HP: Let professors walk towards the light

"That Hermalena, right?" Hagrid asked. "Actually, I haven't had much contact with this child, but from what you said, at least in the past, no Slytherin would treat Gryffindor like this. Did you three save her life in your previous life?"

Hagrid pointed at Hermione: "She is a pure blood, but she protects you unconditionally-"

Then she moved her finger towards Harry: "You two don't have a close relationship, but she even saved you."

"More than once, by the way," Harry added.

"And she's doing business with the Weasleys." Hagrid looked at Ron who was still vomiting. "I know that few of those pure-blood families think highly of the Weasleys. Oh - sorry Ron."

"It doesn't matter, this is the truth." Ron looked haggard, and even his words were weak.

Before, they didn't pay much attention to these things, just thought Hermalena was a special Slytherin. But now that Hagrid said this, it seemed to be true. No matter how gentle and generous Hermalena was, she was a little too caring for them, the Gryffindors.

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That night, when Harry was dragged by Lockhart to write a reply to his fan letter, he heard a strange voice -

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A month had passed since the start of the school year. This October, the cold and damp wind blew over everything in Hogwarts. The dense rain hit the windows and fell into the Black Lake, causing the water level in the Black Lake to rise. The autumn rain brought a chill, and it rained for several days in a row. The Slytherin Common Room became even colder. Even though the fire in the fireplace was burning, the sparks were of no use, as it could neither remove moisture nor raise the temperature.

Many faculty and students have caught colds, and the number is increasing. Madam Pomfrey's medical wing is full of people. She is so busy that she has no time to spare. She even developed a new type of refreshing potion that can make people's ears spray smoke continuously, but one dose of the medicine can cure colds and fevers.

only--

Draco looked at Reina's face, which was not only not getting better but was becoming more and more haggard. He couldn't help but frowned and asked, "Reina, are you okay? Do you really have a cold? You've been to Madam Pomfrey several times."

Pansy reached out and touched Rena's forehead. She had to do this several times every time she saw Rena. However, Rena didn't have a fever at all, nor did she cough, but she just looked listless.

"Apart from not feeling very strong, not being able to sleep well at night, and not being able to eat well during the day, there's really nothing wrong." Lena covered her face with her hands and collapsed on the sofa.

"Do you want me to ask for leave? You have Defense Against the Dark Arts class in the afternoon." Draco asked.

Ever since Professor Snape and Professor Lockhart had a profound exchange last time, Lockhart no longer continued to brag about himself in Slytherin's class.

But it wasn't much better. He just recited the contents of his book every day and even wanted others to perform on the stage. Crabbe, Goyle and a few relatively honest students were often called up, and even Rena was bullied.

"It's okay, no need. Even though his classes are terrible, there are still some good things in those books." Reina said.

"It's unbelievable that you still want to take his class. Last time he even kept you for an entire night to write him a fan letter, and he actually said it was a reward for you! You should know that his punishment for Crabbe sleeping in class was to help him write a fan letter. It's hard to believe that even my aunt is his fan. Seriously, he's a bit disgusting." Pansy was particularly disgusted.

Reina just forced a weak smile and said nothing.

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"Okay, kids, we're done with the werewolf story. So, if you encounter a werewolf in the future, stay away from it. After all, you don't want to be infected and become a werewolf. Oh, and don't learn to deal with werewolves like I did, because you can't do that yet. So, the homework for this class is about your thoughts after listening to Professor Lockhart's fight with a werewolf. 3 feet. Okay, get out of class is over."

Lockhart still had his standard "eight-tooth smile".

"Oh, Hermalena, come to my office after dinner," he added, as if he had suddenly remembered.

"Okay, Professor Lockhart." Reina answered him while packing her things.

"What did he ask you to do so late at night?" Draco came over and asked.

"I don't know." Lena shrugged.

"I was originally planning to ask Pansy to send you to the medical wing again. What a fool he is. Can't he see that you are not feeling well?" Draco curled his lips.

"Remember to be safe."

"I know. What kind of danger could there be in Hogwarts?" Reina said calmly, lying against her conscience.

After dinner, in Lockhart's office.

"Oh, dear Rena, you are finally here." Lockhart put his arm around Rena's shoulders affectionately, and Rena couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.

"Did you bring it?" He pulled Lena to sit down at the desk.

Reina took out a tattered diary from the pocket of her large wizard robe and placed it on the table.

"What a good and obedient child." Lockhart instantly distanced himself from Reina and turned the ring on his hand.

Reina glanced at the ring. It turned out that Lockhart was the one who could find such a defensive magic tool in such a short time.

"Now, talk to it as you always did." Lockhart stepped forward again and pressed the quill into Reina's hand.

"But, Professor Lockhart, every time I talk to it, I feel a looming sense of oppression, and I feel more and more tired recently." Reina said helplessly, "Can't we really tell Draco and the others?"

"Reina, you are a smart and good girl. You believe in me, otherwise you wouldn't come to me for help, right? As a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, I am more than capable of dealing with this small dark magic item. I just need to gather more time and clues. The fact that you can talk to this diary shows that you have great power. You can hold on. This is also a kind of training for you, and you can help me a lot."

Lockhart touched Reina's head and showed a very charming and doting smile. He looked into Reina's eyes and continued, "Don't tell anyone else. This will cause trouble for others. You probably don't want others to worry about you, so you came to me alone, right?"

"Yes...yes, Professor Lockhart."

"So, if we want to figure out this black magic item, we can only rely on you to communicate with it to get more information. Others can't help. But don't worry, Professor Lockhart, I can definitely solve it. Then I can praise you in the newspaper. Hermalena is the most capable student I have ever seen. This will be of great help to you in the future. Let's work hard together, how about it?"

Lockhart clenched his fist and shook it vigorously.

Reina smiled knowingly, nodded, and said, "Yes! I will insist, Professor."

"Come on, let's get started. Turn it on, chat with it, and then slowly get the words out of it. Don't worry about accidents, I'm here." Lockhart urged with a smile.