe's side, and did not even say goodbye.

The girl who passed her scratched her hair in confusion, rubbing her messy hair even more.But when she looked at Zoe, who was frowning and wondering whether she was sad or angry, her thoughts shifted and she vaguely noticed something.

"What happened to Hermione? You made her cry again." Luna sat down carelessly.

"Luna, why do you always say that all errors are caused by me, by me?" Zoe said irritably, she felt that she was falling, everything around her turned black. But she hasn't bottomed out yet, and she's still falling, bringing an extreme sense of emptiness and depression.But her heart was beating faster than usual. She tried to scream and said with a trembling tone.

"Well, I apologize, it's just a joke." Of course, Luna could see that her current state was very wrong, and she didn't intend to continue to stimulate her."What's wrong with the two of you, have you quarreled?"

"...I don't want to talk about this now." Zoe was silent for a long time before squeezing out these words. She almost fainted on the bed: "Have you had breakfast?" Luna also changed the subject, "I think The grilled sausage this morning was not bad and the mashed potatoes were delicious, but the sandwiches were too bad."

"Yeah, the sandwiches are particularly ugly." Zoe said gloomily. Luna was very happy that she hadn't given up communicating with others. "Never mind the corned beef. I actually have lettuce leaves in it. I don't know which genius elf is. The'good' idea I came up with. My mouth is full of the bitter taste of lettuce leaves, even if I drink hot cocoa." But how can the bitterness in my mouth compare to the pain in my heart?Zoe even hoped that her mouth would be more bitter so that she could distract her attention.

"Then you are blessed, Zoe." Luna said with a smile, and then she rummaged through every pocket, and finally found a piece of Honey Duke chocolate from one of them. "The amount you brought me last time It’s too much, I can’t finish it. Don’t you like chocolate? I thought you didn’t eat breakfast, so I brought you some. Now I can just clean up the taste."

Zoe took it blankly. She smiled weakly at Luna, thanking her for her kindness, but she was still indulged in the gaffe and couldn't get out.She tore the package open, broke a piece of chocolate with her hand, and put it into her mouth to chew, but she looked like she was chewing something unpalatable.

"It's unpalatable..." she muttered softly while chewing. "It's too bitter."

Luna blinked in surprise, knowing that this is Honey Duke’s premium chocolate. Although it has a slightly bitter taste, it is soft and silky and has a sweet taste. The arrangement and combination of honey, sugar and milk creates a unique sweetness. You can’t eat as much. It made people feel tired: "Bitterness? Is there any spell being cast?" She repeated suspiciously, and wanted to break a small piece to have a taste.

But Zoe avoided her hand and bit directly on the chocolate as if discouraged. Regardless of any drops of water falling on her hand or sliding down her fingers, she just kept repeating and stubbornly complaining about "unpalatable". Use this excuse that anyone with a bit of intelligence can see through to disguise themselves.

Luna didn't say a word for the next time, she sat quietly, thinking of herself as a silent creeper.Neither tried to comfort Zoe nor asked what happened to Zoe, but waited for the intermittent depressive sobs to gradually stop, even after the heavy breathing slowly calmed down, then took out his handkerchief and handed it out. Past.

Chapter 76, the third year, ending

"...Thank you." Zoe's voice was insignificant. She silently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and the tears on her face. She held her handkerchief for a while before she said softly, "You are not curious about me and He. What happened between Min?"

"Roughly guessed... But since you have quarreled, why would I ask you these questions when you are sad?" Luna hesitated for a moment, and said in a very vague tone. She didn't know Zoe could I can't accept the reality that I have noticed, but I feel that it's too strange to pretend I don't know.

"Obviously even you can see it." Zoe heard Luna's words all at once, and laughed at himself, "I thought I was hiding well. Did everyone around you know? Only Hermione doesn’t know. Does she really don’t know?" Still knowing but pretending not to know?The resentment that finally settled in Zoe's heart rose again.

"I don't think she knows at all." Luna said lightly. "Don't think she should know everything. She has to tolerate you. Everything should be clearer than you. Don't think you are right. Is Min's requirements too demanding? She is only one year older than me, only thirteen."

Zoe was stimulated by this sentence, and his anger quickly swelled and exploded: "Are you talking about me being naive? Do you think everything is my fault? It's because I like people I shouldn't like, so I deserve it. Being insulted, as if I will assault her as long as I get close to me? Just because I like girls, everything in my past can be denied? Listen to what she said to me! She even thinks all of this It's just a mistake. It's like all the entanglements and pains I had before were a joke. She only needs to use this word to bring it over..."

Luna still didn't say anything, but when Zoe gasped and stopped speaking, she tilted her head and looked at her: "Even if you lose your temper at me, Hermione still won't be able to come back, although I would love to hear you. Now that Hermione has responded to you, what are you going to do?"

"I, I..." Zoe hugged her head dejectedly. She regretted the moment she said it. She really shouldn't lose her temper to the innocent Luna, but she can't control the running around in her head. The gloomy anger that went, finally said blankly, "I don't know... I just feel so tired..."

"Will you come to my house for a while on vacation?" Luna asked expectantly, "Daddy said before that he wanted to invite you over, but I always forgot to invite you formally. I will be very happy if you can come."

Zoe lowered her head, and Luna's invitation reminded her of her previous quarrel with Hermione. Her throat was blocked. Since Hermione can cancel her trip without any burden, why should she do it herself? Gu Zidi is sad and uncomfortable here?It's not that she doesn't have other friends, since Hermione wants to keep her distance, then she will never put her face on her face alone.

"Okay, I'll go." She gritted her teeth and vowed to herself that unless Hermione convinced her, she wouldn't get along with her.

*****

In the following time, Zoe tried to avoid contacting any topic about Hermione Granger, but she still inevitably heard something from other people’s ears, such as Hermione’s final grade this semester as high as 100%. Three hundred and twenty (only absent for divination), the well-deserved first place, shocked the entire Hogwarts, because no student has ever achieved such a score, and they have no way to do several courses at the same time , Let alone take so many exams.

What's more sad is that when Zoe heard the news, her first feeling was joy, not jealousy or dissatisfaction. She found that she could not forget how she felt for Hermione, but she couldn't hold her face. Approaching her, I can only secretly create my own sullenness, like a bunch of hard-to-explode fireworks, which is very bad for anyone, but because of this, it becomes Zoe Siegelshan in some people’s mouths. Proof of jealousy (she is second again this time).

Compared with Zoe, Draco was very energetic. It is better to say that this year belongs to the Slytherin event. The final victory of the Quidditch Cup ultimately determines the tilt of the balance. They won the Academy Cup this year and the last one at the end of the period. During the banquet, the whole hall was decorated with silver and green. The traditional snake emblem and snake flag were flying everywhere. The discussion and laughter from the Slytherin tables were the most lively.

Draco became a hero and was surrounded by many people, because he was also one of the decisive powers to win this glory. Everyone was happy to greet him, pat his shoulder, persuade him to eat more, he was on the plate His food was almost piled up on a hill, but he didn't even have time to eat them all, because he was busy with everyone, and the drinks in the cup were added time and time again.

"Are they trying to fill me up with orange juice? My whole stomach was banging, full of orange juice!" Although Draco later complained like this, he couldn't hide the pride on his face. Live, not to mention that every time he started showing off, he had to be so loud that he could hear the opposite Gryffindor—mostly someone—.

But even during the period of celebrating the end of the semester and doing nothing, it is not that no major events have happened.Regarding the fact that Professor Lupin no longer teaches the Defense Against the Dark Arts class in the new year, he is divided into two distinct factions. The students hold their own opinions and quarrel with each other, but even the part that most wants Professor Lupin to stay. Students, there is no way to refute a question raised by the other party: next time Professor Lupin is werewolf again and hurts the students?

Since that crazy night, many places in Hogwarts have been messed up because of Harry and the werewolf chase. Although there were no witnesses and victims at the time, Hogwarts' eyes and sources of intelligence have never stopped. Those who are alive.At least a dozen portraits were awakened at the time. Many of them were terrified of the thrilling chase at that time, and they wanted to talk about their mood at that time.Not to mention that there are ghosts everywhere in this school, especially the most troublesome one of them-Pepi Ghost.

The consequence of this series is that "Professor Lupin is a werewolf" is like an amplifying spell thrown into the pile of students. Everyone has been discussing this matter for a long time. Professor Lupin was turned into a werewolf because he did not take medicine on time. The incident also caused many students to panic. Fortunately, Professor Lu Ping's reputation has always been good, coupled with the vigorous appeasement of other professors, did not cause more commotion.

Parents who have only learned the truth naturally do not want their children to be trapped in the shadow of a werewolf who may get out of control at any time. Even though the danger of the werewolf may be controllable, the complaint letters are still sent one by one. At school, even Dumbledore could not defy the wishes of most people.

"I'm leaving." Lupin later approached Zoe and came to apologize to her. "It was because I didn't take the medicine on time that caused so many things afterwards. Not only did Dwarf Star escape, but it also put you in danger. In... Dumbledore gave me so much trust, but I couldn't grasp it. I'm probably still not suitable to be a professor."

"You are a good professor, Professor Lupin." Zoe said from the bottom of her heart, but her feelings for this professor were complicated, not because she had been in danger because of Lupin. "If I could catch up at the time, you just have to After drinking the medicine, nothing will happen.” It’s far more than that. Although Zoe has no memory of everything that happened at that time until now, she can probably guess that as long as there is Max at the time, something will happen. .It is unfair to transfer all responsibility to Lupin.

But she couldn’t say anything: “You are a good boy, Siegel. But it’s not your fault. If I could calm down a bit after seeing the thing, instead of rushing out immediately... It's too late." Lupin smiled open-mindedly, "I can understand the feelings of those parents. No one would want their children to face a werewolf, let alone he has lost control, so we should not condemn them. Sincere."

"Then what do you plan to do next? After losing this job."