Although they found it a little strange, Qiuzhang and Marietta assumed their junior was simply rather introverted, which was why she wasn't very enthusiastic about talking to them or greeting them.
So after making their beds, the two took turns showering in the bathroom, then went to bed.
At first, they had wanted to show some concern for their junior and ask Lin Yue whether she wanted to shower first and get some rest early.
After all, the first day of school was always the most exciting for first-years. It was also the most mentally exhausting, so they needed to rest properly.
But then they finished unpacking and saw Lin Yue take out her books, set them on the desk with her schoolbag beside them, and sit down to read.
The two silently swallowed the question they'd been about to ask. Looking at Lin Yue's desk and bed, which were simple—almost bare—
Qiuzhang and Marietta couldn't help turning to look at their own desk, with its photo frames, calendar, and alarm clock, and their bed, covered in stuffed toys. A subtle silence fell over them.
Unlike Qiuzhang and Marietta, who were having all sorts of thoughts, Lin Yue felt nothing in particular.
Organizing things took time, after all, so she never prepared anything she didn't need.
The suitcase the HP world's consciousness had given her contained plenty of desk ornaments and cute figurines, but when she looked at them, she had only one thought:
They might interfere with my study time. So naturally, she left them in the suitcase, then shoved it under the bed.
Immediately afterward, she took her Magical History textbook, sat down at the desk, and started reading. She unconsciously ignored the splashing sounds coming from the bathroom.
After showering and drying her hair, Qiuzhang looked at Lin Yue, who was still sitting at the desk reading, blinked, then turned to her friend Marietta.
"Has she... been reading this whole time?"
Marietta, whose hair was dry as well, nodded as she hugged her teddy bear. "Yes. And she's already finished the Magical History textbook and started on the Potions Textbook."
"Merlin..." Qiuzhang exclaimed, turning back to look at Lin Yue.
This junior really loved studying. First place in her year was already a sure thing.
Qiuzhang and Marietta quietly drew their bed curtains shut. Their beds were instantly swallowed by darkness. They closed their eyes and soon fell asleep.
Lin Yue, still reading, didn't notice that her roommates had gone to bed.
Only after she finished the Potions Textbook and set it aside, preparing to switch to the Herbology class textbook, did she notice that her roommates were already asleep.
She lowered her eyes, then raised her hand to glance at the watch on her wrist. She had gotten one especially to better manage her study time.
It was also the only "accessory" she owned.
It was half past twelve at night, nowhere near her bedtime. Lin Yue turned back and picked up the Herbology class textbook to start studying.
Whether other people studied or not had nothing to do with her. Just as she could calmly watch armed personnel drag students who needed to be destroyed out of those people's homes—or even calmly let them drag her away—all she knew was that she ought to study hard and treasure every moment she had to learn.
She turned to the next page, the book's contents racing through her mind as she memorized them.
Qiuzhang woke from a dream, bladder full, and sat up to rub her eyes. The moment she drew back her bed curtain, she froze.
The Dormitory lights 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 light and sound from the outside, ensuring everyone could rest.
So before pulling back the curtain, Qiuzhang hadn't even considered that Lin Yue might still be reading. She thought Lin Yue had gone to sleep long ago!
Looking utterly astonished, she picked up the alarm clock beside her and checked the time. Her astonishment only grew.
Three thirty in the morning?! Lin Yue was still reading at three thirty!
Qiuzhang swallowed, climbed out of bed, slipped on her slippers, and walked over to Lin Yue.
Lin Yue noticed someone beside her, but the other person hadn't spoken. That meant she couldn't stop studying, so she carried on reading as if she hadn't seen her.
"Lin Yue... are you too nervous? Why are you still up so late?"
At Qiuzhang's question, Lin Yue closed the book and turned to look at her expressionlessly.
"These are my normal study hours. It isn't time for me to sleep yet."
Qiuzhang's eyes flew wide open at Lin Yue's answer. She stared at her in disbelief.
"Your normal study hours?! It isn't time for you to sleep yet? Wait, then what time do you go to bed?"
"Four," Lin Yue replied, her tone completely flat.
"Four?!" Qiuzhang cried. "So you only sleep four hours?"
The first class at Hogwarts started at nine, so most students usually got up at eight and went to the Great Hall for breakfast.
Lin Yue calmly corrected Qiuzhang's guess about how long she slept.
"No. Four to five is my sleep time, to meet my body's most basic needs."
"That can't possibly be enough!" Hearing Lin Yue talk about her sleep schedule nearly drove Qiuzhang crazy.
Only one hour of sleep a day?! It was a miracle Lin Yue had even grown up this much!
"D-do you not get tired during the day?"
"No," Lin Yue said, shaking her head. Then she stated a fact: "I don't get tired."
Qiuzhang pressed her lips together. "You..."
She wanted to offer some advice, but when she looked at Lin Yue's expressionless face and thought about how they didn't know each other very well yet, she ultimately gave up.
She only reminded her with concern, "Don't push yourself too hard. Get some rest early."
Qiuzhang went into the washroom to use the toilet. Afterward, she returned to her bed, drew the curtain, and went back to sleep.
But in the dream that followed, she seemed to see someone whose face was indistinct.
The person held a wand, waving it behind her over and over, and shouted,
"You sleep for so long every day! Are you a pig?! Get up and study, hurry!"
It was so terrifying that even Qiuzhang, a Ravenclaw who loved studying, shuddered violently in her dream.
Lin Yue didn't close her book until four in the morning. Still fully dressed, she kicked off her shoes and lay down on the bed. Though she didn't feel sleepy when she closed her eyes, her body was constantly in an utterly exhausted state, so she fell asleep the instant she shut her eyes.
After just one hour, Lin Yue's body clock made her open her eyes right on time.
She climbed out of bed briskly, grabbed a change of clothes from the foot of the bed, and headed straight for the washroom to take a quick shower before going out for morning study.
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