Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, more than half an hour has passed.
Hermione looked up with a satisfied expression and found Vincent staring blankly at the ceiling.
She tightened her grip on his small hand. "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
Vincent snapped out of his reverie and gently brushed the hair that was hanging by her ear. "It's alright, you've remembered everything, right?"
"Yes, I've remembered them all."
Hermione is someone who will devote herself wholeheartedly to a goal once she sets her mind on it.
She may overlook many things because of this, but she has a focused mind and will surely achieve something no matter what she does.
Vincent pulled her to her feet, and perhaps because she had been sitting for too long, she stumbled and fell into his arms.
Are you alright?
"My legs are numb."
Vincent gently lifted her up in his arms. "We should go buy Potions supplies for the new semester. Alfred must have already gone ahead."
She hooked one arm around his neck and clutched the magic book tightly with the other. "Are we just going to cross over like this?"
"Otherwise what?"
Hermione buried her head deep in his chest, like a particularly shy child, "What if someone sees us..."
"What are you afraid of?" Vincent carried her toward the stairs. "It's not like we're dating in the open. What others think or say won't affect our relationship."
That makes sense, but Hermione is a girl after all, so it's normal for her to feel shy.
When she got downstairs and was about to leave the store, she took out the club's badge and turned it into an umbrella.
Gradually, she seemed to get used to it and would occasionally peek her little head out.
It was raining outside, and there weren't many people in Diagon Alley.
However, whenever she sees someone looking over, she instinctively pulls her little head back.
Upon arriving at Slag & Giggs Pharmacy, she couldn't wait to return to the ground.
My legs are no longer numb, but my whole body feels weak and limp.
Hermione linked arms with Vincent, a little shy on her face.
The two entered the store and saw Cedric and Qiu paying at the counter.
"What a coincidence."
Perhaps the two were too intimate, because Qiu quickly looked away.
Vincent gave Cedric a knowing look, then quietly gave him a thumbs up.
"Cedric, have you bought everything?"
"I've bought it."
Cedric casually picked up the two Potions on the counter. "And you?"
Vincent gave him an approving look. "We're still missing the Potions ingredients. Shall we find a place to sit down later? It's almost noon."
Cedric looked at Cho and agreed after receiving her nod.
Vincent and Hermione exchanged a knowing smile, looking like seasoned veterans.
The two secretly gave Cedric a thumbs-up, then told the shopkeeper the Potions ingredients they needed.
After paying the bill and collecting their belongings, the four of them went outside the store together.
The two boys were naturally responsible for holding the umbrella, and Cho, unlike Hermione, didn't hold her boyfriend's arm, but she and Cedric were standing close together.
Although it was still raining, they chose to come to Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour.
The owner, Mr. Florin, is very friendly to students and gives them a free ice cream every half hour.
Vincent and Hermione saw many familiar faces as soon as they entered the store.
Sirius Black and Harry, James and Alfred, and Luna and her father Xenophilius.
"Vincent, Hermione, over here!" Harry waved to the two of them, his smile growing even brighter when he saw Cho.
However, his smile froze the next second.
"Dad, I saw Nargles." Luna quickly put on a pair of colorful glasses.
"Really?" Xenophilius took out a pair of the same glasses from his pocket and put them on. "Where is it? Oh, I see it."
He and Luna were both looking at Harry seemed a little embarrassed.
Vincent then led Hermione to sit down at Sirius Black and Harry's table, while Cedric and Cho sat at the table next to them.
Vincent glanced at the two ice creams on the table that had only been partially eaten. "You guys are too brave. Mint and Pea Flavor is not something an average person can eat."
Harry looked away. "Uh... I was just curious and wanted to try it."
Sirius Black, noticing something, glanced at Cho. "Actually, it tastes alright. It's like eating Muggle toothpaste and pea puree together."
Vincent nodded at him subtly. "Harry, what do you think of the taste?"
Harry noticed Sirius Black blinking at him repeatedly and hesitated for a moment. "It's pretty good. The taste isn't particularly strange."
Hermione could, of course, tell what had happened.
Harry has a crush on Cho, but Cho is now with Cedric.
To ease the tension, she playfully patted Vincent and asked, "Shall we order a mint and pea ice cream too?"
"Forget it," Vincent waved to the shop owner, Florin. "They're trying to scam us."
Hermione glanced at Sirius Black and Harry, feigning belated realization, before ordering two strawberry ice creams from Mr. Florin.
Harry is also embarrassed now, but the reason for his embarrassment has changed.
Sirius Black secretly gave Vincent a thumbs-up under the table.
Last night, when he and Harry learned that a certain International Quidditch Star had broken up with his girlfriend, they both felt sorry for him.
Of all people to like, she had to fall for someone who already had a boyfriend, and her boyfriend was exceptionally outstanding.
Unexpectedly, today it's Harry's turn to experience heartbreak, and in exactly the same way.
Hermione and Cho, Vincent and Cedric.
On a optimist note, Harry and the World's Number One Seeker are essentially tied, meaning there's no real difference between them.
In other words, Harry is ≈ the World's Number One Seeker.
Mr. Florin quickly brought over four servings of strawberry ice cream.
Two copies were for Vincent and Hermione, and two copies were for Cedric and Cho.
Sirius Black quickly changed the subject, "Harry, don't you still have a Potions paper to finish? Let's start writing it now."
Harry withdrew his sorrowful gaze and took out a blank piece of parchment.
While he was engrossed in writing his paper, Luna also turned her gaze away with a look of regret.
She took off her Spectrespecs. "Dad, the Nargles have all been driven away."
Xenophilius also took off his glasses and Vincent, who was enjoying his ice cream, a deep look.
"The wizards have discovered the presence of the Nargles and have begun to consciously drive them away."
Luna looked at Vincent with her bright eyes, "Dad, I think it's because of Wayne. Where he is, the Nargles don't dare to come over. He's like the natural enemy of the Nargles."
Xenophilius glanced at it a few more times.
Two years ago, he interviewed Vincent after the awarding ceremony of the Order of Merlin.
Although the other person was just a child at the time, he spoke very succinctly, and no useful information could be extracted from him.
Now, two years later, he has grown into a hero in the British Wizarding World, and he still gives him a feeling of unfathomable depth.
And this feeling...
Xenophilius suddenly opened his eyes wide.
He felt that Vincent resembled someone, a man of great talent and charisma who had attempted to ignite an unprecedented revolution and thereby completely change the world.