The Gluttonous Old Bee

Poppy Pomfrey did not have time to spare him a glance. "It's on the table over there. Go get it yourself."

Ginny was still holding a book, and Muya raised an eyebrow. It was the same one she had seen the last few times.

Perhaps noticing Muya's gaze, Ginny tightened her grip on the book even though she did not look at her.

Muya said nothing and turned to leave.

The weather had been dreadful these past few days. Rain pelted the windows like bullets, the water level in the Black Lake had risen somewhat, and Muya had even gone to dig a small ditch in the vegetable garden with an umbrella to prevent too much water from pooling.

The corridors were filled with dampness. Filch was leading his cat around to clean up the puddles on the floor, which had blown in through the open windows. Several students had already slipped there.

Muya tried her best to walk where there was no water, only to run into Draco at a corner in the corridor, along with his two lackeys, Pansy, and Blaise.

When Blaise saw her, the corner of his lips curled up. "Hi, Ya Mu. What a coincidence. Did you just come from the School Hospital?"

"Did you catch a cold too?" Draco immediately stepped forward two paces, squeezing Blaise aside.

Muya shook her head. "No."

Pansy glared at her and reached out to pull Draco back, but he only shot her a glance and dodged aside.

"Fine. I have something to do for now. I'll come play with you next time. Hold out your hand." He took out a bag of biscuits and placed it in Muya's right hand.

"Thank you, Young Master."

Draco left with a smug smile, with Pansy, Goyle, and Crabbe following behind him.

"Aren't you going with them?" Blaise remained where he was and did not follow them.

Blaise took out a white rose from who knew where and offered it to Muya, the smile on his face unchanged. "No. Might I have the honor of accompanying Miss Ya Mu?"

There were still droplets on the rose, making it look very fresh. Still, Muya felt that the flower paired with Blaise's carefully constructed face created an oddly discordant sight.

"Thank you, Blaise." Though she did not know why twelve-year-old Blaise was putting on such an act, he was still her friend, so Muya did not refuse his company.

Besides, she was heading back to Snape's office. She remembered that Blaise was quite good at Potions. Heh, she could drag him over as free labor.

When Blaise followed Muya all the way to the door of Snape's office, he looked at her with utterly genuine confusion.

Muya secretly laughed to herself. Just the reaction she had expected.

"Professor Snape, I've finished delivering it."

"Come in." As concise as ever. Muya pushed open the door. Snape was holding a bag, and the moment he spotted Blaise behind her, his expression darkened.

"Does Miss Ya Mu take this place for some sort of recreation ground?" Blaise knew Snape had been in a terrible mood lately, so he stayed silent. He had no idea why Muya had come here.

This was the office of their Head of House, Slytherin's King of the Dungeons!

Normally, even they did not dare come here often.

He hurriedly turned his gaze to Muya. She was a true Champion!

Snape stared at Blaise without blinking. If Blaise had not been a Slytherin student, Snape would probably have deducted points from him on the spot.

Muya merely spread her hands. "Blaise came here to help, Professor."

"There are still some ingredients here. Once you have used them up, you may leave." He was in a hurry to go out and buy potion ingredients, then make that detestable Dumbledore reimburse him.

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Muya nodded. Snape gave Blaise one last look before leaving via Floo Powder.

With Slytherin's King of the Dungeons gone, Blaise finally let out a breath of relief.

"Alright, let's begin. We're brewing Invigoration Draught." Muya patted Blaise on the shoulder to encourage him.

Only then did Blaise understand why Muya had gone to the School Hospital. So she had been delivering the Invigoration Draught she had just brewed!

An hour later, the two left Snape's office and headed to the Great Hall together.

Muya did not see Harry or the Weasley twins at the Gryffindor table. Wood had probably dragged them off to train again.

She sighed. With rain this heavy, they really were Quidditch fanatics. After finishing her meal, Muya went to the kitchen and had the house-elves brew some ginger soup. She cast a warming charm on it, then asked Hermione and Ron to bring it to them.

It was already dusk. Muya and Shalian were chatting as they walked down the corridor when they suddenly saw Harry, drenched from head to toe.

"Harry, did you just get back from training?" Muya waved at him.

"Hi, Potter." Shalian and the other two greeted him blandly.

"...Hello."

Harry gave a wry smile. He had not wanted Muya to see him in such a bedraggled state. "Yes, Ya Ya. Once Wood gets started, he just can't stop."

"Oh~" Muya cast Scourgify and a drying charm, restoring Harry to factory settings.

"Ya Ya, thank you!" Harry's smile returned.

Muya nodded. That was more like it. Kids should look like kids, just as she had learned from that amusement park doll.

Besides, Muya glanced down at the floor. Filch had only just cleaned this carpet.

"Oh, right. Remember to drink the ginger soup when you get back to the common room. Don't catch a cold." With that, Muya left.

Harry hurried back to the common room. Fred and George were drinking ginger soup with towels draped over their shoulders, Hermione was sitting on the sofa reading, and Ron was playing Wizard's Chess with Neville.

"Oh, Harry, you're finally back." Hermione closed her book and placed the ginger soup on the table. "Muya gave this to you. Drink it quickly."

Ron spoke up as well. "Yeah, and I was the one who brought it back for you, mate."

The next morning, Muya went to the Headmaster's office. When she had visited the kitchen yesterday, the house-elves had said they had been making lots of desserts lately. She figured it had to be a certain Old Bee.

"Strawberry cake." Muya gave the latest password and entered. Sure enough, she found Old Bee Dumbledore frantically hiding desserts.

"Ahahaha, Ya, my dear child, why have you suddenly come here?" Dumbledore guiltily wiped the cream from the corner of his mouth.

Look at that, her guardian was starting to play the emotional card. But she was not falling for it.

"Old Mischief-Maker, hand over all the desserts!" Muya said directly, too lazy to beat around the bush.

Dumbledore's mouth turned downward. "Child, you can't do this."

"Then I'll go tell Professor Snape not to make any more tooth-strengthening potions for you." Muya gave a mischievous smile.

In the end, Muya left carrying a huge pile of desserts.

It was raining again today. Many people disliked rainy days, but Muya felt this sort of weather was perfect for finding a quiet place to read.

And that was exactly what she did. She borrowed a book on alchemy from the library. Though there were some words whose meanings she did not know, it did not affect her reading.