Watching Luna's retreating figure, Ron scratched his head and asked in confusion, "Hermione, why did you suddenly change your mind?"
After all, it had just happened, and he remembered it clearly. When he and Harry had been hemming and hawing, unsure how to bring it up, Hermione had wanted to ask that question directly.
Yet when Luna had taken the initiative to ask, Hermione had been the one to deny it.
This sudden change left not only Ron full of questions; Harry felt much the same.
"Yeah!" Harry picked up the thread. "I was about to ask her directly just now. Why did you interrupt me?"
Hermione said nothing. She simply grabbed Harry and Ron by the hands and dragged them toward the stairway.
The confusion in Ron's voice became even more obvious. "What's going on?"
Harry shook his head helplessly. "I don't know either..."
Though neither of them had any idea what was happening, they still trusted Hermione and let her drag them downstairs, then all the way to the library.
"Oh!" Ron shrank back a little. "Um... do we have to go in now?"
Hermione raised an eyebrow and looked at Ron. "What else would we do?"
"I just got out of there..." Ron looked utterly miserable. "The library right now... it's just too much pressure! Can't we not go in?"
Harry gave a light cough, silently agreeing with Ron.
The O.W.L. Exam had only just officially ended, after all. Like Ron, he had no desire to be around too many books for the time being.
Especially since he, Ron, and Hermione had learned through various channels about some rumors concerning Vizet, and they were equally worried about Vizet's safety.
The reason they had gone to talk to Luna earlier was to ask about that.
But considering the