The Chinese girl from Hufflepuff is both timid and brave

In fact, the passage from the Hog's Head to the Room of Requirement is one-way - only when the passage on the Hogwarts side is opened first can the secret passage be connected, and the passage on the Hog's Head side cannot be opened automatically.

But Sun Zhu still insisted on coming to Aberforth Dumbledore, and after Hagrid's repeated persuasion, he agreed to meet them.

"Secret passage? No." Aberforth denied it directly, then waved his hand impatiently, "If you want to go back to that school, you've come to the wrong place."

"I know you can't open that one-way passage." Sun Zhu pleaded, "But I really need to see the principal now. There are a lot of students in Honeydukes and the Screaming Shack. If I go there, it will attract too much attention."

Aberforth wiped the picture frame on the wall, which was the cleanest place in his whole house. He looked at the blonde in the picture seriously and attentively, without turning his head, and said: "What does this have to do with me?"

"It's just a request. I don't know if I can repay your favor in the future." She also looked up at Ariana in the painting. "If your sister is willing to help me, will you stop her?"

Aberforth stared at her. "You know, I hate people like you who seem to know everything! Can you know everything? You know the past and the future. You seem to be omnipotent, but in fact you are just a bunch of poor bastards who can't even control your own destiny!"

"I don't know everything. I have no idea what consequences my current actions will have in the future. I don't know if I will regret my decision in the future. I just want to give it a try while I still have the ability to choose, of course, without hurting others." Sun Zhu glanced at Ariana who was looking at her tenderly and said, "I just hope Miss Ariana can help me tell the principal that he has two students here who need his help."

Aberforth left angrily, and she seemed to hear him explaining something to the bartender, as if they were forbidden to enter here again in the future.

The blonde Ariana in the painting tilted her head and looked at her. She tiptoed slightly as if she wanted to dance, but she didn't take the next step.

"Please, I know you can speak to him - our headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, right?"

"My brother doesn't like me doing this." Her voice was a little timid. "I haven't seen him for a long time."

Ariana in the painting is about the same age as her - she was only 14 years old when she died in an accident, but she experienced all the unimaginable pain in this world.

Sun Zhu turned his eyes away: "I'm sorry... I understand that my request is indeed rude. I will go somewhere else now and not bother you anymore."

"But I do miss him." Ariana's soft voice came. In the painting, she was wearing a light blue dress and looked innocent. "It must have been very hard for him."

Sun Zhu stared blankly at the girl who turned around in the painting. In the blink of an eye, she disappeared.

"Don't tell my brother, I'll be back soon." The picture frame on the wall was left with only a background full of flowers. Sun Zhu took a step back and looked at Cedric who was carrying her bag. "She is really an angel... It's so kind of her to help me."

She felt that she was being a bit despicable, letting Ariana tell the principal about her situation - she wanted to use his weakness to gain some "negotiation" advantage for herself.

She hadn't decided what to say to the principal yet. Should she continue to play dumb and deceive him, or should she just confess and use her "sincerity" to gain help?

"What is the relationship between the people here and Headmaster Dumbledore?" Cedric walked around the room. The dirt accumulated on the floor over the years made him feel uncomfortable. He really couldn't think of the connection between the two.

"It's his family. There is a secret passage leading to Hogwarts here." Sun Zhu explained simply: "I've asked Hagrid to explain to Fina and the others on our behalf. Just say we have something to do and we're going back first. I hope she won't blame me."

Who would have thought that we would encounter these things the first time we officially came together in Hogsmeade, and we couldn't even have fun.

She must not forget the gift she was going to prepare for Malfoy.

Cedric touched her arm gently, and she looked up to see Ariana in the frame turn around and come back. She sat briskly on the grass, humming a song and tiptoeing.

"Brother said that he wants you to go to the underground wine cellar. He is waiting for you there."

The girl's soft voice floated into her ears, and Sun Zhu bowed to her: "Thank you very much."

Sun Zhu pulled Cedric to where Ariana pointed, and just happened to brush past the bartender who was going upstairs, which scared him.

Aberforth put the flagon in his hand heavily on the table. There were fewer people in the bar at this time. A few people who were chatting were looking at the two running people curiously.

Sun Zhu approached the basement of the Pig's Head Bar, where there was a wide entrance that could accommodate several adult wizards at the same time.

She reached out and pushed gently, and the wooden door at the entrance opened.

In the future, this place should become the connection point for Dumbledore's Army to enter Hogwarts and participate in the war, but now it looks ordinary and dilapidated, and in addition to the smell of alcohol, it also exudes a musty smell.

Sun Zhu looked back at Cedric and walked into the passage without hesitation.

There were fluorescent lights flashing along the way to illuminate their way, and at the end of the passage, they stepped into a bright and warm house with soft carpet, and the air was filled with the sweet scent of cream.

Sun Zhu gently covered his face and looked at the kind-looking old man sitting on the stool in the room.

"Children, come and try the new drink I invented. It's made by mixing goat's milk with black tea. It seems to taste pretty good. If you add a few spoonfuls of honey, it will be even better."

He looked at them with a smile: "It seems that you have encountered some troubles... But it doesn't matter, have a drink first, and things will be solved slowly."

Cedric thanked her subconsciously and pulled her to sit on the other two chairs with pillows.

Sun Zhu said to him apologetically, "Principal, I feel really bad for disturbing you in this way. However, these were indeed my subconscious actions, and I have no way to refute them. I just hope you can listen to my explanation."

"Oh, it's okay. I'm glad I have the opportunity to rest here today." He pointed around. "It's a magical place, isn't it? These are the things it prepared for us. Please enjoy them first, otherwise you will be wasting the food."

Sun Zhu noticed that there were quite a few desserts on the table near the principal, including slices of toast and fresh jam, steaming tea and tempting cream cakes.

And a pocket watch with a small portrait of a person on it. It seems that only the background is left, but it is still carefully wiped and worn closest to the heart all year round.