Just now, the two of them had been too eager to find Headmaster Dumbledore to explain the situation, and they hadn't noticed the injured Lynn floating nearby.
By the time they noticed, their words had already slipped out. The two boys had felt a vague sense of dread at the time, wishing they could slap themselves twice across the mouth.
Now, looking at Lynn lying on the hospital bed without any expression, appearing no different from usual...
They felt an inexplicable sense of unease.
"Lynn, don't think too much," Harry said to her, choosing his words carefully. "You need to take care of yourself, recover well."
"Yeah," Ron forced a small smile nearby, trying to joke and lighten the atmosphere. "You have to recover as soon as possible. We still want to see you break your house point record from last year."
Harry pursed his lips, reached into his robe pocket, took out a wand, and placed it on the nightstand next to Lynn's bed.
"This is what we found in the corridor. It isn't damaged at all."
Lynn's eyes shifted slightly toward her wand, and she then nodded to Harry and Ron. "Thank you, sorry for the trouble."
Penelope and Marietta each held one of Lynn's hands, gently rubbing them with the heartache of seniors for their junior.
Ginny carefully wiped the fine sweat from Lynn's forehead, the self-reproach in her eyes not fading one bit.
"Rest well, Miss Lynn. Have a sleep. Miss Granger's Petrification can be treated as soon as the Mandrakes mature at the end of the school year."
Headmaster Dumbledore softened his voice, sounding like a Principal and also like a kind elder of the family.
"Alright everyone, Lynn needs to rest now. Out you go, out."
Madam Pomfrey waved her hands at the people gathered around the bed, signaling for them all to leave the Hospital Wing.
Disturbing patients was strictly forbidden in the Hospital Wing; this was an ironclad rule that everyone had to follow.
"Goodnight, sleep well."
The three seniors—Maranhao, Marietta, and Penelope—each gave Lynn a goodnight kiss on the forehead.
Lynn nodded to the three seniors and said to everyone, "Goodnight."
Everyone gradually backed away from the bed, and the curtain was pulled shut again by Madam Pomfrey.
Lynn closed her eyes, listening to their footsteps. She heard everyone stop in front of a hospital bed not far from her.
They were likely looking at Hermione. A short while later, after a few whispered exchanges, Lynn heard the sound of the Hospital Wing door opening and then closing.
Headmaster Dumbledore, Senior Maranhao, and the others had all left.
One last set of footsteps passed Lynn's bed, then disappeared into the innermost part of the Hospital Wing.
Madam Pomfrey had also returned to her office. Lynn propped herself up and sat up.
Her mind was still dwelling on the fact that Hermione had been Petrified because of her.
Curling up her legs, Lynn raised her hands to cover her head, closing her eyes as her whole body trembled uncontrollably.
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