The Chinese girl from Hufflepuff is both timid and brave

Sun Zhu sat in the stands holding a notebook, silently reciting the mnemonics of the history of magic, and occasionally glancing at the game on the field.

"You're so busy, why do you still want to come here to watch the game?" A pleasant voice came from my ear, "Ravenclaw vs. Slytherin, it seems to have nothing to do with our college?"

Sun Zhu tilted his head slightly and said, "Senior Tonks? Watching the competition is like relaxing for me, and I have to know the strength of the other colleges this semester."

"There aren't many people in Hogwarts who can do multiple things at once." Tonks sat beside her in a carefree manner. "Then I'll tell you one more thing. You should be able to handle it."

"Ah? That may not be the case!" Sun Zhu waved his hands, "I'm just holding on."

"Remember the gold cup we took from the lounge a while ago?"

Sun Zhu immediately closed the History of Magic textbook on his knees and reached for his wand in the side pocket of his robes, wanting to cast a soundproofing spell. Tonks waved her hand indifferently, "No need to be so cautious."

"I'm used to it." Sun Zhu motioned for her to continue, "Who did you hand over this matter to?"

"Sirius. Who else has so much free time besides him?"

"So what did you find out?" She remembered saying that the magic of the golden cup might be helpful to the elves, and later she specifically called Dobby to help the poor elf Hao Qi.

Sirius was originally going to give this task to Kreacher, but it was obvious that he would be reluctant to do it. And Dobby, the "oddball" among the elves, was more suitable than anyone else.

"There has been no progress." Tonks propped up her chin. "In fact, Sirius isn't that enthusiastic about this right now. You know, a lot of times people only show up for a short time."

Sun Zhu was helpless: "I thought of someone who might be interested in this, but I don't plan to tell her yet. When things are still uncertain, I don't want her to spend too much energy on this. She's busy enough already."

This semester, Hermione had to rely on a time turner to finish all the classes she wanted to take. If she wanted to continue to help the elves in the future, she had to learn everything she should learn first, which was the safest way.

No matter what you do, you can’t delay your children’s learning!

"So what you're trying to tell me is that there's been no progress in the Golden Cup research?" She turned her attention back to the competition arena, and now it was obvious that Qiu had discovered the trace of the Golden Snitch.

It seems that the end of this game is not far away.

"There is some progress." Tonks followed the lead and squinted her eyes at the chase between the Quidditch players. She seemed to be in a much better mood and her hair turned pink and purple.

"Don't keep me in suspense." After waiting for a long time without any follow-up, Sun Zhu nudged Tonks with his arm and said, "Tell me about it?"

"It's just my observation." Tonks crossed her arms. "You know old Kreacher at Sirius's house. He's very unfriendly to many people, right? But recently I've found that he's become more and more polite. I don't know why."

"Does it often come into contact with the golden cup?" Sun Zhu poked at the book in his hand. "Otherwise, it's hard to say how much this change has to do with the golden cup. Maybe it's just that it's in a good mood recently."

In the original novel, Kreacher's attitude also changed when Regulus's locket was handed to him.

But because of her intervention, Regulus' heroic deeds had already been reported by the Daily Prophet - although the specific matter of the locket was not written in it. After all, the truth about Voldemort's Horcruxes could not be revealed to the public so directly. It could only simply state that Regulus Arcturus Black made outstanding contributions in the fight against the Dark Lord and died for it.

But Kreacher's attitude did not soften. Sun Zhu felt that this was most likely due to the existence of Sirius. He made the old elf, who could have gotten along well with everyone, always on the verge of going berserk.

It is impossible to ease the situation. Being able to resist beating up Master Sirius is already doing a great favor to Master Regulus.

In the original book, both Black brothers had died, but now Sirius is still alive and kicking. Although he is a hero in the eyes of many wizards, handsome and charming, he definitely has the ability to piss off elves to death, so it is easy for Kreacher to go crazy.

"I went there once or twice." Tonks shook her head. "I don't know the details. And I guess Sirius himself hasn't noticed this change. Kreacher is nice to a lot of people now, except him."

"Maybe we can ask Dobby." Sun Zhu lowered his head and tried to think about the connection. "Is this change really related to the gold cup?"

Ravenclaw's cheers of victory interrupted her thoughts. Sun Zhu stood up and patted the corner of her robe, and immediately saw Qiu surrounded by the crowd.

"What are you going to do?" Tonks still sat there.

"I'm going to say hello to Qiu." Sun Zhu turned around and waved his hand, "If there's nothing else, I have to leave first."

"What can happen to me?" Tonks stretched. "If you students are fine, then I am fine too."

It sounded like she was unhappy that she had been slacking off, but at this moment Sun Zhu could not sympathize with her diligence at work.

The Ministry of Magic was concerned about the escaped Dementors, so it sent the best Aurors to Hogwarts to protect the students. Since Tonks was a Disguise Magus, she was naturally assigned to the task... although she herself was not very happy about it because she had nothing to do most of the time.

But if she is really busy, it means some students are in trouble.

Sun Zhu prayed that Tonks would stay idle as he walked in the direction of Qiu.

Qiu, who was surrounded by people, seemed to have telepathy with her and happened to look over at this moment.

After greeting his teammates and classmates, Qiu immediately trotted towards Sun Zhu.

"Huh..." Qiu took a breath, one hand on his waist, the other hand on the broom, barely standing in front of her. Sun Zhu subconsciously reached out to help, the noise was a bit loud, people passing by looked at her sideways, she simply pulled Qiu out.

"I have something to tell you. Let's talk while we walk."

"I, I also—"

"Talk after you've calmed down." Sun Zhu patted her on the back. "Why are you running so fast? I came here specially to wait for you. I won't run away even if you walk slowly."

"Eh?" Qiu put away the broom, looked around, and said a little embarrassedly: "Actually, I'm afraid of being entangled by those people who came out of nowhere. It's so troublesome."

"Huh?" Sun Zhu pricked up his ears. "So you want to use me to get rid of the others. Oh, I was just being sentimental."

"If it were you, I would help you too!" Qiu pouted. "Would you want to pay attention to someone who sent you a strange love letter? Would you be willing to take a second look at those guys who always talk out of nothing?"

"It seems like no one has ever sent me a love letter." Sun Zhu was very honest, "But you're right."

"Why are you so lucky?" Qiu Wei frowned, "No one bothers you? It must be because Digory's presence is too strong."

"Ahem, speaking of him, I was just about to tell you." Sun Zhu was a little tangled. "This semester, there are some, uh, rumors about him. I hope they don't bother you?"

In a sense, these "CP-shipping" behaviors that disregard the feelings of the original protagonists may cause more trouble to Qiu than those inexplicable love letters.

Seth had wanted to personally apologize to Qiu before - although few people could understand his behavior of taking the blame - but unfortunately, Qiu seemed to be surrounded by some kind of repellent spell specifically targeting him. Whenever he wanted to get closer, he would be separated by her friends, both men and women.

According to his description, it felt like he was being treated as a Dementor, and his original apology gradually turned into confusion, which made him care more.

But there was probably no other place where they could meet except on the Quidditch pitch, and the next match between Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw was still a long way off.

After noticing someone's confusion, Sun Zhu became more curious. She felt that there was no reason for her to pretend she knew nothing. Although she was never the one who caused trouble to Qiu, even if it was out of concern for her friend, she should ask Qiu what he thought.

As for someone's apology - let him find a chance to explain it himself.

Qiu listened to Sun Zhu's question after a long struggle, and her eyes were a little confused. At this time, her loose high ponytail had been untied, and her long hair was casually scattered. Her face, which was slightly red due to exercise, soon showed a trace of surprise: "Are you referring to the words in those love letters? I was about to confess to you, but how did you know in advance? Did Catherine tell you, or Marietta?"

"What... is the love letter you received related to Sede?"

"Uh, it's... similar to..." Qiu's eyes were a little evasive, making Sun Zhu unsure of how to react.

"You're really making me panic." Her intuition told her that perhaps the matter was not complicated, but she had to be told in order to solve it. "What did you say?"

"Well, I think it's not polite to say it, but I should tell you." Qiu rubbed his shoulders and recalled, "Someone kept saying bad things about Diggory in the letters they sent me, telling me 'He's not as harmless as he looks, he often lies', 'He seems to be polite to everyone, but he's actually warm on the outside but cold on the inside', 'His Quidditch skills aren't outstanding, he just relies on his good looks to gain a reputation, it's all for show'... that kind of thing."

As she spoke, she looked at Sun Zhu's reaction. Sun Zhu's eyes widened, and Qiu became more nervous: "I don't know who wrote all these, I really can't find it. Judging from the handwriting, it doesn't seem to be the same person, but the tone, I mean, the opinions on Diggory, seem to be very consistent. And I don't know why he told me all this... At first, I thought it was a love letter meant for you that was sent to me by mistake, and I even consulted Catherine and Marietta for countermeasures."

Qiu became more and more embarrassed as she spoke, but Sun Zhu reacted and comforted her: "It's okay, he was just rude to Sai De, you don't have to feel embarrassed about me. But you, apart from sending you love letters to harass you, he didn't do anything else to you, did he?"

"No, my roommates and friends are helping me to be careful and keep an eye out. If any bored boys try to get close to me, they will help me to stop them. Unfortunately, love letters always appear for unknown reasons, and I still don't know who sent them. And there are some other people who appear at irregular intervals... I should have reminded you earlier, but you have to take OWLs this year, and you are all class leaders. To bother them with such things... Sorry, I really didn't have time."

"I understand. We are the same." Sun Zhu was a little amused. The development of the matter was so outrageous. "I thought you would have more troubles because of Cedric, such as being booed or even targeted, but I didn't expect it to be like this."

It turns out that everyone around is a CP fan, but instead, the fans of only one person have the upper hand?

Qiu shrugged lightly: "There are too many boring people. I don't have time to care about what they want to do. As long as my friends are not disturbed, the rest, just pretend they don't exist."

It seems that someone's apology is completely unnecessary for Qiu. Sun Zhu wanted to laugh, but he felt it was not very kind.

"That being said, we can't just let this matter go. Sayid was criticized a few times... well, that's fine, but you can't just ignore his harassment of you. When I find him, I'll make him apologize to you."

"Do you know who did it?" Qiu was a little surprised. "Catherine and I guessed that this was a collective prank by some boys..."

"I just have a suspect." Sun Zhu shook his head. "If I don't talk to you once, I really can't imagine what kind of stories happen every day in Hogwarts."