Harry Potter: This senior is pretty strong

After a short delay and taking a detour, Qin Yu finally led Hermione to the library located on the second floor of the castle.

In the library, Hermione looked for many books about flying to read, because she was still a little unsure about the flying lessons she was about to take and wanted to increase her knowledge of flying by reading.

After all, this was the first time she had ever experienced what it was like to fly on a flying broomstick, and Qin was by her side.

Among her books was one called "The Amazing Quidditch," which gave her a more comprehensive understanding of this sport closely related to flight, including its origins, development, current status, and various rules.

"...There are over seven hundred different fouls! How can the referees remember them all?" Hermione exclaimed in surprise, sticking out her tongue.

"You'd have to ask Mrs. Huo Qi for that," Qin Yu shrugged, then smirked and teased, "However, most of the time, I think Mrs. Huo Qi judges whether a player has violated the rules based on her gut feeling."

Madam Hooch is the Hogwarts flying instructor and the head referee of Quidditch. She usually officiates major Quidditch matches between houses, and she is also responsible for recruiting and selecting Quidditch players.

Qin Yu's words elicited a soft chuckle from Hermione, then the young girl added with a hint of regret:

"The book doesn't specify the exact fouls, otherwise if I wrote them all down, I might even be able to apply to be a referee for our college team."

"There's a reason why I didn't write it down," Qin Yu replied.

"What's the reason?" Hermione asked curiously.

“If everything is written down, there’s a high chance that others will learn it, imitate it, and use it, which will give the judges even more of a headache,” Qin Yu explained.

"Oh well, so I guess I won't have a chance to join Gryffindor's Quidditch team," Hermione said with a sigh of resignation.

She had thought it over carefully. The goalkeeper needed steady and solid flying skills, the batter needed a powerful drive, the chaser needed the courage to fight for the ball, and the seeker needed keen eyesight and superb flying speed. If she wanted to join the Quidditch team, it seemed that being the referee was the most suitable job for her.

However, reality is often disappointing; the book did not teach her how to become a Quidditch referee.

"This isn't something you can learn just by reading books. If you really want to be a referee, participate in our training sessions more often. You can also learn some Quidditch knowledge from Monnie. She occasionally acts as our referee. Believe me, Monnie's understanding of Quidditch far exceeds what's in this book." Seeing that Hermione's attitude was very serious and she didn't seem to be joking, Qin Yu thought for a moment and then said this to her.

“Monnie?” Hermione asked, puzzled.

"She's the girl with short brown hair I met on the train; she's a cousin of the Weasleys," Qin Yu briefly explained.

"Hmm, I remember now, she was a very cheerful girl." Hermione clearly still remembered her.

"Scott, you're eating those snot-like gummies in the library again! Do you think the library rules are just meaningless nonsense?!" A stern female voice suddenly rang out.

“Yes, I’m sorry, Mrs. Pince, I… I’m just so hungry,” a bespectacled boy said timidly.

"Then go out now, fill your stomach, wash your hands, and come back!"

"Okay, okay..."

The boy slunk away, as if Mrs. Pince, the librarian, was about to lash him with her feather duster at any moment.

"And you two, don't let me hear you speak again!" Mrs. Pince said sternly, looking at Qin Yu and Hermione.

Hermione immediately shrank back, then secretly made a face at Qin Yu.

Qin Yu was used to it. Which student who frequently came to the library to read or borrow books hadn't experienced Mrs. Pince's temper?

This is someone even Headmaster Dumbledore has to "give way to," because Mrs. Pince has absolute authority in the Hogwarts library.

Now that this powerful administrator has spoken, Qin Yu certainly won't "go against the grain".

He gave Hermione a look, signaling her to focus on her studies, while he flipped through the potions books he had found, preparing for his potions class paper.

Yes, he didn't come to the library just to keep Hermione company; he had other business to attend to.

In short, soon the two of them were engrossed in reading the books at hand, as if they had returned to the time when they were at home during summer vacation, when they would stay together quietly like this.

……

The afternoon sun of autumn streamed through the windows into the library of this ancient castle, casting a hazy glow of time upon it, enveloping the bookshelves filled with books, the long wooden tables, and the young wizards who were engrossed in their reading and dared not utter a sound.

When Hermione gets tired of reading, she will lean on Qin Yu's shoulder and take a short nap.

Or she could pick up a quill pen and scribble a few lines on a piece of paper, creating a little figure reading a book. Then she would tug at Qin Yu's clothes to show him her drawing, biting her lip to suppress her laughter.

This would earn Qin Yu a pinch on her cheek, and then he would draw another little figure next to it.

"The drawing is so ugly..." she muttered in dissatisfaction.

Because the little figure he added was clearly her.

And so, they...successfully missed dinner time.

Fortunately, Qin Yu had some food in his dormitory.

The two had dinner in the common lounge area of ​​Gryffindor. Hermione even tried the rock cake that Hagrid had given her, but only took one bite.

……

For the next few days, life at Hogwarts was uneventful.

Of course, Hermione was somewhat troubled, as she realized she might not be able to fulfill her promise to "take care of Harry, Ron, Adam, and Neville."

—Supervising their studies was a simple task, but Malfoy of Slytherin was always provoking them.

"...In our first flying lesson, Neville accidentally broke his arm and was taken to the school nurse. Then, his memory orb was picked up by Malfoy...Harry went to ask him for it, but Malfoy wouldn't give it to him, so the two of them fought over it in the air on their flying brooms...Then, an angry Professor McGonagall took Harry away." Hermione told Qin Yu about what had happened that morning during lunchtime on Thursday.

"And then what?" Qin Yu asked, somewhat dismissively.

"Then, he never came back..." Hermione said, then added with a hint of self-reproach, "It's all my fault for not stopping Harry and letting him get into trouble... Qin, do you think he'll be expelled?"

Qin Yu took a bite of his bacon steak, chewed slowly, and muttered, "He definitely won't be expelled. If he gets expelled, the hard job of fighting Voldemort can't fall on my shoulders..."

"What kind of work? What kind of hardship?" Hermione asked, somewhat puzzled, because he spoke very vaguely.

"It's nothing. You'll know when Harry gets here. He'll definitely be fine."

"Oh, okay... is that tasty?"

"Not bad. This is made by wrapping steak bits in bacon and grilling them. The salty and savory bacon combined with the tender beef creates a very unique taste. Would you like to try some?"

"Gulp... Okay."

"Then, open your mouth—"

"Ah—woo~"

Since Qin Yu said everything was fine, and with delicious food in front of her, Hermione temporarily put aside her little worries and focused on eating.

And just as Qin Yu had predicted, Harry arrived at the Great Hall soon and, in a low voice, excitedly told Qin Yu and the others about his experiences.

It turned out that during his flying lesson, he snatched the egg-sized memory ball, which Professor McGonagall accidentally witnessed. She then introduced him to Oliver Wood, the captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, because Harry's act of snatching the memory ball in the sky reminded Professor McGonagall that Gryffindor was in need of a good Seeker.

“…So, I’m the second player in recent years, after Qin, to join the Quidditch team in my first year,” Harry said, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

The thought that he had joined the Quidditch team in his first year, just like Qin, filled him with excitement at the prospect of following in Qin's footsteps.

However, it is difficult for outsiders to understand such feelings.

After all, they are the only two who became Quidditch players at such a young age over the years.

However, Oliver Wood told Harry to keep this a secret for the time being and not let too many people know, so that when the match came, the opponents would not have a clearer understanding of their strengths and weaknesses.

Qin Yu certainly felt it was necessary; the arena is like a battlefield, and it's never a bad thing to be cautious.

Then, the completely unaware Malfoy thought Harry Potter was going to be kicked out of Hogwarts, and would occasionally glance in their direction with schadenfreude.

Of course, he didn't dare to make sarcastic remarks, because he was afraid of getting beaten up.

"Hmph, isn't he just relying on Qin as his backer? Even with him around, what can he do? Can he be more capable than Professor McGonagall?" Malfoy thought to himself.

At this moment, he wished he could have a senior like Qin, so he could thoroughly humiliate Harry Potter.

Unfortunately, he wasn't as lucky as Harry.