Harry had a puzzled look on his face.
Uh, wasn't everything already asked? Why did you keep me here?
However, what Harry didn't expect was that after Katie left, Dumbledore took out a package from under the table.
"Here you go." Dumbledore said, "This is from Vivi, all sorts of snacks from around the world."
"How come I never heard Vivi mention this?" Harry took the package with interest.
"She said she wanted to surprise you." Dumbledore chuckled, "I think Vivi still sees you as a child..."
Harry glanced at Dumbledore but said nothing.
Being treated like a child, so be it... he thought, it's nothing embarrassing.
"Thanks." Harry didn't forget to thank Dumbledore, he picked up the package and put it in his bag, planning to take a closer look when he returned to the dormitory.
He had no intention of opening it here, in case there were sweets inside... it wouldn't be nice not to share with Dumbledore, but if he shared with him...
Pfft, this is Vivi's thoughtfulness! It's for me!
When it comes to guarding food...
At this moment, the Gryffindor Common Room had become a sea of cheers. When Harry returned to the Common Room, the party was in full swing.
When people saw him come in, they erupted in applause and cheers again, and a crowd quickly surrounded him with congratulations.
The Creevey brothers wanted to write an extremely detailed match analysis, and he barely managed to get rid of them.
Then a large group of girls surrounded him, and no matter what dull things he said, they would burst into laughter, winking at him, and it took a lot of effort for him to break free.
"Women, huh?" Neville said with a laugh from the side, he seemed a bit drunk—not from alcohol, but from the excitement of the scene.
"Women." Harry shook his head helplessly.
"Where's Hermione?" Harry looked up, but didn't see Hermione, only Ron in the center of the crowd receiving cheers.
"Hermione seems to not be here." Neville glanced around and said, "No one knows where she went..."
These two...
Harry shook his head helplessly.
Not far away, Ginny was also dancing excitedly with Dean Thomas, and Ron seemed completely unaware of it; otherwise, he would be giving another lecture if he saw it.
It wasn't until halfway through the party that Hermione finally arrived.
"Where did you go?" Harry asked curiously.
"It's nothing." Hermione shook her head, her expression somewhat cold.
Harry frowned.
At that moment, Ron also came over.
"Hey, mate." He first punched Harry on the shoulder, then looked at Hermione's back, "What's up with Hermione?"
"No idea." Harry shrugged, "Did you make her mad again?"
"I didn't!" Ron exclaimed in frustration, "Honestly, mate, I have no idea what happened... I was just about to look for her..."
"Then I suggest you go and ask her." Harry said to Ron.
"Good idea."
Ron smiled and nodded to Harry, then quickly ran over to Hermione's side.
Unexpectedly, Hermione completely ignored him.
Ron wasn't discouraged and blocked Hermione's path.
No one expected, Hermione suddenly drew her magic wand and pointed it at Ron.
"Hey, hey..." Ron raised his hands, "Isn't this a bit too much? Hermione? We haven't even had a fight, why would you..."
"Expelliarmus!"
A red light suddenly appeared, disarmed Hermione's wand into the air.
Then, spinning, it flew into Harry's hand.
At this moment, the previously noisy Gryffindor Common Room suddenly fell silent.
"Something's not right." Harry came over with his wand still pointed at Hermione.
"Harry?" Ron instinctively chose to trust Harry, rushing behind him and worriedly asked, "Something's not right? You mean... like what happened with Katie?"
"I'm not sure." Harry said, probing forward with his wand, a blue light spreading in all directions.
He then found a crimson glow in Hermione's arms.
He used a magic spell to restrain Hermione, then said to Lavender nearby, "Lavender, help me take out what Hermione has in her arms... wait, use this."
He stopped Lavender, intending to hand her a special clip.
This clip, created by Dumbledore earlier, was meant to handle Voldemort's Soul Artifact.
Lavender stepped forward, fiddled with Hermione for a moment, and released a black gemstone.
This time, Harry didn't choose to attack the gemstone, but took the clip from Lavender and examined the gemstone closely.
Beside them, Hermione let out a groan, then held her forehead and asked blankly, "What happened to me? Where am I?"
"You're in Gryffindor's Common Room." Ron scratched his head, "Just now you seemed to be possessed by something, acting all strange. After Lavender took a black gemstone out of your arms, you woke up— I mean, the real you woke up."
"Oh my, how could this be..." Hermione held her chest, distressed.
"Where did you get this gemstone?" Harry turned and asked Hermione.
"I..." Hermione frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said, "After the match ended, I went to the edge of the Forbidden Forest... actually, I was planning to visit Professor Scamander's tent, but on the way, I found this black gemstone. I remember picking it up, but I don't remember anything after that."