The Silent Witch of Hogwarts

Chapter 68: Casual Chat During Lunch

Good afternoon, Loila.

On the shore of the Black Lake at Hogwarts, Miss Luna Lovegood hopped and skipped to sit down next to Loyra.

"Good afternoon, Miss Lovegood." Loila smiled, her face hidden by her red hair. She moved slightly to the side to avoid getting too close to Luna.

"I saw the zeppelin Lee at Hogwarts this morning," Luna said, opening her lunchbox, a small wooden box containing her lunch that she had just taken from the Great Hall of Hogwarts.

"Airship... Li?" Loila muttered unconsciously, rummaging through her lunchbox with her fork. "What's that?"

"This is the airship Li." Luna tilted her head slightly to show off the earring on her ear.

"Ah..." Loila scratched her ear awkwardly, "I thought it was...it was a radish..."

"Haha, what an interesting guess."

I don't find your speculations about whether Mr. Scrimgeour is a vampire or about the Ministry of Magic as interesting...

Loila looked thoughtfully at Luna's earrings, guessing that Luna must have made them herself... It seemed that Luna made everything herself, her earrings, her necklace, and her small bag.

Moreover, the materials are all very special...

"Oh, right, Loila," Luna said, as if remembering something after eating a piece of bread, "your duel with Mr. Lockhart was spectacular."

"That...that wasn't a duel," Loila quickly explained, "That was...a demonstration..."

"That's a duel." Luna shook her head, looking quite serious.

Loila sighed helplessly. Mr. Lockhart himself said it was a demonstration... I don't think I can defeat Lockhart so easily.

Of course, Loila didn't say these things aloud. Luna was a child, and how could she casually shatter a child's adorable thoughts?

Just like what she said about Lord Grindelwald and... that old man Dumbledore.

Ah, these are all just children's fantasies, haha.

However, it was precisely because Luna always had such a vivid imagination that I decided to tell her that.

"Miss Lovegood, I have... I have... I have a magic circle I'd like to show you." Loila said, taking the piece of paper from her bosom and handing it to Luna.

"If you find it troublesome... then... never mind..." Loila muttered softly, but Luna didn't seem to care at all, and she casually took the magic circle.

"Is this a new magic circle?" Luna held the magic circle in both hands, examining it closely. "But it seems a bit..."

"Is there something?" Loila pressed.

Luna frowned slightly and said, "I have a bad feeling about this."

"Decaying, and somewhat..." Luna paused, "like a harassing fly."

Could it be a magic circle that summons harassing horseflies?

Loila shook her head in confusion, not knowing for a moment what Luna meant.

"So...cough cough cough..." Loila coughed twice before continuing, "So what do you think this magic circle can be used for?"

"I don't know either," Luna's voice was light and clear, tinged with a hint of confusion. "But... this magic circle is definitely different from the previous one."

"The previous magic circles were all very peaceful, just like... a song."

Luna's trust made Loila nod thoughtfully. She put away the magic circle diagram and decided to ask Mr. Riddle about it that night.

However, the most likely answer will be "I don't know"... Mr. Riddle seems to have become quite lazy since arriving at Hogwarts, and his response time has slowed down considerably.

He seems to really like Hogwarts... Can I be like him?

Loila looked at the tranquil black lake before her and let out a soft sigh.

To be honest, she missed Nurmengard more than Hogwarts, since she didn't have to work like she does now in Nurmengard.

Thinking about it that way, I feel a little sorry for Lord Grindelwald...

Just you wait, Dumbledore, I'll be right there...

"Oh? Miss Lovegood?"

Suddenly, a somewhat familiar voice came from behind them, startling Loila so much that she trembled and hid behind Luna.

"Um...who are you?" The owner of the voice paused for a moment, then said, "We've met before."

"Huh?" Loila cautiously peeked out from behind Luna, only to see Miss Granger... Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley.

I was so scared... I thought it was Dumbledore again... Turns out it was one of my students...

Ah! My own students!

Loila instinctively pulled her hair tighter to prevent her pointed ears from showing, and also lowered her head slightly to avoid making eye contact with them.

"What's wrong with you...?" Hermione looked at Loila with a puzzled expression. "Do you remember us meeting before?"

"Around the day before yesterday?" she thought for a moment and said, "You were going to Hogsmeade then."

"Ah...yes...yes," Loira whispered, "Thank you...thank you for your help..."

"So Hagrid helped you, right?" Hermione smiled and nodded, then looked at Harry, who seemed a little confused. "I found her lost that day, so I helped her out."

Don't say these things in front of Luna... especially the part about me getting lost. Loila felt her face must be burning red as she leaned against Luna's back.

"So what are you going to do?" Luna suddenly asked. "Are you going swimming?"

"Of course not," Harry quickly shook his head. "We're going to the Quidditch pitch."

"Quidditch?" Luna tilted her head and said, "Isn't it a sport where you chase a ball on a broomstick?"

"Strictly speaking, it's not just about chasing the ball," Hermione corrected.

"Ah... my dad said it was a conspiracy by the Ministry of Magic." Luna smiled and winked. "They used the Golden Snitch to attract the wizards' attention so no one would know they were training fire spirits."

"..."

Luna's words silenced all three of them.

Loila certainly knew what Quidditch was, but she had never played it... and the reason was simple.

She's afraid of heights, and she doesn't even dare to ride a broom...

However, she still watched the matches, at least the ones where Müller participated.

But this shouldn't have anything to do with the Ministry of Magic, right?

"How could that be?" Sure enough, Miss Granger was the first to shake her head; she seemed to find Luna's "gossip" unbearable.

"How could the Ministry of Magic do such a thing?" She shook her head and said, "Besides, Harry is the Seeker; does he look like an accomplice of the Ministry of Magic?"

Ah...it doesn't seem like it...but I don't think I look like a Hogwarts professor either, do I?

“Harry certainly doesn’t,” Luna said with a shrug. “I’m not talking about Quidditch at Hogwarts.”

"Where is that Quidditch from? No matter where Quidditch is from, it's the same as..." Seeing Hermione's inquisitive look, Harry quickly coughed and pulled her back.

"We should go, Hermione," he reminded her. "Ron is still waiting for us."

Hermione bit her lip and shook her head. "I understand." Then she looked at Luna. "But that doesn't mean I agree with you."

"?" Luna tilted her head, looking at Hermione with a hint of confusion.

Luna may not have considered what she said as any "opinion" at all; she was just stating the facts.

Watching the two walk away, Luna shook her head slightly and looked at Loila, suddenly saying, "Quidditch certainly has nothing to do with the Ministry of Magic."

"Ah..." Loila paused for a moment, then asked, somewhat confused, "Then why..."

"Because we can't talk to them for too long." Luna bent down, plucked a blade of grass, and tucked it into Loila's hair.

"Hermione will find out who you are."

"Ugh!" Loila's body trembled.

Don't suddenly say something so scary when you're putting grass on my head!