Three Broomsticks Pub

After leaving the Headmaster's Office, Allen did not head to the Great Hall. Remembering his promise to Godric Gryffindor, he decided to go to Hogsmeade—he called Hermione and Luna along as well. Clearly, going to the bustling Great Hall for a proper meal right now was out of the question.

Soon, outside the castle, Helena floated behind Luna and drifted toward Allen. At the same time, Hermione came running over from another direction; the moment she had received Allen's message in the Gryffindor dormitory, she had hurried over.

When she saw The Grey Lady, Helena, Hermione stopped short—this had to be Allen and Luna's daughter. At the thought, anger and bitterness welled up uncontrollably in Hermione's heart again, but after seeing the other girl's translucent body up close, and thinking of what she knew about The Grey Lady's history, Hermione felt a little sorry for her. She had died in the most beautiful years of her life, without ever truly seeing the splendor of the world...

Yet Hermione's presence also made Allen notice that the atmosphere had gone off. He planned to find a chance later to speak with Hermione alone about Helena. Before this, he had only clearly acknowledged this relationship to his family at the Ministry of Magic; he still owed Hermione and Penelope an explanation.

Allen had originally intended to take Hermione and Luna to Hogsmeade by Apparition, but he had not expected Helena, who had basically never left the castle, to follow them out as well. Seeing his daughter silently following behind her mother, Allen felt a stir of fatherly feeling. As the house ghost, Helena, who had lost the sensations of a mortal, must not have left Hogwarts for a very long time. He wanted to take his daughter to see Hogsmeade. Young wizards all