After a long while, Ron finally couldn't help speaking:
"...Hey, Harry. If I didn't make it, then I didn't make it. It's not like I particularly wanted to join anyway. You know, whenever you lot get together, you're either discussing homework or practicing Charms. Boring as hell... Maybe it's better not to go. Saves me the trouble."
Harry's mind was full of worries—
That baby whose face he hadn't seen clearly reminded him of Voldemort, who had once turned into a baby, as well as Time Magic, the vague impressions in his mind, and the changes Wade had undergone lately...
Hearing Ron's words, he froze for a moment, then suddenly realized—Merlin! He had actually forgotten to tell Ron something so important!
Just an hour ago, this had been the thing that made him happiest, the thing he had been thinking about most!
Harry hurriedly rolled over and sat up, yanking open his bed curtains as he said urgently, "No, Ron! Listen to me—it passed, unanimously! You've officially joined, and Wade even had the elf Zoe prepare a desk and bookshelf for you!"
After a pause, he quickly added, "Congratulations, Ron. Everyone thinks you're great. Nobody objected!"
In the darkness, Ron's four-poster bed fell utterly silent.
A few seconds later, the red-haired boy sprang out of bed, pulling aside his curtains as he asked with equal parts excitement and disbelief, "I really passed?"
"Yeah!" Harry nodded firmly. "That was the result. If you don't believe me, ask Neville and Hermione tomorrow morning."
Ron already believed him. He sank into an emotion that had suddenly become strangely hollow, and only after a long while did joy slowly rise from the depths of his heart.
Hugging his blanket, he sat on the bed in a daze for a while before suddenly asking suspiciously,