Ravenclaw's Blue Gem

"Hermione, how did you do on the exam?" Zoe leaned over. Although she looked a little frightened, Hermione didn't avoid it.

"It's amazing!" Zoe counted Hermione's series of grades. "It's you. You can do so well after taking eleven subjects, but you won't want to take eleven subjects next semester. Improve the class."

Hermione blushed, and she shook her head in a daze: "I want to streamline the course as much as possible and spend more time studying a few subjects in depth. I have to cross out at least three or four courses."

"With this score, you can take any improvement class you want, but I suggest to omit those subjects that only need to be endorsed. Those things only need to be understood during normal reading. According to the current situation, learn more practical. Techniques are much more useful." Zoe thought for a while, "but I will continue to study Muggle. Unlike the history of magic, this course can relax me."

"I have to think about it, but you are right. I should really think about whether or not to continue studying the history of magic. I heard Professor McGonagall say that this course selection will wait until the beginning of the course, and discuss with the respective dean. Choose the course based on grades and tendencies."

"Isn't that good?" Zoe said with a smile, "it means we can free up more time for other things this year in the sixth grade, instead of just burying ourselves in study like last year."

"Yeah, so I can start preparing something." Hermione said thoughtfully.

Chapter 23 Go to Diagon Alley (Part 1)

Hibiscus is right. In addition to gardens, chicken sheds and sunshine, it is difficult to find other entertainment in the shanty. Of course, this is for outdoor parties, and the weather should not be too bad.Whenever it started to rain and wind outside the house, Mrs. Weasley would not allow them to go out for safety, but asked everyone to just sit on the sofa and read quietly every day, not to mention the two boys, even Ginny could not bear it.

When they finally got tired of playing wizard chess and solitaire, at Bill’s suggestion, in order to make the game more exciting, they began to try to increase the stakes. Of course, gambling is absolutely not acceptable, not to mention Hermione’s harsh attitude. If Mrs. Weasley knows that they dare to gamble, "Mum will definitely chase us out with a broom!" Ron said.

The request is not too excessive, at most it can be easily achieved by helping with the housework or giving out dessert after dinner.Tacitly, Zoe and Hermione only counted the times when they made requests to each other, and the insiders present were not willing to think deeply about what they both exchanged for these times in private.Ron dumbly asked several times at first, but when he was looking for someone, he accidentally witnessed the scene of two people sticking to a corner and kissing, and then he didn't want to care about it anymore.

"Why do I have to watch other couples in my own house." He complained about putting his last card on the chair. Now only Harry is holding a few cards, which means he Is the last loser, and the first one can make demands on the last one.

I thought that today would be the same good weather as yesterday. Just as they stepped on their broomsticks to prepare for a small Quidditch game, the raindrops fell from the gloomy sky. In less than five minutes, they looked through the window. The exterior scenes shrouded in the rain curtain all became foggy.

Ginny was called to the kitchen to prepare lunch by Mrs. Weasley, but was not in the house at this time."We have tried our best, but the timing of your break in was not good." Hermione responded directly to him, and then smiled, "Actually, you can choose a confession from those people if you want, such as Lavin. Germany."

Ron's ears turned red, and he turned away from looking at Harry's surprised gaze, but he could see that he was not angry because Hermione had said this: "Do you know everything? You deserve to be Miss Know-How... …You guys tell me, what am I going to do?" Ron scratched his hair in annoyance, but still faintly happy.

"If you like her, why not just invite her to Hogsmeade?" Hermione said.

"You are so easy to say, as if you haven't struggled when you were in a relationship." Ron sarcastically, "I don't know if she is willing to go out with me, if the end becomes like...at that time Same, I might as well not do that." Harry and Hermione knew exactly who the protagonist he had omitted was, who was humming a song in the kitchen preparing lunch (if it didn't help it).

"It sounds like you two saw it when I was tangled." Hermione gave him a blank look. The reason why the two of them knew some details at the time was because she was asked when she told them the truth.

"What do you think?" Ron still wants Hermione to help, naturally it is impossible to annoy her all the time, "Do you think I will have a chance?"

"Do you want me to record the picture of Lavender's smirk when she mentioned you in the dormitory, and show it to you, so that you are willing to believe that she likes you? Parvati has been a little impatient after listening to her twittering." Hermione shrugged. She shrugged, "Or you can wait until she comes to confess to you. With Lavender's character, it is very likely that she will come forward."

Ron's face became brighter, he touched his nose smugly, blushing and muttered a few words that only he could hear.Harry sat in a daze when he heard it, ignoring that the cards he was holding slipped on the ground.

"Harry, how about you?" Hermione didn't want to let him go, and sat closer, staring at Harry intently.

"Me?" Harry didn't react, repeating it blankly.

"You and Ginny, what do you think." Hermione asked seriously.

As soon as this was said, apart from Zoe (she didn’t know what happened), the attitudes of the two boys suddenly became exaggerated: Ron’s eyes were dull and his mouth was open, and he looked at Harry first and then again. Hermione didn't shut her mouth until she was sure she was not joking, but she still had an unbelievable look.

Harry seemed to be stung by a scorpion, and the stool under his ass fell to the ground with a thud, and he himself jumped out of the chair in shock, his face flushed and his glasses crooked.

"You, you, you, you! How do you know--"

"Don't be stupid, Harry." Hermione said impatiently. "Your attitude when you see Ginny now is exactly the same as when you met Qiu Zhangshi before ("Wait! What happened to Qiu Zhang !" Ron couldn't help yelling out), you can't hide your mind at all."

Harry couldn't say a word. He didn't expect Hermione to even know that he used to like Qiu. Those words were like an invisible hammer hitting his head, leaving her head dizzy.

"I...she..." Harry stood there for a long time without moving, and when he finally caught his breath, he sat down on Ron's bed dejectedly, "I don't know why it happened so suddenly, I just watched She played a few games, during the time when I was banned by Umbridge. I think she is very cute, she is also very chatty, and she is Ron’s sister... but I just think of her as my own My sister treats it like that!"

"Don't, you must not see her as a sister." Ron waved his hand. "Compared to her now moving around between several boys, flirting, and changing boyfriends, it is faster than changing clothes. , It’s better to have a serious relationship with you."

"Ron!" Hermione looked at him angrily. "How can you say that about Ginny! When did she flirt with several boys? She just chose to be with Dean in the end."

"What about Michael Kona?" Ron said stubbornly. "She was still sticking to that Ravenclaw bastard a few months ago and dumped him in the blink of an eye?"

"That's because Michael Kona angered Ravenclaw after she lost the Quidditch game! Because she was replacing Harry as Gryffindor Seeker at that time!" Hermione was very angry.

"I said that asshole thing was not reliable, and she wanted her to draw the line long ago!" Ron frowned, then turned his head to look at Harry aggressively, "So do you want to fall in love with Ginny? Harry?"

Harry was taken aback by Ron's attitude and failed to respond.

Ron patted him on the shoulder: "If you two can do well, the chance is great. She used to like you so much. Our whole family will support you. Although I don't hate Dean, he can't compare to you. A finger!" The heat on Harry's face burned again. He opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything. Even though there was some encouragement in his heart, how could he know how Ginny felt? .

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"Is the list of books ready?" Mrs. Weasley walked around nervously, and she counted the number of people who set off again, as if these people would disappear under her nose without paying attention. "We want Hurry up...you must follow me and Arthur closely, and never walk around or leave Diagon Alley."

Recent tensions have catalyzed Mrs. Weasley’s worries. People are dead or missing everywhere. Mr. Weasley (or other occasionally visiting guests) often brings bad news. People are panicked everywhere. Business has also become sluggish. Some people rushed away before the flames of war had burned to them, but some people disappeared silently, just like Ollivander. No one believed that he had escaped. , But no one knows if he is still alive.

"Remember not to talk to people who seem suspicious, and don’t touch the things they sell. It’s okay if it’s just useless rubbish, but if those people are trying to harm others, you will be caught when you touch something. Black magic hurts." Although Mr. Weasley was not as nervous as his wife, his tone was very serious.Now the team members he leads can collect a lot of so-called magic items from those undocumented people every day. Even if the chain leg spells cannot be rebounded, they can blow the defense function as if a mysterious person cannot come in person. Break through.

The Ministry of Magic sent a special car, and when they went out together, the car had stopped on the small road in front of the hut.Bill and Fleur were in charge of staying to see their home, standing at the door, waving to others, and watching the black car drive into the distance.

Chapter 24 Go to Diagon Alley (Part 2)

After getting out of the car and seeing Hagrid who came to pick him up, the group passed through the broken cauldron bar run by old Tom to a dead end in the backyard.Hagrid lifted his umbrella and knocked on a brick on the wall, and the wall leaped back to both sides, revealing the cobbled path of Diagon Alley.

Because of the recent precipitous situation, the number of people on the street is pitiful. Even if there are a few passers-by, they all frown and look nervous, glance at the big Hagrid warily, and hurry. left.Compared with the prosperity in the past, Dijiao Alley now has a gloomy feeling similar to Turnover Alley. At a glance, there are three or four shops with closed doors, and the windows with a wide range of goods. It is also empty now.A gust of wind blew, and the newspaper that fell on the ground was blown directly on the wall, covering the black and white wanted notice on the wall. Scrimgeour in the picture was silently speaking impassioned sentences.

Even if Mrs. Weasley did not remind, everyone lost the mood of wandering around. They followed closely behind the three adults, and from time to time looked at the wizards standing or squatting at the intersection of the streets they crossed, those people. Most of them wore thick cloaks, covering their faces with hoods, and looked very suspicious. They supported the shabby stall and stared at them strangely.

"The introductions on the signs are all fake. Don't think about approaching those people." Mr. Weasley warned sternly because he noticed that the children were curiously reading what was written on the sign next to one of the stalls (" Amulet: Effectively defend against werewolves, dementors and corpses"), "These bastards just want to use people’s fear to make a big splash. In a box of beads we collected before, after inspection, we found that its only function is to make The wearer’s face is frantic with acne, and as long as you don’t get rid of it, you won’t find a good skin."

"You let others take care of this." Mrs. Weasley held her husband, "Don't forget what we are here to do today. We must do it in the safest way."

"Let’s go to Mrs. Morkin’s gown specialty store first." After she finished speaking, she looked around nervously, as if worried that a group of Death Eaters would suddenly appear in the corner. "I’ve seen it before. Everyone needs a new one. Clothes...but I think it should be divided into two ways. The four of you will go shopping with Hagrid. Me, Ginny and Arthur will go to the Lihen Bookstore to buy books. The only comfort in this situation is probably that there is no need to queue..."

"After doing these two things, we will go to George and Fred's shop together, and finally go to other shops to buy something for home use." Mr. Weasley added, he looked at Zoe. "I heard the two of them say that you helped them a lot to open a store for them." He smiled and thanked him, and Zoe waved his hand quickly.

The two brothers actually sent a letter to her. It was called "inspection work" in name (and the content was as unremarkable as before), but she had never been there once. It is hard to say that such an approach is based on trust, but she is based on trust. They don’t seem to be people who would mess around with money.The most important thing is that a few days ago, the Daily Prophet published an interview report on that prank shop. These reporters would only flock after the business became topical. From the information learned in the report, it seems , Their business should be doing well.

Hagrid’s steps are very big. It took them about half of the time to arrive at Mrs. Morkin’s gown specialty store. As the best solution for most Hogwarts students’ custom gowns, the status of this store The aura of the whole street is as depressed. If it weren't for the sign that was actually in business hanging on the door, they would think it was closed.

"The four of you go in together, and I will guard you outside." Hagrid stopped and said to them, "I am not suitable for going in like this. It takes up too much space. As long as you feel that it is not right, just run out. Don't try to "He said solemnly.

The four people were about to enter the store, but the door was pushed open from the inside. Two silent people walked out one after the other. The boy at the head was obviously wandering, and also showed a desperate look in frustration. Pay attention to the surroundings and just stride forward.And the identity of this person is familiar to everyone present.

"Ran." He quickly met Harry, who was walking in the front, only to notice that someone was blocking him.He lowered his voice impatiently, and now he didn't want to be disturbed by these trivial upsets at all.

But the person in front of him didn't let go, let alone go, didn't even intend to retreat to the side, the flame in my heart seemed to be poured oil, and exploded.

Draco looked up fiercely, and met Harry at first, just for a moment. Before Draco looked away and wanted to pretend not to meet, he inadvertently saw someone who never wanted to meet. The man is looking at him seriously, standing under the steps with his arms folded.

"What's the matter, Draco?" Narcissa walked behind him. Seeing her son stopped suddenly, she thought something had happened. "We are going to Lihen Bookstore. Don't stay here." Narcissa said nothing. Not contaminated by the fear of passers-by, the tone of speech was very calm, as if he decided to walk around in his garden at will.

She quickly noticed Harry too, faintly rolled her eyes on Harry’s forehead, and then looked at Ron (mainly to confirm the iconic red hair): "Can you let it go? Standing here is blocking us." She said coldly.

"Long time no see, Draco, Mrs. Narcissa." Seeing Draco running away from his sight, Zoe knew that he must be avoiding himself and didn't want to see her here. Now, Draco will never see her here. What has been done is even more suspicious.