A Prearranged Summer Vacation Plan

Lin Yue didn't rush to answer Hermione's question. Hermione squinted at her, wondering why Lin Yue's mouth looked so red just now.

"Lin Yue, open your mouth and let me see." Hermione got up, squatted in front of Lin Yue, held her arms, and stared at her with a serious expression.

Lin Yue looked at Hermione expressionlessly. Without much analysis, she concluded that Hermione had noticed the injury in her mouth.

She slowly opened her mouth, revealing her tongue, which was bloody from biting it herself.

"Hiss..." Not only Hermione, but also Qiuzhang and Marietta, who were sitting opposite her, saw the scene. The three girls gasped in unison.

"Is it because of studying?" Thinking of the final exam results that had just been handed out, Hermione pursed her lips and asked Lin Yue.

The abrupt question left everyone else present confused, but Lin Yue immediately understood the full meaning of Hermione's question.

Did you punish yourself because of studying?

Her expression remained unchanged as she shook her head, her voice hoarse and broken, "No."

Hearing Lin Yue say no, Hermione finally breathed a sigh of relief. She reached into her small bag on the seat, took out a bottle of water, and handed it to Lin Yue.

"Drink some water to moisten your throat later."

After speaking, she stood up and looked at Qiuzhang, "Senior Qiuzhang, do you know the healing spell?"

Qiuzhang nodded, drew her wand without delay, walked to Lin Yue, and bent down. "Lin Yue, open your mouth."

Lin Yue mechanically opened her mouth, still holding the water bottle Hermione had given her.

The tip of the wand hovered just before Lin Yue's mouth. Qiuzhang softly chanted a spell, "Episkey."

A cool sensation washed over her, and Lin Yue's tongue began to heal at a visible speed.

In just a few seconds, it had returned to normal. Qiuzhang retracted her wand and sighed, looking at Hermione. "She bit her tongue, her throat is hoarse, and she was shivering from the cold just now... Lin Yue might have a sore throat from inflammation."

Hermione frowned, bent down, and placed her forehead on Lin Yue's. Then she straightened up and shook her head. "No fever."

"Drink more water," Hermione urged Lin Yue to drink.

Lin Yue nodded, her eyes vacant as she unscrewed the water bottle cap and brought it to her lips, taking a sip.

Meanwhile, Harry and Ron had helped Lin Yue's suitcase onto the luggage rack and then sensibly sat aside, acting as silent, qualified background props.

Hermione smiled with satisfaction as she watched Lin Yue drink, and couldn't help but add, "Drink more."

Lin Yue nodded and tilted her head back, drinking a few more mouthfuls.

"Lin Yue, you just said you didn't want to stay at a hotel. Aren't you going home for the holidays?"

Hermione asked, while Qiuzhang and Marietta frantically signaled to her. Hermione looked at them, confused.

"I'm not going home. My home isn't in this world," Lin Yue said the truth expressionlessly.

Marietta stood up and whispered in Hermione's ear, "Lin Yue's parents are gone, so she's not going home."

Hearing Marietta's words, Hermione instinctively felt a surge of apology. Then, she remembered what Lin Yue had told her: it was her parents who taught her her daily routine, who taught her strict rules and to punish herself.

Immediately, she felt a sense of relief that Lin Yue's parents were gone, even a little bit of pleasure.

Shaking her head to clear her messy thoughts, Hermione looked at Lin Yue with some anticipation.

"Why don't you come stay at my place for the summer? My parents would be very happy to have you."

Lin Yue's mind instinctively wanted to agree, but she quickly realized that if she only went to Hermione's, she wouldn't be able to protect Qiuzhang, Marietta, Harry, and Ron.

She turned her head and looked at Qiuzhang and the others with dead eyes. Qiuzhang chuckled and reached out to ruffle Lin Yue's hair.

"What's wrong? You can't bear to leave us either?"

Marietta chimed in with a smile, "Then Lin Yue, you can come stay at our place too. We'd all be very happy to have you."

Lin Yue's mind raced, and within two seconds, she came up with the best solution for the current situation, speaking mechanically.

"Can I rent a villa and invite you all to live with me?"

"Rent a... villa?" Hermione's mouth struggled to form the words. Renting a villa would be incredibly expensive, wouldn't it? Lin Yue's parents were gone; did she still have an income?

Hermione couldn't let her pay for it. She instinctively looked at the two senior students present, wanting to ask for their opinions. Qiuzhang and Marietta exchanged glances and both nodded.

"I think that's a great idea. We'll handle the rental," Marietta winked at Lin Yue.

"That's right. There's no reason for a junior student to pay to invite us. Let us handle it."

As Qiuzhang spoke, she covered Hermione's mouth to prevent her from saying anything. It was a joke; they wouldn't let Lin Yue pay, so how could they let Hermione pay?

Lin Yue's eyes, like stagnant water, watched their interaction. Her heart pounded fiercely in her chest, and an indescribable warmth accumulated in her chest.

She could analyze that Hermione and Senior Qiuzhang believed her parents were dead. Further analysis suggested they were worried she wouldn't have money after her parents' death, which was why they wanted to pay for the villa rental.

But this was Lin Yue's plan. She wanted to protect Hermione and the others, to completely eliminate the possibility of them being destroyed by the Enforcers.

How could she let Hermione and the others pay for her? "It's okay, I can do it."

Lin Yue's voice was devoid of emotion, yet it carried a power that made it impossible to refute.

"I'm very rich," Lin Yue continued to state the truth calmly, "the kind of rich where I have as much money as I want."

Good heavens... The other five people in the private room couldn't help but sigh inwardly. As much money as she wants. How much inheritance must Lin Yue's parents have left her?

Hermione bit her lower lip. Well... although Lin Yue's parents didn't do anything decent, at least they didn't mistreat Lin Yue materially. In fact, they provided her with a very good life.

It can only be said... this is truly a huge misunderstanding.

Since Lin Yue said so, Qiuzhang and Marietta could only follow her lead.

If the Enforcers carry out destruction, they usually arrest people and begin the destruction process two weeks after the holidays if they aren't caught directly at school.

Lin Yue looked up, her gaze fixed on Hermione and the others, "I'll rent a villa within two weeks and then write to you. Is that okay?"

Two weeks' time was just enough to have a good reunion with her family.

Qiuzhang and Marietta nodded without any objection.

Hermione, on the other hand, smiled at Lin Yue and reached out to tap her cheek, "Then, until you find a villa, you can stay at my place. I'd actually like someone to keep me company during the summer holidays."

And if that person were Lin Yue... that would be even better, Hermione added silently in her heart.

"Okay," Lin Yue nodded stiffly, then turned back to look at Harry and Ron.

"You two are coming too, right?"

Harry and Ron were taken aback. They had initially thought this was just a girls' gathering for Lin Yue and the others, but they were invited too?

Ron thought carefully, "My mom... should agree."

"Okay," Lin Yue nodded, her expression unchanged. Her gaze shifted to Harry.

Harry pursed his lips, looking troubled, "My aunt and uncle... might not agree to me going out."

"Do your aunt and uncle control you that strictly?" Hermione frowned, looking at Harry in confusion. She had a bad feeling about this.

As expected, Harry was too embarrassed to say anything, but Ron directly recounted Harry's situation at his aunt and uncle's house, which Harry had mentioned on the Hogwarts Express at the start of the term.

"This is abuse!" Hermione slammed the seat next to her fiercely. First Lin Yue's parents, and now Harry's aunt and uncle. Why were all the parents like this?

Qiuzhang and Marietta also looked furious. Living in a storage closet under the stairs?! Was this family treating Harry like a house-elf?

"Why don't you just not go back," Hermione sincerely suggested to Harry.

"Yeah!" Ron excitedly slapped his thigh, his eyes shining as he looked at Harry.

"You can come to our place, and we can play together, play Quidditch," under Hermione's increasingly dangerous gaze, Ron added very sensibly, "and do homework together."

Hermione let out a soft snort and withdrew her gaze. If Lin Yue stayed at her place, she'd have to make sure Lin Yue didn't spend all her time reading and studying.

If Harry stayed at Ron's place, she'd have to remind them in advance not to just play around. This was the difference between people.

Harry's eyes also lit up with anticipation, "I'd love to. I mean, if it won't be too much trouble for your family."

"Of course not," Ron waved his hand. "Believe me, my mom and dad will be thrilled. And Ginny, my sister, she really looks up to you."

Harry blushed and scratched his cheek a little sheepishly.

"But the Dursleys might come to pick me up," Harry said with some difficulty. After all, the station was a public place, and he didn't want to cause any trouble for Ron's family.

"Hmm... then you can go home with them first. After three days, no, after two days, we'll come pick you up."

Ron looked at Harry resolutely. No matter what, he would pick up his buddy two days later.

"Okay, thank you, Ron," Harry nodded gratefully. Thinking that he only had to endure two more days before escaping the Dursleys, he couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.

Two days, just two days, and then he could say goodbye to the Dursleys again.

Lin Yue waited until Harry and Ron had finished their discussion before confirming with them in a toneless voice.

"I'll write to you within two weeks to inform you of the location of the villa I rent."

"Okay," Harry and Ron nodded in unison.

While the six of them were talking, the Hogwarts Express had already departed quite a while ago. The trolley witch on the train had even started selling snacks.

After buying some snacks to substitute for lunch, the six people in the compartment took advantage of the last bit of time they could use magic to play Exploding Snap.

Even Lin Yue was pulled into the game by Hermione, with the sole purpose of getting her to rest and stop thinking about studying.

The notice prohibiting the use of magic during the summer holidays had already been distributed to them. Lin Yue had no opinion on this rule; she simply memorized it and cross-referenced it with the Ministry of Magic's relevant laws and regulations she had read before.

She finally concluded that Little Wizards were not allowed to use magic after the holidays, except in special emergency situations, and she firmly imprinted this sentence into her mind.

After finishing the last round of Exploding Snap, the Hogwarts Express slowly pulled into Platform Nine and Three-Quarters at King's Cross Station.

Harry and Ron helped the four girls with their luggage, and after getting their own bags, they all walked out of the platform together.

Before they had even left the platform, Lin Yue mechanically asked, "I'd also like to invite Prefect Penelope then. Do you all agree?"

Prefect Penelope had also taken good care of her at Hogwarts. When she thought of Prefect Penelope potentially being destroyed, she felt a pang in her heart, so she wanted to invite Prefect Penelope too.

The five people walking beside Lin Yue all indicated they had no objections. They were all students and children. It would be livelier with more people. What was there to disagree with about getting together to play? It wasn't like they were inviting Malfoy...

After exiting Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, the six of them said their goodbyes. Before Harry could even finish saying goodbye to his friends, a fat man, accompanied by an equally fat boy and a tall, thin woman, walked over.

Impatiently urging Harry along, the other four present had grim expressions. They nodded, letting Harry go first. Lin Yue also looked at Harry with a calm gaze and nodded goodbye.

Only after Harry left with his aunt and uncle did Hermione let out a cold snort. She couldn't believe that such detestable people existed in the world. Harry's aunt and uncle were two, and Lin Yue's parents were two.

Taking a deep breath to calm herself, Hermione held Lin Yue's hand and said goodbye to the other three. After Lin Yue also bid farewell in a calm tone, she pulled Lin Yue towards her parents.

The Grangers had already spotted their daughter, but they hadn't gone over to disturb her when they saw she was saying goodbye to her friends.

Now, seeing her walking towards them holding one of her friends' hands, they couldn't help but be surprised.

While Mrs. Granger was surprised, she also had a guess. This girl had an Eastern appearance, so she must be Lin Yue, whom Hermione had mentioned before.

She looked like a beautiful and well-behaved girl, someone who instantly made people feel fond of her.

Hermione's taste was truly excellent, Mrs. Granger thought, nodding approvingly of her daughter's judgment. Mrs. Granger lovingly reached out and gently stroked both girls' heads, one in each hand.