The Chinese girl from Hufflepuff is both timid and brave

"I said this was weird a while ago, and it's true!" Daisy sat cross-legged on Karina's chair. Karina sat down beside Sun Zhu's bed, her arms around her neck, her head on her shoulder.

"I don't think it's right. This matter is not as simple as it seems." She said in Sun Zhu's ear with a heavy tone.

Fina put down the book in her hand and looked over: "Can you analyze it for me?"

Sun Zhu also twisted his neck to look at her: "I think that's about it, is there any other inside story?"

"That's a big problem!" Karina straightened up and looked around. "Is there anyone eavesdropping on us?"

"No, don't worry. I put a soundproofing spell on the door of your dormitory before I came in." Daisy fanned her face with her hands, "There are only four of us in this room now."

"I remember that you seemed to have learned magic only so-so..." Karina was not reassured.

"You can say it or not!" Daisy rolled her eyes. "Do you mean to treat me as an outsider?"

Sun Zhu said hurriedly: "No, Karina, please tell me, I also want to know if there is anything wrong."

Fina closed her notes and dragged her chair next to Daisy: "I have some ideas too. Karina, you go first and I'll add to them."

Seeing that the three were looking at her, Karina couldn't help but become serious. She cleared her throat and said, "First of all, Zhu said that all this was done by the elf named Dobby from the beginning to the end. From the beginning of the rumor..."

"To spread it widely." Daisy added.

"And later wrote anonymous letters to Qiu Zhang." Fina nodded.

Sun Zhu swallowed and looked at the three of them, feeling a little uneasy for some reason: "Then what?"

"Are you sure Potter knows nothing about this?" Karina confirmed with her again.

"Sure..." Sun Zhu was helpless. "Harry doesn't have the energy to deal with these things right now. Based on his personality, this matter can't possibly be related to him."

"It has nothing to do with him, but it's always caused by him, right?" Daisy held her chin.

"Karina, please continue and don't go off topic." Fina raised her eyebrows slightly.

"I'm not going off topic!" Carina looked at Sun Zhu again, "And you said that the house-elf named Dobby used to serve the Malfoy family, right?"

Sun Zhu seemed to understand what Karina wanted to say all of a sudden, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Yes, but Dobby has been bullied and enslaved by the Malfoys. In fact, he...well, he is a very different elf. It was not his original intention to serve the Malfoys before. It is impossible for him to work for them now."

"Eh? That may not be the case." Daisy shook her head. "It's not easy for an elf to gain freedom from its master. It's possible for other families, but for the Malfoy family... it's hard to say. Maybe they are pretending to let Dobby go, but in fact they are lowering your vigilance, and then..."

"It was Harry who helped Dobby escape from the Malfoy family." Sun Zhu explained hurriedly, "Don't worry, Dobby is really no longer under the control of Lucius and his son."

"Oh, you mean..." Fina said slowly, "Don't worry, Dobby really didn't come to avenge you just because he was following Malfoy's orders. Everything he did to you came from his heart, right?"

"..." Sun Zhu held his forehead with his hand, "That's right, but..."

Or why not just let Malfoy take the blame?

"It's not that simple." Carina shook her finger, interrupting her thoughts. "First of all, although Zhu has publicly offended Draco Malfoy many times before, he has never taken advantage of Zhu! Moreover, he likes to do things in a high-profile manner. This incident is not like his usual style."

Sun Zhu nodded: "Karina, you are right, you have grown up!"

"Also, if Malfoy wanted to take revenge on Qiu, why did he start with Qiu and Cedric? If he wanted revenge, it's possible to deal with Cedric, but why target Qiu? You know, Qiu is so popular. Even some Slytherins who like to look down on others are polite to her."

"There is really no need for that. So you have completely ruled out Malfoy's suspicion." Fina concluded, "Then the topic returns to the beginning - this matter is completely targeted and malicious from Dobby's heart. In this case, Zhu, I suggest that you stop getting involved with Granger's "House-Elf Protection Society". The Bulstrode family also had house-elves, and they are really ungrateful creatures."

Daisy nodded. "Although I sometimes feel sorry for them, it's really hard to change them."

Sun Zhu had a headache, but he couldn't ignore his friend's kindness: "Professor Black has taken Dobby to see Harry. We will know the details soon."

"You're wrong." Karina suddenly said again, looking smug, "I knew you would think so."

"Who is wrong? Me?" Sun Zhu pointed at himself and asked.

"It's you, you, and you!" Karina pointed at the three people one by one, "You are all wrong!"

"Can you please finish what you want to say at once?" Daisy was speechless. "Chatting with you is exhausting for me."

"You're the ones who always interrupt me!" Karina said angrily. "First of all, Fina, you just said that Malfoy's suspicion has been ruled out. Let me tell you, it doesn't exist! And Zhu is the same. I tell you, Dobby was ordered by Malfoy!"

Sun Zhu puffed up his cheeks and blew out a breath slowly: "Ah, yes, yes, yes."

"Well said." Daisy applauded. "Who was the one who said 'not like his usual style' just now?"

"So, what is his purpose in doing this?" Fina yawned.

"You got to the point, Fina!" Karina ignored Daisy and patted Sun Zhu's shoulder again, "This is his purpose!"

"Ah? Is it still me?" Sun Zhu pointed at himself and asked.

"Little Malfoy has two goals: First, he wants to take revenge on Potter more than on Zhu. He wants Dobby, who is still under his actual control, to do bad things, and after he is exposed, he can alienate the relationship between Zhu and Potter!"

"That makes sense!" Sun Zhu blinked in agreement.

"Secondly!" Karina looked at Sun Zhu with burning eyes, "The reason why he used this unusual method to target you this time is because... he didn't want to take revenge on Zhu, but wanted to pursue Zhu!"

Sun Zhu stared with his eyes open for a long time and forgot how to blink.

Fina covered her mouth, mid-yawn, not sure what expression to make.

Only Daisy suddenly realized: "Is this really the case?"

A golden light flashed from Sun Zhu's wrist, and Uncle Long cursed, "Nonsense! That Ma Tianchong? He's not worthy!"

"Hey! Don't always take advantage of others not understanding you and give you weird nicknames!" Sun Zhu grabbed the jumping old man Long and wrapped him around the magic wand. Under Karina's surprised gaze, he helplessly explained, "You are really overthinking this. This can't be the reason no matter what you say!"

"How could that be! I think this is the biggest possibility!" Karina argued, "He would choose to start with the relationship between Qiu and Cedric. The main reason is because he is jealous of Cedric! So he wants to use Qiu to alienate your relationship!"

"What are you thinking about? You know that Draco and I have some grudge against each other."

"I've always thought that your behavior of deliberately angering him was suspicious..."

"Stop, stop! It's impolite to continue!" Sun Zhu covered her mouth. "There must be someone who likes a young master like Draco, but it won't be me. Who on earth would like such a stinky brother..."

Fina nodded expressionlessly: "In this regard, I don't doubt Zhu's aesthetic taste."

"That's not the case." Daisy and Karina ran to the same camp for some reason. "Zhu looked down on Little Malfoy, but it doesn't mean he was bored to Zhu. I know these young masters from pure-blood noble families, so they like some unique girls. Little Malfoy might think that those who don't give him any face and beat him up and scold him are different from those he has seen before. Some people are like this. The more you bully him, the more obsessed he is."

Karina nodded vigorously. Although she couldn't speak because of Sun Zhu's punishment, she still tried to express her support for Daisy with her eyes.

Sun Zhu pulled the corner of his mouth and said, "The most urgent thing for you two now is to throw away all the books of Lockhart and Jiangluo on the bookshelf."

Carina struggled to shout out: "This is definitely not my illusion, Zhu. Little Malfoy has not done anything bad to Potter this semester. When we played Quidditch with Slytherin a while ago, he was not as mean as before. This is very abnormal... But if it is because he has a crush on you, all this makes sense!"

Sun Zhu felt goosebumps all over his body and hugged his arms to stay away from Karina.

"Yes, and let's talk about the rumors. I don't know what magic the house-elves have to spread rumors so widely in Hogwarts. But if it's a wealthy family like the Malfoys, they can do it by spending some gold galleons." Daisy gave Carina a thumbs up, "It really makes sense."

"Stop scaring her." Fina sighed in mock sympathy, "She couldn't even figure out Diggory, and now she wants to add Malfoy? Why don't you just say that Dobby is helping Potter pursue her? That would be more reasonable."

Sun Zhu simply lay on his back on the bed: "Okay, okay, you all come to cause trouble for me, right? In your eyes, I am the succubus of Hogwarts, and any man has to pursue me?"

“It’s not impossible.”

"That's it!"

"I have other suspects."

"Tell me more about it?" Karina squatted down next to Daisy, "Let's see if what you suspect is the same as what I'm pregnant with!"

"Hey, the one on the Quidditch team..."

"Yeah!"

"Normally, I don't talk too much... but when I talk to Zhu, I always seem very positive!"

"Yes, it's very obvious. He doesn't talk to us much!"

"Are you talking about the same person?" Fina asked doubtfully.

"Of course, that MacMillan from Ravenclaw!"

"I'm talking about the Weasley twins. I don't know if it's Fred or George, but he's the quieter one."

“…”Sun Zhu picked up the pillow on the bed and used it to wrap his head tightly.

"Okay, let her go." Fina finally couldn't bear it anymore, "I have to tell you what I think."

Karina and Daisy pricked up their ears.

"I've been busy practicing Animagus recently, and I've made some progress. Sometimes when I can't sleep at night, I turn into a butterfly, fly out for a while, and then come back."

Sun Zhu silently took off the pillow that was pressing against his face and held it in his arms.

"Once I flew into the kitchen at night." Fina said as she recalled, "You know, there are many house-elves in the kitchen. They hardly have time to rest. Even if no one goes to the kitchen at night, they have to find something to do for themselves."

"But there are two elves who are exceptions."

"Dobby and Mengqi?" Sun Zhu couldn't help but interrupt. "Mengqi was wearing a floral pillowcase with two buttons with cakes on it."

"It's probably not clear from a butterfly's perspective." Fina hummed, "I heard Dobby tell her that he helped everyone make a wish and that they would gain true freedom. They shouldn't work for free like this anymore, it's unfair. But another elf scolded Dobby loudly and said that freaks like him were not welcome in the Hogwarts kitchen."

"Uh... this, what Dobby said makes sense. It is indeed very unusual." Daisy was stunned for a moment, but then she came to her senses, "But what does this have to do with what we are talking about?"

"Dobby then told her that he knew what he should do. In his dream, the Cup God had told him everything. He said that he had done a lot according to the instructions and he wanted to help all his friends."

"What is the Cup God?" Carina opened her mouth. "Dobby doesn't sound like a bad guy. Could it be that he was really deceived? This matter really has nothing to do with Malfoy?"

"Forget about Malfoy, Karina." Sun Zhu said sullenly, "House elves can actually dream?"

The God of Cups...are you talking about the golden cup?

"I don't know. Maybe I heard it wrong, or I remembered it wrong." Fina shrugged. "When I turned into a butterfly, I was often unsure whether the people and things I met were real. Or maybe I just imagined it... If Zhu hadn't mentioned Dobby today, I wouldn't have remembered to tell you this."

"Do you suspect Dobby actually has other plans?" Sun Zhu asked, "On the surface, it seems that he wants to help Harry pursue Qiu, but in fact, he wants to do more than just this one thing."

"I'm not sure, I'm just offering a possibility." Fina spread her hands, "After all, no one knows what Dobby is thinking right now. This means that all ideas are possible."

"…but it does not include the outrageous ones like Karina's!" Sun Zhu emphasized again.

The dragon on the magic wand suddenly shouted, "There is a strange white bird outside your window."

Sun Zhu stood up and looked over: "An owl is coming at this time?"

Karina pulled open the window and said, "I've always wondered how the owl got into our basement."

Looking at the owl that flew in, Sun Zhu asked in surprise: "Hedwig, why are you here?"

Hedwig rubbed Sun Zhu's collar affectionately and put a letter in her palm.

The three of them craned their necks at the same time and looked at the letter.

Sun Zhu lowered his head and stared at the letters on the envelope.

It was a letter Harry had written to her.