Lights in the Deep Night

Although it felt a bit strange, Qiuzhang and Marietta assumed their junior schoolmate was just a bit introverted, which was why she wasn't very enthusiastic about talking or greeting them.

So, after tidying up their beds, the two took turns showering and then went to sleep.

Actually, at first, they had wanted to check in on their junior schoolmate, asking Lin Yue if she wanted to shower first and get some rest.

After all, the first day of school was always the most exciting for first-year students, and they also experienced the greatest mental exhaustion, so they needed good rest.

But when they had finished tidying their things and saw Lin Yue take out her books and place them on the desk, her schoolbag beside her, and then sit down to read, The two of them tacitly swallowed their questions and looked at Lin Yue's minimalist, even sparse, desk and bed.

Qiuzhang and Marietta couldn't help but turn to look at their own desks, which held photo frames, calendars, and alarm clocks, and their beds, which were adorned with dolls, falling into a subtle silence.

Compared to the rich inner world of Qiuzhang and Marietta, Lin Yue had no emotional fluctuations.

Tidying up also took time, so she never prepared anything extra for herself.

Although the HP world's consciousness had given her a suitcase with quite a few desk ornaments and cute plush toys, looking at them only brought one thought to her mind.

They might affect my study time, so naturally, she didn't take them out but kept them in the suitcase, which she then shoved under the bed.

After that, she grabbed her Magical History textbook and sat down at her desk to read, subconsciously ignoring the sound of splashing water from the bathroom.

After showering and drying her hair, Qiuzhang looked at Lin Yue, who was still sitting at her desk reading, and blinked. She turned to look at her friend, Marietta.

"Has she... been reading the whole time?"

Marietta, who had also dried her hair, nodded while hugging her small teddy bear. "Yes, and she's already finished the Magical History textbook and started on Potions."

"Merlin..." Qiuzhang sighed and turned back to look at Lin Yue.

This junior schoolmate really loved studying. She was definitely going to be first in her year.

Silently pulling their bed curtains shut, Qiuzhang and Marietta's beds were instantly plunged into darkness. Closing their eyes, they soon drifted off to sleep.

Lin Yue, still reading, didn't notice that her two roommates had already gone to bed.

It wasn't until she finished the Potions textbook and set it aside, preparing to switch to her Herbology textbook, that she noticed her two roommates were already asleep.

Lowering her gaze, Lin Yue raised her hand and glanced at the watch on her wrist. To better manage her study time, she had specifically prepared a watch for herself.

This was also the only "accessory" she wore.

It was half-past midnight, still far from her bedtime. Lin Yue turned back, picked up her Herbology textbook, and began to study.

Whether others studied or not had nothing to do with her. Just as she could calmly watch armed personnel drag students out of their homes to be destroyed, or even calmly let herself be dragged away by armed personnel, she only knew that she should study hard and cherish every moment of study time.

Turning the page, Lin Yue's mind rapidly memorized the content of the book.

Qiuzhang, having slept for a while, was woken by the urge to urinate. She sat up, rubbed her eyes, and froze the moment she pulled open her bed curtain.

The lights in the dormitory were still on, and Lin Yue was still sitting at her desk reading. Everyone's bed curtains in the dormitory were enchanted.

They could block out external light and sound, ensuring everyone's rest.

So, before lifting her curtain, Qiuzhang hadn't even considered it. She hadn't thought that Lin Yue was still reading; she had assumed Lin Yue had already fallen asleep!

With a look of astonishment, she picked up the alarm clock beside her and checked the time. The astonishment on her face immediately intensified.

Three thirty in the morning?! Lin Yue was still reading at three thirty in the morning!

Qiuzhang swallowed and got out of bed, slipping on her slippers as she walked over to Lin Yue.

Lin Yue sensed someone beside her, but since the other person didn't speak, she couldn't stop studying. Thus, as if she hadn't seen her, she continued reading.

"Lin Yue... are you too nervous? Why aren't you resting so late?"

Hearing Qiuzhang's question, Lin Yue closed her book on the desk and turned to look at her expressionlessly.

"This is my normal study time. It's not my bedtime yet."

Qiuzhang's eyes widened instantly at Lin Yue's answer, and she looked at her in disbelief.

"Normal study time?! It's not your bedtime yet? No, then what time do you go to sleep?"

"Four o'clock," Lin Yue replied in a flat tone.

"Four o'clock?!" Qiuzhang exclaimed. "You only sleep for four hours?"

Hogwarts' first class started at nine o'clock, so most students usually woke up at eight to eat breakfast in the Great Hall.

Lin Yue calmly denied Qiuzhang's guess about her sleep schedule.

"No, from four to five is my sleep time, to ensure the body's most basic needs."

"That can't possibly ensure anything!" Qiuzhang felt like she was going crazy hearing about her sleep schedule.

Only one hour of sleep every day?! It was a miracle Lin Yue had grown this big!

"Aren't you... aren't you sleepy during the day?"

"I'm not sleepy," Lin Yue shook her head and then stated a fact. "I don't get sleepy."

Qiuzhang pursed her lips. "You..."

Although she wanted to persuade her, looking at Lin Yue's expressionless face and considering their not-yet-familiar relationship, Qiuzhang ultimately gave up on her attempt.

She simply added a worried reminder, "Don't push yourself too hard. Get some rest early."

She turned and walked into the washroom to use the toilet. After finishing, Qiuzhang returned to her own bed, pulled the curtains, and went to sleep.

However, in the dream that followed, she seemed to dream of a person with an unclear face.

The person kept waving a wand behind her, shouting.

"Sleeping this long every day! Are you a pig?! Get up and study, now!"

The sheer terror of it made even Qiuzhang, a Ravenclaw who loved to study, involuntarily shudder in her dream.

It wasn't until four in the morning that Lin Yue finally closed her book. She lay down on the bed fully clothed, having only taken off her shoes. After closing her eyes, although she didn't feel sleepy, her body, which had been in a state of extreme fatigue, fell asleep the moment she closed her eyes.

Just one hour later, Lin Yue's biological clock woke her up on time.

She nimbly got out of bed, grabbed her change of clothes from the foot of the bed, and headed straight for the washroom to take a quick shower before heading out for morning self-study.