"I wouldn't say I did particularly well on the Aguamenti Charm. I just wrote down everything I knew."
"So exactly how many ways are there to break a Fear Curse? I don't know if I wrote enough. I only remembered five."
"And there was also the question about the Patronus Charm..."
"Hermione!" Ron interrupted her, unable to help himself, his face stern. "The exams are already over. We don't want to take every single one again after we finish. That would be torture."
Harry nodded along beside him.
Mostly because listening to Hermione's answers was too torturous. For example, he had only remembered two ways to break a Fear Curse. How had Hermione managed to write down five...?
If he kept listening, his mindset might actually collapse.
"It's you three. How did it go?" Kyle arrived at the castle right on time and happened to run into them.
Hermione's eyes lit up, and she quickly walked over.
But before she could say anything, Kyle turned and walked straight past the three of them.
"Professor McGonagall, Hagrid said you were looking for me..."
Hermione stood where she was, her mouth slightly open...
Harry walked over to her and said quietly, "I guess he was just saying hello... He didn't actually want an answer."
"I... all right..." Hermione took a deep breath and could only swallow the words on the tip of her tongue.
"But we have Kyle to thank as well. Last night, he told us how to use Dreamless Sleep Potion, and what the right dosage was."
Hermione suddenly turned her head. "Kyle knew too...?"
"Yeah." Harry nodded. "I nearly smashed that bottle of potion. Kyle was the one who helped."
"No wonder he suggested I drink a cup of hot cocoa." Hermione scratched her hair. "You really shouldn't have