Chapter 64
Ignoring the wrong medicine... Draco Thorne, who took the wrong medicine passively, came to the library where Hermione refreshed and waited for her again. After all, the two were not in the same college. The special relationship between the two colleges made it impossible to find someone to pass the message. There was also a time difference when sending letters by owl, so the library became the meeting place for the two tacitly.
Although the word "joint" may not be accurate.
Not long after, Thorne saw a fluffy-haired girl with a smile on her face. It seemed that there were springs on her feet. She walked towards him swayingly, so that when she stopped, she was wrapped up by inertia and turned around.
"You have a talent for learning dance." Thorne said.
"Uh-huh, Mrs. Adler... my previous physical education teacher in school also said so." Hermione sat down and said.
"Uh-huh, what happened later?"
"I'm not interested. Why should I learn a skill that was born to please others?" Hermione said with her head held high and a smile.
"Well said."
"By the way, this is the Thestral you asked for. Hagrid was afraid that I couldn't find it, so he wanted to take me there personally. I refused, so he drew this map for me." As she spoke, Hermione took out a piece of parchment from her bosom and handed it to Thorne.
"Thank you..." Thorne thanked him subconsciously after taking the parchment, and then he suddenly became embarrassed. He didn't know what to say to Hermione.....
Fortunately, before he could think of what to say next, Hermione took over the conversation.
"I also told Harry and Ron that I invited you to participate in the Deathday. They were all very happy, which shows that your relationship is still good."
"Hmm... I didn't expect that."
"By the way, you and Hagrid... uh, I mean, I was confused in the principal's office at that time. I only heard the part about the mysterious man. As for the elves that Hagrid mentioned... there were no elves at that time?" Hermione asked.
"Well... Hagrid likes magical animals very much, you can see that, but you should also know the types of magical animals he likes." Thorne tried to speak in a calm and polite manner.
"That's true, the Acromantula... the dragon... By the way, did you know that Hagrid has raised a dragon?" Hermione nodded in agreement, and then hurriedly said something when she remembered something.
"Raising a dragon? This is against the rules. Aren't you afraid that I will tell Dumbledore about this?" Thorne said teasingly, looking at Hermione who didn't treat him as an outsider at all.
"You are not that kind of person."
"........." Thorne was silent. Hermione said that she was not that kind of person... Searching her memory, how many times did she complain about Hagrid to Dumbledore? And it seems that every time it can be regarded as a tattletale, purely trying to drive Hagrid out of Hogwarts.
Although it didn't succeed.
But...
"I'm not as good as you say." Thorne said a little embarrassedly.
"Maybe... You don't seem surprised?" Hermione asked.
"Well, Draco heard what you said, and he told me." Thorne replied.
"So, you know that I didn't tell Dumbledore about Hagrid. You are still a good person. Don't be so self-deprecating." Hermione said with a smile, very gentle, very... kind.
"Uh............." Thorne looked at Hermione who believed in herself so much and somehow felt a very small organ in his chest hurt for a moment, and then it disappeared immediately, as if that organ... was broken.
"Why don't you talk about why Hagrid is so hostile to you? It seems that you have no interest in dragons." Hermione caught the subtle embarrassment in the air and simply changed the subject.
"Well, doesn't Hagrid like magical animals very much? Didn't I kill a unicorn with Voldemort that day? There was also a group of centaurs who wanted to capture us. Because of this, he went to Dumbledore to complain about me. I fainted for a while and only saw the second half. Anyway, Hagrid's expression at that time was as if he wanted to strangle me to death." Thorne shrugged and said speechlessly.
"This is indeed his fault." Hermione also recalled the memory of that day. Ignoring her own fear at that time, if she only recalled the scene, Hagrid's expression in the office that day was indeed terrifying.
"Right, so I dare not appear in front of him again. Such a big giant, if I lose consciousness or fail to react and strangle me to death with one hand, who can I go to for justice? The god of death?" Thorne said with a wry smile.
"No way, Hagrid should not be that kind of person." Hermione said hesitantly."Who knows? Haven't you read the Fantastic Beasts Illustrated Book? The IQ of giants can only be considered as barely sane, and the IQ of half-giants is not much better... Maybe our relationship has not reached that point yet. Of course, you may be angry after I say it, but I still have to say it for your own good... If possible, stay away from Hagrid..."
After Thorne finished speaking, he looked at Hermione without any expression and said, "Of course, Hagrid is your friend after all. If you think I have offended him, I will not say it again in the future."
"............I will, don't worry." Unexpectedly, Hermione was not angry, but gave Thorne a reassuring look.
"Well... Thank you for believing..."
"Thank you for believing?" Hermione asked in confusion.
"Thank you, believe me."
"Of course I believe you... Although sometimes you don't say anything accurate, I still believe that you will not lie to me about such a big thing." Hermione replied.
"Of course I won't lie to you..."
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In the evening, Thorne returned to the dormitory. Unexpectedly, Draco did not appear on the bed......... The Stunning Spell I cast on him was enough to make him sleep until the next morning, and the effect of the drug would have almost dissipated by then. How could this happen...
Just then, Goyle and Crabbe, who came back embarrassedly, saw Thorne and said quickly: "Thorne, Professor Snape kept calling Draco before. When we told him that Draco was asleep, he came directly to the dormitory and took Draco away. Before leaving, he also asked us to tell you to go to his office as quickly as possible."
"...It's over...The truth is exposed..."