Lovely

"No, no, it's nothing!" Hermione hurriedly denied it, but words once spoken were like water spilled on the ground—it was too late.

"You said it yourself just now—you have to help Professor Horace Slughorn make the Philosopher's Stone, prepare for your N.E.W.T.s, and get ready for the Ordinary Magic University entrance exams!" Ginny mercilessly exposed her.

"..." Hermione was speechless, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Even Harry did not know what to say.

"Um... Ginny, Neville, and... um... Luna," Hermione said embarrassedly, "could I ask you to keep this secret? Please don't tell anyone that Horace Slughorn is making the Philosopher's Stone?"

"Of course!" Neville was the first to agree. "This must be very important. Don't worry, we'll definitely keep it secret."

Ginny nodded as well.

Luna raised a hand and mimed zipping her lips shut, showing that she would absolutely keep quiet.

"Th-thank you!" Hermione thanked them, blushing. "I... I promised Tierra before... before... that I would absolutely never tell anyone about this."

"Well, now you've handed this heavy burden over to us," Ginny said, half-jokingly.

Hermione smiled awkwardly and expressed her gratitude again.

"But seriously, Hermione," Harry advised. Since everything was out in the open now, there was no need for him to hide it anymore. "I really suggest that you give up helping Tierra and Professor Slughorn make the Philosopher's Stone."

"But I've already promised, and I've already helped Professor Slughorn calculate quite a lot of data and taken a lot of pressure off them," Hermione said.

"With all due respect, Hermione, this job doesn't have to be you. There are plenty of people who can take it over, like Tierra, Tierra, Tierra, and Tierra!" Ron seemed to have relaxed a little and joined the conversation. "There are several Tierras anyway. They're definitely smarter