Hogwarts: What bad intentions could a little Hufflepuff have?

"Yes..."

Hermione asked, "In other words, you might also become a target for revenge from Grindelwald's enemies?"

"Exactly."

"And because we're your friends, then... when they can't get anything out of you, they might turn around and come after us?" Cassandra asked again.

"Yes..."

These two clever girls had understood Black's situation—and their own—in just a few words.

All in all, for them, it really was not good.

"I'm sorry..." Black said. "I... I've dragged you into this..."

"When I think that I might bring harm to you and your families, I feel terrible..."

"But please don't worry. Professor Dumbledore and the others have already sent people to protect your families in secret."

"One of the things Dumbledore came to talk to me about just now was that I had to tell you about this."

"You have the right to know, and... you also have the right to choose..."

Hermione frowned and asked, "The right to choose? What do you mean? Do you think I'm the kind of person who would break off a friendship just because a friend is in trouble?"

"No... I mean, you'll be in danger... so..."

Hermione looked at Black with a frown. "What I'm saying is, I'm not going to stop being friends with someone just because knowing a good friend might be dangerous."

Cassandra said, "This time, I agree with Hermione."

"Besides, do you think I'd be afraid of some so-called danger? The Vorley family is no pushover. If they want to make trouble for us, they're welcome to try."

Cassandra lifted her little chin, her face full of disdain.

At this moment, Luna finally recovered from Black's "complicated" background.

A smile appeared on her face again. "I know you'll definitely have a way to protect me and my dad, right?"

"Of course!"

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