The Quality of a Love Letter Determines the Quality of Your Sleep / Students Teach the Dark Arts Defense Class

"Miss Granger, that gift you just gave was rather insincere."

At this moment, Harry's face, so close to hers, was full of a smile that made Hermione blush.

"Stop talking nonsense. Things have already gone like that, what more sincerity do you want?"

Hermione frantically tried to avoid Harry's gaze, but the two were so close that she had no room to dodge at all.

"Of course I want more sincerity!" Harry chuckled, leaning closer to Hermione's face. "Besides... don't you want to know my answer?"

"A reply..." Hermione was momentarily stunned. She had only thought that she should take the initiative to... well, she had completely forgotten that there was a feedback step involved!

"This is my answer!"

As Hermione shyly closed her eyes, Harry also closed his eyes at the same time, returning her deep kiss.

Holding hands, hugging, casually revealing their feelings... these details have happened countless times between them.

There were even more embarrassing yet memorable experiences for the two of them, such as the Potions puzzle set up by the Severus Snape last year, and the little incident in the women's restroom at King's Cross Station.

So now that you've decided to commit to a relationship, why not just be straightforward?

Suddenly, Hermione felt a soft, ambiguous touch on her lips. Compared to the light, fleeting sensation she had felt before, Harry's response was warm, and it seemed to be getting warmer!

Gradually, Hermione felt as if a warm current flowed through her entire body, making her mind go blank and her body feel as soft as cotton. She leaned against the other person and didn't want to get up at all.

Harry showed no intention of stopping, continuing to kiss Hermione's lips until the girl in his arms was almost unable to breathe, before finally letting her go.

Their eyes met, and Hermione, who was panting heavily, blushed and lowered her head shyly.

"Hermione... after today, we really won't be siblings anymore~"

Chapter 189 The quality of a love letter can determine the quality of sleep.

After their relationship was officially established, Harry thought Hermione wouldn't emphasize their sibling relationship as much as before.

However, it turns out that Harry was completely overthinking things.

"Why aren't we siblings? Who told you we weren't? It's a fact that we both have the surname Granger, and it's a fact that I'm older than you. So hurry up and call me 'sister'!"

The academically gifted girl was quite pleased with herself, because according to the gossip she'd heard, girls have the special privilege of being affectionate with their boyfriends. If she told Harry to beat the dog, he absolutely couldn't chase the chickens. And wouldn't it be a sure thing if her bratty little brother called her "sister"?

However, as it turns out, Hermione was overthinking it.

From Harry's perspective, the only thing he would do now when faced with Hermione's incessantly chattering mouth is to immediately shut her up.

In short, on this night, Hermione, overconfident and smug, not only failed to establish the elder sister authority she had always dreamed of, but also paid the price of feeling heavy, tender, and red all over.

And until the very end, Harry never said anything about letting Hermione leave the suitcase.

For most of last year, a group of annoying kids, led by Slytherin House, spared no effort in fabricating stories about his relationship with Hermione, saying things like the Granger Siblings had been rolling around in the same bed since they were little.

Now that these guys' Prophecy have come true, wouldn't Harry be at a huge loss if he didn't do what they said?

Anyway, there's already a bed in the suitcase's workshop. Just cast an Engorgement Charm, and it'll be big and comfortable.

So, sleeping with the lights off is wonderful... it's just a pity that I can only sleep on vegetarian food now~

"Hiss~" On Valentine's Day, Harry, who was still half asleep, suddenly heard a soft hissing sound in his ear.

"Um... stop it, I want to sleep a little longer~"

Harry wiped his face with his eyes closed. He knew it was the Occamy in the box playing a prank, but he wanted to sleep a little longer...

Or rather, let's hold Hermione and sleep a little longer.

"Hiss~" But the Occamy relentlessly disturbed Harry's spring... uh, sweet dream.

It kept swishing its tail across Harry's face, finally managing to completely dispel Harry sleepiness.

"Fine, I'm really scared of you... Luna Lovegood?"

Carefully pulling his arm from under Hermione's neck, Harry reluctantly opened his eyes as he got up, and then suddenly had a revelation.

"Uh, why are you here?" After staring at the blonde girl for a while, Harry finally asked awkwardly.

"I'll take care of the Mooncalf!" Luna Lovegood pointed to a group of eagerly waiting creatures in the distance, her face full of a matter-of-fact expression. "Didn't you say you wanted me to help take care of them?"

"Well... I did say that, that's right~"

Harry scratched his head, somewhat speechless. He had planned everything, but he hadn't anticipated that Luna Lovegood's thought process was so different from most people's.

The reason he asked Luna Lovegood to take care of the Fantastic Beasts in the box was mainly because the Mandrake needed a lot of Mooncalf manure as fertilizer. Now that the petrification problem had been completely solved, she naturally no longer needed to come over every day.

However, Luna Lovegood took Harry's words as a long-term invitation and had no intention of stopping there like Cedric Diggory and Neville did.

Why are you sleeping together?

Before Harry could figure out how to answer, Luna Lovegood skipped over the previous topic... but the question she asked next was equally difficult for Harry to answer.

"This has nothing to do with you."

Just as Harry was struggling with his decision, the academically gifted girl's voice suddenly broke through, decisively rescuing him from the predicament.

However, looking at Hermione's face, which looked like a lion's mane standing on end, Harry suddenly felt his heart pounding.

After all... Scamander has a precedent to deal with female assistants and such.

"You're right." Luna Lovegood tilted her head and thought for a moment, seemingly agreeing that the matter of the two Granger was indeed none of her business, so she turned around and went to play with the Fantastic Beasts.

"Hmph!" Her attitude, which made her look like the owner of the suitcase, made Hermione even more furious.

"Hermione, how about I talk to her..."

"You don't need to tell her anything," Hermione glared at Harry. "Let her come if she wants; it's only a few days away anyway... After Easter, you just need to get the Fantastic Beasts from the box to the Forbidden Forest!"

"Alright..." Arguing with Hermione in the present moment would be unwise, so Harry decisively chose to go along with her.

"Besides... if this happens again, you're dead!" Hermione pinched Harry's waist hard. She was not only embarrassed and angry, but also quite resentful towards Harry.

Although Hermione was forced to stay by Harry yesterday, Hermione only agreed because of the suitcase's privacy, thus overlooking the fact that Luna Lovegood also had free access to the suitcase...

"Okay, okay, I promise... wait a minute!" Harry, who was nodding vigorously, suddenly paused, his expression inexplicably filled with a lewd expectation. "You just said... there can be a next time?"

"Go to hell, you brat!"

Enraged, Hermione kicked Harry off the bed.

"Meow~"

After the three of them, Hahelu and his companions, left the suitcase together in a somewhat strange atmosphere, a cat's meow suddenly reached their ears.

Harry has now put the suitcase back in the valet's hut, so the meow was undoubtedly...

"Mrs. Norris!" Harry exclaimed happily as he saw the beautiful Maine Coon pacing back and forth in front of him.

Of course, he was happy not only to see Mrs. Norris back to her lively self, but also because if the cat had returned to normal, then Filch must be better too!

"Thanks so much this time, kid." A familiar voice drifted from the doorway, expressing gratitude with a hint of teasing. "But... is that why you wouldn't let me touch that box? Looks like you had a busy Valentine's Day~"

"Well..."

Filch's words immediately put Harry and Hermione in an awkward position, but had no effect on Luna Lovegood whatsoever.

"Mr. Filch, aren't you the same?" But upon seeing the new top hat on the other man's head, Harry retorted without hesitation, "Madam Pince's gift probably isn't so easy to accept."

"You know what, you actually guessed it." Hearing Harry say that, Filch's face immediately fell. "I just woke up not long ago and ran into her at the hospital, and she started giving me all sorts of hints, practically telling me outright to write her a love letter. But the problem is... how am I supposed to write that?"

"Just write something heartfelt," Harry chuckled, pointing out to Filch. "But one thing... never use any really weird metaphors in your love letters."

Mmm, after gazing deeply into each other's eyes, he said his goddess's eyes looked like Fire Salamander's... This was a confession of someone's embarrassing past, secretly relayed by Tina, Harry laughed for the entire holiday.

Harry spent most of the afternoon in the valet's hut playing with Mrs. Norris and Crookshanks, whom Hermione had brought over. Of course, he also served as Filch's go-between, helping him correct some of his most fatal rhetorical errors.

For example, "Your cheekbones protrude like a skinny old vulture"... How did they even come up with that idea?

This love letter is quite important to Filch, as its quality will largely determine whether Filch sleeps with Harry or goes out to sleep after tonight's celebration party.

When Valentine's Day night finally arrived, the entire Hogwarts was plunged into a belated celebration.

(P. S. By the way, in the original Chamber of Secrets story, Ginny's Valentine's Day card to Harry read, "Your eyes are as green as freshly pickled toads"... Mmm, what a whimsical metaphor!)

Chapter 190: The Black Defense course is taught by students.

The Valentine's Day dinner, a belated celebration of the Chamber incident, was exceptionally lively throughout.

Colin Creevey, a first-year student, became the center of attention at the banquet, as he was the only student from an ordinary background who had been petrified, and also the only student among them.

To express her condolences, Professor McGonagall, on behalf of Hogwarts, presented Colin with a brand new camera.

Speaking of which, seeing Colin happily receiving his 'prize', Harry couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy.

It's called a gesture of condolence and compensation, but anyone with eyes can see that it's just a disguised way of silencing people.

Fortunately, apart from Colin, the others who got into trouble were mostly Hogwarts instructors, which made things relatively easier to handle.

This incident made Harry realize once again that the Wizarding World truly is a place where hierarchy reigns supreme.

Students from ordinary backgrounds, as long as they don't die directly, won't have their daily school operations affected even if something happens to them. This is true now, and it was true fifty years ago as well.

The incident was resolved because Myrtle tragically died, and Tom Riddle deliberately framed Hagrid to prevent Hogwarts from closing down.

The fact that things have come to an end now is not solely due to Harry's own efforts.

If it weren't for the death of School Governor Greengrass and Ginny being 'captured' and imprisoned in the Chamber, Dumbledore probably wouldn't have been able to regain his position so easily.

Therefore, this is actually a result of differential treatment arising from class divisions.

With Greengrass's death, the Pure-blood parents, led by Lucius, were immediately filled with fear; and after Ginny's accident, Arthur and Molly Weasley arrived at Hogwarts on the same day!

As a result, the urgency of the entire incident immediately rose to a whole new level.

Imagine if those two Pure-blood Family hadn't met with misfortune; before any deaths occurred, the various factions in the Wizarding World would likely have continued to turn a blind eye to the Chamber incident.

Therefore, Harry's takeaway from the entire Chamber incident is... he must become stronger, and more importantly, he must gain true influence in the Wizarding World!

Indeed, Harry's identity allows him to handle a lot of pressure... but he also has Hermione by his side now.

Hermione is his closest person, and given her humble origins, the risks she will face in the future are unimaginable.

Therefore, Harry must have enough power and status so that he can better protect Hermione and fully support his beloved in doing what she loves.

The boisterous banquet continued, and the next protagonist was Hagrid. Dumbledore specially invited him to the center of the Great Hall and read aloud the Ministry of Magic's apology letter to everyone, completely proving Hagrid's innocence.

Immediately, the entire Great Hall erupted in enthusiastic applause.

However, after enjoying the cheers, Hagrid did not return to his seat. Instead, he went to the long table at Eagle House and finally stopped in front of Harry.

"Harry, I really have to thank you!" Hagrid's voice was trembling with emotion. "It was you, and of course Hermione, and Luna Lovegood ...you proved my innocence, and twice!"

"It's what I should do, Hagrid, and Hogwarts needs you..." Harry stood up and hugged Hagrid. "Me too!"

"Harry! Thank you, thank you so much!"

The Half-blood- Giant's shouts were tinged with sobs, and the applause in the Great Hall erupted once again.

Harry was glad that he was finally able to help Hagrid, and he was even more gratified that Hagrid had finally completely emerged from the shadow of fifty years ago.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Snape was sitting on the main stage.

When will you Severus Snape be able to completely move on from this...?

"Next, I would like to present a special trophy to the wizards who fought bravely in the Chamber!"

Dumbledore cast Amplifying Charm on himself, drawing Great Hall's attention to him, while Filch, dressed impeccably, brought in a gleaming golden trophy.

"I would like to present this trophy, the Special Award for Services to the School, to all those who, represented by Mr. Granger, have contributed to the protection of the school!"

Dumbledore began calling out names one by one, and Harry and the others went to the center of the platform in turn to stand with the trophy.

Taking this opportunity, Harry observed carefully and discovered that Dumbledore had actually had his name engraved in the largest and most prominent place, at the very top of the entire trophy.

The bottom row lists Hermione and Luna Lovegood's names, then the third row lists Neville and Cedric Diggory, who did not enter the Chamber of Secrets, and Hagrid, whose name is noted in parentheses as a student from fifty years ago.

Below all the names, a line of smaller text was engraved.

And to everyone who works to protect schools.