HP: Hogwarts, but pro-generation

"When did you come?" Xia squatted down and picked up the books that had fallen to the ground. She handed them to the man and said, "I didn't hear any footsteps. Did you float here?"

Her somewhat outrageous words made the owner of the book laugh, and then he realized a problem, "How do you know me? I mean, it seems like we don't know each other yet?"

"Haha." Xia laughed dryly. She decided to maintain her passive skill that popped up from time to time. "We didn't know each other, but we had met. How could it not be considered knowing each other if we had met? There is only one step between the two. And we almost sat in the same box."

The man opposite thought for a while, and just when Xia was getting more and more embarrassed about his far-fetched explanation, he finally stopped thinking and said, "You have a point, but I think we are still short of a formal self-introduction."

"Christian Greengrass."

"Sylvia Hopps."

Xia held the other person's extended free hand, but after just a second, he pulled his hand back.

"That was a close call. I almost fell down again." It is not easy to hold four books with one hand. Fortunately, Christian reacted quickly and held them in time.

"Maybe I can help you. Where are you going?" Xia no longer had any intention of looking for the portrait of Dollylo. After being interrupted repeatedly, she thought carefully and thought that this might be Merlin blessing her.

For example, if there are some strange and scary creatures in that empty classroom, you will be caught if you are not careful.

"The library." Christian was grateful to Shia for helping him share this heavy burden. "I have to return these books. Madam Pince will kill me if I don't get them back in time. It's a bit exaggerated, but you know."

Xia nodded in understanding. Their librarian, Madam Pince, hated two things the most: people talking in the library and not returning books after the borrowing time.

"How long will it take?"

If it was still early, they could walk slowly. It was really tiring to climb the stairs with books in hand. Xia thought it was simple, but things were always more complicated than expected.

"I remember there should be another hour?" Christian, who had shared the burden, could now easily take out his pocket watch with one hand. "I'm going to tell you something terrible."

He paused for a moment and said, "To be precise, there is only half an hour left."

"What are you waiting for? Let's go!"

Xia took action immediately. Time was extremely important to them now. This was a difficult task of racing against time.

"Are you sure you're going this way?" Christian stood still. He saw Xia running up a flight of stairs and spoke hesitantly.

"?" Xia was puzzled. "Isn't it this way?"

Christian pointed to the stairs in the other direction and said, "It's on the second floor. This is the staircase leading to the seventh floor."

"Ah, is that so?" Xia heard her say that. Now her mind was full of thoughts like "it's too embarrassing and awkward". She had no idea what she was saying. It could also be understood that some of her words came out without thinking. "I just want to stand higher."

As if to convince herself or others, Xia emphasized it again, "Yes, that's it."

Christian looked even more confused. He tilted his head, not quite understanding what the witch he had just met was thinking. Just as he was about to take a step forward and wait for Lashia to come down—

"and many more!"

The two spoke at the same time, and they looked at each other in horror as they got farther and farther away.

Yes, that's right, the stairs moved.

Xia stood on the stairs in despair, looking at Christian with his mouth wide open in disbelief.

"Oh, Merlin—" She slammed her head down on the two books in her hands, "Madam Pince is really going to kill Christian now."

Madam Pince looked at the two people panting. She raised an eyebrow and said, "Are you here to return a book?"

"Yes, ma'am." The two put the book in front of Madam Pince. She checked the information in the book and nodded. Xia and Christian breathed a sigh of relief. "We caught up."

"I want to remind you that you should come earlier next time."

Madam Pince saw their little action and said in a serious voice, "Well, you are welcome to borrow books or read them. But please keep quiet."

After experiencing a life-and-death race, neither of them could calm down to do anything, and they left the library without looking back.

Just after leaving the door, Xia said, "Alas, I never understood how the stairs in the castle turned." Thinking of how the stairs led her to another place and Christian had to look for her for a long time, Xia felt very embarrassed. She continued, "Fortunately, you found me later, otherwise I would have delayed your return of the book."

"It's nothing. If you didn't help me carry the books, it would take me a long time to carry so many books by myself."

Christian comforted Xia not to take it to heart, at least they caught up with the time of death.

Outside the library is a corridor - the kind where you can see outside through the glass.

The green Quidditch uniform flashed past them, leaving a blue afterimage behind him.

"Isn't it Slytherin's match today?"

Understanding exactly what Xia hadn't finished saying, Christian looked out the window and wrinkled his nose, "I hate the feeling of rain on me."

"Me too!" Xia said happily, "It seems we are destined to be together."

"Maybe." Christian only replied ambiguously.