She could feel that this was exactly what she thought, that she was indeed very happy, so she wanted to say it out loud.
"Well said."
Penelope gently brushed away the accumulated snow on Lynn's hat and praised her with a smile.
"I'm just telling the truth."
Lynn's voice was still stiff and rigid, but clearly, no one would treat her as being in her former state anymore.
Upon entering the vicinity of Hogsmeade village, the three seniors very "tactfully" separated from Lynn and Hermione.
And looking at these two juniors of hers who weren't exactly small anymore, Penelope also raised an eyebrow.
"Maranhao, Marietta, I think the two of you would probably enjoy wandering around more on your own."
"I'll go find somewhere to stroll around by myself. Have fun."
After saying that, she didn't give the two seniors a chance to react at all, turned around, and strode away.
Marietta looked at her back, opening her mouth somewhat fruitlessly, only half-finishing the words she hadn't managed to say just now.
"Actually, we could have... wandered around together."
Raising a hand to scratch her head, Marietta looked somewhat confusedly at Senior Penelope's rapidly receding back.
Strange. If someone said Senior Penelope was tired of them, she wouldn't believe it for the life of her.
But if that wasn't the reason, then why wouldn't Senior Penelope wander around Hogsmeade with them?
Could it be... "Is Senior Penelope in love?"
Marietta poked Maranhao beside her with eyes sparkling.
Suddenly asked such a question, Maranhao was completely stunned.
"W-what?"
"A boyfriend! Has Senior Penelope gotten a boyfriend? That's why she's not wandering Hogsmeade with us. Of course, it could also be a girlfriend."
Maranhao twiddled the fingers of her right hand, her gaze fixed firmly on Penelope's back.
The senior's "help" did indeed feel considerate; after all, she had even specifically created a condition for her and Marietta to be alone.
But given the current situation!
It was very obvious that Senior Penelope had somewhat seen through her feelings for this person beside her.
Yet this person, this very party involved, knew nothing at all!
She was even thinking along the lines of whether Senior Penelope was in love.
If not for the fear of actually scaring her, or even scaring her away...
Maranhao really wanted to pin Marietta down onto the snow right now and then kiss her forcefully to shut that mouth of hers that was talking nonsense.
"Phew..." Maranhao let out a long breath, a smile once again hanging on her face.
Must maintain elegance, must maintain gentleness, Maranhao reminded herself silently in her heart.
She reached out to take Marietta's arm. "Don't guess blindly. If Senior Penelope really were in a relationship, she would definitely tell us."
"True..."
Marietta nodded thoughtfully, then stopped dwelling on it and directly followed Maranhao to wander further into Hogsmeade.
With her previous experience plus having Lynn beside her, who had constructed a model of the entire Hogsmeade in her mind...
Hermione took less than ten minutes to finish buying the ink and parchment she needed.
These two items were almost used up. As for the quill... Hermione glanced at Lynn beside her, a hint of pink slowly spreading across her face. The Deinonychus feathers from Lynn's Animagus form were very durable.
After using it for so long, there was still no sign of wear and tear at all.
Of course, this was certainly also related to Hermione's daily maintenance and care of it.
When she used this quill in her daily life, she was careful, careful, and careful again.
But she certainly wouldn't not use it, because she felt that doing so might fail Lynn's kind intentions.
Moreover, while doing homework, holding a quill made of feathers from Lynn's body and feeling her at every moment while writing... wasn't that feeling good?
After buying these necessities, Lynn, without even moving her hands, let them float behind her and Hermione. They followed Hermione to Honeydukes Sweetshop to eat two free Christmas candies, then entered The Three Broomsticks pub, preparing to have a drink to warm up.
As soon as she entered the pub, Lynn's gaze instinctively scanned the surroundings. After seeing a certain person in a certain direction, her gaze clearly paused, staring fixedly at that person.
"Lynn, what's wrong?"
Hermione asked, not understanding. Following her gaze, when she saw that person, not only did her eyes freeze, but she also took a sharp breath.
"Merlin's open-toed sandals! How did Harry end up here?!"
Hermione lowered her voice, looking at Harry in disbelief, and sitting opposite him was none other than her other friend, Ron.
So what had these two guys done behind her back again?
Hermione felt a wave of helplessness in her heart. Actually, it was Christmas, so she could understand Harry coming out to relax.
But... he should at least be wearing his invisibility cloak, or at the very least, use a wizard hat to cover his face.
Instead, as things stood, Harry was just sitting there quite openly.
Setting aside whether someone might discover and report him for coming to Hogsmeade without permission—which was a minor matter—
What if Sirius Black saw Harry? What should be done then?
Thinking this, Hermione's hand had already reached into her wizard robe pocket, clearly preparing to use some spells to help Harry hide.
Seeing Hermione's movement, Lynn reached out to press down on her hand, her voice devoid of any ups and downs. "Pulling out your wand is too obvious a movement."
"The probability of being noticed will increase by twenty percent."
"Hermione, you can leave it to me. I can use wandless and silent spellcasting."
"Okay." Hermione nodded with complete trust and walked toward Harry and Ron with Lynn.
"Good morning, Harry, Ron."
Lynn greeted politely, and Hermione beside her also said hello to the two boys.
"Good morning, Lynn... Hermione."
The two boys swallowed, a feeling of guilt welling up in their hearts.
Sitting down in their seats, Lynn lightly tapped the tabletop with her finger, and an Ignoring Charm covered the booth where they were located.
With another tap of her finger, a wandless and silent Apparition brought over a small Christmas tree from not far away.
It firmly blocked the outside of the booth where they were, completely obscuring any possible gazes from others.
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