The Chinese girl from Hufflepuff is both timid and brave

"I used to think he was very important, very crucial... He came here instead of going to Gryffindor, and I was so scared that I thought the sky was falling." Sun Zhu smiled and shrugged, kicking a small piece of gravel away.

At the moment, they were on a path near the main tower, where Sun Zhu had seen Sirius Black turning into a big black dog and secretly observing Fina.

"But now I don't think so. I can't expect Neville to do this and see him as a useful tool instead of a person. Not only him, but also Harry and the others... Even if they all don't play according to the rules, they may still win. It's arrogant to force them back to their original position."

Cedric looked at her with a confused look, feeling that she was telling a profound story, or just observing a life - a life that was set but suddenly went "wrong".

"I've decided not to care about them anymore. Why should I worry about them so much?" Sun Zhu smiled. "You can supervise me. If I can't help it again——"

"What can't you help?" He tilted his head. "Provide them with help?"

"For example, forcing them to do something doesn't have to happen. Of course, this is not a situation that affects their life safety."

In order to force the soul of Voldemort out of Harry, she had to "force" him to do something. This is also the difficulty and greatness of Harry as a "savior", accepting the test and enduring the suffering, not only to save himself, but also to save many other people.

"Take, how do you determine whether others actually need your...interference?"

Although I care about some issues, bamboo's affairs are obviously more important than those emotional problems that I should overcome by myself.

"I don't know. Maybe I need to confess something in exchange for more help..." She looked up at the sky. A screech owl flew over the castle. Perhaps it was a messenger delivering letters from home to the freshmen.

She talked a lot to her father during the holidays because her father was not only her relative and someone she could absolutely trust, but also someone who could provide her with reliable advice and help.

"However, classmate Said, I have a rather excessive request for you. Can you agree to it?" The hospital gown she was wearing had slipped to the crook of her arm. Her long hair was hanging down a little messily, and the tie at the collar of her shirt was a little loose. She looked helpless and conflicted, as if she would collapse at any time.

"Of course, you..." He resisted the urge to pull up her coat for her, "You don't look very well, do you want to go back and rest first? I will definitely agree to whatever you ask, you can always say whatever you want to say."

There are still two hours until the Care of Magical Creatures class this afternoon, so it's plenty of time to go back to the lounge and rest and regain some energy.

"No, it's best if I go to see Newt like this." She smiled, "Student Seid, do you have to be so nice? What if it's really too much, like asking you to wear a skirt to play Quidditch or something."

Cedric's gentle expression seemed to shatter for a moment, but he quickly nodded: "If this makes you happy."

Sun Zhu laughed so hard that he doubled over. After a while, he said, "It's not that exaggerated... But it is indeed an excessive thing. Sayde, I hope that I can have the privilege of not being honest with you and still get your help and support. I may not be able to tell you what you want to know now, but even so, I hope you can believe me."

Sun Zhu's voice lowered. She was really nervous at this moment.

She was aware of Seide's occasional confusion and loss, but she always chose to pretend to know nothing after hesitation.

She couldn't tell Ced the same way she had told her father, because his fate was so deeply involved that she didn't dare take the risk. Even if he felt ignored or even teased by her, it didn't matter. As long as he was no longer the final outcome, it didn't matter even if the process was not smooth.

But after preparing herself mentally like this many times, she suddenly felt tired.

Unlike others, she didn't care whether Sirius really thought she was just a gluttonous, noisy and disrespectful student, didn't care whether Harry was confused or troubled by her suggestions, or whether Neville thought she was inexplicably nosy... Well, maybe a little bit of all of that, but it was still within the acceptable range.

But if Sayid showed even the slightest hesitation or doubt towards her, she would feel as uncomfortable as if she were stuck in the mud, unable to breathe, and even gradually losing the ability to survive.

Even though she didn't provide him with any reason to believe in herself. No explanation, no basis, only vague verbal "intuition" and empty promises about the future.

Why did she ask him to do this? How selfish and unreasonable.

And as someone who is easily affected by his attitude, am I not also a coward who is already deeply trapped in it?

Looking at Sun Zhu who had been keeping his head down and didn't dare to look at him, he felt that his already small amount of melancholy was swept away, and his heart was left with only overflowing joy and dull heartache.

She must have hidden a lot of secrets and had to hide them from many people, so she was always so tired and stubborn, right? Moreover, being able to make such an "excessive" request to herself at least showed that she needed his company.

"I……"

"Don't be so quick to answer me!" Sun Zhu raised his hand to stop him from answering. As if he didn't dare to listen, he simply turned his back to him and said sullenly, "I am very serious, so you have to think about it carefully. And I won't give you a chance to regret it. If you make a decision, you can't change it later... So, think about it carefully. Well, you can tell me after Newt finishes the class."

"Okay then." He seemed a little helpless, "But since you made a request to me, can I also make a request to you?"

"You tell me, I'll... think about it." She continued with her back to him.

He approached gently, and finally reached out to help her adjust her coat and tie, and gently pushed the hair that blocked her eyes away, and then said: "Okay. I just hope that no matter what you are going to do, remember that someone only wants to worry about these 'details' for you. Even if you cut the mysterious man with a knife, all I care about is whether it will be difficult to clean up if the blood is splattered on your clothes."