When the three seniors saw Lynn on the bed, they pursed their lips and flared their nostrils in unison.
A look of both heartache and anger. For some reason, Lynn suddenly swallowed physiologically.
Fred, George, Percy, and Ron—the four children of the Weasley family—walked to the bed to thank Lynn.
The Twins no longer joked around as usual, but instead, both of them properly thanked Lynn together.
"Thank you, Lynn. It was you who helped Ginny."
"Thank you, you saved my sister." Ron also sincerely thanked Lynn.
Percy also nodded at Lynn, "Thank you, Lynn. Thank you for saving Ginny, and for making us brothers... realize that we didn't care enough for our sister."
If they had cared enough for Ginny, enough for her to depend on them, how could she have entrusted her thoughts to a diary?
The three "Weasley brothers" still at Hogwarts had all been blaming themselves for an entire day.
"You're welcome. It's only right to do one's best to help a classmate when able."
"And you don't need to blame yourselves too much. Everyone makes mistakes. It's fine as long as you can correct them."
After Lynn finished these two sentences in a monotone, her gaze bypassed them to look at Maranhao and the other two.
Maranhao, Marietta, and Penelope walked to Lynn's bed. The Weasley boys consciously moved aside, and Harry gave Lynn a look of 'take care' from behind the crowd.
Before coming, Professor McGonagall had pulled him, Ron, and Senior Maranhao and her friends aside to tell them about Lynn going to deal with the Basilisk alone and using the Crucio curse to punish herself.
At that time, the expressions of Senior Maranhao and the other two darkened. It was exactly like the expression Hermione would make every time they procrastinated on their homework.
So now he could only let Lynn take care of herself. With just Hermione alone, he and Ron were already scolded severely.
This time Lynn... Harry shrunk his neck, looking at Lynn and estimating in his heart how harshly she might be scolded.
Receiving Harry's gaze, Lynn was unable to understand his signal.
The emotional part contained in Harry's gaze exceeded her range of analysis.
Shifting her gaze to the three seniors, Maranhao gritted her teeth and reached out to pinch Lynn's cheek.
She clearly wanted to give it a hard tug, but looking at this fellow's blank face and feeling the smooth touch in her hand, her anger toward Lynn for hurting herself instantly dissipated.
This fellow... really makes it impossible to stay angry. She let go of the hand pinching Lynn's cheek.
Maranhao reached out and poked her forehead, scolding her in a small voice, "The Crucio curse, you actually dared to use it on yourself. You really are too bold."
Penelope followed closely and also used her hand to poke Lynn's forehead, "Exactly, you really... doesn't it hurt? That's the most torturous curse!"
Marietta watched Lynn's little head swaying from being poked by the two. She first reached out to support the back of Lynn's head, and only then used her other hand to poke lightly.
"Maranhao and Senior Penelope are right. You really gave us a scare this time."
"Just wait until Hermione wakes up," Maranhao crossed her arms and looked down at Lynn, frightening her junior without any hesitation, "She will definitely sort you out."
Lynn nodded blankly, "Okay."
She hadn't done as she promised Hermione, so Hermione should sort her out.
Looking at Lynn's reaction, the three seniors sighed in unison.
They all knew that although they said so, they themselves couldn't bear to actually scold Lynn.
Would Hermione really be able to bear scolding her? How could that be? They could only... dote on her and be more careful in the future.
Standing outside the door, Professor McGonagall looked at the children in the ward and smiled affectionately.
She just loved seeing these children looking bright and happy. This should be what every qualified Professor loves to see.
After chatting with Lynn for a short while, Maranhao and the others returned to Hogwarts. They still had to go back for dinner.
After dinner, they had to do their homework. This was something Lynn specifically reminded them of.
Lynn would absolutely never allow her friends to delay their studies because of her.
After sending the children back to Hogwarts, Professor McGonagall returned to the ward.
She took out a Mandrake leaf and handed it to Lynn, "From now on, you need to keep this leaf in your mouth for a month, until the next full moon. During this period, remember not to swallow the leaf, and certainly do not spit it out early."
"That is to say, no matter what, you cannot let this leaf leave your mouth."
Lynn nodded seriously, "I understand. Thank you, Professor McGonagall."
After saying that, she took the Mandrake leaf handed over by Professor McGonagall, put it in her mouth, and pressed it under her tongue.
Professor McGonagall nodded with satisfaction and placed a notebook in Lynn's hand.
"This is the notebook I used when practicing the Animagus transformation. You can take a look, but remember not to try it easily on your own. Do not be reckless."
"Okay, thank you, Professor McGonagall." Lynn took the notebook and nodded obediently. Her voice was slightly muffled because of the leaf in her mouth.
With the leaf in her mouth, Lynn began to think in her mind about what kind of animal her Animagus might become.
Yesterday's fragmented memories flashed in her mind, and an uncontrollable heat gathered in her chest.
To be able to protect Hermione and everyone... to have enough power, to be dangerous enough... In her hazy imagination, a ghost-like figure flashed quickly through the woods.
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