"All right, can you tell me what exactly happened now..."
Li Mu lowered his voice and asked softly.
Everything around them had already descended into chaos. Just like in "history," Professor Quirrell had shouted something before collapsing as soon as he ran into the Great Hall. Dumbledore reacted swiftly, having the prefects of the four Houses maintain order. Yet the students still whispered among themselves in fear—some in excitement—filling the entire hall with a loud buzz. England's traditionally lax style of education made it difficult for them to achieve strict discipline, but the Hogwarts staff were already quite satisfied.
At the very least, while the students kept talking, their bodies still moved quickly as they followed their respective prefects toward the Common Room.
Amid the sea of moving heads, it was difficult for anyone to notice two people quietly slipping away from the group. Li Mu led Hermione through the crowd, only to turn the instant they stepped out of the Great Hall. The two of them silently ducked into another corridor.
Now, faced with Li Mu's puzzled look, Hermione took a deep breath. When she spoke again, her lips moved so fast it seemed as though a high-speed machine gun were hidden in her mouth—
"All right, here's what happened. This morning in Charms class, Flitwick had us practice the Levitation Charm, you know, Wingardium Leviosa, and that idiot Ron somehow got paired with me. He failed several times, and I finally couldn't stand it anymore, so I gave him a few pointers. Then he actually started badmouthing me behind my back, saying all sorts of terrible things..."
"...Stop! Keep it simple. Just tell me the important part." Li Mu hurriedly cut her off.
At this stage, Hermione had already reined in some of her arrogance, but she still