The Chinese girl from Hufflepuff is both timid and brave

After paying the elves and scaring them into tears, Hermione fell silent.

Sun Zhu hurriedly explained to the frightened elves and praised them for their improved craftsmanship, and finally calmed them down.

After asking Meng Qi to pay attention to the surroundings for them and try not to let anyone else know about their conversation, Sun Zhu patted the back of the little witch's hand and said, "We will consider the matter of the elves later. Tell me first, why do you come to see me so late at night?"

Hermione came back to her senses and grabbed her hand, her eyes bright with excitement and worry.

"I, you would never imagine what we went through tonight." She took a deep breath, "I can't sleep anyway, no matter what the reason is, but I have nowhere to tell. Harry and Ron went to the school infirmary. But Headmaster Dumbledore said I can come to see you..."

Sun Zhu felt helpless, but pretended to be confused: "School infirmary? What happened?"

"Oh - we, or rather Harry, met the mysterious man tonight!" She lowered her voice and said, "I am absolutely not lying to you, we almost died!"

"This? How could... How could such a dangerous thing happen!" Sun Zhu was terrified. "Isn't Hogwarts the safest place in the UK?"

"That's what I thought!" Hermione looked around and made sure that there were only the two of them here, then turned her gaze back, "Anyway, we broke into the restricted area in order to stop Snape's conspiracy. But the one waiting for us at the end was not Snape, but a mysterious man! This is what the headmaster told me, and Harry was seriously injured in order to protect the Philosopher's Stone from a mysterious man, and he is still unconscious."

Even though he knew the whole truth, Sun Zhu was also infected by Hermione and became nervous and worried: "Is it serious? Did Headmaster Dumbledore say when he will recover?"

"The headmaster said not to worry too much and just let him rest for a few days. Ron also suffered a minor injury. Madam Pomfrey helped him set the bone and he is said to be back to health tomorrow... Alas, I am the only one who is fine."

"How could that be? You look frightened. Injuries don't just mean physical injuries." Sun Zhu consoled him, "It looks like your crisis has been resolved? Then don't worry about it anymore."

"But, that's the You-Know-Who!" Hermione said in fear, "I should have stopped Harry. His scar has been hurting, but I didn't take it seriously. How could I... He treated me as a friend, but I couldn't empathize with his pain."

"You've done very well. No one can share Harry's pain. But when he wants to take risks, he's lucky to have you and Ron by his side." Sun Zhu said softly, "The mysterious man is just a level to be overcome. Have you ever played Super Mario? Your adventure today is like the first level of the game, and the mysterious man is almost the final level. When you beat each level one by one, when the day comes when you really have to face him, you'll find that it's not that difficult at all."

Hermione half opened her mouth, as if she had not expected that Voldemort could be described in this way. But she only thought for half a minute before she smiled widely: "No wonder the headmaster said that if I'm really scared, I can come and talk to you. You...are you really not afraid of anything?"

"How could that be? I'm such a coward." Sun Zhu couldn't help but despise Dumbledore in his heart. "It's just that if you are all so brave and united, then you don't have to look at him with fear all the time. He was once a student of Hogwarts, no different from you and me. Besides, he also experienced failure, which means he is not invincible."

Hermione shrank back and moved closer to her. "Yes, I also think we performed very well. Not only Harry, but Ron and I also passed the professors' tests! But... I didn't expect that Professor Snape actually had nothing to do with this matter. Instead, it was Professor Quirrell who was sent to St. Mungo's. It seems that the situation is very serious."

Sun Zhu spread her hands and said nothing. Hermione hugged her and said, "Do you know everything?"

"If you ask me that, I won't admit it."

"What will it take for you to admit it?" Hermione's brown eyes were full of curiosity. "Headmaster Dumbledore seems to like you very much. Why is that?"

"I dare not say that!" Sun Zhu waved his hands and said shamelessly: "What he likes is... Professor Scamander, and Professor Scamander likes me very much, so..."

"So that's how it is!" Hermione nodded without any doubt. "I guess you must have learned a lot of stories from Professor Scamander, and learned a lot of skills that other wizards can't learn! I've read records in books, and it's rumored that Professor Scamander once challenged the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald alone, and joined forces with many people to defeat him. He is so powerful, and you must be very special to be valued by him!"

"Yes, that's right." Sun Zhu was a little embarrassed. "I didn't expect you to guess it right away. But you have to keep it a secret for me. I'm just a little closer to Professor Scamander. It's not convenient for others to know these extra things."

Hermione nodded vigorously, excited about sharing a secret with her. "Now we just have to wait for Harry to wake up. No one knows about the last level except him. Headmaster Dumbledore only told me a little bit so that I wouldn't worry. Well, it's a good thing that you can share some secrets with me, otherwise I really don't know how I would spend the next few days."

"Ahem, it's a secret for now. But I guess when you wake up tomorrow, the whole Hogwarts may know about your adventure."

"Why?" Hermione sniffed softly, "Shouldn't everyone know about things like the You-Know-Who? A lot of people will be scared!"

"That's not necessary." Sun Zhu shook his head. "But other things, such as protecting the Philosopher's Stone and preventing it from falling into Quirrell's hands, still need to be publicized. This is so worthy of encouragement--"

"Even though we broke dozens of school rules?"

Sun Zhu was stuck, and he and Hermione stared at each other in a daze. After a moment, they laughed together again.

"Yes, even if you have violated the school rules, the headmaster will definitely reward you for your behavior. Don't ask whether it is fair or not. Professor Snape wasn't very fair when he deducted points from you. Just think of it as canceling out the two."

"Do you really mean what you say?"

"Of course not." Sun Zhu couldn't laugh anymore. "If I were to give you extra points, our college cup would be gone."

Hermione shrank her neck: "Well, can I still sleep at your place tonight?"

"Of course." Sun Zhu smiled, "After all, you are Hermione."