Ravenclaw's Blue Gem

"Not much time, although I think he might have beaten the Aurors, Fudge and Umbridge in an instant. But he told Harry that he must contact Sirius if he has something to do, no matter what he encounters. For all things, you have to send back the situation you encounter with magic props." Hermione said, "That was what Harry got from Sirius when he visited Mr. Weasley before."

"He won't leave it alone." Zoe said seriously. She could guess his plan based on her knowledge of Dumbledore, which Hermione couldn't do.

"I also believe that the professor will be back soon... Well, now I am very worried about Ginny. Although she has not been suspended, if there is a problem with the wound during the game, I should ask her to see Madam Pomfrey... What's the matter?" Hermione looked at Zoe strangely.

"Can you help me scratch my back?" Zoe leaned sideways, and of course Hermione couldn't refuse.I just stretched out my hand, but I didn't expect to be caught by the wrist.Hermione's heart beat faster because she realized that Zoe did it.

"Your hand..." Zoe stared at the wound on Hermione's hand. Those patterns seemed to be carved on the back of her hand, but to Hermione's surprise, she did not show any deeper anger, just the sea blue. His eyes looked deeper.

Chapter 96: Disturbances and Plans

"Actually it's nothing... well, it's a bit painful, but as long as the wound is immersed in the tempered Motra mouse juice, it can effectively relieve the pain. Professor Sprout talked about its effect in the herbal medicine class. Hermione wanted to withdraw her hand, but Zoe's face was terribly cold, and if it hadn't been for Hermione's hand injury, she would have been held tightly now.

"No one would succumb to that old witch, even if she forced Dumbledore away temporarily." Hermione said firmly. "Does she think that only a little punishment can make us afraid? That woman's actions will only make us resist." The momentum became even greater, except for those who were bought by her, no one would stand by her side. The professors had long been intolerable to her. You should really watch today’s transformation class, Professor McGonagall. The look in Umbridge’s eyes is like looking at a stubborn stain on the wall."

"But you are shaking," Zoe said softly."Um, it's not because I'm afraid of Umbridge. I just feel a little...exciting?" Hermione said uncomfortably. "I've never done anything so rebellious before. Don't even turn a blind eye to those violations. I'm still involved...but seriously, I think George and Fred are really geniuses in this regard!" For the first time in her life, Hermione actually praised the pranks she dismissed in the past.

"We have a plan." She said mysteriously, but seeing Zoe's worried eyes, Hermione quickly explained, "We need to continue discussing how to do it a few times, but some people have already started to do the decided part. . As long as we are more concealed, there won't be much danger..."

"Hermione, give up." Zoe closed his eyes. "Don't let Umbridge continue to catch you. She told me that you have been added to the waiting list. If you are caught by her again, you will be dropped out. It is the easiest punishment I can think of."

"You're kidding, Zoe!" Hermione cried out in surprise. "Even if I'm a good girl from now on, Umbridge won't think I've changed myself. She almost engraved the word doubt in her eyes. I’m here, and I’ll only send those fools called the Investigation Action Team to stare at us all day long. Anyway, I have torn my skin, do I want to continue to swallow it? I don’t care if she carves a sentence on my skin!"

"But I care. Do you think it won't be painful for me to see you hurt?" Zoe shouted, "You weren't her target. Her target was Dumbledore and me. You were only implicated in it, as long as you don't Strikingly, Umbridge doesn’t care who you are at all! Her punishment is just to appreciate your pain and enjoy it. Don’t let her succeed, please."

"...I'm sorry, but I can't promise you." Hermione's voice also became low, "I am not a glass doll, Zoe. I understand that you are worrying about me, just as I will worry about you. If our two positions are reversed at this time, I will also tell you not to continue resisting Umbridge."

"But, if you are me, if you see me being tortured by Umbridge with the so-called'treaty' with your own eyes, but you can't do anything; if you find that the rules have become a restraint for the wicked If those rules cannot be enforced equally, I don’t understand the meaning of observing them. Silence will only be oppressed, I will not remain silent, Zoe, I have been silent for more than half a year.” Hermione He noticed Zoe's cautious behavior to prevent her from squeezing into the wound when she was agitated, and gently touched her face, "Even if I die with her, I will fight. We will all fight."

"Don't worry, I won't really sacrifice my future for this kind of person." Hermione soothed Zoe, who had suddenly turned pale. "Get well, maybe after you recuperate, everything will be over. "

"What are you going to do? I want to join." Before leaving, Zoe took Hermione's sleeve and looked at her seriously.

Hermione was silent for a while, and shook her head: "Not yet..." She hesitated and stopped speaking."Because I'm a wounded... No, because I will expose your actions, right." Zoe directly explained the truth.

"Hmm..." Hermione had to admit this. The point of the covert operation was to avoid Umbridge, and Zoe's presence would only cause damage, "But it's never your fault, Zoe." Hermione said sincerely, "Everyone believes this."

"I understand." Zoe closed her eyes. Of course she understood that she was just a bird in Umbridge's cage. She couldn't help at all. As long as she didn't drag her back, she was a help. "Hermione, go find Pang. Mrs. Frey, take a look at the injury, it’s just too slow to heal naturally. I want to sleep a little longer."

Hermione found that she couldn't tell the girl in bed's mood from these words, but she had nothing to do.

"Well, I will bring my notes from tomorrow, let's review them together." Hermione sighed in relief after getting a positive answer from Zoe.

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The time of discharge was postponed twice, and each time Madam Pomfrey asked Zoe to rest for a few more days. Even if Zoe himself thought he had recovered, there was no way to get a positive answer from Madam Pomfrey.

Although it is very leisurely in the infirmary, at least it is much better than Umbridge's disguised house arrest after discharge.For some reason, Umbridge has never been here since he visited the infirmary once, but Zoe's own wishes, of course, did not want to see Umbridge's toad face.

Friends will visit her from time to time. Except for Hermione who comes every day and Luna and Padma who come to see her often, most of the other members of DA have come here a few times, even those who haven't said much.What surprised Zoe the most was that the Weasley brothers who she found annoying (mostly the other side felt so) had also visited her. Although he didn’t say a few heart-warming words, the attitude of always hippy smiley was really impressive. The depressed mood also became happy.

Zoe wanted to know the so-called original plan from these people several times, but they refused to reveal a word to her like a unified caliber, which made people deeply uneasy.But in addition, this period of recuperation is very enjoyable. Not only will you not feel bored, but because visitors will bring some small gifts, they will make a lot of jokes from time to time, such as red-haired twins as visiting gifts. The fireworks sent ran wildly and exploded in the infirmary, scaring other patients to death.For Zoe, in addition to watching beautiful fireworks, there is also the scene of the Weasley brothers being reprimanded loudly by the angry Madame Pomfrey.

Even if he is not in class, Zoe can learn about recent events from other people.Using Dumbledore's departure as a signal, the riots in the castle increased exponentially. With the leader, other students who were dissatisfied with Umbridge also found a way to vent.Umbridge has to deal with all kinds of pranks in person all day long, but he can't find the prisoner while he is so busy.

The new principal of Hogwarts was in a hurry, and the others, including the professors, were just watching and having fun, even if the professors only need to raise their hands to solve the glue on the ground or the stray fireworks.There have even been cases where students get sick as soon as they take the Defense Against the Dark Arts class (fever, nosebleeds, and fainting). Umbridge can't keep the whole school confined, but no one told her that it would happen. The situation is because of the quick-acting skipping candy that George and Fred are selling ("Just eat one and you can get free time for a whole class!").

However, as the chaos continued, Umbridge's madness also intensified. Now as long as she catches an unruly student, she will try her best to torture him.She also delegated greater power to the hyenas who gathered around her, and let the bastards get into the crowd to sniff out every unusual signal. Even if she saw members of the investigation team beating other students, she would not give it to them. If they are punished by any punishment, even if other professors punish them, Umbridge will use more power to save them.

Not everyone will choose to swallow their breath. The infirmary has once again become lively. There are those innocent students who were involved, and many members of the investigative action team lost consciousness after being attacked and can only be treated in the infirmary.Madam Pomfrey was too busy every day, and Zoe noticed that she had asked Doris to help.

It is obviously a bad thing to continue to stay idle in the infirmary at this time to occupy a bed. Even though Madam Pomfrey still wants her to stay in the infirmary and avoid the limelight, Zoe still firmly refuses this. Considerate, she had already thought about many things during this period of time, and she couldn't always answer with evasion.

Chapter 97 Employment Consultation

"Employment consultation?" After the Easter holiday, such a message appeared on the bulletin board. The fifth-grade students must find time to have a brief meeting with the dean of their college to tell them their preference for future career choices. , And then the deans will give suggestions to the students, telling them what requirements they need to meet in order to achieve their goals, or how to avoid detours.

"I will also face choices next year. As a reference, Zoe, what kind of work do you want to do?" Although Luna is not a fifth-grade student, she still came to join in the fun. There are many people like her. It doesn't matter whether the person discussing this matter is a fifth-grade student.

"Huh? It doesn't matter, I don't have anything I want to do." Zoe said nonchalantly. She didn't seem to be interested in the things on the bulletin board at all. She just checked her meeting time and never looked there again.

"Padma's meeting time is ahead of you." Luna was full of interest. "Do you like outdoor work or indoor work?" She gestured on the two leaflets. The first one was the curse solver from Gringotts. Recruitment, they always inevitably run around the world; the second one is clerical work.

"Indoor." Zoe said without hesitation. She has never been interested in running around in the wilderness."I think it's good to be a curse solver. I can walk around and look around so that I can look for the trail of the horned snorer." Luna said longingly.

"If you can accept sleeping in the wild, and there will be bugs or snakes burrowing into your sleeping bag, or being turned into a frog by the spells in those mysterious monuments." Zoe shrugged, "Kill me I don't want to accept such a job."

Luna tilted her head to consider which one of Zoe's words had the upper hand in comparison with the longing in her heart."Are there any jobs that often deal with ghosts?" she asked suddenly."Are you looking for a ghost house to serve as a servant?" Zoe teased her. "How do they pay you? Use rotten meat? Hermione told me that it's not just bad rotten food, living people. As long as you stay in an environment full of ghosts, you might die in the cold."

Luna glared at her dissatisfiedly, but couldn't help asking for details curiously. Zoe told her about what Hermione told her later about her feelings after attending the death party."It would be great if I could participate once." In the end, not only did it not make Luna feel scared, but it aroused her great interest. "Maybe I can ask Helena, she might be able to look for friendship and find An opportunity for me to see the situation."

"Helena?" Zoe looked at her confusedly, "Are your classmates?"

"Actually—" Luna was about to explain, but was interrupted.Hermione ran to the two of them.

"How about, have you found a job or direction you like?" Hermione asked with interest after the greeting.

"Unfortunately, I am not interested in these jobs. How about you?"

"Well, I'm still hesitating. I want to do something more meaningful. It's better to be a little tricky or difficult... Many jobs on the bulletin board are of interest to me, but recently I have some For new ideas, I want to discuss with Professor McGonagall before making a decision." Hermione's tone was hesitant.

"Of course, Hermione. You are so good, you can definitely do whatever you want." Zoe said softly, "Yes, Hermione, I can ask you to do it every time you go to Hogsmeade. Shall we visit Mr. Aberforth? It's like those times this year."

"Of course no problem. Once we defeat Umbridge, you can lift those unreasonable bans." Hermione smiled and said, "Mr. Aberforth keeps asking about your situation, you can tell it yourself. he."

Zoe smiled without answering.

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"Please sit down, please sit down, Miss Siegel." Professor Flitwick’s sharp voice could be heard from a long distance away. He sat behind his desk and looked at his proud pupil with a smile, "Drink some What? I have hot chocolate and butter biscuits here. I heard Albus say you like sweet ones?" He enthusiastically pushed the small snacks on the plate toward Zoe.

"Don't be nervous, we are just talking about the future direction of choice." Zoe did not refuse this enthusiasm, carefully took a biscuit from the plate, and took the floating cup.

"In fact, this conversation is also helpful for you to choose the direction of the course after you enter the sixth grade. If the students already have a career choice of their own, we, as a professor, can help them plan how to choose a course to achieve the fastest This goal." Flitwick slowed down, "Miss Siegel, have you thought about what kind of work you want to pursue after graduation?"

"I've thought about it many times, Professor." Zoe said softly, "You know my personal situation. I can't help but think about this. Even though I thought I might not survive to adulthood from the past, I will still miss you."

She didn’t want to talk more about this. Flitwick is a respectable professor. He is compassionate, good-tempered, and patient with the students. Zoe doesn’t want to make him feel sad because of his own affairs. Eflitwick’s character, if she is willing to ask him for help, he will definitely agree.

"...The future will be better, Miss Siegel." Flitwick's voice became very low, and he motioned for Zoe to eat more.

"Well, I understand. How happy these days are, these are things I never dared to think about in the past." Zoe seldom told others about his feelings in the past, but for Dumbledore once asked her to come to this school. She felt that that decision even changed her life.

"But for me now, talking about the future is too hypocritical, it's something I can't touch."

"Everyone has a future, if you mean Dolores..."

"It's not just because of her, Professor. I'm probably still at a loss. I just feel that no matter what I do, there is no difference. I can't see my future at all. I don't know what kind of future I want to go to most. I won." Flitwick listened quietly.