Dumbledore had already left.
In the empty room, only Li Weide and Nagini remained, staring wide-eyed at each other.
After a while, Li Weide finally broke the slightly awkward silence. "Have you eaten breakfast? Do you want some porridge?"
Nagini: "Hiss?"
"Right... snakes probably don't drink porridge. Then what do you want to eat?" Li Weide asked again.
Nagini: "Hiss hiss hiss!"
Li Weide: ?
"Fine, looks like we need to find a translator. As it happens, I know one!" Li Weide held out his left hand to Nagini.
Nagini understood and slithered up, wrapping herself tightly around Li Weide's left hand.
Bang!
Tom, who had been eating bread while reading, was startled by the loud sound of the door opening.
"You bastard, what are you trying to do now? You were the one who told me to study!" Tom said fiercely, though he was clearly bluffing.
He was afraid Li Weide would go back on his word and forbid him from reading and studying again.
For hardworking, studious good student Tom, that would simply be too cruel!
"Relax, relax. I only came here because I need a little help from you. I think... you'll be very willing to help, right? I know that Tom has always been a kind-hearted good person."
Me? Kind-hearted? A good person?
Looking at Li Weide's amiable smile, the corner of Tom's mouth twitched slightly before he forced out a smile.
"Yes, I'm kind-hearted. I'm a good person! So... I mean... of course... of course I'm very willing to help..."
Endure it!
"So, Weide, what do you want me to help with?"
Li Weide was very satisfied by Tom's smile that did not reach his eyes.
"Come, help me translate." Li Weide held out his left wrist.
Tom immediately spotted the little snake on Li