Hermione and Li Wei discussed it and decided they still had not found the right topic.
How many young wizards their age actually liked studying? Even with Yekaterina's withdrawn personality, she was probably no different.
"We need to find a topic based on her interests!"
Li Wei summed it up, but a troubled look crossed his face, and he frowned.
"But we don't even know what Yekaterina's interests are!"
"Surely it can't be staring into space?!"
Hermione voiced the reason for Li Wei's difficulty. The two of them even asked Madam Kalyana about it.
But even Yekaterina's great-aunt did not know what interested her.
"I don't know what she likes either, but I have seen her playing with the game console you invented, Li Wei. Perhaps she's interested in that?"
Madam Kalyana felt she was doing a terribly poor job as an elder. After thinking for ages, she could only come up with one uncertain possibility.
Hearing this, Li Wei thought there might be hope. As the inventor of the game console, if Yekaterina really was interested in it, he might just be able to make friends with her!
So Li Wei charged in, brimming with confidence, only to meet a crushing rebuff from the expressionless, taciturn, emotionless Yekaterina, whose responses were so cold that she might as well have been mute.
"..."
Returning in defeat, Li Wei and Hermione stared at each other, both looking embarrassed and utterly at a loss. Neither had ever met anyone so difficult to deal with.
What do we do?
Hermione blinked, conveying the question to Li Wei with her eyes.
Let's watch her for a while!
Looking utterly helpless, Li Wei conveyed his answer with his eyes as well.
Professor Flitwick and Madam Kalyana watched Li Wei and Hermione's failed efforts with equal