The Chinese girl from Hufflepuff is both timid and brave

"You mean, Professor McGonagall deducted points from Gryffindor?" Sun Zhu glanced at Madam Pince, then looked away and looked at Hermione in surprise, "Why? Who is it related to?"

Hermione covered her mouth with a book and lowered her voice: "It's because of me. She criticized me and then deducted five points from Gryffindor-"

"Oh--"

"You, you don't look surprised at all, why is that?" The little witch widened her eyes.

"Because you don't look depressed at all, so I guess there must be a wonderful story behind this, right?" Sun Zhu winked at her.

"Oh! Harry is right, you always act like you know everything - but you are not annoying." Hermione put the book flat on the table and covered her mouth with her hands, "But you will never guess what we encountered last night!"

"Yeah, how could I know everything?" Sun Zhu smiled and looked at her with his chin propped up. "If there's anything interesting, tell me about it."

"It's not fun, it's horrible."

The little witch began to talk about their adventure last night with lingering fear. The general content was almost the same as she remembered. Sun Zhu cooperated by showing expressions of surprise, fear, disgust and relief in turn, fully satisfying the little witch's desire to tell.

"…Just then, Ron threw something into the troll's mouth." Hermione covered her nose and mouth, as if she could smell the stench again. "Then the ugly thing began to make strange noises…from its throat and abdomen. The stick in its hand fell out, and Harry took the opportunity to pull me away. Thank God…"

"That's horrible. Fortunately, you're all okay." Sun Zhu looked terrified. "Professor Quirrell suddenly rushed into the auditorium last night and said there was a monster in the school. I thought it was a prank, but it turned out to be true."

"I was in the girls' bathroom at the time... and the troll rushed in. Fortunately, Harry and Ron saved me." Hermione lay on the table. "At that moment, I realized how ridiculous I was for always quarreling with my friends over trivial matters."

"It's not a small matter. Who says friends can't have emotions towards each other?" Sun Zhu shook his head. "Don't deny yourself. They saved you not only because they are good friends, but also because you are a partner worth risking their lives to save. Didn't you also take all the blame for them in front of Professor McGonagall?"

Hermione looked at her blankly, then curled the corners of her lips and nodded vigorously: "Yes! The three of us will always be friends!"

"Okay, after such a big surprise last night, go back and have some rest. Look at these books you borrowed, which ones are the ones that first-graders would like to read?" Sun Zhu glanced at the several big books at her hands, and they were all about alchemy.

"I'll tell you in secret." Hermione's eyes were full of brilliance. "After what happened last night, we have a preliminary guess. Although they and I still have some differences of opinion, we have generally reached a consensus."

Sun Zhu rubbed his temples and felt that he seemed to have guessed what she was going to say next.

They all suspected Snape was the villain who tried to steal the Philosopher's Stone. But how could she explain it to them? After all, she had decided not long ago to just be a listener.

"I think Professor Quirrell is really a bit pitiful," Hermione whispered.

Sun Zhu raised an eyebrow in surprise, looking at the little witch with a regretful look on her face. "Compared to the other professors, his abnormality is too obvious. Even though Professor Snape is really scary, I can see that he is indeed a very good and professional teacher. And Quirrell, he can't even speak clearly, which is enough to prove that he has been living under pressure. He even wants to use this method to make people notice his abnormality and ask for help from the outside world."

Sun Zhu nodded subconsciously: "His method is too obvious. Even as students, we can see that something is wrong. I think other professors must have noticed it a long time ago. If, as you said, he wants to ask for help, then the one who can oppress him must be a very powerful existence."

"Yes, so Harry and Ron think that Professor Snape forced him to help steal the Philosopher's Stone, but I don't think so. Although I suspected so before." Hermione picked up the quill and drew circles on the paper. "I believe in Headmaster Dumbledore's vision in choosing teachers. If Snape had problems a long time ago, Headmaster Dumbledore would not have failed to discover it. Even if there is another hidden secret, it must be within his control."

"Why do you trust Headmaster Dumbledore so much?" Sun Zhu didn't expect that Hermione didn't doubt Snape so much because she completely trusted Dumbledore.

"Because I know that although he is a half-blood wizard, he is better than many pure-blood wizards. His existence is the most powerful evidence to break the prejudice of bloodline theory. And he is a Gryffindor, and I believe in the judgment of Gryffindor!"

Sun Zhu tried hard not to laugh out loud. She specially found a corner farthest away from Madam Pince for herself and Hermione, and secretly cast a soundproofing spell. However, if she acted too arrogantly, it would still attract attention.

"I guess if you tell Harry and the others these words, they will definitely not want to believe them."

"Yes, so I can only tell you." Hermione said, "I really don't want to quarrel with them. Since they don't want to hear it, I won't say it. They won't understand it anyway. After all, Harry and Ron are prejudiced against Slytherin. They first presuppose Snape's position. But based on my observation, things are not that simple."

"But if they still want to drag you to do something against Snape in the future, will you follow them?" Sun Zhu asked curiously.

"I won't do anything I don't think is necessary, but I will try my best to cooperate with my friends' adventures." Hermione affirmed: "If it is something they all agree must be done, then it is worth trying."

"Stick to yourself and believe in your friends. That's good." Sun Zhu took a sip of the tea in his hand and turned his gaze to the book introducing the Philosopher's Stone next to Hermione. "It feels really good to adventure and solve the puzzle with friends."

"The first Quidditch match of this semester will officially begin next weekend, between us and Slytherin." Hermione said, "Will you come to cheer for Harry?"

"Of course." Sun Zhu said, "I hope Harry has a good game. But the victory belongs to Hufflepuff."

Hermione was stunned, then laughed: "You are so greedy!"