After chatting with Hermione for a while longer about private things between best friends, Hermione grabbed Harley and wouldn't let her leave, so Harley simply stayed the night.
That night, Hermione was already fast asleep, but Harley was still staring at the top of the canopy.
"I didn't hear that voice last term. It only started this term. Does it have anything to do with the danger Dobby mentioned?" Harley wondered.
A moment later, though, she gave up because she had too little information. Then she tried to wrestle her blanket back from underneath Hermione.
When Harley got up the next day, she discovered that her name had once again spread throughout Hogwarts.
Her story of single-handedly wiping out the Slytherin Quidditch Team had gone viral among the Four Houses. Wherever Harley went, people watched her with awe.
She had no idea how the Weasley Twins had managed it, but there was no way she believed the Slytherins had been spreading the story themselves.
After all, you could call it playing the victim or fishing for sympathy, but people were actively making fun of them!
The lively pair, George and Fred, even wanted to write a few songs praising Harley, but she mercilessly put a stop to that.
When Professor Lockhart heard the news, he drew a sharp breath and was glad he hadn't done anything too outrageous to Harley.
And he wouldn't in the future, either. He decided that for the time being, he would focus on being a proper professor—a professor who taught reading—
After his first practical Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson ended in failure, Professor Lockhart never tried another practical lesson.
He began to evolve in the direction of Professor Quirrell, choosing to have everyone read from the textbook every lesson.
The only difference