Struggling to survive at Hogwarts

Snake talk!!!

I can't believe I speak Parsley!

What a joke!

Isn't Harry Potter a fairy tale?

Who in their right mind would want to walk into a fairy tale?!

Ever since hearing what Andrew said in the medical room yesterday, Thea went straight to the flower bed in the backyard and began to recall the original owner's memories of the parsnip language.

She only wanted to test it out, but she never expected to actually encounter a snake. No one knows how devastated Thea was when she finally understood what the snake was saying.

"I was so stupid, really. I only knew that time travel was never a good thing, but I forgot that there was such a thing as time travel into a book, and I never thought that I would travel directly from a Chinese person into a foreign fairy tale."

Thea grew increasingly agitated, her mind racing with thoughts, when she was suddenly startled by the sound of a door opening behind her.

Thea turned her head and met Jennifer's smiling face. She reminded her, "Honey, have you forgotten that we still have to copy five articles?"

Upon hearing this, Thea remembered the matter of copying the book, so she had to put the matter of time travel aside for the time, and took out paper and pen to start copying the article seriously.

On the third day after the transmigration, Thea did not go downstairs all day. Jennifer even brought her meals. When others asked, she just said that she was copying books in her room.

Perhaps yesterday's outburst shocked the children. When they heard that Thea was being punished by copying books, no one dared to kick her while she was down, and no one even spoke ill of her behind her back.

When Jennifer brought up the matter when she entered the dorm room, Thea was still sitting at her desk writing and drawing, and just smiled slightly when she heard about it.

It was already evening, and the sunset glow shone through the curtains onto the girl, as if draping her in a gentle cloak.

But the girl's words were anything but gentle: "Indeed, violence is sometimes the best way to solve problems. Rather than achieving temporary peace through forbearance, it's better to use force to solve the problem once and for all. Don't you agree, Jennifer?"

Not hearing Jennifer's reply immediately, the girl turned back in confusion. When she saw the thoughtful expression on Jennifer's face, her confusion turned into excitement. The girl stood up and faced the sunset, and no one saw the curve of the corners of her mouth.

Jennifer didn't sleep well that night, and when she was woken up again by the light of the bedside lamp, her anger level soared.

But then he thought of that person's "great achievements" yesterday, so he could only suppress his anger, turn over and continue sleeping.

Thea heard the noise behind her but didn't pay attention. She just continued to write and draw in her notebook, sorting out the timeline of Harry Potter and the character cards she remembered.

Thanks to the short video app from her previous life, even though Thea had only read the original Harry Potter books when she was a child, she hadn't completely forgotten the key plot points and character relationships.

But the more Thea thought about it, the more troubled she became by this identity. But soon, something happened that kept Thea busy, and she didn't have time to worry about it anymore.

"The dean is coming back!!!"

This news caused a huge stir in the orphanage. The source of the news was no longer traceable, but after being passed around by word of mouth, by the time it reached Thea's ears, it had evolved into "The director is going to expel Thea when he returns."

Jennifer, who was delivering the message, was standing in front of Thea. Even though the child in front of her was not as tall as herself, she was afraid of her.

Yes, it was fear. Just standing in front of her gave Jennifer goosebumps, as if the person in front of her wasn't Thea, who was even younger than her, but rather the prelude to a storm. The surface was calm, but a bigger storm was brewing.

Thea remained seated at the table, fiddling with the plot lines she had compiled over the past few days, her expression indifferent. She glanced up and noticed Jennifer's slightly off expression, asking in confusion, "What's with that look? Who upset you?"

Jennifer dared not admit that she was afraid of her, so she could only bring up the topic of the dean bringing back a strange face. It was originally just an excuse to get away, but Thea became curious and immediately began to ask for details.

Now that things had come to this, Jennifer could only answer Thea's questions: "The new member should be Darcy. Last month, a letter came from Birmingham, and the dean rushed over there."

According to the cook, Mary, Darcy wrote to the headmaster because she wasn't doing well over there, and her return with the headmaster was probably to clear her head.

Thea knew Mary, the cook; she was well-informed and accurate, and there was a 95% chance that what she said was true.

She hasn't been idle these past few days. She's not only managed to win over all the staff at the orphanage, but she's even managed to chat with the elderly ladies taking walks nearby. Jennifer has sighed more than once: "The difference between people is greater than the difference between people and dogs."

She used to be the most popular child among adults, but Thea figured out their preferences in just a few days and became the most popular child in the orphanage.

Who is Darcy?

Seeing that Thea had another question, Jennifer began to answer again: "Darcy is one of the oldest in our orphanage, and also one of the best among them. She was adopted by a wealthy businessman from Birmingham when she was about 10 years old, but we haven't heard from her in the past few years."

"No news from her?"

"Actually, I don't understand that sentence either. Anyway, that's what Mary said. She said she was surprised to hear that Darcy was coming back. Logically speaking, Darcy and we are from two different worlds. There's no need for him to come back to relax."

Upon hearing the last sentence, Thea gave a short laugh and said, "Why does it seem like you don't like Darcy?"

Although it was a negative statement, Jennifer still sensed the affirmation in it and replied, "I really don't like her. To be precise, I'm jealous of her. She has everything I want, so I can't imagine why she came back. Is it just to see us struggling like idiots in the mud?"

The girl standing at the table wore a look of disdain, but Thea could see the deep-seated grievance and resentment hidden within. Thea remained silent for a moment, then stood up, walked around the table, and gently gave the girl in front of her a hug.

If someone were to pass by the door at this moment, they would see this comical scene: a short girl standing on tiptoe to hug a girl who is a head taller than her, a sight that is undeniably funny.

But no one in the room could laugh. The moment Thea hugged Jennifer, a huge wave of grievance suddenly surged into Jennifer's heart, and tears instantly streamed down her face.

Thea heard her cry: "Thea, I'm so jealous of her. She has everything, yet she still appears in front of me, making me look like an ugly duckling..."

"...I know she didn't do anything, but I just can't control my jealousy of her, I can't help it..."

"...I admit I'm not a good person. I stood in front of you because I wanted to become your best friend so I could figure out your ability to talk to snakes..."

"Thea, I'm so tired. I have to put on an act in front of those adults every day to get more benefits..."

After an unknown amount of time, Jennifer's crying gradually subsided. Thea then moved her numb legs and slowly helped Jennifer to her bed, took off her coat and shoes, and covered her with a blanket.

There happened to be a chair next to her bed, so Thea sat down to relax her legs. While Jennifer slept, her mind started racing.

"Look, I'm such a cold-blooded person. Someone just showed their true feelings, and now I want to analyze their true intentions word by word," Thea said self-deprecatingly.

Actually, Jennifer isn't a bad person. She grew up in an orphanage where five adults cared for about fifty children, so it's understandable that she might have some oversights and a bit of cleverness.

When Andrew bullied him, he stood in front of him to find out about his special abilities. But so what?

Thea didn't take it to heart at all, not because Thea had a sudden burst of maternal instinct, but because the only person standing in her way at the time was Jennifer, even if her motives were impure.

Thea once heard a saying: "Judging by actions, not intentions, no one is perfect in their heart."

Both Andrew and Jennifer knew that Thea had special abilities, but Andrew chose to coerce Thea into submission through violence, while Jennifer chose to protect Thea when Andrew harmed her. This is the biggest difference between the two.

Thea thought back to the topic of Darcy. She slowly got up, moved to the window, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes, and muttered to herself, "Darcy, a successful person who had completely escaped the mire, why would he want to go back to the mire?"

The night was like a huge black veil, enveloping every corner of the city, dark and seemingly without end.