The day after the end-of-year feast, the Young Wizards of Hogwarts, having finished breakfast, boarded the hogwarts express home.
Lynn dragged her large trunk, her face as indifferent as water as she followed Maranhao, Marietta, and Penelope into an empty compartment.
Just as they entered the compartment, the three seniors tacitly worked together to lift Lynn's luggage onto the rack before starting on their own.
Lynn paused for a moment, then stepped forward to help Maranhao and Marietta push their luggage onto the rack, one in each hand.
"Thank you, seniors."
"You're welcome," the three seniors said simultaneously, each reaching out to ruffle Lynn's hair.
Sitting down, Lynn pulled a notebook, a quill, and a bottle of ink from her wizard robe and began writing furiously with her head down.
Just a little more; she would be finished once she added the final details.
When Hermione entered the compartment, she saw Maranhao and the others huddling together and chatting in low voices, while Lynn sat opposite them, head down and writing intently, her hair a mess from being ruffled.
Seeing the messy strands on Lynn's head, a smile tugged at the corners of Hermione's mouth as she gave the three seniors an amused look.
She put her luggage away and sat down gently next to Lynn, without making a sound to avoid disturbing her as she wrote.
Until a commotion outside the window caught her attention. Hermione leaned over Lynn to look out and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
Reaching out to tap Lynn's arm gently, Hermione spoke softly, "Lynn, look out the window."
Hearing her full name, Lynn pulled herself out of her study mode and looked up, nodding to Hermione first.
"Hermione, morning."
"Good morning. Look there," Hermione giggled, pointing at a scene outside the window, appearing to be in a very good mood.
Lynn turned her head mechanically. Outside the window, two Aurors in black robes were escorting someone off the hogwarts express.
And the person being led away was none other than this year's defense against the dark arts professor at Hogwarts, Gilderoy Lockhart.
Lockhart was still trying to struggle, but he had long since been rendered immobile by the Aurors' magic. He could only keep talking in an attempt to get them to release him.
"Let go! Let go! Do you know who I am? I am Gilderoy Lockhart! You can't do this to me!"
"I'm a celebrity! A celebrity! Do you have any idea how much I've done?"
"Shut up."
One of the Aurors flicked his wand, sealing Lockhart's mouth directly. Now, no matter how much he wanted to shout, he could only grunt.
"A celebrity, huh? 'How much you've done.' Taking credit for the good deeds of others and then using Memory Charms on them... There won't be any flowers or applause waiting for you, Mr. Celebrity."
"Only Azkaban!" the other Auror said loudly, as if intentionally shouting these words for everyone to hear.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. I knew he was a fraud... but I really didn't know he was a criminal."
Marietta looked out the window with a look of utter disgust at Lockhart, who had instantly lost all his spirit upon hearing the Auror's words.
Maranhao also watched him with cold eyes, saying softly, "Well, this does prove he has strengths in two areas."
Meeting the gazes of the other three girls, Maranhao finished her thought.
"The thickness of his skin and his use of the Memory Charm."
Marietta, Penelope, and Hermione couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Lynn looked away without expression and went back to writing in her notebook.
What happened to Lockhart had nothing to do with her. Based on her understanding of Ministry of Magic laws, Lockhart's crimes were enough to land him in Azkaban for a lifetime.
Seeing Lynn lower her head to study seriously, the other four young witches sighed helplessly and instinctively lowered their voices.
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