On his second trip aboard the Hogwarts Express for the new school year, Kano started yawning as soon as he boarded.
A diary as a Horcrux was truly bizarre. Last night, the diary, tightly sealed away, seemed to have realized its predicament and had bounced around inside the oak box all night.
Kano had no choice but to run out into the yard in the middle of the night and draw another moonlight magic circle. He bled himself again as a sacrifice and added another layer of moon goddess sealing to the box.
Now, he was both sleep-deprived and weak from blood loss. All he wanted was to get to school quickly and have Dumbledore deal with the thing.
Neville was sitting across from him again. His face was still round, but he seemed to have lost a little weight this year.
"Kano, didn't you sleep well last night?" Neville asked curiously.
"Yeah, trouble I brought on myself." Kano yawned. "It's a long story. Wake me when it's time to get off."
Kano quickly stuffed down a beef sandwich made by Kreacher, washed it down with half a bottle of grape juice, then lay down on the train bench and fell asleep.
When he woke again, the Express was nearly at the station. Kano hurriedly pulled on his newly made school robes and got off the train with the other students.
Kano helplessly realized that he was already a head taller than his classmates, making him look like someone who had been held back a year. And judging by the girls' reactions, he seemed to have gotten more handsome again.
What could I do? I'm troubled by it too.
The second-years began riding carriages into the school grounds. The creatures pulling them were Thestrals; only those who had witnessed and