The Chinese girl from Hufflepuff is both timid and brave

Question: What is the most important thing an ordinary fourth-year Hogwarts student should do if he wants to fight against the cruel and merciless Dark Lord?

Sun Zhu’s answer was that if his/her name is not Harry Potter, it would be better not to be too high-profile.

She knew most of the plot developments and had a few golden fingers, but she still managed to hide in the crowd for many years. And her two friends who were even more isolated than her should not just rush in.

At this time, Sun Zhu was even more grateful that she was a Hufflepuff, and her friends were not the kind of people who would act rashly.

To put it bluntly, you should just give in when it’s time to give in.

"Yes, let the principal and his team deal with the problem. We should study hard first, and then use our knowledge to fight against evil."

"You mean, work hard to learn powerful spells and use them against him?"

Sun Zhu hesitated for a moment: "Actually, it doesn't necessarily need to be very strong. Just be suitable."

For example, Harry defeated Voldemort using only Expelliarmus.

If they can also starve a group of Death Eaters to death by "eliminating your jobs", then of course they are very capable.

"Learning the Patronus Charm can help us deal with Dementors, but we can't use it for the time being. I just think that we can learn it to strengthen our mental strength. Moreover, advanced Patronus can be used to communicate with each other, which is sometimes more convenient than an owl." Sun Zhu lowered his eyes and talked about his attempts, "But if you want to learn it, you need to think of the happiest thing in your heart. This doesn't sound difficult at all, but..."

She tried it many times with Newt, but it didn't work.

Not even a trace of the legendary faint silver light appeared.

Cedric, on the other hand, was able to basically form the shape after just repeating it a few times, which frustrates her to the extreme.

Although he was recognized as one of the most talented students of his generation at Hogwarts, the gap still hit her.

After being stared at by her resentful gaze that almost became tangible, someone was smart enough not to try again.

Newt took a sip of hot tea and didn't say anything, just squinting at them for a while.

Sun Zhu was a little discouraged, but still said: "Go on, I still want to know what your patronus looks like."

"I... It is said that once a Patronus is formed, it will not change easily unless one has undergone a great change of state of mind. I think I should try it again after I am fully prepared."

Sun Zhu nodded. She remembered that in the original book, it was said that Senior Tonks's Patronus was originally a nimble and agile rabbit, but after she fell in love with Professor Lupin, her Patronus became a wolf.

It was because Snape loved Lily so deeply that he had the same patronus as her, a doe.

It can be seen that it is indeed determined by the owner's thoughts.

I don’t know what her patronus might be, but Sun Zhu thinks it’s very likely to be a cat or a panda.

I really can’t imagine how cheerful she would be if she had a national treasure as her patron saint.

"Judging from your expression, it must be that things are not going well?" Fina's voice was a little comforting, "But this is normal. It is the strongest defensive magic. I heard from Mr. Lupin that those who can learn this spell are mostly powerful adult wizards, so..."

"I don't even have the courage to try." Karina agreed, "After all, it sounds very impressive. I'm not even an adult yet, so I definitely can't do it!"

Sun Zhu and Fina stared at her together.

“What, what are you doing…” Karina shrank her neck subconsciously.

"You didn't have the courage before, but what about now?" Fina showed a friendly smile, "Now that you know that we will all face Voldemort together in the future, don't you still want to try to learn a spell that can save your life as soon as possible?"

Sun Zhu also persuaded with a gentle voice like an angel: "It's okay to give it a try. Even if you fail, you won't lose anything. In other words, when the real crisis comes, in order not to drag everyone down, you can first..."

Karina's eyes widened, and even Fina followed suit with a "you're such a devil" expression.

"No. I will never hold you back!" She jumped up from the bed. "The Patronus Charm, right? I'll practice it right away! And that thing, Animagus, Fina, take me with you!"

Sun Zhu touched her head and said, "Don't worry. You can't become fat in one go. Newt also told me that although it seems that you only need to concentrate and recite a spell, in fact, without sufficient accumulation, you can't succeed in one go. Learning any advanced spell is a process of accumulation and development."

Animagus or something, didn't you see that Fina had been preparing for a long time in advance to learn it? Laying the foundation early is to be able to win with one strike after the formal preparation begins.

"I understand." Carina wrapped herself in a blanket and put her head on Fina's shoulder. "I won't be lazy in the future. Although I'm not as brave as Gryffindor, I won't give up on my friends. I know that if danger comes, you two will definitely rush forward, right?"

Sun Zhu shook his head: "No, Karina, actually, the reason I confessed all this to you today is more because I want you to be mentally prepared as early as possible, so that you can be on guard when you encounter danger. I don't want you to face difficulties head-on, but I hope you will be safe. I want you to learn these just to make you more capable of protecting yourself."

Wouldn't it make her even more worried if Karina and the others forced themselves to face all this for her?

"Okay, don't be so serious all of a sudden. What will happen next is still just speculation." Fina held Karina's hand, but her eyes were on Sun Zhu. "No matter what kind of resolutions we have in the future, we can only make some preparations now, right?"

Sun Zhu nodded: "Maybe the principal and his team have found a way to destroy Voldemort now. We don't need to think too much, the problem will be solved. Now, I am just preparing for the worst."

Karina clenched her fists: "Okay, then let's cheer up--"

"But I have a question." Fina hesitated and said, "What is the rumor this semester about the monster in the school's secret room that can hurt people? Zhu, is this related to the mysterious man... no, to Voldemort?"

Sun Zhu blinked guiltily: "I asked the principal about this question, and he said that everything is under his control."

"What about the students who were injured by the monsters?"

"Well... the principal said that they are all fine and will be able to come back next semester."

Karina patted her chest and said, "Then I feel relieved. Finch-Fletchley, a second-year student, was also attacked by that guy. Bree and the others are worried every day. Fortunately, Hogwarts still has Principal Dumbledore!"

Sun Zhu, who had used the principal as a shield many times that night, also looked at the black and yellow ceiling of the dormitory with emotion and repeated, "It's a good thing that Hogwarts has him."