Volume 5: The Burning Golden Flame Chapter 372 Thank You, Miss Granger
Floyd's body fell straight back, her body was tightly wrapped with ropes created by the binding spell. Except for her mouth being able to speak, her body could no longer make any other movements.
Her two followers only dared to raise their wands and did not even have the courage to fight back.
It was not until Hermione turned her gaze towards them that one of the girls tried to cast a Stunning Spell with a trembling voice, but the spell did not even touch the edge of Hermione's clothes, and flew far away and hit the grass on the ground.
There was no difficulty at all. Hermione dealt with the three pure-blood girls directly. To be honest, she herself found it unbelievable that in the Hogwarts Castle controlled by Voldemort, the pure-blood students had become so useless.
But in fact, of course, not all pure-bloods are useless. It's just that the few pure-bloods Hermione met happened to be the kind who were lazy and loved to bully the weak and fear the strong. They didn't even have the courage to fight back against a "notorious" and "infamous" dark wizard like Hermione.
Floyd did not dare to shout out loud because of fear. Moreover, the place they chose to torture Asia was very clever, which proved the saying "No matter how loud you shout, no one will come to save you."
"You, you can't do this. Do you think that stopping us is the same as saving this little bitch? No! As long as the professors know about this, and know that you cast a spell on us just to save this mixed-blood student, she will definitely be tortured to death!"
As if he had thought of something, Floyd told Hermione the consequences of doing so in a tense and hurried tone, trying to save the situation.
"As long as you don't hurt me and my two friends and let us go, I promise that we won't tell the professor about what happened today, and this little bitch won't be hurt. Granger, your name is Granger, right? I promise on the honor of the Floyd family!"
Hermione didn't look at her from beginning to end, but just sat next to Asia.
"See? They are like this, not only them, but also the professors in this castle. No matter how ferocious and terrifying these people are at ordinary times, once they lose their power, they are just a puddle of mud."
The ups and downs in such a short period of time have caused Asia to have great emotional fluctuations.
She kept shedding tears and sobbing softly, like a timid kitten who didn't even dare to cry louder.
After Hermione sat next to her, she couldn't help burying her head in Hermione's knees, hugging her slender waist with both hands and bursting into tears.
Floyd thought Asia was frightened by what she had just said. She thought Hermione would definitely feel soft-hearted because of Asia's current behavior, so she spoke more excitedly and hurriedly.
"Not only will I not tell anyone about what happened today, I also swear to Granger! I will never bother this bastard again! You definitely can't kill us, right? Since Dumbledore is willing to participate in the competition, he definitely doesn't want to have a conflict with the headmaster. You can't kill us, so you have to trust me! Let us go, Granger!"
Hermione did not push Asia away, allowing her tears to soak her robe. At the same time, she reached out and gently stroked the hair of this girl who was obviously two years older than her.
"Have you forgotten that there is a magic in the wizarding world called the Forgetfulness Charm?"
Hearing Hermione's words, Floyd's eyes suddenly narrowed, but she soon forced a smile and spoke with a relaxed look.
"But you have only been learning magic for less than two years, right? The Oblivion Charm is a very advanced magic. Even if you randomly find a seventh-year student in the castle, he may not be able to master it. What's more, you are only in the fourth year and you were a slave in the castle for a year at the beginning. Don't scare me, Granger. Letting me go is the only thing you can do!"
The more she spoke, the more unclear she was about whether she had convinced Hermione, but she seemed to have been convinced by her own words. Her tone became more and more decisive, as if she was sure that Hermione would not do anything to her.
"If she can't, then I can't too?"
A voice that did not belong to anyone present suddenly rang out.
Floyd suddenly turned his head and looked at the boy who had appeared on the grass at some point in his life with a look of astonishment. After seeing the face that had appeared in the Daily Prophet countless times, the astonishment on his face turned into horror!
Hermione also raised her head and looked at the unexpected visitor, the corners of her mouth unconsciously raised a slight arc, Asia, who was buried in her knees, also raised her head with red eyes and saw the student who made the students in the entire castle curse and fear during this period of time.
"When did you come here?"
"Hey, we've known each other for a long time, Hermione. You didn't really think I didn't notice that your mood had changed a little since we got back to the carriage."
"Then why didn't you ask me then?"
"If I ask, you will definitely tell me directly, which is so boring. I will hide it from you first, and then suddenly appear when you need me. This way you get a surprise and I get satisfaction. It's a win-win for both of us, isn't it?"
"…Has anyone ever told you that your hobby is bad taste?"
"It seems not, but there are so many people here, we can just ask anyone and get the answer. Miss, I remember your name seems to be Freud? Do you think I have a bad taste?"
Jon raised his eyebrows and walked to Floyd with questions in mind. Just by getting close to him, he scared this noble pure-blood and made him scream. Just like Asia who was forced by them before, she kept trying to retreat and stay away from him.
"Don't kill me! Please! Don't kill me!"
"Turns out he's a paranoid patient." Jon shrugged, then waved his wand, and the next moment Freud's eyes suddenly became empty.
Floyd's two followers also started crying, but unfortunately this was the place they chose themselves, and no one came to save them no matter how loudly they cried.
Following the same method, Jon also made their eyes become empty, erased their memories of seeing Hermione and himself here today, and then filled them with a false memory that Asia ran away from them.
"Let's go to another place, Miss Granger, the hero who saved the beautiful girl. Otherwise, it will take me a lot of effort to wait for them to wake up."
In response to Jon's teasing, Hermione simply reached out and hit his shoulder, then helped Asia up and followed Jon towards the edge of the Forbidden Forest near the carriage.
They couldn't get too close to the carriage, as it was the focus of Aurors' surveillance. If the two of them took a student from the castle there, it would definitely cause trouble for Asia in the future.
After helping Hermione to resolve the follow-up issues, Jon did not stay here any longer. He was not the patriarch who took care of everything. He just noticed that Hermione's expression was a little strange in the carriage, so he followed her to help. Now that the matter was settled, he had no intention of interfering in Hermione's social life.
Of course Jon didn't think it was a big deal to know the students in the castle. He had met Cedric in the Forbidden Forest before. Couldn't Hermione play a hero and save the damsel in distress?
So Jon had no intention of stealing the show. He simply said goodbye to Hermione, reminded her not to forget that dinner time was almost here, and left in the direction of the carriage.
By this time, Asia's emotions had gradually stabilized. She was still sobbing softly, lowering her head and thanking Hermione in a low voice.
"Thank you, Miss Granger..."
"So why don't you resist?" Hermione looked at her calmly and asked the question again.
Asia grabbed the sides of her robe with both hands.
"If I resist... they will bully me even more, and it will also cause trouble for my parents. My mother taught me not to cause trouble at school..."
"So you can tolerate her cursing you and turning you into a beast?"
Tears flowed from Asia's eyes again, and her already red and swollen eyes looked up at Hermione.
"But, but I'm the only one who has to endure that torture, right? At least I won't bring trouble to my parents..."
Hermione fell silent.
She quietly looked into the eyes of this seemingly weak girl, as if she was looking at herself more than a year ago.
The only difference between the two of them is that Hermione wants to sacrifice herself to save more classmates, while Asia now wants to sacrifice herself to stabilize her parents' lives.
She had no power to accuse her of weakness, because both made the same choice.
It was just because Hermione was lucky enough that she met Jon at that time, but how lucky could Asia be now to meet someone like Jon as she wished she would meet back then?
Or let the current Hermione be the former John?
Hermione didn't have that idea, or it could be said that Hermione couldn't think of it for the time being. This time coming to Hogwarts Castle, not only did John need to work hard to win the Triwizard Tournament, but Hermione herself also had an important task.
As for Asia , there is not much she can do now.
"Your bracelet is very beautiful."
After a long silence, Hermione changed the subject and focused her attention on the bracelet on Asia's left wrist.
Asia sniffed and looked at her wrist. After seeing the bracelet, her eyes were dull for a moment, but she returned to normal the next second.
"My mom gave this to me for my 16th birthday."
"She should have bought it in a Muggle jewelry store." Hermione stared at the bracelet and said, "When I was taken to Hogwarts Castle, my mother was wearing a bracelet exactly like yours. It was given to her by my father on her wedding anniversary that year."
Asia was a sensitive girl. She heard the unusualness in Hermione's calm tone, so she asked in a low voice.
"Will you miss your parents?"
"Of course I miss them." Hermione did not hide her feelings. "But I can't recognize them now. However, Professor Dumbledore told us that after the Triwizard Tournament is over, perhaps the Forgetfulness Curse on our parents can be lifted. At least it is safe in France. At that time, I can recognize them again."
Asiya's eyes sparkled.
"Congratulations..."
"You're congratulating me in advance like this because you think we're going to win this game, right?"
"Your friend, the boy named Jon Green, is very good... I have heard a lot about him in the castle."
“He is usually quite unreliable, but he is more reliable than anyone else at critical moments. So, if you believe that he can win the championship, your situation will change after the game.”
Hermione said softly.
Asia raised her head, as if she didn't quite understand what Hermione said.
"Don't forget the content of the bet between Professor Dumbledore and your headmaster. It's not only about the ownership of the French wizarding world, but also about the Hogwarts Castle."
Hermione looked up at the towering castle.
"Whoever wins this competition will obtain the uniqueness of the school name Hogwarts and the ownership of the castle. At that time, the professor will definitely try to keep all the students here. After that, you will be able to have a normal campus life."
"Is it really possible?" Asia asked in a small voice, with hope in her eyes, but her tone was obviously a little unconfident.
For some reason, Hermione suddenly remembered what John had said to her in the castle: "The professors at the other Hogwarts never lie."
She laughed and made a promise as well.
“Of course I can!”
As if moved by Hermione's promise, Asia became cheerful and in good spirits. She looked at the smile on Hermione's face and smiled too.
This girl was two years younger than her, but she gave her a sense of security she had never had before.
Asia had been gone from the castle long enough, and she couldn't continue chatting with Hermione here. Without waiting for Hermione to say anything, she took the initiative to suggest going back.
"When you go back, try not to be alone and stay away from those who bully you. If they still want to tie you up and take you out of the castle to curse you, then shout for help. I will hear you."
This promise should not have been kept. Hermione warned herself from the beginning not to get too involved with the students in the castle at this time, but in the end she couldn't help but say it out loud.
Asia's red eyes were still swollen, but she still had a smile as bright as the sun.
"Thank you, Miss Granger!"
