The Chinese girl from Hufflepuff is both timid and brave

They walked back with heavy steps, and finally Hermione broke the silence: "It seems that Headmaster Dumbledore has indeed done a lot to protect the Philosopher's Stone. Logically, we shouldn't worry about it anymore."

"But the more I listen to Hagrid's description, the more unreliable it seems to me." Ron said, "Although some professors are trustworthy, what if they are deceived? And Snape's methods are so advanced, it shouldn't be difficult to break through their trap."

"Are you willing to believe me and start to doubt him?" Harry was a little happy. "Snape is the most suspicious one."

"I just think that Hagrid is a person who is easily deceived. You see, even I can easily trick him into saying something." Hermione said with some embarrassment: "So the things he is very confident and optimistic about are often not so reliable."

Although Harry felt very sorry for Hagrid's words, he couldn't help but nodded.

There was a noise not far away, and the three of them looked over at the same time with caution. They were on their way back to Gryffindor Castle, and there was still half an hour before curfew, so they were not afraid of anything, but shouted, "Who is hiding there eavesdropping? Malfoy?"

Neville came out of the bushes trembling, and said apologetically, "Sorry... I didn't mean it."

Harry noticed that Neville was holding something very large in his hands, and couldn't help asking, "What is that?"

"It's... a cat. My classmate's cat ran away and I came out to help her find it."

"It's Maine," Hermione recognized it. "How cute. But have you been here all this time?"

Neville's face flushed, and he seemed unsure of how to answer this question, but he couldn't lie, so he finally said, "You...you suspect Professor Snape..."

"You heard everything." Ron rubbed his nose, "But can you pretend you didn't hear it?"

"I..." Neville hugged the big cat tighter, and Vivian looked like she had lost all hope in life, meowing softly, "What are you going to do to Professor Snape?"

"It's not what we are going to do to him. If he is innocent, then what we are going to do has nothing to do with him." Harry said with a straight face, trying to make himself look more serious. "This matter is not good for you. Forget it now and take the cat back--"

"No..." Neville cried softly. He stammered and looked at the three lions. He seemed to want to retreat, but he insisted on standing still. "Senior Zhu said that we are friends..."

"Yes, of course," Hermione said immediately, "So, could you please..."

"I can't watch you do such a dangerous thing. It's against school rules. Also, if the professor finds out, maybe, maybe..." He looked terrified, as if he had been defeated by the scene he had imagined.

"I know, but we have no choice." Harry's tone became much gentler. "If we don't stop it, Snape will resurrect Voldemort and destroy everything here!"

"Oh! Don't mention that name." Ron whispered, "It's really terrible. I can't imagine the consequences at all."

"We can tell all this to other professors." Neville's voice was low, but his attitude was firm. "You have no way to deal with Professor Snape, and, if it's not him..."

"We've tried, but no one believes it." Harry approached anxiously. "Even Hagrid doesn't believe there's anything wrong with Snape, and Zhu also trusts him inexplicably. But I only believe what I see. Snape is clearly targeting Gryffindor and me. And I have evidence to prove that he once worked for... You-Know-Who. If he has turned over a new leaf, why does he always act like this? Shouldn't he be more kind? Otherwise, how can he atone for his sins?"

Neville seemed confused by what he said, and even Ron didn't react much. He called him in a worried voice.

Hermione stepped forward and reminded, "No matter what, we have to go back quickly. Otherwise, Filch will definitely want to deduct our points and put us in detention! Neville, don't worry about us. We have a plan. If you try to stop us, it will only implicate Hufflepuff."

Neville looked even more frowned. Hermione knew he was in a very difficult situation. He didn't want to see his friends in danger, but he was also afraid that his intervention would not only fail to help them, but also bring trouble to his own college.

"Hey, let me say..." Ron rubbed his ears, "There are still more than ten minutes left. If we don't leave now, it will be too late. But, Longbottom, I still want to ask you a question..."

Compared to Harry and Hermione, Ron didn't have such a deep friendship with Neville for the time being, so he asked the question without any psychological pressure: "Besides Harry, aren't you the one who Snape bullies the most? If you weren't a Hufflepuff, you would be even worse off than Hermione and I. So, isn't it a good thing for you that we have to deal with Snape? Why do you have to stop us? How can you be sure that we will fail?"

Neville's lips seemed to have lost all color. He seemed to be still thinking about what Harry and Hermione had said, and was caught off guard by Ron's question.

Seeing him like this, Ron silently confirmed his decision to support Harry. He didn't completely trust Harry's judgment at the beginning, and later he began to doubt it, but was a little hesitant because he was afraid of Snape. But now, because of the "external" opposition, he was determined to stick to it for Harry.

Who says that students can't beat professors? Can three Gryffindors beat an old Slytherin? Who says that violating school rules will definitely lead to expulsion? Even if you are deducted points, so what? The house cup can't be eaten.

Being timid is not the Gryffindor style!

"You Hufflepuffs are just too easy to bully." Ron said with a tut. "He scares you every day, so you get scared. But it's not your fault. There are only a few students in Hogwarts who are not afraid of him. Unfortunately, there are three such students standing right in front of you!"

Hermione couldn't help rolling her eyes. She didn't know what Ron, who suddenly seemed to be full of energy, was thinking. But at this point, she really planned to stand by her two friends.

She patted Neville's shoulder and comforted him: "I believe you won't betray us, so you must also believe in us and not be defeated by evil forces!"

Neville looked at the three lions running towards the Gryffindor Tower in a hurry, and dragged his steps towards his own common room.

He had a lot of things he couldn't figure out and needed to sort them out urgently. But at the same time, he really envied their unbridled, confident and resolute appearance.

I wish I could be braver like them.