The Chinese girl from Hufflepuff is both timid and brave

"Master, I have followed your instructions... released that man and told him to help the Dark Lord obtain Potter's blood."

"I see. You can go to Albania too. I don't care how you get there, but you have to find him."

"Master, why, why..."

"Don't ask. Also, don't call me Master. You don't deserve it."

After the voice disappeared, the red panda poked his head out from under the quilt and looked at her with his bright black eyes until she couldn't help but reach out and press his head back.

"Let me think about how to tell you first."

"It's okay if you don't tell me."

"You don't look like you're not curious."

"Well, it's not curiosity, really, but... 'as expected'. You've done far more than anyone could imagine."

"But I'm not sure if everything I did was right." She hugged the quilt and rubbed her eyes. "But so what? If some people's fate is destined to be manipulated and played by others, then why can't it be arranged by me?"

"Don't say that about yourself. You can't really make up your mind to be a 'bad guy'."

"It's just a way to make myself feel better." She lay down on her side, with her back to the red panda, and said, "So even if you find out more later, keep it a secret for me... Not many people would like this kind of 'manipulation', no matter what the reason. But now that I've started, I'll stick to it."

"Even if you help them, you don't want them to know?"

"I do this for myself, so I don't need anyone's gratitude." She closed her eyes and curled her lips. "If they are capable of finding out by themselves, I will consider whether to be honest with them. Otherwise, let them regard all this as Merlin's arrangement."

"So, was our meeting also arranged by Merlin?"

Sun Zhu opened his eyes and thought for a moment, then said seriously, "No, actually at the beginning, I didn't want to pay attention to anything, because I knew too well what kind of person I am. Once I intervene, it will be like now, I want to save this and control that. It's better to just be a bystander, that's the least troublesome, isn't it?"

The red panda hummed softly, and although others would only think it was the shallow breathing of the small animal, Sun Zhu understood that it was his gentle response.

"Well, but the arrival of a troublesome big guy forced me to get involved. In fact, it was just a matter of course. Even if he hadn't come, I couldn't really just sit there and watch. Otherwise, what's the meaning of my existence in this world?" She turned around, looked at the furry ear tips, and whispered, "Do you understand what I mean? Although I'm very tired now and it often confuses people, this is my own choice."

"I know. I can always feel it. You are often tired and worried, but you always have the motivation and determination to keep going. You never lose hope, but you often doubt yourself. This is because there are things you cherish everywhere here. You can't bear to see even the slightest damage, right?"

"Now that you've said that, I'm more certain that I'm greedier than I thought."

She lay flat on her back, looking at the yellow and black curtains above her head. "But I am arrogant, so even if it is annoying, I still have to do it. If anyone is dissatisfied, let him defeat me. Otherwise, let everything be done according to my wishes."

The red panda didn't speak for a long time until he heard her shallow breathing. Then he poked his head out of the quilt, looked at her peaceful sleeping face, and swept the back of her hand that was exposed outside the quilt with his big tail.

He held her palm with his paw, rubbed it gently with his furry face, tucked it into the quilt quietly, then turned around and jumped off the bed.

Cautiously approaching the kitchen entrance, he scratched the pear in the painting with his claws, then struggled to turn the doorknob and walked in slowly.

The person inside greeted him: "Are you used to this body? I'm afraid you'll feel uncomfortable after you turn back into a human."

The red panda said nothing, because no one could understand her except her.

"Don't be unhappy. If you were still the same, would she still take you with her everywhere like she does now and let you stay in her..."

A chestnut hit the person who was talking on the head, but it was a big leopard who did it: "Why are you talking so much nonsense? We are here to do business tonight."

"Hey, you are really disrespectful." The man covered his forehead and glanced at the person next to him who was smiling helplessly, "Don't you think so? She is really getting more and more outrageous."

"Too much? Do you think you can get in without me?"

The leopard wiped his mouth elegantly again and ignored him. Instead, he squinted at the red panda for a while and said, "Junior brother, you are so cute like this. No wonder Zhu is willing to carry you everywhere. I can't resist it if it were me."

The red panda opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but when he realized that they couldn't understand him, he closed his mouth and looked at the most reliable one among them.

Lupin walked forward with a smile and half-knelt in front of him: "Okay, let's get down to business. Mr. Diggory, have you thought it through? Although this potion has been tested, there are not that many experimental samples. After all, there are only a few wizards who can become Animagus. You..."

"Okay, don't worry about it. The fact that he's willing to come here shows that he's thought it through. Remus, don't think that we Hufflepuffs lack courage." The female leopard walked in front of them in a cat-like manner. "Besides, my mother also said that this medicine is fine. When it comes to Animagus, no one can have a better say than us, right? Didn't Sirius try it himself?"

"That's true, but he is still a minor after all. If something happens, will your junior sister let us go?" Sirius objected.

"What's wrong with being underage? When you were lawless, did you ever consider your age? How come you have become boring adults now?" Tonks scratched them apart with one claw and handed the medicine in her hand to the red panda. "Junior Diggory, I believe that your abilities in all aspects are superior to those of your peers. You can withstand this test, right? This is a potion that can selectively stabilize a certain soul based on one's own will, but it has little effect on ordinary adult Animagus. The purpose of researching this is to help more underage students become Animagus, so that they can become stronger helpers."

"Hey, why do we feel like some shady evil organization..." Sirius took the hot coffee handed over by the elf, "And Tonks, you are the most lawless one. I said that the Sorting Hat sorted you into the wrong house. You should be in Gryffindor."

The red panda looked at them for a few seconds, raised its paw towards them, then held the bottle of light golden potion and drank it slowly.