Professor Flitwick fell silent at her words.
Of course he wanted to help Madam Kalyana, but Yekaterina's condition left him at a loss.
There was a simple solution right before him: have Li Wei and Hermione make friends with Yekaterina and take the initiative to help her open up.
But Professor Flitwick understood all too well that approaching someone with an ulterior purpose could not build a genuine friendship, much less help Yekaterina.
Otherwise, Madam Kalyana would have helped Yekaterina open up long ago!
Yet Professor Flitwick's silence did not mean Li Wei could not hear him.
After becoming a Draconic Sorcerer, Li Wei had gained his first passive bloodline spell—Dragon Physique—and the physical enhancements it granted him extended to every aspect of his body.
Even the Muffliato charm Professor Flitwick and Madam Kalyana had cast while speaking could not block the extraordinary hearing Dragon Physique gave Li Wei.
So there were reasons like these behind that emotionless, taciturn girl Yekaterina's silence?
Li Wei pondered this. He had always assumed Yekaterina did not speak simply because she did not like talking.
Now, however, it seemed this Russian girl's silence stemmed from some trauma she had suffered in childhood.
As a good student of Ravenclaw Academy, now that Li Wei had overheard this, he naturally had to help ease his head of house's worries.
He caught hold of Hermione, who had been playing around with him, and whispered a few words into the young witch's ear.
Understanding and sympathy flickered in the kind, upright young witch's eyes. When she realized that her playing around with Li Wei had inadvertently left Yekaterina isolated, a trace of guilt crossed her face as well.
"Li Wei, just leave it to me!"
"I'll start by talking to her about exchanging knowledge. Perhaps we'll become good