"You'll never taste that again, I promise."
Hermione reached out and pulled Lynn into her arms, gently patting her back.
From now on, she would definitely watch over Lynn to prevent her from punishing herself again, and would carefully protect her. Anyone who wanted Lynn to be hurt again, in any way, would have to pay a painful price!
The three seniors, Maranhao, Marietta, and Senior Penelope, also raised their hands and gently rubbed Lynn's head.
Beside them, Fred and George looked at each other, trying hard to think of how to liven up the atmosphere.
"Good girl, although it is indeed Halloween right now."
"But we'd better not talk about such scary things."
"How about this, to truly give you some Halloween blessings."
"Pick out some sweets at random."
"The seniors will pay the bill for you!" x2
Lynn raised her head from Hermione's arms and looked calmly at the Weasley Twins who were acting in tandem, shaking her head stiffly.
"Thank you for your kindness, Seniors, but there's no need. I can basically estimate your financial situation..."
Before she could finish, a whole bag of chocolate frogs was stuffed into Lynn's hands by Fred. "Don't think so much on Halloween."
"Exactly," George also stuffed a large bag of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans into Lynn's arms. "This isn't something a junior should worry about."
After stuffing the items, the two went straight to the counter to pay, leaving Lynn holding the two large bags of sweets while Hermione held her waist.
"Those twins are just a bit too mischievous, but they really are good people."
Penelope shook her head with a smile. This was why, despite being so obsessed with pranks, almost no one at Hogwarts disliked them.
After browsing in Honeydukes Sweetshop for a good while and practically filling their stomachs with sweets, the five girls walked out of the shop together.
For the rest of the afternoon, they wandered around Hogsmeade, visiting Zonko's Joke Shop, the Owl Post Office, and other places.
They even looked at the Shrieking Shack from a distance for a while.
Lynn narrowed her eyes as she looked at the Shrieking Shack in the distance, taking in all the various lingering marks on the wooden house.
Beside her, Penelope was telling her and Hermione the legend of the Shrieking Shack.
"According to legend, about twenty years ago, the Shrieking Shack started being haunted. Every night of the full moon, blood-curdling howls would come from inside..."
Penelope spoke in great detail about the legends here, with Maranhao and Marietta occasionally adding some details.
Hermione listened with great interest, her face full of curiosity as she looked at the Shrieking Shack.
Beside her, Lynn quickly began to analyze based on the three seniors' narration and the remaining traces on the distant Shrieking Shack.
First, the time was set about twenty years ago. The Shrieking Shack would have howls, and only on the night of the full moon.
What kind of ghost only moves on a full moon? Lynn couldn't find a ghost in her knowledge that fit this condition, but there was indeed one type of creature that did: a Werewolf.
As long as a Werewolf doesn't intend to harm people, they usually only transform on the night of the full moon. So, it's normal to howl only then.
Secondly, Senior Penelope's non-stop explanation just now also mentioned that the Shrieking Shack has had no howls in recent years.
It could be reasonably inferred that this possible Werewolf had left the area near Hogwarts.
The only Werewolf Wizards Lynn knew who had attended Hogwarts was this year's defense against the dark arts professor, Professor Lupin.
Thoughts flashing through her mind, Lynn's gaze quickly swept over the marks left on the outside of the Shrieking Shack.
Scratches, impact marks, bite marks... all kinds of traces pointed to the same possibility: a Werewolf.
Combined with Professor Lupin's current age and the start and end times of the strange howling in the Shrieking Shack, Lynn was almost certain that the so-called ghost in the Shrieking Shack back then was Professor Lupin, who transformed into a Werewolf once a month.
However, if there was only Professor Lupin alone, it would be impossible to cause the marks currently on the outside of the Shrieking Shack.
Those impact marks were clearly left by a horned creature, and some of those scratches clearly didn't match the claws of a Werewolf.
So, more than just Professor Lupin used to come to the Shrieking Shack.
What kind of people would Professor Lupin trust enough to let them stay with him when he turned into a Werewolf?
Or rather, what kind of people would stay with Professor Lupin in his Werewolf state without any aversion?
The answer required almost no thought; Lynn drew a conclusion immediately.
There were only two options: either a Professor or Professor Lupin's friends.
If that was the case, then the marks outside the Shrieking Shack were easy to explain.
Whether it was a Professor or Professor Lupin's friend, they were in their Animagus forms while accompanying him.
Because this could effectively prevent the Werewolf from harming them and avoid contracting Lycanthropy Toxin.
A black claw suddenly flashed through her mind. Lynn shook her head hard and began to concentrate on recalling the appearance of the claw that had just flashed by.
That was the claw of the large black dog she had seen in Diagon Alley, which was the claw of Sirius Black's Animagus form.
It had only been a brief glimpse at the time, so it was indeed quite difficult for Lynn to recall it clearly now.
Shaking her head hard again, Lynn felt her temples being gently pressed and slowly massaged.
Turning her head slightly, Lynn saw Hermione seriously massaging her temples, and the three seniors with somewhat worried expressions.
"Do you have a headache?"
Hermione said softly, her movements not stopping for a moment.
Lynn even felt that with Hermione's massage, the originally blurry image of the large black dog's claw in her mind began to slowly clear up.
"No," Lynn shook her head with a calm expression, "I'm just thinking about something, something I've somewhat forgotten."
"You actually forget things," Maranhao stepped forward and put her hat on Lynn, "If you forgot it, it means it's not important. It's okay not to think about it. Wear a hat so your head doesn't get cold."
Lynn was stunned for a moment, then reached out and put the hat back on her. "I won't get cold. Wear it yourself, Senior Maranhao."
Maranhao wanted to say more, but Hermione shook her head with a giggle and pulled a knit hat out of her wizard robe pocket to put on Lynn.
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