Although she knew much of what Daphne had said was in jest, Alice was still stunned by such a fierce declaration.
Unlike Daphne, who could casually spout nonsense without any burden, Alice had real examples around her, making it difficult for her to treat it as a joke.
Alice knew what was going on with Catherine and Valeria, so she truly could not understand what state of mind Daphne had been in when she said that.
Even if much of it had indeed been joking, Alice was certain that Daphne had genuinely entertained such thoughts.
What a terrifying woman!
Alice even began considering whether she ought to keep some distance from Daphne.
Fortunately, Daphne did not bring the matter up again afterward.
However, for some reason, Daphne had grown increasingly intimate in her behavior over the past few years. Had she bet that Alice would never find a suitable boyfriend and truly planned to make do with her in the future?
"All right, stop messing around!"
Alice felt rather helpless about it. Though Daphne did have some little schemes, after spending these years together, they had become close friends.
"What about you? Have you decided what you want to do afterward?"
Daphne waved her wand, causing the pamphlets before her to fly automatically toward everyone.
"I don't think there's any need to rush into thinking about future work. Still, I'll probably take them all."
Alice had no idea just how crushing her words were to everyone present.
"Are you planning to collect every N.E.W.T. certificate?"
The people around her all twitched at the corners of their mouths. Several even grabbed their pamphlets and prepared to leave, probably unwilling to hear such discouraging words.
For most Hogwarts graduates, obtaining N.E.W.T. certificates was no easy task.
Yet they had long known that